Chapter Sixteen: The Heavenly Treasure Mirror, Who is this person?

  But it turned out that Nanhuazhuanzi was actually the third corpse of the Five Villas' Zhongyuan Daxian in Xiniuhezhou. The three Red Boys were taken to the Five Villas by him while they were confused, and they appeared before Zhongyuan Daxian.

  "This great immortal is strange." Hong Haier's eyes scanned around, on the body of Zhenyuan Daxian came and went, but whispered softly, secretly thinking that this Zhenyuan Daxian was quite different from the Zhuangzi and Xuandu Daoren, Yunzhongzi and others he had seen before. As for what kind of difference it was, he couldn't quite put his finger on it, but roughly speaking, he felt that this Zhenyuan Daxian exuded a natural and unadorned aura from head to toe, as if born of heaven, and gave rise to many feelings of closeness.

  "Disciple Red Boy, has seen the Five Villas and the World Common Master Zhenyuan Great Immortal." Red Boy saw that Zhenyuanzi was smiling at him with a straight face, but as soon as he had an idea, he quickly stepped forward and paid his respects.

  "Good, good, good!" Zhenyuanzi saw this and nodded three times, his eyes sizing up Hong Haier from head to toe before smiling slightly and leading him into the Wuzhuangguan. Qingfeng Mingyue, who was standing aside, hastily made way, her eyes curiously fixed on the three of them. Ruyi Zhenxian and the other two quickly followed suit.

  Entering the Wuzhuang Temple, Hong Haier suddenly felt a bright light before his eyes. It was truly a divine scene, and it was quite different from what he had seen through the door gap earlier. He thought to himself that even the Heavenly Palace of the Jade Emperor in the Ninth Heaven might not be as magnificent as this. As they walked up to the second gate of the grand hall, they saw the famous couplet: "The Immortal Abode of Eternal Life, and the Daoist Household with a lifespan equal to that of Heaven".

  After a brief stay, he was again held by Zhenyuanzi and entered the main hall. The decorations were strange and ancient, all of which were dark and intricately carved. On the wall in the middle of the main hall, two large characters "Tian Di" (Heaven and Earth) were hung with five colors. Below it was a red lacquered incense table, on which there was a pair of golden bottle-shaped incense burners, and beside them was a set of incense. In the innermost part, a bronze mirror was enshrined, its age unknown, with a cover that also had the two characters "Tian Di" written in an ancient seal script.

  "Treasures of Heaven and Earth!" Hong Haier saw this, but his eyes flashed with a sharp light, really wanting to rush over and hug it in his arms. However, he felt the force transmitted through his hands, instantly extinguishing this idea. What a joke! Although the Treasures of Heaven and Earth are good, snatching them from Town Yuanzi's face is like Lao Shouxing hanging himself, isn't that just asking for death?

  "Come, come, little friend!" Zhenyuanzi's face was full of smiles as he pulled Hong Haier to sit in the first seat, and then sat down beside him. He ordered Qingfeng Mingyue to serve tea and invited Ruyi Zhenxian and the others to take their seats.

  "Senior!" Hong Haier was quite strange at this moment, and Zhang Er's monk couldn't understand it. Although he knew that Zhenyuanzi was a high-ranking Taoist who wouldn't have any ill intentions towards him, receiving such treatment still made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

  Turning to glance at the two people beside Ruyi Zhenxian, they saw that these two were even more so, sitting in their seats with trepidation, and even receiving the tea cup from Qingfeng's hand was somewhat shaky, which was laughable and pitiful.

  "I also ask the senior to speak clearly, although I am grateful for the senior's kindness, Hong Haier is uneasy in his heart." Hong Haier stood up and saluted Zhenyuanzi, then said with a respectful expression. Although he felt that Zhenyuanzi's persistence was somewhat worldly and hypocritical, when facing Zhenyuanzi himself, Hong Haier couldn't help but feel awe.

  "However, it's not necessary to be so polite." Zhen Yuansu heard this and couldn't help but laugh, then waved his hand and said: "I invited you here this time because I thought you looked like an old friend of mine, and I was curious, feeling a sense of closeness. So, please forgive me."

  "Hmm..." Hong Haier heard this, but didn't know how to respond. After a long while, he finally spoke up again and asked: "May I ask who that person is?"

  "Ah!" Zhenyuanzi heard the words, but softly sighed, his expression was full of desolation. He opened his mouth and said: "That is a former friend of Zhenyuan." After that, he beckoned with one hand.

  On the altar of Xiang An, the Tian Di Bao Jian suddenly burst into brilliant light. A chaotic golden light swirled around it, and the mirror cover with the words "Tian Di" burst open, revealing a five-colored beam of light inside. As soon as the light flashed, the treasure mirror appeared in Zhen Yuan Zi's hands. He held the mirror, gazing at it for a long time, then let out a deep sigh and handed it over to Hong Hai Er.

  "What?" Hong Haier saw this, but was somewhat puzzled, and lowered his head to look at the copper mirror. Just right, he saw a figure in it, which was extremely clear, as if wanting to walk out of the mirror. The immortal's posture was ethereal, and it was a rare true immortal with great virtue.

  What's more important is that the man's face seems to have some resemblance to Hong Haier. After a moment of thought, it seems like he has seen him somewhere before. Suddenly remembering, he recalled seeing a side profile of Xuan Jiao Fude True Immortal Yun Zhongzi in Bichu Country recently, and it seemed somewhat similar to this person. He immediately asked: "The old friend you mentioned, is it that Xuan Jiao Fude True Immortal Yun Zhongzi?"

