Wet viviparity

Chapter 54: Inheritance, Good News
The poisonous insects outside the cave drilled into the cauldron, and the boys kept fanning it from below.

Poisonous insects were spread out in layers at the bottom of the cauldron, like accumulated dust.

Ji Ming took a quick look inside the cauldron. There were creatures of all sizes, all colorful, with their butts arched and their mouths pouting, which almost made him suffer from claustrophobia.

After the insects were lured in, the three boys skillfully picked out the poisonous insects in the cauldron. Later they would make poisonous food, which required tedious steps such as steaming and drying the medicine.

These three boys had already been trained in the cave in some basic skills that belonged to Panku disciples.

Looking at the picked poisonous insects, Ji Ming felt a little disappointed. The area outside the cave was not a poisonous swamp, and it could not attract powerful poisonous creatures.

To deal with such poisonous creatures, we need to go deep into Liling Mountain before we can have a chance to lure them out.

But now is a time of trouble. He is attracting insects in front of his own door, and he dares to take action only when three ghosts are patrolling outside. How could he dare to go deep into Liling?

In ordinary mountains and forests, there is a certain chance of encountering it, but you have to be lucky.

Yu Xiao has been managing this cave for many years, and the poisonous creatures hidden in it are mostly venomous snakes, with a few toads and geckos.

As for centipedes and scorpions, there was not a single one.

Among the five immortals, the centipede and scorpion immortals are the rarest. Ji Ming understood this sentence once again.

It is also because of this that his excellent, noble and rare bloodline can be inherited, and inherited very fully.

In the few days after opening the cauldron to attract the insects, Ji Ming was in this cave, worried about the lack of insects to succeed the centipede fairy lineage.

The only two people who can help him at the moment are Bonni Gong in Hengshan, so he sends three ghosts to investigate the old temple.

After investigation, he got bad news - Bonigung was no longer in the temple.

Without Bonni's ability to monitor the mountains, Ji Ming would not be able to learn about the possible poisonous centipedes in Hengshan, let alone locate the position of the Taoist nun who was about to give birth.

Well, Ji Ming had to admit in his heart that it was unlikely that the latter, Bo Nigong, knew about it.

If Mr. Bo Ni knew about this, he would have revealed it when they were discussing important matters in the old temple that day.

In Ji Ming's precious eyes, the word "transformation" still exists. If the shadow of the word disappears, it will prove that the celestial being has died.

There is another situation. After the celestial being is born, the word "transformation" will also disappear, which also means that he missed this opportunity of "transformation".

Judging from the fact that the Taoist nun was obviously pregnant that day, there was still a long time before the birth of the human being.

Ji Ming knew that he couldn't be impatient. It was useless and would only add to his troubles.

In this matter, he could only wait for news from the Golden Lion Ape and let the three ghosts keep an eye on the movements of the Taoists nearby.

What puzzled Ji Ming deeply was that the Taoists outside the mountain, those who came from Heshan and had the background of Sibeiyun Temple, had not behaved out of line again.

The extraordinary behavior here refers to the fact that they did not pursue the scattered people who fled into the mountains.

If the Taoists of the Four Sad Clouds Temple came here for the prophecy, then killing the wandering Taoist was just a cover-up, which makes sense.

But Ji Ming had a vague feeling that this matter was not that simple.

The founder of the Sibeiyun Temple lived for more than 260 years. His thoughts and ideas must be one or two levels deeper than those of ordinary people.

If Ji Ming can see through it, then Da You Monk can certainly see through it as well. There are also people like Jin Ni Yuan who know the inside story.

Since those who know the details can see through the purpose of the Taoists' actions, then this action may be a cover for a greater purpose.

Ji Ming felt that the answer was right in front of him, and he might be able to reveal it soon.

After a few more days in the cave, Ji Ming felt very quiet and finally wanted to move. He lit incense and candles and summoned the three ghosts again, sending them to investigate on Tu Bi Peak.

On the Tu Bi Peak, many wanderers have built huts and lived there, discussing Taoism, refining elixirs, and performing rituals. It is quite lively.

