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Chapter 527: Jindou Mountain encounters obstacles, Sun Wukong invites the immortals

The world, Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Zhi, who had just been the crown prince for three years, was overjoyed when he heard that the crown princess was pregnant. He first ordered people to look after and protect the crown princess, and then he personally rushed to Taiji Palace to report the good news to Li Shimin.

Originally, Li Shimin at this time should have been plagued by illness and entered the end of his life.

However, due to the Buddhist plan to spread eastward, he was dragged into the underworld for a tour, which was regarded as a kind of intimidation and enticement by Buddhism to the ruler of the human dynasty.

In the underworld, Judge Cui Jue said that Li Shimin had thirteen years left to live, but he added two strokes to Li Shimin's life, adding twenty years.

Actually?

According to history, Li Shimin should have had another 23 years to live.

So Cui Jue only filled in one stroke, ten years.

From a historical perspective, Li Shimin should have died three years later.

And now, he still has thirteen years to live.

In other words, Li Zhi still had to be the crown prince for thirteen more years.

The reason for extending Li Shimin's life could not be because he was a good friend of Wei Zheng or because Li Shimin was the emperor, as Cui Jue said.

Because Judge Cui Jue does not have such authority at all. The lifespan of an emperor is closely related to the fortune of humanity. How can a small judge change it at will?
Even if we take a step back, Cui Jue does not have such strength and ability.

In this transaction to add years to Li Shimin's life, Buddhism gave Empress Pingxin a lot of good things.

The real purpose of Buddhism was to complete the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures and the spread of Buddhism to the East during the stable period of the wise emperor Li Shimin's rule. They did not want to see any accidents happen at this time.

Of course, Buddhism’s preparations go far beyond this.

The Li family, the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, recognized Laozi as their ancestor, and the Li Tang Dynasty naturally stood on the side of Xuanmen.

This is naturally quite unfavorable for Buddhism.

In order to prevent the results of the journey to the West from going to waste, the Buddhist community was also secretly making some unknown preparations.

The Xuanmen sect seems to have not yet discovered the hidden hand of the Buddhist sect, but a collision in the future is also inevitable.

now.

Hong Chen used the magical power of "One Qi Transformed into Three Pure Ones" to create a clone and reincarnate into the game. It seems that even if the journey to the West is successful and the catastrophe is perfectly overcome, the struggle for Taoism will be far from over.
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There has been some activity in Heaven lately.

The Monkey King, who had caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace in the past, had no idea what kind of disaster he had encountered in the mortal world, and waves of people were running to the Heavenly Palace to ask for help.

First, Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, led his troops to follow him to the mortal world. The Heavenly King, who had just lost a son, was waiting for an opportunity to prove that he did not rely on the rebellious son he described to get to the throne. So when Sun Wukong ascended to heaven, he forgot about merits and virtues and almost rushed to do this task.

Unfortunately, Buddhism did not seem to tell him what kind of monster he would encounter during this disaster.

As expected, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King was defeated, and even his newly acquired pagoda was taken away by the monster.

Feeling greatly humiliated, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King seemed to lower his head when he met people, no longer holding his head high as he did at the beginning.

However, he did not realize that the gods around him did not care whether he won or lost. They only cared about the big melon between him, Li Jing, and Nezha. Now that Nezha has resolved the cause and effect and reincarnated, who would be willing to pay attention to him all day long?

Afterwards, Sun Wukong went to heaven again and invited the God of Fire and a group of fire gods to come down to the mortal world.

Naturally, Luo Xuan, the God of Fire, would not refuse if he could gain merits.

He also knew the origins of the monsters from the underworld, and was happy to go out and put on a show.

As expected, the weapons of the fire gods were also taken away by the monster.

Sun Wukong went to heaven again and asked the gods such as the God of Water and the God of the Yellow River to contribute another wave of weapons. The flood in the sky did not rush into the monster’s cave in Jindou Mountain.

At this time, Sun Wukong finally discovered the problem, so he sneaked into the cave as a monkey, stole his golden cudgel, and fought with the One-horned King again. The outcome was still undecided. When he saw the opponent took out the circle that could collect the opponent's treasure, he immediately retreated.

This time, Sun Wukong, holding the golden cudgel, was surrounded by a large group of gods and immortals, who kept harassing him, saying, "You only remember your own weapons, but forgot to steal our weapons back."

Sun Wukong was annoyed by their noise, so he immediately sneaked into the cave again and took away all the weapons, but was discovered by the One-horned Rhinoceros King.

He and the gods fought against the enemy again, and everyone's weapons were taken away.

After going back and forth for several times, Sun Wukong was still standing still and felt a little discouraged.

At the critical moment, Luo Xuan, the God of Fire, made a suggestion.

