Taoist Master wants to live forever

Chapter 576: Benefits of the Dharma Assembly
Wen Lianggong waved his hand and said, "Alright, go ahead. You should take the title of Golden Body Arhat. This outfit sounds much better than the Curtain-Rolling General."

Sha Wujing said yes and kowtowed three times and nine times to Wen Liang respectfully before stopping.

Wen Lianggong laughed and scolded, "Why are you acting like a little girl? What we have is mostly a business, not a friendship. Go away."

Several people watched Sha Wujing go away quietly. When he disappeared from everyone's sight, Zhu Bajie suddenly cursed: "Damn it, you are not fair."

Sun Wukong sneered, "Our journey to the west was originally the result of a compromise between the immortals and Buddhas. If the calamity had not arisen at the right time, there would have been no journey to the west. Now that we have traveled to the west, all the demons have gone, and humanity has flourished. As the master of the revival of heaven and earth, the way of heaven has favored us and has bestowed us with immeasurable merits to dispel this calamity.

Now that the mission is completed, those who should leave can leave, those who should disperse can disperse, and they can return to where they came from."

Wen Lianggong couldn't help but admire him and said, "You monkey, your horizons have broadened. I am impressed by you."

Hearing Wen Lianggong's generous praise, Sun Wukong suddenly stopped talking, hummed, turned his head away, and said no more.

Wen Lianggong didn't take it seriously. This monkey was very arrogant. He was obviously enjoying the situation, but he had to pretend to be ashamed.

It's really interesting.

The master and his disciples fell silent from then on. After a while, Wen Lianggong said lazily, "Okay, I got what I wanted on this trip to the west. Let's go our separate ways. Those who want to become Buddhas can go to Lingshan in the west. Those who want to go back to Huaguoshan or Gao Laozhuang can also go there. As for Tathagata, he must be very confused after I made such a fuss in the Great Hall. He knows in his heart that I am not Jin Chanzi.

Now, if we go to Lingshan again, it won’t be so easy.”

Hearing this, Zhu Bajie could not help but complain, "That old Tathagata is so narrow-minded that he actually gave me the title of Altar Cleansing Envoy. I am only responsible for picking up the incense left over by the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. What's the difference between me and a beggar? I won't tolerate his bullying. I will go back to Gao Village later. My Miss Gao will live happily ever after."

Wen Lianggong looked at the silent Sun Wukong and asked, "Wukong, what are your plans?"

Sun Wukong was silent for a moment, then said, "I plan to go back to the Flower-Fruit Mountain."

Wen Lianggong nodded slightly, said nothing more, stood up, dusted off the dust on his body, and said: "This matter is over, my fellow disciples, we will meet again if we are destined to."

When he walked out of the door, Wen Lianggong turned his head and looked at the others, thinking for a moment: "If you are in trouble in the future and I am still in this world, you can come to Chang'an City to find me."

Time flies, time flies.

In a blink of an eye, more than fifty years have passed since the journey to the West. Now, all the demons in the world have been wiped out by the holy monk who traveled to the West. The number of humans has increased several times, and humanity is flourishing. Immortals and Buddhas have opened their gates to the mountains, intending to intercept the fortune of humanity and share this prosperous era after the great catastrophe.

"Buddhism should flourish!"

After watching the Tang Dynasty worship Buddha and respect Buddhism, Wen Lianggong, who was sitting on the street eating noodles, looked at the monks coming and going in Chang'an City.

There were also some people from the underworld talking about this nearby.

"Now the emperor is preparing to hold a water and land ceremony in Chang'an City. It seems that 70% of the monks in the world are gathered here."

"The Water and Land Dharma Assembly is a grand event for Buddhism, and is no less important than the Luotian Grand Ceremony of Taoism. Any great monk will not miss this event."

A sturdy man next to him took a sip of noodles and drank the soup in one breath. He then said contentedly, "Since the Sandalwood Merit Buddha went west to seek Buddhist scriptures fifty years ago and returned to the Tang Dynasty, there have been more and more monks like these in the world."

Another person who heard this could not help but complain in a low voice: "Ever since your majesty issued an order to exempt temples from taxes, those temples have all acquired thousands of acres of fertile land, and many of them have become as wealthy as a country. Our taxes have become increasingly heavy."

The people next to him changed their expressions and hurriedly stopped him from continuing. "Shh! Be careful, you want to die? You dare to talk about this in public, be careful that your family will be confiscated and exterminated!"

The person who spoke also realized how much harm his words would bring. His face turned pale and he dared not stay any longer. He paid the money and left in a hurry.

Seeing a strong man in black with a long sword on his waist, he was about to catch up with him. However, perhaps he stepped on a stone or something, his feet went soft and he suddenly sprained his leg. He staggered and sat on the ground, and he couldn't help but scream "ouch", which attracted the attention of passers-by.

The old man's face flushed red, and he quickly got up and shouted with a red face: "Jinwu Guards are doing business, what are you looking at!"

When they heard that it was the Jinwu Guards, everyone passing by was startled and left in a hurry.

When the man turned around again, the person who had complained before had disappeared in the crowd. There are now millions of people in Chang'an, and it would take a lot of manpower and resources to search for one person.

It is not cost-effective to just look for a commoner.

Even if this matter was reported, the higher-ups probably wouldn't take it too seriously. After all, it was just a complaint from an ordinary citizen, not a big deal, but not a small one either.

"Mad, you're lucky."

The man spat fiercely. He didn't know what happened, but his legs suddenly went weak and he lost all strength.

Wen Lianggong, who had been quietly eating dry noodles nearby, watched the man go away before he retracted his gaze and looked at the monks coming and going nearby. From time to time, an old monk with a very strong and pungent smell of mutton passed by.

These are the result of people who have reached a certain level of cultivation and, through intensive practice of Buddhism, have become spiritual and have been cleansed of all impurities. There is a strange smell in the air, but Wen Lianggong is not used to it.

"Water and Land Dharma Assembly..."

Wen Lianggong half-closed his eyes. He had never expected that the Land and Water Dharma Assembly, which was held once every ten years, would actually be held in Chang'an City. He was afraid that a Bodhisattva would come at that time. If it was Avalokitesvara...

After a long time, Wen Lianggong's eyes flashed, so the opportunity might be here.

Once the water and land ceremony is successfully held, the Heavenly Dao will naturally respond, and there will be a gap in space at that time. It will be worth it that he has waited for fifty years and the rent in the Shenluo Sea has been renewed several times.

The previous water and land ceremonies were all held at Mount Lingshan in the West and were presided over by Tathagata himself. During the debates on sutras and doctrines, Wen Lianggong had no idea where to start.

and……

He was not invited to the water and land ceremony, which really made him unhappy.

This old Tathagata was very vindictive. He was only showing his true identity for a moment in the main hall, but he was extremely defensive against me. He was really a narrow-minded person.

Now, there is finally an opportunity to take advantage of.

Until the day of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, seeing thousands of monks gathered, with Arhats descending to the world to preach the Dharma, and Bodhisattvas appearing to teach, the atmosphere of the entire Water and Land Dharma Assembly was pushed to a climax.

"Good good..."

(End of this chapter)