Let the mountain gods and lands return to their respective places. Xue Tianqing returned to the room and explained the reason to Sanzang and others before preparing to leave.
Unexpectedly, Sanzang frowned when he heard this: The demon is a demon, how can one seek skin from it?
Xue Tianqing smiled softly, then pointed at Bajie: "Master, should we send him to the underworld?"
Seeing Sanzang's confusion, Bajie rolled his eyes helplessly: "Master, I am the grass elf."
"Master, if you think Bajie is a monster, just beat him to death!" After Xue Tianqing finished speaking, he disappeared in a flash.
The old man was surprised when he saw this and said: "Two elders, where did Elder Sun go?"
Bajie said with a smile: "It has been said that my senior brother is the ancestor of the gods. I am afraid he is thousands of miles away now."
The old man was extremely excited after hearing this, and kept talking about the hope of his son and daughter-in-law's return. Then he urged his wife to take out all the treasures in the house and entertain Master Sanzang and his disciples.
When the old man was full of joy, Xue Tianqing had already arrived in front of the nameless peak mentioned by the mountain god.
Seeing the greenery in his eyes, Xue Tianqing was surprised: Doesn't this place belong to the human world?
Although there is still heavy snow in the sky, this mountain seems to be independent of the world.
Before the snowflakes fall, they turn into traces of water vapor, causing the entire mountain peak to evaporate like a fairyland.
Just when Xue Tianqing was stunned, a voice sounded out of thin air: "Elder, you have worked hard, please go to the barren mountain to talk about it."
While talking, a man in white appeared out of thin air, standing not far away and quietly looking at Xue Tianqing.
Xue Tianqing cupped her hands and said, "May I ask your master's surname?"
The man smiled and said: "I have been trapped in the barren mountains for a long time. I originally had no name. Due to the love of my friends and neighbors, I was given the name Danyangzi. Please ask the elders."
Following the man to the cave on the mountainside, Xue Tianqing couldn't help but nod as she looked at the unusually exquisite furnishings.
Danyangzi invited Xue Tianqing to sit down and then offered tea.
Xue Tianqing didn't mince words, and asked Danyangzi if he could get acquainted with the nearby spirits.
Danyangzi pointed to the southwest and said: "More than three hundred miles from here, there is a Huanglong Cave, and there is a Huanglong Taoist in the cave. She is usually busy refining elixirs and mixing dragons and tigers, but she has never harmed anyone's life."
Xue Tianqing smiled: "I wonder how the relationship between the Immortal Chief and Taoist Huanglong is?"
Danyangzi smiled and said: "Because we are all from Taoist sects, we often compare notes on how to refine elixirs."
Xue Tianqing nodded: "Taoist Master is so enviable."
Danyangzi nodded and said: "The elder has a good appearance, and with the light of the Buddha on his body, he must be an expert. Master Huanglong has not done any evil. Considering that it is not easy for her to practice, I ask the elder to show mercy."
Xue Tianqing smiled again: "If Master Huanglong is as the immortal said, I will definitely not go to war. But I am a member of the Taoist sect. Why does the immortal say that I am blessed with the light of the Buddha?"
Danyangzi said: "Everyone has not seen it, but I alone see it. Even if the elder is not a member of the Buddhist sect, he must be related to the eminent monk, otherwise there will not be such Buddha light."
Xue Tianqing nodded: "If the immortal has such a bond with Buddha, why do you still need to be trapped in the barren mountain?"
Danyangzi sighed softly: "Although I have a connection with the Buddha, there is no real Buddha in the world. How many ascetics proclaim Amitabha, but in their hearts they only have fame, fortune, and wealth. It's okay not to have such a connection with the Buddha."
Xue Tianqing laughed loudly: "Sir, what do you think is a Buddha?"
"To help the world, save all sentient beings, take the world as the foundation, take the people as the root, do not care about personal gains and losses, do not seek wealth and fame, if there are difficulties in the world, you can give up your life to practice."
Xue Tianqing first nodded, and then shook his head: "What the Immortal Master thinks is too naive. All creatures in the world are greedy. How can anyone implement the teacher's words to the extreme? If you can achieve five points, it will be the luck of the world. .”
Danyangzi looked at Xue Tianqing quietly: "In that case, why does the elder want to go west to Lingshan?"
Xue Tianqing stared at Danyangzi for a long time, and finally said four words: "I want to find the true Buddha."
After hearing this, Danyangzi stood up and said, "Thank you very much, elder, for your advice. If you need help in the future, just ask the elder."
Seeing Xue Tianqing leave, Danyangzi said again: "If you see the real Huanglong, please be merciful to the elders. Huanglong Cave is different from other monster caves. If you get there, I believe the elders will not be cruel."
Although he was a little puzzled by Danyangzi's words, Xue Tianqing still nodded: "If I have never hurt anyone, as long as I can change my ways, I will never hurt his life."
After saying that, he rode up the clouds and headed straight for Huanglong Cave in the wind and snow.
Less than a hundred miles away, the snowy sky cleared out of the wind and snow.
Without the fetters of wind and snow, Xue Tianqing's spirit was shaken, and he stirred up the auspicious clouds under his feet, and soon he arrived in front of Huanglong Cave.
Just as he stopped, he heard a burst of laughter from below.
Looking closely, I couldn't help but sigh again: What a pastoral scenery!
I saw yellow rapeseed flowers, green wheat fields and countless unknown crops swaying in the wind.
There were even men and women in the farmland, talking and laughing while working.
A little further away, there are dozens of courtyards, all made of red bricks and yellow tiles, with flowers and plants in the courtyards.
Xue Tianqing scratched his head: No wonder Danyangzi said that Huanglong Cave is unique. If it weren't for the dark cave in the distance, who would have thought that this was a monster cave.
