Chapter 187 Opportunity
In fact, Zhao Gongming didn't need to say anything, Yunxiao and Jinling Shengmu already knew they had arrived.
In the chaos, there is no up or down, no left or right, and the space is extremely unstable. All kinds of fierce winds, thunder, chaos and ferocious beasts emerge in endlessly. It is the most dangerous place in the world.
However, the area in front of them was calm and even peaceful.
A misty dark yellow light fell, and within the area covered by the light, not only was there no strong wind or thunder, even the space seemed to stabilize.
"Brother, let's not delay any longer. Let's get our things and leave here quickly." Yunxiao said.
With their level of cultivation, neither the strong wind and thunder nor the chaotic beasts could pose a real threat, not to mention that they had the Qingping Sword above their heads that was given to them by Master Tongtian before he left to protect them.
However, Yunxiao always had a feeling of being uneasy, as if there were many pairs of malicious eyes secretly watching them.
This feeling became stronger as they got closer to the area.
Yunxiao remained expressionless, but in fact she had already poured her magic power into the Qingping Sword above her head. If there was any unusual movement, she would use the Qingping Sword to cut it down without hesitation.
The Golden Spirit Holy Mother and Zhao Gongming's cultivation was not as good as Yunxiao's, but they were both Golden Immortals and sensed something was wrong.
The Golden Spirit Mother held a sword in one hand and a dragon-tiger jade ruyi in the other, protecting Zhao Gongming and always alert to the movements around her.
Zhao Gongming held the compass above his head with both hands with an attitude of respect.
This compass was made by Master Tongtian himself, and later given to Holy Mother Wudang. He brought it just for today.
The compass is three inches, six points and five cents in diameter, and is based on the 365 degrees of the celestial sphere. There are the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams on the outside and a pattern of a three-legged golden crow on the inside.
“Wow—wow—”
As a series of spells were recited silently, the three-legged golden crow glowed with a bright light and actually came to life. Golden flames burned all over its body. It flapped its wings and flew out from the compass, flying towards the misty dark yellow light in the distance.
Wherever the Golden Crow went, the dark yellow light retreated to both sides, making way for a path.
"Let's catch up." Zhao Gongming called upon the Golden Spirit Mother and Yunxiao to follow closely behind the Golden Crow and catch up.
Buzz!
At this moment, a strange light suddenly appeared in the void, and a ball of unknown substance shrouded in black mist flew towards the three people.
The black fog kept getting bigger as it flew over, and when it got closer, it had already covered the sky like a mountain.
"You don't know how to live or die!" The Golden Spirit Mother shouted and directly offered the dragon and tiger jade ruyi in her hand.
As one of the four direct disciples of Jiejiao and the leader of the stars, Dou Mu Yuanjun, the Golden Spirit Mother is the first golden phoenix born between heaven and earth. The Dragon-Tiger Jade Ruyi is her companion spiritual treasure, which is extremely powerful.
In the formation of ten thousand immortals, she fought against the three great Bodhisattvas Manjusri, Samantabhadra and Cihang alone and did not lose. Her strength is evident!
At this moment, there were countless pairs of eyes with ill intentions in the darkness. Naturally, the Golden Spirit Holy Mother wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, so she used all her strength when she attacked.
Bang!
The dragon-tiger jade ruyi was surrounded by green light. After it was sacrificed, it grew in the wind. In just a moment, it became larger than the black fog. With a slight shake, it dispersed the black fog.
"I found you!" The eyes of the Golden Spirit Mother lit up, and she took out the innate spiritual treasure Four Symbols Tower that the Master Tongtian had given her, and threw it into the void on the left.
Boom!
The Four Symbols Tower smashed heavily into the void, and it seemed like it had fallen into nothing, but it made a sound as if it had hit a solid object.
Ripples appeared in the void like a river, and a strange man with a tiger's body, a human head, and black feathers all over his body flew out and turned to escape.
It collided head-on with the Dragon-Tiger Jade Ruyi with a loud bang and was smashed to pieces, without even a trace of its soul left.
"Demons from outside the realm! How dare they show up!" Yunxiao's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
When Pangu created the world, three thousand chaotic demons came to interfere, but they were all killed by Pangu with his axe of creation.
Some of these demons died, and the dissipated energy merged with the aura in the chaos to create ferocious beasts with no intelligence and only killing instinct.
Some of the residual souls escaped to the ancient wilderness, merged with the innate energy of creation, and were reborn as the earliest creatures at the beginning of the world.
