I am guarding the sky prison in Journey to the West

Chapter 240: Knowing Mistakes Can Change

Lingshan, the back hall of Daleiyin Temple.

Next to the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.

The Tathagata sat cross-legged on the lotus platform, with Ananda and Avalokitesvara serving on the left and right.

In the pool, nine golden lotuses are shining, swaying in the wind, scattered in thousands of clouds, and rising up with infinite purple energy.

The golden lotus in the merit pool is closely related to Buddhist luck.

Since Tang Monk went to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures, two of the three golden lotuses that were about to bloom in the lotus pond suddenly bloomed, and the remaining one has already bloomed more than half, and the last one in bud is about to mature.

Above the lotus, a curtain of water is suspended in mid-air, emitting a gleaming light.

The pictures on the water screen flowed, showing the content of Li Anran and others' fight with Kunpeng.

From the time when Emperor Zhenwu and Jie Jiao joined forces to siege the Demon Master's Mansion in Luzhou, Beiju, to when Emperor Zhenwu deliberately lured the Demon Master's Mansion to attack Beitianmen, to when Zhen Yuanzi Hongyun Patriarch Li Anran, Yang Jian and the others besieged Kunpeng, until Li Anran and the others Kunpeng and a group of ancient demon saints were escorted into the Lingxiao Palace before disappearing.

Just like the six-eared macaque's natal magical power, it can eavesdrop on most movements in the three realms, but it does not dare to eavesdrop at will.

The Tathagata can also detect almost everything happening in the three realms with the help of the eight fixed waters in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.

However, this behavior is full of malicious hostility.

Even if the Tathagata is a Buddhist World Honored One, he would not dare to use it indiscriminately.

It's just a matter of spying on what's going on inside and outside the Heavenly Court. If you use it to spy on what's going on inside the Lingxiao Palace, it's like rubbing the Jade Emperor's face against the ground.

The picture disappeared, and the water curtain turned into specks of light falling into the pool.

Guanyin's expression was a little solemn and a little worried: "Buddha, the piece of golden crow feathers that Our Lady of Wudang obtained from Lu Ya should record the refining method of the Chaos Bell."

"If she can succeed in the sacrifice and gain the Chaos Bell to suppress her luck, the current situation in the Three Realms will probably completely change."

The Tathagata said: "Soldiers have no permanent power, water has no permanent shape, and the strength and prosperity of all things in the three realms are constantly changing. When the Jiejiao is weak, our Lingshan and Xuanmen will compete for friendship, and there will be many concessions. Wait for it. Once it becomes stronger, everything will be different.”

During the Catastrophe of Conferring Gods, it was the Chan and Ren sects, together with the Western Sect and the Imperial Palace of Wa, that drove the Jie Sect into a place of eternal destruction, almost severing the inheritance of the Taoism.

When Jiejiao is weak, Xuanmen and Lingshan will compete to win over it and give Jiejiao benefits.

However, if Jiejiao could compete with the Buddhist and Taoist families, the Buddhist and Taoist families would definitely join forces to suppress it.

"Disciple understands." Guanyin is also a smart person, and can understand everything at once.

The Tathagata continued: "The Holy Mother of Jin Ling died, and Zhao Gongming's luck was greatly damaged. Only Wudang Holy Mother and Yunxiao were left in Jiejiao. Even if there is a Chaos Bell to suppress the luck, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"The ones I'm worried about are Yang Jian and Li Anran. One of them has only practiced for ten thousand years, and the other has practiced for less than a thousand years. But they have already cultivated like this. I'm afraid they will become a serious problem for my Buddhist sect in the future."

Ananda is the Tathagata's disciple, and Avalokitesvara is the Tathagata's confidant.

In front of the two of them, Tathagata did not say any false words, but said his inner thoughts directly.

Guanyin remained silent.

Judging from the performance of Yang Jian and Li Anran just now, their strength has far exceeded that of ordinary Daluo Jinxian, and is not inferior to her.

