"The flames are shining slantingly, and the clouds are returning to the ends of the world.
Thousands of mountains are full of birdsong, and they look for shelter in the forest.
The beasts pair up in pairs and return to their nests.
A crescent moon breaks through the dusk, and thousands of stars shine."
In the team heading west, since Sun Wukong joined, Li Zhi has become a curious baby.
There are endless questions, as long as he can think of them, he will ask Sun Wukong, which makes Brother Monkey just want to go everywhere to ask for help.
"Junior brother, when I was learning art, if I had half the dedication you have now, maybe I wouldn't have only learned this little skill."
After the turmoil in the Heavenly Palace and being suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain for more than five hundred years, Sun Wukong is no longer the hot-headed and desperate monkey he once was.
"Senior Brother, are you still not satisfied? Within the Three Realms, in heaven and on earth, who doesn't know your reputation?"
"Take these ten days as an example. You taught me these techniques, which made me more like a 'god'. Unfortunately, I still don't have the skills to fly."
It has been more than ten days since I left Wuxing Mountain, but I have still been walking in the nameless mountain.
Fortunately, with Sun Wukong and Li Zhi here, they will not lose their way, let alone worry about encountering any dangers.
During the peaceful journey, Li Zhi took advantage of this opportunity to learn a lot of skills from Sun Wukong.
Such as "invisibility technique", "water avoidance technique", "body cleansing spell", etc. Sun Wukong even taught Li Zhi the "Five Elements Escape Technique", which can be regarded as an additional way to save life.
Sun Wukong also knows Li Zhi's true identity, which is actually not a big deal.
That was a man who even the Jade Emperor didn't look down upon. He was a prince of a mere mortal country, and Sun Wukong would not treat him differently.
On the contrary, while imparting Li Zhi, Sun Wukong was able to experience the addiction of being a master.
It's a pity that Li Zhi's level is too low. Sun Wukong dare not let go every time he fights with him, and the fight is not smooth.
Fortunately, Li Zhi is now considered to be a powerful being at the same level. Even with Sun Wukong's "Ruyi Golden Cudgel", he can barely do it twice.
Unfortunately, it is far from being able to do it as easily as Sun Wukong.
After becoming familiar with Sun Wukong, Li Zhi finally asked the doubts in his heart.
"Elder brother, my little brother, looking at your realm, how come you are only at the peak of 'Xuanxian'? Are you still seriously injured?"
Li Zhi can be regarded as a person who is proficient in medicine, but with his medical skills, he cannot explain Sun Wukong's current condition.
"Ahem, to be honest with my junior brother, even though my old Sun was only the Taiyi Golden Immortal when he was at his most powerful, the ordinary Daluo Golden Immortal may not be my opponent."
"Back then, I lost to Tathagata in a gambling battle and was trapped under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years. With that gold sticker on me, I couldn't use any of my magic power."
"Just like this, day after day, year after year, Lao Sun's realm has continued to decline, so that he has now fallen to the realm of the peak of Xuanxian."
Li Zhi could not understand the phenomenon described by Sun Wukong for the time being, but he could feel the deep loneliness in his heart.
"Eldest brother, don't be discouraged. It's a long journey to the west. You and I are just taking the opportunity to practice hard. I also try to become a god, even if it's just a 'celestial being'. Eldest brother will naturally be able to regain his former glory."
Li Zhi finally understood why Sun Wukong was unable to defeat many monsters along the way to the west. It turned out that his strength had been greatly reduced.
Xuanxian and Taiyijinxian are several levels apart.
Above the Xuanxian is the Golden Immortal, and only after the Golden Immortal reaches the Taiyi realm, which is subdivided into Taiyi True Immortal, Taiyi Xuanxian and Taiyi Golden Immortal.
In other words, compared to the time when Sun Wukong was in his prime, today's Sun Wukong has fallen to four major realms, which is completely different.
There are actually only three skills that Sun Wukong is really good at, "Seventy-two Transformations of Earthly Evil", "Somersault Cloud" and "Dapin Tianxian Jue".
The "Fire Eyes and Golden Eyes", "Dharma of Heaven and Earth" and "External Incarnation" are considered to be his three most proficient magical powers.
