Black Myth: You and I are both destined

Tianming and Zhu Bajie rode on the clouds, flew across the sky, and headed straight for Black Wind Mountain.

Zhu Bajie's magical powers made the two of them travel through the galaxy at such a speed that Tianming was envious.

Their goal was the bamboo forest, and according to the fork in the road signs leading to the pagoda, they entered from this side.

After the two landed, suddenly, a shrill crow cry broke the silence.

A crow spirit jumped out of the forest. Its eyes were sharp, and it seemed that it was not welcoming to the two uninvited guests.

It was the Crow Pilgrim, waving a long pole weapon in its hand and attacking Zhu Bajie and Tianming.

Although Tianming had not completely digested the golden elixir, his strength now was incomparable to the past. He took out the Hundred-Eyed Stick and defeated the crow demon in just a few strokes.

However, the power of the Crow Incense Hunter should not be underestimated. Its long pole weapon in its hand is unpredictable and every move is deadly.

Just as the battle reached a stalemate, a melodious poem sounded: "After being trapped in a cage for so long, I can finally return to nature."

The sound came from the depths of the bamboo forest, carrying a sense of detachment.

Tianming took the opportunity to kill the crow pilgrim, followed the mountain path, turned the corner, and finally saw the old Taoist priest who was reciting poems.

The old Taoist priest was wearing the robe of a wandering Taoist priest, and also looked like an old fortune teller. He carried a large gourd on his back, had gray hair and a long beard, and was standing next to a large rock. He held a pen in his hand, and was writing something in an old booklet.

His eyes are deep, as if he can see through all the secrets of the world.

Zhu Bajie and Tianming walked forward respectfully. Tianming bowed to the old Taoist priest and asked.

"Old fortune teller, how do I get to this pagoda?"

The old Taoist priest raised his head and smiled slightly, as if he already knew why they were there.

He slowly closed the book, stood up, pointed to a path deep in the bamboo forest, and said, "Follow this path and you will find it, but the answer and the Buddha world you are looking for are not here."

"Thank you!"

Tianming didn’t know what the Buddha world was. Although he felt that the old Taoist was not simple, he didn’t want to cause any more trouble, so he bowed and prepared to leave.

At this moment, the old Taoist said.

"Have you seen those homeless souls on the road?"

"The spirit essence does not dissipate, but floats in the air?"

"Ouch!"

Tianming remembered Jin Chi’s other half – the ghost.

He stopped and asked.

"Their obsession is too deep to reach this point. Is there any way, Master?"

The old Taoist looked at the gourd hanging around Tianming's waist.

"But your gourd is useless, and my gourd recognizes its master."

"I have a method to help lonely souls return to their true selves. It will definitely be helpful to you."

Tianming had heard this before. Even the powerful Guanyin said that the method to save the dead was in the West, and that Tang Seng had to go there in person to get it.

Who is this old Taoist?

Not only can he save lonely souls, he can even restore the magical power in them to their original state. Could it be that he has the same ability as the Buddha?

Just when Tian Ming was wondering, the gourd on his waist flew out without any warning and fell directly into the hands of the old Taoist priest.

The old Taoist took out his brush and wanted to write on the gourd.

Tianming originally wanted to refuse, however, when the old Taoist gently raised the brush that was not stained by ink, everything around him seemed to change.

The air around seemed to become fresher, the birdsong became more melodious, the sunlight shone through the gaps in the bamboo leaves, casting mottled light and shadows, and everything seemed so harmonious.

Tianming felt an indescribable calmness and tranquility, as if he had become one with the bamboo forest and the entire world.

The natural atmosphere around the old Taoist seemed to respond to his every move. When his brush danced gently above the gourd, Tianming saw a transcendent power, a state of harmony between man and nature.

He felt as if he had been brought into a higher plane of existence, where there was no right or wrong, no true or false, only harmony and peace in accordance with the laws of nature.

Under the influence of this atmosphere, Tianming's inner resistance gradually dissipated.

He realized that the old Taoist's level was far beyond his current imagination, and he was probably a figure of the same level as Bodhi, Buddha, Jade Emperor, and Laojun.

So Tianming relaxed his guard and allowed the old Taoist to "write" freely on his gourd.

After the old Taoist finished writing, he shook the gourd again, pointed at it and said, "This is more like it. It can't hold the sky, but it can save people!"

Tianming was stunned again!

This sky-filled gourd was made up by Sun Wukong. In order to trick Jinjiao and Yinjiao into giving him the purple, gold and red gourd and the mutton-fat jade bottle, he made a fake gourd that really looked as big as the one the old Taoist was carrying on his back.

The old Taoist threw the gourd back to Tianming.

"Let go of your obsession and reincarnate soon."

Tianming took the gourd.

"What reincarnation? Old fortune teller, who are you talking about?"

The world is in such a mess. Even if we enter reincarnation, won’t we still suffer like this in the next life?

When he looked up, he found that the old Taoist priest had disappeared, and Zhu Bajie was standing in his original position, searching left and right.

"Strange! Strange! This Yuan Shoucheng is just like the legendary dragon that can only be seen from head to tail. Even I can't find any trace of him."

Tianming was also impressed and continued, "Amazing! Amazing! You are truly a dragon..."

"Fuck!"

Tianming slapped his thigh suddenly and realized that he had forgotten Princess Halloween in the spider cave!

He hurriedly took out Princess Halloween's earrings and shook them to tell her that he had arrived at this place.

"Nephew! Why are you so startled? You scared me to death!"

"It's okay, it's okay, Second Brother, let's go up to the tower and take a look first."

The two walked towards Yuan Shoucheng's direction, but Zhu Bajie said, "When Yuan Shoucheng showed us the way, he told us that we couldn't find the truth we wanted there. It seems that our eldest brother's roots are not there, but there may be clues."

As they walked and talked, they inadvertently came to the entrance of a cave. The cave was deep and dark, with a faint light coming from inside.

Tianming stopped, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes: "I have never set foot in this cave before, I don't know what is hidden inside."

Zhu Bajie was more direct. He looked around the cave with sharp eyes and said, "I want to see what's inside."

Their eyes fell on the depths of the cave, where a horse sat with a single horn on its head, shaking its head constantly, as if thinking about something.

The horse looked anxious, and kept muttering: "What should I do, what should I do..."

Zhu Bajie became curious and wanted to go forward to find out what was going on.

Tianming stopped him and advised, "Less trouble is worse than more trouble. Look at the horns on the horse's head. I don't know if it's a bull's horn, or maybe it's a bull spirit. Let's not provoke it."

Just as they were about to turn around and leave, the horse spirit noticed their presence, raised its head, and shouted, "You are not local monsters, are you? Are you from somewhere else?"

Zhu Bajie and Tianming looked at each other and finally decided to respond.

Tianming stepped forward and replied, "We are indeed not from here. Why do you ask?"

Ma Jing seemed a little anxious: "Are you here to look for the Black Bear Demon? That guy is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. He is unreliable."

Tianming smiled and patted his chest: "I have already dealt with the black bear monster."

Hearing this news, Ma Jing's eyes flashed with relief: "It is true, the black bear demon has always been a bully. The resurrection and the gold, silver and treasures are all used to deceive the little demon. He has no real ability."

"In that case, I don't need to stay here. I have to look somewhere else."

Ma Jing stood up and prepared to leave. He turned around and said to Zhu Bajie and Tianming, "You should also leave here quickly. It's not safe here."

"There's a monkey in the cave next to me. He's the best at making wine. Since you carry a gourd with you, you must be a wine lover. Why don't you go talk to him?"