Chapter Seventy Collecting Disciples Again

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  It is said that soon after Yang Jiao put his two-year-old younger brother, Yang Miao Jun, into the mountain cave, a Daoist with a pale yellow complexion suddenly appeared silently in the mountain cave. It was precisely the accurate Daoist.

  Zhun Ti Dao Ren gazed at the sleeping child and nodded to himself, "The little guy's innate talent isn't bad, I'll just use your hands to pass on my skills."

  As soon as the voice fell, a jade bottle and an ancient book with a majestic aura appeared in the hands of the Zhunti Dao person. On the cover were four seal characters: "Ba Jiu Xuan Gong"!

  Then Cundi summoned a yellow turbaned strongman and ordered him, "Take good care of this child, do not make any mistakes."

  Finally, with a satisfied nod, he floated away.

  Not long after Zhuanti left, Huang Jinli also went out to find food for Yang Miaojun. At this time, a white-haired ape with its head down and depressed entered the cave. This white ape was not simple, but a rare congenital mutant in the world.

  But it is said that within the bounds of Zhou Tian, there are five immortals, namely the gods of heaven and earth, humans, ghosts; there are five creatures, namely fish, scales, hair, feathers, and insects. There are also four monkeys who mix with the world, not entering into the ten categories of things, not reaching the two intervals of names. The Four Great Monkey Gods are even more extraordinary, jumping out of the three realms, not within the five elements.

  These four spiritual monkeys are:

  The first is Lingming Stone Monkey, who can transform, recognize heavenly timing, know earthly benefits, and move stars to change fate.

  The second is the Red-buttocked Macaque, knowledgeable of yin and yang, skilled in human affairs, good at entering and exiting, avoiding death and prolonging life.

  Third is the ape with arms that grasp the sun and moon, shrink a thousand mountains, distinguish good fortune from bad, and manipulate heaven and earth.

  The fourth is the Six Eared Macaque, skilled in listening to sounds, able to discern principles, knowing what comes before and after, all things are clear.

  And this white ape was the one with extremely long arms, born with supernatural powers and boundless strength. Even now that it had not yet cultivated its abilities, just spreading out its two arms could exert a force of several thousand kilograms, astonishing everyone.

  These four great monkey gods are all heavenly and earthly spirits, pre-heavenly spirits, who opened their spiritual wisdom from an early age, just like humans, and the gibbon apes are no exception.

  After learning that there are immortals in the world, the gibbon is unwilling to have a body with divine power but nowhere to use it, and even more unwilling to turn into a pile of yellow earth after its death. Therefore, it travels through mountains and rivers, crosses mountains and ridges, just hoping to meet an immortal or a god, find a master, seek the way of immortality, ask about the great Tao.

  Alas, heaven does not grant human wishes. So many years have passed, and the gibbon has yet to encounter the legendary immortal. Now, it has lost all hope in seeking immortality and enlightenment. After so many years of disappointment, the gibbon has lost its lively spirit and become dispirited and desolate, a pitiful sight that evokes sighs.

  At this time, the gibbon had just entered the cave and saw a sleeping baby inside, as well as an ancient book.

  The long-armed ape was somewhat dazed and muttered, "This place is deserted for tens of miles around, how can there be a child here?"

  He looked around left and right, front and back, saw no one, then carefully approached the child, while scanning the book with his eyes, "Eight Nine Xuan Gong? Could it be a cultivation method for immortality?"

  The gibbon's pupils suddenly dilated greatly, and with a big stride forward, he picked up the book and began to flip through it. At the same time, his eyes became brighter and brighter.

  "Haha, this is truly a case of 'treading on iron shoes without finding the place', and yet I've obtained it effortlessly. If I, Yuan Hong, can cultivate this Eight-Nine Mystical Skill to perfection and attain great spiritual powers, even those gods won't be my match. My name, Yuan Hong, will surely spread throughout the vast expanse of the universe, haha."

  Laughing and laughing, Yuan Hong suddenly choked up, "Nine years, ah, I, Yuan Hong, have been searching for immortals and asking about the Tao for nine whole years, encountering countless difficulties and dangers along the way, yet not meeting a single immortal. Now, in this broken and tattered mountain cave, I've obtained such an extraordinary book. This is truly ironic! Who knows which prodigal son would casually leave such a rare book here? Could it be that child's family?"

