Chapter 56 Invitation to Climb Mount Buzhou
"Alright, I'll leave it to you. If Senior Hongyun's description is incomplete, remember to ask promptly to avoid any omissions. Also, learn more from Duobao," Chang Hao instructed.
Chang Hao stood up and said to Laozi and Tongtian, "I will go and prepare a courtyard for you all, where you can rest for a while."
"Good, thank you for your trouble, Chang Hao." Laozi's mind was entirely focused on the white mouse Hongyun, so he had no objection.
Chang Hao left the place, and Yuanshi followed closely behind. Tongtian, seeing this, also wanted to follow, but what a load of rubbish records! It was unnecessary; he could just listen with his ears.
However, Lao Tzu quickly grabbed him and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to find my second brother..." Tongtian pried at Laozi's hand.
"Why are you going to join in the fun?" Laozi wanted to take this opportunity to temper Tongtian's temper. "Help me record this. This information is extremely valuable, so you must record it carefully."
Tongtian couldn't refuse, so he sat down sullenly, thinking to himself that his father was biased; his second brother could leave, but he couldn't.
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“Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, Yaochi lives in this courtyard on the east side. Besides that, which other place do you fancy?” Even if Yuanshi wanted to stay in the main courtyard where he lived, Chang Hao would give it to him. “Also, help me choose the residences for Laozi and Fellow Daoist Tongtian, so that I don’t have to worry about it.”
"Where do you live?" Yuanshi looked at the palace, pondering when he could help Chang Hao forge another one.
The Jade Void Palace had already been placed on Kunlun Mountain, where his elder brother and Tongtian were used to living, so it was not appropriate to bring it back. Out with the old, in with the new, he would definitely build a palace that surpassed the Jade Void Palace.
Chang Hao raised his chin and pointed to the direction. Yuan Shi understood and fell into deep thought as he looked at the direction.
Chang Hao found himself alone and wanted to pass on the Heart Sutra that Pangu had given him to Yuanshi, but before he could speak, he felt it was inappropriate.
The Heavenly Dao is three feet above one's head. If it could be passed directly to the Three Pure Ones, why would Pangu bother going through him? In this world full of gods and spirits, he should think twice before he acts.
Yuanshi quickly chose a courtyard that suited his taste. Chang Hao looked up and, as he expected, the secluded courtyard deep in the plum grove was the place Yuanshi had been looking for.
Chang Hao transmitted the information about the courtyard chosen by Yuanshi to Duobao via a jade slip. Sure enough, it was necessary to support some people under his command. Now, even the complicated tasks were being handled by others.
"Has Yuanshi ever tried to climb Mount Buzhou?" Chang Hao pondered for a long time before extending an invitation, "Would you like to come with me?"
Pangu once left a message saying that if he were to die one day, he could go to the top of Buzhou Mountain to take refuge, which suggests that the top of Buzhou Mountain was a forbidden place.
"My elder brother, my third brother, and I often visit Buzhou Mountain. The pressure at the top of Buzhou Mountain is so great that we have never set foot there. I wonder if we can reach the top." Yuanshi didn't know why Changhao suddenly invited him to travel, but he still gladly went.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go! This time we're sure to reach the top in one fell swoop!" Chang Hao said confidently.
They headed straight for the summit, but the higher they went, the more oppressed Yuanshi felt, as if the world was rejecting his ascent.
Yuanshi turned to the side and saw that Chang Hao was still relaxed. He couldn't help but look cold and stern as he gazed at the mountain peak that seemed within reach, without saying a word.
Chang Hao also discovered that Buzhou Mountain, or more precisely, the Heavenly Dao, was preventing Yuanshi from reaching the summit. After much hesitation, he finally chose to grasp Yuanshi's hand and lead him step by step upwards.
Yuan Shi's gaze fell on their clasped hands, and something began to sprout in his heart.
"Look, the mountaintop is just ahead." Chang Hao turned around, and the spiritual energy that had condensed into a bead slid down from between his eyebrows, as if falling into the heart of the Primordial Beginning, stirring up ripples.
