Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 123 Return to the Master
Niu Yi looked at He Xi, who was looking back every few steps with a look of reluctance on his face and tears on his face, and patted his head comfortingly.

But the man opposite named Chen Shi had a gentle smile on his face and looked at He Xi and said comfortingly:
"He Xi, the Immortal Master is willing to take you back to the sect to cultivate immortality. This is a great blessing that others cannot achieve in many lifetimes! On this trip, you must listen carefully to the Immortal Master's words."

He Xi's eyes reddened again when he heard this, and he nodded heavily.
"Yes! I understand! Uncle Chen!"

He was originally an orphan. He was placed in a bamboo basket and floated down the stream near Queqiao Village. Finally, he was adopted by an old man named He in Queqiao Village and named He Xi.

However, the old man who adopted him passed away when He Xi was two years old. Fortunately, many villagers in Queqiao Village were kind-hearted and let the child grow up eating at other people's homes. Therefore, many villagers in Queqiao Village were indebted to He Xi.

Among them, it was Chen Shi and the village chief's family who helped him the most.

Niu Yi looked at the people in Queqiao Village, smiled and nodded, and said:
"Please don't see me off here. Please rest assured that I will take good care of He Xi."

"Yes! Farewell, Immortal!"

Everyone in Queqiao Village looked respectful, and the entire village bowed deeply to Niu Yi.

Niu Yi watched this scene, then patted He Xi's shoulder and said:

"let's go."

He Xi looked up at the immortal in front of him, the sadness in his eyes gradually dissipated, and was replaced by longing and curiosity. He nodded, turned around with Niu Yi, and headed towards the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

He wants to go and practice Taoism with this immortal, and then come back to repay everyone!

As soon as Niu Yi and He Xi left the Queqiao Village, Niu Yi stopped.

"Immortal?"

He Xi looked at Niu Yi strangely, but saw Niu Yi smiled at him and said:

"This place is still a long way from my master's sect. If you and I continue to travel at this rate, it will probably take a long time, so we need to use some immortal methods on this journey."

Hearing Niu Yi's words, He Xi's little face couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise and excitement.

"Hehe~ This time the speed may be a little fast, but I will protect you with my magic power. If you feel uncomfortable, tell me."

But Niu Yi grabbed He Xi's shoulder, jumped up, and his body turned into a golden light, instantly flying towards the sky!

He Xi only felt that he was rising into the air quickly, and his heartbeat accelerated, until he arrived in the clouds, and a golden light was protecting them around him, flying rapidly through the clouds.

After getting over the initial discomfort, He Xi found that under the protection of this golden light, he did not feel any discomfort at all, and the surrounding clouds and the mountains and rivers below were constantly passing by his eyes.

He Xi looked at this scene with some excitement. This was an experience he had never had before. It was the first time he knew that people could fly as high as birds, and that the scenery between the clouds was such a beautiful sight.

Niu Yi looked at the excited He Xi and couldn't help but smile.

Although he had not yet figured out what was different about this child, he inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with him. After all, this child was his future junior fellow apprentice.

Niu Yi and He Xi flew in the sky with the golden light for a whole day, covering a distance of thousands of miles, and arrived at a mountain in the evening.

Niu Yi and He Xi searched around for some branches and piled them together. Then they saw a flame bloom on Niu Yi's finger. The flame quickly rushed out and fell into the pile of firewood, lighting the bonfire.

He Xi watched this scene excitedly. He didn't expect that the immortal could control fire.

He is now at the age of curiosity, and ever since he heard from the villagers that his illness was cured by the immortal in front of him using a magic medicine, he now finds everything he sees extremely new and interesting when he sees the immortal performing various methods.

Niu Yi lit a fire, took out a spiritual peach from the snake skin bag at his waist, and handed it to He Xi.

"Here, eat this peach and go to bed early. I'm here for you."

He Xi watched with his own eyes as the immortal took out such a large pink peach from the palm-sized black leather bag, and couldn't help but show curiosity again, but still obediently took the peach in his hand and nodded obediently at Niu Yi.

"Yes, Immortal Chief."

He Xi took a bite of the peach in his hand, and his eyes lit up involuntarily. The sweet peach fragrance was full of flavor, and after eating it, he felt comfortable all over his body. He had never eaten such a delicious peach before.

Niu Yi watched this scene with a smile.

So far, no one has ever been dissatisfied with the spiritual fruits from his mountain.

