Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 78 Tiger Power Three Immortals
"Where is that Tiger Power Fairy now?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen pulled the sickly middle-aged man and interrogated him.

At this time, the man shook his head and was unwilling to elaborate.

Xiao Chen understood what was happening and took out a small piece of silver and threw it to the man.

The man happily took the change and said with a smile:

"This Taoist priest Hu Li is at the Qingxu Temple in Yuntai Mountain."

"Sir, let me lead you there."

"This Taoist Master Hu Li is indeed quite capable."

"I was so weak a few days ago that I could barely lift anything. I asked Taoist Master Hu Li for a bowl of magic water to drink, and I have become stronger recently."

"This……"

Xiao Chen was stunned when he heard this, and thought of Hu Li's past business of selling tiger blood for aphrodisiac effects. He couldn't help but shake his head secretly, wondering if Hu Li would go back to his old business of strengthening the body.

Yuntai Mountain is a high mountain located in the east of Chechi City. It is majestic and tall, reaching into the sky. The top of the mountain is shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland, hence the name "Yuntai".

The two of them went up along the winding mountain road, and soon they saw a Taoist temple on the mountainside.

This Taoist temple is not big, but it is kept clean and tidy without a speck of dust.

At this time, there were not many pilgrims in the Taoist temple, only five or six people sparsely spread out.

"Young master, that is the Qingxu Temple." The sickly middle-aged man pointed at the Taoist temple and introduced it.

"Okay." Xiao Chen waved his hand to indicate that he understood.

Afterwards, Xiao Chen walked into the Qingxu Temple alone.

Inside the Qingxu Temple, a row of long wooden tables are neatly arranged, on which are placed ritual items such as incense burners, purifying bottles, and ritual instruments. Next to them, several Taoist children are busy preparing offerings.

In the middle of the main hall, there are three statues of gods, from left to right they are Taishang Laojun, Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Daojun. In front of the statues, there are Taoist children offering incense all the time, and the incense is strong and endless.

In front of the Three Pure Ones statues, there is a basket of fresh fruits. Each of these fruits is large and plump, and wiped clean with great care, which shows the sincerity of the people who offer the sacrifices.

At Qingxu Temple, three Taoists in Taoist robes and Taoist hats were receiving pilgrims.

The three Taoists were fortune-telling, divination-reading, and burning talismans, and they explained everything to the pilgrims patiently.

Seeing Xiao Chen coming in, one of the Taoist priests, who looked like a big man with a square face, strong back and beard, came up to him, smiled and asked, "Sir, what do you want here?"

Xiao Chen looked at the Taoist's face for a while. It had changed a lot, but he could still vaguely make out the outline of Hu Li's tiger-like body.

Xiao Chen called out tentatively: "Kanyuan Mountain, Black Evil Cave, Tiger Power?"

Upon hearing this, the bearded Taoist priest's body trembled. He stared at Xiao Chen's current face, hesitant and stunned for a while.

He still remembered Xiao Chen's half-transformed appearance, so he tentatively called out, "Brother Jinjiao?"

Xiao Chen smiled and said, "It's me."

"Hahaha, Big Brother Jinjiao! It's been over a hundred years since we last met, Huli misses you so much!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Li's eyes welled up with tears and he hugged Xiao Chen.

"Is this man Brother Jinjiao?"

Another thin Taoist with a goatee and a long-faced Taoist, upon hearing Hu Li's words, stood up and ran towards Xiao Chen.

Hu Li waved his hand and said to Lu Li and Yang Li, "Second brother, go and prepare some food and drinks. I will chat with Brother Jin Jiao."

"Third brother, you stay here and continue to entertain the pilgrims. They have come all the way here, don't let them return disappointed."

"yes, Sir."

Lu Li nodded, then bowed to Xiao Chen and said, "Brother Jinjiao, it's been a long time since we last met. How have you been?"

"Okay, okay, everything is fine."

When Xiao Chen saw the Three Tiger Power Immortals, he couldn't help but feel happy and smiled.

There are four great joys in life, and meeting an old friend in a foreign place is one of them.

Seeing the three demons Tiger Power, Deer Power and Sheep Power, they have now retreated from their demon bodies and look like immortals.

Although Xiao Chen already knew the approximate ending, he was still happy for them after witnessing their miserable appearance of selling blood to survive.

In this world, except for those innate gods and those who are born strong, every seeker of truth has to struggle and go through hardships along the way.

What's more, they are monsters, and it is not easy for them to reach this point today.

However, the cultivation base of the three Tiger Power Immortals is relatively low at the moment.

Tiger power has just reached the early stage of celestial immortal, while sheep power and deer power have just reached the realm of earthly immortal.

