Chapter 4: Yang Jiao Reborn, Splitting the Mountain to Save His Mother

  The sky was clear and the air was crisp, with a hint of mystery. In front of a bamboo hut, Hongyuan sat upright on a cloud bed, while Nao Shi and Zhu Ren's daughter sat properly at the bottom, their faces filled with reverence. Underneath the cloud bed lay a corpse, that of an eighteen-year-old man, whose clothes were tattered and worn out, his body stiff and pale, clearly having been dead for some time.

  "Master, who is this person? Why are they already dead?"

  Hong Xuan smiled slightly and said, "This person is the eldest son of Yang Tianyou and Yao Ji, the sister of the Jade Emperor, who was sent to the mortal world. He was killed by the heavenly soldiers dispatched by the Jade Emperor a few days ago."

  Three people were shocked! The girl angrily said: "Yu Huang Da Di is really ruthless! Yao Ji is his own sister, and Yang Jiao is also his own nephew. He actually had the heart to do such a vicious thing, causing their family to be broken and destroyed. And it's the same with Lu Xian Zi!" Thinking of Lu Xian Zi who was now silently practicing alone on Fangzhang Xian Zhou, her anger was stirred up again.

  Hong Xuan smiled lightly and said: "You little girl, what do you know? Don't speak nonsense here!"

  The girl pouted and said: "Teacher says that girls don't know, but why? Is it right for the Jade Emperor to break up someone else's family?"

  Hong Xuan shook his head and said: "In this world, eight or nine out of ten things are not as one wishes. How can you distinguish what is right and wrong? Some things are not as simple as you imagine!"

  The girl heard this and didn't give in, saying: "I'll have to tell the teacher!"

  Hong Xuan said calmly: "Everyone's talent is different, and the difficulty of cultivating Taoism is also different. Although the heavens reward diligence, talent is not the only factor that determines a person's future, but it has a profound impact on their future achievements.

  In the world, if we talk about the most superior talents, they are those pre-heavenly gods who were born at the time of the creation of heaven and earth. Next are some demons and humans. Pre-heavenly gods are born with great abilities and can become immortals without cultivation. They can be said to have a unique advantage! As for those who are born without any magical powers or cultivation, they can only rely on diligent practice to achieve the Tao.

  After passing through three disasters and five calamities, they can finally become immortals and achieve the Tao. It's a difficult journey! When they ascend to the heavenly realm, they receive official positions and rewards from the Jade Emperor, work in the heavenly court, and enjoy the blessings of the immortal family. However, apart from those pre-heavenly gods, there are also some people who are born with divine powers and have extraordinary talents. They cultivate Taoism quickly and achieve great success. These people are the descendants of the combination of humans and immortals!"

  As he said this, Hong Xuan stopped and saw that Niao Shi and Sui Ren Shi both looked enlightened at the same time. He nodded in satisfaction. Only the girl still looked puzzled.

  "You see, my dear, those children born to immortals who cultivate the Tao will have a smooth and easy path. They won't need to go through many hardships before achieving enlightenment and rising quickly to the heavens. They'll definitely be favored and reused by the Jade Emperor. But think about it, those immortals who have gone through countless difficulties to achieve their status, how can they possibly feel balanced in their hearts? They'll inevitably harbor resentment, and even if they don't dare disobey the Jade Emperor's orders, they won't put in their full effort. In time, the Jade Emperor's authority will be lost, and how can he still rule over the three realms of immortals?! Moreover, the heavenly court is already divided into many factions with complex relationships. If the Jade Emperor doesn't severely punish Yaoji, I fear that balance will be disrupted, and all the immortals will follow suit, descending to the mortal realm to marry and have children, plunging everything into chaos!"

  The girl suddenly realized and said with dissatisfaction: "Even so, can't we just set this heavenly rule and let many families be broken and people die?"

  Hong Xuan smiled faintly and said: "This is not something you should worry about! You must know that all things in the world have a thread of life, and there is always a way to resolve them. You will understand later."

  The three men fell silent!

  The girl asked again: "May I ask, teacher? Why did you bring Yang Jiao's corpse here?"

