Encountering a Monster at Zhenhai Temple (I)
Meanwhile, Ao Tu stayed in the Nuwa Palace for quite some time.
After leaving Nuwa Palace, Ao Tu originally intended to return to the Flower Realm to rest. However, a day in Heaven is equivalent to a year on earth, and Tang Sanzang and his disciples had already left the Bhikshu Kingdom. In another six months, they would probably reach the next tribulation. During this time, he still had many things to do, such as Empress Houtu the Netherworld Realm, meeting the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Three Clans, and his Vice Sect Leader. Therefore, he did not stay in Heaven for long and went directly down to the Lower Realm.
When Ao Tu arrived in the Lower Realm, he first found a group of demons.
After the battle in the Bhikshu Kingdom, many demons were killed or wounded, but they were also tempered and became more elite.
Among them, the most seriously injured were the Many-Eyed Monster and Spider Demon.
The Many-Eyed Monster withstood the attack of Great Luo Immortal. Although the Vishnu Bodhisattva was weak, he was still Great Luo, and with one blow, he shattered the Many-Eyed Monster's Fleshly Body, and all of its thousand Divine Eye were destroyed.
When they met Ao Tu, the Many-Eyed Monster was already on the verge of death.
The last time someone like the Many-Eyed Monster single-handedly fought against Great Luo was the Nine-Headed Bug.
Nine-Headed Bug once forced Great Brahma King to retreat in Lion Camel City and saved Red Boy.
However, at that time, the Great Brahma King had already suffered severe injuries, his strength was reduced to less than one-tenth, and he had been repeatedly defeated, which terrified him. He dared not fight with others and only dared to bully women and children. When he saw the Nine-Headed Bug's fierce appearance, he automatically avoided it. As a result, the Nine-Headed Bug forced back a Great Luo with almost no effort.
Although Nine-Headed Bug won easily, his contribution was undeniable. Afterwards, Ao Tu recorded Nine-Headed Bug's great merit, and later not only pardoned his crime of desertion, but also bestowed upon him a generous reward.
The Many-Eyed Monster's abilities now far surpass those of the Nine-Headed Bug.
Ao Tu personally healed his injuries, taught him the Golden Light Formation, and praised his contributions highly.
As for the remaining Spider Demon, there's nothing much to it.
Although they were also seriously injured, they were only casually pulled and thrown around by the Vishnu Bodhisattva. Although their injuries were severe, their lives were not in danger.
The eldest sister suffered the most severe injuries, with shattered bones and torn tendons.
The Second Sister, Fourth Sister, and the Little Spider Demon were less seriously injured, but they weren't much better.
All four were unable to maintain their human form and were forced to revert to their Original Form, like four tattered sacks barely clinging to life.
Ao Tu healed the four of them completely, and then put the seven Spider Demon into his sleeves to serve as Maids, cleaning their clothes on a daily basis.
This was something he had actually agreed to long ago when they were at Pansi Ridge. Because the seven sisters' cultivation levels were too weak, he promised that they wouldn't have to fight among themselves and could simply stay behind.
But whenever the demons fought, the seven Spider Demon couldn't help but lend a hand. Although they didn't have much cultivation, they were still stronger than the Little Demon, and they could weave webs, so they were somewhat useful.
After capturing the Spider Demon, Ao Tu instructed the Scorpion Demon to lead the demons back to the Demon City of Green Cloud Mountain, and to bring Six-Eared Macaque and all the Demon in the city over, in preparation for attacking the Blood Sea later.
When it comes to matters of love and romance, the Scorpion Demon is quite reliable, and all the demons respect her. After hearing Ao Tu's instructions, she simply obeyed without asking any further questions.
After arranging the demons, Ao Tu Hua Hong headed west, heading straight for Zhenhai Temple.
After walking for a while, we came to see a forest of Black Pine Forest.
The fog obscures the sun and moon, the Dark Clouds obscure the Stars. Tigers and leopards stalk the land, venomous snakes hide their tracks. Strange Bird out, and jackals howl. The terrain is rugged and winding, truly no good place.
Ao Tu was not afraid and went straight into the forest.
[Enter the Mission Area]
[Current Side Quest: Encountering a Monster at Zhenhai Temple]
[Quest Requirement: Block the Pilgrim in the Bottomless Cave area. Rewards will be calculated based on the time taken to block them.]
