Chapter 128 The Journey to the West Begins
What happened in the Heavenly Prison had not yet spread, and no one knew what was happening outside. Naturally, no one would stop Yang Jian, the God of Justice.
Yang Jian and Li Anran went out of the South Heaven Gate one after another, and then stopped when they were out of the sight of the Heavenly Palace.
"Brother Li, thank you very much!"
Yang Jian first thanked him solemnly, and then apologized: "I'm really sorry this time, I really couldn't help it..."
"Second Master, you don't need to say more." Li Anran interrupted Yang Jian and said sincerely: "As a son, how can I watch my mother suffer and remain indifferent? If it were me, I would do the same. But, Second Master, what are you going to do in the future?"
Yang Jian said: "I will take my mother to Huashan to pick up my third sister, and then find a safe place for them to hide first. After that, I will return to heaven to meet the Jade Emperor."
Seeing that Li Anran was a little surprised, Yang Jian briefly explained how the gods of the three realms joined forces to actively trigger a catastrophe and eliminate karma.
"Now, all the gods in the three realms are seeking stability and just want to get through this catastrophe safely. Although my mother and father's marriage violated the heavenly law, my father and my eldest brother died because of it, and my mother was imprisoned for so many years. No matter how big the sin is, it should be redeemed."
"As long as this matter is not known to everyone, the Jade Emperor will not dismiss me from my position as the God of Justice because of this. At most, he will reprimand me a few words and that's it. But you, I'm afraid, will be implicated."
Li Anran smiled and said, "I have tried my best to stop them, and even injured the number one war god in heaven. In the end, they escaped. You can't blame me for everything, right? My performance is much better than that of the two generals, the turtle and the snake."
Yang Jian thought of the double act between Li Anran and him and laughed dumbly: "That's right. As long as this matter can be justified for the sake of face, the Jade Emperor will most likely be gentle and let it go. However, I'm afraid you will be on the Jade Emperor's mind in the future, and it will be unlikely for you to be reused by the Jade Emperor."
Li Anran waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. I just want to spend my days in the prison. It doesn't matter if I become the prison god or not, let alone whether it is important or not! Second Master, I won't disturb your family reunion. I'll take my leave first!"
Li Anran bowed to Yang Jian and rode the cloud back to the Heavenly Prison.
The two generals, Turtle and Snake, have already left.
The heavenly soldiers and generals in the Heavenly Prison didn't know what was going on and were in chaos.
It wasn't until he saw Li Anran show up that he felt reassured.
Li Anran said a few words to comfort them and asked them to return to their respective posts. He did not tell them what had happened and just waited for news from the Jade Emperor.
This wait lasted a whole day.
The next morning, the Jade Emperor ordered Taibai Jinxing to convey his order and reprimand him.
The general content was that he neglected his duties and allowed a demon imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison to escape, so he was punished to reflect on his mistakes in the Heavenly Prison Palace and his qualification to participate in the Peach Banquet was revoked.
Apparently, the two generals, the Turtle and the Snake, reported to the Jade Emperor that he had deliberately let Yang Jian go.
However, since there is no substantial evidence, the Jade Emperor can only express his dissatisfaction in this way.
Neither in this imperial edict nor in subsequent rumors, there was any content about Yao Ji and Yang Jian.
Yang Jian is still the god of justice and is still in charge of the Jiazi inspection and examination, without any impact.
But Yao Ji needs to hide her identity and cannot appear in the eyes of the gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms for a short period of time.
Li Anran felt a little regretful that he could not attend the Peach Banquet, but this also saved him the trouble of preparing a birthday gift for the Queen Mother.
All in all, there are gains and losses.
However, after hearing the news, Nezha foolishly ran to the Heavenly Prison and asked him if he wanted him to help capture the escaped monster to atone for his crime.
Li Anran did not get Yang Jian's permission, and it was not easy for him to tell Nezha about Yao Ji, so he could only fool him with vague answers.
After this, Heaven...
No, it should be said that the entire Three Realms have returned to peace, and it is peaceful than ever before.
After so many years of fighting, the monsters in Xiniu Hezhou finally calmed down.
The old demons divided their spheres of influence and reached a delicate balance among themselves. Although there were still occasional frictions, they no longer fought each other.
Under the pressure of the Jiazi test, the gods in heaven no longer sit there doing nothing but being loyal to their duties and working diligently, striving to climb up.
Everything seemed so harmonious.
However, amidst this harmony, there is a hidden sense of oppression before the coming storm.
When Li Anran was inspecting the special cells in the mortal world, he heard many familiar names from the mountain gods and the land gods.
The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, the White-Bone Lady, the Holy Infant King, the Nanshan King, the Half-Sized Lady, the Yellow-Browed King...
The prelude to the Journey to the West has begun!
The stage is almost set!
Just waiting for the appearance of Jin Chanzi's tenth reincarnation!
