Wangshan is a dead horse.
You can see a big mountain in front of you in the distance. Tang Seng and Li Zhi sneaked away for a whole day without being able to reach the foot of the mountain.
The sky turned dark again, and there was a "gurgling" sound from Tang Monk's belly. Perhaps he was still worried about what happened yesterday, and neither of them had eaten all day.
"Uncle Clan, it looks like we won't be able to reach that mountain today. Let's find a place to rest early and recharge our batteries before heading west tomorrow, right?"
Li Zhi somewhat admired Tang Seng's physical strength and resilience. He himself was a practitioner, and not eating or drinking for a day would have no impact.
However, today's Tang Seng is just an out-and-out mortal, and his stomach has been growling for a long time and he still seems to be fine.
"Amitabha, I've made Jiulang worried. You just have to make arrangements."
Li Zhi later thought that Tang Monk was not familiar with worldly affairs, but when the two of them were together, there was no identity or status barrier, and they seemed like uncles and nephews.
At this moment, Li Zhi suddenly felt the evil wind ahead, and then a fishy smell came.
Oops, no good——
Having said that, Li Zhi jumped up from his horse and jumped in front of Tang Seng's horse. Tang Seng was so frightened that he quickly tightened the reins of the white horse.
Before Tang Monk could ask what was going on, he saw two eye-catching white-fronted tigers running in panic from the mountain road in front of him.
The two ferocious tigers in front of them did not have the majesty of the king of beasts at all. They seemed to be followed by an extremely terrifying existence. They were as busy as a bereaved dog and as anxious as a fish that slipped through the net.
"Monster...monster?"
Tang Seng was still immersed in what happened yesterday. When he saw the tiger in front of him, he thought of the "General Yin" yesterday.
However, Li Zhi could see clearly that although the two tigers that came running looked ferocious, they were just ordinary tigers that had not yet opened their intelligence.
He released his own pressure slightly, and ordinary beasts couldn't get close to him within a foot of the ground.
Sure enough, the two eye-catching white-fronted tigers first saw someone in front of them and thought of rushing over. However, when they approached the range of pressure released by Li Zhi, they stopped sensitively.
With pressure in front and pursuers behind them, these two tigers eagerly used their front paws to pull at the gravel on the ground, and roared one after another from time to time.
Finally, the fear behind them put more pressure on them. The two eye-catching white-fronted tigers roared and rushed towards the two of them.
"Hmph, you don't overestimate your capabilities——"
Seeing two tigers approaching, Li Zhi didn't use any moves. He just pushed forward gently with his palms, and two strong forces locked the two tigers, fixing them on the ground unable to move.
At this moment, another sturdy man came running from the direction where the tiger came.
What a big man, with a flat top and a height of nine feet, which is a head taller than Tang Seng.
Zi Weiwei's face is holding a three-pronged fork, a bow hanging from her waist, a spotted leopard skin hat on her head, a cashmere blouse, a lion belt around her waist, and suede boots on her feet.
The visitor first saw the two tigers restrained by Li Zhi and was slightly startled. The surprise in his eyes did not escape Li Zhi's eyes.
"The elder in front is polite. I, Liu Boqin, am a hunter in the mountains. Just now, a certain family chased two big insects. Didn't you get hurt?"
Liu Boqin saluted Tang Monk on the white horse, but his eyes were fixed on Li Zhi standing in front of the horse.
In his eyes, Li Zhi was dressed as a scholar and looked like a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old. But when he looked carefully, Liu Boqin's eyebrows wrinkled.
Liu Boqin was looking at Li Zhi, and Li Zhi was naturally looking at Liu Boqin.
This man is dressed like an ordinary hunter, but his name "Liu Boqin" has already been well known to Li Zhi, especially the various mysterious legends about this "partner".
This place is located between Shuangcha Ridge and Liangjie Mountain, and no one knows how many years Liu Boqin lived here.
If we really treat him as an ordinary hunter, then Li Zhi, a later descendant, would be a bit too disgraceful to the time travellers.
The "Golden Eyes that Break the Illusion" reappeared, but unfortunately, as expected, there was nothingness.
