I can't be a demon.

Chapter 173: Performing on Stage, Huaguo Mountain
When Shen Lian heard the word Great Sage and the words monkeys and grandsons of monkeys.

His first reaction was Sun Wukong, but he quickly realized something was wrong.

The line in Master Zi's joke, "My younger brother called me here today, so of course the Great Sage must pay homage to the mountain," may very well be referring to another Great Sage.

【The Great Sage of Ventilation】The Monkey King.

In the original version of Journey to the West, when Sun Wukong was hanging out in his hometown, the Flower-Fruit Mountain, he became sworn brothers with the six demon kings, and each of them called himself the Great Sage.

The most famous ones are the Monkey King, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, and the Bull Demon King, the Great Sage Levelling Heaven.

The Great Sage Tongfeng does not have many scenes. After Sun Wukong makes trouble in the Heavenly Palace, everything else goes their separate ways. He is a monkey demon who can change his shape at will.

Shen Lian remembered that Sun Wukong was born later and was not as senior as the other monsters.

Ji Di means the youngest brother, that is to say, the drama of Mandrill Paying Homage to the Mountain tells the story of the Monkey King going to the Flower-Fruit Mountain.

"But why is the White Bone Cave related to the Flower-Fruit Mountain?"

"Haha, it's impossible that after the Journey to the West world collapses, the plot will turn into the Zhizunbao and Bai Jingjing from A Chinese Odyssey, right?"

Shen Lian dismissed the ridiculous idea. He thought that Sun Wukong was most likely still trapped under the Five Finger Mountain and it was impossible for him to be related to the White Bone Demon, who had low levels of Taoism at the time.

It's probably just a rumor that Madam Bai Gu heard from somewhere?
Ghost Dad murmured, "Ah Lian, you see, there are many people who want to join the troupe and become leading actors. Master Zi also asked me before if I wanted to join the troupe."

"It shows that your father, I still have some talent for singing."

Shen Lian noticed that Master Zi was imitating a macaque in a clumsy way, and countless white skeletons began to build a stage around the center of the trident.

The three bone mountains that have grown flesh and blood add a bit of strange vitality.

The originally dead silent Trident was suddenly filled with densely packed demons, showing that what Ghost Dad said was true, this place was very lively.

"Choosing a role?"

After Shen Lian was promoted to the seventh level of Dao Infant, his six senses had been transformed.

He could clearly sense that as the skeleton approached Master Zi, signs of refining appeared on its bones, and its power increased slightly.

Building a stage? It's more like refining a batch of weapon ghosts.

To be precise, the ghosts are selected from a large number of white bones and skeletons. Without exception, the ghosts that can come back to life are similar in size to monkeys.

Ghost Daddy looked guilty: "Ah Lian, Master Zi is a capable man. I'll show him the Fish Dragon Robe. Maybe he can find a solution."

"no need……"

While Shen Lian was hesitating, Master Zi suddenly looked towards the pawnshop.

"Great Sage, Great Sage!"

"We've been apart for a thousand years in Huaguo Mountain, why don't you remember our old friendship!!!"

Master Zi stared at Shen Lian, and his movements became more and more lifelike. The other skeletons followed suit, and the monkey calls continued.

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and the bone blade at his waist was slightly unsheathed.

"Great Sage, Great Sage!"

Master Zi stood there in an extremely awkward posture, and then suddenly disappeared, while the rest of the skeletons remained motionless.

It was as if tangible resentment erupted and the taboo took effect on the pawnshop.

"Damn, this ghost doesn't seem to have any intelligence at all, and its behavior is illogical."

Shen Lian's flesh, blood, and bones began to itch, and monkey hair began to grow on his skin. His limbs extended little by little, and he was turning into a macaque.

The heart was beating wildly and its internal organs were actually transforming into a monkey head.

If Shen Lian does not stop himself, he will soon become a demon from the inside out. It can be seen that the taboos of evil spirits are simply impossible to guard against.

