"Ginseng fruit——"
Even though Li Zhi guessed what Tang Monk was holding as soon as he came in, he still couldn't hide his excitement when he saw it with his own eyes.
"Kuroro, do you know this fruit?"
Tang Seng said with a smile, gently placed the tray on the table, and helped Li Zhi light the candle.
"Hehe, I once heard someone mention it. My nephew has never seen it, let alone eaten it."
When he first entered Long Live Mountain, Li Zhi reminded Tang Seng that things happened "as scheduled", and of course he couldn't deny it.
However, what Li Zhi said was not a lie. He had indeed only heard about such "ginseng fruit" and had never seen it in person.
"Fortunately, Jiulang informed the poor monk in advance, otherwise he would have really missed the fairy treasure."
Thinking of the two Taoist boys Qingfeng and Mingyue who had just put these two "ginseng fruits" in front of him, Tang Monk was indeed frightened.
No matter how you look at the fruit mentioned by the two Taoist boys, it looks like a three-year-old baby, with all four limbs and five senses.
"The poor monk had the courage to ask a few more questions, and then he found out that the thing was called 'Ginseng Fruit', also known as 'Cao Huan Dan'." "
"It takes three thousand years to bloom, and it takes three thousand years to bear fruit. It takes another three thousand years to ripen, and only ten thousand years before it can be eaten. It seems that in these ten thousand years, it only bears thirty fruits."
"I heard from the two Taoist boys that if you take a sniff, you can live for 360 years; if you eat one fresh food, you can live for 47,000 years."
Tang Seng was very excited when he said it. He even went up and smelled it like a child. The fragrance was overflowing, and he couldn't pretend to be intoxicated.
"In that case, why don't you eat it while it's fresh? My nephew has heard that once this thing comes down from the tree, it cannot be left for a long time. If it is left for a long time, it will become too stiff to be eaten."
Li Zhi held back the saliva in his throat and did not dare to show it too obviously.
"The poor monk asked the two Taoist boys. According to what they said, the temple master here had a relationship with me in my previous life, so he asked the disciples to bring out this treasure to entertain me."
"But this is a rare treasure in the world. How can a poor monk have it all to himself? Jiulang, I want you to call Wukong, Bajie, Wujing, and Xiao Bailong."
"If you divide these two fruits into six parts, the effect will probably be a little worse, but the poor monk feels more at ease after eating them, and he can also take this opportunity to give some help to his disciples."
Li Zhi was stunned. He didn't expect Tang Seng to have such a plan.
But if you think about it carefully, today's Tang Seng has undergone great changes in terms of personality, vision, and even cultivation. It is not surprising that he thinks this way.
However, Li Zhi could not do this. If he did, wouldn't the disaster of "Wuzhuang Temple" pass safely?
Li Zhi was naturally aware of the entire "Journey to the West", but he did not intend to eliminate all disasters for Tang Seng and his disciples.
You must know that Buddhism emphasizes "nine-nine returns to true nature". If he really removes one difficulty, Guanyin Bodhisattva and his gang will definitely add another difficulty.
As a result, he no longer has "foresight", so how can he make decisions before taking action?
Moreover, Li Zhi vaguely felt that although the disaster of "Wuzhuang Temple" seemed simple, there might be some ulterior secret hidden behind it.
How could someone as powerful as Immortal Zhenyuan not know about Sun Wukong's past behavior of eating peaches and stealing golden elixirs?
I have a treasure like "ginseng fruit" at home, but instead of carefully covering it up, I asked two Taoists to give two to Monk Tang to eat?
They met at the Lantern Festival five hundred years ago. Tang Monk's predecessor, Jin Chanzi, personally passed tea to him, so he was called "old friend".
Is this an "old friend" who needs to spend two "ginseng fruits" in return for just a cup of tea?
The ginseng fruit tree is said to have a close relationship with Zhen Yuanzi. Some even say that the ginseng fruit tree is Zhen Yuanzi's true body.
