I can't be a demon.

Chapter 384: Lanterns are Fireflies
It has been ten years since Shen Lian came to the underworld.

He was cautious in the first two or three years, but as he became more familiar with the underworld, he also figured out the rules of how to survive in the underworld.

Shen Lian divided the underworld into three layers.

Some ghosts and gods that once roamed the underworld, such as the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Gods.

The middle layer was filled with monsters, but they could not threaten the banyan tree. Occasionally, when one encountered a few of them, they were reduced to a bunch of candied haws between their roots.

As for the bottom of the underworld, it can only be described as extremely dangerous.

After the catastrophe of heaven and earth, the entire underworld was like a cesspool. The shallow and middle layers were at most filled with thick methane, and the bottom layer was where the source was.

Shen Lian didn't want to stay any longer due to his cultivation level. Instead, the starling was very interested in this cesspool, but because of the banyan tree, it didn't go deep into the darkness.

"This damn place."

"The monsters inside all grew up eating shit, and the elixirs they produced are extremely smelly."

Shen Lian's face was full of disgust as he played with the human bag in his palm.

"Uncle Huangmei always gives me some hot potatoes. The human seed bag, tut tut tut, Tathagata has already become a bug, I'm sure Maitreya Buddha can't escape either. I can't bear to throw it away, but I'm afraid of being exposed if I use it."

With Shen Lian's current cultivation level, refining 60% of the human race bag is already the limit. In addition, he is not good at driving tools, so it is estimated that his power will be difficult to exert.

But even so, he summoned the human bag when fighting with others.

Neither of them deliberately controls it, and the opponent will suffer once he uses his immortal soul. This is somewhat similar to the purple gold gourd held by Jinjiao and Yinjiao.

"Good treasure, I wonder what kind of mysterious things the Dragon Fish Robe will have after it is upgraded."

Except for a small number of innate items, all the immortal artifacts and Buddhist treasures in the original Journey to the West are acquired items, and the dragon and fish robe is about to enter the upper class.

Shen Lian scanned the career panel.

【Shen Lian】

[Realm: Earthly Immortal (Immortal Organ)]

[True Scripture: Martial Arts (Mahayana 91.89%)]

[Martial Arts: Longevity Posture (Martial Arts Immortal Seed), Immortal Mysterious Skill (Immortal Martial Ancestor), Purple Mansion Weapon Tempering Method (Mind Like a Torch), Vajra Indestructible Body II, III, IV (Minor Achievement)]

【Points: 746】

[Seventh-level occupation: Six Paths and Ten Wheels (9.47%)]

[Seventh-level occupation: Eight Ancestral Beasts (4.10%)]

[Seventh-level occupation: Unbounded Spiritual Roots (4.96%)]

[Seventh-level occupation: Innate Blood Lotus (4.79%)]

[Seventh-level occupation: Tianyi Taixin (5.12%)

.........

Shen Lian couldn't help but sigh. The experience progress of the five professions was steadily increasing, and Myna was even about to break through the 10% mark.

The martial arts classics are just around the corner.

The Vajra Indestructible Body in the other three chapters is not a rapid progress, but the advantage is that there is no obvious bottleneck, and it is only a matter of time before it is achieved.

The world is also changing with each passing day.

Shen Lian applied the system of the old heaven, allowing the immortals and ghosts to pay attention to the ups and downs of the mortal world in disguise through the temples dedicated to them.

Ten years later, the Tang Dynasty had recovered from its decline and continued its prosperity for another hundred years.

Only...the cultivation in the Immortal Organ Stage is really not optimistic.

Click click click.

The branches of the banyan tree extended towards the retreat room, and Shen Lian temporarily ended his practice.

He opened his eyes and saw that the branches had formed a hollow wooden stake in front of him, and the half-hanging ghost gourd was pouring out all kinds of medicinal liquor.

The ghost gourd is also connected to the banyan tree, which is a method of maintaining the gourd that Shen Lian has figured out over the past ten years.

