Journey to the Heavens from the Mountain God

Chapter 216
At Daleiyin Temple on Lingshan Mountain in Xitian, Buddha Shakyamuni, Ancient Dieng Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, Dari Tathagata Buddha and other Buddhas gathered together, all of them looked dignified.

The Journey to the West is not only related to the great prosperity of Buddhism, but also related to whether they can take this opportunity to take a step closer, or even go beyond the world.

If the Journey to the West fails, the Buddhism will inevitably suffer from the backlash of many powerful forces, and it is very likely that it will decline, and it may even be in danger of being destroyed.

This is a gamble where the winner takes all and the loser exits.It is a matter of the life and death of Buddhism, how dare the Buddhas neglect it!

After Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and all the Buddhas had finished their ceremony, Sakyamuni Buddha said slowly, "Venerable Avalokitesvara, please explain to us what happened in detail!"

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva nodded slightly, and slowly told the story of Gao Laozhuang's change to the Buddhas.Of course, the content of the narration is known to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.

After listening to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's narration, Maitreya Buddha was the first to raise the issue, and Xingshi asked the sinner: "The matter of Journey to the West has always been the responsibility of Avalokitesvara. Does the venerable have any clues about this incident?"

Avalokitesvara smiled wryly in her heart. There are many sects of Buddhism. She, Manjusri and Samantabhadra belong to the sect of Burning Lantern Buddha, and Maitreya Buddha is a faction of its own. The competition between the two is extremely fierce!
This trip to the west was under the charge of Venerable Avalokitesvara, Maitreya Buddha was quite dissatisfied, but Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is famous all over the world, and he is the best person to spread Buddhism eastward.

Today, Xuanzang, who is the core of Journey to the West, was almost assassinated, which gave Maitreya the opportunity to attack Guanyin Bodhisattva.

It is related to the overall situation of Buddhism, let alone Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, even Sakyamuni Buddha, it is not good to favor Bodhisattva at the moment.

If Guanshiyin Bodhisattva cannot come up with a solution, then Maitreya Buddha will seize the dominance of spreading Buddhism eastward.

But Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva had expected this long ago, so facing Maitreya's attack, he appeared extremely calm.

I saw that the Bodhisattva bowed to Maitreya Buddha first, and said slowly: "Maitreya Buddha, I almost missed the transmission of Buddhism to the east, and I am not suitable to lead the westbound affairs. I also ask the Buddha to allow me to step down from this task and choose another virtuous person!"

Before Guanshiyin Bodhisattva finished speaking, the complexions of the Buddhas changed slightly, with incredible expressions in their eyes.

Based on the understanding of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva by the Buddhas, this Bodhisattva is not the kind of person who is willing to admit defeat.

And this matter is also related to whether this person can break through and become a powerful person in the embryonic form of Daoguo, but if there is a slight possibility, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva will not give up easily.

Now, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is willing to give up the dominance that he has won so hard, even the Buddhas are stunned.

The Buddhas are all too clear about the nature of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. This is not because he is advancing in order to retreat, but because this Bodhisattva really has such thoughts.

For a moment, Maitreya Buddha, who had originally attacked Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, calmed down and looked at Bodhisattva suspiciously, as if trying to find out what Bodhisattva really thought.

You know, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva spent a lot of effort in order to win the dominance of Journey to the West.Now this one is going to give up his pick and quit. If there is no reason for this, it would be a strange thing!

Shakyamuni Buddha proclaimed the Buddha's name, looked at Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and said, "Honorable Avalokitesvara, it is about the opportunity for the prosperity of our Buddhism. Don't give up on yourself. Since the matter of going west is under the leadership of the venerable, it will not be easily changed."

Shakyamuni Buddha gave the final word and directly dispelled the thoughts of other Buddhas.It is a big taboo to change generals in the middle of battle, not to mention that it is related to the great prosperity of Buddhism. Even if Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva wants to quit, Sakyamuni Buddha would not agree.

If receiving and guiding the Buddha is the chief planner of this journey to the west, then Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is the chief executor.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva spent hundreds of years planning to arrange all the calamities on the journey to the West one by one.

It can be said that no one knows this journey to the West better than Avalokitesvara.If there is a temporary change, even if Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva does his best to make the handover, there is no guarantee that the person who takes over can do better.

Whether it is ability or connections, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is a top existence in Buddhism.

If not, it would be impossible for Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva to stand out, suppress all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and become the leader of Journey to the West in one fell swoop.

Therefore, when Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva revealed that he would quit, Maitreya Buddha was immediately unable to get off, but he no longer had the idea of ​​robbing the class and seizing power.

