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Meng Qi frowned and asked, "Why is it the west again?"

Whenever he asked about good or bad luck, it was always bad luck. If he asked about direction, it was always west. The result was the same every time, which was very telling. If this was not the case, it would be because Ge Huai'en was playing tricks on him, but he would never joke about his own safety.

Then the one who caused trouble could only be the Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. I am afraid that the Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation only left them the only way to survive, which was to go to Lingshan Mountain.

"It seems that we really need to enter the sacred mountain to be truly safe!"

Qi Zhengyan whispered.

Meng Qi and others were also silent.

On the first day, Fox Jiu said that they came here because the powerful person behind the scenes wanted to know the situation of Lingshan and asked them to explore the way.

At that time, several people sneered, but they endured it because they were afraid of Hu Jiu's strength.

But now, I can’t believe it anymore! ~~~
Hu Jiu followed everyone with interest, but had no intention of taking action.

However, Meng Qi and others were still very careful and did not intend to leave their lives and deaths to the good and evil of a strange fox demon.

The only thing that made them feel fortunate was that they had already spent six days in peace and the seventh day was about to come.

Suddenly, Meng Qi saw a black shadow flash by, and its movement was not very fast.

"Who?" Meng Qi used his magic skills to run over, but caught a skinny old man, a human.

"Monsters, you are not monsters?" The old man described the withered wormwood, who looked frail and frail. He was startled at first, but then calmed down.

Jiang Zhiwei and others gathered around, and Meng Qi said in a deep voice: "Father, we are human beings. We are being chased by monsters and are hiding here. What about you?"

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "Of course I am a human. Because the food in my tribe is limited and I am old, I came out to die, giving young people hope to live."

There are many similar records in the era when demons were disturbing the earth. As long as the humans in each tribe reached a certain age, they would leave the safe place on their own and go out to wait for death without wasting food. It was because of their sacrifices that humans could pass on their legacy and slowly ascend to the position of the master of the universe.

"Where is your tribe?" Meng Qi threw some dry food and water to the old man and asked casually.

The old man looked at him warily: "What are you going to do? The tribe's hiding place is far away from here."

"Don't worry, old man. We won't bother you." Meng Qi breathed a sigh of relief, understanding the old man's vigilance.

The old man sighed:

"You are kind-hearted people, but I cannot reveal anything. There are too many monsters, and they have kept many people captive. Some of them are loyal to them. Sigh, it was better in ancient times. At that time, there were gods, heavenly soldiers, Buddhas, and Arhat monks. Although monsters also ate people, they were not as rampant as they are today. We humans have established many countries and have no worries about food and drink..."

He showed a look of longing and yearning, which is a beautiful description that has been passed down.

"Ancient times? Which country was this place in ancient times?" Meng Qi's heart moved.

Only by hearing the ancient place names could he know where this place was and maybe find a way to survive.

The old man frowned and thought for a while: "Ancient times? Well, this place is said to be the land of Lingshan."

"Lingshan territory?" Meng Qi blurted out, and a storm surged in his heart. He turned to look at Hu Jiu.

Hu Jiu smiled and nodded:

"I'm right, aren't I? You are destined to enter Lingshan!"

This is actually the territory of Lingshan? But where can I find Lingshan?
The old man nodded slightly, not understanding why the young man in front of him was so surprised.

“You…you are…”

When the old man looked at Hu Jiu, he suddenly cried out in horror.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuanshan hurried forward to comfort him, and seeing that Hu Jiu had no intention of approaching him, he was slightly relieved, but he was also wary of everyone.

"This is the Lingshan territory..."

"The plaque of the Great Leiyin Temple..."

"The direction that Ge Huaien predicted was always west..."

"Where can I find Yuan Meng's letter in Lingshan?"

"The little jade Buddha... looks like a symbol, a sign, or a key..."

Countless thoughts popped up in Meng Qi's mind, and a ray of inspiration condensed from it.

"The 'West' that Ge Huai'en predicted is actually the 'West' in a symbolic sense, the West in 'Journey to the West'. The destination of the Journey to the West is Lingshan, and the symbol of Lingshan is the Great Leiyin Temple... The result of Ge Huai'en's divination actually means that the 'direction' is 'the plaque of the Great Leiyin Temple'!"

