Chapter 275 Failure, Years

"Southern Continent..."

Muttering this iconic place name, Zhao Si frowned and thought:

"This is obviously the world background of Journey to the West."

Although Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods are both basic sources of the Honghuang flow, their specific background details are still very different.

Simply put, the world set in the background of Journey to the West has four major continents, namely East, West, South, and North. Dongsheng Shenzhou is mainly inhabited by gods, Beijuluzhou is mainly inhabited by monsters, and Xiniuhezhou is mainly the territory of Buddhism.

Only the Southern Continent is a place dominated by humans, and the Tang Dynasty in Journey to the West is located here.

"However, it should not be the Tang Dynasty yet. Theoretically, it is still the Qin and Han Dynasties, because the monkey has not yet worshipped Bodhi Patriarch as his master..."

Although the system has clearly stated that this is not Journey to the West, since there are so many settings from Journey to the West, it might as well plan this chapter as Journey to the West.

"Because the monkey wanted to learn the art of immortality, he set out from the Flower-Fruit Mountain in Dongsheng Shenzhou, passed through Nanshanbuzhou, and finally met Bodhi Patriarch in Xiniuhezhou."

"Now that it has left the Southern Continent, its next stop is the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain of Bodhi Patriarch..."

Zhao Si looked thoughtful:

"So, the protagonist should actually agree to go with it to seek immortality. If he goes, he will most likely be able to worship Patriarch Bodhi as his master together with the monkey!"

The protagonist is obviously at a loss!
"But... he is right. As an adult, he is also the mainstay of the family, with elderly parents and young children to take care of. If he really goes with the monkey to seek immortality, this family that has just started to improve will be ruined."

Not everyone can abandon their family rashly like Jigong Li Xiuyuan.

Moreover, even if it was Jigong Li Xiuyuan, after abandoning his family, he caused his newlywed wife to become crazy, his parents also passed away one after another, and all the family property was taken over by others. He was miserable...

Therefore, the protagonist is undoubtedly a very wise, responsible and normal mortal. He has a clear understanding of himself and knows that it is impossible for him to get on the monkey’s boat.

Monkeys can be heartless, but humans cannot. The ocean between ideals and reality is still too difficult to cross!

"Besides, it's actually okay for him not to go."

Zhao Si narrowed his eyes:
"If the monkey is really the Monkey King in Journey to the West, then he will definitely be able to worship Patriarch Bodhi as his master in Xi Niu Hezhou. After ten years at most, he will be able to achieve great magical powers and become the Great Sage Equaling Heaven."

"And the monkey will repay a favor. The successful monkey will definitely not forget his angel investor. He said he would help him become an immortal, and he will definitely help him become an immortal!"

"So, even if the protagonist doesn't risk going out to sea, as long as he can survive these ten years, he will definitely be able to become an immortal in the future."

Of course, all this is based on the premise that the monkey is really Sun Wukong, but Zhao Sike cannot guarantee this!
The system is too stubborn and has countless previous criminal records. It just likes to do tricks. Who knows if it will make random changes this time?
What if it sets up a plot where a monkey falls into the sea and drowns...

"Just in case, let the protagonist cultivate himself first. No matter what emergencies he encounters, as long as he has enough force to protect himself, it won't matter."

Anyway, there is no need to require the protagonist to be invincible in the first round. Just let him practice casually. The main thing is to wait for the monkey to see if it will come back to seek immortality.

Then, the protagonist will try to find out as much world background as possible before the end of the first round, so that it can be used in the second round. This has almost become a formula...

"In short, the world line is currently unclear. In the first round, we must at least look at the situation in Heaven. As long as we figure out who the Emperor of Heaven is, we can roughly determine the world line..."

After the plan was finalized, Zhao Si sorted it out briefly and then issued the first active command of this round:
"Make a copy of Jin Bing's universal immortal technique and send it to him. Then let him practice it well and strive to become an immortal as soon as possible!"

[Ding! Your order has been issued truthfully, remaining times in this round (two)! ]

[You are looking at the missing monkey, feeling a wave of emotion in your heart... Suddenly, a message comes into your mind. You are stunned for a long time before you realize from the instructions of "your other self" that this is actually a fairy spell! ]

[Immortal Technique...Is it so easy to get it?! ]

[You are surprised and delighted. You are surprised at the magical powers of your "other self" and delighted that you can finally fulfill your childhood dream and become an immortal! ]

[So you did not hesitate and immediately began to practice...]

[One day, two days, three days...]

[You have been practicing hard for three days, but strangely, you have not been able to cultivate even a trace of magic power! ]

[Not only did you fail to cultivate your magical powers, but you fainted from hunger because you hadn’t eaten for three days. Your family was frightened by your strange behavior, and your daughter kept crying and begging you not to die...]

what?
Zhao Si was stunned:

"Three days in a row and nothing has been done?"

