Chapter 197 Xuanmen with three thousand traditions
Nodding, Jiang Chen affirmed: "Of course!"
As soon as these words came out, Sun Wukong's expression immediately changed, and he turned around and left without mentioning the provocation.
As he walked, he muttered: "I just remembered that I still have some things to deal with, so I won't chat with Brother Jiang here. Let's see you another day!"
"When I, the old man, have time, I will definitely come and have a drink with you."
While he was talking, Sun Wukong turned into a rainbow light and fled into the distance.
How could Sun Wukong agree to ask him to attack the Six Demons and attack his sworn brothers?
If he really does this, his reputation will be completely ruined, and he will no longer be able to survive in the monster circle.
However, Jiang Chen and Sun Wukong had different ideas. After he spoke, he suddenly felt that this proposal was very good.
Let Sun Wukong attack the six demons, and he can completely become a typical example of a prodigal son who never returns money.
Think about it, Sun Wukong was originally a demon from the lower world. Once he was recruited by the heaven and became a heavenly official, he later corrected his evil ways and returned to the right path under the advice of the Demon-Suppressing King. He took it as his duty to subjugate demons and protect the order of the three realms.
If this spreads out, wouldn't it be a good story?
If the monkey can really slay demons and accumulate so much merit, then as the person who inspired Sun Wukong, Jiang Chen will definitely get a lot of benefits.
This is the merit of education!
Moreover, Sun Wukong’s actions are not without any benefits.
Doesn't he have an official position but no salary, and no real power? Then he has to perform meritorious service for Heavenly Court. As long as he has performed meritorious services for Heavenly Court, even if the Jade Emperor doesn't like him, he will also give him some rewards and even give him some power.
Those who have merit must be rewarded. This is the foundation of Heaven. If Heaven cannot do this one day, then it will really exist in name only.
Therefore, as long as Sun Wukong makes meritorious deeds, he will definitely get benefits. If nothing else, if the monkey really makes great meritorious deeds, then he will have reason to bring all the monkeys from Huaguo Mountain to the heaven.
Why did the Jade Emperor give Sun Wukong a title that is famous but not powerful? It was not because Sun Wukong had no merit at all.
If he was really given the power, how would the immortals in the Heavenly Court be convinced?
What's even more frightening is that if someone imitates this and rebels against heaven in order to gain the status of ascending to heaven, then the entire Three Realms will be in chaos.
With an idea in mind, Jiang Chen decided to give it a try. He saw him hurrying and catching up with the monkey, and shouted from a distance:
"The Great Sage stayed behind. The Little God thought for a while and felt that the proposal just now was very good. The Great Sage has just arrived in Heaven, and it is at a time when the foundation is unstable. It is urgent to perform several great achievements in a row, so as to establish his position."
"If not, when everyone sees that you have achieved a great position despite not having much merit, even if you don't say it on your face, they will inevitably be dissatisfied in their hearts."
Earlier, after listening to Jiang Chen's words, Sun Wukong felt that it was quite reasonable. However, his position as the Monkey King was somewhat confused.
In heaven, he had no connections and no achievements, but he suddenly took the position of the Great Sage, let alone someone else. If this person were not himself, he would not accept it.
Well, it is indeed necessary to achieve some great achievements so that the people in heaven will know that Sun Wukong is also a person with great abilities.
However, it is okay to perform meritorious service, but it is really not okay to ask him to attack the six demons. This is a matter of principle and cannot be shaken.
The Three Realms are huge, and there are many meritorious deeds. There is no need to focus on the Six Demons.
With an idea in mind, Sun Wukong decided to hide from Jiang Chen for a while, and then go find him after this period of time to discuss how to make meritorious deeds.
Thinking like this, Sun Wukong's speed suddenly increased by three points. For a while, Jiang Chen really couldn't catch up with him without using his magical powers.
It seems that after absorbing the essence and blood of Tao Zun, Sun Wukong's foundation has really been improved a lot, and he has the same qualifications as Jiang Chen, a natural god.
After the foundation was repaired, Sun Wukong's already extraordinary talent was further improved. If you look at the somersault cloud in the hands of today's monkeys, there are quite a few signs of breaking the limit.
That speed is not only one hundred and eight thousand miles, but almost 120,000 miles.
After chasing for a while, Jiang Chen gave up when he saw that he couldn't catch up. Right now, it was more important to go to the Taiyin Star. Fooling, bah, that's not right. Let's wait until he comes back to persuade Sun Wukong to do good.
After stopping, Jiang Chen turned around and returned the same way, continuing to rush towards the Taiyin Star. However, his behavior of chasing Sun Wukong just now was seen by a few interested people.
Some people were curious, so they quickened their pace, caught up with Jiang Chen, and asked him, "Why, do the Demon-Suppressing Heavenly King and the Great Sage know each other?"
Hearing the sound, Jiang Chen turned around and saw that it was an immortal with a cattail leaf fan in one hand, bare feet and a big belly.
Seeing this image, Jiang Chen immediately knew the identity of the person who came. He was the Barefoot Immortal from Heaven. Jiang Chen didn't know his origins, nor did he know his specific strength.
But Jiang Chen knows that the strength of the Barefoot Immortal must be very strong. Otherwise, how would he dare to call himself the Immortal?
In the world of cultivation, generally speaking, the terms great god and great immortal cannot be used indiscriminately. Only those with strong strength can be called this.
