After passing Heifeng Ridge, Xuanzang and his disciples did not encounter any difficulties or obstacles, and more than a month passed before they knew it. On this day, the master and his disciples came to a town at the top of Yunzhan Mountain.
The boundary of Laozhuang.
"Master, we have been sleeping rough and sleeping in the open this month. We finally meet people and it's time to take a rest. How about we stay in this village for the time being?"
Looking at the small town ahead, the incarnation of Wukong was filled with joy. He has a lively nature, and walking in the barren mountains and wild ridges for more than a month really frustrated him.
"Okay, let's take a rest, replenish some dry food, and then hit the road."
When Xuanzang heard this, he nodded in agreement. He was just a mortal body, and he was indeed very tired after traveling for more than a month!
When the master and the apprentice were preparing to enter the town to beg alms, a young man with his head wrapped in cotton cloth, a blue jacket, an umbrella backpack, tied trousers, and a pair of three-eared straw sandals walked majestically down the street.
The young man saw Xuanzang in monk's robes from a distance, and the monkey spirit dressed as a traveler following behind him, and his eyes lit up.
The young man's name was Gao Cai, the son of the town's high official's wife. On the order of the high official's wife, he went out to find a mage to subjugate demons.
It turned out that Gao Yuanwai had a son-in-law three years ago, but he turned out to be a monster. He was so frightened that Gao Yuanwai fell to the ground. He searched for three or four monks and Taoists, but could not find the monster son-in-law.
As for Xuanzang's profound attainments in Buddhism and outstanding temperament, he looked like an eminent monk at a glance. In addition, he could subdue monkey spirits, so he must be a person with profound magical power.
Gao Cai hurriedly stepped forward and complimented: "Master, you are so polite. Our Gao family has been provoked by monsters, and we would like to ask the master to help subjugate and eliminate demons!"
After listening to Gao Cai's narration, Xuanzang could not help but be silent for a while. He was just an ordinary monk, but he did not have the ability to subjugate and eliminate demons.
When the incarnation of Wukong heard this, he felt happy in his heart. Conquering demons and slaying demons was his specialty, so he was just in time to have some fun and relieve the fatigue of the journey.
"Your creation, I have a living, this is a four-in-one business. You don't need to travel far, don't waste your money. We are not useless monks or pustious Taoist priests. In fact, we have some tricks and are used to it.
Get the demon.”
"Can you please go back and tell your family members that we are the emperor's holy monks from the Tang Dynasty in the East, who go to the West to pray to Buddha and seek scriptures, and that we are good at subduing monsters and binding monsters."
When Gao Cai heard this, he was surprised again and again. By looking for this mage, he did not need to leave Gao Laozhuang and travel long distances to find a mage who could subdue demons.
Gao Cai led Xuanzang and his disciples to the door of Gao Yuanwai's house, and asked Xuanzang and his disciples to sit outside the door and wait while he went to report to Yuanwai.
Gao Cai entered the gate and walked straight to the central hall, and happened to bump into the high-ranking official. When the high-ranking official saw Gao Cai leaving and returning, he couldn't help but cursed: "You bastard, I asked you to go to find the mage, and you came back to do it again."
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Gao Cai quickly defended himself and said: "Exceptor, as soon as I left the boundary of Gaolaozhuang, I met the holy monk who came from the Eastern Tang Dynasty. He is good at subduing monsters and binding monsters."
The senior official smiled and said: "Since he is a monk from far away, I'm afraid he really has some tricks. Where is he now?"
Gao Cai replied: "Waiting outside the door!"
When the senior officials heard this, they quickly changed their clothes and packed their bags, and then they and Gao Cai came out to greet them.
When the senior official saw Xuanzang outside, he was naturally beaming. Xuanzang was really majestic in appearance and extraordinary in temperament. He really looked like an eminent monk!
Xuanzang's appearance naturally makes people like him. People with outstanding looks always have an advantage.
Thinking about the number of monsters on the journey to the west who wanted to marry Xuanzang, they could be counted on both hands. However, Wukong, Bajie, and Sha Seng were not favored by even one monster.
The first time Gao Yuanwai saw Xuanzang, he felt fond of him. When he saw Sun Wukong, he almost fainted from fright.
Seeing that Xuanzang was able to subdue such a ferocious monkey spirit, the senior officials became more and more convinced of Xuanzang. They quickly invited Xuanzang's master and disciples into their home and served him tea and snacks. They were so attentive!
As the saying goes, "The mouth that eats people is short, and the hands that take people are short." After eating the tea and snacks offered by the senior officials, Xuanzang was embarrassed to remain indifferent.