If this is the case, Li Zhi has even more reason to suspect that the "Wuzhuang Temple" disaster was completely a show directed by Zhen Yuanzi.
With the help of Sun Wukong, he pushed the "ginseng fruit" tree,
This is "using metal to overcome wood".
In this way, he could openly and honestly detain Tang Monk and force Sun Wukong to ask Guanyin Bodhisattva to take action.
I am afraid that the "Three Light Divine Water" in Guanyin Bodhisattva's pure bottle is the ultimate goal of Zhen Yuanzi's drama.
An ancient great power like him who came from the prehistoric times has stayed in the realm of "quasi-sage" for hundreds of millions of years. Maybe there is something wrong with his cultivation?
If there is no destruction, there will be no establishment. After destruction, there will be establishment. Through the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West, Zhen Yuanzi will also complete his own true liberation, right?
Backed by the huge amount of information from later generations, Li Zhi felt that his analysis was not entirely accurate but not far off.
Otherwise, when Guanyin Bodhisattva saved the "ginseng fruit" tree, Zhen Yuanzi generously took out ten "ginseng fruit" in one breath and held a "ginseng fruit" conference.
He himself has been liberated, and those extremely precious "ginseng fruits" have become insignificant external things.
Although these are just Li Zhi's unilateral guesses, they are also the result of his careful consideration.
In this case, Li Zhi certainly would not destroy Zhen Yuanzi's plan, not to mention that after the whole incident, they did not lose anything, but gained "ginseng fruit" for nothing.
Li Zhiyun used the "Golden Eyes to Break the Illusion", penetrated the courtyard walls and buildings, and looked into the courtyard next door. Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha all lived there, and there was a white dragon horse tied in the courtyard.
There was also a light in the room, and Zhu Bajie was begging Sun Wukong for something.
But Sun Wukong dodged left and right, as if refusing, as if hesitating, but also as if he was eager to try?
It seems that everything is going according to someone's established plan!
"Uncle Clan, in my nephew's opinion, it's best not to make this matter public."
"Two fairies, Qingfeng and Mingyue, could obviously bring out this "ginseng fruit" at the dinner party, but why did they wait until you returned to the cross-yard to bring it over? "
"As far as my nephew knows, the temple owner here is called "Zhen Yuanzi". He is the ancestor of the Earth Immortal. He is of the same generation as the Sanqing Sage of the Taoist sect, and the Tathagata Buddha of the Buddhist sect is considered a junior in front of him. "Z.br>
"Since it was given by the old man himself, there must be a deep meaning in it. If the clan uncle rashly summoned all the senior brothers here, he would have made a mistake if he had an errand, and he would have failed the great Immortal Zhenyuan's kindness. What do you think?"
In order to convince Tang Seng, Li Zhi did not hesitate to "leak" the secret again, revealing Zhen Yuanzi's name and even his heels to Tang Seng.
Don't mention it, Tang Seng just followed this trick, "respecting teachers and respecting Taoism". What is engraved in the bones cannot be changed so easily.
What's more, according to Li Zhi's wishes, the status of this town's Yuanzi is ridiculously high. His seniors have orders and they should abide by them.
"Forget it, among the six people traveling to the west, you and I are the weakest. Let's just eat one by one. Whether we will live forever is another matter. I hope we can make a breakthrough in our cultivation."
Well, Tang Sanzang, who had no desires or pursuits, has now become a cultivator.
"That's fine. I'll go and inform the two Taoist boys that the clan uncle will stay in seclusion in this courtyard for one day and leave early the next morning."
Li Zhi thought for a while and decided that it would be better to "cleanse" Tang Seng. This way he would gain time to refine the "ginseng fruit" and at the same time, the two sides would not be in trouble.
After all, Li Zhi had just said so much to Tang Seng. Tang Seng’s original intention was to distribute the "ginseng fruit", but his disciples went to steal it instead?
