Even though Li Zhi guessed what Tang Monk was holding as soon as he came in, he still couldn't hide his excitement when he saw it with his own eyes.
"Kiuro, do you know this fruit?"
Tang Monk said with a smile, gently placed the tray on the table, and helped Li Zhi light the candle.
"Hey, I once heard someone mention it. My nephew has never seen it, let alone eaten it."
When he first entered Long Live Mountain, Li Zhi reminded Tang Seng that things happened "as scheduled", and of course he couldn't deny it.
However, what Li Zhi said was not a lie. He had indeed only heard about such "ginseng fruit" and had never seen it in person.
"Fortunately, Jiulang informed the poor monk in advance, otherwise he would have really missed the fairy treasure."
Thinking back to the time when the two Taoist boys Qingfeng and Mingyue put the two "ginseng fruits" in front of him just now, Tang Monk was indeed frightened.
No matter how you look at the fruit mentioned by the two Taoist boys, it looks like a three-year-old baby, with all four limbs and five senses.
"The poor monk had the courage to ask a few more questions, and then he found out that the thing was called 'Ginseng Fruit', also known as 'Cao Huan Dan'."
"It takes three thousand years to bloom, and it takes another three thousand years to bear fruit. It takes another three thousand years to ripen, and only ten thousand years before it can be eaten. It seems that in these ten thousand years, it only bears thirty fruits."
"I heard from the two Taoist boys that if you take a sniff, you can live for three hundred and sixty years; if you eat one fresh food, you can live forty-seven thousand years."
Tang Seng was very excited when he said it. He even went up and smelled it like a child. The fragrance was overflowing, and it was impossible to pretend that he was intoxicated.
"In this case, why didn't the uncle eat it while it was fresh? I heard that once this thing comes down from the tree, it cannot be left for a long time. If it is left for a long time, it will become rotten and will not be eaten."
Li Zhi held back the saliva in his throat and did not dare to show it too obviously.
"The poor monk asked the two Taoist boys. According to what they said, the temple master here had a relationship with me in my previous life, so he asked the disciples to bring out this treasure to entertain me."
"However, this is a rare treasure in the world. How can a poor monk have Jiulang all to himself? I want you to call Wukong, Bajie, Wujing, and Xiao Bailong over."
"If you divide these two fruits into six parts, the effect will probably be a little worse, but the poor monk feels more at ease eating them, and he can also take this opportunity to give some help to his disciples."
Li Zhi was stunned. He didn't expect Tang Seng to have such a plan.
But if you think about it carefully, today's Tang Seng has undergone great changes in terms of personality, vision, and even cultivation. It's not surprising that he thinks this way.
However, Li Zhi couldn't do it. If he did, wouldn't the disaster of "Wuzhuang Temple" pass safely?
Li Zhi was naturally aware of the entire "Journey to the West", but he did not intend to eliminate all disasters for Tang Seng and his disciples.
You must know that Buddhism emphasizes "nine-nine returns to true nature". If he really removes one difficulty, Guanyin Bodhisattva and his gang will definitely add another difficulty.
In this way, he no longer has "foresight", so how can he make decisions before taking action
Moreover, Li Zhi vaguely felt that although the disaster of "Wuzhuang Temple" seemed simple, there might be some ulterior secret hidden behind it.
How could someone as powerful as Immortal Zhenyuan not know that Sun Wukong ate peaches and stole golden elixirs in the past?
I had a treasure like "ginseng fruit" at home, but I didn't hide it carefully. Instead, I asked two Taoist boys to give two to Monk Tang to eat
It is said that five hundred years ago, they met at the Lantern Festival. Tang Seng’s predecessor, Jin Chanzi, personally passed tea to him, so he was called "old friend".
Is this an "old friend" who needs to spend two "ginseng fruits" in return for just a cup of tea?
The ginseng fruit tree is said to have a close relationship with Zhen Yuanzi. Some people even say that the ginseng fruit tree is the true body of Zhen Yuanzi.
