I can't be a demon.

Chapter 187: Fourth Stage [Rebirth Obstacles]

The light emitted by the fourth-grade lotus platform became increasingly brighter.

The greed in the hearts of the gods in the temple was aroused by the light, and not long after, the two generals Heng and Ha quietly sneaked into the Great Ape Temple along the mountain road.

As a result, the two generals Heng and Ha did not cause any waves at all.

The other immortals and gods then realized that there must be great danger in the Great Ape Temple, and that the barefoot immortal and the two generals Heng and Ha had died too easily.

It completely subverts the gods and immortals in the temple's understanding of their own Taoism.

Aren’t we… supposed to be immortal?
A great fear surged in his heart. If he had not been forced to leave Huaguo Mountain in advance, the souls of the immortals and gods in the temple would have returned to the Evil Moon Three Heart Cave long ago.

The White Bone Taoist took the opportunity to look for traces of the Water Curtain Cave.

A few days later.

As no fish took the bait, the two guardian gods became restless again and quietly left the Great Ape Temple to search for the gods and immortals in the temple.

The three forces were in a stalemate, and no one expected that the situation would end up like this.

"If this continues, something serious will happen."

The eight-armed boy covered his chest, his heartbeat increasing in frequency.

It seemed that because of the threat from the guardian ghosts, he could feel... Tai Shang Xin was using him to spy on the cave. If this continued, Tai Shang Xin might possess his body and descend to the Flower-Fruit Mountain!

"Cough cough cough."

The eight-armed boy's soul was in great pain, and his heartbeat became more and more intense.

The immortals and gods in other temples should be in the same situation. Once Tai Shang Xin arrives, they will all become vessels for his possession.

And the eight-armed boy has a feeling.

It seems...Tai Shangxin has no ill will towards the reincarnated immortals and Buddhas.

The eight-armed boy looked around in doubt and wonder, and heard an inexplicable heartbeat with an extremely peculiar frequency, as if he was playing some kind of music.

"Something's wrong. I'm taking it too seriously..."

"The Supreme Heart is inviting the reincarnated immortals and Buddhas to worship in the Evil Moon Three Hearts Cave?"

Rumble.

As if they had sensed Tai Shang's concern, the guardian gods and ghosts of the reincarnated immortals and Buddhas reacted violently, and were staring at him invisibly.

The eight-armed boy endured the strangeness of his body and soul, and his flesh, blood and bones turned into roots and escaped into the ground.

The peeping is still following like a shadow. It should be the other side of the guardian ghost, the [Taotie] hiding in the shadows, and it can no longer suppress its appetite.

bang bang.

Their heartbeats were deafening, and then everyone in the cave saw a horrifying scene: in the center of the Flower-Fruit Mountain, a strange hill a hundred meters in height had risen up out of nowhere.

Bang bang bang.

The hills cracked open and my heartbeat quickened.

One can vaguely see an extremely smooth heart emerging from the soil, with pupils on the surface, staring straight at the Great Ape Temple.

“Too…too attentive!!!”

The eight-armed boy fell to the ground. After the guardian gods and ghosts discovered the threat posed by Tai Shangxin, they no longer paid attention to the immortals and gods in the temple. In an instant, an indescribable aura of horror descended on Huaguo Mountain.

"The Supreme Heart has descended upon the outside world. This has never happened in thousands of years."

Even though the eight-armed boy was only an outer disciple of the Xieyue Sanxin Cave, he knew all too well the price that Tai Shangxin had to pay for leaving the cave.

There is an eighty percent chance that the cave has been turned upside down!
"The Supreme Heart did not come for the Water Curtain Cave, but for the reincarnation of the immortal Buddha!!!"

Bang bang bang.

The commotion caused by Tai Shang Xin filled the Flower-Fruit Mountain, and the guardian ghosts and gods were also on high alert.

Just when the situation was about to break out.

Tai Shang Xin shrank back into the ground little by little, and disappeared into the Flower-Fruit Mountain after a moment.

The eight-armed boy was stunned and a little confused by Tai Shangxin's actions. It seemed that he just wanted to see the reincarnation of the immortal Buddha?
Then, all the gods and immortals in the temple noticed the call from Xieyue Sanxindong.

