return to heaven

Chapter 15

"Bah."

The faint sound of treading leaves.

"Who?" Shen Chubai shouted vigilantly.

A figure quietly landed behind Zhu Chen, "Ah!!!!"

Even though Zhu Chen had always been calm, he couldn't help but be shocked by the huge voice that rang in his ears, and his ears and hearts were roaring for a long time.

"Master!"

"Huh!" Shen Chubai took a deep breath, "What are you doing? Elder Jingxu."

Elder Jingxu shook off his slightly messy long hair, "I saw two figures from a distance, which resembled the two of you, so I followed to see. I didn't expect it to be you, why are you here?"

Shen Chubai covered Zhu Chen's ears, and when the roar passed, seeing Zhu Chen frowning uncomfortably, he couldn't help but blame in his eyes, "We haven't asked you yet, why are you here? You are also here to pick jade Berry? With your cultivation base, do you still need this jade berry?" Daoist Jingxu didn't know how long he had practiced. He looked like this when he was young. Until now, his His appearance hasn't changed at all, and he looks about the same size as him. With his cultivation base, does he still need to increase his cultivation base by supplementing his spiritual power?

What did Shen Chubai think of, "Oh! So this is what the Taoist priest called 'something'?"

Elder Jingxu is a little embarrassed, he is quite old, and he has to come and compete with a group of young people for a few fruits, but he has to take one fruit back, and he has to feed him one every 1000 years, Hope to see him soon...

"Cough, well, let's go, the fruit will be ripe in another quarter of an hour." Elder Jingxu walked ahead alone, slightly uncomfortable, "Let's go, let's go!"

Shen Chubai put down his hands and looked at Zhu Chen. Zhu Chen knew what he was going to ask, and shook his head to indicate "no problem".

The two quickly followed Elder Jingxu.

"Elder Jingxu, you should have come earlier than us, why are you still behind us?" They also encountered many troubles on the road, with the footsteps of Elder Jingxu, how could they fall behind them?

"It's been a long time since I caught up with Immortal Master Penglai, so I stopped by for a cup of tea." Having said that, he looked at Shen Chubai, "Chubai, you haven't seen your grandfather for a long time, right?"

Shen Chubai thought for a while, "It should be a hundred years since we saw each other."

Zhu Chen didn't understand why the little master's grandfather was suddenly involved?Ask whatever comes to mind, "Why did you suddenly mention little master's grandfather?"

Elder Jingxu put his arms around his shoulders, "Disciple, you don't even know that the fairy master of Penglai Xianshan is Chubai's grandfather!"

Zhu Chen asked Shen Chubai, "Little master, really?"

Shen Chubai nodded.

No wonder he didn't worry about entering the surrounding fog barrier at all, and there happened to be a lotus lantern to avoid the fog, "Then the lotus lantern was sent by Immortal Lord Penglai?"

Shen Chu smiled, "Smart!"

It's time for Elder Jingxu to gossip, and he continued, "The daughter of Immortal Lord Penglai, Chubai's mother, was the most beautiful woman in the cultivation world at that time, and was married by his father. It's not as brilliant as it is now, it's still just a little-known sect in the cultivation world, your head, Shen Chongming, was the number one disciple at that time, the two fell in love at first sight, and when they saw each other again, it was a matter of course, the Penglai Immortal Lord didn't like it at all That boy Shen Chongming couldn't be persuaded by his daughter to like him, so the two got married like this and gave birth to two boys, Shen Linye and Shen Chubai."

Zhu Chen grasped one of the key points, "Eh? So the master is the little master's father?" He had never thought about this question before, Shen Chubai had always been the master of the shouting, and had never called his father in front of him. ...

Shen Chubai scratched his face, "Didn't I tell you?" He thought he had told him a long time ago, "Small things, small things."

Also, it doesn't matter if the head is the father of the little master, the little master is still his little master.

Because of Elder Jingxu's joining, we didn't meet any unsightly things on the road, we chatted about some messy things along the way, time passed quickly, and we soon came to the location of the jade pulp tree.

