Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 106: Immortal Moment, Mortal Life

"Why don't you meet Niu Feng and Niu Ping again?"

In the forest outside Jindou Mountain, Niu Yi couldn't help but shake his head and laugh when he heard the question from the Earth God, saying:

"The matter has already been explained. Seeing them crying is embarrassing."

Niu Yi remained silent for a moment after he finished speaking, then he looked towards the Earth God of Jindou Mountain and bowed, saying:

"After this trip, I don't know when I will be able to return to Jindou Mountain. I beg the Earth God to take good care of Jindou Mountain while I am gone."

The God of Land stroked his beard and looked at Niu Yi, nodded in the same serious manner, and said:
"That's natural. Don't worry, just do what you want."

Niu Yi smiled, still the same as before, wearing a green robe, with a black leather bag hanging around his waist, he turned around in a dashing manner and walked towards the east of Jindou Mountain.

Most of the matters on the mountain were entrusted to Niu Li. In fact, over the years in Jindou Mountain, most of the matters were handled by him and Niu Li and Niu Ping, so there was no need to worry about any trouble.

He completely entrusted the top of Jindou Mountain to Niu Feng and Niu Ping, asking these two little bull spirits to take good care of the spiritual root fruit trees, and also to clean his thatched hut regularly.

As for the rest, he put all the spiritual incense he had refined over the years, the many spiritual fruits and teas grown on the mountain, and the brewed spiritual wine into the snake skin bag. There was nothing else he wanted to take from the mountain.

Even his longevity peach tree had only just fully grown after so many years, with some signs of blooming. If he wanted to wait for the longevity peach tree to bear fruit, perhaps even if he returned from this trip, he might not be able to see it.
The God of Land looked at Niu Yi's graceful back as he left, and couldn't help feeling dazed.

Niu Yi left this time, and I am afraid it will be many years before we meet again.
After Niu Yi descended Jindou Mountain, he headed eastward.

He had come all the way west from Jambudvīpa in the past, and now he wanted to go to Mount Futu to visit Zen Master Wuchao, so he naturally had to go all the way east.

The master told him not to be anxious, and also wanted him, who had lived in the mountains for a long time, to walk around more and see more. This was also a part of cultivating the mind, so he also planned to listen to the master, not to be anxious, but to go to Futu Mountain first.

Even though the direction of this Futu Mountain is not on the same route as Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

With Niu Yi's strength, although the mountain road was not flat, it was as easy as walking on flat ground for him. Before long, he arrived outside Shangtang Village.

Niu Yi couldn't help but smile as he looked at the greatly changed Shangtang Village. The earth god's earth vein formation still remained around the village, but the hemp ropes that made up the formation had been replaced with new ones, no longer the same ones from the past.

The land temple of the God of Land is no longer just a small temple as it was in the past, but has become a house with a roof. The house of the land temple is open, and Niu Yi can clearly see the one-meter-high stone statue of the land in the house.

The Shangtang Village is quite thoughtful and has passed down the belief in the God of Land from generation to generation. After their lives improved, they built a temple for the God of Land under the auspices of Liu Gui, and incense is always burning in the temple.

In addition, Shangtang Village has also expanded, and there are obviously a lot more people than before. At this time, there is a lot of smoke rising, obviously people are burning firewood to cook.

Niu Yi walked slowly forward and slowly entered Shangtang Village.

At this time, at the entrance of Shangtang Village, an old man was sitting on a wooden bench holding a walking stick, smiling as he watched several children playing in front of him.

At this moment, he saw a young man in a green shirt with a graceful and ethereal temperament slowly walking towards the village.

The old man's eyes suddenly became dazed. For some reason, when he saw the young man, the figure of a middle-aged Taoist suddenly flashed before his eyes.

The old man rubbed his blurry eyes and looked at the young man in green again, only to see that the young man was nodding at him with a smile. The old man could not help but nod in return subconsciously.

But he saw the young man walking straight past him and heading towards the village. The old man looked at the young man's back and was a little stunned.

That aura is so similar.
"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"

The childish voice in his ear interrupted Wu Yang's thoughts. He turned to look at the boy in front of him who was looking at him strangely with his head tilted. He couldn't help but stretch out his wrinkled and dry hand, patted the boy's head with a smile, and said:
"Hehe~ Grandpa is fine, it's just that Grandpa suddenly thought of an old friend whom he hasn't seen for many years."

"I think with that old friend's ability, he should still be alive now." Wu Yang said, looking up at the sky with some melancholy in his eyes.

Changsheng. I don't know what happened to the Liu family's brother and sister.
But these things have nothing to do with this old man who is half buried in the ground.
Niu Yi, who was walking in Shangtang Village, also showed a look of emotion on his face and murmured:

"For immortals, a hundred years is but a blink of an eye, but for mortals, it can be passed down through three generations and last a lifetime."

Until now, he still clearly remembered what Wu Yang looked like when he was a child, standing next to Liu Dongchen, looking at him with eyes full of longing and admiration.

The second time he saw him was on the day Liu Gui died. At that time, Wu Yang was in his prime, and Liu Dahu, Bai Guiqin, and Wu Tie were still alive.

When we met again now, Wu Yang had become very old, and he probably only had one or two years left to live.

And the Liu family
Niu Yi looked at the dilapidated and overgrown Liu family house in front of him and was silent for a moment.

If no one lives in this house and it lacks vitality, it will become deserted very quickly.

At this time, there was nothing worth paying attention to in the house. When he came to send Liu Gui off, he already knew that the statue of the Heavenly Lord had been taken away by Liu Dongchen long ago.

"Is this young man here to visit the Liu family?"

Niu Yi turned his head and saw a young man in cloth clothes carrying a hoe looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Oh? How did you know I was here to see the Liu family?"

"Hey, little brother, what you're saying is that the Liu family had a chance to become an immortal some time ago. One son and one daughter were taken away by the immortals to cultivate into immortals. This story has been around for decades."

"A few years ago, when the Liu family still had people living there, things were relatively good. But later, when no one lived there, strange people would appear from time to time, seeking immortal fates."

"If you're polite, you can come visit. If you're not, you'll even have to climb over the wall in the middle of the night! Searching everywhere! It's a pity that the Liu family doesn't have any clues about the immortal fate. I advise you, brother, don't waste your time here~"

Niu Yi glanced at the young man, smiled slightly, and said:
"I see that you are quite skilled in martial arts, but are you also here to seek this immortal fate?"

The young man's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and a hint of vigilance appeared in his eyes as he looked at Niu Yi.

"Sure enough, this little brother is not an ordinary person."

Niu Yi just smiled slightly, turned around and continued walking towards the other side of Shangtang Village, leaving only a voice slowly floating into the young man's ears, which made the young man's face change.

"The Liu family doesn't have any affinity with immortals. I advise you not to waste your time here~"

This young man in green actually repeated his words back to him exactly as they were spoken!

But the young man carrying the hoe snorted coldly, but he did not relax his vigilance until Niu Yi's figure completely disappeared from his sight.

He had searched the house thoroughly and naturally knew that there was no immortal fate in it, but he still waited here.

According to the legend, the Liu family's two children were taken away by immortals to cultivate immortality, and never returned. However, he still felt that one of them would come back one day in the future.

This is the immortal fate he has been waiting for!

But what this young man didn't know was that the true destiny of immortality had already passed by him.

(End of this chapter)