Chapter 171: Buddhism also needs face (6 in one, one more chapter, please vote)
Ever since Guanyin Bodhisattva went to the Five Finger Mountain and met Sun Wukong, he had been running around for something for quite a while.

He walked through the poor mountains and bad waters of Uttarakuru, and the large and small monster caves of Xiniuhezhou.

The news that Sun Wukong had the Donghuang Bell was spread everywhere, and countless demons knew about it.

But finally.

Until now, no quasi-saint demon like the three demons has made another move to the Five Finger Mountain to snatch the Donghuang Bell from Monkey King.

It was as if all the demons were scared.

"That's fine. Since they don't want to go to the Five Finger Mountain, when the time comes, we can find a reason to wipe out the Five Finger Mountain."

"Oh my god, this is probably..."

Buddhism also needs face.

The Buddha himself suppressed Sun Wukong without any explanation, and then used his own magic to wipe out the Five Finger Mountain for no reason.

In the eyes of all the gods and Buddhas, this would be a huge loss of face.

Although Guanyin Bodhisattva also knew that in the eyes of some great Luos and quasi-saints, the reputation of his Buddhist sect had been lost when he pursued Sun Wukong.

"The journey west is important."

The Buddha also wanted to let Sun Wukong follow the script they had prepared, but the monkey was disobedient. What could he do?

In particular, the current Sun Wukong is not the same as before.

With Nuwa and Tongtian as their background, even these two saints cannot escape from the chaos now, but they exist.

Haven’t you seen how many quasi-saints are hidden in the world? When they learned that Sun Wukong had an innate treasure in his hands, they never thought of taking action.

Do you really think that they were afraid of the result that Sun Wukong showed off his power in the Flower-Fruit Mountain and almost killed the Sixth Prince of the Golden Crow with one blow?

Just kidding.

With the huge benefits thousands and tens of thousands of times greater ahead, some quasi-saints and immortal old men dare not plan anything.

What they are afraid of is the saint behind Sun Wukong!

The treasure may be easy to grab, but it is hot to hold.

During the years when the saints were born, they made many moves in the wild world, and secretly killed countless brave quasi-saints. However, there were too few people who knew about this kind of thing, and many of them died.

"Buddha, there is one more thing. It seems that the heavenly palace is playing out the story of a fairy and a mortal falling in love. Do you want to understand the cause and effect?"

"I have no limit to my Buddhahood! If possible, I'd better take a closer look."

The Buddha Tathagata knew about some of the previous causes and effects of the seven fairies, and now that the Heavenly Court was performing the story of the love between fairies and mortals, he really wanted to earn another favor from the great celestial being.

Heaven, Taisho Hall.

It was a rare occasion that the Jade Emperor was not sitting in the Lingxiao Palace today. Instead, he was in the Dazheng Hall, setting up a chessboard and discussing chess with the Nan Ji Immortal.

The incense arrays on both sides were filled with a faint spiritual energy, and the Deer and Crane Boy and Taibai Jinxing were watching.

This game of chess has been going on for more than three days.

Now it has come to the stage where the winner will be determined.

"...True Lord, I heard that the West wants to give that monkey a chance?"

The Jade Emperor said this lightly, but it made the Nanji Immortal, who was about to make his move, hesitate for a moment. "Your Majesty, there are Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who will take care of this matter."

The Immortal of the South Pole knew very well that the Majesty before him had called him to play chess, and it was certainly not just for the purpose.

But he didn't know how the matter of Sun Wukong could be traced back to him.

Don't look.

The Immortal of the South Pole had been ranked among the immortals in the Heavenly Palace long before the deification, but he seldom showed up at any major or minor event in the Heavenly Palace. He was truly even more inconspicuous than those star gods and gods who came later.

Even after he was deified, this great celestial being wanted to confer a higher title on him, but was declined repeatedly.

As the eldest disciple of the Jade Purity Saint of the Chan School, people in the mortal world today often mention the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan School. However, how many of them remember that there is also a senior brother named Nan Ji Xian Weng?

He didn't care.

"The West will prosper in this era. The Star Lord should also visit more often for such great merits and deeds."

"If I'm not mistaken, the monkey should have come out of the Five Finger Mountain."

The Jade Emperor has not forgotten Sun Wukong and has always been paying attention to him.

Especially when Sun Wukong was sent to the Five Finger Mountain by the Peacock Mother Buddha again, and then he was visited by three quasi-saint demons...

The Jade Emperor saw it all.

However, I have no intention of interfering at all, that's all.

Now he invited the Immortal of the South Pole to play chess, and he wanted to drag the Chan Sect into the water.

It is impossible that everything will go as the West wishes.

"I'm afraid there will be more trouble."

"That's right. I heard that the man who sought the scriptures has gone through ten lives..."

No matter how hard those Western monks try, they still have to consider the right time, right place, and right people. Jin Chanzi has now been reincarnated ten times. How can he continue to suppress Sun Wukong?

In the journey to the West, it is said that Sun Wukong is the protagonist, but Jin Chanzi is not bad either.

Both the Jade Emperor and the Immortal of the South Pole are aware of this.

"The newly established Tang Dynasty in the Southern Continent does need some merit." Nan Ji Xian Weng also knew that what was coming would come. "Your Majesty, do you want to take me to the mortal world for a walk? I'm afraid some people are unwilling to do so."

If someone from his Chan sect reaches out, some people will be happy and some will not be able to watch.

If you want to earn merits on your journey to the West, the best place to do it is to be a guide for the pilgrim.

There was no need to think about Sun Wukong, the only one left was Jin Chanzi.