Some residual souls or soul fragments remained in the chaos and gradually turned into extraterritorial demons.
These extraterritorial demons hated Pangu, who killed their physical bodies, and were also filled with hatred for the entire prehistoric world.
In ancient times, demons from other regions would invade the wilderness from time to time, causing endless killings.
Daozu Hongjun established the Zixiao Palace in the chaos just to suppress them.
After several cleanups, the demons from outside the domain no longer dared to approach the prehistoric world and basically disappeared.
I didn't expect that they would appear again now!
At other times, Yunxiao might have put in some effort to eliminate these extraterritorial demons to earn some merit, but today, she really didn't have the time!
"Don't worry about them, get the Donghuang Bell first." Yunxiao activated the Qingping Sword, and thousands of crystal clear lotus leaves like jade emerged, turning into a long river of sword energy that surrounded them.
Because the Zhu Xian Formation can only be broken without the gathering of the Four Saints!
The other saints were worried about the revenge of Master Tongtian, so they did not return the Four Swords of Zhu Xian after the catastrophe of Conferred Gods. This resulted in the Jiejiao not having the treasure to suppress its destiny.
They must get the Donghuang Bell in order to suppress the destiny of Jiejiao and deal with the upcoming disaster.
Swish—swish—
Several figures of extraterritorial demons appeared in the chaos . Seeing that Yunxiao and the other two were about to enter the coverage of the Donghuang Bell, they suddenly became anxious and each of them summoned their magic weapons, trying to break the long river of sword energy formed by the Qingping Sword.
But it seems particularly weak!
The long rivers of sword energy formed by these lotus leaves seemed to be growing. After one piece was broken, another one would soon grow out.
At their speed, it would take at least half a day to destroy this long river of sword energy.
More importantly, the demons from outside the domain are extremely selfish. They have to be wary of each other and dare not act as they please. They can only watch Yunxiao and the other two disappear in the dark yellow light curtain.
A series of meaningless and resentful sounds came out of their mouths, and then they disappeared.
The Donghuang Bell, also known as the Chaos Bell, has the power to suppress the "Hongmeng World", the strength to reverse the "time and space of the heavens", the power to evolve the "mystery of the Heavenly Dao", and the ability to refine "earth, water, fire and wind".
Once Zhao Gongming gets the Chaos Bell, the entire chaos will be a smooth road for them.
When that time comes, they will be the ones to die!
On the other side, after Li Anran and Yang Jian drank heavily, they returned to the Heavenly Prison, while Nezha stayed in Guanjiangkou temporarily.
What happened next was pretty much what Li Anran had guessed.
In order to atone for their sins, Bull Demon King and Red Boy worked extra hard under Li Jing, and their methods against demons and monsters were even more ruthless than those of the heavenly soldiers and generals.
Except for a very small number of them who were escorted to the Heavenly Palace to ask for credit and reward, the rest of the little demons were all killed without leaving a single one alive.
Including the monsters' caves, everything was burned to ashes, leaving them no chance to revive.
Li Jing only felt that the Bull Demon King and his son were much easier to use than his evil son Nezha. Seeing that Nezha had not returned to heaven for a long time and had beaten out the people he had sent, he directly sued Nezha for being disobedient and unfilial.
In the end, the Jade Emperor fined Nezha half a year's salary and ordered Nezha to apologize to Li Jing, otherwise he would be severely punished.
Nezha naturally ignored it and just pretended to disappear and went to the underworld to play.
Even Li Anran and Yang Jian didn't know where he was hiding.
But it doesn't matter.
With Nezha's strength and background, few people in the Three Realms can or dare to touch him.
In addition, without Yang Jian, the god of justice, the Heavenly Court was in chaos and many things could not proceed.
The Jade Emperor also realized the importance of Yang Jian, but he was afraid that Yang Jian would use the heavenly rules to bother him after he returned.
The Jade Emperor was not in a hurry to recall Yang Jian, but let Li Jing temporarily take over Yang Jian's position as the god of justice.
He just had to wait until the journey to the West was over, and then find an excuse to call Yang Jian back and replace Li Jing.
Li Jing was unaware of all this. He only felt that he was in power now, feeling very proud and happy. He couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
But soon, Li Jing was no longer happy.
He was far less familiar with the Heavenly Laws and Regulations than Yang Jian, and had no experience in handling the affairs of the Three Realms. He was so busy that he was dizzy and had no time to rest, but in return he only received some doubts and complaints.
This made the Jade Emperor even more determined to recall Yang Jian as soon as possible after the journey to the West was completed.
