Martial Arts: Immortality Begins from The Deer and the Cauldron

Chapter 1422

Now that the great plan of Buddhism has been ruined, they will no longer be able to achieve fruition through this, and they may not be welcomed back to their original power.

Hearing Qin Ran's question, Sha Seng became a little nervous. In the past, the atmosphere was quite free when everyone got along.

But now that he knew that Qin Ran was a saint, he felt a little uncomfortable even if the other party didn't make any arrogant gesture.

"We respect the saint's instructions."

"You don't have to be so formal. We can just get along as usual."

Qin Ran smiled casually, waved his hands and said. "Originally, after the catastrophe of Journey to the West is completed, you can achieve Arhat status with little effort."

"But now that the situation of Journey to the West has been broken, it is impossible to go to Buddhism."

"But if you are interested, you can go to heaven and become an official. I will explain it to Lady Yaochi."

Sha Monk, when Little White Dragon heard this, Lianli shook his head and said:
  "No, no, we are willing to serve at the saint's side and listen to his instructions."

There is a saint's thigh in front of them. Instead of hugging it, they go to other forces. They are not that stupid.
  Seeing this situation, Qin Ran nodded, said no more, looked at the white tiger spirit and wild wolf spirit and said:
  "Where are you two, what are your plans?"

The white tiger spirit and the wild wolf spirit were excited when they heard Qin Ran's question. They knelt down and said firmly:
  "I will obey your orders."

Qin Ran smiled and said:
  "You two are originally demons from the millions of mountains in Luzhou, Beiju, but you were deceived by Buddhism and got involved in the calamity."

"Now the journey to the west is over, and your mission will also end."

"But we are indeed destined to each other. I would like to teach you two magical powers and two formations of Zhenglan Lingbao."

"You can return to Beiju Luzhou and become a demon king. From now on, you can live happily and forever."

"I would like to serve the young master and never go anywhere!"

"Please don't drive us two brothers away!
  When the white tiger spirit and wild wolf spirit heard this, they shook their heads in panic.
  "Since none of you want to leave, then buy it.

Qin Ran smiled.

Originally, he planned to disband the Journey to the West team and let everyone find their own way out.

But since the other party didn't want to, he didn't say anything more.
  "Master Qin, what should we do now? Return to Datang?"

Tang Sanzang finally found the opportunity to interrupt.

"good."

Qin Ran nodded and said.

"But when we return to the Tang Dynasty, there are no Buddhist scriptures. How should the Tang king explain it?"

Tang Sanzang directly asked the key point. This question had troubled him for a long time.

After more than ten years of searching for scriptures, he finally got nothing. His character as a holy monk of the Tang Dynasty completely collapsed.

Sun Wukong had given him some bad ideas before, such as writing a scripture on the spot and presenting it to the King of Tang.

Anyway, an emperor didn't have much advanced research on Buddhism, so he probably wouldn't care too much, but he rejected it directly.

After all, the king of Tang did not know how to count. Could it be that so many monks in the country did not know how to count?
  Once exposed, his reputation would be completely ruined, and his life would never be saved.

"Don't worry, isn't it just a Mahayana Buddhist sutra? It's nothing special. I know two generations of King Tang."

Qin Ran smiled.

When Tang Sanzang heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly:
  "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go quickly."

Although the country of Tianzhu is good, it is a foreign land after all. How can it compare with the Tang Dynasty?
  Moreover, it has been more than ten years since he left the Tang Dynasty, and now he is eager to return home. He just wants to return as soon as possible.

"No rush, there is one more thing before returning to the Tang Dynasty." Qin Ran shook his head and said.

"What's up?"

Tang Sanzang’s master and disciples looked at him with doubts.

"Look for people who are devout to the Tao in the land of the west, seek the Tao in the east, and teach the Tao."

Qin Ran said leisurely. .

Tang Sanzang's master and disciple's expressions changed wildly, and they were very shocked.

This is trying to pry the foundation of the West!
  It's too cruel.

"Will this Buddhist sect agree?" Sha Monk asked doubtfully.

"I have made an agreement with Buddhism, and they will not use any means to obstruct me openly."

Qin Ran said.

Master Tang Sanzang and his disciples immediately knew what was going on and stopped asking any more questions.
  "But this is the West! People all believe in Buddhism. Where can they go to find people who seek the Way?"

