Erlang did not know about the chaos caused by external demons. He cultivated quietly and waited for success.
The young Buddhist named Xuanzang gradually grew up. The South Continent coincided with the golden age of the Tang Empire. The people were rich and happy. The Tang Empire called itself the Central Continent and occupied the South Continent.
When Xuanzang was young, Bodhisattva came to him in a dream and said that he would contribute to the prosperity of Buddhism in the future. At a young age, he was known by the old monks in the famous mountains and temples in the South Continent.
When Xuanzang was 20 years old, he carried the Buddha on his back and traveled around for five years. He gradually understood a principle.
Most of the Buddhist scriptures in the Central Continent were incomplete. There were many omissions and changes. It was a kind of Hinayana Buddhism.
He also heard that there was Mahayana Buddhism in the Holy Mountain in the West, the origin of Buddhism. Xuanzang gradually had the idea of reading the real Mahayana Buddhist scriptures and traveled west to obtain them.
After his study, Xuanzang returned to the Hongfu Temple near Chang 'an to cultivate. During this period, he borrowed troops from the Tang Empire to avenge his parents. He had some contact with the imperial court.
At that time, Dragon King of Jing River violated the law of heaven and should be executed. However, it was Emperor Taizong's minister, Wei Zheng, who executed the execution.
Although it was strange, it was not a big deal. After all, according to the rotation of the Heavenly Dao, there were immortals in heaven, corresponding to the Heavenly Dao; there were officials in the imperial court on earth, corresponding to the Human Dao; there were officials in the netherworld, corresponding to the Ghost Dao.
All three Daos had their own rules. A minister of the Human Dao received a decree from the Celestial Court to supervise the execution. Although it was strange, it was not difficult to explain.
Wei Zheng took the order seriously. Although he was not an ordinary person, he was a mortal after all. He was afraid of ghosts and immortals.
The Dragon King of Jing River, who was about to be executed, came to Emperor Taizong in his dream. Although Emperor Taizong was the current Human Emperor, he had never seen the Dragon King. Curious, he agreed.
On the day of the execution, the Dragon King of Jing River was taken to the Celestial Court. Emperor Taizong went to play chess with Wei Zheng. He did not give Wei Zheng a chance to sleep and supervised the execution of the Dragon King in his dream.
However, Wei Zheng did not know what His Majesty meant. He did not want to spoil His Majesty's mood, so he stayed by his side.
It was a quarter to five in the afternoon. While Wei Zheng was twirling a chess piece in his hand, deep in thought, he suddenly fell backward, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Tang Taizong did not know that he had beheaded the Dragon King in his dream. He even smiled and said to his attendants, "Dear minister, you have worked hard for the state affairs. You deserve praise."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Zheng opened his eyes and hurriedly knelt down to apologize. Taizong was a virtuous and virtuous person, so he naturally wouldn't question him.
The two began to play chess again, but after a few moves, two generals came in from outside the door, carrying a huge dragon's head into the front hall, and excitedly shouted to Emperor Taizong.
"Your Majesty! Come and see! This is the first time something like this has happened. A dragon head has fallen from the clouds! "
Tang Taizong turned pale with fright and rushed to the front hall of the Wei Mansion. When he saw the miserable state of the dragon's head, he almost fainted.
Fortunately, the Emperor had fought his way through mountains of knives and seas of fire. He had an outstanding temperament and managed to stabilize his position. However, he knew that he had failed to live up to his expectations, so Wei Zheng still beheaded the Dragon King of Jing River.
Tang Taizong sighed and ordered people to bury the dragon's head. He then returned to the palace. After a few days of depression, he fell ill. He could not sleep, and when he did, he would have nightmares.
The imperial physicians were helpless, and the two Door Gods were also unable to suppress the evil spirits that were causing trouble this time.
Tang Taizong's illness gradually worsened, and the Tang Dynasty was affected. The people prayed for the Emperor, but it was to no avail.
The cause was the soul of the Dragon King of Jing River. The soul of the Dragon King, who was born as a dragon and had some magic power, was not something that could be solved by mortals.
Soon, there were officials who came to Hongfu Temple to ask for help.
The abbot of Hongfu Temple had long been told by Luohan in a dream. He directly said that the elder of the temple, Xuanzang, could perform this ritual to release the soul of the Dragon King …
What happened next was much simpler.
Xuanzang went to Tang Taizong's bed and read the scriptures for the whole night. At dawn, the soul of the Dragon King of Jing River appeared and debated with Xuanzang. After being convinced by Xuanzang, he sighed and left quietly.
Tang Taizong slept peacefully that night without any nightmares. When he woke up, he was overjoyed. Xuanzang told him what the Dragon King of Jing River had said. Tang Taizong knew that Xuanzang was an extraordinary person, so he became sworn brothers with him.
Hence, the title of Brother Yu came into being.
These were all part of the Buddhism's plan. Next, Xuanzang prepared for the journey to the west. This time, not only would he travel by himself, but he would also bring along some luck of the human race.
In order for the Buddhism to prosper, these Buddhas and Bodhisattvas racked their brains. They wished that they could persuade Tang Taizong to make Buddhism the national religion.
But if they really did that, Taoism would have to stand up and talk to the Buddhism.
Daoist Ci Hang, who had been secretly arranging everything, saw that Chang 'an was fine. In a few months, Xuanzang's carriage would set off, so she rode a cloud and flew towards the west.
The path that Xuanzang wanted to take was the Path to Heaven that millions of humans took to avoid the massacre of the demon race. It contained boundless merit and luck of the human race.
