The Heavenly Lord Transcending Tribulation looked calm and asked knowingly, "First tell me clearly the origin of your name, and then it's not too late to become my disciple."
"Tianzun Qi, my disciple comes from the Aolai Kingdom of Dongsheng Divine Continent, the Blessed Land of Huaguo Mountain, and Water Curtain Cave. I met you once hundreds of years ago." Stone Monkey hurriedly explained, trying to get close.
A one-sided relationship is also fate, right?
"Oh, is there anything else?"
The fat Taoist priest raised his eyebrows, looked at the hopeful gaze of the stone monkey above and below, shook his head and said, "Sorry, I can't remember you anymore."
"..."
Stone monkey: Σ(°△°|||)︴
For God's sake, don't mess with me.
Next to him, the Black Earth Fairy Boy glared and shouted angrily:
"Hozen, don't talk nonsense here and deceive the Heavenly Lord! How far is Dongsheng Shenzhou from Xiniuhezhou? There is also Nanzhanbuzhou in the middle. Its territory is countless billions of miles away. It is simply out of reach.
You have just opened your spiritual wisdom, and you are almost powerless. Even if you walk non-stop for ten thousand years, you will not even think about coming from Dongsheng Shenzhou to Xiniuhezhou!"
The stone monkey was immediately speechless.
The black earth boy scolded: "Qingming, Hetu, drive out this hozen who talks nonsense."
Two boys, a boy and a girl, came out on both sides of the platform to drive the stone monkey out of the cave.
The stone monkey suddenly became anxious and kowtowed: "Tianzun, my disciple's words are absolutely not false, absolutely false!"
Only now did he know that Huaguo Mountain was so far away from Xiniu Hezhou. It sounded outrageous that he could walk here.
Could it be that those monks moved their hands and feet?
Shi Hou recalled the scenes he had just seen in a trance. Unfortunately, those scenes passed by in a flash and he could not remember clearly. He said a little surprised:
"Tianzun, a few Buddhist monks seem to have done something to me. It is probably because of them that I am here...Why is this?"
How could he be targeted by Buddhists?
The Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Lord stared at the monkey and pretended to pinch his fingers a few times, as if he was calculating something.
After a while, his expression softened a lot and he said:
"I see, I already know the cause and effect of this matter, but telling you the truth at this time will only increase your troubles. Anyway, since you are destined, you can stay in the secret realm of Tianwaitian and become a Taoist boy. Can you be taught the immortal method?
It still depends on your future performance."
"Thank you, Master!"
Stone Monkey was overjoyed and cleverly changed his words directly and called him Master.
"Hozen, what's your last name?"
"I have no name. If someone scolds me, I won't be angry. If someone hits me, I won't be angry either. I just want to be polite and avoid them."
A smile appeared on the face of the Tribulation-Transcending Tianzun, looking at the monkey who still maintained a sincere heart in front of him, and said:
"What are your parents' last names?"
"I don't have any parents either."
"Then how were you born?"
"There is a stone on Huaguo Mountain. Hundreds of years ago, the stone broke and I was born."
"So, you are also a born Holy Spirit. Unfortunately, if you were born at the beginning of the ancient times, you may not be an innate god."
The Monkey King didn't quite understand what the Innate God was, but it didn't matter. He could feel it. Tianzun's attitude was much better than before, and he was expected to receive the true inheritance.
"Since you have no name, let me give you a name!"
The fat Taoist priest looked thoughtful and spoke slowly, "You are a hozen, so let's take Sun as your surname. In the early days of Hongmeng, there was no surname, and to break the stubbornness of Wukong, just call it Sun Wukong."
"Good name, good name!"
The stone monkey was very excited when he got his name. He scratched his head and jumped a few times.
He couldn't say what was good about the name Sun Wukong, but he just felt that it suited him particularly well.
The Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Lord nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and two white streams of light fell down, turning into two books, floating in front of the stone monkey.
The scriptures are made of some kind of golden pages, with immortal light flowing through them, the Dao Yuan being created from heaven, and surrounded by five qi, which makes it quite magical.