  It turned out that this ape was Yuan Hong. At this moment, Yuan Hong was extremely excited, with a smile all over his face. However, as he smiled, Yuan Hong couldn't help but stop smiling.

  Thinking of his experiences over the past nine years, if he hadn't possessed divine power, he would have died countless times already. The immortal book he had always dreamed of was actually scattered all over this place, and the huge contrast made Yuan Hong curse loudly.

  If Ruoyi heard Yuan Hong's scolding, I don't know if she would be so angry that she would spit blood.

  "Alas, the poor little thing is indeed pitiful, still just a child, and yet was abandoned in this desolate mountain wilderness. Could it be that they were being pursued by enemies and their parents had no choice but to hide them here?"

  Yuan Hong squatted down, gazed at Yang Miaojun with a sympathetic look, and then said, "Little guy, this immortal book should have some connection to you. However, I, Yuan Hong, am not willing to give up such a rare book. In this desolate wilderness, as a child, you are bound to die. I will take you out of here, find a family, and entrust you to them, which can be considered saving your life. As for the repayment, I'll just copy a portion of this immortal book, and we'll call it even, with no further debts or karma between us."

  Yuan Hongyue was about to pick up Yang Miaojun when a voice suddenly sounded behind his head.

  "Heh heh, if you really think that doing this won't lead to any karmic debt, then you're greatly mistaken."

  Yuan Hong was shocked. He was a pre-heavenly divine monkey, born with spiritual sensitivity, and the person had approached so close without being detected, surely this person must be an immortal.

  In an instant, he turned around to see a figure, and knew that his guess was correct. Thinking of the words spoken by the Taoist priest earlier, as well as the appearance of the immortal book and the child, Yuan Hong said, "Yuan Hong greets the immortal elder, is the immortal elder...?"

  This Taoist was naturally Yun Zhongzi. Yun Zhongzi smiled and said, "I have nothing to do with this child."

  Yuan Hong was taken aback, scratched his head and said, "What did the immortal just say?"

  Yun Zhongzi naturally wouldn't say that the one who placed the Eight-Nine Mystical Arts here was a cultivator of the Zhunti Dao, but could only say, "The preciousness of these Eight-Nine Mystical Arts you must have some understanding of. As for the person who placed this divine book in this location, they intentionally nurtured this child. If you learn the divine methods written above, you will be bound by cause and effect, and in the future, you will definitely die at the hands of this child."

  Yuan Hong felt a little scared, but after taking a look at the immortal book in his hand, he was reluctant to part with it. After all, this was a rare and precious book that could transform him completely. However, thinking of what Yun Zhongzi had said, Yuan Hong could only bear the pain and put the book down.

  "Haha, indeed worthy of being a divine ape, knowing what to take and what to give up. However, I am quite puzzled - by rights, you apes should be fearless of heaven and earth, so how did you end up in this state?"

  Yuan Hong's face turned pale, and now he was even more frightened by the words "If you learn the immortal method above, you will be bound by cause and effect, and in the future, you will surely die at the hands of this child." He abandoned the book of immortality, and Yun Zhongzi was full of doubt.

  Yuan Hong stared at Yun Zhongzi with a dumbfounded expression, stuttering, "Immortal Elder, y-you... how did you know... that I am... Tongbi Yuanhu?"

  Seeing Yuan Hong stuttering, Yun Zhongzi couldn't help but laugh and said, "I am the great disciple under the seat of the Saint, it shouldn't be difficult to calculate your origin?"

  However, Yun Zhongzi secretly sighed in his heart, "These four great divine monkeys are indeed extraordinary. Even if this Tongbi Monkey is standing right in front of me now, I can only vaguely calculate a little bit."

  "Ah, a saint's disciple? The eldest son? Yuan Hong greets the immortal elder." Yuan Hong was shocked, he never would have thought that he would meet a saint's disciple.

  Yun Zhongzi looked at Yuan Hong in front of him, but frowned slightly. The feeling Yuan Hong gave him was somewhat timid and afraid of death. However, Yun Zhongzi had no intention of letting go of such a talented monkey god. "Yuan Hong, I am Yun Zhongzi, the eldest disciple of the Upper Clear Saint Sect. Today, I want to take you as my apprentice. Are you willing?"

  Yuan Hong was stunned again, this happiness came too suddenly. He had been searching for immortals for nine years but gained nothing, yet today, in a short period of time, he not only saw a rare book, but also met the great disciple of a saint, and what made him ecstatic to the point of trembling all over was that this great disciple actually wanted to take him as his apprentice.

