When Tang Priest arrived in Kannonji, he asked Elder Jinchi "The Geometry of Longevity". Dean Jinchi casually replied, "I am 270 years old." The Monkey King next to him smiled and said, "It's also my thousand generations." Director Jin Chi always thought he was talking nonsense, but in fact, he didn't know that the Monkey King had become too good to become an immortal.
After all, Jin Jichang is just one person. Why can he live to be 270 years old? In fact, there is an explanation in The Journey to the West's original works.
When the Monkey King came to the black wind tunnel, he saw something strange between the lines. He came back from the road with a mahogany box under his left rib. The Monkey King thought there must be something in his box, so he turned it into a meat pie with a stick. When he opened the box, he found an invitation letter inside.
The post said: the waiter Xiong Ti bowed first, made a big explanation, and then went to Dan's room. He received many blessings and was deeply grateful. It is difficult for him to return to Shandong at night. He lost first aid. He believes that immortal machines won't hurt him. He got a Buddhist dress when he was born. If he wants to be an elegant meeting, he wants a flower and a wrench. He drove a pro-Syria Lotus car to Qian Qi. He has two days first.
The Monkey King looked at it and smiled. "The old skinner didn't lose a dime. He once lived with goblins for 270 years. I think it's a demon. He taught some convincing tricks to live this life. "
The Monkey King's inference to the reason why Elder Jinchi lived for a long time is that after Elder Jinchi made friends with Black Bear Essence, the Black Bear Essence taught Elder Jinchi how to convince himself, so he lived to be 270 years old.
The latter things also confirmed this conjecture.
The Monkey King returned to Kannonji after fighting with the black bear spirit. The Tang Priest asked, "Does your master dare to make Mo Ye a demon?"
The master quickly knelt down and said, "Sir, my master is a man, because nidhogg has cultivated himself into a man. He often comes to the temple to give lectures to my master, and he has also taught my master some refreshing and convincing skills, so he is a friend. "
Kannonji's words also confirmed the Monkey King's initial guess, that is to say, Jinchi was able to live longer than ordinary people because he was helped by the black bear essence.
In the Westward Journey world, almost all goblins want to eat the Tang monk's meat in order to live forever. It can also be seen from here that although goblins live for a long time, they are not endless. Although they are aging slowly, they are not without aging.
Not only fairies, but also immortals.
After the Monkey King knocked down the ginseng fruit tree, he searched everywhere for a prescription to save the fruit tree and found the old man in Penglai Island.
The three old people made it very clear: "You monkeys don't know how to be a good person. Live 360 years by smelling fruit, and 47,000 years by eating one. Our method is not as good as his. If he can get it easily, he can live a life like heaven. It is necessary to cultivate the spirit of saving the gods, reconcile the dragons and tigers, and grasp the mountains to fill the distance. I don't know how long. " The birthday boy is the god in charge of life. He can't live with heaven and earth easily, and he is envious of ginseng fruit. It can be seen that immortality is a rare thing, even for immortals, not to mention immortals and mortals.
Demons travel around the world in the west. The first step in their cultivation is to cultivate human form. It is not easy for them to live forever. After all, even most immortals want to live longer, but it is not so difficult for fairies to live forever.
Demons are mostly animals and plants. If they want to live for thousands of years, they have to live for thousands of years at least. Most ordinary creatures in the world simply can't live that long. Otherwise, turtle trees and the like will become exquisite.
Black bear essence is a demon who has mastered certain cultivation methods and can live forever. Moreover, although he and the snake spirit are not as good as the old gentleman's Dan, their Dan certainly has the function of strengthening the body and prolonging life.
Black bear essence is actually a wild goblin. He is neither a Buddha mount nor a mouse spirit who steals Buddha lamp oil to gain mana. However, his cultivation is still good. After several fights, the Monkey King didn't get a bargain. Because of this, he went to Luojiashan to ask Guanyin Bodhisattva to come forward.
In addition, the black bear spirit is different from other goblins in the westward journey world. It seems that he didn't do anything evil except steal the cassock. Even when he first saw Kannonji on fire, he was ready to save it. According to Kannonji's boss, they usually use black bear essence. He often lectures with Lao Jinchi. In exchange, he taught Jinchi to practice firmly.
As a demon, he is willing to learn Buddhism. Naturally, he also has some wisdom and spirituality, and is not vicious. Such a demon naturally takes the right path to practice, and it is normal for some troublesome and complicated immortal practices. Perhaps this is why Guanyin is willing to accept the black bear essence as the patron saint.