Journey to the West: From Stealing the Teachings of Patriarch Bodhi to Becoming a Saint Through a Hu

Yuan Li said impatiently:

"What? Have the immortals of the Beast Taming Sect come here to try and do business with me?"

"I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place. This is Black Wind Mountain, the Black Wind Cave where people are devoured without spitting out their bones!"

"Considering that you, Qingniao Daoist, haven't harmed any of my little demons, I advise you to leave immediately."

The Taoist priest, Qingniao, seemed unwilling to let the matter rest.

He came to obtain a batch of spiritual fruits for the sect.

I had already pre-ordered a batch of spiritual fruits at Guanyin Temple during the pre-sale period.

But the spiritual fruit is gone.

Elder Jinchi, who had already discussed this matter with them, burned it himself.

Where can we seek justice?

The only option is to go to Black Wind Mountain, which is twenty miles away.

Furthermore, it would be very difficult to find these 30% of the spiritual fruits elsewhere.

It makes it seem like the Black Bear Spirit of Black Wind Mountain is easy to bully.

Seven years ago, the people of Liuxian Temple wanted to capture a black bear spirit to refine elixirs.

At this moment, the Beast Taming Sect completely disregarded the Black Bear Spirit.

It's truly a case of the immortals of the Southern Realm bullying the old bear who is powerless.

Even though the black bear spirit, who spent his days meditating, practicing alchemy, and seeking enlightenment, had already gone to Mount Luojia in the South China Sea, people still came to cause trouble for him.

Seeing that the Taoist Qingniao would not listen to advice, Yuan Li drew his bear-skin sword.

"Then please do it."

"The Bluebird Taoist said calmly."

Yuan Li's eyes widened. What an arrogant fellow.

He arrived a few feet away from the Taoist Qingniao.

Qingniao Daoist narrowed his eyes slightly and said indifferently:

"Who goes there?"

Yuan Li was stunned.

He swung his sword down, shouting:

"I'm your Grandpa Bear!"

But then, the Green Bird Taoist waved his paper fan and nimbly dodged the knife.

Yuan Li felt dizzy as he was brushed by a paper fan adorned with a blue feather.

For a short period of time, they didn't even know who they were.

What a powerful magic weapon!

He truly lives up to his reputation as a Taoist priest who specializes in exorcising demons and monsters.

Yuan Li, clutching the bearskin broadsword, stood frozen in place as if he had lost his memory.

Given this situation, he naturally couldn't imagine what the white-bearded old Taoist was trying to do with the hand seals he was making.

A surge of intense magical energy emanated from his chest.

If Yuan Li were to be struck by this Demon Burning Technique, he would be severely injured, if not killed.

The next moment, a wisp of innate energy within Yuan Li's body began to refine his body on its own.

It awakened Yuan Li's divine soul.

Yuan Li's body immediately transformed into a gust of black wind.

The broadsword in his hand formed a gust of wind, slashing towards the head of the Green Bird Taoist.

Qingniao Daoren reacted quickly, reaching out to block with his paper fan.

To his surprise, he blocked Yuan Li's attack with very little effort.

His blue feather paper fan was also intact.

"Huh? The Black Bear Demon's strength is not as great as before. This strike should only have been at half its power."

The Bluebird Taoist exclaimed in surprise.

This shows that he also couldn't tell that Yuan Li wasn't a genuine black bear spirit.

At this point, the real Black Bear Spirit couldn't possibly only possess this level of strength.

Yuan Li immediately realized that he had been exposed.

This Azure Bird Taoist possesses the realm of a half-step Loose Immortal, and is not someone he can kill at will.

Having just suffered a loss, he was even more inclined to back down.

If the fighting continues, his entire past will probably be exposed.

What left him with lingering fear was that the trace of innate energy within his body was unaffected by his own power, protecting his mind at the crucial moment and preventing him from being burned alive.

Yuan Li quickly took a few steps back, glanced at the broadsword, and said, feigning composure:

"You flatter me, Daoist Qingniao. I only used half of my strength in this strike."

"What kind of fan is that? It made me forget my troubles for a moment."

