early morning.

After the fire subsided, only charred trees and destroyed buildings were left at Guanyin Temple. It was as quiet as death. The traces of the fire seemed to have become a monument, witnessing the occurrence of the disaster.

The white dragon horse lying in the yard was fine, its fur was still white and shiny, and it was not affected at all.

Come to think of it, Ao Lie is the third prince of the Dragon King of the West Sea. If he could be hurt by a mere ordinary fire, he would never be favored by Buddhism and become one of the eight heavenly dragons destined by Buddhism.

"Well, I had a good sleep this time..."

In the charred open-air room, Tang Monk lying on the bed opened his eyes drowsily and stretched lazily, his face full of comfort and relaxation as if he had woken up naturally from a good sleep.

However, when he came to his senses, he was stunned to see that only the stone foundation of the wing room was left, the surroundings were charred black, and thick smoke was still billowing out from some places from time to time.

"Brother Sun, Guanyin Temple was still fine last night, why did it burn down this morning?"

Tang Seng quickly turned his head to look at Cheng Long who was sitting in another room and asked the reason.

This is so weird!
I didn't hear any noise last night, but when I opened my eyes, the whole temple was on fire.

"Of course it's because they wanted to burn us to death and seize your brocade cassock. Unfortunately, they ignored the wind direction, which resulted in the entire temple being burned down." Cheng Long replied calmly.

Burning to death a group of monks in a Zen temple was nothing to him.

Although he did not share all of the original body's memories, he knew that the original body was a demon cultivator. Even if he took the path of killing to save the world, he must have killed many people along the way to where he is now.

In comparison, the dozens of monks in Guanyin Temple are completely insignificant.

"Ah~~ How could Elder Jin Chi be so terrible! He actually set fire to us to death just for a cassock?" Tang Seng was frightened.

Even though he saw last night that Elder Jin Chi loved the treasure very much, he would not kill or burn anything for it!

In his opinion, Elder Jin Chi would at most find various excuses to buy the brocade cassock and the nine-ring staff, and he would just have to refuse cruelly when the time came.

I never thought that the old abbot of Guanyin Temple would be so greedy and murderous.

"What's the big deal? There are countless people who have killed their wives and children for their own selfish desires."

"..."

Tang Seng remained silent.

After a while, Tang Seng recovered and simply packed his clothes. He asked, "Brother Sun, the brocade cassock is impervious to water and fire, so it shouldn't be burned. Can you help me find it?"

"No need to look for it. Your cassock was stolen by a black bear last night. I wanted to chase it, but the fire was too big last night. If I left, you would die."

Cheng Long is now a powerful being in the late stage of Hunyuan Golden Immortal. He saw the whole process of the black bear demon in Taiyi realm stealing the cassock, so there is no need to rush to get the cassock back.

What he was worried about was not the fire spreading to the entire Zen temple, but the person who was meddling in the Journey to the West behind the scenes.

He would not allow Tang Seng to be killed until he met Empress Pingxin and confirmed whether she had interfered in the Journey to the West and what her purpose was.

After all, escorting Tang Monk to Lingshan to obtain Buddhist scriptures can earn a lot of merit, which will be of great benefit whether used to improve cultivation or injected into the golden cudgel.

Of course.

If Empress Pingxin's request is great and will benefit himself or the human race, then he doesn't mind rebelling against her and secretly giving Tang Seng a blow to end the game of Journey to the West ahead of time.

Tang Seng is the tenth reincarnation of Jin Chanzi, and is destined to succeed in his journey to the West. The previous nine lives were just rehearsals. Every time he passed by the Quicksand River, he was eaten by Sha Seng, and his skull was strung into a necklace and worn on his body.

It has to be said that the former General Juanlian was really resentful. Just because he accidentally broke a glass cup at the Peach Banquet, he was banished to the Quicksand River, where he was pierced in the chest and ribs more than a hundred times with a flying sword every seven days, causing him to endure endless pain.

Although Bajie was tricked and reincarnated into the wrong pig's womb, he did not have to suffer such torture.

Xiao Bailong was even happier. He was merely cuckolded and then demoted to Yingchoujian to wait for the pilgrim to arrive.

"Brother Sun, where is the bear you mentioned now?"

Tang Seng may not care about other items, but he must not lose the brocade cassock and the nine-ring staff given by Guanyin, because these two treasures will be worn when he arrives at the Great Leiyin Temple. They are necessary face-saving items and secondly, they can protect his own safety.

The brocade cassock is impervious to water and fire, and can protect one from insects. Wearing the cassock will keep one from sinking into hell. It is like carrying a golden medal of immunity from death. One is not afraid of the accidental demise of the body. The soul-collecting messengers of hell, such as the Ox-Headed Horse-Faced Demon, the Black and White Impermanence, will not come up to take away Tang Monk's soul. This gives the Buddhist sect an opportunity to revive Tang Monk's body...

