Chapter 55: Go and Return
Li Anran returned to the quiet room and began to practice the magic he got from the Dragon King of Tao River, continuing to work hard to collect the Thirty-Six Changes of Tiangang.
Like the 72 Earthly Transformations cultivated by the monkey, the 36 Heavenly Transformations are all-encompassing. Together they are a set of cultivation methods pointing directly to the Great Dao, and separately they are also 36 kinds of magical powers.
If you want to master the Thirty-Six Changes of Tiangang, you need to first master all of these thirty-six magical powers and practice them to a certain level, and then integrate them into one.
Since ancient times, there have been countless cultivators who have practiced the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations and the Seventy-Two Earthly Transformations, but only a few have been able to learn them all, and even fewer have been able to master them through a comprehensive understanding.
Most monks have only mastered a small part of them, and are proficient in only one or two.
But even so, this is enough for them to benefit from for a lifetime.
The most typical one among them is Tuxingsun. He only mastered the art of earth walking among the seventy-two transformations, and he could move in and out of the Xiqi military camp freely.
In terms of the degree of mystery and profundity, the Thirty-Six Changes of Tiangang are superior to the Seventy-Two Changes of Disha.
In Journey to the West, after the monkey chose to practice the 72 transformations of the Earthly Demons, Patriarch Bodhi said, "Since that is the case, come forward and I will teach you the formula."
These three words "since that's the case" actually conceal a hint of disappointment.
However, the strength of a spell is not only determined by the spell itself, but more importantly by the person who practices it.
The thirty-six transformations of Tiangang that Zhu Bajie practiced are far inferior to the seventy-two transformations of Disha that Monkey King practiced.
But these are still a little far away from Li Anran.
Li Anran closed his eyes and concentrated, and soon he was immersed in comprehending the magic.
However, before he could practice for long, he was interrupted by the voice of the heavenly soldier reporting: "Sir, the Great God of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly is here again! He is waiting at the gate of the Heavenly Prison, saying that he has something urgent to discuss!"
Li Anran was stunned, wondering why Nezha came back , but he still walked out quickly.
"Prison God, you finally came out!"
As soon as Nezha saw Li Anran coming out, he hurried over to him, his face full of anxiety: "Where are the Changhe Dragon King and the others? Have you already locked them up in the Heavenly Prison?"
Li Anran was a little confused: "He's already been locked up, what's the matter?"
"Prison God, please send them to me now. I will return them to you in a few days."
Seeing the puzzled look on Li Anran's face, Nezha explained, "When I escorted . Just now when I returned to the barracks, my father found that they were not there and was furious. If I don't take them back as soon as possible, it will be bad."
Li Anran was a little embarrassed: "Third Prince, I have already locked those prisoners in the Heavenly Prison. If you want to bring them out again, you must have the decree of the God of Justice."
Nezha raised his eyebrows and asked sternly, "Prison God, what do you mean by this? I just handed these prisoners over to you, and now you can't take them away?"
Li Anran quickly explained: "Third Prince, it's not that I'm unkind, it's really the rules of heaven, I dare not violate them. How about this, I will send someone to the Temple of the God of Justice to ask the God of Justice to issue an edict, Third Prince, please wait a moment, if..."
"No!" Nezha interrupted Li Anran and said, "How much time will it take you to go back and forth? I'm in a hurry to take these prisoners back. I don't have time to wait for you here!"
Li Anran thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Third Prince, if that's the case, then I can only say sorry. According to the Heavenly Rules, without the order of your majesty or the decree of the God of Justice, even I am not qualified to bring the prisoners out of the Heavenly Prison."
"You are such a great prison god!"
Nezha was furious and shouted, "I think you are just looking for trouble today! I have never heard that you cannot take away the prisoners you have captured! I will take them away now, and I will see who dares to stop me!"
Nezha simply ignored Li Anran, walked past him and headed towards the Heavenly Prison.
How could the heavenly soldiers and generals guarding the Heavenly Prison dare to stop Nezha? They all looked at Li Anran, and couldn't help feeling a little resentful in their hearts. Their master was good in everything except that he was too rigid in doing things!
Those monsters were originally captured by Nezha the Third Prince, and were locked up in the Heavenly Prison for only half an hour.