Lu Li naturally went to prepare drinks and after Yang Li had entertained the pilgrims, he also locked the door and came over to meet them.

The four of them set up a banquet in a side hall, drank and chatted happily, and talked about the past events of the Black Devil Cave in Kanyuan Mountain, all of them sighing.

"Hu Li, your method of rebirth?"

Thinking of the farewell words at the Kanyuan Mountain Monster Market that day, Xiao Chen blinked and said jokingly.

Hearing about his past embarrassing experiences, Hu Li touched his head and his face rarely turned red.

“Hahaha, Big Brother Hu Li has already learned the art of rebirth after losing a head, so it’s natural that it would have grown back a long time ago!”

"Besides, it's even better there than before!" Lu Li said with a smile.

"Brother Jinjiao..."

Hu Li hesitated for a moment, remained silent, and then asked Xiao Chen:

"Brother Jinjiao, I wonder if Sister Huji..."

Hu Li, the excited sheep, still can't forget Hu Ji!

What a lovesick tiger.

Xiao Chen sighed and said, "Not long after you left, civil strife broke out in the Five Caves of Kanyuan Mountain. The people from the Beast Taming Sect took the opportunity to lead the entire sect to attack the Black Evil Cave. The Black Evil King was beheaded, and Scarface was swallowed by the Youlin King."

"Tiger-hime...also died in that melee."

At that time, the fighting at Heisongling was extremely dangerous and he was already busy taking care of himself, so how could he care about the woman who had cheated on Hu Li?

"GuluGulu~"

Hu Li was stunned when he heard this, and remained silent. He raised his wine bowl and drank it.

A broken heart can be reborn, but a broken relationship is an irreparable pain that will make Tiger regret it for the rest of his life!
The atmosphere suddenly became dull.

"Brother, that Tiger Princess is a heartless and ungrateful woman!"

"That scarface is just a smooth talker, how can he compare to your infatuation, big brother! It's ridiculous that Tiger Princess is so blind!"

"You were captured, and she and Scarface gave birth to a litter of lions in the blink of an eye."

"Maybe they were in collusion from the beginning! Even your arrest might have been planned by Scarface!"

"After so many years, is there anything you can't let go of?"

Lu Li still felt indignant when he thought about what happened that year. He couldn't help but stand up and said angrily.

Upon hearing this, Hu Li remained silent with a bitter expression on his face.

"Brother, stop talking, don't talk anymore!"

"After all, he and Tiger Princess were once husband and wife. You know how loyal and righteous Big Brother is."

"Don't poke my brother where it hurts!"

"The dead are gone, be respectful and don't make big brother sad again!"

Yangli pulled Luli and kept persuading him.

"Hey, let's drink, let's drink."

Xiao Chen also sighed softly. This family tragedy had caused great harm to Hu Li. He witnessed it with his own eyes. It was understandable that Hu Li found it difficult to let go.

The four of them raised their wine bowls and started drinking again.

When he was drunk, Hu Li also recounted his experiences over the years.

"That day, the three of us brothers got some money, built a raft, and sailed across the ocean for several years before finally arriving at Nanyuebuzhou."

"The three of us disguised ourselves and traveled around to visit famous mountains. Fortunately, we became disciples of a Taoist priest in Mount Zhongnan."

"Zhongnan Mountain?"

Xiao Chen groaned.

Mount Zhongnan is a holy place for Taoism. Laozi once preached here and the Tao Te Ching was written by Laozi in Mount Zhongnan.

The dojo of Yun Zhongzi, a famous weapon-making master in the Three Realms, is in Mount Zhongnan.

"The three of us brothers learned some skills from that Taoist priest. We know how to make elixirs, refine weapons, burn talismans, and do divination. We all know the basic Taoist skills."

"It's just that my cultivation is still shallow now. Otherwise, I can call the wind and rain with just a flip of my hand, turn water into oil, and turn stone into gold with just a turn of my hand."

When talking about the skills he has learned now, Hu Li is very proud.

"Good good."

Xiao Chen was delighted when he heard this.

"But, Hu Li, if you want to be called by a name, then call me Hu Li the Great Immortal!"

"Why call me Tiger Power Fairy? It doesn't sound loud enough."

Xiao Chen smiled.

"Hehehe, Big Brother Jinjiao, with my current humble cultivation level, how dare I call myself an immortal?"

"Just call me Tiger Power Fairy."

Hu Li was very humble at this time.

But after thinking about it, Hu Li smiled again, and said with longing in his eyes: "When I become more powerful in the future, I will call myself Hu Li the Great Immortal, it won't be too late."

"Hahaha, big brother, then I am the Immortal Luli!"

Lu Li immediately agreed.

"Then I am the immortal Yang Li!"

Yang Li said with a silly smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)