"Black Wind Ridge is on the way west. Let's pack up and go!"

Cheng Long pointed to the endless mountains in the west. Tang Seng nodded, then went to an open space alone to solve his personal problems.

This kind of thing would not be described in either the original novel of Journey to the West or the film and television dramas, but the Tang Monk in front of us is a mortal who is powerless and cannot avoid eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.

……

Black Wind Ridge.

The black bear demon, wearing a colorful cassock, was looking at Elder Jin Chi in front of him with an embarrassed expression.

During the time it moved here, it has become closer to Elder Jin Chi.

Because the Black Bear Demon practiced the orthodox Xuanmen and had been influenced by Buddhism, he learned that there was a Guanyin Temple at the foot of the mountain, so he took a look out of curiosity. It happened that Elder Jin Chi had a lot of exchanges with monsters, and seeing that the Black Bear Demon liked to study Buddhist scriptures, he started to talk to him.

After a few interactions, the two became good friends.

Last night I went to the Zen temple that was on fire and found this gorgeous cassock. I loved it so much that I have been wearing it until now. However, I was caught red-handed by Elder Jin Chi who had awakened. As a well-educated and self-reliant homebody, it is inevitable that I feel a little embarrassed.

"You are such a shameless bear! I have been friends with you for more than a hundred days. Normally, I always treat you well when you come to my place. Now you actually rob me..."

"Haha, brother Jin Chi, brother Jin Chi..." The black bear scratched his head awkwardly and said, "I like your cassock, so why don't you bear the pain and give it to me? How about I exchange it with something good and let you live for hundreds of years?"

"Haha, exchange it for treasure? Don't I know how to find the longevity item myself?"

Elder Jin Chi smiled coldly and said, "Do you know that this cassock is a priceless treasure bestowed by the Bodhisattva himself? Can a mere spiritual fruit or medicine that can extend one's life by a few hundred years compare to it?"

Jin Chi was very disdainful of the Black Bear Demon's words. Just as he said, there were many spiritual objects that could prolong life in the world of Journey to the West. Anyone with a little cultivation and the courage to take risks could find some in the deep mountains and old forests.

Having lived for more than 270 years, he is knowledgeable and knows very well that prolonging life does not necessarily require hard work. If one is lucky enough to find a rare treasure, one can even ascend to heaven in broad daylight.

Seeing Elder Jin Chi who refused to budge, the Black Bear Demon could not help but scratch his ears and cheeks anxiously.

Suddenly, the black bear demon's eyes lit up and he said, "Brother Jin Chi, I saved your life last night. If I hadn't arrived in time and brought you out of the burning house, you and the Guanyin Temple would have been reduced to ashes. Now I'm taking one of your cassocks as a reward. Isn't that too much?"

"W-what? Guanyin Temple was burned down?"

Elder Jin Chi was stunned, obviously not daring to believe his ears, even though he had agreed to his disciples' arson and murder last night.

But what he agreed to was burning down a wing!

How did it become an entire Zen temple?
"Can I still lie to you?"

As he spoke, the black bear demon drew a circle in front of him and used the circular light technique to reflect the true scene of the Guanyin Temple.

Looking at the dark Zen temple with sporadic smoke in the picture, Elder Jin Chi was completely stunned. His gold, his robes, and his treasures were all in the yard!
This fire didn't burn the temple, it burned his life!
"Look, if I hadn't helped you last night, you would have turned into charcoal like those little monks." The black bear demon waved his hand to withdraw the round light technique, and took possession of the colorful cassock with peace of mind. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, and taking a cassock as a reward is not excessive.

"..."

Jin Chi was stunned for a long time, then slowly said, "You are so good, Xiong Xiong, I almost got scared by you! My cassock is impervious to water and fire, even if you weren't there, I wouldn't be burned to death, please return the cassock to me quickly, it's the only one I have."

"Ah, this~~this...I want to wear it for a while longer, please lend it to me for a while..."

Seeing that his quibbling was futile, the black bear demon could only beg awkwardly.

It did not dare to monopolize the cassock bestowed by Guanyin. After all, it would be taken to Luojia Mountain by Guanyin to be a guard bear soon.

If you want to make a living in a Bodhisattva's temple, you must be honest.

It didn't want its bear paw to be chopped off again. It lost its bear paw twice in a row and spent a lot of its life to grow it back. Its realm of the middle stage of Taiyi Jinxian was somewhat unstable.

If it happens again, he will really fall to the early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

"Okay, I'll lend it to you for another quarter of an hour."

Jin Chi knew how powerful the black bear demon was, and he had no ability to take the cassock from the demon, so he could only let the demon have his fun.

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"Okay, okay!!"

The black bear demon nodded repeatedly, not caring about whether it was a quarter of an hour or not.

