Volume 2: World of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Chapter 31: Pudu Cihang, Buddhist layout
Zuo Lu now regrets entering Lanruo Temple.
The four people in front of me should be ordinary people if not for the young scholar, but except for the weak scholar, none of the other three look simple.
Among the three, Zuo Lu could only see the aura of a grandmaster in Xiahou Jie. Although he couldn't see the strength of the other two, he could tell they were not simple just by looking at their appearance. Now that he had an important task in his hands, what he feared most was an accident, and now he just happened to encounter one.
If it was just Xiahou Jie, it would be fine. With so many variables, mistakes might happen. But retreating like this is not an option. What if they are coming for him? This would force the opponent to take action in advance.
Our Captain Zuo is a man who has seen the world, so he immediately stepped forward to talk to them. After all, our Captain Zuo has some influence in the whole Yangzhou area. Maybe after he announced his name, these people would retreat on their own initiative.
Zhuge Wulong looked at Captain Zuo and nodded. As the saying goes, the head follows the butt. Now that Zhuge Wulong has decided to help Sun Zichu, recruiting talents is also his job. After seeing Captain Zuo, Zhuge Wulong can't help but think about whether it is appropriate to recruit him.
There is only one result, it is suitable, very suitable.
"Zuo Qianhu, we have been waiting for you for a long time."
Well! This opening made Zuo Qianhu explode instantly. He had already touched the sword and was about to attack, but Xiahou Jie was faster than him and had already rushed forward.
The Fu sisters who were lying in ambush could no longer hold back and ran directly to the Jinyiwei outside to rescue their father.
"Oh no! Someone is robbing the prisoner!"
For a moment, the entire Lanruo Temple was in chaos.
Zuo Qianhu was anxious, but he was entangled by Xiahou Jie and it was difficult for him to get away even if he wanted to. As they were both at the Grandmaster level, Xiahou Jie had also been immersed in this realm for a long time. Jia Le had even given Xiahou Jie several books related to Lanruo Temple before, which greatly increased Xiahou Jie's skills. Facing Zuo Qianhu at this time, he actually had the upper hand.
Instead, Ning Caichen was a little confused at this time, and his face showed a bit of panic.
He just came to Lanruo Temple to rest for a while, how did he become a prisoner kidnapper? Looking at Zhuge Liang beside him, and then at the Jinyiwei and the Fu sisters who were already fighting each other, Ning Caichen felt bitter in his heart. If today passed, even if he said that he was not an accomplice of the prisoner kidnapping, I am afraid no one would believe him.
"Mom, I can't go back."
Zhiqiu Yiye was not very interested. What he was interested in was exorcising demons and monsters. He was disdainful of participating in such a level of fighting in the martial arts world. Zhuge Liang would not even consider himself a general.
Even if the two did not participate, there were many Jinyiwei masters, but under the suppression of Xiahou Jie and others, they were already clearly defeated and were about to be successfully rescued.
“Mmmmm…”
At this time, the Lanruo Temple was filled with golden light and Buddhist chants were heard. The people who were fighting stopped their actions when they heard the Buddhist chants. They seemed to be affected and became a little distracted. They began to chant along.
"Oh no! The soul-demanding Sanskrit sound! The demon master that Master mentioned has arrived."
When Zhiqiu Yiye heard the wrong sound, he jumped up quickly, cast a spell to seal his ears, and ran outside. After waking up Xiahou Jie and others, he saw a sedan chair escorted by dozens of people entering Lanruo Temple.
"Evil master, how dare you deceive people with your Buddhist chants! Mali Mali Hong, wind, fire, thunder and lightning spirits, thunder!"
Facing Cihang Pudu who had reached the state of returning to the void and merging with the Tao, Zhiqiu Yiye was not at all nervous. He actually shouted loudly and began to cast thunder talismans to attack Cihang Pudu.
However, Cihang Pudu continued chanting the mantra and ignored him completely. The maids who were escorting Cihang Pudu had already gone towards Zhiqiu Yiye.
Only at this moment did Zhiqiu Yiye realize how powerful they were. It turned out that some of these maids had reached the realm of Spirit Refining and Returning to Void. With his level of cultivation, he was no match for them at all. Moreover, under the influence of the Soul-Calling Sanskrit Sound, he could not use his full strength.
"Mr. Wolong, I can't stand it anymore."
