Chapter 171: Qilin Mountain, Four-Not-Like?

At this moment, golden light radiated from Xuanzang. This golden light was different from before; it gave people a feeling of being peaceful but also somewhat domineering, which was very peculiar.

Besides this, the aura on Xuanzang had also changed. Before, he was a Taiyi Golden Immortal, but now he had become an early-stage Da Luo Golden Immortal. It seemed this was a blessing in disguise.

"I've worried you all," Xuanzang said with a smile after seeing everyone.

"Master!" The Black Bear Demon threw himself at Xuanzang's feet and cried loudly. If the Black Bear Demon had worshipped Xuanzang just to save his life initially, now he truly wanted to follow Xuanzang.

"It's fine!" Xuanzang could feel the Black Bear Demon's emotions and patted him.

"Master Xuanzang, what should we do next?" Yang Jian asked at this moment.

"Set off directly!" Xuanzang said without hesitation.

"Good!" Everyone nodded.

"In the coming time, we will enter the camouflage stage," Xuanzang said to the group after setting off.

"How so?" Sun Wukong asked.

"Julusun Buddha must not have thought that I could get rid of his control. Now Lingshan should be filled with a joyful atmosphere, because Julusun Buddha will bring back good news," Xuanzang said with a smile.

"I understand. We need to create an illusion, an illusion that Master Xuanzang has been controlled by Lingshan, right?" Ao Mo'ang looked at Xuanzang and said.

"Right! I thought about it. We were a bit high-profile before. Lingshan doesn't dare to kill me, but they can cleanse my memory and make me a puppet of Lingshan. If it doesn't work here, they will take action against you, which is very unfavorable for us. So we need to pretend for a while."

"Fine, we listen to the Master," Xiaoyue nodded.

Xuanzang's words were immediately recognized by everyone. After all, what Xuanzang said made sense. Lingshan couldn't kill Xuanzang, but couldn't they kill them?

"Then from now on, this poor monk is the Holy Monk Xuanzang. I hope everyone can cooperate well with this poor monk and perform this play to Lingshan," Xuanzang said to the group with a smile.

The next second, he pointed a few times on his body, directly sealing his cultivation. After sealing his cultivation, a feeling that made people involuntarily feel close appeared on Xuanzang, and at the same time, a seductive fragrance radiated from his body.

Fortunately, these demons had all eaten Xuanzang's flesh and blood, so they had a certain resistance to this fragrance; otherwise, they would be drooling like the Black Bear Demon now.

"Here!" Seeing the Black Bear Demon like this, Xuanzang threw him a blood bead with a smile.

This blood bead was the blood that had exploded out of Xuanzang's body when Julusun Buddha's Buddha power was rampaging in his body. He had collected it. He was very precious about his flesh and blood now; this flesh and blood could win over many demons on the road.

Looking at the blood bead in his hand, the Black Bear Demon swallowed it without a second word. Soon, golden light flashed on his body. Although his strength didn't improve, he felt that his life level had undergone a fundamental change.

Because Xuanzang sealed his own cultivation, the demons caught a tiger that had achieved enlightenment to serve as Xuanzang's mount. After all, mortals couldn't walk such a long road.

Half a month later, Xuanzang and his group arrived at the foot of a mountain filled with auspicious energy. Looking at the forest before them, a trace of confusion appeared in everyone's eyes.

Before this, the forests they encountered were either filled with demonic energy or were ordinary. They didn't expect to encounter such a forest filled with auspicious energy now.

"Everyone should be careful. Although this mountain is filled with auspicious energy, it doesn't mean the owner here will like us," Yang Jian said hurriedly after seeing the relaxed expressions on everyone's faces.

"Right, right, right. We can't lower our guard; otherwise, we'll capsize in the gutter," Sun Wukong nodded.

"Amitabha, everyone, follow this poor monk into the mountain," Xuanzang said with a faint smile.

After entering the mountain, they immediately felt a sense of being watched. This feeling came from all directions, and they couldn't feel the source of the gaze at all.

"No need to look. Everything we see is eyes watching us," a demon transformed from a thorn tree in the team said.

"Ah!" The Black Bear Demon immediately looked at everything around him vigilantly.

"Keep moving forward. The owner here discovered us the moment we stepped into the forest," the thorn tree demon said indifferently.

