All the heavens begin with the mind-monkey.

Zhe Xingsun saw that this Zen temple was even older than the one he had burned to ashes before, and there were even some old, indistinct traces of fire around the temple.

In the Zen temple, there was a tall monk whose body was as hard as gold, silver, bronze and iron, wandering around the courtyard. His head was bigger than a rice jar, and there were nails sticking out on his face and head, with black blood flowing from them. He did not look like a living person at all.

Zhe Xingsun immediately recognized that it was Elder Jinchi.

Zhe Xingsun glanced around again and suddenly noticed several robes hanging on the wall of a courtyard, fluttering in the wind.

The robes were joined together as one piece, and at first glance, they were inlaid with gold, silver and agate. The whole robe was woven from silk, and hanging there, it looked like a rare treasure.

Zhe Xingsun could vaguely hear Elder Jinchi muttering something. He tilted his head slightly, and some voices drifted on the breeze: "The three bells have all rung, why hasn't the master outside come yet? My cassock, where is my cassock? Who hid my cassock? It was you, it was you, wasn't it you?"

As Elder Jinchi spoke, he suddenly flew into a rage and lunged in one direction.

Zhe Xingsun saw a withered, dried-up corpse standing there, motionless. Elder Jinchi grabbed it in his hand and squeezed it hard, causing the thing to explode. Some black ash flowed down Elder Jinchi's bronze-like palm.

Only then did Elder Jinchi realize what had happened. He silently recited a few Buddhist mantras as he said, "No, no, then who hid my robe?"

After observing for a while, Zhe Xingsun felt that he and Elder Jinchi were not compatible.

He possesses the divine power of indestructibility, but Elder Jinchi's body appears to be made of metal, which is also equivalent to indestructibility. It's just unknown whether the other party is afraid of fire.

However, Zhe Xingsun dared not rashly use the Red Tide to set fire to the cassock, because the cassock was hanging in the courtyard next to him. Although it would be easy to start a fire, once it started burning, he would not be able to control it. If he accidentally burned the cassock, all his efforts would be in vain.

Just then, a voice came from beside Zhe Xingsun: "Little monkey, do you see that cassock? It's hanging on that courtyard wall."

When Zhe Xingsun turned around, he saw that the Earth God of Black Wind Mountain was also standing on the hill. He planted his cane on the ground, looked at Elder Jinchi in the distance, and sighed, "Obsession, obsession, it's all just greed."

Seeing this, Zhe Xingsun quickly went over and asked, "Old Immortal, do you have a way to help me retrieve that cassock?"

Seeing how respectful Xingsun was to him, addressing him as "Old Immortal" repeatedly, the local deity of Black Wind Mountain thought for a moment and said, "If we can lure Elder Jinchi away, perhaps we can retrieve the cassock. Little monkey, why don't you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhe Xingsun said with a beaming smile, "Then we'll have to trouble you, old immortal! But with your ability to appear and disappear in the mist and clouds, luring this monster away should be no difficult task."

The Black Wind Mountain local deity was speechless. He had originally intended to tell Zhe Xingsun to lure Elder Jinchi away while he retrieved the cassock and then gave it to him. However, Zhe Xingsun directly told him to lure Elder Jinchi away.

After thinking for a moment, the local deity of Black Wind Mountain said, "Alright, alright, I'll trouble you this time. Go and get the cassock. I'll use a method to immobilize Elder Jinchi, but it won't last long. Once you have the cassock, run outside the Guanyin Temple. As long as you're outside the temple's boundaries, I can use a teleportation technique to take you away from this place."

Upon hearing this, Zhe Xingsun readily agreed and then secretly walked towards the courtyard wall where the cassock was hanging.

Before long, he made his way to the vicinity.

Along the way, Zhe Xingsun not only unlocked his genetic lock, but also relied on some footwork he learned from Zhao Yingkong to approach the place silently.

