Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 215: New Westbound Team
Zouwu does not eat living creatures. Now that Shen'ao is dead, its flesh and blood are full of vitality. The little guy is happier than anyone else while eating it.

Seeing that these "big monsters" didn't seem to have any intention of eating them, the three little ones, the tiger, the deer and the sheep, plucked up the courage to join in the eating, thinking it would be a waste not to eat them.

The "old soft-shelled turtle" that had been eating some leftovers on the shore also slowly crawled over to have a feast. It took it an hour to reach the Shen Ao. At this time, everyone had just eaten one-tenth of it.

It was not until the third day that they finally got rid of Shen Ao. The old bear lay on the ground with a round belly, like a big balloon. Shen Ao had eaten 30% of it, the phoenix had eaten 60%, and the remaining 10% was eaten by the other friends and the tiger demon.

Phoenix and Old Bear are at a high level, so they just need to take a rest and nothing will happen.

Phoenix thought the divine turtle's shell was quite strong, so he made a piece of armor for the old bear.

The remaining scraps were used to make Dang Kang a set of armor for charging. All the sharp thorns were refined into the armor. As long as Dang Kang could charge, he would be a human bomb chariot that would scare away thousands of troops.

After eating the flesh and blood of the divine turtle, the "old turtle" gained a huge improvement in intelligence and strength, which completely changed its fate. It slowly crawled back to the river. It was too dangerous outside, so it prepared to find a safe place to hide in the mud.

The three demons, tiger, deer and sheep, wanted to follow the team of divine beasts. The phoenix had a neutral impression of the three demons, so it left a copy of the Huangting Sutra, then transformed into its original form and flew away with its friends.

Now the team already does not eat pigs, cats, bears, birds and dragons. If tigers, deer and sheep are added to the banned list, everyone in their team can become a vegetarian and enter the Western Paradise early!

Our fate has ended, you three brothers can do whatever you want!
The team of divine beasts flew away, and only the tiger, deer and sheep were left on the banks of the turbulent Tongtian River. They could not ride on the clouds.

"Brother, what should we do?" the sheep demon asked pitifully.

When they were in the mountains, they thought they had a pretty good cultivation level. But now that they have come out of the mountains, they are hit hard. It is too scary to be outside!
The deer demon also asked, "Brother, are we still going to Mount Zhongnan?"

They flipped through the Huang Ting Sutra given by Fenghuang and were quite disappointed. What kind of crap is this? They practiced it for a long time but it didn't produce any effect at all.

When they were in trouble before, they didn’t see the Three Pure Ones come down to earth to save them. It seems that the Taoist path is not feasible.

The tiger demon was also quite hesitant, but he still said firmly: "Are you scared by this little difficulty? Come, follow me to Zhongnan Mountain to learn from my master. When I have learned it, I will let them hum!"

His words were full of the idea that things will change over time and that a Taoist son-in-law would defy fate after completing his studies.

The three monsters walked eastward, passing through forests and crossing streams at a very fast speed. After walking for more than twenty days, they found an extremely steep mountain in front of them with a strong monster aura. It was said that it was called Baigu Ridge.

They found a sheltered place at the foot of the mountain to rest.

The deer demon and the sheep demon caught a chicken nearby. This place was too desolate, and they took a lot of effort to find the chicken. They roasted the chicken and first presented it to the big brother tiger. Then one of them ate the chicken's head and the other ate the chicken's butt.

The sheep demon was gnawing on a chicken butt. It was tasteless and not as delicious as the divine turtle. He wanted to complain, but looked behind the tiger demon. His face changed drastically, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

The tiger demon who was gnawing on a chicken leg quickly turned around and saw a tomb shaking violently, first one hand, then the head and the other hand, and finally the whole body.

A rather old-looking man climbed out of the grave.

The tiger demon's eyes widened. What was going on? Resurrection from the dead?
The Dragon King of Jinghe River looked at the simple sacrificial arrangements around him and the strange elephant corpse beside him. He suddenly realized that he was buried here after his death and was worshipped as a totem by the primitive tribe.
Studying Western Buddhist teachings with Dizang, he no longer resented the Divine Beast Squad. He reaps the fruits of his own evil deeds, a fitting tribute to their kindness. They buried him, sparing him from the wilderness, a gesture he felt obliged to take. The wheelchair he once rode in was transformed into a stretcher by a phoenix. With a clap of his hands, he landed on it, suspended in mid-air.

He sat cross-legged on a metal stretcher, his face solemn and dignified, like a high monk, and came before the three monsters: tiger, deer and sheep.

The Dragon King of Jinghe River is old.

Back then, he was full of vigor and ambition to marry the sister of the Dragon King of the West Sea. Now Ksitigarbha helped him rewrite the Book of Life and Death and return to life, but the price was that his life span was reduced by 30%. The former middle-aged Dragon King became an old Dragon King.

"My three friends, I was seriously injured and fell into a state of suspended animation. Now that my essence has been restored, I have just woken up. If I have frightened you in any way, I apologize here."

It was not appropriate to publicize his resurrection from the dead, so he used the excuse of being seriously injured.

The tiger demon was very courageous. Seeing that the old man did not have the same strong sense of oppression as the phoenix, he asked bluntly, "Why did you come to us brothers?"

The Dragon King of Jinghe River sat cross-legged on a metal stretcher, just like Aladdin sitting on a flying carpet, with a calm expression on his face.

His soul and spirit were lost somewhere, and without them, he could not achieve enlightenment. Dizang suggested that he go to Mount Lingshan and ask the sage, who knew everything. Relying on his own physical strength to reach Mount Lingshan was also a good way to wash away his sins.

"I want to ask, is there any water nearby? Rivers, lakes, or seas are all fine?" The Dragon King of Jinghe wanted to find his fellow tribesmen to ask about the way to Lingshan.

The tiger demon did know. He pointed to the west and said, "In that direction there's a river of unknown width and length called Tongtian River. Perhaps you could go there and ask, old sir."

"But what?"

The tiger demon told the story of the divine turtle.

The Dragon King of Jinghe River was somewhat disappointed. With such a powerful divine turtle living in the river, it went without saying that the dragon clan that previously managed the water palace was doomed.

Then he heard news about the Divine Beast Team, which made him feel more complicated.

"They are also heading west? Well, I still have a chance to atone for my sins. Thank you, my three friends. We will say goodbye now."

The tiger demon quickly stopped him, "Old man, wait a minute! Are there really immortals in the sacred mountain you mentioned? Are the immortals there willing to accept us brothers?"

The Dragon King of Jinghe River smiled and said: "The gates of the Western Religion are wide open, and there is no one who cannot be saved. The Pure Land is the best blessed land in the Three Realms. There is no killing and no oppression."

He transformed himself into Lingshan Chui and repeated what Dizang had said, adding his own imagination.

The tiger demon was very excited. Since the Three Pure Ones don’t want us brothers, then we brothers don’t want the Three Pure Ones either!
"Old man, we are willing to take you as our master and go to Lingshan with you!"

The Dragon King of the Jing River sat on a stretcher, carried by the Deer Demon and the Sheep Demon, while the Tiger Demon led the way. Another strange group journeying westward was formed.
(End of this chapter)