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

Chapter 88 Wukong's Small Success in Alchemy
Time flies so fast that before I knew it a month has passed.

The three elements of the Three Stars Immortal Cave are cultivated with one heart. Jiang Yuanxi has the universe in his sleeves, and teaches him to master it as soon as possible. Zhen Jian often holds the leaves in his hands, but he can't understand it. Wukong got a good thing, secretly practiced the golden elixir, and made rapid progress.

One day, Jiang Yuan was summoned by the master, so he went to the quiet room, met the master and asked him the reason.

The master took a cushion and handed it to the boy, asking him to sit down, and said, "Zhen Yuanzi sent someone to invite you to the temple."

Jiang Yuan sat down, not understanding what he meant, and asked, "The Immortal is out, so can I be the one guarding the mountain?"

The ancestor said, "I don't know. Zhen Yuanzi sent someone here, but he didn't tell me why."

Jiang Yuan said: "Master, the immortal helped me in the past, and now he has sent someone to invite me, so I must go there."

The ancestor said: "That's right. Your skills and methods are enough to make you worry-free."

After hearing this, Jiang Yuan stood up, bowed, and was about to go to Wanshou Mountain.

The master stopped the boy and said, "Don't worry, don't worry! Boy, I don't know how many years it will take for you to return from this journey, but I will teach you a method. You can learn it in your spare time and use it to protect yourself."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan walked up to the master, thanked him again and again for his kindness, and then asked him to pass on the teachings.

The master said, "What I am passing on to you is the 'True Fire of Samadhi'. You should remember the formula well. This fire is extraordinary and can be forged into diamond. This fire cannot be extinguished when it meets water. Pouring water on it is like pouring oil on the fire, which will fuel the flames. I will teach you a way to protect yourself, which is enough."

Say it.

The master told the child the secret of the Samadhi True Fire.

The boy memorized the formula carefully, but he felt that this method was very easy, because this method was similar to the "fire" when he practiced alchemy, and it was used for the primordial spirit. He asked: "Master, this is similar to the fire."

The master smiled and said, "What kind of fire doesn't need fire control? If you learn fire control, you can get twice the result with half the effort."

Jiang Yuan suddenly realized, and said, "The temperature is really a magical effect."

For those who cultivate the golden elixir, three things are important: setting up the cauldron, collecting herbs, and controlling the fire. This fire control is a secret that is not passed on. If the master had not passed on the top-grade secret method of controlling the fire and explained the fire control to him, he would never have known it.

The master said, "This method is very wonderful. You must learn it in its entirety."

Jiang Yuan kept it in mind.

The master then taught him to go.

Jiang Yuan left the master's quiet room and returned to his residence. He wore a purple robe and held a whisk in his hand, then he left the Sanxing Immortal Cave.

When he reached the gate of Sanxing Cave, he saw the monkey coming back with water. The monkey saw him from afar, waved to him, and bowed to him when he came closer.

The monkey said happily: "Big Brother!"

Jiang Yuan took a closer look and saw a stern and majestic look in the monkey's eyes. It turned out that he had made some progress in the art of elixir. It took him more than a month to achieve this step. It was like the creation of heaven and earth. There would be no obstacles in his practice of the golden elixir.

However, it is said that the heaven and the earth were created by themselves, and there is no need to invite five people. The acupoints in the body will open up by themselves, and there is no need to warm and nourish them. The heaven and the earth are formed by themselves. The cauldron and furnace are set up when you are born, and collecting herbs is as easy as drinking water.

The boy practiced for hundreds of years and overcame all kinds of difficulties, but he taught the monkey to achieve it easily. If someone who could not achieve enlightenment knew about it, there would definitely be trouble. However, the boy has already achieved enlightenment through cultivation, so we can only congratulate him.

Jiang Yuan said: "Junior brother, you have made some progress in your cultivation. Congratulations! Congratulations!"

Wukong said, "I am much better than you, Senior Brother. Can you travel far?"

Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "If a senior calls me, I will go and visit him. Junior brother, please practice well."

Wukong bowed and said, "Big Brother, please go now. Please go now. I won't be late. I will practice hard."

Jiang Yuan heard this, returned the gift and left Sanxing Immortal Cave. When he left the house, he saw a Taoist boy with a bun on his head and short curly hair in front of him. He found his white deer from nowhere and was playing with it, looking very happy.

