When the water is full, it overflows; when the moon is full, it is lacking.
Ever since Pangu opened the world and Hongjun combined his body with Taoism, the Tao of Heaven has entered a cycle.
The relationship between heaven and monks is like a fruit tree and fruits. If there are too many fruits, the branches will be bent, and it is time to clean them.
When the great tribulation comes, it is the time of cleansing. Whether it is the great tribulation of dragons and phoenixes or the great tribulation of lich, the origins are all the same.
Countless monks have sacrificed their lives to cope with the calamity. After their bodies die and their Tao disappears, they will naturally make room for future generations, just like shearing sheep.
"If it is really a great catastrophe, what is the name of this time? The Great Tribulation of the Gods is nominally the first major general shortage in the Heavenly Court. The monks who died during the Great Tribulation all went to the list of the Conferred Gods to replenish the Heavenly Court. So this time,
Who is the core of the great catastrophe? Is the Heavenly Court going to expand its recruitment?" Black Bear Spirit is of the bloodline of the Great Demon and knows a little bit about the Battle of the Gods.
After thinking about it for a moment, the black bear spirit broke into a cold sweat, and at least half of his drunkenness was reduced. He said in surprise: "No, I have been feeling restless during this time. Could it be that I have also entered a catastrophe and will turn into ashes under the catastrophe?"
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"What do you think?" Wu Ming put down his wine glass, ate a few pieces of dried meat to drink wine, and then glanced at everyone's expressions.
The eldest brother was still fighting with the gray wolf spirit, while Bai Xiucai was already very drunk. There were only a few little demons serving them.
Seeing that no one was paying attention, Wu Ming waved to the black bear spirit. After Lao Hei came over, he whispered: "The pig is fat, so it should be killed. After the Lich War, the demon clan has been recuperating for so many years.
He has also regained some strength. Nowadays, humanity is booming, and the demon clan is not very popular. In addition, Chi You and the emperor competed in the Central Plains, losing the last bit of the Wu clan's fortune. The current demon clan is like a lice on the monk's head, and it should be given to someone
Moved somewhere."
Throughout the ages, in any era of overpopulation, there have been many disasters caused by weapons.
With the current cycle of heaven and Buddhism seeking to advance eastward, it naturally needs resources.
How to get these resources, Taoism will definitely not give them, so the only way is to destroy the demon clan and share the demon clan's cake with themselves.
Therefore, there is only one core of this catastrophe, which is to drive out the demon clan and nourish Buddhism with the flesh and blood of the demon clan.
By then, the demon clan will suffer heavy casualties, and there will naturally be fewer demon clan monks.
After the great tribulation, the Buddhist and Taoist families sit in rows, divide the fruits, and then give the heavenly court a bowl of broth to drink. It is self-evident who is the bitter one.
"Who did it?" The black bear spirit is simple and honest, but in fact he is as careful as a needle, and he quickly grasped the key point of the problem.
Wu Ming glanced at him approvingly, pursed his lips toward the west, and said nothing.
"Western, Buddhist?"
The black bear spirit's face was full of surprise, and he still didn't believe it when he heard it. He said hesitantly: "Impossible, our demon clan gathers in Dongsheng Shenzhou and Xiniu Hezhou. These two places are not the territory of Buddhism! Among them,
, Xiniu Hezhou has poor mountains and rivers, and there is not even a decent cave heaven and blessed land. The human race is even rarer, and Buddhism has never been interested. And Dongsheng Shenzhou is the territory of Taoism, so how can Buddhism be allowed to interfere? "
From the words of Black Bear Spirit, it is not difficult to see that this old black man has some understanding of the general trend of the world. Unfortunately, the pattern is too small. Black Bear Spirit only came to Dongsheng Shenzhou, which is Taoist territory, but did not realize that politics is about mutual compromise.
This time the great calamity begins, Buddhism, as the protagonist, is destined to flourish for a great calamity.
This is the arrangement of heaven, and the saints cannot control it, let alone the two Taoist saints who owe the West a favor during the Battle of the Gods and need to repay the cause and effect.
Therefore, even if Taoists know clearly that the spread of Buddhism to the east is equivalent to luring a wolf into the house, they still have to hold their noses and admit it.
This is not because there are no Taoists, and they don’t know the dangers of Buddhism spreading eastward, and they don’t know that Buddhism is more terrifying than the demon clan, but they do it as a last resort. In the final analysis, this world is not at a high level, and the interests are not enough to make Buddhism and Taoism break up.
, this is the situation where Buddhism eats meat, Taoism gnaws bones, and heaven follows suit and drinks soup.
"Under the way of heaven, the prehistoric world is the main one, with three thousand big worlds, one hundred thousand middle worlds, and hundreds of millions of small worlds attached to it. At the level of Buddhism and Taoism, although one big thousand world is precious, it is not worth fighting. Under this premise
, Taoism may cause obstacles for Buddhism, but they will not blatantly play against each other, let alone help you demon clan bear the thunder." Wu Ming said it very easily, because this is what is written in Journey to the West.
