The Great Thunderclap Temple that used to be the pure land of Mount Numinous and the majestic Buddhist land was now a place where demons and demons gathered. The Monkey King squatted on the eaves of the Hall of Great Strength beside the divine beast Chao Feng. He rested his cheeks on his hands and looked into the distance. The monkey's gaze was a little absent-minded as if there was no focus, but it also felt like he was looking down at the three realms from every direction.
He looked up at the moon and sighed, "Master …"
At the same time, Chen Ang, who was walking in the Ultimate and looking at the sun formed by his right eye, suddenly raised his head and smiled. He turned back into the sun …
Chao Feng, who was squatting on the eaves, carefully moved to the side. He was filled with grievances. After being invited to the Great Thunderclap Temple by the bald donkeys for thousands of years, this was the first time Chao Feng met a celestial that fought with him for his position.
Moreover, that monkey was really fierce. He brutally killed the old bald donkey that was in charge of the Great Thunderclap Temple right under his nose.
It could be said to be brutal and devoid of divinity. As a young Chao Feng, although he had a noble bloodline, he still couldn't afford to offend him. Thinking of this, Chao Feng shrunk to the side again and tried to shrink his body as much as possible. He lowered his long neck to reduce his presence.
The Monkey King didn't seem to care about this cowardly Chao Feng. He glanced at the foot of Mount Numinous and revealed a mocking sneer.
At the foot of Mount Numinous, a group of strange people wearing modern clothing that didn't fit in with the surroundings were discussing softly.
Among the transmigrators, there was a monk, an old Taoist, a middle-aged Taoist with a goatee, a pedant, and even a brawny butcher-like man. The apron in front of his crotch was full of oil stains, and his chest hair that was as thick as a palm fluttered in the wind. Of course, the youthful Chen Ang was also there.
The Arhat put his palms together and said to the crowd, "Mount Numinous was destroyed and the Monkey King killed Buddha. I'm going to the east to look for the few Bodhisattvas that didn't show themselves during the calamity of Mount Numinous. I'm going to tell them everything that I saw on Mount Numinous and ask for their guidance. If you don't want to go with me, I'll take my leave now!"
"Wait!" The brawny man stopped him, "If you meet the Bodhisattvas, will you tell them where we came from?"
The Arhat was silent for a moment before nodding, "I have nothing to hide from Bodhisattva!"
"That won't do!" Immediately, someone clamored, "If you sell the secret of our origins, won't we all suffer? Little monk, you have to come with us!"
"Stop fighting, everyone!" The middle-aged Daoist ran back and hurriedly stopped the conflict that was about to break out. He told everyone, "I changed my appearance just now and blended into the group of demons. Do you know what era it is now? Because of this, I almost slipped up and was captured by my fellow patrolling demons.
"We witnessed the Monkey King slaying the Buddha with our own eyes. When we rushed out of the River of Cosmic Light, we caught a glimpse of the Bull Demon King. This should be the era after the Westward Journey, the era after the Westward Journey!" the butcher-like brawny man muttered.
The demon Daoist smiled bitterly, "I thought so too. But when I tested him, damn it, I was shocked. That fellow demon didn't know about the Nanzhan Section State, and he didn't know if there was a Tang of the East, let alone Tripitaka and the Westward Journey! I asked him if he had heard of the Monkey King wreaking havoc in the heavenly palace, and he actually said … "
"What did he say?" the butcher-like brawny man said anxiously, "Don't keep us in suspense!"
The demon Daoist whetted everyone's appetite and attracted everyone's attention. He then said with satisfaction, "The Great Emperor, Equal of Heaven fought his way out of the Divine Court of Mount Tai. On the Celestial River, he destroyed the Celestial River Navy and captured the Lord of Mount Tai. The demons of the four continents surrounded the Southern Heavenly Gate for two months. Only then did they force the Jade Emperor to confer the title of the Monkey King as the Great Emperor, Equal of Heaven in the Lingxiao Palace. That was just last year, and this year, the Great Emperor, Equal of Heaven is rebelling again. This time, he's going to kill the Heavenly Court and force the Jade Emperor to change his position! "
"Havoc in the heavenly palace?" Someone exclaimed, "Havoc in the heavenly palace? How did he kill Buddha Tathagata? Shouldn't the Monkey King be suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain? "
"That's the saying of a novelist." The old keeper sneered, "I've looked through the ancient books, and the records about the Westward Journey are very vague. Some say that it wasn't the spread of Buddhism to the East, but that the Heavenly Court brought back the Buddhist scriptures. Buddhism is deeply rooted in the Aparagodānīya. Although it has declined in the modern era and was replaced by Sanskrit, there are still many sects that survive. But in the Nanzhan Section State, in the Central Plains, the rise and fall of Buddhism were very abrupt and short. From Amitabha's teachings, to the rise of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss and the spread of Mahayana Buddhism, to the departure of the Pure Land and the arrival of the Dharma Ending, only two thousand years have passed. "
The old Daoist from the orthodoxy Source Pavilion sneered, "The Shamanic Buddhism is nothing! That Buddhism is the founder of our Daoism, Taishang Laojun. He left the Han Valley and turned into Amitabha to educate the barbarians and deliver them from suffering. Our Central Plains has its own true teachings, there's no need for Buddhism. Amitabha is just one of the eighty-one incarnations of Laojun. "
The Arhat Bhikkhu couldn't help but retort, "Buddhism originates from Buddha, Buddha Sakya Muni, who has boundless wisdom and delivered all living beings from suffering. That Taishang Laojun received the teachings of Buddha Sakya Muni and became enlightened, turning into Amitabha and entering the right path. Your Daoism is just a branch of Buddhism, it can't deliver all living beings from suffering, it can't transcend the sea of bitterness. It's just a ghost guarding a corpse! "
The old Daoist didn't bother to retort and only sneered, "Your Buddha was just killed!"
