Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

With a final roar, a jet-black yet golden evil dragon could be seen slowly emanating from Tang Sanzang's body, gradually coalescing into a real dragon.

It was a creature that exuded a terrifying aura from head to toe. Its incredibly ferocious eyes made people afraid to look into them, and its sharp claws and teeth seemed ready to tear the enemy apart at any moment.

These two points alone were enough to intimidate everyone here.

The people around them lowered their breathing, as if they were afraid that this guy would use them as scapegoats. The momentum and the voices of opposition from before had disappeared.

Therefore, everyone's attention was drawn to this evil dragon filled with black energy.

Ever since the terrifying black dragon separated from Tang Sanzang's body, Tang Sanzang was like a person without his own thoughts, seemingly unaware and confused about everything.

This situation was unexpected for Li Xiuyuan. How did this evil dragon come about?

Li Xiuyuan, who also seemed to have some questions, seemed to be trying to figure everything out. It was like someone doing a math problem who knew the answer but was missing an important step, so he couldn't solve it.

As for others who know nothing, they don't care, as if it's none of their business.

The evil dragon looked down at everyone from the sky above Mount Ling, as if it already ruled over everything. However, if this evil dragon were to actually fight Li Xiuyuan, its arrogant aura probably wouldn't last more than three seconds.

This was not an exaggeration by Li Xiuyuan, but rather the confidence of a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, and Li Xiuyuan was no ordinary Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal.

"I think I understand now," Li Xiuyuan murmured.

Actually, none of this is difficult; it's just that the people just now hadn't shifted their thinking and therefore didn't understand the reasons behind it.

Now, Li Xiuyuan remembered his evil corpse, so everything was easily solved.

This is another personality in Tang Sanzang's mind. Everyone has their own different thoughts, but because only one person can control the body, the other personalities are not expressed.

These latent personality traits are like a time bomb; if your consciousness is not strong enough or clear, you are very likely to lose control of your body.

However, if you have enough confidence in yourself, you can turn misfortune into blessing, which is to bring it to life.

Just like Li Xiuyuan's good corpse, evil corpse, and his own obsession. These are the three corpses that one person can sever.

However, Tang Sanzang did not have Li Xiuyuan's opportunities and strength. Therefore, Tang Sanzang's body and consciousness have been controlled by the evil dragon, which is why he is in his current state.

Li Xiuyuan never expected such a thing to happen during his space test. However, for Tang Seng, what is meant to be will be, so Li Xiuyuan did not intend to interfere too much.

However, the people on Mount Ling were unaware of the reason behind it, especially the current Buddha.

Lying on the ground, Tathagata seemed to be controlling his breath to remain calm, and slowly asked, "Who exactly are you?" Seeing the guy in front of him, he was filled with resentment.

He was the master of this sacred mountain, yet now this guy had made him lie here in such a sorry state. From this day forward, he had completely lost face.

The evil dragon, having just been born, seemed to have a strong interest in everything in this world. Therefore, it said in a playful voice, "Me? Who am I? Actually, I have no name, but my predecessor seems to have been called Tang Sanzang. I am just another form of him now."

After listening to the assembly, the Buddha repeated, "Another form?"

Everyone was eager to know what kind of form could be so powerful.

The evil dragon seemed quite interested in resolving the other party's questions.

Chapter 903 The Fire Gourd.

"Yes, there are two different forms in everyone's heart, namely good and evil." The evil dragon looked at everyone with great confidence.

Seeing that no one else knew about something, and that he was the only one in the room who could explain it clearly, gave him a great sense of accomplishment.

In its eyes, it seemed that it didn't feel embarrassed at all, and everything was different because of itself.

The evil dragon looked at the guy who seemed to have the strongest aura, who was lying on the ground, and said, "Actually, there is a being similar to me inside you, but it is very weak, so you have not felt it."

It seemed that Tathagata realized that the other party could see through him, and he felt a little scared. Unless it was an absolute suppression of strength, not the kind of suppression where he was defeated just now, but that kind of powerful suppression.

Tang Sanzang, who had been standing there blankly, seemed to have snapped out of his daze and come to his senses for some reason.

Shaking his dazed head, as if remembering everything, he realized that he had come here because of that impulse in his heart, and then cleansed Mount Ling.

Although I really enjoy being trampled underfoot and looking down on others.

However, Tang Sanzang, whose nature is inherently good, could only sense the momentary impulse, which was not the way he wanted to remain forever. Therefore, deep in his heart, a golden light still shone.

This golden light is the source of Tang Sanzang's essence, which is why this evil dragon is not entirely black, but has a faint golden hue within it.

As Tang Sanzang gradually regained consciousness, the Black Dragon soon felt something strange: it seemed that control of his body was being taken back, and he was unable to move.

The evil dragon's eyes were fixed on Jin Chanzi at that moment!

"No, no!" As control was gradually lost, the evil dragon finally realized the seriousness of the situation.

Although he is currently the strongest being here, unfortunately, without a physical body as a medium, his strength is useless.

Therefore, upon seeing Jin Chanzi regain consciousness, the evil dragon naturally felt immense panic.

If things continue like this, I'm afraid I'll never have another chance to come out.

Therefore, even if it means giving it my all, I will not allow such a thing to happen.

All that could be seen was that the evil dragon's body seemed to be changing, with both colors vying for control.

The gold, which had been advancing rapidly, began to slow down under the full resistance of the black, its momentum diminishing.

Having tasted success, the black entity controlled by the evil dragon became even more excited and went all out, preparing for a desperate, all-or-nothing attempt.

However, seeing the opponent's stubborn resistance, Jin Chanzi knew the seriousness of the situation. So he stopped being polite and quickly activated his own power, launching a series of powerful golden attacks.

