Hermit in the Mountains

On the island of immortality, on the ninth floor of the Myriad Treasures Pagoda, Ling Xuzi, dressed in a light gray Daoist robe, floated on the windowsill, his gaze fixed on the direction of the mortal island.

How could he not notice the new life form emerging in the inner world of his body?

The new life form exuded a life force that also carried the familiar aura of innate spiritual treasures.

This surge of spiritual energy caused his physical power to increase more than tenfold.

The internal cavern expanded to a thousand kilometers.

Very few things within the cave could escape his notice.

Judging from the aura and accompanying spiritual treasures of the creature born from the Golden Mother's womb, it's clear that it's no ordinary being.

The aura of the accompanying spiritual treasure in this creature is a grade higher than that of the innate spiritual treasure within the golden monkey.

The aura of this living being also resonated with the aura of business on the island of wealth.

Lingxuzi informed his master of the situation through the virtual world of myriad paths, and only after receiving a reply did he understand the reason.

In addition to the direct arrival of beings from other worlds, the Blue Star world also has a method of reincarnation of true spirits.

Since his master knew, he didn't need to worry too much. He just needed to keep an eye on their movements.

As long as he doesn't do anything harmful to the Longevity Cult, he doesn't need to take action.

After much deliberation, Lingxuzi finally informed his four senior brothers and sisters about the two reincarnations who had been reborn into the grotto-heaven, including the secret of the true spirit's reincarnation.

Out of curiosity, Di Yuanzi, Yin Yue Xianzi, and Zi Yangzi scanned the golden monkey and the fetus in the mother's womb with their divine senses.

They couldn't see through it, so they gave up and turned their attention back to cultivating themselves and comprehending the Great Dao.

The three of them had already reached the peak of the Dao Fruit Realm and were all accumulating strength to open up the secret realm of their own origin.

To break through from the Dao Flower Realm to the Dao Fruit Realm, one needs to comprehend a trace of the power of the laws, determine one's own path of cultivation, and condense the Dao Fruit with a trace of the power of the origin of the laws.

This requirement was too easy for them, as their Dao Seeds were formed from the condensation of various forces of heaven and earth.

For them, condensing the Dao Fruit was a natural process.

The Earth Element Condensed the Great Earth Dao Fruit.

Ziyangzi condensed the Dao Fruit of the Sun.

Their path was chosen when they became disciples.

Although they still have the opportunity to cultivate other great paths when they are condensing their Dao fruits.

but,

What they cultivated was one of the top paths.

There's no need to worry about which path to take.

When Su Xinghe learned that Yang Xiaoshan's spirit pet was the reincarnation of a powerful being's true spirit.

To be honest, he was a little envious of Yang Xiaoshan.

On second thought, I felt a little sorry for Yang Xiaoshan.

If the golden monkey awakens its past life memories in the future, will it rebel against the Heavenly Gang and beat up its master, Yang Xiaoshan, to vent its anger?

The thought of a spirit pet controlling its owner is thrilling.

Su Xinghe seemed to see Yang Xiaoshan's miserable future.

I still intend to remind Yang Xiaoshan to show more respect for his spirit pet.

Poor child.

Tsk tsk—

Su Xinghe suddenly caught a glimpse of the spirit tiger at the door, and a chill ran down his spine. He thought to himself, 'Could my spirit pet be the reincarnation of some powerful being?'

He shook his head frantically, "Impossible, impossible."

"Master only said that the golden monkey and the fetus in the golden mother's womb are reincarnations of powerful true spirits."

The fact that my spirit pet wasn't mentioned means Tiger is just an ordinary local tiger.

"That must be it, there's no mistake."

Just as Yu Xiaoyu reached the door, she saw her brother shaking his head and nodding at the same time. "Brother, what's wrong?" she asked.

Hearing the sound, Su Xinghe came back to his senses and looked up at the door.

He saw his poised and confident younger sister and said, "It's nothing, I was just thinking about something."

"I'm planning to go out and gain some experience. Would you like to come with us?"

"Brother, I won't go." Yu Xiaoyu gently placed the wooden plate of pastries on the small tea table.

"This is a new pastry I learned to make. Brother, try it, is it delicious?"

