Journey to the West: At the beginning, Monkey King was tricked into going to Penglai to find the god

The king of Jinghe River looked ashen, and the water creatures were trembling with fear.

"It was the Dragon King of Bahe River a few days ago, and today it's the Dragon King of Weihe River. The Jade Emperor doesn't want to take action against the water creatures of Chang'an City, right? This... What should I do?"

If it weren't for Li Yue, he would have been beheaded on the Dragon Slashing Platform early in the morning.

Now, he doesn't dare to go out, for fear that he will accidentally violate the Heavenly Rules and be taken to the Dragon Slashing Platform and snapped.

He hurriedly found his youngest son, Lulong, and told him, "My son, you should go to your uncle, the Dragon King of the West Sea, immediately. You can stay there for a long time or find a job. In short, don't return to Chang'an for the time being."

Lulong listened to his father's words and went down the river to the West Sea.

At this time, in the palace of Chang'an City, Li Shimin was frightened by the wronged soul of the Dragon King of Weihe River every night and fell ill.

Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, two generals, guarded the front gate, and Wei Zheng held the dragon-slaying sword to guard the back gate. Even so, Li Shimin's condition became worse and there was no way to save him.

Soon, Li Shimin passed away, but returned to life three days and nights later.

Li Shimin saw many wronged souls in the underworld, and he was worried about them, so he posted a notice to recruit monks to hold a water and land ceremony to save the dead souls in the underworld.

However, this water and land ceremony still lacked a high monk to preside over it. Li Shimin posted a notice and searched everywhere, but couldn't find one for a while.

Chen Xuanzang saved his parents and built a thatched cottage on Zhongnan Mountain, where he practiced Taoism all day long.

Zhongnan Mountain has been a Taoist holy land since ancient times, and there are many practitioners here.

But on this day, dark clouds covered the city and thunder fell from the sky.

All the Taoists on the mountain were terrified, because this was not the thunderstorm weather of Bodhi, but a thunder disaster.

And this thunder disaster was coming for Chen Xuanzang.

"This... This is the thunder disaster of the three disasters, but Master clearly said that the three disasters occur once every 500 years. I have only been practicing Taoism for more than 50 years. How can I face this disaster?"

Although he was shocked, he was not confused and tried his best to resist.

"Great and powerful dragon..."

But although he had the cultivation of the late Xuanxian, he had no magical power to protect himself, no magic treasure to deal with it, and no way to avoid disasters. How could he resist this thunder disaster?

When the thunderbolt dissipated, Chen Xuanzang's Taoism was completely destroyed. He lay on the ground, his body burnt black, horrible to look at, and only half a breath was left.

But at this moment, a voice of thanks rang out: "Amitabha!"

In the air, the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva descended, took a willow branch from the jade bottle, and sprinkled the Three Lights Divine Water on Xuanzang.

The jade bottle was taken away by Li Yue, and the one in her hand now was the one she had just refined.

The Three Lights Divine Water contained terrifying vitality. Xuanzang was nourished by this water, and his injuries gradually disappeared. He soon recovered and woke up.

"I thank Guanyin Bodhisattva for saving my life!"

Guanyin's mouth twitched, and the word "I" was really harsh.

It's all Li Yue's fault!

"Chen Xuanzang, I see that you have Buddha nature. You were originally a Buddhist, but you went astray and turned to practicing Taoism. It's a pity. Now you have been struck by lightning and your cultivation has been destroyed. Why don't you turn to Buddhism?"

"Buddhism!" Chen Xuanzang's eyes lit up. Somehow, when he heard the word Buddhism, he unconsciously felt a yearning in his heart.

But then he shook his head and said, "Thank you for the Bodhisattva's kindness. I have been practicing Taoism since I was young. If I turn to Buddhism, wouldn't I be a disappointment to my master's 50 years of nurturing and teaching? So, I'm sorry that I can't obey your order."

Guanyin smiled and said, "Haven't you heard that there are three thousand great ways, but they all lead to the same destination. Regardless of Buddhism or Taoism, if you only look at the appearance, they are very different, but if you look at the essence, it's like the inside and outside of the mirror. Therefore, there is no difference between practicing Taoism and Buddhism. If you can't see through this, no matter how high your cultivation is, you can't get through the three disasters."

Xuanzang was surprised and said, "What the Bodhisattva said is very true. My master also said that Buddha is originally Tao. I didn't understand it at that time, but now I understand it after listening to the Bodhisattva's words."

