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

When the local earth god explained that the object was a golden rope, Yuan Li already believed it to a large extent.

Looking again at the Great Immortal Sheep, it seemed he realized that what the Earth God said was true.

The golden rope in his hand was undoubtedly a magical artifact.

But that was a magic weapon of Laozi, made by Laozi himself.

It was also Laozi's belt.

Yuan Li had no choice but to accept the Earth God's small token of appreciation.

Yuan Li asked incredulously, "Old Earth God, where did you get this Immortal-Binding Rope?"

The Earth God frankly admitted, "I am the incarnation of Laozi."

Yuan Li was shocked and asked, "Is this true? You are Laozi?"

"Was that local deity I summoned yesterday also you, Laozi?"

Yuan Li had not yet taken the golden rope from the Earth God's hand.

He was about to reach out and take it when he involuntarily pulled his hand back.

My heart sank suddenly.

Unexpectedly, the local earth god, whom they had never paid much attention to, became the incarnation of Laozi.

When Laozi transformed into Taishang Laojun, hundreds of years earlier, Yuan Li's predecessor was still secretly learning Taishang Laojun's teachings in Zhongnan Mountain.

Now, things have gotten really bad; Yuan Li is now ordering Laozi around.

There was truly a way to die.

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Yuan Li, who was somewhat confused, soon learned that he had come specifically for him.

The local earth god said unhurriedly, "I transformed into the earth god of Black Wind Mountain the day before yesterday, and came to see you, the black bear spirit who stole my Taoist scriptures."

Yuan Li then said respectfully, "It is truly an honor that the Supreme Lord Laozi would personally descend to the mortal realm just for a mere demon king like me."

"Then let us pay our respects to Laozi!"

"May I ask, Lord Laozi, what business do you have with me, the Black Bear Spirit?"

The local earth god, who was transformed from Laozi, held a cane in one hand and a golden rope in the other.

Yuan Li no longer felt any joy at the sight of that golden rope.

He only asked that Laozi not use that golden rope to bind him up.

Yuan Li, on the other hand, appeared quite calm.

If Laozi wanted to harm him, he would have bound him up yesterday with that golden rope.

The Great Immortal Yang Li beside him showed an even more surprised expression than when he heard about the Golden Rope.

Standing before him was Daode Tianzun, one of the Three Pure Ones of Taoism.

Immortal Yang Li immediately knelt down and bowed, extremely excited.

"Greetings to the Dao Ancestor, the Heavenly Venerable of Morality! I am Yang Li, the Great Immortal and National Preceptor of Chechi Kingdom."

Laozi ignored the Great Immortal Yangli.

Instead, he said to Yuan Li, "Black Bear Spirit, would you be willing to become my disciple?"

Without hesitation, Yuan Li agreed, "This disciple is willing to become a disciple of the Supreme Lord Laozi!"

Yuan Li was overjoyed.

How could he refuse when Laozi himself accepted him as a disciple?

However, he also truthfully told Laozi, "I did indeed secretly learn the Supreme Dao Scripture more than three hundred years ago in Zhongnan Mountain, and even made a replica of the Seven Star Eight Trigrams Furnace."

"Seven years ago, I studied immortal arts for seven years at the Xieyue Sanxing Cave on Lingtai Fangcun Mountain."

"I dare not lie to my master. I studied outside the Bodhi Patriarch's school for seven years."

Lao Tzu calmly replied, "Then, have you entered?"

"You can't be considered an apprentice until you've entered the door."

"You can't be considered a disciple of Patriarch Bodhi."

"Now you are my disciple, Laozi."

"Yes, Master."

Yuan Li thought it made sense.

The master leads you in, but everything else depends on yourself.

He did not step into the gate of the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave.

Just as Lao Tzu said, he cannot be considered a disciple of Bodhi Patriarch.

"Do you wish to accompany me to the Thirty-Three Heavens, to the Tushita Palace, or will you remain on your Black Wind Mountain?"

Lao Tzu asked the question.

Yuan Li hesitated and said, "This disciple wishes to remain on Black Wind Mountain. Please, Master, teach this disciple immortal arts on Black Wind Mountain!"

Yuan Li's attitude was sincere.

He was wondering what to do next.

He came early this morning intending to go to Tibet to seek revenge on the snake demon.

But things don't seem to be going as smoothly as expected.

Who would have thought that the Land God Association was an incarnation of Lao Tzu?

With Laozi as his master now in the picture, the serpent demon and the yellow-haired weasel in his hands seem less important.

Laozi could casually forge any magical artifact, and it would be an innate magical artifact, or even an innate spiritual artifact.

The Golden Rope in the hands of Laozi is an ancient treasure.

Yuan Li is completely impeccable and there is nothing wrong with him.

Lao Tzu pondered for a moment.

Since Yuan Li wanted to stay in Black Wind Mountain, he could only transform into the Earth God to teach Yuan Li some skills.

The environment here is rudimentary.

It is worlds apart from the Tushita Palace beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Whether for alchemy or weapon crafting, this place is hardly a good location.

The appearance of Laozi as the Earth God is merely an incarnation, not his true self.