"This is an introductory Qi training method. You can practice it by yourself. If you have anything you don't understand, come and ask me. If you can achieve it within three years, you can become my true disciple."
"Thank you Master!"
Sun Wukong happily took the two scriptures and glanced at them.
"Five Years to Cultivate Immortality, Three Years to Achieve Taoism"
"Practice Qi for 100,000 levels, and all the dogs I raise become immortals"
"..."
I think the name is weird.
"Baiyun, take Wukong to the side hall and arrange a room." said the Lord of Tribulation.
"Yes, Tianzun!"
Baiyun boy led Wukong down.
The stone monkey followed her step by step out of the hall, and couldn't wait to open the book "Five Years to Cultivate Immortality, Three Years to Achieve Taoism".
The scriptures seem to be made of divine gold, they are not heavy to the touch, the pages are sparkling, and they are engraved with the seals of the immortal way. Each word is as bright as a star, the Tao Yuan flows, and the mystery is endless.
He actually didn't recognize these immortal seals, but he could understand their meaning.
He was so mesmerized that he immersed himself in it, murmured to himself, and began to recite the Immortal Sutra.
A few stars emerged and condensed in his nine orifices, making him suddenly enlightened and his spiritual sense enhanced.
Then, his flesh and blood shimmered all over his body, divine light flowed, and part of his hidden potential was activated. At his navel, vitality surged, tsunamis thundered, white light rolled, and condensed into a wheel.
The wheel of life breathes endless spiritual energy and vitality, baptizes the physical body, and is the beginning of transformation.
Baiyun boy was secretly frightened.
As soon as I got the Immortal Sutra, without anyone to teach me, I began to understand Taoism and practice on my own. Such a profound understanding is shocking to the world, far surpassing the children like them who were born by the gods casually enlightening the grass, trees, mountains and rocks.
No wonder Tianzun values this monkey so much.
Arriving at his residence, Baiyun boy stopped outside an elegant wing.
Sun Houhou was obsessed with cultivating immortals and couldn't help himself. He almost bumped into her back, and then woke up and said:
"Sister, I'm sorry to trouble you. Please take good care of me in the future."
He is very polite and knows that he is a newbie and it is not appropriate to offend others.
"Well, you will live in this room from now on. Every morning at dawn, you will go to Master's place to listen to the sermon for half an hour. Then you will go to the backyard to chop wood and carry water, sweep the floor, hoe the garden, plant flowers and trees, and follow me to collect books in the afternoon.
Upstairs, read scriptures and discuss Taoism, practice Chinese calligraphy and burn incense...turn off the lights at night, don't run around, especially don't go to the forbidden area in the back mountain, do you understand?"
Baiyun boy explained some things and finally gave a serious warning.
Sun Wukong glanced curiously at the forbidden area in the back mountain shrouded in mist and deep shadow, and nodded quickly.
The sight of it makes one's heart palpitate, and it seems dangerous.
He has just embarked on the path to immortality, so naturally he will not seek death.
In this way, Stone Monkey worshiped under the disciple of Dujie Tianzun, named Sun Wukong, and began to practice.
………
Fairyland, heaven.
"Rumble..."
A magnificent palace surrounded by divine light moved above the heaven.
Jiutian Xuannv's whole body exudes brilliant fairy light, her magic power surges, and she controls the formation.
Many immortal formation runes appeared at the bottom of the palace, creating a huge wave of energy, pushing Xuannv Palace to move towards the White Tiger Qisu in the west.
The Immortal Palace flew across the sky, rumbling and roaring. Finally, the Xuannv Palace accurately landed behind the Gouchen Emperor Palace. The two palaces merged with a "click", and the connection of the veins restricted by the formation surged into the sky.
Visions descend from the sky, the auspicious atmosphere is colorful, mandarin ducks dance together, dragons and phoenixes appear auspicious.
All the gods in heaven watched this scene and were filled with emotion.
"Empress Xuannv's days as an independent goddess are officially over."
Even Xuannv Palace has been merged with Gouchen Palace, or it is merged at the rear and exists as a "harem". It is self-evident what it means.