Zhuge Wulong's face turned bitter when he heard this: It's useless if you can't hold me back. This is a demon lord, and I'm just the king's pioneer. Why don't you take action, young master?
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Zhuge Wulong was ready to leave at any time. He knew he could not win, but he still went up to fight. This was not his style. The reason why he hid far away and stayed in the Guobei County prison was to avoid Cihang Pudu and the evil queen in the harem.
Woof woof woof!
Just when Zhiqiu Yiye was still calling out Zhuge Wulong, the sound of a dog barking started again, making Zhiqiu Yiye overjoyed. Lord Dog is here again. Now he is saved.
Zhuge Wulong also breathed a sigh of relief. Since the Heavenly Dog had already appeared, your Jia Le must have come as well.
boom!
Sure enough, just as Zhuge Wulong finished his thought, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky and hit Pu Du Ci Hang's sedan chair. This bolt of lightning was not a star thunder like Zhi Qiu Yi Ye's, but a real bolt of lightning. Pu Du Ci Hang's spiritual sedan chair actually exploded in front of the thunder.
When one reaches the realm of returning to the void and merging with the Tao, spiritual weapons can no longer keep up.
Jia Le has now mastered the Five Thunders to perfection. Ordinary spiritual weapons will only be destroyed in the face of such thunders.
Fanyin also paused. After the sedan chair was broken open, a monk came out and attacked the thunderbolt. He barely blocked it, but his sleeve was completely torn.
This shows how powerful this heavenly thunder is.
"Who is it?"
Pudu Cihang was no longer as calm as before. He had the right time, right place and right people to enter the court of Daqian and become the imperial teacher. He devoured the luck of hundreds of officials and controlled the court like a puppet. Now Fu Tianchou was the last court official. Pudu Cihang had driven Fu Tianchou out in order to replace him with a Minister of War who could also absorb the luck of the Daqian Ministry of War.
But after changing to another one, he found that he could not accomplish his goal at all and gained only 30%. He had no choice but to leave Qiandu and head towards Yangzhou, preparing to devour it halfway to build the Great Dao. He could not wait even a moment longer.
As long as Fu Tianchou is swallowed up, the one in the harem will be almost done, and the foundation of Daqian will be shaken completely. They will swallow up all the dragon energy of Emperor Qian. They have already discussed that they will each take half at that time. With the dragon energy and the luck of the court, Cihang Pudu will be able to directly pass through the nine-nine heavenly tribulations and become one with the Tao.
That's right, the ambitious Cihang Pudu is prepared to achieve the goal of overcoming the tribulation and achieving the state of Hedao in one step and directly reach the state of Hedao.
According to his thinking, the many Buddhist and Taoist sects should not interfere in his affairs. After all, the destruction of Daqian was a foregone conclusion and could not be changed. He was more or less following the will of heaven and just speeding up the process a bit. It would also be helpful for the plans of many immortal sects.
But this accident came as expected, and someone really took action. Just looking at the strength of this heavenly thunder, Cihang Pudu knew that the person who took action was at the Refining Void Realm, and not an ordinary Refining Void Realm.
Jia Le slowly walked out of the darkness and looked at Cihang Pudu in front of him with infinite emotion in his heart. To be honest, this Cihang Pudu was indeed intelligent and had cultivated Buddhism to his bones. Perhaps even he himself regarded himself as a Buddha, and his demonic aura was also covered up by Buddhism. If Jia Le did not have the divine eyes that could see through the dark and seek the truth, it would be difficult to see his true identity.
Centipede monster!
A centipede demon that has been practicing for five thousand years and has reached the level of Demon Lord is now on the verge of transcending the tribulation. As long as it survives the nine-nine tribulations, it will be able to transform into a dragon.
Throughout history, there have not been many celestial dragons, or centipede monsters, who have been able to successfully transform into dragons. But as long as they succeed, their future achievements will not be bad.
What's more, for a Tianlong who has cultivated Buddhism into his bones, it will be easy for him to become an immortal in the future.
The reason why several top Taoist sects did not take action might be because Cihang Pudu followed the general trend, but the Buddhist sect did not take action. Jia Le had other ideas at this time. This Cihang Pudu must be related to Buddhism. This kind of Buddhist Dharma cannot be learned by stealing. I am afraid that the Buddhist sect also wants to wait for Cihang Pudu to succeed and then let him convert to Buddhism.
