Journey to the West: Begins with Tiger Vanguard

Chapter 91: Inviting God, tiger skin, and sweet rewards after bitter experiences!

"Zhang Daoling"

"Four Heavenly Masters!"

Hearing the sudden sound next to his ear, Qi Hu, who had memories of his past life, quickly recalled it.

He remembered that Zhang Daoling seemed to be one of the four great celestial masters under the Jade Emperor of Heaven, and he was the leader of the four great celestial masters!
The one riding the black tiger;
The one who saved me when I was still a little demon more than 20 years ago;

More than ten years ago, he forced himself to become the Imperial Master of Chechi State in exchange for repaying a favor;

The immortal sitting in front of him just now turned out to be Zhang Daoling!

For a while.

Qi Hu was really surprised and happy.

What surprised him was that the other party was one of the Four Heavenly Masters, and as far as he knew, the Four Heavenly Masters seemed to be close ministers of the Jade Emperor.

Although we don't know their specific positions as Heavenly Masters and their specific ranks in the Heavenly Court official system, just because they are close ministers of the Jade Emperor, with a status similar to that of a secretary, and can often see the Jade Emperor, it is destined that the status of these Heavenly Masters will not be low.

Not to mention Zhang Daoling, the leader of the four great heavenly masters.

Unfortunately, apart from knowing this little information about Zhang Daoling, he didn't know anything else.

What made him happy was, of course, that he was actually working for Zhang Daoling. Didn't that mean that he was indirectly working for the Heavenly Court?

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is normal for Zhang Daoling to let him be the national teacher of Chechi Kingdom and make things difficult for the team going west to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

Because anyone who knew a little about Journey to the West in the previous life knew that most of the so-called eighty-one difficulties were deliberately arranged to make things difficult for the team.

As one of the Four Heavenly Masters and a close minister of the Jade Emperor, it was indeed appropriate for Zhang Daoling to arrange such matters.

If he could take this opportunity to get in touch with Zhang Daoling and thus get in touch with the Heavenly Court, wouldn't he be able to leap from the bottom of the demon clan to become a member of the Heavenly Court and be included in the Heavenly Court's system?
Such a thought came together.

Qi Hu's heart suddenly started beating uncontrollably.

Don't laugh at him for having no ambition. It's just a position in heaven. Is it worth getting so excited?
actually not.

What is his current identity? Just a small monster leader.

Although he is now the Imperial Master of Chechi State and seems to have a noble status, it is actually nothing.

As a national teacher, one must always stay in the human world and deal with ordinary humans frequently. This is really unacceptable for ordinary practitioners who focus on cultivation and the path of Tao.

In other words, only a fake monk like the former national master Benzhen, who has no interest in the path of Taoism and is obsessed with material desires, would regard the position of national master as a treasure!
Even so, it was just luck that Qi Hu was able to come here and become the national teacher.

This is because of the "Kansi Rain-Seeking True Method" given by Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling.

Otherwise, he might not be able to become the national teacher.

Even now, even if he became the national teacher, he still faced great inconvenience because he could not display his magical powers in front of others!
why?
Because he is a monster!
He just had some opportunities, a small leader monster.

There are monster leaders like him, not to mention those that are too far away. There are at least twenty or thirty of them in Jindou Mountain alone. If you consider the forces in the mountains and forests around Jindou Mountain, there are even more.

Just look at the entire Three Realms of Journey to the West. No, the entire Three Realms is too big!
Just look at the entire Xiniu Hezhou where he is now, this is still a bit big.

Just look at the large area from Jindou Mountain in the west to Xiliang Women's Kingdom in the east to Tongtian River and Chechi Kingdom. There are so many boss monsters of his level that they are too numerous to count.

He did have some opportunities, including the method of praying for rain and the precious axe he named "Frost", but they were all given to him by Zhang Daoling.

He also has the "Spirit-Calming" golden seal, which was given to him by the Green Bull Demon, the One-horned Rhinoceros. He indeed earned it, but the method he used to obtain it is unique and difficult to replicate.

As for the system and virtual panel on him, this is indeed his biggest trump card, but it can only assist his growth and make him gradually stronger.

This process is calculated in decades, centuries, or even millennia.
It takes too long.

Even if his current strength and cultivation level were raised to a higher level, reaching the Yuandan realm.

With his cultivation strength at the Yuandan realm, when he met the team that came to obtain the scriptures twenty years later, he was just a small demon and passerby who could be easily dispatched and killed in front of the three big demons, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Monk.

However, if he hooked up with Zhang Daoling and had a position in the Heavenly Court, then he just had to reveal his identity!
He may not be able to do anything to Sun Wukong;
But it would be very effective against Zhu Bajie, the Marshal of the Heavenly Peng who was banished to a pig's womb, and Sha Wujing, the General of the Curtain who was punished to flow in the Flowing Sand River.

