Soul Ferry: My master is Uncle Jiu

Chapter 438 Breakthrough, Taiyi Golden Immortal

This day.

Famous Taoist mountains in various parts of the four continents opened their gates and chose to enter the secular world.

There are old Taoist priests with gray beards traveling around with their disciples, spreading the teachings of Taoism; there are young Taoist priests with fairy swords under their feet, who can frost fourteen states with one sword, slaying demons and monsters; there are Taoist priests in yellow robes walking through the streets and alleys, using talismans and medicines to cure diseases and save lives.
This move by Taoism shocked the whole world.

The Buddhists were even more shocked.

Oh no, this is directed at me!

In Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin issued three imperial edicts in succession, expressing his intention to promote the culture of the three religions. In fact, he was supporting Confucianism and Taoism to counter the growing power of Buddhism.

For a time, except for Xiniu Hezhou, the development momentum of Buddhism in the other three continents slowed down suddenly, and Taoist temples and private schools were established like mushrooms after rain.

A street in a certain market town.

A woman was about to buy some incense and candles to go to the Buddhist temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. She happened to see her neighbor there and couldn't help but say hello, "Auntie Zheng, are you also going to buy some incense and candles to go to the Buddhist temple outside the city to pray?"

"Oh, it's Xiu'er. You're here to buy incense and candles, but you're not going to a Buddhist temple, but a Taoist temple." Aunt Zheng turned around and saw the woman, and said with a smile.

"Taoist temple? Aunt Zheng, doesn't your family believe in Buddhism?" the woman named Xiu'er asked doubtfully.

"It's because we all believe in Buddhism that's the worst." When Aunt Zheng mentioned this, she sighed and said, "My son always said he wanted to become a monk. You know, I only have this one son."

"If he becomes a monk, won't the incense of my Zheng family be cut off? How can I face the ancestors of the Zheng family after I die?"

"What does that have to do with the Taoist temple?" Xiu'er was still confused.

Aunt Zheng continued, "You don't know, my son was possessed by an evil spirit a few days ago. I went to the Buddhist temple for several days and gave a lot of money for incense, but he still didn't get better."

"Just yesterday, I heard that the Taoist temple outside the city was also very effective, so I went there with the mentality of giving it a try. Guess what happened?"

Xiu'er became more curious: "What's going on?"

"The Taoist priest gave me a yellow talisman, and my son got better as soon as he put it on."

"It's really a divine revelation. God bless you."

"So today I am thinking of taking my son to pay homage to the gods, so that he can experience the Taoist culture and dispel his idea of ​​becoming a monk."

"I won't talk to you anymore. I'm leaving now."

Aunt Zheng went back happily carrying her things.

After listening to this, Xiu'er also became interested in the Taoist temples that had suddenly emerged recently. At the same time, Aunt Zheng's words also reminded her subtly, what if her husband and son also wanted to become monks?
Besides, aren't they burning incense and worshipping Buddha just for the blessing of a god? If the gods in the Taoist temple are effective, it doesn't matter if they go and worship them.

It was precisely because many people had such thoughts that all of a sudden, everyone in the city, from high-ranking officials to ordinary people, flocked to the Taoist temple.

When the Buddhists saw this, they immediately reported it to their superiors.

Guanyin, who was originally puzzled by the sudden disappearance of her clone, could no longer hold back after hearing all the news coming from below, and her face was filled with shock.

What's going on? Is the Dao Sect going to go to war with them?

Guanyin, who realized that something was wrong, immediately rushed to Lingshan, where she happened to meet a messenger sent by Buddha, who informed her to go to Lingshan for a meeting.

The seven great Bodhisattvas all arrived at Lingshan. As soon as Guanyin arrived, the other six Bodhisattvas launched a barrage of attacks on her, blaming her for attacking the Taoist sect without telling them so that they could be prepared for the Taoist sect's counterattack.

Now, they were caught off guard, and several golden lotuses of fortune in the Golden Pond of Merit had withered.

In just a few days, a large part of their incense was taken away.

"Wait! What does this have to do with me? Stop slandering me!" Guanyin looked confused and cried out that she was wronged.

She didn't do anything, but it's too much for her to bear the blame.

Samantabhadra, who had participated in the Four Saints’ Test of Zen, said, “Guanyin, An Yan is missing. Wasn’t that your doing?”

Manjusri Bodhisattva also nodded and said: "Even Sun Wukong disappeared. I heard from others that this was all your doing."

Several other Bodhisattvas also spoke out the news they had heard, and most of them were directed at Guanyin.

Because Guanyin harmed An Yan for the sake of Journey to the West, the Taoist sect did such a crazy thing.

Guanyin was stunned, "No? It's just An Yan, is he so important?"

"Even if he is the Supreme, it shouldn't be that bad!"

"Besides, who said I did it?"

