I can't be a demon.

Chapter 235 The truth about the th year of Zhenguan?
When you open the four-character scroll, you can see the scriptures emitting bursts of Buddhist light.

Shen Lian had a complicated expression. After his body and soul had been baptized by the true scriptures, he could already understand that the four words were a sentence from the Samantabhadra Sutra.

"The dharma of non-birth represents Nirvana."

Shen Lian's consciousness came into contact with the book, and a prompt appeared on the profession panel.

[Lack of necessary conditions, unable to master the Samantabhadra Contemplation Sutra]

[The Samantabhadra Buddhist Monk occupation has been triggered, but the necessary conditions are missing and the job cannot be taken.]

Yunling Daoying also seemed very subtle when facing the true scriptures. On the one hand, he had the urge to devour them, but on the other hand, he was extremely resistant.

From this we can see that the true scriptures cannot be directly refined, which has more disadvantages than advantages.

"Master Ma, you should stay in the temple and recuperate. The replacement of the Tang Emperor is very complicated, and other places are no longer safe."

Since it involves Mahayana Buddhism, the forces in the various caves will not let it go easily.

A sneer appeared on Shen Lian's lips.

I don’t know what kind of trouble my brothers and sisters will get into.

"it is good."

Ma Wanhu hesitated and said, "Shen Lian, if you don't want to get involved in the troubles in the capital, you can actually return to Yanshan. The caves should have no time to take care of you."

"Master Ma, I know what's going on."

Shen Lian pinched his nose bridge with a headache.

He said that he had first entered the city in order to lift the curse of the old yellow-fanged elephant and hunt the mountain roe owl to advance to the fifth level, but now he found that the benefits that Lion Camel Ridge could bring were far beyond his imagination.

"Forget it, let's complete the relic bone first."

"Shelling the Golden Cicada should be the easiest opportunity to obtain."

Ma Wanhu nodded and said, "I will solve the manpower problem as soon as possible and try to deploy the few Wanhu whose whereabouts are unknown."

"Need not."

"According to the date, the three fellows from Yanliang Town will soon be released from confinement."

Shen Lian’s consciousness swept across the Wanhu token.

I don't know if it was luck, but all three of them were able to successfully enter the cave dwelling, and they had given me a brief response some time ago.

He then sent a message to Captain Zuo, asking him to dispatch a group of warriors to go to the capital.

"Shen Lian, take care!"

Ma Wanhu didn't ask any more questions and staggered towards the backyard room. His physical and spiritual injuries were so serious that he could not delay any longer.

After Shen Lian settled Ma Wanhu, he directly threw the four-character scroll into the Danluguo.

He didn't know how to refine the true scriptures, so he might as well try his luck through the magical power of conceiving.

[Absorb the Samantabhadra Sutra (fragment), Wanshou Corpse Root Experience +17.86%]

[Wanshou Corpse Root reaches 71.65%, Martial Arts Points +20]

“It’s fucking rich.”

The Wanshou Corpse Root directly soared from the 50% mark to 70%. It was worthy of being Theravada Buddhism. Even the fragments were far beyond ordinary.

Soon after, a fruit shaped like a Buddha's hand grew out of the tree stump, with the words "Puxian" engraved on the palm, but its growth rate was abnormally slow.

"Ah~~"

The mynah bird landed on a branch and stared at the Puxian fruit with great interest.

"Master Ba, would you like to discuss something?"

The mynah bird immediately moved away from the Puxian elixir and looked at Shen Lian with contempt. Every time his mount Ah Lian called him Eighth Master, something bad was going to happen.

"Stupid, call me Bird Daddy~"

"Master Ba, how about I give you ten kilograms of medicinal wine every month from now on?"

"Twenty pounds."

"make a deal!"

Myna shook his head, not knowing that Shen Lian drank more than 20 kilograms of alcohol every day.

"Master Ba, this shouldn't be difficult for you. Help me steal the body of Wan Hu from the backyard of Guan Mansion. I want to take a look."

"The corpse-picking devil Ah Lian~~"

Shen Lian respectfully fed the starling twenty kilograms of medicinal wine, and then hung the spare fruit core around its neck. The starling nodded in satisfaction.

