From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Seeing this, Pigsy also realized something, so he pulled Liang Luzhen aside and whispered, "You wolfhound, I'll tell you a secret because you look kind. This old woman is no ordinary person..."

The sage's primordial spirit resides in the Way of Heaven; how could he not hear the whispers of Pigsy and Luzhen?

However, the beautiful woman did not want to expose him, so she asked Jiang Liu, "Elder, do you think what I said is untrue? If you don't believe me, you can come with me to see the farmland, look at the cattle and sheep, and taste the fine wine."

She's truly an ethereal being, untouched by worldly concerns!

What woman would go to such lengths to prove herself?

Jiang Liu chuckled inwardly, but smiled aloud as well, saying, "Of course I believe what you say, sister. But isn't it because you have no male heirs in the family and are afraid you won't be able to maintain this family fortune?"

"Yes!"

The beautiful woman was taken aback for a moment, then thought about it carefully and realized that his idea of ​​taking a son-in-law as a wife made perfect sense, so she could only nod.

"If that's the case, then why don't you come with me to cultivate?"

Jiang Liu then steered the conversation back to cultivation.

Beautiful woman: "???"

“If you follow me in cultivation, you will be able to attain a body without birth or death, understand your true nature, comprehend the formless mind, and with a smile, the eighty-four thousand dharmas will naturally be formed.”

Jiang Liu spoke eloquently, “At that time, you will be an immortal, a Buddha, or a saint. You will be able to cultivate tens of thousands of acres of land and raise hundreds of millions of cattle and sheep. Why would you care about such a small family business?”

Chapter 1424 The Cycle of Creation and Transformation in the Five Internal Organs

"Turns out he's a madman!"

"How dare you spout such unpleasant nonsense!"

The beautiful woman was speechless and couldn't win the argument, so she started to act unreasonably. She sneered three times, then suddenly stood up and strode away.

This startled Kui Lang, who said, "Master, you have offended this woman; that is very impolite."

"Where is it that the monk has been impolite?"

Baihua Ai said, "What the monk said was all reasonable. He did not speak ill of her or argue with her. It was just that the woman suddenly became angry."

"That's true, but this is someone else's house after all, so we should go along with the host's arrangements."

Kui Lang felt he had offended the people and would have to spend his days in the woods again, exposed to the elements.

"Brother Kui, this is my fault. Call the brothers to pack their things, and we'll make do in the woods for the night," Jiang Liu said to Brother Kui, taking responsibility.

"Alright."

With things having come to this, Kui Lang had no choice but to agree. He called his eight brothers and intended to bid farewell to the beautiful woman, but she was nowhere to be found, so he had no choice but to leave without saying goodbye.

The eight laborers had no complaints. Along the way, they had broadened their horizons, and without Jiang Liu's protection, they might have become food for monsters long ago. They were grateful and did not harbor any resentment for not being able to stay at the wealthy family's house.

That's how it is.

Hu Yuan and Hu Jue chopped firewood, Bajie picked wild vegetables again, Lü Zhen rammed earth and piled bricks, Fu De set up a tent, Jiang Liu started a fire and cooked, and Kui Lang and Bai Hua Ai took care of everything inside and out. The group settled down in a corner of the forest.

Silent all night.

Dawn breaks.

When everyone awoke, the three or five houses were nowhere to be seen. Startled, Kui Lang exclaimed, "Could we have encountered some ghosts or monsters in the mountains last night?"

"Not a ghost, but a saint."

Bajie revealed the truth, telling everyone about the "Four Sages Testing the Mind of Zen" that he had encountered five hundred years ago. "That Old Mother of Lishan was none other than the Sage Nuwa. It's just a pity that this time, the transformations of Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra into Zhenzhen, Ai'ai, and Lianlian were not there. Otherwise, some of you might have been 'swinging on a swing'."

Upon hearing this, Kui Lang, Bai Hua Ai, and the others were greatly alarmed and hurriedly kowtowed in the direction where the house had originally been.

This is because Nuwa is the mother who created humankind.

Kneeling before her is like kneeling before one's own mother.

