Green Bamboo Mountain is an inconspicuous mountain among the thousands of mountains on the Star Continent. It is named for the bamboo that grows on it. This mountain is quite strange, as no other trees can grow here except for bamboo.
February has just passed, and bamboo shoots are plentiful in the mountains. People from all around will go into the mountains in groups to dig for the delicious bamboo shoots. Before going into the mountains, they will burn incense and pray at a small Taoist temple at the foot of the mountain, hoping to dig up the biggest and best bamboo shoots.
On this day, many people were waiting at the entrance of Cuizhu Temple early in the morning. A girl of eleven or twelve years old, dressed simply, slowly pushed open the gate.
"Wow, so many people!" the girl exclaimed.
People approached and greeted him in a friendly manner.
"Miss Zhuzhu, is your grandfather awake yet?"
It turns out the girl's name is Zhuzhu, which is quite fitting for Cuizhu Mountain.
"Get up, everyone, hurry up and come in, don't delay the time for picking bamboo shoots," the girl Zhuzhu said hurriedly.
Hundreds of people then filed in, instantly making the small dojo feel crowded.
An elderly man with gray hair and a wrinkled face was already waiting in the temple. When he saw the people arrive, he showed a kind smile.
"Master, I apologize for disturbing you."
"Yes, Daoist Master, you've worked hard."
"Master, these are sweet potatoes I brought especially for you, grown in my own garden."
The people greeted the old Taoist priest warmly, and he responded with a smile to each of them.
It wasn't until noon that people finished their prayers, and the Taoist temple returned to its usual tranquility. However, the temple was now filled with various gifts from the local people. These simple folks didn't have much money, so these local specialties were the best gifts they could give to the temple.
"Grandpa, there's so much food, enough for us to eat for a long time." Zhu Zhu was very happy to see so much food.
The old Taoist looked at Zhuzhu with affection and said softly.
"Put it away. No slacking off today. You still need to practice your sword after dinner."
Upon hearing this, the girl stuck out her tongue. She noticed that his eyes were different colors, one blue and the other green, which was quite strange.
"Okay!"
Watching the girl busily moving things, a trace of sadness flashed in the old Taoist's eyes.
"A Heavenly Vein of Absolute Destruction, yet it also possesses Divine Eyes. Why does Heaven play such a joke on us?"
Before they knew it, it was already dusk. The old Taoist priest slowly walked into a bamboo grove next to the Taoist temple. From a distance, they could faintly hear the sound of swords ringing out.
In a clearing in the bamboo forest, Zhu Zhu held a sword and danced up and down like a butterfly. Bamboo leaves flew everywhere the sword passed by. However, if a martial arts practitioner saw this, they would find that although Zhu Zhu wielded the sword beautifully, there was not a trace of true qi emanating from her body.
Sweat beaded on the girl's forehead, but her heterochromatic eyes still revealed her stubbornness, and she wielded the sword in her hand with dazzling skill.
Only when it was completely dark around her did Zhu Zhu stop wielding her sword, look down at the precious sword, and reveal a trace of unwillingness in her eyes.
"Grandpa, is it really impossible for me to cultivate true qi?" Zhu Zhu didn't turn around; she had sensed the old Taoist's arrival.
"Why…"
The old Taoist sighed, slowly walked towards Zhuzhu, and gently placed his withered hand on her shoulder. He poured a stream of true energy into the girl's body, and her flushed face gradually returned to normal.
"Don't worry, Grandpa will definitely find a way," the old Taoist priest comforted him.
"Mm." The girl nodded. She had heard this countless times. Her grandfather had also taken her to see many masters, and without exception, it was common knowledge in the martial arts world that those with the Heavenly Vein could not cultivate.
Suddenly, the girl raised her head, a smile returning to her face. She took the old Taoist's arm and said...
"Alright, Grandpa, it's getting late. Let's go back. We'll make dumplings later. Aunt Liu brought flour and meat this morning." The sensible Zhu Zhu said as she took the old Taoist's arm and walked out of the bamboo forest, as if she had already forgotten about her inability to cultivate.
However, the moment they stepped out of the bamboo forest, Zhu Zhu suddenly noticed that the old Taoist priest's body had become heavy, and she couldn't pull him up no matter what she did.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Zhu asked the old Taoist priest.
The old Taoist priest stared intently at the sky.
The girl also looked up and followed the old Taoist's gaze. The sky was already dotted with stars, but the two of them saw this kind of night scene every night, so it was nothing special.
Suddenly, the old Taoist released Zhu Zhu's hand, his hands moving in front of his chest as if performing some kind of technique. Finally, he placed his hands in front of his eyes and wiped them, and the old Taoist's eyes actually emitted a white light, the light miraculously shooting straight into the sky.
"Divine Eye Technique!" the girl exclaimed, covering her mouth. A worried expression then appeared on her face.
Immediately afterward, the old Taoist closed his eyes, and the light disappeared instantly. A few breaths later, the old Taoist opened his eyes again, and blood tears were streaming from his eyes. The girl Zhuzhu quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe them away.
"Grandpa, why did you use the Divine Eye Technique for no reason?" Zhu Zhu complained, her voice already trembling with tears. The Divine Eye Technique was the old Taoist's special skill, which could see through the origin of everything, but it consumed a lot of energy. At the old Taoist's age, he could no longer use it.
"The celestial signs have changed, Zhuzhu, your opportunity has finally arrived." The old Taoist priest's face showed joy at this moment.