At this moment, in a cave on a cliff at the top of the mountain.

A middle-aged man dressed in white, with a fairy-like appearance, was sitting on a meditation cushion, closing his eyes to rest. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Have they come? Finally waited for you." When the thorn tree demon said they had been discovered by the owner of the mountain long ago, the middle-aged man slowly opened his eyes.

"Come here!" Afterward, he said indifferently.

"See the Ancestor!"

"Set up the ceremonial guard to welcome the guests from afar," the middle-aged man said.

"Yes, Ancestor!" Hearing this, the little demons exited the cave.

Not long after Xuanzang and the others entered the mountain, a sound of gongs and drums came from the mountain, which was very lively.

"??? Is there a family in this mountain? This sound seems to be a wedding," Sun Wukong said after hearing the sound of gongs and drums.

"It shouldn't be. Ordinary families can't stay in this place. For mortals, being able to live within a hundred miles of this mountain is their limit. Sometimes, too good conditions are very dangerous for humans," Yang Jian shook his head.

As for the sudden movement, he didn't know either, because this was the wilderness; logically speaking, such a situation shouldn't appear at all.

They were likely gathered and aiming for the pilgrimage team.

"Then let's wait here and see if the sound of gongs and drums is aimed at us," Xuanzang said at this moment.

"Good!" Hearing Xuanzang's words, everyone nodded. This was also the wisest method.

If the other side was aiming for them, they would definitely be able to wait for them in place. If not, they would soon hear the sound of gongs and drums.

But after a while, bizarre expressions appeared on everyone's faces. *Good heavens, this gong and drum team is really aiming for us. *

The reason for saying this was that the sound was getting closer and clearer, and in the depths of the forest, everyone vaguely saw some blurry figures.

After a few more breaths, everyone finally saw the gong and drum team clearly. Seeing this team, the expressions of Dapeng and the others changed drastically, while others didn't have much reaction.

"Qilin, this is actually the Qilin clan," Yang Jian muttered to himself.

"Yes! I didn't expect the Qilin clan to come out for Master Xuanzang," Dapeng nodded.

"Master Xuanzang, we have been ordered by the Ancestor to invite the Holy Monk to Qilin Cliff to discuss the Dao." After arriving at Xuanzang's side, the leading Qilin bowed to Xuanzang and said.

"Amitabha! Since it is the Qilin clan, this poor monk should go," Xuanzang put his hands together and bowed to the Qilin before him.

This action of Xuanzang directly stunned the Qilin before him. He even doubted if he had found the wrong person. The Xuanzang the Ancestor told him about wasn't like this at all!

"Benefactor, when shall we set off?" Seeing the Qilin in a daze, Xuanzang called out softly.

"Ah? Oh oh oh, Holy Monk, please!" Hearing Xuanzang's call, the Qilin finally reacted and made a gesture to Xuanzang, signaling him to get into the sedan.

"Amitabha, then this poor monk will thank you, Benefactor," Xuanzang nodded with a smile and sat into the sedan.

"Don't say, the Master really has two brushes," Sun Wukong said in a low voice, following behind the team.

"That's nonsense. Master Xuanzang is a real high monk!" Yang Jian rolled his eyes at Sun Wukong.

Following the team, they soon arrived at the cave located on the cliff at the top of the mountain. At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed in white, with white hair and beard, and a fairy-like appearance, was standing in front of the cave.

"I have seen the Ancestor, the Holy Monk has been invited!" Seeing the middle-aged man, the leading Qilin little demon stepped forward and bowed.

"Go down!" The middle-aged man nodded.

"I am Lu Chan, I have seen the Holy Monk." After dismissing the little demons, Lu Chan bowed to Xuanzang.

"I am Xuanzang, I have seen Benefactor Lu." Xuanzang smiled and put his hands together to return the bow.

"Hmm?" Seeing Xuanzang like this, Lu Chan's brows frowned imperceptibly. This seemed different from the legendary Xuanzang. They were simply two different people, okay?

"Familiar?" Dapeng transmitted his voice to Yang Jian.

"Familiar, but does the Chan Sect have such a person?" Yang Jian replied.

"If we change our thinking, then the Chan Sect really has such a person," Dapeng replied with a smile.

