After a loud noise, Sun Wukong, who had been suppressed for more than five hundred years, finally broke out of the mountain. The earth shook and the mountains shook, which was extremely shocking.
The terrifying power is like a violent storm, lifting up the entire Five Elements Mountain.
It turns out that if you practice to a certain level, you can really turn rivers and oceans upside down, and you can really lift mountains and rocks.
And possesses immeasurable magical powers.
Beings of this level can really turn their hands to make clouds and rain, and can really move across the world.
The ground was shaking, and Tang Sanzang felt that his heart was about to rise to his throat.
It's really scary.
"Is this the strong man?"
Tang Sanzang felt a little weird in his heart, "It would be great if a poor monk could one day have such ability."
Just thinking about it makes me excited.
But this possibility should not be very high.
He likes Buddhist scriptures, likes to study Buddhist principles, and also likes to use the meaning of Buddhist scriptures to save people in the world and save people from suffering.
But the problem is that Tang Sanzang was just an ordinary person.
He doesn't know how to practice.
now.
An explosion sounded like the earth was shattering, and the entire Five Elements Mountain suddenly exploded.
And it spreads at a speed visible to the eye.
The terrifying power seemed to tear the world apart.
Tang Sanzang was so shocked that he was dumbfounded, "Fortunately I ran out of a few miles away, otherwise it would have been terrible."
It's really scary.
It's frightening.
If it were at the foot of Five Elements Mountain, Tang Sanzang might be as unlucky as the Five Directions Revealers.
That's right.
The Five Directions Revealers thought at first there wouldn't be much movement, so they didn't run far away.
So they were in bad luck.
were affected one after another.
Terrifying power is pouring down on him. Even if he has succeeded in cultivation, even if he has been pardoned and conferred as the Revealer of the Five Directions, he still has to bear all the terrible things at this moment.
Faced with Sun Wukong's sullen breath when he escaped from trouble, they were unlucky as never before.
for a while.
"Pfft!"
They all started to vomit blood.
This time.
He was also seriously injured.
If it weren't for the fact that he was a Buddhist, Sun Wukong wouldn't dare to kill him, and if it wasn't for their background.
May be dead.
certainly.
Now they are hurt too.
Before they could curse or scold them, they saw Sun Wukong's eyes staring at them unkindly.
Once they have other ideas.
Something might happen.
Until then.
hehe!
The Five Directions' Revealers looked at each other and hurriedly said: "Let's go. Now, he is getting out of trouble. This is the intention of the Buddha. He is the one destined to protect Tang Sanzang when he goes to the West to obtain scriptures."
Just let him go for once.
but.
We all remember this grudge.
If there is a chance in the future, I will try to find him again, I just hope they won't have any problems by then."
In this way, the Five Directions Revealed Truth finally left unwillingly.
Leave the Five Elements Mountain.
They have no other choice, they can't beat them again and again, and Sun Wukong is still one of Tianding's disciples.
With this kind of fate, I may also join Buddhism in the future.
so.
For them, there is plenty of time and opportunity to deal with Sun Wukong in the future.
Now.
Just let him go first.
It won't work if you don't let it go.
They wanted to protect Tang Sanzang when he went to the West to obtain scriptures. If this matter was delayed, no one might be able to protect them.
In addition, Sun Wukong is also stronger than them.
These two points are very clear in the five directions.
It is precisely because of this that they have to retreat and look for opportunities to deal with Sun Wukong in the future.
After escaping from the Five Elements Mountain, Sun Wukong felt unprecedented freedom. It turned out to be so valuable and rare.
From now on, you must also be talented.
Five miles away.
Tang Sanzang was looking at Sun Wukong with a tired look on his face, "You... you monkey, how can you be so capable?"
He was also surprised.
"Master, my old grandson has a name. My old grandson is called Sun Wukong. Previously, Guanyin Bodhisattva had ordered my old grandson to worship the Buddhist scripture collectors who were passing by as his teachers and protect him from going to the Western Heaven to collect Buddhist scriptures."
Sun Wukong said: "Master, let me protect you when you go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures."
"That's fine."
Tang Sanzang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "However, I have to give you a dharma name as a master."
"Dharma name?"
Sun Wukong was stunned and said, "Master, please wake me up, as long as it's not too unpleasant."
"Nonsense, how can the name given to a teacher be unpleasant?"
Tang Sanzang continued: "Just call me Xingzhe, Sun Xingzhe. From now on, you will be my great disciple."
"Okay."
Sun Wukong secretly thought to himself, and then said: "Master, since you are going to the West to obtain scriptures, you might as well let me, Old Sun, carry you there.
You may not know that my grandson can reach Xitianling Mountain in just one somersault.
At that time, you can get the scripture back in one day."
"..."
Tang Sanzang naturally thought about this.
But before.
When he was in Chang'an City, Guanyin Bodhisattva once told him that he must walk step by step.
to this end.
He also asked Tang Emperor Li Er to give him a customs clearance document. The meaning is self-evident. He must have wanted to leave written evidence.
Obviously, the customs clearance document is.
"Wukong, how can you say that?"
Tang Sanzang taught: "Only when we walk to Lingshan step by step can we show our sincerity."
"But Master, if we go here and there again, it won't work if we lose more than ten years."
Sun Wukong said: "In these ten years, if we get the scriptures back early, can we use these ten years to do many meaningful things?
For example, to save the world, to save the world, etc.
Aren’t these all good?
Why waste more than ten years on the road? It's not cost-effective.
Although we are all monks, for us, more than ten years are just a blink of an eye.
but.
Master, think about it.
Ordinary mortals only have a lifespan of a few decades, and die at most sixty or seventy years old.
How many people will die in these ten years?
If we liberate them earlier, will they be able to escape the sea of suffering and ascend to bliss sooner?"