If this is the case, Li Zhi has even more reason to suspect that the "Wuzhuang Temple" disaster was completely a show directed by Zhen Yuanzi.
With the help of Sun Wukong, the "Ginseng Fruit" tree was pushed.
This is "using gold to overcome wood".
In this way, he could openly and honestly detain Tang Monk and force Sun Wukong to ask Guanyin Bodhisattva to take action.
I am afraid that the "Three Light Divine Water" in Guanyin Bodhisattva's pure bottle is the ultimate goal of Zhen Yuanzi's drama.
An ancient great power like him who came from the prehistoric times has stayed in the realm of "quasi-sage" for hundreds of millions of years. Maybe there is something wrong with his cultivation
If you don’t destroy, you won’t establish. If you destroy, you will establish. With the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West, Zhen Yuanzi will also complete his own true liberation
Backed by the huge amount of information from later generations, Li Zhi felt that his analysis, although not entirely accurate, was not far off.
Otherwise, when Guanyin Bodhisattva saved the "ginseng fruit" tree, Zhen Yuanzi generously took out ten "ginseng fruit" in one breath and held a "ginseng fruit" conference.
I have already achieved liberation, and those extremely precious "ginseng fruits" have become insignificant external things.
Although these are just Li Zhi's unilateral guesses, they are also the result of his careful consideration.
In this case, Li Zhi certainly would not sabotage Zhen Yuanzi's plan, not to mention that after the whole incident, they did not lose anything, but gained "ginseng fruit" for nothing.
Li Zhiyun used the "Broken Golden Eyes" to penetrate the layers of courtyard walls and look into the courtyard next door. Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha all lived there, and there was a white dragon horse tied in the courtyard.
There is also a light in the room, and Zhu Bajie is begging Sun Wukong for something.
But Sun Wukong dodged left and right, as if refusing, as if hesitating, but also as if he was eager to try
It seems that everything is going according to someone’s plan!
"Uncle, in my nephew's opinion, it's best not to make this matter public."
"Qingfeng, you two fairies of Mingyue, you can obviously bring out this "ginseng fruit" at the dinner party, but why do you have to wait until you return to the cross-yard to bring it over?"
"As far as my nephew knows, the temple owner here is called "Zhen Yuanzi", and he is the ancestor of the earth immortals. He is of the same generation as the Sanqing saints of the Taoist sect, and the Tathagata Buddha of the Buddhist sect is considered a junior in front of him."
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"Since it was given by the old man himself, there must be a deep meaning in it. If the clan uncle rashly summoned all the senior brothers, he would have made a mistake if he had an errand and would have let down the good intentions of Immortal Zhenyuan. What do you think?" p>
In order to convince Tang Seng, Li Zhi did not hesitate to "leak" the secret again, revealing Zhen Yuanzi's name and even his heels to Tang Seng.
Don't mention it, Tang Seng just followed this trick, "respecting teachers and respecting Taoism". What is engraved in the bones cannot be changed so easily.
What's more, according to Li Zhi's opinion, the status of this town's Yuanzi is ridiculously high. Seniors have orders, so they should abide by them.
"Forget it, among the six people traveling to the west, you and I are the weakest. Let's just eat one by one. Whether we will live forever is another matter. I hope we can make a breakthrough in our cultivation."
Well, Tang Sanzang, who had no desires or pursuits, has now become a cultivator.
"That's fine, I'll go and inform the two Taoist boys that the clan uncle will stay in seclusion in this courtyard for one day and leave early the next morning."
Li Zhi thought about it and decided that it would be better to "cleanse" Tang Monk, so as to gain time to refine the "ginseng fruit" and at the same time prevent the two sides from colluding.
After all, what Li Zhi had just said to Tang Seng was that Tang Seng’s original intention was to give away the "ginseng fruit", but his disciples went to steal it instead.