The Buddhism had long planned for this. The place occupied by Spirited Mountain was the end of the Path to Heaven. It was also the place where the human race had made a vow to the Heavenly Dao when they had nowhere else to go. Since then, they had prospered.
Ci Hang first went to the Five Fingers Mountain that she had often visited for hundreds of years. She rode a white cloud and slowly landed. Immediately, the sleeping monkey was refreshed.
"Bodhisattva!"
"Sun Wukong." Ci Hang revealed a gentle smile. She pinched six bamboo sticks and gently placed them in front of Sun Wukong. A wisp of immortal mist immediately entered Sun Wukong's mouth, allowing him to not have to worry about thirst for decades.
Compared to five hundred years ago, Sun Wukong seemed to have lost a lot of spirit and wildness. He was more like the little monkey who smiled when he first went to Fangcun Mountain.
"Thank you, Bodhisattva. Thank you, Bodhisattva!"
"Sun Wukong, do you still remember what I said to you previously?"
Sun Wukong hurriedly nodded. "I remember, of course I remember. But I have to protect the person who wants to go to Spirited Mountain to obtain the scriptures? Bodhisattva, are you going to let me out? "
"Of course I'm going to let you out." Daoist Ci Hang frowned slightly.
Actually, she could not see through the spiritual monkey's thoughts at that moment. However, since the venerable of the world had instructed her to do so, she could only follow his orders.
Ci Hang said, "In another year and a half, someone will come to you. If someone can save you from the Five Fingers Mountain, you will acknowledge that person as your master and escort him to Spirited Mountain to obtain the true scriptures to resolve the difficulties in the world. Sun Wukong, if this matter succeeds, you will be rewarded with merit and cultivation. In the future, you will be able to live freely in the world. "
Sun Wukong was a little stunned.
"Sun Wukong?"
"Oh, Bodhisattva, you're right. I naturally understand this." Sun Wukong chuckled. "Bodhisattva, don't worry. I've remembered all of this. When the person who wants to obtain the scriptures comes, I'll send him to Spirited Mountain."
"That's good." Ci Hang nodded slowly and gave Sun Wukong a few more instructions. Then, he rode a cloud and flew towards the west.
As soon as Ci Hang left, Sun Wukong's playful face immediately disappeared. He pursed his lips impatiently.
"These fellows from the Buddhist Sect just want me, Old Sun, to be their slave! Hmph, it's really annoying … Forget it, it's really too boring to be locked up here. I'll wait for the person who wants to obtain the scriptures to come. I'll give him a few words and bring him to Spirited Mountain. "
Sun Wukong yawned and tried his best to move his neck. His head drooped and he fell asleep in a daze again.
…
Ci Hang flew all the way to the west and flew straight to a rather flourishing town.
Gao Village.
The pig demon that Tian Peng had reincarnated into was enjoying his life there. At that moment, he had become the son-in-law of the Gao Family. When Ci Hang found him, he was having sex with his wife in the backyard.
The young couple were stuck to each other like glue. Their appearance made others envious.
When they were deeply in love, they would naturally take off their clothes. Even if it was daytime, it would be difficult for them to resist the love between a man and a woman.
Ci Hang observed from outside for a while. Naturally, he was not observing the matter between a man and a woman. Instead, he was thinking about Marshal Tian Peng's current mental state.
If it was too wonderful, Marshal Tian Peng might not have the heart to go west …
After thinking for a while, Ci Hang raised his hand and tapped the man and woman who were hugging each other gently. Tian Peng's body trembled. He had unknowingly fallen into a trap.
Fortunately, Ci Hang showed mercy and did not let Marshal Tian Peng reveal his true form. However, Ci Hang had restrained Tian Peng. As long as Tian Peng dared to drink alcohol, he would appear as a fat pig demon.
After doing that, Ci Hang quietly headed west.
The third place he went was the Eagle Worry Stream. He met the little white dragon at the bottom of the Eagle Worry Stream. After obtaining the little white dragon's agreement, he rushed to the Quicksand River.
Along the way, Ci Hang also looked at the 81 calamities that had been set up along the way.
To ordinary small calamities, they were just for the four people who were about to "gain experience". However, behind these calamities, there were many mighty figures in the world.
In fact, the Great Immortal Zhen Yuan had even moved his Five Manor Temple to the path to heaven. He was waiting for Sun Wukong and the others to arrive. He could also earn some merit and luck from the calamity of the Journey to the West.
The Curtain Lifting General in the Quicksand River naturally did not dare to disobey the Buddhist Sect and the Jade Emperor's decree. He was the easiest one to appease. As long as he stopped the pain of being stabbed by thousands of swords every day, it would be a great gift to him.
When Ci Hang finished setting up everything and turned around, he seemed to have already seen the master and disciples slowly heading west.
In this way, it could be considered to be flawless.
There were four people and one horse in the Journey to the West. Xuanzang was the reincarnation of the Golden Cicada, Wu Neng was the Marshal of the Celestial Court, Monk Sha was the Curtain Lifting General, and the little white dragon was the Dragon Son of the West Sea.
They corresponded to the three major forces, the Buddhist Sect, the Dao Sect, and the Celestial Court, as well as the Dragons, the hidden force.
Sun Wukong was part of the "scheme". He could be considered the one with the cleanest background and the purest motive.
As for Sun Wukong's backer …
At this time, there was only Yang Jian, and Sun Wukong did not know about it.
Just like that, the calamity of the Journey to the West quietly began.
A few months later, Chang 'an held a Land and Water Conference. Xuanzang received the customs clearance documents and headed west with the ceremonial guards bestowed by the Tang King.
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