Over time, the ghost gourd has shown some signs of improving.

Shen Lian looked at the medicinal wine. It was indeed the corpse of a demon from the underworld. Even after going through the two processes of nurturing the elixir fruit and then brewing the medicinal wine, it still had an eerie and strange style.

【Ghost Lung Wine】

[It is brewed from the ghost gourd, and is a medicinal wine of the human immortal level, which has the effect of promoting the tempering of the root bones and moistening the lungs. ]

Ghost Lung Wine has bubbles coming out all the time and appears to be in a plasma state.

【Multi-eye wine】

[It is brewed from the ghost gourd, and is a medicinal wine at the level of human immortals, which has the effect of nourishing the soul and improving eyesight. ]

The multi-eyed wine is soaked with densely packed eyeballs, which are constantly melting and being reborn.

.........

Corresponding to the medicinal wine are the dozens of demon mummies hanging at the bottom of the banyan tree. Once the medicinal wine is completely absorbed, the mummies will fall off on their own.

"I guess it's because the underworld is too dark. Anyway, the demons don't need to see people, and they all look really weird."

The mummy has a vague human shape, but no limbs. Its curled-up body is similar to that of an insect, and its exterior is covered with thick bone armor.

how to say.

It is a completely different kind of insect from mosquito larvae, mayflies, and moths.

Shen Lian drank the medicinal wine with a complicated expression, carefully feeling the changes in his body and soul, and then he couldn't help but shook his head in disappointment.

"There is still no medicinal wine suitable for the cultivation of the Immortal Organ Stage."

The ghost gourd can transform other medicinal liquors into the same category according to the recipe, but most of the monsters are only at the human immortal level.

"Do we have to go deeper into the underworld? But there are already demons of seven or eight thousand years in the middle layer. Wouldn't we encounter demons of more than 40,000 years in the deep layer?"

Shen Lian seemed to have a slight headache.

The magic of the demons in the underworld is indeed very complicated. They generally have no taboos, and their intelligence is not even as good as the two stupid fish raised in Fangcun Mountain.

But the number was too large, and Shen Lian could not guarantee that he could escape unscathed.

Shen Lian had been practicing for the past ten years, and was previously too optimistic about branding his organs, thinking that it would come naturally if he had sufficient resources.

result……

His consciousness fell on his stomach and intestines, and he saw that while branding the martial arts scriptures, they would also cause some damage to his stomach and intestines.

Because one is busy repairing the damage, the efficiency of practice naturally cannot be improved.

Normally, cultivators don’t have to worry about their internal organs. After being promoted to Earthly Immortals, their body and soul have become a breeding ground for scriptures.

As a martial artist, Shen Lian’s physical body is more important than the martial arts scriptures.

What's more, he has three hearts, and the difficulty of branding the sacral bone is far beyond imagination.

"We can't waste a thousand years on the imprint of the immortal organs, right? There are unknown variables in a thousand years. I think we must achieve earthly immortal perfection within four hundred years."

"I have no choice but to take the risk and go deeper. But I have to take medicine first."

Shen Lian picked up the ghost gourd and poured it out. A drop of wine with golden light fell into his palm.

The wine exuded an aroma that made Shen Lian feel relaxed and happy.

【Buddha Heart Wine】

[It is brewed from the ghost gourd. After taking it, it can nurture the heart of Sakyamuni, be spiritual, and have wisdom. When it grows up, it can imprint the true scriptures. 】

"Practicing is difficult anyway, so having one more heart won't hurt. At least it can increase my martial arts foundation by 30%."

Shen Lian smiled bitterly. Two years ago, he had already figured out that there was no harm in Sakyamuni's heart. It could even help resist the Buddha's light in the Western Lingshan Mountain.

No matter what Huang Meimu's intention was, he obviously wanted Shen Lian to survive.

As the medicinal wine went down my throat, my stomach and intestines became hot and a sizzling sound was heard.

Shen Lian covered his chest with his hands. Blood vessels spread just below the three hearts. Not long after, the first signs of a heart made of gold appeared.

