Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 5: Treasure
When Niu Yi came to his senses, he looked dazed and felt that there was an extra Taoist scripture in his mind.

The Scripture of Purity and Tranquility

[The Pure Sutra: A Taoist scripture that discusses the principles of heaven and earth and the way of tranquility and inaction. Regular recitation can maintain a pure mind and prevent the emergence of inner demons.]

"The Scripture of Purity and Tranquility"

Niu Yi was shocked and looked at the cushion on the platform in a daze.

Although this Pure Sutra did not seem that important to him who had the gift of a mind as powerful as a spiritual platform, it proved that this Taoist temple was definitely not simple.

Moreover, this Pure and Tranquil Sutra is not completely useless to him. At least, his Xin Ruo Lingtai talent is only effective for him, but this Pure and Tranquil Sutra can be told to others.

At this moment, Niu Yi's eyes swept across the futon, and suddenly he saw that there seemed to be something pressed under the futon, with a corner exposed.

"Huh? I didn't see anything down there just now."

Niu Yi looked at the corner of the futon that was exposed from under it with some surprise. He had always had an excellent memory, and he had dusted the futon inside and out, but there was nothing under it just now.

This Taoist temple really has a big secret.
Niu Yi stretched out his hand, pinched the corner of the cushion that was exposed under it, and slowly pulled it out, looking at the object in his hand with some surprise.

This is actually an ordinary bamboo slip.

Niu Yi looked at the writing on the bamboo slips and read aloud, saying:

"Burning incense and copying books, sweeping the floor and tilling the garden, tending flowers and pruning trees, looking for firewood, carrying water and transporting pulp."

Niu Yi flipped the bamboo slip in his hand with some surprise, confirming that there were only these words on it.

"Isn't this just some mundane chores? Could this be the daily homework of the disciples of this Taoist temple? What does it mean by suddenly appearing under this cushion? Do you want me to do it every day?"

Niu Yi looked at the cushion and thought that he had just cleaned the dust and cobwebs from it and had obtained a Taoist scripture. He seemed to understand something.
"Put aside the burning of incense and copying of books for now, and first clean up this central hall."

Niu Yi stuffed the bamboo slip into his arms, rolled up his sleeves, and holding a feather duster in his hand, he looked at the hall, which was illuminated by the moonlight due to a big hole in the roof, and felt expectant.

However, this hall has been unattended for a long time and has fallen into disrepair, so it seems a bit difficult to repair.

Niu Yi was not in a hurry. Since the platform had been cleared, he just needed to clear the table below the platform first.

Niu Yi looked at the lotus candlesticks that had fallen over on the table. Without using any magic, he used the feather duster in his hand to carefully sweep away the cobwebs and dust on them and put them back in their proper place.

As time went by, Niu Yi was a little utilitarian at first, thinking about getting more benefits like Taoist scriptures, but slowly, Niu Yi soon immersed himself in cleaning the dust and cobwebs in the hall. Every time he cleaned up a place, he felt great satisfaction in his heart.

Niu Yi still remembers that in his previous life, before he moved to the big city, he spent his childhood in the countryside.

He loves living in the country, and he likes it more and more as he gets older.

He has no grand ambitions, doesn't like to fight, and has a steady and slow personality. When he was a child, his favorite thing was to sit in the fields and watch the sunrise and sunset, and help his elders harvest wheat when he had nothing to do.

Watching the wheat accumulate in the woven bag more and more, although the speed was not fast, every time he accumulated a small bag and put it under the eaves, he would be happy for the whole day and felt very satisfied.

That period was also the happiest time for him, but he hadn't felt that kind of happiness for a long time.

And now, Niu Yi felt that happiness again.

Don't fight or compete, don't be urged by anyone, and just focus on doing your job well.

What Niu Yi, who was concentrating on cleaning, didn't know was that a faint voice was slowly coming from the void.

"good."

"Whoa whoa----"

After an unknown amount of time, Niu Yi suddenly heard the clear and loud crowing of a rooster!

Niu Yi was stunned. He put down the feather duster that was sweeping the pillars of the hall and turned around to look. He saw a fiery red sun rising slowly from between the mountains, and the sunlight shone on him.

It's daybreak.
As soon as this thought came to mind, Niu Yi felt his vision go dark, the world spun, and he felt like he was being quickly pulled away from somewhere. When Niu Yi opened his eyes again, he saw the interior of his own hut, and the Pure Sutra in his mind was still fresh.

"Are you back?"

[Mind Like a Spiritual Platform: Greatly improves understanding, not burdened by external things, and becomes clear-minded. One can enter the Spiritual Platform state once every twelve hours.]