As for the safety of the two Taoist boys, Li Zhi had said hello to Sun Wukong from the beginning, and he also knew that there was a powerful man living here. He must not be too ruthless no matter how mischievous he was.
Tang Monk naturally didn't know the depth of Li Zhi's thoughts, so Li Zhi went to inform the two Taoists and personally sealed the gate of the courtyard where they lived.
"Brothers, my uncle from the same clan will be in seclusion here for two nights and one day. He will leave early the next morning. What should you do?"
Finally, Li Zhi added fuel to the fire without leaving any trace.
When Li Zhi's voice rang in Sun Wukong's small courtyard, he did not hide it, but said it openly and openly, even the distant breeze and bright moon could hear it.
"Senior brother, good senior brother, did you hear that? Both the master and the junior brother are in seclusion, which means that they have eaten one by one. It is true that the master and the junior brother have good things and don't even think about us..."
Sun Wukong naturally heard what Li Zhi said, and even heard the implication, "What should we do?"
Hehe, I, Old Sun, understand——
"Bajie, please stay here for a moment. I, the old grandson, will come back when I go—"
After Sun Wukong finished speaking, a transformation technique disappeared.
"Uncle Clan, most of your previous training came from three Buddhist sutras, whether it was the "Multiple Heart Sutra", the "Eight Great Bodhisattva Sutras" and the "Kongkongzang Bodhisattva Sutra", all of which focused on the tempering of the state of mind or cultivation. "
"But the "Five Animals Show" focuses on the cultivation of the body and muscles. Uncle Clan has always disliked the "cruelty" of those moves, so he has been slow to progress. "
"I still have the Buddhist six-character maxim method here. Coupled with the energy brought by the "ginseng fruit", I think you can at least break through to the "Nascent Soul" stage, which can be regarded as a certain degree of self-preservation." "
Li Zhi "ate" a "ginseng fruit" himself first, but he didn't really eat it, but went into the sea of consciousness and let Mo Wen and Chun Wu take it separately.
The energy contained in a "ginseng fruit" is not as high as the drop of candle dragon essence and blood on Li Zhi's body. As for the life span of tens of thousands of years, it is the least important thing to him.
Now that he is only in the late stage of "Transcending the Tribulation", he already has a lifespan of thousands of years. In the future, if he continues to practice and advance, it is natural to ask for immortality.
On the contrary, the two clones of Mo Wen and Chun Wu were still relatively weak in cultivation, and Li Zhi had not been willing to let them out. The resources needed for cultivation could only be "deducted" from him.
After settling Mo Wen and Chun Wu, Li Zhi began to supervise Tang Seng.
The futon was placed, Tang Monk sat cross-legged, and first wrote down the teachings of the "Six-Character Proverb" one by one.
Li Zhi had to sigh again, Tang Seng was born to be a monk!
It took him half an hour to memorize such a difficult-to-pronounce "six-character motto", which was much faster than practicing "Five Animals".
"Uncle Clan, you first eat the "ginseng fruit" slowly, and then follow the method contained in the "Six-Character Proverb" to mobilize the true energy in the body and condense it in the "dantian". "
"As the amount of true energy increases, the true energy will gradually liquefy, and then continue to repeat this process. The "dantian" will form elixirs, officially entering the "elixir formation" stage..."
Tang Monk is familiar with Buddhist scriptures and has always understood all the magical powers or methods related to Buddhism. He knows nothing about the various realms, characteristics and precautions of cultivation.
Fortunately, Li Zhi has just walked through it in the past few years, and now he can speak out from his own experience.
After Tang Monk ate the "ginseng fruit", the traces of true energy that he had before suddenly turned into streams and merged into rivers, flowing through the meridians throughout his body and finally converging at the "dantian".
Seeing Li Zhi protecting him, Tang Seng did not dare to neglect him.