At the same time, the Jade Emperor often used these things to pressure Li Jing, making Li Jing feel grateful and wishing he could go through fire and water for him.
Well, it's all pretend!
Li Jing appeared to be loyal to the Jade Emperor, but in fact he put more of his attention on pleasing the Buddhists and used his power to do things for them.
The Jade Emperor saw all this, but did not expose it.
The most important thing in the order of the Three Realms is balance!
The deification at that time seemed to be in accordance with the will of heaven, but in fact it was entirely out of considerations of balance.
The disciples of the Chan sect hold the upper-grade immortal ranks with noble status, while the disciples of the Jie sect hold the lower-grade immortal ranks, which seem humble but are actually the cornerstones of the operation of the Heavenly Court.
Since there is a life-and-death feud between the disciples of the two religions, they will inevitably threaten each other in order to achieve a balance.
It is still the same today!
It's just a matter of balancing the two sides, from the Chan and Jie sects to the Xuanmen and Buddhism, there is no difference in essence!
In this heavenly palace, Li Jing never represents himself, but Buddhism and Lingshan.
Just like Yang Jian, the god of justice, represents Xuanmen.
They each have their own interests and are not in conflict with each other; only then can the order of the three realms be stabilized.
As the supreme being who controls the three realms, he only needs to stand high above and watch from the sidelines to maintain the balance.
Meanwhile, in the mortal world, in Xiniu Hezhou, the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures is still going on.
Because of the battle at Cuiyun Mountain, monsters like the Golden-winged Roc, the Yellow-fanged Elephant, the Spider Spirit, the Hundred-eyed Demon Lord, and Sai Taisui were all killed or captured.
The plot after the Flaming Mountain is completely different from the original time and space.
Fortunately, there are enough demons and monsters that have been saved in Lingshan. If these are gone, there are others. If all else fails, he can send his own boy apprentice to make up the numbers.
And because Taishang Laojun had given up the gambling between Buddhism and Taoism, and the Monkey King had the supernatural power of six ears, which could easily detect the identity and background of monsters, these disasters seemed even more insignificant.
Except for Tang Monk, a mortal who is still ignorant, the others are almost acting openly, and their routines are very fixed.
The first step is that the monster captures Tang Seng.
The second step is for fellow apprentices to come to the door.
The third step is to ask for help from God.
In the fourth step, the demon king was taken to his original owner.
The fifth step is to kill all the little demons.
Later on, the Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing became more and more lazy and perfunctory. They were not in a hurry to rescue Tang Monk and wanted to eat first. When fighting the monsters, they were reluctant to put in any effort and just fired a feint and went straight to the sky to call for help.
Finally, Guanyin couldn't stand it anymore and scolded them, and the situation improved slightly.
During this period, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng gradually discovered that the current Sun Xingzhe was not the previous Monkey King Sun Wukong, but the monster who impersonated Sun Wukong.
However, they did not make it public.
Everyone comes here for merit and for the right result. As long as the Buddha doesn’t say anything, what difference does it make whether it is true or false!
On the other side, the real monkey settled down peacefully for a rare time after returning to the Flower-Fruit Mountain.
Ever since that day in Heaven, when the monkey realized that his previous disturbance in Heaven and his being pressed under the Five Elements Mountain might have been a plot by the Jade Emperor and Tathagata, he felt that the waters in the Three Realms were too deep and there were too many old silver coins.
His current situation seems safe, but in fact it is still very precarious.
As long as the tight hoop on his head is not taken off, he won't even have a chance to fight back in front of Lingshan!
The monkey immediately gave up the idea of visiting friends and playing with other monkeys, and focused on removing the tight hoop.
But the harvest was minimal.
No one knew what the tight hoop was made of, but it was extremely hard and took root in the flesh, as if it had grown on his head. If he exerted a little force, it would cause him to have swollen eyes, a headache, and a cracked forehead.
He even tried to sacrifice his head and give up his life, but it was no use!
When his new head grew out, the hoop was still tightly attached to it.
"Brother Li is knowledgeable and powerful. Why don't we go ask him for help?"
The monkey was so exhausted that he decided to go to heaven to ask Li Anran for help.
At this moment, the monkey's expression suddenly changed. He jumped up with a start, took out the golden hoop from his ear, and stared at the void in front of him with his fiery eyes.
"As expected of someone chosen by the Buddha, he really has some skills!"
A sinister male voice sounded.
Ripples appeared in the void like the surface of water, and a black lotus emitting a strange and evil aura appeared out of thin air, sprinkling down a purple light, and condensed into a round-faced middle-aged man wearing a black robe and a black hood.