After studying the art for twenty years, he had only mastered the "Seventy-two Transformations of Earth Evil" and "Somersault Cloud". The so-called stick techniques were all learned by himself in countless fights.
The "Dapin Tianxian Jue" was originally a technique that could lead directly to Daluo. Unfortunately, Monkey was impatient and had no patience to polish it seriously, so he was never able to break through to Daluo.
"Junior brother, I only know the flying technique of 'Somersault Cloud'. There is no way I can teach you this. I think the technique you have learned may not be as good as the 'Grand Grade Heavenly Immortal Technique'."
"As for the 'Seventy-two Transformations of Earthly Evil', if my junior brother is interested, Lao Sun can teach you some of them, so that you can avoid the 'three disasters' when the time comes."
Li Zhi was naturally very happy, but he also understood the principle of biting off more than he could chew.
He himself was practicing the mysterious "Cangming Jue", and inexplicably acquired two sets of spear techniques "Bloodthirsty" and "God-Destroying", as well as many small spells he had just learned from Sun Wukong.
Li Zhi specially selected five kinds of raptors that match the "Five Animals" to learn. That is to say, after mastering these changes, he will perform the "Five Animals" again in the future, that is, real tigers, real deer, real bears, real apes and
What a bird.
The method is easy to master, and the key lies in more practice and understanding. However, Li Zhi has become a practicing idiot for no reason, and he is deeply involved in it, unable to extricate himself.
"Uncle Clan, Senior Brother, we are about to walk out of the mountains and reach a place where people gather. There are still some things I haven't mastered in the many methods I have practiced, and I need more practice."
"In my opinion, it's better for you to go ahead and I'll stay here for seclusion. It's the road to the west anyway, so Senior Brother can also leave some marks for me to catch up behind."
"It's just that it's rude for me to do this. I can't serve my uncle all the time..."
If we call him "Uncle" at first, it is just for convenience, or because of the brotherly relationship between Tang Seng and Li Shimin.
Well, after getting along for so long, Li Zhi gradually got to know Tang Seng a little bit, and respected his perseverance and character very much, so it was natural for him to be called "uncle".
It's not that Li Zhi is being pretentious, it's true that what he is practicing now cannot be seen by the world, otherwise it will definitely shock the world.
Who can see that one moment turns into a tiger, the next moment becomes a black bear, the next moment makes fire and the next avoids water?
When Li Zhi said these words, he felt very sorry. He had agreed to accompany him on the westward journey, and he had just walked thousands of miles away.
"Amitabha, Jiulang, you don't have to be like this. The poor monk is traveling to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures. You are here to increase your knowledge and practice your skills."
"Now that we have such a good opportunity, it's too late for me to be happy for you. There are few people in the empty mountain, which is perfect for practicing Xuan Kung. You can just stay here with peace of mind. Your senior brother is here, right?"
Sun Wukong also came to comfort Li Zhi. He admired Li Zhi's hard-working and studious attitude. He thought that when he encountered a skill he liked, didn't he practice it day and night?
He even gave Li Zhi a monkey hair and told him that as long as he held the monkey hair, he would not lose track of their whereabouts.
Tang Monk and Sun Wukong continued westward, but Li Zhi temporarily stayed in the mountains.
...
After finding an inaccessible mountaintop, Li Zhi used some tricks to level out an open area and set up camp.
"Breaking the Illusion Golden Eyes" scanned a ten-mile radius to make sure there was no one around, and Li Zhi summoned the black and white boy from the sea of consciousness for the first time.
"I've seen this person——"
Looking at the two people saluting in front of him, Li Zhi felt strange.
It's like looking at yourself in a mirror, and there are two images at once, one black and one white.
"There is no need to be polite. You and I are one and the same. We must not be separated from each other. I see that the two Taoist friends are dressed in civilized and martial arts, so why not give each of them a name based on this? Let's call them 'Mo Wen' and 'Chun Wu'
'how?"
"Thank you very much for giving me your name——"
Second Young Master Black and White bowed again to express his thanks.
A name is just a symbol, and it is given by the deity, so these two people will naturally not refuse it.
