My Journey to the West on the Heavenly Road

Chapter 282 The Priest Arrives
Crashing, a mountain stream flows out from the rugged rocks, splashing water all over the sky, carrying a icy chill.

The winter sun is like a fluffy ball of light. The warm sunlight floats down through the branches and leaves, reflecting a faint light on the cold stream.

There were rustling footsteps in the forest, and a ochre-yellow figure walked out slowly, with a skinny, withered old monkey squatting on his shoulders.

The man walked to the edge of the water, squatted down, stretched out his hand into the stream, scooped up a handful of clear water, and the reflection of the trees swayed in the clear water in the palm of his hand.

After a while, let go of your fingers, and the water slid down between your fingers, and a few strands of cold mist floated up.

The man got up, looked from the mountain stream at the source of the stream, followed the flowing water to the secluded forest below, and suddenly sighed:
"Water is in the world, whether it is moving or still, when it is moving, it is a stream, a stream, or a river; when it is still, it is a pond, a pool, or a big lake. It seeps through sand and soil, splashes flowers when it hits a rock, and falls into a waterfall when it encounters a cliff. If you encounter a high mountain, take a detour."

"The sage said, 'The highest kindness is like water', sincerity is not to be deceived."

The skinny old monkey squatted on his shoulders, with his eyelids drooping in his sockets, his eyes flowing with the stream, thoughtful.

The man didn't seem to expect a response. After sighing, he lifted his footsteps and continued walking along the green pines by the water.

The weather was cold, the insects and ants disappeared in the forest, except for the rush of running water, the occasional wind blowing, and the rustling of footsteps, there was no other sound, it was very silent.

The deeper you go, the denser the forest, the cooler the already light sunlight, and the light gradually dims.

"squeak"

A few sounds came with the wind, and I saw a group of little monkeys swinging out of the dense forest, leaping across the stream, and clinging to the old pine on the other side, suddenly found that there were a few clusters of pine cones left on the old pine, and stopped immediately, feeling happy pine nuts.

He just threw a few pine nuts into his mouth, but his face turned bitter, and he quickly spit it out, chirping "broken" and "so bitter".

A laugh came: "Want to eat pine nuts? Go upstream, the pine nuts in the mountain stream are full and sweet."

Startled, the little monkey hurriedly raised its head vigilantly, and was about to bark its teeth when it instantly recognized the smiling ochre-yellow figure and the old monkey on its shoulders, and exclaimed in surprise:
"Master Jiang Yuan, Senior Monkey, why are you here? Are you also here to play in the mountains?"

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded: "Yes."

"Then let's go together."

A little monkey blurted out, but his arm was pulled off by his clever companion next to him.

The clever little monkey saluted respectfully and said: "Master Jiang Yuan, senior monkey, we will not bother you." After finishing speaking, he dragged his companion and left quickly.

Jiang Yuan looked at the group of monkeys going away, and smiled at the old monkey on his shoulder: "You taught them well."

The old monkey shook his head and cursed: "These monkeys are very stubborn, they just respect you."

Having said that, the eyes of the old monkey looking at the disappearing group of monkeys were full of love.

Jiang Yuan smiled and continued to walk along the stream, the old monkey was silent again, and remained silent.

The sun is setting to the west, the sunset is hazy, and a cold fog is floating in the mountains and forests.

One person and one monkey walked slowly through the cold mist, and soon they stopped in front of a stone pool.

Shitan is the end of the stream.

The surface of the water was covered with a layer of rotting grass and leaves, which appeared black in the dim light, exuding a cold and dead silence.

Jiang Yuan stood by the pool, quietly looking at the pool that looked like a ghostly spring, suddenly smiled, twitched the Fengfeng spell, and waved his hand.

Huh, a gust of wind gushed out of nowhere, rolled up the pool, rolled up all the piled rotten grass leaves, and flung them into the drowsy forest.

The water surface of the stone pool was cleared immediately, and the rippling ripples were flickering with blurred tree shadows and a hazy and cold glow. In an instant, the cold and dead pool became alive.

Whoa!

A long fish with red fins jumped out of the water suddenly, bringing up a drop of water, then fell into the water with a clatter, swung its tail, left a circle of water marks, and jumped into the bottom of the pool.

In a trance, a wave of vitality rippled in this cold stone pool.

Suddenly, the old monkey squatting on Jiang Yuan's shoulders stared fixedly at the water pattern of the red-finned long fish. After a while, he looked at the stream flowing into the stone pool, the reflection on the water surface, and the swaying water of the red-finned long fish. In his mouth, he murmured:
"Flowing water does not rot. If it is continuous, the god of the valley will not die. It is called Xuan Min."

Jiang Yuan's eyes moved, a smile overflowed, and then he took out a peach pit from his bosom, and sipped it: "Old monkey, look—"

The old monkey turned his head in a daze, and saw the peach pit flying up in the air, landed on the edge of the stone pool, and burrowed into the soil. Grow into a strong peach tree.

The fragrance is coming, the branches are covered with pink peach blossoms, the breeze is blowing, the peach blossoms are like rain, and the green leaves are rising one by one.

