Journey to the West Creation Technique

Lu Chengjun has not eaten or drunk a drop of water since he came ashore from the shipwreck yesterday, a full day and night.

The buffalo's reminder sent waves of hunger through him, making him feel dizzy and lightheaded.

Lu Chengjun smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, Immortal Master, I am both thirsty and hungry, but in this desolate wilderness, I don't know where I can find food."

"Humans first learned to gather, and then to farm." The buffalo turned and headed into the depths of the forest.

Lu Chengjun quickly followed.

After walking a short distance, we rounded a huge boulder, and suddenly the view opened up before us.

This is a sheltered depression. Because it is close to the sea and sheltered by rocks, the soil here is much more moist than elsewhere.

In this very depression, clusters of bright morning glories were growing.

The petals are orange-red with pale gold edges, and they emit a faint fragrance.

Lu Chengjun shifted his gaze from the morning glory and noticed that the plant also had many small, bright red fruits.

Lu Chengjun's eyes lit up, and he reached out to pick it.

"This fruit is highly poisonous," the water buffalo said slowly.

Lu Chengjun: "..."

"What kind of fruit is this?"

"I don't know him."

"Then how do you know it's highly poisonous?" Lu Chengjun asked, looking puzzled.

"I've tried it."

Lu Chengjun: "..."

"What you want to eat is the flower. Pick the flower, and you'll find a sac at the base of the flower with sweet water inside. It will satisfy your hunger and quench your thirst." After the water buffalo finished speaking, it kicked the flower cluster hard with its hooves, making a series of loud noises.

With the sound and vibration, something began to wriggle at the base of the flower cluster.

Some are as thick as a finger, while others are as thick as a baby's arm.

They were all snakes.

They were so densely packed, like noodles, that they were completely invisible when they were still. But when they were startled, they all fled.

"When you come to collect them yourself next time, remember to find a stick to scare the snakes away first."

"Oh... okay." Lu Chengjun looked terrified.

After confirming that there were no snakes hiding among the flowers and plants, Cai Yiheng carefully plucked a morning glory flower, took a deep breath from the root, and swallowed the nectar. It was refreshing, sweet, and invigorating.

He inhaled dozens of flowers in a row, and his hunger and thirst were completely quenched.

Seeing that Lu Chengjun had almost finished eating, the water buffalo turned and left. Lu Chengjun dared not delay and quickly followed.

"Where did 'Journey to the West' leave off?" the water buffalo asked again.

Lu Chengjun recalled briefly and said, "You said that the stone monkey learned the seventy-two transformations, became the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses, and was resentful, so he made a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace. This implies that having a restless mind is a major taboo in cultivation. If we cultivators do not control it, we are prone to going astray and becoming possessed by demons."

"Oh... that stone monkey wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and even the gods were helpless against him. The Jade Emperor could only ask the Buddha to suppress him under the Five Fingers Mountain for five hundred years..."

"This means that if we suffer a qi deviation during cultivation, we must suppress our inner demons immediately. However, suppressing the inner demons must be done with utmost care, lest we damage our heart meridians. Only when there is nothing outside the mind, and one can act as one pleases, can one attain true freedom..."

"We cultivators should be like Sha Wujing, down-to-earth, emotionally stable, and speak less nonsense; and like the dragon horse, pure and undisturbed, with our sharp edges concealed..." The water buffalo walked slowly, fusing the Journey to the West story with the principles of cultivation, explaining it in a simple and clear way.

Lu Chengjun memorized the story and also memorized the fundamental techniques of the "Journey to the West Creation Technique".

The man and the ox returned to the place where the feathered dragon had died. The dragon's blood had long since drained, and the exposed flesh was dark red.

Although a night had passed, there were no snakes, insects, rats, or ants gnawing at the flesh; everything was almost exactly the same as yesterday.

"The flesh and blood of demonic beasts are not easy to digest. Neither rats nor vultures dare to eat them directly. They can only eat them after the spiritual energy in the flesh and blood has dissipated and rotted," the water buffalo explained.

"When will I be able to directly consume the flesh and blood of demonic beasts?" Lu Chengjun asked eagerly.

"You?" The water buffalo rolled its eyes. "It's still a long way off. When Sha Wujing has made some progress, he can directly consume the flesh and blood of demonic beasts to enhance his magical power. If he truly masters it, he can even swallow demonic cores whole."