At that time, not only will he not be at a disadvantage, but he will also be able to gain the upper hand.

why?
Just because Qi Hu is a regular member of the Heavenly Court, recorded in the Jade Book!

Zhu Bajie and Sha Monk are both criminals!
Even if Qi Hu's cultivation strength at that time is far from being a match for the two of them, he can still make them fear him just by virtue of his identity. This is the power of the Heavenly Court's Golden Organization!
As for saving your life, that won't be a problem at that time.

In short, although Qi Hu seems to be quite powerful now, he is actually still just a weak and pitiful little monster leader.

But if he could establish connections with the Heavenly Court and get a golden salary, then to a certain extent, he would be ahead of 99 percent of the monsters in the entire Three Realms.

This is also the reason why Qi Hu was so excited when he saw the ladder that could connect him to the Heavenly Palace appeared.

“I really didn’t expect that.”

With emotions surging in his heart, Qi Hu couldn't help but sigh to himself.

He had guessed that the other party's status should be not low, but he did not expect that it was Zhang Daoling, the leader of the four great heavenly masters.

"How can I get in touch with him?"

As soon as this thought came to Qi Hu, he suddenly realized, "I am now working for Zhang Daoling. Does this count as establishing a relationship with him?"

“Twenty years later, when I meet the pilgrim team, if those three monsters really want to kill me, I should be able to use Zhang Daoling’s name, because I am working for them!”

"Since it involves my own life, it should be okay to borrow the name."

The more Qi Hu thought about it, the brighter his eyes became.

Then he made a decision.

He decided to set up an altar for Zhang Daoling, the Heavenly Master, and offer sacrifices to him regularly.

Although the other party just said it was not necessary, but courtesy is always appreciated.
As long as I don't do anything weird and just burn incense and make offerings, I think Zhang Tianshi won't blame me.

Zhang Daoling had the status of Heavenly Master, and was a deity in heaven, so there was no problem for him to accept offerings.

As long as he is sincere and provides good sacrifices every day for twenty years, when he is in danger twenty years later, he can shout out: "I am under the command of Zhang Tianshi" to save his life. I believe that Tianshi will not blame him.

"Yes, that's it!"

Thinking of this.

Qi Hu couldn't wait until tomorrow, so he immediately got up, opened the door and walked out.

Out of the East Courtyard.

He found the middle-aged housekeeper, and after asking for information, he ordered: "Go, bring back Master Zhang for me."

He did not dare to ask the master why he wanted to invite a god when he was a god himself, and why he chose to invite the unpopular Zhang Tianshi instead of a bunch of other famous gods. The middle-aged housekeeper just asked carefully: "Master, what size do you want? Do you want to have a golden body?"

After hearing what the housekeeper said, Qi Hu thought for a moment and immediately said, "Don't want a gold-plated one. Give me a pure gold one. Also, the size shouldn't be too big, but the craftsmanship must be good. Put it in the main hall of the backyard."

"This matter is important, go and do it now, and please let me know when you come back."

"Yes, sir"

The middle-aged butler responded and left in a hurry.

Qi Hu then returned to his bedroom in the east courtyard.

Waving the door shut.

He walked to the tea table, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup.

Then he savored it slowly, and slowly his mind sank into his mind, feeling the extra golden light.

A good while.

Qi Hu finally came back to his senses, put down the empty teacup in his hand, and whispered a few words: "Jiuhua Gold Seal."

"It is indeed worthy of being the cultivation method of the Heavenly Court's soldiers."

"Just the number of meridians that circulate to draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth far exceeds that of the 'Yinyue Qi-eating Method'. As for the efficiency of absorbing, transforming, and refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the latter cannot even be compared with the former."

If he continued to practice the "Moon Yin Eating Air Method", it would take him thirty years to reach perfection in the late stage of the spiritual realm.

If he switched to the "Jiuhua Golden Seal", he estimated that he would be able to achieve perfection in about twenty years at most, which means that he could shorten the cultivation time by at least one third.
Note that his current "Moon Yin Eating Qi Method" has already reached the minor success stage and is very close to major success.

As for the Heavenly Palace method "Jiuhua Golden Seal", he had just estimated it based on his preliminary understanding, which could be considered as the "entry-level" stage at most.

After he gets started with the "Jiuhua Golden Seal" and improves his proficiency, and after improving his proficiency and reaching the next stage, the efficiency of practicing the "Jiuhua Golden Seal" will be higher and faster!
"call"

He let out a breath.

