Chapter 463: The Zen Garden Injures Lü Zu, Journey to the West Releases Evil and Captures the Monkey Demon
A moonlit night in Xuandu Courtyard.
In a sea of flowers, the space ripples slightly like water waves. In the gentle evening breeze, a figure in white clothes suddenly appears. He has a handsome face and looks dusty, but there is a hint of excitement in his eyes.
It was Li Daoxuan who had just fought with the Lady in Green.
Facts have proved that although he still cannot beat the Empress, he has made great progress. If he continues like this, one day he will truly catch up with the Empress's level.
In addition, the Queen seemed angry and blasted him out, and also spewed out the Six Ding Divine Fire, but Li Daoxuan was not injured. Finally, before leaving Chang'an, the Queen also told him through telepathy how to break through the Yang God Realm within that month.
That was not some secret method, but a trap set by Lady Green. If this trap succeeds, not only will Li Daoxuan be able to break through the realm right away, but from then on, Chang'an will also be impregnable and will never be disturbed by demons again.
If this game is to be successful, the most crucial link is the Four Saints Formation!
Crash~
Li Daoxuan waved his sleeves, and a scroll flew out from the Three Realms Gourd, floating in the night sky and opening automatically. It was more than ten feet long and engraved with intricate and profound array patterns, shining brightly in the dark night.
The Four Sacred Formation Diagram!
Li Daoxuan looked at the formation diagram with particularly bright eyes.
According to the Empress's plan, in order to become a Yang God, he must first set up the Four Saints Formation. This formation is of great importance. If it can be set up, he will be invincible in Chang'an!
But there are three major difficulties in setting up this formation.
The first is that Li Daoxuan needs to fully understand this formation, or at least understand the basic principles of its operation. He has been doing this before, and now he has mastered most of it. He believes that he will be almost done in a few days.
Secondly, it was necessary to carry out large-scale construction in Chang'an, dig underground rivers, build underground palaces, regulate water veins, and regulate yin and yang, so that the city of Chang'an could be transformed into a square array. Although it was a bit complicated, it was not difficult because of the support of the Tang Dynasty's national strength.
The first two levels were not difficult for Li Daoxuan. The main obstacle was actually the third level, which was also the core of the Four Saints Formation - the blood of the Four Saints.
This blood does not really require the blood of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise, which is not realistic. Instead, it requires four kinds of blood essence that are very compatible with the attributes of the sacred beasts.
The Eastern Green Dragon is Jia and Yi wood, the Southern Vermillion Bird is Bing and Ding fire, the Western White Tiger is Geng and Xin metal, and the Northern Black Tortoise is Ren and Gui water!
In other words, he needs four kinds of blood essence, with the attributes of wood, fire, gold and water respectively. The higher the grade, the stronger the power of the formation will be after it is set up.
Wuzhiqi died in Chang'an, and there was still essence and blood in its body, which was very consistent with the attribute of water.
Li Daoxuan has a blue dragon tattoo on his back, which contains the divine power of Lord Mengzhang and has a very pure Yi wood energy. His blood can also be considered one.
But the other two kinds of blood are difficult to collect, because the Four Saints Formation needs to maintain balance, and the quality of the other two kinds of blood cannot be lower than that of Wuzhiqi and Li Daoxuan's blood.
He pondered over this, but to no avail. After all, although there were many demons in the world, those of Wuzhiqi's level were still few and far between.
Just then, a dog barking was heard outside the door.
"Woof woof, the dog demon Xiaotian, begging to see the master!"
Li Daoxuan's eyes moved, and he flicked his sleeves, taking the Four Sacred Formation Diagram into his body. The Falling Moon Immortal Robe on his body automatically absorbed the power of the moonlight, and the burn marks quickly recovered, and soon became clean and tidy, without a speck of dust.
"Enter."
As Li Daoxuan finished speaking, the door of Xuandu courtyard slowly opened without wind.
The dog demon Xiaotian walked in respectfully, a little nervous. He saw that above the sea of flowers, vines were naturally interwoven into a rattan bed, and a Taoist priest in white was sitting on it. He was ethereal, elegant, with a divine pattern between his eyebrows and a faint glow flowing around his body.
The Taoist in white seemed to be taking a nap with his eyes closed, but his breath was integrated with the world, and he forgot everything.
Xiaotian was surprised to find that as the immortal master's breathing rose and fell, the surrounding plants and trees also changed accordingly.
When you call, the grass and trees grow lush and green.
If you inhale, the grass and trees will wither and all things will die.
In the space between one breath and another, prosperity and decline, life and death, are quietly changing and rotating endlessly.
Looking at this shocking scene, Xiaotian's eyes were filled with even more respect. He bowed his head and kowtowed, saying excitedly, "Woof woof, Master, you are finally back!"
