I can't be a demon.

Chapter 164 The Magical Use of the Third-Level Fishing Magical Power
The Zimu River was born on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

Shen Lian was delighted to see this, as he could spend the New Year at home before heading to the Kingdom of Women. The most important thing was to achieve the three transformations of Heng Lian.

"Zi Mu River is definitely not as simple as it seems."

Shen Lian didn't think that he could get the opportunity by just going to the Kingdom of Women and going through the procedures.

The gathering of alchemists from various caves is already a big trouble, not to mention the mysterious Zi Mu River.

Thousands of years ago, the Zi Mu River was a place where people could get pregnant, and even Sun Wukong was not immune. Why did it turn into an opportunity for breaking the elixir and becoming a baby thousands of years later?

"In the original Journey to the West, the Queen of the Kingdom of Women inexplicably fell in love with Monk Tang. It's a bit unbelievable no matter how you think about it."

Shen Lian didn't think that Tang Seng was handsome and elegant, the reason was too far-fetched.

You know, the Queen of Women even planned to abdicate in favor of Monk Tang, and at the beginning she deliberately concealed the existence of the Abortion Spring from the four masters and apprentices. There must be an unspeakable reason behind this.

"Anyway, I'm only here for the Infant Formation Method. The baptism in the Mother and Child River has nothing to do with me."

Shen Lian swept across the corpse demon's scabbard.

Because the magic weapon itself is a rotten finger, the marrow worms keep crawling in and out of the holes in the scabbard, adding a bit of eeriness.

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Shen Lian felt that the marrow worm seemed to be becoming an appendage of the bone blade.

"It's better to focus on horizontal training. The three layers of the innate insect clothes cannot be completed in a short period of time. If you keep them in the corpse demon scabbard, they can be wiped out at any time."

Shen Lian continued to travel between Gao Laozhuang and Bibotan.

The monsters in the cave are all renewable resources, but they have obviously become much more cautious. The long period of cutting leeks has made them dare not show their heads.

Even so, Shen Lian did not take any risky actions.

Eight days later.

Shen Lian was filled with resentment and hurried back to the backyard of the Ghost Pawnshop.

"As expected of a martial art nurtured by the soul of a demon with three thousand years of cultivation, the sitting meditation Vajra Body is indeed far superior to ordinary superior horizontal training."

Shen Lian groaned, and his acupoints began to absorb the resentment to temper his body.

Bang bang bang.

The acupoints kept exploding and blood was oozing out of the pores, but instead of stopping, he continued to increase the concentration of resentment in his body.

At the moment when the Vajra body in sitting meditation is perfected, a warm current flows out from between the blood, flesh and bones, and the body and soul become hot.

【Sitting in meditation with the body of a diamond (invulnerable to demons)】

Shen Lian scanned the inside and outside of his body with his spiritual sense and found that the important organs were wrapped in a thin membrane.

The characteristic of the meditating Vajra body [immune to demons] does not mean to ignore the demonic aura, but it mainly allows the physical body to withstand the erosion of demonic aura for a long time without dying.

"pity……"

"Just the Vajra Body of Sitting Meditation, combined with the Immortal Mystical Art, is not enough to achieve a complete transformation. At least a few more advanced horizontal trainings must be practiced."

Shen Lian looked around the dead silent Yongcui Street and then returned to Yanliang Town.

"If we stay here for a few more days, I'm afraid Yongcui Street will become a forbidden zone for low-class ghosts."

There is no need to practice the superior horizontal training in Gao Village. After all, he has the innate horizontal training holy body, and his martial arts were created by the fishing magic. It is estimated that he will be able to succeed in two or three days.

Shen Lian stored over a hundred kilograms of demon remains in the ghost gourd, specifically for feeding the marrow worms, and spent the rest of his time accompanying his human father to celebrate the holidays.

After taking the living fruit, Shen Hansheng and others' spirits became noticeably more vigorous.

In particular, Mr. Wang, who was nearly 80 years old, suddenly had a much better appetite, and there were a few black hairs mixed in his white hair.

