The legend of the Journey to the West existed in this world as well, and it was one of the most important parts of it.
Due to the limited information he had on hand and the long history, Yan Zhaoge knew that some details were ominous.
While many legends of this world were similar to the stories in Yan Zhaoge's memories, there were also many discrepancies.
For example, in the version of Journey to the West that Yan Zhaoge had read, apart from the Lord of Dao and Virtue of the Grand Clear lineage, who was also the Supreme Elder Lord, the Lord of Primordial Beginning of the Jade Clear lineage and the Lord of Numinous Treasure of the Prime Clear lineage had also been mentioned.
While they did not appear officially, they were mentioned briefly.
For example, after the Tathagata Buddha had subdued the monkey, the Jade Emperor had held a Peaceful Heavens Assembly to express his gratitude. The Three Clear lineages had all attended.
Speaking of which, the status and authority of the Three Clear lineages were not particularly respected in that story.
Of course, later generations would inevitably come up with many hypotheses based on their personal understanding of the story.
However, in this world, only the Elder Lord was mentioned in the legend of the Journey to the West.
The Lord of Primordial Beginning and the Lord of Numinous Treasure were not mentioned at all.
It was unknown if they had been lost due to the passage of time or some other reason.
In any case, in this world, the Lord of Primordial Beginning and the Lord of Numinous Treasure seemed to not exist.
Still, everyone knew that the Three Clear lineages had all transcended together.
Therefore, Yan Zhaoge had always been puzzled about this.
This was because it interfered with his tidying up of the historical timeline of this world. Many major events in history could not be easily determined.
While this might seem unimportant, in this world where divinities were everywhere, a single mistake in judgment might cause a huge problem.
"The cultivation bases of the Three Clear lineages are hard to fathom and estimate. Still, since the three of you have already transcended, don't make us descendants suffer."
Yan Zhaoge smiled bitterly. He gazed at that mountain and fell into deep thought.
While the legend of the Journey to the West was somewhat different from what he remembered, there were many similarities.
For example, the Great Sage who battled the heavens and fought the earth!
And how he was ultimately suppressed by the Gautama Buddha beneath the Five Elements Mountain formed of the five fingers.
Afterwards, the Sanzang monk released him from the mountain, and the master and disciple went to the West to obtain scriptures. Finally, Tripitaka attained the Buddha of Sandalwood Merit, Monkey Sun attained the Victorious Fighting Buddha, and so on.
Regardless of the small details, the general direction was still the same.
In other words, since the mountain range before them was once the Five Element Mountain and Two Boundary Mountain, and now it was called Saint Buddha Peak by the people of the Obscured Way World, then it ought to be the place where Great Sage Sun resided after he became a Buddha, or perhaps the name was changed to commemorate and worship him after he became a Buddha.
However, the owner of the voice revealed an irrepressible resentment in his tone, as if he was imprisoned here.
Yan Zhaoge could not understand this at all.
"Even if that monkey became a Buddha, he might not really have a good temper." Yan Zhaoge speculated, "Could it be that he imprisoned someone? His disciple? "
While this was what he was thinking, Yan Zhaoge had a vague intuition.
The owner of that voice was none other than the legendary Great Sage, Heaven's Equal!
However, if that really was him, then the legend of the Journey to the West was extremely ancient, much earlier than the Great Calamity.
How could he still be trapped under the Five Elements Mountain?
He should have broken free a long time ago, gone to the Western Paradise to seek scriptures and obtain the Dao fruit.
The locals of the Obscured Way World called this place Saint Buddha Peak, clearly proving this point as well.
Then, could it be that the monkey who had already attained the Buddha fruit and become the Namo Victorious Fighting Buddha had been secretly suppressed by someone afterwards, few people knowing about it?
Or was it that the space and time of this mountain range was different from the current time?
The space and time of this mountain range retraced back to the time when the monkey had been trapped beneath the Five Elements Mountain that year and had yet to be released by Tripitaka?
The scenes that he was seeing now actually belonged to the past. The time of Saint Buddha Peak was different from that of the Obscured Way World, the World beyond Worlds and the world after the Great Calamity?
Many questions and guesses instantly surfaced within Yan Zhaoge's mind.
It was just that these guesses were very hard to verify now.
Yan Zhaoge flew towards that mountain range once more.
Passing through the gap where the two worlds overlapped yet did not merge, Yan Zhaoge attempted to ascend that legendary Five Elements Mountain.
Sadly, his attempt ended in failure once more.
No matter what method he used to approach the mountain range, the distance between him and the mountain range did not shrink at all.
The other party just stood there in the distance, seemingly so close yet yet so far away.
It was not that Yan Zhaoge did not gain anything as he gained a deeper understanding of the environment before him, "This is not just a simple change in space. Instead, someone has set up a restriction here."
"Even if I cultivate in the Spatial Heavenly Scripture or the Immortal Trapping Sword, it would be useless. I would have to raise my cultivation base to a certain level before I would be able to dispel this restriction."
Yan Zhaoge's eyes narrowed slightly into slits, "It would also be very difficult for me to do so. The foundation of this restriction is not Daoist martial arts but Buddhist martial arts that I am relatively unfamiliar with."
Actually, there had also been some Buddhist martial arts in the Martial Repository of the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace in the past. Still, their levels had been comparatively lower as they had lacked those peak, famous supreme martial arts.
While Yan Zhaoge had rarely cultivated in them, he had still generally browsed through them. Therefore, he was able to see through the foundation of the restriction before him now.
"It looks like I will not be able to ascend the mountain within a short period of time." Yan Zhaoge lightly rubbed his temples, sighing, "Still, what exactly is there that makes me so concerned …"
Amidst his thoughts, Yan Zhaoge's heart suddenly jolted slightly as he gazed in another direction.
A few figures suddenly appeared in the distant horizon. Next, they instantly sped over in the direction of Five Elements Mountain.
Gazing over, Yan Zhaoge saw that they were all garbed in kasayas, the top of their heads shining with the scar of a monk.
Some wielded Vajra sceptres, some held prayer beads, some wielded monk's blades, some wielded spades. There were various Buddhist weapons in their hands.
When they saw Yan Zhaoge, they all uttered Buddhist mantras, "There are actually still people who have entered this Obscured Way World, even coming to the forbidden ground."
"Disciples of the external dao, let go of your obsessions and ascend to the other side soon!"
The monks roared in unison, Buddhist light that shot to the heavens converging together, vast as the sea of smoke as it enveloped the entire sky.
Buddhist chanting resounded throughout the heavens and the earth, a great, roiling tide surging over towards Yan Zhaoge.
From the looks of it, they actually did not intend to argue with Yan Zhaoge at all.
Amidst his bewilderment, Yan Zhaoge raised his brows.
Just as he was about to make a move, his heart suddenly jolted. Gazing over, he saw another group of people suddenly appearing from another direction, also approaching Yan Zhaoge.
Gazing over carefully, he saw that they were Gao Qing and the other descendants of the Prime Clear lineage whom he had parted ways with earlier.
Currently, Gao Qing and the others were also clashing with others, retreating as they fought.
Those who were clashing with them were shockingly a group of Buddhist martial practitioners as well.
Seeing Yan Zhaoge as well as the Buddhist disciples who were attacking from another direction, Gao Qing and the others were all taken aback. (To be continued.)
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