[Quest Reward: 3 days/ Ten-Thousand-Year Tridacna, Half a Month Seven Days / Great Immortal Rosy Glow Pill, Half a Month/ Spiritual Root - Grade Third-Grade Green Lotus, 1 Season / Ten Ultimate Arrays Deadly Formations - Heavenly Annihilation Formation, 1 Season/ Supernatural Ability - Celebration Cloud Golden Lamp, Half a Year/ Four Fiends' Flesh and Blood the Four Fiends, 1 Year/ Twelve-Rank Karmic Fire Red Lotus Root, 3 Years/ Creation Mother Qi, Twelve Years / Jade Tablet Fragment, Sixty Years...]
[Current Progress: 543 days]
Seeing the system change, Ao Tu knew he had arrived at the destination. He found a cliff edge, surrounded by Grass and Wood, and sat on a Crouching Tiger Stone to check the rewards he had obtained in the previous ordeal.
Earth-Stone Fruit is a spiritual object; consuming it can Longevity Extension, strengthen blood and qi, and increase energy.
Refined Gold is a material used in Artifact Refining artifacts, typically for creating magical treasures. It can contain magical power. However, because it is not particularly hard, it is rarely used in crafting Divine Weapon.
The Nine-Heavens God-Generating Pill, a celestial Immortal Elixir of the Shangqing Sect, can draw in the Nine Qi of the Nine Heavens to save those whose Dispersed Soul and Scattered Spirit been scattered.
The Houtian Spiritual Treasure - Feather Plain Garment: A white Immortal Garment, far inferior to the Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe, but still wearable.
The supernatural power of divine hearing (Supernatural Ability Heavenly Ear Penetration) is the Supernatural Ability to break through the barriers of the ear and hear all sounds from the ten directions without distinction of distance, obstruction, or coarseness, and is unaffected by deception, bias, or obscurity. It is considered one of the Buddha's basic Supernatural Ability.
The Gonggong's Remains, a small fragment of his skull, only the size of Peach Pit, yet weighing a ton.
There was a noticeable impact dent on the bone, with a layer of cracks. This made Ao Tu wonder whether the bone was an injury sustained by the great god Gonggong from his constant struggle or a remnant of the bone left when he angrily struck Mount Buzhou and broke his head.
In short, this is a rare treasure.
Ao Tu thought it over carefully. His overall strength was now no weaker than that of the great god Gonggong back then. For him, although this treasure could enhance the power of the Ancestral Shaman Bloodline to some extent, the effect was already quite limited. It would be better to keep it and give it to the Empress Houtu as a gift later.
The Houtian Spiritual Treasure - Ancient Buddha's Buddhafruit. This is a top-tier Buddhist Sect treasure, Numinous Treasures refined by the Buddha himself through perfect cultivation and Wisdom. It can liberate one from the three kalpas and relieve afflictions. It is said that after consuming it, one can instantly attain Buddhahood same Buddha, but no one has ever consumed it.
Ao Tu realized that this treasure was essentially a condensation of the "Dao." Although consuming it could Attainment of the Dao, it would be the Dao of another. Daoism actually had something similar, called the Dao Fruit, but no one would refine it as a treasure. Perhaps the Western Heaven was indeed barren and lacked treasures, so they refined this thing to make up the difference.
Although this thing cannot be eaten casually, the Buddhist power it contains is real. Ao Tu intends to use it to feed the Third-Grade Golden Lotus Golden Lotus support its growth.
As Ao Tu had predicted, the Gratitude Bag was indeed the treasure he had used to Attainment of the Dao his Self Corpse, made from the skins of billions of living beings across an entire continent. It exuded a terrifying aura and was a truly Baleful Qi Treasure.
Ao Tu could not see any trace of Merit on it, so he did not know why it was called Merit Treasure.
Or is "Merit Treasure" just a name for it, and its full name is "Merit Treasure Gratitude Bag"?
If that's the case, then the Self Corpse is truly cunning and treacherous, deliberately choosing such a name to mislead others.
Finally, there was the reward Ao Tu had been waiting for for Twelve Years: the Chaos Bell.
The small bell, no bigger than a palm, was simple and unadorned. It slowly rotated in Ao Tu. There was no trace of a treasure on the outside, but Ao Tu could feel that as long as he tapped it lightly, he could freeze the Three Thousand Great Daos.
Now, all that's left for him is to take the Chaos Bell and descend upon the Blood Sea.
Presumably, his Vice Sect Leader, though old and knowledgeable, had never been struck by the Chaos Bell. He should have broadened the old man's horizons.