She has become the harem concubine of Emperor Gouchen, and she is subordinate to him whether it is secular marriage or divine authority.
Some of the gods who admire Xuannv feel a little sad and force themselves to smile.
More gods sent their sincere blessings.
"The Goddess of War and the God of War, Gou Chen, are a match made in heaven."
"Empress Xuannv is an ancient goddess. She has a noble birth, kills demons and eliminates demons. She has a majestic righteousness and great merits. She has the appearance of a heavenly concubine and is a mother to the world."
"You can have a glass of wedding wine at the next peach event."
Some people are already thinking about what gifts to prepare.
Xuannv became a quasi-sage, her strength and status were greatly improved, and she married the supreme human race. With Doumu retreating to the second line and Houtu unable to escape from the world, she was almost the second female fairy in heaven.
Such a powerful figure is worthy of their effort.
Gouchen palace, harem.
"Husband, I'm going to cook."
Jiutian Xuannu wore her hair in a bun, no makeup, her face was rosy and radiant, and she was full of strength. She put on her apron and entered the kitchen.
Although there is no shortage of maids and servants in the imperial palace, she still cooks often, like an ordinary spoiled wife, doing laundry, cooking and serving her husband.
She has become accustomed to the life of a married woman and lives a happy and sweet life every day. Her only regret is that she is not pregnant with her husband's child yet.
"Um."
Ren nodded to her, sitting on the futon holding the jade book of immortality that recorded the transformation of three realms into one qi.
His whole body was surrounded by dots of silver light. The brilliance blended together and was dense and dense, like a brilliant sea of stars. If you look closely, every vortex of light in the vast sea of light is a cave or a small universe.
The sea of the world floats and sinks, and sometimes turns into building trees, with branches swaying, as if it is opening up three thousand worlds and nurturing the prototypes of diversity.
He sat cross-legged and motionless, like an immortal monument standing in the center of the sea of stars, like the ancestor of all phenomena, the source of infinity, and the foundation of the great road.
The jade book glows, the sound of the Tao is loud, the heaven and the earth resonate, and the Qi of Taiqing's morality circulates.
Lei En breathed in the Qi of Tai Qing, and his whole body was filled with immortal Qi, like the Emperor of Heaven lying down and the Taoist ancestor taking a nap.
The Qing Qi kept changing three feet above his head, gathering and dispersing invisible, and could never be condensed into a Tao body.
"It's a bit difficult to handle."
The Moral Heavenly Lord's one-qi transformation into three pure beings/killing three corpses conflicts with his trinity route of sanctification of the physical body.
Because he differentiated the light and dark sides, he encountered an inexplicable bottleneck when cultivating one qi to transform the three pure states.
Of course, there was still progress, but not as fast as he thought.
"Perhaps it's because my origin has been divided too much that it's difficult for me to cultivate one qi into three pure things."
Ren frowned and thought.
Although there are many ways to put a vest within a vest, the power is somewhat dispersed after all. No matter how powerful your physique is, you cannot squander the source at will, divide the true spirit, and form infinite matryoshka dolls.
With this thought in mind, he took out the red hydrangea.
"Buzz~"
A trace of golden merit flows on the red hydrangea, the necklace trembles, and the rays of light ripple, projecting a beautiful and flawless face.
Opposite, Empress Nuwa seems to be taking a bath. The petals are rippling in the pool, and the steam is steaming. In the haze, her unrivaled beauty looks even more dreamy. Her snowy skin, slender jade neck, holy and unsullied, the pool water ripples slightly, and the crystal clear collarbone is vaguely visible.
A little curved outline, with a hint of temptation.
She had black hair and black eyes, a graceful temperament, and was beyond words. She combed her long hair with both hands and said:
"Kid, what's the matter? My sister is very busy and doesn't have time to chat with you every day."
"..."
Are you still busy?
Every time I contact you, you are either lying dead on the bed, visiting the garden, admiring flowers, bathing and dressing up.
