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Chapter 609: Preaching Taibai and Observing the Changes of the Disaster

"I can't tell whether saving lives is good or bad."

Hong Chen shook his head, raised the wine gourd and took a sip.

Having just saved the two attendants, they can certainly live a good life in this life. Moreover, with the merit of accompanying Xuanzang on his journey of thousands of miles, even if they are not granted titles or appointed as prime ministers in the future, they will at least have a fortune of millions.

If we don't save them and let them be eaten by the monsters in the mountains, then with the merits gained, they will be reborn into a good family in the next life, which will definitely be better than being born in this life. We may even have a chance to become an immortal.

Most gods are afraid of cause and effect.

The mortals and demons who died on the journey to the west were not necessarily truly miserable. At least, the Buddhist sect would not mind repaying them, and the insignificant reward for the Buddhist sect was a great fortune for the mortals and demons.

Of course, not all those who create karma will receive good rewards.

Sometimes, if the debt is too much and there is no way to pay it back, the debtor may become ruthless and wipe out the creditor completely. Wouldn't the cause and effect be eliminated then?
I'm talking about you two: Jie Yin and Zhunti!

However, now that Hong Chen, a genuine human, is watching, I think the Buddhist sect will not lose the big picture for the small one.

Taibai Jinxing shook his clothes, sat opposite Hong Chen, picked up a piece of meat from the campfire, and said with a smile: "Why did the emperor want to save him?"

"I just saw that after they died, their loved ones were grieving and their families were helpless. Although I don't know what they think, for me, it is unbearable to see. Whatever the afterlife is, let it be. Living in this life, just seek the present life."

"The emperor sees everything clearly." Taibai Jinxing took a bite of the barbecue and said, "Hmm, it tastes really good!"

"Would you like some wine?"

"On the hour!"

The two of them ate and drank, and before they knew it, the sun had risen.

Taibai Jinxing touched his bulging belly and turned his gaze to the simple Hongchen Sword lying on the grass beside him.

After taking a look, he couldn't help but sigh: "The Great Emperor's swordsmanship has improved a lot. I am already far behind him."

"Try?"

"OK?"

Hong Chen smiled and said, "Xingjun also taught me his swordsmanship without reservation. We have a master-disciple relationship. Today is a good opportunity to repay the favor."

“Hahahaha, Your Majesty, you are too serious.” He looked up at the sky. “Don’t take too long. If he is really eaten by the demon, won’t the Buddhist sect come after me to the death?”

Hong Chen nodded: "Don't worry, Xingjun, it won't take too long."

After saying that, the two of them sat cross-legged with their eyes slightly closed.

Above the long river, there was only a loud sword chant, and the blazing white fairy sword, which retained its original appearance, jumped out of the river, and the brilliant and flawless sword light spread toward the river surface.

In the river, a green lotus sword vibrated and rang, and its location was at the uppermost reaches of the Endless Immortal Sword.

The two swords are one above and one below, one in front and one behind. The brilliant sword energy is like a fluttering silk ribbon, or like a pair of bridges connecting them. The Taoist rhyme with nine-color divine aura circulates endlessly.

This is a discussion of the Tao at a higher level, going straight to the core of the Tao.

After more than an hour, Hong Chen took the initiative to cut off contact, and the blazing white fairy sword slowly fell back into the long river of swordsmanship.

After opening his eyes, Taibai Jinxing was still in deep contemplation, so he waved at the slow horse.

The slow horse suddenly transformed into its true form of Di Ting, and ran over to please the king like a white dog, with its tongue sticking out and its lion's tail wagging.

Hong Chen rubbed the huge, furry tiger head, then handed the empty wine gourd to it: "Go get some wine."

Di Ting nodded obediently, opened his mouth and bit the gourd, turned around and flew into the sky like a dragon, riding on a cloud.

After a moment, Taibai Jinxing woke up, and a sword light flashed in his eyes. The sword art that had been held back for years suddenly flashed through his mind, and the extremely sharp innate Gengjin energy suddenly burst out, just like billions of heaven-destroying blades showing their sharpness, making the ancient world quietly pale in comparison.

"Wow, Xingjun, you are really..." Hong Chen tapped Taibai Jinxing with his index finger, his eyes filled with surprise and reasonableness, "Everyone says that you, an old angel, are a flatterer, but who knew that your murderous aura is even stronger than that of the Styx Patriarch in the sea of ​​blood!"

Taibai Jinxing laughed when he heard this and bowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please don't make fun of me. I am just a messenger beside your majesty. How dare I compare myself with someone as powerful as the Styx Patriarch?"

Hong Chen made a sound of "tsk tsk" in his mouth. After a while, he raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Given Xingjun's age, background and understanding, he has not yet beheaded the corpse?"

Taibai Jinxing is also a congenitally sacred being, born from the Taibai star in the prehistoric world. Although not as early as the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa, it is not much later than Dijun and Taiyi who were born in the same starry sky.

Logically speaking, even if he missed three sermons in Zixiao Palace, he would not be a Daluo Jinxian now.

"Alas, my understanding is so poor that I don't deserve the emperor's praise."

