Journey to the West: Heavenly Creation

Chapter 143
Zhen Yuanzi panted heavily, and after a while, he gradually calmed down again.

Known as "the ancestor of the earth immortal" and "the same king as the world", he has been on the ground for countless years and has seen countless storms. Naturally, he is not an impetuous person.

After the initial anger, I suddenly understood the intentions of Sanzang and the others:

"You are aggressive, you want to take the crown first, and then make it a matter of course, destroying my five villas?"

"Good!"

Sanzang clasped his hands together, and said with low eyebrows, "Taoists say that we will come from doing nothing. As long as we do nothing, the ginseng fruit tree will wither naturally when the deadline comes. This cause and effect will not fall on the head of the poor monk."

After hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi's eyes froze again.

He couldn't understand what kind of ways the master and apprentice used to learn the scriptures.

After pondering for a while, he changed his tone and said,
"Could it be that you have misunderstood the way of practicing this crown? The Buddha said that there are five immortals between heaven and earth, heaven, earth, gods, men and ghosts. Those who eat ginseng fruit will not be in heaven or enter the underworld. They transcend the six realms of reincarnation and are called earth immortals. , what's wrong? Or, in Elder Tang's opinion, only those who are in the immortal class are worthy of longevity?"

"Amitabha!"

Sanzang proclaimed the Buddha's name again, and explained solemnly:
"People have birth, old age, sickness and death, the world has its formation, stasis and destruction, and everything has its definite number. How can the ginseng fruit tree escape from this list? Even if it is a chaotic spiritual root, there is a time when life is approaching, and everything in the world is like this. The Lord relies on ginseng fruit With the power to promote mortals to live in immortality, this is going against the sky. Of course, it is not tolerated by the righteous way."

……

Blah blah blah, Sanzang said a lot.

Niao Niao couldn't bear to hear it anymore, so she directly preached the Tao to Layman Jingxuan,

"Having said so much, I just don't want people to keep the ginseng fruit tree in the world? My palace will help you and swallow the ginseng fruit tree. Wouldn't everything be fine?"

"Don't fool around!"

Layman Jingxuan quickly reprimanded, and quietly moved two steps towards the door, "Didn't you say that ginseng fruit trees are lingering with death, and such things can be eaten?"

"The power of decay and decay, I should avoid it for fear of not being able to, but it is still more than enough to absorb the remaining spiritual power. Even if I don't eat it, the spiritual power will slowly dissipate and return to the world, which is also a waste!"

"You have some truths in what you said, but how can you do it without anyone noticing..."

While Layman Jingxuan was conspiring with Niaoyou in private, the dispute between Zhen Yuanzi and Sanzang also reached a point of tension.

It makes people feel that they will do it the next moment.

But they all have scruples, and no one wants to make a move first, so it has become a situation of disputes.

"Since ancient times, ginseng fruit trees have existed between the heaven and the earth. Why did it become an act against the heavens when they came to Elder Tang?"

"The life of the ginseng fruit tree is approaching, but you want to prolong its life for your own selfishness. What the Lord has done is against the way of nature!"

"You are a monk who learned from the Western Paradise, what do you know about the way of nature? What's more, even Lingshan has approved this act, but you say no, the poor Taoist suspects that you are not a golden cicada at all!"

In desperation, Zhen Yuanzi launched a personal attack.

"Who is Jin Chanzi? The poor monk is Tang Sanzang!"

Sanzang was righteous and confident, "My Lord, the poor monk advises you not to cling to heretics, but to focus on the true, it is not too late."

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

……

The quarrel between the two gradually turned into nonsense.

And it doesn't make sense.

"Master!"

Layman Jingxuan signaled with his eyes, "We should go!"

Curly has finished her mission and returned, and is smacking her lips contentedly.

"So, the poor monk will take his leave first!"

Sanzang thought for a while, and there was no point in arguing any longer, so he turned and walked out.

"and many more!"

Zhen Yuanzi waved his hand, wanting to stop it, but he didn't make a move, and put down his arm resentfully, "You don't want to save the fruit tree, you just turn around and leave, so why argue with the poor?"