Qi Hu poured another cup of tea, drank it in one gulp, and then smiled sincerely and said: "After all the hardships, happiness will come."

“Worth it”

immediately.

Qi Hu stood up and strode towards the bedroom in the hall.

On to the soft bed.

Sit cross-legged.

A thought came to my mind.

Virtual ink characters emitting a pale white glow began to spread.

[Realm: Late Spiritual Realm (1.13%)]

【Soul: 4.2】

[Kung Fu: Yueyin Qi-eating Method (minor success) (98.95%); Kansi Rain-seeking Method (proficient) (3.6%); Jiuhua Golden Seal (entry level) (0.1%)]

[Supernatural power:]

【.】

Looking at the data that keeps appearing in front of me.

Qi Hu's eyes were focused on the soul bar. The 4.2 soul powers were an increase of 3.1 compared to the 1.1 soul powers he had accumulated before.

This should basically be contributed by the monk Benzhen who died in his hands before.

That is to say, the other party's cultivation has reached the late stage of the spiritual realm, which is equivalent to his own. Otherwise, a leader-level monster would not have so much soul power.

The amount of soul power is basically related to the strength of the opponent.

Through soul power, one can actually roughly infer the opponent's strength.

Just like the former national master Monk Benzhen this time, his strength is similar to that of the bear monster One-Eye in the previous competition in the Jindou Mountain Valley, because they have the same soul power.

Then look at the exercises.

The proficiency of "Kansi Prayer for Rain" has soared from 0.1% to 3.6%, an astonishing increase. And the "Jiuhua Golden Seal" has also been mastered.

As for the "Moon Yin Eating Air Method", there is nothing more to say, although it is very close to the great success stage.

But now there is a better "Jiuhua Gold Seal".
Qi Hu would naturally not spend any more energy to continue practicing, nor did he have any plans to practice it to the great success stage.

Because he doesn't have OCD.

Moreover, even though the proficiency of the "Moon Yin Eating Qi Method" is only a few percent short, it will take several months or half a year of practice to achieve the desired results.

With this amount of time, his "Jiuhua Gold Seal" would probably be upgraded to the proficient level.

Read the entire panel carefully.

Qi Hu's gaze then stopped on the soul bar: What should be strengthened next?
But this time, there was no need to hesitate. With a slight movement of his mind, he clicked on the plus sign that appeared behind the "Jiuhua Golden Seal" in the skills column.

[This enhancement consumes 1 soul power]

[Reinforce? 】

"strengthen!"

In an instant, the virtual panel lit up.

When the light in front of my eyes faded.

Qi Hu could clearly feel that his understanding of the "Jiuhua Gold Seal" in his mind had deepened. At the same time, the data behind the soul bar in front of him changed to 3.2, and the "Jiuhua Gold Seal" was also upgraded from entry-level to "proficient".

There are 3.2 souls left, and it can be upgraded once more.
But this time,
Qi Hu looked a little hesitant.

Because there are too many options for strengthening on the panel in front of you.

In addition to the two skills, there are also several proficiency-level magical powers that can be enhanced.

But soon.

Qi Hu was the first to rule out the option of supernatural powers.

Because compared to the exercises, the priority of the magical powers that are sufficient for the time being must be placed at the back.

In addition to the "Moon Yin Eating Air Method", he also wants to strengthen the "Kan Si Praying for Rain Method" and the "Jiuhua Golden Seal".

I want to strengthen the true method of praying for rain.
Naturally, Qi Hu has discovered that his current method of praying for rain is not enough.

When he was in the palace before, he specifically asked the palace attendants to check. The rain he prayed for at the time of Shen in the daytime stopped just after the time of You, which means it only lasted for about an hour.

Moreover, although the area of ​​his prayer for rain this time covered the entire capital of Chechi State, there was no trace of rain within three or five miles away from the capital.

In other words, the maximum range of the rain he prayed for was only the entire capital and the area three to five miles outside the capital.

Apart from this, there was no rain in other territories of Chechi Kingdom.

If he does not improve the "Kansi Rain-praying True Method", then if he wants to alleviate the drought in the entire Chechi Kingdom, he will need to use the rain-praying technique many times. Moreover, he will need to leave the capital and go to other places to pray for rain to relieve the disaster, and he will have to run all over the Chechi Kingdom.

Anyway, some trouble.

This is where Qi Hu hesitated.

As for the reason for wanting to upgrade the "Jiuhua Gold Seal".

As the technique that he will need to focus on for a long time to come, and is related to the improvement of his own cultivation strength, the reason is self-evident.

Which one to strengthen?

Is it the "Kansi True Method of Praying for Rain" which is beneficial to the entire Chechi Kingdom, or the "Jiuhua Golden Seal" which is more beneficial to itself?
Qi Hu fell into deep thought.

