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Chapter 1445 Twelve Three Four Five Six Seven Difficulties
[I was a little better yesterday and wrote four chapters, but I failed again today and only wrote two chapters. Tomorrow should be better.]

"Record it. The first beacon tower for the twelfth difficulty and the fifth beacon tower for the thirteenth difficulty."

"It has that flavor, it has the flavor of the destined protagonist. Two of these five beacons are actually Chen Xuanzang's fans. They directly gave Chen Xuanzang a full set of equipment. If this isn't the destined protagonist, what is it? Is this rubbish author still writing the same set as Journey to the West?"

"Come on, what's that smell? Are you looking for a pair of dog noses? The entire Western Regions are more devoted to Buddhism, and Chen Xuanzang is a monk who is well-known throughout the Tang Dynasty. It's just like those newly rising idol stars, or god-level contracted authors. What's wrong with a few beacon tower guards worshipping Chen Xuanzang?"

"Why don't you say that this is Chen Xuanzang's extraordinary personal charm?"

"That's right. If we want to argue about destiny, then the various destinies and good fortunes of Li Shimin are outrageous!"

"Yes, what you said makes sense, but this also proves that Chen Xuanzang is indeed destined to be like this! This is something that only exists in novels!"

"Okay, then what do you think about the experiences of our Chinese God? Is he a character that only exists in novels?"

"…You're really good at giving examples. Can we still talk about this today?"

【Chen Xuanzang directly passed the fifth peak and stepped into the endless yellow sand. However, just after entering the desert, Chen Xuanzang unexpectedly encountered a businessman who had fallen in the desert. At this time, the businessman was not dead, but he was in a state of extreme water shortage. If Chen Xuanzang did not care about him, he would die of thirst in a short time.

But as mentioned before, Chen Xuanzang did not have much water stored, and he did not replenish water at the fifth beacon tower. He originally carried three water bags, but one was empty, leaving two water bags. It was difficult for him to cross the desert.

But Chen Xuanzang was a truly compassionate monk, so without any hesitation, he opened one of his two remaining water bags and fed half of it to the thirsty merchant. He saved him from the brink of death and gave the remaining half of the water bag to the merchant, allowing him to return to the fifth beacon tower and head for the Tang Dynasty.

The merchant was naturally very grateful to Chen Xuanzang, so he told Chen Xuanzang that he was actually a merchant from India, and told him that there was a great Nalanda Temple in India, which was the center of Buddhism in the world. Finally, the merchant gave Chen Xuanzang a copy of the Great Prajna Heart Sutra that he had always treasured. This was a classic that had never been seen in the Tang Dynasty, proving that India did have true Mahayana Buddhism.

Afterwards, the merchant gave Chen Xuanzang his two empty water bags and told him that there was actually an oasis in the endless desert, but legend has it that it could only be reached with the guidance of Buddha. If Chen Xuanzang found the oasis, he could fill up the empty water bags and survive the desert.

After thanking the merchant, Chen Xuanzang said goodbye to him and walked towards the depths of the desert without hesitation. At this time, Chen Xuanzang only had one water bag left. However, this water bag was accidentally overturned when Chen Xuanzang got off his horse to drink water. The water in the pond was almost all absorbed by the crazy yellow sand in the first place. When Chen Xuanzang picked it up, the whole water bag was empty.

So, Chen Xuanzang turned back for the first and last time during his journey to the west. He tried to go back to the fourth beacon tower, refill his water tank there and then head west again. But after Chen Xuanzang walked back more than ten miles, he suddenly stopped. He remembered the oath he had made that he would not turn back until he had obtained the true scriptures. So he led the horse back and turned back again, truly plunging into the yellow sand without hesitation.

How long can a person live without water? The scientific experimental results show that it is 5 to 7 days. But how long can a person live without water and walk dozens of miles in the desert under the scorching sun every day?

There will definitely be no such scientific experimental results in later generations, because it is really too inhumane.

However, Chen Xuanzang used his experience to tell everyone that the limit number is 4 days and 5 nights. Chen Xuanzang walked in the desert for 4 days and 5 nights without any drinking water.

This was a time that ordinary people could hardly imagine. According to Chen Xuanzang's own recollection, he knew he was walking in the first two days, but in the next two days, he had completely lost his sense of the world. He could only lead the horse and continue to move forward under the drag of the horse. But in order to keep himself alive, or to know that he was alive, Chen Xuanzang kept reciting the "Great Prajna Sutra" in his heart over and over again, which prevented Chen Xuanzang from falling into a complete coma and kept his will to stay awake.

However, Chen Xuanzang finally fell into a complete coma during the day of the fifth day. He fell in the yellow sand and was completely in a state of near death. But he did not seem to be completely unconscious, because he was still chanting scriptures.

At this critical moment of life and death, the old desert driver who had been silent all this time finally woke up. It was unknown how it carried Chen Xuanzang back on its back, and then it walked firmly in one direction with Chen Xuanzang on its back. After only a few miles, a desert oasis with beautiful grass and gurgling springs came into view.

Old Ma threw Chen Xuanzang directly into the water. A large amount of clean water soaked Chen Xuanzang's monk's robes and entered his body through his dry skin, bringing the dying Chen Xuanzang back to life. The man and the horse rested in this desert oasis for three days.

Chen Xuanzang and his horse drank water and ate grass, and both recovered their strength. Chen Xuanzang also refilled his four water bags. Finally, when the four water bags were exhausted again, he finally walked out of the desert and came to a whole new world.

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"Come on, come on, continue recording. The fourteenth difficulty is saving the merchants on the road, the fifteenth difficulty is falling into the water, the sixteenth difficulty is going east and west, and the seventeenth difficulty is fainting due to lack of water."

"Hey, don't go too far. Is saving a merchant considered a disaster? Where is the danger?"

"Please, in order to save this monk, Chen Xuanzang had to give away 1/3 of his water. If he didn't have this missing 1/3 of water, would Chen Xuanzang not be able to drink a sip of water for four days and five nights? Isn't this a difficulty?"

"Okay, even if this is the first difficulty, then aren't the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth the same thing? How come they are divided into three difficulties?"

"Fifteen is spilling water, which means there is no way out of the desert. The only options are to keep going forward or to turn around. This is a difficult choice."

"Initially, Chen Xuanzang also chose to turn back, but it took him six days to get here, and he even used up a water bag in the process. He was actually only five days away from the oasis, so if Chen Xuanzang chose to go back, it would be a dead end. Only by moving forward without hesitation could he be reborn. So Chen Xuanzang actually made the wrong choice, but he stopped after walking back ten miles, repeatedly questioning his heart, and finally decided to continue westward. This is the difficulty of the Tao heart."

"In the end, Chen Xuanzang walked for four days and five nights without any water. This was an extreme test of his body and will. It was a test of his physical body. These three tests are different. How can they be mixed up?"

"..."

"The above person is awesome. May I ask your name? Are you a researcher of Journey to the West?"

"I am a lowly person, a criminal."

(End of this chapter)