Journey to the West: Beginning with the Apprenticeship of Bodhi Patriarch

Chapter 19 Real gold is not afraid of fire

In the quiet room of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars Cave, Jiang Yuan got an idea and came back here to meditate.

Jiang Yuan sat on the cushion, calmed his mind, and wanted to ask Jin Gong to return to his place.

Seeing that Jiang Yuan was in a state of meditation, with his mind focused on his lungs, he was in no hurry to look for him. Instead, he made a gesture and called his inner monkey 'Black and White Fish' over.

Wait for the black and white fish to return to their positions, and protect his mind.

Jiang Yuan's mind was on the lungs. He instructed the black and white fish to prepare themselves and attack the lungs fiercely.

The black and white fish received the order and went to the lungs. The black and white fish had tremendous strength, and the pain in his lungs was unbearable. He burst into tears. This pain was not the other pain, but an internal pain, like thousands of ants and centipedes biting his body.

Fortunately, Jiang Tong'er had perseverance and persevered.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Jiang Yuan only felt the pain in his lungs eased, and there was a faint burning sensation that made his face flush. He calmed himself down and looked inside again, and saw the black and white fish running around in his lungs, making his lungs feel like they were on fire.

Before he knew it, his eyes seemed to be disturbed by wind and smoke, and were actually smoked red. He rubbed his runny nose, but it didn't get better. His lungs felt like they were being burned through.

"Burn through, burn through!"

"Could it be that I guessed wrong? The pulmonary viscera are the lungs, and they exist in the lungs. They can only be revealed when they are burned by fire. It is really a case of fire overcoming metal, but why is it so difficult?"

"No, it is said that real gold is not afraid of fire. Jin Gong is real gold. This is knowledge. The two gods of desire are causing trouble. How dare they ruin my practice!"

Jiang Yuan was in great pain and became furious. He took the Yu Ding and placed it in front of the Ni Palace.

hum!
Yu Ding was shocked, and a cool breeze blew past, soothing his lungs.

There were whispers in Jiang Yuan's ears again, telling him to give up, go down the mountain to marry a wife and children, telling him that his current magical powers were enough, so there was no need to endure the hardship of practicing, and telling him to use his current abilities to go to Jambudvīpa to create a prosperous world.

It turned out that the two gods saw him suddenly realize the method of "seeing the Golden Lord" and could not help themselves, so they came to disrupt his practice.

Jiang Yuan turned a deaf ear to them. After a while, his palace shook violently and his spirit exerted its power to clear away the whispers for him, allowing him to meet Jin Gong with peace of mind.

He calmed his mind and watched the black and white fish swimming in his lungs.

After the black and white fish swam for a long time, Jiang Tong'er really saw the "Lung Palace" emerge from the lungs. He was very excited, as it was exactly as he thought.

The monkey in heart resides in the heart palace, and the gold prince resides in the lung palace.

Jin Gong is used by the Monkey King and is his weapon, so it must be related to him.

As far as he knew, "the words from the heart" were the truth, and the word "truth" was important. Jin Gongding was real gold, and real gold was not afraid of fire. As he guessed, the lungs would only manifest under the fierce attack of the heart.

Jiang Yuan immersed himself in his mind and probed into the lungs.

The shape of this lung palace is a three-legged stove, which is empty inside, with no fire under the stove, and the stove top is tightly closed, so no gold can be seen.

Jiang Yuan murmured, "Golden Lord is a weapon, doesn't it need me to refine it? This is the reason, the monkey mind needs to be stabilized, and the golden Lord needs to be refined by fire."

Weapons must be forged with fire, and steel will only be forged through repeated forging.

These two black and white fish represent the shape of Tai Chi. Where can he find fire?

While Jiang Yuan was thinking hard, the voice of the master came from outside.

"Boy, come to the altar."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan stood up from the cushion and stumbled. He was surprised to find that his body had become three times lighter. He was afraid that if he jumped up at this moment, he would not be able to stop until a hundred or fifty feet away.

Jin Gong showed up and taught him to improve his skills.

