I can't be a demon.

Chapter 117: Practicing Buddhist Scriptures and Going to the Cave
Shen Lian secretly looked at the second teleportation tree that had grown in the corner of the wall. It was already half a meter tall, and its leaves were a light blue-green color.

【Banyan tree branch identification completed】

[Banyan tree branches]

[It was formed by the banyan tree absorbing Babolben's fake corpse and dividing. Its roots can stretch for thousands of miles in the underground river.]

"It is estimated that in a few days, the branch tree hole of Bibotan will be connected to the cave."

Shen Lian had been recuperating for more than half a month. Now the disturbance caused by Bibotan Lake had gradually subsided, but there were already more than a hundred Jinwu Guards heading to the cave.

Not to mention the supporting wrestlers.

He was not in a hurry. After all, he had the teleportation tree hole. Even if Bibotan was closed, it would not affect his entry and exit.

"There is one Gao Lao Zhuang and one Bi Bo Tan. If we continue to develop this, wouldn't it be possible to create an 81-difficulty tourist attraction?"

The only difficulty is that the planting area is limited. Shen Lian has even begun to consider buying the shop next door to expand the pawn shop.

Shen Lian held the bone blade in his left hand and swung it, his movements slightly deformed.

At this time, someone knocked on the door.

"It's me, Zhu Yihong."

"Master Zhu, please come in."

After getting Shen Lian's response, Zhu Yihong walked into the courtyard cautiously, the package in her hand was filled with a fishy smell.

"Master Zhu, hey, is there any news about the cave?"

"Yes, there is."

Shen Lian did not stop practicing sword skills and had already mastered three sword techniques.

I believe it won't take long to synthesize it. The horizontal sword style should be able to go a step further and derive the mysterious true meaning of martial arts.

Zhu Yihong's breathing stagnated, mainly because she saw Shen Lian swinging his sword a beat too slow.

She could see that Shen Lian's load had increased. The sword wind created by his every move was whistling. If she was not careful and did not control her strength, the aftermath could tear her into pieces.

Zhu Yihong didn't dare to say much. He circulated his internal energy and waited for Shen Lian to finish.

"call."

Shen Lian wiped the sweat from his forehead and sheathed his sword. Two more drops of Tianhe water were added to his dantian. The pressure on his body and soul had reached its peak.

Of course, the benefits are hard to resist.

The precise control of strength can fully demonstrate the strength of the body, especially when one may have to come into contact with the monsters in Bibotan next.

"I wish you, sir, that your cultivation has improved significantly in the past few days."

"Just call me by my real name."

Zhu Yihong handed two volumes of inner alchemy to Shen Lian and said embarrassedly: "I found these from the inner alchemy that I can choose from now. Compared with the grace of saving my life, it is nothing."

She had asked Shen Lian before and found out that the latter was actually practicing inner alchemy.

The art of inner alchemy has been abandoned for thousands of years. Not only is the progress of the realm slow, but one also has to abandon external things and concentrate fully on practice.

Thousands of years ago, the Taoist monks were a group of immortal seekers in the mountains.

Is Shen Lian also practicing inner alchemy?

Zhu Yihong checked carefully and found that there were indeed some clues to inner alchemy. What kind of unprecedented talent did he have that he could practice inner alchemy as if it were eating or drinking?

Shen Lian glanced through the secret book and found an inner alchemy technique [Wave Inner Alchemy] which was quite common and could make the strength contain some wave-like meaning.

Another inner alchemy technique [Lighting the Inner Alchemy] is very special.

After mastering the technique of lighting the inner elixir, if Shen Lian takes the inner elixir out of his body, the light emitted from the inner elixir can be used to dispel the evil spirits.

According to Huiyan's appraisal, lighting the inner elixir originated from the time when the inner alchemy technique was on the decline.

At that time, demons were causing trouble and the monks had to rely on their own skills to fight against them.

"Thank you Miss Zhu."

"It's okay. Besides, the credit for killing the demons belongs to us. Let's see if we can exchange for a few more inner alchemy techniques in a while."