The Azure Bird Taoist withdrew his hand seals and said:

"This is my magic treasure, the Azure Fan."

"Black Bear Demon, if you're not going to fight, hurry up and hand over those thirty percent of the spiritual fruits so I can return to my sect to report as soon as possible. Let's not waste any more time."

Yuan Li pondered for a moment, then his expression softened.

"In the past, Black Wind Mountain had no dealings with your sect because humans and demons are irreconcilable enemies."

"It's not impossible for you to get the spiritual fruit you want from me."

"How much benefit did you agree to give Guanyin Temple?"

Without hesitation, Qingniao Daoren replied:

"We are currently in the pre-sale phase, and we plan to acquire 30% of the spirit peaches this year."

"The proper thing to do is to give Elder Jinchi of Guanyin Temple some longevity pills."

"Black Bear Spirit, what do you think?"

Yuan Li thought to himself:

"Longevity pills? I've already lived for a hundred lifetimes, what need do I have for longevity pills? Only Elder Jinchi is hoping to prolong his life with longevity pills, isn't he?"

Yuan Li shook his head and said:

"The Longevity Pill won't do; bring something else in exchange."

Qingniao Daoren said:

"Then I will give you three mid-grade Xuan-level immortal fruits that can increase your cultivation."

Yuan Li said with satisfaction:

"Okay, let's barter."

"Quickly bring out that mid-grade Xuan-level spirit fruit so I can take a look. I'll have my men pick the spirit peach you want right away."

Upon hearing this, Qingniao Daoren took out a snake spirit fruit from his sleeve.

Beside him, a disciple in white robes held a jade plate in his hands, supporting it with both hands.

The Taoist Qingniao placed the snake spirit fruit on a plate.

Then, two more snake spirit fruits, also of the mid-grade Xuan level, were taken out.

Three snake spirit fruits, emitting an enticing fragrance, were placed on a jade plate.

Mid-grade Xuan-level Serpent Spirit Fruit is not common.

Yuan Li accepted the three snake spirit fruits.

After accepting the peaches, the little demons they sent out quickly brought back several baskets of spirit peaches, which was exactly 30% of the peach orchard's quantity.

They couldn't help but marvel that their king had actually started doing business with the Beast Taming Sect.

Black Wind Mountain has many low-grade Xuan-level spiritual plants with acquired spiritual roots.

Do not put too many baskets down.

"Your Majesty, the spirit peaches they wanted are all here."

How can I say more?

Yuan Li nodded and said to the Azure Bird Taoist:

"You guys take a count."

Several white-robed disciples stepped forward and swiftly placed all the spirit peaches from the baskets into their cloth bags, leaving the baskets empty.

The Bluebird Taoist then flicked his sleeves and said:

"I have nothing else to say, this humble Taoist is leaving now."

Yuan Li had already put away the three snake spirit fruits.

After the Bluebird Taoist left.

He sat cross-legged in the Black Wind Cave, waiting until he could use the method to bring good fortune and ward off evil.

This method is only effective against Serpent Spirit Fruit and does not consume much energy.

Seeing that the Serpent Spirit Fruits were without any problems and only had auspicious signs, he felt at ease and swallowed all three Serpent Spirit Fruits.

After swallowing it, Yuan Li vaguely felt that his magical power and cultivation had increased slightly.

His cultivation level improved by about a year.

[A Book for All Ages.]

[Third Incarnation: 501 years of cultivation.]

[Technique: The Supreme Daoist Scripture, a method for attracting good fortune and eliminating misfortune.]

Alchemy: Proficient.

I glanced at the Book of a Hundred Generations.

The Supreme Dao Scripture, the art of seeking good fortune and eliminating misfortune, both of these practices are Daoist techniques.

Alchemy requires a large number of rare and precious materials.

Refining a single Yangli Pill can boost one's cultivation level for several years, but it requires a great deal of time and effort.

Not counting the cultivation gained from consuming the Serpent Spirit Fruit, Yuan Li's actual cultivation level was only five hundred years, as described in the Hundred Generations Book.

