Speaking of Sun Wukong, after he learned the "Golden Eyes to Break the Illusion", he realized how low-end his original "Fire Eyes and Golden Eyes" were, and he was even more moved by Li Zhi's passion for passing on his skills.
After much thought, I finally passed on my "seventy-two changes" to Li Zhi.
The two of them were already close friends, and even became brothers of life and death in the "Wuzhuang Temple". It was no big deal to exchange magical powers with each other.
Sun Wukong is now in the middle stage of "Taiyi Xuanxian", and "Breaking the Illusion Golden Eyes" has also reached the intermediate level, that is, the "green" level.
Standing in front of this mountain, the "Breaking Golden Eyes" scanned a radius of 500 miles. During this period, it was naturally clear what monsters and monsters were on the mountain.
The mountain range in front of us is called Baihu Ridge. It has mountains and ridges, overlapping mountains and ridges, winding for hundreds of miles.
"Elder brother, please stop entertaining me. This corpse demon has been here for who knows how many years, but he also has the skills of a "Golden Immortal" in the early stage. Isn't it a free gift for me if I go up there? "
In the Westward Journey team, Li Zhi still habitually called Sun Wukong "Elder Brother", not only to take care of the emotions of Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha, but more importantly, he himself was used to it.
Sun Wukong, on the other hand, called "Third Brother" one after another, seeming to show his extraordinary relationship with Li Zhi.
What Sun Wukong can see, Li Zhi can naturally do the same. What's more, he is a "prophetic" person, so he doesn't know who the monster he is about to encounter is.
However, what he didn't expect was that the corpse demon, who was not very powerful in his impression, was also a "Golden Immortal" level master?
In fact, Li Zhi had already discovered that something was wrong. During his journey to the west, he had not encountered many demons, but they were all much stronger than what he had imagined.
Could it be that his arrival has invisibly increased the difficulty of Journey to the West?
The conversation between Sun Wukong and Li Zhi also caused the rest of the scripture-seeking team to stop.
"Wukong, Jiulang, are you saying that there are monsters in the mountains ahead?"
Tang Seng had just finished asking when he suddenly saw a black mist rising in the sky.
"Oh no, wait and protect Master——"
Sun Wukong yelled, jumped up, waved the "Ruyi Golden Cudgel", and smashed towards the black mist in the air.
"Master——"
"Master——"
Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha also hurriedly gathered around and protected Tang Monk closely.
"Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, there is no need to be so anxious. It was just a monster acting as a cover-up. His true body is not here."
When he said this, Li Zhi also used his "Golden Eyes to Break the Illusion" and looked into the White Tiger Ridge, only to see the figure of a crouching tiger.
However, it was a phantom. It seemed to have no soul, but it only had an obsession in its heart, guarding it to the death.
"Senior Brother, I think that demon is afraid of you. If you were here, she might not dare to show up."
Seeing Sun Wukong come back with nothing, Li Zhi said with a smile.
"Well, he is also a timid monster. If he has the ability, he will show off his horses and horses, and fight with real swords and guns. How can he be a monster if he hides his head like this?"
Sun Wukong was very angry. Since returning to the Taiyi realm, he has not had a good fight with anyone.
Zhen Yuanzi's level was so high that Sun Wukong didn't dare to feel uncomfortable.
As for these juniors, Zhu Bajie is the "Golden Immortal" of Great Perfection and is ready to return to the Taiyi realm at any time, and his peak period is only the middle stage of the "Taiyi Xuanxian", which is Sun Wukong's current cultivation level.
Monk Sha...it's better not to talk about him.
In Sun Wukong's view, this third junior brother simply wasted two "Ginseng Fruits" in vain. There was no reaction in his stomach after eating them. He was still in the middle stage of "Golden Immortal", unchanged.
Even Xiao Bailong came from behind. After thoroughly refining two "Ginseng Fruits", his "Nine-turn Divine Dragon Art" was upgraded to the fifth stage. The proper "Golden Immortal" in the late stage was only a hair away from Zhu Bajie.
How many monsters from the mountains would dare to openly come out and fight against such a powerful Buddhist scripture-seeking team?
"Wukong, I'm a little hungry, how about you find a place to make some fast food?"
