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Chapter 54 The Strange Nature of Zhen Yuanzi, the Ancestor of Earthly Immortals! (Please Subscribe)

"The Heavenly Court is really going all out!"

In the Cuiyun Mountains, Niu Jun played with a pair of male and female swords, marveling at the grand gesture of the Heavenly Court.

He gave away the innate spiritual treasure without hesitation.

It's no wonder they're the number one power in the Three Realms; they're incredibly wealthy.

"These two swords, one male and one female, are best given to Madam for self-defense!"

Niu Jun handed the pair of male and female swords to Princess Iron Fan, asking her to keep them safe.

Then, he looked at the mountain of precious treasures piled on the table and said indifferently, "As for the remaining treasures, they can be stored directly in the treasury. How they are used is entirely up to you, Madam."

Whether it's the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, a Primordial Spiritual Treasure, or Primordial Spiritual Fruits like Ginseng Fruit and Bodhi Fruit, they are all completely dispensable to Niu Jun at this moment.

no way.

The Journey to the West world is merely a middle-thousand universe, and the innate spiritual treasures and objects born within it are nothing more than treasures containing the power of the rules of the middle-thousand universe.

If Niu Jun had not received divine favor.

The Way of Heaven did not lift the restrictions on his understanding of the laws of Heaven and Earth.

These innate treasures still have some value for him to comprehend, just like his previous comprehension and analysis of the nine fundamental primal forces of the mysterious world.

Now?
It's just icing on the cake; it's dispensable.

If Niu Jun so desires, he can even nurture the innate spiritual treasures and innate spiritual roots he wants in the universe he creates.

Therefore, Niu Jun only played with these innate spiritual objects for a short while before handing them all over to Princess Iron Fan for disposal.

"Thank you, my husband!" Princess Iron Fan sweetly accepted the twin swords and promised, "I will definitely help you take good care of these treasures."

"It's just a minor innate spiritual object, Madam, you don't need to worry about it, you can handle it yourself."

Niu Jun smiled and shook his head, not taking these things to heart.

Say it.

He looked up at the starry universe floating in the Cuiyun Mountain and pondered for a moment: "However, the fact that the Heavenly Court sent so many treasures is obviously not just a simple congratulatory gift."

"Perhaps, after the Dharma Body finishes its sermon, I will need to see Venus in person."

He, Niu, didn't accept gifts for nothing.

After receiving the gifts, he allowed everyone to enter the starry universe directly, and lifted the restrictions of the laws of the starry universe, allowing everyone to comprehend the laws and great principles of the starry universe on their own.

This is what is meant by preaching.

Sermon duration: One thousand years!

Of course, this thousand years is calculated using the concept of time in the starry universe; in the time of the immortal realm in the Journey to the West world, it would be one day.

Because the starry universe was created by Niu Jun's mysterious Dharma Body, all the concepts within it are within the Niu Jun's mysterious Dharma Body's every thought.

For him, slightly adjusting his concept of time was a piece of cake.

Just like when he opened up the starry universe with his mysterious avatar, he made the mysterious avatar accelerate the concept of time in the starry universe as much as possible, eventually reaching the state of ten thousand years in an instant.

Adjusting the time in the cosmos to the level of "a thousand years in the universe, a day in the world" is undoubtedly very simple and easy.

Upon hearing this, Princess Iron Fan couldn't help but suggest, "Husband, I think Wuzhuang Temple is quite sincere; they sent over three ginseng fruits."

"It is said that this ginseng fruit takes three thousand years to flower, three thousand years to bear fruit, and another three thousand years to mature. It takes ten thousand years in total before it can be eaten. Moreover, only thirty fruits are produced each time. Smelling it can make you live for three hundred and sixty years, and eating one can make you live for forty-seven thousand years!"

"The Wuzhuang Temple sent three fruits, which is clearly a thoughtful gesture. Would you like to meet the people from Wuzhuang Temple as well?"

It takes ten thousand years to harvest thirty innate spiritual fruits, so to congratulate Niu Jun on his attainment of enlightenment, three were sent directly to him.

The congratulatory gift from Wuzhuang Temple was far more significant than those from other major powers.