"Great Sage, I heard that you were once good friends with Emperor Xuanling?"

When this was mentioned, Sun Wukong immediately perked up, "Hehe! You've said too little! I, Sun Wukong, and Emperor Xuanling have been close friends for many years. When I was pressed under the Five Finger Mountain by Tathagata, no one dared to approach the Five Elements Mountain. Only he went to visit me more than once, and every time he brought me delicious food! So, Hong Xuanling and I are brothers!"

Seeing him patting his chest and raising his chin with a proud look, Luo Xuan kept a smile on his face, but he was actually very envious in his heart.

Luo Xuan was once a Jiejiao immortal who practiced in the Fire Dragon Island and was known as the Immortal in Flames.

Later, he was invited by Shen Gongbao to go to Da Shang to help Yin Jiao.

He cultivated the magical power of having three heads and six arms, and had five fire-based magic treasures at his disposal. He could be said to have great magical powers. Unfortunately, he was proficient in fire and was overcome by water. Princess Longji's water-based magic treasure was just right for him, and he was eventually killed by Li Jing with the Golden Linglong Pagoda when he was fleeing in defeat.

Therefore, when he heard that Li Jing had lost the Golden Linglong Pagoda, his laughter was probably second only to Nezha's.

Right now, Emperor Xuanling has risen in both Heaven and Hell, and his status is no less important than that of the Four Emperors, not to mention that he is the only disciple of a saint.

So no matter whether Sun Wukong was bragging or not, at least he dared to say so, which proved that he had a good relationship with Emperor Xuanling.

I heard that Emperor Xuanling also has a connection with Jiejiao, and even the three senior sisters are now under his command.

What's more, the Zhuxian Sword is in the hands of Emperor Xuanling. Is there any need to say more about his relationship with Jiejiao?
"Since the Great Sage has such a powerful brother, why don't you ask him for help?"

Luo Xuan said this not because he wanted to see Hong Chen make a fool of himself, but because he really wanted to give this merit to Hong Chen.

Because he believed that with Emperor Xuanling's ability, it was impossible for the one-horned rhinoceros to take away his magic weapon.

It would be great if Emperor Xuanling could subdue the One-horned Rhinoceros. Even if he couldn't, he could still figure out the One-horned Rhinoceros's identity and guide Sun Wukong to find Taishang Laojun.

No matter what Hong Chen chooses to do, as long as he participates, he will gain merit.

This matter is not something that Luo Xuan can decide alone.

This is the goodwill released by the Jiejiao immortal camp in the heavenly court.

At the same time, it was also to repay Hong Chen for his kindness in changing the Three Xiao from the Three Fairies who could sense the Three Gods at any time to the Three Xiao who could protect and transform the world.

From Fairy Lady to Heavenly Lord, one can tell the difference just by listening to the names. And now, with the status of Emperor Xuanling rising, the value of Sanxiao Youming Huasheng Tianzun is naturally rising as well.

Of course, it would be even better if doing so could change the embarrassing position of more Jiejiao immortals in the Heavenly Palace through Emperor Xuanling.

When Sun Wukong heard this, his face suddenly turned red.

He lowered his head and scratched his hands shyly, and said awkwardly: "It's not that I haven't thought about it, but I have asked him for help several times before, and sometimes he came to help me on his own. Besides, didn't he ride a horse to the lower world last time and turned into a monster to block the road? I threatened him with this and asked him to lend me an innate spiritual treasure."

Luo Xuan felt helpless for a moment, and tried to persuade him kindly: "Great Sage, you are wrong. Since you two are like brothers, why would Emperor Xuanling care about such a trivial matter? Now that the Great Sage's journey to the west is blocked, if Emperor Xuanling knew about it, he would definitely lend a helping hand!"

Sun Wukong's eyes rolled around, and after thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Yes, yes, you are right. I was wrong! He is broad-minded and will not bear grudges. Well, everyone please wait here. I will go to heaven to ask him for help!"

After he finished speaking, he somersaulted and went straight to the South Gate of Heaven.

As soon as he left, Li Jing, who was standing at the edge of the crowd, also quietly stepped back.

"Hey, where is Li Tianwang going?"

Luo Xuan keenly noticed Li Jing's actions, so he asked in front of everyone without any hesitation.

Li Jing paused, feeling so embarrassed for a moment that he wished he could dig a hole and bury himself on the spot.

Luo Xuan would definitely not let him go easily, and immediately said, "If I remember correctly, Li Tianwang's pagoda was also taken away, right? Could it be that Li Tianwang is planning to buy himself a new pagoda to support himself?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the gods burst into laughter.

At this time, there is no distinction between the gods of the human religion, the orthodox religion, or the evil religion.