Shen Chubai pointed at the edge of the cliff from a distance, and said to Zhu Chen, "See, that's the jade berry tree, and the red fruit is the jade berry."

Zhu Chen looked in the direction of his fingers. On the edge of the cliff, there was a plant with oval leaves. It was a thin plant, as thick as an adult's thumb, without branches. It stood upright and about three feet high. Without folding, three bright red fruits hang on it.

Shen Chubai was about to pick it, but Elder Jingxu stopped him, "Wait, it's not ripe yet."

"It's bright red, isn't it ripe yet?"

Elder Jingxu said, "Penglai has a spiritual fruit, which is rich in spiritual energy. Eating it can increase the spiritual power several times. If the seriously injured eat it, it can restore the spiritual power. This fruit is ripe once a thousand years. It is red in color and covered with white frost. Now that it is ripe, pick it quickly." He pointed to the jade berry, "Look, although the fruit is red, its skin has not yet been covered with hoarfrost."

Sure enough, the fruit was blood red, but the skin was not shiny, and there was no trace of hoarfrost.

Elder Jingxu said, "Wait a little longer."

Zhu Chen looked around, quietly retreated to Jingxu's side, and whispered, "Master."

Elder Jingxu touched his lips with his index finger and shook his head.

It was too quiet, how could it be so quiet when the jade berry was ripe, something abnormal happened, it was a demon, and there were quite a few people who came.

Shen Chubai pulled Zhu Chen, released his consciousness, he couldn't see anything, there was an enchantment around him, and they all hid.

Elder Jingxu stood there leisurely, poised.

The fiery red skin of the jade berry is slowly covered with a layer of hoarfrost until the fruit is completely covered.

At the moment when it was completely covered, almost at the same time, Elder Jingxu showed his power, and all the people ambush in the barrier were frozen in place, and they could only watch Jingxu and his party of three walk to the front of the jade pulp tree.

Each person picks one of the three fruits.

Just when Zhu Chen touched the fruit, a figure rushed over from behind and snatched the jade berries before he could.

Someone pushed him with a palm, Zhu Chen didn't move, a golden light flashed, and he was ejected a few meters away. The man bounced up the moment he landed, and quickly retreated back, very fast.

But there was someone who was faster than him, Shen Chubai quickly picked the fruit, and dragged the person who stole the fruit back through the air with his other hand.

The man fell to the ground, stirring up clouds of dust.

Shen Chubai's figure almost turned into a phantom, "Where is the idiot? You haven't handed over the jade berry yet."

It's also their fault that they relaxed their vigilance for a while, so that others have an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Daoist Jingxu moved forward, "A disciple of Nanyang Immortal Sect?"

In fact, Zhu Chen already knew who this person was, he picked up the waist pendant on the ground, it was in the gossip style, and the word Zhu Xuan was clearly engraved on the back.

Zhu Xuan arrived at Penglai Fairy Mountain earlier than them, but he was blocked by the mist formed by the turbid air and couldn't get close. As soon as he got close, he would fall into a hallucination and experience the things of his childhood over and over again.

After he finally woke up, he didn't dare to approach easily, he could only wait, and when someone went in, he could get in together.

After waking up, the first wave to wait was the two of Zhu Xuan. The mist would interfere with the cultivator's consciousness and perception. Zhu Chen was so focused on Shen Chubai that he was followed by others without even noticing it.

After walking out of the mist, he followed from a distance for a while, but he was still afraid of being discovered by Shen Chubai, so he deliberately slowed down halfway. On the way, he picked up a seriously injured sword repairman. Detailed directions.

It's better to come early than coincidentally, snatching the jade berry before Zhu Chen's trash, and swallowing it in one gulp.

With the help of the meritorious light on that trash, he pushed him out, intending to take the opportunity to escape, but unfortunately he couldn't escape.

Shen Chubai pressed the point of his sword against Zhu Xuan's neck, his face was gloomy, "Hand over the jade berries, and I will spare you."