"Change our thinking?"

"A reminder: Jindu Cave." Dapeng looked at Yang Jian and transmitted his voice.

"Jindu Cave? Wait, Jindu Cave! This wouldn't be..." Yang Jian finally reacted.

"That's right. This person before us, if nothing goes wrong, should be the Four-Not-Like, the mount of the Jade Pure Saint," Dapeng nodded.

"Good heavens, first the Horned Rhinoceros of the Demon Sect, now the Four-Not-Like of the Chan Sect, and later at the Flaming Mountain, there is the Bull Demon King. We've directly collected the three-piece set of Saint mounts," Yang Jian replied with a smile.

"No matter, this Four-Not-Like has no hostility toward the Holy Monk. He probably has the same idea as the Horned Rhinoceros, just wanting Xuanzang to stay here for a while longer," Dapeng said with a smile.

"Since that's the case, we don't need to worry. Anyway, we are provided with good food and drink every day, so we'll treat it as a vacation. The conditions in this place are not bad!" Sun Wukong said with a smile.

In this life, Jiang Ziya didn't receive the Four-Not-Like from the Saint, so the Four-Not-Like had been following the Jade Pure Saint, which was why he appeared here at the beginning of the pilgrimage.

In the cave, Xuanzang and Lu Chan had already sat down.

"Let me re-introduce myself. My name is Lu Chan, a name I took for myself. I am the mount of the Jade Pure Saint." Lu Chan explained his origin generously, without avoiding anything.

"My name is Xuanzang, a monk going from the Great Tang in the East to the West to worship Buddha and seek scriptures." Xuanzang also explained his identity humbly.

"I don't know why the Great King invited this poor monk here?" Xuanzang asked again.

"I want to discuss the Dao with the Holy Monk and feel the atmosphere of the West." Lu Chan's attitude was very low.

"Good, since Benefactor wants to discuss the Dao with this poor monk, it is this poor monk's honor." Xuanzang smiled.

Then Xuanzang didn't wait for Lu Chan to say anything and started chanting sutras directly. Although he hated Lingshan very much, when it came to chanting sutras, this was Xuanzang's specialty.

When this poor monk closed his eyes and chanted, a thoughtful look appeared in Lu Chan's eyes. He was thinking about what had happened to Xuanzang before him, why the Xuanzang before him was different from what he had understood before.

Suddenly, the figure of Julusun Buddha appeared in Lu Chan's mind, along with the scene of the explosion at Jindu Mountain.

"It seems Xuanzang still couldn't escape Lingshan's palm!" Lu Chan sighed.

About two incense sticks later, Xuanzang stopped chanting, and a look of enjoyment appeared on Lu Chan's face.

"Holy Monk, you've finished speaking, then this poor monk will start," Lu Chan said with a smile.

"Hmm!" Xuanzang nodded.

Although Lu Chan didn't listen to Xuanzang's preaching, when it was his turn to speak, he still put in twenty-four points of spirit.

Xuanzang also put in twelve points of spirit, not for anything else, just to respect others.

In fact, Xuanzang couldn't understand what Lu Chan was saying. It wasn't that he couldn't understand, but what Lu Chan said was scattered and disorganized, so Xuanzang had no interest at all.

No one knew how much time had passed, but just as Xuanzang was about to be unable to hold on, Lu Chan finally stopped, still feeling unsatisfied.

"Finally over, otherwise I would really have to explode and hurt someone!" Xuanzang muttered to himself in his heart.

To think he was the mount of Yuanshi Tianzun; compared to the Horned Rhinoceros, the level of this Four-Not-Like was simply too poor.

"Holy Monk, you rest for a while! In two days, let's have a long talk," after the discussion ended, Lu Chan said to Xuanzang.

"Good!" Xuanzang nodded, then went to rest with the little demons.

Soon, he met Yang Jian and the others.

"Master Xuanzang, what do you say?" Dapeng asked after seeing Xuanzang.

"It's hard to say. The level of this Four-Not-Like is too poor. I nearly lifted the seal and beat him up!" Xuanzang said.

"Then are we still staying here?" The Black Bear Demon asked.

"Now in the eyes of Lingshan, I am an ordinary person

"Good! Then we shall stay for two more days, and then set off." Everyone nodded.

(End of chapter)