"Ah~"

"Your father is here~"

Shen Lian glanced at the banyan tree branches with disdain. The starling was shaking its head and showing off.

"Myna, you..."

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows and noticed that the starling was holding a book in its claws. The material of the book was somewhat similar to cartilage and exuded a faint resentment.

"Master Ba, where did you find it? You actually remembered to bring me some benefits."

"Ah~ idiot~"

The mynah bird left its books behind and disappeared into the market in Xicheng District.

"Ghost Dad's work? It really is the martial arts secret book of the White Bone Cave."

Shen Lian noticed that there were a few bird feathers floating on the teleportation tree hole leading to the White Bone Cave. In the past, the starling would sneak into the White Bone Cave every now and then to visit the Ghost Father and his wife who were living there.

It must be the ghost father who asked the starling to pass it to him.

[The secret book of Bone Immortal and Bone Man has been identified, and the experience of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is +0.01%]

[Bone Immortal Bone Man Secret Book]

[Created by Tieguai Li, once mastered, one's own bones can contain a huge amount of blood and marrow, and one can survive for a short time even if the internal organs lose vitality.]

"hiss……"

Bone Immortal and Bone Man is a pure martial arts practice, and was created by Li Tieguai, one of the Eight Immortals. The book is obviously of a certain age.

From this we can see that the Eight Immortals once stepped into the White Bone Cave.

Shen Lian opened the secret book and saw a line of words written in a flamboyant style on the first page.

【From one calamity to another, all living beings in this world will suffer. 】

When Li Tieguai created the Bone Immortal and the Bone Man, it was obvious that the world of Journey to the West had collapsed, so he wanted to use martial arts to help mortals survive the disaster.

However, the birth of the subsequent human mother completely cut off the martial arts, so the Bone Immortal and the Bone Man remained in the White Bone Cave.

Shen Lian had no idea whether the Eight Immortals finally passed away in the White Bone Cave.

"With the Bone Immortal Bone Man, three transformations are more than enough, so there should be no need to waste points. It's just... we have to hurry up."

To become a bone fairy, one needs to take in a lot of blood-replenishing herbs to stimulate the regeneration of marrow blood.

Shen Lian shook the ghost gourd. The remaining medicinal wine was enough to complete his cultivation. He could spend the New Year peacefully and visit Gao Laozhuang occasionally.

Drink half a pound of medicinal wine.

Shen Lian followed the cultivation steps of the Bone Immortal and Bone Man, controlling his spine to actively absorb nutrients.

"Burp~~" Shen Lian burped and staggered to the banyan tree.

In the next few days, he seemed to have returned to the time when he first started learning martial arts. Even when he was practicing, he tried his best to make himself comfortable.

During this period, no disasters occurred in the Yanshan area and it seemed relatively peaceful.

On New Year's Eve, firecrackers are heard and lights are dimmed in every home.

The last street parade of the gods of the year was held in Yanliang Town. Forty to fifty thousand people participated in the celebration, and people dressed as Zhong Kui were everywhere.

The sound of gongs and drums continued.

Shen Lian watched the people worshiping Zhong Kui, feeling helpless but also somewhat excited.

Only when you leave a mark in this world can you feel alive with flesh and blood.

"Hahaha."

"This is my impression of the prosperous Tang Dynasty."

[Fishing for ghosts, Lotus-transforming blood experience +0.01%]

[Fishing for ghosts, Lotus-transforming blood experience +0.01%]

……

The profession panel suddenly reveals a prompt.

Shen Lian was not surprised at all. In fact, he had already noticed it half a month ago.

Although I didn't go fishing, I could still gain some experience occasionally. The situation was somewhat similar to that of the Wanshou Corpse Root.

The information about the third-order fishing ability also reveals some clues.

[Lotus Seed Fishing: Using inner elixir as bait, it can attract fish under 2,000 years old, and actively attract fish under 100 years old.]

"Fishing..."

Shen Lian flashed out of the courtyard and quietly came to the front of the Zhong Kui Temple. Inside, there was a woman in luxurious clothes sobbing with a child in her arms, and there were alert officers and soldiers all around.

