Upon seeing Ling Yi and Guanyin suddenly appear, the two men with the Straight Moustache and the goatee were immediately stunned.
Just as Ling Yi was about to slap the two men to death, two voices suddenly rang out from high above.
"Young man, have mercy!"
"Stop! These two are mine!"
Then, two figures, one large and one small, descended from the sky and landed in front of everyone.
These two were a disheveled, bald, fat monk and a... Rabbit Spirit? To be precise, a Gu Ling female Rabbit Spirit Rabbit Spirit, who was holding a Rabbit in her arms.
"Ah, the Bodhisattva is here too, hello Bodhisattva!" The slovenly fat monk Guanyin casually, then raised his stick and knocked the Straight Moustache to death with one blow. Immediately afterward, he raised the stick to knock the man with the goatee to death.
The Rabbit Spirit was furious upon seeing this and cursed, "Shameless! This one is mine!"
"Hehe, too late. Merit obtained. Little Rabbit, see you later." After saying this, the slovenly fat monk knocked the mustache to death again, and then rode away on a cloud.
The Rabbit Spirit stomped its feet in anger, then left with the Rabbit in its arms.
During this entire process, Ling Yi and Guanyin didn't even have a chance to utter a single word.
"What's going on?" Ling Yi asked.
Guanyin smiled wryly, "That disheveled monk is none other than the Tiger-Taming Arhat of Spirit Mountain, but I don't know why he's appearing in this Mount Juehuang."
"As for that Rabbit Spirit, it is the Jade Rabbit in the Moon Palace."
Ling Yi pointed to the two corpses on the ground and asked, "What about this one?"
"These two are Merit with heavy sins and Karmic Force; killing them would naturally be considered a Merit."
"... Is it really that hard to accumulate Merit? Are you saying we have to steal it?"
"Nowadays, the cultivation levels of Kami are declining; only Merit can stabilize their cultivation. In Spirit Mountain and the Heavenly Court, most people have already entered the mortal world, accumulating Merit in various ways."
"After this Grand Peach Banquet, the situation will likely worsen. Merit is of little use to ordinary people, but for us, every bit of Merit is extremely precious."
Is this really how the world is set up? Ling Yi found it hard to imagine the exaggerated scene of a group of gods and Buddhas scrambling to help an old lady cross the street.
"Squeak!"
At this moment, the Little White's mournful cry rang out, and tears streamed down its face as it stared at Xu Yan's corpse.
Ling Yi walked over, stroked the Little White's head, and said, "Little sister, don't be sad, you'll meet again in the future."
The Little White sensed the familiar Aura emanating from Ling Yi and knew that this was her brother.
She tilted her head, looking quite puzzled.
"People go through Reincarnation after they die. You can come back to find him when this boy is Revive."
"Squeak?" the Little White asked.
"How long? It won't be too long, and even if you don't go to him, he'll come looking for you."
"Squeak?"
"Of course it's true. Your cultivation level is too low right now. When you take human form, your brother will take you to find his reincarnation."
The Little White's sadness instantly lessened, Entanglement Ling Yi 'Ling Yi arm, then climbed onto his shoulder.
"Why don't you use the seed on your sister? That way, she might be able to become a human like you without having to Tribulation Transcendence," Guanyin asked.
"It's not the right time yet. I'll use it on her when I've Perfection evolved."
"There is no such thing as Perfection in this world," Guanyin said, shaking her head.
After a pause, Guanyin said, "If you're comfortable with that, you can let your sister practice with me for a while."
"No need. Cultivation isn't important to me. My sister is still young. If she starts this tedious cultivation now, what fun will she have in her childhood?"
"Alright, your situation is too special. Before you are strong enough, it's best not to leave the Mount Juehuang. Kami will abandon all dignity for the sake of Merit. If they find out there is another way out, you will become the target of everyone's hatred."
"I understand!" Ling Yi nodded.
"Then I'll take my leave. If you encounter any trouble, you can call my name towards your jade bottle, and I will naturally sense it and come to your aid."
Ling Yi knew why Guanyin treated him so well, but Ling Yi didn't resent it.
The Guanyin of this world has her own principles, which Ling Yi admires.
Thank you!
Watching Guanyin's departing figure, Ling Yi frowned. "My strength is still insufficient. Perhaps I can test my previous guess."
Ling Yi glanced down at Xu Yan's corpse, snorted disdainfully, and flew into the sky with the Little White, disappearing into the depths of the mountains.
A day later, a middle-aged man with a face like a withered tree, hair like tree roots, wearing a brown robe, and extremely ugly appearance appeared here.
Beside him stood the man with the missing arm and mustache.
Looking at the three corpses on the ground, the man with the mustache bowed and said, " Ming Shi, it seems someone has beaten us to it."
"These two corpses bear the Aura of Buddhist School. Could it be that Buddhist School took the White Snake away?" the Ming Shi frowned.
If it really is Buddhist School, then that's troublesome. Right now, he only needs the Wood Snake and the Water Serpent to complete the Five Perfection, at which point his strength will greatly increase.