In Journey to the West, the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures seems like a joke, as if it were a play performed by the gods and Buddhas of the three realms accompanying Tang Monk.
But, this is obviously not the case!
The Buddhist sect and the Taoist sect had a bet over the matter of obtaining Buddhist scriptures from the West, and the result was related to the time of Buddhism's prosperity and the future fortunes of the two religions.
Even if both sides are restrained and will not go crazy with killing, they will definitely use all means at their disposal.
The swordplay and saber-rattling involved are by no means as simple as they appear.
Li Anran had no intention of getting involved at all, he just wanted to watch the fun.
It is worth mentioning that, because of his influence, the Yellow Wind Monster was sent to the Demon-Slaying Platform a hundred years ago and cut into two pieces with one sword.
The former Yellow Wind Ridge has now become White Tooth Mountain, and in its place is an ant monster!
Li Anran took a look from afar and discovered that there was a hint of Buddha's light hidden amidst the demonic aura on Baiya Mountain.
This termite monster obviously has an inseparable relationship with Lingshan!
Moreover, he also discovered that this termite demon was also secretly stealing gold, silver and money from the southern continent.
Li Anran once took the opportunity of the Jiazi inspection report to ask Yang Jian about this matter.
It is learned that the gold, silver and money circulating in the mortal world are tainted with a lot of human thoughts, that is, all kinds of thoughts of mortals.
These thoughts and incense have the same effect.
These gold, silver and money have been subjected to the baptism of thoughts for a long time, and gradually they have the effect of gathering incense.
Lingshan collects these gold, silver and money in order to cast a golden body to absorb and integrate the incense.
This is the unique magical power of Buddhism.
As long as there are enough incense sticks, the power of the golden body of the Dharmakāya can even be comparable to that of acquired spiritual treasures.
After hearing this, Li Anran was surprised and a little frightened.
Stealing someone’s money is like killing their parents!
The bad guy’s golden body is similar!
When he captured the Yellow Wind Monster before, it not only ruined Lingshan's plan, but also cut off Lingshan's source of income for refining magic weapons.
No wonder Lingji Bodhisattva was so angry with him at that time!
This time, Li Anran stayed away and did not get involved in the matter.
The termite demon's method of stealing gold, silver and treasures is not very sophisticated, and many people in the Three Realms should have seen that.
However, everyone tacitly chose to turn a blind eye, and he would not bring bad luck upon himself.
Fortunately, with the experience of the Yellow Wind Monster, the Termite Monster has restrained its methods of stealing gold, silver and treasures. It no longer deliberately overturns boats to take lives like the Yellow Wind Monster, and forcibly turns ownerless property into ownerless property.
Zhu Bajie is also in the Heavenly Prison now, but he will be able to come down to the earth in a hundred years. Because of the favor of Emperor Donghua, he is still the designated disciple of the pilgrim and the protector of the law.
The little white dragon Ao Lie is no exception.
In the original time and space, on the day of his wedding, he caught the Nine-Headed Insect and Princess Halloween having an affair. In a rage, he set fire to the bridal chamber and burned the Night Pearl bestowed by the Jade Emperor. The Dragon King of the West Sea sent him to the Heavenly Palace out of justice, asking the Jade Emperor to execute the Little White Dragon as an apology.
It happened to be seen by Guanyin Bodhisattva who was "passing by".
Guanyin Bodhisattva was kind-hearted and pleaded with the Jade Emperor for mercy, and in the end the little white dragon was only thrown into Yingchou Gorge and imprisoned.
When the journey to the West began, Guanyin Bodhisattva happened to "pass by" Yingchoujian and appointed Little White Dragon as Tang Monk's apprentice.
If you happen to pass by each other once it is a coincidence, but if you happen to pass by each other twice it means it was planned long ago!
Now, because of Li Anran's existence, Princess Halloween and Old Halloween Dragon have been put on the Dragon-Slaying Platform and their souls have been scattered, and the Nine-Headed Insect has also been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison.
However, he still could not escape the fate of becoming Tang Monk's mount.
Half a year ago, Xiaobailong was drunk and bumped into the Yellow Turban Warrior who was delivering the imperial edict from Heaven. The Dragon King of the West Sea sent him to Heaven for the sake of justice. He was then rescued by Guanyin who happened to be passing by. He was then thrown into the Eagle Gorge on the mortal world as in the original time and space.
Li Anran guessed that the reason why Xiaobailong could become Tang Monk's mount disciple was because of his background as a dragon clan from all over the world!
A lean camel is bigger than a horse.
Especially the Four Seas Dragon Clan, which has a large family and great wealth.
Over the years, the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas has made many good connections by giving away money, and these good connections may be useful someday!
Apart from these, there is nothing else in the Three Realms worthy of Li Anran's attention.
Li Anran stayed in the Heavenly Prison to practice every day, and watched the two sermons by saints in the life of the Green Bull Demon over and over again countless times.