As for being a role model, everyone in the Chan sect is familiar with it.

During the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, he was the second generation disciple of the Chan Sect and served as a master to the human race. Even the subsequent immortal and mortal calamities were the beginning of this.

But how could Buddhism allow its own disciples to become disciples of others?

"Since we are in a calamity, why should we be willing or not?"

"Master, you lose."

As the Jade Emperor dropped the last white piece in his hand, an old dragon of the Antarctic Immortal was completely trapped to death.

Seeing this, Nan Ji Xian Weng could only sigh and said, "I haven't been away from home for a long time. It would be nice to go to the mortal world and see some of the world."

With the words of the Antarctic Immortal.

The Jade Emperor smiled.

……

In front of Wuzhi Mountain is Monkey Cave.

Looking at the Holy Mother Wu Dang who came to visit him again, Sun Wukong smiled brightly.

But after his senior sister mentioned that there was a Great Tang Kingdom in the Southern Continent, Sun Wukong could no longer laugh.

So fast? !

Old Sun hasn’t suppressed it for five hundred years yet.

After some calculations in his mind, Sun Wukong found that there was nothing wrong with the time when the Tang Dynasty was founded. It was just because his family had struggled for more than 200 years before that this result came about.

"Junior brother, you seem to care a lot about the Tang Dynasty?"

More than a hundred years ago, when Sun Wukong met the Holy Mother Wu Dang, he mentioned the Tang Dynasty and asked his senior sister to help him pay attention. "Senior sister, please cover up the secrets of the surrounding heaven."

After seeing the Holy Mother Wu Dang take action.

Sun Wukong said again, "Sister, if what I said is that the merits of the journey to the west to obtain the scriptures started from the Tang Dynasty, and the person chosen by the bald man in the West to obtain the scriptures has now been reincarnated in the Tang Dynasty, do you think that I should pay more attention to it?"

"Really?" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Wu Dang Shengmu's eyes became more fierce, "Junior brother, do you want me to help you..."

"Don't! There's no chance."

Sun Wukong knew very well what the Holy Mother Wu Dang wanted to do.

But I know it's impossible.

Even when Sun Wukong was pressed under the Five Elements Mountain, there were always Buddhas and Bodhisattvas secretly watching over him. What else does Tang Seng need to say?

You wanted to kill Tang Monk and put an end to the Buddhist plan of traveling to the West that had been in progress for thousands or tens of thousands of years. Believe it or not, how did you kill him? How did those Buddhist monks save Tang Monk?

During the Conferred God Tribulation, Jiang Ziya was plotted against by Taoist Lu Ya and his luck was taken away. Even then, he could be saved, let alone Tang Monk who had been reincarnated ten times and had accumulated countless merits.

"But if you are willing, you can try to be the master of the pilgrim."

"It's hard to say, there is still some merit in it."

"You monkey, you really dare to think. Killing people is much easier than being someone's master." Wu Dang Shengmu thought that Sun Wukong was joking, "Junior brother, according to what you mean, it's time for you to escape from the cage."

Now that the reincarnation of the Buddhist pilgrim has been born, it is natural that Sun Wukong should also see the light of day.

This is inevitable.

"Hehe, Senior Sister is right... But, it was them who held me down under the Five Finger Mountain, and now it is them who want me to come out of the mountain. Where in the world can such a good thing come from? Let those bald guys just wait!"

Now, it is impossible to invite Sun Wukong to leave the Five Finger Mountain.

He, Sun Wukong, said that!

Sun Wukong wanted to see how the Buddhist community would invite Tang Seng to come out of the mountain, especially after he passed the Liangjie Mountain.

Could it be that he was going to forcibly overturn the Five Finger Mountain? !

Suddenly thought of this place.

As Sun Wukong's monkey head shook, the Chaos Bell, with a few wisps of hazy primordial meaning, turned into a stream of light and covered the Five Finger Mountain on his back.

Sun Wukong really didn't believe it. With such an innate treasure guarding the Five Finger Mountain, how could the Buddha and Bodhisattva overturn the Five Finger Mountain silently?
"Junior brother, what are you doing?"

"Sister, I haven't had enough of being a jail monkey yet! When I have paid off the karma of my Western religion, I will have had enough of being a jail monkey."

Before the karma is fully repaid...

Lao Sun just stays here and doesn’t move!
"Junior brother, you are really..." Seeing Sun Wukong's behavior, Wu Dang Shengmu felt that the monkey's words and deeds were really funny, so she didn't pay much attention to it. She changed the subject and said, "Junior brother, I have tried to deduce the method you mentioned for two hundred years, and borrowed the power of the treasure energy, but it can only get me started."

What Holy Mother Wu Dang was talking about was naturally about earning merits from heaven and earth.

In recent years, she has often been in seclusion to meditate and contemplate for this very purpose.

It's just too difficult.

Even with the help of Hongmeng Purple Qi, in a short period of time, Holy Mother Wu Dang would not be able to develop a method that would allow Taiyi to create the heaven and earth.

As for the Golden Immortal, I can still think about it.

But among the Golden Immortals, how many are willing to practice other methods? How many people in the world are willing to see the world?

Thinking that you can reverse the aura and spirit of the entire ancient world with the help of a group of Golden Immortals is really wishful thinking.

Nowadays, in this ancient world, there are still more immortals and Buddhas below Daluo.

"What do you mean by entry, Senior Sister?"

“If Taiyi and Jinxian can obtain the help of superior spiritual treasures and practice my Taoism and my methods, they can create a new world!”

"This... Senior Sister, this is a bit too much to ask."

