Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Fire-breathing Demon Dragon of the Flaming Mountain
As expected......
As soon as he saw the Bull Demon King's demeanor, Gu Ming expected that his intuition was right.
Tang Seng and his apprentices want to be a flame mountain, but I'm afraid it's not so easy.
"But what? Brother Niu, you said. ”
Sun Wukong said urgently.
"Under normal circumstances, my wife's banana fan can indeed extinguish the fire of the Flaming Mountain, but ...... I don't know when a group of demon dragons were in the flaming mountain......"
"Demon Dragon?"
"A group of dragons?"
Hearing what the Bull Demon King said, Gu Ming and Sun Wukong spoke in unison.
"Yes, they call themselves dragons. These demon dragons are quite different from the dragons that Lao Niu has seen.
Compared to the dragons we are familiar with, these dragons are short and thick, with only two claws and a pair of wings on their backs.
The colors range from black to red, and some are mixed...... In short, it's not at all the dragon ...... we are familiar with."
Without waiting for the Bull Demon King to finish speaking, Sun Wukong couldn't help but shout: "It doesn't matter what kind of dragons they are, when my old grandson goes, they will all be destroyed." ”
"Virtuous brother should not be careless!" The Bull Demon King hurriedly waved his hand: "Your sister-in-law and I have already gone to meet those demon dragons, and they are not so easy to deal with......"
"But Brother Niu, you also know that the Flame Mountain is the only way to go west, if you don't destroy those demon dragons, how can my master get there?"
"Alas, if it doesn't work, I'm afraid there will be only a detour...... It's just that it may take a few more years. ”
"I'm afraid my master won't agree......" Sun Wukong shook his head: "Otherwise, Lao Sun will go and meet these demon dragons for a while and inquire about the situation." ”
"Okay, but don't be in love with the good brothers, there are a lot of those demon dragons, beware of falling into the encirclement."
"Got it, thank you Brother Niu for reminding me."
"Great Sage, let's go and have a look."
"It's good!"
So, Gu Ming immediately flew to the Flaming Mountain with Sun Wukong.
Two or three hundred miles away, I saw a fiery red sky in the sky, and a scorching wave of air rushed to my face, which made people feel suffocated.
"It stands to reason that the fire in this Flame Mountain should not be so big, it seems that it should be those demon dragons who are far away from this place that will cause the spread to be so wide."
Sun Wukong looked at the sky in the distance.
"Well, let's go check the situation first."
After continuing to fly forward for a while, Gu Ming finally found a demon dragon in the sky.
Really? As the Bull Demon King said? This is very different from the dragons of the traditional dragon clan, in Gu Ming's eyes? This kind of magic dragon is very similar to the dragon in Western mythology in the previous life.
Roughly? Somewhat like the shape of an ancient pterosaur.
The demon dragon also discovered Gu Ming and the others, and immediately raised his head to the sky and let out a strange roar? But he didn't fly over, and it looked like he was gathering accomplices.
"Let's wait and see."
Gu Ming said to Sun Wu.
"Hmm~"
Waited a little bit? In the distance, more than a dozen demon dragons of various sizes flew away.
Among them are black? There are red ones, and there are red ones.
After these demon dragons gathered together, they flew towards Gu Ming and the others with a murderous spirit.
But these guys are cunning? Didn't it rush all at once? As they approached the two, they suddenly dispersed, and then launched an attack in a closed circle.
Their primary attack is fire-breathing.
More than a dozen demon dragons breathed fire in unison, and a sea of fire was instantly formed under the interweaving of flames, drowning Gu Ming and the others in it.
At first, Gu Ming didn't care at all? After all, he can control fire.
But after a while, he found out? These fires are indeed a bit anomalous, not quite like the fire of the natural elements? Or is it a lot of demonic energy mixed in? It was hard for him to control.
What's even stranger? Caught in the fire? His strength is also limited to a certain extent, and he feels like he is stuck in a quagmire.
There are quirks!
"Great Sage, get out of the sea of fire first, and then get out of here!"
Gu Ming let out a loud shout, no longer fighting with these demon dragons, and flew out of the range of the sea of fire with all his strength.
When Sun Wukong also flew out, Gu Ming could see at a glance that Sun Wukong didn't seem to be comfortable, and he looked aggrieved.
"Let's get out of here!"
Gu Ming drank again, and instantly flew out several miles away.
The demon dragons chased after them for a while, and then turned around and went back.
"It seems that these demon dragons don't want to stay away from the Flame Mountain......"
Gu Ming looked at the distant figures of those demon dragons and muttered.
Sun Wukong said indignantly: "What kind of monster is this? Lao Sun was burned by their fire, and felt that it was difficult to exert the strength of his whole body. ”
"Perhaps...... This is a domain-like attack. When the two of us fall into the sea of fire, it is equivalent to entering their demonic realm, and our power is naturally restrained. ”
Sun Wukong couldn't help frowning and said, "How is that good?" If we can't solve them, we won't be able to cross this mountain of flames. ”
"Let me think about ......"
