Chapter 25 Pan Taoyuan
Time flies, and time passes. In a blink of an eye, another hundred years passes.
The short-lived pan, the mayfly live and die in the evening. They all have the most beautiful moments. Compared with the eternity of the world and all things, a person's life is just a blink of an eye. A hundred years is a lifetime for mortals, but for those seeking the Tao, a hundred years is just a nap. The passing of just a hundred years cannot even attract their attention.
For the past hundred years, Yang Zhen has been staying on Fangcun Mountain to practice. Apart from going out for merit every month, there is nothing else that can make Yang Zhen care about. Life is as peaceful as a pool of stagnant water without a trace of ripple. Therefore, Yang Zhen, like most immortals, began to forget about time and began to care about it.
Understanding the way of heaven is everything Yang Zhen’s life.
Since the last battle with the Bull Demon King, Bull Demon King has never come to trouble Yang Zhen again. In the past century, Yang Zhen has never stopped fighting with the demon clan for merit. Although some powerful monsters often appear, they are all dismissed by Yang Zhen using the "Sanwei True Fire".
As time went by, Yang Zhen's name began to resound throughout Xiniu Hezhou, making the "public security" in Xiniu Hezhou much better. Those demons were not as rampant as before and were much more restrained.
The battle with the Bull Demon King made Yang Zhen realize the importance of cultivation.
Although there are many factors that affect the battle, it is undeniable that cultivation is the cornerstone of everything. Perhaps Yang Zhen can be rampant with the "Three True Fire", but it is not a long-term solution after all. Once others have the method of restraint, the ultimate goal is to rely on cultivation to decide the outcome.
There are many monsters holding top magic weapons in "Journey to the West", but they were all defeated by Sun Wukong in the end, which is enough to say everything.
Therefore, all the merits obtained in recent years were purchased by Yang Zhen. With the assistance of double experience singles, Yang Zhen spent a hundred years to cultivate to the realm of Taiyi True Immortal and reached the first level of Taiyi True Immortal. This speed is amazing. Although the double experience pill played an important role, Yang Zhen’s own divine beast bloodline also made an indelible contribution. Before the realm of Jinxian, bloodline and qualifications were very important, and Yang Zhen took a big advantage in this regard.
Last year, the messenger from the Heavenly Court came to Fangcun Mountain and informed the Patriarch Subhuti to attend this year's Peach Banquet, but was rejected by Patriarch Subhuti. Since the messenger of the Heavenly Court left Fangcun Mountain, Patriarch Subhuti has never taught Yang Zhen again. He stayed in the room every day, not knowing what he was thinking.
When Yang Zhen learned that the Peach Banquet was approaching, he just sighed and let go of this matter and continued to focus on cultivation.
"Wuzhi, I have something to say to you." Yang Zhen was practicing, and suddenly heard the transmission of the Taoist Patriarch Subhuti. Yang Zhen collected the exercises and walked towards Patriarch Subhuti's room.
After celebrating the father of Subhuti, Yang Zhen first asked: "Master, what are you doing to ask your disciples?"
"Wuzhi, my teacher is going to leave Fangcun Mountain. In the future, although my teacher can no longer guide you, you cannot relax your practice. The way of heaven is vague. Only those with great perseverance can go further on this road." Patriarch Subhuti said lightly. He had lived for countless years, and he did not have the sadness of parting, but only his expectations for Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen was not surprised by the arrival of this day. After all, Yang Zhen was ready to leave Fangcun Mountain two hundred years ago. After saluting to the Patriarch Subhuti again, Yang Zhen said: "Master, please rest assured. One day, my disciples will attain the fruit of Taoism and will definitely live up to the teachings of the master. The master's kindness of preaching will never be forgotten."
"Okay! OK!" Patriarch Subhuti nodded and said, "I feel relieved to you. In the future, I will leave this square mountain to you."
“Master~”
"Wuzhi, do you still remember the promise at that time?" Patriarch Subhuti suddenly asked.
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhen was stunned and reacted, saying, "Disciple remember that the master told his disciple that if the lotus is not blooming, he cannot be a master. For the past hundred years, the disciple has been taking care of the lotus with all his heart, but the disciple is stupid. For a hundred years, the lotus has not bloomed." In fact, Yang Zhen had already guessed that the lotus must have been used by the Patriarch Subhuti, and it would definitely not bloom before Sun Wukong was pressed to the foot of the Five Fingers Mountain. However, now that the Patriarch Subhuti asked, Yang Zhen could only pretend not to know.
"Well, from today on, before the lotus blooms, you should not leave Fangcun Mountain." Patriarch Subhuti said in a deep voice: "There will be some chaos in the three realms these days. To prevent you from being implicated, you should practice in Fangcun Mountain with peace of mind. When the lotus blooms, you should leave on your own."
After a while of silence, Yang Zhen said, "Disciple obeys the order."
That night, Yang Zhen stood quietly by the pond, and his whole body was like a stone statue. He quietly looked at the lotus in the center of the pond, and his thoughts drifted thousands of miles away.
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Heavenly Court, Peach Garden.
"Stay! Stay! Stay!"
After learning that the Peach Banquet had not invited him, Sun Wukong was furious and used a fixed technique to fix the seven fairies, and then flew towards Yaochi.
On the way, Sun Wukong met the barefoot immortal. He immediately had a plan and flew forward and said hello, "Where is the great immortal?"
The barefoot immortal also knew Sun Wukong. When he heard Sun Wukong ask, he replied: "He was summoned by the Queen Mother and went to attend the Yaochi Peach Banquet."
When Sun Wukong heard this, his eyes turned and said, "The Great Immortal doesn't know anything. Because the Jade Emperor asked me, Lao Sun, to invite everyone on the fifth route to the ceremony, first go to His Highness Tongming to perform, and then go to the banquet."
I don’t know if the barefoot immortal really believed Sun Wukong’s words or for other reasons. In short, the barefoot immortal really believed Sun Wukong’s words, just complained: “In the past, I always performed ceremonies in Yaochi, so why did I have to go to Tongming Hall to perform ceremonies first this time before going to Yaochi to attend the meeting?” After that, the barefoot immortal turned around the auspicious clouds and went straight to Tongming Hall.
After the barefoot immortal left, Sun Wukong turned into a barefoot immortal and walked towards the Yao Pool. There was: the fragrance of jade was lingering, the auspicious mist was colorful, the jade platform was covered with colorful colors, and the treasure pavilion was scattered. The phoenix rose and the phoenix was ethereal, the shadow of the golden flowers and jade calyx was floating and sinking. On it were nine phoenixes, the eight treasures, purple nymph, and the colorful gold-patterned table, and the thousand-flowered jade pot. The table was filled with dragon liver and phoenix marrow, bear's paws and ape lips. The delicacies were so beautiful, and the delicious food was fresh.
Chapter completed!