As for whether Cihang Pudu would agree, Jiale had no doubt at all. For a regular army like Buddhism, a monster like this would definitely be more than happy to receive the invitation.
"You are such a daring monster, you are causing trouble for the world. How can I tolerate you? Watch me use my thunder magic to subdue the monster!"
Jia Le shouted loudly. No matter what the background of this Cihang Pudu was, it would become a member of his energy jewelry library today. Even though Cihang Pudu was only at the initial stage of Demon Lord cultivation now, if it was transformed into energy beads, it would definitely be at the middle stage of Demon Lord realm. His luck had not yet been refined, absorbed and used.
With Jiale's loud shout, he activated the Five Thunder Magical Power. Thunder and lightning followed Jiale around him, and the sky was covered with thunderclouds. The entire Lanruo Temple was covered in thunder. After brewing for a moment, it descended towards Cihang Pudu.
Looking at the boundless thunder and the majestic sound, even Cihang Pudu, who had seen big scenes before, couldn't help but feel frightened. You know, Cihang Pudu had seen Longhushan perform thunder magic before, and there was no such momentum. What kind of magical power is this, and who is Jiale?
While Huai Xin was puzzled, Cihang Pudu suddenly transformed into a golden image of Tathagata and continued chanting Sanskrit.
The thunder came down with a loud bang and hit the image of Tathagata, causing the golden light to dissipate.
However, Cihang Pudu could still resist, but the other maids could not. These little centipedes were all turned into ashes under the brilliant thunder.
The Fu sisters have already rescued Fu Tianchou, and Xiahou Jie has also captured Zuo Qianhu with the help of Wansheng. Now they all gathered together to watch the battle.
Seeing Jia Le surrounded by thunder and lightning and conquering demons single-handedly, everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes, unable to believe that there was such a powerful person in the world.
Zhuge Wulong also just knew that Jiale was so powerful. On that day, Jiale did not reveal his identity at all. Now this kind of thunder magic made Zhuge Wulong have many more guesses. After all, there are not many people in the cultivation world who are proficient in thunder magic.
Longhu Mountain, Shenxiao Sect...
roar!
The Sanskrit sound could not resist the thunder from heaven, and Tathagata actually let out an angry roar. The Tathagata's Dharma image, which had just been majestic and dignified, instantly turned into a thousand-foot-long centipede.
"It's really a monster!"
Fu Tianchou excitedly looked at Cihang Pudu who had transformed into a centipede monster, and felt that what he had always insisted on was right.
Jiale narrowed his eyes as he looked at the thousand-foot centipede in front of him. In order to deal with Jiale's mastery of the Five Thunders, Cihang Pudu no longer had time to wait until after swallowing Fu Tianchou to refine the court's luck. He used the Tathagata's Dharma image to refine the court's luck and barely blocked the heavenly thunder. However, the final heavenly thunder still forced out Cihang Pudu's demon body.
Once the demon's body was revealed, karma followed it. Cihang Pudu could no longer suppress the demonic energy in his body. He had just managed to master the Five Thunders magical power, but the Nine-Nine Heavenly Thunders had already begun to brew.
Jiale stepped back. The Nine-Nine Heavenly Thunder was from Cihang Pudu. It would be unfair if he was accidentally dragged into it.
With Cihang Pudu's current imperfect state, even if he could survive the nine-nine thunder tribulations, he would certainly be seriously injured. Jiale didn't mind picking up a ready-made one. Moreover, Cihang Pudu had countless sins on his body. He was not like ordinary cultivators who could conceal their breath and find a ray of hope. The Tathagata's Dharma image had been broken by Jiale. There was only one way left for him, and that was to survive the nine-nine thunder tribulations.
Jiale also wanted to take this opportunity to see what the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation looked like.
According to the Maoshan classics, the power of the nine-nine heavenly tribulations varies with the cultivator's aptitude, luck and foundation. There is also another important factor, which is that the heavier the karma, the stronger the thunder tribulation. Jia Le doubts whether this centipede monster can survive the heavenly tribulation. If there are no accidents, it probably cannot. After all, if it was sure, it would not have to run all the way to Yangzhou to swallow Fu Tianchou.
Cihang Pudu looked at Jiale with hatred and let out an unwilling roar, expressing his infinite hatred for Jiale. Jiale's appearance had directly pushed him into a desperate situation.