Jiang Yuan put on his coat, opened the door and went towards the Yaotai.

When he reached the Yaotai, he saw the master sitting on the altar, waiting for him for a long time. When Jiang Yuan saw the master, he bowed and said, "Thank you for waiting for me, Master!"

The ancestor did not answer. He looked Jiang Yuan up and down, and thought to himself with joy, "This boy was not born by heaven and earth, but he can cultivate the golden elixir path so quickly. The lungs must be refined by fire. I thought that even if the boy's spirit is strong, it would take thirty years for him to understand. I didn't expect that he could understand it in just one year! A genius, a genius!"

"In a few years, the boy will have great magical powers! Although the boy is greedy for immortality, he has a pure heart. If he goes out and sees this world, he will definitely cause trouble. When the five of you return, I will teach you some self-defense skills."

After thinking about it, the master stood up from the altar and personally helped Jiang Yuan to sit down.

Jiang Yuan was terrified: "Why bother Master to help me?"

The master laughed and said, "You and I are master and disciple, why are you still talking about these things? Is Mr. Jin here now?"

Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "That's right! Master, I taught the monkey to attack the lungs to make the Golden Lord appear. But the lungs were in the shape of a furnace, with nothing inside. At that time, the monkey used the water-grinding technique to subdue it. Now, how can I use the Golden Lord?"

The master said, "Tong'er, what do you think?"

Jiang Yuan replied: "Master, I see it is in the shape of a furnace. As the saying goes, 'True gold is not afraid of fire'. Could it be that it is burning with fire to forge a weapon to help the monkey in mind?"

The master raised his hands and said, "You are smart, boy! It is true. Swords cannot be made without real fire. But there is a saying about the temperature of fire. Come closer and I will teach you the temperature so that you can forge swords."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan washed his ears attentively and knelt down before the master.

The master bowed his head and told Jiang Yuan everything about the temperature.

Jiang Yuan suddenly realized that Jin Gong was so difficult to train. According to the ancestors, he needed to chant spells every day to control the fire and inhale and exhale the "yin and yang fire".

The so-called swallowing and spitting out "yin and yang fire" means teaching him to sit in the east or west every day, to be burned by the sun, and to use the sun fire to start a furnace and burn weapons.

There is a trick here. The winter solstice is in the west, and the summer solstice is in the east. This means that after the winter solstice, he needs to be burned by the "yin fire" in the west every day, and after the summer solstice, he needs to be burned by the "yang fire" in the east every day.

Calcinating the lungs is not an easy task.

The master said: "When your luck reaches a point where you can see the sky above and the underworld below, then your Golden Master will be formed and can be used by the Monkey King."

Jiang Yuan asked: "Master, what shape is Jin Gong?"

Upon hearing this, the master laughed and said, "You little boy, why don't you ask me about your monkey heart? How can I know what shape your golden father is? Your golden father will take the shape of whatever your monkey heart lacks."

Jiang Yuan stretched out his hand and a Yin-Yang fish appeared on the left and right. This Yin-Yang fish was missing something.

He looked at them carefully, but couldn't figure out what was missing from the two fish.

I only thought that in Journey to the West, Sun Wukong used the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, so what kind of weapons can these two fish use?

Jiang Yuan didn’t know.

The master patted the boy's mud palace and said, "Just practice well. When your thoughts are confused, wait for your gold to be calcined, and you will know what it is."

Jiang Yuan cried out "ouch", covered his head, and felt his mind become clearer. He knew that the master was teaching him to have fewer distracting thoughts. He said, "Thank you, Master!"

The master nodded and said, "Go, go! Practice well and cultivate great magical powers as soon as possible."

Jiang Yuan shook his head, stood up and asked, "Master, what is the great magic power?"

The ancestor said: "If you refine a golden elixir, you will gain the secret of longevity. If you also acquire various skills, you will become a great magic power."

Jiang Yuan thought about it and asked again: "Master, if you have great magical powers, is it possible to enter the underworld safely?"

The master did not answer, but held a ruler and pointed at Jiang Yuan, pretending to hit him, scaring Jiang Tong'er so much that he ran away...

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