After leaving the "Wuzhuang Temple" in Wanshou Mountain, there were very few people along the way. Even if we happened to encounter a few villages and towns, they were small and pitiful.
More than two months have passed, and Li Zhi has not been able to find a decent place to make a good purchase.
Therefore, the inventory in his "storage ring" has long been exhausted.
"Master, the demon is just ahead. Do you want me to go to Huazhai at this time?"
Sun Wukong has two heads, one big and one big. He thought to himself, as a master, he thinks that his "god transformation" stage is very impressive. Do you want to communicate with the monsters here?
"Elder brother, you'd better go. If you don't leave, how dare the monster come out?..."
At this time, Li Zhi secretly used his spiritual consciousness to spread the word.
"Well, when I was in the air just now, I noticed a patch of red in the southeast, like a peach forest. I, Sun, will go pick some peaches and bring them back."
Since Li Zhi said so, Sun Wukong naturally followed his example and called the "somersault cloud" with his hand, heading toward the southeast.
"Master, since the senior brother is going to pick peaches, let's take a rest here and wait for the senior brother."
Before Tang Seng could decide, Zhu Bajie was already lying on the ground, and soon he began to snore loudly.
"Haha, the second senior brother not only has a big heart, but also a big heart. To be able to fall asleep at such a time is really beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Although this was not the first time he saw Zhu Bajie like this, Li Zhi couldn't help but complain.
Monk Tang and Monk Sha were not surprised. They each found a place to sit down and rest.
Not wanting to waste time, Tang Monk sat cross-legged and even took the futon from the white dragon horse to continue practicing his Zen skills.
Li Zhi also had to admire this.
Tang Seng was such a person. Once he recognized something, he acted with extra concentration, especially after Guanyin Bodhisattva taught him the "Six-Character Proverb".
In Tang Seng's mind, this was the approval and encouragement of Guanyin Bodhisattva, so he placed chanting and cultivation in an equally important position.
He has been chanting sutras for more than thirty years, but he has just started practicing for more than a year, so he naturally has to work harder to make up for it.
Li Zhi also sat down, just outside Tang Seng. He neither practiced nor dared to sleep.
He just closed his eyes slightly, waiting for the "person" to appear.
Not long ago, a mountain breeze blew. It was already July weather, and even the mountain breeze did not bring much coolness.
"coming--"
Before Li Zhi could open his eyes, Zhu Bajie, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly sat up.
"It smells so good, it smells so good. Where does the food smell come from?"
Sure enough, from the west side of the mountain ahead, a village woman came over.
He looked to be in his early twenties, wearing a red floral top, an aqua blue skirt, a silk handkerchief over his head, and a bamboo basket in his hand.
Although the clothes are simple, they are clean and tidy, and the rich aroma of food comes from the bamboo basket.
Zhu Bajie, who has always been kind-hearted, had already rushed forward impatiently. Li Zhi was happy to watch the show, as long as he guarded Tang Seng.
Sure enough, the process of this drama was not much different from what Li Zhi "knew".
In the end, the woman also died under Sun Wukong's "Ruyi Golden Cudgel".
"This...Wukong, how could you commit such a crime?"
Even though he had started practicing, Tang Seng was still a devout monk at heart. How could Tang Seng not get angry when he saw Sun Wukong beating a village woman to death?
"Uncle Clan, come with me——"
At this time, Li Zhi knew that Sun Wukong should not be allowed to speak more. No matter what he said, he would be considered to be justifying his atrocities.
Because not everyone is like the two of them.
"Hitomi" can see the demon's transformation.
To be precise, the village woman who was "beaten to death" was not transformed into a demon, but more like a borrowed corpse?
Li Zhi took Tang Seng and came to the woman's body.
Even though he was already at the "God Transformation" stage, Tang Seng couldn't help but feel a little scared when he looked at a corpse so close.
"Kuroro, what's so interesting about this corpse? Are you trying to excuse your senior brother?"
The relationship between Li Zhi and Sun Wukong was obvious to the entire Buddhist scripture-seeking team. Tang Seng even felt that as soon as Li Zhi saw Sun Wukong, his feelings for the monkey instantly surpassed his own?
