Simultaneous traversal: All Abyss difficulty.

Chapter 605 You're awake? You've overcome your inner demons.

The sound of the pipa abruptly stopped in a private room on the third floor of Yichun Courtyard.

When Laozi swept open the carved wooden door with his whisk, he saw Tang Sanzang sitting cross-legged on an embroidered stool, his left arm around the shoulder of the green-clad female demon, and his right hand holding a grape as he laughed at the demons, saying, "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form!"

"How could Jin Chanzi have fallen so low?!" Laozi's white eyebrows shot up, and he slammed the handle of his whisk against the door frame.

Sun Wukong wiped his face and pointed his golden cudgel at the corner: "Look, old man!"

Fang Yu sat blankly on the low couch by the window, the tomoe in his Rinne Sharingan frozen in place, as if he were in a daze.

"That kid's been 'lecturing' to that bald monk all day long," Sun Wukong grinned, mimicking Fang Yu's tone. "He keeps saying things like 'Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha remains in the heart.' In my opinion..."

"Why bother going to the West to obtain the scriptures? Just ask Fang for the true teachings directly."

"Nonsense!"

Lao Jun quickly calculated with his fingers, then suddenly glared at the unconscious Fang Yu: "What a quick-witted brat!" The whisk fluttered without wind. "But it has nothing to do with me, Lao Jun. Monkey, I'll ask you one more time: if anything happens, you'll have to take responsibility yourself. Don't bring me into it."

Sun Wukong's eyes darted around slyly. "Old man, is there any trouble in this world that you're afraid of?"

"I'm not afraid, it's just a hassle. I don't have that much free time to deal with these messy things."

Sun Wukong chuckled wickedly, "Alright, old man, just play the good guy to the end, you're already here."

The pig next to it quickly chimed in, "Since we're already here~" But its eyes were actually on the ladies.

Meanwhile, Laozi lightly waved his whisk, causing purple mist to rise, and his wise eyes gazed at Fang Yu. Suddenly, he stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "This lad is quite interesting! When others suffer a qi deviation, they either become bloodthirsty madmen or fall into evil ways, but he's quite different."

Before he finished speaking, Laozi flicked his whisk, and a golden light flew out from his sleeve, heading straight for Fang Yu's brow!
As the golden light approached, Fang Yu felt a sudden sense of alarm. The nine tomoe in his Rinne Sharingan spun rapidly, and he swayed as he tried to dodge.

Unexpectedly, the golden light followed him like a shadow, and no matter how he moved or turned, he could not avoid it!

"Observation Haki has no effect!" Fang Yu was secretly shocked. His ability to foresee the future had warned him that this light was unavoidable!
"Pfft!" The golden light entered Fang Yu's brow, and his whole body trembled. The scarlet color in his eyes gradually faded, and he saw countless golden seal characters appear before him, swimming like tadpoles, mysterious and difficult to understand.

He raised his hand as if to grab something, and asked blankly, "What is that?"

Laozi stroked his beard and smiled: "This is the true interpretation of the Qingjing Jing (Classic of Purity and Tranquility), which will help you cleanse your inner demons, understand your true nature, and realize your true nature. This is a great blessing, so please cherish it."

Having said that, he waved his sleeve, and his figure vanished in a wisp of green smoke, leaving only the lingering fragrance of elixir.

Fang Yu stood there, his mind filled with golden inscriptions. As his evil fire subsided, he suddenly fainted.

Seeing Fang Yu like this, Pigsy, Monkey King, and Tang Sanzang quickly went forward and shook him awake.

"Wake up! Time to go on our pilgrimage!"

Fang Yu rubbed his temples, feeling refreshed yet inexplicably melancholy. "What happened? Who was that old man?"

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The white light in the main square faded like ripples on water, and the members of the Central Continent Team all looked at the metal door that had been closed for three days.

Zhan Lanqing's pale fingertips tapped unconsciously on the armrest of the chair, while the newlyweds nervously swallowed.

"Click."

The moment the door lock clicked softly, everyone's backs straightened.

Fang Yu emerged with messy hair and oil stains on the collar of his pajamas, looking like an old bathhouse patron who had driven a Cadillac.

"Captain!" Zheng Zha strode forward, "The next world."

Fang Yu raised his hand to interrupt, and walked straight towards the orb of light. The cold, authoritative voice of the main god immediately followed:

[Next Reincarnation World: A Chinese Ghost Story]

"Holy crap! Joey Wong!" Seppi suddenly did a 360-degree backflip on the spot. "My dream ghost! Captain, I love you!"

He gestured animatedly, "I've watched the 82 Blu-ray remastered version eighteen times! The scene where Xiaoqian takes a bath."

"Idiot." Zheng Zha's military boots landed precisely on Sai Pi's buttocks. "Grandma's vines could rip your intestines out of your nostrils, and when the Black Mountain Demon's bone sedan chair runs over you, not even a trace of your soul will remain."

He turned to Fang Yu, his tone grave, "Captain...this time..."

Fang Yu suddenly burst out laughing.

The laughter made Zhao Yingkong silently pull the dagger back into her sleeve. Every time Fang Yu laughed like that, it meant he was either about to trick someone or draw blood.

"Looking forward to the next cycle."

He waved his hand, turned around, and went back to his room, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.

Zhao Yingkong frowned. "Why did he look at me so strangely just now?"

Time flies, and the day of reincarnation is just around the corner.

The white light in the God's Space gradually dissipated, and the members of the Central Continent Team opened their eyes one after another.

Zhan Lan stretched her slightly stiff limbs and glanced at the newly arrived people around her.

"Thank goodness, there's only one."

A chubby, balding man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a plaid shirt was looking around, muttering to himself, "These special effects are so realistic! Which company used holographic projection technology? Wait a minute, I remember I was just livestreaming to those bastards at home."

Zhan Lan stepped forward and cleared her throat: "Welcome to the Main God Space. This is the Cycle World. Simply put, we need to survive in a horror movie and complete tasks to earn reward points to strengthen ourselves."

She expertly explained the rules of the Main God Space, but the bespectacled man suddenly interrupted: "Wait! Isn't this just an infinite flow novel? I have several like that on my website! Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Liu Yan, and I run a website. You'll find out what kind of website it is later. I'm the godfather of Chinese single-player games, you know? The games I cracked back then were..."

Zhan Lanqing's white forehead twitched, interrupting his long-winded speech: "Alright, we'll talk about that later. The most important thing now is to survive this horror movie."

She turned to Fang Yu: "Captain, what are we going to do about our horror film?"

Fang Yu was squatting on the ground studying a weed when he replied without looking up, "You guys do your thing, I'll do mine." With that, he clapped his hands, stood up, and turned to leave.

The moment he turned around, everyone's eyes widened!

Suddenly, a blurry phantom appeared behind Fang Yu!

It was an old man with white hair and a youthful face, holding a whisk, surrounded by a faint purple aura.

Although no one has ever seen the old man's true face, strangely enough, everyone has the same name that comes to mind—Taishang Laojun!

The illusory figure lightly brushed against the back of Fang Yu's head, causing him to stumble and turn around, clutching his head: "Who hit me?!"

The phantom had vanished, leaving only the group staring at each other in bewilderment.

Zhan Lan stammered, "Team...Captain...What happened behind you just now?"

Fang Yu frowned: "What's behind me?" He touched his back. "A spider?"

Just as everyone was about to explain what was behind him, the protective shield that was protecting them opened.

(End of this chapter)