The heart is translucent, with a small Buddha sitting inside chanting sutras.

He comprehended a large amount of Buddhist truths out of thin air, revealing an indescribable aura, and his entire body was connected to the Buddha's heart.

Thump thump.

The fourth heart began to beat.

Shen Lian's skin turned pale, purely because the blood flow increased so much that even the blood vessels could not bear it.

He did not suppress his Buddhist heart until he had completely adapted.

"The explosive power of the body has reached a new level, it's not a loss at all."

Shen Lian stretched his limbs, and bursts of air explosions came from the house. After he made sure that he could control his strength, he drove his martial arts golden body into the banyan tree, and then secretly used his fishing magic.

The banyan tree also began to sink, and one could clearly feel the resentment deepening.

The leaves emitted a faint light, and suddenly there was a rustling sound in the darkness. Even though it was still invisible, it was... very lively.

Shen Lian was on high alert, staring at the outside world, and the starling stopped causing trouble.

Sudden.

Unspeakable waves rippled in the darkness, and resentment surged.

Roar!
After an ear-piercing roar, countless inhuman monsters came towards the banyan tree.

The monster's body was twisted and deformed, its limbs had disproportionately degenerated into tentacles, its armor had become increasingly thick, and its tail was dragging a huge tumor.

The demons in the middle level of the underworld are different. They have been practicing for about 15,000 years.

The monsters repeated unclear words in their mouths, and the tone of their voices sounded like chalk smearing on a blackboard.

The speed of movement was extremely fast, and the resentment trembled with every step.

When they got close to the banyan tree, they all started to nibble on the glowing leaves.

Shen Lian realized at this moment that the monster was repeating "Eating Time"! !

Light?
While he was stunned, a large number of monsters swarmed in like locusts. The banyan tree began to fight back with its roots, and the starlings and stone eggs all tried to strangle the monsters.

Otherwise, it won’t be long before the banyan tree is completely eaten up.

Fortunately, the monsters' cultivation history did not exceed 20,000 years, but their numbers were astonishing, otherwise Shen Lian would have to take action personally to suppress them.

“Eat it all!!!”

After the monster finished eating the leaves, the tumor on its tail began to emit light, the bony armor on its back opened, and four pairs of wings fluttered.

Shen Lian looked incredulous and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Is it a firefly?"

He recalled belatedly that those monsters covered in bone armor did look somewhat like firefly larvae.

"A new scripture?!"

"There is no peace at the foot of Lingshan Mountain."

Shen Lian's mind moved, and a large number of monster corpses became nutrients for the banyan tree. The broken leaves grew back in the blink of an eye, but unfortunately no scriptures were obtained.

【Fire Ghost】

[Those who practiced the Night Candle Sutra during their lifetime will become fire ghosts chasing after light after death. Any light will drive them crazy.]

"Xiaozhu Zhenjing."

Xiaozhu is another name for fireflies, which means Shen Lian’s guess is correct. There may even be living people deep in the underworld?
"Ignition, could it be related to the ancient Buddha Burning Lamp?"

After lighting up its tail, the fire ghost couldn't wait to leave the banyan tree.

“Eat it all!!!”

Shen Lian watched the fire ghost flying upwards.

The fire ghost underwent another transformation during the process. Its face became more solemn and pious, as if it was about to become a Buddha.

Before the banyan tree could throw out its roots, the fire ghost's sudden light went out hundreds of meters away.

Inexplicably disappeared into the darkness.

When Shen Lian heard the sound of chewing, his manas issued warnings one after another.

He understood that the fishing magic attracted not only the Fire Ghost, but there might be higher-level demons watching.

"What the hell is this?"

The vertical eye between Shen Lian’s eyebrows appeared, and the lotus platform and manas temporarily merged into one.

The immortal soul drilled out of the Niwan Palace, as if it had fallen into sticky ink, trying to improve its vision as much as possible, trying to figure out the situation.

The darkness became looming.

