Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 24 Earth Spirit Jade

"Hmph! Ox-nosed old man! Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?!"

Guo Le'an sneered and pressed harder with his fingers, which actually made a slight cracking sound. The gloomy old Taoist's expression changed again.

"Take these paper figures away immediately and make way for me! I'll give you this thing! Otherwise, even if I die, you won't get what you want!"

The old Taoist's expression became increasingly gloomy.

He had used the Xuan Huang Lishi Talisman this time, and while it looked like he was doing fine, he was actually severely damaged. If he let this guy get away again, something bad might happen.
Just as the old Taoist priest was thinking with a gloomy expression, the sound of someone moving the grass quickly approaching was suddenly heard, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone who was on edge.

"Shasha~Shasha~"

As the rustling sound in the grass got closer, under everyone's vigilant gaze, a handsome young scholar in a green shirt and holding a green bamboo appeared in everyone's sight.

"Ok?"

The young man walked out of the bushes and saw the scene in front of him. He seemed to be shocked by it and just stood there.

When Guo Le'an saw this, he thought it was a scholar who came for an outing. His face changed and he thought to himself that this scholar was in danger.

As expected, the horse bandits looked at each other, and one of them rode his warhorse towards the young man in green with a grim smile, while the others tightened the encirclement again and kept a close eye on Guo Le'an!
This book is finished.
Guo Le'an sighed inwardly and turned his gaze back to the Taoist priest on the paper horse opposite him.

He couldn't even protect himself at this moment, so how could he have the energy to help others?
"what!!!"

Suddenly, a rough scream was heard. Everyone felt something was wrong and looked towards the scholar's position, only to find that the scholar was looking at them with a smile, while the bandit had fallen off his horse and lay on the ground, his life or death unknown.

"Third child!!!"

The young man tapped the ground lightly with the green bamboo stick in his hand. When everyone came to their senses, they found that the other party had appeared in front of Guo Le'an in an instant.

Guo Le'an looked at the young man in blue clothes in front of him, his heart trembling. He hadn't even seen how the other person moved just now...

At this time, Guo Le'an could only force a smile, not knowing that he had encountered another existence beyond his cognition.

".I don't know, who is the senior?"

But the young man in green pointed at himself and chuckled:

"Didn't you come here just to look for me on Jindou Mountain?"

Guo Le'an was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Niu Yi opposite him with half shock and half surprise in his eyes.

"You are the one who has done a favor to our Guo family."

Guo Le'an was still a little wary, and besides, this guy looked too young.
But Niu Yi looked Guo Le'an up and down for a moment, nodded in surprise, and murmured, "So that's it."

The Taoist not far away had an ugly expression on his face, but he did not dare to underestimate Niu Yi. He bowed and said:
"this."

"Oh!"

Before the Taoist could finish his words, Niu Yi tapped the ground with the green bamboo in his hand again. With a bang, the ground shook. Guo Le'an saw a flash before his eyes, and the horse bandits, the old Taoist, and the Xuanhuang strongman all disappeared in an instant!

At this time, only a few horses were left standing. Guo Le'an could see clearly that the horses were trembling all over, and their huge eyes revealed instinctive fear.

Niu Yi ignored these. They were just ordinary people. The old Taoist priest had some magic power, but he was only in the middle stage of the first realm of refining essence into qi of human race, which was also the middle stage of little demon.

To him, there is actually no difference between him and ordinary people.

"Okay, stop holding up that fake thing. It's not ugly enough."

"oh oh!!"

Hearing this, Guo Le'an quickly put down his hand. He was already 80% convinced of the identity of the person in front of him, but the impact of the scene just now was still a bit too much for him.
So many living people, one of them was a magician, and just like that, they were all gone???

"Senior, do you know who those people are?"

Guo Le'an looked at Niu Yi and bowed respectfully, despite the latter's appearance as a harmless young scholar. "They have committed too much sin. Send them to reincarnate."

Niu Yi spoke slowly, without any murderous intent in his tone, but it made Guo Le'an's heart tremble.

"Hey~ You're much braver than your grandfather and father, especially your father. I saved them in the same way back then, but your father was so scared that his legs went weak and he sat down on the ground."

