Black Myth: Journey to the West: Simulate becoming an immortal!

Chapter 120 The Quicksand River Comes to You

"Girl, why is it a girl again? You stinky woman, why can't you give me a son!"

"Fame, fame, fame. I have studied hard for decades, but now I am over 70 years old. There is no time left. I must pass the exam to gain fame!"

"I must be with my husband, and we will never be apart, even if it means death!"

"Gold! I can't live without gold. No one can take my gold away. It's mine, and all of it is mine!"

"Hahahaha, I've been walking on thin ice all my life, but now I finally have power in my hands, and this world will definitely be mine!"

Noisy and bustling sounds came all at once at this moment.

Chen Xi frowned and looked strange.

Is Liusha River so lively?
From the sound of the noise, it seems like there are quite a few people living there.

But if he remembered correctly, the area around Liusha River didn't look like a place where people could live, right?
According to the records of the previous life, that place should be a place with huge water and turbulent waves.

It is also eight hundred miles long, with no boats to cross and no human habitation.

Why does it sound so lively there now?
Could it be some monsters and demons again?
Chen Xi's mind moved, and he listened more carefully.

However, it would not matter if he didn't hear it, but when he heard it he was shocked!

He actually heard his own voice in the Liusha River!
"I don't want to obtain any sutras, nor do I want to go to any sacred mountain. I just want to go home! I want to go home."

"I don't want to be skinned and pulled out, I don't want to be fried or boiled, I must live, I must live, I want to survive!!!"

"Dead, all dead, and I'm the only one left. I don't want to go through this kind of pain anymore. Let's go to Lingshan. There must be a way to save them!"

"Hahaha, I understand. All the truth is in the scriptures. I'm going to Lingshan to get the scriptures!"

"It's so painful, so painful! I want to become the only god or Buddha in this world, and I want to put an end to this evil and corrupt world!"

The more Chen Xi listened, the more frightened he became. He couldn't help but stop reciting the Heart Sutra.

What's going on?

There was no way he could have heard it wrong, it was definitely his own voice!
I want to go home, I want to survive, and I even want to end this evil world.

Aren’t all these exactly what Chen Xi was thinking?
why?
Why could he hear his own voice, and even his own voice, from Liusha River?
Could it be that this Liusha River has the same ability as his telepathy and can eavesdrop on his thoughts?
no, wrong
Chen Xi shook his head, and Buddha's light lingered around him, suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind.

This doesn't seem to be about eavesdropping, but rather it's more like there are really several of him talking in the Liusha River!
"Quick Sand River"

Chen Xi murmured to himself, never expecting that the place where Sha Seng was could be related to him.

It seems that this is also a well-arranged place like Gao Laozhuang and Huangfengling.

Now we're just waiting for him to get in!

Chen Xi's expression was complicated, he knew it very well.

However, even if we know that there must be something fishy going on, what can we do?

Just as Zen Master Wuchao said, there is no escape from destiny.
The Liusha River blocks the road to the west. If you want to go to Lingshan, you can't avoid it.

What's more, Chen Xi also wanted to know what these noises were about.

He took a deep breath and suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind that were stirred up by the Quicksand River.

Although the Quicksand River cannot be avoided or escaped, you must go there, but you must at least wait until you have had enough rest!
Ever since he came to this world, he has been forced to move forward by demons all the time, with basically no time to rest.

From the Longmen Banquet to Huangfeng Ridge, Chen Xi hardly slept a wink during the thousands of miles of journey.

He was either on the road or struggling to survive at the hands of demons. He was exhausted...

Previously, Chen Xi's spirit had been tense because of the Dragon King and the Buddha who broke the precepts, and he did not dare to slack off at all.

Now with the help of the Heart Sutra, he has cultivated two consciousnesses and has been able to curb the demonic obstacles to a certain extent, preventing them from growing wildly and affecting him.

As for the demons, there are also Toad Spirits and Stone Guardians waiting to help solve the problem.

In this situation, he just wanted to rest for a few more days and enjoy this moment of peace.

"Who cares if it's Quicksand or not? Once my six senses are perfected, what can it do to me?"

Chen Xi had made up his mind, so he calmed down and continued to practice the Heart Sutra.

The Heart Sutra is profound and extensive. Although it only has 260 words in total, it contains great wisdom!

Every time he recites it, he has different insights.

The ultimate goal of practicing the Heart Sutra is to attain the supreme and perfect wisdom and the Bodhi fruit of the true nature.

The true meaning of the Heart Sutra is actually to let go...

Let go of everything in your heart.

Including attachment, delusion, wealth, sex, fame, food, sleep, the six senses and six consciousnesses...

Even the conscious thoughts of pursuing purity, freedom, and letting go must be let go, and one must achieve a state of not thinking or wishing.

You should not have any thoughts such as purity, freedom, etc. in your mind.

In this way, you will naturally attain purity and freedom, and achieve supreme perfection.

But...how can I let it go?

Chen Xi's six senses are not yet pure, so naturally he can't figure it out.

If one day, he could really let go, or figure out how to let go, he would probably be close to becoming a Buddha...