This problem is not just him, everyone wants to know.

"It's just to let the world know what should be done and what should not be done. Even if nothing can be changed, at least the poor monk's attitude is correct."

So what you did today was just to show your attitude?

Zhen Yuanzi remained silent, while Layman Jingxuan was thoughtful.

The master and apprentice left the Wuzhuang Temple.

It was the contemptuous gazes of the audience who sent them off respectfully.

"Master, is Zhen Yuanzi's approach really wrong?"

Layman Jingxuan was a little puzzled, he was completely kept in the dark about today's matter, he didn't know what Sanzang said to Wukong in advance, let alone the meaning of this so-called statement.

If Taizong's scriptures hadn't evolved a word "Zheng", he would even have suspected that Sanzang was hypocritical.

Ba Jie and Ao Lie obviously had the same question, and looked at Sanzang together.

"Yes. Shouyuan has a definite number of blessings. The ginseng fruit tree is an existence against the sky, so its efficacy is decreasing day by day, and it is no longer what it used to be. Think about it, if you can live forty-seven thousand years by eating a ginseng fruit, how can you live for [-] years? What do you practice hard for?"

"But what Zhen Yuanzi said is correct. Existence is reasonable. The ginseng fruit tree can survive to this day, and there must be a reason for it."

Layman Jingxuan still didn't understand.

If it follows the normal journey to the West, in the end, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva used nectar to revive the ginseng fruit tree.

It’s impossible that Buddhism is all wrong, right?

"How do you know it's not for someone to refute and become a negative story?"

The Sanzang God replied mysteriously, "There are too many unreasonable things that have existed since ancient times, and many of them have been wiped out. But do you dare to say that all the actions of the saints are right?"

Surely not.

Layman Jingxuan blinked, still feeling that Sanzang did not answer his doubts, so he threw out the next question without giving up.
"What does it have to do with our westward journey?"

It is no accident that Taizong's scriptures evolved an orthographic character, and it is necessarily related to the practice of Sanzang.

That's the most important thing to figure out.

"Xingxing can't complete the merits and virtues because there are too many fallacies. It is also our mission to correct these and pass them on to future generations."

Sanzang continued to circle around, but seeing Layman Jingxuan's eyes, he also realized that if he didn't explain things clearly, this guy would keep asking questions, so he sighed and patiently explained:
"Focusing on one's own mind and not seeking externally, this is the true meaning of Buddhist practice. It is really foolish to want to eat a fruit and live a long life, or carry a Tripitaka in your chest and go to bliss!"

Then I collect spiritual veins everywhere, is it also a violation?
Layman Jingxuan thought what Sanzang said was right, and then thought of himself.

But at this moment, he saw two radiant figures standing at the end of the mountain road in the distance.

They are two Bodhisattvas, Nagarjuna and Avalokitesvara.

How did they come together?
Nagarjuna clapped his hands and laughed, "Sanzang is kind. The poor monk still said the same thing. Whenever you dislike the Buddha's Mahayana Dharma, the poor monk has a volume of "Kong Ming Zang" here, waiting for you to pick it up anytime!!"

Avalokitesvara looked a little serious, looking at Sanzang, "In the final analysis, do you think the choices made by Buddhism are all wrong?"

Sanzang looked up at the two of them, but said nothing.

Layman Jingxuan lowered his head.

Sure enough.

I knew that Xiao Xingzhu insisted on going his own way and didn't play his cards according to the original Journey to the West routine. Sooner or later, he would provoke a backlash from Buddhism.

"Since it is left to fend for itself, why bother to drain the spiritual power of the ginseng fruit tree and let it transform into a mortal tree in the world, without any effect?"

Guanyin stared at Sanzang and questioned him.

The spiritual power of the ginseng fruit tree was sucked dry, so naturally it couldn't be hidden from her and Zhen Yuanzi's eyes, but no one knew how Sanzang and the others did it.

"The poor monk has never done such a thing."

Sanzang looked sincere, with a clear conscience.

He didn't order this matter, and he didn't do anything, even if the Buddha came to ask, he would say the same thing!
(End of this chapter)