Sun Wukong said doubtfully.

Along the way, apart from the Buddhist thought of arranging disasters, the two countries did not believe in Buddhism.
  Almost everyone in the other countries we pass through believes in Buddhism. If there are people who do not believe in Buddhism, they will be regarded as aliens.
  There is no way for Taoism to spread.

"Master Qin, is there anything you can do?" Tang Sanzang asked.

"What do you think is the most important thing for all sentient beings in the West?"

Qin Ran asked rhetorically.

"Mortal? Of course it's life." Tang Sanzang said subconsciously.

For him who has died countless times, he knows how precious life is.

Qin Ran shook his head, Sha Seng went to the factory to set up a medical device:
  "The saying is that people die for money and birds die for food. I think it is wealth."

Tang Sanzang curled his lips disdainfully and retorted:
  "Then you know what's the biggest tragedy for people? Before the money is spent, the person dies."

Sun Wukong ignored the two arguing and said with a smile:
  "I think it's power and status. People in the world are ignorant and mediocre. They work hard to climb up. All they do is to get ahead. Unfortunately, it all ends in vain."

Qin Ran shook his head and said:
  "None of them are right. The most important thing for mortals is not life, money, rights and status, but freedom."

Tang Sanzang and his disciples were stunned. This word was quite new and they had rarely heard of it.

"Master Qin, what do you think this has to do with preaching?"

Sha Monk said curiously.

Qin Ran smiled and explained:
  "Didn't you find something in common among the countries we passed through along the way?"

"There are so many things in common. If nothing else, every country we pass through is bald to the naked eye."

"Yes, Amitabha talks so much about compassion all day long, it's annoying to death."

White tiger spirits and wild wolf spirits spoke enthusiastically. Tang Sanzang glared at them.

"In every country there are monsters causing trouble, and the king is ignorant and unruly."

Sun Wukong said.

"These are just superficial phenomena. In fact, in Xiniu and Hezhou, almost every country is governed jointly by the monarch and the Buddhists."

“Every time the monarch issues a decree, he is constrained by the royal temple and controls the beliefs of the people.

"Every common person must believe in Buddhism. If he does not believe in Buddhism, he will be regarded as the lowest class of people and be suppressed. There will be no freedom at all."

"Under such atrocities, people are naturally deeply suppressed. They dare not speak out, express other opinions, or reveal their true feelings for fear of being sanctioned."

"So in today's Western countries, it seems that everyone believes in Buddhism, has unified ideas, and is monolithic. In fact, there are huge internal contradictions. As long as they are lit on fire, they will explode."

Qin Ran said slowly.

Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, and Huan Sengzhu suddenly had high standards.

Especially for Tang Sanzang, when he passed through Western countries in the past, he saw various phenomena and had some puzzlements. Now after Qin Ran clicked on them, he felt a sense of enlightenment.

"But these people have been oppressed for a long time and are used to it. How can they dare to resist?"

Sun Wukong asked.

"They dare not resist, but we can create opportunities for them to resist."

"For example, smashing into temples and knocking down Buddha statues proves that the majesty of Buddhism has been reversed."

“Then when the country is in chaos, send people to spread the teachings.”

Sun Wukong suddenly realized that he was worthy of being a saint. With just a few words, he created an opportunity to spread Taoism. He is convinced that this plan will shake the foundation of Buddhism over time.

At present, in addition to Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong and Sha Seng Xiao Bailong are working separately.

In just one night, hundreds of temples in Tianzhu were robbed at the same time, Buddha statues were destroyed, and courtyard walls collapsed.

For a time, the whole country was shaken, and the people were terrified.

The eminent monk, the abbot of Tianzhu's royal temple, sent many Buddhist soldiers out to find the murderer, but found nothing.

Just when the whole country was in an uproar, a Taoist priest with immortal demeanor came to Tianzhu.

A high platform was built in the capital of Tianzhu Kingdom, and Taoism was preached openly, saying that he wanted to save the destined people and teach them to reach the throne.

Countless people were moved upon hearing the news and gathered under the high platform.

Buddhist soldiers came to stop them and fought hard, but although there were many people, they could not even touch a corner of the Taoist priest's clothes and were repelled directly.

