"Dear deities, do you know why King Tang is doing this?"
The Jade Emperor sat in the Palace of the Golden Arches in the Heavenly Court. He had a dignified expression on his face and his voice was indifferent.
The Journey to the West Paradise was a decision made by all parties after discussion. No party was allowed to forcefully interfere.
The human race was not included in the discussion.
Therefore, they did not care that King Tang, Li Shimin, had gathered an army of cultivators from somewhere to protect Tripitaka.
From the previous battle with General Yan and the other two monsters, these thousands of cavalrymen could sweep through any country around the Tang Empire. However, it was not worth mentioning when fighting against real demons and monsters.
He only needed to send a hundred heavenly soldiers to suppress all the Tang troops in the lower world.
The Jade Emperor even hoped that the Tang Empire could send a very strong team to disrupt the Journey to the West Paradise.
If the Journey to the West Paradise was successful, Buddhism would definitely prosper.
The prosperity of Buddhism was not good news for the Heavenly Court.
"Perhaps King Tang wants to expand. It's not surprising that he sent troops to investigate the enemies in the West."
An Immortal Deity stepped out and said slowly.
The Tang Empire had always been using troops. Now that the country was strong, it naturally needed to understand the enemy before using troops.
Most of the other immortals had the same attitude and did not care at all. The strength of Wanjie Lou and the others was not worth mentioning in their eyes.
"Yes."
The Jade Emperor nodded and stopped thinking about this matter. He looked at Sun Wukong who was at the foot of the Five Finger Mountain.
Sun Wukong, who had once jumped up and down in the Three Realms, had been punished by the Gautama Buddha for five hundred years. He was curious if he still had the arrogance of the past.
The other immortals also looked into the distance, paying attention to the situation in the Two World Mountain.
"Do you know why King Tang sent troops to accompany us?"
In the Grand Hall of Great Strength on Spirit Mountain, the Gautama Buddha sat cross-legged on the twelfth-stage golden lotus platform. He pinched his fingers and asked Guanyin Bodhisattva who was standing on a green lotus. There was a hint of questioning in his eyes.
Tripitaka's Journey to the West Paradise was to promote Buddhism in the Tang of the East. The Tang Empire's reputation was not limited to the South Continent. Even the other countries and demons and monsters knew about it.
If even the Great Tang were to learn Mahayana Buddhist Scriptures, the other countries would probably follow suit, and it would be much easier to promote Buddhism.
Now that the Tang Empire had sent thousands of elite cavalrymen to accompany Monk Tang to the West to seek Buddhist scriptures, regardless of the purpose of these people, if the entire army were to be annihilated on the way to the West, what would the Tang Emperor, Li Shimin, think of the expedition?
If the Tang Emperor, Li Shimin, did not accept the spread of Mahayana Buddhism in the Tang Empire, how could he complete the quest for Buddhist scriptures from the West?
If even the famous Great Tang was unwilling to learn the Mahayana Buddhist Scriptures, the other countries would probably be even more unwilling, thinking that the Mahayana Buddhist Scriptures were extremely crude.
"This …"
Guanyin Bodhisattva was speechless. He did not care about Li Shimin's attitude at all.
Previously, he had imprisoned the soul of the Tang Emperor, Li Shimin, in the netherworld to make use of the mortal's fear of gods and ghosts to facilitate the journey to the West.
The most important people on this journey to the West Paradise were Xuanzang and his three disciples. As for the Tang Emperor, Li Shimin, he did not care about him at all.
Because he was very clear that the Tang Emperor, Li Shiming, had sent Tang Xuanzang to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures for peace of mind. How could he have sent a large number of troops to accompany him?
The journey to the West Paradise was endless. If the army accompanied him, there would be no food supply, and they would have to travel through mountains and rivers. Wouldn't the soldiers be rebelling?
"Amitabha, the journey to the West Paradise is difficult and dangerous. Even the strong-willed people might be shaken, let alone the ordinary people?"
Guanyin Bodhisattva softly chanted the name of Buddha and said lightly.
In order to suppress the three ordinary monsters in the Twin Forks Ridge, the Tang army had done their best. The demons and monsters that followed were far from being comparable to these ordinary monsters.