If Nezha wants to take it away, let him take it away. Why do you have to use the heavenly rules to stop him? Isn’t this just asking for trouble?
"Third Prince! Third Prince!"
Li Anran shouted several times, but Nezha turned a deaf ear and just kept walking forward.
Soon, Nezha's figure disappeared in the sky prison.
Li Anran did not follow in. He estimated Nezha's speed in his mind, waited for two or three minutes, and activated the token in his arms.
Boom boom boom——
The sound of a stone door closing due to a mechanism operating came from inside the prison.
All the heavenly soldiers and generals were shocked.
They had been in the Heavenly Prison for some time, so they naturally knew that Li Anran had activated the emergency measures of the Heavenly Prison.
It only takes a moment to activate all the mechanisms and traps in the sky prison and close all the checkpoints and gates.
However, they never expected that Li Anran would use this method to deal with Nezha the Third Prince just because of a disagreement!
Li Anran shouted, "What are you still standing there for! Go to the Justice Heavenly God Temple, the Martial Virtue Star Lord Palace, and the Thunder Department immediately and tell them that a demon has broken into the Heavenly Prison and they are in urgent need of support!"
The heavenly soldiers and generals were even more confused. They looked at each other, totally not understanding what Li Anran was doing.
For such a small matter, it would be fine to offend the Three Altars and Sea Assemblies God, but now they have to cause trouble to the Temple of the God of Justice, the Palace of the God of Martial Virtue, and the Ministry of Thunder?
Until he heard Li Anran say: "The one just now was not the Great God of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly, but a demon in disguise."
They finally woke up from their dream, but they were still skeptical.
This is the twenty-fourth heaven!
Are there any monsters here pretending to be the Great God of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly?
Li Anran did not give them an explanation, and ordered: "You go and gather all the brothers in the Tianlao Palace, and the three of you go to the Judicial Heavenly God Temple, the Wude Xingjun Mansion, and the Thunder Department to ask for help. If anyone asks you, you say that this demon is most likely the Jiao Demon King in disguise, and you must send more people to prevent him from escaping!"
"Yes." All the heavenly soldiers and generals received the order and went to gather manpower or to ask for reinforcements.
Li Anran was not idle either. He took out a dozen palm-sized square spirit stones from his arms and set up a Ziwei Star Fighting Formation at the entrance of the Heavenly Prison.
These spirit stones were all found by him in the mortal world. After being tempered by magic power, they can serve as the core of the formation.
Boom!
At the same time, bursts of loud noises and roars were heard again from the sky prison.
But this was no longer the sound of the mechanism in operation, but the fake Nezha in the prison.
Li Anran speculated that his real identity should be the Jiao Demon King. After discovering that he was imprisoned in the Sky Prison, he tried to destroy the stone gate and rush out.
"If only I had the Fiery Eyes!"
Li Anran couldn't help but mutter to himself.
The Dragon Demon King's transformation technique was very subtle, and Li Anran couldn't find any flaws.
However, because he knew that in the world of Journey to the West, almost everyone could perform the art of illusion and transformation, he would naturally pay more attention to the details.
Then, he easily discovered that the Nezha in front of him was a fake!
Li Jing was furious. If he didn't take these prisoners back, it would be terrible!
Not to mention, Nezha escorting the prisoner back to the Heavenly Prison was completely in accordance with the rules, and Li Jing could not find any fault with it at all.
The fact that Nezha is afraid of Li Jing is enough to make you laugh out loud!
In addition, it is not clear about the friendship between Nezha and Yang Jian, and it is even less clear that Nezha brought the prisoner here early because of Yang Jian!
He keeps calling him "God of Justice", which makes the word "fake" written all over his face!
However, Li Anran was not proud of this, but instead developed a sense of crisis.
He was able to discover that Li Laosi and the others were disguised as monsters because of the Book of Punishment of Evil.
The ability to discover that Boss Kang transformed into Yang Jian and the Demon King Jiao transformed into Nezha relies on the understanding of Yang Jian and Nezha and the control of details.
But if one day, the other party changes into someone he is not familiar with, then he will be completely at a loss!
"We have to find a way to master some means to detect the transformation! It would be best if it was as simple and crude as the Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils!"
Li Anran thought secretly in his heart.
