Sixty-three, Return Home

  At this time, Xun Daozi truly felt like a returning arrow, and in the blink of an eye, he had left Xun Dao Mountain for nearly two thousand years. In Kunlun Mountain, he also had a sense of home, enjoying the love and care of his elders, just like living in his parents' home. Xun Dao Mountain was his own little nest, his own built home, and after being apart for nearly two thousand years, he still missed it dearly. He wondered about the pure-hearted Su Xin, the mischievous Jidou beast, and whether they were doing well or not, and whether their cultivation was going smoothly...

  After rushing and hurrying, Xun Daozi and San Yan Xue Shi also returned to Xun Dao Mountain after nearly two years.

  Standing in front of the original innate fog array, the fog is no longer visible. In front of me is a solitary peak, lush and beautiful, with ancient trees reaching for the sky and strange rocks and cliffs everywhere.

  This is the improved Hidden Heaven Maze by Laozi and three others, the original Xiantian Misty Great Formation's function remains unchanged, it just changed the mist into various natural landscapes. People who don't know about this place will also be led astray by the maze to other places, without knowing that there's something unusual here, which is much better than the original simple blocking of the misty great formation.

  Xun Daozi stood for a moment, grasped the key and opened the formation gate, leading the three-eyed Snow Lion Beast into the Xun Dao Mountain Cave Mansion's territory. The void slightly rippled before returning to normal, and Xun Daozi and the three-eyed Snow Lion Beast had vanished without a trace.

  She was dressed in a snow-white robe, and was tending to the spiritual herbs and fruits in the medicine field when Su Xin's heart suddenly moved. She immediately stood up with an inexplicable look of surprise and joy, and rushed towards the bamboo pavilion in the cave mansion. The Jie Long beast, which was lazily lying beside her, looked at Su Xin's departing figure with a puzzled expression, then got up and followed her.

  In front of the cave, beside the green bamboo pavilion, a seeker in a white Taoist robe and a nun in a snow-white dress stood facing each other, silent and motionless, gazing at each other quietly.

  "After a long time, Su Xing's pure and clean heart finally spoke softly: 'You're back!'"

  Xun Daozi nodded and said softly: "Back! How are you?"

  "Good! How have you been all these years?"

  Xun Daozi nodded again: "All right!"

  She suddenly smiled with a pure heart, and Xun Daozi was stunned for a moment. That bright smile made the world lose its color, and the scenery around her became brighter. Xun Daozi felt an eerie feeling of darkness and light. The clear and refreshing air made Xun Daozi dizzy.

  Su Xin smiled and said: "Brother, you must be tired from the journey. Please sit down in the bamboo pavilion first, and let me make some tea for you." After finishing speaking, she lightly stepped aside to let Xun Daozi enter the bamboo pavilion.

  Xun Daozi also walked into the bamboo pavilion with a light smile, lay down on the reclining chair he had made himself, and comfortably looked around at everything that was familiar.

  In the pond, the white lotus remains unchanged, swaying with the waves, shining brightly, and the surface is misty and hazy. The auspicious air rises; by the pond, the green bamboo is fresh and clean like a wash; the willow branches sway, like jade carvings. Two small houses, simple and elegant, with green bamboo and vines in front of the windows, casting interesting shadows. In the distance, flowers and fruits reflect each other, the sunset glows, clouds and mist surround the peak, and it's hazy and dreamy.

  Xun Daozi lay down like this, and suddenly felt an indescribable comfort, a relaxation from the inside out. He couldn't help but fall asleep in his chair. He slept soundly without any vigilance, his face calm and serene.

  It wasn't until much later that Xun Daozi experienced the feeling of sleeping till he woke up naturally in the vast wilderness for the first time. He stretched his waist lazily, got up and saw Su Xin wearing a snow-white dress with a faint smile on her face looking at him.

  Xun Daozi's face was a bit hot, and he scratched his head awkwardly, unsure of what to do.

  Su Xin saw him somewhat at a loss and couldn't help but purse her lips in a smile, which made Xun Zhen look stunned again.

  Su Xin's face turned red as she stared at Daozi, her head buried in her chest, not daring to lift it slightly, her heart racing wildly, her hands twisting the hem of her clothes repeatedly.

  Xun Daozi suddenly came back to his senses, let out a dry laugh and said: "Suxin sister, where's the tea you brewed for your brother?"

  Listening to Daozi ask questions, Su Xin finally lifted her head lightly, but the blush on her face was still there, and it looked good.

  Xun Daozi Qiang pressed down and had another dazed thought, only to see Su Xin's pair of absolutely beautiful hands holding up several jade plates from the side, each plate filled with various spiritual fruits emitting a soft glow, filling the air with fragrance. Immediately after, she brought up another jade plate, but this one was filled with plump, crystal-clear and translucent pine nuts.

  Xun Daozi's heart was immediately filled with a warm current as he saw the crystal-clear and plump pine nuts, like grains of pearls. His heartstrings were touched.

  Su Xin once again placed the jade tea set made by Xunzi's own hands on the tree trunk tea table, and poured the brewed tea lightly into the teacups. The movement was elegant and natural, as if it contained an inexplicable Taoist rhyme.

  Xun Daozi showed signs of being dazed again.

  Su Xin gently lifted a cup of tea and presented it in front of Xun Daozi.

  Xun Daozi took the teacup, poured a mouthful of tea into his mouth, closed his eyes, and slowly rotated the cup in his hand. Then he swallowed the tea in one gulp, suddenly opened his eyes, and exclaimed: "Good!" He put the teacup on the tea table.

