The Journey to the West is over, and the Perfect Life System is here

Chapter 193: Changes at Wanshou Mountain

Although the four saints' test of Zen mind was not exactly repeated, Sha Seng changed a lot after this incident.

I am no longer as cautious as before, and I have more courage and confidence.

This made him more convinced of the man of destiny, and he willingly followed him on the journey to obtain the scriptures.

Soon, they arrived at Wanshou Mountain on a cloud.

"Hmm?" Sun Wukong stopped and watched, golden light gathering in his eyes.

"What happened? How could this place become like a ghost town?" Sha Seng was extremely shocked and puzzled.

I saw that Wanshou Mountain, which was originally a paradise, was filled with haze and weirdness. The fairy mist turned into gloomy clouds and fog, the wind was howling, and the dead souls were wandering and crying everywhere.

"Let's go down and take a look." Sun Wukong pressed down the cloud, but arrived at the foot of Wanshou Mountain, and did not land directly on the Wuzhuang Temple on the mountain.

Because he had discovered that the source of these strange things was Wuzhuang Temple.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, they were more deeply impressed by the changes here.

The originally clear river water was filled with a fishy smell, and there were some people crying by the river.

Sun Wukong and Sha Seng looked at each other, changed their ways, and went up to inquire about the situation.

One of the old men cried the most miserably, which attracted their attention.

"Old man, what happened here? Why are you guys like you are mourning?" asked Sun Wukong.

"Stranger, I'm just mourning." The old man wiped his tears and said, "You don't know, disasters have happened in the villages around here. The living people did not die after death, but turned into monsters.

Many people, including my son, heard that the gods at Wuzhuang Temple on the mountain could exorcise demons and monsters, so they came to seek help. But to their surprise, they all disappeared and never returned. Only a few wandering spirits roamed the river, warning us not to go up the mountain.

"Interesting, interesting." Sun Wukong scratched his face thoughtfully, then said, "Wujing, let's go up and take a look."

His action surprised and unexpected both Sha Seng and the old man.

To their surprise, they found that the words and actions of this destined man were exactly the same as those of the Monkey King back then, even his expression and tone were exactly the same.

Surprisingly, this destined person actually wanted to go up and take a look.

Sha Monk said, "Brother Monkey, according to what the old man said, there must be a problem at Wuzhuang Temple. Even a powerful being like Zhenyuan Daxian couldn't suppress the disaster near his own temple. If we go there, I'm afraid we will be in great danger."

The old man also hurriedly advised: "If you climb the mountain too many times, you will eventually encounter a tiger. You two are obviously capable, but you still need to be a little respectful. Don't end up like my foolish son and never come back."

"Hehe." Sun Wukong looked the old man up and down, then suddenly grabbed his beard and said with a smile, "I've heard that Taibai Jinxing in the sky always likes to transform into an old man to help those who seek scriptures.

Today I'm back on the road to seek scriptures, and you can't sit still again, right?"

"Ouch, it hurts!" the old man cried out in pain, revealing his true form as Taibai Jinxing. He explained, "I'm afraid of affecting the judgment of the Destiny Master, so I dare not show my true face to you."

Sun Wukong loosened his beard and said sternly, "Tell me the truth. What happened in Wuzhuang Temple? Where did Zhenyuan Daxian go?"

Taibai Jinxing smiled bitterly. He never thought that this destined man would have even sharper eyes than the Monkey King back then.

So I could only tell him the truth: "In fact, Wuzhuang Temple has been closed since over two hundred years ago, and no one is allowed to enter. Since then, anyone who has gone in out of curiosity or seeking help has never come out."

A divine light flashed in Sun Wukong's eyes: "So, is there something wrong with Zhenyuan Daxian?"

Taibai Jinxing nodded: "To be precise, the ginseng fruit tree has undergone some changes. It has transformed from an innate spiritual root into a man-eating demonic tree."

Sun Wukong said solemnly: "Then I must go and see it."

