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

Chapter 68: Immortal Help
Time flies so fast that forty years have passed without me noticing.

Jiang Yuanbao preserved the Wuzhuang Temple and focused on nurturing the acupuncture points in the body. Over the course of forty years, he opened up seventy-two acupoints in his head and two hundred and seven acupoints in his body.

It was much more difficult when he opened the eighty-one acupoints in his feet, and it was not easy to nurture them. When he first entered the first acupoint in his feet, the demonic obstacle in that acupoint surged, coming from nowhere and attacking his soul directly. If it were not for the protection of the five people, his soul would have been in danger.

It took him five years of hard work to remove all the demonic obstacles in his mind, and he used gentle fire to nourish it, but the gentle fire here was very slow.

Jiang Tong'er was puzzled by this teaching. In the past, when he was protecting Mu Mu and performing the Zhou Tian, ​​if there were any obstacles, he would have removed them immediately. Why was he being stopped now? He knew that he had to open up the 81 acupoints in both feet, and each acupoint had its own difficulties. However, although it was difficult to perform, there would be no obstacles to stop him.

The child doesn't know where the evil comes from, he just thinks it's difficult to nurture.

During that day, Jiang Yuan was nourishing his acupuncture points. Around noon, when he was about to inspect the Wuzhuang Temple, he suddenly heard two boys screaming.

Jiang Yuan went out upon hearing the sound, holding a jade whisk, gathering his energy with his eyes, and looked outside the Taoist room. He saw no evil spirits outside, and auspicious clouds were coming from the distance.

This work represents the arrival of a god, and it must be the result of the great immortal Zhen Yuanzi’s efforts.

Jiang Yuan walked to the gate of the temple, and followed the two boys to wait for Zhen Yuanzi.

Not long after, auspicious clouds descended, and it turned out that the immortal Zhen Yuanzi had returned with his disciples.

The second boy came forward and bowed: "Master!"

Zhen Yuanzi pointed to the second boy and said, "It is quite useful. Don't be lazy and clean the temple."

The two boys smiled happily.

Jiang Yuan stepped forward and bowed, "Great Immortal!"

Zhen Yuanzi smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work in guarding Wanshou Mountain and protecting it from evil. Thank you for this recipe."

Jiang Yuan said: "Great Immortal, there is no need to do this. The mountain has the remaining power of the Great Immortal. How dare the evil magic invade? I didn't use much force."

Zhen Yuanzi said: "The evil dharma has come and will destroy my cave heaven. Only the righteous dharma can make it retreat. How could I not know this? Guangxin, you follow me into the palace, and the rest of you can retreat."

After hearing this, the crowd bowed and dispersed.

Zhen Yuanzi walked towards the hall, and Jiang Yuan followed closely behind him.

They walked into the hall and took their seats.

Zhen Yuanzi said, "Guangxin, I have troubled you here. I have not been back for more than seventy years, so I have taught you to guard the mountain for a long time."

Jiang Yuan bowed and said, "It will take some time. I am still practicing, so I am not tired. Great Immortal, there is no need to say that."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi took a closer look and saw what a good boy he was. He had almost completed the cultivation, but the remaining eighty-one acupoints were not yet completed. He said, "Your cultivation is truly amazing."

Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, "What can I do? I have a demon blocking my acupoints and it is very difficult to nourish them. May I ask, Immortal, how can there be a demon blocking my acupoints?"

Zhen Yuanzi smiled and said, "Your Tao is about to be accomplished. This Tao is an extraordinary Tao that cannot be tolerated by heaven and earth, so I sent disaster to you. There is a saying that goes 'The Tao is high, the devil is high'. This devil has occupied your 81 orifices, and it may come from inside your body or from outside your body, which is blocking your Tao!"

Jiang Yuan suddenly realized and said, "It is fate. I have troubled the Immortal to solve my doubts. If this is the case, these eighty-one levels are indeed difficult."

Zhen Yuanzi said: "In this case, I will help you."

Jiang Yuan said: "I heard from my master that this path requires celibacy. If you don't follow this path, the elixir will be incomplete."

Zhen Yuanzi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you have passed this calamity. Besides, you have guarded the mountain for many years, so it is time for me to help you out of this difficulty."

When Jiang Yuan heard this, he was confused as to why he had a calamity. He then asked, "Great Immortal, where does the calamity come from?"

Zhen Yuanzi said, "Everywhere is a disaster, but you just don't know it. If you know it, it's not a disaster. If you don't know it, it's a disaster."