Zhu Xuan lay on the ground, indifferently said, "Swallow it. If you want to kill or cut, it's up to you."

Shen Chubai gritted his teeth bitterly, "According to the rules of the Nanyang Immortal Sect, you will receive thirty whips when you go back." One of the rules of the Nanyang Immortal Sect is never to attack fellow sects, Shen Chubai wished to kill him , also had to let him go.

Zhu Chen threw the waist pendant on him.

Zhu Xuan picked up the waist pendant, got up, glanced at Zhu Chen, and fled quickly.

Shen Chubai handed the jade berry he picked to Zhu Chen, "Eat it quickly."

"But….."

Shen Chubai took the opportunity to stuff the fruit into his mouth, raised his jaw, forcing him to swallow it.

Seeing him swallow it, he said, "I picked it for you."

Zhu Chen looked at Shen Chubai's side face, startled.

Elder Jingxu, "Do you want to go back together?"

Shen Chubai, "Naturally."

"You really don't want to visit your grandfather?"

"I'm in a bad mood today, I'd better visit another day."

The grandson who came to the door ran away in anger. I don't know if the old stubborn will peel the boy's skin after he finds out, Elder Jingxu thought to himself.

Zhu Chen naturally took Shen Chubai's hand.

What made Shen Chubai most angry was not that the jade berry was robbed, but that the man who robbed the fruit did not forget to give Zhu Chen a slap. If Zhu Chen had not had meritorious deeds to protect him, he does not know what kind of situation he is in now. Just thinking about it makes me afraid, and others don't care, but he is still a brother of the same mother, why is he so ruthless.

The temperature conveyed by the hand calmed down the hostility in my heart, "Go back."

Zhu Chen smiled and nodded, "Okay."

No one remembers to dispel the spell for those around them...

Trapped People: Who Can Let Us Out?

Elder Jingxu intends to carry Zhu Chen back by himself, after all, with one more person on the sword, much more spiritual power will be consumed.

But neither of those two picked up on him.

Same as when he came, the return trip was still Shen Chubai Yujian, with Zhu Chen in front of him.

Elder Jingxu looked at the state of these two people, why did he have a feeling of deja vu... probably because he thought too much...

Zhu Chen felt his whole body was hot, as if he was being burned in a pill furnace. There was an unknown air current flowing in his body, which caused pain in his internal organs. At first, it was only a slight pain, but it was bearable. Who would have thought that the pain would intensify. It was as if countless knives were cutting his internal organs, intending to smash them all.

Shen Chubai found that the body in his arms was leaning against him weakly. He thought it was because he was too tired from running around for days, until the body under his hands was hot even through the clothes, and the clothes were already wet with sweat.

"Zhu Chen!" Shen Chubai stopped his sword and was suspended in the air.

Realizing that they didn't follow, Elder Jingxu also stopped, "What's wrong?"

"Zhu Chen! Zhu Chen!" Shen Chubai shook Zhu Chen, Zhu Chen's eyelashes were covered with sweat, "What's wrong with you? Wake up!"

Jingxu Yujian approached Shen Chubai, glanced at Zhu Chen's face, "Give me his hand."

"Zhu Chen! Wake up!" Shen Chubai hurriedly handed Zhu Chen's hand to him, "Elder, what's wrong with him? Should I give him some spiritual energy?"

Quietly probed his pulse, and after a while, "Don't give him spiritual power. His spiritual power is chaotic and rampant. I'm afraid he has endured it for a long time. If he rushes to use his spiritual power, it will only add to the chaos," Shen Chubai Suddenly withdrew the spiritual power attached to his vest.

"How did this happen? What do we do now? Will he be okay?"

Elder Jingxu put down his hand, "Don't panic," he paused, "I think this is a good thing, if I read correctly, he might have an epiphany."

"Epiphany? Why is his epiphany so painful?" He remembered that when he had the first epiphany, he felt that his whole body was full of spiritual power, and he faintly needed to find a breakthrough. He had never been like Zhu Chen now, and the pain was unbearable.