Different from the previous preachings of Taoist Yan and Demon Master Kunpeng, the saint did not talk about methods or techniques, and did not even have specific content, but directly pointed to the Tao itself!
No matter what your level of cultivation, understanding or follow-up is, you can benefit from it.
It’s just that the amount of profit is different!
There is no doubt that the Green Bull Demon has comprehended a technique suitable for himself from the sage's preaching, while Li Anran has comprehended the shape, meaning and essence of water as well as the art of alchemy!
The former added a long row of spells to his attribute panel.
Samadhi Divine Water (Level 5), Misty Rain Resurrection (Level 4), Overturning Rivers and Seas (Level 3)...
The latter is called "Taiqing Golden Box Qinghua Secret Text Jinbao Internal Alchemy Secret", which includes not only the principles of pharmacology and alchemy techniques, but also many alchemy recipes.
Among them are the Nine-Turn Soul-Restoring Pill and the Nine-Turn Golden Pill that appeared in Journey to the West!
The Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill can revive the dead. As long as the soul is not dispersed, the dead can be brought back to life.
The Nine-Turn Golden Elixir can refine one's essence, energy and spirit, improve one's aptitude and strengthen one's cultivation.
The effect is very strong, but the refining process is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive. If you are not careful, all your efforts will be wasted. The required herbs are also extremely difficult to collect, and some have even disappeared from the Three Realms for many years.
"No wonder Taishang Laojun hates monkeys so much!"
Li Anran only took a look at the complicated process of refining the Nine-Turn Golden Pill and immediately gave up the idea of refining the pill.
And Taishang Laojun worked hard for so many years to refine the elixir for the whole hall.
I think he would feel refreshed whenever he took a look at it on weekdays.
As a result, they were all eaten by monkeys!
Moreover, he swallowed the medicine whole without caring about the effect of the medicine!
It is understandable that Taishang Laojun would not care about his own image and volunteer to throw the monkey into the alchemy furnace and turn it into ashes!
"Golden Horn and Silver Horn brought so many treasures to the mortal world to kill the monkey, right?"
Li Anran thought of the two Taoist children of Taishang Laojun, King Jinjiao and King Yinjiao.
They probably came down to the mortal world not only to win the bet between the Xuanmen and the Buddhist sects, but also to kill the monkey to vent Laojun's anger!
It’s a pity that these two Taoist boys are a little stupid, and they are played around by the monkeys Sun Xingzhe and Zhe Xingsun!
Time passes very quickly when practicing, and in the blink of an eye, a decade has passed.
The Heavenly Palace also became lively because of the Peach Banquet.
Li Anran offended the Jade Emperor and was unable to attend the Peach Banquet.
However, soon after the Peach Banquet ended, Nezha came to the Heavenly Prison excitedly and took out a peach from his arms.
He waved it in front of Li Anran like Nezha showing off his treasure, and boasted with great joy: "Li Anran, look at what this is! You've never seen it before, right? Do you want to taste it?"
Li Anran: "..." Not only have I seen it, I've also eaten it! And the one I ate was ripe once every nine thousand years!
Before Nezha came, Yang Jian had already sent him two peaches, both of which were purple-striped peaches with yellow cores that ripened once every nine thousand years.
Yang Jian, the god of justice, holds a high position and great power. No matter who is missing from the Queen Mother's peaches, he will not be missing.
He got a total of two peaches with purple stripes and yellow pits, and sent them all to Li Anran to make up for Li Anran's regret of not being able to attend the Peach Banquet.
Seeing that Li Anran didn't say anything, Nezha thought that he was shocked. He put his hands on his waist and said proudly, "How is it? Nezha, am I loyal enough? I know that you, Li Anran, didn't attend the Peach Banquet, so I specially brought you a peach."
At the same time, he felt a little regretful: "It's a pity that the monkey caused a big fuss three hundred years ago and destroyed most of the peaches in the Peach Garden. The quantity and quality of the peaches in this year's Peach Banquet are much worse than in previous years! This peach of mine only ripens once every six thousand years, not nine thousand years! You can try it this time, and when there is a chance in the future, I will find you a nine thousand year old one!"
Nezha stuffed the peaches into Li Anran's hands without saying a word, then looked at him eagerly, motioning him to taste it quickly.
Li Anran really couldn't refuse, so he could only stuff the peaches into his mouth and then praise them highly.
The point is naturally that Brother Nezha is extremely loyal, and I, Li Anran, am fortunate to know you.
As for the peaches...
The taste is generally good!
But, he always felt that there was a big gap between what he had imagined and what he had imagined!
This made Li Anran feel like when he passed by a bun shop in his previous life, he smelled the delicious buns and tasted the same thing!
During the Peach Banquet, the Heavenly Palace was really lively for a while, but afterwards, it returned to its former tranquility.
In a flash, another hundred years passed.
The journey to the West is finally about to begin.
