Gou Zai Xi You Dao Chang Sheng

Follow the pen of Ji Bai v and embark on an adventure together in "Going to the West to Attain Immortality".

The light streaked across the void, neither fast nor slow, and went straight into Li Yan's Niwan Palace.

Li Yan was startled.

Within the Niwan Palace, the Heart Mirror trembled violently, and the Starry Sky Cave rippled slightly.

The hazy, gray light hovered in the center of the cave, echoing the three tortoise shells in the distance.

It quickly unfolded, transforming into a piece of ancient, murky tortoise shell.

On the tortoise shell, innate patterns flicker and shimmer, outlining a microcosm of mountains, rivers, plants, the sun, moon, stars, insects, fish, birds, beasts, and all living beings.

The miniature gradually blurred, and eventually everything transformed into the primordial image of undifferentiated chaos.

At the same time, the patriarch's gentle and peaceful voice resounded deep within Li Yan's mind.

Only he could hear it:

"This armor is named [Guicang]".

"It is a wisp of innate, ignorant Dao pattern that I refined by taking a sliver of unknowable energy at the beginning of chaos and using a spirit tortoise shell as a vessel."

"Wearing it can obscure the secrets of heaven, confuse yin and yang, and obscure cause and effect."

"It was not the sage of primordial chaos who personally descended, but with supreme Daoist thought illuminating the entire universe, meticulously searching through it."

The rest cannot fathom your origins, discern your background, or trace your movements.

"However, this armor also has its limits."

"Its inherent Taoist essence can only last for three hundred years."

"Three hundred years later, ignorance will dissipate and the secrets of heaven will be revealed again."

"Make good use of it."

The sound faded away, leaving no trace.

The illusory image of the chaotic tortoise shell slowly rotated, scattering specks of chaotic light.

The body's energy, the fluctuations of the primordial spirit, and even the causal connection with the outside world were all shrouded in a layer of mist.

Li Yan stood there stunned, his heart churning with emotion.

The patriarch bestowed such a precious treasure upon us.

The secrets of heaven are obscured, and only a sage can perceive them.

This is simply the ultimate protective treasure that Taoist cultivators dream of.

Although the effect lasts for only three hundred years, these three hundred years are tantamount to giving Li Yan an invaluable period of safety.

Is this the final protection the patriarch gave him?

Or is there a deeper meaning?

"Senior brother? What's wrong now?"

Seeing that he was stunned again, Sun Wukong leaned closer to take a look, blinked his golden eyes, but found nothing unusual.

They assumed that Li Yan was simply experiencing emotional turmoil due to parting.

Li Yan quickly composed himself, concealing his gratitude towards his patriarch and his many questions deep in his heart, and shook his head and smiled at Sun Wukong:

"It's nothing, I just suddenly had a feeling. Let's go, junior brother."

As they spoke, the two stepped side by side into the narrow crevice where the mist churned.

The moment their bodies disappeared into the water, it was as if they had passed through a film of water.

The view of Fangcun Mountain behind me blurred instantly, gradually receding into the distance, eventually turning into a hazy backdrop of clouds.

What lay ahead was not the bustling, chaotic world of my imagination.

Instead, it is a strange passage composed of countless flowing light and shadow and blurred color blocks.

There is no distinction between up, down, left, or right within the passage.

There is only a sense of before and after.

It was as if I could hear a jumble of sounds coming from countless directions.

[Stepping into the narrow sliver of the path opened up by the patriarch, situated in the crack of time and space, sensing a unique Daoist rhythm]

[The Mirror of the Mind reflects the remnants of the laws of passage; comprehension of the Way of Space +10; initial glimpse into the Way of Time]

[Aura of Destiny +30 (After experiencing a special time-space path)]

The Mirror of the Mind gave a prompt, and Li Yan immediately focused his mind to perceive it.

He discovered that the remaining fragments of laws in this passage were extremely profound and mysterious, far beyond his current level of understanding.

I can only forcibly record fragments of information using the mirror of my mind.

Sun Wukong, on the other hand, seemed much more relaxed, his golden eyes curiously looking around, marveling at everything he saw.

"Master's methods are truly remarkable!"

This road probably connects directly to some region of the Four Continents! It saves me, Old Sun, so many somersaults!

Li Yanmo used the method of sensing the earth's veins and star positions in the "Zhou Tian Xing Tu Xuan Shu Jing".

At the same time, he secretly activated the [Guicang] in the Niwan Palace.

The tortoise shell twitched slightly, and a chaotic light flowed around it, as if a drop of water had merged into a rushing stream, its aura indistinguishable.

This is exactly what he wanted.

Upon first entering the world, keeping a low profile and remaining hidden is the top priority.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the light and shadow in front of us suddenly brightened.

A completely different atmosphere washed over me.

It was a mixture of the scents of earth and vegetation, a faint mist, the faint roars of beasts and chirps of insects, and the earthly atmosphere of human life.

As the two took a step forward, the bizarre and fantastical passage behind them instantly contracted and then disappeared.

The scene before my eyes suddenly changed.

But all I could see were vast mountains and lush forests.

They were on a sparsely wooded hillside, with thick layers of fallen leaves and brown rocks beneath their feet.

The sky was high and clear, and it was midday. Sunlight streamed through the sparse clouds, casting a warm glow.

In the distance, mountains rise one after another, shrouded in mist.

Further away, the outline of the plains can be faintly seen, with rivers flowing like ribbons.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the air is far less than one ten-thousandth of that in Fangcun Mountain; it is mixed and thin.