The Arhat Bhikkhu was embarrassed and angry. His face turned red as he retorted, "How can Buddha be killed by a mere monkey? … That was just Buddha borrowing its hand to attain peace from Nirvana … Nirvana … Buddha was cleansed from Nirvana, how can this be called being killed? "
The old Daoist flicked his sleeves and continued to sneer, "Your Buddha was just killed by the Monkey King!"
The Arhat Bhikkhu's face turned green from anger. He knew that the old Daoist wouldn't listen to his explanation and would only repeat the same sentence to humiliate him. He immediately raised the monk staff in his hand, wanting to defend the right path and send this vile being who insulted Buddha down to the eighteenth level of hell. He shouted, "I want him to experience the Mad Demon Staff Technique that I've cultivated and let him know that Lord Buddha's dignity is inviolable."
The old Daoist didn't want to be outdone. He swung his iron horsetail whisk with a force of ten thousand kilograms. A graze would kill and a touch would injure. He pointed at the Arhat Bhikkhu's nose and scolded, "My iron horsetail whisk weighs eighty-one kilograms. It's made from thousand-year cold iron from overseas and complemented with my forty-year Taiji horsetail whisk. Come and try! I'll beat you until your face is blooming! "
The others quickly went up and held hands and legs to prevent the first bloodbath among the transmigrators from erupting on the spot.
The middle-aged demon Daoist didn't dare to keep them in suspense and quickly said, "Stop quarreling. This isn't the time when I wreaked havoc in heaven. I, Daozu, had just left Hangu Pass last year!"
Hearing that he had just left Hangu Pass, everyone couldn't help but stop what they were doing. The old Daoist's hands were even trembling. He couldn't even hold the thousand-year cold iron horsetail whisk in his hand! He asked with a trembling voice, "What did you just say?"
The middle-aged Daoist understood his behavior. He had heard this news just now and was almost caught. He said word by word, "I, Daozu, Taishang Laojun, Dao De Tianzun, left Hangu Pass last year with Perfected Wen Shi, the Monkey King, and the most mysterious Heavenly Lord of Daoism, the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord. I've asked that demon seven times and it's clear. There are no lies. "
"I'm going to Hangu Pass!" The old Daoist didn't want to fight anymore. He hugged the horsetail whisk and headed east.
Tears streamed down the wrinkled face of a white-haired man. His white beard and eyebrows were messed up by the wind. His hands were trembling, and he spoke incoherently, "I want to go to Hangu Pass to see the Heavenly Lord of Dao and Virtue! To see Patriarch Wen Shi! My sect is really Laojun's direct line of Dao. Lou Guan Dao's other teachings! "
"Patriarch!" The old Daoist wailed, "The unfilial Qing Chen Zi is here to kowtow!" As he said this, he was about to kneel on the ground and kowtow to the ground with his white-haired head.
The other transmigrators hurried to help him up. However, the old Daoist forced them to kneel to greet the patriarch. The other transmigrators were also in an uproar. The old scholar was so excited that he spoke incoherently, "It's … it's actually the time when Laojun left Hangu Pass!"
"Teacher … Teacher! And Yanzi, Zengzi, Zisi … "A middle-aged man in Confucian robes held the Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slips in his hands excitedly.
The burly man and a few other transmigrators who were slightly calmer gathered together and discussed in a low voice, "Originally, we wanted to hold the monk hostage so that the secret of where we came from could not be leaked. But now, those Taoist priests are going crazy! They have a lot of people and their supernatural powers are stronger than everyone else. I'm afraid it'll be hard to stop them from meeting me. "
"There are many people who want to meet me! I think most of them are tempted! "
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