  "Yes, no." Zhen Yuansu heard the words, first stunned, and then sighed and said. He took over the Tian Di Bao Jian from Hong Haier's hand and put it back. As if recalling some memories, he was silent for a moment.

  The three little red boys on the side were carefully accompanying, although they really wanted to see what the legendary ginseng fruit and the treasure book looked like, but could only endure.

  "This Wuzhuang Temple is a quiet place, and there are rarely any visitors on ordinary days. Today, seeing young friends, it's a great comfort to my heart." After a long time, Zhenyuanzi suddenly spoke up, then turned his head and said: "Qingfeng, take the young friend around for a stroll and have a look at the various scenery of Wuzhuang Temple."

  Upon hearing this, the three Red Boys finally breathed a sigh of relief. These great masters usually stay in seclusion for hundreds or thousands of years at a time. If he were to get distracted and spend ten days or half a month, it wouldn't be unbearable.

  "Yes!" Qingfeng heard this and hastily went forward, leading Hong Haier out of the grand hall.

  Before he reached the gate, Zhenyuanzi instructed Mingyue: "Today is a rare joy, have Tong'er go to the backyard and pick ten ginseng fruits for me, let's have a ginseng fruit feast."

  The little red boy's heart was delighted when he heard this, and he had long known that the Wuzhuang Temple had a rare treasure called the Ginseng Fruit, which was said to be able to live for 47,000 years if an ordinary person ate one. It was truly a heavenly treasure, even more precious than the Queen Mother's peaches. Now that he heard Zhenyuanzi was going to invite him to eat the ginseng fruit, how could he not be happy? It was simply a wonderful thing.

  It was the three of them, Qingfeng, Mingyue and Zhenyuanzi, who almost simultaneously took a step forward. The two, Qingfeng and Mingyue, were extremely familiar with Zhenyuanzi, and at this moment, they couldn't help but mutter to themselves. Their own teacher had never been so generous before. After all, the Ginseng fruit only produced thirty fruits every ten thousand years, making it incredibly precious. Even at the Queen of the West's birthday banquet, their own master had only given out two, and even the Three Pure Ones' lectures had only received three at most. When had he ever given out ten fruits in one go?

  Although he was puzzled in his heart, he didn't dare to slack off. Qingfeng had no choice but to take Hong Haier and the other two out of the main hall to go sightseeing, while Mingyue took the golden drumstick and utensils and headed towards the back garden of Wuzhuangguan.

  "Alas!" As soon as everyone had walked far away, Zhenyuanzi let out a sigh and got up to walk into a secret room.

  "It's just like... it's really too similar." Zhen Yuansu muttered to himself, but his eyes revealed two figures, and he whispered: "Not to mention the appearance, even the aura is so close."

  "Under the heavens, is it really possible for two people to be so similar? I don't believe it." Zhenyuanzi said, closing his eyes. However, a large auspicious cloud appeared on top of his head, with a majestic heavenly tree in the center, radiating emerald light. A jade register also appeared, emitting a warm yellow glow. Zhenyuanzi revealed the auspicious cloud and began to chant, forming a seal with his hands. Suddenly, a chaotic scene materialized within the cloud.

  There seem to be countless starlights twinkling, and there are strands of chaotic air, with countless bright silk threads entwining and knotting each other, which can be clearly seen. Many of the silk threads are being driven away, gathered, and combed by that yellow jade book in the midst of the Town Temple's Qingyun.

  If a person with wisdom root were to see this scene, they would probably understand the cause and effect in an instant, comprehend the heavenly way, and attain great enlightenment.

  But if a person with high moral integrity were to see this scene, they would be terrified. Zhenyuanzi is actually using the most precious land scripture to forcibly deduce the heavenly mechanism, and that thread clearly contains the mysteries of the Heavenly Way. This method is too reckless. If one is not careful, they may suffer from the backlash of the Heavenly Way, with light consequences being severe injury and destruction of their spiritual treasures, and severe consequences being destruction of both treasure and person, with their body turning to ashes.

  At this moment, countless silk threads flashed out of the chaotic starlight, and thread after thread was carefully combed, deduced, with expressions of expectation and disappointment alternating on Zhenyuanzi's face.

  "Hum!" Finally, when the heavenly mechanism was combed to a certain point, a purple light burst forth, illuminating the entire secret chamber. A vague answer appeared in Zhenyuanzi's heart, causing him extreme excitement.

  "It's here!" At this moment, on the top of Zhongnan Mountain, under the Qilin Cliff of Kunlun Mountain, and in an unknown palace in the Heavenly Palace, a shout was heard, and several figures opened their eyes at this moment, looking excitedly in a certain direction.

  "Boom!" A loud explosion.

  "Pffft!" Zhen Yuansu felt as if he had been crushed by Mount Tai, his vision went black and a mouthful of blood spurted out. Qingyun disappeared, and his head felt like it was about to split open.

  "Huh?"

  At this moment, a sound of astonishment rose, and in the thirty-third heaven, amidst the chaos, there was a Taoist temple that appeared and disappeared from time to time. The sound of astonishment came from within it.

  A Taoist in a green robe, however, had opened his eyes and sensed the chaotic heavenly will. He furrowed his brow slightly, made some quick calculations, and then burst out laughing, saying: "This reckless Zhongyuanzi."

  With a smile, he raised his hand and a river of stars appeared, causing the chaotic heavenly machine to return to calmness instantly, without any waves or shock, as if nothing had happened. Then, that person closed his eyes again. The entire Taoist temple once again disappeared into the vast chaos.

  "Thank you, Daoist ancestor!"

  After a long time, Zhenyuanzi slowly came back to his senses in the secret room, spat out a sentence from his mouth, and then sat cross-legged on the cushion, starting to adjust his breath...