Jiang Yuan said: "In that case, please help me, the Immortal!"

Zhen Yuanzi then ordered the Taoist boy to bring a bowl of water.

The Taoist boy hurriedly took a cup of water and handed it to the immortal. The immortal pointed at the cup of water and saw that it was full but not overflowing. He smiled and said, "Guangxin, look at this cup of water. It is full but not overflowing. It is just in line with your destiny. It is time to resolve it."

After saying that, he chanted a spell, spit out a mouthful of water, and sprayed it on Jiang Yuan's feet. The water fell to the ground without leaving a trace and disappeared as soon as it touched the body. It was truly mysterious.

Jiang Yuanjue's spirit is pure and clear, with eighty-one orifices on his feet. If he gets divine help, all the demonic obstacles will disappear. He knew the magical powers of this immortal, so he thanked him again and again.

The immortal said, "Guangxin, don't rush back to Sanxing Cave. Complete the Nurturing Skill in the temple before you go back."

Jiang Yuan couldn't refuse the kindness, so he had to accept it. He was about to return to the Taoist temple to meditate and recuperate, but the immortal stopped him and pressed him onto the cushion.

The immortal said, "Don't leave in such a hurry. I want to talk to you about something."

Jiang Yuan supported the immortal and said, "What do you mean, what do you mean?"

The immortal called the Taoist boy back and said, "You have lived with my two boys for some years. What do you think of these two boys?"

Jiang Yuan said: "You shouldn't ask me, Great Immortal. If I told you something bad, I would have moved your heart and you would have made a mistake. If I told you something good, I would have been unworthy of your position and I would have misled you. Only when you see it with your own eyes can you make a final judgment."

The immortal pointed at Jiang Yuan and said, "You, Guangxin, have truly received the true teachings of Bodhi."

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Great Immortal, this is really hard to say."

The immortal had to give up and said, "You don't know, there are two or three children in my temple, their minds are unstable, they are aggressive, and they have vulgar eyes and foolish minds. That's why I asked them what their minds are like. Because they have only been here for a short time, I don't know their minds yet."

Jiang Yuan replied, "Great Immortal, these two people are sincere. But they still need you to see it in person before it counts."

The immortal was satisfied and let Jiang Tong'er leave.

Jiang Yuan bowed and left the hall.

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But in the Taofang, Jiang Yuan was sitting cross-legged on a cushion, concentrating on warming up the acupoints in his body. Now that the immortal Zhen Yuanzi had returned, he did not need to protect the Wuzhuang Temple and could just concentrate on warming up the acupoints. He would return to the mountain after the warming up was successful.

He looked inward at the acupoints on both feet. With the immortal's water, the acupoints were easily unblocked and could be warmed and nourished much faster. He then realized that among the 81 acupoints on both feet, the first acupoint felt like boiling water. This was exactly what the ancestor had said, and the acupoints had been successfully opened.

Jiang Tong'er thought to himself, "If this continues, it won't take a few years for the nurturing to be successful."

He taught Wen Yang this step already knowing the plan well.

Time flies, and before I knew it, five years have passed.

Jiang Yuan devoted himself to nurturing the acupoints, and sure enough, after five years, he succeeded in his nurturing work, and it was truly like "the medicinal energy of the cauldron is stored, and the acupoints in the body are connected."

He and the rest of them had intercourse, and were still two steps away from the Nine Turns to Form the Pill.

This warming and nourishing is to pave the way for intercourse. This step is very easy for him. When he returns to the mountain, he will ask the master for advice, and he will surely succeed.

The path to alchemy will be accomplished!
Jiang Yuan knew what was going on, but he was not impatient. He got up and went out to say goodbye to the immortal and return to Fangtai Mountain.

He walked out of the Taoist room and saw a Taoist boy leading a white deer not far away. He walked up to him and asked, "Junior brother, is the immortal here?"

The Taoist boy handed the white deer to Jiang Yuan and said, "My master said that Senior Brother Guangxin will definitely return to the mountain in the next few years after achieving success, but there is no need to tell him. When Senior Brother achieves success in the future, we will have the opportunity to see him."

When Jiang Yuan heard this, he sighed in his heart: "He is indeed a Taoist master, who follows his heart and lets nature take its course."

He did not insist on saying goodbye in person. He took the white deer and asked the Taoist boy to thank the immortal on his behalf before riding the white deer back to the mountain.

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