Cihang felt a little uneasy. Something was obviously wrong when he said this. Tathagata tapped his fingers slightly, and with the golden light flashing, he looked at Cihang and said harmoniously:
"How come this stone monkey has half the aura of the Chaos Demon Ape? Venerable, where is the Wuzhi Qi Sanhun that I asked you to ban?"
Cihang's face tightened and he lowered his head and said:
"I... that monkey was unruly in those days. I thought he would become a scum of Buddhism in the future, so I cut off his three souls and replaced them with the three souls of the red-armed horse monkey. I didn't expect that this stone monkey could actually fuse with the red-armed horse monkey.
of spirit.”
Taishang Laojun, who was watching the excitement and not taking it too seriously, glanced at the expressionless Jade Emperor from the corner of his eyes, coughed dryly and said:
"It turns out that this monkey head has become stronger like this, so we can't interfere with him. If his cultivation reaches the heaven now, no one can really cure him if he causes trouble. If the heaven is disrupted by him, this is not a good thing.
matter."
The smile in the Jade Emperor's eyes disappeared as soon as it appeared and he said:
"Yes, what Lao Jun said is absolutely true. It is better for Tathagata Buddha to go directly to Lingshan Mountain. You can grant him a Buddha status and send him out when necessary."
Tathagata's mood was strong enough. Although he was extremely dissatisfied with the consequences of Cihang's operation, he also knew that it was because Cihang's Yuan Yin was destroyed by the stone monkey. He sighed and said:
"The way of heaven dictates, we will let it take its course. Great Heavenly Lord, we have said that we should let him enter the heaven for disposal, so let's do it according to the previous method. As for the future arrangements, I will meet with the two Western leaders to make arrangements.
Heaven will not be damaged."
The Jade Emperor nodded and said:
"Oh... that's okay, Taibai Jinxing, you go to Huaguo Mountain again. This Sun Wukong has already cultivated Tao and Fruit, so naturally he can't be assigned an ordinary status. Let's do this. His magic power is extremely high and his destiny is as high as the sky. Just tell him that I
Grant him the title of Great Sage Equaling Heaven, let him take charge of the Peach Garden, and enjoy the salary of a top-grade heavenly king."
Taibai Jinxing had been listening calmly, but his heart was already in turmoil. Although he did not know the detailed plan of the journey to the west, he had heard some from the Jade Emperor. He did not expect that the stone monkey in Huaguo Mountain was the key.
Now that the Jade Emperor asked him to enter the Huaguo Mountain again, he couldn't help but feel a little sad. This was the wanton torment of the upper class people on other people in the world. They had forgotten the word equality of all living beings, especially those with pimples on their heads.
Tathagata, he really has the nerve to preach the equality of all living beings. For the sake of the prosperity of the West, he has already regarded others as ants.
Although Taibai was dissatisfied, he did not dare to show it. He took the order and left the Lingxiao Palace all the way to Huaguo Mountain. Because of Xiao Jiang's order, the monkeys directly let him enter the mountain. When he arrived in front of the Water Curtain Cave, Xiao Jiang was already waiting.
.
"Friend Daoist Sun, the old Taoist is here to disturb you again."
Taibai was polite, but Xiao Jiang laughed and said:
"Fellow Taoist Taibai, why do you need to be so polite? This Huaguo Mountain welcomes you to come. As long as I am here, I will definitely welcome you here. Judging from your appearance, Heaven has asked you to come and recruit me again?"
Taibai Jinxing nodded and said:
"What Taoist fellow Taoist said is true. His Majesty the Jade Emperor knows that you have a high level of cultivation, so he promised fellow Taoist Taoist the status of the Great Sage Qitian, enjoy the salary of the Great Heavenly King, and be in charge of the Pantaoyuan. This is a Great Heavenly King status, and it is considered a high position in the heaven.
.”
