Chapter 154 Another Year of Fruit Ripening "Let's make it clear in advance! Don't bother me too often. I don't know how to predict or divine. I don't have that much ability. If you want to ask about the future, don't ask me!" "You are joking, Senior. You are in Yishan and yet you know everything in the world. This is already a great ability." Lin Jue paused for a moment, thinking that this was a good opportunity to ask the senior about the ingredients in the golden elixir recipe. The formula of the golden elixir is extremely precious and confidential. Lin Jue had already made up his mind that no matter where he was, he could not mention two ingredients in the golden elixir formula at the same time, and could only mention one at a time. The longer the interval, the better. The more people you ask, the better. However, since I have learned alchemy, it is not strange to ask these questions to the spirit medium. Lin Jue thought for a moment, then said, "I just happened to have something to ask you, Senior. Do you know what swallow egg incense is?" "According to the rules of spirit writing, you have to go back to the Taoist temple, prepare the sand tray, rice tray, dustpan and brush, hold the talisman I gave you, light three incense sticks, and call me over. I will rack my brains to write you a weird poem, and you can slowly guess from this weird poem that you can't understand." "..." Lin Jue thought for a moment, "Could it be swallow eggs?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? This is another name for the wood spirit from the Western Regions. It is naturally oval in shape, about the same size as a swallow's egg, and has a strange fragrance. Burning it can drive away the plague, so it is called swallow egg incense." "I see." This is consistent with what Lin Jue guessed. The Four Directions Five Elements Golden Elixir, the Fire Ginseng, Snow Lotus, Earth Spirit Elixir and Gold Essence, already account for four of the five elements. This Swallow Egg Incense can only be a thing of the Wood Element. Lin Jue has figured out its character. If you ask it something, it may not answer you, but if you talk nonsense and it hears it, it will definitely refute you and educate you, otherwise it will feel uncomfortable. “Is this thing famous?” "It's said to be the Western Region Wood Spirit. Of course, it's not well-known in our Shenzhou. Even the goblins and ghosts in this mountain who can be mediums or have been mediums, most of them don't know the Western Region Wood Spirit, not to mention that you used the three words 'swallow egg incense'. If you don't believe me, go ask other spirits. Most of them have definitely never heard of it." "Senior, your knowledge is indeed profound." Lin Jue complimented him, and then said in an affirmative tone, "Since it is called the Western Region Wood Spirit, I think it can only be found in the Western Regions!" "That's not entirely true! If the Western Regions can find it, we have it here too!" The voice in the forest retorted, "In the human world below the mountain, when the imperial court was strong, it intimidated all directions. Even the gods had to bow to the emperor, and small countries in all directions would send envoys to pay tribute. There was once a country in the Western Regions that presented such a treasure to the imperial court. Unfortunately, the emperor didn't know about this treasure. He only heard from the Taoists that scraping the powder and making incense could prolong life, so he did it. However, even the Taoists who have not yet cultivated the method of taking it to a high level cannot fully absorb the spiritual charm of it. Mortals who do this are just wasting heaven's gift." "I see." Lin Jue immediately felt that he had chosen the right medium. It’s a big harvest at the first time. Then he secretly memorized this information and bowed towards the depths of the forest: "Thank you, senior." "Let's go back." "Farewell." Having solved his puzzlement and learned about Yan Luan Xiang, Lin Jue found the spirit medium and established a regular relationship with this senior whom he had known for several years. He was very satisfied and slowly returned to the Taoist temple. The fox looked back every few steps, still searching for the source of the sound.
Slowly return to the Taoist temple. "Junior brother, I have asked the senior spirit medium, and he does have a descendant. If you are willing, I can arrange for you to meet in a dream and see if it is suitable." said the eldest brother. "Yes, yes, I also asked. If we all look for the Jixian in Yishan, we may be able to contact each other through the Jixian after many years." The sixth brother said, "It's just a bit troublesome for Senior Jixian." "No need, I have already found the spirit medium." Lin Jue said to the eldest brother after returning to the Taoist temple, and then turned to the sixth brother and said, "But he is also from our Yishan." "Who is it?" said the eldest brother. "Could it be the one down the mountain?" said the Sixth Brother. "You guessed it right, that's the one." "That guy, he has a weird temper." said the Sixth Brother. "Although he has a strange temper, he and Junior Brother are destined to be together and get along well." The eldest brother nodded and said, "Looking for a spirit medium is like making friends. The most important thing is that you have a good relationship with him." "Yes." Lin Jue also smiled and nodded. Over the years, I have had quite a few dealings with the senior who refuted at the foot of the mountain. It can be said that we have a destiny, and this destiny is more important than anything else. "It seems that he doesn't know how to tell fortunes." said the Sixth Brother. "That's fine," said the eldest brother. "Broad knowledge and profound knowledge can be used to predict the future." Lin Jue also agreed with what the senior brother said. All divination in the world is half divination, half guessing, half divination and half calculation. A wise person can know the past and the present, and he will also have a clear idea of the future. However, all divination and calculation in the world cannot be completely accurate, and no one can do it. Since it is not completely accurate, we cannot believe it completely. But once we know it, it is not good to believe it, nor is it good not to believe it. It will only confuse our mind, so it is better not to know it. Lin Jue quickly returned to his room. Continue writing and practicing magic. …… It's the time when mountain peaches are ripe again. This is the happiest time of the year for Junior Sister. Probably because she came from a poor family and her family members were not kind to her, she rarely had enough to eat when she was a child. Therefore, when wild fruits were ripe, the sweet fruits were a delicacy and could fill her up. For children from poor families in those days, they were a gift from God. But when I was at the foot of the mountain, I couldn't always get enough wild fruit. Sometimes they were taken by others, sometimes there were not enough to share, and sometimes they were picked by others before they were ripe. After all, there were more people than fruit trees at the foot of the mountain. But Yishan is a fairyland. There weren't many people here, but the mountain was full of fruit trees. When the fruits were ripe, it was as if they belonged to her alone. She could eat as much as she wanted until she was full, and even sleep under the trees when she was full. Fairy days.