"Delicious, everything my sister makes is delicious." Su Xinghe praised first before picking up a pastry and taking a bite.

"Little sister, if you're bored at home, you can go play with Sister Yufu and the others."

"I'm leaving now." With that, he picked up the wooden tray and strode outside.

As Su Xinghe walked and ate the pastries on his plate, a golden monkey jumped from a tree onto his shoulder just as he entered the Spirit Peach Forest.

"Brother Su." The golden monkey greeted him, its arm flashing as it quickly grabbed a pastry from the wooden plate and began to eat it slowly.

"It's peach flavored, which is my favorite."

As it spoke, it grabbed another piece of pastry, stuffing its little mouth full.

"Cough cough cough—"

The golden monkey coughed and quickly took out a small gourd from its spatial storage.

It twisted open the gourd lid and poured a few mouthfuls of monkey wine into its mouth.

"Gurgle gurgle—"

It patted the pastries onto the ground, sat on Su Xinghe's shoulder, and patted its belly.

"Comfortable-"

He handed over the small gourd in his hand, "Brother Su, would you like a drink?"

"This is my newly brewed monkey wine, made from a full eighteen kinds of spiritual fruits."

Su Xinghe sniffed it; the wine did indeed smell quite fragrant.

He glanced at the saliva and pastries still clinging to the gourd's spout, then waved his hand, "I'm not thirsty right now."

"But Little Jin, you can brew a new gourd for me."

"I'll ask your sister Xiaoyu to make more peach-flavored pastries in the future, and save some for you."

He was actually quite tempted by the spirit wine brewed by the golden monkey. The more types and higher grades of spirit fruits he used, the better the spirit wine would aid his cultivation.

It's as if monkeys are born with the ability to brew wine.

He tried brewing it several times according to the recipe given by the golden monkey, but the taste and effect were far inferior.

It seems that only monkeys can brew real monkey wine.

"It's a promise, pinky swear, you can't lie to me." The golden monkey looked happy and extended its right little finger.

Unbeknownst to them, the man and the monkey had walked to the center of the forest.

Su Xinghe saw Yang Xiaoshan practicing his staff techniques and waited until he stopped before speaking, "Brother Xiaoshan, why don't you go out and train?"

"Go ahead, when are we leaving?" Yang Xiaoshan's eyes lit up when he heard about going out for training.

He had already learned about the wonders outside in the Virtual World of Myriad Paths, but he dared not sneak out alone.

He has a shrewish older sister who has been given orders that if he dares to run away alone, her legs will be broken.

He could only obediently practice his staff techniques frantically within the cave to improve his cultivation.

Seeing Yang Xiaoshan's restless expression, Su Xinghe knew the other was itching to leave. "Let's go now."

He asked with a smile, "Do you want to tell your sister?"

Yang Xiaoshan pulled the black iron rod out of the ground, carried it on his shoulder, and took a step to appear next to Su Xinghe in an instant.

"It's not too late for us to leave Changsheng Cave first and then inform my sister."

He grabbed Su Xinghe's arm and ran outside.

The two, a monkey and a tiger, quietly arrived at the teleportation island. They didn't dare to stop for a moment or look back, and stepped straight into the teleportation portal.

After traveling thousands of miles away on clouds, Yang Xiaoshan finally sent a message to his sister and parents through the virtual world of myriad paths.

After sending the message, Yang Xiaoshan shuddered. He could imagine how furious his parents and sister would be if they saw it.

The golden monkey sat on Yang Xiaoshan's shoulder, looking completely innocent. "Brother Shan, why are you shaking?"

On the cloud beside them, Su Xinghe couldn't help but tease, "Xiao Jin, your Shan-ge must be reminiscing about the time he got beaten up by Xiao Yu-jie."

The golden monkey added insult to injury, "Brother Shan, when did you get beaten up by Sister Xiaoyu again? How come I didn't know?"

Yang Xiaoshan rolled his eyes, grabbed the golden monkey by the back of its neck, and threw it aside.

"Brother Su, save me—"

The sound floated in the air, and the golden monkey adjusted its body in mid-air, landing steadily on Su Xinghe's shoulder.

The two, along with a monkey and a tiger, fought and frolicked as they flew thousands of miles, finally landing in a dense forest in Wandao Mountain.