Chapter 171: with translation of chapter title

A wild wind blew over from the desert, Feiyanü looked at the distant Zunzibao lying in the desert, she rose and wanted to go forward, Zhou Shuo was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbed her in one go, not letting her get up and go over, and at the same time spoke.

Don't rush, let's watch here first; that guy isn't just passed out.

Listening to Zhou Shuo's words, Feiyanü lay on the sand dune, leaning against Zhou Shuo her face flushed, while she gazed into the distance, indeed she saw Zunzibao lying in place for a dozen seconds, then half-sitting up and began searching in place, likely looking for the Moonlight Treasure Box.

"What on earth is going on?" Yingnüxia lowered her voice, this Zunzibao can turn into an enraged monkey, just now there was also a Sun Monkey, plus Guanyin and Tang Sanzang, so which one is the real Sun Wukong?

"I don't really understand either." Zhou Shuo shook his head, gazing down at the sand dune, Zunzibao searched in place for a while but found nothing, finally he left dejectedly, under the moonlight his silhouette was extremely listless, lacking any of the ferocity he had when transformed into the Violent Ape.

"Which monkey is the real one?" Feiyanü also felt confused.

"How can we get home?" Yingnüxia also felt a bit listless, this matter is becoming more and more puzzling.

"Why rush? Just take it slow, we'll definitely get out, I'll always be with you guys?" Zhou Shuo looked at the two fragile girls, patting his chest as he spoke.

"Older Brother Zhou, you're really good." Feiyanü heard Zhou Shuo's words, a blush rose on her face, while Yingnüxia showed a look of disdain.

"What use are you?"

"Ask Yanzi!" Zhou Shuo pointed at Feiyanü, Yingnüxia then pointed in that direction, while Feiyanü's face was a bit red, but she was also open and generous.

"Older Brother Zhou is very good, both smart and capable."

"I want to put my hands on my hips and feel proud for a moment." Zhou Shuo grinned, indeed he lives up to being the heir of the Maiden Village, truly clever, lively, and adorable.

"Look at you like that." Yingnüxia looked at Zhou Shuo's grinning, wide-mouthed laugh, feeling a bit uneasy inside, but she didn't relax her tone.

"We should still think it over, what to do next, whether to follow Zunzibao!" Feiyanü looked at Zhou Shuo's carefree expression, pursed her lips and glanced at the distant departing Zunzibao.

"Following him wouldn't reveal anything either; better to rest for a night, wait until tomorrow morning to make plans, first find a place with people, since Tang Sanzang and Guanyin sister have appeared, likely Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing are not far either." Zhou Shuo said.

"Then what?" Yingnüxia asked further, searching for people like this isn't a solution; we must think of a way to leave this world.

"To settle Sun Wukong's inner demon, we should find the Bodhi Old Ancestor." Zhou Shuo waved his big hand.

"Find my master, why?" Yingnüxia was a bit puzzled.

"In any cultivation, life must be the primary focus, the two are interdependent; Sun Wukong's life merit is in the Water Curtain Cave, those who mainly cultivate life find it hard to transcend to sainthood, so one should cultivate nature, and cultivating nature means going to the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave on the Spirit Terrace of Square Inch Mountain, this is the field of the mind and the source of innate light." Zhou Shuo shook his head and swayed, this is the Daoist alchemy explanation of Journey to the West.

"So there's this meaning too?" Feiyanü felt a little surprised.

"I've never heard of this, but it sounds somewhat reasonable; however, where should we go to find the master, Square Inch Mountain?" Yingnüxia glared, she being an orthodox disciple of Square Inch Mountain had never heard this interpretation.

"Being in the Spirit Mountain, don't seek far; the Spirit Mountain is only in one's heart. Everyone has a Spirit Mountain pagoda, cultivating with the heart toward the pagoda's base. Our being in this world is a karmic affinity; let us proceed with peace of mind, Square Inch Mountain will surely be found eventually, and the Bodhi Old Ancestor will also be met eventually." Zhou Shuo shook his head and swayed, anyway he's not in a hurry.

"Older Brother Zhou is right, the more rushed the less gets done; better to settle the mind, I want to cultivate properly." Feiyanü, hearing Zhou Shuo's words, couldn't help but eagerly nod in agreement.

"Not bad, Yanzi is the smartest." Zhou Shuo quickly expressed praise.

"Annoying." Feiyanü, hearing Zhou Shuo's tone like coaxing a child, couldn't help but act coquettishly annoyed.

