For countless years, Jieyin and Zhunti have either been comprehending the Great Dao on Mount Sumeru or traveling on the Western Lands to repair spiritual veins and purify evil energy.
Upon learning that the twelfth-grade white lotus, the best in purifying all things in the world, had come to the West, how could the Guide Daoist possibly remain unmoved?
Sure enough, he came knocking on our door.
Upon hearing Hu Le's inquiry, the Guide Taoist, not one to lie, naturally told the truth.
“…Young friends, I have come down the mountain this time to borrow the white lotus from your disciple. I hope you two can grant my request.”
Hu Le certainly didn't think that the Guide Daoist was after his disciple's treasure, and he had some idea of the purpose behind the borrowing.
"Senior, did you borrow this treasure to dispel the evil energy in this western land?"
"Indeed! I wonder if you, young friend, would be willing to grant my request?" The Guide looked at Hu Le with bright eyes, his face full of expectation.
If Hu Le were to refuse, there would be nothing he could do; given his personality, he wouldn't force a junior to do anything.
It was merely borrowing a magical treasure, so Hu Le naturally wouldn't refuse the Guide Daoist's request. Moreover, given the Guide Daoist's status, he wouldn't do something like borrowing a treasure and not returning it.
So he took it upon himself to make the decision for his apprentice.
“This is a meritorious act, and I will certainly not refuse. However, when you carry out this deed, could you please take my disciple with you so that she can also contribute to the cause of the West?”
Hu Le's claim of immeasurable merit is not an exaggeration, but a genuine and true statement.
If the Guide and the Cundi can resolve the evil energy on the western land and repair the broken earth veins, Heaven will naturally bestow merit upon them.
His merits were so great that they were almost comparable to those of Emperor Cangli in dividing the nine heavens, the Nine-Headed Clan in creating the nine-colored human race, and Yuejian in opening up the underworld.
The reason Hu Le had Guan Kong follow the Guide was naturally because he wanted his disciple to share in the merits.
Besides, the Daoist who guides us is probably no less accomplished than Taiyi, Taiqing, and others.
In matters of spiritual practice, he only needs to offer a few pointers, which are enough for one to gain endless benefits from contemplating emptiness.
Anyway, he was going to focus on cultivating the five elements in his chest here and didn't have time to keep Guan Kong company. To avoid making her bored, he decided to send her away.
This way, she can also gain some merit by staying by the guide's side, which is a win-win situation...
Although the Guide Daoist was an honest man, his wisdom was boundless; otherwise, he would not have achieved such great accomplishments and attained such Dao fruit.
After hearing Hu Le's words, he naturally understood Hu Le's thoughts.
Of course, he didn't care about that. He could just follow along and try to gain merit; he didn't need the small amount.
Moreover, he has always been unwilling to form karmic connections with others.
At this moment, having borrowed the twelve-petaled white lotus, he was essentially indebted to Guan Kong by karma. He was satisfied that he could resolve this karma through merit.
“Good! I will take care of your disciple.”
The guide nodded, reached behind his head, and plucked a relic out of thin air, which fell to the ground and transformed into a cloud of auspicious merit.
"Hurry up and go!"
Hu Le reached out and pushed Guan Kong from behind, and Guan Kong landed lightly on the auspicious cloud.
"Take care, teacher!"
Guan Kong bowed to Hu Le as a farewell.
"Go take a break! Go take a break!"
Hu Le waved his hand, took a step forward, and walked into the depths of the Metal Element Spirit Vein, disappearing from Guan Kong's sight.
"I hope you will take good care of me from now on!"
Guan Kong bowed to the Guide Daoist, then presented the twelve-petaled white lotus to the Guide Daoist with both hands.
The guide took the lotus platform, pointed at Guan Kong, and the auspicious cloud of merit beneath Guan Kong's feet rose up and landed on his shoulder. He immediately turned to leave.
However, when he saw the cursed well in the distance, he smiled slightly and murmured, "Fine! Let me lend that young friend Hu Le a hand."
After saying that, he took out a dusty gray cloth bag from his sleeve, tossed it casually, and the bag landed above the evil well. The bag opened and instantly took the evil well into the bag.
At this moment, Kongkong'er, who was hiding in a corner in the distance, was very anxious when he saw that his old home had been taken away. He was about to jump out and argue with the guide, but was suddenly pulled back by Jingjing'er.
"You idiot, do you want to die?" Jingjing'er muttered under her breath.
Kongkong'er was taken aback by these words, then punched Jingjing'er in the eye socket and cursed, "You bastard! You're not even allowed to call me an idiot!"
Little did the two know that even if they went to find the Guide, nothing would happen.
The Guide was a compassionate man throughout his life and never harmed any living being. Let alone these naturally born spirits, he wouldn't even take the life of an ordinary ant...
Seeing the guide leave on auspicious clouds, the two children finally emerged from their hiding place.
The two exchanged a glance, then looked at the empty Sha Well, and then looked into the depths of the Metal Element Spirit Vein, where a fierce god sat.
The two of them were somewhat at a loss...
"You two come here."
Hu Le's voice came from the depths of the spiritual vein.
The two exchanged another glance, unsure whether they should go over.
However, he quickly realized what was happening.
Their primordial spirit and magical power have already been sealed; what else can they do if they don't go?
The two of them had no other choice...
Before long, the two of them dawdled and arrived at the depths of the spiritual vein's origin. There they saw Hu Le sitting upright at the center of the origin, with auspicious clouds unfolding above his head and boundless radiant light and auspicious energy surrounding him, displaying an air of divine grace.
Seeing the two children approach, Hu Le slowly opened his eyes.
He said calmly, "From now on, you will all cultivate with me."
"yes."
The two children felt a strange mix of emotions upon hearing this, unsure whether to be surprised or delighted.
Although they were young, they weren't really stupid, and they obediently found a place to sit down.
Hu Le immediately taught them a method of Qi cultivation and let them practice it on their own.
Their original cultivation methods were both bestowed by heaven and earth, and were quite simple and crude.
Having received instruction from Hu Le and after a little contemplation, he felt as if he had found a priceless treasure and couldn't wait to begin transforming the magical power within his body.
Seeing that they had begun their cultivation, Hu Le closed his eyes again and began to inhale and exhale the surrounding innate metal element energy...
More than 500 years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Hu Le swallowed the last wisp of golden elemental spiritual energy lingering at the tip of his nose. The golden elemental energy column above his head immediately solidified and began to transform into energy waves with the other three energy columns, swirling around the Three Flowers.
As the four waves of energy intertwined and collided, they slowly merged into one, becoming a unified whole, presenting a chaotic and primordial state.
However, because it was still missing a strand of profound energy, the chaotic energy wave could not be perfected and collapsed.
With the mastery of this innate profound energy, his Qi refining technique has advanced further, and he is not far from reaching the fortieth level of Qi refining...
He withdrew Qingyun and looked up at the two children opposite him. They were still sitting upright in the same spot, converting the magic power within their bodies...
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