As for the safety of the two Taoist boys, Li Zhi had already said hello to Sun Wukong from the beginning, and he also knew that there was a powerful man living here. No matter how mischievous he was, he would not be too harsh.
Tang Monk naturally didn't know the depth of Li Zhi's thoughts, so Li Zhi went to inform the two Taoist boys and personally sealed the gate of the courtyard where they lived.
"Brothers, my uncle from the same clan will be in seclusion here for two nights and one day. He will leave early the next morning. What should you do?"
Finally, Li Zhi added fuel to the fire without leaving any trace.
When Li Zhi's voice rang in Sun Wukong's small courtyard, he did not hide it, but said it openly and openly, even the distant breeze and the bright moon could hear it.
"Senior brother, good senior brother, did you hear that the master and the junior brother are in seclusion, which means that they have eaten one by one. The master and the junior brother are really, even if they have good things, they don't even think about us..."
Sun Wukong naturally heard what Li Zhi said, and even heard the implication, "What should you do?"
Hehe, I, Old Sun, understand——
"Bajie, please stay here for a moment. I, my grandson, will come as soon as I go——"
After Sun Wukong finished speaking, a transformation technique disappeared.
"Uncle Clan, most of your previous practice came from three Buddhist scriptures, whether it was the "Multiple Heart Sutra", the "Eight Great Bodhisattva Sutras" and the "Void Treasure Bodhisattva Sutra", all of which focused on the tempering of the state of mind or cultivation.
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"But the "Five Animals Show" focuses on the cultivation of the body and muscles. Uncle Clan has always disliked the "cruelty" of those moves, so it has been very slow to progress."
"I still have the six-character motto of Buddhism here. Coupled with the energy brought by "Ginseng Fruit", I think you can at least break through to the "Nascent Soul" stage, which can be regarded as a certain degree of self-preservation." p>
Li Zhi "ate" a "ginseng fruit" himself first, but he didn't really eat it, but went into the sea of consciousness and let Mo Wen and Chun Wu take it separately.
The energy contained in a "ginseng fruit" is not as high as the drop of candle dragon essence and blood on Li Zhi's body. As for the life span of tens of thousands of years, it is the least important thing to him.
Now that he is only in the late stage of "Transcending the Tribulation", he already has a lifespan of thousands of years. In the future, if he continues to practice and advance, he will naturally ask for immortality.
On the contrary, the two clones of Mo Wen and Chun Wu are still relatively weak in cultivation, and Li Zhi has been reluctant to let them out. The resources needed for cultivation can only be "deducted" from him.
After settling Mo Wen and Chun Wu, Li Zhi began to supervise Tang Seng.
The futon was placed, and Tang Monk sat cross-legged. First, he wrote down the teachings of the "Six-Character Proverb" one by one.
Li Zhi had to sigh again, Tang Seng was born to be a monk!
It took him half an hour to memorize such a difficult-to-pronounce "six-character maxim", which was much faster than practicing "Five Animals".
"Uncle, you first eat the "ginseng fruit" slowly, and then follow the method contained in the "Six-Character Proverb" to mobilize the true energy in the body and condense it in the "dantian"."
"As the amount of true energy increases, the true energy will gradually liquefy, and then continue to repeat this process. The "dantian" will form an elixir, officially entering the "elixir formation" stage..."
Tang Monk is familiar with Buddhist scriptures and has always understood all the magical powers or methods related to Buddhism, but he knows nothing about the various realms, characteristics and precautions of cultivation.
Fortunately, Li Zhi has just walked through it in the past few years, and now he can speak out from his own experience.
After Tang Monk ate the "ginseng fruit", the traces of true energy that he had before suddenly turned into streams and merged into rivers, flowing through the meridians of the whole body, and finally gathered at the "dantian".
Seeing Li Zhi standing by to protect him, Tang Monk did not dare to neglect him.
