Chapter 153 Why is it you again?
Li Anran returned to the Heavenly Prison, briefly dealt with some matters that had accumulated during this period, and immediately entered the quiet room.
To others, breaking through from the ninth level of Golden Immortal to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm is ten or even a hundred times more difficult than going from the first level of Golden Immortal to the ninth level of Golden Immortal!
The former is equivalent to a change from quantitative change to qualitative change, which requires breaking through bottlenecks to achieve transformation, while the latter is just an accumulation of quantity, which can be achieved as long as there is enough time!
But, for Li Anran, the experience points consumed in each level within the same realm are the same!
There is no difference between breaking through from the first level of Golden Immortal to the second level of Golden Immortal and breaking through from the ninth level of Golden Immortal to Taiyi Golden Immortal!
Taiyi Zhenren did not hesitate to sacrifice his innate spiritual roots to obtain the essence of the tea tree to help him attain enlightenment, and in one fell swoop, he broke through to the ninth level of the Golden Immortal.
In this way, the experience points he had accumulated from breaking through from the second level of Golden Immortal to the third level of Golden Immortal can be used to break through to the Golden Immortal realm!
But before that, he had one more thing to do.
"One, two, three, four, five, gold, wood, water, fire, earth, change!"
Li Anran took out the treasure bag, imagined the magic weapon he wanted in his mind, and then poured all his energy into it.
Every time he breaks through in his cultivation, the system will refresh his status to the best, and this opportunity cannot be wasted!
In an instant, the treasure bag shone brightly, and five-colored rays of light spread outward, and the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth kept changing.
About half an hour later, the lights began to shrink back until they disappeared.
A fist-sized golden bead flew out from the treasure bag.
Buzz!
A strange aura emanated from the beads, causing the void to become disordered and distorted, and countless ripples of varying thickness and length were created.
It’s a bit like the fluctuations that occurred when the TV signal was bad in the previous life!
And its function is similar to this!
He can confuse cause and effect and mix up the numbers of days, thus blocking others' perception and detection of him!
To put it simply, it means isolating the Qi so that others cannot judge his level of cultivation.
Li Anran had already refined one before, but because of the limited amount of energy and spirit invested, the effect could only be considered average, and it could only deceive those cultivators who had just entered the realm of Daluo Jinxian.
The golden bead in front of you is different!
It has been integrated with Li Anran's spirit and his understanding of the law of cause and effect. Even great men like Taiyi Zhenren would have to put in some effort to see through Li Anran's cultivation, and it would inevitably alarm Li Anran and make him notice it immediately.
Li Anran used his spiritual sense to carefully examine it, nodded with satisfaction, and then absorbed the bead into his body.
"Raise your cultivation to the first level of Taiyi Golden Immortal."
Li Anran added all the experience he had accumulated during this period to his cultivation.
In an instant, his exhausted energy and spirit recovered and began to surge, and countless mysterious insights flooded into his mind.
In less than half an hour, Li Anran completed the transformation from Golden Immortal to Taiyi Golden Immortal.
"Is this the realm of Taiyi Golden Immortal?"
Li Anran carefully felt the changes in his body.
In his body, the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth circulate. Although they are not the true innate energy, they are 70% similar to it, constantly nourishing and strengthening his spirit.
When the five energies break through the mysterious gate of heaven and earth, and the three flowers of essence, energy and spirit gather at the top of the head, you will reach the realm of Daluo Jinxian!
It sounds very simple, but among the ten thousand Taiyi Golden Immortals in this world, not necessarily one can break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal!
Even the direct disciples of the Chan and Jie sects are no exception!
For the next half month, Li Anran stayed in the quiet room to practice, practicing "Shangqing Fuqi Jue" and "Yuqing Daodao Jue" day and night.
These two skills, one targets the essence and the other targets the spirit. The benefits brought by practicing them are far greater than the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong and the Hehuan Gong.
"I have to think of a way to get the core skills of the Taiqing lineage!" Li Anran thought secretly in his mind.
The Three Pure Ones are the incarnation of Pangu's primordial spirit, corresponding to the three flowers of essence, energy and spirit.
Shangqing is essence, Yuqing is spirit, then Taiqing must be qi!
If he could master all three techniques and use his experience to reach the highest level, it would definitely be of great benefit to the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head!
The Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong is a martial art that integrates essence, energy and spirit into one. With the mutual reinforcement, his strength will be increased exponentially!
Li Anran was thinking, when suddenly his heart moved, as if he had noticed something. He looked up towards the entrance of the prison with a look of disgust: "Why is this monkey here again?"
"Why are you here again?"
Not only Li Anran thought so, but the heavenly soldiers and generals guarding the heavenly prison also thought so.
In just half a year, this monkey has come to the Heavenly Prison three times. His diligence is almost as good as that of Li Tianwang, who is responsible for catching monsters in the lower world, and the Meishan brothers of the Temple of the God of Justice.
"What do you know? I, Old Sun, am here to bring credit to your Prison God!"