"Exceptor, I just heard from your family that your mansion is asking a mage to cast down demons and eliminate demons. Is this relevant?"
When the senior official heard this, his face showed a bit of bitterness, and he sighed: "As the saying goes, family scandals should not be made public, but since the master asked, I am not afraid of being embarrassed, so I will tell the master in detail."
It turned out that Gao Yuan Wai had only one daughter named Gao Cuilan. Three years ago, when Gao Cuilan got married, Gao Yuan Wai wanted to recruit a son-in-law to inherit his family.
After some inspections, a young man named Zhu Gangxi stood out from the crowd and was selected as his son-in-law by a senior official because of his hard work, shrewdness and ability.
Unexpectedly, the pig-gang hyena manifested itself as a monster during the night of the bridal chamber because of its greed for wine, and almost frightened the bride to death. Since then, the pig-gang hyena has become a nightmare for the Gao family and has been haunting Gao Cuilan to this day.
After listening to the incarnation of Wukong, he clapped his legs and laughed happily: "Hahaha, it's funny, it's really funny! I chose a son-in-law from thousands of people, but in the end I chose a monster..."
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Xuanzang's face, he coughed slightly and reprimanded: "Wukong, don't be rude!"
The senior official had an embarrassed look on his face, but he ignored the incarnation of Wukong. Instead, he bowed his hands to Xuanzang and begged: "Please master, please use your magical power to save my poor daughter!"
Xuanzang clasped his hands together and said to the senior officials: "Don't worry, I am a disciple with great magical powers. He can conquer demons and eliminate demons. He will definitely be able to help you get rid of the entanglement of the demon."
The incarnation of Wukong smiled and said: "What the master said is true. There is no need to worry except for the old man. As long as I am here, the monster will never come back!"
While he was talking, the sky was originally clear, but suddenly a gust of evil wind blew by, and the sky suddenly became dark. This formation was quite astonishing.
The senior members seemed to be used to this, but they still showed a bit of surprise on their faces and shouted: "The monster is coming!"
Xuanzang looked up and saw billowing black clouds, flying sand and rocks, his face was pale with horror, and he looked at the incarnation of Wukong with panic in his eyes.
The incarnation of Wukong gave Xuanzang a reassuring look, and said eagerly: "Master, you and Gao Yuanwai and the others will hide for now, and I will leave this monster to me, Old Sun, to deal with it."
Xuanzang looked at the calm appearance of Wukong and said with a smile: "Wukong, be careful!"
But he said that Zhu Ganghye, he felt very depressed at this moment, thinking that he was the marshal of the 80,000 Tianhe navy in heaven, and the leader of the four saints protecting the Dharma of Emperor Ziwei, so he was very powerful.
How could I have thought that drinking would cause trouble, and I would be plotted by the devil, drunkenly teasing Chang'e, and deprived of my immortal status, eviscerated by the Jade Emperor, and demoted to the mortal world?
To be honest, Zhu Gangxi felt that he was very unlucky to have become the victim of a power struggle in heaven.
Nor did he expect that the majestic Jade Emperor would actually join forces with the demon king from outside the realm to plot against the heavenly gods?
What's even more tragic is that he was demoted to the beast's path by Empress Houtu and accidentally reborn as a pig, which turned him into the ugly person he is today!
If he hadn't been so blessed that he received the ancient inheritance of the "Great Dream Heart Sutra" from Yunzhan Cave in Fuling Mountain, how could he have regained the perfect cultivation level of a heavenly being in such an instant!
As long as he integrates Gao Laozhuang with the dream, he can reach the five qi dynasty, derive the dream world, and prove the immortal golden immortal!
If he hadn't drunk too much on his wedding night and revealed his true form, scaring Miss Gao and not being able to have a wedding ceremony, blending dreams and reality, he would have achieved great success in mystical skills.
Zhu Gangxie didn't care much about this. Anyway, he had plenty of time. Good girls are afraid of pestering men. If it goes on slowly, there will always be times when Gao Cuilan can't hold on.
As for whether the Gao family would find an expert in subduing demons and demons to deal with him, Zhu Gangxi was dismissive of this. How could the Gao family be able to find a truly enlightened expert?
What's more, what is his identity? Even if he is demoted to the mortal world, he is still a direct descendant of Xuandu and a true authentic Xuanmen. How much respect should those powerful people give him?
It can be said that as long as he does not take the initiative to provoke those powerful demon kings, with his cultivation level, he is enough to travel sideways in these four continents!
And those ordinary cultivators, no matter how many they come, are not enough for him to kill with one rake, so Zhu Ganghe is naturally fearless.
