Half a year later.

Takajo, at the mountain gate of Jodoji Temple.

"Amitabha."

Under the gaze of a group of monks, Abbot Mude pronounced the Buddha's horn and asked, "Xuanzang, do you really plan to leave?" ”

"No way."

Xuanzang clasped his hands together, and said after making a Buddhist salute: "These days, the list of gods has been urging more and more tightly, besides, since I broke through to the middle stage of foundation building half a year ago, my cultivation has not improved, and it is just a waste of time for me to continue to stay in the Pure Land Temple." ”

——Since the Zhufu incident half a year ago, Xuanzang has been practicing penance in the Pure Land Temple, hoping to break through to the later stage of foundation building as soon as possible.

However, due to the fact that during this period of time in the Pure Land Temple, Xuanzang's cultivation was too fast, resulting in an unstable foundation.

Therefore, no matter how hard he cultivated, it would be difficult for him to improve his cultivation.

In addition, Fengshenbang has been urging Xuanzang to go west, and in desperation, he can only embark on the road of 'seeking Buddha' in advance.

Furthermore.

Since obtaining Zhu Gangguan's 'Desire Illusion' ability, it took Su Xing half a year to completely integrate it.

Now, he was able to unleash this illusion ability freely.

And because the 'Illusion of Desire' is the use of people's seven emotions and six desires to generate illusions to defeat the enemy, Su Xing named this ability 'Six Desires Illusion'.

Outside Jodoji Temple.

Seeing that Xuanzang had made up his mind, Abbot Mude spoke: "Elder Xuanzang, on this road to the extreme west, there are demons almost everywhere.... It's better to bring me with you, it can help you somewhat. ”

The abbot of Mude was originally a Buddhist cultivator in the later stage of the foundation building, only one step away from the Jindan period.

After getting Su Xing's suggestion, once he had an epiphany, he had the current early cultivation of the Jindan period.

However, it is almost difficult for a Jindan period monk to collect the 'black silk thread' on his own, or to break through with penance alone.

So, after knowing that Xuanzang 'sought Buddha', Abbot Mude had the idea of following Su Xing and others to the west.

Although there was a monkey as a top combat power, Abbot Mude didn't help much when he traveled west.

But in the end, the other party is a Jindan stage Buddhist cultivator, even if it can't help much, at least it won't drag Su Xing and the three of them back.

With this in mind, the monkey complimented the request of Abbot Mude.

As a result, the westbound team has since expanded to four people.

…

After leaving Gaocheng, the four of Su Xing walked all the way west along the official road.

is different from the setting in "Journey to the West".

Su Xing and his party traveled west, and they did not need to go through the 'ninety-nine-eighty-one difficulty'.

Therefore, when passing through 'Lanruo Temple', 'White Bone Ridge', 'Pansi Cave' and other places, Su Xing suggested that everyone avoid it for a long time.

And that's not all.

When passing through the 'Quicksand River', Su Xing even directly cast a spell to build an earthen bridge, without risking crossing the river by boat.

After walking like this for three months, the four of them were safe and sound along the way....

Under the majestic mountains.

Mude rode the clouds and slowly fell to the ground.

He said to Su Xing and the three of them: "Two senior brothers, Elder Xuanzang, although the mountain in front of you is steep, the top of the mountain is flat, and there is also a city called 'Pingding City', which doesn't look like a problem. ”

Mud proposed, "Or... Why don't we just take a detour and go straight through the 'Flat Top City'? ”

In order to avoid demons as much as possible, Su Xing proposed a principle on the road:

That is, temples, cities, and pagodas are not entered, and large rivers, canyons, and mountains can also be bypassed, so try to bypass them.

But the 'flat-roofed city' ahead does not apply to this principle.

The westbound route is no-fly.

There is only one road leading to the top of the mountain, and the rest of the area is so steep that you can't walk on it without using mana.

But if you use mana, you will commit the taboo of going west.

In desperation, the monkey could only choose to compromise: "Then why don't we pass through the 'Pingding City' directly according to what Mude said?" ”

Xuanzang also nodded and agreed: "That's the only way." ”

But because Su Xing knew the plot of "Journey to the West", he always felt that there was danger on the top of the mountain.

is like the golden horn and silver horn in the story of "Journey to the West"....

But Su Xing thought about it, and the gold and silver purple gold red gourd was already in his storage bag.

In addition, Flat Dome City is a human city, not a place where demons gather.

Considering this, Su Xing also agreed to Mu De's proposal, and said extremely cautiously: "However, I always feel that the word 'flat top' is not very lucky.... Even if the flat-topped city is not dangerous, there is a possibility that you will encounter trouble when walking on the mountain road. ”

For example, a lotus hole suddenly appeared on the mountain road....

Su Xing continued: "So, we'd better take it step by step and be cautious. ”

"No, Su Xing, you're too vain." The monkey was quite speechless and said: "The four of us have been walking in this wilderness for more than three months, and you don't want to enjoy it in that flat top city?" Eat something good and get a good night's sleep? ”

The monkey said with a relaxed face, "That's a human city.... Zhu Ganglie turned into a demon before, after all, it was just an accident, we can't go to a city, and someone in that city will turn into a demon, right? How can there be such a coincidence in this world, do you think we are in the script? ”

"Yes, indeed."

Su Xing analyzed: "Unless someone is deliberately harming us in secret, otherwise, how can it be that there are two human cities in a row, and there are Buddhist cultivators who have become demons..."

In the story of "Journey to the West", Tang Seng's meat can live forever after eating, so he is coveted by countless demons.

But on the birthday star, Xuanzang's meat does not have this function, he is just a Buddhist cultivator who has been selected by the god list.

Therefore, it is impossible for anyone to do evil in secret.

Because there is no motive at all ....

Along the mountain road, the group smoothly entered the interior of Pingding City.

It was only at this time that Su Xingfang discovered that this city was actually a gathering place for immortal cultivators who mainly worshipped the statue of 'Shou' and walked the path of immortals.

But it makes sense:

In Dongsheng Shenzhou, there is a 'small pure land temple' that is spread from Xiniu Hezhou and walks into the path of Buddhism.

Then on Xiniu Hezhou, it is not surprising that you can see the cultivation place of those who have walked the path of becoming immortals or becoming gods.

The gathering place of immortal cultivators in Pingding City is called 'Lotus Cave'.

When he first entered the city, Su Xing was shocked when he heard these three words, and immediately went to the 'Lotus Cave' to investigate.

However, it was found that there were only two mid-foundation building monks in this 'Lotus Cave', who were the elders of the sect.

The rest were all beginner Qi refining stage disciples, so they didn't have anything to fear at all.

And those two elders are also people with good attitudes, optimistic and positive, and there is almost no possibility of becoming demons.

After putting an end to all possible dangers, Su Xing and the four of them stayed at an inn in the city, and continued to hurry after dawn.

…

Night.

Lotus Cave in Pingdingcheng, inside the secret room.

Jin Jiao knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling tone: "Taishang, I'm just a mid-foundation monk, you let me keep those four, it's a little unrealistic, right?" ”

Maybe it's because he refused to be entrusted by Lao Jun.

As soon as the golden horn finished speaking, he was immediately pressed to the ground by a huge force.

Under the influence of the huge force, the whole person of the golden horn made a crackling, strange sound like popping beans....

This is the sound that occurs when a person's bones are squeezed and misaligned.

The pain caused by the great force made the golden horn's face distort.

He said with difficulty: "Lao Jun.... Please also ask Lao Jun to spare my life, I will make people set up, even if they are desperate, they will leave people in the city! ”