Among mortals, if virtue is not matched, disaster will befall you, let alone in the heavenly world, if virtue is not matched, it will really kill people.
Knowing that the other party must be a big shot, Jiang Chen politely replied: "Reporting to the senior, before I came to the heaven, I had a few encounters with the Monkey King."
Nodding, the Barefoot Immortal said that he understood, and then asked curiously: "What was the Heavenly King talking to the Great Sage just now? It actually made the Great Sage so afraid that he avoided the Heavenly King at a distance."
Smiling, Jiang Chen explained: "It's nothing, I just thought that the monkey is now the righteous god of heaven and earth. He is no longer a demon in the lower world, so he should be completely separated from the demons in the lower world."
"By the way, I should also do some good deeds in accordance with the will of heaven and bless the people of this place."
"Therefore, I proposed to the Great Sage that he join forces with me to take down the six demons that are causing trouble in the lower realm, so that we can gain the merits of both of us."
After listening to Jiang Chen's words, the Barefoot Immortal was speechless for a long time. By asking Sun Wukong to attack the Six Demons, is this killing someone with a borrowed knife? This method is really brilliant.
If he really did it, the one who would suffer the most would not be the Six Demons, but the Buddhists.
As long as Sun Wukong can defeat the six demons, he will definitely accumulate a lot of merit. Even the Jade Emperor will not be stingy with rewards and will definitely give him corresponding honors and powers.
If Sun Wukong's merits are great enough to destroy all the demons and ghosts in the three realms and bring the prestige of Heaven to its peak, then it would be possible for Sun Wukong to truly become the Monkey King, and the Jade Emperor wouldn't be able to agree to it.
If this is the case, if Buddhists still want to ask Sun Wukong to obtain Buddhist scriptures, isn’t that just a dream?
Sun Wukong is of no use to the Jade Emperor, but the Jade Emperor will naturally let Buddhism plot against him. But after Sun Wukong transforms into the Jade Emperor's top thug, it is not impossible for Buddhism to want someone from the Jade Emperor.
But the price is definitely not small.
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I don’t know if this Barefoot Immortal has a grudge against Buddhism or what. After listening to Jiang Chen’s words, he couldn’t help laughing a few times and said:
"Let the monkey kill demons. This is a good idea for the King of Heaven. He is idle anyway, so I just want to find something for him to do and save him from continuing to misbehave."
Suddenly, the giant barefoot fairy screamed and said: "Oh, the King of Heaven's method really touched the heart of the old man. The old man really couldn't wait for a moment. He wished he could rush directly in front of the monkey and persuade him to go down to the lower world to kill demons and eliminate demons for the sake of the monkey.
Let all sentient beings in the three realms make a contribution."
Thinking of this, the Barefoot Immortal really didn't want to hesitate for a moment, and saw him cupping his hands towards Jiang Chen, and said eagerly: "Heavenly King, I will call a few old friends to go to the Monkey King's Mansion to persuade him.
The Holy Lower Realm slays demons and demons, so I won’t talk to you any more.”
As he spoke, the Barefoot Immortal had already set up white clouds and flew towards the distance. In a moment, he had disappeared.
"The King of Heaven will just sit back and wait for the news of the old man's success."
When the Barefoot Immortal walked away, his voice floated over from afar.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but shake his head.
If the Barefoot Immortal tries to persuade Sun Wukong out of the desire to teach, that would be fine. But if he tries to persuade the monkey out of the desire to cause trouble for Buddhism, that would be a lot of fun.
If the monkey really gains a foothold in heaven, the Buddhists will most likely be so angry that they vomit blood.
However, the way Jiang Chen watched the Barefoot Immortal calling his friends did not look like he was going to teach Sun Wukong, but more like he was going to cause trouble for Buddhism.
Although Sanqing Taoist masters tacitly approved of the spread of Buddhism to the east, other Taoist people did not think so, and they had strong opinions.
Xuanmen is huge, beyond imagination.
In the past, the Taoist ancestors preached and passed down three thousand righteous ways and eight hundred side sects. Those three thousand righteous ways are the inheritance of Xuanmen, and they are said to have three thousand traditions.
And Buddhism is derived from those eight hundred side sects. This is why the great people in the ancient times looked down on Buddhism. How could they, who are the successors of the righteous way, look down on the side sects?
The internal situation of Xuanmen, which has three thousand Taoist traditions, is several times more serious than the situation on the mountaintops of Buddhism.
The inheritance of the Sanqing Dynasty is only the most orthodox and largest branch of Xuanmen. In addition, Xuanmen has countless branches. Its power is not necessarily weak.
These forces may not be as good as Buddhism separately, but if they come together, even the Three Pure Ones will be upset, let alone Buddhism.
To sum up, the Sanqing cannot represent the entire Taoism, they can only represent themselves. The Sanqing agreed to the spread of Buddhism to the east, but other Taoist masters did not agree.
Concerned about the saints, these Taoist masters may not dare to do anything too blatantly, but secretly they will definitely cause stumbling blocks for Buddhism.
As long as you don't do it openly, or if you are discovered by the saint, there is nothing you can do against these Taoist masters.
It is impossible for the Second Sage of the West to take action against the great supernatural beings of the East, and the Sanqing is even more helpless against his fellow sect. He cannot be beaten, nor can he be scolded.
Otherwise, if the Xuanmen masters are forced to join forces and go to Zixiao Palace to file a complaint, the Sanqing will inevitably suffer consequences.