Zhu Yihong inadvertently noticed the injury on Shen Lian's right arm.

The flesh, blood and bones are slowly growing and have returned to the position of the wrist. The moving blood vessels and meridians can still be vaguely seen.

It is hard to imagine that a warrior's body can actually regenerate severed limbs.

Simply... inhuman.

Zhu Yihong didn't know that if Shen Lian spared no effort to replenish nutrients, the broken limbs would be completely healed within two or three days.

Shen Lian scanned the career panel, combined a bunch of miscellaneous fist and palm martial arts, and integrated the Tianhe secret technique, leaving only 23 points.

He had to be very cost-effective, so the pile method was out of his consideration as it had a low cost-effectiveness.

"Miss Zhu, what is the current situation at Bibotan?"

"Well, I came to you for the matter of Bibotan."

Zhu Yihong took out a catfish wrapped in yellow paper. The fishy smell it emitted was a bit similar to that of a black fish, but the catfish was still fresh.

"Catfish come from underground rivers. They look like ordinary fish and can only survive half a day out of water, but they are related to caves."

"If you want to go to the cave, just swallow the catfish whole, then jump into the underground river, and you will arrive naturally."

Wow, Benboerba and Baboerben are already on the stage.

"Shen Lian, are you planning to join the game?"

"talk later."

Zhu Yihong hesitated and said, "The court has already consulted the relevant classics. The cave at the source of the underground river is called [Bi Bo Tan]. They will definitely recruit disciples in large numbers next."

"Li Shun failed to advance to the sixth level of Yuan Dan a few days ago. He will go to Bi Bo Tan soon. If you meet him, Shen Lian... show mercy."

"Isn't he a multi-eyed man?"

Shen Lian had some impression of Li Shun, whose demonic inner strength was the centipede monster [The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord].

"Although it's a bit far-fetched, centipedes are also insects that can transform into dragons. Let's try our luck."

"Miss Zhu, what cave is your inner strength related to?"

"Pansy Cave."

Zhu Yihong's appearance is not spider-like, but her hair is made of spider silk.

"Shen Lian, be careful of Bibotan, they won't let you go."

Zhu Yihong did not continue to disturb him and left. Shen Lian understood what Zhu Yihong meant.

Once a Taoist priest is born in Bibotan, he will inevitably get into trouble.

There's no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. Well, let's just get rid of those Jinwu Guards.

Shen Lian took a few sips of medicinal wine and threw the catfish into the tree hole. Fish fruit sprouted on the branches. Then he closed his eyes and practiced internal alchemy.

Zhu Yihong is indeed very careful, and the inner alchemy techniques he carefully selected are not difficult to get started with.

Apart from occasionally practicing swordsmanship, Shen Lian focused his energy on inner alchemy, promoting his practice of inner alchemy through the Hunyuan Inner Alchemy.

He couldn't help but worry at the beginning, fearing that his inner alchemy skills would stagnate.

Fortunately, the Yin-Yang Qi Posture has been integrated into the Three Gates of Inner Alchemy, and the quality of the strength is half a level higher, so the assistance is still very obvious.

Especially in the Lighting Lamp Inner Alchemy, the practice concept has already touched upon the rudiments of the Standing Practice.

Five days later.

The branches of Bibotan finally grew.

Shen Lian's right arm has healed, and he has also mastered two internal alchemy techniques.

Next to the Hunyuan Inner Pill, there are two more floating Inner Pills, rotating around the Hunyuan Inner Pill like satellites.

He also learned the news about the cave from Zhu Yihong.

Upon hearing that a dozen Jinwu Guards had escaped successfully, they kept silent about Bibotan, but went there again after purchasing supplies.

It is generally recognized by all the Jinwu Guards that Bibotan is not very dangerous.

"Haha, Bibotan is not impressive in the Journey to the West world, but with the variable of the relic, it should not be underestimated."

Ba Bo'er Ben is a demon with four thousand years of cultivation, the Wansheng Dragon King is probably at least five or six thousand years old, not to mention the Nine-headed Insect.