Xiao Jiang grabbed the jug from the side and poured a glass of wine for Taibai and himself. He drank it in one gulp and shook his head and said:
"Fellow Taoist Taibai, I have said before that there must be a plan for me to go to heaven. The title of the Great Heavenly King, Qi Tian, is also the Great Sage. I know that the person who is titled the Saint in Heaven must have the merits of conquering the heaven and the earth. When Yang Jian was conferring the title of God,
He had outstanding meritorious service, and the Jade Emperor only promised him a minor saint because he owed him.
If you give me the title of Great Sage, I have not contributed to the Three Realms, and I am not the descendant of a certain great force. If I lose this status, will I not be tortured to death?
One more thing, Taoist Taoist Taibai, do you know what monkeys like the most?"
Taibai was stunned and said:
"I like... I like eating fruits and other things. Just like your mountain of flowers and fruits, the peaches are the monkey's favorite... Monkeys, like peaches..."
Taibai's face twitched as he spoke, Xiao Jiang chuckled and said:
"I am a monkey. The Jade Emperor asked me to see the peach orchard, and the peaches in the peach orchard are all of the highest quality. Tsk tsk, let me see the orchard... Unless he also ordered me to eat whatever I want, then asking me to go is not forcing me to commit a crime.
What’s the point?”
Taibai picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp and said with a smile:
"I can only do some shameless things. No wonder, no wonder, Taoist fellow Taoist knowing that this matter is weird, why don't you refuse it directly?"
"Don't forget that Heaven manages the three realms. It's easy to find an excuse to deal with Huaguo Mountain. Although I can watch the monkey cubs in Huaguo Mountain fend for themselves, I don't want my place to be destroyed because of me.
Housheng is so helpless and contradictory. Even though I know that the superiors are plotting against me, I can only shirk it but cannot refuse.
Fellow Taoist Taibai, I know it’s not easy for you. You don’t need to say anything nice for me from above. Just say that I’m not interested in being a great sage. I don’t dare to take over Pantaoyuan. If Heaven doesn’t trust me, I’ll do it in the mountains.
Demon, you can just give me a false immortal name and let me be a free-spirited immortal here in Huaguo Mountain."
Taibai had great love for all living beings in the world and was extremely upright and benevolent. Xiao Jiang said frankly that he had no choice but to say:
"Fellow Daoist Sun, if I spread the message like this, I estimate that His Majesty the Jade Emperor would never agree. However, I believe there will be changes, but it will be difficult for you to guess what changes will occur."
Xiao Jiang nodded thoughtfully and said:
"That's right. If I deny the Jade Emperor's arrangement, he will quit and attack me when he gets angry, which will make everyone look bad. How about this? Taoist Taibai please go to the Jade Emperor and say that Sun Wukong doesn't have the courage to call himself a great person."
Holy, there is no need to say anything else."
Taibai Jinxing gave Xiao Jiang a thumbs up. This is the best way to deal with the calculation. No one will say that Sun Wukong made a mistake if he refused to block the account, but he left a tail like a peach garden...
…
In the back hall of the Lingxiao Palace of the Heavenly Court, Taibai Jinxing finished reporting the matter. The Jade Emperor was stunned for a moment and said:
"Taibai, do you think that monkey is so sane? The title of the Great Sage Qitian is impressive when called out. He is also an immortal at the level of the Great Heavenly King. With his cultivation in the late stage of Daoguo, he is fully qualified, but he doesn't want to be criticized by others.
Giving up due to jealousy is simply great wisdom."
Tathagata said:
"Well... Sun Wukong is so rational, which is not a good thing for us. I wonder how the Great Heavenly Lord will arrange it."
The Jade Emperor touched his long beard and said:
"If you don't want to be a great sage, by the way, Taibai Jinxing, think about whether there is anything missing in heaven. Well, the status must be high, not too arrogant, and not easily hated by others. By the way, there must also be time.
The position of managing Pantaoyuan is very important. Think about it carefully. Refuse."
