I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

Guanyin Bodhisattva led Li Chen and his party to her own training ground. The environment here was dilapidated and all living things were suffering. It was completely destroyed by the Water Ancestral Witch. Guanyin Bodhisattva frowned after seeing it, and then dipped a willow branch in the water from the jade bottle and sprinkled the water in the jade bottle to the surroundings. Soon the environment here was restored to a scene of birds singing and flowers blooming, and all things revived, which made people feel relaxed and happy.

Li Chen and his companions put their hands together, crossed their left legs on their right legs, and listened devoutly to Guanyin Bodhisattva's explanation of the mysteries of Buddhism. They knew that this would be a rare opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Buddhist teachings and practice methods.

"These Buddhist scriptures are very important, you must listen carefully!" Guanyin Bodhisattva sat upright on the lotus platform, with a solemn appearance, closed his eyes, and recited Buddhist scriptures.

Her voice was as sweet as the sound of nature. Guanyin Bodhisattva began to explain the Buddhist classic "Heart Sutra" to Li Chen and others.

"When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva practiced the profound Prajnaparamita, he saw that the five aggregates were empty and was able to transcend all suffering.

Shariputra, form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form, form is emptiness, emptiness is form; the same is true of feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness.

The sarira is the empty nature of all dharmas: neither born nor destroyed, neither defiled nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Therefore, in the void there is no form, no feeling, no perception, no volition, and no consciousness.

No eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, mind, color, sound, or smell

Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

After a long time, Guanyin Bodhisattva slowly opened her eyes and said softly, "The Buddhist scriptures I've recited can help you practice better. I hope you can keep them in mind and never forget your path of practice. Okay, you all can go. Li Chen, come here for a moment. I have something to tell you."

Everyone answered in unison, "We will follow the Bodhisattva's teachings!" Then, Fairy Hibiscus and the others left. Guanyin Bodhisattva kept Li Chen, wanting to tell him something important.

Li Chen walked up to Guanyin Bodhisattva and asked respectfully, "Bodhisattva, what do you want from me?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva looked at him seriously and said earnestly, "The power given to you by the ancient water god Gonggong is extremely powerful, but you must use it with caution and never use it for evil. Remember, if this power gets out of control, the consequences will be disastrous."

Li Chen nodded, understanding. He knew the dangers of this power, and understood Guanyin Bodhisattva's concern and worry for him. He vowed to cherish this power and not let Guanyin Bodhisattva down.

Guanyin Bodhisattva continued, "You must remain vigilant at all times and not allow evil thoughts to corrupt your mind. Only then can you truly master this power and become a righteous person. Otherwise, you will fall into an irretrievable situation."

Li Chen said gratefully, "Thank you for the Bodhisattva's teachings. I will definitely keep them in mind."

Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled and nodded, indicating that he could leave. Li Chen bowed to Guanyin Bodhisattva and turned to leave.

Watching Li Chen's retreating figure, Guanyin sighed inwardly. She knew that this power presented both an opportunity and a challenge to Li Chen. She only hoped that he would use it wisely and avoid the path of error. Meanwhile, Li Chen secretly resolved to use this power to protect the people of the world and realize his ideals.

Guanyin Bodhisattva sat upright on the lotus platform, gazing at the bright moon hanging high in the sky, and sighed deeply. She secretly lamented that Li Chen was still too young after all, and given the current situation, they could only cross the river by feeling the stones, taking one step at a time.

However, Li Chen's appearance offered her a glimmer of hope. As long as Li Chen could harness this powerful force in the right way, perhaps the catastrophe of the Three Realms could be reversed. But if Li Chen couldn't control his inner desires, the entire Three Realms would be plunged into chaos. At this thought, Guanyin Bodhisattva frowned, a look of worry on her face.

Elsewhere, Li Chen finally returned to his residence. He pushed open the door and saw the Hibiscus Fairy and the Snow Realm Deer waiting for him in the room. However, he was somewhat surprised to find that the Golden-haired Tiger was nowhere to be found.

"Fairy Furong, where did Golden-haired Roar go?" Li Chen asked in confusion. After all, Golden-haired Roar was a partner he had fought alongside, and it was truly puzzling that he had vanished without a trace.

Hearing Li Chen's question, Fairy Hibiscus smiled slightly and explained, "Master, the Golden-Haired Tiger has returned to seek out Guanyin Bodhisattva. Before he left, he specifically told me to take good care of you! He is also very grateful to you for saving the countless people in Jiuhua Mountain. He also said that if you need anything in the future, just call out to him and he will come to your aid immediately."

"Then let's wait until after dinner! Really, I even prepared a big bone for it!" Li Chen began to complain while muttering, but just as he was complaining, suddenly a fiery red figure ran in from outside at an extremely fast speed.

When Li Chen got a closer look, he was surprised to find that the figure was actually the Golden-Haired Roar! However, the Golden-Haired Roar didn't give him any time to react. It jumped up and snatched the large bone from Li Chen's hand with its mouth, then quickly fled! Li Chen, Fairy Hibiscus, and the Snow Realm Divine Deer all looked confused after seeing this scene.

After a while, Li Chen came back to his senses and realized that it was late at night. He said to Fairy Hibiscus, "Fairy Hibiscus, you said that we have been traveling for so long. It seems that we haven't done that for a long time, right?"

Li Chen looked at the Hibiscus Fairy with a wicked smile. The Hibiscus Fairy's face was already red with shame. Li Chen stroked the Hibiscus Fairy's soft hair, and then his hands began to touch her beautiful face. Then he hugged the Hibiscus Fairy's willow-like waist with both hands and carried her to the bed. They spent a sleepless night like this.

The next morning, sunlight shone through the window onto the bed. Li Chen woke up sleepily and was about to stretch when he suddenly heard the system prompt sound.

"Ding! Congratulations, host! After last night's exercise and our long-term battles together, Fairy Hibiscus is very pleased with you! Your favorability level has reached the maximum. Congratulations! Fairy Hibiscus's favorability level for you is now full!"

"Wow, that's great!" Li Chen was so excited that he almost jumped up. Although he had expected this day to come, when this moment finally came, he still felt extremely excited and happy.

"What is the effect of the bond skill?" Li Chen asked impatiently. This was the question he cared about most now. After all, this was something he had been looking forward to.

The system seemed to sense Li Chen's urgency and immediately replied, "The effect of the Hibiscus Fairy's bond skill at the maximum level of favorability is: when the host falls into the near-death state, they gain the protection of the Holy Mother of Flowers, recovering 8% of their total health per second. This effect will last until the host's health recovers to above 80%. The cooldown time is 20 seconds, and as long as the host is not killed, it can be triggered an unlimited number of times!"

Hearing this, Li Chen was filled with ecstasy. This bond skill was simply too powerful! If he encountered danger, it would be like having an extra life, allowing him to quickly recover his health. And as long as he wasn't killed instantly, he could recover a large amount of health in a short period of time.

Thinking of this, Li Chen couldn't help but feel a little elated, thinking that he would be invincible in the face of enemies in the future. However, he also understood that he couldn't rely too much on this skill, after all, only his own strength was the most important thing.