"Reveal the truth, reveal the truth, Polo reveals the truth, Pāloṇṭhāna reveals the truth, Bodhisattva reveals the truth..."

Sanskrit chanting and Buddha's light shining everywhere.

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye, and the village where Chen Xi lived, which had been destroyed by a strong wind, became much more lively.

Whenever Chen Xi chanted Sanskrit and practiced the Heart Sutra, a group of mice would come to listen.

These mice were not demons, not even spirits. That was why Shi Gandang did not kill them.

Perhaps it was because the Heart Sutra was so profound that these mice were fascinated by it and each of them became spiritual.

Perhaps in order to repay Chen Xi for his kindness in reciting the scriptures, they dug out handfuls of grains from somewhere.

Although these grains are not enough for Chen Xi to eat in a day, they are their token of appreciation.

"They are a group of mice with a deep affinity with Buddha..."

Chen Xi looked at the little mice with a smile on his face and nodded.

These mice have become spiritual because of the Heart Sutra, have hidden Buddha nature, and have a deep connection with Buddhism.

After he leaves, if these rats can become a group of good demons, they might be able to reorganize the Yellow Wind Ridge.

Of course, the premise is that it is not eaten by other vicious monsters.

"Om-"

"I want to go to heaven! I want to become an immortal, don't try to stop me from becoming an immortal, don't even think about it!"

"The country is ruined but the mountains and rivers remain. The city is covered with weeds in spring. I will not fall here. I want to restore my country!"

"My child, please open your eyes and look at your mother. Please don't fall asleep. Please, immortal, save my child!"

Chen Xi heard a buzzing sound in his ears, causing his expression to change slightly.

what happened?

He didn't have any clairaudience, so why could he hear what was happening over at the Liusha River?

"Quack! Master Buddha, did you hear any noise just now?"

At the same time, the Toad Spirit jumped into the house, as if it had also heard some strange noises.

"Weird..."

Chen Xi frowned, obviously not expecting that even the Toad Spirit, who did not have the ability of clairaudience, could hear the noise in the Quicksand River.

A bad premonition suddenly emerged in his heart.

clairvoyance!
Without hesitation, Chen Xi used his clairvoyance to look in the direction of the Liusha River.

He wanted to see what kind of evil this Quicksand River was doing!

With the ability of clairvoyance, Chen Xi could see a thousand miles away at a glance.

In just a moment, his sight passed through the vast mountains and saw the Liusha River from the 800-mile Huangfeng Ridge.

All I could see was a stretch of peaceful land, with a surging river running across it.

Obviously, this is the Liusha River, which is also eight hundred miles long!

The turbid current of the Quicksand River surges, occasionally causing raging waves several feet high, with waves surging like mountains and waves rolling like ridges.

Every time the river surges, a voice is heard, expressing the deepest obsession.

At this moment, this huge Quicksand River has already broken through its banks, causing a flood and spreading in all directions.

The flood caused by the Liusha River was thousands of feet high, and it was quite majestic and devastating!
Wherever the Quicksand River passes, all things sink into it, feathers cannot float, and birds have nowhere to fly.

Judging from the situation, it won’t be long before it spreads to Huangfeng Ridge and completely submerges it under the Quicksand River!
Obviously, the reason why Chen Xi could hear the movement of the Liusha River without using his clairaudience this time was not because his ears had become more sensitive.

But it was the Liusha River... that came knocking on the door!

"Okay, okay, if I don't move, these disasters will come to me, right?"

"There is no escape, no way to avoid it!"

Chen Xi's face was gloomy, and the Buddha's light around him was dim.

The depressing atmosphere frightened all the little mice and they crawled back into their holes.

He had only rested for ten days and hadn't even recovered his speech!

I didn't expect that this quicksand river would undergo such changes.

Chen Xi took a deep breath, knowing that this moment was urgent and could not be delayed any longer.

If we wait a few more days, I'm afraid the Huangfeng Ridge will be flooded by the Quicksand River!

"Idiot, go get the big fool, it's time for us to set off..."

Chen Xi spoke in a deep voice and then stood up.

After this period of rest, all his injuries had long since recovered.

Upon hearing this, the Toad Demon did not hesitate and called back Shi Gan Dang who was still bullying the little demon.

When Shi GanDang heard that they were going to set off, he became very excited.

Although it was very reluctant to be a mount, it really wanted to leave the Yellow Wind Ridge, where it had been imprisoned for who knows how many years, and have a look somewhere else.

In order to have food to eat on the road, the Toad Demon chopped all the little demons that Shi Gan Dang had killed during this period into jerky.

At this time, it opened its mouth wide, rolled its red tongue, and swallowed the food into its stomach and stored it as travel expenses.

"Gua, Master Buddha has packed everything!"

Seeing this, Chen Xi left without further ado.

He stepped onto the stone talisman, sat cross-legged on its head, and took a last look at Huangfeng Ridge.

The little mice poked their heads out of their holes and watched them go away.

"Let's go. We will head west and never come back..."

(End of this chapter)