"But danger and opportunity coexist."

"Given the thieving nature of the Nine-Headed Insect couple, there must be a lot of rare treasures in the cave. The Queen Mother's Nine-Leaf Ganoderma Lucidum might also be in the Bi Bo Lake, hiss..."

Shen Lian suppressed his distracting thoughts and continued to wait for the fermentation of Bibotan.

"Ah~"

The starling stood on the top of the banyan tree, staring at the hole in the branches with boredom.

Slightly lacking interest.

On the one hand, Huiyan devours resentment to gain experience, and on the other hand, the upgrade progress of the fourth-level Ksitigarbha is really worrying, and the starling has started to play badly in recent days.

However, my second brother, Bone Blade, is already on the verge of being promoted to the fourth level.

"Ah~ It's a hard life, my son is not reliable at all~"

The starling showed a wise look, and despite Shen Lian's attempts to stop it, it crawled into the hole in the branch tree.

The leaves swayed like rippling water.

"Eighth Master, you."

Shen Lian shook his head helplessly. Fortunately, the starlings never seemed to attract the attention of demons, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

"I will consider going there after mynah bird has explored the route..."

"kindness?"

Shen Lian stared at the tree hole with a subtle expression. For some reason, the moment the starling passed through the tree hole, he had an indescribable feeling.

It seemed as if... the previously severed right arm was still in the Bibotan Lake.

"What the hell?"

While Shen Lian was hesitating, the unique chirping sound of the starling was heard from the tree hole again.

"Look~ what did your father find?"

It took only ten minutes for the starling to return to the pawn shop, clutching a strange Buddhist scripture whose material seemed to be wriggling like flesh.

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows. The Buddhist scriptures exuded an aura of the same origin, which was most likely the transformation of his right arm that he lost in the cave.

The mynah bird threw the Buddhist scripture to Shen Lian.

After Shen Lian took it, the touch of the Buddhist scripture felt like his left hand caressing his right hand. There was a blurry human face on the cover, which looked 30% similar to him.

[The Great Buddha’s Immortal Prajna Heart Sutra Fragments]

"interesting."

Shen Lian carefully read the Buddhist scriptures and found that the content was exactly his own Immortal Profound Art, except that a large number of specious scriptures were added.

Furthermore, the Buddhist scriptures only involve the horizontal training of the right hand.

"It's probably the effect of the relics."

"Any cultivator who died in Bi Bo Tan, even the remains of his limbs, will be transformed into Buddhist scriptures that record the Taoist traditions passed down during his lifetime."

The wise appraisal proved that the guess was correct, but the information was extremely strange and inexplicable.

[The Great Buddha’s Immortal Prajna Heart Sutra Fragments]

[It was transformed from Shen Lian's right arm, which was made by fasting and chanting Buddha's name all day long. It contains the Nine-Headed Insect's comments. If you hold the Buddhist scriptures and burn incense for three days, you can achieve enlightenment.]

The situation in Bibotan was truly unexpected.

"But in this way, maybe I can find a secret book that suits me."

Shen Lian treated the Buddhist scriptures as nutrients for the banyan tree. After all, it involved an unparalleled demon, and who knows if the Buddhist scriptures would have any drawbacks.

Soon the banyan tree bore red fruits.

【Horizontal training fruit】

[Born from the banyan tree, taking it will promote the progress of the Immortal Mystical Art. 】

Shen Lian couldn't help but twitch his lips. He threw the Henglian Fruit into the ghost gourd, feeling as if he was eating his own practice.

Half a month later, the starling went back and forth three or four times.

Shen Lian no longer hesitated when he saw this. He stretched the white bone spine into the Bibotan Lake to explore it. Then, with a strange look on his face, he crawled into the tree hole.

After the world turned upside down.

When Shen Lian opened his eyes again, he had arrived at Bibotan.

It’s just that its location is a bit awkward, as if it is buried deep underground.

(End of this chapter)