Volume 4: Journey to the West Chapter 7: Summoning the Spirits: Wen Zhong Joins the Game
Flower-Fruit Mountain.
The devil looked at the group of monkeys in front of him.
According to Jiuyou's order, he has gathered all the monkeys in Huaguo Mountain.
With a glance at the entire monkey group, it was found that the Demon King had reached the peak level of Taiyi Golden Immortal with the help of the demon bone relic. His cultivation was more than just a little bit improved. Jiuyou did not tell him what he was going to do by gathering these monkeys, but this did not prevent the Demon King from trying to figure out the Holy Will. Could it be that there was one monkey among these monkeys that was favored by the Lord?
When the Demon King was observing the monkey group, he found that one monkey in the group was a little strange.
Ever since the monkey went to sea, things seem to have become a little different.
Take the Demon King of Mixed Worlds in front of him for example. It's not that he doesn't know the Demon King of Mixed Worlds' background, but the Demon King of Mixed Worlds before him was clearly just a Golden Immortal. How long has it been since he broke through to the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal? This is too fast. It seems a bit like a joke.
No, something must have happened that he didn't know about. It's not advisable to stay here for long.
But the devil kept staring at him like that, and he really had no chance to leave.
However, the uneasiness in his heart became more and more serious, making him a little restless.
As the two figures fell, he became even more restless.
In fact, Jiuyou has never shown up in front of any demon other than the Demon King of Chaos, so this monkey has no chance to see Jiuyou.
Now as soon as the monkey saw Jiuyou, he knew where the problem lay. The Demon King had undergone such a big change, which must have been inseparable from the help of Jiuyou.
The Demon King of Chaos gathered them together but did not take any action. It was obvious that he was waiting for someone. In other words, it was not the Demon King of Chaos who gathered them together, but this person who suddenly appeared. The most important thing was that he knew Wuzhiqi who was beside Jiuyou.
The four monkeys had a sense of each other. When this monkey looked at Wuzhiqi, Wuzhiqi also looked at him.
Wuzhiqi pointed at the monkey and said, "My lord, this is it."
Jiuyou smiled when he heard this and waved his hand. The monkeys disappeared and returned to various corners of Huaguo Mountain. Their memories were erased. Jiuyou had already entered the Water Curtain Cave with Wuzhiqi, Hunshi Demon King and the monkey.
"Yuan Hong!"
The monkey was shocked when he heard Jiuyou directly reveal his identity. Yuan Hong knew that Jiuyou couldn't have just been deceiving him with such a high fuss. He slowly revealed his figure, with long arms, white hair, and a huge body. Upon closer inspection, he was already a Taiyi Golden Immortal, but he was just a beginner and not as powerful as Wuzhiqi.
"Who are you and how do you know my identity?"
This Yuan Hong is the one who was beheaded and listed as one of the Four Wasted Star Gods during the Conferred God Period.
However, Yuan Hong is different from the other immortals and gods on the list. As one of the Four Mischievous Monkeys, Yuan Hong is not among the Five Elements and is beyond the Three Realms. Even reincarnation cannot bind him, and his soul is not bound by the List of Gods.
However, his physical body had already been destroyed at that time. As for the Four Wasted Star Gods, Yuan Hong didn't care about them either. He simply reincarnated and condensed his true body again.
What does the so-called Four Waste Star Gods mean? The four wastes are: no talent to repair the sky, no talent to save the world, no talent to be a human being, and no talent to practice Taoism.
It means that he is good for nothing. When Nuwa was preaching to him, she told him that he would face a catastrophe in his life, but after it is over, he might attain enlightenment one day.
At the beginning, Yuan Hong didn’t understand, but after reincarnation and re-condensing his true body, he understood a little. It is difficult to achieve the great way and one is plagued by calamities. Now that he has gotten rid of the calamity-ridden body, he will have a chance to attain the Tao.
After Yuan Hong was reincarnated, he lived in this Flower-Fruit Mountain.
Such a spiritual place is nothing compared to Meishan and Huaguoshan where he practiced in his previous life. In this case, Yuan Hong naturally had to hurry up to practice and recover. His strength was also restored step by step to that of Taiyi Jinxian. Then he witnessed the birth of the Lingming Stone Monkey with his own eyes. Perhaps this was also a kind of unusual fate.
Yuan Hong could feel the bad energy in the monkey, so he tried to guide the monkey away from Huaguo Mountain.