Afterwards, he ignored the two men's dissuasion and went straight to the Wuzhuang Temple on the mountain.

Taibai Jinxing and Sha Seng could only keep up.

Soon, they arrived at the gate of Wuzhuang Temple.

I saw that this place used to be a tranquil bamboo path, with a wide pond in front of the gate and long tree shadows, and cracked rocks and moss and broken flowers, a true immortal cave. But now, it is entangled with gloomy winds and dark air, a desolate scene.

The stone tablet standing at the mountain gate also collapsed, and the words "Wanshou Mountain Blessed Land, Wuzhuang Temple Cave Heaven" engraved on it can no longer be pieced together.

"Be careful, don't alarm the beings inside." Taibai Jinxing lowered his voice to remind, his whole body trembling.

Sun Wukong nodded. He was not a reckless person. Although he came up, he had no intention of going in. He just came to explore.

If things can't be done, the worst that can happen is to give up this system task.

After all, the changes in Wuzhuang Temple have been going on for more than two hundred years, but there has been no effort from Heaven, Buddhism, or any other forces to resolve them.

Obviously, the danger here is huge, so great that none of the three realms or parties can solve it.

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong reached another high place, golden light flowed in his eyes, and he used the golden pupil to break delusion.

You can see that there is a towering tree in the temple, which is the ginseng fruit tree.

But this innate spiritual root is very different from what it looked like back then.

Originally, the branches were green and fragrant, and the leaves were like bananas. On the branches were some fruits that looked like dolls, moving their hands and feet around, nodding and shaking their heads, and there seemed to be sounds when the wind passed by.

But now, the green branches have turned into blood branches, and the leaves are pitch black.

Those ginseng fruits were even more like monsters. The chubby white babies turned into dark demon children, each with a hideous face, and they all made whimpering growls or strange laughs.

"What is that?" Sun Wukong's eyes fixed.

What shocked him even more was that Zhenyuan Daxian was sitting cross-legged under the tree, his whole body tightly entangled by those blood-colored tree roots.

The whole person became very evil and lost the immortal demeanor he once had.

In addition, there were corpses wandering around the demonized ginseng fruit tree, and blood-colored branches were entangled around them.

At the same time, the system's voice sounded again.

[You and your disciples came to the Wuzhuang Temple on Wanshou Mountain. Taoist children Qingfeng and Mingyue, following the master's order, treated Master Sanzang with two ginseng fruits, but the master did not dare to eat them, so in the end the two Taoist children got them.

When Bajie found out, he suggested that you steal a few and try them.

You know Bajie is just goading you into it, but you're still tempted...]

[Obtain mission: Stealing ginseng fruits (you need to steal at least three ginseng fruits)]

"Stupid system, it's so tactless!" Sun Wukong scratched his head and looked at the situation in the temple. Where could he steal it?
At the same time, Taibai Jinxing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the man of destiny had no intention of going in, and went up to explain, "See, this is the current situation of Wuzhuang Temple.

It is said that Zhenyuan Daxian suppressed the disaster of the ginseng fruit tree with his own strength.

When he wakes up one day, he will either succeed in suppressing the situation or fail, allowing the disaster to spread."

Sun Wukong's eyes flashed, as if he had thought of something, and asked, "What if I wake up early?"

Taibai Jinxing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Impossible. The masters of both Taoism and Buddhism have tried it. If they could awaken Zhenyuan Daxian in advance, they would have done it long ago."

Sun Wukong laughed. "Hehe, that's because they're using the wrong method to wake me up! Old Star Lord, please go to Mount Zhongnan and meet that True Immortal Yun Zhongzi. Tell him that if he wants to find great freedom, he should come to Wuzhuang Monastery."

After hearing this, Taibai Jinxing became even more confused. What does this have to do with Yun Zhongzi?

Then he went to Zhongnan Mountain without asking any more questions.

Sha Seng was in a daze, as if he had seen his senior brother again.

But he knew in his heart that this was not the case.

(End of this chapter)