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This was the first time Tan Wenjie had ever experienced the suffocating feeling of having his health bar emptied.

It wasn't too bad; it looked somewhat like when he wore the ghost messenger skin.

As vitality increases, the cost of trial and error in life rises sharply. Humans will inevitably die after enduring a certain amount of pain, but beings that transcend humanity will suffer additional pain due to their stronger vitality.

What really annoyed him was watching his life points drop to zero, and then, after losing vital signs, his stamina also dropped to zero.

At the moment his life came to an end, his talent "ascending to the ranks of immortals" activated, and he began to randomly select those divine positions.

At the same time, he felt a sense of constraint from the world of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, as if it were trying to forcibly lock him here.

The golden core in his body quickly took effect, and his life points, which had been at zero, suddenly jumped to 1.

The numbers rolled back and surged dramatically.

"Go back and get some more elixirs from Laozi."

If you can hoard resurrection coins, the number of resurrections will be almost infinite, which is another form of immortality.

Even if Laozi couldn't gather that many elixirs in one world, having a few dozen or a few hundred more would surely satisfy his goal.

From the time the elixir takes effect to the time when the body is fully restored, the time seems long, but in reality it is only a moment.

Tan Wenjie opened his eyes, stood up, and shook off the dirt. Fragments of the magic weapon were still between his fingers. The wounds on his broken and twisted body had completely healed without leaving any scars.

It was just a pity that those low-level magic weapons, such as flying swords, had suffered heavy losses.

Clusters of spiritual clouds gathered overhead, and the three flowers converged at the top of the head.

Tan Wenjie glanced at Miss Duan, who was completely a "passerby," and then at Xuanzang, who had already completed his evolution. He felt that something was not quite right.

Miss Duan isn't dead yet, so how did he suddenly evolve?

"Brother Jie?" Xuanzang exclaimed in surprise, "You're not dead?!"

Something's definitely not right. Nobody said that Xuanzang's love life is related to himself.

"I may be dead, but I beat up the ghost messengers, crossed out the Book of Life and Death, and then came back in such a cool way."

Sun Wukong: "..."

From the very first moment we met, this bastard targeted the monkey.

Where on earth did this bastard come from, recounting all the things he's done so meticulously?

Tan Wenjie lightly leaped to Xuanzang's side and patted him on the shoulder.

Those who use cheat codes are just different.

He was clad in golden armor, with three heads and six arms like a war god protecting him, while Xuanzang, clad in white robes formed by his magical power, sat cross-legged.

"Brother Jie, what's wrong?"

Xuanzang noticed that Tan Wenjie suddenly took a step to the side, creating distance between them.

Tan Wenjie said, "It's nothing, it's just that I look more like your lackey."

Your posture determines your fighting ability. If you continue like this, you might become cannon fodder first.

Xuanzang: "..."

Before he could say anything more, Tan Wenjie had already taken a step back and shouted, "Attack!"

Now that Xuanzang's main account is online, it's the perfect time for him to show his skills, so he chooses to sacrifice himself as a foil.

Xuanzang, feeling somewhat apprehensive as he looked at the two figures ahead, was forced into this situation.

The monkey, its eyes red and teeth bared, lunged forward.

"boom!"

The ground exploded into a huge crater, and the soil layers that spread outward due to the impact resembled waves that rose but did not sink, extending for hundreds of feet.

The monkey quickly turned its head to look at the God of War hovering low in the distance.

Its size has grown to the size of a mountain, and Xuanzang is sitting cross-legged in the palm of one of its hands.

Lower your eyes, put your hands together and recite the true scriptures.

His magical power remained unchanged, but the eerie silence during the tense and crucial moment of the battle was what made people even more uneasy.

The nine-headed golden-winged eagle, further away, sensed something was wrong. With a wave of its hand, the wind and clouds surged, mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, and one after another, colossal Buddhas appeared, blotting out the sky.

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—each of these five elements possesses its own power. The five elements generate each other, and in an instant, everything in sight seems to consist only of these five elements.