Seeing Guanyin's expression that was not fake, Puxian and Manjusri looked at each other and also showed doubts, "It really wasn't you who did it?"

"Really not! I can swear to heaven!" Guanyin wanted to cry but had no tears. What was this? She just took a nap.

"It seems that it is not Guanyin." Puxian nodded.

Manjusri followed up, "I knew it couldn't be Guanyin."

Guanyin's face was filled with black lines. You didn't look so confident when you were doubting just now.

"It seems that this is most likely an excuse made by the Taoist sect. They are simply jealous of our popularity." Other Bodhisattvas analyzed.

At this moment, a large sun wheel appeared and the Tathagata arrived.

All the Bodhisattvas, Arhats and Buddhas paid homage to the Buddha.

The Buddha sat cross-legged on the golden lotus with his huge body, a faint smile on his face, as if he had seen through the world.

"You don't need to argue anymore. I have personally visited the Thirty-Three Heavens regarding this matter."

When the Bodhisattvas, Arhats and Buddhas heard this, they all pricked up their ears.

"Guanyin, you don't have to worry about this. The Journey to the West will proceed as normal. As for the other Bodhisattvas and Arhats, since the Taoists have come down from the mountains to travel and show their spirits, then we can do the same."

"Buddhism is destined to flourish!"

When Guanyin heard that it had nothing to do with her and that no one was going to cause her trouble, she immediately felt relieved.

After hearing this, Manjusri hesitated and said, "Buddha, will that cause a conflict?"

“Just stop when you’re done!”

Even Guanyin was stunned by these words, not to mention the other Bodhisattvas and Arhats.

Stop at the right time? Does it mean not to cause any loss of life? Or is there some other standard?
Guanyin suddenly realized that it seemed that the Buddha must have suffered a loss in the Thirty-three Days.

Otherwise, this disaster and dispute could have been completely prevented as long as An Yan and Sun Wukong, the parties involved, were found.

Moreover, she had already visited the place where An Yan and Sun Wukong disappeared in Wanzi Mountain. There was a lot of demonic energy left. She thought it was very likely that a third party was interfering, so she immediately reported, "Buddha, I have something else to report. It is about the disappearance of An Yan and Sun Wukong."

"There is a demonic aura left at the battle scene. I suspect it is probably the work of evil spirits."

The Buddha heard this without changing his expression. He said calmly, "I already know about this matter. You don't need to care about it. Now Jin Chanzi has stayed in Baoxiang Kingdom for many days. He has wasted a lot of time. This is the most important thing at the moment." After being interrupted by the Buddha, Guanyin remembered Jin Chanzi and his group. She didn't expect that they were still staying in Baoxiang Kingdom. She frowned and said, "I know, Buddha."

As for the evil demons, they have become insignificant since the death of Rāhu. Since the Buddha has already noticed them, Guanyin will no longer interfere.

Baoxiang country.

A Buddhist temple, where Tang Sanzang and Zhu Bajie stayed temporarily.

Since his master didn't leave, Zhu Bajie was happy to have some free time. Every day he was either sleeping or on his way to eat.

Sha Seng, Ao Lie and Xiong Bin all had worried looks on their faces. The former wanted a stable job, while the latter was worried about his master.

Tang Sanzang turned into a practicing demon. If he had not been too weak, An Yan and Wukong would not have ended up in the current state of unknown life and death because of him.

Get stronger! Get stronger! Get stronger!

With such obsession, Tang Sanzang completely squeezed out the potential of his body, turned his grief and anger into motivation, and his cultivation speed increased by leaps and bounds.

Not long after breaking through to the celestial immortal realm, he is about to break through to the middle celestial immortal realm.

"Tang Sanzang, why did you stay in Baoxiang Kingdom and not travel west? Have you forgotten the great wish you once made?"

Suddenly, the voice of Guanyin Bodhisattva was heard from the sky, waking up Tang Sanzang and others in the yard.

"Meet Guanyin Bodhisattva!"

Seeing that it was Guanyin Bodhisattva, Tang Sanzang quickly stood up from his meditation, clasped his hands together and said respectfully, but his tone was not as pious as before.

Zhu Bajie and others stood behind Tang Sanzang and followed suit.

Although Ao Lie and Xiong Bin dislike Guanyin, they are now under her roof and have to bow their heads when necessary.

"Don't be polite, just answer my question." Noticing the change in Tang Sanzang's expression, Guanyin cursed An Yan inwardly, saying that her disappearance did not make her feel at ease.

It is obvious that Tang Sanzang has become the rebellious person he is now thanks to An Yan.

And the most crucial thing is that Tang Sanzang still believed it so firmly, which is the most infuriating thing.

If she didn't have to rely on him to complete the Journey to the West, Guanyin would have wanted to take him back to the Purple Bamboo Forest and give him a good training, so that he could turn back into the original Tang Sanzang.