With the eyes of the old monkey, the peach pit took root, the flowers bloomed and withered, until a peach branch hung down, sending a plump peach to his eyes.

The old monkey reached out his hand slowly and picked off the big peach. The tempting aroma came to his nostrils, grunted, swallowed, and then opened his mouth and bit it.

Puba, the sweet and greasy juice splashed, and the slightly cloudy eyes of the old monkey lit up instantly. He couldn't wait to chew a few times, swallowed it in one gulp, and then opened his mouth quickly, gnawing non-stop.

"Hiccup~"

It was just a big peach, but the old monkey belched strangely, revealing the satisfaction and laziness after eating, then his eyelids trembled, and he dozed off.

Finally, the thick eyelids drooped completely, and the thin body tilted and fell sideways.

Jiang Yuan stretched out his hand to catch the sleeping old monkey, his eyes flashed, and the reflection in his pupils showed that inside the sleeping old monkey, there was an erratic pocket macaque, jumping happily.

With the jumping of the pocket macaque, the thin old monkey's body gradually radiated a trace of vitality and a touch of aura.

The corners of Jiang Yuan's mouth raised, revealing a look of joy.

I don't know how long it has passed, the setting sun has turned into a cold moon, the stars cover the sky, and the cold wind is raging in the mountains and forests, crying ghosts and wolves howling.

The sleeping old monkey's eyelids trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes.

The turbid pupils became strangely clear and bright, like a rock pool where rotten grass leaves were swept away, and at the same time, the hair that looked like dry weeds became glossy and soft, black and shiny.

"call--"

The old monkey slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, moved his body, floated up with the wind, flew out of Jiang Yuan's arms, and landed in front of Jiang Yuan.

Then, the old monkey clasped his hands together, bowed in a big salute, and said gratefully, "Thank you for your guidance, fellow daoist!"

Jiang Yuan only received a bow, and immediately helped the old monkey up, and said with a light smile: "Old monkey, you have practiced for hundreds of years, and you have been guided by the great sage, so you have accumulated a lot. It’s all about pushing the boat along with the current, and the credit is very little.”

"No," the old monkey shook his head vigorously, "If the matter of cultivation can be achieved only by accumulation, if you sit in the mountains for decades, I am afraid that anyone can achieve the fairy fruit, but how many practitioners in the world are struggling in Xuan Before the threshold, the middle way collapses."

"For more than half a month, fellow Taoist, you have roamed the mountains and forests with me in nature, attracted me with your own aura, and taught me with the profound principles of the great way. Isn't it 'pushing the boat with the current', but giving me 'Bodhi'!"

The old monkey struggled to break away from Jiang Yuan's hand, bowed resolutely and bowed again until he finished three bows.

Jiang Yuan had no choice but to accept it, and then he congratulated: "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, who survived the death, and the road will be smooth in the future, let you go forward."

The old monkey stroked the smooth hair on his body, grinning at the corners of his mouth, overjoyed.

He was originally a ghost, but by chance, he cultivated the Yin God, and then used his own dead body as a sustenance, and turned into a dead body. Revitalization.

It's a pity that the Huaguo Mountain War started soon, and Monkey King was captured in the Heavenly Palace, failing to further guide his practice.

The catastrophes in the past ten years have made Lao Hou deeply aware of his own shortcomings, and he is eager to seek a breakthrough, but he has no way to seek the Tao and no way to practice.

Jiang Yuan returned to Huaguo Mountain for more than two months, killing the three-headed jiao, making troubles in the East China Sea Dragon Palace, and fighting the Jinghe Dragon Palace, all of which shocked the old monkey, especially the preaching of King Jin, who made him become a mysterious dharma body in a single leap. Enlightened to practice the wonderful method, the old monkey was even more impatient and restless.

It's just that every time I want to open my mouth, I can't say "please teach me how to practice" to Jiang Yuan. Maybe it's self-esteem, maybe it's unwillingness, or maybe it's just embarrassment.

Jiang Yuan, on the other hand, didn't seem to be aware of the old monkey's entanglement. After pointing the golden hairy mouse, he personally practiced the monkey soldiers in the Water Curtain Cave, taught the little monkey self-defense martial arts, and sometimes exchanged practice with the four masters, and even tried to appease the red bearded dragon. , And passed on the meditation formula to the dragon son.

King Jin has always respected the old monkey, and he was not as heartless as Wuqian. He soon found out that something was wrong, so he took the initiative to ask Jiang Yuan for the old monkey.

But Jiang Yuan listened, but shook his head and sighed: "The old monkey used the body of a demon, first transformed into a ghost, cultivated a ghost, and then turned into an immortal. The path he took is really strange, and the foundation has been established for 200 years. There is more than enough heart and not enough strength.”

When the words reached the old monkey's ears, the old monkey didn't complain, but just lamented and felt sorry for himself.

When the old monkey was extremely depressed, Jiang Yuan suddenly invited him to visit the mountain, saying that he was about to leave, and he wanted to enjoy the current scenery of Huaguo Mountain before leaving.

What Jiang Yuan said was the truth.