After eating the spiritual peach, He Xi patted his stomach in satisfaction, lay aside, looked at the rising bonfire, felt the warmth emitted by the bonfire, and fell asleep unknowingly.

This kid really trusts him.
Niu Yi looked at the scene with a gentle gaze, then slapped the ground with his palm, and a star chessboard with nineteen vertical and horizontal lines quickly appeared, surrounding the two of them in the center, and then quickly disappeared.

Niu Yi slowly closed his eyes and entered into a spiritual state of mind.

Although he had improved his Xin Ruo Lingtai talent this time, the time in the Lingtai state of mind remained the same as before, three days, without any increase. This made him even more certain of his previous suspicion that the three days in the Lingtai state of mind were simply a trick created by the ancestor to allow him to cultivate.

But now he still couldn't figure out the specific mystery of this Lingtai state of mind. Perhaps only the ancestor could give him the answer, or as his Taoism continued to improve, he could explore this Lingtai state of mind by himself and find the answer in it.

The next morning, as He Xi opened his eyes, he looked at Niu Yi who was sitting quietly beside him, and felt inexplicably at ease. He just sat there without making any sound.

After a moment, Niu Yi slowly opened his eyes, looked at the bonfire that had been completely burned out, and then looked at He Xi.

"Let's go, we should continue our journey. At this rate, we will be able to reach the sect in three days."

He Xi looked at Niu Yi. Perhaps because of this day, he and Niu Yi became familiar with each other. Now he asked curiously:
"Master, where is your master?"

Niu Yi smiled and raised his arm. With a wave of his sleeve, a golden light rose quickly and carried the two of them towards the clouds.

At the same time, Niu Yi's clear and gentle voice also sounded in He Xi's ears.

"My master's sect is the immortal paradise, the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, and the Xieyue Sanxing Cave."

Three days later, Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

Taoist Guanghui and Guangwu were standing in front of the Taoist temple gate, seemingly waiting for something.

Guangwu paced back and forth from time to time, with a look of joy on his face, yet also a bit anxious.

"Seeing you walking around like this makes me dizzy."

Taoist Guanghui looked at the little Taoist boy Guangwu and shook his head helplessly.

"Didn't I tell you that your Junior Brother Guangyi would arrive today? Senior Brother, what's going on?"

Before Taoist Guanghui could finish his words, he saw Guangwu looking at him with a suspicious expression, and it was obvious that he did not believe what he said.

Alas. Years of trust were lost in one meal...

The Guangwu Junior Brother today is not the Guangwu Junior Brother back then.
At this moment, the door behind them suddenly opened slowly, causing them to turn around.

But then I saw an old man in a white robe with a solemn appearance, a kind expression, and a whisk in his hand walking out of the door with square steps.

Taoist Guanghui and Guangwu hurried forward to greet him.

"Master."

"Hmm~"

Patriarch Bodhi nodded slowly, then looked up at the sky with a gentle smile in his eyes.

When Guangwu saw the master like this, he hurriedly looked up at the sky, and saw a golden light quickly crossing the sky and flying towards this side.

Is that the golden light that spans the earth? It's Junior Brother Guangyi!
Guangwu looked at the golden light flying towards him quickly and couldn't help but show joy on his face, and Taoist Guanghui beside him also looked at this scene with a smile on his face.

Soon, in just a moment, the golden light was right in front of them, falling not far in front of the crowd, revealing the figure of the young man in green and the boy in cloth clothes with curious eyes beside him.

When Taoist Guangwu and Taoist Guanghui saw the figure in green, they couldn't help but walk forward quickly and gathered together with the handsome young man who was also walking forward quickly with a smile on his face.

Niu Yi looked at the boy and the Taoist in front of him, bowed to them and saluted solemnly.

"Senior Brother Guanghui! Senior Brother Guangwu!"

Taoist Guangwu and Guanghui also solemnly bowed to Niu Yi in return.

"Junior Brother Guangyi!"

The three of them looked at each other and couldn't help but smile, very happily.

Niu Yi looked past the two senior brothers in front of him and looked at Bodhi Patriarch who was watching the scene gently at the gate of the mountain. Guanghui and Guangwu also quickly made way.

Niu Yi walked forward quickly with a solemn expression, knelt in front of his master at the entrance of the Xieyue Sanxing Cave, and bowed three times respectfully.

"Master, the disciple is here."

Patriarch Bodhi looked at the disciple in front of him, and his expression became more and more kind.

"Good~"

(End of this chapter)