However, Cihang Pudu was not in desperate situation yet, so even if he wanted to drag Jiale into the disaster and die together with him, reason prevailed and he did not do so.
boom!
The first heavenly tribulation came down with a loud bang. Although it was not as powerful as the five thunders that Jia Le had mastered, it was only the first heavenly tribulation. There were still eighty more to come, each one stronger than the last. According to the strength of this first tribulation thunder, I’m afraid we won’t even have to wait until the last one. At most the forty-ninth heavenly tribulation would be enough to reach the strength of Jia Le’s thunder technique. The last eighty-one heavenly tribulations would definitely be at the level of He Dao. With Cihang Pudu’s current state, how could he resist it?
No matter whether it is a human or a demon who is undergoing a thunder tribulation, other people should not interfere, because the thunder tribulation has a range. If a bystander or the attack of a bystander enters the range of the thunder tribulation, the thunder tribulation will automatically regard them as an accomplice and include them in the thunder tribulation. In this case, the intensity of the thunder tribulation will increase exponentially.
The consequence is most likely that everyone will die in the calamity. Few people would do such a thing that would harm others and not benefit themselves. They would usually wait until the other party has completed the calamity before taking action.
boom!
After the eighteenth thunder tribulation came, Cihang Pudu's aura began to wane, and the scales on the monster's body began to fall off. The centipede monster was close to transforming into a dragon, and dragon armor had already grown on its body. Now it only had to survive the heavenly tribulation and grow dragon claws and dragon horns before it could completely transform into a dragon. However, now these scales were beginning to fall off piece by piece.
roar!
The thunder was still rolling down. Facing the forty-ninth thunder tribulation, Cihang Pudu was filled with unwillingness and roared loudly. He knew that at this rate, he would most likely not be able to survive the tribulation.
Looking down, he found that Jiale had disappeared at some point, and Cihang Pudu's wish of dying together with him was in vain.
In the Qiandu Palace.
On the bed in the harem, the famous Demon Queen of Daqian pushed the emperor aside and looked in the direction of Lanruo Temple.
Feeling the power of the thunder tribulation, he felt a little confused.
"Cihang Pudu, why is it crossing the calamity at this time? It doesn't look like it's ready."
With three tails swaying behind her, the Demon Queen actually felt something was wrong. She and Cihang Pudu were in a cooperative relationship and there was no conflict of interest between them. So she did not want anything to happen to Cihang Pudu. Now there was still some dragon energy that had not been stolen, which could not be considered a success. If Cihang Pudu died under the thunder, then their plan would most likely be ruined.
"Su Jin, help me! Something unexpected happened here, and I can't wait for you to follow the procedures. I need the help of the dragon energy from Emperor Qian now!"
The voice of Cihang Pudu appeared in the ears of the Demon Queen, causing her expression to change. Was there really a problem?
Looking at Emperor Qian in front of her, the Demon Queen hesitated. According to the agreement between the two, it would take more than a month for her to completely steal the dragon energy of Emperor Qian and transfer the dynasty energy to the two of them. But now Cihang Pudu was in danger. If Cihang Pudu died, all the officials in the court would also die, the court's luck would collapse, the entire Daqian dragon vein would be affected, and Daqian would collapse.
By then, Emperor Qian might be directly killed by the backlash, and it would be even more difficult for her to succeed. There was a hint of regret in her eyes. If she had another month, she would be able to completely absorb Emperor Qian's dragon energy without any waste. Now she was in such a hurry that she could only use her magical powers to capture him in advance. Doing so would not only be rough, but also wasteful. She could have gotten 100%, but now she could only get 90% at most.
No, 90% will be given to Cihang Pudu and 40% will be given to her. Her share cannot be changed.
Having made up her mind, the Demon Queen did not delay any longer and started to act directly. She pulled Emperor Qian to her body again and began to use her magical powers, preparing to give him a rough blow.
Guanyin Temple.
Guanyin Temple is the top Buddhist sect, passing on the Guanyin tradition, and its mountain gate is located in Liangzhou.
At this time, in the Guanyin Temple, several nuns were also looking in the direction of Lanruo Temple. Five thousand years ago, Guanyin preached by chanting, and those who were predestined inside and outside the Guanyin Temple all heard of Guanyin's great way. At that time, Cihang Pudu was just a small centipede without any spiritual intelligence. After hanging around in the Guanyin Temple, he heard the truth and became intelligent.
