Although he was mentally prepared, the difficulty of climbing the mountain was still far beyond Sanzang's expectations.
At sunset the next day, he was able to climb halfway up the mountain, and further up were five separate peaks.
At this time, Sanzang was unbearably hungry and thirsty, and his whole body ached. If he hadn't had a sincere heart, he would have been unable to hold on.
Watching the red sun setting in the west again, Sanzang licked his chapped lips, then opened the water bag and took a careful sip before sitting on a big rock to rest.
Although there was still some dry food with him, Sanzang did not dare to eat it because the more he ate, the thirstier he would become.
At the bottom of Wuzhi Mountain, Xue Tianqing kept shaking his head: "Master, you gave me a good job! What if this guy is caught and eaten by monsters?"
After being imprisoned in Wuzhishan, Xue Tianqing spent ten years refining almost all the Nuwa Stone.
Today, there are only five stones in the Qiankun Bag that he deliberately left behind.
Different from aura, the power contained in Nuwa Stone brings a completely different experience to Xue Tianqing.
Although it filled his whole body, it showed no trace at all. If not, the calamity would have found him long ago.
At this time, Xue Tianqing's cultivation level is rare in the world. Even if Taishang Laojun is here, he can still fight with him.
According to Xue Tianqing's current behavior, he had already been able to get out of trouble, but in order to return to his hometown, he endured it.
Looking at Tang Sanzang's chapped lips in the picture, Xue Tianqing shook her head, then she stretched out her hand and pointed, and a small stream appeared in the mountains not far away.
Sanzang felt that he had regained some strength on the stone, so he struggled to stand up and prepared to continue climbing.
At this moment, a gurgling sound suddenly reached his ears.
At first, Sanzang thought he had heard wrongly. How could there be water in such a desolate mountain?
But as the sound got louder and louder, he finally confirmed that it was not an auditory hallucination. So regardless of the fatigue on his body, he ran and crawled toward the sound of water.
Walking no more than a hundred feet westward along the hillside, a stream of extremely clear water appeared in front of Sanzang.
First he knelt down and thanked the Buddha, then Sanzang buried his head in the water and drank a lot.
It wasn't until he felt like he couldn't drink any more that he sat down on the ground and took out the dry food bag.
After eating and drinking enough, Sanzang was ready to leave immediately, but looking at the darkening sky, he finally found a sheltered mountain nest and lay down in his clothes.
Early the next morning, Sanzang had breakfast and filled his water bag before heading towards the main peak in high spirits.
When the sun set again, he finally reached the top of Wuzhi Mountain.
Although Wuzhi Mountain is extremely steep, the top of the mountain, which is fifty feet in diameter, is very flat, and there is a huge boulder lying on the northernmost side.
There is a piece of yellow silk on the boulder, with six big golden characters on it - Om, Ma, Ne, Ba, Mi and Hum.
Seeing the six-character mantra, Sanzang called him Buddha and bowed down.
Just when he couldn't kneel down, a voice sounded: "It's just a few words, do you need to be so excited?"
Sanzang raised his head and looked around, but still couldn't find a single figure: "What kind of monster is it? The six-character mantra of my Buddha is here. If you dare to be presumptuous, I will teach you never to be reincarnated!"
"Please take a good look and see if the Six-Character Mantra is still there? Monk, the peaceful life of the people here can be saved by you. I want to see how you can explain it to your Buddha."
After hearing this, Sanzang looked intently and found that Huang Ling, who was still on the stone just now, was gone.
Just as he was about to look around, a man in his twenties appeared in front of him out of thin air.
Seeing the man appear, Tang Sanzang was startled: "Who are you?"
The man smiled evilly: "Human? Do you think people will appear in front of you like this?"
After speaking, he circled around Tang Sanzang twice: "This is the legendary Tang Yudi. They say that eating your meat can make you immortal. Is it true?"
Sanzang hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, please don't believe such ridiculous words. If it were true, would I still be alive today? Someone must have wanted to harm the life of this poor monk, so they concocted such a lie!"
The man chuckled at first, and then licked his lips involuntarily: "Whether it's true or false, it's still a piece of blood food. It's better to eat it than to go hungry."
After saying that, he pushed towards Tang Sanzang step by step.
Sanzang was forced back by the man, and at the same time he was secretly worried: Didn't it say that monsters can't approach Wuzhi Mountain for twenty miles? Now that he has reached the top of the mountain, why doesn't Sun Potian show his power?
Seeing the cliff behind him, Tang Sanzang suddenly said: "Your Majesty, wait a minute, please listen to me."
The man stopped and said, "What can I say when death is imminent?"
"Does your Majesty know the origins of the immortals in heaven?"
Seeing the confused look on the man's face, Sanzang continued: "Most of the immortals in heaven are cultivated by elves. They have devoted themselves to cultivation since they were born with spiritual wisdom, and they are dedicated to good deeds. Finally, they climbed to the immortal platform and achieved immortality."
The man became more and more puzzled: "Luo Liba, what do you want to say?"
"Your Majesty, if you are devoted to good deeds, you will eventually be able to achieve a golden body like the gods in heaven. But if you kill living beings for evil, you may fall into the Abi Hell in the future."
After hearing this, the man's eyes widened: "Oh my god, you are really good at it. You can even say such things to survive! But these words can only coax a child and are of no use to me, so I'd better just accept death."
After saying this, the man stretched out his right hand and pinched Tang Sanzang's neck.
Seeing this, Sanzang closed his eyes: My life is at stake.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a woman's voice sounded: "Wukong, you are not allowed to tease your master."
