I can't be a demon.

Chapter 101 Zhu Bajie's Three Special Occupations
Shen Lian couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

His guess was not groundless. Clues everywhere indicated that the real situation might be so absurd and dark.

Before Tang Monk set out on his journey to the West, the three disciples were each waiting for the arrival of the pilgrim.

But their experiences were not all the same.

Sun Wukong's character was difficult to control, so the Buddha suppressed him under the Five Finger Mountain, waiting for Tang Monk to arrive and bestow the tight hoop curse on him.

The opposite was true for Sha Seng, who was banished to the Flowing Sand River and allowed to roam free.

Perhaps because Sha Seng has no ability to influence the upper realm, his actions are most like those of a demon. He even devoured Tang Seng's nine lifetimes, but he lives a carefree life.

Zhu Bajie is somewhere in between.

Marshal Tianpeng was accidentally born in a pig's womb, and lived a miserable life. He and the demon [Sister Luan] lived in Yunzhan Cave as a couple.

After that, Sister Luan died, and Zhu Bajie simply stayed in Yunzhan Cave and lived on cannibalism.

Shen Lian found it outrageous when he thought about it.

Guanyin Bodhisattva ignored Sha Seng and actually came down to earth to convert Zhu Bajie. At that time, Zhu Bajie had done far less harm than Sha Seng.

After Zhu Bajie accepted the conversion of Guanyin Bodhisattva, he was given the Buddhist name Wuneng, and he really no longer had the nature of a demon. He worked in Gao Village from morning till night every day, and was willing to plow the fields for the oxen.

If Tang Monk had not arrived, Zhu Bajie would have been a role model among the sons-in-law of Gao Village.

"Tang Monk had just disappeared after leaving the Tang Dynasty. Zhu Bajie could not wait for the pilgrim and was trapped in Gao Village because of the restraint of Guanyin Bodhisattva."

“That’s when the storyline started to fall apart.”

"Without Tang Monk, it is inevitable that Zhu Bajie will marry into Gao Village, and because of his conversion to Guanyin Bodhisattva, he has already escaped from his demonic body."

Shen Lian swallowed and looked at the pavilions and towers looming outside the window.

"Zhu Bajie is not a demon, nor does he have the status of an immortal or a Buddha. No matter how hard he practices, he cannot achieve immortality."

"I'm sure."

"Zhu Bajie is dead!!!"

At this moment, Tian Xian looked at the end of the street and couldn't help but remind him, "Look, the welcoming ceremony of the True Lord in Gao Village has already begun."

It seemed to be a street separated from Yongcui Street, where a dozen children were playing.

The area was covered in thick fog, and Shen Lian could not see clearly. He only knew that there were children with empty necks, playing around while holding lanterns shaped like pig heads.

The childish voice of a child echoed.

"Marshal Tianpeng has three heads and six arms. His left hand forms the Tianpeng seal, and his right hand shakes the Emperor Bell..."

As the children laughed, the pig-headed lanterns in their hands became hideous and terrifying, somewhat similar to the Tianpeng Zhenjun in the temple of his previous life.

The expression is three parts human, three parts demonic, and the remaining four parts are resentful of being unable to survive.

"Hee hee hee……"

The child put a pig-head lantern around his neck and pretended to be Tianpeng Zhenjun disappearing into the thick fog.

Tian Xian explained: "Once Ying Zhenjun arrives, there will be a large number of strange pig ghosts in Gao Laozhuang, but the strange thing is that the pig ghosts will not attack us Tianpeng Sutra monks."

"Within three days, those Tianpeng Sutra practitioners who are vying for the opportunity will arrive."

Tian Xian didn't know if it was an illusion, but he saw a trace of pity on Shen Lian's face, pity for the ghosts that were all over Gao Village.

"Death is not liberation. Before Tang Seng completes his journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, the 81 trials will continue by inertia."

After Zhu Bajie's death, "True Lords" will be born continuously among his descendants.

This is the origin of Ying Zhenjun.

As for the twenty-year interval, it must be related to the lifespan of the True Lord. Normally, the lifespan of a pig is about twenty years.

No wonder Gao Village is full of ghosts, not monsters.