  She raised an eyebrow and looked at Xun Daozi's Su Xin. As soon as she heard Xun Daozi say "Good!", her eyebrows rose, the corners of her mouth curved up, and joy filled her face. She picked up the teapot to refill Xun Daozi's cup with tea, and also poured one for herself. Then, she pushed that plate of crystal clear, plump, and pearl-like pine nuts in front of Xun Daozi. And quietly gazed at Xun Daozi again.

  Xun Daozi smiled faintly at Su Xin, picked up a few pine nuts and put them in his mouth, chewing slowly and swallowing slowly. He looked up at Su Xin with a grateful smile.

  With a pure and clean pair of eyes, slightly curved, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, she picked up the tea cup in front of her and took a sip. Putting down the cup in her hand, she picked up a bright and transparent spiritual fruit and handed it to Xun Daozi, smiling at him with a gentle expression.

  Xun Daozi took the Ling fruit and brought it to his mouth, taking a big bite and swallowing it in three or two gulps. At this moment, Xun Daozi had only one feeling: refreshing!

  In the bamboo pavilion, Xuanzong and Su Xin were quietly eating lingguo, chewing on pine nuts, and drinking ling tea. They didn't say a word, just gently gazing at each other, silently sensing each other's aura.

  By the pond, two beasts presented a different scene. The scales were bright and shiny, with fierce horns on their heads, over three meters high, and more than ten meters long from head to tail, the spear dragon beast was carefully serving the three-eyed snow lion beast, which was about one meter high and three meters long.

  At this time, the Jilong beast was no longer in the same state as when Xun Daozi was around. Its height and body length had increased by more than double, its scales had all turned dark gold, with flowing light and emitting a faint cold glow. Three horns on its head were surrounded by lightning, making a hissing sound. The two whiskers on its nose were warm and smooth like jade, about three feet long. Its mouth was full of sharp teeth, giving off a gloomy light that made people shudder. Its claws were sharp, and the thorns on its tail were like swords. At this time, the aura emanating from its body had clearly entered the Tianxian realm, but its appearance was extremely intimidating to the three-eyed Snow Lion beast, which was also in the Tianxian realm.

  If someone were to take a closer look now, they would be shocked by the rich expressions of the Jilong Beast. At this moment, the Jilong Beast did not have any of the aura of a powerful and ferocious beast, but instead had a flattering expression on its face. It brought over many spiritual fruits and placed them in front of the Three-Eyed Snow Lion Beast, then lay down beside it with a pleased expression, watching as the Three-Eyed Snow Lion Beast picked through the pile of spiritual fruits that it had carefully selected and presented to it. The Three-Eyed Snow Lion Beast would occasionally pick out a fruit, toss it into its mouth, chew on it for a bit, and then swallow it down, all while periodically stretching out its paw to pat the Jilong Beast, seemingly very satisfied with its performance. Meanwhile, the Jilong Beast looked like it was basking in the praise.

  Xun Daozi and Su Xin sat facing each other until dawn, when the first ray of sunlight illuminated the vast land. They looked at each other and smiled, stood up, walked quickly to the platform in front of the Wudao Cave entrance, stood side by side, and slowly unfolded their Taiji stance.

  This morning's Tai Chi practice was a daily routine for the two of them, and now as they headed to this station, it was as if they had returned to their former peaceful life in the valley.

  Without needing to call out, the two of them tacitly began to move in unison, slowly unfolding into a taiji stance. One move, one style, they flowed smoothly and naturally into motion. With one hand raised and one leg extended, it was as if they were made for each other.

  Slowly, the two people became immersed in the realm of Tai Chi with their fists moving like flowing clouds and running water.

  As the two men's fists unfolded, amidst the raising of hands and feet, the mysterious and unpredictable trajectory of the void path faintly appeared, with an inexplicable and enigmatic track floating up and down.

  Immersed in the realm of Taiji, Xun Daozi and Su Xin were completely unaware, still moving slowly and steadily like clouds drifting by, like water flowing. Their movements were relaxed and natural, without any need for conscious effort, just naturally lifting their legs, stretching out their hands, sinking their shoulders, and sitting back on their heels. It was as if the Tao itself was unfolding, without any external force.

  Slowly, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered around the two, like a substantial entity. These energies moved with their fists, following the ups and downs of their bodies, seeping into their physical forms, merging with the meridians activated by Tai Chi, flowing with the internal force, and finally being refined into the same internal force as the meridians. And along with it, silently and imperceptibly tempering their spirits and bodies, like a spring night's fine rain, nourishing things quietly and imperceptibly, unknowingly making the practitioner slowly grow stronger.

  The mysterious and profound mark of the Tao, the inexplicable trajectory intertwined, slowly formed a vast and profound mysterious Taiji pattern. This pattern emits an inexplicable aura, piercing through the void, mysteriously connecting with Xuzhen, who is practicing Taiji boxing, and Su Xin.

  Two people repeatedly performed Tai Chi, punching for more than two hours, before finally embracing and collecting their momentum. They quietly savored the aftertaste of the punch, as the strange phenomena in the void slowly disappeared, and the gathered spiritual energy gradually dissipated.

  After a long time, Xun Daozi and Su Xin opened their eyes at the same time, exchanged a smile, and the world became even more beautiful.

  Xun Daozi couldn't help but feel: A thousand goods and ten thousand goods are good, but home is the best!