Li Zhi immediately understood that this was also a great master.
So, who could this person be?
Who is so powerful that he can protect the person under the mountain to the west for hundreds of years as a mortal here?
"Amitabha, there is no need to be polite to the donor. Fortunately, the nephew of the poor monk is here, so nothing unexpected happened."
Tang Monk also jumped off his horse, came to Liu Boqin and chanted the Buddha's name.
At this time, Li Zhi had withdrawn his pressure, but the two tigers still stayed obediently, not daring to move at all.
"Hmph, I'm going to take advantage of you two bastards today, why don't you get out of here -"
Perhaps because the two tigers were restrained by Li Zhi, or maybe because he saw Tang Monk, a monk, Liu Boqin rarely let the two tigers go.
The two tigers seemed to understand Liu Boqin's scolding. They crouched and carefully passed by Tang Seng and Li Zhi, and then ran away.
"May I ask where the elder comes from, and where are you going?"
Seeing the two tigers running away, Liu Boqin came to Tang Monk again and asked.
"The poor monk Tang Sanzang came from Chang'an and was sent by our emperor to worship Buddha and seek scriptures at Daleiyin Temple in Lingshan Mountain, Xitian."
"Oh, he turned out to be an eminent monk from Chang'an, disrespect, disrespect! The mountain in front is called 'Two Boundaries Mountain'. This is still our land of the Tang Dynasty. After 'Two Boundaries Mountain', we will reach Tatar."
"It's getting late now. A certain family lives in a mountain village not far away. My mother is also a Buddhist. How about the holy monk staying in a humble house for one night and getting up early tomorrow morning to go west?"
Perhaps it had been a long time since he had seen a stranger, and Liu Boqin looked very excited.
"In this case, the poor monk and the clan nephew are causing trouble."
Liu Boqin led the way on foot, while Tang Monk and Li Zhi were on horseback. Although the mountain road was narrow, it was still smooth, and Liu Boqin's pace was not slower than that of a galloping horse.
After turning a mountain ridge, I saw a villa in front of me, with towering ancient trees and wild vines all over the road. It was said to be a villa, but there was only one family.
The manor occupies a large area, and the length cannot be seen from the front to the back, and it is dozens of feet wide from the left to the right.
There is a dark gate in the center. Maybe the people in the mountains are not very particular. There is no plaque on the gate, and beside the gate, there is a thin dog lying?
Seeing Liu Boqin's arrival, the thin dog rushed forward to greet him, wagging its tail around Liu Boqin and begging for mercy.
Li Zhi was shocked again, not because of this unexpected villa in the mountain col, but because of the thin dog.
A thin dog is actually in the realm of Xuanxian?
Li Zhi is now at the Nascent Soul stage, and his "Breaking Golden Eyes" can only see existences that are no more than five realms higher than him, and the Xuanxian realm is exactly five realms higher than him.
A thin dog is in the mysterious realm, which makes Li Zhi very frustrated.
Xigou seemed to sense Li Zhi's prying eyes. He raised his head and his eyes flashed brightly. Liu Boqin hurried forward and let Xigou go away without leaving a trace.
"Holy Monk, please, this is a humble abode. There are still some tiger meat and bear paws saved from yesterday, just in time for the Holy Monk to beat the teeth as a sacrifice."
I don't know if Liu Boqin did this on purpose, nor did he notice the surprise on Tang Monk's face. Two people who looked like servants walked out of the door and led their horses down.
Even though it was already dark, Tang Monk was still startled by the appearance of the two servants. One had a fleshy face and a short mustache, and the other had a bump on his head.
After passing three courtyards, we entered a hall.
"Mom, a guest is here, what delicious food have you prepared? -"
Not long after, an old woman walked out after hearing the sound.
Liu Boqin's appearance showed no specific age, and the old woman in front of him, whom he called mother, looked to be at most fifty or sixty years old.
Her hair was already gray, but her face was full of red light. Although she was not wearing any silk or satin, she still looked elegant and elegant when she walked out of the inner house.