Ren's eyes were not squinting. There was mist over there, and there was no spring light to be seen. Naturally, there was no need to worry, and he said:
"Sister Nuwa, I have passed the first level of the trial, which is to prevent the stone monkey from becoming an apprentice to Patriarch Bodhi. Do you think you should settle the rewards first?"
She should have some immortal treasures in her hand that can strengthen the physical essence and repair the true spirit.
She promised that there would be a reward for every level passed, and she could choose any of the magical treasures in the Wa Palace.
Nuwa combed her long hair, ran her fingers through the ends of her hair, glanced at him sideways, and said:
"Do you know the Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Lord?"
"do not know."
"Then what does stopping Stone Monkey from becoming a disciple have anything to do with you? You didn't do anything. It was just pie in the sky."
"Luck is also part of strength."
Ren's face didn't turn red, his heart didn't beat, "It's my ability to be able to sit back and enjoy the success."
Nuwa was silent and pouted, a little dissatisfied.
She felt like she was being used for free, which was terrible.
"Empress, you are the highly respected Virgin Mother of the human race, the savior goddess who mends the sky, and your promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold."
Renn deliberately reminded.
"snort."
Empress Nuwa snorted slightly unhappily, "It's your destiny to get something for nothing. What do you want?"
"Good sister, do you have any treasures that can strengthen the origin and restore the true spirit?"
Ren rubbed his hands and said expectantly.
Empress Nuwa glanced at her in surprise, raised her red lips, half-smiled, and said:
"Little guy, you have to be restrained. At such a young age, your body is exhausted and weak. This is not good. You are strong on the outside and do it on the inside. It will be embarrassing if you say it."
"..."
Renne:(￢?￢)
You have kidney deficiency.
After making a joke, Empress Nuwa looked blank for a moment, her dark eyes narrowed slightly, her eyes sharp, and she said:
"Little guy, are you hiding something from me?"
Generally speaking, few people suffer from a loss of origin and damage to their true spirit.
Even if someone is severely injured, it is the body and soul that are injured.
If a certain immortal Buddha dies, the origin will slowly dissipate as the body is decomposed, and the true spirit will be drawn into the netherworld and reincarnated.
The true spirits of ancient creatures are protected by the laws of reincarnation and tunnels. Even those with great supernatural powers have almost no means of directly attacking other people's true spirits.
The lack of origin is even more incredible when it comes to Gou Chen.
He has cultivated Pangu's real body and has the most advanced physique. How can he not have enough origin?
Faced with Nuwa's suspicion, Ren was very calm and said:
"It's a bit of a secret, but who doesn't have a secret?"
"no the same."
Empress Nuwa stared at him, her eyes a little curious, "I always feel like you are plotting something behind your back, like a conspirator."
This is purely the intuition of a woman and Hunyuan Sage. The specific reason cannot be explained.
With an innocent look on his face, Ren said: "Sister Nuwa, I am the righteous god of heaven, not an evil heretic, so what bad intentions can I have?"
"Then can you share your secret? My sister is very curious."
"cannot."
"..."
Nuwa choked for a moment and gave him a death stare, (●—●).
Kid, do you want to reorganize the language?
Ren was not timid at all, admiring the beauty's bathing. Although she couldn't see much more, her face alone, as charming as a hibiscus emerging from water or a begonia sleeping in spring, was worth savoring.
He looked straight and said: "I will only share this secret with my woman."
In fact, he didn't even tell Xuannv that she didn't know the relationship between the Emperor Gouchen, the Tribulation Tribulation Heavenly Lord, and the Wuji Dao Lord.
The fewer people who knew about this matter, the better. He didn't want to be blocked by Mother Chunti.
Wuji Dao Zun already has the fighting power of a saint, but he is on a saint's floor. He cannot defeat any saint, so he can only protect himself and retreat.
Therefore, he still needs to continue to develop obscenely.
"Can't you make an exception and tell your sister?"
"Why don't you make an exception and marry me directly?"
"..."
Nuwa rolled her eyes at Mr. Lei and hummed, "I'm still young, but my thoughts are quite beautiful. Forget it, I won't say it if you don't want to."