Hong Chen thought he was talking nonsense and said to himself, "I think it's a little late today. If you have free time in the future, Xingjun can go to the Xuanling Imperial Palace to find my clone. How about we discuss the beheading of the three corpses and the Hunyuan Road?"

Taibai Jinxing was overjoyed, and hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance. I am grateful to you!"

Not beheading the three corpses, doesn't that mean you want to cultivate Hun Yuan?

There had been many people with the same thoughts as him in the past, but seeing that everyone around him had become a quasi-saint by beheading their corpses, and their magical powers were far superior to those of the Daluo Jinxian, the only person in the entire prehistoric world who could truly endure the loneliness was probably Taibai Jinxing.

Coincidentally, he has always been accustomed to keeping a low profile. With the body of a Daluo Jinxian and the support of the Heavenly Court, he is safe and secure, and his presence can be weakened. Not beheading the corpse is actually a good thing for him to hide.

But now that he has encountered the mortal world that has stepped out of the Hunyuan Road, it can be said that he has finally reaped the rewards of his hard work.

However, although Hong Chen does not mind passing on his Hunyuan experience to others, Taibai Jinxing is, after all, Haotian’s direct descendant and even his trusted subordinate.

Although Hong Chen and Haotian have a good relationship, who knows if there will be any unexpected changes in the future?
Ever since Emperor Xin suddenly changed his mind last time, Hong Chen no longer dared to trust others rashly, especially since Haotian was also an emperor.

Therefore, we have to find a way to recruit Taibai Jinxing to the Xuanling Imperial Palace in Heaven.

"You taught me first, and now I will teach you. It's just a give and take, no need for such a big ceremony."

Seeing that he was about to say something else, Hong Chen hurriedly said, "The Tang Monk has been captured by the demons. If you don't go now, you will have to collect his body later."

Hearing this, Taibai Jinxing did not dare to stay for long. After hurriedly thanking him, he happily left.

Hong Chen simply lay back and waited for Di Ting to come back with some wine.

As for Xuanzang, he was afraid when he entered the mountains, but as long as he thought about seeking the true scriptures to save the world, he felt endless courage growing in his body.

After walking for a while, although there were no wild beasts or monsters blocking the way, he did not dare to let his guard down. He just held the reins with one hand and held the nine-ring staff with the other, staring around with a sharp gaze.

After entering the woods, he had no choice but to dismount and walk all the way, leading the horse.

Looking at the sun rising higher in the sky, even though he was sweating profusely, he did not dare to stop to rest easily, hoping to get out of Shuangcha Ridge, where demons gathered, as soon as possible.

It's a pity that God did not fulfill his wish.

Xuanzang had just led his horse over a collapsed dressing table when a monster with a wolf head and a wolf tail suddenly appeared in front of him. Xuanzang was so frightened that he almost fainted.

"What a delicate monk! I can catch him and use him as a snack for the king's wine!"

The wolf demon howled excitedly twice and stepped forward with a machete in hand.

Xuanzang didn't know where he got the courage from, but he picked up the nine-ring staff and hit the wolf monster.

It was a pity that he was still not strong enough, his hands were soft and his movements were very slow. The wolf demon used his knife to block and sweep the Nine-Ring Tin Staff away, and then knocked Xuanzang unconscious with a slap.

When he woke up, he was tied up in a cave filled with evil spirits.

Xuanzang took a peek and saw a fierce-looking king sitting on a throne carved from stone, with a dark-skinned man next to him and a handsome man in white Confucian clothes on the other side. Seeing that he was awake, the dark man asked, "Where did this come from?"

The king smiled and said, "He came to me on his own."

The handsome man asked, "Can you entertain the guests?"

The king: "Hahaha, of course!" He turned around and shouted: "Come here! Cut off his head, take out his heart and liver, chop off his limbs, and send them to me to entertain the guests. As for the other bits and pieces, you can divide them among yourselves!"

A group of little demons happily obeyed the order and rushed towards Xuanzang with fierce eyes.

Xuanzang couldn't stand the threat and fainted before he could do anything.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but when I woke up again, there was an old man standing next to me.

Xuanzang hurriedly looked down and saw that his clothes and limbs were intact. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

When he looked up, he saw that all the little monsters in the cave were dead, and lying on the throne were a tiger, a bear and a cow.

"Ah! This..."

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The old man smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, monk. The demon king of this mountain is the tiger spirit. The black man just now is a bear spirit, and the handsome one is a wild bull spirit."

Xuanzang was horrified, thinking that his fellow Taoist down the mountain had not lied to him. At the same time, he felt that it was not wrong to drive away the two attendants in the morning.

"Amitabha, thank you for your help!"

The old man helped Xuanzang up. After he got out of the cave, he found the white horse and two packages. He immediately turned into a gust of breeze, rode a red-crowned white crane and flew away.

He left only a note: I am Taibai Star from the West, and I have come to save your soul. You will have the help of the gods on your way forward, so do not complain about the difficulties.

Xuanzang was shocked and bowed to the sky, saying, "Thank you, Venus, for saving me from this difficulty."

