Ten, Yuan Shi received disciples

  The three Taoists looked at each other, and the middle-aged Taoist spoke up: "You get up first, I have something to ask you."

  Xun Daozi climbed up, bowed his body and made a courtesy, stood with lowered eyebrows.

  As he stood up, the middle-aged Taoist asked: "Who are you and why did you catch this demon beast?"

  Xun Daozi hastily bowed his head and replied: "I am Xun Daozi, I live in the Wudao Cave on this Xundao Mountain. I caught this demon because..."

  Xun Daozi explained how he would fight against the monster and how he thought about capturing it as a sparring partner.

  The two Taoist priests couldn't help but burst out laughing at the sight of Dao Zichu capturing a monster to practice with, and the other two priests also found it amusing.

  Xun Daozi did not expect his words would make the three Taoists laugh, and for a moment he was completely red in the face.

  The sword-browed Daoist saw Xuanzang's face turn red and laughed even louder.

  The middle-aged Taoist spoke again: "You said you live in Xun Dao Mountain Wudao Cave, can you take us there to have a look?"

  Xun Daozi nodded repeatedly and picked up a wooden stick, ready to lead the way forward.

  The Taoist with sword-like eyebrows looked at the motionless beast on the ground and said, "This young Jie Long Beast is also a rare species. If we take it back and raise it, it can be used as a guardian for the cave in the future." He casually threw out a green light that entered the beast's head. Immediately after, the beast stood up and obediently followed everyone.

  Xun Daozi was about to take a step when the middle-aged Taoist asked again: "How far is your cave from here?"

  Xun Daozi replied: "There are still over 200 miles."

  The middle-aged Taoist said: "You point a direction, I'll take you there."

  The Way-seeking child pointed in a direction.

  Nor did the three Taoists make any move, but a colorful cloud rose from under the feet of the crowd, along with the spear-dragon beast. The crowd was lifted by the cloud into the air and rushed towards the direction that Xun Daozi pointed to.

  In the clouds, Xun Daozi's emotions were surging, and he didn't expect that he too would have the chance to ride on the clouds and fly in the sky.

  Xun Daozi's emotions were still stirred up and had yet to subside when suddenly the colorful clouds arrived above the Wudao Cave Mansion's maze. Xun Daozi hastily said, "We're here, we're here."

  The cloud head stopped above the maze, and the three Taoists looked at each other, discovering a look of surprise in each other's eyes. The area covered by this maze was not small, and it was clear that the maze was an extremely powerful innate grand array that could not be broken by anyone without great divine powers. Something hidden by such an innate grand array must be extraordinary, and there must be an innate treasure inside. How did this seeker of the Way break through the array and enter?

  Everyone lowered their heads, and Xun Daozi pinched the seal decision, opened the formation gate, and invited the three Taoists to enter. Xun Daozi usually came and went without opening the formation gate, but just pinched the seal decision to come and go freely. Today, because of the arrival of the three Taoists, he opened the formation gate and invited the three Taoists to enter.

  Upon entering the valley, the three Daoists were instantly shocked and amazed. What a wonderful place of good fortune, rarely found in the vast wilderness. It was a great place to cultivate one's true self and practice the Dao.

  The Jiaolong beast following behind the crowd was even more wide-eyed, looking left and right, feeling that its eyes couldn't keep up.

  Xun Daozi led the three Taoists to a bamboo pavilion he had built himself by the water pool in the valley, but inside the pavilion there was only a tree trunk used as a tea table, a reclining chair for his own rest, and a meditation cushion.

  Seeing this, Xun Daozi felt even more embarrassed, his face red like blood. He hastily apologized and ran to the side to find a few rocks, pulled out the sword from behind his back, and with a few chops, made three stone stools. He carried them back into the pavilion, placed them beside the tree trunk tea table, and respectfully invited the three Daoists to sit down. Then he hurriedly went to find some fruit, brought it back, washed it clean, and put it on a jade plate, inviting the three Daoists to enjoy it. Again, he carried the stove to the edge of the pavilion, lit a fire, carried the water pot to the rock edge to fetch water, and placed it on the stove. He then hastily took the teapot and tea cups to clean them thoroughly before putting them back on the tree trunk tea table.

  Three Taoists saw him busy and didn't speak, they each took a fruit and savored it slowly, during which they roughly probed the mountain valley with their divine consciousness, and the color of surprise in their eyes became even thicker. Not to mention other things, just the lotus flowers in the pond in front of them, and the green bamboo by the pond, also made them feel surprised, but the three Taoists had a look of surprise, yet no greedy heart. They just occasionally looked at the busy Xun Daozi, with some incomprehensible color, how did this child's good fortune reach such an extent?

  Under the spiritual exploration of the three Taoists, it is only felt that this valley is full of treasures and everything is precious. It is comparable to the blessed land where the three Taoists live.

  Soon, the water in the pot was boiling. Xun Daozi washed the teapot and tea cups again, took out the bamboo tube containing the tea leaves - Xun Daozi didn't know why, but the tea leaves stored in the jade box were not as good as those stored in the bamboo tube, so all the tea made later used bamboo tubes to store them. He scooped some tea into the pot with a spoon, added water, and covered it with a lid.

  Three Taoist priests watched with interest as Xunzi made tea.

  Soon, the tea fragrance wafts out, Xun Daozi takes a cup to pour tea and respectfully presents three cups of fragrant tea in front of the three Taoists. Please have some tea, three Taoist friends.

  Three Taoist priests saw the jade cup in front of them, crystal clear and transparent, with green tea water that was enticing, and the fragrance of tea wafting up. After taking a light sip, they suddenly felt their hearts expansive and refreshing, and their eyes lit up at once. They picked up the cups and drank to the bottom.