Gu Ming looked in the direction of the Flame Mountain and pondered.
This kind of magic dragon has not appeared in the original book, nor has it appeared in Gu Ming's rewritten Journey to the West.
Under normal circumstances, Gu Ming's Haoran righteousness was to restrain monsters, but the situation just now was the opposite, but his own strength was restrained.
Including Sun Wukong, too.
Thinking about the Bull Demon King and the Iron Fan Princess, they must have also suffered losses.
That's weird......
The Bull Demon King is at the level of the Demon King, how can he suffer when he encounters these demon dragons?
Could it be that these magic dragons came from somewhere else, or even another time and space?
With this thought, Gu Ming couldn't help but think of Beiju Luzhou...... Last time I went to Beiju Luzhou, I did see a lot of strange monsters, as well as angels.
So, will these magic dragons come from Beiju Luzhou?
After thinking for a while, Gu Ming couldn't help but say, "That's it, Wukong, you go to the sky and ask about the origin of this demon dragon." I also went to someone to ask about the situation. ”
Now, how many such demon dragons there are in the Flame Mountain, Gu Ming is not clear.
Therefore, it is impossible to rush through recklessly.
In case hundreds or thousands of ...... fly out That's not fun.
In short, first find out the details of these demon dragons, and find a way to restrain them.
"Okay, split up."
Sun Wukong answered, and a somersault cloud disappeared.
Although Gu Ming doesn't know somersault clouds, his speed is not slow, he can perform the spatial teleportation technique, although it is not as exaggerated as an instant 108,000 miles like somersault clouds, but it is no problem to teleport 32,000 miles at a time.
About half an hour later, Gu Ming came to Lishan outside Chang'an City.
In Gu Ming's mind, Li Shan's mother probably knew the origin of those demon dragons.
When he arrived at Lishan, Gu Ming stopped flying, but honestly hiked up the mountain and walked towards the Old Mother Palace on the top of the mountain.
Entering the old mother's palace, Gu Ming first bowed respectfully to the statue of the old mother in the hall, and then whispered: "Senior Gu Ming, if you want to ask the old mother to teach you something, I hope that the old mother will guide you." ”
After chanting, I waited for a while, and suddenly felt a lightness in my body......
When I came back to my senses, I realized that I had changed places, and I was in a misty valley.
And the old mother of Li Shan was standing in front of him with a smile and looking at him.
Gu Ming couldn't help but sigh secretly.
No wonder others often say that all the saints are ants, with his current strength, he was also teleported to another place by Li Shan's old mother with a thought, which shows how unfathomable his magical powers are.
"The younger generation sees the old mother!"
"Okay, excuse me...... Mother Li Shan raised her hand slightly, and then smiled: "Are you here for Tang Seng and his apprentice to cross the Flame Mountain?" ”
"Exactly!"
"Have you encountered those demon dragons?"
"I can't hide anything from my mother......"
Gu Ming sighed sincerely.
"Actually, those demon dragons are the same as you, they don't belong to this world."
"Huh?"
Although he had guessed this before, Gu Ming was still a little surprised when he heard Li Shan's mother say this.
"Speaking of which, it was the monkey who caused the trouble, when a brick in the Laojun furnace fell down and smashed to the ground, not only forming a mountain of flames, but also causing the space to fluctuate, forming a spatial passage.
In fact, the old body didn't notice that there was an extra spatial passage under the Flame Mountain before, and he didn't know until those demon dragons appeared.
However, it was the monkey who caused it, and it was up to him to deal with it......"
"Mother, I've fought with Wukong against those demon dragons, but strangely, our strength seems to have been restrained."
"It's not a restraint, the main thing is that the Flame Mountain has been controlled by those demon dragons, and the Flame Mountain is connected to the original space of those demon dragons.
As a result, there have been subtle changes in the environment and some laws of heaven and earth.
This is the biggest reason why it is difficult for the two of you to play your strength. ”
Gu Ming immediately asked: "Please also ask the old mother for guidance, how can you turn such a disadvantage?" ”
Old Mother Li Shan said: "No matter where those demon dragons come from, there is one thing you have to remember, after all, the Flame Mountain does not belong to them, and it does not belong to their world.
So what is the most powerful force in our world? ”
"This ......"
Not to mention, this question really stumped Gu Ming.
After thinking for a while, he hesitated: "Thunder and lightning? ”
"The power of thunder and lightning is powerful, but it is not the most powerful.
Everything in the world is inseparable from the way of the five elements, and wind, rain, thunder and lightning are also born from the five elements.
And the source of the five elements ...... But it's ...... chaos."
"The power of chaos?"
After Li Shan's mother said this, Gu Ming also reacted.
Indeed, all things in heaven and earth originate from chaos, and the power of nature and chaos is the source of all power, the strongest force of heaven and earth.
However, not to mention him, how many people in this heaven and earth can still exert the power of ancient chaos?
Old Mother Li Shan smiled and said, "The power of chaos has turned into the ...... of the five elements."