Taibai Jinxing completed the task and didn't care whether Xuanzang was grateful or not. He just hurried back to report to Haotian, and then prepared gifts to go to the Xuanling Imperial Palace to find Hong Chen's clone and listen to the teachings of Hunyuan Jinxian.

After calming down, Xuanzang got on his horse and continued on his way.

He had just walked away when he saw a simple horse passing through the jungle from behind, carrying a Taoist priest with a sword hanging from his waist and constantly pouring wine from a gourd in his hand.

The slow horse walked into the cave. Hong Chen took a quick look and his eyes lit up when he saw the tiger, bear and cow.

With a wave of his hand, he cleared away all the little monsters and the evil spirit in the cave.

Soon, another bonfire was built, with a piece of beef rib roasted on it, and a tiger skin and a bear skin spread beside them.

Tiger and bear meat are not tasty, even if they are spirited. But beef is different, spirited beef is more fragrant.

Just as the beef ribs were about to be cooked, a man suddenly came to the cave entrance.

It was none other than Guanyin Bodhisattva dressed as a country girl.

"Hey, why are you here again?" Hong Chen asked with a smile, his eyes fell on the basket she was carrying: "What food did you bring today?"

Guanyin walked forward with a smile, lifted the lotus leaves covering the basket, revealing a bunch of big, white and tender buns.

"What kind of filling?"

“Vegetarian filling.”

"Okay, I have meat anyway."

I reached out and took one, put it in my mouth, cut off a piece of beef, and mixed it with the vegetarian buns. It tasted pretty good.

But while eating, Hong Chen suddenly became curious: "Have Buddhists always not eaten meat, or did they stop eating meat later?"

Guanyin ate the buns in small bites and said with a smile: "Since the establishment of Buddhism in the Western world, people have stopped eating meat."

Hong Chen nodded.

After a while, Guanyin asked, "The Great Emperor wishes to follow Tripitaka on his journey to the west?"

Hong Chen shook his head: "Going west is his way, what's the point of me following him? Don't worry that I will disturb your plans. I just want to follow him to see the fluctuations of the calamity energy of heaven and earth, and the changes in the calamity energy after each disaster."

Guanyin nodded: "Your Majesty, there is no need to explain. Since you said that you support the prosperity of Buddhism, I naturally believe you."

"You believe it, but others may not."

"This matter has nothing to do with others. Your Majesty does not need to care about it. If there is someone who is not afraid of death and comes to your door, Your Majesty can just beat him to death."

Hong Chen laughed: "You said that!"

Guanyin still nodded, her eyes looking serious.

"Haha, I know about this Journey to the West. You have been busy running around and arranging the disasters, and you have made great contributions. Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you as the general manager of the Journey to the West. I followed Tang Seng only to observe the changes in the disaster energy. I may leave at any time, or come back at any time. If I am here, I will also temporarily supervise you to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

After hearing these words, Guanyin finally felt relieved. "Thank you very much for your help, Your Majesty. If Your Majesty finds that some disasters are not good, you can also help to adjust them. I will not let Your Majesty work in vain."

"Hahaha, you are quite generous." After laughing, Hong Chen took out three star fruits and handed them to her: "This morning I asked Xuanzang to send back two of his followers, and I am afraid that one of them might have been ruined. These three fruits should be of some use to you, please accept them."

Guanyin naturally knew good things and accepted it without hesitation.

Then, she looked at the tiger skin and bear skin beside her and asked, "Does the emperor have any idea about these two skins? If not, why not give them to me and I will make something for you."

"Oh? Are you going to make me a tiger-skin skirt? I don't wear that stuff."

"How could this be? The Emperor must be joking."

Guanyin picked up the two skins and took out a bunch of incomprehensible things from the basket. Using mortal techniques and a little bit of divine means, she quickly made a tiger-skin cloak and a bear-skin mat.

It is not some kind of spiritual treasure, but it cannot be considered an ordinary thing either.

Hong Chen sighed: "I'm afraid this tiger-skin cloak is not suitable for my identity as a Taoist priest."

Guanyin said: "Even if you are a mortal Taoist priest, you should always have something to keep warm in winter."

"That makes sense. Thank you, Bodhisattva."

"Your Majesty, you are too polite." After a pause, Guanyin continued, "I will return to the South Sea soon and will not come again without reason. Xuanzang is guarded by the Six Dings and Six Jias, the Duty Officers, and Jie Di. If Your Majesty does not wish, I will ask them to withdraw."

"Then let's withdraw. I know you're afraid something might happen to Xuanzang, but following him day and night and keeping a close eye on him all the time is also going against the true meaning of the calamity. I'm afraid it won't be good for breaking the calamity of heaven and earth. Let's withdraw and see how it goes after a few more calamities."

Hearing this, Guanyin suddenly realized, "The Great Emperor is right. We are just too concerned and confused."

After saying this, she issued a decree to disperse the immortals and gods that had been following her.

For a moment, the calamity energy from heaven and earth gathering towards Tang Seng became increasingly clear.

Seeing this scene, Guanyin knew that Hong Chen was right.

Who would order someone to watch over them secretly at all times when they are going through a disaster?

However, those disciples were destined to be disciples, so it doesn’t matter.

(End of this chapter)