Then the soul uncontrollably broke away from the fake body and escaped. In the past, it would have to stay in Huaguo Mountain for at least five days, but this time it ended inexplicably.

The same is true for the White Bone Cave, as if it has already gotten the answer it wanted.

Before leaving, the eight-armed boy saw that the strange vision in the Great Ape Temple came to an abrupt end.

The two guardian ghosts retreated into darkness, without even a trace of their breath remaining, leaving the huge Flower-Fruit Mountain to the White Bone Cave.

"They are deliberately hiding their existence. They are indeed the protectors of the way."

.........

Great Ape Temple.

At the moment of being promoted to the fourth level, Shen Lian's heartbeat suddenly accelerated for no reason.

Driven by his heartbeat, he seemed to be having a lucid dream. He saw some images flash by and heard the sound of a trickling water.

The picture is extremely dark, and it should be buried deep underground in Huaguo Mountain.

If you listen carefully, besides the trickle of water, there is also a strange rustling sound, as if a huge creature is crawling in the cave.

"Water Curtain Cave?!"

Shen Lian opened his eyes and his expression became surprised and confused.

He digested the sudden memory.

The picture was extremely fragmentary, but Shen Lian recognized it at the first sight. It was the Water Curtain Cave, or to be more precise, the ruins of the Water Curtain Cave.

"The water flows back into the sky, and signs of collapse can be seen everywhere in the Water Curtain Cave."

"No wonder Huaguo Mountain has become a den of ghosts. Ninety-nine percent of the demonic energy in the cave is gathered at the entrance of the Water Curtain Cave as a seal."

"and……"

Shen Lian's pupils shrank slightly. Although his memory was brief, the Water Curtain Cave was clearly smashed by a stick. It was the Ruyi Golden Cudgel that smashed it! !

"Wait, if the memory is true, doesn't it mean that Monkey King was not imprisoned under the Five Finger Mountain? He once came back to the Flower-Fruit Mountain and knocked over the Water Curtain Cave with one blow?"

"Brother Monkey escaped from the Five Finger Mountain?"

"That's right. Immortals and Buddhas have all become extinct. There's no reason why Tathagata Buddha's ban will remain effective."

Shen Lian pinched his nose bridge with a headache. He always felt that the one-sided clues were illogical, but they revealed intriguing hidden clues everywhere.

"Why are the White Bone Cave and the Evil Moon Three Heart Cave both looking for the Water Curtain Cave?" "Could it be that there is something in it?"

"Forget it. Even if the Water Curtain Cave is right in front of me now, I dare not go deep into it."

Shen Lian was breathing rapidly. After the collapse of the world of Journey to the West, it was extremely dangerous and it was impossible to distinguish anything from the content in the original work.

It took him a long time to calm down, and the career panel had already shown the prompt.

[Lotus-transformed blood species advances to the afterlife, martial arts points +40]

"Reincarnation obstacles? Why do I feel it is becoming more and more obvious? The first-level profession is called reincarnated spirit child, but the fourth-level profession becomes an obstacle."

Shen Lian shook his head. At least he couldn't see any connection with Tang Monk.

He closed his eyes and looked at Yunling Daoying, who had just broken through the second realm not long ago, and after being promoted to the fourth level, he had already reached a bottleneck.

The flesh and blood lotus platform on which the Dao Infant sat cross-legged changed from the fourth grade to the sixth grade.

Mysterious patterns appeared in the petals, and the lotus seeds in the center were shaped like eyeballs, making it difficult to associate the flesh-and-blood lotus platform with the immortal god.

Shen Lian glanced at the martial arts points and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Eighth Master is awesome!"

【Shen Lian】

[Realm: Dao Infant (Second Realm)]

[Martial Arts: Longevity Posture (Rhythm Infant Realm), Immortal Mysterious Skill (Bone Body Dragon Form), Tianhe Fist (River in the Palm), Zifu Tempering Method (Mind and Spirit are One), Horizontal Sword Style (Hanging in the Sky Starfall)]

【Points: 103】

[Fourth-level occupation: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (58.56%)]

[Level 30.78 Occupation: Hunting Mountain Roe Owl (%)]

[Level 16.48 Occupation: Longevity Corpse Root (%)]

[Fourth-tier occupation: Rebirth obstacles (8.76%)]

The experience progress of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva increased by 20%, and the experience progress of Hunting Mountain Roe Owl was also improved, perhaps because it swallowed a bunch of powerful medicines whole.