It is impossible to marry someone directly. Anyone who wants to marry her must follow the rules of the game.
"I have never plotted against my sister."
"I know, you still have some conscience."
In the pool, Empress Nuwa turned around, her black hair draped, and waved her hand to cut off the projection, "I will send someone to deliver what you want."
Before he finished speaking, the necklace on the red hydrangea trembled, the colored light disappeared, and silence fell.
Renn put away the red hydrangeas and stood up.
When they arrived at the living room, Xuannv had already prepared dishes, including dragon liver and phoenix marrow, shark's fin and bear's paw, jade liquid and fine wine, a simple and unpretentious breakfast for the gods.
The virtuous wife took off her apron, pulled her husband to sit down, and said:
"Mr. Zhao, yesterday Marshal Zhao said that the Arhat who subdued the dragon sent an invitation, and the Buddha specially invited us and my wife to attend the Bon Bon Festival."
Bon Festival, a Buddhist festival, is also called "Obon Festival" and is equivalent to the Taoist "Hungry Ghost Festival".
According to the record in the Ullambana Sutra: Sakyamuni's disciple Maudgalyana couldn't bear to see his mother suffering in hell, hanging upside down, so he prayed to the Buddha for help. Sakyamuni told him that he needed to prepare hundreds of delicious food on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.
Only by offering food and drink to the monks in the ten directions can the mother be liberated.
Later, Buddhists started the Bon Festival based on this story to worship the Buddha and monks, rescue people in distress, and repay their parents for their kindness in raising them.
During the festival, in addition to offering food to the monks, various temples will also hold activities such as sutra chanting meetings, water and land monasteries, burning flames, and lighting lanterns.
It is a great honor to be invited to Lingshan to participate in the Bon Festival. This festival in the West is like the Buddhist version of the "Peach Festival", and outsiders are generally not invited to participate.
Ren thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go there."
He probably knows what Buddhism is planning, and if nothing else, he will be able to reap some benefits this time.
"You go ahead, I won't go."
Jiutian Xuannv had no interest in the Bon Festival and decided to stay at home and handle the government affairs in the imperial palace.
"When does Obon start?"
"Three months later."
………
In the Earthly Immortal Realm, Xiniuhezhou, there is a vast and boundless mountain range in the far west called Lingshan.
The top of Lingshan Mountain forms a world of its own, with the central Saha Pure Land above it.
After a while, I saw Buddha lights lingering all over Lingshan, auspicious clouds forming, and many Buddhas gathered at Dayeiyin Temple.
In the light of Buddha that filled the sky, all the great Buddhas and Bodhisattvas came together with their true disciples. Forty-eight thousand Zen masters, monks, Upasikas, Upasakas, and holy monks all chanted Amitabha in the Saha Pure Land.
"Welcome to my Buddha, Sakyamuni Tathagata!"
A golden Buddha appeared out of thin air.
Behind the golden Buddha, a flame appeared out of thin air, and the flame swept across the sky. In the burst of flame light, there were five Ming Kings standing, either glaring angrily, or looking majestic and mysterious.
The Buddha had anger and turned into bright kings. They were born from the Buddha's evil thoughts and were also the Buddha's main fighting force to suppress all foreign enemies.
Basically, once the Dharmakayas of the Five Great Ming Kings appear, there are few opponents in the Three Realms.
"Meet the Buddha!"
The Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats put their hands together and saluted. After the Buddha smiled and nodded, everyone took their seats.
Sakyamuni Buddha sat on the lotus platform and said: "Since the establishment of Mahayana Buddhism and the creation of the Pure Land by me, although you have done meritorious service in protecting Buddhism, Buddhism is still just a small path outside Xiniuhezhou. You have no merit and virtue and cannot save the world.
, what a pity.”
"What the World Honored One said is absolutely true."
Manjushri Bodhisattva looked serious and added, "Luzhou in the north is the private land of demons, and Shenzhou in the east is the ancestral home of Taoism. It is not easy to spread Buddhism. But in Nanzhanbuzhou, where there are the most living creatures and the most prosperity, Buddhism has been declining for a long time.