More importantly, Li Anran and Yang Jian are still in a period of rapid growth and are far from reaching their respective limits. If they continue like this, it is hard to say how far they will go!
Ananda said: "Buddha, Yang Jian has been in Xuanmen for a long time, so he must be loyal to Xuanmen. However, Li Anran has only worshiped Taiyi Tianzun as his teacher for only a few decades, and he is still a prison god now. "

"He may not be very loyal to Taiyi Tianzun. Why don't we use heavy profits to convert him into our Buddhist sect. This can weaken the Xuanmen and strengthen our Lingshan, killing two..."

When Ananda first spoke, he was still confident, but as he continued, he noticed Tathagata Guanyin looking at him with a helpless and speechless look, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Guanyin said: "Venerable Ananda, how can things be so simple? You only see that Li Anran is a prison god, but you don't want to think about him, he is a casual cultivator. To be able to break through to the realm of Da Luo Jinxian in such a short time, how much did Taiyi Tianzun pay for him?"

After hesitating for a moment, Guanyin looked at Tathagata and said: "Buddha, when my disciples converted to my Buddha, the Four Swords of Zhuxian were still in the hands of Chi Jingjing and others, and had not been taken back by Saint Tongtian. They may still be in the Three Realms now."

"Disciple once heard Madam Wudang mention that Li Anran learned the Immortal Killing Formation from somewhere and was very accomplished. Some time ago, Taiyi Tianzun left him to practice in seclusion in the Golden Light Cave of Qianyuan Mountain."

"The disciples suspect that Taiyi Tianzun and the others have given the Four Swords of Killing Immortals to Li Anran. He may have successfully refined them, and then he will follow Taiyi Tianzun's orders to go out of seclusion to rescue Nezha and return to heaven."

Tathagata sighed and said: "What the Venerable said is also what worries me. The Immortal Killing Formation is the number one killing formation in the Three Realms. In the hands of the Tongtian Saint, it cannot be broken unless the four Saints join forces. Even if Li Anran cannot use it to its full potential, The power is only [-]/[-]% exerted, and no one in the three realms can stop it."

Guanyin nodded in agreement, but for the moment there was no good solution.

Nowadays, the situation in the Three Realms is relatively stable. Buddhism and Taoism, including the Heavenly Court Jiejiao, are mostly restrained, for fear that the two sides will get angry and cause a catastrophe in the world.

Unless Li Anran did something unforgivable and happened to fall into their hands.

Otherwise, they can secretly use some means while maintaining superficial harmony.

These methods are useful for ordinary monks, but for a Da Luo Jinxian, especially a Da Luo Jinxian who may have the Immortal Killing Formation, they are completely useless!

The atmosphere was a little dull for a while.

After a while, Tathagata asked: "Venerable Guanyin, do you know anything about Venerable Kassapa?"

Guanyin nodded.

The Tathagata continued: "I asked him to be reincarnated in Nanzhanbuzhou. Propagating my Buddha's true Dharma is just one of them. In addition, there is a more important reason."

"Within a hundred years, there will be a catastrophe that starts in our Buddhist world and affects the entire three realms. At that time, demons will rise and disappear, immortals and Buddhas will be silent, and all living beings in the three realms, whether they are gods, Buddhas, humans, or ghosts, will not be spared."

Guanyin's heart was greatly shocked, and she lost her voice and said: "Buddha, we immortals and Buddhas have made so many efforts, are we still unable to avoid the catastrophe?"

The Tathagata explained: "This calamity is not that calamity. It is the calamity of the Buddha and it is also my calamity."

Guanyin was slightly startled, and soon understood what Tathagata meant.

This catastrophe is probably the same as the previous pilgrimage to the West, the current Eight Immortals crossing the sea, and the Heavenly Court's siege against the Demon Master's Mansion. They are all artificially provoked catastrophes, and this method is used to eliminate karma and cause and effect.