Facing the demons and monsters that he could not defeat, Guanyin Bodhisattva was sure that no matter how elite the army was, they would be defeated.
When the time came, he would secretly help some of the defeated soldiers to escape back to the Tang Empire.
If he did so, the Tang Emperor, Li Shimin, would not say anything.
This matter was completely decided by the Tang Emperor, Li Shimin. Even if the losses were huge, it was his own responsibility.
The other powerful people of the Three Realms who paid attention to the Three Realms were also secretly laughing at the Tang Emperor, Li Shimin's overestimation of his capabilities. A mere mortal wanted to fight against the gods and demons.
*****
At the foot of the Five Fingers Mountain.
"Are you the monk that the King of the East sent to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures?"
Seeing that Tang Sanzang was unmoved, Sun Wukong hurriedly said anxiously.
Five hundred years of torture, no one to talk to, no one to chat with, eating copper pills and drinking iron juice every day had almost tortured him to the point of insanity.
Not to mention that he had to worship an ordinary monk as his master, he would even be willing to continue to be the Protector of Horses in the Heavenly Court.
"I am the Great Sage Equalling Heaven who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Court five hundred years ago. Because of my sin, I was imprisoned here by Buddha. Guanyin Bodhisattva told me not long ago that there would be a monk from the Tang Empire of the East. She asked me to worship him as my master and escort him to the West Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures."
"You just need to remove the golden scroll that Buddha placed on the mountain, and I will be able to come out."
Sun Wukong hurriedly explained.
Tang Sanzang was unmoved. In his heart, Sun Wukong was far less secure than the six thousand Tang Iron Cavalry around him.
However, with Guanyin Bodhisattva's instructions, he had no choice but to obey. He just turned to Tongtian and the others and asked, "Generals, what do you think?"
"Let me ask whether it is true or not before making a decision."
Master Subhuti was wearing a silver armor and a helmet on his head to cover his face. He also knew that with Sun Wukong's help, they could get through the most difficult early stage.
After hesitating for a while, Master Subhuti walked forward, squatted in front of Sun Wukong, who was gritting his teeth, and raised his right hand to hit Sun Wukong's head three times. "You macaque, is what you said true?"
Then he took off the helmet on his head and said, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Sun Wukong, who had been hit three times, was a little angry. However, when he saw the familiar face under the helmet, he was instantly reminded of the time when he was learning martial arts. He was stunned. Then he looked at Master Subhuti's apologetic eyes and cried bitterly, "It's true, it's all true … I'm not talking nonsense …"
"Then are you willing to escort me to the West Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures?"
Master Subhuti's words had a double meaning.
"Yes, I am!"
Sun Wukong was excited and nodded repeatedly.
He didn't care why Master Subhuti appeared here. As long as Master Subhuti was willing to accept him as his disciple, he would be very happy.
"Holy monk, you can help him remove the golden invitation. What this macaque said should be true."
Patriarch Subhuti said respectfully, playing his role perfectly.
Tang Xuanzang and Li Shimin had become sworn brothers.
With the help of the two customers, Wanjie Lou, Tang Xuanzang successfully waited for the location of the Buddha's golden invitation. He kowtowed a few times, and the golden invitation flew over automatically.
"Buzz ~"
At the moment when Sun Wukong successfully escaped, Wanjie Lou and the others gained a sum of experience points at the same time, which was even more than the experience points they gained from killing General Yan and the other two monsters.
Everyone had a smile on their faces. Helping Tang Xuanzang to accept a disciple could earn them a sum of experience points, and Tang Xuanzang still had two people and a mount.
After Sun Wukong escaped, he flew a few circles in the sky and landed on the ground. He stood quietly in front of Tang Xuanzang, secretly looking at Master Subhuti from time to time, wanting to say something but hesitating.
With the escort of six thousand cavalries, Tang Xuanzang was very relieved. With Sun Wukong keeping watch, Wanjie Lou and the others felt a lot more at ease. Therefore, the journey was very smooth.
