After Tang Seng shouted, he actually stayed where he was.
However, the three demons who were about to commit murder were so frightened that they suddenly started laughing "haha". It was Tang Seng's words that Li Zhi was waiting for.
"Little cat, calf, and blind bear, are you three the only ones who still want to eat me?"
Li Zhi didn't see any movement. It seemed that with a slight shake of his arms, he got rid of the shackles of "Xiong Shanjun" and "Special Agent".
His left foot moved forward and kicked "General Yin" in the thigh, knocking such a burly "General Yin" somersault away.
"Oh, I didn't expect this kid to be a practicing martial artist? That's great, let's stretch our muscles first, and just treat it as a way to heat up the food."
Li Zhi's sudden resistance not only did not anger these monsters, but actually aroused their interest.
"General Yin" was the first one to jump over and slap his face with a claw.
"Hmph, little cat, let's try a certain palm to see whose tiger palm is more powerful, 'Tiger Roaring Mountain Forest'——"
Li Zhi didn't have to exert full strength. At most, he could only exert the strength of the middle stage of Jindan, which was comparable to "General Yin".
It's not that Li Zhi didn't want to resolve the battle as soon as possible. After all, this was his first encounter with a monster, and he wanted to use it to practice his skills first to prepare for dealing with other monsters in the future.
"Snapped--"
There was a muffled sound, but Li Zhi didn't change at all. "General Yin" had a lot of fun. He flew sideways for more than ten feet and hit the cliff of the cave directly.
"this?--"
"General Yin" stood up. It was rough-skinned and fleshy, and it was a trained monster. Although the fall was not too light, it was not really injured.
"'General Yin', this guy seems to be not simple. Why don't I go up together and tear him apart?"
"Xiong Shanjun" next to him was stunned when he saw "General Yin" actually suffering a loss at the hands of this young man, but he was not frightened by Li Zhi.
In its opinion, this young man may be slightly stronger, but his strength is limited. The three demons joining forces can kill him alive.
The monster didn't pay attention to so many rules. He ran over immediately when he said he wanted to take action. "Bear Tiger" smashed down two thick bear paws with his upper hand and lower hand.
No matter how far away it is, the sound of wind is coming.
"Well done, 'The Bear Collapses the Mountain'——"
This time Li Zhi's strength increased by two points. He did not dare to underestimate this big stupid bear in terms of strength.
"Ah - snap -"
Because the "Bear Tiger" was tall enough and came from above, Li Zhi punched upwards diagonally and knocked the "Bear Tiger" away.
With a scream, he hit the top of the cave, then fell freely and fell heavily to the ground.
"Ah, this?——"
The "Special Agent"'s movements were a beat slower, and before it could pounce, Li Zhi took advantage of the situation and found it first.
"I'm sorry, I haven't learned Lao Niu's fighting style yet, so I'll give you a 'bear trick'."
There was another "bear collapsing the mountain", and the "Special Officer" flew away in response.
In this way, in this relatively spacious tiger cave, Li Zhi fought one against three and fought against the three demons of Shuangcha Ridge.
It was only because of the rough skin and thick flesh of these three demons, and the fact that Li Zhi had spared his hand from the beginning, that they were able to take turns flying up and down, barely maintaining the fight.
"'General Yin', this guy is too powerful. We are no match for him, so...should we withdraw first?"
The "Special Agent" was once again punched away by Li Zhi. This time, the injury was more serious. There was blood on the corner of his mouth, and one of the horns was slightly loose due to the impact.
"This... no way, we have to eat this kid."
Among the three demons, "General Yin" has always been respected, not only because it is slightly stronger than the other two demons, but more importantly, "General Yin" is more powerful than the naive "Special Agent" and the stupid "Xiong Shan"
"Jun", be a little bit smarter.
However, now facing a powerful enemy like Li Zhi, even the "Special Agent" saw something bad and wanted to run away, but the always smart "General Yin" showed a troubled expression?
"Okay, I've had enough fun with you, just stay here obediently——"
After going back and forth for dozens of times, Li Zhi realized that these three demons were only capable of so much, and had no intention of continuing.
The coercion of the late Nascent Soul was fully unleashed, and the three demons suddenly felt a chill in their hearts.
"Crane Roaring for Nine Heavens"——
Li Zhi turned around, shuttled between the three demons like a whirlwind, and struck each of the three demons on the head with one palm.
Following three muffled sounds, look at the three demons again. Where are the "General Yin", "Xiong Shanjun" and "Special Agent"?
It was clearly a tiger, a black bear and a bison, lying on the ground listlessly, moaning from time to time.
The three demons were actually beaten back to their original form one by one by Li Zhi. Judging from the situation, their cultivation was even abolished. From now on, they are just three ordinary beasts.
As soon as the three demons revealed their true forms, the dozens of demons surrounding them immediately dispersed and ran away without a trace.
Tang Monk, who was slumped on the ground next to him, was staring blankly at the three beasts lying on the side. His expression was dull and he had forgotten to continue chanting the Buddha's name.
