Journey to the West: Deer Power Immortal, Starting from Becoming a Disciple of the Supreme Lord Tais

"Disciple understands the Bodhisattva's good intentions. That Black Scale has done bad things and deserves to die, but... but disciple has known him for hundreds of years. He has treated disciple with sincerity, and disciple cannot turn a blind eye. Disciple only wants to go down to the mortal realm to ask that Taoist priest to return the inner elixir, and will absolutely not cause any trouble," said the Great King Linggan.

The Bodhisattva looked at him and remained silent for a long time.

The Great King of Inspiration repeatedly kowtowed, his forehead striking the bluestone slab with a resounding thud: "I beg the Bodhisattva for mercy! I beg the Bodhisattva for mercy!"

After a long silence, Guanyin Bodhisattva sighed softly and said, "Since you are determined to go, I will not stop you. But you must remember not to harm the innocent and not to have any thoughts of killing."

King Linggan was overjoyed and repeatedly kowtowed, saying, "This disciple will remember the Bodhisattva's teachings and will never dare to disobey them!"

The Bodhisattva nodded, turned and walked into the purple bamboo forest.

The King of Inspiration stood up, his previous expression vanishing, replaced by a fierce glint in his eyes.

Although it promised the Bodhisattva not to harm the innocent, how could it easily let go of the debt of killing its brother by that Taoist priest?

With this thought in mind, it turned around, took out its own magical treasure from the pool, transformed into a golden light, and descended to the mortal realm.

...

After traveling for a while, Lu Qingxuan soon returned to Wangjia Village.

As Lu Qingxuan descended from the clouds, he saw the two demons, Huli and Yangli, sitting in Old Man Wang's courtyard. One of them was holding a large, rough porcelain bowl and slurping down some noodle soup.

Lu Qingxuan walked into the courtyard, and Yangli Daxian saw him first, smiling slightly: "Third brother is back. You've been gone for much longer than I have."

Lu Qingxuan smiled and sat down to the side. Old Man Wang quickly ladled out a bowl of noodle soup and brought it over.

Lu Qingxuan took a sip and then briefly recounted what had happened in the county town.

"That felt great! That felt great!"

Tiger Power Immortal slapped his thigh, his eyes gleaming: "That kind of evil spirit that plagues the people deserves to be dealt with like this! It's a pity I wasn't there, otherwise I would have torn that black fish demon to pieces with my own hands!"

The Great Immortal Yangli laughed and said, "With your brute strength, brother, you probably wouldn't even be able to get close to the Black Fish Demon..."

Tiger Power Immortal was aware of this, but that didn't stop him from wanting to tear the black fish demon apart with his bare hands.

The three demons laughed for a while, then Tiger Power Immortal asked, "Third Brother, have you taken care of all the souls you have?"

Lu Qingxuan took out the jade bottle and placed it on the stone table, saying, "There are two more, but unfortunately their bodies have already decayed..."

Tiger Power Immortal nodded. Lu Qingxuan had traveled to more places than they had, and it was truly remarkable that he had achieved such a feat. Immediately, the two demons also shared their own experiences.

Compared to Lu Qingxuan, they mostly encountered insignificant little demons and monsters.

Even so, these were extremely rare for mortals like Old Man Wang. To thank the three demons and to hear more stories, Old Man Wang specially killed a chicken and steamed a pot of buns, leaving the three demons behind.

The three demons couldn't refuse, so they stayed for a meal.

Xiao Bao surrounded the three demons, curiously asking them about the monsters. The three demons, without reservation, told him their stories.

After the meal, the three demons bid farewell to Old Man Wang and his grandson, and rode on the clouds to Zhongnan Mountain.

The three demons were in high spirits. Although their journey down the mountain had been fraught with difficulties, they had saved many lives, and they were very pleased with themselves.

After burning an incense stick, the outline of a desolate mountain faintly appeared in the clouds ahead.

Lu Qingxuan stared intently, and a thought struck him: wasn't this the place where he had picked those nine Ganoderma lucidum fruits?

