Seeing Elder Jin Chi before him, Zhong Yuan finally understood.
After the Black Bear Spirit returned from the South China Sea, he rebuilt the Guanyin Zen Temple, and obviously also had the idea of resurrecting Elder Jin Chi.
He put together a new body for Elder Jin Chi, and recited the mantra of resurrection, but his cultivation was obviously not comparable to that of Taiyi Zhenren who resurrected Nezha.
Elder Jin Chi's soul did not end up in the body he had pieced together, but instead fell onto the gold on the ground.
And then the strange-looking Elder Jin Chi appeared before him.
Moreover, Elder Jin Chi before him had his eyes closed, and recalling the similarly resurrected Ling Xuzi, who had to drink the blood of his own kind every day.
It was obvious that after Elder Jin Chi was resurrected, he would probably also need to consume human blood to sustain his life.
But Elder Jin Chi probably wouldn't accept it.
The Black Bear Spirit, however, was probably unwilling to give up, so he finally forged these three giant bells and sealed Elder Jin Chi's soul here.
The faded Elder Jin Chi he had killed before was probably placed outside to eat and maintain his survival.
Elder Jin Chi's tightly closed eyes might have been deliberately blinded to prevent him from seeing his own monstrous appearance.
Or, it might be that Elder Jin Chi himself didn't want to die, and deliberately blinded himself, pretending not to know, deceiving himself.
That would even be worse than Ling Xuzi.
As Zhong Yuan walked in, Elder Jin Chi couldn't see anything, sniffing a few times, he said nervously, "I can't see your appearance, but I can smell that foul odor."
"Could it be you?"
"You're back?"
Elder Jin Chi paused, then showed anger, "You must have hidden that kasaya! Return it to me!"
Elder Jin Chi roared in anger, and many confused lonely souls suddenly appeared around the courtyard.
He reached out and grabbed all the lonely souls, then slapped them out with a palm.
That strange spiritual light was incredibly powerful, shining down on Zhong Yuan.
"You dare, Jin Chi, I haven't even made a move, and you're already attacking!" Zhong Yuan dodged to the side, and casually tried using the Immobilization Spell.
As expected, Jin Chi in this state also had profound magical powers.
He who specialized in physical cultivation, his meager magical powers couldn't hold Jin Chi down at all.
He wondered if his magic would be stronger if he had kept the Earth Deity's magical power and used it to cast the Immobilization Spell.
"Probably not, a small Earth Deity can only immobilize a limited number of people."
Zhong Yuan simply abandoned the Immobilization Spell, and relying solely on the Thirty-Nine Profound Skill, he met the challenge without fear.
Although Elder Jin Chi's magical power was not low, as he shouted, more and more souls emerged from this space.
However, his actual combat skills were very rudimentary.
Zhong Yuan's staff techniques and movements were already superb.
Elder Jin Chi couldn't actually touch him at all.
Zhong Yuan kept hitting Elder Jin Chi with a fiery staff, causing his magic to deplete constantly, then he roared and summoned more souls, all of which he absorbed into his body.
This Elder Jin Chi, after being resurrected, had devoured countless people, and he hadn't even spared their souls.
Elder Jin Chi, once a respected monk, had succumbed to the temptation of immortality and completely gone mad.
"Immortality, indeed, when immortality is right in front of you, it's hard for anyone to say no."
Zhong Yuan didn't know what he would have done if he had been faced with the same situation.
He really couldn't be sure.
"Therefore, rather than think about human nature, I choose to never let such a situation arise!"
"Jin Chi, you should go and reunite with your disciples!"
Zhong Yuan gathered all his strength, mobilized all his magical powers, and a fiery pillar shot up into the sky, smashing into Jin Chi.
Elder Jin Chi clattered and fell to the ground, no longer having any strength to fight, at this time he seemed to have regained some sanity, he whispered softly, "I am two hundred and seventy years old, I have collected hundreds of kasayas, how can I get even one like that?"
"No, no, no..." Elder Jin Chi's body finally began to dissipate, he yelled in the end, "Guang Zhi, Guang Mou, I don't want the kasaya, I don't want it... don't burn it, don't burn it."
Elder Jin Chi's body finally dissipated completely.
And then the surroundings.
The dilapidated Guanyin Zen Temple, at this time, also disappeared with Elder Jin Chi, and a great fire ignited again, constantly collapsing and dissipating.
"Elder Jin Chi finally woke up, was he truly letting go, or was he just realizing that he couldn't get it, so he regretted it."
Joy, gain, and loss.
As the entire Guanyin Zen Temple completely collapsed and disappeared, Zhong Yuan reopened his eyes, shaking his head slightly, he felt a bit of a headache.
He was back by the giant bell where he had been before.
In the courtyard a little further ahead, Ling Xuzi's body was still hanging.
Ma Ba Tian also came to his side at this time.
Ma Ba Tian asked nervously, "Monkey Brother, are you alright?"
"You suddenly disappeared after you rang this bell, you scared me half to death."
Zhong Yuan came to his senses, shook his head, "I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Brother Ma."
"I need to cultivate for a while, I'll need Brother Ma to protect me for a bit."
He had quite a few gains to speak of.
Ma Ba Tian readily agreed.
Zhong Yuan sat down cross-legged and began running the Thirty-Nine Profound Skill, and sure enough, he felt a large amount of spiritual essence accumulating in his body, and as his profound skill circulated, it quickly transformed into physical strength and magical power.
In Zhong Yuan's mind, the stories of Elder Jin Chi, his disciples, and Ling Xuzi constantly appeared, and finally turned into a great fire.
The operation of his magical powers was becoming more and more profound.
In a daze, he saw a figure leaning against a tree, watching the burning Guanyin Zen Temple.
【You observed the fire disaster劫, pondered the profound skill, examined yourself, you received an implicit hint within it, you have pushed the Thirty-Nine Profound Skill to the Sixty-Nine Profound Skill.】
【You have mastered the spell, Wind Aids Fire.】
Zhong Yuan finally opened his eyes with a dazed look, and found that his magical power had greatly increased, but his aura had become more subdued.
This should be the true legacy left by Sun Wukong.
"Sun Wukong, though seemingly fierce and unyielding, and seeking revenge for every grievance, actually saw through Guang Zhi and Guang Mou as demons from the very beginning. He also left room for maneuver."
"He helped with a gust of wind, seemingly to help the flames burn and let Elder Jin Chi suffer the consequences, but in fact, he also helped with a fire, giving them a chance to truly see through their attachments."
"Both Guang Zhi and Guang Mou, as long as they can let go of their attachments, have a way to extinguish the fire."
"If Elder Jin Chi had made a different choice, the outcome could have been different."
"It's just a pity that Elder Jin Chi couldn't let go of the kasaya, couldn't let go of the Guanyin Zen Temple, couldn't let go of his pride, and chose to end his own life. He thought he selflessly taught his disciples for half his life, but it was only on the surface, he didn't truly teach them anything."
"Guang Zhi forgot his own thoughts about being human."
"Guang Mou didn't truly listen to Elder Jin Chi's teachings."
Elder Jin Chi had cultivated Buddhist Dharma for a lifetime, but in the end, it was Sun Wukong who watched from the sidelines, who actually understood it better.
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