Guanyin immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The Tathagata said righteously: "Although this calamity is not a great calamity for heaven and earth, it is also no small matter. At that time, I will be reincarnated as a soul boy. If I fail to survive the calamity, I will completely disappear, and the Buddhist world will undergo earth-shaking changes. It’s hard to go back to the past.”

Guanyin was shocked: "The reincarnated soul boy?! Buddha, why is this? Are there any demons in the three realms that can defeat Buddha?"

Tathagata said: "He and I are equal, and it's hard to tell the winner. If I want to conquer him, I have to take such risks."

Ananda on the side couldn't help but said: "Buddha, there are 35 Buddhas in my spiritual mountain, and there are many Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Jialan, and Dharma protectors. How can I not deal with a demon? Why should Buddha put himself in danger?"

Guanyin nodded in agreement.What kind of person is the demon master Kunpeng?
Under the siege of the Jiejiao people, isn't it still inevitable to escape the fate of being captured?

Even if that evil spirit is really as powerful as Tathagata, he will not be able to escape death under the siege of the Buddhas!
The Tathagata shook his head and said: "This is a divine decree and cannot be violated without human power."

He raised his hand to indicate that the two of them did not need to ask any more questions, and said to Guanyin: "Venerable Sir, if you want to survive this catastrophe, you need to pay attention to two points. The first is Venerable Kassapa. I reincarnated him just to To cope with this calamity, when the time comes, it will be necessary for the Bodhisattva to personally come down to earth and enlighten him."

In the original time and space, it was the monkey who acted as Tathagata's chess piece in the game with Wutian.

But now, because of Li Anran, the real and fake monkeys have been exchanged.

The six-eared macaque took the place of the monkey to learn scriptures from the West, and became the fighting Buddha of Buddhism. And because of greed, he interfered in the case of Wude Xingjun, the Dragon King of Jinghe River, and was caught by Li Anran in the sky prison.

Tathagata already looked down upon the six-eared macaque, but now he looked down even more.

Therefore, he decided to reincarnate his disciple Lord Kassapa, the Dragon Subduing Arhat, and use him to fight against Wutian.

Tathagata still doesn't know that the monkey has now defected to Wutian and wants to join forces with Wutian to deal with him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't just send a subdued dragon to the earth!

"Disciple understands." Guanyin nodded in agreement.

She has been doing this for a long time over the years, and she has become very good at it.

Tathagata continued: "The second is that we need to gather the power of all living beings in the three realms. Only with one heart can we overcome this disaster..."

Just as he was speaking, Tathagata's voice suddenly stopped, and he stared in the direction of heaven, frowning slightly.

"Buddha?" Guanyin was about to ask when he suddenly felt an inexplicable panic in his heart, as if something bad was about to happen.

The Tathagata raised his hand to signal Guanyin to calm down and said to Ananda: "Ananda, the Taibai Venus has come to my spiritual mountain. Go and bring him here."

"Disciple, I obey." Ananda accepted the order and left.

After a while, Ananda led Taibai Jinxing in.

"Taibai Jinxing has met the Buddha." Taibai Jinxing bowed respectfully and glanced at Guanyin beside him, a look of surprise and guilt flashed across his face.

Guanyin noticed this and felt a thump in her heart.

She originally guessed that Taibai Jinxing came over because Heaven wanted to invite Tathagata to attend the celebration banquet.

——When the Tathagata suppressed the monkeys, the Jade Emperor came to the Antian Conference.

Now that the Demon Master's Mansion has been suppressed and the momentum is huge, it would be a fool's errand to hold a banquet!
Only now did Guanyin realize that Taibaijin Star's arrival was probably related to him, and it wasn't a good thing!
"Xingjun is so polite." Ru bowed back and asked, "Did Xingjun come here with the Great Heavenly Lord's will?"

