Outside the Yunzhan Cave, hundreds of players came and went, all of them seemed to want to inform Zhu Bajie.

However, they can't enter the Yunzhan Cave, and it's useless to call the door.

Zhu Bajie was not originally the kind of stake-type NPC that was designed to serve players, and since Gao Laozhuang was destroyed, he has been deeply wary of players.

Even the three sisters of the Gao family were asked by him not to open the door casually.

"I heard that the last time Zhu Bajie came out, it was 42 minutes ago, and I will hold on for another 18 minutes, maybe the rule is to come out once an hour." Some players with perseverance cheer each other on.

Li Wei walked to the door of the cave, pushed it open, and entered directly.

"Wait for us!" The players who reacted rushed together, only to be dizzy by the shield.

"Who went in just now, it's so lucky, just in time for the opening of the cave!"

"If we had known, we should have kept bumping and bumping!"

……

Li Wei came to Zhu Bajie and recounted the incident of the quicksand river, of course, the "curtain general" and the like that have not been explained in the plot, Li Wei also added to the words.

"Water war, it's really right to find me." Zhu Bajie gnawed on the chicken legs, "But there is a problem." ”

After chewing a few bites, the old pig said, "Even if I kill the water monster, what will I use to cross the river?" ”

Li Wei was stunned: "Use those nine skulls to make a boat?" ”

This passage was blocked by the system, and Zhu Bajie did not react.

But even if Zhu Bajie listened, Li Wei felt that he couldn't solve the problem.

In the original work, the wooden fork provides the gourd, and it has to form the "Dharma Boat" together with the nine skulls, and there are Bajie and the wooden fork to support the boat left and right, so that Tang Seng can cross alone.

Now Tang Seng is accompanied by thirty or forty mortals, how big is that ship?

And why nine skeletons? Because the nine skeletons are the skulls of the people who took the scriptures left over from the sand monks.

"Verses from the Scriptures" and "Journey to the West Miscellaneous Dramas" describe that the deep sand god and the sand monk ate it. are all Tang Seng's previous lives.

According to a certain Taoist saying, "immortality returns to the corpse, nine refinements are born", "nine refinements are reborn", "nine turns of Jindan", etc., "rebirth" nine times can be achieved in order to achieve positive results.

The author concretized this metaphor, so Tang Seng became a man who had to die nine times. An unlucky monk who can obtain the true scriptures.

In other words, it is clear that the monk learns the scriptures, why does the author adopt the Taoist saying?

In fact, although "Journey to the West" praises the boss of Buddhism very highly, the essential cultivation methods in the book are all from the Taoist Neidan school.

No matter what the faction is, anyway, these nine skulls are specially designed for Tang Seng himself, and they are disposable.

In the novel, after Tang Seng crossed the quicksand river. The nine skeletons turned into nine yin winds and disappeared.

The rest of the retinue, and hundreds of thousands of players, you haven't died nine times, why did you cross the river?

"So, this level, you can only think of another way for the player?" Li Wei was a little dumbfounded.

Even if Guanyin Bodhisattva comes in person, I'm afraid it won't directly give the player a long bridge.

Because there is no reason at all.

Hundreds of thousands of people, including demon clans. They all have to cross the river.

If Guanyin is really "purifying all sentient beings", should everyone get on the boat for free?

"Mr. Pig. You're really not going? Li Wei eased up slightly.

There's nothing to be frustrated about, anyway, I'm not in a hurry to pass the test, just do more things outside the main line.

"When I really need my old pig, I will naturally pass." Zhu Bajie said.

Li Wei nodded: "Understood, when the four beauties appear, I'll let you know." ”

"Beauty?" Zhu Bajie jumped up. "Where?"

"You can hear that." Li Wei was speechless, "Anyway, you can only see it after crossing the quicksand river, what are the four beauties, on the way to learn the scriptures, there are countless beautiful female goblins." And the whole country is women, don't you know? ”

"Tsk~" Zhu Bajie rubbed his hands, drooling wildly.

Li Wei waited for a while, and found that the old pig was just in YY, and he didn't mean to leave immediately, so he directly withdrew from the main plot.

The things bought by the auction house are almost full of packages and Sumeru mustard seeds, and with the magic weapon of Canglong, Li Wei can carry many more items than "last time".

Which one was last time?

Li Wei returned to the manor and dug up the peach saplings and other plants that would take a long time.

"Nine Heavens Immortal Pillow!" Li Wei sacrificed the magic weapon and sucked himself in.

Yes, the so-called "last time" is the last time, when Li Wei entered the immortal pillow and practiced his skills.