Let's not talk about whether my Taoism and my teachings are easy to pass on. Just to say that top-grade spiritual treasures, even those acquired later in life, are not so easy to refine.

In today's primitive world, where can we find so many useful natural treasures?

It was completely plundered by our predecessors long ago.

Nowadays, magic weapons are the mainstream. It is very rare for some unknown immortals to have a high-quality acquired spiritual treasure. They dare not even think about the top-quality spiritual treasure.

This method cannot be promoted at all.

"I know that too, so I just got started. If I think about it, the immortals and gods in the Heavenly Immortal Realm can use the techniques of ordinary magic weapons and the methods of opening up to do such meritorious deeds, which is considered a great achievement."

"What is easy to do? Take your time. Don't rush."

Having said that, Holy Mother Wu Dang has not had a moment of leisure in recent times.

All he wanted was to earn a huge amount of merit from heaven and earth as soon as possible so that he could have the opportunity to become a saint, and then establish Jiejiao and Honghuang, so as to prevent his junior brother from being bullied by Buddhism.

If she, the Holy Mother Wu Dang, was a saint now, who would dare to bully Sun Wukong like this!

Whoever dares will be slapped into pieces!

"Senior Sister, have you ever thought about borrowing your spiritual roots? Perhaps, spiritual roots are more useful than spiritual treasures."

"Don't joke, Junior Brother."

Seeing Sun Wukong's moves, the Holy Mother Wu Dang couldn't help but shake her head:
"There are ways to refine spiritual treasures, but as for spiritual roots... since the witch-lich catastrophe, there has been no new spiritual roots in the world. Why do you think that is?"

"The world has changed, and there is no Qiankun anymore!"

In today's primitive world, it is no longer possible to cultivate spiritual roots, even those acquired later.

It is only because of the spiritual roots that were born one day earlier that he can still stay alive now. It is incredible that he wants to use the spiritual roots to open up the world.

"Sister, I heard that the nine thousand Renshui peach trees in the Peach Garden were transformed from a peach spiritual root. Since peaches are OK, I think other innate spiritual roots are not bad either... If Sister has a way to divide the spiritual roots, there is a way to borrow the spiritual roots."

"Old Sun still has a few spiritual roots in his hands. And I will definitely not let Senior Sister down."

What Sun Wukong was talking about was naturally not the Chaos Green Lotus Seeds that had already taken root in his own world, nor the six precious lotus seeds.

But it’s that floating treasure tree!

Sun Wukong had no place to place this top-grade chaotic spiritual root, and even his own world was not suitable.

If it is possible to differentiate into thousands of innate spiritual roots, or tens of millions of acquired spiritual roots, it can help countless immortals and gods to practice and open up methods, and can help the ancient world to restore its ancient splendor.

Sun Wukong felt that it was not a loss.

Who knows, by then, this primordial spiritual root, with countless merits and blessings from heaven and earth, may be able to replace the ancestral mountain of the ancient times, Mount Buzhou, and descend between heaven and earth.

When that time really comes, this spiritual root will be your own.

I’m afraid that the entire prehistoric world will respect him as Sun Wukong!
"As for the method of differentiating spiritual roots, I do remember that my senior sister once asked Master for it, but unfortunately I didn't pay attention to it back then."

"This method is not difficult to obtain. I have my own way to obtain it. But Junior Brother, are you sure that the spiritual root in your hand can have such a miraculous effect? ​​That Renshui Peach was one of the ten great spiritual roots back then, and it has its own luck."

"Don't worry, Senior Sister. I dare not say that the spiritual root in my hand is the only one in the world, but it is temporarily the best. I have nothing to worry about."

"It's just for a while, it's really not easy to show it to Senior Sister."

Chaotic things have no place in the great universe.

If Sun Wukong dares to take out the Floating Treasure Tree now, the Eye of Heaven will block the door and bring disaster to him!
Who knows, even the Taoist master might show up.

Until then.

If Sun Wukong's spiritual roots were really destroyed by heaven, he would have no place to cry.

Before, Sun Wukong had also thought about going outside the ancient world and into the boundless chaos to find a wonderful place to plant this spiritual root.

Now that I think about it, I'm afraid I can only ask the goddess Nuwa for help and try to find a place in the outer chaos to differentiate this spiritual root.

"Then Senior Sister, just give it a try. There is no rush for spiritual roots."

The Holy Mother Wu Dang did not stay in front of the Five Finger Mountain for long.

Ten years after the departure of Mother Wu Dang, Sun Wukong continued to lie down and accumulate experience.

Until this day.

Guanyin Bodhisattva and the traveler Hui'an arrived on a cloud and landed in front of the Five Finger Mountain, their eyes vaguely confronting those of Sun Wukong.

"Bodhisattva, are you here to look for me? I have been doing well these days, thank you for your concern."

"You monkey, did you know that?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva opened her wise eyes, and all the hidden spiritual treasures and true light on the Five Finger Mountain came into her sight.

The precious light was almost unobstructed, and it stung the eyes of Guanyin Bodhisattva, causing a slight pain!

See this scene.

How could he not know that someone had provided a treasure to protect the Five Finger Mountain from top to bottom and from left to right?

Now, if you want to open the Five Finger Mountain again, you must first move this spiritual treasure away before you can do so.

"I don't understand what the Bodhisattva is saying."

"You don't understand, but you are pretending not to understand. Sun Dasheng, since you have accepted my Buddhist sect, why do you have to be so repetitive? No matter how difficult the journey to the west is, it will only take a few dozen years. If you do this, you will naturally have more merits in the future."

