The First Disciple of the Intercepting Sect

Chapter 309
At the foot of Lingshan Mountain, Guanyin was waiting for the arrival of the four masters and apprentices. Guanyin stood on the white lotus platform, watching the four masters and apprentices walking quickly with a smile on their faces.

The four masters and apprentices saw the figure of Avalokitesvara from afar. The four of them did not dare to neglect, and walked quickly under the leadership of Xuanzang.

"Disciple Xuanzang, pay homage to Guanyin Bodhisattva! Namo Amitabha!" Coming to the front and back of Guanyin, Xuanzang clasped his hands and prayed devoutly.

"Meet the Bodhisattva!" Sun Wukong and the other three also bowed to Guanyin with their palms together.

"Namo Amitabha!" Avalokitesvara said softly after returning the salute. "Going all the way west, it's hard work for you, the four masters and apprentices! But Leiyin Temple is close at hand, as long as you pass one more test, you can get the scriptures!"

When they heard that there was still one more pass before they could enter Leiyin Temple and obtain the scriptures, the four masters and apprentices were stunned.

"Bodhisattva, I don't know what the purpose of this pass is?" Sun Wukong was slightly startled and asked quickly.

"This pass has nothing to do with the three of you. This pass tests Xuanzang's Buddha nature. As long as Xuanzang passes the test, the four of you, master and apprentice, will naturally be able to enter Leiyin Temple. Otherwise, we can only wait here!" Guanyin explained with a smile.

"Disciple is willing to accept the test!" Xuanzang heard that it was a test of his Buddha nature. Although he had no confidence in his heart, he would not shrink back because of the achievements in front of him, and he still had some confidence in his own cultivation of Buddhism.

"If that's the case, follow me into the battle! Wukong and you three are waiting here!" Avalokitesvara nodded slightly towards Xuanzang, and then said to Monkey King and the three of them.

"Yes, Bodhisattva!" Sun Wukong and the three of them responded quickly, and then Sun Wukong turned his attention to Xuanzang and urged. "Although there is no danger in this pass, please be careful, Master, and don't force it!"

"En!" Xuanzang nodded heavily, and then followed the footsteps of Avalokitesvara towards Lingshan.

After a while, the figures of Guanyin and Xuanzang disappeared in the heavy Buddha light, without a trace.

"Brother Monkey, do you think Master can pass the test?" Zhu Bajie asked worriedly after Guanyin and Xuanzang disappeared.

"I don't know that either!" Sun Wukong shook his head lightly and continued. "The Bodhisattva must have brought Master into the illusion array, using the illusion array to test Master's Dharma cultivation and whether the Buddha's heart is firm! This test of the state of mind is the most unpredictable, and I can't predict it!"

"So that's it!" Zhu Bajie sighed lightly, and then said quietly. "I didn't expect to come to the foot of this Lingshan Mountain, and to make such a move, it's quite a toss!"

"Second Senior Brother, don't talk nonsense, the Bodhisattva's actions must have deep meaning, don't speak nonsense!" Sand Monk said aloud.

"Hey!" Zhu Bajie sighed again, and then stopped talking.

Sun Wukong and his three brothers were silent afterward, sitting on the ground with their own thoughts, waiting for the result of Xuanzang's test.

As Sun Wukong said, the test set by Avalokitesvara is a phantom array.As soon as Xuanzang entered it, the phantom formation opened instantly, and then Xuanzang experienced various common things in it to test his Buddha nature.

Xuanzang is worthy of being the reincarnation of the golden cicada, and his cultivation of Buddhism is the best among Buddhist disciples. All kinds of mundane things in the phantom formation have little influence on him, and they can't shake Xuanzang's Buddhist heart at all.Although Xuanzang experienced life after life in the illusion, in reality, the time spent was only a stick of incense.

After a stick of incense, Xuanzang woke up leisurely, and the phantom array disappeared.Although Xuanzang passed the test of the phantom array, it also cost him a lot of mental effort, and Xuanzang's face turned pale because of this, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

"Xuanzang, congratulations on passing the test, you can take your three apprentices to Leiyin Temple!" Guanyin's voice also quietly appeared at this time. "Namo Amitabha!"

The test of this phantom array is just a difficulty set up for the sake of the whole Nine Nine 81 difficulties.Xuanzang seems to have easily passed this difficulty, but this difficulty is also somewhat dangerous for Xuanzang, otherwise how can it be called a difficulty.

"Thank you Bodhisattva! Namo Amitabha Buddha!" ​​Xuanzang said wearily.

At this moment, Monkey King and the other three also came up from the foot of the mountain and came to the place where Xuanzang was tested.