In order to stay in the fairy pillow for a longer period of time, Li Wei bought a large number of medicines and painting materials.

"Special sergeant, plow!" Li Wei called out and asked Zhang Qing to go over and plant trees.

Li Wei calmed down and began to paint.

Of course, painting on the walls can save paper and improve the experience of mural painting in the Western Regions at the same time.

The goal of copying is the highest grade, the five-grade Yan Liben Guanyin statue, which is the fastest increase in experience.

The paint was rapidly consumed, and Li Wei's painting experience improved step by step.

It takes more than 20,000 experience to upgrade to LV10 in the copying technique, and after Li Wei changes to Zhong Kui's pen, it can rise by about three points per second, which is more than twice as strong as the last time he came in.

Of course, I didn't forget to practice other skills, especially the Spirited General.

An hour passes, two hours pass.

The two four-grade peach trees had already grown, providing Li Wei with eight five-grade "peaches", and then disappeared automatically, leaving only two dry peach trees.

"Peach (Five-Grade Food): After players and pets take it, their constitution will be permanently +4, and their mana will be permanently +2, and they can be taken once per unit, and they can also be given to NPCs as gifts."

Li Wei has seen a lot of food with attributes, and a few points will not make him too excited.

However, being able to give it away as a gift is too "amazing".

"There are too many targets to send!" Li Weiwei shouted.

Come to think of it, I still have to do the work in front of me.

"Finally level 10." Li Wei looked at the copying skill and let out a long breath.

Compared to the Talisman Division's combat profession, his life profession is too weak, with only two skills in total.

Now you can finally learn to grow new ones.

And if you come in again, you can also practice the mural painting technique in the Western Regions.

However, if you practice quickly, you will consume materials quickly. All the paints I bought before have been used up, and in the auction house, the next batch will not be sold until half an hour later.

Most of the gods' summoning skills have reached LV2, and only the newly obtained Luoyang Three Monsters are LV1.

Now the Nine Heavens Immortal Pillow is level 23, and the time ratio is 215:1. It only takes more than six minutes to cool down, and Li Wei hesitated to practice a few more times.

However, there are still some high-value dungeons that haven't been farmed today.

At this moment, a message came, but it was the female township chief "Taibai Fanglin" who had not been in contact for a long time.

"Li Wei, there is good news, I just received it, and I will tell you as soon as I have time to call Secretary Zhang!" Township Chief Song seemed very excited.

Li Wei laughed and said, "Is it because you happen to be in the game?" ”

"Look at what you said. Because you are very important to our project! Song Xiang said.

"Project?" Li Wei was a little confused, this kind of vocabulary seemed to be so distant to an unemployed otaku.

"Well, it's the project of Shenquan Mountain Scenic Area, I just got a notice from the website that we will be arranged to go on TV to promote, it is XX Satellite TV's "Entrepreneurial Heroes"!"

Li Wei was stunned for a moment: "Website." You mean that crowdfunding site? ”

"Yes, the website customer service said. Our project is one of the top 10 in terms of fundraising this month, and it's the only one of its kind, so we're eligible to be on TV, so we must seize this opportunity! Although it was typing, Township Chief Song's excited voice seemed to come straight through.

Li Wei was also very happy: "Congratulations. ”

This comes from the heart. After all, it is a hometown project, and if it is really successful, how many people can be helped to find employment.

Li Wei himself hopes that his hometown will become a scenic spot.

Besides, no matter what you say, you can be considered a quasi-shareholder.

"This time on TV, we must start. Not only the project itself, but also vigorously promote the name of Xiahe County, and the county leaders will definitely attach great importance to it! Song Xiang said.

"It's going to start, especially you, the beautiful township chief, are already famous on the Internet, and you can also help the TV station increase its ratings." Li Wei said with a smile.

"Heh, when will our otaku also praise people? Okay, seriously, you are the big celebrity in this county, so I am the first to inform you, let's go to the imperial capital to record the show together, and let the county get the air ticket. Only then did Township Chief Song say his true purpose.

"Me, on TV?" Li Wei froze.

For rural people, it is unimaginable to be on TV, especially at the level of satellite TV.

Li Wei had a lot of dreams, but he really never thought about such a thing.

But Township Chief Song was not wrong.

With the current popularity of "Infinite Journey to the West", the first person to appear in the game is definitely something that all David TV dreams of fighting for.

As long as Li Wei agrees, not only will there be great hope for fundraising for the Shenquan Mountain project, but even the ratings of that TV station will increase.

