I, the son of Yang Guo, abducted Zhang Sanfeng across the heavens

Yang Gui has been slapping people on the head for many years, and has never had the experience of being slapped on the back of the head by others. It feels quite novel.

"I actually wanted to tell you, it's your fault for skipping work in that other world. We all assumed that you knew about these things." Yang Gui spread his hands with an innocent look on his face.

But in fact, he did it on purpose. He knew that Hongjun was slacking off in other worlds. After all, they were in charge of the same world and the same heaven. Although Yang Gui's authority was not as high as Hongjun's, at least he could still know whether Hongjun was there or not.

Of course Hongjun knew about it. But he did go out to fish and swim. Although everyone in the mortal world agrees that an old comrade who is about to retire should not be assigned too heavy tasks, it is ridiculous for a Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian who has realized the great way to say such a thing.

So Hongjun didn't have the face to refute anything.

"Yiqi, you youngsters did a good job. I am defeated." Hongjun waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down. "So, we are in this great battle between saints, but how do you plan to get in touch with the Journey to the West?"

"It's simple. First of all, this matter was caused by them, and they participated in the beginning and went to the West Heaven to find Mahavairocana. This matter can be regarded as the beginning of cause and effect. Although they did not participate in the middle, it was because they could not participate; at the end, they can just finish it."

Yang Gui said casually: "Didn't Tathagata ask me to arrange it out? The Saint War was caused by past hatred and the inability to break through. It caused great damage to the Three Realms. A new batch of saints should be replaced in the Three Realms.

Xitian accepted the destiny and voluntarily accepted the cause and effect of the sainthood. Master Hongjun presided over justice and separated the Hongmeng purple qi of several saints and returned it to the hands of the Heavenly Dao, so that the Hongmeng purple qi could become the ladder for the Heavenly Dao to help people become saints, rather than belonging to individuals. Isn’t that enough? "

"Okay, okay, you really don't treat this junior brother as a human being." All the saints laughed.

Yes, the destiny of the West is booming, and the West has the ability and qualifications to take on this wave of destiny, but Tathagata will have to bear the brunt of six. No, according to the result that at least six more saints can be created after the recovery of the Hongmeng purple energy, he will have to bear the cause and effect of the coming and going of twelve saints. Wouldn’t Tathagata be scared to pee his pants?

Tathagata took all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from the Western Paradise and hid in Fangcun Mountain for team building.

Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and Xieyue Sanxing Cave, which are located between the heart, are a unique magical power of Buddhism, which uses the power of idealism to create a subspace.

If the Buddhas from the Western Paradise come to stabilize it, normally, it would be difficult to find it unless one is a saint. Even a saint would have to calculate it himself to figure out the location of Fangcun Mountain.

But Sun Wukong led the group of pilgrims and walked in so gracefully, as if there was a broad road outside and there were road signs specially erected for guidance.

It can only be said that Sun Wukong is indeed predestined to this Fangcun Mountain. Even if he did not get to learn from Fangcun Mountain in this life, he still found it easily. Otherwise, with Tang Seng's luck alone, he would definitely find the Buddha in the end, but he would have to endure hardships.

It's another difficult journey to obtain the scriptures!

When Tathagata saw Sun Wukong coming, he took a deep breath, and he knew that the final verdict had come. No one could make a 100% arrangement for a battle between saints, and it was impossible to make all the saints, even the ancestor Hongjun, act according to the script.

So when Yang Gui gave him the script, he only gave him an introduction and an open ending.

But literary works can come to an abrupt end, but reality is bound to happen.

Whether Tathagata wants it to happen or not, it will happen.

“Ouch!”

After listening to Tang Seng's report of what happened and the decision of Heaven, Tathagata didn't care about the Buddha's face at all, and slid directly from the lotus platform to the ground with an ugly face. He grabbed Tang Seng's trouser leg and couldn't stand up for a long time.

My legs are weak!

Fortunately, Tang Seng, the disciple in his previous life, had good eyesight and he reached out and lifted up Tathagata.

"Buddha, please."

Tang Seng's practice of Buddhism did not involve worshipping Tathagata, but as they were all Buddhists, he had previously been quite respectful to the leader of the Western Heavenly Mahayana Buddhism. He felt somewhat guilty about the fact that he was promised that he might be on equal footing with Tathagata Buddha, or even replace him, in the future.

But now it seems that Tang Seng's evaluation of Tathagata Buddha has dropped greatly.

Is this what the dignified Lord of the West is like?
Yes, it involves the cause and effect of more than a dozen saints. Even if it is the Western Paradise that upholds the destiny of heaven, it is difficult for people to remain calm and take it for granted. Tang Seng thinks of himself as Tathagata, and that's all.