"What is my son yelling about? Who would come here to be a guest in the deep mountains and ravines here?"
The voice was very steady, with a smile on his face. As he spoke, he saw Tang Seng and Li Zhi walking in the door.
"Ah, there is really a distinguished guest coming to our door, and he is a Buddhist holy monk? The little woman's words just conflicted, I hope the holy monk can understand it."
The old woman was very outspoken. When she saw Tang Seng, she immediately spoke out her confession.
"Amitabha, the female benefactor must not do this. The poor monk Tang Sanzang came from Chang'an and was sent by our emperor to go to Daleiyin Temple in Xitianling Mountain to worship Buddha and seek scriptures."
"I met your master on the road and invited him here warmly. The poor monk and his nephew intend to stay overnight. They will set off tomorrow and disturb the female benefactor."
The more knowledgeable the old woman was, the more respectful Tang Monk was, clasping his hands together and greeting her frequently.
Seeing the old woman, Li Zhi's doubts only increased.
Is this old woman whom Liu Boqin calls his mother really an ordinary mortal?
"Where did the holy monk come from? This little woman always eats fasts and chants Buddha's name. The holy monk passes here. If the child has not invited the holy monk to his home, it means that the little woman has no way to teach him."
"I just saw the holy monk, and I have a heartless request. I wonder if the holy monk can help me?"
The old woman seemed to have thought of something. When she looked at Tang Seng again, her eyes showed joy.
"I wonder what difficulties the female donor has? Even if the poor monk doesn't have the strength to tie up the chicken, the female donor has asked for something, and the poor monk should try his best to do it."
Tang Seng didn't understand what the other party wanted to say, but facing such a polite person, Tang Seng was unwilling to reject her bluntly.
"Tomorrow happens to be the anniversary of my late husband's death. The young lady would like to ask the holy monk to stay here for one more day to chant sutras for her late husband. He has been dead for many years, and I don't know if he lived a lonely life there."
The old woman murmured to herself, her eyes filled with infinite sorrow.
"Amitabha, this is the responsibility of the poor monk. I don't have to worry about the female donor asking for it. Tomorrow, the poor monk will recite sutras for my respected husband to be saved."
The old woman thanked her again and again, and cooked a vegetarian feast for Tang Monk herself. Li Zhi was invited by Liu Boqin and opened another banquet.
"I see that my little brother's heaven is full and the earth's pavilion is round. He has a faint talent of dragon and phoenix. I wonder what I call my little brother? Is he really the nephew of Elder Tang?"
The two sat across from each other. There were not many dishes, but they were really tiger meat and bear paws. Li Zhi sighed secretly.
Even though I was in the imperial family in this life, I had never eaten tiger meat or bear paws, and it would be even more impossible for me to do so in the future.
"My surname is Li Mingzhi. I am the ninth son of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I was named King of Jin. Master Xuanzang traveled west to learn Buddhist scriptures. I wanted to expand my knowledge. Master Xuanzang became brothers with my father, and I gave him the Tang name Sanzang."
"For the convenience of going out, I also named myself 'Tang Jiulang'. In this case, it is not an exaggeration to say that I am the nephew of the Master."
Facing Liu Boqin, Li Zhi did not hide anything and spoke truthfully.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect my little brother to be such a frank person. It's interesting, it's interesting——"
After hearing Li Zhi's words, Liu Boqin was neither surprised nor frightened by his identity, but he laughed "haha".
He hurriedly called Li Zhi to eat, hesitated for a moment, turned around and left the table, and took out a bottle of wine from the inner room.
"A certain family disrespects your title of king. Just because of your frankness just now, you are qualified to drink from a certain family's wine."
Liu Boqin conveniently placed two wine glasses and each filled one glass with wine.
"Is this?...How can it be so fragrant?"
Although Li Zhi is only thirteen years old, he had already started drinking a few years ago.
Datang was not strict about this aspect, not to mention that his mental age was probably in his forties.
Li Zhigui was the King of Jin, and he interacted with many people on a daily basis, but he had never seen such a fragrant and pleasant wine. It seemed that just one smell could make his whole body and mind sublime.