Elder Jingxu frowned and pondered, "I have never seen such a situation, anyway, he is a miracle in himself, and he is not far behind. The most urgent thing is to send him back to Nanyang Immortal Sect immediately, and provide him with a A safe and stable epiphany environment.”

Holding Zhu Chen in his arms, Shen Chubai raised his speed to the fastest.

"Take him to the Hall of Wuwang", Elder Jing Xu ordered back to Nanyang Xianzong.

Shen Chubai immediately flew to Wuwang Palace again.

"Put it on that stone slab." The stone slab that Zhu Chen used to meditate on.

Shen Chubai obeyed his orders and put Zhu Chen on the stone slab. Later, he noticed that his vest was dripping with cold sweat. He ignored his current embarrassment and wiped the cold sweat off Zhu Chen's face with his sleeve, "Elder, quickly think of a way. "

Seeing Zhu Chen who was sleeping, convulsed by pain, pale face, Shen Chubai's heart ached unceasingly.

Elder Jingxu set up restraints around him, "Chubai, protect the law for us, and I'll let him channel the tyrannical spiritual power in his body."

Elder Jingxu jumped onto the stone slab, sat behind Zhu Chen, put his palms on Zhu Chen's back to exercise his kung fu.

Shen Chubai immediately swept his legs and sat on the ground, protecting the two of them.

For seven days and seven nights, Elder Jingxu closed his posture and opened his eyes.

Shen Chubai was still sitting outside protecting the law for them.

After Elder Jingxu came out, Shen Chubai also opened his eyes, "Elder, how are you?"

"Okay, it's up to him whether he can realize it or not." Jingxu looked at Zhu Chen whose complexion had returned to normal, and spent seven days and seven nights to sort out the violent spiritual power in his body, "What is the spiritual power in his body?" So prosperous?"

Jade berries alone would not cause such a situation.

Shen Chubai scratched the tip of his nose, "I've given him a lot of spiritual fruits these years..."

Elder Jingxu shook his head in disapproval, "You! I know you are good to him, but although the spiritual fruit is good, he is still a mortal body. It is beneficial to eat less, but it is easy to cause fullness and loss if you eat too much," he looked at Shen Chu Bai was so guilty that he was about to cry, and he couldn't bear it, "However, this Zhu Chen is also very talented. Although he didn't integrate the spiritual power with himself, he sealed all the spiritual power in his body. The collision of the berries makes the spiritual power in the body riot, and it is no longer hindered."

Shen Chubai's eyes were red, Jingxu knew that he already understood that the spirit fruit should not be eaten indiscriminately, and couldn't bear it, "Uh... Actually, this spirit fruit is also very helpful to him, after he suddenly realizes, the spirit power in his body will But being far higher than other monks of the same level can be said to be a good thing, isn't it?"

Shen Chubai didn't answer, he almost killed him, what if the spiritual power riots?What if he can't absorb it?Will it...will it...explode and die...he dare not think...

Don't tell this child to cry... Jing Xu looked at Zhu Chen in the formation with a guilty conscience. He didn't know why, but he just felt that if he made Shen Chubai cry, Zhu Chen would take revenge on him...

"Uh... Chubai, it's been so many days, you take a rest and let me protect him. It should be a few days before he comes out."

"Elder, no need, you have been tired for so many days, go and rest for a while, I can still hold on."

Suddenly, a golden light appeared in the formation, and the light was so gentle that those who felt it would unconsciously smile knowingly.

It's so warm... So familiar... It seems like I've seen it somewhere before, and I've felt it before... It gave Shen Chubai a feeling of déjà vu...

Just as they were thinking, the golden light faded from the formation, and Zhu Chen's tall and straight figure appeared in front of them, "Little Master," still with such a gentle voice and a warm smile.

Shen Chubai jumped up and hugged him tightly, and gave him a big hug, "Zhu Xiaochen, I knew it, I knew it, you will succeed!!!"

