Chapter 296 Daoji
Southern Continent.
Lingyin Temple.
Monk Dao Ji was lying in the courtyard of a side hall, basking in the sun with his head resting on his arms and his eyes half-closed. He crossed his legs high, holding a broken fan in his left hand and a wine gourd in his right hand, looking lazy and nonchalant.
This is different from the original time when Wu Tian ruled the Three Realms, when the entire Three Realms were in chaos and demons were rampant.
With the help of the monkey, Wutan trained a large number of capable subordinates early on.
After Wujitian ruled the three realms, his subordinates naturally took over most of the positions of the gods, minimizing the chaos caused by the transition of power.
This is different from the Buddhist concept that "all sentient beings can be saved", "put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha instantly", and the heavenly concept that "let things take their own course and gods are not allowed to interfere in earthly affairs".
Because of his experience in Xiniu Hezhou, Wu Tian believes that some living beings in the world cannot be saved, and those who can be saved must first pay for their sins. Gods and Buddhas are equal to mortals, and there is no difference.
After taking control of the Three Realms, Wu Tian changed the previous style of the gods and Buddhas in the Three Realms and ordered his demons to take care of not only the affairs of gods and ghosts, but also the affairs of the mortal world, so that good and evil would be rewarded.
As a result, miracles of gods and Buddhas began to appear frequently in the mortal world.
Those who do evil will be punished or killed, and those who do good will be rewarded.
Monkey and Wu Tian did not have a deep understanding of the specific affairs of the Three Realms, and neither of them was able to compile new heavenly rules like Yang Jian did, let alone the monsters and demons under his command.
However, even if they only act according to the simplest concept of "good will be rewarded and evil will be punished", they can still correct the atmosphere in the three realms, greatly reduce the number of people doing evil, and increase the number of good deeds.
After a brief period of chaos, the order of the three realms became more standardized.
This also deprived Dao Ji of many opportunities to punish evil and promote good in the world.
Under the corridor, monks from Lingyin Temple walked by from time to time, looking at Dao Ji lying in the yard, frowning and walking away from him from a distance, their expressions as if they had seen a pile of stinky dog shit.
Dao Ji didn't care at all.
He had just won a bet with the abbot a few days ago, and in three days he had obtained the wood, bricks and tiles for the construction of the Huayan Hall at Lingyin Temple. Even if these blockheads were dissatisfied with him, it was not easy for them to chase him away.
"Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but the Buddha remains in the heart. Amitabha, good, good."
Dao Ji was reciting while shaking his head. He glanced around quickly and noticed that there was no one else in the yard. He took out a tightly wrapped bag of dog meat from his arms, picked up two pieces and stuffed them into his mouth, with a look of enjoyment on his face.
After chewing it twice, he suddenly realized something and swallowed the dog meat in a hurry. Before he had time to wipe the oil off his mouth with his sleeve, he saw the abbot of Lingyin Temple leading two monks in.
"Trouble is coming! Trouble is coming!" Dao Ji shook his head, stood up and wanted to avoid it.
"Dao Ji! Dao Ji!" The abbot of Lingyin Temple called out from a distance, with a warm and friendly attitude, which frightened Dao Ji so much that he walked faster.
But, it was still a step too slow.
The abbot was quick to catch up, grabbed Dao Ji's sleeve and said, "Dao Ji, where are you going?"
Dao Ji had a bitter face, his features were wrinkled, and he muttered, "Monk, I'm going to find a place to sleep, sleep!"
The abbot smiled and said, "The sun is shining brightly in this courtyard. It's a good place to sleep. If you don't have a mat, I'll ask Zhian to get it for you."
"No! No!" Dao Ji waved his hands repeatedly and said, "There are too many mosquitoes here and it's too noisy!"
"Mosquitoes?" The abbot was stunned, looked around and asked in confusion: "Where do the mosquitoes come from in this cold winter..." Halfway through his words, he suddenly reacted and his face instantly turned dark.
"Daoji, you are so brave! How dare you call the abbot a mosquito!"