It's alright.

The ceremony is over.

Kui Lang, Bai Hua Ai, and the others then rose and continued westward with Jiang Liu and the others...

···

Watching the group depart into the distance, the forest was empty, and colorful clouds drifted by. The Old Mother of Lishan gazed into the distance, and the little girl in white beside her asked, "Master, have they passed your test?"

"That monkey... I can't see through him. I don't know what kind of great Dao he has comprehended in the cycle of reincarnation. He has not obtained the Primordial Purple Qi, nor has he taken the spiritual essence of all living beings, yet he has already cultivated a body that is neither born nor dies. It is truly incredible."

The old mother sighed and unfurled a scroll. “I originally intended to pass on to him the Map of Mountains and Rivers and teach him the method of creation, but in truth, the Great Dao he comprehended is what truly deserves the title of ‘creation.’ My magic… is ultimately just a magic I comprehended from the Dao of Heaven.”

"Master is a saint, he's just a monkey, how can he compare to you?"

Another girl dressed in blue complimented him.

"But this monkey of his is immortal and indestructible, just like a weapon that the Heavenly Dao specially designed to target saints. Although we saints entrust our primordial spirits to the Heavenly Dao, possess boundless magical power and great supernatural abilities, if we really want to oppose this 'born saint,' even the Supreme One would fall head over heels and be helpless against him."

After saying this, the Old Mother of Lishan put away the Map of Mountains and Rivers under the expectant eyes of the two girls. She did not teach them how to create their own destiny, but simply waved her hand and said, "You two are fortunate to hear my teachings, but you have no master-disciple relationship. Go and cultivate yourselves, and do not do evil."

"Yes."

Although the two girls were unwilling to leave, they were already fortunate enough to accompany the Old Mother of Lishan in testing Jiang Liu and his group. They dared not ask for more. They transformed into their true forms as a green snake and a white snake, and snaked through the forest, heading east. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared without a trace.

Let's leave that aside for now.

Meanwhile, Jiang Liu and his group gathered the five elements and created the universe with one heart and one mind. With the protection of metal and wood, and the Yellow Woman in meditation, their blessings and virtues were complete. After several months, the chrysanthemums withered, the snow fell, and spring came again. After three months, the branches and leaves flourished.

"There's a huge mountain ahead!"

Fu De has recently made progress in his cultivation, and with the assistance of Jiang Liu and Zhen Yuanzi, he has gradually mastered the wonders of internal cultivation of the five internal organs and the five elements of Qi. As he is the Earth God, he has a great understanding of the earth and seems to feel that the opportunity has arrived. He points to a mountain a thousand feet high in front of him and says.

But look at that mountain:

White cranes perch on cypress trees, and black gibbons hang from vines.

Sunlight and red mist encircle the clear forest; wind stirs colorful clouds that fly over the mountain cliffs.

It truly is a blessed land.

However, judging from the flow of the river, it exudes a fierce and resentful aura that lingers for a long time.

"That is where Zhen Yuanzi's Wuzhuang Temple is located."

Bajie had been here once before and knew the way. He led the way with Bajing in his hand. "Eldest brother, Zhenyuanzi of Wuzhuang Temple is your elder brother."

"That's Sun Wukong's elder brother, what does that have to do with me, Gu Yue Yuanjue?"

If Zhen Yuanzi were the one from "Journey to the West," that would be understandable, but this is the primordial world, and Zhen Yuanzi has not yet attained true immortality.

Although the ginseng fruit tree was a spiritual root that was born at the beginning of the primordial world, it was incomplete because the Heavenly Dao was incomplete. Although the fruit it bore contained primordial Qi, it followed the path of plunder, constantly absorbing the primordial Qi that was wandering in the world as nourishment.

However, as time went by, the primordial energy gradually evolved into all things and spirits in the world, and the amount of primordial energy that the ginseng fruit tree could absorb became less and less...

Therefore, Zhen Yuanzi also took a shortcut, using the spiritual essence of other living beings as nourishment for the ginseng fruit tree.