"Replying to the Bodhisattva, I, Sanzang, have kept the journey to the West in my heart and will never forget it for a moment. The reason I stayed here is to wait for my eldest disciple, Sun Wukong." Knowing that the Bodhisattva did not like Anyan, Tang Sanzang was smart enough not to mention Anyan's name, and only said that he wanted to wait for Wukong.

But Guanyin obviously didn't believe this. Of course, she didn't expose him, because Tang Sanzang is no longer the fool he used to be, and he can't be fooled by just a few words.

She followed Tang Sanzang's words and said, "If your eldest disciple can't come back, will you stay in Baoxiang Kingdom forever?"

"Without Wukong, you still have Bajie and Sha Seng."

"Can't they protect you?"

"In my opinion, Bajie is also capable of taking on the important task."

When Zhu Bajie heard Guanyin flatter him, he shook his head and snorted, "Bodhisattva, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. You can let me explore the way, beg for food, and carry the load, but it's Monkey King who has to fight monsters."

Although Zhu Bajie didn't know what was waiting for them next, since it was a great catastrophe of heaven and earth, he thought that there would definitely be dangers everywhere.

I have to say that Zhu Bajie is still quite smart and knows that he should wear a hat that fits his head.

If he agrees now, he will be crippled if not killed in the next disaster.

When Guanyin saw this, she naturally would not let Sha Seng take the leading role, because Sha Seng was no match for Zhu Bajie, and choosing him would only cause a joke.

There was no other way, so Guanyin had to look at Tang Sanzang again, and said with a serious face: "Sanzang, what do you mean?"

Tang Sanzang understood that since the Bodhisattva had come in person, he certainly could not stay any longer, otherwise who knows what kind of trouble would arise.

It would be fine if it was aimed at me, but I am afraid that innocent people will be harmed and the people in this city will be harmed.

Tang Sanzang then folded his hands and sighed, "I understand what the Bodhisattva means. The journey to obtain the scriptures is full of hardships. How can we stop moving forward just because of some setbacks?"

"Please rest assured, Bodhisattva. Tomorrow morning, I will set out with my disciples to go west to obtain the scriptures."

"This is the Tang Sanzang I know. Remember to set off on time tomorrow."

Seeing Tang Sanzang give in, Guanyin nodded in satisfaction and left.

As soon as Guanyin left, Zhu Bajie hurried forward and said, "Master, are we really not going to wait for An Ge'er and Monkey King?"

Originally, Sha Seng wanted to say happily that they could finally continue their journey, but when he saw that everyone was not in high spirits, he held back.

Tang Sanzang sighed, "What else can we do? The Bodhisattva is right. We can't wait forever."

Ao Lie and Xiong Bin looked at each other and said goodbye, "Master Sanzang, thank you for disturbing us during this period. Since you are going to continue your journey, it is time for us to part ways."

Hearing the two men leaving, Tang Sanzang asked, "Aren't you going with us?"

Ao Lie shook his head and said, "Let's stay here and wait for Master to come back."

Xiong Bin nodded.

After all, they traveled west to follow their master. Now that their master is gone, it’s like they have suddenly lost their direction and don’t know where to go.

At this moment, An Yan, who was on everyone's mind, found a world after leaving the world of Westward Journey and began to digest the origin of time and space of the Moonlight Box.

Because he knew very well that once he returned to the world of Journey to the West, it would not be easy to break through under the watchful eyes of everyone.

It's just right, leaving some time for Sun Wukong to deal with Zixia's affairs.

When Qingxia woke up, she found that Sun Wukong could pull out the Purple Sword, so she went berserk and threatened to kill him.

Unfortunately, it was suppressed on the spot.

Sun Wukong, who had obtained the memory of countless reincarnations of Zhizunbao, suppressed Qingxia with one hand, allowing Zixia to regain control of her body.

As for what happened to the two of them later, An Yan had no idea, because he devoted himself to the breakthrough later.

The five energies in the chest converged and gave birth to five gods. They connected and combined, opening up the connection between the body and the heaven and earth, successfully breaking through the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm and condensing the Taiyi Dao Fruit.

At this point, you are already closer to nature, and it is easier to comprehend the great Dao.

The thunder sea in Dantian roared continuously, with lightning and thunder, and vitality was gestating, as if it was really about to open up a world.

If An Yan met the black-robed monk again at this time, even if the other party shot out the black lotus, he would definitely not end up in such an embarrassing situation and have to flee to another world for refuge.

As his realm broke through, Xiaoling also gained a lot of benefits. Not only did she make up for her previous losses, but she also gained a lot.

When An Yan opened his eyes, he saw Sun Wukong saying to Zixia, "Wait for me to come back from my quest for scriptures."

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What happened?
I just closed myself off for a while, but why does it feel like their relationship has improved so much?
Twelve out of ten things are wrong!
(End of this chapter)