Taoist priests preach Taoism.

Auspicious light descends from the sky, golden lotuses surge from the earth, and purple energy comes thirty thousand miles eastward, giving rise to endless mystical phenomena.

The people were impressed by the method, and they all listened in awe.

The monks who mixed in among them were even more shaken in their beliefs and cried bitterly. They felt that their previous practice of Buddhism had gone astray.

On that day, tens of thousands of people begged the Taoist priests to accept them as disciples.

And the Buddhist monks guarding the secrets of Tianzhu, Jialan, the land, and the mountain gods were shocked and dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

You must know that this is the West! In a place where Buddhism is so strict, someone dares to risk the disapproval of the world and come here to preach. For tens of thousands of years, I have never seen shit on my bed.
  Moreover, this Taoist priest was so advanced that they could not see where he came from.

After some deliberation, everyone decided to go and report to Tathagata Buddha first.

Heavenly Court, Lingxiao Palace.

Clairvoyance and Shunfeng Er hurriedly broke in. The Jade Emperor frowned and said: 0
  "Panic, what happened?"

"Reporting to the Jade Emperor, in the Western Kingdom of Tianzhu, there is a Taoist priest who preaches Taoism in a grand manner, and all the people are converted by him."

Clairvoyant said hurriedly.

"What? Someone actually dares to preach in Tianzhu?"

"How is this possible?" "Does Buddhism not care about it?"

Many immortal officials and gods were in an uproar, and subconsciously they didn't believe it. Although the plan of traveling to the west was ruined, the foundation of Buddhism was still there, and it was impossible to allow Taoist people to do this.

The Jade Emperor opened the Haotian Spirit Realm and saw a mirror image emerging in the void.

In the picture, there is indeed a Taoist priest sitting cross-legged on a high platform, preaching Taoism.

There were many people gathered around, immersed in it, their expressions were as if they were drunk.
  The guarding Buddhist monks Jiedi and Jialan attacked the Taoist priest, but they couldn't even break the barrier around the Taoist priest.

"Can you, the ministers, tell you where this person comes from?"

The Jade Emperor frowned and said doubtfully,
  He looked at it for a long time and couldn't figure out that there was such a person in the immortal world.
  "This...it seems that there has never been such a person in our sect."

"Never seen it before." Many immortal officials shook their heads. Zhang Tianshi speculated:
  "Perhaps he is a casual cultivator from the lower realm and has not yet entered the immortal realm.

But he was immediately questioned.

"This person has entered the Taiyi Golden Immortal. How can he be an unknown person?"

A group of immortals discussed it for a long time, but there was no result.
  During the Great Catastrophe of Lingshan, the Asura clan kidnapped many Buddhist disciples, the Lingshan formation was destroyed, and the luck of Buddhism was lost.
  Therefore, the Second Saint of the West decided to sit here personally to repair the Lingshan Formation, and after meeting Dao Zu Hongjun, he would settle old accounts with the Asura clan and Jie Jiao.

Lingshan, Daleiyin Temple.

The Second Sage of the West, who was busy repairing the formation, suddenly felt uneasy. After some calculations, he discovered that there was a slight loss of Buddhist luck. Just as he was about to deduce it in detail, a Jiejie broke in.

"Buddha, it's not good. There is a Taoist priest who spreads Taoism in the country of Tianzhu. The people in the country of Tianzhu were bewitched by him and said that they would abandon Buddhism and follow Taoism."

"What?"

"There are Taoists in Tianzhu country?" "Who is so bold?"

Many true Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were in an uproar. I have never seen a Taoist dare to spread the Taoism in the Western Holy Land.

What a troubled time, Tathagata frowned and asked:
  "He spreads Taoism, and you wait for every factory, factory, factory, zero" to stop you if you can't get back?"

"Buddha, I'm wronged. That Taoist is so powerful that we are no match for him."

Jiedi quickly defended.

"Where did that Taoist come from? You might be able to tell?"

"I don't know, there seems to be no such person in heaven.

Jiedi recalled.

"Huh! How can this be unreasonable? This is clearly a way of deceiving me and no one in the Buddhist sect!"

"presumptuous!"