"The little jade Buddha is the key to unlock it!"

Going around, back to the origin.

After many twists and turns, I'm back to the starting point, but people and hearts are different, and nothing in the world is more unpredictable than this.

However, in just six days, Meng Qi suddenly felt as if he had gone through a lot of hardships.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Zhiwei asked in secret.

Meng Qi glanced at the old man, then at Hu Jiu, motioning for everyone to follow him. Then he went to the corner and saw that Shang Yi understood what he meant and had blocked Hu Jiu away. He lowered his voice and told them everything about the little jade Buddha.

At first, Jiang Zhiwei and Qi Zhengyan had both heard Meng Qi talk about a small jade Buddha, but the story was broken after the first reincarnation mission. Unexpectedly, when he was on a solo mission, he actually found another small jade Buddha, an exactly the same small jade Buddha, and also had a letter from Yuan Meng: Where can I find Lingshan?

"The first small jade Buddha was given to you by the nameless old monk, and the second small jade Buddha was left by Master Yuanmeng. In Buddhist terms, you are the one with a predestined relationship." Jiang Zhiwei murmured. Lingshan is certainly coveted, but who exactly the nameless old monk and Master Yuanmeng are makes people have to be cautious and alert.

Qi Zhengyan said solemnly:

"Ananda?"

Meng Qi felt the same way. He didn't like the feeling of being manipulated and destined.

"If it was Ananda, he should have left a letter saying 'So that's how it is'... Now that things have come to this, I can't think too much about it for now. I want to return to the temple and enter the Pure Land of Lingshan."

Although he got the second little jade Buddha right after inheriting Ananda's sword technique, there is no evidence to show that there is a connection between the two. Meng Qi even suspected that he would get a second one sooner or later after entering reincarnation because of the little jade Buddha. As for the matter of the Demon Lord and the Demon King, it might be the changes caused by the qi after he put on the little jade Buddha, until the current Lingshan Pure Land. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why he had adventures in every reincarnation world afterwards.

This can also truly explain why the Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation deliberately added a complete background introduction to Journey to the West.

Qi Zhengyan didn't say anything, nor did he agree.

Shang Yi in the distance smiled and said:
"No need to go back to the temple. I brought the plaque of the Great Leiyin Temple with me!"

As he waved his hand, a plaque appeared in front of Meng Qi.

Meng Qi's eyes lit up, he walked over, took out the small jade Buddha and placed it on top, but there was no movement.

Could it be that my judgment is wrong... Meng Qi frowned and thought about it.

"No, my judgment should be correct, otherwise Brother Huaikong would not have brought the plaque. But he didn't say it directly!"

Meng Qi secretly complained in his heart.

"Why didn't you respond?" As Meng Qi pondered over it, Jiang Zhiwei and the others were on guard around him. Countless thoughts came to his mind, making him lose track of what to do. He became anxious, and took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and recalled the Buddhist common sense and Journey to the West stories he knew:
"Lingshan... In Zen Buddhism, there is a saying that everyone has Buddha nature, and that one is a Buddha. Lingshan is in one's heart..."

"Lingtai Square Inch Mountain, Xieyue Sanxing Cave... Lingtai... Heart..."

Meng Qi gradually came up with an idea: "Should we start from this aspect?"

He stepped on the plaque of the Great Leiyin Temple, picked up the small jade Buddha, placed it on his chest, closed his eyes, and sensed them with his spiritual sense.

The heart was like a mirror, reflecting the two objects. Suddenly, the plaque of the Great Leiyin Temple in Meng Qi's heart lake emitted a glazed pure light, great brightness, great fearlessness, and great compassion.

The light gathered and turned into an illusory door that shone with Buddha's light. The small jade Buddha flew over by itself and was embedded in the door.

The illusory door opened heavily, revealing a scene of hazy Buddha light, but it was impossible to see clearly inside.

"It's really here!"