.
Looking south, hundreds of schools of thought contend, Buddhism is inferior to Taoism, Confucianism, and the flourishing human-immortal martial arts. In recent years, even Shushan Sword Immortal has had more secular influence than Buddhism.
Those ordinary people, if they encounter evil spirits causing trouble, they will first ask Taoist priests, or report to officials to ask for martial arts saints. If that fails, they will go to wandering swordsmen and knights in the rivers and lakes, and there are very few who seek protection from Buddhism."
Master Guanyin put his hands together, chanted the name of the Buddha, and said:
"This is a sequelae of the Conferred God Calamity. Also, almost all the monks in Nanzhan Buzhou practice Hinayana Buddhism. They no longer help people. They are not keen on protecting the people, and it is difficult to expand their influence."
At present, she is actually the only Buddhist high-level person with wide influence in Nanzhan Buzhou.
The rest of the people, even the Buddha himself, had very limited influence and few people worshiped him.
"It is imperative to spread Mahayana Buddhism." Tathagata Buddha opened his mouth and looked at the ancient Buddha of Lantern.
The scene fell silent.
Buddhism is not monolithic; there are also factions and conflicts of interest.
At this time, almost all the monks who stayed on Nanzhan Island were from the lineage of the ancient Randen Buddha, and they also respected the Hinayana Buddhism pioneered by the two saints.
The spread of Mahayana Buddhism to the East will inevitably replace Hinayana Buddhism, which will cause the people of the Randen series to lose their final base and influence in Nanzhan Buzhou.
The ancient Buddha of Ran Deng is wearing a cassock and looks very old, like a skinny ordinary old monk, but no one dares to underestimate this giant of Buddhism.
Even Tathagata Buddha is a junior before him.
The ancient Buddha of Ran Deng was silent for a moment, sighed, nodded gently, and said:
"The old monk has no objection."
He finally abdicated, and now the Lord of Lingshan is Sakyamuni.
A little unwillingly, but for the sake of Buddhism, he could only sacrifice the interests of some disciples.
Seeing that he expressed his stance without any objection, many ancient Buddhas and Bodhisattvas breathed a sigh of relief.
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva suggested: "Buddha, I believe that the Dharma of the Great Buddha should not be taught lightly. People who seek scriptures need to go through ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties before they can obtain the true scriptures. Otherwise, the world will not know the true Dharma and will not know how to cherish it!"
The Buddha's eyes lit up and he said: "This is a very good statement. It is best to include all kinds of disasters in these ninety-nine and eighty-one disasters. There are demon kings making things difficult, gods descending into demons, natural disasters from heaven and earth, and human beings.
The king obstructed... In this way, after all the tribulations have been overcome, Bodhi can be achieved and the treasure of the Buddha's Dharma can be shown.
In addition, there should be three people to collect scriptures and protect the Tao, and the Great Heavenly Lord has selected two places. The last one needs to be carefully considered."
When the Buddhas heard this, they couldn't help but frown.
Anyone who can become a Buddha must be a person with profound Buddhist teachings.
They can vaguely feel that after the opening of the mythical age, the fate of the three realms seems to have begun to tilt towards Buddhism, and traveling to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures is the beginning of the great prosperity of Buddhism.
But as soon as the Great Heavenly Lord opened his mouth, he took away the two quotas of sutra collectors and guardians.
This is the lion's big opening, wanting to share the luck and merit of their Buddhist sect.
"Buddha, are the two quotas too much?" Medicine Master Liuli Buddha said.
"Going west to learn scriptures requires the cooperation of all forces, especially the Heavenly Court to build momentum for the scriptures. Without the support of Heavenly Court, the plan to learn the scriptures cannot be feasible!"
The Buddha looked calm and did not feel any pity.
If the plan comes to fruition, it will be within the acceptable range to be blessed with some luck from heaven.
"World Honored One, have all the higher-ups in heaven agreed to this matter?" Samantabhadra Bodhisattva asked.