Back then, when he, like a restless monkey, knocked down the ginseng fruit tree, besides being scolded by the two Daoist boys and breaking his guard, he also realized this and wanted to sever the roots of the ginseng fruit tree to warn Zhen Yuanzi not to continue—

Can immortality be sought from external sources?

But a pity.

At that time, Jiang Liu had not yet awakened. Xin Yuan was in charge. In order to save Tang Sanzang, Bajie, and Sha Wujing and continue their journey to the west, he could only ask Guanyin of this world to revive the tree. Under Guanyin's witness, he became sworn brothers with Zhen Yuanzi and stayed for a while, hoping that he would no longer use the spiritual essence of all living things as nourishment for the ginseng fruit tree.

Now it's clear that Zhen Yuanzi didn't listen at all.

Jiang Liu, however, clearly saw that Zhen Yuanzi's actions weren't solely for maintaining his own immortality; he also intended to accomplish something else...

"No, senior brother, I still want to taste the ginseng fruit."

Pigsy, feeling a pang of curiosity, tugged at Jiang Liu's sleeve, "Eating one ginseng fruit can grant you 47,000 years of life. If you recognize the names of your past lives and beg for a few to eat, you can also grant immortality to Old Fude, Liang Luzhen, Hu Yuan, and Hu Jue."

"Longevity requires cultivation. Although consuming external elixirs may bring instant results, without cultivating one's mind and nature, the body remains trapped by the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance. What use is that?"

Jiang Liu chuckled, "Bajie, only when you have achieved your goal and have a chance to live forever can you eat those ginseng fruits."

Upon hearing this, Bajie pouted and said, "Brother, since we've come to Longevity Mountain, it wouldn't be right not to visit Zhen Yuanzi."

"Too."

To mend the flaw in the heavens, a visit to Longevity Mountain is necessary...

Chapter 1425 Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon, Without Mind or Nature

"okay!"

Bajie, unaware of Jiang Liu's thoughts, assumed he was also craving the ginseng fruit. He took the reins, pulled the Eight-Pure Horse, and climbed the steps. Kuilang, Baihua'ai, and the others hurriedly followed, and the group went straight to the front of Wuzhuang Temple.

But there was a couplet in front of the temple that read:

The immortal abode of eternal life, the Taoist home of living as long as heaven.

"This Zhen Yuanzi must be a virtuous immortal." Kui Lang praised the couplet's calligraphy, which was so elegant and graceful.

"He could barely be considered to have lived as long as the heavens, but he took a shortcut."

Jiang Liu also possesses a divine body—Zhen Yuanzi, which refers to the entire body's cosmic system, namely the path of elixir cultivation. Within his primordial spirit, there is also a ginseng fruit tree that bears thirty-three Dao fruits.

And this Zhen Yuanzi of the primordial world—

Pay attention to external alchemy.

Unorthodox or unorthodox methods.

However, because this spiritual root can reverse the innate primordial energy of all living beings and use it for its own benefit, producing ginseng fruit that can prolong life and increase cultivation, Zhen Yuanzi has been able to survive from the beginning of the primordial era to the present day.

of course.

It is also because the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World was shattered and damaged in the previous calamity, and the largest piece of the origin was even made into a [Main God] from paper... Although Jiang Liu transformed into Pangu with his primordial spirit to create heaven and earth in this multiverse [ring], the positive and negative Gaia are incomplete, so the Heavenly Dao is flawed.

Aside from Hongjun, who attained the Dao, and the Six Sages whose primordial spirits were entrusted to the Heavenly Dao, no other immortal or Buddha has ever achieved true immortality...

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creak!

The gate of the Taoist temple opened, and two young Taoist boys walked out. They looked like teenagers, but their bodies were heavy and their hair was thick and heavy. They were lively and cute, and they were Qingfeng and Mingyue, the two young Taoist boys.

Qingfeng bowed and straightened his back. When he saw Jiang Liu, he was somewhat apprehensive, but he still bowed and straightened his back, stepped out of the threshold, and said, "Second Master, I apologize for not welcoming you properly. Please come in."

"please."