Yuan Hong was afraid that the monkey's misfortune would affect him, and he was reluctant to leave Huaguo Mountain, so he could only think of a way to get the monkey to leave. However, Yuan Hong never expected that no matter how hard he tried to hide, he still couldn't escape.
Looking at Jiuyou and others in front of him, Yuan Hong was not sure he could even defeat the Demon King, let alone Wuzhiqi and Jiuyou who looked even stronger.
Originally, Yuan Hong was a reincarnated body and had the cultivation of Taiyi Golden Immortal. As long as he did not expose himself, even Jiuyou would find it difficult to discover him.
But who made Jiuyou hold Wuzhiqi in his hand now? The Four Monkeys of Chaos were close and had their own sense of it. Jiuyou had guessed before that the other monkeys of the Four Monkeys of Chaos might also be hiding in the Flower-Fruit Mountain, so he asked the King of Chaos to gather them together in advance. As expected, he guessed right. With the help of Wuzhiqi, the long-armed ape Yuan Hong had nowhere to hide.
Jiuyou was not polite to Yuan Hong.
When they arrested Wuzhiqi, it was at the Huai River. Their cultivation was the same. If they started fighting, the noise would be too loud and would attract the attention of those who wanted to, and Wuzhiqi would easily escape. So they had to resort to some tricks. However, Yuan Hong was not so lucky at this time. He was in the Water Curtain Cave, surrounded by three big men, and he was no match for any of them, so he had to just force his way through.
When the black lotus approached, Yuan Hong still wanted to resist, but was suppressed by the momentum of Jiuyou and the other two. Not long after, the black lotus entered Yuan Hong's body. Like Wuzhiqi, he stood behind Jiuyou and called him "Master".
After taking down another one, the only one left was the Six-Eared Macaque.
No one knows the whereabouts of the Six-Eared Macaque, but Jiuyou is different. In the world of Precious Lotus Lantern, the Six-Eared Macaque is the Black Lotus Saint Envoy under Jiuyou's seat. Jiuyou knows his whereabouts and past origins. After traveling through so many worlds, Jiale has also discovered that the tracks are all similar, and slight differences are not a big deal.
According to Jiuyou's estimation, Liu'er Macaque should still be there.
He took Wuzhiqi and Yuan Hong and left directly.
Maoshan.
At this time, a hundred years had passed since Jiale took in the monkey.
During this hundred years, the monkey's talents have been fully demonstrated.
In the Journey to the West, the monkey is the key to the catastrophe. He is rich in luck, and with a little merit from repairing the sky, the monkey has already reached the level of a son of luck in terms of comprehending the principles of martial arts. What the monkey lacks is an opportunity, or a method of practice.
And this method of cultivation was given by Jiale.
Moreover, with the Jiazi period of refining the mind, the monkey was able to tame his inner mind, get rid of his restlessness, and reach a higher level in his cultivation.
In just a few decades, the monkey had practiced the Nine Revolutions Profound Art to the peak of the fifth revolution. Even Jia Le had expected this progress, but he couldn't help but be stunned.
The Nine Revolutions Profound Art is a method of body building in the Xuanmen school, which was derived from Pangu's power method.
The first three turns are the practice in the mortal realm.
The fourth turn is the True Immortal, the fifth turn is the Mysterious Immortal, the sixth turn is the Golden Immortal, the seventh turn is the Taiyi Golden Immortal, the eighth turn is the Daluo Golden Immortal, and the ninth turn is above the Daluo Golden Immortal.
The monkey now has reached the peak level of Xuanxian in just a few decades. It is so amazing that even Jiale is a little envious.
But when you think about what the monkey has to bear, it seems that what they gain is not that much.
With the monkey's foundation, it should not be a problem for him to break through the sixth level and enter the Golden Immortal level.
Perhaps in a few decades, we will be able to see a Golden Immortal level monkey.
Moreover, Monkey is not only practicing the Golden Immortal body and the Shangqing Immortal Technique. His progress at the soul level is slower, and he has only reached the peak of the True Immortal. However, even with this progress, he is not comparable to Xi Tuan, Xiyao, and Xisong. Compared with Monkey, among the three senior brothers and sisters, Xi Tuan, who has the fastest progress, is only in the late True Immortal stage, and Xiyao and Xisong are only in the middle True Immortal stage.
The world level, the level of cultivation power, and one's own qualifications are related to a cultivator's cultivation progress.
After a hundred years of practice, such an achievement might be a bit exaggerated in the world of The Lotus Lantern, but in the world of Journey to the West, it can only be said to be within Jiale's expectations.