Old general Wang Changshan sighed repeatedly. It had been a long time since they had met the Eight Immortals for a discussion.

The officers and soldiers' swords and armor looked a little old, and it was obvious that the Demon-Slaying Army was becoming increasingly marginalized in the court. After all, it was becoming increasingly difficult to fight against demons through martial arts.

The child should be the eldest grandson of the old general, and he came to pray to God out of helplessness.

The woman looked haggard, and her hands and feet were stained with resentment.

The child's condition is even more serious. The resentment has already penetrated deep into his bones. Unless there is a Taoist priest willing to help, it will be difficult to save him.

"Master Zhong Kui, please save my Xiang'er!"

"I have searched for doctors in the Tang Dynasty and also consulted Taoist priests and immortals, but... they said Xiang'er couldn't even make it to the first day of the new year."

"Please..."

Blood was flowing from the woman's forehead, but the child remained unresponsive.

Shen Lian had no intention of interfering.

Until.

The statue of Zhong Kui was glowing with a faint light, just like the inner elixir of a spiritual energy, which immediately aroused the resentment in the child's body.

The resentment has almost taken shape, and he is considered a lonely ghost with low spiritual power.

Faced with the light emanating from the statue, the lonely ghosts could not hold back at all. It seemed that if they only tasted it once or twice, they could gain ten years of spiritual power.

As a result, the moment the ghost approached the statue.

The resentment melted away without any resistance.

[Fishing for ghosts, Lotus-transforming blood experience +0.01%]

The child started to cough and said weakly, "Mother, I am so thirsty."

The woman was overjoyed and immediately hugged the child tightly.

"Xiang'er, your life was saved by Master Zhong Kui. No matter where you go in the future, you must never forget Master Zhong Kui's kindness!"

The old general also knelt down before the statue and kowtowed.

He has been practicing martial arts all his life and is used to seeing demons and monsters, and he doesn’t believe in gods or Buddhas, but now he is willing to bow his head, because the Zhong Kui in the temple… is not evil!!!
There are eight Zhong Kui temples in Yanliang Town, and countless people from other places visit them.

Shen Lian looked at the slight increase in experience, but felt that it was more exciting than killing a thousand-year-old demon, so he quietly left the bustling temple.

He couldn't stop laughing.

"The collapse of the Journey to the West world is not my concern. The disappearance of the immortals and Buddhas has nothing to do with me. I will just let the 81 difficulties go."

"But, if it's just to get the Tang Dynasty back on track, I wouldn't mind giving it a try in the future."

Shen Lian's mind was clear, the flow of his energy became smoother, and Yun Ling's inner elixir seemed to be wrapped in a strange lotus flower.

"Well, I can also gain experience at the same time."

Zhong Kui, Lu Zu, Jiang Longwang, as Shen Lian's reputation spreads throughout the Tang Dynasty, perhaps after the Lotus Blood Species is promoted to the fifth or sixth level, the entire Tang Dynasty will become [Lu Zu Temple].

Shen Lian glanced at the career panel and found that the Bone Immortal and Bone Man had been completed.

[Bone Immortal (Regeneration of Marrow and Blood)]

[Do you want to consume 4 points to combine the Immortal Mystical Art and the Zen Vajra Body?]

[Do you want to consume 4 points to combine the Immortal Mystical Art and the Bone Immortal Bone Man?]

"come on."

Shen Lian drilled into the underground river, and at a certain moment, the bones all over his body began to grow uncontrollably and he turned into a giant white bone dragon again.

However, compared with the previous distorted image of the evil dragon, the distribution of the bones is obviously more orderly.

New Year's Day.

The entrance and exit of the Kingdom of Women was opened, attracting alchemists from various caves to rush there. Their cultivation had all reached the perfection of Yuandan, and they planned to break the elixir and become infants in one fell swoop.

The fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

Shen Lian opened his eyes, and in the blink of an eye he changed from a white-boned evil dragon back to his normal state. He then climbed out of the well and crawled into a tree hole in the Kingdom of Daughters.

(End of this chapter)