  The three Taoists drained their tea but did not put down their cups, still holding them in mid-air, and closed their eyes with a look of excitement on their faces.

  After a while, the three Taoists opened their eyes and saw the surprise in each other's eyes, as well as the uncontrollable shock amidst the surprise.

  Just now, after drinking that cup of tea, he suddenly felt his spirit and soul stirring, as if the unclear parts of his usual cultivation had a clue to follow. If he were to close his eyes and contemplate, he would surely gain something. Who would have thought that a cup of tea could have such an effect? For their current state, it was truly astonishing.

  At this moment, the three of them turned their heads to look at Xun Daozi. The white-haired Taoist priest opened his mouth and asked: "May I ask, fellow Taoist, what kind of tea is this, and where did you get it?"

  Xun Daozi hastily bowed his head and replied: "This tea is from my valley, I don't know its name."

  The Taoist said: "Taoist friend, can you get some tea leaves for me to take a look?"

  Xun Daozi hastily took out a few tea leaves from the bamboo tube and respectfully handed them to the white-haired Taoist.

  The white-haired Taoist carefully unfolded a tea leaf, examined it closely, and even emitted a faint green light from his eyes. The other two Taoists also looked at the white-haired Taoist with hopeful faces.

  Under the gaze of two Taoists with hopeful eyes, the white-haired and snowy-bearded Taoist finally put down the tea leaves in his hand, and the green light in his eyes also disappeared. He looked at the other two Taoists and said: "This is the Wu Daozi Tea." The two Taoists heard this, their eyes lit up.

  Immediately, the Taoist with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes turned his head to look at Xun Daozi and said: "It's all over, it's all over. Today I drank your tea, from now on there will be no more tea to drink." After finishing speaking, he pretended to have a sorrowful expression.

  Xun Daozi was at a loss for a moment after hearing this. The other two Taoists, however, seemed unperturbed.

  The sword-browed Taoist saw Xun Daozi's flustered appearance and smiled, saying: "No way, hurry up and pour tea, I must drink more today, or else it will be a loss." As he spoke, he handed the cup to Xun Daozi.

  Xun Daozi hastily took over the cup and poured tea, respectfully handing it to the sword-browed star-eyed Taoist, and then respectfully refilled the tea for the other two Taoists.

  The Daoist with sword-like eyebrows took the cup, poured it into his mouth in one gulp, and then handed the cup back, repeatedly shouting: "Full up! Full up!"

  Xun Daozi quickly added fuel to it.

  The middle-aged Taoist and the Taoist with crane hair and snowy whiskers did not drink tea, but were communicating spiritually. The middle-aged Taoist transmitted a sound to the Taoist with crane hair and snowy whiskers: "Brother, I calculated earlier that this child seems to have a master-disciple relationship with me, and I vaguely feel that this fate is extremely crucial, what is the reason?"

  The white-haired Taoist also transmitted a message: "I have calculated it, and I feel that this child has a deep connection with your master-disciple relationship, and also seems to have an impact on my brothers. I see that this child is a person with great good fortune, and also has a pure heart, his breath has already obtained the fruit of the earthly immortal way, and he has realized the heavenly immortal way without knowing it himself, but he does not know the magical arts, his body is strong and robust, comparable to the Wu tribe, this is a rare jade, with good guidance, he can become talented."

  The middle-aged Taoist transmitted the sound: "I'll ask then."

  At that moment, the middle-aged Taoist turned to Xunzi and asked: "Just now you said you wanted to make us your masters, tell me why do you want to make us your masters?"

  Xun Daozi immediately kowtowed to the ground, and poured out his heart's desire for the Tao, as well as the hardships of practicing without a master's guidance. He said: "Today, seeing the three seniors, I feel that this is my greatest opportunity. Among the three seniors, there must be my teacher who can instruct me in my practice."

  The three Taoists looked at each other, the white-haired and snowy-whiskered Taoist and the sword-browed and star-eyed Taoist both nodded to the middle-aged Taoist.

  The middle-aged Taoist turned his head to look at Xun Daozi and said, "Do you know that the path of cultivation is fraught with difficulties, every step is arduous, and if you make a slight mistake, you will be lost forever, and your soul will disappear into nothingness. Have you thought it through?"

  The disciple Xun Daozi hastily said: "Disciple has thought it through, no matter how difficult the journey ahead, Disciple's heart towards the Tao will not change."

  The middle-aged Taoist said: "A master should not be lightly worshipped. After worshipping a master, one must respect the master and value the Tao. One cannot deceive or harm the master, nor do things that damage the master's reputation. Do you understand?"

  "Disciple understands, disciple will respect the teacher and prioritize the teachings after becoming a disciple, regard the teacher as a father, and protect the reputation of the school."

  Daizi's answer satisfied all three Taoists, who looked at each other again, with a look of approval.

  A middle-aged Taoist's voice rose again: "We are practitioners of Kunlun Mountain, the elder is called Laozi, I am called Yuanshi, and the third brother is called Tongtian. Today, with the elder's consent, I want to accept you as a disciple, are you willing?"

  Xun Daozi was overjoyed when he heard this, although he had some guesses, but now that Yuan Shi has confirmed it, he couldn't help feeling extremely happy. These three people are truly the big shots of the vast wilderness, figures who influence the fate of the vast wilderness. Being able to take one of them as a master is a great fortune.

  Xun Daozi hastily knocked his head and exclaimed: "Disciple is willing!" He repeatedly knocked his head.