Ever since Randeng publicly appeared in the Heavenly Palace to support Li Jing, Li Jing's position was also publicly exposed.

No matter how much the Three Pure Ones fight, they are still under the Xuanmen sect in the end, and the Heavenly Court has always been regarded as the Xuanmen sect’s private territory.

As a Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King who openly leans towards Buddhism, do you still expect to gain the favor of other gods?

Li Jing's face turned blue and purple, but he didn't dare to look at Luo Xuan. He was also afraid that his gaze at this time would cause dissatisfaction among the immortals of Jiejiao and then trigger a fight between the immortals.

If that were to happen, his little bit of face would be completely lost!
But after Luo Xuan said this, he couldn't walk any further. He could only turn around and pretend to wait, suppressing his embarrassment.

Seeing this, Luo Xuan sneered and was too lazy to tease him anymore.

Xuanling Imperial Palace.

"Good brother! Hong Xuanling! Are you home?!"

While still above the clouds, Sun Wukong could not wait to shout loudly towards the imperial palace.

Ao Tingxin, who was on duty in the imperial palace today, heard this voice and thought to himself: What Sister Cai Yan said is indeed true, the emperor's monkey brother has a really loud voice!

She quickly came to the palace gate and led Sun Wukong inside.

When he arrived at the Hongchen Palace, he reported to Dian Wei, who was standing in front of the palace gate like a stone sculpture. After Dian Wei's report, Sun Wukong, who had been unable to contain himself, immediately flashed in.

Hong Chen was seen squatting by the pond, scooping up water with one hand and splashing it at the crocodile not far away. The crocodile also cleverly and flexibly changed its position and kept jumping up to bite the falling water.

"oops!"

Sun Wukong compared his own anxious mood and couldn't help but shout.

The little crocodile glanced at him and flicked its tail. A stream of water suddenly rolled up from the pond and flew towards Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong blew a breath, and the water flowed back, knocking the little crocodile back to the bottom of the pond.

Then, he quickly stepped forward and grabbed Hong Chen's sleeve.

"You are so good, Hong Xuanling. I am so anxious that my eyebrows are burning and my mouth is foaming, and you are actually teasing a pig dragon here."

Hong Chen turned his head and looked at him, saying innocently: "How can I know you are anxious if you don't tell me? I will know you are anxious only if you tell me. You can't let me feel you are anxious without saying anything, and I can't say that I know you are anxious just by looking at you..."

Suddenly, Sun Wukong opened his eyes wide, opened his mouth, and looked at him in shock.

In a trance, he felt that the golden hoop on his head seemed to be tightening slightly, and his head was aching.

Holding his head, Sun Wukong shook his head and shouted, "Stop chanting, stop chanting!"

Hong Chen shut up.

Sun Wukong put his hand down and suddenly grabbed Hong Chen's wrist.

"It's already this late, and you're still teasing me. I don't care, but you have to help me with this matter today!"

"Hahaha, are you relying on me?"

"Yes! I'll depend on you! If you don't agree, I won't leave today!" As he said that, he sat down on the ground and imitated Hong Chen just now, playing with the water in the pool.

Seeing him like this, Hong Chen couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, alright. I was also in seclusion just now, cultivating and comprehending the great Dao. Although it wasn't a critical moment, I was naturally a little resentful of being interrupted so I teased you. Tell me, what kind of difficult monsters did you encounter in the mortal world?"

Sun Wukong turned around and said, "That monster calls himself the One-horned King. He is a little weaker than me, but the difficulty lies in the ring on his hand! Once the ring is released, even my golden hoop can be taken away. The same is true for the gods I asked for help before. All their weapons were taken away by him with the ring. I can't beat him, and I can't make him surrender. I really have no other choice, so I came to the sky to find you."

After hearing the first sentence, Hong Chen knew who he was talking about.

Calculating the time, it seems to be about the time when the Green Bull Demon appears.

However, now that they are halfway through their journey westward, the difficulty of the disasters encountered by the five-member group is gradually increasing, so it seems that they are moving slower and slower.

The Green Ox was the mount of the Saint Taiqing. After the Saint Taiqing left the prehistoric world and moved to Chaos, the Green Ox was left to Laojun.

This difficulty is the merit of Laojun.

It was not convenient for Hong Chen to intervene. Besides, there was no need to snatch this little merit from Laojun. Even Laojun might not really care about this little merit.

However, just as Hong Chen was about to guide Sun Wukong to the Tushita Palace on behalf of Tathagata Buddha, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind, and his words changed accordingly.

"Hearing what you said, the monster is indeed extraordinary. I wonder if I can subdue him, and if he can take my spiritual treasure. Let's go, I will accompany you to the lower world to take a look."

"Good good!"

Wukong jumped up and led the way.

(End of this chapter)