Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 29: Ancestral Tablet
Early in the morning, Niu Yi slowly opened his eyes and looked at his own hut in a daze.

If he was not mistaken, the ancestor he was worshipping was the master of the Monkey King Sun Wukong, who was an expert in the integration of the Three Religions and proficient in hundreds of schools of thought. He was the absolute hidden boss in the Three Realms, Patriarch Bodhi!
The state of mind that I dream of every night is probably the Bodhi Patriarch's dojo, the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, and the Xieyue Sanxing Cave.

The Lingtai is the heart, the square inch is also the heart, the three stars of the slanting moon are also the heart, and the Taoist temples of the ancestors all point to the word heart.

However, Niu Yi always turned a blind eye to the spiritual state of mind, which was almost an explicit hint.

I think it should be something similar to the obstruction of knowledge and perception...

This kind of magical power is the most wonderful. It does not modify people's cognition or obscure their consciousness. Instead, it works silently, preventing Niu Yi from thinking in that direction, and he himself will not be aware of it at all.

A test?
Niu Yi tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart.

He never thought that he could become a disciple of Bodhi Patriarch, the legendary powerful man, while living in Jindou Mountain waiting for Qingniu. This made him extremely happy.

No wonder Zen Master Wuchao clearly wanted to accept me as his disciple, but finally gave up with regret. It turns out that what he said back then was true.

In the vast three realms, even if those masters who are still hidden are counted, Bodhi Patriarch is definitely one of the top bosses. This is an extremely strong thigh!

But whether in Journey to the West or from Niu Yi's current contact, the ancestor seems unwilling to be involved in the cause and effect of the outside world.

Although the founder had great abilities and boundless magical powers, he sought to be buried in both name and reality, and buried himself deeply. His name was almost unknown in the three realms, and his presence was almost invisible in heaven and earth.

Niu Yi had a very deep memory of a sentence that Patriarch Bodhi said to Sun Wukong. It was what he said to Sun Wukong after he saw him showing off his magical powers in front of many of his fellow disciples.

"Others, seeing that you have it, will certainly ask you for help. If you fear disaster, you will tell them about it. If you do not tell them about it, they will surely harm you, and your life will be in danger."

Niu Yi remembered this sentence very clearly at that time. In fact, to put it bluntly, people's hearts are hidden. If you learn supernatural powers and get treasures, don't show off everywhere, otherwise you will always bring trouble to yourself.

The master and his disciples who went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures got into trouble many times because of showing off their magical powers and treasures. The most famous one was when the Monkey King showed off his gorgeous cassock and got into trouble with the Black Bear Demon who stole the cassock.

Having said that, it can be seen from here that the ancestor was a true great hermit, a high hermit. The fact that his name was not shown on the tablet was also telling Niu Yi that he was not allowed to reveal the ancestor's name, let alone show it off.

But even so, Niu Yi was extremely happy.

What's more, learning skills from Bodhi Patriarch and waiting for Qingniu in Jindou Mountain do not conflict at all!

He still learns the skills and hugs the thighs!
"Now that I've entered the Grandmaster's fold, I must perform well! Burning incense, copying books, sweeping the floor, tilling the garden; tending flowers and pruning trees; gathering firewood for the fire; carrying water and transporting pulp. If I remember correctly, Sun Wukong also did these things for seven years before he received the Grandmaster's true teachings, and then another three years to master these skills thoroughly."

"My talent and ability are far inferior to this person. This person has been absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon on the Flower-Fruit Mountain for countless years. The moment he was born, he shook the heavens and the earth. He is extremely extraordinary."

"But fortunately, I can keep my composure and have always enjoyed doing these chores. Moreover, the sutra, treasure, and manual that the ancestor has taught me are enough for me to comprehend for a long time. I should not be greedy."

"Don't compare yourself with others, just be yourself."

Thinking of this, Niu Yi's heart calmed down. He picked up the Golden Spirit Jade Bamboo beside him, opened the wooden door slowly, and walked out.

"crunch~"

"Chirp~Chirp~" Feeling the morning sunshine shining on himself, smelling the fragrance of green grass, and listening to the melodious birdsong coming to his ears, Niu Yi felt extremely refreshed for a moment.

"Heh~ Look which of my precious vegetables are ripe~"

Niu Yi stretched lazily and walked towards his vegetable garden surrounded by a fence.

The vegetable garden seemed particularly crowded at this time. The huge cabbages were almost two meters tall and as thick as the stumps of old trees. Even adults could not hug them.

Not only the cabbages, but also the peppers on the pepper trees and the radishes in the fields have grown bigger again. Their surfaces are extremely smooth and look particularly pleasing, like huge ornaments.

Others, such as the several ordinary peach trees planted by Niu Yi in the garden, actually bloomed and bore fruit again, and the fruits were quite large.

These are ordinary vegetables and fruits that are nourished by the spiritual spring. They will not be nourished by the spiritual spring and become spiritual materials. After all, they are just a group of ordinary vegetables.

But they will grow rapidly due to the nutrients from the spiritual spring, and become fuller and taste better.

As for the other side, the peach tree, which had already developed acquired spiritual roots, also stretched out its branches after being watered. The tree was full of lush green leaves, and Niu Yi even saw some signs of flower buds emerging again.

Niu Yi looked at the huge vegetables in the garden and the peach tree in front of the thatched cottage, thinking.

He probably also understood the biggest difference between spiritual fields and spiritual springs. Spiritual springs were more like nourishing and ripening plants. They could provide nutrients to speed up the maturity and fruiting of plants, but they had less benefit to the essence of the plants.

The spiritual field, on the other hand, can nourish the essence of the plants planted in it, allowing the plants to advance, but it is slightly inferior to the spiritual spring in terms of nourishing and ripening plants, and its range is limited.

Niu Yi did not regret turning the earth spirit jade into a spiritual spring instead of a spiritual field.

It is only ten acres of spiritual field, and its effectiveness is really limited. It will take at least several decades to cultivate an ordinary peach tree into the lowest level of acquired spiritual roots. And with the nutrients in it, only one peach tree can be cultivated at the same time.

However, his spiritual spring is inexhaustible, and the spiritual peach tree that originally could bear two peaches a year, judging from its appearance, can now bear three peaches a year with the nourishment of this spiritual spring. This is equivalent to an extra 42 spiritual peaches in a year, not counting other benefits.

"But speaking of which, it would be better to completely expand the entire vegetable garden."

"The top of Jindou Mountain covers over 200 mu (approximately 1,000 acres) and is like spring all year round. Now that we have this magical spring, why not completely enclose the top of Jindou Mountain and move the pond in front of the thatched cottage to create a 'Peach Blossom Land'?"

"When the time comes, plant more peach trees and other fruit trees, and add more lotus leaves and lotus flowers to the pond. Then build a stone bridge and pavilion on the pond. Wouldn't that be beautiful?"

Niu Yi was thinking, and for a moment he felt inspiration coming to him.

With his earth and wood escape abilities, this transformation would be extremely troublesome for others, but very easy for him.

What's more, with the spiritual spring there, even if a group of peach saplings are planted, there will definitely be a peach forest by this time next year.

But before that, a batch of these vegetables should be harvested as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the cabbage would probably bloom.

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