Meng Qi opened his eyes and saw that the golden Buddha light in front of him had really merged into an illusory door. The glass was clear and bright, and the Buddhist music was ringing. The small jade Buddha in his palm had shattered and turned into debris that fell down, while the plaque of the Great Leiyin Temple slowly flowed with Zen rhyme.

"Come in." Being in a dangerous place, Meng Qi did not delay and called several people in.

Hu Jiu smiled and looked at Meng Qi, then at Shang Yi and Qi Zhengyan and said:
"Interesting, it seems I can go to Lingshan smoothly, but I don't know if my demon clan's great sage is really in there!"

As he was about to go in, Shang Yi blocked him, and the space between the two of them began to solidify!
Finally, Shang Yi said:

"Your strength is too far behind theirs. Why don't we wait until they get in, and then we can go into Lingshan together?"

Hu Jiu took a deep look at Shang Yi and said:

"Well, after waiting for so long, I don't mind a moment or two!"

Jiang Zhiwei led the way and stepped into the Buddha's light. Her figure quickly disappeared. Ruan Yushu and Qi Zhengyan followed one by one. Meng Qi was about to enter when he suddenly thought of a description in the story of Journey to the West. He turned around, picked up the plaque of the Great Leiyin Temple, and stepped inside.

Hu Jiu and Shang Yi also entered the light gate.

However, a black feather fell on the stunned old man.

Shang Yi is a human after all. In the world of Journey to the West, the human race is kept in captivity by the demon race, as if living in hell. How can he not take action!
As the black feather fell, the old man's consciousness appeared in Pawnshop No. 8.

Living in such an era where demons are in chaos, even if it means making a deal with the devil and selling oneself to the devil, as long as the human race can stand up again, there are plenty of people willing to sacrifice and give everything they have!
Shang Yi did not directly suppress the demon clan or let Hu Jiu help humans change their situation. That would only allow the people here to be kept in captivity in a more comfortable way.

What he hopes is to light up the spark among the human race, create a prairie fire, and let the flint fire light up again in this world!

"Heaven moves with vigor, and a gentleman should constantly strive to improve himself~~~"

On the other side, behind the light gate, there was Buddha's light in front of him and Zen sounds in his ears. Meng Qi's vision blurred and in front of him was a towering mountain whose top he could not see.

Inside the Zen hall, the Buddha's light faded and the door shook, about to disappear.

You cannot see the true appearance of Mount Lu because you are inside it. Meng Qi was at the foot of Lingshan Mountain and could only see the mountains in front of him. They were majestic and grand, with hidden beauty. He could not see anything above that.

Looking around, Meng Qi didn't see the entrance, but he was not worried about it. When the eighth day came and the reincarnation mission was completed, he would leave here.

"How should we go?" Jiang Zhiwei held up the White Rainbow Piercing the Sun Sword, on guard against enemy sneak attacks. If it was a normal Lingshan, she would not be afraid given the mercy of the Buddha and Bodhisattva. However, Lingshan had been invaded by the great saints, and hundreds of years had passed. She didn't know what it had become, and she was afraid that danger was inevitable.

Among the crowd, the only one who knew something about Lingshan was naturally Meng Qi, so everyone looked at him.

Meng Qi held the Great Leiyin Temple plaque between his legs, put Qingyu and Ziwu into their sheaths, held Zishang in his right hand, and said confidently, "Let's climb the mountain."

After walking five or six miles, I saw a big river running across the mountains. It was about eight or nine miles wide, with rolling waves and passing people.

"There's a bridge over there..."

Zhang Yuanshan had sharp eyes and spotted a single-plank bridge in the distance. Beside the bridge stood a plaque with the words "Lingyun Ferry" written on it.

He and Fu Zhenzhen were able to follow the team safely, which could be considered a reversal of fate!
His voice stopped abruptly because the single-plank bridge was broken in the middle. Even if half of it was still left in the air, it was still four or five miles away from the other side. With everyone's lightness skills, it was impossible for them to cross four or five miles out of thin air.

"Should we find a piece of wood to stand on, or just swim over there?" Jiang Zhiwei asked Meng Qi for his opinion. Since no one could fly, this was the only thing they could do.

