Chapter 191 Reinforcements
Since that day when Yang Jian had a frank conversation with the Meishan brothers, he began to help the Meishan brothers fulfill their respective wishes.
Zhang Laoer and Yao Laosan travel together, one wants to see all the scenery in the three realms, and the other wants to eat all the delicacies in the three realms.
Li Laosi, Guo Laowu and Zhi Laoliu returned to Heaven to serve as officials under the arrangement of Yang Jian. Although they were no longer under the command of the Temple of Justice, their immortal rank was raised by two levels due to their merits. They can be said to be rising stars and new powerful figures in Heaven.
Only Boss Kang was unwilling to leave and stayed in Guanjiangkou.
Li Anran and the Three Holy Mothers came to Erlang Zhenjun's residence and asked Boss Kang about the last time he saw Yang Jian.
Boss Kang said, "The last time I saw Second Master was sixteen days ago. On that day, Second Master accidentally discovered a purple golden grape plant that was very pleasing to the eye. He wanted to move it to Huashan and asked me if I wanted to go with him."
"I refused because I had some unfinished business in Guanjiangkou. Since then, I have never seen him and Roaring Sky Dog again."
The Third Holy Mother added, "That's true. I met my second brother later than Boss Kang. After my second brother planted the purple gold grapes in Huashan Villa, he stayed there for two more days before saying goodbye to me and mother and leaving with Roaring Sky Dog."
Li Anran asked, "Third sister, was there anything unusual when my second brother left Huashan?"
As soon as he said this, Li Anran realized that he had asked a nonsense question. Given Yang Jian's cunningness and the importance he placed on his family, he would have kept it secret no matter how big the matter was.
Sure enough, the Third Holy Mother shook her head and said, "No."
Li Anran continued to ask: "Where is Roaring Sky Dog?"
The Third Holy Mother recalled it, her eyes lit up, and she nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes! Roaring Sky Dog seemed very happy that day, and kept running towards Second Brother, rubbing his legs with his head."
Boss Kang's expression suddenly relaxed, and he laughed: "The Roaring Sky Dog is usually very afraid of Second Master, and only dares to make trouble around Second Master when he has done something meritorious. Second Master must have discovered something and went to investigate, so he hasn't shown up these days."
The Third Holy Mother was a little excited: "Really?"
Boss Kang laughed and said, "Third sister, when have I ever lied to you? In order to deal with the Demon King Peng, Second Master took us to hide in Xiniu Hezhou for almost half a year. This time it should be similar! If you don't believe me, you can ask Brother Li Anran!"
The Third Holy Mother turned and looked at Li Anran, her face full of anticipation.
Li Anran nodded: "That should be the case. Third sister, can you rest assured now? It won't be long before the second brother comes back on his own."
The Third Holy Mother was completely relieved, and she was so happy that she couldn't help but smile. She kept saying several times, "That's great!"
Then he put away his smile, gnashed his teeth and said viciously: "Second brother disappeared without saying a word, making everyone worry. It's so abominable! When he comes back, I will let my mother scold him severely! Let's see if he dares to do this again in the future!"
"Brother Li, thank you for accompanying me on this journey!"
The Third Holy Mother bowed to Li Anran and thanked him, saying, "My mother is still waiting for my news at Mount Hua. I will go and tell her first!"
Li Anran said "hmm" and said goodbye, "I still have some things to do in the prison, Third sister, Brother Kang, I'm going back first."
After saying that, Li Anran turned into a ray of golden light and headed towards the South Gate of Heaven.
After he left the sight of Third Holy Mother and Boss Kang, the smile on his face disappeared completely, and his eyes were filled with worry and solemnity.
Boss Kang and the Three Holy Mothers didn't know what Yang Jian was busy with during this period, but they knew very well that Yang Jian had been secretly investigating the matter of Tongtian River, trying to find evidence that Guanyin secretly instructed the King of Inspiration to use young boys and girls and incense to make elixirs.
Use this serious crime that is against heaven and cannot be evaded to send Guanyin to the Heavenly Prison, in order to restore the majesty of the Temple of Justice and the Heavenly Laws and Regulations.
There would be no danger if there was no progress, but there would be many dangers if there was progress.
Li Anran hesitated for a moment, changed direction and flew towards Tongtian River.
Whether from the perspective of interests or from the perspective of his friendship with Yang Jian, he could not ignore this matter!
When Li Anran arrived near Tongtian River, he did not approach it directly, but instead asked the land god and mountain god to inquire about the situation.
Soon, Li Anran learned the news from the mountain god and the land god.
Half a month ago, that is, the days when Yang Jian disappeared.
Tang Monk and his disciples, carrying the scriptures they had obtained from Mount Lingshan, fell from the sky to the west bank of the Tongtian River, and were then thrown into the water by an old turtle.