Jiang Yuan walked closer and the white deer jumped over and rubbed against him to please him. He stroked the white deer gently.

The Taoist boy came up to him, raised his hand to Jiang Yuan and said, "Brother Guangxin, my master wants to see you."

Jiang Yuan asked, "What did the Immortal say?"

The Taoist boy shook his head and said, "I don't know. My Taoist master sent me here to invite Senior Brother Guangxin to Wanshou Mountain."

Jiang Yuan said: "If that's the case, I'll go there, where will my junior brother come from?"

The Taoist boy replied: "It is the power of walking."

When Jiang Yuan heard this, he knew that the boy had not yet achieved enlightenment and was just an ordinary person. However, he could not lift the boy up because he had not yet achieved enlightenment and his air was heavy and turbid. He could not be lifted up by the pure air like clouds and mist. If he were to walk there, it would take some days and was really inconvenient.

He is not good at unorthodox methods. If anyone is taught any unorthodox methods, he will use his magic to catch the evil wind and arrest him.

He said, "Brother, I don't have the ability to help you."

The Taoist boy bowed and said, "Please go ahead, Senior Brother. I will go back to the mountain on foot."

Jiang Yuan said: "Although I can't lift you up, I have a method called 'The Universe in the Sleeve'. If you agree, I will teach you this method. I will put you into my sleeve, and when you land on Longevity Mountain, I will take you out. It is faster than walking."

The Taoist boy heard this and said happily: "Brother Guangxin, please cast a spell. This 'The Universe in the Sleeve' spell is often seen in my master. It is harmless, harmless! It is indeed easy!"

Jiang Yuan chanted a spell and used the 'Universe in the Sleeve' spell. He gently spread his sleeves to the wind, and quickly enveloped the Taoist child and put him into his sleeves.

He looked at the sleeves and robes and knew that this method was very effective. He could pretend that no one was there. He just needed to use this method and those powerful people would be able to do whatever he wanted without any resistance.

Jiang Yuan gently stroked the white deer and let it go to play on the cliff. Then he jumped up, created a cloud, and drove to Wanshou Mountain.

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After more than half a day, Jiang Tong'er finally arrived at Wanshou Mountain on a cloud. He had not yet mastered the skill of flying on clouds. Among the 108 great techniques, there was a method of flying on clouds, but he had not mastered it yet, so he had to come slowly.

He walked to Wanshou Mountain, pressed down the clouds, and landed in front of Wuzhuang Temple. He opened his sleeves and took out the Taoist boy like a straw man.

The Taoist boy landed and looked around, overjoyed. After thanking Jiang Yuan, he walked to the gate of Wuzhuang Temple and knocked on the door, shouting, "Brother Guangxin is here! Open the door quickly."

After a while, the gate of the temple opened and two Taoist children walked out. Jiang Yuan recognized these two people. They were the two children who guarded the temple with him in the past. Now he saw that they had some spiritual skills.

The two Taoist boys came forward to pay their respects and said, "Brother Guangxin, we haven't seen each other for many years. It is so great to see you again."

Jiang Yuan returned the gift and said with a smile: "Two junior brothers, congratulations on your successful cultivation."

The two Taoist boys saw Jiang Yuan, wearing a purple robe and a whisk, and had already become an immortal. How could they dare to boast? They said, "We are just practicing superficially, but you are the real practitioner. My master always said that when you achieve success, you will become an immortal. Even if the gods come to invite you, you will not go."

Jiang Yuan said: "I am not very experienced in Taoism, how can I become an immortal? I will practice for a few more years first."

The Taoist boy who invited the others came forward and said, "Brother Guangxin, my two junior brothers, please stay a little longer to chat about the past. My master is in the temple now."

The second Taoist boy apologized and took Jiang Yuan into the temple and went to the palace.

Jiang Yuan walked in and looked around. Wuzhuang Temple was unchanged from the past, except for the presence of more Taoist children. This was probably because the immortal of his age had accepted new disciples. There were a lot more people in Wuzhuang Temple than in Sanxing Immortal Cave.

　There is another chapter that needs to be modified temporarily. It will be published later.
　　
　
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