He hurriedly followed the "Six-Character Proverb" to perform the exercises, constantly gathering the true energy into the "Dantian", and constantly hydraulically pumping the true energy in the "Dantian".
The massive amount of Qi generated by "Ginseng Fruit" was simply extremely huge for Tang Seng who had just entered the "Foundation Building Stage".
Li Zhi, who was standing next to protect Tang Seng, could feel the surging and swelling in his body. Tang Seng was indeed a tough person. He gritted his teeth and held on, but he continued to speed up the movement of Qi.
The early stage of "Foundation Building", the middle stage of "Foundation Building", the late stage of "Foundation Building"...
The true energy in the "Dantian" has been completely liquefied, but there is still a large amount of true energy coming continuously.
The true energy liquefies, communicates with yin and yang, creates heaven and earth, and the golden elixir is formed.
Seeing that Tang Seng finally reached the "Golden Elixir" stage smoothly, Li Zhi felt relieved.
At this time, Tang Seng became more and more solemn and his aura became more stable. However, there was still a large amount of true energy in his body. It stayed in the acupoints all over his body for a while and could only be absorbed slowly.
It was the third watch of the night and Tang Monk had fallen into samadhi. Li Zhi stood up and left, gently closing the door behind him.
In early spring, the night is slightly cool, but tonight there is a rare bright moon in the sky.
Everyone was practicing, so Li Zhi naturally couldn't be idle, so he simply sat on the ground in the courtyard and continued to refine his drops of candle dragon essence and blood.
Gradually, Li Zhi also fell into trance. A ray of moonlight fell down, but the "Cangming Jue" started to operate automatically. The ray of moonlight attracted Li Zhi's body, and it became more and more intense.
Originally, Li Zhi had reached the late stage of "Transcending the Tribulation". For the sake of safety, he chose to temporarily put aside the practice of "Cangming Jue" and first refine the essence and blood of Zhulong in order to strengthen his physical body.
Unexpectedly, after Li Zhi entered samadhi, the "Cangming Jue" actually began to operate on its own under the stimulation of the moonlight, and it was likely to move towards the perfection of "overcoming the tribulation"?
Tang Seng and Li Zhi in the courtyard have both gone into seclusion, and they have entered a state of trance one after another. Sun Wukong and the others outside are just doing what Li Zhi told them to do.
"You thieving monks, we kindly entertained you to eat and drink, but you were kind enough to steal the treasure from our view——"
Early in the morning, Sun Wukong and Monk Sha were meditating, but Zhu Bajie ran to the kitchen and found a drawer of steamed buns, half a jar of pickles, and a small half pot of tofu left last night.
Others could refuse to eat, but the old pig couldn't. He was sitting there eating enthusiastically when the courtyard door was kicked open, and Qingfeng and Mingyue rushed in angrily.
Just after dawn, Qingfeng and Mingyue went to the yard where the "ginseng fruit" tree was planted.
When the master left, he made it clear that they must guard the "ginseng fruit". Therefore, these two people must pay a visit every morning and night.
Qingfeng was even more careful and had to count three times before giving up.
Today was no exception. When Qingfeng counted three times in a row and found that there were only twenty-one fruits on the tree, the hot-tempered Taoist boy exploded.
The "ginseng fruit" had just matured, and there were a total of thirty ginseng fruits all over the tree. Master took two of them and took them to the Qingtian.
They gave Tang Seng two more coins, so there should be twenty-six coins left, but now there are only twenty-one coins left, a full five coins less!
The angry Qingfeng and Mingyue first arrived at the courtyard where Tang Monk lived.
After all, two "Ginseng Fruits" were given to Tang Seng just last night. Among their group, only Tang Seng or the people living with him could possibly know the existence of "Ginseng Fruits".
However, when they came to the door of the cross-yard, they were surprised to see a post sealing the door, with the word "retreat" written on it.
Awe-inspiring and upright, gods and ghosts can overcome changes.
