Soul Ferry: My master is Uncle Jiu

Chapter 395: Recapture the Black Bear

Inside the monastery.

The divine light of the automatically activated Bagua Mirror converged, the sharp aura on the whisk that seemed to tear the sky apart dissipated, and under the rustling Taoist robe, everything returned to calm.

Tang Sanzang poked the nine-ring tin staff through the floor and inserted it into the soil to use it as support, otherwise he was afraid of being pressed to the ground by the terrifying pressure.

As the pervasive aura of terror dissipated, Tang Sanzang felt as if a thousand shackles had been removed from his body. He felt lighter and his bent back straightened up.

"An Yan!"

The first thing he wanted to do was to check on An Yan's condition. Apparently something big had just happened that he didn't know about, and it might be related to Elder Jin Chi.

Just when he wanted to check the situation, he saw An Yan, who had been frozen in place, move. He raised his hand towards the sky and caught the falling Bagua mirror.

"An Yan, are you not hurt?"

Tang Sanzang rushed forward holding a nine-ring staff and asked with a worried look. He looked An Yan up and down, and only after seeing that An Yan was just a little pale and was not seriously injured did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"I'm fine, just some minor accidents." An Yan recalled the scenes that happened in the long river of time. His heart was heavy, but his face showed no concern and he waved his hand.

There is no need to tell Sanzang about these things; telling him would just add another person to his worries.

Tang Sanzang saw that An Yan didn't want to talk more, so he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he asked Elder Jin Chi, "Is the old Dean Jin Chi dead?"

"Dead, reduced to ashes, his soul scattered, not even a slag left." An Yan felt a bit of hatred when mentioning Jin Chi. "I don't know how he got in touch with the black energy. He actually dared to believe in such an existence. It's a good thing that he died so quickly."

Because An Yan stopped Jin Chi's time, Jin Chi died without any pain.

Upon learning that Elder Jin Chi was really dead, Tang Sanzang chanted "Amitabha", but he did not feel unfair for Elder Jin Chi. He could only say that he deserved such an end.

"Master!"

"Master!"

At this moment, two streaks of light flashed across the distant sky. They were Sun Wukong and Ao Lie who had hurried back.

After capturing the Black Bear Demon, the two men sensed a powerful aura erupting from the Guanyin Temple before they could take any other action. Fearing that something might happen to An Yan and Tang Sanzang, the two men rushed back carrying the Black Bear Demon.

Sun Wukong threw the tied-up black bear demon aside, jumped to Tang Sanzang's side and started to examine him physically, making Tang Sanzang feel helpless.

Ao Lie was about to take action when he was stopped by An Yan's eyes. He then remembered that his master was not that monk, so he put down his hand and asked curiously: "Master, what happened here? Why do I feel the aura of Taiyi Jinxian bursting out?"

An Yan knew what the Taiyi Golden Immortal aura that Ao Lie was talking about was. It was all caused by the acquired magic weapon on his body.

He waved his hand and said, "It's okay now. The master has already taken care of it."

When Ao Lie heard these words, they undoubtedly confirmed one thing, that is, his master was really extraordinary and was suspected to have reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

You know, his father has been trapped in the Golden Immortal Realm for many years, and there has been no sign of a breakthrough so far.

Suddenly I realized that rejecting Guanyin didn’t seem to be a bad thing.

Then he quickly offered his courtesy, "Master, look, we have also taken care of it. The Black Bear Demon has been captured by Monkey Brother and I."

As he said this, he did not forget to kick the tied-up black bear demon twice, waking up the unconscious black bear demon.

"Don't kick your grandpa. If it weren't for that monkey, could you have stopped me? I would have shot you, the stinky snake that stole my ass, to death long ago." The black bear demon, who was kicked awake, was very unconvinced and cursed loudly. He crawled on the ground like a fat worm, rolling around, trying to break free from the restraints.

After checking and confirming that Tang Sanzang was fine, Sun Wukong was relieved. Seeing the black bear demon who was still stubborn after waking up, he stretched out his golden hoop and poked him, "Ang'er, what's the point of keeping this black charcoal head? Just let my teacher beat you to death with a stick."

"You are the black-headed one! Stinky monkey, Bimawen, if you have the guts, let me go and fight again. Let's fight one on one!" The black bear demon looks stupid, but actually he is very brave, and he provoked them.

When Ao Lie heard the black-haired man calling him a stinky snake, his eyes suddenly turned hostile, and he encouraged An Yan, "Master, I say let Monkey Brother beat the black-haired man to death with a stick. God knows how many people he and Elder Jin Chi have harmed."

"That's right, Ange, let me hit him to death with one stick." The angry Sun Wukong raised his stick to hit him.

The black bear demon got anxious when he saw this. He didn't want to die so miserably. His eyes fell on the young Taoist in front of him and he begged for mercy: "Master, you have to be more discerning! I, Xiong Bin, did hurt many people when I was young. But since I became an immortal, I can't say I'm very good, but I definitely don't mean to hurt anyone!"