Didn't hesitate for long.

He made his choice, and with a slight movement of his mind, he clicked on the new martial arts technique "Jiuhua Golden Seal".

Suddenly, a dazzling light appeared before my eyes.

When the light fades.

On the virtual panel in front of you.

There are only 0.2 soul power left in the soul bar, and the proficiency of the newly acquired "Jiuhua Gold Seal" suffix has been raised to the "minor success" stage.

This time, Qi Hu closed his eyes and felt it for a long time before opening his eyes again.

Looking at the brand new "Jiuhua Gold Seal" in front of me, I felt really happy.

This is the benefit of being a Tuntun mouse and accumulating soul power. Only when you encounter good things can you enjoy it to your heart’s content!
I looked at the panel in front of me for a while.
Qi Hu then closed the panel in front of him with a feeling of unfulfilled desire.

Afterwards, he calmed his mind and began to practice a new technique called "Jiuhua Golden Seal", entering into meditation.

After a while.

Rays of light gray spiritual energy began to emerge from Qi Hu's body.

Yes, it was not the pure black as before, nor was it pure white, but a half-black and half-white light gray aura that began to swirl and rise around Qi Hu's body.

Early the next morning.

It was just getting dark.

Qi Hu woke up from his meditation.

"call"

He let out a long breath.

Then he secretly felt the effect of practicing "Jiuhua Golden Seal" for the first time last night.

soon.

A smile appeared on Qi Hu's face.

Compared with the "Yueyin Food Qi Method", the efficiency of the "Jiuhua Golden Seal" in the minor success stage is far greater.

He opened his hands.

Then, a gray aura began to emerge in his palm.
As for why his spiritual power is neither black nor white, but gray.

This is naturally because Qi Hu is using the "Jiuhua Golden Seal" to transform and replace the original black demonic power in his body.

This process will last for several days until he completely transforms the black and turbid demonic power in his body into pure white demonic power.

Only then will he have completely changed his martial arts method and be able to display his magical powers in the Chechi Kingdom.

It's a pity that this "Jiuhua Golden Seal" cannot be passed on to others, otherwise it would be great if he could pass it on to his elder and second brothers who are far away in Jindou Mountain.

He also understood why Master Zhang Tianshi had not told him not to teach it to others when he was teaching him the skills last night.

Because Qi Hu couldn't teach it at all.

Once he had similar thoughts in his mind, he seemed to have forgotten the "Jiuhua Golden Seal", and had no idea how to teach or how to start.

He knew that this skill could not be passed on.

After some experience.

Qi Hu got up.

The Chechi Kingdom has been experiencing drought for more than eight months, and the one-hour rain yesterday was far from enough.

He still has a lot to do next.

Also, he killed the monk Benzhen last night, and all the monks in the capital were purged. He also wanted to go to the palace to find out what happened.

That book is truly degenerate and it is right that he was expelled from Buddhism.

But there are still many ordinary monks who have not been expelled and are still Buddhist disciples.

Qi Hu didn't want to kill them all, so he had to go and take a look to prevent the Chechi soldiers from killing too many monks.

After all, in the past few decades, those monks had caused too much trouble in Chechi Kingdom and no one knew how many people they had offended.

It would be fine for ordinary people, but if the ministers, princes and nobles saw this scene, it would be very likely that they would take the opportunity to incite the young king to retaliate against the monks.

Qi Hu is now the imperial teacher. If a large-scale killing of monks occurs, he will definitely be implicated.

In this world of three realms with so many immortals and gods, nothing can be completely hidden.

By the way, he wanted to build the "Jinshan Temple" he had envisioned as soon as possible.

Since we have entered this mortal world, we should just hang out there.

in the following time.

Don't even think about having a leisure time.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Early morning of the fourth day.

In the bedroom of the east courtyard of the Imperial Master's Mansion.

Qi Hu woke up from meditation on time.

After secretly feeling the changes.

He then opened his hands, and a stream of spiritual energy quickly appeared in his palms.

But this time, the spiritual power was no longer gray, but turned pure white!

After four days, Qi Hu finally transformed all of his black and turbid demonic power into white.

Although he still has demonic power, he still has an astonishing demonic aura.

But ordinary people cannot detect it.

He could finally display his magical powers openly.

"Is the master awake?"

At this moment, outside the bedroom and living room, the voice of the middle-aged housekeeper suddenly came from afar.

Qi Hu immediately understood.

This is to invite the gods, and the matter of inviting Zhang Daoling Zhang Tianshi to return home has been completed.

So he stood up, changed into an exquisite black Taoist robe, and walked out the door.

(End of this chapter)