Meng Qi shook his head: "The Buddhist scriptures record that the river water has strange characteristics. We must not be careless. Let's throw some wood in there and try it out."

Everyone agreed with Qi Zhengyan's mature and cautious words. He found a piece of rotten wood and threw it into the river.

The wood entered the water like a piece of metal or stone and sank directly without stopping. Luo Shengyi and others looked at each other in bewilderment. How could they cross the river?

Whether relying on the wood to breathe or swimming directly across, it is obvious that he will sink to the bottom of the river.

Meng Qi had expected this, and pointed to the plaque between the clips: "Rely on it, this is something from the Buddha, it is not in the mortal world, it should be able to ferry us across the river."

As he spoke, he placed the plaque into the river, where it floated up and down with the waves, and it actually did not sink!
“Can this carry all of us?”

The plaque was not big, and five people had to stand close together to fit it, not to mention that there were more than five of them.

Shang Yi smiled slightly, and the black bird on his shoulder flew into the river and turned into a boat that connected to the plaque of the Great Leiyin Temple, just enough space for the remaining few people to stand on.

Hu Jiu was not polite and took a step forward and stood on the boat, looking as if he was not worried about Shang Yi's attack.

Seeing this, several people followed and stood on the plaque and the boat.

At this moment, Meng Qi realized that it was not the boat that could float on the river here, but the boat was connected to the plaque and floated with the power of the plaque. He sighed:
"The Buddha saves all living beings, so how can he not save us?"

As soon as the plaque left the shore, Meng Qi suddenly felt refreshed, as if countless impurities had been removed from his body. The last acupoint related to the mouth orifice naturally condensed, and the mouth orifice opened on its own. His heart trembled, becoming strong and firm, pumping blood steadily, and then sending impurities in the blood to the lungs, and then expelling them through the nasal and oral orifices.

The liver contains vitality, the kidneys store essence, the lungs absorb fresh air, the heart delivers blood, the body is strong and healthy, and with the initial discharge of impurities, the circulation is successful. The little world inside Meng Qi's body has begun to take shape!

With them as the core, the five internal organs were harmonized and followed the laws of nature to form a "realm". It seemed as if two heavy doors opened in Meng Qi's lower abdomen and chest, and his essence and true energy were endless, abundant and powerful.

The inner world has achieved a small success, and the two great secret treasures of energy and vitality have opened up!

Coupled with the Immortal Seal and his powerful Qi that far surpasses those of his peers, Meng Qi can be called a humanoid beast capable of protracted warfare!

A layer of dark gold was visible on his body, and there were constant crackling sounds, as if he was refining impurities internally. The sixth level that was about to be completed under the "fierce fire forging true gold" of the bird monster was truly finished.

Achievement of the highest order!
Meng Qi's weaknesses in his dantian and temples disappeared, and except for his throat and the center of his eyebrows, his other nine orifices were weaknesses.

The Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts was also improving. When the skills were perfected, they went straight to the ears, taking in all the sounds from all directions, even the slightest ones could be distinguished.

Meng Qi looked back and saw several corpses floating down the river and heading towards the sky. They were them!

"This?" Zhang Yuanshan and Qi Zhengyan blurted out, shocked and scared.

Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu also showed surprise and confusion on their faces, but the changes in their bodies and the improvement in their strength were clearly noticeable.

Meng Qi smiled: "Congratulations, everyone has shed their mortal bodies."

The improvement in strength is the most obvious, but also the most insignificant. What is really important is to shed the mortal body, and the soul and the body are united, lively and agile, and one's own qualifications have been greatly improved. If these people have not come through 81 difficulties, and if they have not been sitting on the bottomless boat, their qualifications would probably be equivalent to those of the Dharma masters who have improved their bodies many times.

Even so, Ge Huai'en, who had the worst aptitude, seemed to have undergone a change in his aptitude caused by the intersection of the inner and outer worlds, and was no worse than most geniuses in the awakening stage.

Meng Qi, who had been practicing the "Yi Jin Duan Gu Pian", felt that his aptitude had completely improved and was probably not inferior to Jiang Zhiwei at the time. This technique was no longer worth practicing. (End of this chapter)