I can't be a demon.

Chapter 242: Fifth Stage [Rebirth of the Sandalwood Cicada]

The moment Shen Lian woke up, he immediately attracted countless gazes.

His cultivation had just reached the stage of Dao Infant Perfection, so logically there should have been no qualitative change. However, the palpitations it brought indicated that things were not as simple as they seemed.

The only thing they were thankful for was that Shen Lian was unable to participate in the fight for the opportunity at Lion Camel Ridge.

After all, without refining the true scriptures, no matter how high the talent is, it is difficult to set foot on the land of immortals, and perhaps in a few hundred years you will be reduced to a handful of sand.

Shen Lian's mouth corners raised.

He stood up and raised his middle finger to face the gazes, which made the mynah bird on his shoulder laugh strangely. The expressions of both man and bird were meaningful.

"As expected, I have to advance to the fifth level before the Tang Emperor takes over."

"Now, the initiative is in my own hands."

Shen Lian opened his eyes between his brows, and his pupils actually took on the shape of an eighth-grade lotus platform. His soul stared at the ground of the capital thoughtfully.

After Yunling Daoying devoured the relic of the immortal bone, his soul could directly feel the Lion Camel Ridge.

Unexpectedly, Lion Camel Ridge is deep underground in the capital.

Shen Lian couldn't see clearly the reality of Lion Camel Ridge, but judging from the size of the small world alone, the area of ​​Lion Camel Ridge was probably far larger than that of an ordinary cave.

"Each cave is different. Gao Laozhuang is a town, Bi Bo Tan is a pond, Bai Gu Cave is a mass grave, and Shi Tuo Ridge... is like an abyss."

The Lion Camel Ridge looks like a sea urchin covered with spikes, as if it wants to crawl onto the ground.

However, with every inch they climbed, the Lion Camel Ridge would slide down a little. They had to rely on the old yellow-fanged elephant's dream capital as a bridge to the real world, otherwise they would inevitably fall into endless darkness.

"What is beneath Lion Camel Ridge? Is it the underworld that has been reduced to a cave?"

Shen Lian could feel that the old yellow-fanged elephant was ready to take his offspring to Lion Camel Ridge at any time.

"Lion Camel Ridge... you can go. The various caves have been fighting for the true scriptures for hundreds of years, which means they know how to enter and exit the caves."

He made quick preparations, put away the Danlu fruit in the corner, and asked Su Yu and others to maintain order in the capital as much as possible during this period.

"Nian'er, you should stay in the capital."

Although Nian'er's clone can be hidden in the wine gourd, Lion Camel Ridge is separated from the Buddhist kingdom in the dream after all, and it is difficult for the clone to communicate with the original body.

Shen Lian touched Nian'er's head and warned: "If there is any danger, use your clone to take them all away from the capital."

"Brother, but..."

"It's okay. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be back soon."

Nian'er nodded obediently. Shen Lian hesitated and continued, "Nian'er, you also have a clone in Yanliang Town, right?"

"Yes, I am accompanying my parents."

"it is good."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes. "If a big tree leading to Lion Camel Ridge grows in the pawn shop, Nian'er, you can send your clone to guard the tree hole, and I might pass on the news to you."

He suspected that the princes and princesses were willing to cooperate with the various cave dwellings because the opportunity to practice the Middle Way Buddhism could not be obtained alone.

Shen Lian’s first goal must be to upgrade the Bone Blade to the fifth level.

But if things go well, I don't mind getting involved in Madhyamika Buddhism.

Nian'er helped the starling comb its feathers and said softly, "Eighth Master, you must protect my brother well and make sure nothing happens to him."

"Ah~ Lian is such a wimp~"

"Go! Go! Go."

Shen Lian slapped the starling away and tried to explore the gains from his retreat.

He couldn't help but show regret on his face. During the five transformations of the Changsheng Pillar, he still had a faint consciousness and could clearly feel that his cultivation was only half a step away from reaching the Eighth Realm of Divine Wandering.

If he had been able to take the initiative to break through the bottleneck at that time, he might have already entered the eighth realm of the divine journey.

"Fortunately, the way forward is clear, but the Dao Infant is a little bit strange."