The monkey urged, "Go and tell me, Old Sun, that I found something in the mortal world... Hmm?"
Before he could finish his words, the void in front of him twisted and Li Anran appeared in front of him.
"Sun Wukong, why don't you escort your master to the West to obtain the scriptures, but keep running to my prison? What are you doing here?"
Li Anran already felt a little regretful that he had helped the monkey deal with Red Boy.
He never expected that the monkey was like a dog-skin plaster, entangled with him and could not be torn off.
"Brother Li! You've come at the right time. This time, I, Old Sun, have a great achievement to give you!" Monkey pretended not to hear the disgust in Li Anran's tone and approached him with a grin.
Li Anran sneered and said, "I think it's a huge trouble!"
The monkey's expression froze, and he smiled awkwardly, "...How could it be! Brother Li, I, Old Sun, have solid evidence this time. The monsters that are doing evil in the mortal world are either gods who came to the mortal world secretly, or they are closely related to the gods!"
As he spoke, the monkey reached into his arms and pulled out two palm-sized pieces of golden fish scales.
"This is what I, Old Sun, knocked off from that monster! Brother Li, look at the divine light surging and the clear air lingering on the scales. That thing must not be a monster from the mortal world, but a god who has lived in the fairy garden for a long time!"
"As long as you present these two pieces of fish scales to the old Jade Emperor, you will be able to find out the origin of the monster and get the credit!"
That day, after Guanyin descended to the earth to resolve the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism in Chechi Kingdom, the four masters and disciples left the capital of Chechi Kingdom and continued to head west.
After the destruction of Buddhism in Chechi Kingdom, he also realized that the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures was not as simple as he had initially thought, and that Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng had hidden many things from him.
In order to show goodwill to Buddhism, Zhu Bajie even deliberately provoked him to take action, hoping to make him fall out with Xuanmen.
As a result, the monkey's attitude towards Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng changed 180 degrees.
From treating them as close brothers and sisters like Xieyue Sanxing Cave, he suddenly became cold and distant, and even a little wary of them.
Monkeys are not the .
When he turned hostile, a low pressure filled the entire pilgrimage team.
Tang Seng was just a mortal and had no idea of the mystery behind the incident in Chechi Kingdom. He just felt that the monkey was moody and he hated him even more in his heart.
Zhu Bajie wanted to apologize and reconcile with the monkey, but he had promised Emperor Donghua not to tell anyone about the gambling battle between Buddhism and Taoism during the journey to the West.
Without overcoming this hurdle, no matter how much he says, it will be of no avail.
After hesitating for a long time, Zhu Bajie finally had to give up.
Sha Seng only wanted to complete the journey to the West as quickly as possible. He saw all these things but pretended not to know them. He just focused on doing what he was supposed to do and ignored everything else.
As a result, the atmosphere in the pilgrimage team became increasingly depressing, and the four masters and apprentices rarely spoke to each other.
I walked during the morning and stopped at night, drank when thirsty and ate when hungry. Yesterday, I arrived at Tongtian River and stayed in Chenjiazhuang. I learned that the King of Inspiration ate young boys and girls.
Although the monkey had a falling out with Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, he still remembered Tang Seng's kindness in saving him, so he agreed to Tang Seng's request and helped Chen Jiazhuang to subdue the demons.
That night, the Monkey King and Zhu Bajie transformed themselves into a boy and a girl respectively and replaced the original boys and girls to participate in the sacrificial ceremony. When the King of Inspiration came to enjoy the sacrifice, they injured him and obtained the two fish scales.
When the monkey saw the divine light surrounding the scales, he guessed that the King of Inspiration had an extraordinary origin. Then, when he saw that the Tongtian River had snowed and frozen overnight, he realized how powerful the King of Inspiration was.
So, he let Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng protect Tang Seng and stay in Chenjiazhuang temporarily, while he came to Li Anran to complain!
Li Anran sneered and said, "If it's so simple, why don't you go by yourself and have to go through me?"
The monkey said, "I am not thinking that I am not from heaven, so even if I get this credit, it is useless..."
As Monkey spoke, his voice became lower, but he noticed that the sarcasm in Li Anran's eyes became more intense, and he felt a little guilty.
Finally, he threw away his hope and told the truth: "I, Old Sun, offended the Jade Emperor in Lingxiao Palace last time. It is really embarrassing to ask him for help now!"
Li Anran: “…” You were so shameless just now, why are you so embarrassed now?
Li Anran was speechless, and what made him even more speechless was that what the monkey said was the truth.
The monkey reflected under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years and grew a lot, but there was still something missing. Sometimes he could let go, but sometimes he couldn't.
Unlike the second half of the journey to the West, where he could humble himself in front of anyone.
He flatters when he should, and throws a tantrum when he should, perfectly demonstrating the eight words "bullying the weak and fearing the strong, being thick-skinned and black-hearted".
Seeing that Li Anran didn't say anything, the monkey became a little anxious and started to list the crimes of the King of Inspiration.