Considering Niu Jun, Princess Iron Fan, and Red Boy, it's clear that Wuzhuang Temple's sending of this congratulatory gift was truly thoughtful.

"Since Madam has spoken, then let's meet her!"

Niu Jun said with a smile, but then suddenly remembered that his wife, Princess Iron Fan, was cultivating the Great Dao of Earthly Immortals.

The methods of the Earth Immortals originated from Zhen Yuanzi of Wuzhuang Temple.

Princess Iron Fan practiced this method, thus creating a karmic connection with the Wuzhuang Temple. Since Princess Iron Fan was also his wife, his family could be said to have a deep karmic connection with the Wuzhuang Temple.

Now that someone from Wuzhuang Temple has come, it is only right and proper for my family to meet them.

As for Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of earth immortals...

Niu Jun didn't care much.

Although Zhen Yuanzi is also a Daoist who has attained enlightenment, his status in the Journey to the West world is not high, and he is even inferior to Taibai Jinxing of the Heavenly Court.

The name of Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of earth immortals, is indeed resounding.

However, his performance was completely unworthy of this honorific title.

No matter how Niu Jun chooses his allies, he will never choose Zhen Yuanzi.

For example, in Chapter 24 of Journey to the West, "The Great Immortal of Longevity Mountain Keeps His Old Friend at Wuzhuang Temple, and the Monkey King Steals Ginseng," there is a description of the behavior of this ancestor of earth immortals.

Why did Zhen Yuanzi instruct Qingfeng and Mingyue to bring two ginseng fruits to Tang Sanzang after they met him and his disciples?
It is clearly stated in the text.

The two children, Qingfeng and Mingyue, laughed and said, "Confucius said, 'Those who follow different paths cannot make plans together.' We are from the Taiyi Xuanmen sect, how could we possibly know that monk!"

Zhenyuan Daxian said, “How could you know that the monk was the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi, the second disciple of the Western Saint Buddha Tathagata. Five hundred years ago, I met him at the ‘Lanpen Gathering’. He personally served me tea, and the Buddha’s disciple showed me respect. Therefore, we are old friends.”

The meaning is very clear. Five hundred years ago, Zhenyuan Daxian attended the Buddhist Lanpen Festival, and Jin Chanzi was in charge of entertaining him, so he handed Zhenyuan Daxian a cup of tea.

Zhen Yuanzi was flattered and thought that Jin Chanzi, the Buddha's direct disciple, was showing him respect.

That's why he couldn't forget it, and when he learned that Tang Sanzang would pass through Wuzhuang Temple on his journey to the West, he repeatedly instructed his two young disciples to bring him two ginseng fruits to entertain him when they met him.

This single incident alone reveals the status of Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of earth immortals, in the Three Realms.

If he were truly as powerful as he claims, he wouldn't be flattered by Jin Chanzi's cup of tea; instead, he would have been personally entertained by the Buddha.

Let me put it more bluntly.

At the Orchid Festival at the Lingshan Buddhist Temple, Zhen Yuanzi didn't even have the right to sit at the main table.

As for Qingfeng Mingyue's boastful claims that "the Three Pure Ones are my master's friends, the Four Emperors are my master's old friends, the Nine Luminaries are my master's juniors, and the Yuan Chen are my master's guests," just listen to them and don't take them too seriously.

For example, Sun Wukong, before even listening to Qingfeng and Mingyue finish their boasting, immediately angrily denounced Wuzhuang Temple as an empty shell.

In the words of the original text, it was like this: Upon hearing this, the Monkey King couldn't help but shout, "You shameless brat! You don't even know who I am, yet you're trying to pull this act in front of me, spouting all that empty air! Who in the Mi Luo Palace is a Taiyi Celestial Immortal? What are you, you scoundrel, supposed to be talking about?"

As the saying goes: The words may be rough, but the principle is sound!
If the Three Pure Ones were truly friends of Zhen Yuanzi, they wouldn't have said things like, "You must not disobey the Great Heavenly Venerable's invitation; you must go to the Mi Luo Palace to listen to the lecture," let alone stoop to become sworn brothers with Sun Wukong.

Zhen Yuanzi is really as awesome as Qingfeng Mingyue described.