After awakening his spiritual wisdom, Cihang Pudu turned his heart to Buddhism and began to crawl into the Sutra Hall to read Buddhist scriptures.
It is said that a centipede that has already awakened its intelligence has demonic energy in its body. In such a top-notch Taoist school, it is impossible to hide this from the nuns. However, the entire Guanyin Temple seemed to turn a blind eye to the actions of the centipede monster. Three thousand years later, the centipede monster advanced to the Demon Lord and became more and more powerful.
The Buddhist scriptures in the Guanyin Temple could no longer satisfy him. Two thousand years ago, Cihang Pudu left the Guanyin Temple. Relying on the Tathagata's appearance, he thought that no one could see through his true identity. So he began to mingle in other Buddhist temples and monasteries, exchanging Buddhist scriptures and discussing the Buddha's ideas. His knowledge of Buddhism became more and more profound, and he was not inferior to those eminent monks who practiced Buddhism well.
But a demon body is still a demon body. It is extremely difficult to achieve enlightenment. The mere hurdle of transforming into a dragon is enough to exclude Cihang Pudu from the door.
Ten years ago.
Cihang Pudu finally gave up the idea of breaking through with Buddhism, and resolutely embarked on another path of breakthrough. He came to Qiandu and became the national teacher of Daqian. He had been planning for ten years, and the time had come for him to succeed.
"Abbot, there seems to be some changes at Cihang Pudu. I'm afraid it will be difficult to overcome the disaster!"
The abbot nodded when she heard this. Although she couldn't see what happened in Lanruo Temple, they had some means on Cihang Pudu and could easily sense Cihang Pudu's situation and knew that her current situation was not good.
"Miaoyin, the magic weapon Six-tone Bottle was lost in the Zen temple!"
When the elder heard the abbot's words, he immediately understood and turned to leave. Not long after, a stream of light flew out from the Guanyin Temple and flew towards Lanruo Temple.
However, although this action seems secretive, it has already fallen into the eyes of many top immortal sects, but no one intervenes.
On top of Mount Maoshan.
Taoist Zhenliang also sensed something and looked in the direction of Lanruo Temple, and couldn't help but sigh.
"I knew Neng Chun was not a worry-free person. The Buddhist sect has been planning for 5,000 years, but he actually stepped into it. Well, forget it. My Maoshan has been silent for a long time, and it's time to show up. Otherwise, all the immortal sects in the cultivation world will think that Maoshan is really in decline. Moreover, Neng Chun seems to have his own plan. If it succeeds, it will be a great thing for Maoshan and worth a try."
boom!
Cihang Pudu has already survived the sixty-third heavenly tribulation, but now Cihang Pudu can no longer hold on and is afraid that he will die in the next heavenly tribulation.
Jia Le narrowed his eyes. He didn't believe that Cihang Pudu would die in such a thunder tribulation. By now, Jia Le had already seen some clues. What's more, under the Maoshan Six Trigrams, Cihang Pudu still had some luck.
Under the thunder, Cihang Pudu looked towards the direction of Qiandu.
At the same time, a golden dragon suddenly appeared in the sky above Qiandu, but the golden dragon made a low roar and began to disappear, which showed that something went wrong.
In the harem, Emperor Qian's dragon body had completely cooled down. It looked as if he had been completely hollowed out.
"Your Majesty, it's broken!"
Following the eunuch's cry of grief, the entire palace began to stir. The Demon Queen had already abandoned her mortal body, hid somewhere else, and began to absorb the dragon energy. As expected, she only absorbed 40% of it. There was some reluctance in her eyes, but thinking of the clan leader's instructions, she finally bounced out the 40% of the dragon energy and fell towards the direction of Lanruo Temple.
With the passing of Emperor Qian, the Qian Dynasty's fortune declined, its luck collapsed, and natural disasters began to occur frequently throughout Daqian.
Daqian, which was already in chaos, seemed to be even more disaster-ridden at this moment. The huge imperial palace collapsed in an earthquake, causing countless casualties. Hundreds of officials who came to mourn Emperor Qian were crushed to death in the palace.
A golden light flashed across the sky above Lanruo Temple. Jiale's eyes lit up as he looked at the golden light.
The Nine Yin and Nine Yang Evil-Suppressing Coffin was thrown out by Jiale and flew straight towards the golden light. Dragon Qi, this is a good thing. It would be a waste to give it to Pu Du Ci Hang.