Guanyin: "..."

Damn Li Yue, trying every means to insult my Buddhist sect, and even wanting to lead Jin Chanzi astray, it's really hateful.

She continued, "Although the essence is the same, the external manifestations are different. Taoism is about self-cultivation, while Buddhism is about saving others. Practicing Taoism can make oneself immortal, while practicing Buddhism can make all living beings immortal. Practicing Taoism only cares about oneself, while practicing Buddhism cares about all living beings. This is the difference between Buddhism and Taoism."

Chen Xuanzang was surprised and said, "Is it really so?"

Guanyin nodded and said, "I see that you are compassionate, kind-hearted, and have a heart to save the world. Why do you have to sit here and practice Taoism? You should enter my Buddhist sect and save all living beings."

Chen Xuanzang was moved and said immediately, "Thank you for the Bodhisattva's guidance. I am willing to convert to Buddhism and ask the Bodhisattva to take me in."

Guanyin shook her head and said, "Your Buddhist fate is not with me."

Xuanzang frowned and said, "I see that there is no true Buddhist method in the Tang Dynasty Buddhist Temple. The Buddhist fate is not with the Bodhisattva.

Where is it?"

Guanyin said: "Your Buddhist fate is in the Thunder Sound Temple of Lingshan Mountain in the West, where the Tathagata Buddha is, which is 18,000 miles away from here."

"Lingshan Mountain in the West! 18,000 miles!" Xuanzang exclaimed, distressed: "What should I do? My disciple has lost all his cultivation now. I can't fly on clouds or ride on fog. How can I get to Lingshan Mountain in the West?"

Guanyin smiled and said: "I came to the Tang Dynasty to find a pilgrim to go to Lingshan Mountain, obtain the true Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, bring them back to the Tang Dynasty, and save all living beings. And this great merit and great fortune belongs to you, and you are the only one who can save the people of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Chen Xuanzang was inexperienced and was fooled by Guanyin. He immediately shaved his head and became a monk. He received the precepts and entered the Buddhist sect. He entered a newly built temple in Chang'an City and officially became a monk.

You can see that he eats vegetarian food and chants Buddha all day long, and reads Buddhist scriptures day and night.

After all, he was a mysterious immortal. Although his cultivation was destroyed, his immortal body was not destroyed, and his understanding was still there. After three months of sleepless nights, he completely understood the Buddhist scriptures in the temple and became a great monk who understood the truth of Buddhism.

The whole temple was shocked, and even his reputation spread to the ears of the King of Tang.

After the King of Tang ordered people to investigate, he was overjoyed and gave him the Dharma name Tang Sanzang. Then he directly decided to let Master Sanzang preside over the water and land ceremony.

Time flies. In Jiangzhou, Li Yue was selling pork when he suddenly received a new task.

[Ding!]

[Tang Sanzang detected Tomorrow morning, we will arrive at Shuangcha Ridge and fall into the tiger's den. In order to postpone the journey to the west, we will issue Task 18. You have the following choices]

[Choice 1: Possess the bear demon Xiong Shanjun and scare Tang Sanzang away at the foot of Shuangcha Ridge, forcing him to take a long detour. If successful, you will be rewarded with 10,000 experience points]

[Choice 2: Possess the tiger demon Yin Jiangjun and detain Tang Sanzang for 3 months. If successful, you will be rewarded with 300 pieces of Tang Monk meat, each piece of which can increase your cultivation and lifespan by 10,000 years]

[Choice 3: Possess the bull demon Te Chushi and make Tang Sanzang do hard labor and cultivate the land for 6 months. If successful, you will be rewarded with 1 jin of super high-yield hybrid rice seeds]

[Note: The journey to the west has officially begun. From now on, every time the host completes a task, he will get a chance to draw experience points]

"Complete the task, and you can have an experience point draw? ”

What Li Yue lacks most is not magical power or magic weapon, but experience points.

As long as he has enough experience points, his strength will advance by leaps and bounds.

If he is given hundreds of millions of experience points, he can comprehend 100% of the space law in minutes and become a saint directly.

Unfortunately, experience points are always insufficient.

“Well, don’t rush to draw prizes, let’s look at the task selection first.”

Three choices, three rewards, let alone the others, only the reward of choice three puzzled him.

“Super high-yield hybrid rice seeds? What does the system mean by rewarding this thing? Is this thing useful to me?”