Journey to the West: Rebirth of Pig Demon

Mysterious Black Lotus

“Bang!” Old Zhu casually put the nine-toothed rake on his shoulder, but unexpectedly made a muffled sound and smashed it deeply into the ground. Old Zhu shrank his head in fear, only then realizing that his nine-toothed rake was not an ordinary object, but a legendary artifact with a long history.

There is a saying that goes: This is the exercise of divine ice and iron, grinding and polishing to create a bright and clean work. The old man struck the hammer himself, and Yinghuo personally added charcoal shavings. The Five Directions and Five Emperors use their scheming skills, and the Six Ding and Six Jia work tirelessly. Causing the Nine Toothed Jade to droop its teeth and casting Double Ring Golden Falling Leaves. Body makeup is arranged in five stars on the sixth day of the lunar calendar, and the body is arranged in eight sections according to the four seasons. The short and long determine the universe, and the left and right yin and yang divide into the sun and moon. The six lines of the divine will follow the heavenly rules, while the eight trigrams and stars are arranged according to the heavens.

The full name of the Nine Toothed Nail Rake is Shangbaoqin Gold and Palladium. It was forged by the Supreme Lord using divine ice and iron, and uses the innate Eight Trigrams to condense the power of stars, making palladium indestructible and possessing the ability to determine the universe and divide the sun and moon. Two pieces of decorative jade pendant leaves are also a great treasure, which can transform into a six shining five-star formation and be added to the rake.

Originally, it was the treasure of the Heavenly Palace forged and presented to the Jade Emperor by the Grand Master Laojun. Later, it was rewarded by the Jade Emperor to Marshal Tianpeng, which became his life treasure. Although not as exaggerated as Sun Monkey's 13500 pound Ruyi Golden Hoop, it still weighs several thousand pounds.

If it weren't for the fact that the nine-toothed rake had already been refined and operated smoothly by Marshal Tianpeng, and that Old Zhu had taken over Marshal Tianpeng's reincarnation and didn't need to bear the actual weight of the rake, why would Old Zhu's weak physique make it difficult to even move it, let alone carry it and run so far.

Can this nine-toothed rake still fit into the body? Can such a large object fit in the body? From the memories left by Marshal Tianpeng, Old Zhu discovered some basic techniques for using the nine-toothed rake and couldn't help but be curious.

I don't have any magical power, and I don't know if I can really drive you to move. Old Zhu couldn't suppress his strong curiosity, so he followed Marshal Tianpeng's memory of the method and recited a spell in his heart. His pig's hoof pointed at the nine-toothed rake on the ground and said, Baby, stop.

With the command of Old Zhu, the nine-toothed rake on the ground flashed brightly and suddenly turned into a spiritual light, which flew into Old Zhu's body in a flash.

Ah, it's really gone! Although Old Zhu was prepared, he was still slightly surprised and quickly followed Marshal Tianpeng's memory of the method to conduct an internal inspection. Sure enough, he found a nine-toothed rake floating slowly in the public region below.

This method really works! It really listens to commands! Old Zhu looked surprised, as if he had discovered some treasure.

Ultimately, Lao Zhu was just an ordinary person in later generations. Although the topic of immortals and ghosts has been discussed countless times in the era of the information explosion in later generations, and there are countless literary and film works related to it, for the vast majority of people, watching such works is just for entertainment, and their current psychology is that they do not believe in the existence of immortals and ghosts. But now the living divine techniques have appeared in front of Old Zhu's eyes, and he used them himself. How could he not be pleasantly surprised and inexplicable?

Baby, come out. Baby, put it away. Baby, come out... After realizing that he also possessed the true divine means, Old Zhu was enveloped in an excited emotion, constantly offering and retracting the nine-toothed rake, enjoying it endlessly. With the continuous drive, Lao Zhu became more and more proficient in the methods of sacrificing and collecting treasures, and later reached the level of proficiency and fluency. With a single thought, he could freely control and release them.

However, Old Zhu overlooked one thing. Although the retraction and extension of the nine-toothed rake belong to the most basic function of this spiritual treasure and do not consume supernatural power, it still consumes a certain amount of divine thoughts. However, this spiritual consumption was too small for Marshal Tianpeng and had almost no impact on him, so Old Zhu did not take it to heart.

But Lao Zhu forgot that Marshal Tianpeng was a celestial immortal who had become a primordial god, while he himself was just an ordinary person who had traveled through the afterlife. There is a stark difference between the two. The spiritual consumption of retracting the nine-toothed rake is naturally minimal for Marshal Tianpeng, but it is indeed significant for him.

As he played, Old Zhu felt as if he hadn't slept for days and nights, his eyelids heavy as if they had been injected with lead. After putting the nine-toothed rake into his body again, Old Zhu, who had been supported by his excited emotions, finally couldn't hold on anymore. He yawned heavily, leaned his head against the tree trunk, closed his eyes, and suddenly started snoring loudly, and fell asleep.

Just as Old Zhu fell into a deep sleep due to frequent use of the nine-toothed rake and excessive consumption of soul energy, waves rose again within Old Zhu's Niwan Palace.

The Danjing says: "Entering from between the eyebrows, one inch is the Mingtang, two inches are the bridal chamber, and three inches is the Shangdantian." Shangdantian is also known as the Niwan Palace, Qiongshi, Shangtian, Zifu, Shihai, Lingtai, Shanggong, Tiangong, etc. The actual volume it occupies in the mind is not large, only a radius of one and a half inches. But within it lies a void, vast and boundless, where the human soul, the primordial spirit of immortals, resides.

While Lao Zhu was sleeping soundly, the soul residing in the Mud Ball Palace continued to receive the memories scattered in the palace after the shattered spirit of Marshal Tianpeng. Finally, with the continuous reception of Old Zhu's soul, the scattered and disorganized memories of Marshal Tianpeng were gradually gathered together, forming a river of memories. And began to connect and merge with Lao Zhu's own soul memory, merging with the river of Lao Zhu's memories into one. At this point, Marshal Tianpeng's memory was completely accepted by Old Zhu and became a part of his own memory.

But just as Old Zhu's soul fully received Marshal Tianpeng's memories, the river of memories that originally belonged to Marshal Tianpeng suddenly emitted a faint glow, which converged in one place and formed a somewhat vague figure. This person's face is blurry and difficult to distinguish, but his divine armor and immortal robe naturally exude a fairy-like aura.