After finally reaching the east coast, they encountered evil spirits who tried to steal the scriptures. They fought for a whole day and a night before they could finally rest.
These mountain gods and land gods were all low-ranking Yin gods, and they did not dare to approach at all. They hid in their caves and trembled in fear, and only heard the general outline of what happened.
It was not until later that they learned from the people of Chenjiazhuang that Tang Seng and his disciples stayed in Chenjiazhuang for one night before being taken away by gods and their whereabouts were unknown.
"really."
Li Anran was not surprised at all and had a general understanding of the whole incident.
He was the one who told Yang Jian about the Tongtian River incident. Yang Jian had also known for a long time that there was something wrong with the old turtle in the Tongtian River.
However, because of the evidence that Guanyin instructed the King of Inspiration to use young boys and girls and incense to make elixirs, all the evidence had been erased when Guanyin killed and saved all the aquatic creatures upstream and downstream of the Tongtian River.
If Yang Jian wanted to find evidence, he could only start from the person behind the old turtle who led Tang Seng and his disciples to Tongtian River.
He was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he did not act rashly. He only let Xiaotian Dog remember the smell of the old turtle and keep an eye on the movements on Tongtian River.
Half a month ago, when Tang Seng and his disciples were passing through Tongtian River with the true scriptures, the old turtle finally showed his true colors. He threw Tang Seng and his disciples into the river, using the excuse that Tang Seng did not help him ask Tathagata about the time needed to achieve enlightenment. He then colluded with a group of demons and monsters to steal the true scriptures.
Xiaotian Dog smelled something wrong on the Tongtian River and told Yang Jian about it. He felt that he had done a great job and wagged his tail to beg for mercy beside Yang Jian.
Yang Jian did not miss this opportunity. He immediately left Huashan and came to Tongtian River with Xiaotian Dog.
If nothing unexpected happens, he should be following the old turtle or those monsters and demons to investigate the mastermind behind it .
Li Anran immediately descended from the clouds and entered the Tongtian River. As expected, he saw that only some shrimp soldiers and crab generals were left in the water turtle's house, and the old turtle had disappeared.
Li Anran turned into a ray of golden light and flew into the bedroom in the back hall of the old turtle. He found a piece of clothing stained with the scent of the old turtle and placed it in front of him.
"One, two, three, four, five. Gold, wood, water, fire, earth. Change!" Li Anran took out the treasure bag and chanted a spell.
Buzz!
Rays of light flashed, and a palm-sized puppy carved out of wood flew out, approached the clothes and sniffed twice.
Then, it shook its head, sniffed the air between heaven and earth, and chanted loudly: "The sky and earth are boundless, and I will chase you for thousands of miles!"
Xiaotian Dog's infinite tracking technique was so powerful that Li Anran was naturally very envious. He had Xiaotian Dog cooperate with him early on and used the Treasure Bag to refine several tracking dogs that could use the infinite tracking technique.
These tracking dogs are disposable magic weapons, and the infinite and vast tracking skills they use are much inferior to those of Roaring Sky Dog.
It is difficult to use them to find people or things in the Three Realms out of thin air, but if you just follow the smell, it is more than enough.
As for why Li Anran didn't directly use the tracking dog to track Yang Jian, it was naturally because it was useless!
Yang Jian has always been cautious in doing things. He has a mythical beast called Roaring Sky Dog under his command that can track people by its sense of smell, and it is very likely that others have the same thing!
Therefore, Yang Jian used magic to conceal his own aura all the time.
Not to mention this tracking magic weapon, even Roaring Sky Dog couldn't find Yang Jian's whereabouts.
It had been less than half a month since . The tracking dog soon smelled the remaining scent of the old turtle and turned into a golden light, flying to the west.
Li Anran was worried that the noise was too loud and would alarm the old turtle, so he made a magic gesture to conceal his and the tracking dog's presence and figures.
A man and a dog flew all the way across Xiniu Hezhou and headed for the West Sea.
Gradually, a hint of doubt flashed in Li Anran's eyes, and he found that this route looked somewhat familiar.
He thought about it for a moment, then suddenly remembered, and was shocked: "This is the way to the Abyss of Darkness! The one who plotted against Guanyin was Wu Tian!"
Li Anran himself had never been to the Abyss of Darkness, but he had seen it in Zhu Bajie's life.
This abyss of darkness is a rift between the three realms. It is surrounded by weak water outside, making it difficult for even the Golden Immortal to cross. The inside is in chaos and filled with resentment.
Only those evil demons who are not tolerated by heaven and earth and have nowhere else to go will venture into it.
In order to improve Black Robe's following qualifications, Black Robe's parents, the two python spirits, gathered a large number of demons and monsters to rebel, besieged the Dragon Palace in the West Sea, and used evil methods to sacrifice countless water gods and mountain gods.
When the Jade Emperor found out, he was furious and sent the Tianhe navy to encircle and suppress the python. The male python was successfully killed, but the female python fought hard and escaped into the abyss of darkness.