He just wanted to wear it for a while longer. The more he looked at the glittering robes on his body, the more he liked it. He turned around from time to time, as innocent as a child.

Jin Chi kept urging him to take off the robes and return them.

Just as the man and the bear were struggling to their limits, a little demon came running in from outside in a panic to report.

"Report! Your Majesty, a monk with a horse and a mountain god have come to the gate and want you to respectfully send the cassock out."

"Who is so bold?"

The black bear's head trembled, and as expected, he came.

"I don't know."

The little demon in the transformation state shook his head repeatedly.

"The person outside should be Tang Sanzang, the mountain god..." said Elder Jin Chi at the side. Forgive me for my age and shortsightedness, but I didn't realize Cheng Long's true identity last night and thought he was also a monk.

“I don’t care which mountain god he is. If he dares to act arrogantly in Black Wind Ridge, I will beat him so hard that he won’t even recognize his mother.” The black bear demon, wearing a monk’s robe, grabbed the black tasseled spear beside him and shouted loudly: “My fellow men, grab your weapons and follow me out to meet them.”

"Yes, my king..."

"Yes, my king..."

The little demons from all walks of life shouted in response.

Outside Batu Caves.

Cheng Long sat on a big rock, looked back at Tang Monk and the White Dragon Horse not far away, and waited quietly for the Black Bear Demon to appear.

Soon, a commotion was heard from the Black Wind Cave.

Soon after, Cheng Long and Tang Seng saw a group of strange-looking little demons rushing out of the Black Wind Cave.

They all looked ferocious and many of them exuded evil spirits.

After all, these little monsters are subordinates temporarily recruited by the Black Bear Demon, so it is normal that there are good and bad among them. In fact, even in Uttarakuru, there are very few monsters that do not eat humans or kill living things.

The real anomaly is the black bear demon.

"Where did you come from, you wild mountain god? How dare you act wildly here?" The black bear demon, wearing a golden robe and holding his life weapon, walked over in an inappropriate manner.

"Wild mountain god?"

When Cheng Long heard this, he almost laughed out loud.

He was the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, the God of the Mountains of the Two Worlds, yet he was described as wild by a bear.

However, although the words were unreasonable, they had no lethality at all. On the contrary, the black bear demon's attire made him feel particularly strange. The idiom "a monkey in a human costume" was the most appropriate to describe it.

"You are a dark-skinned monster, but you are quite suitable to be a mountain god. You have thick skin and flesh, and you look solid."

"You little white face, you actually dare to mock this king, look at the gun!"

The black bear demon was hit in the sore spot by Cheng Long, so he raised the spear in his hand and stabbed at him.

This monster has some strength, but not much.

At least it couldn't cause any big waves in front of Cheng Long. Fortunately, the black bear liked to practice meditation and had never killed anyone, so he just dealt with it with a few moves before knocking it under the hard stone with a stick.

“Plop!
After being hit by a stick, the black bear demon felt that his whole body was about to fall apart. After escaping with great difficulty, he knelt down and begged for mercy decisively: "Great God, please spare my life. I have never hurt anyone. I just like shiny things. I borrowed them from Brother Jin Chi to wear. I don't know whose they are. If they are yours, I will take them off and return them to you now."

Who can't act?
The famous Monkey King jumped out of the Three Realms five hundred years ago and is no longer within the Five Elements.

Now I am following Tang Seng to the West to obtain the Buddhist scriptures. If I don’t know what’s good for me, getting my palms chopped off again will be a small matter. I might even lose my life.

So after a symbolic series of moves, the seemingly stupid but actually smart bear decisively surrendered.

"You know what's going on!"

Cheng Long put away his golden cudgel and took the brocade cassock from the black bear demon. He was originally preparing to ask Tang Monk to go down the mountain and continue their journey, but Elder Jin Chi unexpectedly rushed out.

"Elder, please stay!"

Jin Chi ran to Cheng Long and Tang Seng and said with a straight face, "You two are so rude. I warmly entertained you last night, but you didn't know what was good for you and set fire to my temple. If you don't give me an explanation today, I will report it to Guanyin Bodhisattva and let her come forward to administer justice."

"You want justice?"

Cheng Long narrowed his eyes and stared straight at Elder Jin Chi.

He had almost forgotten about the culprit, but he didn't expect that this guy was still thinking about the robes and trying to slander them for setting fire to the temple.

"Yes, the temple is destroyed. You must compensate me. You must keep the robes and staff."

Elder Jin Chi actually didn't care about the destruction of the temple. As long as he could get the brocade cassock and the nine-ring staff, he could find a place to rebuild the Zen temple and continue to recruit disciples.

"Haha...you want the robes, right?"

Bang!
Cheng Long threw a backhanded punch, and Elder Jin Chi's head spun on his neck for dozens of times, until his neck was twisted into a knot and then stopped. (End of this chapter)