Primordial Era: If I remain in Longevity Mountain, I will steadily attain sainthood.

Chapter 25 Xuanfeng Seeks Treasure, Tasting Ginseng Fruit

"Disciple greets Master," Nuwa said hastily. Fuxi also stepped forward to greet her, and both were somewhat surprised.

He thought to himself that this gourd vine truly lived up to its reputation as one of the ten great spiritual roots, for even a sage had been alarmed.

Hongjun looked at the two of them and nodded, saying, "I came here for this spiritual root. After all, it is one of the ten great spiritual roots. It would be a real pity if it were to be destroyed."

It turned out that the gourd vine was now quite withered and yellow, with some leaves even falling off.

However, the two gourds growing on the vine became increasingly radiant and dazzling.

There were two gourds, one green and one blue. The green one was already ripe, but the last one was gradually becoming less viable.

After all, the gourd vine itself had withered and seemed unable to support the ripening of the last gourd.

"Does the teacher have any method to revive this spiritual root?" Nuwa asked.

Upon hearing this, Hongjun shook his head and said, "It cannot be saved. This spiritual root has a great karmic connection with you. I have only come here to retrieve the blue gourd to continue its legacy."

As he spoke, Hongjun pointed at the blue gourd, and a mysterious power landed on it.

Wrap the gourd.

Just a moment later, the blue gourd trembled and emitted the aura of a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

With Hongjun's help, the gourd finally matured.

Hongjun reached out and beckoned, and the gourd appeared in her hand. Holding the gourd, Hongjun said to Nuwa, "This gourd vine, the green gourd, and the soil beneath the gourd vine are all destined for you. You may take them yourself."

"Yes, teacher," Nuwa replied.

Hongjun nodded, said no more, and disappeared in a flash.

After Nuwa and Hongjun left, they also took away the completely withered gourd vine along with the gourd.

Sure enough, beneath the gourd vine lay a golden patch of Heavenly Soil, a divine creation. Nuwa, of course, did not let it go and took it as well.

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Meanwhile, Hongyun, after receiving the gourd that was destined for her, immediately went to catch up with Zhenyuanzi, Jieyin, and Zhunti.

The four of them returned to Longevity Hill together.

However, upon returning to Longevity Mountain, the first thing they did was not to entertain Jieyin and Zhunti, but to have the four of them enjoy the ginseng fruit.

Instead, Hongyun took on a disciple.

Although the monkey had already kowtowed before, it wasn't a formal ceremony. Now that Hongyun himself has returned, and with Zhenyuanzi, Jieyin, and Zhunti as witnesses, a proper ceremony is necessary.

This monkey has been studying Taoism with Daoist Huoyun on Longevity Mountain for three thousand years, and has learned basic etiquette and rules.

Therefore, the apprenticeship ceremony went very smoothly.

After kowtowing and offering tea again, Hongyun thought for a moment, then took out a banana leaf and handed it to the monkey, saying, "My disciple Xuanfeng, you can use this banana leaf to refine yourself. Once refined, it will become a top-grade innate spiritual treasure."

The monkey was overjoyed to receive the banana leaf, for it turned out that the banana leaf was one of the four leaves of the Four Symbols Banana Tree on Mount Buzhou that Hongyun had obtained, and that leaf possessed the wind attribute.

The monkey's attributes matched perfectly, so it was naturally happy. However, the monkey was not satisfied. After taking the banana leaf, it turned its gaze to Zhen Yuanzi, Jieyin, and Zhunti.

Hongyun said irritably, "Stop causing trouble here. You should know that no matter how good a treasure is, it's still just an external possession. You..."

Before Hongyun could finish his reprimand, Zhen Yuanzi interrupted, "Alright, Hongyun, you are, after all, the first disciple you took in. As his senior brother, I should give him a treasure to protect him."

As he spoke, Zhen Yuanzi took out a primordial spiritual treasure and gave it to the monkey, saying with a smile, "Xuanfeng, don't be disgusted. This treasure was given to me by your teacher, and now it's back to its rightful owner."