For more than two months, the battle between him and the Jinghe Dragon Mansion has spread throughout the East China Sea. Coupled with the previous revenge and suppression of the three-headed Jiao and other monster kings, all the monsters in the East China Sea were shocked, and they dared not invade Huaguo Mountain again.

Even though some big monsters thought they were fearless, after thinking about it for a while, they felt that it was not worthwhile to provoke Jiang Yuan, so they no longer cared about the so-called "spiritual flesh" of Huaguo Mountain.

Now that the Huaguoshan crisis is over, Jiang Yuan can leave with peace of mind, go to visit old friends, and then go back to Nanzhan Buzhou, and start collecting Fangding and ten herbs by the way, and then plan to find a Taoist cave.

In short, in a short time, I will not come back to Huaguo Mountain.

Therefore, the old monkey had no doubts about what Jiang Yuan said, and readily agreed.

However, as he plunged into the deep mountains and forests, he seemed to be walking freely, but he would always see the contrast between dead and fresh old trees and new vegetation, rotten mud and fresh water, etc. No matter how dull the old monkey was, he could react, He can become a Yin God with a wandering soul, which is enough to show that his comprehension is not bad.

Gradually, the old monkey talked less and less. Although Jiang Yuan still strolled and enjoyed the scenery at will, he was also quiet and only occasionally joked, such as when he met the little monkey who was playing.

This walk lasted half a month, Jiang Yuan sometimes stopped and walked, sometimes even sat in one place for two or three days.

During this period, Wuqian, Jin Dawang, and the four masters all seem to have forgotten them, and they are always looking for them in the future.Undoubtedly, Jiang Yuan had already greeted secretly.

Of course, simply understanding nature does not make the old monkey enlightened.

Jiang Yuan has actually done a lot.

He can detect King Jin's heart of seeking Tao, how can he not know the mind of the old monkey.

However, just like what he said to the golden mouse, the old monkey's path of cultivation is bizarre, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a "wrong road".

More importantly, the old monkey has cultivated for 200 years. Such a long time has already consolidated his mind and nature, and it can even be said that he has lost his flexibility.

That is to say, it is not possible to simply lend the bodhi core like the golden hairy mouse, and the old monkey will be able to realize the Tao by itself.

Jiang Yuan pondered secretly for a long time before he came up with a way out, in a nutshell, it is "to live from death"!
The physical body of the old monkey is "dead". To completely revive him, he must at least get rid of the influence of that withering silence and regain his vitality.

The stiff and silent cultivation of the old monkey is "death", and it must be allowed to comprehend the mysterious method and awaken the silent cultivation. Only when the cultivation is alive can it continue to move forward.

Jiang Yuan used strategies to guide the golden haired rat, the monkey soldiers in Shuiliandong, and even the red bearded dragon. Only the old monkey fell down, and he said those words, cut off his thoughts, and made his heart completely silent.

Then when he was almost desperate, he invited him to walk in the mountains and forests, wandering in nature, so that he could live towards death.

Of course, the key lies in Jiang Yuan's journey, constantly mobilizing his supernatural powers, silently reciting the root magic method, and using his own aura to attract the old monkey's spiritual roots.

In fact, Jiang Yuan was not fully sure, he just tried his best.

If he fails in the end, he will also think of other methods, such as Buddhism and Shinto.

When the old monkey and King Jin accompanied him through the end, Jiang Yuan was not a heartless person, it was just a waste of energy, and it was not a big trouble that would cost life or fortune. If he could help, of course he would do his best.

It is also a beautiful thing if we can achieve the immortal Tao fruit together.

Fortunately, Jiang Yuan's painstaking efforts were not in vain. After all, the old monkey broke through the confinement - "turned death into life", and has now embarked on the road of Zhengguo, which is gratifying.

By the stone pool.

Jiang Yuan pointed to the direction of the Water Curtain Cave, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid they are waiting too anxiously."

"You are bothered."

The old monkey calmed down his excitement, and he was full of emotion, "It's because of how many blessings the old monkey has made in his previous life that he can have all of you in this life."

Jiang Yuan laughed loudly: "Hahaha, don't say it in front of that donkey and golden mouse, or they might end up with their tails up in the sky."

When the old monkey thought about it, he immediately smiled.

"Let's go back."

Jiang Yuan twitched a spell, and the strong wind swept him and the old monkey, passing the mountains and dense forests, and flew towards the Water Curtain Cave.

This is the method of capturing wind that Jiang Yuan has just comprehended not long ago. It can walk against the wind, and can also capture people and objects.

"Snowing?"

When the Water Curtain Waterfall appeared in front of it, white feathers fluttered down in the cold moonlight.

The strong wind swept a few white feathers, went straight into the waterfall, and fell to the stone bridge of Shuiliandong.

"Master Jiang Yuan, you are finally back, a priest has been waiting for you for a long time."

As soon as it landed, the mandrill guarding the Shuilian Cave hurried up to meet it.

"Priest?"

Jiang Yuan raised his head curiously, and suddenly saw a priest in green robe and long beard sitting on the mat in the brightly lit hall, accompanied by Wuqian, Golden Mouse and Four Healthy Generals.

It's really a meritorious service.

"How did he get here?"

(End of this chapter)