Then he quietly pressed the cloud button and walked along the field path towards the two busy women.
"Female Bodhisattva, where is this place?"
Upon seeing this, a woman quickly returned the gift: "It turns out he is an immortal leader. This place is the Huanglong Cave. We are all people under the rule of the real Huanglong."
Xue Tianqing asked: "Who is Zhenren Huanglong?"
Another woman let out a burst of hearty laughter: "Huanglong Zhenren, you can tell by the name, of course he is a god."
Xue Tianqing wanted to ask more questions, but she heard someone not far away saying: "What does this fellow Taoist do here?"
Looking for the sound, I saw a fairy-like woman standing there not far away.
Xue Tianqing opened her mouth in surprise when she saw this: Master Huang Long is actually a woman?
After a long time, he came back to his senses and said, "I'm being polite here."
Master Huang Long was stunned when he heard this: "Isn't this fellow Taoist from the Taoist sect?"
Xue Tianqing was a little embarrassed: "It used to be, but later I was driven down the mountain by the master to protect the Buddha's son and go to Lingshan."
Master Huang Long suddenly realized: "You are Sun Wukong!"
Seeing Xue Tianqing nodding, Master Huang Long smiled and said, "Fellow Taoist, please, even if you have left the master's sect, you are still a role model for us and other casual cultivators."
After speaking, he took two steps forward, grabbed Xue Tianqing's hand and walked inside. As he walked, he introduced Xue Tianqing to the men and women in the field.
Looking at the tall gate building in front of him, Xue Tianqing stopped and said, "Is this the residence of fellow Taoist?"
Master Huang Long nodded: "Exactly!"
Xue Tianqing pointed to the cave not far away: "Where is it?"
"That was Pindao's residence before he attained enlightenment. To be honest, Pindao was a Huanglong who cultivated himself into a human being and lived there before attaining enlightenment."
The Huanglong that Master Huanglong said was actually a big snake, and just now Xue Tianqing had seen her true face.
There's just one thing that puzzles Xue Tianqing: How did the monster get a group of people to live an idyllic life?
With doubts, Xue Tianqing followed Master Huang Long to the living room.
As soon as I sat down, I saw more than ten men and women pouring in outside, holding various fruits in their hands.
After everyone put the fruits on the table and exited, Master Huanglong said: "In a remote and remote country, there is not much hospitality. There are only these superficial things. I hope fellow Taoists don't take offense."
Xue Tianqing smiled unnaturally: "Fellow Taoist, why is this like this?"
This sentence puzzled Master Huanglong: "What do you mean, fellow Taoist?"
"I mean, my Taoist friend is from a spirit world, so why do you live such a comfortable life here?"
Master Huang Long chuckled when he heard this: "Do spirits have to eat people to survive? After we cultivate into human bodies, we are no different from humans. Do we want to eat the same kind of people? Furthermore, we have been practicing for a lifetime, isn't it just to be free and carefree? Carefree?"
Master Huanglong's words made Xue Tianqing stunned: Yes, what is the purpose of cultivation? Isn't it just to be free from the world and be carefree?
Seeing that the snowy sky was clear and silent, Master Huanglong sighed: "Although we are monsters, we still want to achieve righteousness and hope for eternal life. How can we ruin thousands of years of practice because of lust?"
Xue Tianqing pondered for a moment: "But many spirits in the world still enjoy eating humans."
Taoist Huanglong held out two fingers: "There are two reasons. One is that those monsters have their own foundation, and the other is that they don't want to make progress. Those who don't think about progress will sooner or later be rejected by the world, but those who have the foundation are still Taoist friends who realize themselves. Bar."
How could Xue Tianqing not understand what Master Huang Long meant? He nodded and said: "Fellow Taoist is right. In that case, why not learn from Danyangzi?"
"Could it be that seeing the people in dire straits and being indifferent is the best way to practice?"
Xue Tianqing was stunned again: "Although it is not advisable to be alone, it is better than robbing the people, right?"
This time it was Master Huanglong's turn to be stunned: "What do you mean by this?"
Xue Tianqing pointed to the door: "Didn't you plunder those people outside from all over the place? Don't forget, there are parents and children in their homes who are eager to see through them."
"Where did my fellow Taoist hear that the people were plundered by me? They are all willing to live here for the sake of peace for a lifetime. Some of these people were rescued by me from the monsters and brought here."
Xue Tianqing stood up suddenly after hearing this: "Then do you know how many spirits there are around here?"
"Except for me and Danyangzi, there is no one else nearby. There are a few spirits with good deeds further away."
"What kind of monster?"
Taoist Huanglong said: "More than 1,500 miles north from here, there is a White Bone Peak. There is a couple there who often kill people. But their magic power is so high that we are no match for them, so we can only let them go."
Xue Tianqing asked: "What kind of monsters are that couple?"
"The man calls himself King of Bones, and the woman calls herself Lady of Bones. They are two ancient remains."
Xue Tianqing sighed after hearing this: "It turns out that not only are there really white-bone spirits, but there are two of them."
Master Huanglong asked in confusion: "What do fellow Taoists mean by this? Do you know their husband and wife?"
Xue Tianqing shook his head: "I don't know them, but fellow Taoist, can you tell me their origins in detail?"
Master Huang Long shook his head: "I don't know how they gained enlightenment. I just know that the Bone Cave is too desolate, so they often transform into common people, capture passers-by on the roadside, and bring them back to the cave for enjoyment."
As soon as Master Huang Long finished speaking, Xue Tianqing disappeared in a flash, and then appeared outside the small courtyard.
Seeing that people had gone to the empty courtyard, Xue Tianqing stood there for a long time. He never thought that he had fallen into someone else's trap.