Niu Yi looked at Guo Le'an opposite him with some amusement. Seeing Guo Le'an at this time, Niu Yi also roughly understood the cause and effect between him and this person.

The person in front of him looked almost 70% similar to the businessman and son he rescued five years ago. They were obviously from the same family.

It had been so long since the incident, and saving the father and son was just a small matter for him. He didn't even remember their names, but he didn't expect to meet their offspring today.

When Guo Le'an heard Niu Yi's words, he felt relieved, knowing that the man in front of him was the Niu Yi his grandfather had mentioned, and the savior of their Guo family!
Guo Le'an quickly bowed deeply to Niu Yi and said:

"Guo Le'an, nice to meet Senior Niu Yi!"

Niu Yi smiled, helped Guo Le'an up, and said:

"So, what are you looking for me for this time?"

Upon hearing this, Guo Le'an quickly threw away the fake gold silk bag in his hand, took out an identical gold silk bag from his arms, and presented it to Niu Yi with both hands, saying:

"Senior Niu Yi, I'm here on grandfather's orders to deliver a treasure to you! Grandfather once said that this is the Guo family's filial tribute, five years late. Please forgive me!"

Niu Yi looked at Guo Le'an in surprise when he heard this.

I had long sensed that this boy had some very good treasure, but I never thought that this treasure would be presented to me.
Niu Yi reached out and took the gorgeous bag that looked like it was woven from thin gold threads. After Guo Le'an straightened up, he slowly opened the bag under his equally curious gaze.

[Earth Spirit Jade (Purple): This jade is made from the spiritual energy of the earth. If it falls into a well, a gurgling spiritual spring will gush out. If it falls into a field, it will turn into ten acres of spiritual farmland.]

Niu Yi took out the irregular, warm, yellowish jade stone the size of a quail egg from the bag and shook it in his hand.

However, one could see that there were streams of earth spiritual energy slowly floating inside the topaz, which looked extremely extraordinary at first glance.

This is a good thing. The so-called spiritual spring is a spring water containing spiritual energy. This kind of spring water can prolong life for ordinary people. If practitioners drink it all year round, it will also be beneficial to their health. It is extremely useful.

As for the spiritual field, it is a field with abundant spiritual power. This kind of field can be used to grow spiritual roots and materials, such as his peach tree, which is extremely beneficial.

If the peach tree had been planted on spiritual land, even without its precious energy, it would probably have evolved into an acquired spiritual root within a few decades.

Good stuff. Although this Earth Spirit Jade is a little small, it is completely enough for him.

Niu Yi stroked the Earth Spirit Jade twice, looked at Guo Le'an in front of him, and asked:
"Are you sure your grandfather gave me this thing just as a token of filial piety? He didn't say anything else? Like he wanted my help with something?"

Guo Le'an's eyes flickered, and he suddenly knelt down in front of Niu Yi!
"I dare not deceive you, Senior. My grandfather clearly stated that this is just a belated tribute from my Guo family. I only hope that you will be satisfied!"

"But I've seen how skilled you are! I'm yearning for you. I beg you to take my sincerity into your hands and accept me as your disciple! I'm willing to serve you wholeheartedly! I only ask you to teach me a few moves!"

Niu Yi looked at Guo Le'an, smiled and shook his head.

It makes sense. For the mortals in the four continents, although they respect the gods and Buddhas in the sky, very few of them can actually come into contact with them. Many people still believe that the gods and Buddhas in the sky, and even the practitioners, are all legends.

The same is true for Guo Le'an in front of him. Even though he has some guesses in his mind, he is more inclined to believe that he is a senior master who has practiced martial arts.

"I haven't even mastered the Dao that I'm cultivating myself, so I'm not qualified to teach you, and I have no intention of accepting you as my disciple."

"Come with me. Once you've recovered from your injuries, return to the Guo family as soon as possible to report to your grandfather."

After Niu Yi finished speaking, he walked towards Jindou Mountain with his green bamboo stick.

Guo Le'an raised his head and looked at Niu Yi's back, his eyes full of unconcealable disappointment, but soon, his eyes regained their determination.

He inexplicably felt that if he didn't try his best just once, he might regret it for the rest of his life!

(End of this chapter)