To eliminate the threat completely and prevent future problems, we must seize the opportunity to take full control.

Therefore, Tang Sanzang, who spared no effort, began to stubbornly resist the defense of the black energy.

The two forces were locked in a fierce battle, advancing and retreating, giving each other no chance to catch their breath.

The Buddha and the people on Mount Ling seemed to be watching a play, observing the black dragon's skin change from black to gold and then back to black, with both sides chasing each other.

After several minutes of this, both sides were soon panting heavily due to the large amount of energy they had used up. However, in order to gain control, they gritted their teeth and persevered.

Time ticked by, and in the end, Jin Chanzi, relying on his experienced and profound golden energy, stubbornly suppressed the opponent's dark and ominous aura.

As the last bit of black energy disappeared, the skin of the black dragon began to shine with golden light, appearing majestic.

"Finally, it's resolved. Fortunately, today was a cycle of my golden core's circulation, and my energy was high. If it hadn't been resolved by the last minute, I'm afraid I would have really died here." Tang Seng thought with lingering fear.

Li Xiuyuan looked on with satisfaction. The person he had chosen was indeed extraordinary. If it were someone else, they would probably have lost their reason long ago.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong, in another world, seems to have been placed by Li Xiuyuan into a world filled with flames.

It was as if Sun Wukong had answered the question about the Flaming Mountain from back then, or even a more illusory and devastating place.

However, monkeys are naturally mischievous, and they won't know how dangerous something is until they suffer a bit.

He had initially underestimated the guy, but seeing the scorching flames rolling in as if they were alive, Sun Wukong thought that with his Fiery Eyes of Truth, he wouldn't be afraid of such a temperature at all.

Thinking back to the origin of his fiery eyes, Sun Wukong still proudly recalled the beginning.

That was hundreds of years ago. I had been in Laozi's alchemy furnace back then because I stole elixirs and caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace. It was even worse than what I had been through here. What was there to be afraid of?

Li Xiuyuan, having read the Journey to the West, naturally knew this scene. However, Sun Wukong did not realize that this fire gourd was meticulously prepared by Li Xiuyuan.

If Li Xiuyuan could mock Sun Wukong at this moment, he would definitely say in front of him, "Aren't you very powerful? Aren't you afraid of fire? Today I'll let you try a new kind of flame."

However, in order to make his space test more realistic, Li Xiuyuan restrained his mischievousness, thinking that he would have another chance to tease his disciple.

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Chapter 904 Damn it!

However, the flames inside this fire gourd are no ordinary flames. Compared to the Samadhi Fire from before, Li Xiuyuan is quite confident.

Because this was the Earth's essence that he had secretly taken back when he was on Earth and placed inside. After some cultivation, it had long since developed a spiritual quality, and the flames now seemed to have been given life.

So, before Sun Wukong's outstretched hand could even touch the temperature at the center of the flame, the Earth's origin, having received Li Xiuyuan's command, unceremoniously transferred its temperature to him. They had initially thought that since this guy was someone his master wanted to test, he might be more capable.

However, unexpectedly, before its own maximum temperature could be transmitted, it was already reflexively contracted back.

Sun Wukong, who had been waving his right hand, shouted, "It hurts so much! What the hell is this?!" At this moment, sweat was pouring down Sun Wukong's forehead, like an endless waterfall.

Li Xiuyuan, seeing Sun Wukong's pained expression from outside the fire gourd, felt a surge of satisfaction. This monkey hadn't changed his bad habits; it seemed he still needed more training before he could achieve great things.

After all, among the people Li Xiuyuan has taken a liking to, they are all Great Luo Golden Immortals and Hunyuan Great Luo Loose Immortals. If we talk about the former, there is still some room for improvement, but if they want to advance from Hunyuan Great Luo Loose Immortal to Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal, then it will be a huge test.

Even if Li Xiuyuan wanted to help them, he couldn't do much, since it wasn't easy for him to break through to the Saint realm.

However, Sun Wukong was already at the level of a Hunyuan Daluo Sanxian, so he was not a monkey who could be easily manipulated. After several attempts, he realized the strength of his opponent and quickly devised a plan.

After all, it has always been the case that there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.

"I've got it!" Sun Wukong quickly came up with a solution, and so he began to control his aura. He slowly positioned his body in the area with the least amount of flames, so that he could avoid being tormented.

However, all of this was just Sun Wukong's imagination; Li Xiuyuan, who was outside the fire gourd, saw it all.

Although Sun Wukong realized at this moment that he had to control his aura to make himself float, otherwise being burned by the flames that were even more powerful than Nezha's Samadhi Fire would cause excruciating pain.

But if you're not some kind of perverted masochist, you probably wouldn't enjoy being tortured like that.

However, it's clear at this point that under the abnormal control of Li Xiuyuan, Sun Wukong's surrounding world is like a shrinking gourd. Those outside the gourd can clearly see everything happening inside, but those inside cannot see any information from the outside.

Under Li Xiuyuan's control, the fire gourd seemed to have no end in sight, and began to shrink, bringing an even more oppressive feeling and a more difficult situation for Sun Wukong.

The even hotter temperature caused Sun Wukong to scream in pain.

"I'd really like to see what other countermeasures he can come up with this time." Li Xiuyuan crossed his arms and watched Sun Wukong like he was watching a show. If he could have a glass of watermelon juice right now, that would be absolutely wonderful.

However, unfortunately, the world has not yet reached a point where technology has advanced to the point of inventing refrigerators.

Inside the fiery gourd, Sun Wukong felt the surrounding temperature rising higher and higher. If he didn't come up with a solution soon, he was afraid he would become a roasted monkey.

Therefore, the only thing it could do at the moment was to spray water from its mouth in an attempt to lower the temperature here.