You must know that Li Zhi has a foundation in both civil and military cultivation. Although his cultivation is not very advanced, this single stroke is very rare, especially the awe-inspiring righteousness revealed in it.
"Senior Brother Qingfeng, it seems that this was posted by Tang Monk's entourage when he decided to retreat last night. The seal is still there, so they must be still in retreat..."
Tao Tong Mingyue is calmer in comparison, and his words and deeds are gentler.
Five "Ginseng Fruits" were lost at once. Although Mingyue was not as angry as Qingfeng, she was also anxious in her heart, but she did not lose her mind.
"You mean, Monk Tang has been in seclusion here and the ones in the other courtyard are the ones who stole the treasure?"
Mingyue's words made Qingfeng feel a little more clear-headed, and she remembered what her master told her before leaving - don't tease Tang Seng's disciples.
"Yes, it must be his disciples who did it! Tang Seng and his followers are good-looking after all, but those disciples are all evil-looking, and they are not good people at first glance."
This is because Li Zhi is not here, otherwise he would be very surprised. It turns out that these Taoists are also members of the "Appearance Association"?
Qingfeng and Mingyue thought they had figured out the truth of the matter, so they angrily came to the courtyard where Sun Wukong and the others lived.
"Baby? What baby? I don't know, old pig. If we really talk about stealing, I just stole some food from your kitchen. At worst, I will ask my junior brother to compensate you according to the price. I have never seen such a stingy person. "
Zhu Bajie pretends to be innocent
He looked like he was mumbling, but without any delay he threw another bun into his mouth.
Monk Sha was meditating in a bedroom at the end. When he heard the noise outside the house, he knew that what happened last night had been exposed.
However, Monk Sha is a courageous person. He feels that if he is really exposed, he cannot let his senior brother top the tank alone.
You know, a "ginseng fruit" last night has completely healed his old injuries, and his cultivation has directly risen to the state of "Golden Immortal" Dzogchen.
Therefore, Monk Sha got off the bed, opened the door and walked over.
As for Xiao Bailong, he also had a share of the "ginseng fruit" last night, which Li Zhi didn't expect.
It was Li Zhi who joined. Sun Wukong, Xiao Bailong and Li Zhi had a common experience in Liusha River a while ago. When Sun Wukong went to steal the "ginseng fruit", he naturally included Xiao Bailong. .
However, after eating "ginseng fruit" last night, the little white dragon turned back into a white dragon horse.
No matter how angry Qingfeng and Mingyue were, they wouldn't find a horse to cause trouble, right?
Therefore, the little white dragon actually watched the excitement there "openly", and from time to time, it used its handsome horse face to rub the pretty faces of Qingfeng and Mingyue.
Zhu Bajie looked around and talked about him, Monk Sha lowered his hands and stood silently, Sun Wukong opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say, and the white dragon horse sighed "Spring is coming"...
Qingfeng and Mingyue became more and more arrogant, and their scoldings became more and more unpleasant.
"That's enough. Didn't I just pick the fruits of the four of you? You were scolding me here so early in the morning. I, Sun Fan, am really annoyed to death——"
Originally, Sun Wukong wanted to endure it. After all, Li Zhi had warned him in advance and knew that the powerful people here could not be offended.
However, when he stole peaches and golden elixirs, the owners of those things were also very arrogant. One was the Queen Mother, and the other was the Supreme Lord.
Sun Wukong has gone through so much trouble, and there is no one like these two Taoist boys. Their faces are not faces, and their noses are not noses. They were blocked at the door and scolded for half an hour, but they didn't look serious.
Sun Wukong could no longer control himself and shouted loudly, not only admitting that he had stolen the "ginseng fruit", but also startling the two Taoist boys Qingfeng and Mingyue.
"Four? Humph, you just need to admit it openly when you steal someone's things, but why are you so secretive? You obviously stole five, but you have to say it's four. You're not a born thief and a monk. What are you?"
