Chapter 123: Cell No. A
Emperor Donghua looked at his once mighty and handsome disciple who had turned into such a hideous and ugly person. He was full of blame and rebuke, but he couldn't utter a word.
Finally, he just sighed and said, "You!"
He has not accepted many disciples over the years, only Zhu Ganglie and Dongfang Shuo.
Dongfang Shuo was gifted with intelligence and extraordinary comprehension, but his background was mediocre. He was just an ordinary mortal in the Southern Continent. He was obsessed with divination and practiced with him for more than 300 years before he finally achieved enlightenment and became an immortal.
Only Zhu Ganglie not only mastered the Pure Yang Kung Fu he created, but also mastered the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong, and achieved the level of a Golden Immortal, with unlimited future ahead of him.
As a result, he played a good hand of cards badly!
First, he molested Chang'e while drunk and was deprived of his immortal status. Then he escaped halfway and took over the body of a pig, losing the pure yang body he had cultivated for many years.
Now, a little bit of the Yuan Yang in his body has been broken in the mortal world, and I'm afraid he will only be able to reach the Taiyi realm in this life.
"Master..." Zhu Bajie knew that he had committed a serious sin and felt extremely ashamed.
However, thinking of the suffering he had endured in the prison, he shuddered and no longer cared about his face. He hugged Emperor Donghua and refused to let go, begging bitterly: "Disciple really knows that I was wrong! Master, please save me!"
Emperor Donghua did not speak, but glanced at Li Anran.
Li Anran understood that Emperor Donghua had something to tell Zhu Bajie and didn't want others to hear it, so he immediately found an excuse that he hadn't handled any official business yet to say goodbye and leave.
Emperor Donghua watched Li Anran walk away, then he made another hand gesture, and a golden light lit up, transforming into a light shield that covered the master and disciple, isolating the inside and outside of the cell.
Zhu Bajie's eyes flashed with hope, and he called out, "Master?"
Emperor Donghua sighed again and told the story of how he had pleaded with the Jade Emperor, that Zhu Bajie only needed to serve a hundred and thirty years' imprisonment in the Heavenly Prison before he could come down to earth and become a free and easy immortal.
Zhu Bajie thought that he would spend the rest of his life in prison, but when he heard that he would only be imprisoned for a hundred years, he was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master! Master, your kindness is so great that I will never forget it in my lifetime!"
Emperor Donghua said: "After you are released from prison, go back to your Yunzhan Cave in Fuling Mountain."
Zhu Bajie shuddered, his face turned pale, and he pointed to the sky and swore in panic: "Master, I will not go back! When I leave, I will practice peacefully with you in Fangzhang Xianshan, and I will never dare to do anything taboo again!"
Emperor Donghua felt very complicated when he saw Zhu Bajie was so frightened by his words, completely losing his former high-spirited vigor as Marshal Tianpeng.
To be honest, he did feel a little pity for Zhu Bajie. After all, Zhu Bajie was his disciple that he had personally trained, and he was quite satisfied with him.
But, what I feel more is the regret and self-blame!
When he was pleading with the Jade Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace, he heard from Yang Jian about the sins that Zhu Bajie had committed over the years.
It's no exaggeration to say that what they did was like that of a monster!
To have fallen to this point, one can only say that it is his own fault!
In the eyes of Emperor Donghua, Zhu Bajie did all this and he, as his master, has an unshirkable responsibility.
I only taught him some skills, but didn't teach him how to be a good person and do things!
In order to avoid suspicion, I have never been to Marshal Tianpeng’s Mansion over the years!
If I had seen him more often and noticed his changes earlier, he might not have gone astray!
Emperor Donghua felt guilty, but also more resolute in his arrangement for Zhu Bajie. He said, "You don't have to do this. What I just said was not to test you, but there are some things that require you to stay in Yunzhan Cave to accomplish."
Zhu Bajie was relieved and said, "Master, just tell me what you want to do. I will definitely complete it for you even if it costs me my life."
Emperor Donghua said, "Two hundred years from now, a man will set out from the Southern Continent to seek the true scriptures at Lingshan Mountain in the West. You will wait in the Cloud Stack Cave. When he passes by, you will become his disciple and follow him to the West, enter the Buddhist sect, and then attain the true fruit."
Zhu Bajie was stunned and his face was full of disbelief.
He stared at Emperor Donghua for a long while, his eyes were red and tears flowed uncontrollably.
Different from his previous cry for life, this time Zhu Bajie was really touched by what Emperor Donghua did.
Zhu Bajie originally thought that Emperor Donghua pleaded with the Jade Emperor on his behalf because his abilities were still useful.
Only then did he say that he was willing to follow Emperor Donghua to Fangzhang Immortal Mountain to practice, and he was really prepared to work like a slave.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Donghua was really just doing this for his own good and treated him wholeheartedly, even going so far as to let him join the Lingshan Buddhist sect!