But since Tathagata is only equal to himself, then what qualifications does he have to be a mythical figure? It seems that as the leader of Buddhism, I have to take the lead.

At this time, Tang Seng's confidence in being the leader of the West Heaven was much stronger.

He had even completely forgotten that what was promised to him was only a position as a regular Buddha, and whether he could become the leader of the Western Paradise was a matter of debate. Tang Seng only felt that it was a foregone conclusion that he would be the leader of the Western Paradise.

"Alas, it's too late to hesitate." Tathagata sighed. Whether he was willing or not, the two Heavenly Daos had issued the order. Could he dare not go?

It is not a matter of whether or not one dares. Since the two Heavenly Daos have already made the decision, there will be no room for Tathagata to refuse. Even if he is unwilling, he will be grabbed and forced to bear the consequences.

If you think positively, this is actually a good thing. If Mahayana Buddhism can bear this cause and effect, it means that Mahayana Buddhism is really going to flourish. Although this flourishing is a bit too scary, how can it not be better than the Western religion period?
At that time, the Western Church had two saints on its face, but in reality it had nothing. The two saints had to run out like beggars to pick up garbage along the way. How miserable could it be?
The Heavenly Dao did not dare to delay when summoned. Tathagata quickly brought Randang, Maitreya, the Three Buddhas, and Ksitigarbha, the Three Corpse Quasi-Saints, and all the top masters, and followed the pilgrim group to the outer space of the Heavenly Dao.

When they saw the several saints, the legs of these Buddhas went weak.

He knelt down on the spot and kowtowed.

"Disciple pays respect to all the saints, the ancestor of the Heavenly Dao, and the True Man Sanfeng."

Tathagata knew the whole story. Although he didn't know how it would develop in detail, he knew exactly who would be involved.

After Tathagata took the lead, Dipankara, Maitreya and Ksitigarbha followed suit.

However, Maitreya and Dizang were still proper disciples of the Western religion, and they did not jump through the door. After the collective greeting, they also bowed to their two old teachers individually.

"Look, look, it's not good to have a teacher here. You have to kneel one more time. No wonder Duobao Taoist and Randeng Taoist wanted to jump out of the door. Now they are both Buddhas and religious leaders, and they are on an equal footing with the leaders of the Chan and Jie sects. How great is that?"

Yang Gui added fuel to the fire in a sarcastic tone, and sure enough, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu glared at the two Buddhas.

But they were angry, but they couldn't vent. After all, Ran Deng was the deputy leader of the Chan Sect. Although he gave face to Yuanshi Tianzun and occasionally called him teacher, they both knew in their hearts that he was at most a teacher and a friend. Ran Deng respected his saintly practice and wanted to learn something from him, but Ran Deng's own growth had nothing to do with Yuanshi Tianzun.

Not to mention Tathagata. Just as Yang Gui said back then, Taoist Duobao not only did not betray Jiejiao or his master, but he even dared to risk his life to stop the saint.

As for the fact that he was not as skilled as others and was taken away by Laozi, it was not his fault. Later, he stole the Western Religion and changed its name to Mahayana Buddhism. Most of his disciples were from the Xuanmen and other religions. The original disciples of the Western Religion were excluded and could not be seen.

Even with this, Tathagata has done enough to live up to the reputation of Master Tongtian.

Tongtian Jiaozhu also understood this truth. After glaring, he sighed deeply, walked over and patted Tathagata on the shoulder.

"It has not been easy for you these years, you have done a good job, kid. I hope that when you are in charge of a great sect in the future, you should do more good deeds and pay attention to restraining the team to avoid the phenomenon of mixed good and bad in the Jie Sect in the past."

From the words of Master Tongtian, we can see that although he still sticks his neck out and pretends to be tough every day, he actually regrets the situation of Jiejiao back then.

Yuanshi Tianzun is different.

"Ran Deng, you are such a traitor. Today, both Tian Dao and San Feng Zhenren are here. You are here to discuss official business, so I won't make things difficult for you. When you want to be promoted to a saint in the future, I will fight you."

Yuanshi Tianzun's words frightened Randeng so much that he almost peed his pants. He encountered the same problem as Da Ri Tathagata before, that is, their bodies of the Three Corpses Quasi-Saints were flawless and could not be frightened to pee.

Otherwise, it can at least show your attitude of admitting your mistakes.

"It would be better if you could talk less nonsense. As for your rubbish Chan sect, even your own leader was exiled by your teacher. Who else do you expect to guard your memorial archway?" Tongtian Patriarch couldn't stand Yuanshi Tianzun's behavior and sneered at him reflexively.