"Brother Li, that monster not only secretly brought rain to the mortal world, but also pretended to be a god and built a temple and statue by the Tongtian River to deceive mortals into offering incense and forced the people of Chenjiazhuang to pay tribute to him with a pair of boys and girls every year. If they didn't, he would bring disaster!"
Li Anran heard it but didn't take it seriously.
Speaking of the monsters in Journey to the West, the King of Inspiration of Tongtian River is definitely the least evil one!
It brings sweet rain and auspicious clouds, blessing Chenjiazhuang with good weather and prosperity. All it needs to do is offer a sacrifice once a year and offer a pair of young boys and girls.
Not to mention that compared with a big monster like the Golden-Winged Roc that can eat the people of an entire country if it disagrees with something, even compared with monsters like the White-Bone Demon and the Yellow-Robed Monster who rob and kill people, the sins of killing committed by this monster are much smaller.
Li Anran dared to bet that if the King of Inspiration had not known everyone in Chenjiazhuang, he would have specified that the boys and girls used in the sacrifice must be from Chenjiazhuang.
Chenjiazhuang will only worship it as a true god!
With the wealth accumulated by Chenjiazhuang over the years, it would be easy for them to buy ten pairs of boys and girls every year, and they would do so willingly!
Those boys and girls who were eaten by the King of Inspiration were innocent, but the people from Chenjiazhuang were really missing!
That's not right!
Li Anran suddenly realized that something was wrong.
In the original time and space, when Tang Seng and his three disciples arrived at Chenjiazhuang, it was the eve of the sacrificial ceremony.
Today, with his participation, the world has undergone many changes!
How come when they arrived at Chenjiazhuang it was still the eve of the sacrificial ceremony?
That's fine!
What's even more bizarre is that the monkey originally asked him to come down to earth to punish the three people of Huli Daxian five months ago!
And Chenjiazhuang is located in Yuanhui County, Chechi State!
In other words, Tang Seng and his three disciples traveled day and night for more than five months, but they still did not leave Chechi Kingdom!
But Chechi Kingdom is just a small country in Xiniu Hezhou. Li Anran had passed by it before. Even if he walked from east to west twice, it would not take that long!
It was obvious that someone had been secretly tampering with the time when the four monkeys arrived at Chenjiazhuang, so that they happened to encounter the sacrifice to the King of Inspiration!
Is it Guanyin?
No!
Not Guanyin!
Li Anran quickly denied his own guess.
In the original time and space, Guanyin was panicked and anxious when she learned that the monkey master and his disciples had arrived at Tongtian River. She did not even bother to change her lotus platform attire and went to the purple bamboo forest early in the morning to cut bamboo strips to make bamboo baskets.
After weaving the bamboo basket, he didn't even bother to dress up for the stage or care about the monkey. He hurriedly flew to Tongtian River and cast a spell to kill all the fish, shrimp and monsters in the river.
The monkey chased all the way but couldn't catch up.
Guanyin's behavior obviously doesn't seem like she had planned the plan in advance with confidence!
It seems more like they are hastily killing people to cover up the truth!
Moreover, he was so anxious that he didn't even care about his image or covering up his own actions of silencing others!
This is very strange!
The King of Inspiration only ate nine pairs of boys and girls. To all the gods and Buddhas in the world, this was not a big deal at all!
Not to mention, the King of Inspiration is just a goldfish in Guanyin's lotus pond. Guanyin, as the master, is at most guilty of not disciplining him properly and there is no need to be so anxious!
"If it's not Guanyin, then it must be Taishang Laojun! What kind of shameful thing is hidden behind this Tongtian River that can scare Guanyin to this extent?"
Li Anran immediately became interested.
He was unwilling to get involved in the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures before because he was neither a Taoist nor a Buddhist, just a casual cultivator, and there was no need for him to get involved.
But now, he is the last disciple of Taiyi Zhenren, and he has no idea what to expect when he participates in the Buddhist and Taoist gambling battle in the journey to the West!
Because of the catastrophe, the Buddhist sect will never completely break off relations with the Xuanmen sect!
This also means that no matter what he does, he is safe!
"All right. Today, for your sake as the Great Sage Equaling Heaven , I will go with you."
Li Anran deliberately spoke reluctantly and gave the monkey a favor: "If the monster is really related to the gods in heaven, I will capture him and hand him over to the Jade Emperor."
"Thank you! Thank you!" The monkey was overjoyed and kept bowing to express his gratitude.
The two of them immediately rode the cloud out of the South Heaven Gate and flew towards Xiniu Hezhou.
In a moment, they arrived above Chenjiazhuang.
Li Anran took a quick look and confirmed his thoughts.
Not only is Chechi State itself not very big, but Chenjiazhuang is also located in the southeast of Chechi State's capital.
Logically speaking, Tang Seng and his disciples should have passed through the lower reaches of Tongtian River and arrived at the Kingdom of Daughters on the other side of the river.
But the four masters and apprentices took a big detour and arrived at Chenjiazhuang, located in the upper reaches of Tongtian River.
There is obviously something wrong!