He hurriedly followed the "Six-Character Proverb" to perform the exercises, constantly gathering the true energy into the "Dantian", and constantly hydraulically pumping the true energy in the "Dantian".
The massive amount of Qi produced by "Ginseng Fruit" was simply extremely huge for Tang Monk who had just entered the "Foundation Building Stage".
Li Zhi, who was standing next to protect Tang Seng, could feel the surging and swelling in his body. Tang Seng was indeed a tough person, gritting his teeth and holding on, but he continued to speed up the movement of Qi. p>
The early stage of "Foundation Building", the middle stage of "Foundation Building", the late stage of "Foundation Building"...
The true energy in "Dantian" has been completely liquefied, but there is still a large amount of true energy coming continuously.
The true energy liquefies, connects yin and yang, creates heaven and earth, and the golden elixir is formed.
Seeing that Tang Seng finally reached the "Golden Elixir" stage smoothly, Li Zhi felt relieved.
At this time, Tang Seng became more and more solemn, and his aura became more stable. However, there was still a large amount of true energy in his body, which stayed in the acupoints all over his body for a while, and could only be absorbed slowly.
It was already three o'clock in the night and Tang Monk had already fallen into meditation. Li Zhi stood up and left, gently closing the door behind him.
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In early spring, it is slightly cool in the middle of the night, but tonight there is a rare bright moon in the sky.
Everyone was practicing, so Li Zhi naturally couldn't be idle. He simply sat on the ground in the courtyard and continued to refine his candle dragon essence and blood.
Gradually, Li Zhi also fell into trance. A ray of moonlight fell down, but the "Cangming Jue" started to operate automatically. The ray of moonlight was attracted and continuously gathered into Li Zhi's body, becoming more and more intense.
Originally, Li Zhi had already reached the late stage of "Transcending the Tribulation". For the sake of safety, he chose to temporarily put aside the practice of "Cangming Jue" and first refine the essence and blood of Zhulong in order to strengthen his physical body.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Zhi entered concentration, the "Cangming Jue" started to operate on its own under the stimulation of the moonlight, and there was a strong tendency to advance towards the perfection of "overcoming the tribulation"
Tang Seng and Li Zhi in the courtyard have both gone into seclusion, and they have entered a state of trance one after another. Sun Wukong and the others outside are just doing what Li Zhi told them to do.
"You thieving monks, we treated you to food and drink with good intentions, but you were kind enough to steal the treasure from our view——"
Early in the morning, Sun Wukong and Monk Sha were meditating, but Zhu Bajie ran to the kitchen and found a drawer of steamed buns, half a jar of pickles, and a small half pot of tofu left last night.
Others could refuse to eat, but the old pig couldn't. He was sitting there eating enthusiastically when the courtyard door was kicked open, and Qingfeng and Mingyue rushed in angrily.
Just after dawn, Qingfeng and Mingyue went to the yard where the "ginseng fruit" tree was planted.
When the master left, he made it clear that they must keep the "ginseng fruit" safe, so these two people must visit it every morning and night.
Qingfeng is even more careful and has to count three times before giving up.
Today was no exception. When Qingfeng counted three times in a row and found that there were only twenty-one fruits on the tree, the hot-tempered Taoist boy exploded.
The "ginseng fruit" had just matured, and there were thirty ginseng fruits all over the tree. Master struck two of them and took them to Shangqingtian.
They gave Tang Seng two more coins, so there should be twenty-six coins left, but now there are only twenty-one coins left, a full five coins less!
The furious Qingfeng and Mingyue first arrived at the courtyard where Tang Monk lived.
After all, two "Ginseng Fruits" were given to Tang Seng last night. Among their group, only Tang Seng or the people living with him could possibly know the existence of "Ginseng Fruits".
However, when they came to the gate of the cross-courtyard, they were surprised to see a post sealing the door, with the word "retreat" written on it.
Awe-inspiring and upright, gods and ghosts can overcome changes.