Li Daoxuan slowly opened his eyes. There was a sense of oppression as a deep abyss in his indifferent gaze, and the red mark between his eyebrows made his heart tremble.
For a moment, Xiaotian was in a trance, as if he saw again that day when Li Daoxuan was wearing silver armor and holding a three-pointed, double-edged sword and looked heroic.
It was on that day that it made a decision in its heart.
"You dog demon, why are you here instead of going back to Xuanzang?"
In fact, Li Daoxuan was quite fond of this dog demon. After all, he was the one who enlightened it personally, and it had obtained some kind of opportunity. It had extraordinary blood, could track scents, and could become as big as a white elephant or as small as a puppy.
Moreover, if he were to use the name of Erlang Zhenjun to exorcise demons in the future, how could he not have a Roaring Sky Dog by his side?
But a gentleman does not take away what others love, let alone his brother. This dog demon seemed to have followed Xuanzang, so Li Daoxuan was only borrowing it temporarily and did not mention letting it follow him.
But I didn't expect that it would come to me on its own initiative tonight.
"Woof woof, Xiaotian has been waiting here for more than a month. I am willing to follow the master, and I beg the master to take me in!"
Li Daoxuan said calmly: "You bold dog demon, are you trying to deliberately sow discord between me and Xuanzang?"
His voice was loud and heavy, and intimidating without him being angry, as faintly as thunder in the sky, which frightened Xiaotian's heart. He immediately lowered his head even lower, and gently wagged his tail.
"Master, please calm down. I have no such intention. I admire your might and have heard that you are the reincarnation of Erlang Zhenjun, so I followed you voluntarily without any second thoughts. As for the monk Xuanzang, he is not my master, but my friend..."
Xiaotian did not dare to hide anything and told everyone his entire experience, including the adventures he had encountered.
It turned out that since being enlightened by Li Daoxuan, it had developed intelligence. Every night it absorbed and exhaled spiritual energy and kowtowed to the bright moon. Its body became stronger day by day. It became the king of that forest and lived a carefree and happy life.
Until one day, a vicious tiger came to the forest.
Although the evil tiger did not have any intelligence, it was strong and ferocious, and had extremely rich combat experience. Xiaotian fought with it several times, but was unable to do anything to it.
Therefore, the dog and the tiger reached a tacit understanding, using a stream as a boundary, and neither of them would go into the other's territory.
Originally, this kind of life was not bad. Xiaotian hunted during the day and practiced at night or wandered around the village at the foot of the mountain, attracting countless bitches to flirt with him.
Until one day, when it was favoring its twenty-third concubine, it smelled the scent of the vicious tiger.
The tiger actually sneaked into the village!
It followed quietly and found that the tiger was eating the lamb. It didn't want to care about this kind of thing. After all, the reason why it became a stray dog was that it was abandoned by someone.
It has very complicated feelings towards the human race.
But just as it was about to leave, it saw a little boy getting up to go to the toilet and happened to discover the tiger eating a lamb. The tiger was not scared away, but roared and bit the little boy fiercely.
At that moment, Xiaotian suddenly remembered what the Immortal Master had said.
"If you really want to stay with me, then do more good deeds, punish evildoers and eliminate evil. If we are destined to meet again in the future, we will meet again."
Xiaotian pounced on the tiger without thinking much, risking his life to fight. At the cost of being seriously injured, he actually bit the tiger to death and fell into coma.
When it woke up again, it had been rescued by that family.
It became a divine dog famous in the surrounding area. It was brave enough to save people and bite a vicious tiger to death. The tiger's corpse was even displayed to the public by the county magistrate, attracting countless people to watch and praise it.
Even high-ranking officials in the provincial government were alarmed and came to see this divine dog in person.
For a moment, Xiaotian seemed to have reached the peak of his life as a dog. In addition, the family treated him very well, so he settled down temporarily and became good friends with the little boy he rescued.
It thought life would continue happily like this, but one day when it was basking in the sun, it heard the couple's discussion.
"Let's put some knockout drugs in the meat we feed it later. After all, this dog has killed a tiger before!"
"Alas, master, aren't we being too heartless by doing this? Without it, our children would..."
"It's just a dog. The high official from the prefecture said that if we can kill it and cook it into a pot of dog meat soup, he will not only give us 100 taels of gold, but also let our children enter the private school in the city to study with the great scholar!"
"At worst, when it dies, we can just burn some paper for it during festivals."
…
Although Xiaotian could not speak at that time, he already had a good intelligence and was able to understand their words. He was immediately furious and ready to bite these two ungrateful people to death.
But it thought of the little boy. If it bit his parents to death, how would he survive?
In the end, Xiaotian took a pile of dog shit on their bed, buried the silver they had saved in the soil, and left in a cool manner.
