You, a monster, still want to travel to the West?

"Stupid monkey."

Xia Zhiming cursed at him and ignored him. Sun Wukong's eyes rolled around immediately, and then he jumped down from the tree. In front of all his brothers, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed nine times towards the mountain gate.

Behind the cave entrance, out of sight of everyone, Patriarch Bodhi waved his whisk, sighed, and then slowly walked away...

From then on, when Sun Wukong stood up again, under the gaze of everyone, the monkey wearing monk's robes and Taoist hat had a divine light in his eyes and shouted softly -

"I'm going too!!!"

After saying that, everyone saw Sun Wukong jump up and down on the spot, then he turned into golden light, somersaulted in the air and disappeared!

Somersault cloud, one somersault covers a distance of ten thousand eight thousand miles!

On the treetop, Xia Zhiming was speechless as he watched the monkey vanish in a flash before his eyes. Even he couldn't match that speed. If it weren't for the unassuming posture, he might have asked his master to imitate him...

Afternoon——

Bang!Bang!Bang!

In the backyard of Sanxingdong, Xia Zhiming knocked on Xiao Qingxin's door. After a while, there was no response, so he pushed the door open and walked in without any care.

squeak~

When the door opened, Xia Zhiming glanced at the bed first and found Xiao Qingxin meditating. The little girl had a calm expression at this time, and she did not open her eyes even when Xia Zhiming came in without permission.

Seeing Qingxin like this, Xia Zhiming thought about it and didn't call her. Ever since she got the "Eight Methods of Hidden Book and Flying Sutra" last time, she has been in seclusion for more than three years.

After casually locking the door and walking to the bed, Xia Zhiming looked at the girl's calm and focused expression, smiled and shook his head, then leaned on the girl's shoulder and transformed into a snake, slowly wrapping around the girl's neck and gently rubbing it, then slowly closed his red eyes...

————The dividing line of dreams————

"Qingxin, wake up~"

"Zhiming, you're bothering me again~"

On the bed, Xiao Qingxin glanced at Xia Zhiming on her neck, but found that the white snake just rubbed her cheek. Then she heard Xia Zhiming teasing with a smile:

"Beginning of Spring, Spring Equinox, Beginning of Summer, Summer Solstice, Beginning of Autumn, Autumnal Equinox, Beginning of Winter, Winter Solstice~"

"Hmph~!"

In front of Xia Zhiming, Xiao Qingxin turned her head and snorted softly, then turned away proudly and ignored him, leaving Xia Zhiming speechless for a moment.

The eight seasons he mentioned are actually the practice methods of "The Eight Methods of Hidden Book, Flying Scene and Flying Sutra".

To practice this secret method, one only needs to perform rituals and chant mantras during these eight seasons, and one will naturally ascend to immortality after eight years. This is a secret method with particularly loose conditions - otherwise, why would Xia Zhiming bother her?

It’s a pity that Xiao Qingxin’s obsession with becoming an immortal was a little too strong. After learning the secret method, she went into seclusion directly, making it inconvenient for Xia Zhiming to find her.

At this time, Xiao Qingxin thought for a moment and then said:

"Zhiming, do you want to go down the mountain?"

"No, it's just that the monkey has finished his apprenticeship. We agreed to go play with him tomorrow."

"Then you come over now?"

"Well, just think of it as me missing you~"

"Hmph~"

Chapter 38 Fate

Samsung-dong backyard——

Since Xia Zhiming had already found Qingxin personally, the girl couldn't possibly drive him away. After thinking for a while, the girl put on her shoes and socks and sat up from the bed.

He casually took out a copy of the "Lingyan Sutra" from the box beside the bed, and then took out a copy of the "Pure Purity Sutra" and stuffed it in. Then Qingxin took Xia Zhiming, picked up the scriptures, pushed the door and walked out of the yard that had been closed for more than three years.

"You're not carrying a box of scriptures this time?"

"One copy is enough for those who are destined to meet you."

"Qingxin, you finally figured it out."

"Hmm~"

Xiao Qingxin responded obediently in Xia Zhiming's ear, then she made a hand gesture and her figure flashed and appeared outside the Sanxing Cave. Then Xia Zhiming saw a white cloud appear under the girl's feet and fly towards the east.

"Ride the clouds?"

"I learned it in my dream."

"How far have you practiced?"

"I've almost mastered the techniques and skills."

"That's okay."

Xia Zhiming, who was hitchhiking on the girl's shoulder, nodded with satisfaction - in fact, he did the same!

Most practitioners in this world do not care about supernatural powers and techniques. They believe that if you master one technique, you will master all techniques. Supernatural powers depend entirely on talent, while techniques depend purely on comprehension.

However, his situation and Qingxin's were completely different—they had a little more wasted time.

Therefore, in addition to the skills of cultivating life, he planned to systematically learn magic and supernatural powers, mainly to cast spells when in doubt and become a noble wizard.

