Chapter 18: Yang Jia and Yuan Hong

  Hiss!

  As he approached, Shen Gong Bao involuntarily took a cold breath, only to realize the true extent of Zhun Sheng's power. Just now, the ordinary Peach Mountain had transformed into the node of the heavenly and earthly spiritual veins within thousands of miles, this kind of quietly shifting mountains and changing veins' strength truly shocked Shen Gong Bao.

  What is the spiritual node? It's where the surrounding spiritual veins converge, accumulating the energy of the surrounding land. It's not something that ordinary people can unlock. Of course, those who are quasi-saints or above can naturally unlock it. But on the vast continent of Honghuang, how many quasi-saints are there, and who would dare to defy the will of Heaven and privately rescue Yunhua Fairy?

  If you want to rescue Yunhua Fairy, it's not necessarily necessary to have a quasi-saint cultivation. If there is an open mountain artifact, it can also be used to split the Peach Mountain and rescue Yunhua Fairy. However, this place is a spiritual node, if broken, it will inevitably cause the surrounding spiritual energy to disperse, and living beings will gradually become extinct. It's a great undertaking, but not something that ordinary people can bear.

  Shen Gong Bao approached the cave in Taoshan Mountain, and soon saw Yunhua Xianzi sealed inside. At this time, she was lying weakly on the ground, her hair scattered, haggard and worn out, without any trace of her previous elegance and refinement.

  In the center of the mountain cave, there is a circular stone platform, where Yunhua Xianzi is trapped inside. The outer ring of the stone platform is surrounded by an energy shield that connects to the spiritual vein of Taoshan Mountain. Unless this spiritual vein is broken, no one can enter. The creek water flows around the stone platform, clear and serene, with abundant spiritual energy, making it a great place for quiet meditation.

  Uncertain about the previous unseen Yang Jia and Yang Chuo, Shen Gong Bao involuntarily spoke out: "How can a fairy be so haggard? Although Yang Tianyou is dead, his soul is not destroyed. On the day of his free rebirth, even your children do not want you to be so haggard!"

  Yun Hua Xianzi, who had been as lifeless as dead ashes, suddenly changed color and murmured: "Right, I still have my son Yang Jian, and also Cui'er!"

  Thinking of her son and daughter, Yunhua Xianzi was no longer as despondent as before. She got up and bowed to Shengong Bao: "Thank you, Daozhang, for comforting Yunhua. Can your kind heart help me find my poor children?"

  Shen Gong's heart skipped a beat and he said: "Immortal maiden, I don't know where your two daughters are. How can we find them?"

  "Earlier, Yang Lang and I were being pursued by the heavenly soldiers. My son and daughter were swept away by two rays of light, but I don't know if they fell into my brother's hands. I'm afraid they'll suffer!" As she spoke, Yunhua Xianzi burst into tears again, sobbing uncontrollably.

  Shen Gong Bao only then realized that Yang Jian and Yang Jiao had already been rescued by someone, so he said: "Don't worry, Fairy. Your son and daughter both have their own destiny, you will understand in the future!"

  "Really?"

  "The poor Taoist would not deceive the immortal maiden, and the immortal maiden is still in retreat here, waiting for the opportunity to leave the mountain in the future!" Shengong Bao said, but he also did not dare say that it was his son Yang Jian who would rescue her later. The heavenly secret cannot be revealed, and Shengong Bao does not dare speak freely, lest it causes other changes, then he will have to cry."

  Shen Gong Bao now only relies on his understanding of the matter of sealing gods, so he has been carefully planning, afraid that his unusual movement will trigger a terrible butterfly effect.

  Let's not mention who the white light that took away the Three Saints Volume later was, but say that Yang Jian was rolled away by a white light, escaped from the pursuit of the heavenly soldiers, and after a while, he arrived at a secluded mountain cave.

  At this time, Yang Jiaolong was still in his infancy and did not know what had happened to his parents. However, the child born of a fairy and a mortal was indeed extraordinary. His bright eyes were rolling around, filled with worry and curiosity as he looked at his surroundings.

  After a long time, Yang Jian finally fell asleep quietly, exhausted. At this moment, a golden light slowly emerged from the cave, and after the light dissipated, the true face of the person was revealed, surprisingly it was Zhunti Daoren from the West.

  Zhun Ti gazed at Yang Jian for a long time, then sighed and said: "This child has a cause and effect with me in the Western Heaven, but he is destined to enter my Western Heaven as a protector of the teachings of the Western Heaven. It's really a pity!"

  After a sigh, Zhunti lightly waved out a golden light, which fell into Yang Jian's arms. It was a golden book with the words "Xuāngōng" (Mysterious Merit) written on it. Only then did Zhunti nod in satisfaction and say: "With this cause and effect of Yang Tianyou, and this cause and effect of Yang Jia, I can now intervene in the Eastern Heavenly Court!"

  He paused for a moment, thinking to himself: "Yang Tianyou has suffered in the Western Regions for me. It's time to help him out of trouble. Hmm, for now, let's not rush and plan to seal the gods first!" After that, Zhuanti's figure disappeared into the mountain cave.

  Not long after Zhunti disappeared, another person came to the mountain cave. To be exact, it was a white ape. The white ape was eight feet tall and covered in long white fur, which was terrifying.

