bacchusnovels Chapter 301 The Ancient Tree Asks the Way! The Flame is First Ignited!
Chapter 301 The Ancient Tree Asks the Way! The Flame is First Ignited!
After all, the system task that Niu Ben chose here was only to guide Cangjie in creating characters, not to ask him to take Cangjie as his disciple.
Seeing Niu Ben close his eyes again, the young man Cangjie kneeling before him was taken aback and murmured softly:
"Perseverance?"
After a moment's thought, Cangjie came to his senses, then bowed to Niu Ben and said:
"Immortal, I know you want to test me!"
"I will not give up, and I will definitely make you accept me as your apprentice."
"Then, I will learn the Great Dao from you and explore the mysteries of this world!"
After saying this, Cangjie didn't linger and got up to leave.
From then on, Cangjie came to see Niu Ben every day without fail, and knelt down to pay his respects.
Niu Ben ignored Cang Jie and returned to his previous state of sitting idly.
Cangjie didn't pay any attention to this and continued to do it day after day.
Sometimes, after bowing and kowtowing to Niu Ben, he would imitate Niu Ben and sit quietly under the ancient tree, observing the path of the leaves in the wind, listening to the sound of raindrops, and feeling the changing seasons...
Every now and then, Cangjie would casually draw a few seemingly random symbols on the ground.
"What...what exactly do I want to do?"
Why do I feel a sense of mission from the depths of my being?
"But I don't know exactly what that sense of mission is?"
Cangjie muttered to himself, somewhat puzzled.
Time flies.
Before we knew it, three years had passed.
Over the past three years, Cangjie's companions have long since begun to learn survival skills such as hunting.
Only he sat under the tree day after day, keeping Niu Ben company, engaging in what others considered meaningless "spiritual practice".
For this, many human beings mocked him, saying that he was delusional and still wanted to follow the immortals to cultivate.
Cangjie paid no attention to these rumors.
Niu Ben's words kept echoing in my mind: whether you want to become his apprentice depends on whether he has the perseverance.
On this day, Niu Ben opened his eyes again and slowly stood up from under the ancient tree.
Seeing this, Cangjie, who was standing to the side, had a glint in his eyes and quickly asked:
"Immortal".
Would you be willing to take me as your apprentice?
Cangjie looked at Niu Ben with pleading eyes and asked.
Niu Ben did not rush to give an answer.
Over the course of those three years, he naturally observed Cangjie.
It was also evident that Cangjie possessed a calm temperament and commendable perseverance.
What's even more remarkable is its innate sensitivity to the forms of all things.
After a brief silence, Niu Ben sighed inwardly:
"Working in isolation will only lead to illusions and unrealistic dreams."
"The way of literature originates from all things and is used for recording and passing on knowledge."
Then, his gaze shifted to Cangjie, and he said calmly:
"Come with me, let's go and see this vast world."
"yes!"
Upon hearing this, Cangjie was extremely excited.
He knew that this meant Niu Ben had approved of him.
Next, Niu Ben led Cangjie away from this human tribe.
The human beings in the area were naturally surprised when they discovered that Niu Ben was missing.
"Strange, where did the immortal under the ancient tree go?"
"Cangjie is gone too."
"Could it be that little Cangjie really has obtained a divine destiny?"
"..."
Afterwards, Niu Ben led Cang Jie on a journey across the prehistoric land.
The two visited many human settlements, passing through bustling tribes and remote mountain villages, observing magnificent mountains and rivers, and studying tiny insects, fish, birds and beasts.
Although Niu Ben did not directly teach Cangjie how to create characters, he always guided him to observe and think in a special way at key moments, allowing him to try to record what he saw and heard with symbols.
……
Soon, many powerful beings discovered that Niu Ben was traveling among the human race with Cang Jie.
Mount Kongtong, the ancestral home of the human race.
"Um?"
Huangtian also learned that Niu Ben was wandering around the human tribes.
In addition, what surprised Huang Tian was that a human boy was also with Niu Ben.
"strangeness."
"What is Master doing?"
Why travel between the various human tribes?
"Also, who is that human boy beside him?"
"Could it be... my junior brother?"
Huang Tian looked puzzled, his gaze piercing through the void and landing on the two figures in the distance.
For a moment, his thoughts were in turmoil.
Soon, Huang Tian returned to normal. He had no objection to possibly having another junior brother; on the contrary, he was somewhat looking forward to it.
After all, in Huang Tian's eyes, anyone who could gain the favor of his master must have something extraordinary about them.
Meanwhile, many powerful beings, seeing Niu Ben leading a human being among the humans, also harbored suspicions:
"How strange!"
"If Daoist Niu Ben isn't in charge of the Underworld, why is he staying in a human tribe for so long?"
"Who is that boy beside him? He seems to be just an ordinary human, right? How come he has gained such favor and is personally taking him under his wing and teaching him?"
"Could it be... that another earth-shattering event is about to occur for the human race?"
"Could that human boy be carrying out a special mission?"
"..."
If it were anyone else, these powerful beings would naturally not pay attention.
But Niu Ben is different; he is the chief disciple of the Three Pure Ones and the senior disciple of the Three Teachings.
After the battle in the East Sea, he defeated the Demon Emperor Donghuang Taiyi and secured his position as the number one person below the Saint.
That is why Niu Ben's every move attracted the attention of many powerful beings in the prehistoric world.
At this moment, on the fairy island of Penglai.
The Three Pure Ones gathered together.
"Brother, what's going on with your disciple?"
"Why are you traveling among the various human tribes with a human boy?"
"Could it be that he intends to take that human youth as his disciple?"
The Sage of Heaven looked at the Supreme Sage with curiosity and asked this question.
"Um?"
"this……"
The Supreme Sage frowned slightly. He had already tried to calculate it, but unfortunately, he couldn't figure out anything at all.
He paused for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said:
"I don't know either."
"However, what my disciple loves most is giving people unexpected surprises!"
"The human youth accompanying him must be no ordinary person."
The words of the Supreme Sage, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Tongtian are undeniable.
"Brother is absolutely right."
"There are too many variables surrounding Niu Ben."
"Even our sages cannot fathom its slightest extent."
……
The Western Realm, Mount Sumeru.
Beside the Golden Pond of Merit, Jieyin and Zhunti also noticed Niuben's behavior.
"Senior brother, what's going on with this Niu Ben?"
"Hasn't he become the ruler of the underworld? Why isn't he staying there to oversee things? Instead, he's wandering around aimlessly with a human boy."
Upon hearing what Zhunti said, Jieyin narrowed his eyes slightly and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh:
"I can't see through it either!"
"However, Niu Ben is the kind of guy who won't get up early for nothing."
"Perhaps there is some extraordinary opportunity in the human boy beside him."
Upon hearing this, Zhunti's expression immediately changed, and he hurriedly said:
"If what you're saying is true, should we get involved?"
Jieyin shook his head and said, "Let's not use it for now, and observe how things develop!"