But the world seemed even more real.

There is a vibrant vitality of all things vying for life, as well as a heavy sense of reincarnation and death.

"Where is this?" Sun Wukong looked into the distance with his golden eyes, trying to determine his location.

Li Yan immediately and carefully spread his divine sense, covering an area of ​​dozens of miles.

Meanwhile, the tortoise shell of the [Guicang] formation in the Niwan Palace continues to operate.

The chaotic light also enveloped the probing divine sense, making its fluctuations more subtle and difficult for those at a higher level to track in reverse.

[Divine Sense Detection: The location is on the eastern edge of the Southern Jambudvipa, adjacent to a branch of the Cangwu Mountains in the Eastern Victory Divine Continent]

The nearest human settlement is Qing Shi Fu, about eighty li to the southeast.

The Mind Mirror, combining spiritual exploration with the geomantic techniques of the "Zhou Tian Xing Tu Xuan Shu Jing," quickly provided relatively accurate information.

"On the edge of Jambudvipa, the Cangwu Mountains."

Li Yan said, "We are not far from Dongsheng Shenzhou."

"Junior brother, your Flower Fruit Mountain should be located overseas in Aolai Country of Dongsheng Divine Continent, which is probably tens of thousands of miles away."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong scratched his ear and exclaimed with delight, "Only tens of thousands of miles?"

Not far at all! It's just a matter of one somersault for me!

"Senior brother, please wait here for a moment. I'll be right back and bring some of the children to come and fetch you!"

Having said that, he was about to activate the Five Elements Reversal to create a chaotic vortex and unleash the Somersault Cloud.

"Junior brother, wait!" Li Yan quickly stopped him.

Sun Wukong turned around in confusion.

Li Yan said solemnly, "Junior brother, you and I are new to the mortal world, and the cause and effect are not yet clear."

You are now half a Golden Immortal, with your supernatural powers just beginning to develop. Every move you make can already influence the changes in the Qi of heaven and earth.

If you were to use a powerful supernatural ability like the Somersault Cloud directly here, your own aura would soar to the heavens, inevitably alarming those who were cultivating in seclusion nearby, and even passing immortals and gods.

It's better to avoid trouble.

As he spoke, he looked at the jade mouse that had poked its head out from his arms, its little eyes full of curiosity, and the gray sable that sat calmly on his shoulder.

He continued:

"Moreover, now that we have descended the mountain, we should experience the hustle and bustle of the world from time to time."

Riding the clouds is fast, but it's like rushing through a scenic view, missing opportunities and insights along the way.

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong blinked.

Li Yan's words reminded him of what his patriarch had once said: "The Tao is in the human world."

He scratched his head: "Senior brother is right! I was too impatient."

Shall we travel along the way, enjoying the scenery and seeing what this world is like?

Li Yan smiled and nodded: "Exactly. But before that..."

As he spoke, he scanned the surrounding mountains and forests, his mind stirred slightly, and his [aura of destiny] still had some surplus.

"We are new to this place and do not know the specific situation. We should first make some calculations, seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and then decide on our course of action."

After saying this, he found a flat stone and sat down cross-legged.

Sun Wukong followed suit and sat down to the side, watching curiously.

The gray sable leaped down gracefully and crouched beside Li Yan's legs, its amber eyes surveying the surroundings.

The jade rat jumped out of his arms and sniffed around among the fallen leaves, looking for something new and interesting.

Li Yan closed his eyes and concentrated, his mind focused, with the mirror of his heart hanging high in the Niwan Palace.

The three shells—the Dao-carrying tortoise shell, the incomplete spirit tortoise shell, and the fragments of the earthly fiend water veins—float in the air, faintly forming a mysterious formation with the central [Guicang] tortoise shell phantom.

With a thought, he first burned thirty strands of "Fate-Based Qi" and infused them into the Dao-Carrying Tortoise Shell.

"Prediction: Being located in a branch of the Cangwu Mountains, the fortunes and misfortunes within one month."

The Bagua patterns on the tortoise shell lit up and slowly rotated, interacting with the surrounding天地 (heaven and earth) energy and capturing mysterious information.

The feedback came from the vibration of the tortoise shell.

On the mirror of the heart, images appear like reflections in water, flickering and changing.

First came the outline of the Qing Shi Mansion, with wisps of smoke rising from its chimneys and faint sounds of people, a scene of relative peace.

The scene changes.

Eight hundred li to the west lies Black Wind Ridge.

Dark clouds surged like ink, and a chilling wind howled like blades.

On the ridge, there is a stone cave, and two ferocious stone beasts crouch at the entrance, with eerie green flames burning in their eye sockets.

Deep inside the cave, a thick black mist slowly undulated, within which a seated human figure could be faintly seen.

The humanoid figure exuded a chilling aura.

Three illusory flowers slowly rotated above the human-shaped doorway.

The essence of the flower is the color of congealed blood, with a dark red sheen flowing around the edges of its petals.

The Flower of Qi is the color of a deep, stagnant abyss. Ripples spread across the surface of its petals, and wherever the ripples pass, the void twists and turns.

The Flower of God, its color like burnt talisman paper, its petals broken and incomplete, exudes a chilling, frenzied Taoist aura.

Although the three flowers have not fully solidified, they have already begun to take shape.

Moreover, each petal was entwined with the [calamity aura (appearance of madness)] that Li Yan had seen before!