12dz Chapter 6 Avatar
Chapter 6 Avatar
Guided by Qingye, Zhong Xuan and the monkey headed towards the mountain god temple deep in the mountains.
He was just seeing the stone imprint where the leaf had fallen.
The earthy yellow color mixed with a bluish glow made him immediately realize that it was the Mountain God's Seal.
The master's guidance, or rather, the strategic planning and move-out, are right here.
……
at the same time.
Outside Cuiyun Mountain, a cloud slowly pressed down.
Five people stood on the clouds.
The two Taoist priests in the middle, one old and one middle-aged, are dressed in magnificent robes and are orthodox disciples of the Three Pure Ones.
The middle-aged Taoist priest carefully helped the old man.
The old man was deathly still, like a thin sheet of paper that would crumble in the wind.
"Master Zhang, the old Taoist priest Zhang."
From one side of the cloud, a celestial official in a crimson robe spoke.
"I'll stop here."
Lu Qian, being a high-ranking official in charge of inspecting a continent, was too lazy to say much.
He glanced at the two patrol officers behind him: "You two accompany these two distinguished guests. If anyone obstructs the refining of the Mountain God Seal, or if anyone on the road is disrespectful, kill them on the spot."
The two clerks bowed in unison.
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The middle-aged Taoist priest, Master Zhang, quickly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Immortal Lord Lu."
The old Taoist priest struggled to open his eyes and nodded to Lu Qian.
He could no longer speak, but the people around him could understand his gaze.
This is a crazy, desperate urge that puts one's life on the line!
As a wandering immortal who has cultivated for hundreds of years, his lifespan is nearing its end.
He would absolutely be unwilling to be a minor mountain god on an ordinary mountain, but the Southern Continent and Eastern Continent are full of traps and pits, where competition within the Heavenly Court is fierce, and everyone is scrambling to get in. Therefore, coming to the Western Continent to try his luck is the best choice.
Besides, it's too late for him to seek other positions as mountain god now, as his lifespan is coming to an end.
Therefore, the only way to survive is through the mountain god's seal of Cuiyun Mountain.
Only by using the life force of the divine position to lock in the soul can one continue to live.
Lu Qian waved his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips: "No need for thanks. Once I've secured this divine position, I'll pay the monthly contributions, incense offerings, and spiritual herbs and fruits as they are due."
As soon as he finished speaking, his brows furrowed suddenly.
"Um?"
He didn't do anything, he just raised his hand and pointed towards the foot of the mountain.
A beam of divine light shot out, so fast that it left no trace.
boom!
The forest exploded open, and a black bear spirit, two zhang tall, soared into the sky, its body radiating demonic energy.
It held a boulder the size of a small mountain and hurled it fiercely towards the clouds.
Lu Qian didn't even lift his eyelids, and casually waved his hand.
A beam of light shot out, shattering the boulder into dust in mid-air, its tail piercing straight through the black bear spirit's chest.
The giant bear stiffened and then collapsed to the ground with a thud.
The smoke and dust cleared, leaving only deathly silence.
What a powerful bear demon with at least several hundred years of cultivation! It was killed like a chicken.
The two clerks' expressions changed slightly, and they lowered their heads: "Immortal Official, divine might."
Lu Qian dusted off his sleeves, turned on the cloud, and went straight back to the Heavenly Court to report.
The remaining four remained silent for a moment.
The middle-aged Taoist priest glanced down at the bear carcass, his brow furrowing slightly before returning to normal. He nodded to the two officials and said, "Please."
The two clerks immediately put on smiles and led the way.
The fat one sidled up to the old Taoist priest, speaking in a fawning tone: "Master Zhang, the divine position of Cuiyun Mountain is only seventh rank, which is unfair to you. But with you in charge, even the Bull Demon King and the rogue demon cultivators have to obediently bow their heads."
The skinny official chimed in, "That's right! Those monsters usually don't take us seriously at all. The mountain god has changed several times and never lasted long. But this time it's different."
The middle-aged Taoist priest suddenly spoke up: "What happened to the previous ones? Tell me in detail."
The two clerks exchanged a glance, their smiles froze for a moment, then returned to their usual cheerful expressions.
……
Meanwhile.
In the mountain god temple deep in Cuiyun Mountain.
Following the guidance of the green leaves, Zhong Xuan picked up the Mountain God Seal.
Suddenly, all sorts of mysterious information flooded into his mind.
"Brother! Brother!"
The monkey saw the human brother and stood there stunned.
Zhong Xuan felt as if he were in a dream.
In a daze, he saw a seed.
The seeds fell among a sea of pines and cypresses in the mountains, so tiny they were almost invisible.
The seed sprouted and grew upwards with all its might.
The sunlight streamed down, and it greedily absorbed it.
But the pine and cypress trees overhead were so dense that only scattered slivers of light filtered through.