"Master, are you alright?" Seeing Xuanzang's pale face, Sha Wujing hurried over to protect him, and asked softly.

"It's okay, let's go up the mountain!" Xuanzang said with a lack of confidence, resisting the exhaustion of his mind.Leiyin Temple is right in front of him, how can he rest here, he should enter Leiyin Temple in the shortest time to meet the Buddhas and take away the scriptures.

"In that case, let's go up the mountain!" Sun Wukong saw that Xuanzang had no intention of resting and knew what he was thinking, so he said firmly.

After speaking, Monkey King walked out first, Xuanzang followed closely behind with the support of Sha Wujing, and Zhu Bajie led the white horse to the rear.

The four masters and apprentices came to Lingshan with the sun, and when they reached the top of Lingshan, it was almost noon.The four masters and apprentices took one step at a time, and they were able to climb from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain in one morning, which is amazing.Especially Xuanzang, he never took a break, and with the support of the Drifting Monk, he gritted his teeth and came to the top of the mountain in one go.

On the top of Lingshan Mountain, Maitreya has already been waiting here with a group of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats. Maitreya does not intend to let Xuanzang pass through the world passage to go to the Leiyin Temple in the Posa world to receive precepts and learn scriptures, and it can be done here.

Sakyamuni, Medicine Master and Lu Ya are all in retreat, so the matter of passing on the scriptures can only fall on Maitreya.

"Disciple Xuanzang, pay homage to all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas!" Seeing that all the Buddhas in the sky were present, Xuanzang hurriedly worshiped all the Buddhas devoutly.

"Greetings, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas!" Sun Wukong and the three of them also bowed in the same way.

"Xuanzang, you have traveled thousands of miles to the west to seek the true scriptures. Today, your merits and virtues have been perfected. The poor monk gave you the Tripitaka Dharma Sutras on behalf of the Buddha. I hope that after you bring these Tripitaka Dharma Sutras back to the East, you will be able to spread my Buddhist teachings. , so that all sentient beings in the Eastern Land will be protected by my Buddha and enjoy freedom!" Maitreya said with a bright smile. "Namo Amitabha!"

"I thank the Buddha for giving me the scriptures, I will live up to the Buddha's expectations!" Xuanzang clasped his hands together and replied respectfully. "Namo Amitabha!"

Afterwards, Maitreya sent two disciples beside Sakyamuni, Venerable Ananda and Venerable Mahakasyapa, to pass the Tripitaka Dharma Sutras to Xuanzang. There were several large boxes, each of which was heavy.

Xuanzang suddenly became ecstatic, and tears welled up in his eyes. As long as he can get the scriptures, all the difficulties and obstacles are worthless.

After the four masters and apprentices put away all the scriptures, Maitreya waved his big hand, and an auspicious cloud gently lifted the four masters and apprentices and led them towards Dongsheng Shenzhou.

"Boom!" However, when passing through the Tongtian River, a black wind suddenly appeared without warning, and the four masters and apprentices who were still filled with joy in obtaining the scriptures were overturned at once, and they fell from the sky one after another.

This sudden disaster caught even Monkey King by surprise, let alone Xuanzang and the others.One by one, they fell heavily into the Tongtian River, and several large boxes of scriptures also fell into the river, tumbling in the turbulent water, and several of the boxes were broken, and the scriptures were scattered.

This sudden disaster stunned the four masters and apprentices. Fortunately, Monkey King, Zhu Bajie and Drifting reacted in time, first rescued Xuanzang to the shore, and then tried their best to rescue the scattered scriptures.

But in the end, it was of no avail. Six out of ten of the Tripitaka Dharma Sutras were lost, and nearly half of them were lost. This made Xuanzang feel so distressed that he was dying.

After experiencing this hardship, the four masters and apprentices were careful along the way, not daring to let the scriptures suffer any loss.Although Xuanzang felt cramps every time he thought about the destruction of the scriptures, he had already recovered his former spirit.

Finally, the westward journey that lasted for several years finally came to an end, and the four masters and apprentices finally returned to the city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty and returned to the Tang Emperor Li Tianming.Later, under the promotion of the royal family and Xuanzang's publicity, Buddhism finally spread in Dongsheng Shenzhou.

All of a sudden, on Dongsheng Shenzhou, Buddhist temples sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and the reputation of Buddhism once again climbed to a higher level.However, due to the incompleteness of the Tripitaka, the Dharma of Dongshengshenzhou has also become incomplete, and therefore Buddhism cannot stand out and overwhelm others to explain the two religions and Confucianism.

(End of this chapter)