But what it didn't expect was that not long after, a tiger demon came to seek revenge. It turned out to be the mother of the tiger it had bitten to death. Xiaotian was defeated and fled with injuries. Finally, he fell off a cliff and was smashed to pieces.
Just when it thought it was about to die, it saw a figure in a trance.
It was a divine dog with fairy light all over its body and a defiant look in its eyes. It had white hair and a thin waist, and was shaped like a white elephant. It had a fierce and overbearing aura, and its canine fangs were ferocious and flashing cold light.
The divine dog stood on the top of the mountain and let out a long howl at the scorching sun. Its breath suddenly became as deep as the abyss, and the surroundings seemed to be constantly swallowed up like a black hole. In just a short moment, the day turned into night.
The sun is eclipsed by the dog!
The divine dog looked down at Xiaotian who was crushed to pieces on the ground, and said calmly: "Don't humiliate my name."
After saying this, it turned into rays of light and poured into Xiaotian's body, leaving behind its last words in this world.
"If you meet a man who is born with divine eyes and holds a three-pointed double-edged sword in the future, you should acknowledge him as your master, let him command you for the rest of your life, fight for him, and tell him..."
"Master, Xiaotian still couldn't wait for you to return."
…
After Xiaotian woke up, he found that not only had all his injuries recovered, but his Taoism had also greatly improved. The blood in his body was like a dragon, his divine power was infinite, and his sense of smell had been greatly enhanced, almost to the point of being a supernatural power.
After that, he practiced diligently and soon broke through the Yin Shen realm. He bit the tiger demon to death and became a carefree Demon King of Beishan until he met a smiling big-bellied monk.
The other party easily subdued it and asked it to escort Xuanzang to Beijing, where it met Li Daoxuan again.
"Woof woof, please take me in, Master!"
Xiaotian pleaded again, his voice very pious.
After listening to its story seemed calm on the surface, but waves were quietly rising in his heart.
It is obvious that the divine dog that Xiaotian saw after falling off the cliff should be Erlang Shen’s Xiaotian Dog, also known as Tiangou, a very powerful beast that has had many glorious battle records.
You are an owl, a fierce beast in heaven, you have shaped your thin waist for thousands of years. The Zen garden hurt Lu Zu, and you traveled to the west to release evil and catch the monkey monster.
In the novel Investiture of the Gods, Zhao Gongming, who defeated the Twelve Golden Immortals with the Dinghai Pearl and forced them to flee in panic, was also bitten by the Roaring Sky Dog.
Its sense of smell is extremely developed. In "The Lotus Lantern", it can "track things across the bounds of heaven and earth, for thousands of miles". Its magical power of eating the sun can devour everything, and its sharp canine teeth can even bite through the indestructible body of Sun Wukong.
Now that this dog demon has inherited Xiaotian's legacy, it's no wonder that he has been able to undergo a complete transformation within just a few months and achieve such great results.
When it gradually masters the abilities of Tengu's bloodline in the future, it may be able to become the new Roaring Sky Dog.
What puzzled Li Daoxuan was what happened that made Xiaotian Dog sacrifice himself to leave behind the inheritance, and also say that he was unable to wait for the master to return.
The master it was talking about must be Erlang Shen without a doubt, but Erlang Shen has never appeared in all these years, so how could he return?
As for Li Daoxuan himself, he is nothing but an impostor. His third eye is not a natural supernatural power, but comes from the "Book of Exorcising Demons". If we must say that he is the reincarnation of Erlang Shen, then isn't he also the reincarnation of the water god Gonggong, the sword fairy Lu Zu, and the god Mengzhang?
What's more, Li Daoxuan was just an ordinary person in the first half of his life, unremarkable, until he traveled through time and space and obtained the "Book of Exorcising Demons".
So, the master that Xiaotian Dog waited for until his soul was gone, never came back after all.
…
Li Daoxuan sighed softly, looked at the anxious Howling Sky Dog, and said, "In that case, I will temporarily accept you as my disciple. In the future, you will follow me to slay demons and monsters, and help people in distress. You must not slack off at all!"
When Xiaotian heard this, excitement and joy suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he almost jumped for joy.
It turned into a puppy, wagging its tail rapidly, and lay at Li Daoxuan's feet, looking adorable and deliberately trying to act cute.
"Woof woof, I am the master's dog. I stand guard at the master's door. I will bite whoever I am told to bite, and I will bite as many times as I am told to bite!"
In excitement, it even shook its head and composed a poem to show its loyalty.
Li Daoxuan shook his head and laughed. He reached out and touched Xiaotian's furry head.
“Woof woof!”
Xiaotian stretched out his tongue and licked Li Daoxuan's hand. There was no trace of the arrogance and coldness of a Tengu at all. It was more like a dog-licker.
"Xiaotian, I want to let some blood out of you later."
Xiaotian: “(ΩДΩ)…”
