I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 8: The master opens the palace and bestows red fruit, Zhuang Yan congratulates and presents the Jade Sea Pearl
"The Three Stars Cave of the Slanting Moon, the Lingtai Square Inch Mountain."

Zhuang Yan stood outside an antique cave, looking at the couplets on both sides of the cave door and said, "Beautiful cave, beautiful world."

Patriarch Bodhi stood in front of the cave, stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment, mountain god."

When Zhuang Yan saw Patriarch Bodhi, he immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I pay my respects to the Patriarch."

Upon seeing this, Patriarch Bodhi stepped forward, holding a whisk in his right hand, and grasping Zhuang Yan's wrist with his left hand, saying with a smile, "Thank you, mountain god. Come, come, come, please come into the mansion and have a chat."

Patriarch Bodhi held Zhuang Yan's hand and led them into the cave. As soon as Zhuang Yan came in, he discovered that there was a different world here.

This is not a cave at all, it is actually a Taoist temple. There are palaces and pavilions lined up one after another, corridors and terraces passing through the woods and across the water, beautiful flowers and grass, green pines and cypresses, the roars of monkeys and the cries of cranes, and the immortal sounds of the cave.

Entering the main hall of the Taoist temple, there is only the word "Tao" on the altar, and no statues of immortals or Buddhas.

There was a table in the hall, with a cushion on each side. Patriarch Bodhi pointed at the cushions and said, "Mountain God, please sit down."

Zhuang Yan thanked him, then walked to the front of the cushion and bowed, saying, "Master, please."

Afterwards, the two of them sat down together, and the boy immediately served them magical tea, magical fruit, delicacies, and fine wines, with a fragrant aroma that filled the air.

Patriarch Bodhi pointed to a plate of vermilion-colored fairy fruit that shone with red light and said, "This is the ten-thousand-year-old 'red fruit' that I picked in Yingzhou. Please have a taste, mountain god."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan immediately picked up a red fruit and took a bite. Instantly, a refreshing and spiritual breath rushed straight to his sky, and at the same time, a stream of hot heat like fire filled Zhuang Yan's mouth.

Zhuang Yan's face turned red in an instant, and white smoke even came out of his seven orifices.

The boy beside him was slightly startled when he saw this, and stepped forward and said, "Grandmaster, the mountain king's cultivation is low, and I'm afraid he won't be able to benefit from the power of the red fruit."

Patriarch Bodhi raised his hand and said with a smile: "Don't panic, just watch."

Upon hearing this, the boy stopped and looked towards Zhuang Yan. He saw that Zhuang Yan suddenly swallowed the whole red fruit, then formed a magic seal with his hands and closed his eyes to practice his energy.

In the eyes of Patriarch Bodhi and the boys, Zhuang Yan was sitting cross-legged at this moment, practicing his internal energy to refine the power of the red fruit.

In fact, Zhuang Yan directly activated the "instant refining" function at this moment. In just a moment, the immortal power of the entire Ten Thousand Year Red Fruit was directly refined by Zhuang Yan. The powerful immortal power immediately filled Zhuang Yan's dantian, meridians, acupoints throughout the body, and all parts of his flesh.

As the immortal power of this ten thousand year old red fruit was refined, Zhuang Yan's "Hui Yuan Jing Xin Fa" also began to work.

The enormous amount of immortal power continuously transformed into magic power, and circulated throughout the body according to the circulation of the "Hui Yuan Jing Xin Fa".

Zhuang Yan's Qi was rising. The boy beside him said in surprise, "He actually refined the Red Fruit's power so quickly!"

Another boy said, "He is about to break through."

In an instant, Zhuang Yan's Qi reached its peak, and he had reached the critical point of breaking through from refining Qi into spirit to refining spirit returning to emptiness.

At this time, Patriarch Bodhi waved the whisk in his hand and began to chant: "The golden elixir turns into Aolai Peak, and the three lights are in the same order. The Niwan Palace opens up the world, and everything can be accommodated."

As Patriarch Bodhi finished speaking, golden light shone from Zhuang Yan’s spiritual platform.

The next moment, the golden elixir in his body instantly soared up, flew all the way to the center of his eyebrows and landed, then the golden elixir dissolved and turned into a round golden turtle peak.

At the same time, his upper, middle and lower dantian also flew to the center of his eyebrows and turned into three golden stars hanging in the sky above the Jindan Ao Peak.

Afterwards, the magic power in his body surged up continuously and all poured into the Golden Dan Ao Peak.

A moment later, a loud "crack" sounded in Zhuang Yan's mind, and then the three dantians turned into three rays of light that fell down, instantly splitting the golden elixir Aofeng.

'Rumble'

The moment the Golden Core Ao Peak was split open, it turned into a dark world, but just a moment later, a ray of golden light was born in the world.

The golden light illuminated this world, and then torrents of magical power poured into this world, merged into this world, and finally supported, stabilized, and formed this world.

The Niwan Palace was born, which is a sign that one has entered the stage of 'training the spirit and returning to emptiness'.

With the birth of Niwan Palace, all the magic power, strength, and cultivation in Zhuang Yan's body entered Niwan Palace and took root here. Zhuang Yan's Qi was also stabilized in the realm of practicing spirit and returning to the void. At this time, he slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and then opened his eyes.