After Sanzang heard this, he opened his eyes and saw an auspicious cloud in mid-air. On the cloud's head was a tall woman with immortal aura floating in her hand. She was holding a jade purification bottle in her hand.
"Bodhisattva, why don't I go back to Wuzhishan? The Supreme Master has also said that he will suppress me for five hundred years. I think even if I stay here for another five hundred years, it is better than sending this old monk to Lingshan."
Xue Tianqing was bargaining with the Bodhisattva, but Tang Sanzang hurriedly bowed down and said, "The poor monk sees Guanyin Bodhisattva."
The Bodhisattva said: "Tang Sanzang, the road to the west is long and far away. Not only are the mountains steep and the rivers endless, but there are also many spirits and monsters that are eyeing you. If you want to reach Lingshan safely, you need someone to protect you all the way. Sun Wukong is the one who will protect you on your way west." "
Seeing Sanzang looking at him, Xue Tianqing bared his teeth and said, "I was teasing you just now."
The Bodhisattva snorted: "I have devoted myself to cultivating my character for twenty years, but you are still so stubborn. I should suppress you for five hundred years."
Xue Tianqing heard this with a look of despair on her face: "As I said just now, it's better to go back to the foot of the mountain and wait for five hundred years."
"Why?"
Xue Tianqing blinked her eyes and tried hard to recall what Sun Wukong said in Journey to the West: "To be honest with Bodhisattva, this Master Tripitaka must have encountered disasters step by step along the way and deserved them at every turn. In addition, he is a mortal body. Once he is born, Accident, whose fault is it?"
"Wukong, what are your plans?"
Xue Tianqing came to the Bodhisattva's side in a flash: "Bodhisattva, don't speak secretly in front of people. Once this person encounters a mountain spirit wild monster, he will die in one bite. Don't forget, I am alone. Two hands and a lot of monsters, do you think I can take care of it?"
The Bodhisattva pondered for a moment: "Wukong, tell me your conditions."
Xue Tianqing clapped her hands: "A Bodhisattva is a Bodhisattva, smart! It's not impossible for me to accompany him to Lingshan Mountain, but you have to agree to three conditions."
Bodhisattva smiled and pointed at Xue Tianqing: "You really know how to choose the right time, but it doesn't matter."
Xue Tianqing stretched out a finger and said: "The first thing is that you can't put any tight spell on me, otherwise I would rather die of pain than accompany him to Lingshan."
The Bodhisattva was stunned when he heard the words: "What is a tightening curse? I have never heard of such a thing."
Xue Tianqing rolled her eyes: "You don't know? Just pretend I didn't say anything! The second condition is whether you can give this old monk something to save his life. I'm really afraid that if he can't take care of him, the monster will eat him." Yes. As you know, monsters don’t have to pay much attention to eating people. Maybe you can just catch them and take one bite."
The Bodhisattva nodded: "This matter is easy to handle. I have a brocade lanthanum cassock here, which was inspired by the Buddha himself. Wearing it will prevent you from sinking, falling into hell, suffering from evil, and avoiding the disaster of blood and light. What do you think?"
Xue Tianqing said in surprise: "There really is such a thing!"
The Bodhisattva was puzzled: "The cassock was inspired by the Buddha. No other person knows about it except the Buddha and me. How do you know?"
Xue Tianqing bared her teeth and said, "I must have guessed it. It goes without saying. In this case, then our first condition is fulfilled."
The Bodhisattva stretched out his hand and said, "Wait a minute, this is the second condition."
"No, the first condition is originally false and cannot be counted!"
The Bodhisattva clasped his hands together and said: "Monks don't lie. The first condition just now is what you think in your heart."
Xue Tianqing gritted her teeth: "Okay, that counts as two conditions, and there is a third one!"
Having said this, he looked at the sky: "You also know that I have some disputes with the Heavenly Court. If they know that I protect Monk Tang from going west, they will most likely make things difficult for them secretly. Once that happens, if they kill a few Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals, You have to take care of it for me."
The Bodhisattva looked at Xue Tianqing with a smile but not a smile: "What are you going to do?"
Xue Tianqing's eyes turned cold: "If a god stands in the way, the god will be killed; if the Buddha stands in the way, the Buddha will be killed!"
The Bodhisattva seemed not to have heard Xue Tianqing's words: "Wukong, how about I teach you another skill?"
Seeing Xue Tianqing looking at him in confusion, the Bodhisattva continued: "The art of hair transformation, just one hair can turn you into another person."
Xue Tianqing shook her head without hesitation and said: "As I told you before, I don't want to become bald. Even if it can grow back, I still feel pain in pulling out my hair."
Seeing snow and clear skies, Bodhisattva will not force you to learn: "Wukong, don't be half-hearted on the way to the west. When you meet the Buddha at Lingshan Mountain, I will definitely return you to the golden body of Zhengguo. Although you have a good level of cultivation now, you have the body of a scattered immortal. , there are always shortcomings. Only when you achieve the Golden Body of Daluo can your merits be considered complete."
Xue Tianqing sighed: "Bodhisattva, to be honest, I really don't care about the Zhengguo Golden Body you mentioned. But don't worry, since I promised you back then, I will definitely send Tang Sanzang to Lingshan."
"Wukong, how difficult it is on the westward journey. If you really encounter difficulties that you can't overcome, I guarantee that you will be called Tian Tianying and Earth Spirit."
Then the Bodhisattva looked at Tang Sanzang on the top of the mountain: "Tang Sanzang, this is your great disciple Sun Wukong. He once defeated tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers alone. With him following you, you will feel at ease."