When the clouds fell, Zhu Ganghe headed straight for the backyard where Miss Gao was. The entire backyard was sealed by his magic. Outsiders could not enter without his permission.
At the same time, the incarnation of Wukong also sneaked into the backyard quietly, preparing to give Zhu Ganghye a club on the head to let him taste the benefits!
The moment the pig stepped into the backyard, all the hairs on his body stood up. He jumped forward almost instinctively, rolled around like a lazy donkey, and swung the rake to swipe behind him.
There was only a loud roar, and Zhu Ganghe screamed and flew backwards, and the rake in his hand also flew away.
A black shadow flashed past in the void, and a long sword passed through Zhu Ganghe's head silently. Zhu Ganghe was killed on the spot.
When the incarnation Wukong saw this, he couldn't help being stunned on the spot. He originally planned to tease the pig, but instead he saw this great show.
I don't know who Zhu Ganghye has offended, and he would send such strong men to assassinate him. Even with the arrogance of the incarnation of Wukong, I dare not say that I can defeat that black shadow.
Soon, the incarnation of Wukong sensed a familiar aura from the black shadow. He should be a member of the same force as the black shadow who wanted to win over him.
Sun Wukong's body was annoyed for a long time because he let the black shadow escape last time. No matter what, he couldn't let the black shadow escape this time!
"Take a stick from my old grandson!"
The incarnation of Wukong suddenly jumped out and smashed the huge dragon stick in his hand towards the black shadow. The terrifying power made the black shadow change color.
The black shadow almost didn't think much, as if instinctively, the long sword in his hand was like an antelope hanging its horns, and drew a mysterious arc, blocking the sneak attack of the incarnation of Wukong.
"It's you damn monkey!"
After seeing the incarnation of Wukong, the black shadow's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and the sword in his hand rang softly. Endless killing intent poured out of the sword and struck at the incarnation of Wukong.
The incarnation of Wukong felt a chill in his heart. He only felt that he was imprisoned by a sword force and could not move at all.
This sword force contained extremely pure killing intent, and it was vaguely like seeing countless creatures in the world being buried under this sword.
Just when the incarnation of Wukong closed his eyes and waited for death, Zhu Ganghya, who had originally lost his head, came to life and hit the black figure on the head with a rake.
"you……"
The black figure turned to look at Zhu Ganghye, his eyes full of disbelief. As soon as he uttered a word, his whole body exploded and turned into black smoke and dissipated in the air.
However, the black shadow was afraid of Sun Wukong's strength, and used the killing sword power to cross the level, hoping to kill the incarnation of Wukong with one sword.
Who would have thought that Zhu just came back from the dead and hit the black shadow with a rake on the head, which not only severely injured the black shadow, but also caused the black shadow to be counterattacked by the killing sword and fell directly on the spot.
After the black shadow fell, all the energy and spirit in his body spilled out and merged into the realm of Gao Laozhuang. By a strange combination of circumstances, it actually helped Zhu Gangxi merge dreams and reality.
I saw the "Great Dream Sutra" in Zhu Gangxi's body constantly running, a powerful momentum rising into the sky, and the entire Fuling Mountain boundary suddenly changed, with lightning and thunder.
Looking at the Zhugang Hyena in front of him, the incarnation of Wukong's eyes were extremely complicated. This guy just saved his life. If he takes action now, wouldn't he be repaying kindness with revenge?
Just when the incarnation of Wukong was entangled, Xuanzang was in danger. Suddenly, the brocade cassock suddenly emitted Buddha's light, and the shadows of ten thousand Buddhas appeared, protecting Xuanzang in the Buddha's light.
Although there is nothing unusual about this brocade cassock, even if Xuanzang falls into the hands of a demon, this cassock will not react at all. But when Xuanzang's life is really in danger, this cassock will protect Xuanzang immediately.
Under the light of the Buddha, a black shadow quietly emerged. This black shadow struck sharply, and once it came out, it was a killing blow.
What's even more frightening is that this black shadow is completely shrouded in darkness, and even the spiritual consciousness cannot detect it. If it weren't for the Buddha's light, no one would be able to see the existence of the black shadow.
At this time, the protector Jialan who was guarding Xuanzang also reacted and almost instinctively ran towards the black shadow to kill him.
These guardian Jialan obviously underestimated the strength of the black shadow, but in just one round, they all fell to the black shadow sword.
These protectors, Jialan, could only deal with ordinary demons, but they couldn't even delay time when faced with such a ferocious existence as the black shadow.
Seeing the black shadow piercing Xuanzang's heart with a sword, the Buddha's light in Jinlan's cassock gradually dimmed. Sun Wukong didn't care to hide his identity anymore, and swung the dragon stick and struck it at the black shadow.