"Ah~~"

The starling flapped its wings and disappeared, blending silently into the local bird flock. Even the divine sense could not detect any clues.

Shen Lian also walked out of the temple.

The temple gate was reopened, and some people were looking inside. Xinshan and others were patiently explaining to them who Zhong Kui was.

However, not all survivors are willing to stay in Fuhou Street.

Some people have businesses on Nan'an Street and have no choice but to return.

Shen Lian walked through the streets, where evil spirits and monsters were everywhere in the bustling city. Some people had already begun to openly worship the Blood Buddha in the streets.

As he passed by the stall, he picked up a clay figurine of a bloody Buddha.

When the clay figure was placed in the sun, the faceless face changed, and it was vaguely similar to a fox and slightly charming.

But a few days ago, the Blood Bodhisattva did not have the characteristics of a fox.

"Moyun Cave."

“Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that not only are there open and covert fights in the real world, but the various cave dwellings are also dividing up their territories in the dream capital, and they are even beginning to recruit some highly skilled monsters. Interesting.”

"Moyundong and I are old acquaintances, so it's a good opportunity to settle both new and old grudges together."

Shen Lian crushed the clay figurine and quickly arrived at Qinglin Mansion.

According to the rules of teaching and imparting knowledge, the mummy Buddha should have been to the side hall. Naturally, he did not want to miss the unconventional scriptures that were within his reach.

"Well."

Shen Lian was in a trance and found himself in a bizarre dream.

There are more than a dozen demons wandering in the side hall, and their cultivation has reached over a thousand years.

The monsters had all kinds of strange appearances. When Shen Lian appeared, all their eyes turned to the latter, revealing an unconcealable appetite.

Shen Lian could feel the restlessness of the Buddha in the Niwan Palace. His hunger and thirst were obviously increasing, and the Buddha was madly absorbing the water in his body.

The flesh became withered and cracks spread across the bones.

Shen Lian drank several mouthfuls of medicinal wine, barely quenching his hunger and thirst. "It seems that it is also not easy to obtain the side door classics. As the relics of the immortal bones are complete, the taboos of the mummy Buddha will become more and more severe."

Shen Lian groaned, and a little bit of his energy and blood leaked out.

The demon couldn't resist the urge to eat and approached Shen Lian, but the latter remained oblivious to what was happening outside and flipped through three side books.

[Burning Body Without One Pupil Technique], [Three Gods Wonderful Void Pupil Technique], [Purple Mansion Attached God Pupil Technique].

"Fortunately, I have a career panel, so I don't need to stay in Qinglin Academy for a long time."

Shen Lian spent 3 points and successfully mastered the pupil technique. The relic's immortal bone grew flesh and blood, and then a pair of extremely familiar pupils grew out.

"Strange thing."

"Could it be because the relic bone was born from my body, so..."

"You look exactly like me?"

If Shen Lian was not mistaken, his pupils would be no different from his own. He originally thought that he could take the opportunity to catch a glimpse of Tang Seng's true appearance.

pat.

Spit dripping.

The lizard demon came behind Shen Lian, its grinning mouth full of sharp teeth.

Its magical power [Invisibility] allows the color of its scales to mimic the surrounding scene, making it impossible to distinguish them with the naked eye.

The other demons were also ready to make a move and wanted to get a piece of the pie.

Bang bang bang.

The lizard demon stood there in a daze, with a huge shadow imprinted on its face. Then it looked up, and what caught its eye was Shen Lian's extremely hideous ghost face on his back, as if he was laughing strangely.

"Stretch out your muscles and collect some resources."

The sandbag-sized fist hit back, and the lizard demon's flesh and bones immediately fell apart.

The demons were horrified at the sight, but it was too late to leave. They could only hear the sound of the side hall door closing heavily.

After a while.

Shen Lian pushed the door open again and escaped from the dream covered in blood.

Once again in Qinglin Mansion, the reputation of the 71st Prince Li Huan had already spread throughout the Jinwu Guards, attracting the respectful gazes of the reserve troops.