"Haha, is this how my uncle sees me? Although my nephew is not a benevolent person, he can't commit random crimes or protect evil people easily. Come and see——"
Li Zhi squatted down and fiddled with the village woman's arm a few times, which was extremely stiff.
"Uncle Clan, do you see anything?"
Li Zhi didn't say anything clearly, but slowly guided Tang Seng.
"This... this woman seems to have been dead for a long time?"
Yes, the hands and feet of a person who has just died cannot become stiff so quickly. If Tang Monk had been bolder and touched the village woman's hand, he would have found it to be extremely cold.
If Tang Seng had been more bold and slashed the village woman with a knife, he would have discovered that not a drop of blood would flow out at all.
"Uncle Gao Jian, you can always believe that this woman did not die at the hands of the senior brother, right?"
"What just arrived is the demon in this mountain. However, this demon is good at possessing other people's corpses. This is just a small test. I'm afraid we will encounter more in the future."
Li Zhi didn't explain it directly, but he also gave Tang Seng a right nod. As for whether it would ruin the journey to the West, it would save so many hardships.
Then it's not his responsibility. Isn't there still the chief planner who learned from it?
He, Li Zhi, can't always do things that others should do.
"Master, look, this basket of fragrant food turned out to be made of stones and toads--"
At this time, Zhu Bajie came over carrying the bamboo basket.
Zhu Bajie here, compared to another time and space, his cultivation level at the same time is already far behind. As his cultivation level rises, his vision will naturally not be much lower.
"Amitabha, that's it. Wukong, my master has wrongly accused you——"
After witnessing the two events, Tang Seng finally understood the truth.
"Kuro, how about you pass on that magical power of your eyes to me, and I will never be able to misjudge good or bad people again."
Tang Seng suddenly thought, but Li Zhi had a black line.
"Uncle, if it's not because my nephew refuses to teach you, it's really because your cultivation level is still a bit lacking, and these two "ginseng fruits" were forced on you. "
"In a short period of time, it is unlikely that you will make a big leap in your realm. If you think about the great monsters you encounter on the way, you probably won't be able to recognize them even if you have learned them."
This is not because Li Zhi cherishes his broomstick. Sun Wukong has passed it on, and it is not impossible to pass it on to Tang Monk.
However, he was not sure about Tang Seng, or to be more precise, about Tang Seng who turned into a golden cicada again after completing the Buddhist scripture study.
Who knows if Tang Seng will still recognize him as his "nephew" at that time?
Therefore, Li Zhi is relatively conflicted about Tang Seng's feelings.
On the one hand, there is sincere communication and closeness, but on the other hand, he is also inexplicably worried about what may happen in the future.
As his cultivation level increased and he met several legendary powers, Li Zhi felt more and more that the drama of Journey to the West was not simple.
At the beginning, he just relied on the memory of later generations and participated in an adventurous and fun mood.
Now think about it again, the old Li family seriously believed in Taoism, and Taoism was the state religion of the Tang Dynasty. Even the two generations of monarchs of the Li family claimed to be descendants of the head of Taoism.
Under this circumstance, if Buddhism was introduced into the Eastern Tang Dynasty, what would be the result?
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Regarding the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, Li Zhiren had little arms and he couldn't care about it, but what about his Li family?
Think about yourself in another dimension, especially your "daughter-in-law", who is an out-and-out Buddhist!
Thinking of this, Li Zhi even regretted a little. He had the advantage of being "foresighted". Why didn't he do something to prevent the slightest change when he was in the Tang Dynasty?
Li Zhi's polite refusal did not arouse Tang Seng's further request. Perhaps he just said it casually on a whim.
Everyone ate the fresh peaches picked by Sun Wukong, rested for a while, and continued westward.
Since we already know that there are demons in this mountain, we naturally take precautions. Wukong is still in front, Sha Seng is behind, and Li Zhi and Bajie are protecting Tang Seng on the left and right.
Xiao Bailong has also increased his vigilance, but he is still in the form of a white dragon horse, which can make him more invisible, and may produce unexpected effects at critical moments.
What puzzled Li Zhi was that after traveling more than a hundred miles and climbing over three or five mountains, he still didn't see the old woman who was supposed to appear?