  In this world, within the cycle of Zhou Tian, there are five gods: heaven, earth, god, human, and ghost; and five insects: scaly, shellfish, hairy, feathered, and armored. There are also four monkeys that mix with the world, not belonging to the ten categories of creatures. The first is the Lingming Stone Monkey, who can transform, knows the heavenly timing, understands earthly benefits, and moves stars and constellations. The second is the Red-buttocked Horse Monkey, who understands yin and yang, knows human affairs, is skilled at entering and exiting, and avoids death to prolong life. The third is the Tongbi Ape Monkey, who grasps the sun and moon, shrinks a thousand mountains, distinguishes good and bad fortune, and plays with the universe. The fourth is the Six-eared Macaque Monkey, who is good at listening to sounds, can investigate principles, knows past and present, and makes all things clear. These four monkeys do not belong to the ten categories of creatures and are not known by their names in the two intervals.

  This white gibbon is the leading gibbon among the four gibbons, born with spiritual power and great strength. It is a divine creature that does not want to become a pile of white bones after a hundred years. Since its spiritual awakening, it has been secretly cultivating itself while searching for immortals and seeking the Tao everywhere, in order to transcend the cycle of rebirth, but it has never encountered any immortal fate.

  This cave was originally his place of cultivation. Unexpectedly, he went out for a moment and came back to find an additional infant, which shocked him greatly.

  As the white ape approached the infant, it suddenly saw the golden book in the infant's arms and couldn't help but take a look. Instantly, it was overjoyed to see that the various divine techniques and magical methods described in the Xuan Gong opened its eyes and moved its heart.

  Just as he was about to leave, Bai Yuan thought that this extraordinary skill couldn't be casually discarded here. Moreover, the origin of this child is probably not ordinary. If I take it away like this, I'm afraid I'll provoke the powerful people behind him, and my life will be in danger at that time.

  Then Bai Yuanbian copied the contents of the golden book, carefully put the golden book back into the child's arms, and then quickly left the cave and went far away.

  After a long time, the white ape finally stopped and looked at the peerless immortal method in his arms, and couldn't help but laugh loudly: "With this technique, wait for me to cultivate it completely, and this world can be conquered! Haha!"

  It turned out that this white ape was the one who would shine in the future, and fought with Yang Jiaolong without a winner or loser. Both of them cultivated Xuan Gong, and Yuan Hong had accumulated years before, so his strength was naturally not inferior to Yang Jiaolong's. However, Yang Jiaolong had others to help him, and in the end, Yuan Hong ended up with the result of being killed and listed on the heavenly board.

  But it was said that Yuquan Mountain's Jinxia Cave's Yu Ding Zhenren was meditating and cultivating his energy on this day, singing the praises of Huang Ting. Unexpectedly, his heart suddenly started racing violently, and his brow also moved involuntarily. He couldn't help but calculate with his fingers, only to realize that his disciple had already been born into the world. Overjoyed, he followed the sensation in his heart all the way to the mountain cave where Yang Jia was located. Upon seeing Yang Jia's exceptional innate qualities, he was overjoyed beyond expectation.

  When he saw the Xuan Gong in Yang Jian's arms, Yu Ding Zhen Ren was also puzzled. He couldn't help but recognize this Xuan Gong, which was none other than the Western Buddhist protective deity technique, comparable to the Daoist Nine Turns Xuan Gong.

  It's just that the Nine Turns of the Mysterious Merit walk on the path of proving the Tao with force, and even the ancient great god Pan Gu walked this road to his demise. That's why nobody cultivates this method anymore, but the Mysterious Merit is different. This method takes a different approach, combining with the Western concept of the Golden Body of Relics, allowing one to condense their merits and karma into a golden body, merging it with their physical flesh, making them extremely powerful, with combat strength beyond the ordinary. And yet, they still walk the path of beheading the three corpses to become a saint. It must be said that even the Western Sect's side paths are extraordinary.

  Yu Ding Zhen Ren was perplexed for a moment, then pinched his fingers to calculate, and only then did he realize that Yang Jian was the nephew of the Jade Emperor, and Yang Jian's mother, Yun Hua, was being pressed under Mount Peach. At the same time, he vaguely calculated that Yang Jian would have a great calamity in the future, and saving his mother by splitting the mountain might be a fixed fate, which would surely lead to disaster for the Heavenly Emperor.

  "Hmph! As a member of the Tianyi Sect, what do I fear from just one master of the Heavenly Court!" Yu Ding Zhenren then carried Yang Jiaolong out of the cave and flew back to the Golden Light Cave on Jade Spring Mountain, but instead went to Kunlun Mountain.

  Kunlun Mountains, beside Qilin Cliff.

  "Teacher, this child has fate with his younger brother, but what about this mysterious skill?"

  "You are worried, I already know. This child's cultivation of the Mystic Arts is indeed suitable. As for his karma with the Western Teachings, it has already been settled, and only needs to be resolved later. No need to worry!" Yuanshi Tianzun said calmly.

  "Thus, the disciple takes his leave!" Thereafter, Yu Ding Zhen Ren took Yang Jia to Yu Quan Shan Jin Xia Dong for nurturing and guidance. This matter will not be mentioned for now. After Yu Ding Zhen Ren left, Yuan Shi Tian Zun finally raised his eyes and gazed westward, saying: "Wait until I handle the matter of sealing the gods, then I'll have a showdown with you Westerners!"

  He never spoke again, closed his eyes and went to enlightenment.

  Alas, the category rankings are always just a few places short... can't quite make it up there... frustrating.