After all, as for cultivation in the mortal realm, the four people who have been chanting scriptures for Jiazi have basically completed it. This is the powerful concentration of spiritual energy in this world.
For decades, their biggest hurdle has been breaking into the fairyland and comprehending the laws. For people with their qualifications, this is not a bottleneck.
“Master!”
On Maoshan Square.
The four of them saluted Jiale, and Jiale nodded.
"After a hundred years of practice, you have officially embarked on the path of practice, but you must guard against arrogance and impatience. At this point, you are at most just at the beginning of practice. Not to mention comparing yourself to others, even the yellow lions guarding the mountain are no match for you. You must not get cocky."
Xi Tuan, Xi Yao and Xi Song hurriedly nodded when they heard this. They didn't dare to be cocky. With Jia Le as an example, how could they be proud?
At the same time, their eyes fell on the monkey.
Monkey has indeed shown signs of being complacent during this period. After all, he is the younger apprentice brother, but he is the fastest in cultivation. Naturally, he is a little happy, and sometimes he can't help showing off. It's because Xi Tuan and the others who have been cultivated by Jia Le have good personalities, and it's just that Monkey's character is not mature yet, so he likes to show off. He won't take it too seriously, and is more of a caring person.
Otherwise, there might really be some rift between them.
The monkey, who had a somewhat delighted look on his face, seemed to realize something at this moment. He quickly straightened his face and looked in the direction that Xi Tuan and the other two were looking. Unexpectedly, his tail was still sticking up. The monkey immediately became anxious and quickly put his tail down. He didn't want Jia Le to think that he was really proud.
Seeing this little action, Xi Tuan and the other two couldn't help but laugh, which made the monkey quite embarrassed.
The monkey met Jiale's gaze and quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake.
"Master, I was wrong."
Jiale nodded. It was normal for the monkey to be proud. After all, the monkey didn't know what he was carrying. With such rapid progress, anyone would be proud. However, as a master, he couldn't spoil the monkey.
"Okay, it's good that you admit your mistake. Copy the scriptures in the Sutra Library three times with a sincere heart."
When the monkey heard this, his face suddenly turned bitter. Naturally, he had been causing trouble over the years, and Jiale's punishment was to copy Buddhist scriptures. There were more than three thousand Buddhist scriptures in the Sutra Library, and Jiale did not allow the monkey to use his magic power. Not to mention whether he had gained anything else, the monkey's scrawled handwriting was now readable, and even his pen-holding posture was pretty good.
Although the monkey was sad, he didn't dare to say anything more.
I remember the first time he was punished, he wanted Jiale to reduce the punishment, so he acted like a spoiled child and begged for mercy. As a result, the punishment was increased from three volumes of scriptures to three hundred volumes. He didn’t learn his lesson, so these three thousand volumes were added by the monkey himself. At this time, the monkey didn’t dare to bargain anymore.
"Disciple obeys your command."
Nodding, Jiale directly uncovered it.
"Magic spells, magic spells, the law is the root, the magic is the branches. The Shangqing Immortal Law you practice is the foundation of all magic. Only with magic power can you use magic better. Today, I will teach you to practice magic."
Magic!
The eyes of Xi Tuan and the other three suddenly lit up. They had long been curious about and yearning for the colorful magic. However, for so many years, Jia Le had only taught them the basic practice methods and not the magic. They had no choice. Although Jia Le never beat or scolded them, even a look from Jia Le was enough to make them feel uneasy, let alone disobedience.
Once before, Monkey wanted to instigate them to go and ask some senior uncles for advice on magic, that is, those spirit beasts of Jiale, but they were directly reported by those senior uncles. Jiale gave them a look that could only be understood. They did not dare to wait for Jiale to punish them, and went back to Fenggu to accompany the snow lion.
The snow lion was really miserable. Huifeng Valley was really a purgatory. When they went to see the snow lion, it was already in a terrible state.
But it is not without benefits. Now the snow lion looks much less terrifying.
"Master, what magic are you going to teach us?"
Looking at the four people with wide eyes, Jiale also smiled.
"What do you think is the most important thing in a battle?"
The four of them looked at each other when they heard this.
"courage!"
"Unyielding fighting spirit!"
"The spirit of risking one's life!"
“Don’t be afraid of death!”
Listening to the four guys' answers, Jiale almost fainted from anger. How come they had followed him for a hundred years, but they hadn't inherited any of his fine traditions?
"Wrong, it's alive!"
Live!
"Yes, that is, stay alive. If you encounter a weak enemy, do your best to subdue him. If it is a mortal enemy, kill him without hesitation. If you can't beat him, then don't hesitate, run!"