"That's right! The abbot is very kind to you because you can live in Lingyin Temple! It would be fine if you didn't feel grateful, but you even dared to insult me! Aren't you afraid that you will go to hell after you die, where tongues will be pulled out?"
The two young monks behind the abbot immediately jumped out to show their loyalty.
"What a big mosquito! What a noisy text!"
Dao Ji's body, head and hands were shaking all over. He shook off the abbot and ran out the door without looking back.
"road……"
The abbot remembered the purpose of his visit and was about to call Dao Ji, but Dao Ji had already disappeared. He could only curse indignantly: "This crazy, drunken monk!"
He turned back to the main hall, still muttering: "If you can escape the first day, you can escape the fifteenth! I don't believe you won't come back!"
Dao Ji ran out of the gate of Lingyin Temple in one breath before stopping.
He had reached the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation, and although he had put away his magical powers on weekdays and lived like a mortal, he was still very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, and could smell the stink of money on the abbot from a long distance away.
There was no doubt that the abbot was looking for him to go down the mountain to beg for alms again!
Although we have wood, bricks and tiles, we still lack craftsmen to build a Buddhist temple!
The abbot had just looked for him because he wanted him to go down the mountain to beg for some gold and silver so that he could hire craftsmen to do the work.
But Dao Ji was not very willing to do it.
Among the people in the world who burn incense and worship Buddha, 70% have something to ask of the gods and Buddhas, and 90% have something to hide.
Most of those who are willing to donate a lot belong to the latter!
In the past, he could easily go to the mortal world to beg for alms from those wealthy and wealthy landlords who felt guilty, to help them resolve their knots and guide them to do good.
But now, this matter is not that simple!
Firstly, most of the evil people and evil things in the world are solved by the appearance of gods and Buddhas, so it is not easy for him to find a suitable candidate.
Secondly, Buddha and Bodhisattva will not forgive those evil people who lay down their butcher knives!
——No matter how much gold and silver you donate, or how many Buddha statues and pagodas you build, you must repay and be punished for the mistakes you have made!
As a result, those evil people are unwilling to make donations and their efforts are in vain.
But choose to hide!
Hide as far as you can!
I would rather die than go near any temple!
This is also the reason why Lingyin Temple is so popular, but it still depends on him to beg for wood, bricks and tiles to build the Huayan Hall.
Dao Ji was quite satisfied with this situation, but the abbot obviously couldn't stand it. He often threatened to drive him away because the temple was short of money and rice, and forced him to go down the mountain to beg for alms.
"A pile of rotten mud and wood. This is not what I want!"
Dao Ji shook his head and stopped thinking about these things.
After going down the mountain, I went to a familiar tavern, ordered a pot of wine, a plate of fennel beans, and slowly whiled away the time.
Dao Ji ate a plate of fennel beans and a pot of wine for almost two hours. Only when the sun was setting did he lazily get up and prepare to return to Lingyin Temple to practice.
However, when he walked out of the tavern and looked towards the direction of Lingyin Temple, his expression changed.
I saw a faint red patch on the horizon!
It looked about 70% similar to the sunset, but Dao Ji could tell at a glance that it was fire!
Lingyin Temple is on fire!
Moreover, there was a strong demonic aura mixed in with the fire!
This fire was set by a monster!
…
"I really don't know whether to say this black robe has brains or not!"
In the quiet room of the sky prison, Li Anran looked at the light screen in front of him and couldn't help shaking his head.
What appeared on the light screen was the scene of the Lingyin Temple with flames blazing and monks crying for their parents.
Wu Tian and Monkey had long known that the key chess piece chosen by Tathagata was Dao Ji, the reincarnation of Arhat Subduing the Dragon, but they never did, nor did they plan to take the initiative to attack Dao Ji.
Wu Tian was unable to take action due to the rules of the bet between him and Tathagata.
The monkey is unwilling to take action because of his own principles.
If other people were sent, there would be no guarantee of getting rid of Dao Ji, and it might backfire.
After discussing with Wu Tian, Monkey decided to give Dao Ji a cold shoulder first.