"Whether the offspring born is the reincarnation of Zhu Bajie or not, only by seeing it with one's own eyes... even with one's own eyes, it is probably difficult to tell, unless one has a discerning eye to identify it."

Shen Lian suspected that the experiences of each cave over the past thousand years were very different, and Sha Seng was probably still living happily at the bottom of the Quicksand River.

"Brother Shen, if you want to join Gao Laozhuang, I will help you investigate the truth."

Tian Xian probed cautiously.

Shen Lian shook his head and said, "It seems that there are also ghosts who marry into the Gao family. Can they also become alchemists?"

"It's not a Taoist priest, it's a [haunted ghost]."

Tian Xian realized that Shen Lian was indeed not from the Jinwu Guards, and had no idea about the classification of demons. "For every thousand years of cultivation a demon has, its strength will increase exponentially."

"The thousand households of the Jinwu Guard are all cultivators at the [Dao Infant Seventh Realm]. They can deal with thousand-year-old demons on their own, but they are still difficult to kill."

Tian Xian looked strange.

The ruthless man in front of him was killing the thousand-year-old demon with one sword after another.

"Above the Thousand Households are the Ten Thousand Households, which only number a handful in the entire Tang Dynasty. They are all cultivators who have reached the Eight Realms of Divine Travel. They can easily deal with demons that are two to three thousand years old."

Shen Lian knew that measuring by realm was not reliable. The abilities of the thousand-year-old demon were strange and mysterious, and many times there was no chance to even face it directly.

"Once a demon reaches three thousand years of cultivation, it will be very difficult for it to advance any further. Even if it eats a lot of blood, it will be of no use."

Tian Xian looked at Shen Lian hesitantly, thinking that if the latter continued to practice, he might become a panacea in the eyes of demons.

"Demons older than four thousand years are called [Sui], which means evil ghosts or evil monsters."

Shen Lian touched his chin and said to himself, "It means that if a ghost enters the cave, it will have a chance to break through 4,000 years of Taoism."

"That's right, but it's very difficult for an alchemist to leave his cave and come out into the world, so there are naturally even fewer evil spirits. There have only been three or four such cases in history, which resulted in great suffering to the people of the Tang Dynasty."

Shen Lian realized that the special professions deep in Gao Village were not just the [Tianhe Demon Master].

A prompt suddenly appeared on the career panel.

[The "Tianhe Demon Master" profession has been triggered, but the necessary conditions are missing and the job cannot be taken.]

[The 〈Haunted Ghost〉 occupation has been triggered, but the necessary conditions are missing and the job cannot be taken.]

[The 〈Purifying Altar Shami〉 occupation has been triggered, but the necessary conditions are missing and the job cannot be taken.]

The three professions represent Zhu Bajie’s past, present and future life. “Pangsheng” also means the path of animals, and the creatures that follow the path of animals are animals.

"But... why is there a special profession of Altar Purifier?" Shen Lian was a little bit unbelievable. The job panel was not derived out of thin air. There must be things related to the Altar Purifier in Gao Village.

However, it stands to reason that Zhu Bajie had not yet completed his journey to the West, so where would the Altar Purifier come from?

Just like the news Shen Lian had heard.

Some experts say that there are two skulls, one big and one small, in Cao Cao’s tomb. One is Cao Cao’s old age, and the other is Cao Cao when he was seven years old.

Tian Xian said in a deep voice: "You should be careful when attending the banquet, but as long as you don't go near the backyard where the Gao family keeps livestock, you generally won't encounter ghosts..."

Shen Lian was a little confused.

"Brother Tian, ​​please help me keep an eye on Ying Zhenjun's affairs first. If you want to leave the pawnshop temporarily, go through the window."

Tian Xian shuddered and realized that he had to stay away from the pawnshop owner.

Fortunately, at present, compared with the mixed tailor shop, the danger of the pawnshop is controllable. At least Shen Lian has no ill intentions.

Shen Lian hurriedly left the Ghost Pawn Shop and returned to Yanliang Town.

He stuffed various corpses into the banyan tree hole, and immediately a large number of flower buds sprouted on the branches, causing the banyan tree's experience to surge.