Zhu Chen had an epiphany, much sooner than they expected.

Elder Jingxu waited for a long time, but no one seemed to care about him, so he had to make a sound to show his existence, "Ahem, apprentice, I am here as a teacher."

Zhu Chen saluted respectfully as if he had just discovered his master was there, "Master."

Did he do it on purpose?

Jingxu swept away the thoughts in his head, straightened his face, "How do you feel now?"

"Thank you Master for your help these days. This disciple scans the spiritual power in his body. It's very good. I need to trouble Master to teach me more." In other words, he knows everything that happens outside.

Jingxu waved his hands and smiled, "Should be, should be. As a teacher, I still have work to do, and I will teach you the art of cultivation when the teacher comes back." As soon as the words fell, the person had disappeared.

After the two of them chatted and laughed and left Wuwang Hall, Elder Jingxu came back quietly.

He walked to the side of the peach blossom tree with an expression of nostalgia that he had never seen before. He gently stroked the old trunk of the peach tree, "Cangze, have you seen it? My apprentice has realized his epiphany. If he spends his life in this realm of comprehension, he will never be able to truly enter the Tao. I even thought about it. If he hasn’t truly entered the Tao in 20 years, I will kill him with my own hands and send his soul to the underworld. He is reincarnated so that he will not fall to the point where his soul is scattered, he is a good boy..." He leaned on the trunk, took out the jade berry from the storage bag, put the fruit on the trunk, and the jade berry disappeared on the trunk , "I don't know how many times I've fed you jade berries, why haven't you woken up yet? I'm so scared..." Jingxu gently leaned her face against the tree trunk, just like leaning in the arms of a lover, " I'm afraid I'm getting old, but you haven't woken up yet, when will we see each other again..."

Elder Jingxu climbed to the peach tree and fell asleep in the branches. The peach tree shook the branches, covering him from the glare of the sun.

PS: This is very important, you must read it!

In order to let everyone see more clearly, I will explain the life and death of monks:

The way of heaven is fair to people, to gods, or to other people and things. Since you have chosen the path of cultivating immortals, even if you have given up reincarnation, there is something you can give up.

The reason why Jingxu only gave Zhu Chen 20 years is because when the monk's deadline is approaching, even if he is killed by others, or commits suicide, he will die, his body will disappear, his soul will be scattered, and he will not be able to enter. reincarnation.A person's lifespan is only a few tens of years, and 20 years is still a few decades away from the end of a person's lifespan, but he is afraid that other villains will attack him, and it must be too early before the deadline, when he will be able to His soul was sent into reincarnation, so that he was reincarnated.

If you ask, can other monks obtain reincarnation in this way?Of course you can, but don’t forget that Zhu Chen is a monk with half a spiritual root whose aptitude is so poor. He still has a longing for the immortal journey, so how can others be willing to give up, let alone they already know the journey of immortal cultivation? There are many difficulties, and I have already made up my mind. I just want to cultivate immortality, achieve the Dao, and achieve the Dao. How can I be willing to give up the hard-won achievements?Before the deadline arrives, no one knows that their deadline has arrived, and it will come as soon as it is said, and they are often caught off guard. How can people kill themselves or commit suicide and go to the underworld to reincarnate?

Also, don't say that if you are killed before the deadline, you can enter reincarnation.Is poking fun?So, generally speaking, if someone really wants to kill a monk, it means destroying your physical body, destroying your altar, and exploding your inner alchemy.

Of course, soul cultivation and ghost cultivation are excluded, because they just want your soul, and they strengthen their own cultivation by manipulating and refining soul.

The difference between soul cultivation and ghost cultivation is that soul cultivation: the practitioner is in the form of a human and has a physical body; ghost cultivation: the practitioner is in the form of a ghost and does not have a physical body.

To sum up, in the end, there are only two paths for cultivating immortals, one is to merge into the famous mountains and rivers in the world, and the other is to be ranked among the immortals. Basically, there is no third path to follow