"Little brother, I see that you are a 'Heaven Leaking Body', but it is a rare thing to be able to cultivate to the realm of Yuanying. Although this wine is also expensive, the most important thing is that it is beneficial to your current situation."
"Although the 'Heavenly Leakage Body' can temporarily conceal your realm, if you meet someone with great abilities, or someone who has practiced the magical power of the eyes, they will be able to see through everything about you."
"There is a medicine in this wine that can strengthen the appearance of your 'heavenly body'. I think that few people under the quasi-sage can see through you anymore."
"Besides, your breakthrough is about to happen. Drinking this pot of wine will ensure your breakthrough to the state of 'god transformation'."
Liu Boqin picked up his wine glass, gestured slightly to Li Zhi, drank it, and then revealed the bottom of the glass.
Li Zhi glanced at the wine in front of him, and then at Liu Boqin's half-smiling look. He secretly gritted his teeth and drank it all in one gulp without any further hesitation.
Sure enough, as the glass of wine entered his throat, an icy cold air traveled through his internal organs and finally gathered in the sea of consciousness.
Among the black and white Nascent Souls, the white Nascent Soul opened his mouth and swallowed the cold air entirely.
In an instant, the white Nascent Soul was frozen into an ice sculpture, so transparent that one could see his internal organs.
When the black Yuanying saw it, he smiled slightly and stretched out his hands to hold the ice hands of the white Yuanying.
Slowly, the ice sculpture melted, and layers of cold smoke rose up, wrapping around the black and white dual baby, until it completely enveloped the dual baby.
At this time, Li Zhi was already sitting cross-legged on the spot, meditating, concentrating, and concentrating all his mind to deal with the changes in the sea of consciousness.
Liu Boqin on the side saw him and was still eating the dishes on the table. It seemed that Li Zhi's reaction was completely expected by him.
After about a quarter of an hour, Li Zhi opened his eyes again.
"Brother Liu, do you still have wine like this? It seems...it seems that you are still a little short of breaking through to the 'God Transformation' realm."
Li Zhi asked slightly embarrassed, but his words were full of expectations.
It turned out that in Li Zhi's sea of consciousness, when the black and white Nascent Soul clearly appeared again, the realms of both had been improved, but they had only reached the late perfection of "Nascent Soul" and had not broken through to "God Transformation" territory.
"This...how is this possible? -"
This time it was Liu Boqin's turn to be surprised and looked at Li Zhi with wide eyes.
It is true that it is still stuck in the "Nascent Soul" stage. Even if it has reached the later stage of Dzogchen, it is still one step away from "transforming into a god".
Isn't this right?
Even though Liu Boqin was well-informed and had unknown talents and supernatural powers, he could not get a glimpse of Li Zhi's sea of consciousness. How could he know that there were two Nascent Souls, black and white?
"Hey, little brother, to be honest, I can only pour two glasses of this kind of wine into a pot. I should have known that a certain family just stopped drinking this glass."
The current situation makes Liu Boqin a little embarrassed, but he has already said the big words. Do you want to lose face?
"There is still a pill here. Although it is not the best, it is still a rare thing. It's just that your current level is too low. If you take it rashly, you may die of swelling. You can..."
Liu Boqin took out another red porcelain bottle from his arms, obviously still hesitant, and there was even a hint of pain in his eyes.
Li Zhi took it without hesitation. The feeling that he had just failed to break through was really uncomfortable.
Without listening carefully to what Liu Boqin said, he took the porcelain bottle, poured out the elixir and swallowed it with one mouthful.
With the glass of wine just now, Li Zhi now felt reassured about Liu Boqin, and he knew deeply that what this man brought out was something he could never find even with a lantern.
"Ah, why did you swallow it directly?——"
Liu Boqin was shocked and almost wanted to help, but he saw that Li Zhi was already quietly refining the elixir.
"This kid is really strange. Could it be that he can withstand the power of the 'Xuanxian Pill'?"
Liu Boqin stopped eating and drinking and stared at Li Zhi without blinking.
While she was protecting him, she was also full of curiosity about this young boy.