You know, Li Zhi has a foundation in both civil and military cultivation. Although his cultivation is not very advanced, this single stroke is very rare, especially the awe-inspiring righteousness revealed in it.
"Senior Brother Qingfeng, it seems that this was posted by Tang Monk's entourage when he decided to retreat last night. The seal is still there, so they must be still in retreat..."
Tao Tong Mingyue is calmer in comparison, and his words and deeds are gentler.
Five "Ginseng Fruits" were lost at once. Although Mingyue was not as angry as Qingfeng, she was also anxious in her heart, but she did not lose her reason.
"What you mean is that Monk Tang has been in seclusion here, and those who stole the treasure were those from the other courtyard."
Mingyue's words made Qingfeng feel a little more clear-headed, and she remembered what her master told her before leaving - don't tease Tang Seng's disciples.
"Yes, it must be his disciples who did it! Tang Seng and his followers are good-looking, but those disciples are all evil-looking, and they are not good people at first glance."
This is because Li Zhi is not here, otherwise he would be very surprised. It turns out that these Taoists are also members of the "Appearance Association"
Qingfeng and Mingyue thought they had figured out the truth of the matter, so they angrily came to the courtyard where Sun Wukong and the others lived.
"Baby, I don't know what the baby is. If we really talk about stealing, I just stole some food from your kitchen. At worst, I will ask my junior brother to compensate you according to the price. I have never seen anyone so stingy."<
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Zhu Bajie pretends to be innocent
He looked like he was mumbling, but without delay, he threw another steamed bun into his mouth.
Monk Sha was meditating in a bedroom at the end. When he heard the noise outside the house, he knew what happened last night had been exposed.
However, Monk Sha is a courageous person. He feels that if he is really exposed, he cannot let his senior brother top the cylinder alone.
You know, a "ginseng fruit" last night has completely healed his old injuries, and his cultivation has directly risen to the realm of "Golden Immortal" Dzogchen.
Therefore, Monk Sha got off the bed, opened the door and walked over.
As for Xiao Bailong, he also had a share of the "ginseng fruit" last night, which Li Zhi didn't expect.
It was Li Zhi who joined. Not long ago, Sun Wukong, Xiao Bailong and Li Zhi had a common experience in Liusha River. When Sun Wukong went to steal the "Ginseng Fruit", Xiao Bailong was naturally included in the list.
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However, after eating "ginseng fruit" last night, the little white dragon turned into a white dragon horse again.
No matter how angry Qingfeng and Mingyue were, they would never find a horse to cause trouble.
Therefore, the little white dragon actually watched the excitement there "openly", and from time to time, it used its handsome horse face to rub the pretty faces of Qingfeng and Mingyue.
Zhu Bajie looked around and talked about him, Monk Sha lowered his hands and stood silently, Sun Wukong opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say, and the white dragon horse sighed "Spring is coming"...
Qingfeng and Mingyue became more and more arrogant, and their scoldings became more and more unpleasant.
"That's enough. Didn't I just pick the fruits of the four of you? You were here so early in the morning, cursing and cursing, and I am so annoyed to death——"
Originally, Sun Wukong wanted to endure it. After all, Li Zhi had warned him in advance and knew that he could not offend the powerful here.
However, when he stole peaches and golden elixirs, the owners of those things were also very arrogant. One was the Queen Mother, and the other was the Supreme Lord.
Sun Wukong has gone through so much trouble, and there is no one like these two Taoist boys. Their faces are not faces, and their noses are not noses. They were blocked at the door and scolded for half an hour, and they didn't even look the same.
Sun Wukong could no longer control himself and shouted loudly, not only admitting that he had stolen the "ginseng fruit", but also startling the two Taoist boys Qingfeng and Mingyue.
"Four, just admit it openly when you steal someone's things. You are so secretive that you stole five. If you have to say it was four, you are not a born thief or a monk."