This rhetoric.
In fact, it was Jiang Chi who gave it to Sun Wukong.
He also didn't expect that Sun Wukong would actually say it, and in front of Tang Sanzang.
Originally, I felt that walking to study the scriptures was a very meaningful thing, at least it represented sincerity and the difficulty of reading the scriptures.
But now it seems.
no the same.
Tang Sanzang's heart had begun to waver.
He thought to himself: "It stands to reason that whether it is a Bodhisattva, a Buddha, or other Arhats, etc., they can pass down scriptures and save people from the sea of suffering.
After all, they have great powers.
No matter how bad it was, Tang Sanzang could still make use of his apprentice's vast supernatural powers and take the scriptures back to the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible to publicize them and save people from the sea of suffering.
This is also possible.
At least it saves a lot of time. Why don't Bodhisattvas and Buddhas allow it?
It’s okay if you don’t do this yourself. Even if you ask a poor monk to go on foot to get the scriptures, how much time will it take to go back and forth?
How many people will die because they have not been enlightened? Will they be willing to do so?"
Tang Sanzang's heart began to become confused.
He didn't know what Sun Wukong was thinking, nor what Jiang Chi was thinking. He just felt that what Sun Wukong said just now seemed to make sense.
That seems to be the case.
Since he is a Bodhisattva and a Buddha, what he preaches is kindness, saving the world, and saving all sentient beings.
But.
"Obviously they have such ability, but they didn't do it. They still had to go to get it in person, as a mortal, and they had to go step by step."
suddenly.
This made Tang Sanzang feel very dissatisfied, confused, and even more depressed.
If possible, he would actually like to ask.
There is obviously a very efficient method, and there is obviously a very suitable method, so why choose another.
Wouldn’t it be nice to improve efficiency?
There's more.
Are those who were wronged because they did not wait to obtain longitude?
Is it because there is no predestined relationship, or is it because a saint once said: all saints are ants?
In the eyes of monks and the gods and Buddhas, ordinary people are just spreading Taoism and teachings, and are just ants who exist to obtain luck?
for a while.
Tang Sanzang began to think of what Jiang Chi said again.
True Buddha and False Buddha.
The so-called true Buddhas, according to Jiang Chi, are only those monks who truly do good deeds for ordinary people without asking for anything in return.
It doesn't matter whether he is a monk or not, or whether he has become a Buddha.
But that is the true Buddha.
And fake Buddha.
They are those guys who, under the banner of Buddha, have great abilities in cultivation, but they only plan this and that, and plan their merits and luck.
They were classified as false Buddhas by Jiang Chi.
this moment.
After listening to Sun Wukong's words, Tang Sanzang actually felt a little hesitant and guessing in his heart.
Does that mean, "Actually, the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas that the poor monk saw are all false Buddhas?"
He has such doubts and speculations.
But I don't dare to be completely sure of this.
Of course.
This is just a seed, or an introduction, just waiting for the day it takes root and sprouts.
Tang Sanzang is a key figure in Journey to the West.
If his heart towards the Buddha has begun to waver, then there is not much meaning in studying the Buddhist scriptures in the West.
Come back to your senses.
Tang Sanzang continued: "Amitabha, Wukong, since you want to take the poor monk as your teacher, then go west with the poor monk.
Before there is no other way, let’s go to the West to learn scriptures on foot. There will definitely be many demons and ghosts along the way. It will be much safer with you as our teacher."
Finished speaking.
Tang Sanzang then left minding his own business.
His idea is also very simple.
That is to walk first, take a look before talking, maybe you will find out later.
Jiang Chi once told him that if he was more careful, he would get the answer during the entire journey westward.
therefore.
Tang Sanzang actually wanted to find an answer.
The answer that belongs to his own heart.
"Yes, Master."
Sun Wukong nodded and finally agreed.
then.
Then we hit the road.
Along the way, their lives were pretty good.
With Sun Wukong around, Tang Sanzang was finally no longer hungry. At least he could eat some wild fruits to satisfy his hunger, and he was barely full.
Finally I no longer endure the pain of hunger.
That's fine now.
He yearns for it.
I am also looking forward to it.
only.
Even with Sun Wukong around, the distance they traveled was still very short.
Tang Sanzang adhered to the principle of walking, and the horse was originally given by Tang Emperor Li Er.
Although it is a thousand-mile horse.
But it is an ordinary horse.
Now following Tang Sanzang, he has lost a lot of weight, which makes Tang Sanzang feel sorry for the horse and rarely ride it.
There is no one like him in this field.
Deep down in Jiang Chi's heart, he was actually very depressed and bitter. He said with a calm face, "I don't know when it will take me to reach Xitianling Mountain."
It’s really hard to learn from the experience.
There are obviously better choices, but we have to choose the worst path.
Tang Sanzang's heart was very unbalanced and incomprehensible.
The teachings of true Buddha and false Buddha still swam deep in his heart, influencing him from time to time.
Was it your fault?
Or are those Bodhisattvas and Buddhas wrong?
"very messy."
Tang Sanzang was walking and thinking about the future.
perhaps.
Journeying to the West is not just about learning Buddhist scriptures.
"It's still a process for the poor monk to find the answer by himself. Maybe after the Xitian Ling Mountain, the poor monk will be able to truly know the answer."
Tang Sanzang thought so much that if Jiang Chi and Sun Wukong knew his thoughts, they would definitely wake up laughing in their dreams.
This destiny-destined pilgrim to seek scriptures from the West, this reincarnation of Jin Chanzi who was once a disciple of Buddha Tathagata, may be about to be broken by them.
At least, his thoughts have gradually begun to change.
Tang Sanzang was no longer the dutiful Tang Sanzang. He also learned to think and guess.
Even if the object of speculation and suspicion is Buddhism!