However, he genuinely didn't want to get involved with Buddhist School.
Nowadays Kami are going crazy, slaying demons and monsters, punishing evil and promoting good.
He's too busy avoiding those gods and Buddhas to dare go to their door to ask for the White Snake back.
The Ming Shi's cultivation is nearing Perfection; the next step is the Human Immortal Realm. If he can perfect the Five Perfection before breaking through, his strength will increase a hundredfold once he does.
Moreover, once he achieves mastery of the Five Perfection, he can control the Five Elements Divine Powers. At that time, he will no longer need to be as cautious as he is now. Even if he cannot win, he can escape at any time.
"Useless thing, can't even do this little thing right."
Without warning, the Ming Shi struck, killing the man with the mustache with a single palm strike, then vanished in a cloud of black mist.
Another body was found at the scene...
This world is much more interesting than Ling Yi imagined.
The Spiritual Qi of this world is gradually disappearing, and the cultivation levels of Kami are declining. To maintain their current cultivation levels, they need to consume a large amount of Merit.
It's estimated that nowadays, the first greeting many immortals would exchange upon meeting might be. "Fellow Daoist, how many realms have you regressed today?"
No matter how Ling Yi thought about it, he felt that this setup was in line with his usual style of doing things.
Of course, the possibility that the Protagonist might use a cheat-like ability to travel back in time and cause trouble cannot be ruled out.
Regardless, Ling Yi quite liked this setup.
Putting everything else aside, at least all those Kami are doing their jobs properly, instead of scheming and plotting against each other every day!
Two hundred years later...
"Girl, you're a snake, not a teddy bear. Is it really worth it for a bite to eat?"
Seeing the White Snake rubbing against his trouser leg with a fawning look, Ling Yi said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Squeak!"
"Alright, I got it. The eggs should be medium-rare, and the meat should be medium-well. Sigh, I've realized how I've become your babysitter. You're supposed to be a Golden Core Stage snake, why can't you go out and find your own food?"
"Squeak!"
"When you grow up, hurry up and marry that Xu Xian, then I won't have to worry about you so much!"
"You eat so much, I wonder if Xu Xian could afford to feed you!"
Seeing the White Snake's pitiful look, Ling Yi was completely defeated!
"You're using this trick again, aren't you? Okay, okay, I'm sorry, I won't say anything more, alright?"
Although Ling Yi said that, he secretly enjoyed the feeling!
Compared to two hundred years ago, the Little White has grown considerably, and its cultivation has now reached the Golden Core Stage Great Perfection. The next step is to transform into human form.
"Squeak!" The White Snake tilted its head, looking angry!
How did I lie to you?
"Squeak, squeak!"
"That kid hasn't Reincarnation as a human in several lifetimes, what can I do? Am I supposed to marry my sister off to a sheep or a pig?"
Xu Yan's later life, Xu Xian's previous life, Reincarnation countless times, but most of the time they were not Reincarnation as humans.
No one knows what Xu Yan did in his past life, but he always suffered a lot in each Reincarnation, as if he was atoning for his sins!
"Go back and find Guanyin, and ask her to help investigate Xu Yan's past life!"
"Squeak!"
"You think I conspired with Guanyin to deceive you?"
Ling Yi was both amused and exasperated by his rebellious younger sister, and tapped the White Snake's head, saying, "Tell me, what do you have that we could possibly lie to?"
The White Snake tilted its head and pondered for a moment, then finally lay there dejectedly.
Ling Yi found this scene hilarious.
"Alright, alright, my sister is the best! You do have one redeeming quality!"
The White Snake looked up at Ling Yi with a slightly puzzled expression.
"Your greatest strength is having an older brother like me, haha!"
Just then, the ground beneath Ling Yi's feet suddenly bulged upwards.
Upon seeing this, Ling Yi's expression instantly turned ugly, while the White Snake looked quite pleased.
"Damn it, a Rabbit insists on digging a hole like a mole, using its magic instead of its own abilities. What a lunatic!"
"Bang!"
A burrow appeared out of nowhere in the cave, and then a snow-white Rabbit crawled out of the burrow.
This Rabbit is the same one that the Jade Rabbit once held in its arms. Originally just an ordinary Rabbit, it gained the Jade Rabbit's favor and learned the methods of cultivation, which is how it gained intelligence and transformed into a spirit.
However, this Jade Rabbit has mediocre talent and cultivates very slowly; it's unknown when it will transform into human form.
About fifty years ago, this Rabbit came to the cave to steal food, met the White Snake, and became friends with her.
A Rabbit and a snake were "squeaking" and communicating there, which was quite a funny scene.
This Rabbit always comes to freeload at mealtimes; it's quite the little foodie.
Of course, it's also because Ling Yi is the only place that cooks three meals a day, and all kinds of delicious food. After Rabbit came here once, she completely fell in love with the place.
In other monster caves, let alone cooking, they eat raw West City, and their quality of life is completely different.
Just as the one person and the two demons were eating, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from outside the cave, followed by a scream...