"Why would the Great Sage do this for a good thing that others can't even ask for?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva tried to persuade him kindly, but Sun Wukong just shook his head and said, "I am willing even if there is no money to buy it! If I don't want to, how can I do it?"

No matter whether Guanyin Bodhisattva is playing soft or hard now, Sun Wukong has already made up his mind and will not accept it.

Why didn't you discuss this matter with Old Sun in a serious manner back then?

Now that the time has come, you want to ask for help from Lao Sun... Bah! Lao Sun was born with no connection to Buddha.

If you really want to become a Buddha, then I am the Buddha myself!
It’s not your Western Buddha, nor the Buddha in heaven or hell, it’s my own Buddha!

"Then Great Sage, do you know how many disciples of Jiejiao turned into demons?"

"These demons and monsters are now on their way to the west. If the Great Sage agrees to go west, maybe he can save them. As a disciple of Jiejiao, have you ever thought about this?"

This is indeed true.

Many of the former disciples of Jiejiao participated in the eighty-one trials of the journey to the West.

But what kind of demons and monsters are they? Haven't they all become mounts for you gods and Buddhas? You even castrated them.

Just thinking about it, Sun Wukong felt sorry for them.

As for whether to save him or not.

Sun Wukong has never thought about it, and he hasn’t thought about it yet.

"Great Sage, it seems that you are still undecided. I will ask you again when I return."

When Guanyin Bodhisattva saw that Sun Wukong was speechless, she didn't say much. She just changed her mind and took Venerable Hui'an on a cloud to the direction of Liangjie Mountain.

See Guanyin Bodhisattva walking away.

Sun Wukong then murmured, "Is this the cause and effect of Jiejiao? I have enjoyed the benefits of being a disciple of a saint, but I didn't think about the disadvantages that have come."

It is really difficult for Sun Wukong to decide whether to save or not.

"Why not ask Senior Sister?"

In fact, there is no need to ask at all.

Sun Wukong knew the temperament of the people in Jiejiao too well. Regardless of cause and effect or grudges, as long as they were brothers, they would stand together first and talk about other things.

This is also the reason why there are good and bad people in Jiejiao and many evil tendencies.

Most of the disciples of Jiejiao who were used as mounts by the immortals and gods were cannibals, and some even destroyed cities and slaughtered nations.

Even more demonic than some low-level demons.

"We can save them, but if they commit sins again, will they be blamed on Jiejiao or on me, Sun?"

"I, Old Sun, say it's a demon, but it has never eaten anyone..."

Sun Wukong still has his own morality.

It seems like he's going to be caught.

Sun Wukong thought a lot for a while, and finally decided that since he had become a disciple of Master Tongtian, he should save the disciples of Jiejiao if possible. At most he could just give them some constraints when the time comes.

If they don't obey, don't blame Sun Wukong for being rude.

……

Jambu Continent in the south, Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty.

On this day, the Immortal of the South Pole, who had changed his name to Yuan Shoucheng, was sitting in front of a fortune-telling stall in the West Market of Chang'an, telling people's fortunes.

Suddenly he raised his head and looked towards the west.

There, in the mid-air above, there was a faint auspicious cloud, carrying Guanyin Bodhisattva and Hui'an Venerable from afar.

Meet these two.

Yuan Shoucheng couldn't help but stroke his long beard and thought to himself, is it finally going to begin?

From this, he also recalled that a few days ago, the fisherman Zhang Shao came to him for fortune-telling, and he told Zhang Shao about the aquatic creatures in Jing River.

The Dragon King of Jinghe River owed him a debt in the past.

Originally, the Immortal of the South Pole did not care too much about it, but after living in Chang'an City for a long time, he discovered that the River Dragon King owed Chang'an City too many karmas.

Now it can be said that my fate has come.

Yuan Shoucheng didn't care why Guanyin Bodhisattva came here, he just told people's fortunes as usual.

When the sun was setting, Yuan Shoucheng returned to his courtyard with the fortune-telling cloth banner on his back as usual, and he met the Bodhisattva in front of the courtyard again.

"…Meet Guanyin Kusa."

"Brother, why are you so polite? I came here just to see you."

Guanyin Bodhisattva transformed into an ordinary monk. After seeing Yuan Shoucheng, he naturally bowed to him and asked, "Brother, you came down to the mortal world this time. Do you want to take a walk in the mortal world?"

Yuan Shoucheng had no other words to say about Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Just open the door and invite him in.

After Yuan Shoucheng put down the cloth banner in the courtyard, he invited Guanyin Bodhisattva to sit on either side of the stone table in front of the plum tree in the courtyard.

Yuan Shoucheng then said, "Bodhisattva, don't think too much. It's just that ten days ago, I lost to the Great Heavenly Venerable in a game of chess, so I accepted the invitation of the Great Heavenly Venerable and came down to the world for a walk."

"If nothing else, this Chang'an will be the end."

The Jade Emperor wanted the Immortal of the South Pole to completely intervene in the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, but he had to be willing to do so.

As for wanting him, the chief disciple of the Chan sect, to take the lead and lead the entire Chan sect to take action one by one to earn merit, that is even more impossible.

It is enough to have experienced one catastrophe of conferring gods.

Nowadays, among all the disciples of the Chan sect, it is common for them not to leave the mountains and enter the secular world.

It has almost become a consensus among all disciples of the Chan Sect to close the door and recite the Huangting Sutra silently. Even Yang Jian and Nezha, who have achieved sainthood in the flesh and are listed in the Conferred God List, rarely go out. A catastrophe experience will be remembered forever.

"Brother, if you want to..."

