From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

This body of mine was created by the Primordial Lord Laozi!

"You ungrateful wretch!"

A surge of yin energy emanated from the wounds on Fox Seven's body, and his form suddenly expanded, transforming into an iron fox about three zhang tall and eight zhang long, with seven tails that danced wildly behind him. "What kind of place is this? Does it allow you to run rampant? Retreat now, and I might spare your lives! If you continue to fight, hmph, even if you win against me, you still can't afford to offend that person!"

"You fiend, stop your nonsense! You capture people and suck their souls; your crimes are unforgivable. Who can save you?" Zhong Kui roared, shouting, "Surrender now, and I might keep you by my side to serve!"

Upon hearing this, King Fox Seven's eyes widened, and he roared, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! We've given him countless mountain spirits and forest monsters to refine pills! How can he now turn around and deny everything?"

"Don't talk nonsense! Which alchemist are you colluding with?" Zhong Kui glared angrily. He knew many immortals in heaven had shady dealings, but he would never dare to think of that one...

After all, they had saved my life.

therefore.

He said nothing more, nor did he show off. He simply took out the jade bottle, pointed it at King Fox Seven, and called out, "Where is King Fox Seven?"

"You think I'd fall for that? I know the uses of these two treasures. If I don't agree, then..."

Before he could finish speaking, the jade bottle released a burst of immortal energy, enveloping Fox Aqi and drawing it into the bottle.

Like the purple-gold gourd, this jade bottle also contains the inner elixir information left behind by Jiang Liu after the creation of the world. It was obtained by the Supreme Being of this realm and refined into a bottle.

Aside from the six sages who entrusted their primordial spirits to the Heavenly Dao, even the "Great Luo" of this primordial world, as long as they respond—

I don't care what your real name is!

Regardless of whether it's an official response or not!

As soon as you open your mouth, you'll be sucked in!

What is the principle behind it?

Just one sentence:

When a person practices spiritual cultivation, opening their mouth causes their spirit to dissipate, and moving their tongue can lead to trouble.

If one's mind is unsettled, and one indulges in verbal sparring without focusing on cultivation, and one's tongue does not touch the upper palate, and one opens one's mouth, thus interrupting the circulation of Qi, and one spits out a mouthful of primordial Qi, one will naturally attract demons.

This vase and gourd are based on this principle. They use the innate Qi that a person disperses when they speak, which they themselves cannot perceive, as a guide. The invisible shackles penetrate the nine orifices of the person who speaks, taking him entirely into them for refining.

Although the fox Ah Qi had no flesh and blood body, its steel body, created later in life, required nine orifices to move like a normal person.

Although this primordial world regards the unorthodox path of the tangible inner elixir as the Great Dao, it also understands the principles of the Nine Apertures.

Therefore, Fox Seven could not escape.

thereafter.

Zhong Kui quickly took out the bottle stopper, covered the bottle opening, and then pasted on a note that read "By order of the Supreme Lord Laozi, please hurry and obey the law" to prevent the bottle stopper from being pushed open.

Although the gourd and the bottle are treasures of "mechanism", they are relatively fragile. If they are not covered with talismans, the creatures trapped inside will push open the gourd lid and the bottle stopper, and the internal energy will dissipate, making it difficult to turn them into pus.

"That gourd contained a clever ghost and a nimble insect. I originally intended to use this clean bottle to deal with the nine-tailed old fox, but I never expected that there was another fox king, Ah Qi, in this cave."

Zhong Kui sighed, told the red-skinned ghost to hold the gourd and the green-faced ghost to hold the clean bottle, and then grabbed a palm-leaf fan and sighed, "Right now, we can only go to the deepest part of that cave and have a showdown with that old fox."

Upon seeing the palm-leaf fan, Hu Yuan asked, "Blackie, where did you get this fan?"

"This is a banana leaf fan, which was hanging behind the cave entrance. I took it down when I came in." Zhong Kui gently fanned himself, and flames surrounded him.

"In that case, lead the way. Let's subdue that nine-tailed old fox together, and then we'll go to your house for a drink!" Hu Jue urged.

"Exactly!"

Zhong Kui laughed and headed deeper into the cave, with Hu Yuan and Hu Jue following closely behind. The two ghost kings, carrying a jade bottle and a gourd, walked at the very back.

Before long, the five arrived at the deepest part of the secret chamber, which was empty except for a nine-tailed fox that was coiled in the very center. Its body was golden, and its nine tails were coiled around its body to form a lotus flower, protecting it, just like a bodhisattva sitting in a lotus flower.

However, this Bodhisattva had a fox's head.

The old fox raised his neck, saw Zhong Kui, and a look of sorrow appeared on his face. He said, "Everyone says that raising children is for old age security, but my son, for the sake of his future, ultimately neglects his old mother. He hasn't come to visit me once in five hundred years, and now he even lets his colleagues come to arrest me. They are truly two unfilial sons."

Zhong Kui didn't care what nonsense or rambling the old fox was spouting; he simply waved his banana leaf fan.

call--

With a single wave of the fan, wind and fire surged forth, sweeping across the nine-tailed old fox in an instant.

However, her body was made of gold and was not afraid of fire, but even two fists can't fight four hands, let alone five people coming to surround and kill her. Naturally, she didn't want to stay any longer. Her nine tails moved rhythmically, like a golden lotus in the fire. Between opening and closing, they turned into a golden stream, avoiding the Samadhi Fire and heading towards a small path behind.

"Come on!"

Zhong Kui glared at the old fox and, seeing his cunning, decided not to fight him. He quickly tucked his banana leaf fan behind his back and chased after the golden light.

Hu Yuan, Hu Jue, and the two ghost kings hurriedly followed.

