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

Yuan Li was outside Black Wind Mountain, riding on a cluster of black clouds.

As expected, the Azure Wolf Spirit did indeed go to Black Wind Mountain.

The wolf spirit was talking to the black bear spirit about how the Six Immortals Temple wanted to invite the black bear spirit to refine pills there, but how capable the Six Immortals Temple really was.

They actually wanted the Black Bear Spirit to be their Six Immortals Temple's lackey.

To put it nicely, he was a junior alchemist at the Six Immortals Temple.

But the Black Bear Spirit had at least a thousand years of cultivation.

The day before, Yuan Li did not come to Black Wind Mountain, otherwise he would still have stabbed Yuan Li to death with a single shot.

The alchemist Bai Xuan from the Six Immortals Temple was not as skilled as the Black Bear Spirit in alchemy, yet he still wanted to subdue the Black Bear Spirit.

Listen to Yuan Li's booming voice from outside the mountain. The two demons emerged from their cave. The wolf spirit saw Yuan Li in the distance and then calmly said:

"It's the leader of the Mighty Cave, a black bear spirit who looks exactly like you, and even his aura is identical. It's quite strange. I've met him once. He shares the same lineage as you, my elder brother. I was just waiting for him to refine the Sheep Strength Pill, and he's already come knocking on my door so quickly."

The black bear spirit, with his hands behind his back and a long black-tasseled spear, had sharp eyes but couldn't discern anything good or bad. Suddenly, a monster just like himself appeared, and his suspicions immediately arose.

"Do you think the Six Immortals Temple might be trying to mislead us?"

The black bear spirit spoke coldly and honestly.

What he said made no sense.

The wolf spirit wavered.

If it really was the Six Immortals Temple trying to harm them, he was curious to see what tricks Yuan Li was up to.

A truly powerful being can naturally conceal their true abilities, and it is perfectly normal for them to transform into an ordinary woodcutter, making it difficult for the wolf spirit to distinguish them.

Unable to make up his mind, he could only whisper:

"Why don't you go and test him, brother? That black bear demon said he came from Flower Fruit Mountain, and he also secretly learned Laozi's alchemy techniques. I think it would be better to let him refine pills here and see how he reacts."

The black bear demon slammed his black-tasseled spear on the ground and shouted:

"Are you looking for my second brother? Come here quickly! Show us your alchemy skills a hundred feet outside my Black Wind Cave! Don't try to fool us with your alchemy skills! What a black bear spirit, it looks exactly like me."

Yuan Li rode the clouds and flew towards Black Wind Mountain, landing a hundred feet away. The bear-skin broadsword at his waist had already been sheathed.

They appeared harmless and arrived empty-handed.

If anything unexpected happened, he would immediately turn around and run away, and then sincerely said:

"Black Wind King, I have been traveling and cultivating all the way from Huaguo Mountain in Dongsheng Shenzhou for nearly five hundred years before arriving here. Now that I have come here, I wish to seek refuge with Black Wind King. I have known the Azure Wolf Spirit for a while, and I will now refine pills. Watch me refine the Sheep Strength Pill."

Yuan Li took out the Seven Star Alchemy Furnace, and the Black Bear Spirit's eyes lit up.

This was indistinguishable from his own Seven-Star Alchemy Furnace. If the furnace hadn't been on his person, he would have truly believed that Yuan Li had stolen it.

The next moment, a pill furnace with Bagua patterns and golden light appeared in front of the black bear spirit.

With a wave of his hand, the black bear spirit exuded an imposing aura, but he stood there without moving. In the blink of an eye, he took Yuan Li's alchemy furnace into his palm. His heart trembled, confirming that this was indeed his alchemy furnace.

Without further thought, he pushed the alchemy furnace back to Yuan Li.

Yuan Li caught the Seven Star Alchemy Furnace and was about to continue refining pills when he helplessly said:

"I came here to find the Azure Wolf Spirit, but I'm lacking the ingredients for refining the Sheep Strength Pill."

He laid out the pair of ram horns he was carrying, along with other materials.