"No! I don't want to!" Seeing Guanyin Bodhisattva's eyes move, as if he wanted to say something, Yuan Shoucheng spoke again and again, "I said, I'm just here for a walk. I don't care how you Westerners plan and act, and I won't participate at all."

It was easy for the human race to earn merits back then, but what was the result?

The Conferred God Tribulation is also called the Immortal and Mortal Tribulation, because it is caused by the heaven and the human world!
Good deeds are easy to earn, but they are too hot to handle afterwards!
"Bodhisattva, just act as you please, just pretend that I don't exist."

Since Yuan Shoucheng had said so, Guanyin Bodhisattva could not say anything, no matter what plans he had or what words he had.

……

Jinghe Dragon Palace, Enze Hall.

In recent days, the Dragon King of Jing River has been concerned because the aquatic creatures in Jing River are often caught by fishermen.

After all, they are the Jinghe water tribe.

But many of them have the blood of his Jinghe Dragon Clan, and can be considered his descendants.

As a result these days.

He didn't know what was going on, but every time these descendants transformed into fish and shrimp and wanted to refine their spirits and bodies, they would be caught by chance and made into soup. How could he not be annoyed?

If this weren't Chang'an City, this would be the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

Since there is humanity, destiny, and karma to protect and suppress it, it is possible that this Dragon King would have gone there in person and slapped the damn fisherman to death.

It is even possible to teach the Emperor of Tang a lesson.

We still need to wait for news in the Dragon Palace!

"…Your Majesty, there is news."

Prime Minister Turtle staggered into the hall and saw the gloomy face of the Jinghe Dragon King sitting on the Dragon King's throne. There were some things he didn't dare to report.

I was afraid that I would anger His Majesty and give him a hard blow first.

"Looking at your expression, is this bad news again? How many of my children and grandchildren have lost today?"

“Vulpix…”

With the humane suppression, some magical powers are difficult to display. The same is true for some news in the river, and the Dragon King of Jinghe River actually needs his subordinates to inquire about it.

It's really difficult.

"It's Vulpix again. I remember it was yesterday and the day before yesterday... How could it be such a coincidence? Who is behind this? Prime Minister Turtle, have you found out?"

"Your Majesty, I have found out everything. According to the fisherman, there is a fortune teller in the West Market of Chang'an City who tells him the direction every day."

"That fortune teller always makes accurate predictions."

Hearing this.

Jinghe Longwai waved his hand fiercely and smashed the glass table in front of him into pieces.

He knew that someone was plotting against him.

Otherwise, how could a small fisherman catch his dragon descendants every day!

Outrageous!

"Okay, okay! Fortune teller..." Hearing Prime Minister Turtle's words, the Dragon King of Jinghe counted with his fingers, but he couldn't figure out Yuan Shoucheng's background at all. He was extremely angry and said, "I, the Dragon King, want to see what kind of fortune teller he is. Go ahead, and I will go out of the palace tomorrow to meet the fortune teller in person!"

For some unknown reason, the weather in Chang'an City has been very changeable these days, with wind, rain and thunder.

However, very few people knew that it was because the Dragon King of Jinghe River came out of the Dragon Palace of Jinghe River a few days ago and met the fortune teller Yuan Shoucheng, and then secretly agreed to a duel.

The winner is determined by the number of rainy days!

It was also because of this incident that the wind and rain in Chang'an City seemed to suddenly increase.

This is also the time.

After meeting the Holy Mother Wu Dang again, Sun Wukong did not even wait for Guanyin Bodhisattva to come back and ask for his help. Instead, he left the Five Finger Mountain alone and staggered to Chang'an City.

Sun Wukong first arrived in Chang'an City.

Looking at the bustling crowd and the vibrant popularity of the dynasty, I want to fit in.

"...The Tang Dynasty, a great era that many people envy."

"It's true. Compared with the previous dynasties, the Tang Dynasty is much better. At least, the reputation of the people in this capital is not bad."

When he first arrived in Chang'an City, Sun Wukong looked around curiously, admiring the popularity of the city.

I also looked at the clouds, rain, and thunder in the sky a few more times.

If you're not mistaken, there's a true dragon in the light clouds above the horizon, causing wind and rain, but the color is a bit ugly.

"This old dragon that brings rain can't be the Dragon King of Jing River, right?"

"If it's true, it seems that Old Sun has come at the right time to watch a great show. Do you want to lend a hand and help him?"

Sun Wukong and the dragon clan don't have much friendship.

He said he wanted to help the Dragon King of Jinghe River, not out of pure kindness, he just wanted to see something special.

After all, the Dragon King of Jinghe River not only involves Li Shimin and Wei Zheng on earth, the Jade Emperor and the Heavenly Laws in heaven, but also the underworld and Yuan Shoucheng who came out of nowhere.

It is also the introduction to the water and land Taoist temple that follows.

This series of dramas now all depends on the Dragon King of Jinghe River.

If this Dragon King were alive.

I don’t know what’s going to happen next, how will Guanyin Bodhisattva perform!
That's right.

After much thought, Sun Wukong decided to leave the Five Finger Mountain on his own. He was not planning on following the Buddha's instructions all the way, he just cooperated.

After being schemed against repeatedly by the Buddhist sect and being controlled by the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara through the Jiejiao incident, it would be strange if Sun Wukong did not have some fun for himself and cause trouble for the Bodhisattva when he had the chance.

"I don't know whether the old loach brought the rain ordered by the imperial edict!"

Sun Wukong scratched the monkey hair on his arm, and suddenly disappeared into the clouds and rain. "Old loach, don't worry about the rain. Do you recognize me, Sun?"

