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

The wolf spirit wanted to see if Yuan Li could refine the Sheep Strength Pill. If he could refine a good quality Sheep Strength Pill, he could also have more contact with Yuan Li.

Within a radius of a thousand miles, apart from the Azure Wolf Spirit and his two sworn brothers, no other demon had ever been seen who knew how to refine the Sheep Strength Pill. The Azure Wolf Spirit laughed heartily and nodded slightly, saying:

"I never expected that you, a black bear spirit, could also refine the Sheep Strength Pill. The Sheep Strength Pill is similar to the Bone Strengthening Pill. Where did you learn this skill? How do you intend to refine the Sheep Strength Pill?"

Testing Yuan Li's words, Yuan Li replied with feigned seriousness:

"Three hundred years ago, Laozi transformed into Taishang Laojun and preached the Tao in Zhongnan Mountain. I learned it by stealing from Taishang Laojun's Taoist temple."

He lowered his voice at the end, because the Black Bear Spirit had secretly learned the art of alchemy from Laozi.

In addition, the Black Bear Spirit also secretly learned the alchemy techniques of Laozi and created a counterfeit Seven-Star Alchemy Furnace. Although it could not refine the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, it could refine Bone-Strengthening Pills and Qi-Boosting Pills.

The wolf spirit was delighted; they were indeed from the same school.

They can learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses after practicing Taoist techniques, and can even become brothers. However, Yuan Li has not yet answered him on how to refine the Yangli Pill.

Yuan Li was not careless either, and continued:

"Of course, it is the Yangli Pill made from a pair of antelope horns taken from the antelope demon. It does not take its life. That antelope demon came from Zhongnan Mountain. Since it is the Daoist temple of our master, Taishang Laojun, we have to show some leniency."

"Hmm, it seems you're not a bloodthirsty person, Bear Demon. That's how it should be for us who cultivate Taoist techniques. It's not too late to come looking for me after you've refined the Sheep Strength Pill. I'll then give you the antelope demon that was supposed to be mine, but it's also agreed that you'll have to give me 50%."

The wolf spirit said with satisfaction that if it refined the Sheep Strength Pill itself, it would only give Yuan Li and the others 30%. Yuan Li immediately said happily:

"Alright! Then let Brother Canglang wait for my good news. Also, I am also considering joining Black Wind Mountain. Please inform the Black Bear Spirit on Black Wind Mountain for me."

The wolf spirit retrieved the glass basin and two sheep-strength pills from its hands, and nodded, saying:

"Well then, I'll take my leave."

"Alright, goodbye."

Yuan Li said that the wolf spirit was heading towards Black Wind Mountain, and Yuan Li breathed a sigh of relief.

It's clear from their words that the wolf spirit dislikes bloodthirsty people, but the black bear spirit of Black Wind Mountain easily attacked Yuan Li, perhaps because Black Wind Mountain has been quite turbulent lately.

Yuan Li didn't think much of it. He still had a magical artifact, the Seven Star Alchemy Furnace, a replica of Laozi's Eight Trigrams Furnace. Dali Cave had attracted the black bear spirit's sworn brother, causing him to have a sleepless night.

Near the Kingdom of U-Tsang are White Bone Ridge and Yellow Wind Ridge.

The location of the Azure Wolf Spirit was not mentioned. However, according to Ge Lang, the Azure Wolf Spirit resided in a mountain relatively close to White Bone Ridge.

Ge Lang stepped forward and flattered:

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

"Then let's start refining pills. First, let's deal with the antelope demon in the demon cave, and then gather some spiritual herbs and immortal plants. I'm afraid we can't find enough spiritual herbs and immortal plants on this small mountain. What do our little demons usually do?"

Yuan Li said slowly and deliberately.

The nameless mountain they were on was less than 300 feet high. The Great Strength Cave had about 30 wolf demons and 8 fox demons. Their daily activities consisted of burning, killing, looting, and robbing people on the road.