The points reached an unprecedented 103.

Shen Lian even had the illusion that he had a mountain of gold but was unable to squander it.

[Fishing for the afterlife: Using Dao infants as bait can attract fish under 4,000 years old, and actively attract fish under 1,000 years old.]

The fourth-level fishing skill is already able to proactively deal with thousand-year-old demons.

It means that Yanshan and Nujiang will be impregnable in the future. After all, there are very few thousand-year-old demons in the world, and the two areas have become forbidden areas for demons.

"It is possible to get the Tang Dynasty back on track..."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes. In fact, there was no need to deliberately spread the name of Zhong Kui.

Zhong Kui's ability to exorcise evil spirits and avoid disasters has been widely known. With the increase in traveling merchants in Yanliang Town, this trend is almost unstoppable.

The only limitation is the range, and the fourth-level fishing skill is only a thousand miles.

Shen Lian walked out of the Great Ape Temple.

When the monkeys saw Shen Lian, they all knelt down and kowtowed.

"Hey, Monkey Brother, I also taught martial arts for the Flower-Fruit Mountain."

There was deathly silence in the Flower-Fruit Mountain. Not only was there no trace of the White-Bone Taoist priest, but there was also no trace of the gods and immortals in the temple. Only thousands of monkeys remained.

From a hole on the ground that spanned hundreds of meters, it could be seen that something from the Evil Moon Three Heart Cave seemed to have descended on Huaguo Mountain not long ago.

"So... the reminder came from the Evil Moon Three Heart Cave? Some kind of existence inside seems to be conveying information to me. Is it an enemy or a friend?"

As Shen Lian was thinking, he felt a sense of detachment from his body and soul.

I guess Huaguoshan will have to be closed soon.

"Let's give it a try. I always feel that the Great Ape Temple is particularly abrupt. Maybe it was originally set up by Madam White Bone in Huaguo Mountain."

"Maybe it can give birth to a teleportation tree."

Shen Lian planted the Danlu fruit next to the temple and went back to the house to consolidate his cultivation.

When the Danlu Fruit grew, a large number of roots immediately spread into the Great Ape Temple, and at the same time six blood bodhisattvas were thrown into the tree hole.

As Shen Lian expected, the Great Ape Temple was indeed the key to nurturing the teleportation tree.

As the wall became old, elixirs began to grow from it. As soon as they matured, they took root and sprouted, turning into new teleportation trees.

Shen Lian originally wanted to find out what happened in Huaguo Mountain through the monkeys, but the monkeys' accents were different from those of the outside world and he couldn't understand them.

He quietly stayed in the temple to strive for the third realm of Daoying, and at the same time studied the [Spiritual Platform Fangcun Heart] in depth.

After Lingtai Fangcunxin was transformed into martial arts, the direction of practice was still aimed at the heart, and its degree of evil was no less than the Three Hearts Secret Art.

"Hiss, to get started you need the remains of one or two immortal gods."

"The version of the Three Heart Secret Technique requires one or two pieces of Erlang Zhenjun's remains. Haha, at least martial arts lowers the threshold for practice."

Shen Lian couldn't take any shortcuts, as the prompts on the career panel made him feel confused.

[Do you want to consume 20 points to master the Lingtai Fangcunxin]

The number of points can better illustrate the value of Lingtai Fangcunxin.

The teleportation tree grew quickly.

Shen Lian looked at the Flower-Fruit Mountain from afar, then dived into a tree hole.

In a trance.

Shen Lian returned to the pawnshop in the real world, collapsed weakly at the foot of the banyan tree, his mind still entangled in the cultivation of Lingtai Fangcunxin.

"What the hell?"

He broke off a banyan branch, and his heart began to beat faster.

"Is it possible to... enter the spiritual realm through the banyan tree?"

“It’s not just the banyan tree.”

"Myna, Bone Blade, and Lotus Platform are all connected to Lingtai Fangcunxin!!!"

(End of this chapter)