Chapter Seventeen: Ginseng Fruit, Flying Mountains Beyond Heaven

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  But it is said that at the time of the opening of the vast and chaotic universe, Pangu, the Heavenly King, died and transformed into heaven and earth, creating all things. At that time, there were over ten kinds of spiritual roots between heaven and earth, namely: Blue Lotus, Calabaza, Banana, Yellow Zhongli, Green Willow, Bitter Bamboo, Ginseng Fruit, Peaches, Immortal Apricot, Five-needle Pine, Bodhi Tree, Taiyi Fusan, and Osmanthus Tree. Because the Blue Lotus was the object that gave birth to Pangu, the creator of the world, it was considered a precious treasure. The Taiyi Fusan and Osmanthus Tree were mutually yin and yang, suppressing the chaotic starry sky, so they could not be born into the world. Therefore, these three were excluded, and the remaining ten spiritual roots were collectively known as the Ten Great Spiritual Roots of the Vast Chaos.

  That ginseng fruit tree, being one of the top ten spiritual roots in the pre-heavenly world, is naturally a treasure of heaven and earth. Its preciousness surpasses that of peaches and celestial apricots, and it's not inferior to the yellow core Li, which is said to be the number one spiritual root.

  This spiritual root grows in the Wanshou Mountain Fudi Wuzhuangguan, standing on the Honghuang main vein, and the fruit that results is called Renshengguo, also known as Caohuandan. Every three thousand years it blooms once, every three thousand years it bears fruit, and only after another three thousand years can it mature. If a person has fate, hearing its fragrance can make them live 360 years, if they eat one, they will live 47,000 years, truly a heavenly treasure.

  At this moment, Hong Haier sat comfortably on the gate of Wuzhuang Temple, feeling the intoxicating aroma that existed between breaths, but there was a bit of laziness in his comfort. The Ginseng Fruit was something that even Wangmu's birthday gift had only one or two, Sanqing Lectured Dao had only one or two, and the rest of the Hongyuan people, when did they ever hear of anyone getting to taste one?

  Today, the Red Boy unexpectedly had the good fortune to come to Wuzhuangguan and was treated with a banquet of ginseng fruit by Town Yuan Daxian. Can this be explained by just having good luck? This kind of treatment is probably not even given to the Heavenly Master himself when he comes here. The Red Boy thought, feeling slightly proud but also somewhat puzzled. But thinking that if heaven bestows something and you don't accept it, you will incur its wrath; if the timing isn't right, you won't be able to do anything and will suffer disaster. He then felt at peace with himself.

  He reached out to touch the Qiankun bag on his waist, and it was a burning fire in his heart. This bag was given by Zhenyuan Daxian, and it was a post-heavenly spiritual treasure, which was far superior to the broken bag he had used before. Inside were three Ginseng Fruits, also given by Zhenyuanzi, which made Hong Haier feel even more honored and surprised. However, in his heart, he was thinking that when he returned, he would offer two of the Ginseng Fruits to his father king and mother queen to enhance their cultivation.

  Thinking about it, I thought of the great disaster of Journey to the West 500 years later. My heart is filled with anxiety and my family's cultivation has not made any progress until today. What can be done?

  "Hiss!"

  A soft sound, a green light flew out of Hong Haier's Qiankun bag and landed on his head, but it was a small green snake, like a jade carving, with two small packages on its head, spitting apricot. The intimate expression entwined on Hong Haier's body made him feel a bit chilly, but the intoxication dissipated a little.

  "Little Qing!" Hong Haier stretched out his hand and gently plucked the green snake from his head, saying softly. As he stroked the scales on the snake's body, he felt a refreshing coolness and was enveloped by the sweet fragrance of lotus flowers that wafted into his nostrils, making him feel extremely comfortable.

  This green snake was naturally the one that had been bought by Red Boy from a snake charmer in Biqiu Country. It was because it had obtained dragon energy from the Locking Dragon Well at Sui Xin An, which stimulated its body's dragon bloodline, and also received a Ginseng fruit bestowed by Town Yuan Great Immortal at Wu Zang Guan, making it even more extraordinary, almost transforming into a green dragon. The dragon clan was renowned for being entirely precious, so naturally there wouldn't be any stench of snakes on them. Dragon meat, dragon tendons, dragon blood, dragon scales, and dragon horns - whenever one appeared in the Cultivation World, it would cause a stir. Unfortunately, although the dragon clan had gone into hiding after the Dragon Han Initial Calamity, with no strong masters to guard their tribe, they were still famous on the Seal God List, being the current Tian Ting Shui Bu Zheng Shen, with boundless merits and virtues. Killing dragons meant shouldering infinite karma. Therefore, gradually, nobody dared to harbor intentions of attacking the dragon clan, let alone that the dragon clan was one of the three pre-heavenly tribes, with deep underlying strength - who knew what unfathomable trump cards they had hidden behind their backs?

  So, at this moment, Hong Haier flipped through the small green snake in his hand, uh, should be considered a green dragon, but was very satisfied. Feeling the little green's dependence on himself, he was even more delighted. Because, Zhenyuanzi had told him that although the dragon bloodline in Xiaoqing's body was rare, it was very pure, and it was not much weaker than the ancestral dragon Jiuzi, which meant that Xiaoqing's potential was boundless. Once he truly transformed into a dragon, his Tao would inevitably soar, and becoming a Golden Immortal would be no problem. If the opportunity was deep, then even achieving quasi-sainthood was not impossible.

