Zhong Yuan and Ma Tian Ba entered the underground, but it wasn't completely empty. There were a few minor demons.
Looks like Hu Xian Feng isn't completely clueless about coming down here.
Zhong Yuan casually dealt with them and then walked around. To his surprise, he found Xu Gou in a large hall.
This immortal who descended from heaven, how did he sneak in here?
In this hall, there was also a cauldron burning fiercely.
Xu Gou was looking for this cauldron that Huang Feng Gui had stolen.
Xu Gou was overjoyed to see Zhong Yuan and Ma Tian Ba, saying that he almost lost his life because of this cauldron, and that he owed Zhong Yuan for driving away the minor demons.
Zhong Yuan chatted a bit and learned that Xu Gou had snuck down from a cliff on the other side.
When he exited the underground hall, he realized that they were in a valley.
While this valley was probably hidden, there was no path down from above. But it wasn't completely inaccessible.
If you could fly, the absence of a path would be meaningless.
But to actually enter Huang Feng Array, you need to open another gate at the bottom of the valley.
In front of this gate, there is a double-headed rat statue. To open it, you need another key.
Xu Gou gave Zhong Yuan some more information: "The other key is at Xia Soul Cliff, in the hands of another Stone Vanguard."
"That's where the Stone Spirits are, they never come out of the mountain."
"If you want to enter Huang Feng Array and find Huang Feng Gui, you have to go find the Stone Vanguard."
"Of course, you can also try to force your way into Huang Feng Array."
"But I don't recommend it."
Huang Feng Array has a very large coverage area. If you don't enter from the front, approaching from other places will immediately trigger the terrifying Three Flavors Divine Wind attack.
Zhong Yuan nodded in understanding and turned to Ma Tian Ba: "Brother Ma, how about you rest here for a bit."
"I'll go find the Stone Spirit."
"I'll sneak in, find the key, and come back. I don't have to fight my way through, that's a hassle."
Ma Tian Ba readily nodded, but his expression was a little downcast.
Zhong Yuan's strength was growing stronger, and he was becoming less helpful. He felt like a burden.
He followed Zhong Yuan hoping to help him revive the Great Sage.
This situation was not what he wanted.
Zhong Yuan didn't pay much attention. He quickly turned into a wisp of smoke and went back to the Sleeping Tiger Temple through the secret passage.
Following Xu Gou's directions, he quickly returned to the Shamen Village and found another path leading to Xia Soul Cliff.
This time, he didn't pay any attention to the small demons he encountered along the way, quickly entering the depths of Xia Soul Cliff.
The environment here was also a bit strange. Every few steps, he would see a giant Buddha head on the ground, seemingly containing some Buddhist power. It felt like there was some hidden secret.
Zhong Yuan didn't bother with it.
He now had a basic understanding of the Stone Spirits' origin. They had been living here for a long time.
They seemed to have encountered some trouble, which Huang Feng Gui helped them solve.
After that, they swore allegiance to Huang Feng Gui as their king.
But Stone Spirits even ate differently from ordinary demons. They never went out. Zhong Yuan had no reason to kill them.
There was no need.
If he chose to barge in and kill them all, then there would be no point in talking to Huang Feng Gui either.
Huang Feng Gui would probably just attack without even listening to his words.
After searching for a while, Zhong Yuan finally found that he couldn't locate the Stone Vanguard.
He saw quite a few Stone Spirits, but he couldn't tell them apart.
Who was the Stone Vanguard, which Stone Spirit had the golden key, he had no way of knowing.
If he asked these Stone Spirits, they probably wouldn't answer.
It's hard to say if they can even speak.
Finally, Zhong Yuan looked up and saw a dust storm rising into the sky. He decided to go and take a look.
He knew now that this was Huang Feng Array.
Charging in directly, he might as well give it a try.
Zhong Yuan turned around again and walked towards Huang Feng Array. As he was about to continue forward, he saw the headless monk appear again and stop him.
"Hold on, hold on, you're going to be headless if you keep going."
Zhong Yuan was even more annoyed.
Compared to the Black Wind Mountain Earth God, this headless monk was really annoying and disruptive.
He's singing here, acting like singing is better than talking?
Do you think I'm here for fun? To listen to your singing?
If he was on a tour, he'd think the singing was good.
"What do you mean?" Zhong Yuan asked directly.
"Don't rush, don't rush." The headless monk waved his hand, reached into his chest, and took out a hair.
Zhong Yuan froze.
He could clearly feel it. At this moment, even the Eye of Joy Root in his body twitched slightly.
This was Sun Wukong's hair!
The headless monk gently released his hand, and the hair slowly floated up, finally landing on Zhong Yuan and disappearing.
The headless monk laughed: "Amazing, amazing. I've been keeping it, and now I've found the right owner."
Zhong Yuan had a sudden realization.
【You have obtained a hair left behind by Sun Wukong. By blowing on the hair, you can create multiple hair monkeys to assist in battle.】
External body technique!
But it's not exactly a training method for external body technique.
This is more like a magic artifact refined by Sun Wukong, like Ma Tian Ba's horsewhip that can use the power of thunder.
It's a treasure that allows him to use some external body techniques, but he doesn't actually know how to use it.
"But it's a good thing. It's something I can refer to. Maybe I can learn it myself."
Zhong Yuan had previously realized that he could use the method of Gathering Shape and Dispersing Qi to create his own body double, but he didn't know how to control it, so he couldn't master the external body technique.
Maybe he could learn it this time.
Seeing Zhong Yuan's joy, the headless monk seemed to think it was not a very good technique. He sang softly, "Nothing from nothing, don't force it. Convenient Dharma, a ghost's fear."
"Others think it's a rare treasure, a side path that doesn't belong."
Zhong Yuan ignored him.
The external body technique he just got didn't seem very useful. But if he mastered it completely, it would be completely different.
Even if the body double was still weaker than his main body, just randomly attacking would be useful. It's not much use against bosses, but he always remembered that formations like the Ten Thousand Immortals Array were the most powerful techniques.
They could combine the power of all immortals.
If he created a bunch of body doubles and then set up a formation, it would be like one person forming an entire array.
This ability is very useful!
But there's no need to argue with him.
He now understood that this headless monk had accepted the task, but had some reservations about it.
He seemed reluctant to help him.
"Doesn't want me to kill Huang Feng Gui?"
"Before, I killed Sha Jie and Sha Wujing, he also said I was too cruel."
"Looking at it this way, he's quite compassionate."
"But he still gave me this external body technique and the Copper Head Iron Arm..."
"Forget it, I don't even know who this guy is. I'll just do what I want to do."
Whether this guy wants him to let Huang Feng Gui go, or wants him to defeat and kill Huang Feng Gui, his choice won't change.