Yuanshi seemed to awaken from a dream, responding softly, not understanding what was wrong with him.
"I never expected there to be a paradise on earth at the top of the mountain," Chang Hao said as he walked through the cave entrance and around the winding path, where a pool of spiritual spring suddenly appeared before his eyes.
Chang Hao pointed out a stream of spiritual spring water to check it out. "It's the Three Lights Divine Water," which is even purer than the Three Lights Divine Water from Hongjun's place. Looking at the numerous spiritual flowers and herbs around him, he said, "It's a pity. The spiritual energy here is rich, but it has its advantages and disadvantages. These exotic plants have no hope of awakening their intelligence."
"What? I didn't know Chang Hao had such a heart. Does he intend to take them all out of this place?" Yuan Shi said this, but he had already made up his mind that if Chang Hao really made a mistake, he would stop him.
“That’s for sure…” Chang Hao replied without hesitation.
Yuan Shi's aura was low and oppressive. He was about to give a lecture with a stern face when Chang Hao suddenly grabbed a plant that looked just like a night-blooming cereus. Yuan Shi was stunned and stood there for a moment.
"We can't waste them. For those of us with profound cultivation, once we are injured, there are very few spiritual plants that can help us." Chang Hao didn't even look up, his hands busy.
First, he used local materials to make a small medicinal hoe. He didn't use his spiritual power because he wanted to preserve the original purity of these plants. "It's rare to come to this place, and even rarer to encounter plants that have existed since the beginning of time. Wouldn't I be a fool not to pick them?"
"What are you standing there for? Get to work!" Chang Hao had been busy for a while, and when he looked up, he found Yuan Shi standing there with his hands in his sleeves. He couldn't help but glare at him and threw his small medicine hoe at him. "Don't you want it? I remember that my fellow Daoist Laozi likes to refine pills."
"Eat less of his pills, and don't eat them even if I give them to you. They're poisonous, and neither Tongtian nor I eat them." Yuanshi imitated Chang Hao, kneeling on the ground and clumsily digging for medicinal herbs. He only dug up one plant before finding the trick and quickly began digging more skillfully.
"Then why did you trade with others?" Chang Hao thought of the one he had eaten. "I ate it."
"What did you eat?" Yuan Shi was very nervous, as the elixir poison would be difficult to expel from the body.
After pondering for a long time, Chang Hao uttered three words: "I don't know."
"I didn't know you'd still eat like that," Yuan Shi scolded angrily. "Why aren't you using your brain?"
"I'm completely unconscious, I'm at everyone's mercy. Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Nuwa's elixir was quite effective," Chang Hao defended himself.
Yuanshi breathed a sigh of relief. "It's Nuwa and the others. That's good. My elder brother wouldn't use Nuwa and Fuxi as test subjects."
The elixir in Nuwa and Fuxi's hands was a formula that had been tested countless times. Fortunately, Heaven blessed Chang Hao.
After a flurry of activity, the two found that there were not many plants that could survive in this place. Those that were young and useless to them were naturally let go. In the end, they counted them up and found no more than ninety-nine.
After the distribution of these spiritual plants, the already desolate mountaintop appeared even more bleak. Chang Hao took out a handkerchief to wipe the spiritual water droplets that had condensed on his forehead, and looked up at the sky. "Beyond that, there is chaos. Beyond chaos, there must be other chaotic planes where people like the Great God Pangu have created planes."
Yuanshi listened intently, momentarily forgetting to ask Chang Hao why he was able to reach the mountaintop. "Perhaps, just as you think," he said.
"Has Yuanshi already severed one of his corpses?" Chang Hao was very curious about Yuanshi's clone. Did it have its own consciousness or was it just a puppet? Had it separated into a divine soul and true spirit or was it merely an incarnation of the Dao?
“Not bad…” Yuanshi did not hide anything. With a thought, a purple-robed Taoist separated from his body.
"Qingwei greets Fellow Daoist Chang Hao..."
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