Chapter 295: Zhu Bajie’s training, Laojun’s arrival
The conversation was about the Three Stars Cave of the Slanting Moon. The Immortal and Patriarch Bodhi were discussing the wonders of the chess game and the image of the golden elixir. They talked for a long time before they finished.

Jiang Yuan knew that he had disturbed the master for too long, so he did not dare to disturb him again. He stood up to say goodbye and leave to meditate in seclusion.

The master suddenly stopped Jiang Yuan.

The immortal turned around and bowed, then asked the master if there was anything important that needed his attention.

The master designated a chess game and said, “My boy’s practice has impressed me. After this game, I know how your practice is going. But my boy should find an opportunity to go to Tushita Palace to practice the external alchemy. With your current practice, you will be able to achieve success in the external alchemy easily. It will be of great use to you if you succeed in the external alchemy.”

Jiang Yuan asked, “Master, do you think that I should go to Tushita Palace to cultivate the outer alchemy path?”

The master nodded and said, “That’s exactly what I meant, but if you don’t have anything important to do, you can go.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan said, “Master, I have not yet saved the person that Laojun mentioned. Chongyang was reincarnated in the human world, and the restoration of the law has not been completed. I have some concerns.”

The master smiled and said, “Boy, don’t worry. You have been practicing external alchemy for only a few dozen years. It won’t bother you with things here. Just practice meditation.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan said, “In this case, I will follow Master’s instructions and go to Tushita Palace to practice the external alchemy. I will be gone for several decades, so please take care of yourself, Master.”

The master said: “Boy, you can go after you have some rest. A few decades will pass in a flash. Don’t worry about it.”

As he spoke, the master seemed to have some feelings in his heart. He looked outside and then he had the Dharma Eye, which allowed him to see the three realms and understand what was going on.

The master said, “My boy, maybe you don’t need to go to Tushita Palace alone.”

Jiang Yuan asked: “Master, what do you mean?”

The master said, “I see that Laojun is in the lower world, Dongsheng Shenzhou. I have sent a message to Laojun. When he is done with his work, he will come. Then you can go to Tushita Palace with Laojun.”

Jiang Yuan accepted the order and said, “I will follow Master’s instructions.”

The master smiled and nodded, then let the immortal leave.

After paying his respects, the Immortal left the quiet room.

The ancestor looked at the real person’s leaving figure, smiling, very happy, and secretly said: “This boy, his practice has not changed, starting from humble beginnings, and practicing the Golden Elixir Orthodoxy for hundreds of years, nearly a thousand years, and finally succeeded. The Golden Elixir Orthodoxy is difficult to succeed, and it cannot be cultivated without great perseverance and great luck. Even if it is cultivated, it must endure a hundred hardships. However, after the Golden Elixir Orthodoxy is cultivated, there are still disasters. This disaster is that after suffering and then succeeding, it is easy to lose heart and evil. Even though my boy succeeded, he never lost heart, and his heart was as calm as water. Now that it is finally approaching, he can cultivate great magic power!”

……

But after the Immortal came out of the quiet room, he did not go back to practice in his room. He went to Yaotai and called Red Boy.

When Red Boy heard the Immortal’s call, he dared not disobey and went to Yaotai to meet the Immortal.

Jiang Yuan sat on the platform and said with a smile, “Zhengci, no need to be polite. Please take a seat in the middle.”

Upon hearing this, Red Boy sat down obediently in the class. He looked around and saw that he was the only one in the class. He knew that his master only called him.

After Red Boy sat down, he asked, “Master, why did you ask me to come here?”

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, “I just wanted to see how your practice is going, so I called you here.”

Red Boy said, “Master, I have practiced correctly. I hope you can check it.”

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded, then asked about Red Boy’s cultivation.

……

But in Yongzhou of the southern continent, Zuo Liang and Zhu Bajie traveled for a long time and finally arrived here.

Zhu Bajie was a little indignant and said, “Zhengyuan, you are leaving now, you should learn the ability to fly in the clouds and wind. I am traveling with you like this, but you are moving very slowly, making me wait for you for a long time.”

Zuo Liang smiled and said, “Master Hu Ding, don’t be impatient, don’t be impatient.”

Zhu Bajie said, “Why can’t I hurry? If I were to ride a cloud, I would arrive in two or three days. If I were to ride the wind, I would arrive in a month. But now it takes a long time. I told you long ago that I would ride the wind to take you there, but you didn’t want to.”

Zuo Liang said meaningfully: “Master Hu Ding, please listen to me. We cannot be in a hurry.”

Zhu Bajie said, “You are boring. Never mind. I won’t talk to you any more. Just go find the agarwood quickly.”

Zuo Liang said, “Master Hu Ding, do you have any way to find the agarwood?”

Zhu Bajie said: “If it were me, I would look for the local people nearby and ask them one by one. There must be some information. The local people are more or less ghosts. If we ask more, we will know where the agarwood is.”