"Tongtian, you fucking..."

Seeing that the two were about to fight again, Hongjun hurriedly said, "Enough, what are you thinking in front of the younger generation! Tathagata Buddha, since you are the one who upholds the Way of Heaven, you should put an end to the dispute. The saints divided the universe, and the purple air is hanging high, waiting for the destined people, and you, the Three Buddhas of the West, will be the witness."

"Yes, yes, I will follow the order of Daozu." What else could Tathagata say? He could only pull the other three Buddhas to bow together.

Then the Way of Heaven was announced to the three realms, and the group of pilgrims resolved the conflicts among the saints of the Way of Heaven, prompting the Way of Heaven to re-establish the rules of saints. The four Buddhas of Mahayana Buddhism in the West witnessed this.

When everyone in the Western Paradise heard this, their hearts trembled. My goodness, when did you, Buddha Tathagata, become so awesome?

The Saints' War was over, and the saints returned to their positions for the time being. Since we want to put our merits into the journey to the West, we naturally have to wait until the journey is over before doing this.

After the battle of saints was over, there was nothing that could hinder the group from obtaining the scriptures. Soon the five masters and apprentices passed through Xiniu Hezhou and arrived at the foot of Lingshan Mountain.

This time there was no Baozhuangguangwang Buddha to row the boat for them, but fortunately these people were not ordinary people and did not need to shed their mortal bodies. They could just walk across on the single-plank bridge.

The people in the West had heard about the achievements of the pilgrims along the way. Even if they had not heard about it, they had seen with their own eyes what happened when the great war of saints started not long ago, when the monkey and the pig came and took away Vairocana Tathagata, and then took away Precious Light King Buddha. These two Buddhas died and never came back.

After all, Tathagata only took away the high-level Buddhas and deputy Buddhas. A little Karami at the venerable level like Anangakasyapa was not qualified to go to Fangcun Mountain for team building.

Therefore, after the quest for scriptures was over, the Great Leiyin Temple was extremely harmonious. Anangjiaye did not dare to openly ask for bribes, and Tathagata, who was about to become a saint, had no intention of using some bullshit wordless scriptures to embarrass Tang Seng, the next Lord of the West.

He readily gave the scriptures to the five members of the pilgrimage group and allowed them to return to the East with the scriptures.

Yes, returning to the East is the last step in the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures. After all, the purpose of obtaining Buddhist scriptures is nominally to preach, not to slay demons and monsters along the way.

The journey back is much easier. You can go directly southeast from Xiniuhezhou and return to the Tang Dynasty in Nanshanbuzhou. It is only 180,000 miles away. Among the four major continents, this is basically the distance between two neighboring countries.

With the flying speed of this group of old immortals, at least Golden Immortals, they arrived in Chang'an City not long after.

When they arrived, Yang Jian had just finished a court meeting and was thinking about what to eat for lunch.

A cloud of auspicious Buddhist light descended from the sky, and then the voice of Tang Monk was heard.

"Your Majesty, I will live up to your trust and retrieve the true scriptures!" He did not call himself "minister", which made it clear that he wanted to leave the Tang Dynasty court.

But Yang Jian already knew this outcome, and he didn't care about such trivial matters.

He hurriedly called all the civil and military officials in the court, and they all ran out.

"Buddha King! Dear holy monks, thank you for your hard work!"

Yang Jian quickly ordered a state banquet to entertain the holy monk who had returned from his journey to the West.

The scope of this quest was so large that it went around most of the four continents, more than three times longer than the fourteen-year journey in the original novel. In the forty-five years, all the officials in the court had been replaced, and even several times.

Li Shimin has been dead for several decades now.

When they left, Yang Jian was only 99 years old. Compared with his life expectancy of 150 years, he could be said to be in the prime of life. But when they came back this time, he was 144 years old, just a few years away from death.

This also explains why Yang Jian was so excited to see the group return. He was not even prepared to live to see the group return.

Almost all the court officials in the court did not know the group, but they had long heard of Hua Shi and Tang Monk, two famous figures since the founding of the country. The only person Tang Monk and Sun Wukong knew was Xue Rengui, who was now very old.

According to historical calculations, he only had one year left to live. When he heard that the pilgrim group had returned, he forced his children and grandchildren to support him as he went to see the holy monk.

In fact, he had no friendship with the group of pilgrims, and they only met once. But when people get old, they like to reminisce about the past. If they can see the things in the memory anchor points in reality, they will be even more excited.

That night, the Emperor of Tang held a banquet, and the emperor and his ministers answered questions. (End of this chapter)