novelapdf Chapter 47 The Daoist Mind Runs Free
Chapter 47 The Daoist Mind Runs Free
Meanwhile, Chen Chunan headed east.
The Azure Dragon in the detached palace was in excruciating pain due to the parasitic blood threads, and it lashed out with its tail at the location of the Heart Monkey.
This infuriated the monkey, which struggled to break free and show the green dragon its power.
In this struggle, he discovered that the Five Elements Mountain was actually quite loose.
This discovery made him so happy he scratched his head in delight.
"That bastard has stirred up internal demons, so there's no time to reinforce the Five Elements Mountain today. It's time for me, Old Sun, to turn the tables!"
With a single sniff, the Mind Monkey absorbed nearly 90% of the Five Elements spiritual power that Chen Chu had painstakingly cultivated in his dantian.
Then his muscles bulged up, and his body grew bigger and bigger.
Before long, the Five Elements Mountain crumbled, and the Monkey King cheered and leaped into the air with a somersault.
He then looked at the Azure Dragon that had whipped his tail, his eyes flashing with ferocity.
"You vile beast, how dare you strike me, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong! I will not let you off today!"
With that, he spread his hand and the Ruyi Jingu Bang appeared on its own. He leaped onto the dragon's back, causing the Azure Dragon to roar incessantly.
Just as the monkey raised his golden cudgel to strike, he suddenly noticed the faint blood-red threads on the dragon's body.
"Huh? It's an external demon invading? It's messed with his mind? No wonder this bastard has lost his mind today. Who's behind this?! He really has some nerve! Let me show you what I, Old Sun, can do!"
The Monkey King retrieved his Ruyi Jingu Bang, opened his mouth again, and a beam of white light rose from the dim golden core, burning a large hole in the blood cocoon that enveloped the Yin spirit, and went straight into the Monkey King's mouth.
The monkey chewed twice, then opened its mouth and spat out a surge of pure yang fire.
In the blink of an eye, all the blood-red threads on the Azure Dragon's body were completely refined and cleaned.
He also managed to refine the Azure Dragon into a golden elixir.
The fire did not diminish after burning the Azure Dragon; it started from the Yellow Court, went down to the Yongquan point and up to the Niwan point, burning it inside and out.
The remaining wisp of fire burned straight through the blood-red thread in the void.
Having escaped this great calamity, Chen Chunan instantly fell into a deep sleep.
The ape then looked at the elixir that the Azure Dragon had transformed into.
"This bastard's essence is damaged, and we're using this fake lead to help him recover. After all, he is born from this, so we can't just ignore him."
He then ignited the inner fire within him, slowly refining the fake lead dragon into a wisp of mist that he then incorporated into his body.
Chen Chunan's injuries caused by the internal demon's disturbance were only just beginning to recover.
Seeing that its main body was no longer in danger, the ape nodded in satisfaction and flashed out of Chen Chunan's body.
"Hahaha, I, Old Sun, am free!"
"I want to be the Monkey King, Sun Wukong!"
"..."
The monkey was overjoyed as it leaped and bounded about, but it soon realized something was wrong.
It has no body, nor any support; once outside the body, it is like a kite with a broken string, or an oil lamp without oil, which can be extinguished at any moment.
This left the mind, which had just realized it was free, in a state of great distress.
He then looked at Chen Chunan: "My lord, it's not that I, Old Sun, am being dishonest. I saved your life, so it's not unreasonable for me to offer you this fake elixir and supernatural power as payment, is it? Besides, if it weren't for my guidance, how could you have refined such a treasure? This is what I, Old Sun, deserve."
After saying this, the Mind Monkey activated Chen Chunan's Golden Core, and a white, misty energy of the core emerged from between Chen Chunan's eyebrows.
After a series of actions, the mind monkey transformed into a monkey's body.
When the monkey saw that the body had taken shape, it grinned with delight.
With a single jump, it merged with the body.
Before long, the body, formed from pure Yang Qi, opened its eyes and came back to life.
It stood up, looked at Chen Chunan, and sneered:
"You think you understand human nature and know the principles of Kan and Li, but you cannot understand the true nature of me, Old Sun."
They do not recognize the true Yang in front of them, but instead mistake ordinary lungs and liver for true Yin and true Yang!
If I hadn't secretly lent you my strength back then, how could you have opened your Xuanpin (mysterious female) to receive the ancestral Qi and achieved a bit of pure Yang?