Those monsters with great supernatural powers and profound magical abilities, besides having cultivated for a long time, have also consumed a lot of spiritual creatures with spiritual roots.

Yuan Li's strength is now only half that of the Black Bear Spirit.

When you encounter an opponent of equal strength, your tricks will be immediately exposed.

At this point, it would be great if there were still yellow-haired weasels at one's disposal.

Then he remembered that Ge Lang had said that the Bluebird Taoist was an immortal from the Kingdom of Wusizang.

He remembered that there was a Beast Taming Sect in the Southern Continent, but it had nothing to do with the Kingdom of U-Tsang.

Yuan Li closed his eyes and thought to himself:

"A moderately good strategy, with no major advantages and minor disadvantages."

"Head to Tibet to find the Serpent Demon."

"They stormed into various temples, but found no trace of the serpent demon."

"I couldn't find the demonic monk, but I found the Bluebird Taoist."

"And he was seen through at a glance by the Bluebird Taoist."

"The Green Bird Taoist has turned his back on me and is trying to capture me."

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Yuan Li's forehead.

To encounter a half-step immortal in an ordinary mortal country is truly a stroke of bad luck.

We had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to Tibet.

If you don't go, you will suffer a backlash from the innate energy within your body.

The divination did not explain whether he was ultimately captured by the Green Bird Taoist.

Even if you know your own future, you still have to face it.

Yuan Li felt quite helpless.

Next time, if he only uses the "Turning Good Fortune into Misfortune" technique at Black Wind Mountain, his situation should be much better.

"Sigh, this is another ominous divination."

Yuan Li sighed.

At this time in Tibet, in a temple, candlelight flickers.

The serpent demon that Yuan Li had been searching for was sitting on a stool in a house.

Another white-bearded Taoist priest was sitting on a wooden chair opposite him, wearing a white robe.

As the two chatted and laughed, they both mentioned the black bear spirit on Black Wind Mountain.

Judging from the appearance, the white-bearded old man was the Azure Bird Taoist.

The Green Bird Taoist had already arrived here and reached some kind of agreement with the Coiled Serpent Demon.

The serpent demon, draped in a jeweled cassock, asked with a smile:

"You mean you went to Black Wind Mountain and asked the black bear spirit for some spirit peaches?"

"You're really something! Those spirit peaches are nowhere near as important as this yellow-haired weasel!"

"You said it was subdued by the nine-headed lion summoned by the black bear demon. Let me see what this Yellow Wind Monster looks like now!"

Qingniao Daoren changed the subject.

He only collects a few broken peaches at Guanyin Temple; how could he possibly be invited to preside over a grand event?

The Bluebird Taoist had already been invited by the Coiled Serpent Demon to come to the Kingdom of Wusizang to see the yellow-haired weasel.

It all depends on whether the Taoist Qingniao is willing to pay the price to acquire this yellow-haired weasel.

This was exactly what the serpent demon was planning.

A pet beast at the Demon King level is quite valuable.

After he stole Yuan Li's yellow-haired weasel, he wasn't afraid that Yuan Li would come looking for him.

They remained brazenly in the Buddha Temple in Ü-Tsang.

Firstly, Yuan Li couldn't find him.

He can use secret techniques to burrow underground from here.

Yuan Li can only succeed if he can win over the local deity of Tibet.

But the local deity was in cahoots with him, so there was no opportunity for him to take advantage of the situation.

He confined the yellow-haired weasel he had subdued in an iron cage.

The serpent demon carried an iron cage.

The Taoist Qingniao examined it carefully.

Although it is too small to be a mount, it can still be raised as a pet, like Chang'e's Jade Rabbit.

Although Qingniao Daoren was not among the orthodox immortals and was not under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court, he knew a lot about the gods in the Heavenly Court.

Looking at the yellow-haired weasel in the cage, the Green Bird Taoist remembered again that this was the yellow-haired weasel that had cultivated and attained enlightenment at the foot of Mount Ling.

Although he was a half-step immortal and held a lowly position in the Heavenly Court, he had still visited the foot of Mount Ling.