On the top of the peak, one can often see many monks sitting and preaching with other people.

For example, the merits of the small and large Zhoutian, the advancement of Yang Fire and the retreat of Yin Fu; the vibration of the six roots, the rotation of the five qi; the Yang Dragon and Yin Tiger, the creation of Kan and Li, etc., Dayou monk talked about almost everything. His sayings were rarely false, all true scriptures, which attracted many cultivators to come, and almost all the seats were filled. The sound of his teachings and discussions echoed among the peaks.

Ji Ming listened to the reports from the three ghosts every day, and he wished he could go to the top of the mountain himself to listen to the lectures.

Because they were afraid of the Buddhist teachings of Monk Dayou, the three ghosts did not dare to get too close to the top of the mountain, and the Dharma they wrote down was incomplete.

Ji Ming sighed in his heart that this great monk was able to keep the temple door open and protect his fellow practitioners at this time. Not to mention anything else, at least his reputation for compassion was established.

Furthermore, although the true Dharma that is taught does not have a specific method, the Dharma principles and ideas contained therein are even more precious, especially for those who follow the unorthodox path.

It is no wonder that the monk Dayou was able to invite the Taoist Zhengguo from the Sibeiyun Temple to mediate on his behalf in the temple that day. This was due to his virtue.

After learning about the situation at Tu Bi Peak, Ji Ming suddenly wanted to ask Monk Dayu for advice.

So he hurriedly wrote a letter in the cave, preparing to let the three ghosts go to the Tu Bi Peak and deliver it privately to the hands of Monk Da You.

But after writing it, I thought about it carefully and felt it was very rash, so I gave up.

Although Monk Dayou was compassionate and preached without being restricted to the orthodox or side paths, Ji Ming was just a monster and how could he have such a broad mind.

The Golden Lion Ape admired him simply because they were both in the form of a demon and had highly similar views on the matter of the calamity between heaven and man, and perhaps they also shared similar philosophies.

Dayou monk is different, very different.

In the following days, Ji Ming had no choice but to use the Little Ruyi Technique to hide in the mountains and forests, searching for places where poisonous insects might appear.

This method is very stupid, just like a monster relying on humans for its life, but after a while, there will always be some gains.

Two months later, Ji Ming harvested two centipedes in Hengshan, one with a green back and one with a yellow back.

They are not very capable or spirit-like creatures, but can only be regarded as slightly spiritual. They are far from Ji Ming's ideal centipede fairy.

One of them was captured in the Fox Society Tomb Group.

Sure enough, in this place where spirits gather, even a stupid and stubborn insect has a higher chance of being refined into a spirit.

Ji Ming was at his wit's end and had to feed the female yellow centipede with poisonous food first. As for the male green centipede, naturally, he did not receive the same treatment.

One day, Ji Ming and three other boys were spreading out their books on the Zhoutian Explanation outside the cave to dry in the sun. Suddenly, a bird flew from the north and landed in front of Ji Ming.

This red-headed bird, shaped like a crane with long feathers on its tail, stood in front of the cave, looking like it was thinking hard, and said, "You are..."

A pleasant female voice came out of its beak.

"But was it the Golden Lion Ape who sent you here?"

"Send?" The big bird showed a sneer in its eyes. It raised its red head and said proudly, "He dares to send me."

"To tell you the truth, I just delivered a letter to the Hundred Birds Supreme Reality Center in the Yanbo Temple on Wei Niao Mountain, and I happened to meet Jin Ni'er, so I did him a favor and brought you a message."

"you are?"

Ji Ming realized that this was another case with a basis.

"I"

Big Bird shook her head and said nothing. Her meaning was very clear: Ji Ming had no right to know her origins.

Being looked down upon by the big bird, Ji Ming just smiled and passed it by without any annoyance. He just asked, "What message did the Golden Lion Ape ask you to bring?"

"He said he had some great news and asked you to meet him at the old place."

After the big bird finished speaking, it spread its wings and flew into the sky, disappearing into the clouds. Its speed was like a strong wind passing over the hills, swift and smooth.

(End of this chapter)