"Brother!"

Nian'er was panicked, and countless figures appeared in the courtyard.

Hundreds of little girls held hands and stood in front of Shen Lian. Figures in the front row could not bear the taboo and turned into ashes.

The ghost mother's spirit tablet shook, and the resentment began to fight against the taboo.

[Appraisal completed, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva experience +0.02%]

Shen Lian quickly used his wisdom eye to remove only part of the resentment brought about by the taboo, but the strange and inexplicable transformation into a monkey was still getting worse.

"Okay, okay, I want to see what the evil spirit is capable of."

The Taoist baby burst into tears.

The taboo influence on Shen Lian was transferred to Daoying.

The lotus throne of flesh and blood emits light, protecting the Tao infant.

Shen Lian discovered that the Dao Infant had a strong tolerance for taboos. Even though he had transformed into a macaque, he showed no sign of losing control.

"First, find Master Zi's true body. The Dao Infant should be able to help me hold on for ten minutes."

"If that doesn't work, immediately take Ghost Dad and the other two back to Yanliang Town. However, once the weapon ghost dies, we probably can't stay in the White Bone Cave any longer."

Shen Lian's body suddenly grew larger, exceeding ten meters in the blink of an eye, and his bony spine drilled into the tree hole.

At this moment.

"He is my son! He is my son!! He is my son ahhhhh!!!"

The ghost father let out a sharp scream, and pairs of pale arms seven or eight meters long emerged, and then the bone mountains and seas within a hundred miles trembled.

The insects raised by Nian'er also became restless.

Three haunted ghosts confronted Master Zi at the same time, and their resentment spread everywhere. It seemed that the entire Trident was about to be reduced to ruins...

The candlelight in the store flickered.

Before Shen Lian even made a move, the taboos that applied to him disappeared completely.

The Dao Infant then returned to normal, and all the monkey hair on his body fell off. With the help of the forbidden erosion, his strength became three times more refined.

Perhaps the Dao Infant realm is not yet able to fully display the Dao Infant's mysteries, but some clues can already be seen.

"Ghost dad is awesome."

Shen Lian was a little bit unaccustomed to it. Usually he had to face the ghosts alone, but this time he was protected by the three ghost dads. The trident bones resumed their bustle, and the white skeleton continued to build the stage.

Master Zi stood there with a stiff movement.

Shen Lian glanced at the career panel, and his expression became even more solemn than when the taboo eroded him.

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

The Ventilation Master’s job introduction tips explain one thing.

The drama in the White Bone Cave really involves the Seven Great Saints! Could it be that the corpse of the Ventilation Great Saint is in the cave? What does Madam White Bone want to do?
According to Ghost Dad, Master Zi would change a play every hundred years.

Shen Lian felt a chill down his spine.

Mrs. White Bone can influence the world through the alchemists she plays, and create so many messed up dramas. What is her purpose? ! !

The ghost father had an invisible contest with Master Zi and stopped rioting.

Nian'er hid behind Shen Lian, her brows slightly wrinkled, and she muttered incoherently, obviously thinking about Master Zi.

Ghost Dad explained in a deep voice: "A Lian, Master Zi thinks you have a talent for singing, but I have already rejected it for you."

"The troupe has to leave the White Bone Cave all the time, which is really a thankless job."

Shen Lian asked hesitantly, "Old man, do you know where the troupe is going to perform?"

"It seems to be called... Huaguo Mountain."

Shen Lian remained silent, his temples throbbing.

"What this means is that the White Bone Cave Opera Troupe selected a group of white bone monsters that looked like but not like their spirits, disguised them as monkey monsters, and then went to Huaguo Mountain to perform?"

"Is this Flower-Fruit Mountain the home cave of Sun Wukong?"

Shen Lian was increasingly confused about Mrs. White Bone's plan. What was that crazy woman trying to do? Was she trying to reenact the havoc in Heaven?

Although there is no Sun Wukong in the Flower-Fruit Mountain today, it is definitely full of dangers.