Zuo Liang asked: “If this is the case, how long will it take to find it?”

Zhu Bajie smiled and said, “Take your time to look for it, but don’t be in a hurry.”

Zuo Liang shook his head and said, “How about following my method?”

Zhu Bajie asked, “What do you have in mind?”

Zuo Liang replied: “I have the Five Thunders Law, which can be used to call upon the heavenly generals and the netherworld, which is better than looking for a land god.”

Zhu Bajie pondered for a moment and said, “If this is the case, it is much better than asking the land god for help.”

Zuo Liang said, “In this case, please ask Taoist Hu Ding to go to various places and look for some fruits. I should set up a simple altar and ask the netherworld for help. If I am looking for someone, I think there are people in the netherworld who are good at this.”

Zhu Bajie shouted, “Why don’t you go and look for her?”

Zuo Liang said, “I must set up a magic altar. Besides, I don’t have the magic power and martial arts of the Taoist Hu Ding. If I go into the mountains and forests to look for seasonal fruits, I’m afraid I’ll be harmed by evil spirits.”

When Zhu Bajie heard this, he smiled happily, without any resentment, and said, “Zhengyuan, you have some magical powers, and you know that I am very powerful. Come on, come on, come on. I will go and get the fruit for you.”

Say it.

Zhu Bajie was about to go out to look for the fruit, but he took only two steps when he suddenly turned around and said, “Zhengyuan, you don’t have the ability to save your life, and I’m afraid that if I leave, some evil spirit will come to harm you.”

Zuo Liang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he heard this. He was just about to say that he had some ability, enough to save his life.

However, Zhu Bajie did not say more. He took the Nine-toothed Rake, gathered all his magic power, placed it on the ground, and said, “I have left my weapon here. My power is in it. Ordinary demons and evil spirits will not dare to offend. You can rest assured and set up the altar here.”

Zuo Liang was surprised and said, “This place is dangerous and there may be many evil spirits in it. If you, Taoist Hu Ding, don’t even bring a weapon, how can you pick the seasonal fruit?”

Zhu Bajie smiled and said, “No problem, no problem. I have some martial arts skills. If any evil spirits come, I will subdue them and ensure that this place will be peaceful forever.”

Zuo Liang wanted to advise him again, but seeing that Zhu Bajie was full of confidence and had already walked away, he felt helpless, but he could not say anything and could only watch Zhu Bajie leave.

When Zuo Liang saw Zhu Bajie leaving, he stood up and set up a simple altar. He took out paper and pen from his bag and prepared to send a letter to the underworld to ask for help.

……

Zhu Bajie said goodbye to Zuo Liang and walked towards the forest to pick seasonal fruits. He looked around and saw some fruits on the tree, so he hurried to pick them. Zhu Bajie picked and ate them, and when he was half full, he realized that he came to pick seasonal fruits to perform magic with Zuo Liang, but why did he eat them all today?

Zhu Bajie searched around for a long time before he found two or three fruits. He thought to himself, “Why not take these fruits and go back to tell Zheng Yuan that there are no fruits nearby? I have spent a lot of effort to find these two or three fruits. There is no other way.”

The thought was fleeting, so Zhu Bajie rejected it. He often followed the Immortal and heard him say many things, that it is easy to deceive others but difficult to deceive oneself. If he spoke to Zuo Liang in that way, wouldn’t that be the case? He would be deceiving himself.

Zhu Bajie sighed and said, “Forget it, forget it, forget it. I am practicing now, I must not let my master down, and I must not let myself down. Since I have made a mistake and indulged in my desires, I should be punished. I will go and find some time to save a few people.”

Say it.

Zhu Bajie walked deeper into the mountain, wanting to go deeper to look for some seasonal fruits, but in order to save the situation, if he came across some common seasonal fruits, he would not pick them, but would look for some rare seasonal fruits, so that he would have the face to go back to see Zuo Liang.

After walking for a long time, Zhu Bajie went deep into the woods and suddenly felt a gust of evil wind in front of him.

Zhu Bajie was the Marshal of the Heavenly Peng in his past, and later followed Tang Monk on his journey to the West. He had seen a lot, and when he saw the evil wind, he knew that a monster was coming. He shouted and said, “How dare you be so presumptuous in front of your Grandpa Pig!”

The evil wind blew, and after a while, a leopard demon appeared in front of him and said, “Who are you and how did you get into my place? Are you an animal sacrifice offered by the nearby mountain people?”

Zhu Bajie was very angry and cursed, “You are a plague-ridden demon who doesn’t know the true number. I am the messenger of the altar, the Taoist who protects the tripod under the seat of the Taoist Master Guangxin of Fangcun Mountain. You dare to stop me and say more! Get out of here quickly, or I will teach you a lesson about my power!”

The leopard demon said, “Altar Cleansing Envoy? Master Guangxin? Taoist Protector of the Cauldron? I have never heard of them. I have never heard of them. So, you are the sacrifice?”