"What? Senior brother, it turns out that you stole five, but only gave us four? You must have hidden one more, take it out quickly, I haven't had enough, old pig."
Upon hearing Taoist Qingfeng say that Sun Wukong actually stole five "ginseng fruits", Zhu Bajie's first thought was not whether the number was right or wrong, but that the senior brother must have secretly hidden it himself.
"Second Senior Brother, how can you say that to Senior Brother? We all saw it, there were only four, not five!"
Well, for a while, the two sides no longer struggled with the matter of stealing the "ginseng fruit". A group of practitioners above the "Golden Immortal" started a mathematical debate between "four" and "five" there!
"Hmph, you thief monks are shameless enough for stealing the fruit, but you don't dare to admit it openly. In my opinion, you are thief fathers and mothers at the top, and sons and grandsons at the bottom. You are a stinker even in the face of the wind. Baili..."
Qingfeng's scolding got louder and louder, and Zhu Bajie had already covered his long ears. He didn't dare, didn't want, and didn't want to hear the other person's scolding anymore.
Monk Sha just frowned, but when he heard the other party scolding his parents, children and grandchildren, Lao Sha lowered his head and thought about it, and then returned to his normal expression.
The white dragon horse was "excited", and the handsome horse's face rubbed even harder, and even the big snot was about to hit the Qingfeng Taoist's face.
Sun Wukong, who has always been irritable, sat there blankly, staring straight at the two Taoist boys who were scolding him without saying a word. Can he really bear it?
The few people present did not know that the Sun Wukong sitting here at this time was just a shell. The real Sun Wukong had already transformed and left, carrying the "Ruyi Golden Cudgel" and rushing to the yard where the "Ginseng Fruit" was planted.
While flying, I was still thinking,
Since my junior brother won't let me be cruel, I, Old Sun, won't touch these two Taoist boys. However, I can't talk about the ginseng fruit tree that is the main culprit.
Going there again, Sun Wukong was already familiar with the road, and he jumped over the wall in an instant.
The tens of feet tall thing in front of me is one of the ten innate spiritual roots that existed when the world first opened, the ginseng fruit tree.
"Swear, I, Old Sun, asked you to scold—"
Seeing the ginseng fruit tree was like seeing the faces of the two Taoists.
Sun Wukong was no longer polite, and the "Ruyi Golden Cudgel" grew when the wind blew, more than three times more than usual, and it killed the ginseng fruit tree.
Branches, leaves, trunks, ginseng fruits...
They were all smashed to the ground.
Finally, Sun Wukong felt that he was not relieved yet, so he jumped into the air and rounded the "Ruyi Golden Cudgel".
"Snapped--"
There was a huge sound, as if the whole world was shaking.
With one stick, Sun Wukong knocked down the ginseng tree? !
In the hospital, Li Zhi's situation was surprisingly good.
As the sun rose in the east, Li Zhi's body stopped absorbing the moonlight, but was taken over by the sun.
The golden light of the sun is not as timeless as the moonlight, but it is more explosive.
The operation of "Cangming Jue" was even faster. It seemed that a soft "bang" sound was heard, and "Cangming Jue" was directly promoted to the fourth level.
As for Li Zhi's cultivation, after being fed by Yuehua to the Great Perfection of "Overcoming Tribulation", and under the irrigation of Riijing, he made great progress and became a "celestial being"!
"Rumble--"
Suddenly, there was a burst of thunder from the sky, and the sky, which was originally illuminated by the warm spring sun, turned gloomy.
"Rumble--"
A streak of purple cut through the sky and advanced from the horizon to the sky above the "Wuzhuang Temple".
"No, who is going through the tribulation?"
Zhu Bajie shivered in fright and almost dropped the steamed bun in his hand.
"Junior brother?...Ah, master is still there——"
Sun Wukong hurriedly put away the golden hoop and rushed towards the courtyard where Tang Monk and Li Zhi lived...