"Senior Brother, I feel something is wrong. We seem to have entered a dead end?"
The mountains here are extremely barren. July is supposed to be the season of beautiful mountains, clear waters, and luxuriant flowers and plants, but the mountains here are all bare, with no vegetation, and not a single bird or animal in sight.
The sky is getting dark, and no matter what happens today, I can't get out of this continuous Baihu Ridge.
"It's indeed a bit strange. It seems... It seems that we have walked this road before?"
After careful identification, Sun Wukong discovered the clue, but Li Zhi inexplicably remembered the phantom of the crouching tiger.
"Senior Brother, did you see it when you first entered the mountain? There was a shadow of a crouching tiger covering the continuous mountains, and this place is also called "White Tiger Ridge". Could it be that there is a white tiger here? "
The white tiger here is not a mutant variety of the Bengal tiger as later generations said, but involves the four spirits of the sky.
As we all know, Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, and Xuanwu are the four spirits of heaven, also known as the Four Symbols. The west is where the White Tiger is.
"That shouldn't be the case. I, Old Sun, can't feel any life. Moreover, after dark, the air of death here becomes even heavier. It seems... as if this place is a huge cemetery."
Sun Wukong murmured, but Zhu Bajie was so frightened that he almost threw the rake in his hand.
"Senior Brother, don't be surprised. People can scare people to death. Why can't I, an old pig, feel what a huge cemetery it is?"
After walking for most of the day, the few peaches he had eaten for lunch had long been digested, and Zhu Bajie was hungry again.
Even if they realized something was wrong, everyone could not stay far away. They still groped forward cautiously, only to find that the road was getting more and more difficult to walk.
"Master, please follow closely, the road ahead is not easy."
"Master, why don't you put on that "brocade cassock"? It's also a treasure. It's useless if you put it in the package. "
"Master..."
Originally, Sun Wukong wanted to talk to distract Tang Monk's attention. Among these people, he was the only one who was not good enough as a master. He had no cultivation base and his mentality was still in the realm of an ordinary monk.
Just as he was talking, Sun Wukong couldn't hear anyone's response. He turned around and saw that his master and junior brothers were still there.
"Master——"
"Bajie, why is your senior brother walking so fast? Go to the front and call him. Don't go too far."
In Tang Seng's eyes, Sun Wukong in front just turned around a mountain pass, and then... then no one could be seen anymore.
It was getting late, and with Tang Seng's cultivation, he couldn't see clearly from a distance of ten feet, so he casually told Zhu Bajie.
The old pig himself was a little scared, always thinking about what the senior brother said about the big cemetery just now, but the master had an order, and he could only obey it.
Holding his "Shangbao Qin Golden Rake" in his hand, he took two steps to chase Sun Wukong.
"Brother Monkey, Brother Monkey, where are you? Wait a minute.
We—"
Then, Zhu Bajie's voice could not be heard.
...
"Uncle Clan, let's stop. This place should be an illusion. We are all fascinated."
After losing contact with Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie one after another, Li Zhi instinctively felt that he could no longer go on.
Here is a mountain ridge, looking around, there is smoke and fog.
Ordinarily, with Li Zhi's "Golden Eyes of Deception" ability, there shouldn't be much difference between day and night for him, not to mention his "clairvoyance" skill.
However, standing on this mountain ridge, he could only see a few tens of feet in radius.
Li Zhi thought for a while, then suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, made a "pop" sound, spurted out a mouthful of blood, and then shouted loudly.
"Break it for me——"
He had already pulled out the "Purple Sky Divine Thunder Spear" in his hand and stabbed forward with a ring.
"Keke, I didn't expect that you, a human with the cultivation level of "celestial immortal", could actually see through my illusion? It's a pity that today is the night of the full moon. Even if you are a Daluo Jinxian, you may not be able to get away with it. "
An eerie female voice came, but Li Zhi couldn't identify her location.
"Are you the Bone Lady? Why do you want to attack us? You are just a zombie demon in the early stage of "Golden Immortal". Are you really not afraid of death? "
It's not that Li Zhi is talking big. Firstly, he wants to calm the opponent. Secondly, even if the corpse demon appears, there are Monk Sha in the middle stage of "Golden Immortal" and Xiao Bailong in the late stage of "Golden Immortal". He can't lose. Give it to the other party?