"Forget it, I really can't leave in the game." Li Wei exhaled for a long time.

"I knew you would say that, it's a matter of money, I'm going to apply for an endorsement fee from the developer for you, maybe it won't fully make up for your income in the game, but you have to think about it, after all, being on TV is a great benefit to your hometown." Song Township said.

"It's not about money, I don't want to miss the main plot, it's a critical period." Li Wei directly said his true thoughts.

This is something that ordinary people can't understand, fiction fans, otaku thoughts.

How can something in reality be more important than the second dimension?

Township Chief Song didn't try to understand, and with her character, she wouldn't ask people repeatedly: "You think about it, you won't leave until a week, you can tell me at any time." ”

Li Wei said with a smile: "I shouldn't change my mind, in fact, Township Chief Song, you are the most suitable spokesperson." ”

"Teasing me again, you keep playing the game, I'm offline." Township Chief Song ended the conversation.

"Endorsement ......" Li Wei still had a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Gradually, though, his eyes wandered a little.

I think of something.

Before he knew it, the Mind Restraint General had cooled down, and Li Wei summoned another round.

"That's right!" Li Wei suddenly shouted, "Bring salt!" ”

Li Wei opened the auction house and quickly searched for "salt".

There is a lot of salt in the game, which is a cooking necessity, and some pharmacists also need it.

I chose a bunch of high-grade, expiring salts and quoted the price.

After exiting the Nine Heavens Immortal Pillow, Li Wei issued another announcement to collect more than seven grades of the best salt.

Some pets were left to engage in production, and Li Wei himself brushed the dungeon, opened the friend application, communicated with the players with "salt", and made an appointment with the trading location.

Before I knew it, it was eleven o'clock.

"It seems like it's hard to get it again." Li Wei looked at the package, "Sure enough, one person's power is limited." ”

Li Wei issued another announcement: "I suggest that everyone bring salt into the main plot and throw it into the quicksand river!" ”

Without much explanation, Li Wei continued to brush copies.

All kinds of announcements soon appeared in the sky, and there was a trend of swiping the screen.

"Respond to Lee Cha De! A master is a master! ”

", do you want to salt the dead sand monk?"

"Stupid, people want to increase the density of the quicksand river and turn it into a water like the Dead Sea!"

"Cut, eight hundred miles of quicksand river, it's not enough to throw the world's salt down!"

"I think, how can it be so real in the game, it's still dense, this is a mythical world, okay?"

"Even if you fail, salt is so cheap!"

"Don't dare to bet, hand over the salt, don't talk nonsense, Lao Tzu buys it at double price!"

Li Wei closed the friend application and replied to his friends' inquiries while swiping copies.

"How did you come up with this idea? It's amazing, Brother Li Chade. Yun Ling'er also added an expression with stars in her eyes.

Li Wei sweated, and said in his heart that he couldn't answer because of the "endorsement" and remembered the "salt".

"Well, at the same time as "Journey to the West", there was a novel of gods and demons called "The Legend of the Three Treasures and Eunuchs in the West". Li Wei thought about the wording, "In that book, there is a level called 'Soft Water Ocean'. ”

""Journey to the West" and "Western Story", the name seems to be ah." Yun Ling'er was amazed.

"Well, the author of the Western Chronicle is following the trend of Journey to the West, so the book also says that from ancient times to the present, it is just that Tang Sanzang learned scriptures from the West, relying on the Monkey King, and after a while, Zheng He's fleet is the second batch." Li Weidao.

"In the Western Ocean, there is only one way to cross the soft water ocean - replace soft water with hard water, and I got inspiration from this." Li Wei exhaled and finally made it round.

"Ah, it turns out that soft water and hard water are written on my water purifier, which is how it came from, the ancestor is so smart."

Yun Ling'er was finally dealt with, but Li Wei thought about it, maybe he was really influenced by Western Ji in his subconscious.

In fact, the writing time of "Journey to the West" may not be later than the hundred-fold "Journey to the West" that we see now, and the various plots of Journey to the West mentioned in the book basically retain the style of Journey to the West in the Pinghua period, and may even come from earlier versions.

For example, a piece of loose music that has been preserved now is said to be from Wu Changling's version of Journey to the West in the Yuan Dynasty, in which the route of Journey to the West has two places, "Little Western Ocean and Atlantic Ocean", which can no longer be seen in today's novels.

However, in "The Legend of the West", there are two places: "hard water ocean and soft water ocean".

So in a certain version of Journey to the West, maybe Tang Seng and others really replaced soft water with hard water as the West said, and then passed the test-

(To be continued.) )