Zhu Bajie cried loudly: "Master, you don't mind your disciple's stupidity. You gave me the Nine-turn Elixir and taught me all the skills. You let me hear the great Dao and attain immortality. Is there anyone in the world who can treat his disciples as well as Master?"
"I do not want to join the Buddhist sect, nor do I want to be a disciple of others. I only wish to stay by my master's side and be filial to him for all my lives!"
Emperor Donghua was touched by Zhu Bajie's sincerity. He stroked his head and said, "After two hundred years, I will also have to go through the reincarnation tunnel. How can you stay by my side for all eternity?"
Zhu Bajie was shocked, and suddenly remembered the rumors he had heard about Emperor Donghua and Peony Fairy when he was in the mortal world. He was anxious and angry: "Master, the innocent are innocent. Why do you care about the slander of those villains and really go through reincarnation? Don't fall for their evil schemes!"
Emperor Donghua said: "In this world, good and bad things are interdependent. Giving up the position of Emperor Donghua may not be a bad thing for me."
Zhu Bajie was stunned and didn't understand what Emperor Donghua meant.
Emperor Donghua had no intention of explaining, so he changed the subject and said, "I have already made an agreement with the Buddhist sect on the journey to the West to obtain the scriptures, and it cannot be changed. You only need to stay in Yunzhan Cave, and someone from Lingshan will come to find you."
Zhu Bajie didn't know what Emperor Donghua had paid for the qualification of becoming the disciple of this pilgrim.
However, the disciple who was seeking the scriptures only needed to make a trip from the southern continent to the Lingshan Mountain in the west to achieve the right result.
I think the price to pay must be quite high.
He nodded vigorously and said, "Master, rest assured. I will not let you down and will protect the pilgrim well."
Unexpectedly, Emperor Donghua shook his head and said, "The journey to the West to obtain the scriptures is not as simple as you think..."
Afterwards, Emperor Donghua deployed all the powerful beings from the three realms in the four continents to eliminate the calamity and karma between heaven and earth.
Buddhism and Lingshan used the contest of obtaining Buddhist scriptures from the West to decide the time for the prosperity of Buddhism.
He told Zhu Bajie everything.
Zhu Bajie took a deep breath and felt his scalp tingling and his back running cold.
Yunzhan Cave in Fuling Mountain is located at the junction of Southern Jambu Continent and Western Niuhe Continent. It can be said that he witnessed the tragic situation in Southern Jambu Continent with his own eyes.
Unexpectedly, all this was actually the plan of the gods and Buddhas.
We also learn that the journey to the West is related to the battle for the destiny of Buddhism and Taoism, and is another plan by the gods and Buddhas to eliminate the karma of disasters.
Zhu Bajie immediately became a little timid and said awkwardly, "Master, I, Old Zhu, have always been very timid. I'd better not get involved in such a big event, right?"
Emperor Donghua snorted coldly and said, "If you don't hone yourself in the calamity, how can you achieve the right result? Do you really want to be a pig demon for the rest of your life?"
Zhu Bajie was startled, but finally made up his mind and said through gritted teeth: "Disciple is willing to make this journey."
Emperor Donghua said, "Don't worry. This matter is not as dangerous as you think. The Buddhist and Taoist sects chose this matter to decide when Buddhism will flourish because they are worried that the conflict between the two sects will be like the catastrophe of the Conferred Gods, and it will get out of control."
"This time, both sides will exercise restraint and stop at the right time. There are so many monsters in Xiniu Hezhou, which is enough to eliminate the calamity karma of Xiniu Hezhou. The lives of the disciples of Buddhism and Taoism will not be used to fill it."
"That's good!" When Zhu Bajie heard this, he immediately smiled happily, but he had made up his mind that he must paddle all the way to the West without offending Xuanmen or Lingshan.
——Both Buddhism and Taoism say good things, but who can guarantee what the actual situation is?
Didn't the two sects of Chan and Jie talk about things nicely in the beginning, but in the end they still fought each other to pieces?
God knows whether the Buddhist and Taoist sects will really get into a fight, whether someone will be secretly plotting against them, or whether they will completely turn against each other!
Emperor Donghua saw through Zhu Bajie's little thoughts, but did not point them out because he also had the same worry!
The gods and Buddhas of the three realms join forces to eliminate the karma of calamity. The most important thing is to work together. If even one of them has some evil thoughts, it may end up in a life-and-death situation!
And since this concerns the fortunes of the two religions, how could there not be some tricks and scheming involved?
It all depends on whether both sides can really restrain themselves!
After explaining all this, Emperor Donghua did not stay in the Heavenly Prison any longer.
As the leader of the male immortals in the Three Realms, he has a lot of things to deal with every day.