Suddenly, a hairy monkey with a thunder god's mouth appeared between the clouds and rain in front of him.

The Dragon King of Jinghe River almost struck him with a bolt of lightning.

After seeing Sun Wukong's figure and words clearly, the Dragon King of Jinghe River had an idea and immediately understood.

"Meet the Monkey King! The Monkey King is looking for Old Dragon, is there something wrong?"

"Yes, yes, old dragon, have you received the will from heaven in the past few days? Have you obeyed it now? If you haven't, I have nothing to say to you. If you have obeyed it... hehe, you, the old Dragon King, are lucky!"

Sun Wukong's rapid-fire words made the Jinghe Dragon King feel very uncomfortable.

How did this monkey know this?

What a coincidence, now he was causing the wind and rain, just to obey the Jade Emperor's order, wanting to rain continuously on Chang'an City. However, according to his expectation, the water depth would not be exactly three feet, three inches and forty-eight points, at least a little less.

It would also be a good way to teach Yuan Shoucheng a lesson!
"The Great Sage knows?"

"How could I not know? I know. If you dare to disrespect your fate, your life will end here."

"Or, you can learn from Old Sun and rebel against his grandmother."

“Don’t dare, don’t dare!!”

Hearing Sun Wukong's bold words, the Dragon King of the Jing River was so frightened that he shook his head repeatedly. He had no courage or strength to rebel against the Heavenly Palace.

He is not Sun Wukong.

"Hehe, you old loach, are you really afraid or are you just pretending to be afraid? You old loach, you must understand what the so-called imperial edict is. If you dare to disobey the imperial edict, do you believe that you will go to the Dragon Slaying Platform in the sky in a few days?"

"Do you really think that the Jade Emperor is easy to get along with?"

After hearing what Sun Wukong said about both fighting and defending, the Dragon King of Jinghe River was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat!
He had never thought about these things before.

This matter was too obvious, he should have thought of it earlier, but why...

"Thank you, Great Sage, for saving me. I don't know why this old dragon was blinded by his mind. This, this!"

"Don't worry about this and that. Don't forget what time it is now. We have obeyed the order long ago. It will rain as much as it should. This is your job to save your life. Do your best. I am leaving now!"

After he understood what had happened to the Dragon King of the Jing River, he noticed someone in Chang'an city who seemed to be staring at him.

Sun Wukong, who had sensed the situation, turned and twisted his body and arrived at a fortune-telling stall. "Oh, it's the old man of longevity? I've seen him before. Why are you looking at me like this? Do you have any advice for me?"

Under the golden pupil that could see through illusions, Yuan Shoucheng naturally could not hide his whereabouts.

But Sun Wukong never imagined that the Yuan Shoucheng in front of him was actually the old man with the God of Longevity in heaven.

Sun Wukong clearly remembered that this Emperor of Immortality came from the school of the orthodox teaching and rarely cared about other causes and effects. So he couldn't sit still about the causes and effects of this journey to the West?

"Greetings to the Great Sage! Is the Great Sage coming out of the mountain?"

Yuan Shoucheng also felt strange. How could he see Monkey King in Chang'an City?

Isn’t he still under the Five Finger Mountain?

He even had the intention of returning to seclusion after paying off his karma with Buddhism. Why did he come out now and even come to Chang'an City?

Yuan Shoucheng kept calculating with his fingers, but after a while, he gave up.

There is nothing we can do.

Now that the curtain has been raised on the journey to the West, the mysteries of heaven are already too chaotic. Add to that the karma of Sun Wukong and the fact that it is unclear what is obscuring his mysteries, and it would be extremely difficult to plot against Sun Wukong now, even if he were standing in front of them.

It's impossible to calculate anything.

"I have no choice but to leave the mountain. I have no choice but to come to Chang'an City to see if there is any way to solve this problem."

"Old man, I see that you are also good at fortune-telling. Why don't you tell me how to escape this disaster? If you can help me, I will thank you with a heavy gift and guarantee that you will not suffer any loss!"

Before Sun Wukong could finish his words, Yuan Shoucheng shook his head.

Is there any need to calculate this?
How could he escape the destiny of heaven and the law of cause and effect set by several saints, unless he was also a saint?

Even if you have the most precious treasure in your hand, you cannot escape unless you are a saint.

Yuan Shoucheng knew it very well.

"Old man, what do you mean by shaking your head? Are you afraid that I can't pay you for your fortune-telling?"

"Great Sage, you are joking. This is your business. It doesn't matter whether you count it or not. The general trend has been established. It is very difficult to change it." Yuan Shoucheng paused and said, "If the Great Sage only wants to change a small trend, it is easy. As long as the Great Sage makes a move at will, it will be done."

Just like now!

If Sun Wukong had not appeared in Chang'an City and told the Dragon King of Jing River, the Dragon King would have most certainly gone to the Dragon-Slaying Platform.

This is the fate of the Dragon King of Jinghe River, which was determined for him by Yuan Shoucheng!

It was only because of the arrival of Sun Wukong that the fate of the Dragon King of the Jing River changed. As a result, it was unknown how many people's lives in the city of Chang'an were also changed.

With the help of gods and immortals, ordinary people can change their fate.

What's more, Sun Wukong is not just a first-class immortal.

"Old man, did that old loach offend you?"

Sun Wukong was very smart. He thought about it for a while and came up with a lot of ideas. "According to your immortal style, I'm afraid you won't embarrass an old loach like this, right?"

Say so.

Sun Wukong suddenly stretched out his hand and snatched the counting sticks from Yuan Shoucheng's hand. "It really is a counting stick. Is this what you use to tell fortunes?"

