In autumn, the scenery of Shenxian Mountain is very beautiful, and the red leaves all over the mountain are pleasing to the eye. There are occasionally some wild fruits to pick on the mountain, and there are pheasants and rabbits to catch. It is a place that hunters from nearby like to come.
There was a rustling sound in the bushes beside the stream, and a young boy's head popped out from behind. He was about twelve or thirteen years old, quite handsome, but a little darker in complexion.
Probably because he often goes hiking and hunting, although he is a little thin, he is actually very strong and his movements are agile and powerful.
The young man jumped up, holding two pheasants and a hare in one hand and a homemade wooden spear in the other, and landed steadily on the stone platform beside the grass. It was obvious that he was born with great strength.
Although his shins had two cuts from rocks and branches, the boy didn't take it seriously. He went hunting so often in the mountains that he was used to these minor injuries and thought they would heal in a few days.
It was almost noon and the boy was feeling a little hungry, so he cleaned a pheasant by a stream next to the stone platform, brought it back to the stone platform, built a fire and roasted the pheasant.
The other pheasant and hare will be taken home to my parents. When my father finishes his farm work tomorrow, I can take them to the town to sell them and exchange them for some daily necessities.
The young man was lying on the stone platform beside him with his legs crossed, chewing a piece of straw, looking at the clouds in the sky and thinking, it would be great if Sakura from across the street was here too. The pretty girl, with her delicate figure, would smile when she saw the young man, and the two of them liked to play together.
However, ever since the two of them were playing house, the groom took the opportunity to kiss Sakura on the lips, and Sakura's father saw it. Since then, Sakura's father has been wary of the groom and will not let them play alone together easily. What a sin!
Hey, what is that?
The boy saw a black spot in the sky coming straight towards him. The black spot was getting bigger and bigger, and faster and faster. He had no time to get up and dodge, and it crashed into the stream next to him with a bang, splashing water all over the sky.
Oh my god, are there really immortals?
The boy had long heard the legend about the magical mountain under his feet.
According to legend, two immortals dueled here. One was defeated and turned into the heroic spirit of Shenxian Mountain. The other won and ascended to heaven. Before leaving, he stabbed a magic sword into Shenxian Mountain to suppress the defeated heroic spirit and prevent it from resurfacing.
But legends are just legends after all. At least in the past few decades, no one has seen any gods here with their own eyes. Of course, the young man just listened to it as a story.
But I heard the adults say that there is indeed a sect of immortal cultivation far away from here, but no one has ever seen it in person.
The spray in the sky dissipated, and a gray shadow gradually emerged from the bottom of the water. The young man thought to himself, I hope it's not a monster.
The boy approached and took a closer look. The back floated up first. The clothes on the back were tattered, and the flesh could be seen in some places. Then the head floated up, and the hair was floating on the water.
The young man was holding the wooden reed upside down in one hand, hesitating whether to attack or not, when he suddenly saw several large bubbles emerging from the water surface near the black shadow's head. The black shadow raised his head and choked on the water several times, but was too weak to struggle and had no strength to swim to the shore.
Okay, this is obviously a living person.
If you say it's a normal person, probably not. Who would fall from the sky? If you say it's an immortal, it's even less likely. Is there any immortal who would drown in the water?
But at least he is undoubtedly a weirdo.
Although the boy couldn't be considered a great philanthropist, he was still willing to do the little favor. He didn't ask for saving a life, but it was better than building a seven-story pagoda. He just hoped that next time he played alone with Sakura, her father wouldn't chase her away. God bless!
The young man held the wooden stick upside down, inserted it into the man's collar, and gently pulled the man towards himself. Then he dragged the strange man to the edge of the stone platform and leaned him against the platform. Then the young man ran to a distance of ten feet away, squatted down and looked at the strange man.
The strange man was wearing clothes like a Taoist priest, but his appearance was really not good. He had a pointed face, a mustache, and his hair was disheveled. His Taoist robe was torn in many places, as if he had been beaten with a whip or some other weapon. He looked in a very miserable state.
At this time, the strange man spat out another mouthful of water and finally recovered.
"Boy, you have courage. Meeting me today is enough for you to brag about for the rest of your life!"
The boy was confused. Could this person be a fool?
"Hey, kid, why can't you speak? Are you intimidated by my majestic image?" The weirdo stretched out his hand to stroke his mustache, but his finger happened to touch a wound on his lip. He was in so much pain that he didn't care about his image and grimaced.
The young man couldn't help but laugh. This old Taoist is quite interesting!
"Old man, how did you fall from the sky?"
"What old man?" The old Taoist was furious!
"I am the famous number one thief in the fairy world, Sikong Zhaiyue. Even the leaders in the fairy world have to address me as Mr. Miaoshou when they see me. Who would not get nervous when seeing me?" The old Taoist spitted and splashed his mouth, with an angry expression as if you have eyes but cannot recognize a true immortal.