  However, this made Hong Haier extremely happy, it was truly a treasure, thinking about raising a quasi-saint realm dragon as a pet, that's really cool, in his weak state, he could still protect himself and serve as a bodyguard.

  Smiling with a hint of complacency, he completely cast aside the worries that had been lingering in his mind just now.

  "Alas, a destined misfortune!" In the quiet room, Zhenyuanzi gazed through his divine thoughts and saw Hong Haier staring blankly at Xiao Qing, shook his head, sighed, and then fell silent, closing his eyes.

  But in the heavenly court, at this moment, it was a peaceful scene, with auspicious flowers blooming and propitious birds appearing. The various gods and immortals were each performing their duties, everything was in order, just like it had been for countless years.

  Although some time ago, the Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave was invited to become the Monkey King of the Heavenly Gate, leading his six sworn brothers to make a big noise, fighting up to the South Heaven Gate, smashing the plaque, destroying more than half of the luxurious decorations in the heavenly court. Later, he even declared himself the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, ruining the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet, stealing the Old Lord's Wonderful Medicine Spirit Elixir, causing chaos in the heavenly court.

  However, fortunately, the Bodhisattva of Compassion from the South China Sea spoke to the Great Heavenly Emperor and asked for help. The two true gentlemen, Zhao Hui and Xian Sheng, were summoned from the mouth of the Guan River, and Lao Jun sent a golden hoop to assist in capturing the monkey king and bringing him to heaven.

  The Great Heavenly Lord originally intended to send that scoundrel to the Beheading Immortal Platform, but unexpectedly that Monkey King's magical powers were vast and great, having already cultivated into a Taiyi True Immortal, not fearing divine weapons or sharp instruments, nor afraid of being struck by lightning or burned by fire.

  The Great Heavenly Lord had no choice but to follow the words of the Venerable Taishang Laojun, and led the Great Sage to the Zhulai Palace, untied the ropes, pierced his bones with a pipa bone, and pushed him into the Eight Trigrams Furnace. He ordered the Taoist who watched the furnace and the boy who added firewood to fan the flames and smelt him. In seven times seven, forty-nine days, he would definitely refine a furnace of immortal elixir and turn that monkey's body into ashes.

  Erlang Shen and Guanyin saw this, but they took credit for their achievements and left without saying a word.

  But today, in the Tushita Palace, there were waves of auspicious and sacred light emanating from the Eight Trigrams Furnace, as well as wisps of purple smoke that seemed to be rising. A stream of cinnabar energy was intoxicating to behold. Calculating the days, it had been forty-nine days since the last time he had entered the Monkey's Head.

  Lao Jun saw that the flames were getting smaller and knew that the fire was ready. He immediately ordered the boy who was fanning the fire to extinguish the flames, and told the Taoist who was watching the furnace to open it up. Just as he was about to step forward to personally retrieve the elixir...

  Just as he was waiting for this moment, a burst of golden light suddenly shot out from the Eight Trigrams Furnace, and the dark passageway cried out in alarm.

  "Boom!"

  With just a loud crash, the Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Furnace, weighing over 10,000 catties, suddenly fell to the ground, and a monkey head rushed out.

  At that time, the Great Sage was in the Eight Trigrams Furnace, enduring the separation of fire and wind, refining his body into copper skin and iron bones, with fiery eyes and golden pupils. After 49 days of intense heat, he had been burning with anger. Suddenly seeing the light, he could no longer hold back, and with a burst of energy, he jumped out of the elixir furnace, knocking over the Eight Trigrams Furnace with a loud crash, and rushed out.

  He was so frightened that he looked like a white tiger with epilepsy and a lone dragon in a frenzy. Lao Jun rushed forward to grab the monkey's head, but unexpectedly, he was tripped up by him and fell over, and then the monkey escaped.

  That Great Sage, having escaped his tribulation, naturally had a vengeful heart. As soon as he left the Tushita Palace, he took out his own precious treasure, the Golden Banded Cudgel, and struck out in the direction of the Thirty-Three Heavens' Lingxiao Hall.

  But little did he know that when the Eight Trigrams Furnace was overturned, two bright red fire bricks were hit by the Great Sage and flew out of the Heavenly Palace, heading straight for a location in the Western Wilderness of the Cow Herder's Continent. The flames burned fiercely, scorching the land and turning green mountains into scorched earth. Countless living beings were reduced to ashes, adding who knows how many evil karma.

  In the Palace of Taiyi, Taishang Laojun saw this and let out a light sigh. He raised his hand to cast a spell to retrieve the two fire bricks. Just as he was about to do so, he suddenly had a change of heart and with a wave of his hand, the two fire bricks fell straight down onto a desolate and uninhabited area in Xī Niú Hè Zhōu, less than a thousand miles away from Cuìyún Mountain. They transformed into a mountain range spanning hundreds of miles, and the flames gradually subsided.

  "Alas, Heaven's will!" The Supreme Elder Lord saw this and shook his head, lifting his leg to exit the Zhoulou Palace, following in the direction that Monkey had struck out.