Not long after Wutian and the others left, a spatial fluctuation occurred inside the Jade Pillar Cave of Zhongnan Mountain, and the figure of Yuanshi Tianzun appeared.

"Eeya?"

Mengmeng sensed something and turned around to look behind her.

"Hmm..." The little guy pondered for a moment, then gently waved his hand around, and a surge of energy instantly enveloped the auspicious cloud.

"What's wrong, Mengmeng?" Guanyin couldn't help but ask when she saw Mengmeng's strange behavior.

"Hehe, it's nothing, I hid everyone." The little guy said with a smile.

The group assumed the little girl was just playing around and didn't notice that Yun Zhongzi was beaming with excitement, about to see his long-lost friend.

At this moment, inside the Jade Pillar Cave, the Primordial Celestial Venerable looked around with a solemn expression. The cave was empty, and the nine emerald jade pillars that he had personally set up back then had disappeared. These nine jade pillars were extremely precious and had extremely strong defensive capabilities. No one but him could take them away, not even Yun Zhongzi, who had broken through to the Quasi-Saint level.

Yuanshi stretched out his hand again, intending to deduce Yun Zhongzi's whereabouts.

"hey-hey..."

Above the auspicious clouds, Mengmeng sensed a fleeting glimpse of the sage's power and couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle.

"Huh? It's disappeared..."

"How is that possible?"

"Has another sage made a move? Could it be those two?"

At this moment, the names Jieyin and Zhunti flashed through Yuanshi’s mind. He had just calculated that Yun Zhongzi’s aura disappeared in the west.

After pondering for a long time, Yuanshi shook his head helplessly. At this critical moment, he was refining the Investiture of the Gods, and he could not possibly go to the West to cause trouble for them. However, he had already blamed the matter on those two. After all, only Tongtian and the other two knew about his taking Yun Zhongzi as his disciple. He knew Tongtian well and knew that he would never do such a despicable thing. So it could only be those two bastards.

"Hmph, I'll remember this debt." Yuanshi snorted coldly, and his figure disappeared into the cave.

With Mengmeng's secret protection, the group encountered no accidents along the way and soon arrived at the territory of Xiniu Hezhou.

"Sigh, I never imagined that so many years have passed and this place has changed so much," Yun Zhongzi sighed, looking down below.

At this time, Xiniu Hezhou was not entirely Buddhist territory like it would be in later generations. Now, apart from the far west being the territory of the Western Sect, many independent cultivators gathered here to cultivate. Among them, Zhen Yuanzi of Wuzhuang Temple on Wanshou Mountain was the most famous, not only because of his quasi-saint strength, but also because he had a very high seniority in the cultivation world. Even Haotian had to give him some respect.

Zhen Yuanzi attained enlightenment in ancient times, during the same period as the Six Sages. Therefore, even after the establishment of Buddhism, Buddha allowed him to remain in Xiniu Hezhou without daring to disturb him.

Longevity Mountain was not far from the border of Xiniu Hezhou. Although many years had passed, Yun Zhongzi was still familiar with its location. Under his guidance, the group soon saw Longevity Mountain. A magnificent and spectacular fairy mountain appeared before them. From a distance, Longevity Mountain seemed to float in the clouds and mist, with clouds and mist rising and falling. Flowers bloomed in the mountain, filling the air with fragrance, and rare birds and animals ran freely. It was a magnificent sight.

Looking up through the misty mountainside, many buildings come into view, the largest of which is the famous Wuzhuang Temple.

"We're here, this is it," Yun Zhongzi said excitedly.

"Indeed, this is a blessed land of immortals." Wutian nodded.

Just then, the little one jumped down from Guanyin's arms, stood on the auspicious cloud, put her little hand to her mouth, and shouted loudly to the people below.

"Hello..."

"Zhen Yuanzi, I'm here..."

The little guy's clear, soft voice instantly pierced through the clouds and reached Longevity Hill.

This sound immediately startled the strange beasts and birds, and the entire Longevity Mountain was thrown into chaos, a scene of utter pandemonium.

"Hehehe..." Mengmeng couldn't help but laugh when she saw this, which showed that she was deliberately scaring those creatures.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful aura emanated from Longevity Mountain and vanished in a flash, followed by a figure flying out from Wuzhuang Temple.

"Hahaha, Mengmeng, your shout really startled me!" Zhen Yuanzi's hearty laughter rang out.

Soon, Zhen Yuanzi, dressed in a purple-gold Taoist robe and holding a whisk, appeared before everyone.

Yun Zhongzi's body began to tremble violently.

Zhen Yuanzi first saw Mengmeng, then Wutian, and finally his gaze fell on the unfamiliar Guanyin and Yun Zhongzi.

"Who are these two?" Zhen Yuanzi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Brother Dao..." Before Wutian could speak, Yun Zhongzi excitedly flew forward and tightly grasped Zhen Yuanzi's hand.

Zhen Yuanzi was startled, his eyes widening. Although the person in front of him was unfamiliar, a familiar aura emanated from him the moment the other person grasped his hands.

"You...you..."

Immediately afterwards, Zhen Yuanzi's eyes welled up with tears, and his hands, which were being held by Yun Zhongzi, began to tremble.

Yun Zhongzi forced back his tears and nodded frantically.

Zhen Yuanzi's eyes lit up with surprise. He broke free from her grasp and hugged her tightly. The two grown men, the two quasi-saints, embraced each other tightly, tears streaming down their faces uncontrollably.

