“This Lingji, still like this.”
On South Sea Putuo Mountain, Guanyin looked at the scene in the lotus pond before her, shaking her head slightly: “Such a matter, he still wants to do it himself, truly a decline.”
In the current scene, Zhong Yuan had just defeated the Sha family father and son. He didn’t pay any attention to the sudden appearance of the headless monk, nor did he care about the raw meat that Sha Erlang left behind as the headless monk appeared.
Zhong Yuan had already turned around and called out to Ma Tianba, heading towards the mountain road behind them.
After they passed through a valley, the scenery in front of them changed, and they could already see a tall tower.
But Zhong Yuan and the two didn’t notice that after they left, behind the training ground where the Sha family father and son died, a rat-man, much larger than Sha Erlang, slowly climbed up from a cliff below, smelling the scent.
He smelled the scent and came to the training ground, swallowing the raw meat that had fallen on the ground in one gulp, and let out a low growl.
He sniffed left and right, but did not follow Zhong Yuan and the others, instead walking towards the direction where the other rat-men lived.
Many rat-men saw him from a distance, terrified and quickly fled.
Guanyin couldn’t help but chuckle, then looked back at Zhong Yuan’s side:
“After going past, he didn’t find the Sha Dalang behind. His methods seem to be good, but his cultivation is indeed only inherited from a similar level of aptitude.”
“If he really lets him go to find the Yellow Wind Monster like this, the person might be gone.”
“This Lingji, he’s not doing the things he should do...”
Behind Guanyin, a young girl walked forward at this time and bowed: “Bodhisattva, the black bear demon has returned. He said he is willing to wear the restraining hoop again. Please punish him, Bodhisattva.”
Guanyin shook her head and said lightly: “Let him cultivate outside the mountain, the restraining hoop is unnecessary.”
“Tell him, let him think carefully about what he should do and what he shouldn’t do.”
The Dragon Girl bowed slightly: “Bodhisattva is merciful.”
The Dragon Girl walked out of Putuo Mountain, came to the foot of the mountain in front of the black bear demon, and repeated Guanyin’s words.
The black bear demon was somewhat hesitant and hurriedly asked: “I don’t know if the Dragon Girl can tell me, what does the Bodhisattva mean by this? Does she want me to do something?”
“I am truly foolish and cannot understand.”
The Dragon Girl chuckled: “This is something you need to contemplate yourself. If I tell you the meaning, it wouldn’t be the same.”
“You just find a place under the mountain and think carefully.”
“If you can’t figure it out, or you’re not comfortable staying there, you can return to Black Wind Mountain to continue thinking.”
“You have done wrong, but you need to know what exactly went wrong so that you won’t repeat it in the future.”
The black bear demon was bewildered, but still bowed his head and replied: “Yes, thank you for your guidance, Dragon Girl.”
After the black bear demon and the others left, he looked up again, sighing in his heart.
Does she want him to go back to the mountain and do what he’s supposed to do? Or does she really want to say that he doesn’t need the restraining hoop? He shouldn’t do the wrong things, he shouldn’t need the restraining hoop to restrict him, but should control himself instead?
Many years ago, when he had just gained sentience, he occasionally heard some Buddhist teachings and thought that all monks had severed worldly attachments, with the golden ocean completely drying up.
He didn’t expect that after joining the South Sea, he would find that even the Bodhisattva had her own plans.
The black bear demon turned back and looked at Putuo Mountain again, no longer staying, and flew back towards Black Wind Mountain.
Sure enough, everything was very smooth along the way, with no one blocking him.
The black bear demon went straight into Black Wind Cave, but did not appear in front of any of the little demons.
He knew, he couldn’t escape after all.
…………
Zhong Yuan and the two passed through the valley and entered the Wufu Temple, they could smell a foul odor from afar.
They went straight ahead, and Zhong Yuan noticed that there was indeed a tiger god statue erected in the Wufu Temple.
He just didn’t know if it was built by people from before, or if the Tiger Vanguard had it made for himself.
They walked all the way to the front of the main hall, Zhong Yuan saw a pool of blood emitting a nauseating smell under the broken headless Buddha statue.
But a tiger demon was lying in front of the pool of blood, drinking deeply.
Obviously, it was the Tiger Vanguard.
The Tiger Vanguard heard the sound, raised his head and directly cursed: “Damn it, why are you so late again?”
“Put down the stuff, hurry back and have your kids.”
“Next time you send it late, and delay the King’s cultivation progress, I’ll personally wash your stupid son clean and send him in!”
The meaning of these words was clearly that they took Zhong Yuan and the two as the Sha King who had come to deliver food.
Zhong Yuan frowned slightly. Judging from these words, the food that was delivered seemed to be sent to the Yellow Wind Great Sage.
But looking at the bones, blood, and flesh mixed with mud all over the place, it was hard to believe.
The Tiger Vanguard said, widening his eyes, he took another look and realized that the people were wrong, he asked again: “Hey, is that old bastard not here?”
“You two, where did you come from?”
“Never mind, I’ll have a couple of bites first.”
This Tiger Vanguard, it seemed he was completely starving.
This is the current state of demons.
Zhong Yuan couldn’t help but feel a little sadness. If he couldn’t ascend to heaven, he might face a similar situation in the future.
This spiritual essence, even for immortals and bodhisattvas who have already achieved longevity, is no different from food for mortals.
Moreover, the stronger their power, the more they need.
Over time, if they continue to stay in the current human realm without replenishment, their spiritual powers and supernatural abilities will definitely weaken.
In the end, even immortals who have originally achieved longevity might be starved to death.
Otherwise, they would only fall into the Jade Emperor’s scheme.
The human bodies in the human realm still have some spiritual essence. Eating people can keep them alive. But eating people becomes a demon, and they will die.
He felt fine for now, he could use the power of the earth veins to restore his spiritual power and physical strength.
But the earth vein spiritual power cannot improve his cultivation. In the long run, he’s not sure if other problems will arise.
Zhong Yuan took a step forward, not wanting to step into the pool of blood, he raised his hand and slapped: “Fix!”
The Tiger Vanguard who had just taken two steps was instantly fixed in place.
Zhong Yuan did not hesitate, he raised the red fire golden rod in his hand, shouted, the golden rod turned into more than ten zhang long, and directly smashed down on the Tiger Vanguard’s head, fiercely smashing him into the pool of blood.
The Tiger Vanguard was directly beaten to his brains splattering with one rod.
“A mere Tiger Vanguard, nothing more.”
With his full power unleashed, one rod could unleash his power a hundred times. He dared not say that he was not afraid of the Yellow Wind Monster’s Three Flavor Divine Wind, but he was absolutely not afraid of a demon like the Tiger Vanguard, who only had some strength.
The Tiger Vanguard’s body did not directly turn into dust, but slowly petrified.
The headless Lingji nearby was stunned for a moment, he didn’t react to go out.
This, it’s too fast, right?
Although such a method, like Sun Wukong back then, was also useless against the Yellow Wind Monster’s Three Flavor True Fire.
This Heavenly Mandate now, even his body doesn’t even have a chance to withstand the Three Flavor Divine Wind for a while.
Zhong Yuan retracted the long rod in his hand, his gaze fixed, but he unexpectedly saw a faint golden light rising from the Tiger Vanguard’s body, and he vaguely saw a scene.