  Hong Xuan said calmly, "You will know soon!" As soon as he finished speaking, he pointed with his finger and suddenly a vague figure appeared on Yang Jiao's corpse. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed Yang Jiao's appearance. Hong Xuan shouted, "If you don't return to your body now, when will you?!" A stream of clear air shot out from his mouth onto the corpse, and in an instant, the soul entered the top of the head. Before long, the right hand of the body moved slightly, and with a sudden jolt, the body sprang up, slowly opening its blurry eyes to gaze at the people in front of it, confused and unsure of what was happening.

  The crowd was not anxious, patiently waiting. Before long, Yang Jiao gradually regained consciousness and saw several people with a smile in their eyes looking at him, especially the elegant young man sitting on a cloud who looked younger than him, his benevolent smile made Yang Jiao's heart skip a beat. He couldn't tell where he was, but felt that everyone had no ill intentions towards him, so he calmed down and asked: "Yang Jiao dares to ask, what is this place? And why did I come here?"

  The girl said with a proud smile: "You were already killed by the person sent by the Jade Emperor, and you were lucky to be saved by my master and reborn. Don't you hurry up and thank him?"

  Yang Jiao was taken aback, and then he remembered that they were being pursued and killed. He saw his father being killed, and his eyes were wide with shock. It was only for an instant before he was shot by a beam of light, and then he knew nothing more. Now hearing that it was himself who had been killed, but was awakened by the people who had seen him, he hastily knelt down and bowed: "Yang Jiao thanks the immortal elder's kindness!" Although he did not know the identities of these people, he could still tell that they were immortals.

  Hong Xuan exerted a gentle force to help Yang Jiao up, saying: "Foolish child! Not yet returned to the origin, what are you waiting for?" A clear air shot into Yang Jiao's head, and his body shook. In an instant, his eyes became dizzy, with different colors appearing in them, mysterious and abnormal! The three people from You Nao looked at Yang Jiao in confusion, wanting to ask Hong Xuan questions, but saw Yang Jiao take a light drink, then spout out a turbid air from his mouth. His eyes cleared up again, and upon closer inspection, he had lost some of the youth's naivety, gaining some vicissitudes instead!

  He only saw him bowing deeply to Hongyuan and saying: "Disciple Qingyunzi pays respects to the Holy Father, wishing the Holy Father eternal life!"

  Youyu was astonished! Suiren was astonished! Nüwa was astonished!

  Hong Xuan smiled lightly and said to the bewildered crowd, "Qingyunzi assisted Xuanyuan and took a calamity for him. I brought his soul here and sent it into the six paths of reincarnation. Yang Jiao is actually Qingyunzi's hundredth reincarnated body! It's just that my method concealed the heavenly mechanism, so you all didn't calculate it."

  Everyone suddenly understood! The girl was overjoyed and exclaimed: "It turns out that Qingyunzi Xianchang has not died, it's really a happy and auspicious thing!"

  Youchao and Suiren also nodded in agreement.

  Hong Xuan said to Qing Yunzi: "I once had a promise, I would personally bring you into the door, now are you willing to worship me as your master?"

  Qingyunzi heard this and was overjoyed, bowing again: "Qingyunzi pays his respects to Master!"

  Hong Xuan nodded, and the crowd also came forward to congratulate him. After they finished paying their respects, Hong Xuan said to him: "Qing Yunzi, in this life you are Yang Jiao, your mother is trapped under Peach Mountain. However, one must not forget one's roots, for now you will follow me to cultivate for ten years. At that time, go and split open Peach Mountain, rescue your mother, and bring her back to Fangzhang Island!"

  "Disciple obediently follows the master's teachings!"

  Hong Xuan immediately raised the profound and clear great Tao again, and everyone was immersed in the enlightenment of the great Tao.

  Ten years passed in a flash, and in the Golden Cave of Jade Spring Mountain, a handsome young man stood respectfully before the True Man of Jade Tripod. With an attitude of reverence, he was none other than Yang Jian, the disciple of the True Man of Jade Tripod.

