Chapter 429: Clues Continued
Chapter 429: Clues Continued
The lies made up by Wen Rui sounded absurd at first, but they were very consistent with the thinking patterns of the demons in the prehistoric world.
Especially for the man-eating monsters in the Demon Alliance, changing their fate by eating is the truth of heaven and the natural law that the monsters must follow.
The rumor that eating Tang Monk's flesh can make one immortal spread among all the monsters in later generations because it was considered common sense and was prevalent among the monsters.
From a practical point of view, Tang Seng is a reincarnated body. Even if the blessings and merits attached to his soul are very high, the reincarnated body is just an ordinary mortal body, and the nutritional content is not much different from that of ordinary mortal meat.
If the merits attached to the soul are higher, and eating it can elevate one's realm, then wouldn't Wen Rui gain eternal life if he had taken two bites of his own flesh before being deified?
Monk Sha ate nine reincarnated pilgrims, but his realm did not improve much, nor did his lifespan increase much.
But the demons just love to believe such rumors, and they have an obsessive pursuit of immortality. In order to achieve this goal, they would rather take huge risks to kill those who are seeking scriptures.
Not to mention that in order to eat Tang Seng, one has to get past Sun Wukong. Even if he succeeded in eating him and became immortal, he would not have considered the subsequent double wrath of the Heavenly Court and the Western religion.
Immortality does not mean invincibility, and even if one is invincible, it does not mean that one cannot be imprisoned and sealed forever.
Such an outrageous rumor is just to kill more monsters and complete the 81-difficulty KPI. It is of no benefit to the monster clan, but countless monsters are fooled like moths to a flame.
In later generations, the three demons of the Lion Country had an extremely close relationship with Western religions, but they still fell for it and believed the rumor that eating Tang Monk could make them immortal.
I don’t know if they are really stupid or just pretending to be stupid.
"Is it true that eating fairies can prolong your life?"
"It seems to make sense. Eating mortals can improve our cultivation progress, so eating immortals should have a thousand times the effect of eating mortals."
"Why do you have to eat fairies? Can't you eat fairies?"
"You don't understand this, right? Fairy meat is soft and easy to digest. Not to mention the tough meat of male fairies, if you meet a martial fairy, whose body is harder than steel, wouldn't your teeth break?"
"How can eating seven of them make you immortal?"
"This is called quantitative change leading to qualitative change. The number seven contains the mysteries of heaven. You know the Big Dipper, right? The Big Dipper is responsible for giving birth, and eating seven fairies corresponds to the Big Dipper's heavenly track, triggering the interaction between heaven and man, and thus immortality."
"I see. Old Huai knows more. No wonder he has to eat seven fairies to summon a dragon. No, he wants to achieve immortality."
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As soon as the rumor fabricated by King Yuxiong was spread in public, the group of monsters present in the hall fell into a heated discussion.
Rumors have a lot of life, and there are always great scholars who debate them. When the monsters hear these outrageous remarks, their first reaction is to believe them, and they actively look for evidence to help them justify themselves.
The orangutan Long Ji turned into had a face that was about to turn red, and he was furious at Wen Rui in his sea of consciousness: "You are too mean, making up such rumors without any reason. If it spreads and is taken seriously by the monsters, my seven sisters will be attacked by the monsters even if they are lucky enough to be safe!"
"Not only that, if a fairy descends to the mortal world for some reason in the future, she will be coveted by monsters and her safety will be greatly threatened!"
Wen Rui rolled his eyes secretly. He didn't care about the safety of the Seven Fairies. How could he ask the question of investigating the whereabouts of the Seven Fairies in person without finding an excuse that the demons generally accepted? Besides, if rumors spread, the risk of fairies wandering in the mortal world would increase significantly, which would in turn avoid the recurrence of the Seven Fairies' disappearance case, which would be of great benefit to the operation of Tianshang Renjian.
It's clearly killing two birds with one stone.
Wen Rui didn't care what the monsters were talking about. He just stared at Demon King Peng, waiting for his answer.
“Well…” Demon King Peng’s eyes flickered as he said, “When did this happen? How come I didn’t know that a fairy had flown over the Lion Country? Maybe I was invited to visit relatives and friends during those days, so I wasn’t in the country…”
Before he could finish his words, the golden monkey shouted to the other demon kings in the hall: "It was on a certain autumn day three years ago that the six rays of light streaked across the sky and were clearly visible for a hundred miles below. Your king may have been out visiting friends and never seen it, but could it be that you, with tens of thousands of eyes, have never seen it?"
The monsters looked at each other in bewilderment. Some monster kings seemed to be hesitant to speak, or wanted to speak but were held down by the monsters beside them.
"That's strange. During my journey, I asked questions of all the monsters I met, and of the local gods and mountain gods I met. Even if I caught a mortal, I would interrogate him before swallowing him."
The golden monkey's face was gloomy and his tone turned cold: "Many of them have seen it. The six rays of light flew straight into the territory of Lion Camel Ridge. How come you didn't see it?"
"Brother Peng, you are really sincere in inviting me to join you."
The tone was slightly sarcastic, and the golden monkey became tough: "You want to get rid of me with a dozen mortal girls? The six rays of light are six fairies. I'm afraid you ate them all by yourself, and you were reluctant to share even the soup with your brothers?"
"When they are painting the pie, they talk a lot, but when it comes to actually delivering benefits, they start to talk about other things."
The golden monkey stood up and left the table: "It is really disheartening that the Demon Alliance treats its allies like this. Since Brother Peng treats me as an outsider, I will not bother you anymore. I will go somewhere else and ask if I can get some fairy soup to drink."
"Wait a minute!" Demon King Peng quickly stood up to stop him, and said with a wry smile: "Alas, I don't know where you heard this rumor from. I have lived for tens of thousands of years, and I didn't know that eating fairy meat can make you immortal. Don't let a few rumors cause a rift in your heart and ruin your relationship."
"You have lived for tens of thousands of years, isn't it because you ate countless dragon meat in the past?"
The golden monkey said indignantly, "This is not a rumor. Your own experience can prove it. Eating dragon meat can make you live longer. It is reasonable to infer that eating fairy meat can make you live longer. It's a pity that I was born late and don't have the blessing to eat dragon meat. I can only eat some spiritual herbs and fruits. My life span is limited. You have a long life, so there is no need to worry. If I don't take action, I will have to report to the Yama Palace when my life span is over."
Immortality has a fatal attraction for monks, regardless of their race.
Wen Rui's lies were very consistent with the monkey's character and sounded like the truth.
"My dear brother, it's not that I'm stingy, but you can't eat fairies carelessly."
Demon King Peng had a conflicted expression, as if he was struggling with some inner conflict. "To tell you the truth, three years ago I did intercept six fairies flying over the Lion Country, and I had a fierce battle with them..."
The demon king spread his hands and said, "Those six fairies had magical weapons and were quite skilled in magic and martial arts. They could also form a mysterious formation to fight the enemy together. My two elder brothers happened to be away, so it was not easy for me to fight six alone. I had to transform back into my original form, a big peng bird, and capture two of them with my two claws. I couldn't spare any time for the remaining four fairies, so they escaped."
Wen Rui couldn't help but feel overjoyed. All his efforts were worth it. He finally connected the broken clues!
(End of this chapter)