It turned out that the innate spiritual treasure that Zhen Yuanzi took out was the Fire Cloud Shuttle, which Hongyun had given to him not long ago, but now he had taken it out again.

Seeing this, Hongyun was somewhat amused and exasperated. However, he also knew that firstly, Zhen Yuanzi didn't have many treasures on him, so the Fire Cloud Shuttle was just the right thing to have. Secondly, although the Fire Cloud Shuttle was good, it wasn't actually very useful to Zhen Yuanzi.

"Aren't you going to thank your senior uncle?" Hongyun said, seeing the monkey wanting the monkey but not daring to take it and secretly glancing at her.

"Xuanfeng thanks his senior uncle." Upon hearing this, the monkey smiled, quickly took the Fire Cloud Shuttle, and bowed to Zhen Yuanzi in gratitude.

The monkey was happy, but Jieyin and Zhunti were in a dilemma: they had to bleed again.

It seems that ginseng fruit isn't so delicious after all.

The two brothers exchanged glances, and then Zhunti stepped forward again, taking out a Bodhi seed and handing it to the monkey, saying, "This Bodhi seed can help you concentrate and calm your mind, assisting in your cultivation."

The monkey quickly accepted the gifts, thanked Zhunti, but deliberately forgot to take Jieyin with him.

This left Jieyin somewhat helpless. He had originally intended to save a gift, but Hongyun's disciple was incredibly cunning.

Jieyin smiled and said, "Senior brother's disciple is truly intelligent."

As he spoke, Jieyin took out a piece of golden ore and handed it to Xuanfeng, saying, "This is Gengjin, produced in the West. It can be used to refine treasures."

Xuanfeng accepted the Gengjin again, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Hongyun said, "Alright, now that you've got the treasure, aren't you going to leave?"

"Yes, teacher."

Xuanfeng quickly responded, then said to Zhenyuanzi, Jieyin, and Zhunti, "Uncle-Master, Uncle-Master, Xuanfeng will now go."

"Go, go." Zhen Yuanzi was quite fond of Xuanfeng, waving his hand to let him go.

After Xuanfeng left, Hongyun said to Duiyin and Zhunti, "It's really too much trouble for you two junior brothers."

Both Jieyin and Zhunti were very polite.

Hongyun didn't say much. Although he scolded Xuanfeng, he was still in a good mood because he got Jieyin and Zhunti to take out some treasures.

"Let's go too. The Ginseng Fruit Festival should be almost ready by now," Zhen Yuanzi said.

"Let's go!" Hongyun nodded.

Jieyin and Zhunti also smiled, and the four of them went together to the backyard of Wuzhuang Temple.

We arrived in the backyard.

Jieyin and Zhunti looked at the tall ginseng fruit tree and couldn't help but admire it repeatedly.

The ginseng fruit tree produces thirty fruits each time, but although Zhen Yuanzi is generous, he doesn't intend to use them all to entertain the two of them.

They only took eight, two for each person.

Jieyin and Zhunti have been waiting for this for a long time, and so many treasures have been brought out. Now that they're finally on the table, it's only natural that we should eat our fill.

"Please." Zhen Yuanzi, as the host, first took a ginseng fruit and gave a hint to the guide and the master.

"Please, senior brother."

Jieyin and Zhunti each picked up a ginseng fruit, after all, they were powerful beings from the primordial era, but they were different from Tang Sanzang.

Although this ginseng fruit resembles a baby, in the eyes of others, this is precisely what makes it extraordinary.

Therefore, neither Jieyin nor Zhunti wasted any words and immediately began to taste it. With one bite, they felt it melt in their mouths and tasted extremely sweet.

Most importantly, once the ginseng fruit enters the mouth, it transforms into a pure stream of innate energy that flows throughout the body, leaving one feeling incredibly refreshed and comfortable.

This one fruit alone is probably worth thousands of years of cultivation.

(End of this chapter)