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"Tamamo-no-Mae, please protect Fujimaru-san from behind."
Bai Zhi thought for a moment and then said to Tamamo-no-Mae.
"No problem, my dear Master~"
Tamamo-no-Mae agreed quickly.
"Wow, Tamamo-san's tone sounds a bit different from the one in Chaldea."
Mashu exclaimed in surprise.
Although Tamamo-no-Mae often plays tricks in Chaldea, she rarely uses this kind of coquettish tone.
"You two, the ears on my head aren't just for show. It's not ladylike to gossip about people behind their backs."
"Ah, I'm so sorry, Miss Tamamo-no-Mae, it's just that you are very different from the one we summoned at Chaldea, so we..."
Mashu apologized repeatedly.
"That must be huge. Anyone with a little knowledge would unconsciously speak differently if they saw someone chatting and laughing with the Monkey King and having a Vajra Bracelet in their hand."
"Hey, are you being that blunt?"
Tamamo-no-Mae shrugged. "Isn't this only natural, little guy? If your Chaldea Servants saw this, they'd probably react much like I did."
"However... judging from the previous situation, the Great Sage is actually your servant. What did you use to summon him?"
Such a high-ranking Servant cannot be summoned casually.
"Uh...it's probably...the incense offerings of Bai Zhi Shang Xian, plus Journey to the West?"
"The incense power of angelica and Journey to the West??"
Fujimaru Ritsuka was a little embarrassed. "I stole the incense power of the immortal before and used it to summon a servant. Perhaps it's because the Great Sage and the Immortal Baizhi have a close relationship, plus the Journey to the West, that's how I summoned the Great Sage."
"Wait a minute? You're saying you stole Bai Zhi's incense offerings and then summoned the Great Sage who was familiar with Bai Zhi... and he didn't kill you with a single blow?"
The fact that she survived stealing the faith and offerings of immortals or gods was astonishing, even to Tamamo-no-Mae.
Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched her cheek. "It's because the Great Sage showed mercy. He also said that it's fortunate that he is now a pilgrim on the journey to the West, and that I have great fortune. If I had been the Great Sage Equaling Heaven in heaven or the Demon King of Flower Fruit Mountain before, I would have been dead."
"I see... Wait, why do I feel like you know so much about Angelica dahurica?"
Tamamo-no-Mae astutely discovered a blind spot.
"Hey, you've been summoned here for a while now, didn't you know?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat surprised. Journey to the West was being serialized in this world, right? It recorded so many things. Could it be that Tamamo-no-Mae hadn't read it?
"Migu?"
Tamamo-no-Mae tilted her head, looking puzzled.
"This world's Journey to the West records the friendship between Bai Zhi, the immortal, and the Great Sage. From learning skills together at the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars, to being named the True Lord of Abundance and Vastness in Heaven, and then becoming a disciple of Laozi, all these stories are included."
"A small portion of what the Great Sage revealed to me during our conversation was things like Bai Zhi Shangxian resurrecting Erlang Shen's mother."
Tamamo Mae:? ? ?
"The Crescent Moon Three Stars Cave you mentioned, is that the Crescent Moon Three Stars Cave?"
She felt that perhaps she had misunderstood something, or perhaps it was just a case of the same name.
After all, it's amazing that someone could learn martial arts at the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave and then become a disciple of Laozi, combining two major schools of thought into one.
What is that obscure and unfamiliar term, "resurrecting Erlang Shen's mother"?
Fujimaru Ritsuka blinked. "It's that Crooked Moon Three Star Cave, the one where the Great Sage learned his skills, and the one who taught him was also Bodhi Patriarch."
Tamamo-no-Mae was silent for a moment, and after walking for a long time, she asked, "Then... Bai Zhi must not have learned as much as the Great Sage, right?"
It's not surprising that she thought that way, after all, that monkey was a spirit born of nature, absorbing countless essences of heaven and earth, and possessing exceptional talent, which enabled it to learn the Seventy-Two Transformations and various other spells.
Angelica dahurica probably, maybe, can't compare to this.
As mentioned before, Fujimaru Ritsuka's name is Bai Zhi, and she eventually became some kind of True Lord. Compared to a majestic name like the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, it's still a bit lacking.
Moreover, besides monkeys, there are also many ordinary students at the Crescent Moon Three Stars Cave, but those ordinary people haven't learned any amazing skills.
She couldn't quite accept that there was such an amazing person.
"I asked the Great Sage this question myself when I was curious."
"And what is the answer?"
Tamamo-no-Mae asked somewhat impatiently.
I suppose the final answer will be what I expect.
"The Great Sage said that Bai Zhi Immortal learned the Seventy-Two Transformations much faster than him. Apart from the Vajra Indestructible Body and Fiery Eyes, Bai Zhi Immortal basically knows everything else he knows."
"Speaking of which, Immortal Baizhi is really amazing. Besides all that, she can also refine the Nine-Turn Golden Pill. If it weren't for that pill, I might have died long ago when that giant worm swallowed me."
Fujimaru Ritsuka said with a hint of relief.
"Migu Migu?"
As if sensing Tamamo-no-Mae's confusion, she said, "Yes, the Great Sage told me that the Immortal learned alchemy from Laozi and eventually even refined the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir."
Tamamo-no-Mae stopped in her tracks. She roughly understood why Lao Tzu had given the Vajra Bracelet to Bai Zhi.
If she were Laozi, she would also give her magic weapon to such a perfect successor.
To be honest, they're even closer than a biological daughter.
"Hey, Tamamo-san, where are you going?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his head as he watched Tamamo-no-Mae hurrying toward Bai Zhi.