The black bear spirit wanted to ask again, but Wu Ming waved his hand and didn't want to say any more.
It is said that leaving room for three points is beneficial to everyone.
After all, he has given enough sincerity. If Black Bear Jing still doesn't believe it, it would be a waste of time to talk about it. On the other hand, if Black Bear Jing believes it, he doesn't need so many explanations. The answer he gave is obvious enough.
"Old Xiong has benefited a lot from what I said to my brother. The two of us should get closer together in the future." The black bear spirit took Wu Ming's hand, shook it vigorously a few times, and then said: "Let's do this, wait for me to cook."
Now that I have learned about the trivial matters in the cave, I will go to your Huaguo Mountain as a guest and listen to my brother talk a little more."
"It's easy to say, that's easy to say." Wu Ming nodded with a smile on his face, as if everyone was good friends.
In the following time, these annoying things were no longer mentioned, and everyone started changing cups again.
When you get drunk, you fall asleep and drink again when you wake up.
The drunken and indulgent days lasted for two days, and Wu Ming and his senior brother reluctantly said goodbye. However, they were two people when they came, but they became three when they left.
Wu Ming, Senior Brother, and Bai Xiucai returned to Huaguo Mountain together, talking and laughing along the way.
After leaving the Eastern Tang Dynasty and rushing from the East China Sea to the Aolai Kingdom, the senior brother looked at the vast East China Sea and suddenly said: "My old weapon is just an ordinary iron rod, which is not very handy. Today, since
I happen to be passing by the East China Sea, why don't I go to the old Dragon King of the East China Sea and lend me the golden hoop."
After the battle with the black bear spirit, the senior brother, who was not familiar with the weapon, talked about the golden cudgel in the East China Sea several times.
In this regard, Wu Ming has always been persuading. After all, in Journey to the West, Sun Wukong was able to borrow the golden cudgel because he was a chess piece in Journey to the West.
Breaking into the East China Sea, making trouble in the underworld, and rebelling against heaven, Buddhism is all behind this.
At that time, the eldest brother was like a spoiled rich second generation. If something went wrong, someone would naturally take care of it.
But today is not different from the past. There is no Buddhism to deal with the aftermath. It is so easy to dismiss the overlord of the four seas who is sincerely recognized by the Heavenly Court and makes trouble in the East China Sea with the cultivation of Luo Tianshang.
"What is benevolence, is tolerance?" Wu Ming stood with his senior brother, looking at the vast East China Sea at his feet, and said earnestly: "Senior brother, think of Gou Jian, King of Yue, and be patient!"
"Be patient, destiny is won by fighting for it, not by forbearing!" Senior Brother Hou got angry and somersaulted down from the colorful clouds, directly into the vast East China Sea.
Wu Ming and Bai Xiucai were startled and quickly chased after them.
It's a pity that the elder brother has great magic power. With the inheritance of the Ape Demon God, the shortcoming of being unable to enter the water is gone.
The two chased after him for a while, only to see the senior brother turn into silver light and disappear in the blink of an eye.
"Should we give chase?" Bai Xiucai is not afraid of water, but he is a white snake spirit and has a natural fear of dragons.
Wu Ming looked at the direction in which his senior brother had disappeared, and then at the frightened Bai Xiucai, and said: "Xiucai, you go back to Aolai country first and wait for us at Huaguo Mountain. I can go by myself."
After saying this, Wu Ming turned into light and left alone without waiting for Bai Xiucai's consent.
The East China Sea is vast, and its area is larger than Dongsheng China. It is not an easy task to find the Dragon Palace in such a large place.
Fortunately, Wu Ming is not an ordinary person. Although he does not have the complete inheritance of his senior brother, he still has his own methods.
Taking out the portal, thinking about the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, Wu Ming collapsed in one step.
In an instant, the surrounding scenery changed drastically. What came into view was a blue shield, inside which could vaguely see countless beautiful buildings and jade buildings.
"Where did the monkey monster come from? This is the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea. Please retreat quickly."
"I am your old neighbor, Sun Wukong who proudly comes to the Flower and Fruit Mountain in China. I want to see the Old Dragon King of the East China Sea. Please get out of the way."
"You are so bold. You dare to be disrespectful to the Dragon King. I will take him down for you!"
Wu Ming had just passed by and saw his senior brother wielding a cudgel and fighting with a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals.
Shrimp Soldier, Crab General, Fish Head General, Jellyfish Marshal
The East China Sea Dragon Palace is indeed a paradise for foodies. Countless aquatic products were seen rushing out of the Dragon Palace brandishing weapons. One of the water monsters dressed as a school captain turned out to be a hairtail fish.
The senior brother was waving an iron rod and fighting with the jellyfish marshal.
Countless water monsters formed a circle around it, with three floors inside and three floors outside, three floors above and three below, and there were tens of thousands of people packed together.
"Good guy, it's really different from Journey to the West. The old Dragon King in the book didn't send so many soldiers and horses!" With just a glance, Wu Ming knew that the senior brother was in trouble, because the water demon was too powerful.