Tan Wenjie used his golden cudgel to draw a tic-tac-toe pattern on the ground: "I used to use this method to suppress others, Xuanzang, are you done yet?"

"coming."

Xuanzang suddenly opened his eyes.

Nothing happened.

"Hahahaha!" The nine-headed golden-winged eagle laughed heartily.

The monkey, however, was more perceptive. It looked up at the sky and then turned and ran away.

Compared to the eagle, which had never been beaten, the monkey had only been beaten for five hundred years.

A full moon had appeared in the sky sometime earlier than I had imagined.

Upon closer inspection, it was not a full moon, but the eye of a giant whose size far exceeded that of this world.

The image of Vairocana Buddha floated outside the planet, looking down at the crowd who looked like tiny ants.

The nine-headed golden-winged eagle's expression changed drastically: "Buddha?!"

Only those who have been brutally beaten know how ruthless the other party is and how painful the beating can be.

Xuanzang, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly reached out his hand, and the Great Sun Buddha in the sky suddenly reached out and slapped down.

it's dark.

The palm of the Great Sun Tathagata pierced through the atmosphere, and the flames generated by the friction seemed to be heavenly fire destroying the world. A dark shadow, as if the sky were collapsing, completely enveloped the top of the head, yet it cleverly avoided Tan Wenjie and the others.

The five colossal Buddha statues, which blot out the sky, are like five tiny insects being grabbed in one hand.

The nine-headed golden-winged eagle turned to flee, but could not change its fate of being captured in the end.

"Wait!" The nine-headed golden-winged eagle, grabbed by the giant Buddha's hand, quickly called out to stop. "Have you forgotten what we said before? Singing three hundred children's songs can awaken the truth, goodness, and beauty in our hearts. Aren't you the one who opposes violence the most?"

Xuanzang, however, maintained the gesture of pressing his palms together.

"Amitabha."

He finally understood: the real way to capture demons is to first use violence against the enemy and then wait for the enemy to beg him not to use violence.

I was just too young before, but now I finally understand the true meaning of "Three Hundred Children's Songs".

Instead of having himself sing nursery rhymes to the monsters, the master first treated the monsters like his own son and beat them up. He really had good intentions.

"Brother Jie, what are you doing?" Xuanzang turned his head and found Tan Wenjie poking the nine-headed golden-winged eagle with his golden cudgel, looking for the right angle to strike.

"Nonsense, of course we should beat a dog when it's down." Tan Wenjie raised his Vajra Sword, Golden Cudgel, Thor's Hammer, and other weapons.

"Hey, don't you have any self-respect as a master?!" the nine-headed golden-winged eagle shouted.

This is the first time I've ever seen a god who has no shame whatsoever.

He didn't contribute during the fight, but jumped in to steal the credit at the crucial moment. It's not that he started the trouble, but if I were Xuanzang, I would definitely be furious.

However, Xuanzang simply watched quietly.

Nine-Headed Golden-Winged Eagle: "..."

The stick was made to strike downwards.

"Wait!" all nine heads shouted at the same time, "I suddenly remembered that there is something that would be perfect for you, Mr. Tan."

The five fragments of the Buddha statues summoned by the nine-headed golden-winged eagle exploded once again, and five beams of light shot out from the earthen hill and flew into Tan Wenjie's hand.

[Mahavairocana Skin Fragment *5]

"Never mind." Tan Wenjie put down his weapon. "We've become friends through this fight. We can discuss Buddhism together sometime."

If he had just said he had money to buy his life, he wouldn't have needed to put on this act.

Nine-Headed Golden-Winged Eagle: "..."

Fortunately, he used to be from Lingshan. With nine heads working together, his speed was fast. To be a god, one must understand human affairs.

"Mr. Tan?" The nine-headed golden-winged eagle looked at the person who had jumped onto it and was rummaging through its feathers looking for something.

"That was the money to buy your life, now it's compensation for emotional distress."

"..."

"By the way, where's the monkey?" Tan Wenjie turned around to search.

Seven eyes shone with divine light as they searched.