He swore brotherhood with Sun Wukong, voluntarily lowering his seniority. Where does that leave the other great supernatural beings in the Three Realms? What do the Three Pure Ones, the Four Emperors, and the Five Elders think?
In particular, the master Shakyamuni directly lowered his generation to the level of his disciple's disciple.

Isn't this a joke?
Therefore, in Niu Jun's view, Zhen Yuanzi cannot be said to lack strength, but his strength and status in the Three Realms are clearly not enough to support the title of "Ancestor of Earthly Immortals".

You really need to find someone like that as an ally.

Who knows, one day you might be relegated to the level of a disciple or grand-disciple, and before you even have a chance to spar with someone, you'll have to respectfully call them "Grandmaster," and people will accuse you of betraying your master and ancestors.

That would be more than just awkward.

Therefore, Niu Jun agreed to meet the people from Wuzhuang Temple entirely out of consideration for his wife, Princess Iron Fan, and not because he cared about Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of earth immortals.

"Thank you husband!"

Princess Iron Fan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Niu Jun's agreement, and her face lit up with joy.

After all, she cultivated the Great Dao of Earthly Immortals and had a karmic connection with the Wuzhuang Temple in spreading the Dao.

Now that the two true disciples of the Earth Immortal Ancestor, Qingfeng and Mingyue, have arrived, we must give Wuzhuang Temple some face and not send them away without even seeing them once.

If not.

The news got out.

They might end up being accused of forgetting their roots and becoming the subject of gossip.

Princess Iron Fan wasn't afraid of what people would say about her, but she was afraid of it affecting her child and husband and tarnishing her family's reputation.

"Madam, there's no need for such formalities. We are husband and wife, so there's no need for thanks."

"However, the path of the Earth Immortal is ultimately limited. After this matter is over, I will choose a new orthodox path for you, to help you break free from the shackles of the Earth Immortal path."

Niu Jun pondered for a moment and said.

How to break free from the shackles of the Earth Immortal's methods.

Niu Jun had already come up with several plans, but none of them were as direct and effective as the methods within the Divine Tomb, which had enormous potential.

Therefore, Niu Jun preferred to have Princess Iron Fan cultivate the inner world techniques of the Tomb of the Gods.

no way.

Princess Iron Fan's aptitude for cultivation was decent, but only decent; compared to true geniuses and outstanding individuals, she was ultimately far inferior.

If one were to follow the conventional path of spiritual practice, one would certainly not be able to keep up with his pace.

The true terror of the laws of heaven and earth within the world of the Tomb of the Gods lies in its ability to directly obliterate the will of the Heavenly Dao and devour the world within itself.

Domineering and insane!
If Princess Iron Fan could use the Inner Heaven and Earth Technique to directly devour an entire universe, she might be able to directly condense the Taiyi Dao Fruit and attain the Taiyi Golden Immortal status.

In this way, even if Princess Iron Fan cannot keep up with his pace, she will not fall too far behind, nor will she perish due to the collapse and destruction of the Journey to the West world.

This was the best solution Niu Jun could think of for Princess Iron Fan.

As for improving Princess Iron Fan's physical constitution and enhancing her cultivation aptitude?

It's not that it has no effect, but rather that its effect is not as significant as one might imagine.

If physical constitution and cultivation aptitude were omnipotent, then Taiyi Golden Immortals and Daluo Golden Immortals would have been mass-produced long ago.

Because in the final stages of cultivation, what truly determines a cultivator's potential is no longer physical attributes such as physique, aptitude, and comprehension, but rather a cultivator's mental will.

With a strong mind and will, one can control all the laws of the Great Dao and allow oneself to contain more of the laws of the Great Dao.

Without a strong will and spirit, even the most powerful physical and mental strength is like a child wielding a knife—it will hurt itself before it can harm others.

This is also something that makes Niu Jun seem a bit strange.

Because throughout his cultivation, he has never experienced a situation where his power went out of control.

No matter how powerful the force or how complex and ever-changing the laws and principles, once acquired, they can be used with ease, as naturally as an instinct, with an extremely smooth and fluid application.

His willpower, though not strong, seemed endless and limitless.

This puzzled Niu Jun greatly, and he felt that something was very wrong!

(End of this chapter)