"I just wanted to scare you away tonight, but I didn't expect Jin Chi to be so vicious and want to kill you."

"I'm a victim too!"

At the end of his speech, Xiong Bin forced out a few tears, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

This eloquent appearance made Sun Wukong and Ao Lie look at this charcoal-headed man with new respect. They didn't expect that this guy, who looked honest, was actually not stupid.

An Yan could naturally tell whether the Black Bear Demon's words were true or not. This guy really did not have much karma on him, and was much cleaner than the monsters he had encountered before.

That was why he deliberately asked Sun Wukong and Ao Lie to spare his life.

If you go further west, there aren't many monsters like the Black Bear Demon that commit few murders and have good strength.

"Okay, okay, stop yelling. Do you know why I don't want to kill you?" An Yan stopped Ao Lie and Sun Wukong who were about to take action, and looked at the black bear demon.

The black bear hesitated and shook his head, "I don't know."

Seeing that his master had no intention of killing the black bear demon, Ao Lie, who just wanted to vent his anger, threatened: "Of course it's because my master wants to use your bear paws as food and your fur to make clothes, and he's afraid that we'll damage it."

Sun Wukong, who was standing next to him, heard this and threatened, "Look at your skin. I think it's enough to make a piece of clothing for each of us four."

"Wukong, you are not allowed to abuse animals. If you really made a mistake, just punish yourself." Tang Sanzang said reluctantly.

Xiong Bin stared at the bald monk with his eyes wide open in disbelief, howling, "Monk, how can you be like this?"

An Yan saw the black bear demon trembling with fear, and realized that the effect he wanted had been achieved, so he spoke again: "Don't worry, as long as you are willing to recognize me as your master and protect me on my journey west, I will let you go."

"Take me as your master?" Xiong Bin was stunned, then looked An Yan up and down again, and shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, if other monsters knew that I took a pretty boy as my master, wouldn't they laugh at me, old bear?"

"Don't want to do it? Then we will do it to you!" When Ao Lie heard that his master wanted to accept a disciple, he did not forget what his master had said before. When he thought that he would soon be able to get rid of his status as a mount, he became excited, and then stared at the black bear demon fiercely and threatened him.

"Then you might as well beat me to death." Xiong Bin shook his head, closed his eyes, and said toughly.

But he opened his eyes slightly, trying to observe their actions, but saw the Taoist looking at him with a smile, and he was so scared that he quickly closed his eyes.

This guy has a lot of little tricks up his sleeve and needs to be disciplined.

An Yan would not indulge him, and waved his hand, saying, "Since you don't want to, Wukong, send him on his way. It just so happens that the King of Hell is my brother, so I will arrange for you to be a mosquito or a cockroach in your next life."

Sun Wukong smiled excitedly, "Okay, I'll give him a quick death."

When Xiong Bin heard that this Taoist not only knew King Yama, but also wanted to reincarnate him as a mosquito and a cockroach, his face immediately turned green.

He was not afraid of death, he just didn't want to be reincarnated as a mosquito or cockroach. "Wait!" Just as Sun Wukong's golden hoop was about to fall, the black bear demon shouted, "I can be your apprentice and protect you on your journey to the west, but I have one condition."

"You still dare to raise conditions? Brother Monkey, cut him down!" Ao Lie said jealously when he thought that he didn't even have such treatment.

Fortunately, An Yan stopped him in time. He also wanted to hear what the conditions were. "You tell me."

"If you want to be my master, you have to make me convinced." The black bear demon said hurriedly.

"To make you convinced?" An Yan thought it was some kind of condition, so he waved his hand and said, "Xiao Bai, untie him."

"Okay, Master." Ao Lie, who knew his master's strength, looked at the Black Bear Demon with pity, and then quickly untied the Black Bear Demon.

Although the Black Bear Demon felt that there was something wrong with the look of the stinky snake, he did not think too much about it. Instead, he was thinking about how to escape.

Of course, he was very unwilling to accept the defeat, but the other side had more people and power now, and as the saying goes, a wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. He didn't expect that his quick-witted suggestion would lead the other side to foolishly untie him.

An Yan smiled and said, "Follow me, I will convince you."

Then, An Yan soared into the sky.

When the black bear demon saw this scene, his eyes lit up. It was a good opportunity. He then took out his black tasseled spear and rushed forward.

But he turned a corner halfway and fled to Uttarakuru.

As long as they escape to Uttarakuru, which is a paradise for monsters, with vast land, rich resources, high mountains and dangerous rivers, they can just find a place to hide and monsters will not be able to find them no matter how hard they try.

brake!
Suddenly, Xiongbi stopped suddenly and asked in shock, "Why are you here?"

He saw that pretty-faced Taoist priest actually blocking his way.