Using counting rods to tell fortunes is still a rare practice.

Moreover, these counting chips are not spiritual treasures, magic weapons, or even magical instruments.

It was just the same counting sticks that were commonly seen in any accounting office in Chang'an City.

"I'll give it back to you. You don't look like a professional fortune teller."

"They say fortune, wealth and longevity are all determined by fate. Is that really true, old man? He can use this thing to calculate the fate of that old loach. His fate is really bad."

Seeing Sun Wukong forcing the abacus he had snatched back into his own hands, Yuan Shoucheng was not surprised. "For a cultivator, how can there be a good or bad fate? Anyone who cannot transcend the outside world has a destiny. The Great Sage should know it after jumping out of the river."

"Hey, hey! What do you know? Is it my bad luck?"

Everyone talks about jumping out of the long river of fate, as if heaven and earth really have no control over it.

Let them try against the Saint!
Believe it or not, I can crush you into powder with just one finger.

Let alone the Golden Immortal, just look at the quasi-saints and Hunyuan in the prehistoric world today, how many of them dare to jump around casually.

We are all ants below the level of saints. Trying to jump out of the long river of fate is bullshit!
"Great Sage was born extraordinary." Yuan Shoucheng did not want to discuss fate and destiny with Sun Wukong, so he suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Great Sage, are you here in Chang'an to look for the Bodhisattva Guanyin? Or is it to look for the man who is seeking scriptures?"

Today's Chang'an City can be said to be the starting point of the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

This is the eye of the storm.

Almost all the powerful people in the world were looking at the whole city.

If Sun Wukong comes to join in the fun, there will be nothing to say.

"It's hard to say. If we are destined to meet, maybe we can look for each other." Sun Wukong came to cause trouble. As for whether he would meet someone or not, it depends on how things develop in the future.

At least, there was no incident of the Dragon King of Jinghe River being skinned alive in heaven.

If Guanyin Bodhisattva wanted to arrange a water and land ceremony to scare the Tang King, she had to think of another way.

Without the support of the King of Tang, the title of "Royal Brother" would probably no longer exist.

Sun Wukong was very much looking forward to it.

How should I sing next in this scene?
"Is the Great Sage here to watch the fun?"

When he saw the gleam of intelligence in Sun Wukong's eyes, Yuan Shoucheng suddenly understood something and shook his head.

With monkeys causing trouble for Buddhists in Chang'an City, the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures will be in trouble.

God knows what kind of trouble this monkey can cause at this time.

"You old man, why did you tell it out loud when you knew it? It makes me lose the sense of accomplishment."

"Blessings and Immeasurable Heavenly Lord!"

"Don't think about it, don't think about it. I've been listening to all kinds of Buddhist chants for years, and my brain is going to be damaged. Old man, what do you think...if the King of Tang doesn't like Buddhism and doesn't want the monk to go to the West to worship Buddha and seek scriptures, will it make people feel uneasy?"

The monkey's hands were crossed and flapping back and forth, which meant that Sun Wukong was a little impatient and really wanted to try it.

There is no hope of attacking Tang Seng now.

But if he could move Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, Sun Wukong said that he still had some ability.

So what if he has the protection of humanity? At least Sun Wukong did not intend to hurt Li Shimin. I think the Huoyun Cave will not blame him.

"I didn't hear anything."

Having said this, Yuan Shoucheng put away his fortune-telling stall and wanted to stay away from the Sun Wukong in front of him.

So as not to cause cause and effect.

He wanted to leave, but Sun Wukong still held on to his sleeves and kept saying, "Don't go, don't go, old man. I'm here to discuss this with you. This involves the matter of the Human King, and I don't understand it either. You have to teach me well."

"I heard that the King of Mude was taught by you..."

When Yuan Shoucheng saw Sun Wukong mention the past of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, he wanted to run away even more.

Teaching Emperor Ku can be considered as a stain on the life of Nanji Xianweng. Can it be called teaching? It was just awakening the lost true spirit of Emperor Jun...

If the Jade Purity Saint had not intervened in time, it would be hard to say whether he was one of the Five Emperors today, the Demon King or the Human King.

is also like this.

When Emperor Ku was the human king, a rebellion between humans and demons broke out, and the demons almost had to "restore order".

Thinking about it now, I feel depressed.

"Great Sage, please let me go. I am not good at calculations. If you like, please go find the Bodhisattva Guanyin and discuss it with me."

"Are you teasing Old Sun?"

Going to look for Guanyin Bodhisattva, is this Roubaozi going to look for Xiaotian Dog?

Now Sun Wukong wants to cause trouble for the Buddhist sect, and he wants to find someone from the Buddhist sect to plot against the King of Tang...

How stupid does one have to be to come up with this idea?

"I'm afraid the Great Sage doesn't know that among my teachers back then, Samantabhadra was the best at planning, and Cihang was the best at calculating."

"It's my old habit to have things to do. I'm going to look for Junior Brother Cihang."

Seeing the old man speaking in a deep voice with a sigh on his face, Sun Wukong did not argue with him any more. "What happened in the past is in the past. Old man, have you ever thought about finding a chance to do something big for him? Maybe you can find your fellow apprentices back and help some Bodhisattvas and Buddhas to enter the sect."

“Isn’t this a good thing?”

Sun Wukong's persuasive tone made Yuan Shoucheng feel numb inside.

This monkey really dares to think and speak.

He plotted against Buddhism and wanted to convert Buddhist disciples to the Chan Sect...

