bioinnovel Chapter 226 Master and Disciple
Chapter 226 Master and Disciple
The old Taoist priest in green robes grasped the baby's chubby little hand, and the baby reflexively grabbed one of his fingers with surprising strength. Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes, his expression filled with shock. This baby was actually a Chaos Dao Body.
The old Taoist priest laughed heartily: "Chaotic Dao Body, very good, very good, you should sever your worldly ties and enter my immortal sect."
"Little one, you and I are destined to meet. Become my apprentice from now on!"
"My surname is Gu. Seeing that you have delicate features, let's call you Yan, Gu Yan, Yan'er... Hahahaha..."
The old Taoist priest picked up the baby and transformed into a long blue rainbow, disappearing into the sky.
The old Taoist priest took the baby back to his cave, and his fellow disciples came to see it out of curiosity.
Gu Yan was overjoyed to see her familiar home from her previous life and her several living uncles.
He saw his master cleanse his eyes with spiritual liquid every day, and after forty-nine days, the baby finally saw the world clearly. The first thing he saw was his master's aged yet kind face.
The master smiled happily and hugged him, showing him the beautiful mountains and rivers, the gorgeous wildflowers, and the magnificent sea of clouds...
The scene changes; flowers bloom and fade in front of the door.
Gu Yan saw his master holding him, who was still a baby, and patiently teaching him to speak.
"Yan'er, your name is Yan'er. I am your master. Call me master."
The baby babbled and learned to speak, and finally one morning, it called out: "Master... Master... Father..."
"Yan'er, you've finally learned to call me Master! Hahahaha..."
Gu Yan burst into laughter upon seeing her master.
Time flies, and Gu Yan saw herself at just over a year old, walking unsteadily.
Then I saw myself when I was two years old, running around very fast, circling around my master, and occasionally stuffing the flowers and plants I had picked into my master's hands.
He saw himself at the age of three, training with his master, and overjoyed when he first unleashed a real spell.
He saw himself just learning to fly on a sword, laughing as he soared through the mountains...
Time flies like water, and in the blink of an eye he went from a child to a teenager, and then from a teenager to a young adult.
He learned magic and martial arts from his master, and learned music, painting, chess, and various other skills from his uncles.
The mountains were serene and secluded. The master played his jade flute under a tree, the sound melodious and distant, as if from ancient times. As he listened, he took out his zither and began to play along with the flute.
A century has passed in the blink of an eye.
Gu Yan witnessed the scene before her master passed away.
The master sat on the futon in the secret room and said:
"My time has come; I will pass away today."
"Master..."
Gu Yan saw a few glistening tears welling up in her eyes back then.
"Don't be sad, I've long since seen through life and death. Yan'er, you're different from your master and uncles, you have the chance to ascend. After your master is gone, you can't be lazy, you must ascend and escape this cage."
"I have no children in this life, only you as my disciple. I have long regarded you as my own son. With you by my side for the past hundred years, I am very gratified."
The aged Taoist priest looked even more weathered now. He gazed at his disciple before him, a smile appearing on his face. He reached out and stroked his disciple's head one last time, as if transported back a hundred years. At that time, the tall, handsome young man before him was still a babbling infant. He had no regrets. He withdrew his aged hand and passed away.
"Master—"
Gu Yan burst into tears, this time merging with his past self. He stared at his master's corpse, tears welling in his eyes. The corpse turned into skeletons in an instant, then vanished before his eyes.
"Master—"
The dream underwent a dramatic change; the entire world seemed to be collapsing.
Then the world vanished into nothingness, and within that nothingness, specks of green light appeared.
Gu Yan looked around. In the pitch-black world, more and more green lights appeared, like countless fireflies dancing in the air. These green lights transformed into trees, and enormous, towering ancient trees appeared. Brilliant flowers bloomed in the void, and the pitch-black world suddenly became bright.
Golden specks of light floated in the void. He saw an enormous figure appear in the void, surrounded by countless ancient runes that shone brilliantly. An aged figure stood in the void, with projections of the Three Thousand Great Worlds surrounding him. The sun, moon, and stars also surrounded him, making him appear like a supreme ruler.
"Master..."
Gu Yan called out softly.
The aged figure was enveloped by a blue lotus flower, its petals folding together into an enormous bud.
Suddenly, countless blue lotuses appeared in the void, growing wildly as if they were about to bloom throughout the entire universe.
Countless chaotic blue lotuses appeared out of thin air. The petals were layered upon each other, with innate Dao patterns flowing on them, as if each leaf was a small world yet to be opened.
The lotus blossoms surged and rippled, their endless blue light converging into a torrent that stretched across the Milky Way. At the very center of this vast ocean of blue lotuses, the enormous bud reopened, and the aged blue-robed Taoist transformed into a man dressed in snow-white robes. This man possessed black hair and blue eyes, a refined and elegant demeanor, and an air of composure and grace—undoubtedly the likeness of Qing Xuanzi.
Gu Yan's pupils suddenly contracted, and the dream ended there.
Everything turned pink, and the petals disappeared before his eyes, including Qingxuanzi.
"Master—"
Gu Yan opened his eyes inside the secret room and looked around.
There was nothing around him but himself. His heart was pounding wildly, and he hadn't yet calmed down from his excitement. To his astonishment, he discovered that he was now a Great Immortal.
Gu Yan emerged from the secret chamber, intending to go to the Wood Spirit Palace to see Qing Xuanzi.
As soon as they left the secret room, they ran into Zhou Ting and Mulan.
"Young master, you've finally emerged from seclusion!" Mulan exclaimed joyfully.
finally?
Has he been in seclusion for a long time?
"How long have I been in seclusion?" Gu Yan asked.
"Young Master, you have been in seclusion for a thousand years," Zhou Ting said from the side.
What?
A thousand years? A thousand years have actually passed?
Gu Yan was shocked.
Zhou Ting was even more shocked than him, because she discovered that Gu Yan had already reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. He had only been in seclusion for a thousand years and had already broken through; the young master was truly amazing.
Gu Yan hurriedly took out a golden toad, which immediately spewed out countless tongues, almost drowning Gu Yan.
Gu Yan quickly read through each letter. His parents were constantly asking him when he would return. They suspected he was in trouble and told him they had already gone to the Cloud Heaven Continent to look for him and ask where he was.
Gu Yan hurriedly wrote back a letter and stuffed it into the golden toad's mouth.
"Young master, you..."
Zhou Ting looked at Gu Yan.
"I'm sorry, I have urgent business at the Wood Spirit Palace right now. We'll talk about the rest when I get back." After saying this, Gu Yan transformed into a streak of azure light and disappeared from Zhou Ting and Mu Lan's sight.
"Young Master—"