This is obviously no longer a question of qualifications!
Zhao Si couldn't help but think of the time when Xue Xuan just started. Because there was no spiritual energy from heaven and earth in the Dharma Ending Age, he was unable to develop any magic power.

Could it be... the same reason this time?

"That's not right. If there is a monkey seeking to learn from a master, then even if it is not Journey to the West, it should be an era with abundant spiritual energy, otherwise there would be no monkey who was born as a stone monkey!"

So, it shouldn’t be because of the problem of spiritual energy.

"Why is that?"

Zhao Si thought hard for a long time, and finally attributed the reason to... the technique. "Could it be... because the technique is wrong?"

But this shouldn't be the case. Jin Bing's martial arts are the direct descendants of Taiqing. Jiao Ming has used it, Little Bird No. 3 has used it, and Xue Xuan has also used it. But they all used it normally. Why can't the new protagonist use it?
"strangeness……"

Zhao Si was puzzled and could only frown and stare at the newly refreshed information, trying to find the answer from it...

[During the New Year celebration, your miraculous action of starving yourself to death has made your family members who should have been celebrating the New Year very worried. 】

[Luckily, you just fainted from hunger. After waking up and drinking some fish porridge and sleeping for half a day, you returned to normal.]

[Seeing that you are fine, everyone heaved a sigh of relief and continued to celebrate the festival...]

【Everything seems to be as usual.】

[But you are puzzled: How can the magic be useless? ]

[You did not suspect that the "other self" was lying to you, because He had no need to lie to you. The immortal method must be the real immortal method! ]

[Then the problem must be with you...]

[You thought about it and thought that it was probably because you were too poorly qualified, had no affinity with immortality, or were too old... After all, you were already 26 years old. No matter what you studied, theoretically you were past the most suitable age...]

[You find a lot of shortcomings in yourself to doubt yourself, and finally put all the problems on yourself. ]

[As an ordinary mortal, seeking immortality is too far-fetched. Your life should be ordinary, and you are used to being ordinary...]

[From this day on, you will no longer regard the pursuit of immortality as a dream. Let the fantasies of youth dissipate in the daily life of daily necessities. Illusions will always be defeated by reality.]

【…】

[The days just passed like this. 】

[One day, one month, one year...]

[Time seems to have been accelerated. The older you get, the faster you feel time passes. When I was a kid, I thought a year was too long and I could never have enough fun.]

[When you grow up, a year is too short. You feel like you haven’t accomplished much and a year has passed in a hurry.]

[And the monkey that rowed the boat out to sea gradually became blurred in your memory. You gradually couldn't remember what it looked like, and many details of your interactions with it were no longer clear...]

[All you remember is that it was a big golden monkey, and it was very determined, believing that it could find the immortal of its dreams and learn the immortal art of immortality.]

[And it promised you that it would come back here in the future and share with you the method of longevity it learned from the immortals...]

[Of course, you don’t want it to fulfill its promises to you, because you are very satisfied with your life: your parents live long, your wife loves you, your daughter is healthy and cute, and you have a successful career. If you live like this, you are content.]

[You just hope that the monkey doesn’t capsize halfway. Even if he can’t find the immortal, he doesn’t drown in the sea and feed the fish. After all, he is your friend.]

[Sometimes you also think it's pretty stupid. It's obviously a monster, born with a much longer lifespan than mortals, and it's also the monkey king of its hometown. It has everything it wants, and all the monkeys on the island are its minions! ]

[In the end, it actually gave up all these concerns so easily, rowed a broken raft across the ocean, and risked its life, just to find the illusory art of immortality for its monkeys...]

【This is a silly monkey. 】

[But this is also a cute monkey, and even more so a monkey worthy of admiration! ]

[Although you cannot achieve its carefreeness, you will not laugh at its firm will. ]

[In short, this strange monkey gradually faded from a specific image in your mind and sublimated into a unique symbol...]

[Your family business in the city is growing, but you don't show off. Your food, clothing, housing and transportation are the same as those of ordinary people. Outsiders don't know how rich you are. This is a way to protect yourself.]

[And you also believe that as long as you hide yourself among ordinary people, you can avoid most troubles. ]

【But gradually, you find that something seems to be wrong...】

[Since you were thirty-five years old, the taxes that were originally relatively low have suddenly increased. With this increase in taxes, the prices of goods in the city have also risen sharply, and many small and medium-sized merchants have immediately gone bankrupt! ]

[Fortunately, you noticed something was wrong in advance and responded in time, which saved you from being hurt. ]

[Immediately afterwards, heavy news spread one after another! ]

[“In the west, there are evil people gathering bandits and starting to attack the towns!”]

[“The demon knows some evil magic. He only needs to make people drink the magic water to make them invulnerable to swords and guns!”]

[“The government troops were defeated! The government troops were defeated!”]

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(End of this chapter)