Shen Lian looked at his lower dantian, and Yunling Daoying came into view. There was no change in appearance, but mysterious patterns appeared on the surface.

But if you look closely, you can find that there is a white line on the back of Yunling Daoying.

That's right.

According to the method of advancing from the Golden Body of Exorcism to the Eight Realms of Divine Travel, Yunling Daoying will transform into a [Golden Body] by sitting in meditation and shedding his skin.

When an ordinary alchemist travels through the eight realms, the Tao infant will inherit some characteristics of the Taoist tradition, but in essence, the Tao infant is still a Tao infant.

Golden Body is a system unique to martial arts.

"It's not really a wrong path, after all, I was the one who pioneered the martial arts from the seventh stage of Dao Infant. If I say pure, it means pure."

Shen Lian circulated the Great Circulation, and his powerful energy continued to flow around his blood vessels and meridians.

【Changsheng Pillar (Boundless Armor)】

He twisted his wrist, and the force suddenly turned from virtual to real, transforming into a simple long sword made of force, which pierced through the wall not far away.

puff.

The long knife scattered in the air, turned into a sharp sword, and finally returned to Shen Lian's body.

The force does not have a physical substance on the surface, but is composed of particles that are invisible to the naked eye, and its quality is improved by more than one level.

"The martial arts realm seems to have undergone subtle changes. It's a pity that I can't control it freely at the moment, otherwise I would definitely try."

"in addition……"

"The promotion of Liantai is the key."

Shen Lian tapped at his brow, and smoke and dust billowed out of all the pores on his body.

The smoke and dust drifted away, faintly forming an eighth-grade lotus platform, and the scope it covered kept expanding, soon covering the area around the Jing River.

He heard the shrill howling of ghosts and wolves.

Those were the sounds made by demons hiding in the dark. Then the sounds stopped abruptly, and the souls of the demons returned to the Zhong Kui Temple.

Shen Lian glanced at the career panel and found that Liantai had already been successfully promoted to the fifth level.

[The Rebirth of Karma is promoted to the Rebirth of Tanchan, martial arts points +100]

"Fangsheng Tanchan, this profession is becoming more and more closely related to Tang Monk. Alas, I can no longer look for a related special profession to be promoted to the sixth level." Shen Lian couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. After all, a lot of evidence showed that Tang Monk was not unrelated to the disaster caused by the true scriptures thousands of years ago.

[Tanchan Fishing: Using Daoying as bait can attract fish below the ten thousand year calendar, and actively attract fish below the four thousand year calendar.]

"Unless you are a sneaky ghost, it is hard to resist the temptation of fishing magic."

The area covered by the fifth-level fishing magic has increased by twenty to thirty times. If he returns to Yanliang Town, I'm afraid that the area within a radius of three thousand miles will be his own territory.

In the capital, it is a bit difficult.

The influence of Lion Camel Ridge is so terrifying that the fishing ability can only be expanded to the southern city area, which is less than a quarter of Chang'an.

Even so, Shen Lian did not dare to use his fishing ability recklessly.

There are at least 70,000 to 80,000 demons in the South City District. If they are to be wiped out completely, he suspects that even the old yellow-fanged elephant will have to forcibly descend into the world to clean up the mess.

There was a sharp gleam in Shen Lian's eyes.

The existence of the fishing magic power made him see the possibility of pacifying the troubled times.

When Wangsheng Tanchan is promoted to the seventh or eighth level, the Tang Dynasty will be back on track, and the demons will be completely driven out of the country, just like a thousand years ago...

"A thousand years ago?"

Shen Lian's pupils shrank slightly as he suddenly realized a key point.

"If there are no more demons in the Tang Dynasty, and everything returns to normal..."

“Will Journey to the West be restarted?!!”

Shen Lian recalled the murmur of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, who mentioned that the journey to the West was advanced by a thousand years. Could it be that Buddhism had a premonition that there would be another Journey to the West in the future?
"Why do I feel that Samantabhadra's tone is filled with despair? Perhaps the Western Lingshan Mountain has completely fallen, and the journey to obtain the scriptures has become meaningless."

Shen Lian shook his head slightly.