Even as he nearly touched the courtyard wall, Elder Jinchi failed to notice him. After all, Zhe Xingsun had used the same method against Guangmou before; at that time, even Guangmou's snake demons couldn't detect his presence. How much less could Elder Jinchi, whose body was as hard as bronze and iron?

Perhaps I can retrieve this cassock without the help of the Black Wind Mountain local deity.

Just as Zhe Xingsun was about to succeed, Elder Jinchi, who had been wandering around Guanyin Temple, suddenly turned his head and looked in Zhe Xingsun's direction. He said, "Who is stealing my cassock?"

He took two deep sniffs. "I can't smell your scent, I can't see your face, but I can smell the greed in your heart! Anyone who tries to steal my robe, I'll make them pay!"

As he spoke, he suddenly reached out and slapped Zhe Xingsun in the direction of his palm.

Seeing this, Zhe Xingsun was about to step forward and use his indestructible divine power to hold it off when he saw a golden light burst out from Elder Jinchi's body. With Zhe Xingsun's eyesight, he could see golden lines extending from all directions and the surrounding space-time void, binding Elder Jinchi's entire body. He could only stand in place and could not move.

"Little monkey, what are you waiting for? Go get the robe!"

Upon hearing the words of the Black Wind Mountain local deity, Zhe Xingsun immediately reached out and took off the cassock.

But instead of wearing it, he clutched it in his hand and fled directly out of the Guanyin Temple.

In just a few seconds, the golden threads on Elder Jinchi's body snapped off inch by inch. He roared and ran madly toward Zhe Xingsun, but it was too late.

With a leap, Zhe Xingsun somersaulted out of the Guanyin Temple.

As soon as he landed, he felt a cloud of smoke rise from the ground. When he came to his senses, he had returned to the place where the third great bell had been rung in the outside world.

Sun Wukong was overjoyed to receive the cassock, but he remained somewhat wary. He thought, "Don't just put on any armor you grab outside. Otherwise, it might not be so easy to take it off in the future. Don't you think so, Sun Wukong?"

Just then, a voice suddenly reached his ears. It was the local deity of Black Wind Mountain. He said, "Little monkey, you've taken the cassock and obtained the Crimson Tide. If you have nothing else to do, hurry and leave Black Wind Mountain. Now that you've rung these three bells, you've probably already alerted the Black Wind Monster. He might come down from the mountain to find you at any time, and then you won't be able to escape. I have some matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave for today. If fate allows, we can meet again in the future."

The voice of the Black Wind Mountain lander faded away, growing fainter and fainter until it disappeared completely.

Zhe Xingsun felt that the Black Wind Mountain local deity was deliberately avoiding him, but after thinking about it, he still picked up his cassock and planned to walk back.

He was a little confused about where to go next. If he could not retrieve the Great Sage's Six Roots by staying in Black Wind Mountain, he might as well leave as soon as possible.

Alternatively, he could use the supernatural powers manifested by the Mind Monkey to travel to the God Space of the Infinite World. In the God Space, it would be far more convenient for him to become stronger than in this Black Myth World.

Just then, Zhe Xingsun suddenly remembered something and turned his head to see Ling Xuzi hanging on the withered tree.

After thinking for a moment, he picked up Chi Chao and was about to untie Ling Xuzi.

Just then, another voice rang out: "Little monkey, little monkey, I've lured that landman away with a little trick. I'm here brewing tea and wine, waiting for you to come and discuss it, shall we?"

Upon hearing the voice, Zhe Xingsun thought for a moment and felt as if he had heard it somewhere before.

He hesitated for a moment, then followed. At the same intersection, he saw a white-robed scholar, still wearing his scale armor, sitting by the lake as if waiting for him.

Seeing this, Zhe Xingsun went over. Without any ceremony, he picked up the tea and wine on the table, smelled them, and then drank them all in one gulp.

The scholar in white was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "You little monkey, you're quite the straightforward one! If my elder brother saw you, he would be delighted. Come, let's drink three hundred rounds!"

As they spoke, the scholar in white poured wine and tea, and Zhe Xingsun and he each drank.