"Uncle, you can get up. Which one do you want to eat first, the tiger, the bison or the stupid bear? The tiger bones are used to make soup, and the bear's paws are also great tonic. This bison, maybe he can come with us.
It serves as a leg up."
Li Zhi went over and helped Tang Seng up from the ground, but he said seriously, which made Tang Seng tremble in fright, and the three beasts lying on the ground shivered even more.
"Amitabha, Jiulang, thanks to your presence just now, otherwise this poor monk would have died here."
Tang Monk clasped his hands together and recited a Buddhist chant, as if to express his gratitude to Li Zhi.
"Uncle Clan, you were in such danger just now, and your life was about to be in danger, didn't you ever think of resisting?"
"Listening to the conversation of these monsters, I don't know how many lives they have ruined. Why is there no one to punish them?"
"They say there are gods three feet above the ground. If those gods really exist, are they pretending to be deaf and mute so that they can't see that there are monsters eating people and doing evil?"
Li Zhi said this very loudly, he wanted to wake up Tang Monk, and he also said it to the gods hiding around him.
Tang Monk traveled all the way to the west. In addition to the few disciples who came after him, there were also the guardians Jialan, Liudingliujia, Wufang Jiedi, and four levels of merit, etc., who took turns guarding around Tang Monk.
Although these gods would not take action to save Tang Seng from disaster, if Tang Seng was really in danger of his life, would they dare not to take action?
"Kuroro, what are you going to do with these three monsters?"
Looking at the three beasts lying on the ground, even though they have been beaten back to their original shape, normal people will be afraid of their huge size.
"Now they are no longer monsters. For the sake of my uncle, I can take their lives. However, whether such injured bodies can escape the pursuit of other beasts depends on their respective fates.
"
After Li Zhi finished speaking, he flicked his robe sleeves, and the three beasts rose up. Li Zhi drove them out of the cave and fled for their lives.
"Amitabha, good, good, good -"
When Tang Seng saw Li Zhi's behavior, he was a little happy for no reason, but Li Zhi shook his head and sighed.
"Uncle, these three are living beings. Do you think I have done a good deed by letting them go? However, they have ruined the lives of many other living beings."
"Now that they are released, I don't know how many lives will continue to be lost in their mouths. Is this really a good deed?"
…
Tang Seng and Li Zhi left the Tiger Cave anyway. The smell there was too "rich".
Before leaving, Li Zhi deliberately scanned the tiger cave carefully with the "Breaking Golden Eyes", but unfortunately, found nothing.
This monster is really poor!
At the end of spring, the crescent moon is in the sky, the night wind is blowing, and the mountain road crosses paths.
Tang Seng and Li Zhi climbed down Shuangcha Ridge one after another and continued to move forward.
Tang Seng seemed to be still immersed in Li Zhi's questions. He walked silently for a long time without anyone speaking. The east was getting brighter.
Little did they know that at this moment, an old man with a white beard came to the side of the Tiger Cave in Shuangcha Ridge.
With a thin figure, he was dressed in a light blue robe, with white beard and hair, and a gold hairpin on top. He shook a whisk in his hand, and the pickled smell of the entire Tiger Cave disappeared.
"Impossible. Could it be that I came a step too late? Even if I came late, those three bastards shouldn't not know the rules."
This old man with a white beard, when he put his fingers together, all he could see was nothingness.
I inspected the empty Tiger Cave again and was still confused.
"Where is Protector Jialan? You haven't shown up to meet me yet—"
The white-bearded old man shouted softly, and two figures appeared outside the cave.
"The golden head reveals the truth, the traveling god of the day, see Lord Venus——"
It turns out that this old man with a white beard is actually the Taibai Venus in the sky.
Tang Monk traveled to the west and passed Shuangcha Ridge. He should have encountered this difficulty.
According to the prior agreement, Taibai Jinxing needs to travel down to earth to rescue Tang Monk from the Tiger Cave. The merits of this journey to the west will belong to heaven.
Journey to the West is not as simple as it seems on the surface. It was originally a plan made by several saints after becoming gods.
During the Conferred God Battle, many elite disciples from the three religions were on the Conferred God List, and some even ended up dying.
Such a large Jiejiao sect fell apart and existed in name only.
The Chan Sect, which has always appeared in a positive image, could not even save the Twelve Golden Immortals. It turned out to be a sect and defected to the Western Sect one after another. Even their deputy leader became the Western Sect's Lantern Ancient Buddha.
Taoist Duobao, the leader of the Jie Sect, also came under the Western Sect, and even changed the Western Sect to Buddhism and called himself Tathagata Buddha.
For a time, the three religions declined and Buddhism flourished.
Journey to the West was the beginning of the great rise of Buddhism, and it was also the concession that Yuan Shi and Lao Tzu had to make in order to repay the favor of the two Western saints.
It is a pity that the saints are now punished to meditate in the "Purple Sky Palace", and the contract made by the saints has to be fulfilled by their disciples.
Journey to the West is a big game of chess and a big cake of merit.