"What's wrong, senior brother? It turns out you stole five, but you only gave us four. You must have hidden one. Take it out quickly. I haven't had enough, old pig."
Upon hearing Taoist Qingfeng say that Sun Wukong actually stole five "ginseng fruits", Zhu Bajie's first thought was not whether the number was right or wrong, but that the senior brother must have secretly hidden it himself.
"Second Senior Brother, how can you say that to Senior Brother? We all saw it, but there were only four, not five!"
Well, for a while, the two sides no longer struggled with the matter of stealing the "ginseng fruit". A group of practitioners above the "Golden Immortal" started a mathematical debate between "four" and "five" there!
"Hmph, you thief monks are shameless enough for stealing the fruit, but you still dare not admit it openly. In my opinion, you are thief fathers and mothers at the top, and sons and grandsons at the bottom. You are a stinker even in the face of the wind.
Baili..."
Qingfeng's scolding got louder and louder, and Zhu Bajie had already covered his long ears. He didn't dare, didn't want to, and didn't want to hear the other person's scolding again.
Monk Sha just frowned, but when he heard the other party scolding his parents, children and grandchildren, Lao Sha lowered his head and thought about it, and then returned to his normal expression.
The white dragon horse was "excited", and the handsome horse's face rubbed even harder, and even the big snot was about to hit the Qingfeng Taoist's face.
Sun Wukong, who was always irritable, sat there blankly, staring straight at the two Taoist boys who were scolding him without saying a word. Can he really bear it?
Several people present did not know that the Sun Wukong sitting here at this time was just a shell. The real Sun Wukong had already transformed and left, carrying the "Ruyi Golden Cudgel" and rushing to the yard where the "Ginseng Fruit" was planted. p>
While flying, I am still thinking,
Since my junior brother won't let me be cruel, I, Old Sun, won't touch these two Taoist boys. However, I can't talk about the ginseng fruit tree that is the culprit.
Going there again, Sun Wukong was already familiar with the road, and he jumped over the wall in an instant.
The tens of feet tall thing in front of us is one of the ten innate spiritual roots that existed when the world first opened, the ginseng fruit tree.
"Scold, I, Old Sun, asked you to scold——"
Seeing the ginseng fruit tree is like seeing the faces of the two Taoists.
Sun Wukong was no longer polite, and the "Ruyi Golden Cudgel" grew when the wind blew, more than three times more than usual, and it killed the ginseng fruit tree.
Branches, leaves, trunks, ginseng fruits...
They were smashed to the ground one after another.
Finally, Sun Wukong felt that he was not relieved yet, so he jumped into the air and swung the "Ruyi Golden Cudgel" into a round shape.
"Pa——"
There was a huge sound, as if the whole world was shaking.
With one blow of the stick, Sun Wukong knocked down the ginseng tree!
In the hospital, Li Zhi's situation is surprisingly good.
As the sun rises in the east, Li Zhi's body stops absorbing the moonlight, but is taken over by the sun.
The golden rays of the sun are not as timeless as the moonlight, but they are more explosive.
"Cangming Jue" operates even faster, and it seems that a soft "bang" sound is heard, and "Cangming Jue" is directly promoted to the fourth level.
As for Li Zhi's cultivation, after he was fed by Yuehua to the perfection of "overcoming the tribulation", and under the irrigation of Riijing, he made rapid progress and became a "celestial being"!
"Rumble——"
Suddenly, there was a burst of thunder from the sky, and the sky, which was originally illuminated by the warm spring sun, turned gloomy.
"Rumble——"
A streak of purple cut through the sky, advancing from the horizon to the sky above "Wuzhuang Temple".
"No, who is going through the tribulation?"
Zhu Bajie shivered in fright and almost dropped the steamed bun in his hand.
"Junior brother...ah, master is still there——"
Sun Wukong hurriedly put away the golden hoop and ran towards the courtyard where Tang Monk and Li Zhi lived...