But Professor Yuan Li, this black bear spirit, is more than capable.

It's fine if Yuan Li stays at Black Wind Mountain.

Laozi seemed to have guessed Yuan Li's intention.

Laozi said, "Your disciple is quite strange. Do you want me to teach you the art of alchemy in the wilderness?"

"After you've settled your current affairs, come find me in Zhongnan Mountain."

After saying this, Laozi gave the Golden Rope in his hand to Yuan Li.

The surrounding area was shrouded in mist.

The figure of Laozi immediately disappeared into the clouds.

Yuan Li didn't look down at the golden rope in his hand until the clouds and mist dissipated.

Yuan Li said helplessly, "That local deity is actually Laozi in disguise."

"Great Immortal Yangli, let's continue to Tibet."

"Then they used this golden rope to capture the coiled snake demon."

The Great Immortal Yangli said with lingering enthusiasm, "I was fortunate enough to meet Daode Tianzun, one of the Three Pure Ones of Taoism, and I owe it all to you."

"Don't worry, even without the local earth god leading the way, I can still find the coiled snake demon hiding its form."

A cold dragon appeared on the surface of Yangli Daxian's body.

Upon seeing the object, Yuan Li immediately understood what countermeasures the Great Immortal Yang Li had.

Yuan Li then cast a divination.

He was sitting cross-legged outside the city of Ü-Tsang.

He thought to himself, "This is the best possible strategy, with the greatest potential for good fortune and the least for misfortune. After finding and killing a demonic monk at Foluan Temple, I will obtain a trace of innate energy."

Yuan Li was overjoyed.

The hexagram this time appears so simple.

The description of seeking good fortune and eliminating misfortune in the divination is simple and will not be discussed further.

How the coiled serpent demon was killed remains unclear.

It's uncertain what other variables might arise.

Yuan Li was standing in front of a hillside.

This hillside must be the small slope that the local earth god mentioned.

Yuan Li was about to summon the local earth god again.

But then they saw that the Great Immortal Yangli was already several hundred feet away in front of them.

The Great Immortal Yang Li was so decisive.

It's not necessarily true that his demon immortal cultivation level is enough to overpower the coiled snake demon.

Yuan Li quickly followed.

In no time.

Yuan Li then transformed into a human and stood in front of the Buddha Luan Temple with the Great Immortal Yang Li.

But then the cold dragon that had previously appeared on the surface of Yangli Daxian's body quietly burrowed into his feet.

Yang Li Da Xian lowered his voice and said, "I can handle this myself. Yuan Li, you just need to watch from the side."

At this moment, the Great Immortal Yangli was holding the Golden Rope.

They naturally knew what was going on.

He can easily capture any opponent of similar skill level.

The cold dragon silently burrowed into the ground.

They are searching for the coiled serpent demon hidden underground.

Yuan Li then walked a few steps into the Foluan Temple.

They were shouting that they wanted to catch the demon.

Unfortunately, he then saw the Taoist Qingniao smiling like a blooming chrysanthemum from in front of the incense burner in the Buddhist hall.

He took a step forward and asked, feigning ignorance, "Why are you so late?"

"Aren't you afraid the serpent demon will escape?"

"I've been waiting here for a long time, and the serpent demon is still there."

"Black Bear Demon, how do you plan to deal with him?"

So that's where he was waiting.

Yuan Li said irritably, "Qingniao Daoist, it's fine if you don't want to go back to your Beast Taming Sect, but you'd better not interfere in my affairs."

Suddenly, a thunderclap was heard from the ground in the backyard of Foluan Temple.

Yuan Li turned his head to look.

I did not see the Sheep Power Immortal in front of the temple gate.

At this moment, the Great Immortal Yang Li was performing the Five Thunder Technique in mid-air in the backyard.

The cold dragon that had burrowed underground had a pale blue body.

The one being held in Leng Long's four claws was none other than an old monk wearing a kasaya.

Yuan Li took a closer look.

That was Baoyu's cassock.

The serpent demon hiding underground was captured.

A Five Thunder Technique descended.

A thunderbolt struck, causing plumes of smoke to rise from the old monk's body.

The snake demon remained seated in a meditative posture.

He remained unfazed.

Aside from emitting some black smoke, there was no other change in its body.

The Five Thunder Techniques of the Great Immortal Yangli were no match for the Coiled Serpent Demon.

The serpent demon's demon king realm is true.

The so-called "demon immortal" Yang Li Da Xian is actually not at the level of a god.

At most, he is comparable to a wandering immortal.

The realm of the Azure Bird Taoist below is probably not much different from his.

One is a half-step immortal, and the other is an unorthodox demon immortal.

The only difference between Yangli Daxian and the Demon King is that he uses immortal techniques.

Although he is also a demon, he does not rely on his own demonic power, which is why he calls himself a demon immortal.

From this perspective, he is only at the level of a half-step immortal.

It couldn't even break through the defenses of a local demon king.

Immortal Yang Li immediately swung out the Golden Rope.

Before the serpent demon could make any further moves, they bound it tightly with the Golden Rope.