Since Tathagata chose Dao Ji as the key to victory or defeat, he must have made many arrangements for him.
No matter what they do against Dao Ji, they may fall into Tathagata's calculations.
Then they might as well create an artificial barrier and not give Dao Ji the opportunity to participate in the affairs of the Three Realms.
After they have completed the transformation of the Three Realms, it will be much easier to change Dao Ji's ideas and win the bet with Tathagata!
To this end, Wutan made targeted arrangements in the Zhejiang area where Lingyin Temple is located, isolating Dao Ji within this area.
The effect of doing this is very significant!
Over the past few years, the Three Realms have undergone tremendous changes, the masters of the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist world have changed, and Wu Tian has cloned his subordinates into the appearance of gods through Ainafa's machine, and replaced them step by step.
But apart from a slight doubt when Dao Ji was possessed by the novice monk under the seat of Rādhāng, he never noticed the changes in the Three Realms. He continued to be a wine-drinking and meat-eating monk, punishing evil and promoting good in the mortal world.
It can be said that Wutan and Monkey ’s plan has been successful!
until……
The man in black robe took action!
He led his demon subordinates to surround Lingyin Temple, wanting to kill Dao Ji to silence him, but he "happened" to pass by Dao Ji. His demon subordinates were "angry" and burned down Lingyin Temple to vent their anger!
The reason why it is put in quotation marks is because this "coincidence" and "anger" are both fake, and someone did it on purpose!
This person is Guanyin!
To be more precise, it was the evil corpse beheaded by Guanyin!
Guanyin's true body was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison along with other gods and Buddhas.
Her evil corpse wandered around, secretly carrying out Tathagata's various arrangements.
This includes the whole process of how her evil corpse deceived Hei Pao to disobey Wu Tian's orders, went to Nanzhanbuzhou without Wu Tian's knowledge to kill Dao Ji and wipe out the roots, and how she secretly took action to help Dao Ji escape from the siege of monsters.
Heipao is one of Wutan's most capable men.
But in front of Guanyin, he was like a puppet, being led by Guanyin.
The only smart thing about him was that he knew to kill people and burn things as a demon, instead of disguising himself as a god or Buddha to launch a sneak attack!
In this way, his behavior can be barely disguised as the devil's revenge!
However, the sudden appearance of this powerful demon still made Dao Ji suspicious. After escaping, he immediately went to Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea to seek help from Guanyin.
In the original time and space, after being ambushed by the black-robed man, the monkey went to Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea to seek help from Guanyin.
Also, because he saw the death of Shancai Dragon Girl and the mountain guardian god Black Bear Monster on Luojia Mountain, and the disappearance of Guanyin and others, he realized that there was something wrong with the Three Realms, so he went to Lingshan to find Tathagata to report the matter.
After Wu Tian realized this, he disguised himself as Tathagata and temporarily deceived the monkey, but he was eventually exposed, making the monkey suspicious. This led to many incidents such as the monkey later discovering that Liu Er Mihou was pretending to be Bajie.
Now it seems that in the original time and space, it was also Guanyin who acted in secret, tricking the black robe into attacking the monkey, making the monkey alert.
And now, Dao Ji has also embarked on this path!
"Wutian should choose to change his strategy like in the original time and space, and try to collect the relics through Daoji and find the spirit boy."
"From this perspective, Tathagata is still one step ahead! I just wonder if things will continue to develop in the same way as in the original time and space now that the monkey has been replaced by Dao Ji!"
Li Anran was not prepared to intervene in this matter.
The bet between Tathagata and Wujitian had little to do with him.
These gods and Buddhas in the Heavenly Prison are the most important!
During this period, Wutan used demons to clone many gods and Buddhas, but all the clones were low-level gods and Buddhas.
Now that Dao Ji has noticed that something is not right with the Three Realms, it is time for Wu Tian to put cloning the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother and other powerful beings on the agenda.
This is what he needs to care about!
"Whether it can be successful or not depends on this time!"
Li Anran stood up and walked out of the quiet room. Looking at the cloning mechanism that was running day and night under the control of the monsters, he was ready to take action.