There is more than one person playing chess. Everyone wants to get a piece of the pie and earn as much merit as possible, and Heaven is no exception.
"What happened here last night? Has Monk Tang been here?"
His own calculation technique failed, and Taibai Jinxing could only place his hope in these protective Jialan who were guarding Tang Monk.
"Lord Jin Xing, Tang Monk and his followers did arrive at Shuangcha Ridge and were captured by the three demons into the cave."
"However, there seemed to be a fierce fight between them. In the end, the three demons were beaten back to their original form and fled in a hurry."
"Tang Monk and his entourage also left Shuangcha Ridge overnight. I'm afraid they are almost at Liangjie Mountain now."
Jin Toujie answered honestly.
Other people guarding Tang Monk, such as Protector Jialan, Liuding Liujia, Wufang Jieyi, Four Levels of Gongcao, etc., all came to guard in turns. Only Jintou Jieyi watched completely.
The Night Travel God who worked with him last night has already gone back. Now that the Travel God has just arrived today, the matter of reporting to Taibai Jinxing will naturally fall on his head.
"It shouldn't be? Tang Monk's two guards are just ordinary people. How can they be the opponents of the three demons?"
Taibai Jinxing was very puzzled and said to himself.
The difficulty of Shuangcha Ridge is just a small test. Even if Taibai Jinxing takes action, he may not be able to get much merit.
However, something went wrong now, which had to make him wonder. Could it be that some powerful person had intervened?
"Um... Lord Jinxing, there is not only one guard for Tang Monk, but he also seems to be a young man of thirteen or fourteen years old."
Seeing Taibai Jinxing muttering to himself, Jintou Jiedi couldn't help but remind him.
…
"Uncle Clan, the big mountain in front should be the 'Two Boundary Mountains'. After passing this 'Two Boundary Mountains', you will enter the territory of the Tatars, and it is no longer our territory of the Tang Dynasty."
It was Li Zhi who broke the silence between the two of them. The sun had risen and the fog in the mountains and forests had disappeared.
The two walked all night, even though they were mostly on horseback. Tang Seng, who had not slept all night, was also a little tired.
"Jiulang, is this poor monk a little pedantic? You know clearly that the three demons are harmful things, but you still want to spare their lives."
"As Jiulang said, I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me. Did the poor monk really commit a sin?"
Tang Seng also spoke, with a tired look on his face but still bright eyes, and he stared at Li Zhi and asked.
"Haha, Uncle Clan, Buddhism emphasizes cause and effect and reincarnation. Those who died in the belly of the three demons may have been destined to die like this. But if I released the three demons, maybe they were not destined to die."
Li Zhi didn't want to push Tang Seng too hard. He didn't believe in the Buddhist teachings at all, but he didn't mean that he had to fight against it.
Li Zhi, who has a later-generation mentality, still maintains the principle of "freedom of belief" when dealing with various religions.
In this world full of gods and Buddhas, it doesn't matter what you believe in. What matters is having enough strength.
Whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, everyone has the right to believe, and he will not deliberately deprive it of it.
However, if it really hinders his own interests or causes anger and resentment, Li Zhi may not necessarily stand idly by as long as he has the ability to intervene.
For example, in the previous scene in "Huasheng Temple", the stronger Hui'an monk injured Qin Qiong. Even if Guanyin Bodhisattva was superior, wouldn't he take a strong blow?
The two got off their horses, found a large flat rock beside the road, and took out dry food and water from the packages.
However, Tang Monk had no intention of eating and sat cross-legged, meditating and chanting sutras with his eyes slightly closed.
Li Zhi did not urge him, and started to meditate himself. Taking advantage of the spring sun, the "Cangming Jue" in his body began to operate, and he felt a faint sense of breakthrough.
Suddenly, Li Zhi felt that there were eyes around him peeping at him? This feeling was very strong.
Tang Seng knew that there were gods around him to protect him, but this strong feeling now made Li Zhi feel that the person coming must be a powerful person.
The pressure that was invisibly exerted on him was not even compared to that of Guanyin Bodhisattva back then, and there was still a hint of murderous intent in it!
Who is this?
Li Zhi opened his eyes and looked towards the road he came from, which was the location to the east.
The sun had already climbed up, and it was almost time. It was a little hot, but no one was found, even though Li Zhi had used the "Golden Eyes to Break the Illusion".
"Kiuro, let's continue on our way. All living beings are equal. They may live in harmony or kill each other, but I cannot do it myself. I may love or hate them. In that case, I will lose my heart of universal salvation."
Tang Monk stood up, picked up the nine-ring tin staff placed aside, took the white horse, and continued westward.
That determination and calmness made Li Zhi admire and laugh a little.
"Is this the 'ten good man' reincarnated by Jin Chanzi?"
Seeing Tang Seng adjust back so quickly, Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh.
Buddha nature, true nature!
Some things are really imprinted in the bones, even engraved for several lifetimes.
Looking at the towering mountain not far away, Li Zhi felt excited again.