Sheep Power Immortal lowered his body.

He grabbed the golden rope binding the serpent demon and quickly dropped it downwards.

Yuan Li slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

With the golden rope bestowed by Laozi, a lot of effort was saved.

When the Taoist Qingniao saw how easily the coiled snake demon had been captured, he was momentarily astonished.

His eyes burned with desire as he stared at the Golden Rope that had rendered the Coiled Serpent Demon powerless.

After being trapped by others, it showed no sign of struggling.

The Bluebird Taoist exclaimed in admiration, "Could this be the Golden Rope of Laozi?"

"It's truly eye-opening."

"You actually have something like this on you."

"These ten-plus hours of waiting were definitely worth it, hahaha!"

The Taoist Qingniao laughed excitedly.

He had intended to stay and see how things would escalate.

In his eyes, Yuan Li was an invaluable partner.

He had always been quite interested in Yuan Li.

Upon seeing that golden rope again, even the Green Bird Taoist was greatly shocked.

Yuan Li said in a low voice, "That's right, this is the Golden Rope."

"My master is Laozi (Taishang Laojun)."

Yuan Li stepped forward.

With a single stroke, he severed the head of the serpent demon.

Looking into the opening, it wasn't snakeskin.

After Yuan Li killed the serpent demon, he found a yellow-haired weasel on its body.

The yellow-haired weasel had a dull look in its eyes.

Nevertheless, thankfully it was found.

Qingniao Daoist hesitated to speak about the yellow-haired weasel that had descended to the mortal realm to become a demon for some unknown reason, which was located at the foot of Mount Ling.

Since Yuan Li is a disciple of Laozi, there is no problem with him accepting this yellow-haired weasel.

It seems the yellow-haired weasel still considers Yuan Li its master.

He stripped the precious jade cassock off the snake demon's body.

It was this precious jade cassock that caused him to lose his yellow-haired sable in his own cave in full view of everyone.

They were all put away together.

In the future, when I need a moment of peace and quiet while meditating at the Guanyin Temple, I may wear this robe.

It can be considered a valuable acquired skill.

After Yuan Li untied the golden rope binding the serpent demon, he left the serpent demon's corpse unattended.

The commotion caused by the Great Immortal Yang Li in this place has likely already attracted the attention of His Majesty of Tibet.

To avoid attracting attention, Yuan Li prepared to leave.

The Green Bird Taoist's expression shifted slightly.

He knew quite a bit about the serpent demon.

Although the serpent demon is dead, it still possesses a Buddha bone.

And it continues to live on in another form.

The Bluebird Taoist's heart seems empty and adrift.

He suddenly thought of the other Buddha bone left behind after the death of the snake demon, which might soon become a bone demon.

That Buddha's relic had already been defiled by this snake demon.

One who cultivates the Buddha's teachings can attain an indestructible body.

However, he died under the golden rope.

This snake demon is quite strange.

Qingniao Daoren noticed that there were no human bones on the corpse of the coiled snake demon.

The snake demon's bones were actually the bones of a Buddha.

I just don't know where I am.

It is an extremely troublesome monster.

The Taoist Qingniao shook his head and stroked his beard.

Although this matter was none of his business, he still reminded Yuan Li again.

"Black Bear Spirit, you'd better keep a close eye on that skeleton demon in the future."

"That was the contingency plan left by the serpent demon."

Yuan Li said, "Thank you, Daoist Qingniao, for helping me this time."

"From now on, I can leave you a share of the spiritual creatures from Black Wind Mountain and the elixirs I refine."

The Bluebird Taoist said with satisfaction, "This humble Taoist greets you."

Yuan Li exchanged a glance with him.

A smile appeared between the two.

They then went their separate ways.

Yuan Li returned to Black Wind Mountain alone.

Sure enough, a trace of innate energy was added to his body.

The innate Qi is the primordial ancestral Qi.

Also known as innate essence.

The innate energy gathered using methods to attract good fortune and eliminate misfortune is of unparalleled purity.

If Yuan Li wants to cultivate to the level of the Nine Spirits Primordial Saint, he cannot do without innate Qi.

Yuan Li is currently a local demon king, just like that snake demon.

While they are strong, that's all they are.

They were local tyrants.

According to the conventions of the Journey to the West world, as long as a local overlord-level demon king is given a powerful magic weapon, he can rely on the magic weapon to win.

No matter how profound one's Taoist cultivation and magical power, it cannot compare to a single innate magic treasure.

Yuan Li's Golden Rope, however, has a clear limitation.

He can only trap opponents of similar strength.

Yuan Li was very fond of this innate magic weapon.

He sat cross-legged in the Black Wind Cave.

He also followed Laozi's example and tied the golden rope around his waist as a belt.

Yuan Li laughed heartily.

After refining the trace of innate energy within his body.

With nothing to do in the mountains, I will go to Zhongnan Mountain to learn from Laozi.

"If I could learn Laozi's Samadhi True Fire like Red Boy, my strength would probably increase to another level."

He thought to himself.

"The Supreme Dao Scripture that I stole from Laozi is twice as effective at refining the innate energy in my body."