Maitreya Buddha did not dare to underestimate the wisdom of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.Guanshiyin Bodhisattva must have noticed something, and then took the opportunity to put down the pick, which clearly wanted to find someone to take the blame and take the opportunity to get rid of responsibility.

In the Three Realms, no one knows, and no one knows that Xuanzang is the key figure in the Journey to the West. Anyone who dares to touch Xuanzang is provoking the bottom line of Buddhism and provoking the many great powers of the Three Realms.

But Xuanzang, and even Zhu Bajie, were all attacked by unknown beings. If the brocade cassock hadn't protected Xuanzang at a critical moment, Xuanzang might have died at this time.

This is to fundamentally destroy the matter of Journey to the West, which means that the people behind the scenes are not afraid of the many great powers of Buddhism and the Three Realms.

Regardless of what Maitreya Buddha thought, Shakyamuni Buddha looked at the bodhisattva and asked again: "Honorable Avalokitesvara, have you found any clues during your visit?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva shook his head and said slowly: "By the time I rushed there, the mysterious person who attacked Xuanzang had disappeared without a trace, not even a breath left. From Wukong, the opponent's strength is not weaker than him. "

"Namo Amitabha, how about the World Honored One to use his supernatural powers to gain insight into the secrets of heaven and see if he can find any clues." The ancient burning lamp Buddha suddenly suggested.

Shakyamuni Buddha nodded, and the Buddha's light around him flourished, and he saw countless Buddha kingdoms emerging behind him, with immeasurable supernatural powers, boundless mana, and unfathomable depth.

After about a cup of tea, Shakyamuni Buddha opened his eyes suddenly, and saw a mysterious light flashing by, and said indifferently: "Neither human nor ghost, neither immortal nor holy, transcending the three realms, not entering the six realms!"

The verses of Shakyamuni Buddha made all the Buddhas and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva look confused. Among the countless beings in the three worlds, there is almost no existence that fits the verses.

Just when the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas looked puzzled, Shakyamuni Buddha said to Guanyin Bodhisattva: "Old Buddha of the Lantern, I trouble you to go to the nether world, and inform the Ksitigarbha King to carefully investigate the nether world, so as to bring disaster to the nether world." .”

The Lantern Ancient Buddha proclaimed a Buddha's name, and said solemnly: "World Honored One, could it be that the mysterious person who attacked Xuanzang this time came from the Netherworld?"

Shakyamuni Buddha said solemnly: "I can't be sure, but the heavenly secret shows that the disaster is caused by the nether world. Combined with the fact that those mysterious people can escape the insight of my seat, it is almost certain that this force is hidden in the nether world."

"Don't worry, World Honored One, I will go to the Netherworld to help Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and find out all the rats hiding in the dark."

The ancient Buddha who burns the lamp is very wise. Knowing that Sakyamuni Buddha was worried that the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva would not be able to support himself alone, he sent him to the underworld to deliver a message.

Shakyamuni Buddha continued: "Honorable Avalokitesvara, you must ensure Xuanzang's safety, and absolutely no accidents will happen!"

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva said: "World Honored One, don't worry, I have asked Manjusri and Puxian to protect Xuanzang secretly, and there will be nothing wrong!"

Afterwards, the ancient Buddha Di Deng came to the Netherworld to assist King Ksitigarbha to find the trace of the mysterious person.

However, Guanyin Bodhisattva did not return to the Luojia Mountain Dojo in the South China Sea, but went straight to the place where Xuanzang's master and disciple were.

After Gao Laozhuang subdued Zhugang Mane, the three masters and apprentices went on the road together, visited Zen Master Wuchao in Futu Mountain, and taught Xuanzang a volume of "Heart Sutra".

The Wuchao Zen Master Duan has great supernatural powers, sitting cross-legged on the Wuchao, allowing the incarnation Wukong to attack, only to see thousands of lotus flowers, auspicious mist covering thousands of layers, but the Wuchao is unscathed.

Afterwards, the three of Xuanzang and his disciples ate and slept in the wind and water, took the moon and covered the stars, and went from spring to summer solstice. Before they knew it, a mountain blocked their way.

Incarnation of Wukong's piercing eyes, one can tell at a glance that this mountain is full of monsters, and there must be powerful monsters entrenched in it.

Just as he was about to remind him, there was a sudden roar of a tiger, and a colorful tiger passed through the forest, blowing up a gust of evil wind.

Seeing this, the incarnation of Wukong told Zhu Bajie to take good care of Xuanzang, and he chased him straight away.This fierce tiger is the vanguard officer under the throne of the Yellow Wind King on the Huangfeng Ridge, and he has acquired a supernatural power to shed the golden cicada's shell, which is quite capable.