Zhu Zhu was stunned for a moment, recalling the time when she and her grandfather moved to Cuizhu Mountain six years ago.
"Grandpa calculated that your destiny lies in this Green Bamboo Mountain, which is why I brought you to live in seclusion here. Six years have passed since then. I thought I wouldn't live to see that day, but I never expected..." The old Taoist said, looking at the sky.
Zhu Zhu looked up at the sky again, gazing intently at the stars. Finally, she spotted a star among the stars emitting a faint purple glow.
"Grandpa, is that the star? I've never seen it before," Zhu Zhu asked quickly.
"Yes. That's right." The old Taoist nodded.
The grandfather and grandson stared blankly at the starry sky, watching the purple star grow brighter and brighter until its purple light surpassed that of the surrounding stars.
"Hiss..." The old Taoist priest gasped.
"No, that purple star is falling!" the old Taoist priest exclaimed excitedly.
"What? Falling? Is it a shooting star?" Zhu Zhu was startled. She also felt that the star seemed to be getting closer and closer.
"It's not a shooting star; shooting stars don't move this slowly," the old Taoist shook his head.
"Oh no, Grandpa, the purple light has disappeared!" Zhu Zhu exclaimed in surprise.
The old Taoist priest narrowed his eyes, then shook his head.
"It didn't disappear, it just subsided. The Purple Star has subsided its light. How strange, how bizarre."
Zhu Zhu looked completely confused. Xingxing wasn't a person, so how could she know how to restrain herself?
At the same time, high in the sky, a blue ox slowly descended, with several people sitting on its back, namely Li Daoyi and others.
"Awoo..." Mengmeng sat in front of Li Daoyi, and the little black dog in her arms seemed to be excited and let out a cry.
"Is this the new world? The spiritual energy feels much denser than the last one." Dongfang Bubai and Xiaolongnu sat side by side behind Li Daoyi.
"It is indeed rich in nutrients; it is most likely a cultivation world." Li Dao nodded.
"By the way, what was that white light just now? Why did it disappear so quickly?" Dongfang Bubai asked. Just as the group stepped out of the spatial gate, they saw a white light flying towards them, but it was too far away and vanished in an instant.
"We'll find out once we go down and take a look," Li Daoyi said with a smile.
"Alright, Niu Er, hurry up and get down," Li Daoyi said, patting the green ox.
"Moo..."
The blue ox bellowed, its deep sound instantly echoing throughout the surroundings.
What was that sound?
Zhu Zhu asked in confusion.
“Cow…” the old Taoist priest said, frowning.
Gradually, the two noticed that the stars in the sky, which had been emitting a purple light, were getting closer and closer. Soon, the old Taoist priest was completely stunned.
"It's an ox...it's an ox!" the old Taoist said in disbelief. What he saw in the sky was not a star, but a gigantic blue ox.
Little Zhuzhu's mouth was agape, her face filled with shock.
The green ox descended step by step, with several figures on its back. The old Taoist quickly grabbed Zhu Zhu's arm and protected her behind him.
"Huff..."
The blue ox stopped a few dozen meters away from the two of them.
"Hehe, someone's here." A little girl's silvery voice rang out.
Immediately afterward, a figure appeared in front of the two of them. It was an adorable little girl of about three years old, holding a small black dog in her arms.
"Wow, what an adorable child!" Zhu Zhu peeked out from behind the old Taoist priest and couldn't help but exclaim when she saw Mengmeng.
"You...you are..." the old Taoist priest said nervously.
At this moment, the blue ox slowly descended, its massive body even blocking out the moonlight and casting the grandfather and grandson into shadow.
Li Daoyi and his two companions slowly descended from the ox's back, and then the ox turned its back and lay down to the side.
Li Daoyi sized up the two people in front of him and found it quite novel that they were dressed as Taoist priests.
The old Taoist priest and Zhu Zhu also looked at the three of them. Their god-like appearances left the two speechless for a long time.
"Who...who are you?" the old Taoist priest asked again.
"Didn't you lure me here? That white light just now," Li Daoyi said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest suddenly became agitated and, trembling, was about to kneel down.
“Grandpa…” Zhu Zhu quickly helped the old Taoist priest up.
Li Daoyi gently raised his hand, and the old Taoist immediately felt a gentle force lift him up.
"Talk things out calmly, don't kneel down at the drop of a hat."
"Yes, yes, I am Lin Xuan, greetings to Your Excellency." The old Taoist's name was indeed Lin Xuan.
"Supreme" is a respectful title for a strong person. Since Lin Xuan could not see through Li Daoyi's cultivation level, he naturally knew that the other party's strength far exceeded his own.
"This is my granddaughter, Lin Zhuzhu."
"Zhu Zhu greets Your Excellency." Zhu Zhu also bowed obediently.
“Strange,” Li Daoyi said at this moment.
"Why do I have this feeling that you've been waiting for me?"
"I dare not conceal the truth; my grandfather and I have been waiting here for Your Excellency for six years," Lin Xuan quickly replied.
Now it was Li Daoyi and his group's turn to be shocked. Was this old man really that amazing? He actually predicted that they would come here.
"Did you know I was coming today?" Li Daoyi asked hurriedly.
"Ah... I don't know." Lin Xuan shook his head.
"Then why?"
“My grandfather told my fortune when I was a child, saying that my destiny lay in Cuizhu Mountain, so we moved here to wait, and it has been six years now,” Zhu Zhu quickly explained.
"Damn..." Li Dao was speechless for a moment. So the other party was just waiting for him to come to him.
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