Such an unnamed mountain must contain rare and precious herbs, and it must be guarded by demons; otherwise, any herbs found elsewhere on the mountain would have already been picked by others.

Yuan Li surveyed the situation in the cave and then tied up the antelope demon again. This time, with a wave of his hand, he knocked the antelope demon back into its original form and took away its pair of antelope horns.

The antelope demon, with its snow-white wool and head bowed, slept on a stone bed in Yuan Li's cave. Most of its porcelain-white horns were missing.

Just then, the antelope demon slowly opened its eyes, unaware of what had happened.

The antelope demon quickly noticed the change in itself, and its gaze toward Yuan Li also shifted.

Losing a pair of ram horns is nothing to her, but it does prevent her from being as perfect as a virgin.

If the antelope demon were to achieve success in its cultivation and be able to grow its horns back, Yuan Li reluctantly approached the antelope demon and said:

"Witch, I didn't want to do this either. Just now, the Azure Wolf Demon was going to take your life and refine your ram horns into Ram Strength Pills. But for the sake of Zhongnan Mountain, I want to save your life. Ram horns can grow back. If you have any grudges, you can go to Black Wind Mountain to find me, the Black Wind Monster and Black Bear Demon. However, I will give you two Ram Strength Pills after they are refined, which will at least increase your cultivation by a few years."

After hearing this, the antelope demon calmed down in a few breaths. She was a kind and considerate demon woman, with no trace of resentment in her eyes. She simply smiled bitterly and said:

"Since you, Black Bear Spirit, were able to give me two Sheep Power Pills, I have no reason to blame you, especially since you were kind to me first."

"That's good. You should focus on recovering. I'll be going now."

Upon arriving at the mountain outside the Great Power Cave, Yuan Li and Ge Lang began to discuss their plans, accompanied by several lesser demons.

"From now on, this mountain will be called Mighty Mountain. I will cultivate here. It is not possible for you few dozen little demons to support me through burning, killing, and looting. If I do not find enough opportunities when I have five hundred years of cultivation, I will surely die."

Yuan Li said.

The little demons around him had mostly cultivated for less than thirty years. When they heard about five hundred years of cultivation, they thought of the Three Calamities, and the little demons all felt a slight tremor.

They also knew about Yuan Li's cultivation level. With such a powerful backer, they became bolder today. There were countless poisonous insects in the mountain, so few people would come to this mountain.

There were no monsters ruling the area, so Yuan Li randomly found a demon cave, but now he felt somewhat at a loss.

The medicinal herbs and herbs on the mountain had long been picked clean by the wolf demons of the Mighty Cave, leaving very few in the cave.

It seemed like they had reached a dead end, with poisonous insects all over the mountain. No wonder there was only that one demonic cave, Dali Cave.

Poisonous scorpions and centipedes can be seen burrowing in the ground everywhere, and you might get poisoned by these venomous creatures if you're not careful.

Living in such a place, the wolf demons can only eat poisonous insects and rodents, and plunder everywhere. They can only be considered the bottom of the monsters.

Yuan Li simply rode the clouds and hovered in the air for a while, telling Ge Lang and the others to guard the mountain gate. He would be right back; he was on his way to find the Azure Wolf Spirit on White Bone Ridge.

In the original story, the Azure Wolf Spirit was killed by Sun Wukong with a single blow on the way to the Buddhist Robe Gathering. The distance from Dali Mountain to White Bone Ridge was over a thousand miles.

After thinking it over, Yuan Li went to Black Wind Mountain. The wolf spirit would most likely go to Black Wind Mountain to tell the Black Wind Monster about Yuan Li, rather than returning to White Bone Ridge.

As they approached Black Wind Mountain, Yuan Li called out loudly to the Azure Wolf Spirit from afar, wanting to discuss alchemy with him. He reasoned that the Azure Wolf Spirit must have the ingredients for the Sheep Strength Pill, and he only needed to take out the demoness's ram horn to save time searching for the ingredients.