Oh no— It's not just hers, either. And there is also senior brother. There are also foxes and cicadas. "Brother, it would be great if it was always summer on Mount Yi and the trees would always bear fruit." "You will never have to worry about food, right?" "Yes." Lin Jue thought for a moment and said to her, "You might have been a monkey in your previous life." “It’s pretty good to be a monkey in Yishan!” The junior sister was standing on the fruit tree, picking out the biggest and tastiest peaches from among the dense branches and leaves. "Our place is worse than Xianyuan Temple. Taoist Wangjizi's place looks nice, but it's actually all bare rocks. Only pine trees can grow there." The little sister said, "It's not as good as our Fuqiu Peak." She has her own way of appreciating mountains and rivers. Lin Jue sat in the forest and ate peaches. The junior sister kept picking fruits from the tree, making the branches and leaves tremble. The little fox was beside her, digging a hole with all her might, constantly digging out mud. The colorful cat was grabbing the corner of his Taoist robe and playing with it. "Brother, it has been raining on the mountain for a while. It is a rare sunny day today. We can't eat all the peaches we picked. Why don't we give some to Taoist Wangjizi?" "Okay." Lin Jue was still sitting there eating a peach. The junior sister then picked the peaches more carefully. After picking the peaches, I dropped them to the ground and sorted them carefully, picking out the good ones and putting them into the backpack. Lin Jue smiled and said that she gave the good ones to others and left the bad ones for herself to eat. She just listened seriously and didn't answer. "Let's go, brother." Carrying the backpack, he headed towards the distant mountains. Lin Jue naturally followed behind. In midsummer, the trees are lush and green. The road leading out of Fuqiu Peak is more muddy and the vegetation is more lush. The mountains are a patch of light or dark green, dotted with purple, white, and pink flowers. The ordinary mountain road seems to have become brilliant. Amidst the light blue and dark green, there is a stone staircase that leads steeply up the mountain. When you look up at first, you can't see where it leads to. A woman wearing a light gray Taoist robe and carrying a backpack was walking on the road first, followed by another Taoist priest, a fox and a colorful civet, as if they had walked into a painting. Go further and you will enter the stone mountain. Lin Jue walked slowly and did not feel tired.
I saw the stone steps going from old to new, going through the mountain and hanging on the wall, and before I knew it, I reached the end. Lin Jue couldn't help but stop, lowered his head, and looked at a small purple flower growing in the cracks of the stone steps. Then he looked up and found that the Xianyuan Temple was actually opposite him. The straight-line distance is less than one mile. The tall and majestic stone mountain and the palace on the stone mountain suddenly seemed like the first time he saw them, which gave him a great shock. But today's shock has another source - Lin Jue looked at the Xianyuan Temple opposite and at the end of the stone steps under his feet. Only then did he realize that his junior sister had actually built the road to the front of the Xianyuan Temple without him noticing. "Senior brother?" The junior sister was standing in front and stopped to look at him. The fox and the cat also stopped and looked at him. "coming." Lin Jue hurried to follow. A few years had not brought any changes to Xianyuan Temple. At most, the young Taoists who practiced swords and magic on the open platform looked more mature, and the middle-aged Taoists walking among them looked more vicissitudes. Taoist Master Wangjizi was also a little older than before, with more wrinkles, and he looked a lot more amiable. Junior sister has a stronger connection with Xianyuan Temple. After all, Lin Jue only listened to teachings and learned magic here, and then came here once a year for exchanges, but the junior sister also learned to read and write here. When he saw the basket of wild peaches carried by the little apprentice sister, Taoist Wangjizi was so happy that he stroked his beard and smiled, saying "good" several times. He really didn't look as serious as he did a few years ago. He asked them again: "How is your master?" The two looked at each other, not knowing how to answer. Wang Jizi almost knew it. If he had been more serious, he would have said, "I knew that old man wouldn't live long." But now he just stroked his beard and sighed. (End of this chapter)