novelapdf Chapter 50 Asking the Taoist Priest to Bestow a Name
Chapter 50 Asking the Taoist Priest to Bestow a Name
The lingering lingering thoughts emanating from the spring gradually disappeared, and Lu Changgeng realized that this spring was actually the Fragrant Cold Spring.
One of the nine springs transformed from the nine golden crows!
This spring should have been a scalding hot spring, but for some reason the yin and yang have been reversed and it has turned into a cold spring.
The original effects are unknown, but after Yangquan transforms into Yin, it can enable men to transform into women.
While the effects of this spring may seem unusual to outsiders, they are not particularly useful and offer no benefit to cultivation.
However, in Lu Changgeng's view, having this spring in hand was like a divine intervention!
The Cleansing Spring can only be replenished by female cultivators soaking in it to enhance their magical power and cultivation techniques. Male cultivators gain nothing from entering the spring, which is his biggest pain point.
If the effects of the Fragrant Cold Spring could be combined with those of the Cleansing Spring, allowing male cultivators to first transform into women through the Fragrant Cold Spring before entering the Cleansing Spring for cultivation, wouldn't that be perfect?
However, the effects of this spring are too terrifying. If ordinary male cultivators knew the effects of this spring, they would probably rather undergo the tribulation of lightning than step into this pool.
As he pondered, the three-legged chicken in the demon infant's arms in his dantian swallowed the last wisp of white energy.
That white mist was the true fire energy of the sun, a reversal of yin and yang, and also the remaining essence of this golden crow after its fall.
After the white mist was completely absorbed, he keenly sensed that the chilling power of the spring water had weakened considerably, and the domineering force that could forcibly reverse yin and yang had also diminished significantly.
Without his presence, this spring will likely no longer be able to transform people from men to women; soaking in it for three to five years will only make those who soak in the spring more yin.
The basketball-sized bulge on the three-legged chicken's head swelled even more under the white light, becoming even more perfectly round, with a milky white halo flowing across its surface.
As it swelled up a little more, the bulge suddenly fell silently off the chicken's head, transforming into a fist-sized white pearl of light, as lustrous as the moon and radiating a cool, refreshing aura.
With a thought, Lu Changgeng subconsciously wanted the demon infant to catch the white light pearl.
Unexpectedly, the luminous pearl began to slowly rotate around the demon infant, like a magical artifact protecting it.
After the bulge on the three-legged chicken's head fell off, a new bulge actually appeared, only the size of a grain of rice, dark and not yet glowing.
Lu Changgeng looked inward at his dantian and suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
This luminous pearl is the Yin-Yang reversal power transformed from the essence of the Fragrant Cold Spring, born from the Golden Crow Yin Fire, forming a unique entity.
If other Golden Crow Springs are encountered in the future, the bulge on the head of the fledgling in the demon infant's arms will also absorb their essence and fall off to become a new pearl of light.
Each luminous pearl is the essence of a spring; if all eight pearls gather together…
Lu Changgeng dared not even think about it. He didn't even know what the remaining seven springs would do, let alone what would happen if all eight beads gathered together, not to mention the whereabouts of the other seven springs.
It seems that finding the remaining seven springs will be his main focus of cultivation from now on?
Having been in this world of Journey to the West for a hundred years, he has remained hidden in that spring on Pansiling Ridge, planting spiritual fruits, raising spiders, waiting to be soaked, and being soaked...
Life was relatively peaceful, and his continuous cultivation was only to survive in this world filled with monsters and gods. Even when he clashed with Iron Bone, Mountain Demon, and Ten Thousand Saints Old Dragon, it was all by chance and out of necessity.
He never considered what the existence of his spring truly meant.
Only at this moment, when the bulge on the head of the three-legged chicken in the demon infant's arms fell off and turned into a bead, did he feel a sense of mission for the first time.
It's not that he insisted on finding the other seven springs; he could have simply ignored them.
However, his true form is the Cleansing Spring, a remnant of the Golden Crow. He is Lu Changgeng, but he is also a part of the Golden Crow. He can even be seen as a remnant spirit of the Golden Crow that has gained wisdom, or a descendant of the Golden Crow.
How could he possibly ignore something that possessed the blood and bones of the Golden Crow? Besides, these springs were clearly of great help to him.
After thinking it over, he focused his divine sense into the white light bead, and his mind stirred slightly.
The light bead trembled slightly, and a cool, refreshing power surged through the meridians and spread throughout the body, sending a strange tingling sensation through the limbs and bones.
His body changed again in the spring water. His shoulders slowly unfolded, his waistline returned to normal, the tension in his chest quietly dissipated, his Adam's apple reappeared, and his knuckles became distinct again.
In just a few breaths, he had returned to his original, unremarkable appearance as a Taoist priest in black robes and with black hair.
The yellow dog demon squatted outside the spring. Upon seeing this, it stared wide-eyed at the sight, its mouth agape for a long time.
She watched as the Taoist priest transformed from a man into a woman and then back into a man, the whole process flowing smoothly and effortlessly, even more swiftly than changing a Taoist robe.
She stammered, "Dao...Daoist Master, why have you changed back? Could...could you let this little demon change back too?"
"This spring has recognized me as its master, and I can let you turn back." Lu Changgeng stepped ashore from the spring, his tone calm, but then his tone changed abruptly, "However, once you turn back, you can't turn back again. Are you really sure?"
The yellow dog demon was about to say, "Then transform," but upon hearing the second half of Lu Changgeng's sentence, he swallowed his words back.
She looked down at her now much cleaner paws, then glanced at the affectionate face of a female dog reflected in the water mirror, recalling what the Taoist priest had just said…
"Spiritual fruits can be fed directly into the mouth, and cultivation resources are readily available..."
She struggled with the decision for a while, but in the end, she was reluctant to give up the promise Lu Changgeng had made. She gritted her teeth and looked up.
"Master, I'd like to try out this body first... If I regret it later, can I still seek your help?"
"Yes, but you only have one chance."
Lu Changgeng could actually help him transform at will, but he had no obligation to do so. He only gave him a chance to transform because of the fact that Lu Changgeng had previously helped him test it out.
"Thank you, Daoist Master. I'll take my leave now."
Lu Changgeng nodded and said, "As you wish, but the source of this spring has already been taken away by this humble Daoist. If you wish to bathe in it again in the future, it will only have the effect of reversing Yin and Yang when this humble Daoist is present. Bathing in this spring water on ordinary days will at most make your skin feel better, but it won't do much good."
The yellow dog demon was not disappointed. Instead, she knelt down solemnly and kowtowed three times to Lu Changgeng: "Daoist Master, why don't you accept me as your concubine? I have been guarding this ravine for hundreds of years without making any progress. There is nowhere for me to go. I am willing to follow you, Daoist Master, and serve you faithfully without any disloyalty."
Lu Changgeng looked at her kneeling on the ground with such a serious expression and remained silent for a moment.
Although this dog demon's cultivation level is not high, it seems to be truly sincere.
However, he is currently wanted by Bibo Pool and has no time to spare. The places he is going to next are all dangerous and dangerous places, so it would be inconvenient to have a dog demon in the Nascent Soul stage by his side.
Do you have a name?
"My original name was Gou Hu, given to me by my elders. Now that I have changed my gender, I feel it is not appropriate. I humbly request the Daoist Master to bestow upon me a new name."
Lu Changgeng frowned slightly, as if he was thinking. Then, a thought struck him, and he clapped his hands and said, "I've got it! Since she has changed her nature, she should be given the beautiful title 'Ji'. How about we call her Gou Ji? What do you think?"