"How long will it take to achieve even a little success?" Lu Chengjun pressed.

"If you settle down and cultivate for three years, experiencing spring, summer, autumn and winter, and if you have the aptitude, you will surely achieve some success in three years," the water buffalo said leisurely.

Lu Chengjun quickly flattered him: "With Master Niu's guidance, this disciple will surely gain some understanding."

The water buffalo turned to look at him, its gaze distant: "Our fate may not last that long."

"This... does Master have somewhere to go?" Lu Chengjun asked cautiously.

The water buffalo did not answer, but looked at the corpse of the feathered dragon and said, "Cut off the pieces of this monster's flesh, make them into strips, and dry them in the sun. After three days, when the spiritual energy dissipates, they can be used as food."

Lu Chengjun nodded and immediately did as instructed.

For the next three days, the sea breeze on the deserted island was sometimes gentle and sometimes strong.

Lu Chengjun used a long knife to cut the dragon meat into strips, hung them on a rack to air dry, and prepared enough food for several days.

He also obtained a demon core the size of a pigeon egg and kept it close to his body;

They also collected wood from the seaside to make carrying poles and weave baskets, finally completing the unfinished outhouse.

They took the dragon's head bone and used mortise and tenon joints to bind it to hardwood, making a lightweight and handy bone hoe.

In the future, by using farming methods to understand the changes of the four seasons and incorporating the seventy-two solar terms into one's spiritual practice, one will inevitably need farming tools such as hoes and carrying poles.

The water buffalo then stood guard by his side, slowly recounting the entire Journey to the West to him from sunrise to sunset.

Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace and then remained silent under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years.

Tang Sanzang took him as his disciple, and they traveled westward together.

In Gao Village, Sun Wukong, disguised as Gao Cuilan, and Zhu Bajie got married.

This story represents the wonder of the interaction between the heart and kidneys, and the harmony of yin and yang.

At Lion Camel Ridge, the three demons captured Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing, and carried them into a steamer.

The physical body enters the cauldron to refine away yin and turbidity; water and fire interact to harmonize yin and yang; life and death are tested to break attachments and reveal one's true nature.

In short, the journey to the West is filled with demons, monsters, and the demonic obstacles in people's hearts. Every challenge and every difficulty is a test of spiritual cultivation, containing hidden secrets to strengthening the body and improving health.

The profound mysteries of spiritual practice have been explained in their entirety.

Although Lu Chengjun had not formally begun cultivation, his mind had already been cleansed.

When he got hungry or thirsty, he would go to the low-lying area, use a bone hoe to shake the soil and scare away the poisonous snakes under the flowers, and then suck the sweet and refreshing sap from the roots of the morning glory to temporarily quench his hunger and thirst.

On the evening of the third day, Lu Chengjun came to the depression as usual. He first used a bone hoe to scare away the poisonous snakes, then picked morning glories and sucked the dew from more than ten flowers, gradually quenching his thirst.

Suddenly, he felt as if something was watching him from behind.

Turning around abruptly, I saw the rocks standing still, the weeds growing lush and green, everything unharmed.

But the more this happens, the more nervous I become.

It's a feathered dragon!?

My back hurts just thinking about Yu Long.

If you were bitten by that thing, you would definitely be cut in half.

It shouldn't be a feathered dragon...

If it were Yulong, he would have rushed out much earlier.

Just as Lu Chengjun breathed a sigh of relief, a sudden gust of wind arose around him.

Four or five figures rushed out from behind the rocks, pinning down his hands and feet, causing him to immediately drop the bone hoe.

Lu Chengjun struggled to lift his head and saw a face covered with strange chalk patterns looking down at him.

"Guli guli guli guli ga..."

Holy crap, these are indigenous people!?

Lu Chengjun was completely powerless to resist and was subdued in an instant.

He had imagined being devoured by monsters, but he never imagined being kidnapped by natives.

Which chapter of "Journey to the West" does the following plot correspond to?

Was Tang Sanzang boiled in water at Lion Camel Ridge or engaged in a magical duel in a cauldron of oil at Chechi Kingdom?

If Lu Chengjun had made some progress in body refining techniques, he wouldn't be afraid. But he hasn't practiced it yet, so if he put it in a pot to cook, it would be done very quickly.