"Ew..." Mengmeng looked at the two of them with a look of disgust.

"Alright, alright, I knew you would come looking for me," Zhen Yuanzi said, patting the other person on the back.

"I'm sorry for making you worry."

“We’re brothers, why say such things? Come, come with me, this isn’t the place to talk.” Zhen Yuanzi released Yun Zhongzi.

"Mengmeng, Fellow Daoist Wutian, and this fellow Daoist, please come with me," Zhen Yuanzi said hurriedly.

Soon, the group flew to Wuzhuang Temple with Zhen Yuanzi.

Upon entering the temple and reaching the main hall, one finds no statues of any deities enshrined inside, only the characters for "Heaven and Earth." A dozen or so disciples are already standing around the hall, and the table is laden with tea and snacks.

"It's delicious!" Mengmeng cheered and ran over.

"Sit, sit, everyone sit."

"Come."

After Zhen Yuanzi finished speaking, he pulled Yun Zhongzi to sit with him.

"You may all leave now." Zhen Yuanzi then dismissed his disciples and had them leave the main hall.

Zhen Yuanzi examined Yun Zhongzi carefully again and couldn't help but nod.

“Actually, I knew all along that you had successfully reincarnated,” Zhen Yuanzi said.

Yun Zhongzi was taken aback.

“It was Fellow Daoist Li who told me. He said that your memory has not yet been restored and that you are still in seclusion and cultivating diligently, so I have not gone to look for you. But I have been waiting for your arrival every moment. I believed that you would come to find me as soon as possible, and sure enough, you did,” Zhen Yuanzi said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Li? I see." Yun Zhongzi glanced at the little guy Mengmeng who was happily eating, and thought of the mysterious powerful man Wutian had mentioned about Mengmeng's older brother.

"Alas, if it weren't for Wutian's help this time, it probably wouldn't have been so easy for me to regain my memories," Yun Zhongzi sighed.

He then recounted what had happened.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist." Zhen Yuanzi quickly bowed and said.

"No need to be so polite. In fact, even without me, with Fellow Daoist Hongyun's foundation, he would succeed in breaking through again if he tried once more, and he would naturally regain his memories then." Wutian waved his hand.

Despite the truth of the matter, the two were still grateful.

“By the way, what about Yuanshi? He will surely come looking for you.” Just then, Zhen Yuanzi thought of Yuanshi Tianzun.

Yun Zhongzi also frowned. He had thought a lot about Yuanshi's journey and was really conflicted. Although the other party had his own purpose in taking him as a disciple, it had already become a fact. He could not escape the fact that he and the other party had a master-disciple relationship in this life.

"Haha, fellow Daoist, you don't know yet, but the person next to me is also a member of the Jade Void Palace." At this moment, Wutian smiled and pointed at Guanyin.

"Oh? My apologies. May I ask who this lady is?" Zhen Yuanzi realized that he did not know the female cultivator's name and quickly stood up to ask.

"Replying to Senior, I was originally Cihang Daoren, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals under the Jade Void Sect. Now I am a Buddhist disciple named Guanyin. Um, I met you before at the Jade Void Palace," Guanyin said, rising to return the greeting.

"Well......"

"So it was you..."

Zhen Yuanzi then came to his senses and realized that the woman looked familiar. He realized that he had seen her before, but her temperament and appearance had changed a lot, and he hadn't recognized her at first.

"Guanyin? You...you joined Buddhism?" Zhen Yuanzi looked at Guanyin in disbelief, then at Wutian. He knew about the Buddhist sect that Wutian had established in front of them more than two years ago.

"Amitabha, I am now a disciple of Buddhism," Guanyin replied solemnly with her hands clasped together.

Wu Tian revealed a hint of pride.

"This...this...alright, Fellow Daoist Wutian is indeed more skilled. I admire you, I admire you," Zhen Yuanzi hurriedly said. He had even managed to poach one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, so what was there to worry about with his friend? After all, the other party's status in the Chan Sect was far inferior to that of the Twelve Golden Immortals.

"Fellow Daoist, why don't you join my Buddhist sect?" Wutian said to Yun Zhongzi, seizing the opportunity.

Everyone was stunned.

"Ah? Well, I haven't thought about it yet," Yun Zhongzi said hastily.

"We'll talk about this later, later," Zhen Yuanzi replied. He then glanced worriedly outside the hall, fearing that Yuanshi might suddenly appear.

"Don't worry, that person won't notice you," Mengmeng said, looking up from her food.

Everyone couldn't help but look at the little guy.

"Aww..." Mengmeng took a bite of the snack and said with her puffed-out cheeks.

“With the restrictions I set up, no one but me can find him,” Mengmeng said, pointing to Yun Zhongzi.

"What?"

Zhen Yuanzi was taken aback, and quickly reached out to calculate Yun Zhongzi's presence. Sure enough, even though the other party was right in front of him, he still couldn't calculate his existence at all.

Wu Tian also tried, but got the same result, as if Yun Zhongzi didn't exist at all.

“Uh…” Yun Zhongzi was completely bewildered.

"Hehe...how are you going to repay me?"

Mengmeng walked towards Zhen Yuanzi with a mischievous grin on her face.

Looking at the little guy's adorable face, Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart. Then he gave a bitter smile, realizing that his Wanshou Mountain was probably not going to be peaceful anymore.