Even he, the Immortal of the South Pole, didn't dare to think about it.

Regardless of whether the two Buddhist saints agree or not, he can't even get past his master.

The Chan sect is not the Jie sect, it does not accept everyone!
If he dared to make such a proposal to the Jade Purity Saint, he would probably be punished to go to the Jade Purity Palace and reflect on his mistakes facing the wall for thousands of years.

"Old man, believe it or not, tell me something. I am now a disciple of a saint. With my help, maybe you and I can work together to overthrow the Buddhist sect. When the time comes, you can choose which disciple or disciple of the Buddhist sect you like, and which treasure and spiritual root you like. What do you think?"

The more Sun Wukong spoke, the more nonsense he became.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shoucheng quickly struggled to break free from him, immediately transformed into a ray of light, and flew far away towards the Nantianmen.

What about losing a game of chess to the Great Celestial Venerable and having to go to the lower world? What about having some karmic connection with the Dragon King of the Jing River...

I don’t have time to take care of the Immortal of the South Pole.

If Sun Wukong continued to fool him, he was really afraid that he would be moved.

When the time comes, you won’t know where the cause came from, but the result will follow you, and you will have no place to cry.

"Why did he run away? Could it be that this old man didn't come here to support Buddhism? Wasn't the Jinghe Dragon King his plan?"

It shouldn’t be!

Isn’t it said that these immortals and gods can calculate the heavens, the earth, and human beings, and know the secrets of heaven and destiny best?

Watching the Immortal of the South Pole turning into a rainbow and passing away, Sun Wukong couldn't help but scratch the back of his head.

For a while.

He couldn't figure out whether this old man came to the lower world to take advantage of the karma of his journey to the west, or what.

"It's good that he's gone. Without this old man spreading arsenic, it's much easier for me to do things in Chang'an City."

As he spoke these words, the Dragon King of the Jing River in the sky had already sent down the rain according to the decree and then disappeared.

He bowed straight down and knelt in front of Sun Wukong.

Seeing that Sun Wukong blew up the air and forced the Jinghe Dragon King to stop bowing, he said, "Old Dragon King, why are you bowing to me? If you have nothing else to do, go back to your Dragon Palace and River Residence as soon as possible. Remember, don't go out much in the past few decades!"

"Great Sage, you saved my life, so you should be worshipped by Xiaolong! If you don't mind, why don't you follow Xiaolong to the He Mansion and sit for a while, what do you think, Great Sage?"

"No, no, no. Old Sun has a lot to do now. Go, go, don't stay in Chang'an City, you old loach."

"In case you are seen by the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara or the Arhat, they will punish you with more karma. Next time, no one will guide you, an old loach."

After hearing what Sun Wukong said, the Dragon King of Jinghe River shuddered and dared not say anything more.

After thanking Sun Wukong again and again and inviting him to visit the Jinghe Water Palace in the future, he quickly turned into a wisp of dragon energy and left.

Sun Wukong concentrated his mind for a moment and headed towards Duke Zheng's mansion.

The Duke of Zheng's Mansion of the Tang Dynasty was exactly the home of Wei Zheng. The reason why Sun Wukong went there was to meet this official.

There are not many people in the world who can slay a dragon.

……

Jinshan Temple, the Pagoda Forest of Merit.

After Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Hui'an Venerable came to Chang'an City, they stayed here temporarily.

However, not only the abbot of Jinshan Temple was unaware of the two's behavior, but even Tang Monk in the temple was completely unaware of it.

In the Merit Pagoda Forest, usually, apart from some monks who clean the place, few people enter.

And at this time.

In a side hall where many of the Jinshan Temple's Buddha statues awaiting repair were placed, Guanyin Bodhisattva was conferring with several Bodhisattvas and Arhats.

"...Bodhisattva Pāra, has the pilgrim ever severed his worldly ties?"

According to Guanyin Bodhisattva's counting, now is the time when Tang Monk has to go through the fourth difficulty. It is the time for Tang Monk to end his worldly ties after searching for his mother and nine fathers.

Only after I have completely overcome this difficulty will I be able to leave for the west.

"Half-cut or half-cut, his biological mother is gone, his biological father saved him, and the cause and effect here are settled. All we need is for the King of Tang to issue an order, so that the pilgrim can go west."

"But the Tang King is considerate of his officials and I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to let the pilgrims go west for a while."

No matter what, Tang Seng still has a grandfather who is a duke in the court.

Now that Chen Guangrui has rescued her, Yin Wenjiao has committed suicide, leaving only Chen Yi and Chen Xuanzang. How could the Duke of Yun bear to let his grandson go to the West to worship Buddha and seek scriptures?

Naturally, the King of Tang would not agree to this matter easily.

“This matter still requires some consideration.”

Guanyin Bodhisattva said this, but in fact she had already made up her mind, and could even decide on it today.

Thinking of this, Guanyin Bodhisattva counted with his fingers.

Suddenly, his heart became confused.

The Dragon King of Jinghe River actually escaped his fate and did not disobey the Jade Emperor's order. He has even returned to the Dragon Palace of Jinghe River...

"How could this happen? Why is this happening?!"

"Avalokitesvara, do you have any doubts? Could it be that the pilgrims have made a mistake?"

"It was the Dragon King of Jing River! He should have disobeyed the will of heaven and had to go to the Dragon Slashing Platform in the sky to be stabbed. During this period, he realized his mistake and woke up. He also wanted to provoke the cause and effect of King Tang so that he could act. But no one knows who broke his destiny!"

(PS, from now on, I will post 10,000 words a day and publish a 10,000-word chapter. Go for it!)
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