"Now that it's come to this, there's only this way." Yingnüxia looked at the coquettishly annoyed Feiyanü and the grinning Zhou Shuo, she suppressed a bit of anxiety in her heart, while an indescribable feeling arose from within.

"Forget it, I'm cultivating too, how about you?" Yingnüxia pushed aside her strange feeling, sat upright, and asked Zhou Shuo.

"You all are cultivating, I can't just idle; I'll cultivate my own magic treasures, and also prepare some stuff for you two for self-defense, not having anything in hand feels unsettling!" Zhou Shuo without hesitation, repeatedly encountered Azure Rosy Fairy and the Violent Ape, both formidable, he wants to prepare some dried provisions for the two girls as self-defense.

"Older Brother Zhou, do you have any magic treasures on you?" Feiyanü was somewhat surprised, magic treasures are a great aid for cultivators, but this stuff isn't easily obtained; even from the master's sect, only occasional formulas are passed down, then cultivators themselves must seek resources to cultivate.

"Just a little trinket, better than nothing." Zhou Shuo casually took out his previous collection from his person; after his primordial spirit merged with the void, his strength underwent a rise-and-fall adjustment, now gradually recovered, some things stored in his space can be taken out again, though many things are already outdated.

Likewise, the Divine Ability Whip, when Zhou Shuo dealt with tree demons before, he was already inadequate; let alone those previously refined jade talismans and all that miscellaneous junk, if he encountered the Azure Rosy Fairy's Purple Cyan Divine Flame, he'd be burned to ashes in seconds.

Zhou Shuo's cultivation has risen, the Heaven-Defying Sword Qi can now be used freely, so he no longer needs a weapon; after spending some time adjusting and reforging the Divine Ability Whip, he transformed it into a jade-green long rope, which he gave to Yingnüxia.

"You should be used to wielding a whip, so I'll give the Purple Cyan Treasure Sword to Yanzi!" Zhou Shuo gave his Divine Ability Whip to Yingnüxia, letting her exchange her original Purple Cyan Treasure Sword for Feiyanü, which she naturally did.

"Here, these two jade talismans can be used as magic treasures for self-defense and flight; I'll teach you two a method, you two can refine the jade talismans." Zhou Shuo then took out two newly refined jade talismans and gave them to the two girls, also instructing them on refining and using the magic treasures.

"Older Brother Zhou, what about you?" Feiyanü took the jade talismans, looking at what Zhou Shuo produced, she couldn't help but blink, it seemed everything had been divided between her and Yingnüxia.

"Me, you don't need to worry, I have a Purple Cyan Jade Cup, and my magic arts have begun to recover, it's fine." Zhou Shuo looked at the concerned sister, quickly waved his hand broadly.

"Magic arts recovering?" Yingnüxia, hearing Zhou Shuo's words, couldn't help but lift her head.

"Come to think of it, Older Brother Zhou, we still don't know where you're from? Why were you on Flower-Fruit Mountain back then?" Feiyanü also felt curiosity arise at the right moment.

"Hey, that's all old stuff; speaking of which, I'm not a person of this world, I'm an extraterrestrial, uh, that is, an alien visitor." Zhou Shuo didn't hide anything, giving a brief rundown of his situation.

"Older Brother Zhou, what's your hometown like?" Feiyanü's eyes sparkled with stars, knowing that anyone who dares to sleep atop Flower-Fruit Mountain without fear of being eaten by a tiger must have some background.

"That could be said at length; where we come from, we've already left the feudal era behind, it's a world fully advancing toward modernization." Zhou Shuo sat under the desert night sky, describing the modern world to the two girls; Feiyanü listened with her eyes shimmering with varied colors, while Yingnüxia also focused intently, afraid of missing anything.

Under the high-hanging moon, after Zhou Shuo finished distributing the magic treasure weapons on the sand dune, he talked nonsense at length; the two girls who had originally prepared to cultivate also had no mind for cultivation, they simply focused on listening to Zhou Shuo's talk, and the night passed in such an atmosphere.

"Speaking of our world, although there are no cultivators, but— uh, the sky's already bright, we haven't slept all night." Zhou Shuo kept talking, raising his head to see the sun gradually rising in the sky and the temperature on the sand dune gradually increasing, he couldn't help but stop talking.

"Yeah! The sun's out, the sky's already a bit warm, we should still leave this place, find a spot to rest!" Feiyanü felt the gradually heating air, she couldn't help but speak, as cultivators, going a night without sleep isn't a big deal, but suffering in such an environment is not what they want.

"Alright, just pick a direction at random." Zhou Shuo slapped his knee, stood up, and said while gazing at the boundless desert.