Zhu Bajie scolded, “You leopard spirit, you are talking nonsense! I am here to subdue you, and I will kill you today!”

The leopard demon was furious when he heard this and said, “You want to kill me? How dare you say such a thing? I will kill you and cook you for you!”

Zhu Bajie said coldly: “Let me show you, a wild demon, your grandfather’s nine-toothed rake!”

Say it.

Zhu Bajie stretched out his hand to take the Nine-toothed Rake, but he found nothing. Then he remembered that his Nine-toothed Rake was left at Zuo Liang’s place. He was horrified and stood up to run away.

As soon as Zhu Bajie ran away, all his prestige was gone.

The leopard demon took advantage of the situation and chopped at Zhu Bajie with his sword. Zhu Bajie was in a state of panic and kept dodging.

Fortunately, the leopard monster was of low power, and Zhu Bajie’s life was not in danger.

Zhu Bajie is making a scene here, and we will not talk about whether there is anyone to help him or whether he can pick the seasonal fruits.

……

Time flies, and before I knew it, two or three months have gone by.

Jiang Yuan taught Red Boy in the Sanxing Immortal Palace, and talked with Sun Wukong and others from time to time. Time passed by without him noticing.

One day, the master suddenly called Jiang Yuan.

When the Immortal heard that the Grand Master had summoned him, he did not dare to disobey and walked into the Grand Master’s quiet room and bowed, “Master.”

The master said, “My boy, the Lord is about to arrive outside the palace. Follow me to the outside of the palace to welcome him.”

The real person said: “Disciple will follow the master’s teachings.”

The master smiled and nodded, then stood up and said with a smile: “Follow me.”

Say it.

The master stood up and walked out of the mansion.

The real person followed closely behind.

The master and his disciple walked out of the mansion. Not long after, they saw purple auspicious clouds coming from the east. They landed in front of the mansion and took the form of Laojun.

When Laojun landed and saw the Patriarch and the Immortal, he knew the cause and effect immediately and said angrily, “Bodhi, you should have just said Guangxin wanted to make the elixir, why did you just summon me here without telling me what was going on? How could I know that you wanted to take Guangxin to make the elixir, so I would not come?”

The master smiled and said, “My disciple knows etiquette. If I were to go to heaven alone, I would have to argue with the soldiers at the gate of heaven. But if you are with me, we can skip the etiquette. If I tell you the secrets of this place, you will do whatever is convenient for you and will never take a detour to come here.”

Laojun pointed at the Patriarch and scolded him with a smile: “Bodhi, you know me very well. Stop, stop, stop. Since I have come here now, I will go to your house to rest for a while, and then take Guangxin back with me.”

The ancestor smiled and nodded, then welcomed Laojun into the cave.

Jiang Yuan followed behind him, saying nothing and being extremely respectful.

The Patriarch and Laojun entered the cave and took their seats.

The real person was supposed to sit behind the ancestor.

But the master set up a seat for the immortal to sit on.

Jiang Yuan still refused. How could he sit down at the table when the Patriarch and Laojun were meeting alone? After all, he was just a Taoist child in front of the Patriarch and Laojun and did not dare to overstep the line.

Seeing that Jiang Yuan was determined, the master had no choice but to let the immortal sit behind him.

Laojun smiled and nodded, saying: “Guangxin’s heart has never changed, just like before.”

The ancestor smiled and said, “My boy values ​​gifts.”

Laojun said: “Only by respecting etiquette can one keep one’s mind from changing. If one forgets etiquette, then one’s mind will begin to become confused. Now I see that you have made progress in your practice.”

The master said: “The boy has made great progress in his practice, so I sent Laojun to come and take him to practice the external alchemy.”

Laojun nodded and smiled, “With the broad-minded practice now, the external alchemy is very easy to learn.”

Jiang Yuan bowed and said, “I don’t deserve it.”

Laojun said, “Don’t be so modest. Tell me, I have let the blue bull graze here for a long time. Has he caused you any trouble?”

Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, “Laojun, King Si has never caused any trouble. He enjoys peace and quiet in the mountains and is very well behaved.”

Laojun laughed and said, “How could that Green Ox be so well-behaved? In the past, when he was in Tushita Palace, he was not so well-behaved and peaceful. At that time, he often played around in the alchemy room and often wandered around the Heavenly Palace. Once, he even asked the Great Heavenly Venerable to personally send Green Ox to me. It used to give me a headache. Now that I know he is so well-behaved in the lower world, I feel relieved.”

Jiang Yuan said, “Laojun, I see that King Si has a sincere heart. Although his words are a bit unruly, he is polite in his heart. Why would King Si act like this in the Heavenly Palace?”

When Laojun heard what the Immortal said, he smiled but did not answer. Instead, he said, “Let’s not talk about this. I will return to heaven later. Guangxin, go and collect some things, and then return to heaven with me. I will personally watch you make the elixir and see if you can prepare the golden elixir. Have you forgotten my teachings in the past?”

(End of this chapter)