At this time, Xia Zhiming stopped talking. Qingxin flew through the sky. After a while, the little girl seemed to dislike the quiet atmosphere and quickly asked:

"Zhiming, last time you said you were going to use the Qingping Sword this time?"

"Are you sure it's now?"

"Hmm~"

"Hehe, then don't regret it~"

Xia Zhiming suddenly became energetic, and he transformed into a human form on the cloud and picked up Qingxin with one hand. Then he pointed his two fingers with golden light in front of his chest and shouted softly -

"Sword! Out!"

Stupid! ! !

A clear sword sound was heard!

Under Xiao Qingxin's speechless gaze, the Qingping Sword that Xia Zhiming had taken away transformed into a hundred-foot-long sword in mid-air, and then slowly flew towards the horizon with the two of them...

"Qingxin, this is called sword flying!"

"I know, but how do you use the Qingping Sword like this?"

"I've been practicing for a long time!"

"What I mean is; Zhiming, aren't you afraid that Lingbao Tianzun will hit you?"

"I haven't been beaten, but I've been struck by lightning quite a few times while flying..."

"?"

--------

In the evening, the sky is filled with colorful clouds.

Amidst the colorful clouds, a magnificent giant sword slowly flew. Xiao Qingxin, who was held in Xia Zhiming's arms, couldn't help but glance down at the sword.

A verdant mountain...

A verdant mountain...

After a while, Xiao Qingxin finally couldn't help but puff up her face, and angrily raised her little fist to hit Xia Zhiming's chest!

"Qingxin, why did you hit me?"

"I haven't left Xiniu Hezhou for the whole afternoon!"

"I promised not to regret it~"

Xia Zhiming didn't care about the speed, he just grabbed the girl's fist and said with a smile:

"If I meet the Pure Yang Sword Immortal in the future, I'll ask him to teach me the sword-flying technique. For now, I'll just make do with this. Isn't this pretty cool?"

"Who is the Pure Yang Sword Immortal?"

"Lü Dongbin."

"never heard of that."

"Maybe I remembered it wrong..."

After a brief chat, Xia Zhiming took a look at the sky and decided not to continue on his journey. He simply found a hilltop and slowly lowered his altitude.

Stupid! ! !

Another sword sound rang out!

In Xia Zhiming's arms, Xiao Qingxin quietly watched the Qingping Sword draw two graceful arcs beside the two of them, and then disappeared in front of them.

From then on, Xia Zhiming nodded in satisfaction, put Qingxin in his arms on the ground, and then transformed back into a snake, wrapped himself around the girl's neck, and smiled:

"How about it?"

“It’s really beautiful…”

"How does that saying go—Ride the sword and ride the wind to slay demons between heaven and earth!"

"Zhiming, you're definitely not that diligent~"

"All right……"

Xia Zhiming didn't care. He finally had a chance to look at the mountain where he had landed, and he saw -

The roads are lined with tangled grass, and the mountains are covered with green.

Looking from afar, there is no end; looking from close, there are endless green clouds.

Green vines entwine around ancient trees, and vines wrap around weeping willows.

The scenery in the distance was beautiful, and the top of the mountain where the two landed was not a bare hill. There were a few trees on the edge of the cliff, and one of the apricot trees even had fruit on it.

After a quick glance, the fruits on the apricot tree were cherry red, obviously ripe. Xia Zhiming thought for a moment and stretched out his tail to signal Qingxin. After the girl noticed that, he spoke:

"Pick some apricots?"

"Okay~"

Xiao Qingxin did exactly as she was told. She took small steps to the apricot tree, raised her head and picked and chose until she found a satisfactory fruit, then she reached out her hand.

Click~

Under the somewhat surprised gazes of the man and the snake, before Qingxin could use the spell to summon the creature, the apricot had already fallen into little Qingxin's palm.

The man and the snake looked at each other in surprise - this apricot tree has become a spirit!

It’s not that he has seen fewer monsters, but among all the living things in this world, trees are the most difficult to become spirits. They don’t have any internal organs or orifices. How can they practice cultivation? How can they survive when insects and beasts are rampant?

Thinking of this, Xia Zhiming raised his snake body and looked at the apricot tree full of fruits. He stretched out his tail and touched the girl's cheek, but found that Qingxin had already quietly stretched out her little hand under the tree.

Ta, one

Ta, two

Under Xia Zhiming's somewhat playful gaze, one apricot after another fell into Qingxin's palm, each one round and cherry red, until the girl's palm was piled up into a small tower!

From then on, the man and the snake turned their heads to look at each other, and then laughed at the same time.

Fate, isn't it here?

……

------------

One year, summer

The immortal descended from the sky with a white snake, encountered a fairy apricot, and obtained several fruits. That night, he spread the news on the mountaintop—

A chapter from the Lengyan Sutra

A chapter from the Classic of Purity and Tranquility

Three Chapters of "True Dharma"

The next day, the immortal left on a cloud.

A hundred years later, people built a fairy temple here, offered sacrifices every day, and carved a stone to commemorate it, never daring to forget it.

——Lingkongzijuan