The incarnation of Wukong is lured away by Tiger Pioneer with the golden cicada's magic power to escape the shell, while Zhu Bajie is practicing the Dream Heart Sutra, and he is between sleeping and waking every day. How can he care about Xuanzang's safety!Therefore, the Tiger Pioneer easily took Xuanzang away.

As for the two Bodhisattvas, Manjusri and Samantabhadra who were secretly protecting Xuanzang, they watched Xuanzang being taken away by the Tiger Pioneer, but they had no intention of doing anything.

If they intervene without authorization, it is equivalent to destroying the fate of ninety-nine and eighty-one disasters on the westbound road.

Without being able to experience 81 difficulties and not having enough difficulties and obstacles, this journey to the west is just a joke.

The most important thing is that Manjusri and Puxian believe that everything is under control, so they can naturally sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.

After all, the Yellow Wind King on Huangfeng Ridge has a deep karma with Buddhism, and the two Bodhisattvas are very clear about his origins.

The Yellow Wind King was originally a stingray at the foot of the Lingshan Mountain. He was under the shadow of the Buddha, and he stole the Buddha's lamp oil to cultivate the great supernatural power of the samadhi kamikaze.

Worried about the Buddha's crime, he fled from Lingshan in panic, and took possession of the mountain in Huangfengling as king, avoiding the pursuit of Buddhism.

On this day, King Huangfeng practiced supernatural powers and refined mana in the cave as usual.

But the Tiger Pioneer ran over excitedly, and congratulated him: "Congratulations, congratulations! When I was patrolling the mountain, I happened to meet a Buddhist learner from the Eastern Tang Dynasty. It was taken captive."

"What? You actually captured Xuanzang!"

King Huang Feng exclaimed, looking at Hu Xianfeng with extremely complicated eyes.Although this Tiger Pioneer is loyal to him, he is a complete scammer.

One must know that King Huang Feng has been in Lingshan for a while, and he knows a little about some of the plans of Buddhism, and he knows that Xuanzang is not easy to provoke, and he is afraid that he will avoid it.

Never thought that Tiger Pioneer, a foolish man, would kidnap Xuanzang, wouldn't this cause trouble for him?

Hu Xianfeng didn't pay attention to King Huangfeng's ugly face at all, but said excitedly: "Then Xuanzang is being pressed in the back cave at this moment, just waiting for the king to go to eat."

King Huangfeng's face became even more ugly when he heard the words, and he cursed inwardly: "That Bi Mawen is such a waste, a mere tiger vanguard can play around with him, he is really a person with a vain reputation!"

Just when King Huangfeng was thinking about how to deal with Xuanzang, a voice rang in his ears, bewitching him: "Do you want to become a Buddha and a patriarch and dominate one side?"

"Sneaky people, why don't you show up to me?"

King Huang Feng was startled, he was lurking close to him, but he didn't notice it, obviously the strength of the person coming was very unusual.

I saw King Huangfeng holding the three steel forks tightly with both hands, and the Samadhi Kamikaze was ready to go, with a solemn expression on his face.

A black shadow emerged quietly, with restrained aura, like a part of heaven and earth, its existence could not be perceived by the divine sense.If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, King Huang Feng would have felt that the black shadow didn't exist.

"Who are you? What did you mean by those words just now?" King Huang Feng asked with a full face of guard.

"It doesn't matter who I am, the king's future is the most important thing. This Xuanzang is the reincarnation of the golden cicada, a good man of ten generations, with immeasurable human energy, he can be called a humanoid treasure!"

Speaking of this, the black shadow paused slightly, and said with all the temptation: "If the king can swallow Xuanzang and refine it, he can inherit the golden cicada's ten thousand years of Taoism and immeasurable energy, and it is not enough to prove the Buddhahood. Difficult!"

"This……"

King Huangfeng was very moved when he heard the words, even though he was just a little stingray, he also had the great ideal of becoming a Buddha and a ancestor.

At the beginning, King Huangfeng stole the lamp oil from the Buddha and escaped from Lingshan Mountain. He came to Huangfengling to occupy the mountain and become king. It may not be because of this obsession.

At this time, the obsession in his heart was slightly provoked by the black shadow, the eyes of Huang Feng Dawang flashed fiercely, and the fear of Buddhism disappeared instantly.

There is only one thought in King Huangfeng's mind, to devour and refine Tang Xuanzang, ascend to the sky in one step, become a Buddha and a ancestor, and countless Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Vajras all kneel at his feet.

The black shadow bewitched again: "If you don't take it, you will be blamed instead. When you face such a good thing, you should act decisively when it's time to act, and you must not look forward and backward, otherwise, if you miss the good opportunity, you may regret it for the rest of your life!"