All the true Buddhas and Bodhisattvas shouted angrily. They had just gone through the Great Lingshan Tribulation, and now there are people who are blatantly coming to the West to spread Taoism. They simply don’t take Buddhism seriously!
  The Tathagata commanded in a deep voice:
  "Since I don't know the origin, I must be some kind of rogue cultivator. Vajrapani Bodhisattva, you should go to Tianzhu country quickly and get this Taoist to capture you."

"Follow the Buddha's decree."

Just as Vajrapani Bodhisattva was about to leave, he was stopped by Taoist Master Jieyin.

The Tathagata looked at Jie Yin and Zhun Di in surprise, and humbly asked for advice:
  "I wonder what the saint has to say?" Zhundi said with an ugly face:
  "This matter is caused by the variables of Journey to the West. You don't have to interfere."

Tathagata and all the true Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were shocked and said no more. This was a game at the level of saints, and they had no ability to intervene if they wanted to.

"I dare to ask these two saints, are you just watching them preach like this?"

Patriarch Bodhi couldn't help but ask.

"Junior brother, I'm here to take charge! I'm going to take a look at the changes in Journey to the West."

Jie Yin said to the dike, and then the figure disappeared directly.
  Tianzhu country.
  The Taoist priests on the high platform preached for three consecutive days. Visions abounded, flowers fell from the sky, and endless spiritual energy poured into the capital of Tianzhu like a river of heaven.

This preaching conference, both in terms of atmosphere and the number of listeners, was far higher than the Shuilu Yin Conference held by Zang in the Tang Dynasty.

Some of the people in the country who have excellent qualifications will become immortals immediately.

There were even spirits mixed in, which transformed into Taoism on the spot.

Three days later, the Taoist priest stopped preaching. The people were in a state of intoxication for a long time before they came back to their senses. They still felt that they had not finished preaching and praised:
  "Taoist Master, your Taoism is so mysterious that it is indescribable, like the nectar of fairy rain!"

"Please ask the Taoist Master to accept me as his disciple. We are willing to listen to the Taoist Master's teachings in Zhongshan."

The Taoist priest opened his eyes, waved his hands, suppressed the people who were scratching, and slowly said:
  "How do you think my way compares to Buddhism?"

"The huge disparity between heaven and earth is incomparable, incomparable!"

"After listening to the Taoist teachings today, I realized that the Buddhist principles I practiced and studied in the past are not worth mentioning."

"The entire Buddhist scriptures talk about how to save people, but we can't even save ourselves, so how can we save others? Now after listening to what the Taoist Master said, Tuan realizes that all the Buddhist scriptures he read were all lies!"

The monks and monks below who had benefited all shouted:

Most of these people are from the princely and aristocratic class in Tianzhu Kingdom. They have been deeply influenced by Buddhism since birth, understand mystical principles and magical methods, and have higher qualifications than ordinary people, so they benefit the most.
  It has only been three days now, and my mind has been completely changed.
  Among them, there were foxes, monkeys and other mountain spirits and wild monsters applauding and praising them.

The Taoist priest shook his head and said with a smile:
  "The Taiqing Immortal Dharma is infinitely mysterious, with a total of thirty-six thousand ways, but the way I'm talking about today is just one of the small ways, it's nothing!"

Tang Sanzang, who was mixed in the crowd in the distance, looked at the Taoist priest and curled his lips in disdain.

I feel like this guy can pretend to be better than me. I don’t know where Mr. Qin found his younger brother.

The Buddhist protector Jialan, who had been watching from a distance, couldn't help it and mocked disdainfully:
  "You, a Taoist priest, don't try to confuse the public with your evil words. What bullshit Taoism can't compare with the Mahayana Buddhism of our Buddhism, which can save people from death and suffering and save everyone's nature?"

But as soon as the words came out, he was met with anger from a group of monks and princes and nobles.

"Don't be rude to the Taoist priest."

"Where did the dead bald donkey come from? It's running wild here.

"Get out! If you dare to be rude to the Taoist priest again, I'll let you taste the power of an old fist."

With one word from one person, Protector Jialan was almost drowned in the saliva.

It directly made him furious, damn, these believers!
  We all have bald heads, why are you pretending to be such big-tailed wolves?
  He finally saw that this group of people had been completely brainwashed by this Taoist priest, and there was no cure!
  (End of this chapter)