Hehe, I'm off then. I'll return when you understand. I'm off!
After saying this, the Monkey King summoned his golden cudgel and soared through the air towards the place where the pure yang fire had burned.
On the other side, Liu Guisheng saw that the puppet in the formation had already taken more than seventy steps and was less than thirty percent away from returning to its position when the blood-red thread emanating from the puppet's fontanelle suddenly snapped.
Liu Guisheng's expression changed drastically.
Before he could react, a white celestial fire suddenly arrived, igniting the puppet along the silk thread and reducing it to ashes in less than half a breath.
Liu Guisheng, whose life depended on the doll, immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and essence, his breath becoming weak and listless.
He gave a bitter laugh: "Damn it all! Why is this happening?"
"Of course it's because of your grandpa Sun! Look awesome!"
The ape that had escaped from the void roared and swung its staff in a wide arc, smashing it towards Liu Guisheng's fontanelle.
Liu Guisheng, who was already weakened, was caught off guard and knocked unconscious by the blow, unable to even sit up.
Just as Xin Yuan was about to deliver another blow, a flash of spiritual light appeared on Liu Guisheng's body, and he disappeared without a trace the next moment.
The Monkey King was furious: "This damned demon has quite a few tricks up his sleeve! It's a shame I used all my pure Yang Qi to cultivate this body. Otherwise, I could have pulverized him with a single blow!"
Chen Chunan's Heart Monkey, who had intended to kill Liu Guisheng and seize his treasure as "compensation," had to return disappointed.
The Mind Monkey, now back by Chen Chunan's side, used a transformation technique.
It transformed into a path adorned with green robes, and the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) transformed into a whisk.
He then lifted it up with one arm and flew towards the market.
Before long, they arrived at the entrance of the market.
Although the Lin family's patrolling disciples did not recognize Xin Yuan, they did recognize Chen Chunan.
Seeing that he had been captured, even though they were wary of this "Foundation Establishment True Cultivator" who could fly, they still formed an array to block Xin Yuan's way.
"Who goes there? Why have you captured our Lin family members?"
The disciple who spoke was naturally the same one who had previously misunderstood the relationship between Chen Chunan and Lin Jing.
In his view, Chen Chunan was very likely to be the eldest sister's future Daoist partner, and naturally could also be considered a member of the Lin family.
While he was speaking, he also secretly opened an instant message with Lin Jing.
They, with their meager foundation-building skills, are no match for this.
Upon seeing these disciples of the Lin family, Xin Yuan was not surprised but rather delighted.
"You've come at the right time. I found this man outside. He seems to have been possessed by evil spirits. But he's fine now. Since he's from your Lin family, I'll hand him over to you. If he wakes up and asks who saved him, just say that the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, saved him. Tell him he doesn't need to be grateful. Anyway, I, Old Sun, have already received my reward."
After saying this, Xin Yuan tossed Chen Chunan to the group and then disappeared in a somersault.
The disciples, who were on high alert, never expected it to move so quickly. They had just caught Chen Chunan when the man who called himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven had already vanished without a trace.
Lin Jing arrived just then, riding on her sword: "Where is Chen Chunan? And where is the Monkey King?"
Several underlings immediately handed Chen Chunan over: "Boss, your Daoist partner is here."
Lin Jing's face darkened, and she kicked out, sending the underling flying dozens of meters away.
The rest of the underlings immediately fell silent, not daring to utter another word.
"Anyone who talks nonsense again, I'll skin them alive!"
After giving a couple of warnings, Lin Jing hurriedly took Chen Chunan home.
After Lin Jing fed Chen Chunan a lot of elixirs, he finally woke up slowly.
He sat bolt upright in shock as soon as he regained consciousness: Wasn't I collecting the essence of the elixir? How could this be?
A wave of weakness then engulfed him.
Before he could check, Lin Jing leaned closer: "You're awake?"
Chen Chunan said weakly, "Did you save me? Thank you."
Lin Jing shook her head: "It wasn't me. It was someone who called himself the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, who sent you back to the market. You..."
Before Lin Jing could finish speaking, Chen Chunan's expression changed drastically, and he quickly looked inward to examine himself.
Then he let out a grief-stricken roar: "You plague-ridden stable boy!"
Just as the restless monkey was thinking about finding a good place to become king of the mountain, he suddenly sneezed.
It rubbed its nose, grinned, and said, "What can be done if one doesn't understand the true essence?"