Chapter 860 Necronomicon
"Weren't you supposed to be guarding Fujimaru? Why are you up here again?"
Bai Zhi was somewhat surprised to see Tamamo-no-Mae approaching.
"I just wanted to ask if Master needs anything else, like something to eat or some tea. My combat strength is low, and this is all I can do for everyone."
Tamamo-no-Mae's voice was sweet and cloying, as if it were coated with a layer of powdered sugar.
"Heh, you rascal, it must have been Fujimaru-san who told you something, right?"
Seeing Tamamo-no-Mae's attitude, Bai Zhi could easily see through the trickery involved; after all, she was a fox spirit.
There must be something they want from you.
"No, I just chatted with Fujimaru about ordinary everyday things. She said she was very grateful for Master's pills. If it weren't for Master's pills, she might have died inside that thing's stomach just now."
"I also heard Fujimaru say that Master's alchemy skills are very strong, and he can even refine the Nine-Turn Golden Pill."
"Yes, what's wrong, do you want to eat some?"
Tamamo-no-Mae blinked. "I dare not ask for that."
She wasn't confident enough to think she could get Bai Zhi to give up a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.
"It's not impossible if you really want to eat it."
"what?"
Tamamo-no-Mae was stunned. Could this really be possible?
"These are just candies I usually eat. Giving you one wouldn't be a problem, but as you can see, I'm a Servant now. Those Nine-Turn Golden Pills aren't something I can produce in my current state."
“I am aware of this, but if Master is willing, you may summon me to the Heavenly Court. I am willing to serve Master forever.”
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that maybe I can't produce a Nine-Turn one, but... it would be fine to refine a lower-grade one using other materials, like these things in front of us."
Bai Zhi stopped and pointed to a city area shrouded in black mist ahead.
It was an area filled with spiritual pollution. Both the houses and the ground were covered with a thick layer of substance that looked like black mud.
On these black, mud-like substances, many eyes rolled around, casting malicious glances at Bai Zhi and the others who approached them.
At the same time, countless murmurs rang in everyone's ears, as if someone was constantly forcibly stuffing things into their minds.
Having traveled such a long distance, this might be where Abigail is.
"Hehe, someone's here again, someone's here again, hehe."
Before that area, a madman spoke in a hoarse voice.
Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow, stretched out her hand, and directly pulled the human over.
The reason for doing this is that this person's clothing seems to be in the same style as the guy who had his brains splattered out before.
"That which sleeps eternally is not the dead. In the mysterious ages, even death itself will vanish. Hehe, the summoning is almost successful. He is about to descend."
"Who is about to descend?"
Hehe, hehe.
The man stopped speaking, but drool kept dripping from the corner of his mouth.
Bai Zhi casually reached out and flicked the man's forehead. The healing power surged into his body, restoring his corrupted mind to its original state.
"I……"
The man's eyes shone, then looked bewildered, as if he didn't understand why he was surrounded by a group of strangers.
"Tell me, what's inside?"
"You are... wait, you are the one..."
His eyes widened in fear. After the contamination was cured and he realized the identity of the person in front of him, endless fear began to engulf his mind.
"Stop talking nonsense. Tell me who you summoned and how things turned out that way over there."
Following Bai Zhi's pointing finger, the man looked toward the polluted area.
Instantly, he clutched his head in pain, his eyeballs bulging and veins bulging, as if he were experiencing something extremely terrifying.
"Is pollution related to memory?"
Bai Zhi reached out in surprise, and the healing power flowed into the person's body once again. The source of this pollution seemed to be a kind of forbidden knowledge; once recalled, one would be polluted again.
Under the influence of healing power, the person's body gradually returned to normal.
"Please, please don't remind me of those things, I beg you."
A pleading look appeared in the man's eyes; those things were too terrifying, and he didn't even want to recall a single detail.
"Please let me do it."
Tamamo-no-Mae stepped forward, condensing pink mist that floated in front of the person before instantly entering their nostrils.
The other person immediately became stunned.
"Master, he has been bewitched. You may ask him any questions you wish."
"Well done!"
Bai Zhi praised Tamamo-no-Mae, then looked at the person and asked, "What's with the pollution over there? Was it caused by a summoned Servant?"
Upon hearing this, the man's veins bulged instantly, and he appeared to be in extreme pain, with a hint of struggle in his expression.
However, Tamamo-no-Mae's allure was far beyond what a mortal could resist, so, with a pained expression, she slowly began to answer:
"Yes, we received a divine revelation, and then found an ancient book called the 'Necronomicon' in a certain place. Using some things from this ancient book, along with a summoning circle, we summoned a being named Abigail."
"The Necronomicon?!"
Bai Zhi paused for a moment, then remembered that the Necronomicon seemed to be an important tool in the Cthulhu Mythos. This book, written by the mad Arab poet Abdullah al-Hasad in 730 AD, recorded many secrets about the Old Gods.
This book also contains a lot of crazy knowledge, including rituals for worshipping those old gods.
These rituals are very likely to attract the attention of these beings.
"After Abigail was summoned, that Necronomicon... uh... the ground was writhing, eyes, so many eyes, sob sob."
"That book is growing, it devours many people, they are combined, haha, how can one person have 30 hands and more than 200 eyes? Those people are wailing, wailing."
"No, that's not right. They are joyful. They are celebrating, celebrating their rebirth, celebrating their transformation into a higher being..."
"Hehehe, I've seen the ultimate wisdom, our Savior, who is behind the door imparting to us the knowledge to immortality..."
"boom!"