Soul Ferry: My master is Uncle Jiu

Chapter 371: Going Down to the Earth to Plan a Journey to the West

In the Tushita Palace, white smoke rises from the alchemy furnace and the fragrance of elixir lingers in the air.

An old man and a young man sit opposite each other.

Taishang Laojun flicked the whisk in his hand, and a beautiful picture of mountains and waters appeared in the air. Under the blue sky, a strange mountain caught An Yan's attention.

Looking at the mountain that looked like five fingers, An Yan couldn't help but blurt out, "Five Finger Mountain?"

"Five Finger Mountain? That's quite appropriate." Taishang Laojun smiled slightly and continued, "Under this Five Elements Mountain, there is a stone monkey, who is the Monkey King Sun Wukong who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago."

"Havoc?"

An Yan felt that his brain was not enough, and looked at Taishang Laojun in confusion: "But why haven't I heard the ancestor mention it?"

He recalled the conversation with the Grand Master that day, in which the Grand Master confirmed that no monkey had ever caused trouble in the Heavenly Officials.

Could it be that the ancestor was deceiving himself?
It doesn’t make sense!
Seeing the confusion on An Yan's face, Taishang Laojun smiled and said, "Five hundred years ago, this did happen, but it was not in this world, but in a small world."

"Small world?" An Yan was stunned.

Taishang Laojun nodded and said, "Your ancestor Mao Ying was not a candidate for the Journey to the West, so he doesn't know the truth."

"The layout of Journey to the West has actually already begun, and everyone has already taken their positions. What you need to do is to break the layout of Buddhism."

"The most important ones are the five destined people and the eighty-one difficulties. If we want to occupy most of the luck in the Journey to the West, apart from Jin Chanzi, we must find a way to gain the support and recognition of the other four destined people and start with the eighty-one difficulties."

"Now, four of the eighty-one difficulties have been eliminated."

After hearing all the reasons, An Yan suddenly realized what was going on. No wonder.

Yes, there are so many immortals and gods in heaven, but the immortals and gods that appear in Journey to the West are all great gods from various parties, and they are obviously here to get a piece of the pie.

Moreover, Journey to the West was originally a Buddhist mission to spread Buddhism, so it was naturally impossible to allow too many Taoist gods to participate.

Famous Taoist sects like Maoshan and Longhushan almost never appear in Journey to the West.

This makes sense. It turns out that the founder did not get the script and was not an actor in this drama at all, so he was unaware of a large part of the inside story.

Seeing An Yan's sudden realization, Taishang Laojun took out a small notebook and said, "This is all the plans for Journey to the West. Take it and have a look. There are protagonists of various difficulties on it. You can follow their instructions."

"Remember, when you should be caught, you should be caught."

An Yan took the small notebook like a treasure and nodded. He understood this. It was for the purpose of completing the eighty-one difficulties.

Then, Taishang Laojun took out a complete set of Taoist attire including a Taoist robe and a whisk, as well as stacks of Taoist scriptures.

"The Buddhist sect gave Jin Chanzi a brocade cassock, a nine-ring staff, and a purple gold bowl."

"Then my Taoist sect cannot be bad either. This Tai Chi robe is a treasure I made in my spare time. It is impervious to water and fire, and is hard to be damaged by swords and knives. The Tai Chi diagram on it can even subdue demons and monsters. It is an acquired magic weapon."

"The whisk is also a treasure I made in my spare time. I give it to you for your protection."

"These scriptures are for you to use in your journey westward."

An Yan looked at the apricot-yellow Tai Chi robe and the white whisk in Taishang Laojun's hand, and his breathing tightened. Both items were emitting a bright light, and they were obviously acquired magic weapons.

I'm good!

He is worthy of being called Taishang Laojun, everything he refines is so extraordinary.

With this treasure, he felt that he could fight Taiyi Jinxian if he met him, otherwise it would be too unworthy of the reputation of Taishang Laojun.

You know, the fan that Taishang Laojun used to fan the fire was a palm-leaf fan, and the gourd that contained elixir could subdue the Monkey King and his companions.

Then I think these two items must be extraordinary. An Yan suppressed his excitement, took it with both hands, and then put away all the scriptures on the ground, and said sincerely: "Thank you Taishang Laojun for the treasure."

Including the talisman, he had obtained three treasures before he even set off.

Suddenly, he felt that traveling to the West was not such a bad thing.

Isn’t he just the Tathagata Buddha with a head full of scars? As long as the treasure is in place, he can spread the Taoist scriptures to the foot of Lingshan Mountain and sing a folk song duet with Tathagata.

After receiving the treasure, An Yan had one last question, and asked: "The person in charge of the Journey to the West in the Buddhist sect is Guanyin Bodhisattva, I wonder who the person in charge of the Taoist sect is?"

"You can look for Taibai Jinxing." Taishang Laojun pointed out a person with a smile.

Taibai Jinxing, in Journey to the West, his identity is more like a special envoy of the Jade Emperor, responsible for conveying various orders, and he is an image of a good guy.

But if you think that Taibai Jinxing has no fighting power at all, you are totally wrong.

Taibai Jinxing is often used as a metaphor for military affairs in ancient poetry and prose. In the theory of Yin and Yang, Taibai Jinxing is the god of war who is in charge of killing.

As an ancient star who attained enlightenment in the prehistoric times and a confidant valued by the Jade Emperor, how could he be just a lackey with no fighting ability?

Hearing that the person in charge was actually Taibai Jinxing, An Yan was overjoyed, "Please rest assured, Taishang Laojun, I will definitely do a great job."

Taibai Jinxing is the special envoy of the Jade Emperor. Since he has expressed his opinion, it means that the Jade Emperor also acquiesces to Taishang Laojun's approach.

It seems that the reward received from Buddhism is not enough to satisfy the Jade Emperor.

This is a win-win situation!
However, with the identity and strength of the Jade Emperor, he is indeed qualified.

Moreover, even if the Buddhist sect eventually knew about it, I am afraid they would not be able to do anything to the Jade Emperor.

Taishang Laojun said: "That's great, then you can leave immediately."

An Yan accepted the order and withdrew.

After An Yan left, Taishang Laojun called the boy with golden horns, the boy with silver horns, and his mount, the green ox.

After leaving the Tushita Palace, An Yan paused and returned to the Sanmao Zhenjun Temple. Seeing that the ancestor had not returned yet, he left a letter.

His ancestors had helped him so much, and now that he was benefited, he naturally could not forget his ancestors.

Then, he left the Sanmao Zhenjun Temple, went straight out of the South Heaven Gate, and headed towards the capital of the Tang Dynasty on earth.

On the way, he also read the small notebook given by Taishang Laojun. The disasters described in it were almost the same as those in Journey to the West. What he wanted to do was to subvert Journey to the West.

Now that he had overcome the fourth difficulty, he had to deal with the fifth difficulty.

But before that, he needed to obtain a suitable identity from the Tang Dynasty government so that he could start his journey to the West with justification.

The Buddhists should not be aware of their plan yet, so now is the easiest time for them to succeed.

An Yan smiled.

But as he laughed, he suddenly realized that he was acting like a villain.

He quickly shook off the distracting thoughts in his mind.

What a joke! He is a disciple of Mount Mao and the one appointed by Laozi to preach the scriptures. How could he be a villain?

While I was daydreaming, the capital of the Tang Dynasty appeared before my eyes.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty Palace was in turmoil.

(End of this chapter)