"run!"
The four of them were shocked. How could they run away? They represented Maoshan. Even if they died, they could not escape without a fight. It would bring shame to Maoshan.
"Why, do you think running is shameful?"
"Um!"
Four little heads nodded, "We can die, but we are your disciples, disciples of Maoshan, and we must not bring shame to your reputation and the reputation of Maoshan."
Upon hearing this, Jiale was even more angry at his lack of fighting spirit.
"Who cares about your reputation? The most important thing is to be alive. Do you know what the biggest advantage of our Maoshan is?"
Advantage!
The four of them shook their heads. Apart from the mountain gate which looked good, nothing else seemed that good. Including the four of them, there were only five people in total.
"It's a force. If you can't defeat it, come back to me and I'll take revenge. If I still can't defeat it, there are so many of us in the Shangqing lineage. We rely on strength in numbers. So, when you are undecided, call on others. Remember, this is the first rule of Mount Maoshan that I want you to remember. The first technique I'm going to teach you today is the technique of summoning gods."
Ask for divine magic!
After all, the four of them had not experienced much in the world, so they were somewhat unable to accept that Jiale actually encouraged them to ask for help. It was a matter of face.
Jiale also shook his head and said, "Little kids, when you experience the benefits of shaking people, you will know how good it tastes."
Next, Jiale began to teach the four people the art of summoning spirits.
This summoning technique was not the same one that Simu had taught Jiale before, but a powerful technique that Jiale had modified by combining it with the exorcism technique from the Seventy-two Earthly Evil Techniques.
The art of summoning spirits is actually very simple. With the current foundation of the four people, they can quickly learn the spells and the operation of magic power. The spells are much easier to learn than the basic methods.
After teaching the four people all the basics, Jiale brought them to Shangqing Palace.
At first glance, the Shangqing Palace at this moment is very different from before.
On the top was the statue of the Three Pure Ones, and below, lined up were the Golden Spirit Mother, Turtle Spirit Mother, Wu Dang Mother, the Three Sky, Zhao Gongming, the Ten Heavenly Lords, the Golden Hoop Immortal, the Nine Stars, the Twenty-Eight Mansions, the 108 Heavenly Gangs and Earthly Fiends, Wen Zhong, Luo Xuan, Lü Yue, etc. These were the second and third generation disciples of the Shangqing lineage with whom Jia Le was on good terms.
At this time, Jiale was certain that these people also existed in this world, but they were either serving in the Heavenly Court or practicing in seclusion in selected places. They had already ignored worldly affairs and had no intention of participating in the catastrophe. It seemed that they were somewhat disheartened because of the last catastrophe.
Jia Le asked his four disciples to invite gods, but of course he couldn't be invited. He was so busy, how could he have the time to clean up the mess for these disciples?
We still need to find something for these teachers to do, otherwise they will not be able to discover their own value.
These statues are placed here but have not been activated. Jia Le plans to hand this job over to Xi Tuan and the others. From now on, when they start practicing, they will focus on the art of summoning gods. This will be the case not only for Xi Tuan and the other three, but also for their future disciples.
"I have already given you the methods. Let's get started. Each of you choose one. Remember, use the Pure Immortal Method as a guide and communicate sincerely. Whether you can invite them or not depends on you. Whoever succeeds first, I will teach them the next method."
The next spell!
The four people's eyes lit up and they became motivated again. They looked at each other and started to make their choices.
The first one was Xi Tuan. He took a look and directly chose the Golden Spirit Mother. Xi Tuan knew his own limitations and knew that the above three were not the ones he could think about. However, as the eldest brother, he still had to set an example. In that case, he would choose the first Golden Spirit Mother in the second row.
The second one, Xiyao, passed up the Turtle Spirit Mother. He felt that the Turtle Spirit Mother was too evil, and the Wu Dang Mother was more suitable for him.
He took a look at the third one, Xisong, and chose Wen Zhong. He practiced the way of thunder, and he had heard from Jiale that Wen Zhong was the head of the Thunder Department of Heaven, so he was just the right person.
The last one was the Monkey King, who chose the Golden Hoop Immortal at first sight.
I have to say, well, no wonder you wear a golden hoop.
"Now that you have chosen, you should practice well during this period and try to get some response, so that these masters can descend into spiritual bodies. If that doesn't work, try another one. It's not that easy to get spiritual responses from these people."
The four of them nodded, and Jiale left immediately.
He wanted to see who would give him the surprise first.
Over the next month, the four of them began to show off their talents.
