Therefore, he summoned the yellow bird, rode it, and slowly flew towards Mount Fuyou.
Along the way, he chatted with Xiaobai and told her stories about Journey to the West, which was quite pleasant.
Just after Li Yao finished telling the story of Wei Zheng's dream of beheading the Dragon King of the Jing River, Li Yao suddenly had a thought.
He looked down at the city below, which resembled ants, and said, "Something's strange!"
As he spoke, he used the ring to retrieve the yellow bird back into his spatial storage.
Then, he and Xiaobai transformed into two streaks of light and appeared in a secluded alley in the city.
Then, they emerged from the alley and walked onto a bustling street.
After making some inquiries, they learned that they were currently in Chang'an City.
As expected of the capital of the Great Tang Dynasty!
Chang'an was an exceptionally prosperous, magnificent, and imposing city.
Li Yao didn't care about these things.
He went straight to a fortune-telling shop.
"My lord, this fortune-telling shop is rather strange!"
Xiao Bai also sensed that this fortune-telling shop was extraordinary.
The fortune-telling shop was surrounded by water, with ancient trees towering high and blocking the sunlight, casting huge shadows.
Although the fortune-telling shop has an elegant environment, its location is somewhat remote.
However, the fortune-telling shop seemed to be doing quite well, with several people queuing up to have their fortunes told.
"Yuan?"
Li Yao looked up and saw a banner hanging under the eaves of the fortune-telling shop, with a large character "Yuan" written on it.
Upon seeing the character "Yuan," Li Yao immediately thought of someone.
"Could he be the legendary Yuan Shoucheng?"
Li Yao immediately recalled a scene from "Journey to the West" involving Yuan Shoucheng.
According to the original text, there was a fisherman named Zhang Shao who made his living by the Jing River outside Chang'an.
He would present Yuan Shoucheng with a large golden carp every day as a token of his respect.
Yuan Shoucheng would then instruct him on when and where to cast his nets to catch fish, ensuring that every net caught something, and that many aquatic creatures from the Jing River were captured.
This matter reached the ears of the Jing River Dragon King.
The Dragon King of the Jing River was furious!
If such things are allowed to continue, won't the Jinghe River aquatic tribe be wiped out?
Therefore, in a fit of anger, the Dragon King of the Jing River transformed himself into a scholar in white robes and sneaked into Chang'an City to cause trouble for Yuan Shoucheng.
Yuan Shoucheng sold fortune-telling on West Gate Street in Chang'an, and his business was very prosperous.
The Dragon King of the Jing River easily found Yuan Shoucheng's fortune-telling shop.
Originally, the Jinghe Dragon King wanted to lash out on the spot, but he suddenly realized that Yuan Shoucheng had an unusual and extraordinary appearance.
So he put aside his contempt and asked Yuan Shoucheng to divine the time and amount of rain the next day.
The Dragon King of the Jing River made a bet with Yuan Shoucheng: if Yuan Shoucheng's prediction was wrong, he would smash up Yuan Shoucheng's fortune-telling shop.
To the surprise of the Jinghe Dragon King, Yuan Shoucheng's calculations were accurate.
In order to defeat Yuan Shoucheng, the Dragon King of the Jing River secretly changed the timing of the rain. As a result, the Jade Emperor found out and violated the heavenly rules. The Dragon King of the Jing River was also beheaded by Wei Zheng in a dream.
Li Yao had no idea that he would be drawn to Yuan Shoucheng's fortune-telling shop by an unusual aura right after he finished telling Xiaobai the story of Wei Zheng beheading the Jing River Dragon King in his dream.
"We are so sorry for not welcoming you properly!"
When Li Yao and Xiao Bai entered the fortune-telling shop, they saw a middle-aged man dressed in a blue Taoist robe reclining on the corridor, looking languid.
"You two are late. We have already completed the three divinations for today. If you would like to have your divination done, please come again tomorrow."
Yuan Shoucheng looked at Li Yao and Xiaobai with a calm expression, and then added a sentence.
"Mr. Yuan, since you claim to know yin and yang and be able to predict life and death, can you calculate my purpose in coming here?"