  Yu Ding Zhen Ren looked at his disciple in front of him, extremely satisfied. In just ten short years, he had cultivated the Nine Turns of the Mysterious Skill to perfection, and had also mastered the 72 transformations of the Earthly Fiend. He was indeed a true immortal! He lightly coughed and said: "Yang Jiaolong, I have already sent your sister Yang Chan to the Queen Mother's palace in the Heavenly Palace, where she is deeply loved by the Queen Mother. I reckon she will not suffer any hardship there, so you can rest assured!"

  Yang Jian hastily bowed and said: "Teacher is busy running around, disciple is ashamed!"

  "Never mind, never mind!" said the True Man of Jade Ding, shaking his head. He then took out an eye and a divine sword from his sleeve and handed them to Yang Jian, saying: "This eye was given to you by your master's ancestor, Yuanshi Tianzun. Insert it into your印堂 (third eye), and it will have all sorts of wonderful uses; this divine sword was forged by Nüwa using the five-colored stones that filled the sky. It is called the Three-Pointed Two-Edged Knife, weighing 25,200 kilograms, and is given to you for splitting mountains!"

  Yang Jian was overjoyed and thanked him as he took it, stroking the three-pointed two-edged knife with great affection.

  He bid farewell to Yu Ding Zhen Ren, left Jin Xia Cave and rode the cloud towards Peach Mountain. He had only traveled for a short while when he saw Peach Mountain in the distance, his heart was filled with excitement. Overjoyed, he finally got to see his mother!

  Suddenly, Yang Jian's eyes condensed, only because he saw a Taoist wearing a purple robe standing quietly with his back to him at the foot of Peach Mountain in front of him. The figure was somewhat familiar, and a sense of intimacy arose.

  Yang Jian's heart was filled with doubt, and he reached out to touch his forehead. Suddenly, a pair of vertical eyes opened wide, revealing the Heavenly Eye given to him by Yu Ding Zhen Ren. A beam of divine light shot out from the Heavenly Eye and landed on that person. However, it seemed as though there was a layer of something blocking the Heavenly Eye around that person, rendering the vision unclear. Yang Jian's heart shook violently! Could it be that even the Heavenly Eye bestowed upon him by his Master had lost its effect?!

  But then he saw the man turn around. He said loudly: "Second brother, it's been ten years since we parted, are you well?"

  Yang Jian was shocked to hear the words, that familiar voice, that familiar figure, that familiar smile, now standing alive in front of him. His eyes couldn't help but moisten as he trembled with excitement and shouted: "Big brother, is it really you?!"

  Yang Jiao also said with moist eyes: "It's all for brother!" Even if the cycle of life and death repeats a hundred times, the memories of this life are still the deepest. All because of one word - love. Even immortals can't escape it! Also in mind! Also yearning!

  With a loud cry, a gust of wind blew by, and Yang Jian and Yang Jiao were tightly embracing each other, crying together! The two brothers felt the real existence of each other, feeling the thick brotherly love, their emotions surging endlessly, lingering on for a long time!

  After a long time, the two parted ways. Yang Jian asked urgently: "I heard from my teacher that my brother and father were killed by the Jade Emperor, why did they come back to life? How is my father?" When he mentioned the Jade Emperor, his teeth clenched in anger.

  Yang Jiao said with a low and mournful expression: "Father has been killed by them, body and soul destroyed. I was lucky to be rescued by my teacher, learned the Taoist magic, now come to Peach Mountain, to save Mother!"

  Yang Jian asked if Yang Tianyou was really dead, and he was extremely disappointed. He immediately changed his tone to a happy one and said: "I wonder which immortal master Big Brother has become the disciple of?"

  Yang Jiao smiled faintly and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. We should first rescue our mother!"

  Yang Jian also said: "Right is right! My younger brother was momentarily excited and forgot that his mother was still suffering in the mountain." After finishing speaking, he took out his own three-pointed two-edged knife and flew to the top of the sky. With a loud crash, Yang Jian was bounced back by a force, fell several somersaults, retreated ten miles, and finally stood firm. When he looked carefully, he saw that the Peach Mountain was still standing steadily there, and the talisman on the mountain top was emitting dazzling light.

  Yang Jian's face turned iron-green, his hands slightly trembling, and his heart sank!

  It is: After a hundred generations of reincarnation, brothers meet again as if splitting a mountain!