[Returning the elixir to lead corpse reaches 20.03%, martial arts points +4]

While Shen Lian was waiting for the elixir to mature, he originally wanted to find Zhu Yihong to sound out the situation and find out what the imperial court was doing in Gao Village.

But since leaving the third level of Ghost Market, Zhu Yihong chose to go into seclusion to break through to the sixth level of Yuandan.

Apart from that, Yanliang Town seemed peaceful and quiet. It had been a long time since a hundred-year-old demon had appeared, and the city was quite lively.

Shen Lian took out the pigherd's intestines and examined them for several days, but found nothing special.

Since entering the cave dwelling is related to food, the pigherd had participated in banquets during his lifetime, and there is a high probability that his stomach and intestines were affected by Tianpeng Zhenjun.

Maybe if he goes to Gao Mansion with the pigherd's intestines, he can become a Tianhe demon master.

The risk of haunted ghosts is too great.

The only way for Jingtan Shami to trigger it is probably to kill the contemporary Tianpeng Zhenjun, or find the corpse of Zhu Bajie left in Gao Village.

Shen Lian pinched his nose and felt a headache. The profession of alchemist was really difficult.

[Appraisal completed, Nine Qi Di Yan experience +0.29%]

"Master Ba is quite enthusiastic."

Although Shen Lian couldn't see the starling every day, he did gain experience points every now and then, and his Nine Qi Earth Disgust had already reached 95%.

He picked the ripe fruits one by one.

During the short rest period, the four-door horizontal training was completed.

Shen Lian was not in a hurry to add points. Only the gains brought by combining a large number of martial arts in one go could allow him to be reborn.

Furthermore, after he discovered that he had spiritual awareness, it became easier for him to practice martial arts at the same time, so he simply let the seven stances circulate along his meridians together.

[Appraisal completed, Nine Qi Di Yan experience +1.32%]

“That’s awesome.”

Shen Lian continued to drink and act like a jerk, occasionally going to Gao Village to check on the situation. Overall, the situation of Ying Zhenjun was still fermenting.

The experience of career panel prompts is becoming more and more dense.

[Appraisal completed, Nine Qi Di Yan experience +0.98%]

[Appraisal completed, Nine Qi Di Yan experience +0.98%]

When Shen Lian learned that the Ghost Market in mid-July was cancelled again without reason, he realized that Myna had given up on Gao Laozhuang and chosen to take advantage of the Ghost Market.

On the fifth day, Jiuqi Diyan's experience was finally overflowing.

[Appraisal completed, Nine Qi Di Yan experience +0.46%]

[Nine Qi Earth Aversion reaches 100.02%, Martial Arts Points +4]

[Whether to promote career****]

"what?"

Shen Lian had a strange expression on his face. It was the first time he saw the names of career promotions all in garbled characters.

"determine."

However, Shen Lian did not see any notification that he had been successfully promoted.

[Promotion failed, Jiuqi Diyan needs to synthesize a second profession for exceptional promotion]

"Second career?"

Shen Lian subconsciously looked at the other third-tier professions. The bone blade at his waist couldn't help but tremble, and the branches and leaves of the banyan tree in the corner shook slightly.

[Nine Qis and Earthly Disgust—Giant Ram Compatibility 21.77%]

[Nine Qis and Earthly Disgust—Returning the Pill and Lead Corpse Compatibility 49.03%]

"What the hell?"

Shen Lian took out the pigherd's intestines and stomach.

[Nine Qis and Earthly Disgust—Tianhe Demon Master Compatibility 18.07%]

Shen Lian hurried to Gao Village and triggered prompts for the other two special professions.

[Nine Qis and Earthly Disgusts—Pangsheng Suogui Compatibility 94.63%]

[Nine Qis and Earthly Detests—Jingtan Shami Compatibility 65.88%]

"What a mess. It's fine if he wants to be promoted exceptionally, but why is Chao Feng so compatible with the ghost?"

"You're forcing me to be a non-human, right?"

While Shen Lian was thinking, the starling fell on his shoulder with a look of despair, its feathers disheveled, obviously working hard to gain experience.

"Ah~ I'm so sleepy!"

(End of this chapter)