I have a special connection with this yellow-haired ferret.

This is definitely the yellow-haired weasel.

He wasn't in a hurry to come; he wanted to go to Black Wind Mountain to meet the Black Bear Spirit.

Because of this, he became quite interested in the Black Bear Spirit.

After all, he was the junior brother whom the Nine-Headed Lion Saint himself acknowledged.

The name of the Nine-Headed Lion is too great.

After pondering for a long time, the Bluebird Taoist slowly asked:

"Are you sure this was a gift from the Nine-Headed Lion to the Black Bear Spirit?"

The serpent demon replied:

"Indeed, Daoist Qingniao, are you having some reservations?"

Qingniao Daoren smiled faintly.

Although he remained expressionless, he was actually considering whether to help Yuan Li get rid of this coiled snake demon.

The serpent demon was a demonic monk who had cultivated in the Kingdom of U-Tsang for many years, and he didn't know much about him.

I don't know how confident I am in making this move.

The simple-minded demon king, relying on his magical treasures, had a 50% chance of success.

It should be noted that at this time, Sun Wukong was only at the level of a wandering immortal; he would later become a true Taiyi wandering immortal.

"You yellow-haired weasel, many years ago you were a spirit rat with some background at the foot of Mount Ling. How did you end up as a demon in the mortal realm?"

"I don't think this matter is so simple. The cause and effect are too deep. This is all I can say for you."

The Azure Bird Taoist fanned himself with his Azure Cry Fan, stood up, and decided not to keep the Coiled Serpent Demon company any longer.

He got up and walked outside.

If the yellow-haired weasel causes trouble in Lingshan, it will frame him and implicate him in the future.

Moreover, this is related to the Nine-Headed Lion.

Yuan Li is forcibly breaking into major temples in Tibet.

He transformed into human form and arrived in front of the Fuluan Temple.

As soon as Yuan Li entered, the coiled serpent demon, seemingly aware of what was happening, disappeared into the ground.

The monks in the temple dared not speak out against their anger.

The government will naturally arrest Yuan Li.

Yuan Li's search yielded no results, but he unexpectedly encountered the Green Bird Taoist outside.

Having just dealt with Yuan Li, I am all too familiar with the demonic aura emanating from him.

In response, Qingniao Daorensheng was the first to challenge.

"Black Bear Spirit, why did you trespass into the temple?"

Yuan Li had anticipated this, and immediately stirred up a black wind, flying towards the outside of the city.

Qingniao Daoren followed at a leisurely pace.

His goal was to capture Yuan Li.

Instead of staying put in Black Wind Mountain, Yuan Li actually walked right into their trap.

He immediately developed an even stronger interest in Yuan Li's mount.

He didn't care who Yuan Li's senior brother was.

Even a nine-headed lion is merely the mount of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun.

It's quite reasonable that both brothers are the mounts of immortals.

However, Yuan Li's speed was ultimately a notch faster.

Seeing this, the Azure Bird Taoist, who was following closely behind in the clouds, thought it over and decided to give up the idea of ​​taking the mount.

The wind howled, and he called out from afar:

"Wait! Black Bear Spirit! I know where the Yellow-haired Weasel is now!"

Yuan Li was overjoyed, as he had been worried about not being able to find the Coiled Serpent Demon in Tibet.

Yuan Li then turned his head and asked:

"I see! Tell me quickly!"

The Bluebird Taoist, his beard and eyebrows bristling, said:

"Just now at the Foluan Temple, that coiled snake demon evacuated underground. You won't be able to find him without earth-遁 (earth-遁) magic."

Yuan Li immediately realized.

I never expected that snake demon could use earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape from the earth). What a cunning old fox!

The bluebird Taoist behind him, making faces and winking, was no better.

They chased him all the way to Black Wind Mountain. Why didn't you tell him sooner, back when you left Tibet?

Yuan Li said to the nearby Qingniao Daoist:

"Then why did you tell me this?"

"If Daoist Qingniao doesn't mind, let's discuss this properly in my Black Wind Cave. The outside is not the place to talk."