"I only need 30% of the Yangli Dan I make; the other 70% will go to you two."

The wolf spirit said:

"Since my elder brother is here, I'll provide the remaining alchemy materials. You, bear demon, must refine this batch of immortal pills well. If you do, you'll naturally get your share."

The wolf spirit stepped forward and handed a cloth bag to Yuan Li. Yuan Li took the bag and weighed it in his hand, feeling pleased with himself. Just as he had imagined, nothing went wrong.

They successfully refined this batch of Yangli Dan ahead of schedule.

Yuan Li immediately formed a hand seal, and the golden Bagua pattern on the surface of the Seven Star Alchemy Furnace gradually dimmed, while flames ignited inside.

Yuan Li held his breath and focused his mind, keeping a distance of a hundred feet from the black bear spirit and the gray wolf spirit.

But his every move, even the subtle changes in his expression, were clearly visible.

Is Yuan Li really refining the Sheep Power Pill?

The black bear spirit did not lower its guard; instead, it tried to give Yuan Li some pointers.

Yuan Li's alchemy skills were as clumsy as they had been in his early years. It took him three days and three nights before he finally stopped.

Inside the alchemy furnace lay a dozen or so Yangli Pills, each capable of boosting the cultivation of an ordinary demon for a year or two.

If divided into three parts, Yuan Li can get four Yangli Pills, but he still has to give two to that demoness.

Yuan Li can only improve his cultivation by three years. If he consumes too many of these elixirs, he is likely to attract three calamities.

Lightning, fire, and wind are all divine punishments. Yuan Li opened the lid of the Seven Star Alchemy Furnace.

At this moment, the wolf spirit also stroked its beard and watched from the sidelines, while the naturally suspicious black bear spirit did not come to investigate.

There were many monsters around, and they were able to refine the Yangli Pill. It seems that Yuan Li is not from the Six Immortals Temple. Perhaps the immortal disciples of Zhongnan Mountain also know Laozi's alchemy.

The Black Bear Spirit had already put away his Seven-Star Alchemy Furnace. The group of little monsters were puzzled: why were there two kings?

The other one was dressed in colorful clothes and did not wear a golden crown.

Yuan Li handed the refined pills to the Azure Wolf Spirit.

The wolf spirit revealed a satisfied expression.

The quality of the Yangli Pill refined by Yuan Li was not much different from that of the one he refined. He handed two jade bottles to Yuan Li, and the remaining 70% of the pills were carried by the Azure Wolf Spirit to the Black Bear Spirit in a glass basin.

"Brother, you can have the remaining 70%."

The black bear spirit smiled as he picked up the two jade bottles from the basin, then, with a dark expression, handed them to the gray wolf spirit.

"Hey, how could I treat you unfairly?"

The two demons exchanged a glance and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Regardless of the Six Immortals Temple, even if Yun Zhongzi, the immortal of the Chan Sect of Zhongnan Mountain, were invited, he would not panic. Even the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, was no match for him, the Black Bear Spirit.

There's no need to worry too much about a mere cloud neutron.

Even though he was somewhat reluctant to keep Yuan Li, a potential threat of unknown origin, by his side, Old Bear was also curious about Yuan Li's strangeness, so he let Yuan Li stay.

Later, Yuan Li became a patrol officer in the dozens of demon caves of Black Wind Mountain.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yuan Li expressed his gratitude.

"Since you know alchemy, try being a patrolman first, and then I'll make you the cave master. I have dozens of demon caves in total, you can choose any one of them."

The black bear spirit waved his hand and said.

He already knew that Yuan Li would also practice the same Taoist techniques as him.

For example, the art of nourishing the spirit and cultivating qi.

He also knew alchemical knowledge such as "establishing the cauldron and furnace, refining mercury from sand; white snow and yellow buds, outsider's path".

The Black Bear Spirit was speechless upon hearing the last part, and was sitting on his throne inside the Black Wind Cave.

Yuan Li was already seated on the stone seat below, wearing the same iron armor and animal skin clothing worn by patrol officers.