But at this moment, there were two figures moving around where the Ganoderma lucidum fruit was originally sealed.

Lu Qingxuan's heart skipped a beat. He quickly tugged at Hu Li and Yang Li's sleeves and whispered, "Brother, wait a moment. Look at that mountain."

The two demons looked in the direction he was pointing and saw two boys standing on the desolate mountain. They were exquisitely beautiful, dressed in blue robes with silk ribbons around their waists, exuding an air of immortality.

The two boys were standing where the Ganoderma lucidum fruit was growing, looking down and seemingly discussing something.

Lu Qingxuan thought he knew the attendants of the celestial gods well, but he couldn't recognize the two of them at this moment.

They have the air of immortals, but they're not celestial beings or gods...

Wuzhuang Temple!

Lu Qingxuan's mind went blank for a moment, and he knew in his heart that something was wrong.

What kind of place is Wuzhuang Temple?

The Daoist temple of the ancestor of earth immortals. As for Zhen Yuanzi, to be honest, he was a powerful figure from the same era as his master, the Supreme Dao Ancestor.

The fact that the three of them had such an opportunity to exist is no laughing matter if we were to investigate it.

"Third brother, what's wrong?" Tiger Power Immortal asked in a low voice when he saw that Lu Qingxuan's expression was strange.

Lu Qingxuan quickly put his index finger to his lips as a shushing gesture, then pulled the two demons down from the clouds and hid in the pine forest on the opposite mountainside.

On the barren mountain,

Qingfeng crouched down, touched the remaining traces of the restriction on the ground, and frowned, saying, "The restriction on those nine Ganoderma lucidum fruits was indeed broken, and the fruits are nowhere to be found. But Master insists that there was never anything like them. Isn't that strange?"

Mingyue also squatted down and examined it carefully, saying, "I don't understand either. We saw with our own eyes the restrictions set up by the master, and we saw the nine Ganoderma lucidum fruits grow, so how come this thing didn't appear? Has the master gone senile?"

Qingfeng glared at him and whispered, "What nonsense are you talking about? Master is the ancestor of earth immortals, how could he be senile? I think there's something fishy about this, but since Master doesn't allow us to investigate, we can't delve into it too deeply."

Mingyue was still somewhat unwilling, so she stood up and looked around, her gaze sweeping over the pine forest on the opposite mountainside.

Sensing the moon's gaze, the three demons, including Lu Qingxuan, quickly lowered themselves and held their breath.

Mingyue looked for a while and found nothing unusual, then looked away and muttered, "Fine, fine, I'll listen to Master. But I just don't believe that the Ganoderma lucidum fruit can grow legs and run away by itself."

Qingfeng laughed and said, "Maybe it really will grow legs and run. Let's go, we've been out for most of the day, and we still have things to do at the temple."

They had sneaked out to see the nine Ganoderma lucidum fruits, and now that they had seen them, it was time for them to leave.

After the two boys finished speaking, they mounted a cloud and drifted away in the southeast direction.

Once the two boys had completely disappeared, Tiger Power Immortal breathed a sigh of relief and peeked out from behind the pine tree: "That was close. Those two boys looked young, but their cultivation was quite profound. Third Brother, could that Ganoderma lucidum fruit have been theirs?"

Lu Qingxuan shook his head with a wry smile: "If it were theirs, that would be good. If I'm not mistaken, those nine Lingzhi fruits were left by Zhen Yuanzi, the Great Immortal of Wuzhuang Temple. The ones who appeared earlier were Qingfeng and Mingyue, the two attendants under Zhen Yuanzi."

"Wuzhuang Temple? Zhen Yuanzi?" Tiger Power Immortal gasped.

Although he had never met Zhen Yuanzi, he had heard of the great name of this ancestor of earth immortals.

Those were figures who were friends with the Three Pure Ones and companions with the Four Emperors. Not to mention the three little demons, even the stars in the sky would treat them with utmost respect.

They actually possessed such a treasure?

Why do I feel a chill down my spine...?