The golden light emerged from the back door. Pigsy was already waiting outside the cave. Seeing the old demon transform into qi, he chanted a mantra and uttered the word "Om," which caused her qi to surge and reveal her "golden body."

Pigsy, enraged, struck her with his rake without a word, tearing nine holes in her back. Her vital energy dissipated, her soul vanished, and only a trace of her spirit remained before she passed away.

The body made of gold was taken by Pigsy, who said to Zhong Kui, Hu Yuan, and Hu Jue who chased after him from the cave, "This gold belongs to me! We'll exchange it for wine when we go to a human town!"

It is:

The dragon has nine heads and is named Kui, whose palm-leaf fan emits light and flames. In that cave, it refines its primordial spirit, burning away the filth and purifying the heavens.

However, not understanding the Samadhi Fire requires the Golden Lord to pursue it together. Only by uniting with the Wood Mother can one cultivate a golden lotus within the fire.

"You pig-headed idiot, all you do is steal credit!"

Hu Yuan cursed.

"It is! It is!"

Hu Jue echoed this.

"You can't catch the monster? How can you blame me?" Pigsy put away the golden body of the nine-tailed fox and laughed loudly. "Let's not talk about that. Let's go find our eldest brother!"

Chapter 1457 The aroma of wine permeates the bottle, intoxicating the senses.

"Senior Brother, I have fulfilled my mission! The demons in the cave have been completely eliminated!"

Back at Pingdingshan, Bajie ran quickly to Jiang Liu, patted his belly, and took out the "golden body" of the nine-tailed old fox.

"Very good."

Seeing that Bajie and Hu Yuan and Hu Jue were still bickering, but their relationship was much closer than usual, Jiang Liu nodded secretly, took the "golden body", and with a flow of Hunyuan Qi, he filled the nine holes on its back. Then he threw it to the west and it disappeared without a trace.

Pigsy asked, puzzled, "Brother Monkey, what's going on?"

"I observed the white bones at White Tiger Ridge and comprehended the White Bone Contemplation. This allowed the spirit of the bones to grow flesh and become one with the Guanyin in my body and mind. It is a Bodhisattva and also my external incarnation. This golden body, polished from eighteen golden elixir sands, is just right to be the mount of my external body."

The golden body of this nine-tailed fox was not cast in gold, but was refined from eighteen grains of golden cinnabar, which is why it can transform into flowing gold and move with the wind.

Unlike Journey to the West, in this prehistoric world, Laozi actually accepted a "bribe" from Buddha and used this "ill-gotten gains" on the body of the nine-tailed fox.

It wasn't that he was interested in the nine-tailed fox, but rather that he valued her two sons, hence the benefits he offered.

Furthermore.

How can you keep stolen money on your person?

Wouldn't that be asking people to find fault with you? Although no one would dare to say anything, it would still be embarrassing to be talked about behind your back.

Therefore, the embezzled funds need to be spent.

In this way, the nine-tailed fox became one of Laozi's "oxen and horses" in the mortal world.

If this old fox proves to be incompetent, then it's a good opportunity to launder the embezzled funds.

How to wash it?

That's not it—

Zhong Kui descended to earth to handle it!

It's a pity!

These eighteen golden cinnabar pills are now in Jiang Liu's hands.

"Thank you for your help, Great Sage!"

Zhong Kui was sincere and bowed to the river to express his gratitude.

"Why bother?" Jiang Liu helped him up and said with a smile, "If you want to thank me, just invite us to stay at your house for the night."

"Exactly!"

Seeing that it was getting dark, Zhong Kui slapped his forehead, came to his senses, and began to clear the way ahead.

What about Bajing and the others?

Bajie then mentioned Liang Luzhen, Bajing, and others.

"It's alright."

Jiang Liu said, "Liang Lu is really a heavy drinker. He hasn't returned for so long. He probably just happened to go to Brother Zhong Kui's house."

Upon hearing that there were two more people in Jiang Liu's group, and that they had gone on a mountain patrol, Zhong Kui's expression changed. His already dark face turned even darker. He said to Jiang Liu, "Come home with me quickly! If we're late, the people traveling with you might be boiled alive by my sister!"

Meanwhile, in the house nestled between Yalong Mountain and Pingding Mountain, Zhong Meier served Ba Jing and Lü Zhen a pot of fine wine.

Rice is grown from the five grains, water is drawn from underground, and fruit is gathered from the forest—all are creations of nature. It is then brewed into wine using a secret method, so intoxicating that even immortals would be drunk for seven days, let alone humans.

Therefore, this wine is called "Immortal's Intoxication".

"Gentlemen, please try my divine intoxication."

Zhong Meier poured two bowls of wine for Ba Jing and Lü Zhen.

"Good wine!"

Just smelling the aroma of the wine, Liang Luzhen's mouth watered. Unable to resist any longer, he ignored Ba Jing's gesturing and drank it down in one gulp.

As the wine went down his throat, Liang Luzhen felt completely refreshed and exclaimed, "This wine has power!"

There was nothing we could do.

Ba Jing had no choice but to pick up a bowl, take a sip, and nod repeatedly, saying, "It is indeed good wine!"

As the third prince of the West Sea, he had tasted all the finest wines in the world before he made any mistakes, but he had never drunk this kind of wine. Although it did not have the effects of such celestial wine, its taste was absolutely unique.

"That's natural."

Zhong Meier's eyebrows twitched slightly, a smile playing on her lips, and she said leisurely, "Although my wine cannot compare to those immortal wines, it has been used to please our body and mind since the day it was brewed. What use are those effects of restoring strength and enhancing magic power? We might as well just take some medicine."