"Oh, you, a teenage human, actually know my wife's name? It's really rare."
"Why are we attacking you? Isn't this nonsense? Of course it's to eat Tang Monk's flesh."
"Tang Monk is a good man who has practiced cultivation for ten generations. I heard that eating Tang Monk's meat can make you immortal. Naturally, I can't let you go when you come to my "Baihu Ridge". "
The illusion was trapped between Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie. It seemed that the Bone Lady felt that she was sure of victory, so she answered openly without any concealment.
Now, Li Zhi was even more confused.
In fact, in later generations, countless people have analyzed why the rumor that eating Tang Monk's meat can lead to immortality has spread everywhere since the White Bone Demon. Where did this come from?
"Mrs. Bones, who told you that one can live forever after eating the flesh of a holy monk from the Tang Dynasty?"
If you have questions in your mind, it’s natural to ask them.
"Hmph, you talk too much, you should die——"
At this time, two swords shot out from the void and stabbed Li Zhi viciously.
"Monster, Sha Wujing is here, don't be so rampant——"
Tang Seng was protected by Li Zhi. If Li Zhi was attacked or hid aside, Tang Seng would be the next to suffer.
Now that the demon had appeared, Monk Sha, who had been waiting for a long time, waved the "True Demon-Subduing Staff" in his hand and struck it with his swords.
"Dang rang rang -" there were two crisp sounds, and the "True Treasured Staff for Subduing Demons" forced the opponent's two swords to collapse.
If nothing else, Monk Sha is really strong.
Sometimes Li Zhi feels that he has been able to clearly see the upper limit of the third senior brother's strength, but when he turns around, he finds that he seems to have not tried his best?
"Hmph, if you have some strength, let me try with my sword again——"
At this time, the owner of the two swords also appeared, and it turned out to be a woman.
I saw that this woman was tall. In terms of future generations' measurements, she must be at least 1.75 meters tall.
I don't know whether it was due to practicing martial arts or whether it was originally the case, but this woman's frame was obviously broad, no less than that of an average man.
The pair of male and female swords in his hands are similar to the weapons of the little white dragon.
She is actually dressed in palace attire. Could it be that she is a princess or empress of some country?
Looking at his face, he saw that his face was extremely pale, without a trace of blood, and his eyes were glowing blue.
"The Milky Way pours out——
"
Mrs. Bones couldn't help but speak, her two swords fell from the sky and stabbed Monk Sha who was standing on the ground.
A Bailian fell down, and Monk Sha seemed to feel that the "True Treasured Staff for Subduing Demons" in his hand seemed to be a lot heavier.
However, when facing the demon, Monk Sha unconsciously felt a sense of hatred. This hatred came from the inheritance in his blood.
"go to hell--"
When these two fight together, a "True Treasure Staff for Subduing Demons" is powerful and powerful, while a male and female double sword is extremely fast and extremely lethal.
Although Monk Sha was a little higher than Madam Bones, and the two really fought together, Madam Bones had the upper hand.
"The Tianhe is pouring out——"
"Golden Lotus Emerging from the Earth——"
"The whole world springs together——"
"The earth shook and the mountains shook——"
Li Zhi was completely stunned, not because the two men fought too fiercely, but because he was shocked by Mrs. Bones.
To be precise, he was shocked by Madam Bones' swordsmanship.
"This...how is this possible?"
After tossing and turning, Madam Baigu only used four sword moves to force Monk Sha to the point where he could only parry and was unable to fight back.
She can't keep up with him in realm, but Madam White Bone's swordsmanship is so outstanding that she can vaguely draw on the power of heaven and earth.
But Li Zhi kept waiting, waiting for Madam Bones to come up with a new move.
He really wants to know if the White Bone Lady can also use "Flying Immortal from the Sky" or "Unity of Heaven and Man", which are both moves in the "Heaven and Earth Sword Technique"!
The "Heaven and Earth Sword Technique" appeared together with the "Cangming Jue". After breaking through to the "Celestial Immortal" realm, Li Zhi had just started practicing.
Why does the White Bone Lady of Baihuling also use the swordsmanship he learned?