In the original work, the Journey to the West was the work of Taoism and Buddhism. A thousand years later, the Heaven and Mount Lingshan were nowhere to be found, so what kind of sutra was this?

"It is more appropriate to develop martial arts honestly."

Suddenly, elephant trunks sprouted from the underground Lion Camel Ridge and in the blink of an eye they approached various places in the capital, and were related to the offspring of the seven-headed Buddha infant.

"Here he comes, the old yellow-fanged elephant is coming!"

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows, and the Yunling Daoying in his dantian shone brightly.

Compared to the others who were led by the old yellow-fanged elephant, he felt that as long as he thought about it, the Yunling Taoist Infant would take him there on its own initiative.

"That way, we won't have to be controlled by the old yellow-fanged elephant."

"Let's go, mynah."

"Gah~"

Shen Lian took a step forward, his long hair tied up with a hairpin made of banyan tree branches, his dragon fish robe turned into a scale armor robe, his right hand tightly grasped the bone blade, and the vertical eye between his eyebrows revealed a bright halo.

The starling stood on my shoulder, with its head tilted and its beak slightly open.

A man and a bird came to the Buddhist kingdom in their dreams.

The dream was a completely chaotic scene.

The hundred-meter-long elephant trunk broke through the soil and tied the necks of the seven people, just like the yellow-tusked old elephant hanged in the dream, dragging them into the Lion Camel Ridge little by little.

Dozens of alchemists from various caves depended on the seven people.

Shen Lian came to the top of the roof and watched everything coldly. His soul secretly communicated with Yunling Daoying and took the opportunity to sense the Lion Camel Ridge.

The lotus platform between the eyebrows makes lotus flowers bloom all around.

"His realm has only improved slightly, so why does it feel like his strength has improved by leaps and bounds?" Li Chenghao showed fear on his face, then stopped paying attention and devoted himself to guiding the old yellow-fanged elephant.

The others didn't care about Shen Lian, only Li Lie was worried and kept staring at Fuhou Street.

"Li Huan! Why can't he die? Why won't he give up this opportunity?!"

Li Lie's expression was extremely distorted, and his magic power was faintly resisting the guidance of the yellow-fanged old elephant. Suddenly, his flesh, blood and bones showed signs of collapse.

"calm!"

"Li Lie calm down!!"

It was Ao Xiangzi's reminder that helped Li Lie suppress the out-of-control of his magic power.

"Li Huan has not even mastered the Samantabhadra Heart Sutra, so how can he be qualified to go to Lion Camel Ridge? Don't lose the big picture for the small..."

Li Lie suppressed his distracting thoughts. Shen Lian, who was not far away, had become a demon in his mind.

Even though he managed to achieve success with the help of the resources of the West Sea Dragon Palace, his spiritual heart was always on the brink of collapse and he could go astray at any time.

"Don't think too much. Li Huan can't possibly..."

Before Ao Xiangzi finished speaking, the lotus platform between Shen Lian's eyebrows slowly fell to the ground.

"When traveling through the cave, you must use the lotus platform to protect your body and soul."

The eighth-grade blood and flesh lotus platform grew rapidly, forming a strange phenomenon under Shen Lian's feet, and a halo composed of Tao rhyme appeared behind his head.

Seeing this, the demons chose to retreat.

Click click click.

The white line on Yunling Daoying's back cracked.

Shen Lian pushed the Yunling Dao Infant to its extreme, and a vague figure appeared above his head. That was the unformed golden body prototype inside the Dao Infant.

Li Lie covered his chest with his hands, his eyes revealing unconcealable astonishment.

Because of the special nature of the Buddha infant, he could sense the unfathomable depth of Shen Lian better than Ao Xiangzi, and his expression suddenly became crazy.

"He is not Li Huan, definitely not Li Huan! It is... it is the living immortal Buddha in Lu Zu Temple! So that's it, so that's it!"

"Li Lie, calm down!!!"

Li Lie felt like he was facing an immortal god. The golden body did not look like an earthly thing. Even though it was level with the Buddha infant, he could not look directly at it.

The strange vision subsided and the eighth-grade lotus platform disappeared in an instant.

Shen Lian was the first to disappear in the Buddhist kingdom in his dream.

(End of this chapter)