Black Shadow swung his long sword and blocked Sun Wukong's attack. He took a few steps back. Apparently, during the head-on fight with Sun Wukong, Black Shadow was slightly at a disadvantage.
Seeing Sun Wukong appear, the black shadow knew that nothing could be done, so it turned into a black energy and flew away into the sky, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Sun Wukong was afraid that he would fall into the opponent's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so he could only watch the opponent leave without daring to catch up.
After Zhu Ganghe achieved a breakthrough in cultivation, he bowed his hands to the incarnation of Wukong to express his gratitude. If the incarnation of Wukong hadn't restrained the black shadow, how could he have fought back in desperate situation and achieved the golden immortality with this!
After a while, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva noticed something unusual and came on a cloud. First, he looked at the corpses of the fallen Dharma protector Jialan, seemingly trying to find some clues, but unfortunately it was in vain.
"Xuan Zang, how are you? Are you injured?"
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva looked at Xuanzang with concern and asked for help. After all, Xuanzang was the real core of the Journey to the West, which was related to the great prosperity of Buddhism and the opportunity for transcendence. The Bodhisattva did not dare to relax at all!
"My disciple was just a little frightened. Fortunately, Wukong arrived in time, otherwise he would have been killed by that evil man!" Xuanzang said with a scared look on his face.
Looking at Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Sun Wukong asked: "Bodhisattva, I see that the man in black is clearly coming for Master. Could it be that someone wants to sabotage the trip to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures?"
Hearing Sun Wukong's question, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva could not help but remain silent for a while. This was beyond her scope and she needed to report the matter to the Buddha as soon as possible.
At this moment, Zhu Ganghe came out and said to Guanyin Bodhisattva: "Bodhisattva, I, the old pig, was also attacked and almost lost my life. Bodhisattva, you must make the decision for me, the old pig!"
Zhu Gangxi was well aware of the power of the black shadow. If he had not refined Gaolaozhuang's earth veins long ago to create this real dream, and could resurrect in the dream, he could have escaped the disaster.
When Guanshiyin Bodhisattva heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and his heart became more solemn. Zhu Gangxi might not know it, but Guanyin Bodhisattva knew very well that Zhu Gangxi was one of the people designated by Laojun to learn scriptures.
Not talking about Xuanzang, but also killing pigs and hyenas. This shows that he wants to sabotage the journey to the west. How audacious!
You must know that Journey to the West involves almost all the great powers in the Three Realms, and it is a matter of universal concern. Logically speaking, no one should jump out at this time and oppose many great powers!
But the fact is a slap in the face of Buddhism. Some people want to kill Xuanzang. This fundamentally cuts off the opportunity for the great prosperity of Buddhism, and also hinders the opportunity for many great powers to achieve transcendence!
"Namo Amitabha, Buddhism will definitely get to the bottom of this matter and will never let the mastermind go unpunished." Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva said sonorously.
Afterwards, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva looked at Zhu Gangxi and consoled him: "Zhu Gangxi, you are the reincarnation of Marshal Tianpeng. Because you were drunk and played with Chang'e, you were demoted to the mortal world by the Great Heavenly Lord. It is almost impossible to enter the immortal book again and achieve success.
True result!"
"In this case, it is better to worship Xuanzang as my teacher, protect Xuanzang and go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, and use this merit to achieve the true enlightenment of Buddhism."
Zhu Ganghe shook his head repeatedly and said: "Thank you Bodhisattva for your kindness. I, Old Zhu, am an authentic Taoist sect and am cultivating the Immortal Way. The so-called Zhengguo is like a floating cloud to me!"
Seeing Zhu Gang's mane beeping, a trace of disgust flashed in Guanyin Bodhisattva's eyes, and he said calmly: "Since you don't want to, I won't force you, but I don't know if the person behind the black shadow is willing to let you go!
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Thinking of Heiying's terrifying strength, Zhu Ganghe suddenly shuddered and said quickly: "Bodhisattva, I, Old Zhu, thought about it and realized that it is also a good choice to attain the true enlightenment of Buddhism!"
Next, under the witness of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Xuanzang ordained Zhu Ganghui, accepted him as his disciple, and bestowed him with the Dharma name of Enlightenment.
While Master Xuanzang and his disciples were resting in Gaolaozhuang, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva was already riding on the clouds towards Xitianling Mountain.
The Great Leiyin Temple in Lingshan is the gathering place for thousands of Buddhas. At this time, in a side hall of the Great Leiyin Temple, Sakyamuni Buddha, the Ancient Buddha of Lanterns, Maitreya Buddha, the Great Sun Tathagata and other Buddhas