An Yan curled his lips and said, "All these tricks you used are what I left over, so just be my punching bag."

He may not be able to defeat a quasi-saint, but he can at least defeat a golden immortal.

So without giving the black bear demon a chance to speak, he transformed into a being with three heads and six arms, and with his whisk, Bagua mirror, Demon-Suppressing Sword, Nanming Lihuo Sword, Haotian Mirror, and Jiuxiao Divine Thunder, he attacked the black bear demon with great momentum.

“Three heads and six arms?!”

The Black Bear Demon had naturally heard of the famous skills of Nezha, the Great God of the Three Altars and the Vanguard of Heaven, but he was surprised to find that the Taoist priest, whom he looked down upon, could also do it.

Although An Yan's three heads and six arms evolved from the incense method, with the blessing of many magic weapons, its power is no less than the original one.

When the Black Bear Demon sensed the aura of the Golden Immortal, he no longer dared to underestimate him. He quickly summoned his magic power and brandished his black tasseled spear to fight with An Yan.

As soon as the fight started, the Black Bear Demon suffered a great loss and secretly groaned in pain.

He, who had only cultivated one law, suffered greatly in front of An Yan, who had cultivated three laws. The penetrating power of thunder and the strangeness of time and space made him quickly fall into a disadvantage.

What a hell!

How can someone major in three areas at the Golden Immortal level? Does he not intend to go any further?
Xiong Bin cursed the lunatic in his heart.

The black bear demon, whose magic weapons, spells, and even body were suppressed, had no chance to fight back. He was soon beaten and screamed, "Master, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again. I worship you as my master. I worship you as my master. Please don't beat me anymore!"

Listening to the crackling sounds coming from the clouds and the occasional screams, Ao Lie gloated: "I thought this charcoal-head was quite smart, but I didn't expect his cleverness would backfire. He deserves it."

After making sure that An Yan was fine, and seeing that the matter would not be resolved in a short time, Tang Sanzang asked Sun Wukong to tie up all the monks in the courtyard and go to see the officials at dawn.

After a while, An Yan came down with the black bear demon, whose head was beaten into a pig and even his mother couldn't recognize it.

The black bear demon who landed on the ground no longer had the energy and spirit he had just now. He said his name and wholeheartedly called An Yan "master", but was reluctant to call Ao Lie "senior brother".

An Yan nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, it's over, let's go back to sleep."

Ao Lie, who had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, quickly stopped An Yan and said aggrievedly: "Master, where is the replacement you promised?"

"Forehead!"

An Yan scratched his head, confused for a moment.

Ao Lie had a few black lines on his forehead, "Master, you didn't forget it, did you?"

The resentful tone made An Yan shudder and smiled awkwardly, "Ahaha, how could I forget? It's just that I think such rough work as carrying a load is not suitable for you."

"Besides, Master is talking about finding a suitable candidate. Do you think it's appropriate for Master to ride a black bear?"

The bear who didn't want to be a mount nodded quickly.

When Ao Lie heard this, he thought that it was indeed a bit strange that he was wearing a white robe but carrying a load, and his master was riding a black bear.

But he was still a little unhappy that his happiness was in vain.

An Yan also knew that if you want a horse to move, you have to feed it with grass. Thinking about how he had been Ao Lie's master and had not really taught him anything, he thought for a while and said, "How about this, I have two skills, the Thirty-Six Changes of the Heavenly Gang and the Seventy-Two Changes of the Earthly Evils. Which one do you want to learn? I'll teach you."

"Both of these are supreme and wonderful methods. If you can practice them successfully, you can expect to achieve Taiyi."

These two are the only skills he has that are suitable for him.

Sun Wukong looked at An Yan in surprise. He was practicing the 72 Earthly Transformations, and he didn't expect that An Yan could also practice the 36 Heavenly Transformations.

Hearing that these two skills can actually achieve Taiyi, not to mention Ao Lie, even the black bear spirit was tempted. He suddenly felt that being a mount was not a big deal.

So Xiong Bin said shamelessly: "Master, since the eldest brother doesn't want to, then I will be your mount."

"Who said I don't want to? I'll be angry with anyone who competes with me for it!" Ao Lie became anxious and stared at the dark-haired man with a bad face.

Looking at the two people who were "loving each other", An Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, no one can shake your position."

Ao Lie no longer had any reluctance, and said happily, "Thank you, Master."

Xiong Bin said pitifully, "Master, what about me?"

"That depends on your performance. If you perform well, your teacher will not treat you unfairly." An Yan said.

Xiong Bin immediately patted his chest and assured that as long as he was there, the luggage would be safe.

Just like that, An Yan managed to escape danger without any danger and gained another potential disciple.

Back in the room, An Yan lay on the kang with his eyes closed, but he was not sleeping. Instead, he focused his mind on his dantian to check on Xiaoling's condition.

(End of this chapter)