"The mountains here are inaccessible. I want to practice here for a while. You two can also practice aside and protect me at the same time."
Naturally, Li Zhi would not hide anything about his clone, so he passed on all the techniques Sun Wukong had taught him over the past ten days to Mo Wen and Chun Wu.
The open space Li Zhi created is enough for three people to use. He is now in the realm of "transforming into gods", and the many techniques he suddenly learned have not had time to be polished and settled.
However, the two clones of Mo Wen and Chun Wu are only in the late stage of Yuanying. This makes Li Zhi very puzzled. Is it because there are two Yuanying?
...
The days of cultivation are boring, and the days of cultivation also pass the fastest.
It was only early May when we parted ways with Tang Seng and the others, but now it is late autumn, and more than half a year has passed.
"Although you two are divided into two bodies, in the process of cultivation, one becomes two and two becomes one." This has its advantages and disadvantages.
In other words, the cultivation of these two people must go hand in hand, and the gains from one person's cultivation must be shared equally with the other.
Looking at Mo Wen and Chun Wu in front of him, Li Zhi was very emotional.
Half a year has passed, and these two have officially broken through the late Nascent Soul stage and reached the "God Transformation" state like him.
The most important thing is that the tacit understanding between the two of them is much better than that with Li Zhi.
Especially when two people join forces to fight against the enemy, it probably shouldn't be called cooperation, just like their own left and right hands.
The two teamed up to fight Li Zhi with bare hands, and Li Zhi was still able to handle it with ease. But if the two used the "bloodthirsty" and "god-destroying" spear techniques, Li Zhi would be in a hurry.
He was also good at marksmanship, but because he didn't have a suitable weapon at the moment, he would suffer a lot in a fight with the black and white guns in the hands of Mo Wen and Chun Wu.
Fortunately, Li Zhi is now extremely powerful. He can use his bare hands to catch the two people's marksmanship. As long as he avoids the sharp spear tip, he will not be at a disadvantage within 500 moves.
"You two should go to my sea of consciousness. Our cultivation is still not good enough. If we encounter danger, you two can also be used as a trump card in case of emergency."
"In addition, if you two are committed to learning guns, you might as well take a closer look at the gun hanging high in the sea of consciousness. I always feel that it is not simple. No matter what happens, remember not to offend it."
Although Li Zhi didn't know the origin of that strange gun, it didn't stop him from admiring that person.
Sometimes, with the gun staying in his body, Li Zhi would feel inexplicably at ease.
Half a year was enough for Li Zhi to master the many techniques he learned from Sun Wukong, and the second level of "Cangming Jue" became more solid, and he would not make much progress if he continued in seclusion.
Li Zhi came out of the unknown mountain. It turned out that the black horse he was riding on had gone somewhere long ago.
Li Zhi didn't take it too seriously and took steps towards the west.
Today's Li Zhi, although he does not have special flying skills, can walk on flat ground and can go more than ten feet with one step. How can he be faster than a galloping horse if he walks smoothly?
Five days later, he arrived at Chen's house.
It is a pity that the current Chen family only consists of Mr. Chen and his wife. When Li Zhi asked about Tang Monk and his disciples, Mr. Chen couldn't help but sigh.
Li Zhi left them two ingots of silver, asked for directions, and headed west again.
Miraculously, every tens of miles away, the monkey hair on Li Zhi's body would flicker non-stop. According to Sun Wukong's original statement, this was because he had set a ban nearby.
Whenever the monkey hair in Li Zhi's hand reaches the restricted radius of ten miles, the monkey hair will flash on its own, indicating that Li Zhi has not gone in the wrong direction.
After walking west for another ten days, Li Zhi reached a dangerous mountain in early winter at a speed of no less than three hundred miles a day.
It was snowing in the mountains, the wind was blowing, and it was slippery and freezing. You could see steep cliffs, rugged roads, and steep mountains everywhere.
"Snake coils around the mountain, eagle mourns the stream -"
Seeing six large characters engraved on the highest rock, Li Zhi finally knew where he had come.
Listening carefully, there is indeed the sound of water.
After climbing over two mountain ridges, we finally saw a waterfall hanging in front of it and a pool under the waterfall. Thousands of waves were spraying broken jade, and a pool of water roared in the breeze.