The black mouse-like monkey lurked around, looking here and there furtively.

"boom!"

A figure fell from the sky and crashed in front of him.

The monkey bared its teeth, turned to run away, but bumped into Xuanzang, who was dressed in white.

"Hmph..." The monkey opened its mouth, about to speak.

A silver bullet suddenly pierced the sky and struck the monkey's head precisely.

The impact, with the force of a shattered star, shot out in a straight line, instantly piercing through the monkey's brain. The meteor, flying backward into the air, left a dazzling trail.

The monkey's upper half of its body disappeared, lying on the ground, with wisps of black smoke rising from it.

mission completed.

Tan Wenjie pulled out both the pig demon and the fish demon.

They saw the half-eaten monkey carcass and excitedly pounced on it.

It devoured the black energy, its strength rapidly increasing, but its body also mutated and twisted, with scarlet eyeballs sprouting from its body. "Snap!"

With a single blow, the fish demon's head exploded.

Seeing that things were not going well, the pig demon tried to escape, but was hit on the head by a flying lightning hammer.

His head shattered, and the pig demon collapsed to the ground.

The hammer was corrupted by the evil energy of the abyss, and the lightning it emitted quickly turned black.

Tan Wenjie quickly reached out and grabbed the hammer, severing its connection with the evil energy.

There were no monkeys, pigs, or fish, but Xuanzang had Miss Duan.

Moreover, with his martial prowess, he could practically walk into the Western Paradise.

Feeling the pull on his body, Tan Wenjie waved his hand and said, "I should go."

Xuanzang: "Brother Jie, until we meet again!"

With a flash of light, Tan Wenjie's figure vanished in an instant. Even with Xuanzang's current magical power, he couldn't detect where he went. He could only sigh in his heart that Tan Wenjie was indeed a man of mystery, impossible to catch.

Just then, the half-eaten monkey carcass on the ground suddenly rose up and rushed towards Tan Wenjie.

A puff of black smoke flashed by.

Only Xuanzang and Miss Duan remained, along with the devastation that followed.

……

Yuzhou City.

It's only the beginning of summer, and you can already see sweat on your forehead as you walk down the street.

The neighbors were discussing the hottest gossip of the past two days, from martial arts masters to interesting stories about major sects, and their enthusiasm grew even stronger when they mentioned a certain arrogant and domineering young lady.

"Oh dear, has the sky suddenly cracked open?!"

Suddenly someone raised their finger and pointed to the sky.

Suddenly, a long gash appeared in the cloudless, azure sky, and a beam of golden light fell from within.

The golden light appeared to be quite large, but its original shape was obscured by the dense radiance surrounding it.

"boom!"

It crashed diagonally onto a distant mountaintop, causing the ground to tremble violently.

"Could it be a treasure that fell from the sky?" some people speculated.

"It must be a treasure. Maybe a god's bag loosened and a mountain of gold and silver fell down."

"Whoever finds it will become rich."

There are many people who shout at the top of their lungs about getting rich, but almost none of them actually take the time to move their feet and run up the mountain.

If what falls is a mountain of gold, that would be fine, but what if it's something else deadly?

Moreover, there have been more and more rumors of monsters appearing in Bishan recently. Some people have even paid a Taoist priest from Shushan to capture the monsters, but the so-called Taoist priest just grabbed a peach wood sword and waved it around a couple of times before wanting to call it a day.

No one expected that the monster would actually appear, and the fake Taoist priest abandoned the others and ran away.

The money was spent, and I almost lost my life.

"If none of you are going, then I will! Once I'm rich, I'll definitely buy Yong'an Pawnshop!"

A figure pushed through the crowd and rushed out.

The others looked at each other.

There really are people who would rather die than keep their money.

……

On a high peak of a sacred mountain, several white-haired elders with an air of otherworldly wisdom gazed at the horizon.

The recent crack in the ceiling also caught their attention.

"Sect Leader, how is it?"

"The secrets of heaven are shrouded in mystery; they cannot be fathomed," the leading elder shook his head gently.