Shen Lian's pupils shrank slightly. The five or six hundred meter tall banyan tree was like an ant in front of this thing, and it was a giant face that took away the body of the fire ghost.

It was a face that was unimaginably huge, and its eyes were like the compound eyes of insects, made up of billions of pupils piled up on top of each other.

Compared to its head, its body is very small, and its tail also has a tumor-like structure that stores light.

What shocked Shen Lian the most was that the huge face was covered with spiral hair, which is a characteristic only of Buddha.

"Is it possible that the person behind the Xiaozhu Sutra is really Ran Deng?"

"Oh shit!!"

"Tathagata is a mosquito and Randeng is a firefly. This is outrageous!!!"

Shen Lian could see the greed in the eyes of the giant fire ghost. It was not only interested in the banyan tree, but also in other of its kind.

The giant fire ghost completely used the banyan tree as bait and continued to eat from it.

"It is smarter than the Fire Ghost and is deliberately hoarding light."

"hiss."

"The ghost consumes light to fly upwards. Why does it seem like it is ascending to heaven? It seems that I need to rely on the Night Candle Sutra to go to the Western Sacred Mountain."

Shen Lian was filled with thoughts, thinking of Senior Brother Sha’s journey to the west.

According to Senior Brother Sha, he intends to follow the example of Jin Chanzi, so it is impossible for him to use any extra means and he can only walk one step at a time.

Senior Brother Sha should have walked from the bottom of the underworld to the Western Sacred Mountain.

Shen Lian immediately received a message from the starling, saying that the guardian ghosts and gods had already noticed the giant fire ghost and asked whether he should call on the brothers to encircle and suppress it.

Myna was extremely fearful and even asked to call all the brothers from Fangcun Mountain.

"and many more."

The giant fire ghost's strength should be comparable to that of an earthly immortal. In the environment of the underworld, it is even more troublesome to deal with than the yellow eyebrow.

Shen Lian gritted his teeth and began to consciously let the fire ghost cling to the banyan tree to devour the light.

Since the giant fire ghost used them as bait, Shen Lian didn't mind using the giant fire ghost's deterrence to go deeper into the underworld.

"go!"

The banyan tree fell towards the bottom of the cave, and the light it emitted was somewhat restrained.

The giant fire ghost was surprised and harvested food continuously.

The pressure on the banyan tree increased dramatically, but relatively speaking, more and more fire ghosts came, and the pills sent to Shen Lian's hands were like a tide.

"Good good!"

"The brave ones will die of overeating, and the timid ones will die of starvation!!"

Shen Lian opened his mouth and swallowed, countless pills fell into his stomach, and the martial arts scriptures obtained a huge amount of nutrients, while also leaving a mark on his six internal organs.

A single organ is slow, but six organs are extremely fast.

Boom! ! !
The banyan tree seemed to have hit bottom, and then seemed to be penetrating through the clouds, but Shen Lian felt more like it was sinking into the deepest part of a cesspool.

The giant fire ghost became restless, with its upper and lower jaws opened to the extreme.

"Fuck you!"

Shen Lian half of his body stuck out of the banyan tree. His right arm grew to a length of twenty meters. He pulled out the bone blade and blocked the giant fire ghost head-on.

The giant fire ghost's face was torn apart, and it followed the banyan tree in anger.

Shen Lian was also really angry. Even though his strength was limited in the underworld and he was being eroded by resentment, Bone Blade had no intention of stopping.

The giant fire ghost stopped.

boom.

The giant fire ghost could do nothing but watch the banyan tree disappear into the darkness.

.........

No one could have imagined that there was a brand new world at the bottom of the underworld.

The rocks and grass are all black and white.

A few mortals gathered in the mountains to build a hundred-meter-tall Buddha statue. They carved the rock wall with great effort, and the outline of the Buddha took shape little by little.

A boy stood there in a daze, and couldn't help pointing to the sky.

"Mother, there is a...sacred tree falling in Bodhisattva Heaven!!!"

(End of this chapter)