On the way, a few bandits who wanted to rob them were scared out of their wits when they saw a large group of cavalries from afar. They fled for their lives, but unfortunately, they were all killed by the customers of Wanjie Lou who were eager for experience points.
At the same time, because of the sudden appearance of these bandits, all the bandits within a radius of ten miles were also suppressed by a bloodbath.
In order to increase the strength of the mounts, the little white dragon was unlucky when it was subdued by Master Subhuti. Under the suggestion of Master Subhuti, Sun Wukong released a few bottles of the little white dragon's blood, which was refined into elixirs and distributed to the mounts of Wanjie Lou and the others.
"It's a little dangerous this time."
Outside the Guanyin Courtyard, Wanjie Lou and the others who were stationed outside frowned when they heard the introduction of the Black Wind Monster twenty miles south of the Guanyin Courtyard.
Although the strength of this Black Wind Monster was not as good as Sun Wukong, it was not to be underestimated. Its strength had reached the seventh rank and was a demon that could exchange a few blows with Sun Wukong.
"The most important thing is that this Black Wind Monster is not considered a bad demon. Even if we suppress it, we will not get any value points."
This Black Wind Monster was simply a strange demon. It liked to talk and even knew how to write. Even if it invited Elder Jinchi of the Guanyin Courtyard to discuss Dao, it had to send an invitation.
If they wanted to obtain EXP, they couldn't just obtain it by killing Demons and Ghosts. It was just like how they had obtained EXP from killing bandits. While they had obtained EXP from killing ordinary civilians, they hadn't obtained a single EXP.
The Black Wind Monster discussed Dao and Alchemy with his demon friends and Elder Jinchi all day long. He was just like a homebody demon without any sin.
"I wonder if there is any way to subdue him?"
Tongtian hesitated for a moment and said.
Although the Black Wind Monster was not as strong as Sun Wukong, Sun Wukong had always been under the watch of the Gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms.
If they could subdue the Black Wind Monster, they would have a very good fighter.
It was just that they were too weak. Even with Sun Wukong, they could not subdue the Black Wind Monster.
"Let's keep a low profile for the time being. When the Western Paradise begins, Guanyin Bodhisattva will always be watching. We are too weak now. Let's wait first."
Patriarch Subhuti suggested.
The first few difficulties of the Western Paradise were either Buddhist Bodhisattva watching from the side or demons with Buddhist background blocking the way. Those Bodhisattva even personally set up a tribulation for Tripitaka and his disciples.
The others also nodded when they heard this. They indeed needed a period of wretched growth.
Therefore, suppressing the Black Wind Monster, subduing Zhu Bajie, suppressing the Yellow Wind Monster at Yellow Wind Ridge, subduing Sha Wujing, and so on, Wanjie Lou and the others had been doing nothing, silently gaining experience points.
However, doing nothing in the Fiendgod World was not safe. At Yellow Wind Ridge, more than three hundred people were directly killed by the Samadhi Divine Wind of the Yellow Wind Monster.
Although there were not so many deaths in the other tribulations, there were casualties every time.
Of course, it was not that they did not gain anything. At least, Wanjie Lou and the others had the strength of level four or five. If they were to risk their lives, even if it was a level six or seven demon, they could still use their heaven-defying divine abilities to heavily injure them.
One must know that many of Wanjie Lou's customers could use the Three Thousand Great Daos, a top-notch divine ability.
"Cough cough cough … All Taishang Laojun, please step forward. This stage will depend on you all."
At the bottom of the plateau, Wanjie Lou and the others were left with less than five thousand people. Patriarch Subhuti coughed a few times to hide the awkwardness in his heart and said.
This stage was all dependent on deception.
The intelligence of the Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King was not online at all. However, the five treasures in the hands of these two demons could help them level up the treasures in their hands.
Among Wanjie Lou, there were definitely Taishang Laojun who also had Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King in the Original World. If it was Wanjie Lou Laojun who was familiar with the Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King, he would probably be able to trick all the treasures over with just a few words.
At the same time, he seemed to have discovered a huge loophole. Many of the demons on the journey to the Western Paradise were the mounts or children of the Gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms.
And within their group, there seemed to be many corresponding people.
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