"Friend or foe?"

"It's hard to tell friend from foe, but when the sky cracked open just now, I saw a golden body with three heads and six arms inside."

"Could they be celestial beings?"

"There is also an evil aura, an extremely dense evil aura."

"Oh dear, what should I do?"

Everyone was at a loss, and then turned to look at the Demon-Locking Tower on the back mountain, which was suppressed by iron chains and talisman formations.

They also possess evil influences.

If the two evil energies collide, the situation will be extremely dangerous.

……

"Damn, I knew it wouldn't be that easy."

Tan Wenjie sat up from the pit and patted the dust off his body.

We've been tricked.

Unexpectedly, the evil energy of the abyss has become increasingly cunning. Previously, it only occupied the bodies of a few people to fight against itself, but this time it actually chose to give up its power directly.

The fish demon, pig demon, and monkey demon all received power from the evil energy, but they did not go mad to the point of being oblivious to pain and fearless of death. Perhaps it was because their willpower was strong and they were unaffected, but it was certainly also related to the fact that the abyss did not actively influence them.

The enemy abandoned everything and chose to lie in wait, just to launch a sneak attack when I left.

The way back was forcibly interrupted. Fortunately, Tan Wenjie reacted in time, otherwise he might have gotten lost and eventually completed his "ascension to the ranks of immortals" in a daze, becoming a bound god of a small world, unable to transcend it.

Of course, if you want to scheme against him, you have to pay a price. At the last moment, he caught all the evil energy. Later, we'll find a secluded place and bombard it with heavenly lightning for forty-nine days. If that doesn't work, we'll throw it into the alchemy furnace to burn it.

There are always more ways than difficulties.

Tan Wenjie looked around.

"The spiritual energy is so abundant?"

This indicates that the level of this world is no lower than that of the Lotus Lantern.

"And there are also spiritual fruits everywhere."

Tan Wenjie bent down and picked a fruit.

[Mouse Fruit: A very common fruit found in the mountains and fields, it can refresh the mind and restore a small amount of mana: 20 points]

"..."

It looks familiar.

Not far away, there was a herb with red flower heads.

[Hemostatic Herb: Restores a small amount of health: 50 points]

Although he was already a deity, and could rely on his connections and shamelessness to freeload at various deity caves and gatherings, there's a saying that goes, "If you find money on the road and don't pick it up, you're just throwing it away."

While they may not be found all over the mountains and fields, you can occasionally encounter them by the roadside.

He had just been injured in a battle with the evil energy of the abyss, and if he relied on his own recovery ability, it would take at least a few more hours to fully recover. He might as well eat some fruit.

It's quite sweet, mainly because it's also very sweet.

"What's the noise?"

Tan Wenjie turned his head and saw a wine jar with wings flying in the air.

There was a very faint demonic aura, almost negligible. If the other party hadn't suddenly flown in front of him, Tan Wenjie wouldn't have noticed it at all.

"Huh~"

A fireball shot out of the wine jar and hit Tan Wenjie.

Went out.

Nothing was burned.

Tan Wenjie asked in surprise, "Why aren't you running?"

Given the vast difference in strength between the two sides, I would have turned and run away if it were me; a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle.

The wine jar with wings didn't run away; instead, it spewed out a ball of fire.

"Click."

The wine jar cracked, but Tan Wenjie didn't make a move. However, his innate passive ability to reflect damage was enough to shatter his opponent.

"They even have experience."

There was another commotion ahead, with a winged wine jar flying in, followed by a bag of rice that bounced around on its own.

The little demon knew nothing of fear and continued its attack on Tan Wenjie.

With a tearing sound, the rice bag burst open, spilling out stale rice, and the demonic energy vanished without a trace.

"Hey, man."

"Ok?"

Tan Wenjie turned his head.

He was a young man dressed in ancient costume.

"Have you seen a gold nugget fall from the sky?"

Tan Wenjie thought carefully, then shook his head: "No."

He had just fallen from the sky; if there really were gold nuggets, how could he not have seen them? (End of Chapter)