As Shen Lian walked, he concentrated on practicing the Three Pupil Techniques.

The capital looked as if a storm was about to come.

He discovered that because he did not master the Heart Sutra of Samantabhadra's Buddhahood, the various cave dwellings had conceded that it would be difficult for him to go to Lion Camel Ridge, resulting in him avoiding any trouble at least on the surface.

After a few steps, the Three-Gate Pupil Technique successfully reached the second floor.

After all, with the innate holy body, the speed of completing the side door classics will only get faster and faster in the future.

When Shen Lian returned to the backyard of the temple, Guan Ping's body was already hanging in the corner.

"Eighth Master is still reliable. He is really good at petty theft."

After running his errands, the mynah bird disappeared, and took the ghost girl with him.

A ghost and a bird have been elusive recently and their whereabouts have been unknown for most of the day.

Shen Lian suppressed all distracting thoughts and observed Guan Ping's body from a close distance. His pupils shrank slightly and an indescribable astonishment flashed in his eyes.

Previously in the dream, countless scriptures blocked my vision and I couldn’t see the corpse clearly at all.

Now taking a look, Shen Lian immediately got the answer he wanted.

"It's the skin again..."

On the back of the corpse, there was a thin crack running through the entire body.

It can be seen that, just as Ma Wanhu said, the real Guan Ping has already emerged from the spine and has been reborn in an alternative way.

【Guan Ping's Skin】

[After Guan Ping's successful meditation, her body and soul have escaped from her skin. The skin still retains some vitality and can be used to refine weapons.]

"Another death by sitting and shedding skin. It seems that everything is actually derived from the true scriptures!"

"Wansheng Dragon Girl, Bodhi Patriarch, Guan Ping, all of them sat down and shed their skins. It was the true scriptures that twisted their bodies and souls."

Shen Lian looked excited. Even though the truth behind the collapse of Journey to the West was still unknown, the cause of the collapse was almost certain.

The cause of the trouble may very well be... the true scripture.

The twenty-seventh year of Zhenguan was the day when Monk Tang returned from his journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures in the original work.

But in this collapsing world of Journey to the West, there must be big problems with the true scriptures that Tang Seng obtained, or in other words, there are big problems with the source of the scriptures.

Could it be that the disaster came from the sacred mountain in the west? Otherwise, how could the true scripture be so strange and inexplicable?

"Wait, if the journey to the West is reversed, that seems to explain it."

"In the original work, when Tang Monk traveled west, he carried Buddhist scriptures with him. After arriving at Lingshan in the west, he replaced them all with Mahayana Buddhist scriptures."

"Isn't it that Monk Tang went to the capital to obtain the scriptures in the name of Tathagata..."

Shen Lian gave up the idea, thinking it was unrealistic.

"The relics on top of the Bibotan Pagoda must also contain the true scriptures."

"Fortunately, the Bibotan Lake has only appeared once, and before the cave dwellings could detect any clues, the entrance and exit of the Bibotan Lake had already been closed."

Shen Lian realized that the true scripture could not only enable cultivators to become immortals on earth, but also that the All Saints Dragon Girl escaped from the Bibotan by sitting in meditation.

[Remember, remember, those who hold the scriptures must carry them on their journey westwards!!!]

"so……"

"The All Saints Dragon Girl escaped with the help of the True Scriptures. Could she also be going to the West to obtain the Scriptures?"

The only thing to be thankful for is that even if Shen Lian wants to refine the true scriptures and ascend to become a land immortal, he can completely rely on the true scriptures in the Bibotan Lake.

And the Evil Moon Three Heart Cave.

"That woodcutter in Fangcun Mountain, could it be... the true body of Bodhi Patriarch? After all, he is always sitting in meditation and shedding his skin."

"Hiss, the true sutra that Patriarch Bodhi read might be Mahayana Buddhism."

"The Mahayana Buddhism that can drive Patriarch Bodhi crazy."

Shen Lian swallowed his saliva and looked toward the west unconsciously. The sun was high in the sky and incense was wafting from the temple across the wall.

It seems as if one can see piles of white bones spreading towards the Western Paradise.

(End of this chapter)