"Oh, old man Zhaiyue, how did you fall from the sky?"
"Boy, you are looking for a fight!" The old Taoist became even angrier.
"Old man, my name is Yuanxiao, not kid!" The young man got angry, picked up Mu Mao and pointed at Sikong Zhaiyue, which confused the old man Zhaiyue.
"Hehe, you've got guts, and that's just my style! You look a bit like me when I was young." The old man Zhai Yue continued to brag.
"Old man, cover up that hole in your butt before you brag about it. Your butt is showing!"
Sikong Zhaiyue looked down and saw that, as expected, the right side of his waist, near his buttocks, had been whipped by the Purple Leaf Immortal Guard who had been chasing him. His clothes were torn and his flesh was exposed. He immediately looked up to the sky and sighed, "I never thought that my lifelong reputation would be ruined by a young brat today!"
"As for me, I just went to Tianzun's Mansion to join in the fun. I got drunk at the banquet and somehow ended up in Tianzun's storehouse. I saw some nice things and couldn't help but take them out to play with for a few days. I was afraid that Tianzun would know I was leaving and ask me to stay for a few days, so I left without saying goodbye."
"Who knew that the Tianzun Palace would be so stingy as to send the Purple Leaf Immortal Guards and the Black Mountain Immortal Guards after me? They used the magic weapon bestowed by the Tianzun to seal my magic power. Otherwise, they would have been killed without a trace!"
Yuan Xiao now understood. It turned out that this shameless old man had gone to someone else's banquet hall and stolen their things. Now he was being hunted down. It made sense. Earlier, it was said that the immortals panicked when they saw him. Who wouldn't panic when they saw a thief?
"I can't use my magic power right now. I don't know how long I'll be sealed. Maybe it'll take me ten or eight years to recover, or maybe it'll only take three or two months. Who can guess what Tianzun is thinking? It's really hard!"
Sikong Zhaiyue suddenly sniffed and said, "Boy, what are you roasting? It smells so good. Bring it to me and let me have a taste."
Yuanxiao then remembered that the pheasant was roasted, so he jumped onto the stone platform, took the roasted pheasant down, tore off a chicken leg and started to chew it, without any respect for the elderly.
Sikong Zhaiyue was so drooling at the sight. Having lost his magical powers and unable to absorb spiritual and immortal energy, he became just like an ordinary person, needing to eat and drink. Furthermore, even if immortals could fast by absorbing the immortal energy, they would still have a craving for delicious food.
"Old man, you talk so much nonsense, how do I know you are not talking nonsense? You said you took out a few things from Tianzun Palace. Now take them out and let me see, then I will believe you and eat all the pheasant you want!" Yuanxiao said, obviously not believing what the old man Zhaiyue said.
"The world is becoming more and more corrupt, and people's hearts are no longer as they used to be! Not only do they not respect the elderly, they don't even trust them!" Sikong Zhaiyue beat his chest and stamped his feet, lamenting endlessly.
However, the old man still touched the ring on his hand, and suddenly several items appeared on the ground. The old man was secretly happy, fortunately he still had this precious storage ring that could be opened without magic power.
The first one is a wine glass. The old man said it was the Dionysian cup. No matter what kind of wine was poured into it, it would add a wonderful taste. Moreover, as long as it was not drunk in one gulp, it would become full again after being left aside for a while. The wine would flow endlessly, so it was called the Dionysian cup, the dream treasure of all wine lovers.
The second one is the Boundary-Breaking Shuttle. The old man said that it can fly at high speed within the continent and the boundary, and it can also break the boundaries and travel between different boundaries. It is a rare treasure for travel.
The third is the Merging Stone. Old Man Zhaiyue explained that different realms repel each other. For example, cultivators in the mortal realm cannot stay in the Immortal Realm, and immortals in the Immortal Realm cannot stay in the mortal realm for long. The longer they stay, the greater the repulsive force. However, with this rare Merging Stone, one can merge into other realms, eliminating the repulsive force. For example, with the Merging Stone in hand, Old Man Zhaiyue no longer feels the repulsive force of the mortal realm.
The fourth one was a bead, almost colorless and transparent. If you weren't paying attention, you wouldn't even notice its existence. But if you looked closely, you'd occasionally see a faint mist swirling around it, revealing its strangeness.
Old Man Zhaiyue had just snatched it, and while he recognized the other items, he didn't recognize this bead. He didn't know the purpose of this treasure yet, so he didn't introduce it. But since it was hidden in the Tianzun Mansion's treasury, it must be something extraordinary.
Oh, it seems this old man really has some magical skills!
Also, what exactly is this transparent bead?