After all, a thousand years ago in the Flower-Fruit Mountain, not only the six great saints would occasionally hang out there, but there might also be seventy-two cave demon kings and forty-seven thousand monkey demons.

Of course, in the original work, the seventy-two cave demon kings died in the havoc in heaven.

But the world of Journey to the West has collapsed, and who knows what the fate of the seventy-two demon kings will be.

Shen Lian felt more and more confused. In his ears was the bizarre singing voice of Master Zi, and the white skeleton was also imitating the habits of the macaque.

Ghost Dad thought Shen Lian was unhappy: "A Lian, Master Zi's personality is a bit abrupt, he won't force you anymore."

"It's fine."

Shen Lian smiled bitterly and shook his head. He indeed did not realize Master Zi’s malicious intentions.

"Next I have to help the troupe make costumes. Ah Lian, do you want to join us? Maybe we can gain something from it."

Shen Lian hesitated for a few breaths, "Well, I'll go with you to take a look."

He was somewhat curious about how Ghost Dad had improved his skills through the opera troupe, and at the same time, he could figure out the requirements for becoming the Great Sage of Ventilation.

After all, the compatibility between the Hunting Mountain Roe Owl and the Ventilation Great Sage is as high as 83.58%.

You should know that most of the demon professions that are compatible with the third-level giant ram will have a sharply reduced compatibility with the fourth-level hunting mountain roe owl.

"it is good."

Gui Dad skillfully came to the stage and waited.

Master Zi sang, "This time I am going to the Flower-Fruit Mountain, and I am traveling with three thousand monkey soldiers."

Ghost Dad murmured, "So there are three thousand monkey soldiers played by actors. Well, that's more than the previous few times."

Then the white skeleton moved a large amount of flesh and blood from the bone mountain, and attached the flesh and blood to its own skeleton bit by bit, and immediately its resentment was suppressed.

Master Zi used taboos to guide the white skeleton to transform into a monkey ghost.

Bang bang bang.

There were continuous muffled sounds, and white bones and skulls disappeared without warning one after another. All of them looked different from the image of a macaque.

Shen Lian moved closer to touch a monkey ghost.

[Do you want to spend 4 points to master the secret art of corpse refining (Monkey Ghost)]

"Sure enough, drama should also be a channel for the White Bone Alchemists to obtain the inheritance of secret techniques. They need to experience the pain of adding flesh and blood firsthand."

"There are eight other monkey generals accompanying them!" Master Zi scratched his head and looked at Ghost Dad.

Ghost Dad nodded slightly.

"Ah Lian, Master Zi promised me that he would use the martial arts of the White Bone Cave to pay off the salary. The young master of the troupe will deliver it in a few days."

"Little master?"

"They usually come a little later and also learn to sing opera from Master Zi."

“How many young masters are there?”

"There are usually about a hundred people. You have to be careful. Sometimes more than just the young masters will come."

Ghost Dad's words revealed his fear, which shows that the opera troupe is just the tip of the iceberg of the White Bone Cave, and the truly dangerous things have not yet been encountered.

Shen Lian secretly guessed that the so-called young master should be the White Bone Alchemist.

Maybe I can find out from the White Bone Taoist the purpose of the mandrills' worship of the mountain.

Then, Ghost Dad began to demonstrate his methods of refining weapon ghosts, and the scale was several times larger than that of Master Zi.

Strands of flesh and blood were drawn out from the mountain of bones, and the blood flowed out, finally gathering in the hands of the ghost father and weaving into a piece of macaque fur.

The fur is ten meters long, and it may take a white-bone demon with a thousand years of practice to refine it.

Shen Lian couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "Speaking of which..."

"If the White Bone Cave is an immortal sect, then Master Zi should be an elder who teaches skills. Then what position does Ghost Dad hold? An elder who refines equipment?"

"I didn't expect that Ghost Dad is doing well."

(End of this chapter)