It's a pity that the jade dragon is no longer here, but Li Zhi can also feel the strong water spiritual power around him, which is no less than that in "Hebo Mansion".
"Hey, if I had known earlier, I would have come here to retreat. I don't know how much better it would be than the unknown mountain before!"
Seeing this extremely clear stream, Li Zhi finally knew why this place was called "Yingchou Stream".
This is really a special river. The water is so clear that crows and magpies can see their own shadows flying over it. They think they are birds of the same flock and throw themselves into the river to find their companions.
Therefore, as long as the birds fly over the river, they will be drowned in the stream, just like inexplicable suicide. The stream is really as its name suggests, a stream that makes even eagles worry.
When Li Zhi saw Yingchoujian, his first feeling was that it was cold, quiet and lonely.
There is nothing in the deep valley, except for the sound of running water, which is extremely loud and echoes in the valley, giving it a majestic feeling of emptiness.
Li Zhi unconsciously sat down cross-legged, letting the snowflakes fall on his head and body, but they immediately melted away, greedily absorbing the water aura around him, and the second level of "Cangming Jue" was running at high speed in his body.
The wind stops and the snow stays,
Sunset, moonrise.
…
"who are you?"
Li Zhi unconsciously meditated beside Yingchou Stream for three days.
Suddenly, the waves in the stream surged, and a man flew out of it and asked sharply.
This time, Li Zhi was quite frightened. This place was clearly an unclaimed land, so why did a person fly out?
Li Zhi took a closer look and saw that there was indeed a person flying over, and she was also a woman.
She was seen wearing a pink top on her upper body and a long skirt on her lower body. Her arms were white and her waist was dotted with an emerald green belt.
Wearing a hosta on his head, what Li Zhi didn't know was that this hosta could turn into an "ice sword" at a critical moment.
Looking at his face, he looks about fifteen or sixteen years old?
Although the voice of the question was cold, he looked very handsome, and his two big eyes were swaying. Even though he was questioning, he was more curious.
"This girl is just a passer-by. Seeing the unique scenery here, I can't help but take a few greedy glances. I wonder why the girl is here and comes out of the stream?"
This woman has doubts, and Li Zhi has even more doubts.
This is obviously the place where Xiao Bailong was punished. Tang Seng had taken him as a mount long ago, so how could anyone still be there?
"A passer-by? This place, 'Snake Coiled Mountain, Eagle Worry Stream', is the territory of our Dragon Clan. How come you, a human monk, are here?"
The woman seemed not very satisfied with Li Zhi's answer and asked aggressively.
After hearing what this woman said, Li Zhi was even more stunned.
What does "my dragon clan" mean? Is the person in front of me also a dragon?
"Girl, I am Tang Jiulang, who is originally from the Tang Dynasty. A few days ago, my family uncle accepted an apprentice here, Ao Lie, the third prince of the Dragon King of the West Sea, who is also a witness to the West."
"In this way, I and the third prince Ao Lie can be regarded as senior brothers. I wonder if the girl is satisfied with what I say?"
Since the other party claimed to be a member of the dragon clan, Li Zhi simply beat the snake and followed it with a stick, directly showing his close relationship with Xiao Bailong, even though the two had not yet met.
"What? You said you are that Tang Monk's nephew? Okay, okay, very good -"
"My aunt can't help Tang Monk, but you are a young monk from the human race, and you are also a monk with a 'Heavenly Leakage Body'. I'm afraid you are not even in the innate realm, right?"
"My third brother was captured by your clan uncle and made into a mount. You, a little monk, just stay and be a pet for your aunt——"
After saying that, the woman snorted coldly, separated her left and right hands, and struck Li Zhi directly in the face with one palm.
"Oh, the realm of immortals..."
Under the "Golden Eyes that Break the Illusion", the cultivation realm of the woman opposite could be seen at a glance.
He is two levels higher than Li Zhi. Among the "masters" he has met along the way so far, he is the one with a relatively small gap between him and Li Zhi.
"Ah, girl, girl, please don't do anything -"
Li Zhi was dodging left and right in "embarrassment" with a slight smile on his lips. No one knew what he was thinking...