It grows even more vigorously, its roots digging deep into the ground.
It competes with the surrounding pines and cypresses for every drop of water and every bit of nutrients.
One year, ten years, a hundred years.
It grows slowly, but it keeps growing.
Gradually, its branches and leaves became different from those of pine and cypress trees.
The leaves have a faint jade-like hue, and the branches have a subtle flow of golden light.
But the surrounding pines and cypresses were too tall.
This anomaly was hidden in the thick shade and went unnoticed.
I don't know how many years have passed.
It finally grew to the same height as thousand-year-old pines and cypresses.
At that moment, the sunlight poured down without any obstruction, and its entire body suddenly lit up.
What pine or cypress tree is that?
It's clearly a ginseng fruit tree!
The branches faintly reveal baby-like fruits, their entire bodies shimmering with precious light and exuding auspicious energy.
The pine and cypress trees in the forest finally discovered it.
But they can no longer overshadow its brilliance.
In a daze, the illusion began to dissipate.
……
Zhong Xuan opened his eyes, still sitting in the mountain god temple.
The stone seal was still in his palm, as if nothing had happened.
But he knew that this was Bodhi Patriarch's true intention.
What is this pine forest?
It was clearly enveloped by the strict rules and regulations of the countless immortals and Buddhas and the Three Pure Ones Taoist tradition.
The monkey tilted its head: "Brother human?"
Zhong Xuan snapped out of his daze and gently stroked the monkey's head: "Hmm, let me have some peace and quiet for a while."
He took a deep breath and understood what the patriarch had said before his departure.
"You'll have to deal with the Heavenly Court sooner or later, so it's better to arrive sooner rather than later."
Zhong Xuan lowered his eyes for a moment, then smiled slightly.
The struggle over the orthodox lineage has always been like this.
He cannot and is unwilling to back down or give up.
If one were to fight head-on, a mere mortal would inevitably be crushed to pieces.
Therefore, in this struggle, one must find the straight path through the twists and turns in order to reap the rewards.
He looked down at the stone seal.
The Mountain God's Seal is very subtle.
This is because the Cuiyun Mountain here is full of spiritual energy, which can nurture true cultivators and great demons.
While it may not be as spiritually significant as the Wuzhuang Temple, it is still a first-rate place in the mortal world.
The rank of the mountain god based on this is far higher than that of the ordinary mountain god.
Even so, he was merely a mountain god.
"The Patriarch has pointed out a dangerous path. He clearly wants me to follow the route of Zhenyuan Daxian and first obtain the safest Earth Immortal Dao Fruit."
Zhong Xuan sighed and, without further hesitation, sat cross-legged.
Left hand: Green leaf; Right hand: Mountain God Seal.
The green leaves were already breaking apart, and a supernatural power was naturally released.
It is said: an incarnation outside the body.
It was on this spiritually rich green leaf that a supernatural power was bestowed upon him, and it began to manifest its wondrous uses.
Zhong Xuan drew upon his heart's blood and began refining the Mountain God Seal rapidly.
As Qingye instructed, the simplest blood refinement would suffice, and magic power would not be needed for the time being.
Otherwise, having not yet begun practicing the true techniques of the ancient Qi cultivators, he would also lack any power.
In just a moment, to the monkey's astonishment,
The green leaf absorbed the surrounding soil and specks of light, as well as the wisps of blood energy from the young Taoist, and quickly formed a blurry human shape.
Then it twisted and wriggled rapidly, becoming clearer and clearer, gradually changing its appearance.
The monkey was so startled that it couldn't speak, wanting to touch it but daring not to.
It wasn't until about half an incense stick had burned out.
Another incarnation, almost identical to Zhong Xuan, appeared.
However, it was none other than the appearance of a hundred-year-old sage from the Blue Star of yesteryear!
The old Taoist priest suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze weathered yet gentle.
However, his eyes shone with divine light, and a powerful surge of magical energy naturally flowed from his body.
It was clearly already a primordial immortal body, free from any acquired impurities!
Zhong Xuan felt that when he focused his thoughts on this immortal incarnation, his use of magic power was natural, just like how human babies are born knowing how to eat and how to use their arms and legs to exert force.
With a wave of his hand, magical power surged forth, instantly stirring up the dust in the temple, and even the stone statues weighing tons began to sway.
The monkey was startled!
It was only because it clearly sensed the same aura and even the same soul as its brother that it felt better.
"Wukong, what's wrong? Don't you recognize me?" the old Taoist priest said with a smile.
"Brother, brother! Huh? Wukong?" The monkey stared wide-eyed, not understanding.
"This is my avatar, Brother Monkey. Once I have fully refined this Mountain God Seal, this Emerald Cloud Mountain will become our Daoist temple." The young Daoist smiled and reached out his hand, without explaining why he had his avatar call him Wukong. He then focused on refining the Mountain God Seal.