[After seven hours, you can enter the Lingtai state of mind again]

"It seems that I have spent five hours in the Lingtai state of mind, which is ten hours. Judging from the sky, the time in the Lingtai state of mind is also one to one with the outside world."

Niu Yi glanced at the ink writing in front of him, and slowly stood up with some excitement in his heart.

He didn't expect that his talent, which had just been upgraded to the blue level, would give him such a big surprise. If he could explore this spiritual state of mind well, it might be a great opportunity for him!
At this moment, Niu Yi felt something poking him on the chest of his clothes.

"This is the piece of bamboo slip that I put in my arms at that time. How could this thing come out with me?!"

Niu Yi looked at the bamboo slips in amazement. The inscriptions on them, such as burning incense, copying books, sweeping the floor, and hoeing the garden, were still clear.
This thing should be just an ordinary bamboo slip, not a treasure. If it were a treasure, his treasure-hunting talent should not have been unaffected, and he would not have been unaware of it.

But this thing followed him out of the Lingtai state of mind. You know, he was still holding the feather duster at the end, but the feather duster did not appear here.
"It seems I can only wait until I enter the Lingtai state of mind next time and then find something else to experiment with."

Niu Yi put the bamboo slip in his hand back into his clothes, kept it close to his body, and walked towards the door of the thatched hut.

Although he was busy in the spiritual state of mind all night, Niu Yi felt refreshed and in great spirits. The demonic power in his body actually increased a little, bringing him one step closer to the middle stage of demon general.

"crunch~"

"Jiujiu~~~"

As Niu Yi pushed open the wooden door, a breeze carrying the scent of grass blew into his nose, and the pleasant sound of birdsong reached his ears.

Having obtained a Taoist scripture that night, Niu Yi stretched with satisfaction, walked out of the door, and came to the peach tree several meters high, more than 20 meters away from the gate.

Yesterday, he and the Earth God sat opposite each other at the stone table under this tree. This peach tree was planted by Niu Yi when he first came to Jindou Mountain. In a blink of an eye, eight years have passed.
It was only the beginning of March, but the peach tree had already produced many flower buds. It seemed that it would bloom soon. However, this peach tree did not look like a sapling that had been planted only eight years ago. It looked like a towering tree that had grown for a hundred years.

Niu Yi's eyes flashed with precious light, and he stretched out his left hand towards the peach tree. Three silk-like golden lights suddenly appeared.

As soon as this precious energy appeared, the peach tree began to sway its branches, and even the green grass on the ground around it became full of vitality.

But Niu Yi moved his right hand towards the three golden lights and precious auras. Suddenly, three strands of precious auras as thin as gauze emerged from Niu Yi's right hand and merged into the three golden lights and precious auras.

"Three strands of precious energy are accumulated every day, and a hundred strands can combine into one. It took a full hundred days to accumulate these three strands of precious energy. I only hope that you can advance to the acquired spiritual roots as soon as possible and don't let me down for cultivating you."

Hearing Niu Yi's emotional words, the branches of the peach tree seemed to sway even faster.

Niu Yi smiled and no longer hesitated. He threw the three treasure auras in his hand towards the peach tree, and the three treasure auras quickly merged into the peach tree.

"boom--"

After absorbing three strands of precious energy, the peach tree suddenly shone with precious light, its branches stretched out, and its underground roots also continued to extend downwards, causing the ground to tremble.

After a while, when the shaking stopped, the peach tree in front of Niu Yi had grown about ten feet taller, with lush branches and leaves, and the peach buds on the tree seemed to be showing signs of blooming.

Niu Yi had a premonition that when the peach blossoms on the tree were in full bloom, it would be the time for the tree to advance into an acquired spiritual root.

By then, this peach tree will not only produce spiritual fruits every year, but also play a role in gathering spiritual energy.

When Niu Yi saw this scene, the smile on his face became even more intense.

"This precious energy is indeed a golden talent. It's not forced growth, but a powerful source. My peach tree was originally just an ordinary tree, but looking at its current state, as long as the peach tree absorbs these three precious energies, it can evolve into the lowest grade acquired spiritual root and produce spiritual fruit."

You should know that in the five years after Niu Yi came to Jindou Mountain, in order to refine his first magic weapon, he put all the precious energy into two green bamboos. It was only after another three years that he put the precious energy into this peach tree.

However, in just three years, this peach tree was cultivated from an ordinary tree into an acquired spiritual root. Even the lowest level of acquired spiritual roots can be used for great things in the future.
What's more, if he had some treasures in his hands, the output of this treasure energy would increase. Unfortunately, he was short of money at the moment and didn't even have a magic weapon. He was really unworthy of the name of Duobao of the Duobao Divine Bull.

(End of this chapter)