The Tianhe navy was afraid of the poison of the weak water, and no one dared to take a step forward.
Only Zhu Bajie, for the Marshal Tianpeng promised by the Jade Emperor, broke into the abyss of darkness and dragged out the female python's body.
Li Anran also learned the location of the Black Abyss.
However, he never thought of coming to this dark abyss, and he didn't even have the thought of getting close to it!
Others may not know, but he knows clearly that the Abyss of Darkness is no longer a chaotic place, but has been ruled by Mara Wutan, who was exiled to the Abyss of Darkness by Tathagata!
This Wu Tian will rule the Three Realms for thirty-three years in the future!
Even though there are many strange things here, the fact that he can do this makes him one of the most powerful people in the Three Realms!
Not to mention, he also has the twelfth-grade black lotus of destruction in his hand!
"No wonder he only led Tang Monk and his disciples to Tongtian River to give Guanyin a warning, instead of directly making Guanyin's actions public!"
"No wonder Guanyin, after hastily wiping out all the creatures in Tongtian River, turned a blind eye to the old turtle and allowed it to have a karmic relationship with Tang Monk!"
"I see!"
All of Li Anran’s previous doubts were answered in an instant.
Wu Tian is a Buddhist Mara, formerly the Bodhisattva Kinlāna. Although he disagrees with the ideas of Tathagata and even most Bodhisattvas and Buddhas, he is still essentially a disciple of Buddhism.
His fundamental purpose in competing for the position of Tathagata, the Buddha of Buddhism, was to reform the Buddhist world, not to destroy Buddhism.
Naturally, he would not expose what Guanyin had done and bring shame to Buddhism. He just led Tang Seng and his three companions to Tongtian River, gave Guanyin a warning, and thus had a handle on Guanyin.
That is why, after wiping out all the aquatic creatures in Tongtian River, Guanyin felt troubled by the old turtle that suddenly appeared in the river, and allowed it to create a karmic relationship with Tang Monk.
Wu Tian's purpose was exactly the thirty-five volumes and five thousand and forty-eight volumes of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that Tang Monk brought back from the West.
Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat!
Since Wu Tian wants to seize Tathagata's position as the World Honored One, he naturally needs to know everything about his opponent, Tathagata.
If he guessed correctly, Wutan had already memorized all the scriptures the moment the scriptures fell into the water!
The subsequent seizure of the scriptures by the demons was just a formality to bring these 81 tribulations to a successful conclusion!
——Wu Tian considered himself a Buddhist disciple from the beginning to the end. The journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures was related to the spread of Buddhism to the East and the prosperity of Buddhism. He would never really steal the true scriptures no matter what.
Li Anran was thinking when he suddenly lost contact with the tracking dog.
Looking up, you can see wisps of white mist rising from the water in the distance. Under the sunlight, they strangely reflect gorgeous colorful light. The void keeps twisting and changing, with light and shadow interweaving, giving people a feeling of confusion and danger.
The moment the tracking dog entered the white fog , it lost its spiritual luster, fell from mid-air to the sea, and in the blink of an eye, turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared.
"Has second brother already gone in?" Li Anran's heart sank and he stopped.
From Zhu Bajie's life story, he already knew how powerful the Weak Water was. Not even goose feathers could float on it, and it was difficult for birds to cross it. It was powerful enough to restrain most magical weapons and spells in the world. Even an ordinary Golden Immortal would die if he entered it.
There is only one way to pass.
Able to withstand it with physical strength!
With Yang Jian's physical strength, it is not a problem for him to get in, but after entering, if he meets Wutan, then it will be a big problem!
Without any hesitation, Li Anran turned around and flew towards the Jinguan Cave in Qianyuan Mountain.
He didn't know that in this dark abyss there was not only Yang Jian, but also a monkey!
Just three days ago, the monkey followed the World-Destroying Black Lotus all the way here.
Although Ruoshui is powerful, she is completely insignificant in front of the World-Destroying Black Lotus.
Even though the Monkey's Black Lotus of Destruction was not a true twelfth-grade Black Lotus of Destruction, but only a sixth-grade Black Lotus of Destruction that grew from the seeds of the Black Lotus of Destruction, it protected him and helped him pass smoothly through the Weak Water and enter the Abyss of Darkness.
The one who greeted him was the black-robed great guardian under Wujitan whom he had met in Huaguo Mountain that day.
"Sun Wukong, you are here as expected! Buddha Wu Tian has kept me waiting here for a long time!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Didn't your Buddha say that he could help me, Sun, take off the tight hoop? Take me to see him!"
The monkey snorted coldly. He knew there was no free lunch in this world and he was ready to pay the price.
However, when he entered the depths of the dark abyss and entered the cave built by Wutan, he was shocked.
"Yang Jian?! Why are you here?!"