"Congratulations, Mountain God. You have taken another step forward on the path to immortality." Patriarch Bodhi said with a smile.

Zhuang Yan immediately stood up and bowed solemnly to Patriarch Bodhi, saying, "Thank you, Patriarch, for giving me the immortal fruit and helping me to break through."

Patriarch Bodhi waved his hands and said with a smile: "This is all the mountain god's own good fortune. If other Qi-refining and Spirit-transforming cultivators took this red fruit, it would only do harm and no good. They would be burned to ashes in an instant."

"Oh?" Zhuang Yan asked, "Why is that?"

Patriarch Bodhi said, "Please sit down, mountain god, and let me explain slowly."

After Zhuang Yan sat down, Patriarch Bodhi said, "This ten thousand year old red fruit contains a vast amount of fire spirit energy. If one is not blessed with a deep affinity and a spiritual foundation, he will definitely not be able to withstand this fire spirit energy and will end up being burned to ashes."

At this point, Patriarch Bodhi looked at Zhuang Yan and said, "But I see that you, the Mountain God, have extraordinary roots and your foundation in Taoism is perfect, so I dare to take out this ten thousand year old red fruit for you to enjoy."

Zhuang Yan suddenly realized that he was an innate creature transformed by the golden finger, so his Taoist roots were naturally extraordinary.

As expected of him, he is Bodhi Patriarch. He has omnipotent magical powers. Up to now, the only two people who can tell that he has extraordinary roots are Taishang Laojun and Bodhi Patriarch.

"Grandmaster, you have a keen eye. I admire you." Zhuang Yan said with a bow.

Patriarch Bodhi said with a smile: "If the mountain god doesn't mind, would it be okay for me to call you 'little friend'?"

"Okay." Zhuang Yan said very straightforwardly, "You can call me Grandmaster."

Patriarch Bodhi nodded, and then asked, "Do you have a master?"

Zhuang Yan shook his head and said, "No, there is only one technique that Taishang Laojun gave me, called 'Huiyuan Jingxin Fa'."

Patriarch Bodhi nodded, and was very moved by Zhuang Yan, wanting to accept him as his eldest disciple.

But unfortunately, Zhuang Yan was an immortal official in heaven, so it was difficult to speak for fear of being rude.

Then, Patriarch Bodhi said, "If you have nothing to do, you may come to Fangcun Mountain more often. I will be opening the mountain to accept disciples and teach in the near future. If you have any questions about cultivation techniques and magic, you can come and ask me."

"Oh, okay." Zhuang Yan nodded quickly and said, "Then I would like to thank the Grandmaster."

Seeing that Zhuang Yan was neither surprised nor pleased, and responded to his thanks in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, Patriarch Bodhi couldn't help but like him even more, "He has a noble mind, is calm and steady, and is truly a good talent." Patriarch Bodhi praised in his heart.

But in reality, what Zhuang Yan was thinking was: "No matter what kind of magic or supernatural power, it's not as useful as my plug-in function."

At this time, Zhuang Yan asked, "By the way, Grandmaster, a few days ago, a blazing golden light suddenly rose from the east and shot towards the Dou Palace. I wonder if something has happened?"

Patriarch Bodhi smiled upon hearing this and said, "That was a creature from the Dongsheng Divine Continent. Because he had innate energy in his body, he had boundless divine power. The golden light from his eyes shot straight into the Dou Palace, shaking the heavens. Later, he drank spring water, ate mountain fruits, and took things from the mortal world. Once the innate energy disappeared and turned into acquired energy, the golden light also dissipated."

“I see.” Zhuang Yan nodded and thought to himself, “It seems that the Monkey King has been born.”

At this moment, Zhuang Yan's mind moved, and a spiritual response came from the mountain temple.

Patriarch Bodhi looked at Zhuang Yan's sudden change of expression and asked, "My friend, what happened?"

Zhuang Yan immediately stood up and said, "Master, please forgive me. There is a spiritual response coming from the mountain temple. It is either incense and prayers from the human world or an official decree from heaven, so I have no choice but to return to the temple."

Patriarch Bodhi smiled and said, "I see. Official business is more important. You should go back first, my friend."

Zhuang Yan stood up and walked out of the table, bowed to Patriarch Bodhi and said, "Congratulations to Patriarch Bodhi for opening his academy. I wish you many talented students and many successful students."

After that, Zhuang Yan took out the Jade Sea Pearl from his sleeve and said, "I am poor and have nothing to give to the master. This Jade Sea Pearl is the only magic weapon I have, so I will give it to you as a gift to congratulate you on opening your mansion. Although it is not as valuable as your Ten Thousand Years Red Fruit, it is my sincere gift. I hope you will not despise it and accept it."

Patriarch Bodhi still had a kind smile on his face, but his temperament had become much more serious. He walked forward to take the Jade Sea Pearl, then bowed and said, "Thank you very much, my friend. This gift and this affection are as precious as heaven and earth. I will always remember them in my heart."

When Zhuang Yan saw that Patriarch Bodhi had accepted the Jade Sea Pearl, he said goodbye and left. Patriarch Bodhi took the boy and escorted Zhuang Yan all the way out of the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave. They did not return to the cave until Zhuang Yan disappeared into the Danchi Ridge on a cloud of light.

(End of this chapter)