  Yuan Hong suddenly felt like crying, feeling that the nine years he had experienced were not worth it. But then he changed his mind and thought, "Perhaps these nine years of experience are a test from heaven for myself. Now I have finally overcome all the difficulties and obtained great blessings."

  As he thought of this, Yuan Hong's eyes suddenly became firm and bright, like two small suns, his whole body shook violently, and he was no longer the depressed and haggard person he had been before.

  "Disciple Yuan Hong pays his respects to his master."

  Yun Zhongzi saw the change in Yuan Hong, his eyes lit up and he burst out laughing. "Haha, great! From now on, you are my second disciple. I'm very curious, why did you look like that before?"

  Yuan Hong had by now returned to his true nature, and when asked by his master, he freely told Yun Zhongzi about the experiences of the past nine years.

  "So that's how it is." Yun Zhongzi suddenly enlightened, for nine years, with the ability of Tongbi Yuanhu, he didn't know how many sacred mountains he had been to, but he was disappointed again and again, no wonder Tongbi Yuanhu became so haggard, hanging his head in despair, like an old man in his twilight years.

  Yun Zhongzi looked at Yuan Hong and said, "In this world, except for your body and mind, nothing is inherently yours. If you want to get something, you can only rely on yourself to fight for it, dig deep, and persist tirelessly in order to achieve something. Now that you've suffered enough, you can follow me back to Wuxing Island and learn the superior Taoist techniques of the Qing Dao sect, which are no worse than those eight or nine mysterious skills."

  "I obey the teacher's orders."

  Yun Zhongzi took Yuan Hong and rushed to Wuxing Island. On the way, they caught up with Zhong Ling and others, and then returned to Wuxing Island.

  Yun Zhongzi glanced in a certain direction before leaving the cave.

  After a while, a figure rushed over from afar, it was the Six Eared Macaque. The Six Eared Macaque cautiously sensed the surroundings and only entered the cave after confirming there were no abnormalities. It then snatched a copy of the Eight-Nine Mystical Arts and quietly left.

  "Big brother, big brother, you're back! Oh, big brother actually brought back a monkey." As soon as Yun Zhongzi returned to Wuxing Island, the little girl jumped onto his shoulders and hugged his head, refusing to come down.

  Yuan Hong and Yang Jiao exchanged a glance, their eyes fixed strangely on Yun Zhongzi's back.

  "Xiao Budian, you're being naughty again! If you continue to be naughty, I'll release the Jiaolong and it won't accompany you to play in the sea!" Yun Zhongzi threatened.

  "Hehe." Xiaobudian giggled non-stop on Yun Zhongzi's shoulder, sizing up the two of them, Monkey and Yang Jiao, while winking at them.

  Actually, Xiaobudian had just been rescued by Yun Zhongzi not long ago. At present, Shennong has not yet ascended to the Tao, so naturally, Yun Zhongzi did not send Xiaobudian to Huoyundong. During this period, Xiaobudian brought a smile to Wuxing Island, and everyone had fallen in love with Xiaobudian.

  Later, Yun Zhongzi let Yuan Hong and Yang Jiao meet San Xiao separately, but during this time, Yun Xiao took out a child, who was surprisingly Yang Jiao's sister - Yang Chang. This made Yun Zhongzi secretly surprised, knowing that he was also in that place at the time, yet he didn't discover any trace of Yun Xiao.

  Finally, Yun Xiao spoke out the reason. It turned out that she had used a treasure to conceal her aura. After all, the person she saved this time was someone that the Jade Emperor wanted to capture. She didn't want to cause trouble for Yun Zhongzi because his current cultivation level hadn't reached the quasi-saint realm yet.

  "Master Brother, it's definitely going to bring you some trouble later." Yun Xiao looked at Yun Zhongzi with a hint of apology.

  Yun Zhongzi said faintly, "It doesn't matter." His words were filled with an overbearing tone and extreme confidence.

  Yang Tianyou and Yang Jiao saw Yang Yan, they were very grateful to Yun Xiao, even though Yun Xiao did not save Yang Tianyou, Yang Tianyou did not resent him.

  After that, Yun Zhongzi let Yang Jiao and Yuan Hong pay homage to the Tongtian Sect Master separately, and then passed on the Shangqing Taoist Dharma to the two of them. From then on, Yun Zhongzi also had two disciples under his seat.