According to Jiale's teachings, the first step is to burn incense and worship sincerely, and try to get in touch with these teachers through this thread of incense.
And they have been doing almost all this month.
Heaven.
The Department of Thunder is the second largest department in Heaven, second only to the Department of Fighting.
The Thunder Department is headed by the Heavenly God "Nine Heavens Yingyuan Thunder Sound Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable Wen Zhong", which is divided into one prefecture, two courts and three divisions. The first prefecture is the Shenxiao Yuqing Palace, also known as the Shenlei Yu Palace. The two courts are the Wulei Court and the Exorcist Court. The three divisions are the Wanshen Leisi, the Lei Ting Dusi and the Lei Ting Department. It is responsible for the birth of all things, driving the sea and mountains, moving the four seasons, raising and lowering yin and yang, and recording good and punishing evil.
In daily life, Wen Zhong basically does not have to take action for matters of any size. When he comes to the twenty-four gods of the Thunder Department, most of the matters are basically resolved.
Because the Thunder Department is the most powerful and the most worshipped among the people, Wen Zhong's deity tablets are erected all over the earth.
However, on this day, Wen Zhong actually felt a strange incense among the thousands of incense sticks, which actually contained the pure immortal power of Shangqing.
Which lineage of the Shangqing lineage is worshipping him?
It was a coincidence. Although Wen Zhong usually accepted incense, he would not fulfill his vows, and would not reveal his true body. But today he had a sudden impulse. After all, such pure Shangqing immortal power was not something that ordinary disciples could possess. At the very least, it was at the fairyland level. This was a potential talent.
He distracted himself to look, his gaze piercing through the barrier of the nine heavens and falling on Mount Mao.
Jia Lesi felt something and smiled slightly, removing the blocking force of the Maoshan formation, allowing Wen Zhong's spiritual thoughts to enter Maoshan smoothly, and he saw Xisong practicing the art of summoning gods in the Shangqing Palace.
“Huh!”
The first thing Wen Zhong saw was the statues of gods placed in front of Xisong. They were so complete and there was no order of priority. They were all arranged according to seniority. What lineage of disciples did these disciples inherit from? Was this the result of Uncle Wu Dang’s preaching over the years?
His eyes fell on Xisong, who was a mid-stage True Immortal, had superb aptitude, a solid foundation, and pure Supreme Immortal Power.
This is something that can only be obtained through the true teachings of Shangqing.
Seeing all this, Wen Zhong felt like he was scratched by a cat. Then he looked at Maoshan, its layout, the spiritual energy of the sacred mountain, the formations, and so on. These were not something that ordinary forces could have.
Look at the person again.
There are only four people in the hall, but they all have first-class qualifications.
Wait, this monkey, how could it be possible! Isn't this the monkey that disturbed the heaven before? How could he be here, and even practice the Shangqing Immortal Method? Isn't it said that this is the destined person of the Buddhist sect to obtain the scriptures? What's going on?
I heard that he was lost, but it turns out he wasn't lost, but was kidnapped.
I still remember that when he heard about this, he severely ridiculed Buddhism. After all, it turned out that this was something done by their own people!
Awesome, we have to see which generation of disciples did this great thing to have such courage.
However, after sweeping the entire Maoshan Mountain, except for these four disciples, the others seemed to be monsters, including three lion monsters, two tree spirits, a celestial dog, a phoenix, a horse, a ghost, and this meat ganoderma. How many years must it have taken?
Wow, they are all above the Golden Immortal level. This is definitely a scene that only the second generation disciples can pull off. Could it be the villa of Uncle Wu Dang?
After all, if it were someone else, who could afford to raise a phoenix?
Jia Le concealed his breath and did not let Wen Zhong find out. Jia Le did not want to meet Wen Zhong like this. He just wanted to find some thugs for these disciples, but did not want to plan anything about the Shangqing situation right now. There were some things he still needed to think about and sort out.
Wen Zhong searched in vain and could only look for the other palace of the Holy Mother Wu Dang.
Looking at Xisong who was offering incense to him in Shangqing Palace, Wen Zhong hesitated for a moment and was ready to send his spirit body down directly. This was his own disciple and a genius. From the looks of it, it seemed that he was practicing some method of summoning gods. The Shangqing people were of one mind, so it was not reasonable for him to ignore it after seeing it. Moreover, he was also a little curious, so he was ready to start with Xisong to see what was going on.
Inside the Shangqing Palace, the statue of Wen Zhong suddenly flashed with purple lightning.
“It’s on! It’s on!”