This was also the reason why he was an eyesore and had to reincarnate in order to prove his innocence and give up the position of Emperor Donghua.
"The Yellow Turban Rebellion was actually an attempt by the gods and Buddhas of the three realms to join forces in the Southern Continent. This is really a big deal!"
Li Anran watched Emperor Donghua leave, and secretly sighed in his heart: "Zhang Jiao's death was really unjust!"
Although Emperor Donghua used magic to cover up what happened in the cell, he could not hide it from the Book of Punishment.
Li Anran looked up Zhu Bajie's life story, and he also heard the complete conversation between the master and the disciple in the prison.
"Southern Continent is the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Western Continent is the Journey to the West, then Eastern Continent is the Eight Immortals of the Upper Cave ?"
"I wonder what will happen in Northern Juluzhou?"
Li Anran thought again that every time they faced a catastrophe, a large number of lives would be lost.
The people who sacrificed in the Southern Continent were humans, the people who died in the Western Continent were monsters, the people who died in the Eastern Continent were probably cultivators, and the Northern Continent...
It can only be the remnants of the ancient demon clan in the Demon Master’s Mansion!
"It would be great if we could lock up all those ancient remnants in the Sky Prison!"
Li Anran's saliva almost drooled when he thought of the ancient demon sages he had seen in Jiu Tou Chong's life.
Unlike the younger generations of the demon clan in Xiniu Hezhou, the ancient demon clan saints in Beijuluzhou have all come step by step from the primitive times.
Those who were able to be named Great Sages by the Ancient Demon Court had to have at least the Golden Immortal level, while the stronger ones could even reach the Quasi-Sage realm.
If he could be locked up in the Sky Prison, the daily income would be at least 10 billion!
Then he is really on the verge of becoming a great Luo, and enlightenment is just around the corner!
Thinking of this, Li Anran thought of the prisoners imprisoned in the No. A cell in the deepest part of the Sky Prison.
After he took over the position of prison warden, he obtained the names and information of some of the prisoners in Cell A.
Yes, that’s the part!
Cell A is divided into two layers, inner and outer layers. Li Anran knows the information of the prisoners held in the outer layer.
As for the inner layer, he had no idea who was imprisoned there.
All we know is that the inner layer is guarded by the Jade Emperor's confidants and no one is allowed to get close.
This anyone also includes him, the prison god and Guansuo star god.
And in the outer layer of cell A, there were a total of seventeen prisoners!
Among them, the weakest is the Monkey King, who has only the cultivation level of the Golden Immortal realm.
The reason why he was able to enter the No. A cell was because he was skilled in the magical power of arresting spirits and dispatching generals, which posed a great threat to ordinary heavenly soldiers and generals.
Except for the Monkey King, the lowest cultivation level among the remaining sixteen prisoners was at the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal.
——This was also the reason why Qiu Yin hesitated when he imprisoned the Monkey King in Cell A.
Judging from his cultivation level alone, the Monkey King is totally unworthy of being locked up in Cell A.
Among these prisoners, seven are great saints of the ancient demon clan.
After the Lich and Wizard catastrophe, the pillars of heaven collapsed, the Milky Way flooded backwards, and the remaining demon saints followed Kunpeng to the far north.
After the water of the Milky Way receded, many great saints of the demon tribe could not stand the bitter cold and barrenness of the Far North, and led the remaining tribesmen back to their previous territories.
But at this time, most of these territories had already been occupied by the human race or the Xuanmen, especially the disciples of the Jiejiao.
Master Tongtian teaches everyone. After the fall of the ancient heaven, he accepted many demon tribes as his registered disciples. When his power was at its peak, it was said that tens of thousands of immortals came to pay homage to him.
When the ancient demon court existed, these monsters had not yet made a name for themselves, but now they have become disciples of saints with prominent status.
Naturally, they would not be afraid of these old guys, and it was even more impossible for them to give up the caves they had worked so hard to build.
The conflict between the two sides was inevitable.
A few of these ancient demon saints were unlucky and ran into strong men like Duobao Taoist Sanxiao and were knocked to the ground!
Most of the time, they win first and then lose.
There are not many disciples of the Jiejiao sect whose cultivation can match theirs, but they have many magic weapons and are very united!
If you beat the small one, the big one will come; if you beat the big one, the old one will come!
The popularity of outer sect elder brother Zhao Gongming was earned through this process!
In the end, some of these great saints from the demon clan died, some joined the Jiejiao Sect, and some were imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison!
The Jiejiao has a saint as its backer, so it is not afraid of these demon saints. It will kill them when they should be killed, without mercy.
The Jade Emperor was quite apprehensive, however, as he feared that killing them would bring revenge from the great demon saints of Uttarakuru, so he had no choice but to lock them up first.
It has been closed until now.