"Five Elements ......" Gu Ming muttered, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "What does the old mother mean to say, use the power of the five elements?" ”
"That's right, the power of the five elements can transform all things, and it can also destroy all things.
The Flame Mountain is a doomed catastrophe for Tang monks and apprentices, so it can only be resolved by their masters and apprentices......"
"The younger generation understands, thank you for your mother's advice."
"Hmm~"
Mother Li Shan smiled and nodded.
"If it's nothing, the junior will leave."
"Go ahead, if there is any difficulty in the future, go to Lishan to find the old body."
"Thank you, Mother!"
Gu Ming bowed, and when he looked up, he found that he was still standing in the old mother's hall, as if he had not moved at all.
"Hereafter, ask God?"
At some point, there was an old Taoist standing beside him, looking at Gu Ming with a smile.
"Well, please!"
Gu Ming nodded.
Isn't that what I came to ask God for?
"In the next life, the poor Dao sees that you have a devout heart to seek the Tao, and your bones are strange, it is better to worship and practice under the poor Dao, and you may not have the opportunity to become an immortal in the future......"
Gu Ming smiled and said, "Really? How many years has the old man been cultivating? ”
"Poor Dao went to the mountain to practice at the age of ten, and it has been more than 50 years."
Lao Dao stroked his long beard with some pride.
"Yes, the old man is in good spirits......
As he spoke, Gu Ming's mind moved, and he took out a few elixirs and handed them over.
These elixirs were refined by himself in his idleness, and of course they could not be compared with the elixirs refined by Lao Jun, but for mortal cultivators, they were rare elixirs.
"This ......"
Lao Dao subconsciously stretched out his hand to take the elixir, looking stupid.
With this danxiang coming to his face, he could guess that this was by no means an ordinary pill.
"Okay, old man, work hard to cultivate, I wish you an early attainment of the Dao Flying Immortal, and I will say goodbye."
After speaking, Gu Ming walked out of the main hall.
"Afterlife, wait ......"
Lao Dao came back to his senses and hurriedly chased out.
After walking out of the main hall, he realized that he had lost his eyes......
Gu Ming's figure was already a hundred zhang away, seemingly walking slowly, but the speed was shocking.
Just when Lao Dao was stunned, his figure had disappeared.
This is still considered to be on the realm of Li Shan's old mother, otherwise she will fly away directly.
"I didn't expect to be a master, I knew that I would worship a teacher ...... poor way"
Lao Dao muttered to himself with some disappointment.
Let's say that after Gu Ming left Lishan, he rushed to join Tang Seng and his apprentices as quickly as possible.
When I saw Tang Seng and his party, Sun Wukong had not yet returned.
As soon as he saw Gu Ming appear, Zhu Bajie hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Shangxian, how is the situation?" Why didn't Brother Monkey come back together? ”
"Goku went up."
Gu Ming raised his hand to the sky.
"Could it be...... These demon dragons are very difficult to deal with, and Wukong went to move the rescuers? ”
Tang Seng walked over with a worried expression.
"It's really hard to deal with......" Gu Ming let out a long sigh.
"Master, or we ......."
Zhu Bajie habitually wanted to talk about dividing his luggage again.
Before he could say the second half of the sentence, Tang Seng's face sank, and he scolded: "Bajie, Hugh is talking nonsense." ”
Zhu Bajie immediately changed his words, and said with a shy face: "Master, I mean to say, why don't we change directions and take a detour." ”
"Second Senior Brother, no!" Sha Seng came forward and said with a solemn face: "This circle is tens of thousands of miles away, and there may be many more demons and monsters." ”
In this way, Zhu Bajie suddenly felt that it made sense.
Tens of thousands of miles away, how many demons will appear? Also, it may take a year for the land to turn over the snowy mountains...... You can imagine how high and big that snow-capped mountain is.
And most of them are uninhabited......
So, Zhu Bajie immediately said: "Then there is no way, I can only think of ways to deal with those demon dragons." ”
"Don't worry, no matter what the outcome of Wukong's trip is, he almost has a little way to deal with it."
"Oh? What's the idea? ”
Zhu Bajie asked hurriedly.
Gu Ming didn't take credit either, and said bluntly: "Actually, I didn't think of the method, but was instructed by a great god." ”
"Which god?"
"It's not easy to reveal this......"
It's not that Gu Ming sells off, but he doesn't want to pull the flag outside at will.
Tang Seng also understood, and said: "Amitabha, since it is inconvenient for the immortals to reveal, we will not ask more." However, the poor monk still has to thank the God here. ”
Gu Ming smiled and said, "Well, that god will definitely receive Elder Tang's gratitude. ”
After waiting for the sky to get dark, Sun Wukong finally returned.
Looking at his appearance, it doesn't seem that he has gained much.
When I asked, it was true.
He had inquired about the origin of those demon dragons, but Taishang Laojun told Sun Wukong that this was a hidden danger left by Sun Wukong's havoc in the Heavenly Palace, so he had to find a way to solve it himself......