Taibai Jinxing said "Yes", feeling uneasy and afraid to look at Guanyin. After struggling for a while, she finally gritted her teeth and simply held the edict in both hands and said, "This is the edict that Your Majesty asked me to give to the Buddha."

Taibai Jinxing's move was somewhat rude, but he really didn't dare to complain in front of Guanyin!
As one of the five planetary kings in heaven, mastering the power of swordsmen and generals to kill, Taibai Jinxing is not the good old man that people in later generations think of.

On the contrary, he was a military commander in heaven. He relied on his strength to become a close confidant of the Jade Emperor and assumed the role of delivering messages and orders.

However, in front of Guanyin, he fell far behind!

"What is it? Can Taibai Jinxing be so abnormal?" Guanyin's brows furrowed even more tightly as she quickly recalled what she had done.

Soon, she thought of Zhen Yuanzi who was working with Li Anran, Yang Jian and the others to deal with Kunpeng!
"Is it something about Tongtian River?"

Guanyin's pupils shrank suddenly and her heart beat a few minutes faster, but she soon calmed down again.

All the water tribes in Tongtian River have been saved by her and entered the tunnel of reincarnation. Even if Zhen Yuanzi discovers something, there is no evidence to find me!

The Tathagata noticed the change in Guanyin's expression, but did not speak. He said to Ananda, "Ananda."

Ananda immediately stepped forward to receive the imperial edict and respectfully delivered it to the Tathagata.

Tathagata opened the imperial edict and read it.

Taibai Jinxing stood there honestly, not squinting, just waiting for Tathagata to reply.

Soon, Tathagata finished reading the imperial edict and handed it to Guanyin: "Venerable Guanyin, this matter has something to do with you. Come and take a look."

Guanyin couldn't wait any longer. When she took the imperial edict and took a look, her expression suddenly changed.

She wanted to deny it, but the content of the imperial edict was clear and clear, and all the evidence was clearly listed, leaving no room for her to quibble.

What's more important is that since Heaven has sent this imperial edict, the evidence must be conclusive and it must be determined.

Guanyin's face suddenly changed, and she knelt down in front of the Tathagata Lotus Platform and apologized: "This disciple is guilty and should not have protected this disciple. I ask the Buddha to punish me."

Tathagata said: "What on earth is going on? Please tell me carefully!"

Guanyin said: "67 years ago, when my disciple was helping Master Zhenyuan to save the ginseng fruit tree, he saw that the ginseng fruit was shaped like a child, and he thought of the evil spirits in the world who force mortals to sacrifice boys and girls."

"Later, when I returned to Zizhulin, the disciple accidentally mentioned this matter while preaching to his disciples."

"The disciple is speaking unintentionally, but how can one expect that the listener is intentional. The inspired child in the disciple pool is greedy and wants to go down to earth to test the truth..."

"...When the disciples learned about this, they were furious and frightened, and hurriedly came to the Tongtian River...for fear that the reputation of our Buddhist sect would be damaged..."

Guanyin admitted that the method of refining the human elixir was indeed from his own hands and that he had saved all the water tribes in Tongtian River. The two pieces of evidence were conclusive and unquestionable.

However, the former is said to be an unintentional mistake, and the latter is said to be a momentary evil thought for the sake of the reputation of Buddhism.

The rest was all pushed to the inspiration king.

The four words "avoid the important and take the easy" are vividly interpreted.

Tathagata did not hesitate to give in, sighed and said: "If you know your mistakes and you can correct them, there is no greater good. This matter is not entirely your fault, it is actually the evil beast who did evil and harmed you! Just follow Mr. Taibai Xing for a while. Come on, tell the whole story to the Great Heavenly Lord! The Great Heavenly Lord will definitely give you justice!"

at the same time.

Li Anran personally escorted Kunpeng and a group of ancient demon saints from the demon master's mansion to the outside of the prison.

The moment he stepped into the heavenly prison.

The brilliance of the punishment book flowed, and dozens of new pages appeared in an instant.

(End of this chapter)