When the monkey heard the word "Buddha", all the hair on his body stood up and a fierce light flashed in his eyes, but he managed to endure it.
He is still under the tight control, so it is not easy for him to fall out with Lingshan.
The monkey clenched the golden hoop in his hand and shouted: "Since Tathagata already has Sun Xingzhe, why did he come to me?"
The man in black robe snorted coldly and said, "Who said the Buddha I was talking about was Tathagata? I was talking about Buddha Wu Tian!"
"Buddha Wu Tian?!" The monkey was stunned. Although Lingshan was pretending to be merciful, it never lacked things on the scene. This "Wutian" did not sound like the name of Buddha.
"Yes, Buddha Wu Tian."
The man in black robe clasped his hands together with a sincere and respectful attitude, and said, "Sun Wukong, the Buddha Wu Tian admires you very much, and he specially ordered me to come to Huaguo Mountain to find you and give you a chance to convert!"
"Bah!" The monkey flew into a rage: "I don't care if you are Tathagata Buddha or Wu Tian Buddha! You want me to be your running dog? Dream on!"
The monkey realized that the so-called Buddha Wu Tian and Tathagata were not in the same group, and he immediately became courageous. He picked up the golden cudgel, jumped up, and hit the black-robed man.
boom!
The golden hoop pierced through the black robe and smashed a big hole on the ground. The earth shook and countless stones and soil fell to the ground.
"Phantom?" The monkey was startled and used his golden eyes to look carefully several times, but still couldn't tell that the person in front of him was fake.
“Hahahahaha!” The black robe raised his head and laughed loudly, saying, “This is just a trivial trick. Buddha Wu Tian has great magical powers and boundless power. If you are willing to convert, you will definitely be able to achieve the right result.”
Buddha, refuge, enlightenment...
Each of these is a taboo word for monkeys!
The monkey's eyes turned red. The man in black was just an illusion, and the black lotus on his head must be real!
Without saying a word, the monkey jumped up and attacked the black lotus.
Buzz!
The black lotus trembled slightly, sending out purple ripples.
The monkey's face changed, and he felt as if he had hit a solid wall with his stick. He was actually bounced out directly, and somersaulted several times in the air before he could stabilize his body.
"Take another hit from me, Old Sun!"
Just as the monkey was about to rush forward again, the man in black robe disappeared, leaving only one sentence echoing in the water curtain.
"Sun Wukong, Buddha Wu Tian never forces anyone. He said that if you want to take off the tight hoop on your head, you should take this black lotus to the Dark Abyss to find him. He will help you take off the tight hoop."
The black lotus spun around, gradually shrinking to the size of a palm and fell into the monkey's hand.
The monkey subconsciously caught the black lotus. His expression changed. After hesitating for a moment, he stuffed the black lotus into his arms, jumped up, and turned into a golden light flying towards heaven.
At the beginning, the Jade Emperor dismissed the court meeting because Yang Jian insisted that he severely punish the three monsters of the Golden-winged Peng Eagle according to the rules of heaven, but he still gave him the rewards he deserved.
Although the monkey did not agree to be an official in Heaven, the Jade Emperor still granted him the right to enter and leave Heaven freely because of his merits.
After verifying his identity, the monkey entered the South Gate of Heaven and soon arrived outside the Heavenly Prison.
The monkey descended from the cloud and bowed to the heavenly soldiers guarding the gate: "I want to see the prison god. Please let me know."
"Ah?!" The soldier guarding the gate on the left opened his mouth in confusion.
The one on the right was much smarter and reacted quickly, asking, "Are you Zhe Xingsun?"
The monkey guessed something instantly, nodded and said, "It's me."
The heavenly soldier showed a look of realization and said with a smile, "I thought so! Just now, Sun Wukong, who escorted Tang Monk to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, came to heaven and asked my master to come down to earth to help him subdue the demon. If you want to see my master, you have to wait here... Hey, why did you leave!"
Before the heavenly soldier could finish his words, the monkey had already turned into a streak of golden light and disappeared.
"The Abyss of Darkness... Where is this? How come I have never heard of it before?"
The monkey was standing outside the South Gate of Heaven, worrying about where to find out the location of the Abyss of Darkness, when the black lotus in his arms flew in front of him.
The monkey asked, "Can you take me there?"
Buzz!
The black lotus flickered twice, as if in response, and then turned into a purple light and fled into the distance.
The monkey quickly chased after him .
Soon, it disappeared into the horizon.