Li Yao cupped his hands in greeting to Yuan Shoucheng.
Yuan Shoucheng glanced at Li Yao and Xiaobai indifferently.
Suddenly, he sat up and carefully looked Li Yao and Xiao Bai up and down.
He then did some calculations with his fingers, but his brows furrowed more and more deeply.
"How strange, how strange..."
Yuan Shoucheng circled around Li Yao and Xiaobai, his face full of astonishment.
"What's strange about it?"
Li Yao asked with a calm smile.
"You two have actually 'transcended the Three Realms and are not within the Five Elements'!"
"Just who are you, masters?"
Yuan Shoucheng walked around to Li Yao's side, suddenly stopped, and asked with a solemn expression.
While Yuan Shoucheng was sizing up Li Yao, Li Yao was also sizing up Yuan Shoucheng.
Li Yao discovered that Yuan Shoucheng in front of him did not have a high level of cultivation.
However, Yuan Shoucheng possessed a powerful aura.
Just as Yuan Shoucheng stopped to ask a question.
Li Yao suddenly flipped his hand and slapped Yuan Shoucheng.
boom!
A flash of white light appeared, emitting an incredibly dazzling brilliance.
When the light faded, a snow-white divine beast suddenly appeared before Yuan Shoucheng.
This mythical beast's mouth was full of sharp teeth that gleamed with a chilling light.
Above its head is a single horn.
Around its neck and limbs, its mane shimmered with white light.
Its body was covered with many strange patterns.
"Bai Ze?"
Looking at the divine beast before him, the name of the beast immediately came to mind.
According to legend, Bai Ze is a symbol of good fortune and a lucky beast that brings good luck and wards off misfortune.
Bai Ze is said to know everything from astronomy and geography to the smallest details; he can see into the past and know into the future, and he can also speak human language.
In the ancient primordial era, after the Yellow Emperor defeated Chi You and unified the land of China, he encountered Bai Ze on the shores of the East Sea while touring the world.
At the request of the Yellow Emperor, Bai Ze created an illustrated compendium of ghosts and gods, which contained 11,520 kinds of ghosts and gods, as well as methods for exorcising them.
Therefore, from a very early time, Bai Ze was worshipped as a divine beast that could exorcise ghosts and as an auspicious omen.
Li Yao was drawn over by the powerful aura emanating from Bai Ze.
"Master..."
Upon seeing Bai Ze appear, Yuan Shoucheng immediately stood respectfully behind Bai Ze.
"So you're Bai Ze's disciple. No wonder, no wonder!"
Li Yao immediately realized what was going on.
No wonder Yuan Shoucheng was so skilled in divination; it turns out he was a disciple of Bai Ze.
"These two are not from this world!"
Bai Ze said in surprise.
At the same time, a flash of white light appeared on his body, and he instantly transformed into an old man with white hair and beard.
"A thousand smaller chiliocosms constitute a middle chiliocosm!"
"A thousand middle chiliocosms make up a great chiliocosm!"
"The vast universe, the infinite worlds!"
"It is not surprising that the two of us are not from this realm!"
Li Yao said calmly.
"Your Excellency is right!"
A hint of surprise flashed across Bai Ze's face, and he nodded slightly.
"You claim to know everything from astronomy and geography to the most mundane details; you can see through the past and know the future."
"It's an honor to meet you today. I have a few questions I'd like to ask you!"
Li Yao cupped his hands in greeting to Bai Ze.
"Please speak!"
Bai Ze said calmly.
Actually, Li Yao mainly wanted to find out about the situation in this world, specifically what forces were involved.
This world evolved from the world of Journey to the West.
However, it differs considerably from the world of Journey to the West.
For example, the demons and monsters in the Journey to the West world are mostly in Xiniu Hezhou, while there are basically no demons and monsters in Nanzhanbuzhou.
However, in the world of Journey to the West: Conquering Demons, demons and monsters roam everywhere.
That's why the profession of exorcist appeared in the Tang Dynasty.
Through Bai Ze's narration, Li Yao vaguely discerned that the reason why demons and monsters roamed freely within the Tang Dynasty was very likely related to the Western Paradise.