King Huang Feng was deeply influenced by the Buddha's shadow, and his state of mind was extraordinary. He quickly broke free from the temptation of the black shadow, and said coldly, "Who are you? Tell me this, what are your plans?"

The black figure shook his head slightly, and said quietly: "If Xuanzang hadn't been protected by brocade cassocks, it would be difficult for the deity to get close to him, otherwise, how could such a good deed be cheap to the king?"

Hearing the black shadow's explanation, King Huangfeng's doubts were all gone, he bowed his hands to the black shadow and thanked him: "When I swallow Xuanzang alive, and prove the Buddhahood, the benefits of your honor will naturally be indispensable!"

This black shadow had attacked and killed Xuanzang before, but was stopped by the brocade cassock.This time, Soi Ying is going to kill Xuan Zang with the help of the King Huang Feng.

Anyway, his goal is very simple, that is to get rid of Xuanzang, let the Journey to the West fail, and take the opportunity to seek benefits.

With a flash of his figure, the black shadow quietly disappeared without a trace, and the two great Bodhisattvas, Manjusri and Puxian, were not even disturbed.

King Huangfeng came to the cave in the back mountain, ignored Xuanzang who was crying and moaning, and opened his mouth to swallow Xuanzang into his stomach.

Manjusri and Puxian did not expect King Huangfeng to be so bold, and they were caught off guard, but it was too late to rescue him.

At this extremely critical moment, Monkey King no longer cared about hiding his true body, so he raised the Coiling Dragon Stick and knocked Huang Feng King away.

Before King Huangfeng could react, he was captured alive by the furious Manjusri and Puxian, and he didn't even have the chance to display the samadhi kamikaze.

This Yellow Wind King is also a smart monster, seeing the situation is not good, he directly confessed to the black shadow, saying that he was caught by the black shadow's plan to sow discord, so he wanted to eat Xuanzang.

Wukong and the two bodhisattvas frowned when they heard the words, they only felt that there was a haze covering their hearts, which was difficult to dispel for a while.

The mysterious force represented by the black shadow is doing everything possible to sabotage the Journey to the West. It is too dangerous to act recklessly.

Whether it is Manjusri, Puxian, or Monkey King, they are all very afraid of the black shadow and have murderous intentions in their hearts.

However, that black shadow is too cunning, has extraordinary supernatural powers, and is well versed in the essence of an assassin. If he misses a hit, he will immediately flee thousands of miles away. It is very difficult to kill him, and it is even more difficult to capture him alive. .

Next, the three masters and apprentices of Xuanzang continued to travel westward. After Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva met Manjusri and Samantabhadra, they hid in secret to protect Xuanzang.

As for Sun Wukong's body, he hides even deeper. He not only destroyed the actions of the shadow forces several times, but also caused the shadow forces to lose a pair of mysterious scrolls. It is conceivable that the shadow forces hate him.

In the City God's Domain, after Wang Mingzhen had stabilized his cultivation, he began to quietly investigate the origin of the shadow.With the causal imprint located, he quickly found the shadow's lair.

Wang Mingzhen did not expect that this group of people were hiding in the Netherworld.To be more specific, it is the ruins of the Xianqin Longting.

You must know that the Netherworld is vast and boundless, and the spheres of influence controlled by the Ten Palaces of Yama, Emperor Fengdu, and Emperor Dongyue together only occupy a very small part of the Netherworld.

There are still many barren lands in the nether world, almost all of these areas are the ruins of the ancient dragon court.

The Dragon Court of the Underworld uses the power of humanity to open up a blessed land in the Netherworld, which is equivalent to continuing the dynasty's rule in a disguised form.

Once the energy of the Dragon Court is weak enough to suppress the backlash of the Nether, the entire Dragon Court will be swallowed by the Nether, leaving only a ruined site.

As powerful as Xianqin is, the Dragon Court he opened up in the Netherworld is naturally huge.It's a pity that the immortal Qin failed to defeat the sky, and the Dragon Court in the underworld was also affected, leaving only ruins to tell the glory of the past.

In the center of the ruins, a broken Sun Moon Black Dragon flag can be seen faintly, and an ancient Qin character embroidered in the center of the flag can be vaguely discerned.

Looking at the ruins of the Immortal Qin Longting, Wang Mingzhen couldn't help feeling a little depressed.Although the first emperor Yingzheng was only transformed by a ray of his innate spirit, the impact on him was extremely far-reaching.

Even Wang Mingzhen himself couldn't sort out that kind of complicated feelings.He inherited everything that the first emperor Yingzheng did, but he was not the first emperor after all.

Wang Mingzhen hid in the dark, using the insight technique of the God of Good Fortune, to quietly observe the shadow force.

(End of this chapter)