Volume 4: Journey to the West Chapter 24: Golden Immortal
Inside the cabin, Yuan Tiangang suddenly opened his eyes. Here they come!
After Liu Hong and Li Biao made sure that the people in the cabin were fast asleep, they moved towards the cabin. There were four people in the cabin, Chen Guangrui also brought a servant, and then there was the young man who boarded the ship later. Before Liu Hong and Li Biao became boatmen, they were pirates in this area. As the Tang Dynasty became more and more prosperous, the crackdown on pirates became more and more severe, so they changed their ways.
However, it is easy to be a good person on the surface, but it is difficult to be a good person in heart. As soon as he saw money and beautiful women, he became tempted again.
Liu Hong and Li Biao had some kung fu skills, so when they saw there were only four people, they didn't take them seriously. Not to mention four people, even ten strong men would not be their match.
Just as the two were about to enter the cabin, Chen Guangrui's servant suddenly felt the urge to pee and was about to go to the toilet. Liu Hong and Li Biao hurriedly stopped, and killed the servant the moment he left the cabin. After leaving one of the four, Liu Hong and Li Biao became more confident and went straight into the cabin. Looking at the three people in the cabin, their eyes showed murderous light.
"You! What are you going to do?"
When he was about to approach Chen Guangrui, Chen Guangrui suddenly woke up and yelled. Liu Hong and Li Biao had already started fighting. Wen Jiao was also scared and woke up. However, they were no match for Liu Hong and Li Biao. Seeing that they were about to be taken down, Yuan Tiangang sighed softly.
"Alas, since you have already turned over a new leaf, why do you still have such evil intentions and want to lose your life like this?"
Hmm! Liu Hong and Li Biao looked at Yuan Tiangang next to them, and they were . These words sounded like those spoken by a master. Ordinary people couldn't act so pretentiously.
"Who are you?"
Liu Hong and Li Biao cried out in surprise, but Yuan Tiangang pointed with one hand, and before the two could react, they were fixed in place.
The two of them were horrified when they saw that they couldn't move, "You, Immortal!"
They couldn't think of any other possibility to directly freeze the body except for magic.
Yuan Tiangang smiled without saying anything and just looked at Chen Guangrui.
"Zhuangyuanlang, how do you think we should deal with this?"
After all, Chen Guangrui had won the top prize in the imperial examination, so although he was shocked, he remained calm. With the immortal beside him, he was no longer so worried. He comforted Wen Jiao and looked at Yuan Tiangang.
"The pirates who robbed the road should be executed according to the law. Now they have reached the border of Jiangzhou. Although I have not taken office yet, I have the seal and am capable of solving the case. Please send them to serve their sentence."
oh!
Yuan Tiangang now looked at Chen Guangrui with a different eye. If it were any other official, he might have quibbled over words and talked about morality. Not to mention sending them to the government for a decision, it was not impossible for them to be let go. Chen Guangrui was a decisive person.
With a nod and a direct word, Liu Hong and Li Biao gave their lives by jumping into the river.
The crimes of these two men were not small, so Yuan Tiangang felt no burden at all in killing them.
Chen Guangrui also breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and hurriedly took Wen Jiao to express his gratitude, "Thank you for your help, Immortal. If it weren't for your protection, my husband and I would not be able to escape this disaster. Please let me know your name, and my husband and I will do our best to repay you."
Yuan Tiangang didn't care and shook his head, thinking that it was just fate.
As he spoke, he walked away on the waves. Outside the cabin, the servant who was supposed to have died woke up again. It turned out that Yuan Tiangang had used a magic trick to help him escape the disaster.
The servant was also a little panicked at this time. He entered the cabin and was relieved to see that Chen Guangrui and Wen Jiao were fine.
Chen Guangrui stared blankly at Yuan Tiangang who was walking away on the waves, with complicated thoughts in his mind.
Jiangzhou.
When they heard that the prefect of Jiangzhou was coming, all the civil and military officials of Jiangzhou came outside the city to welcome him.
When some common people heard that the number one scholar of the current dynasty had arrived, they all came to join in the fun. Among the crowd, there were two monks, and their eyes changed when they saw Chen Guangrui getting off the boat.
"Didn't the Bodhisattva say that Chen Guangrui could not escape this disaster? What's going on?"
Monk Fa Ming was also somewhat at a loss at this time, and hurriedly took his disciples back to Jinshan Temple to pray to Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Chen Guangrui naturally didn't know all of this. Welcomed by the civil and military officials of Jiangzhou, Chen Guangrui and Wen Jiao entered Jiangzhou city. The first thing Chen Guangrui did after taking office was to wipe out the banditry in Jiangzhou. They were too rampant. If he hadn't been lucky enough to be on the same boat with an immortal, he would have been dead today.
Jinshan Temple.
Monk Fa Ming prayed to Guanyin Bodhisattva and finally received a response.
"Are you saying that Chen Guangrui escaped?"
Upon hearing this, Monk Fa Ming nodded quickly and told the whole story. It turned out that not long ago, Guanyin Bodhisattva appeared and bestowed an opportunity on Monk Fa Ming.
Monk Fa Ming met Liu Hong by chance and read a fortune for him. The fortune teller said that he would meet a noble lady on the river and enjoy endless glory and wealth. The fortune teller said that it was Wen Jiao. Liu Hong was thinking about glory and wealth, so he took action against Chen Guangrui and Wen Jiao. However, no one expected that Yuan Tiangang would suddenly appear halfway. Of course, they still didn't know what was going on at this time.
However, they didn't have to wait long.
As Chen Guangrui began to suppress the bandits, the people became curious and heard the truth from the servant. It turned out that Chen Guangrui was robbed by water bandits on his way to take up his post and nearly lost his life. If he had not met an immortal who rescued him, he would have been dead. This is why Chen Guangrui hated the banditry so much.
"Master! Have you found out who it is?"
Faced with the questioning of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Monk Fa Ming was a little embarrassed. The immortal did not leave his name, so he had no way to find out. After some calculations, he suffered a backlash. It was obvious that the man's strength was not inferior to Monk Fa Ming.
Guanyin Bodhisattva also saw Fa Ming’s dilemma, so he stopped asking questions and started to calculate.
However, he did not get an accurate result. The catastrophe had already begun and the destiny was in chaos. Even for a Bodhisattva like Guanyin, it was not easy to make calculations, not to mention that the fate of some people who made the calculations was even more difficult to deal with. However, in the vagueness, Guanyin Bodhisattva got two words.
"Maoshan!"
After thinking for a while, Guanyin Bodhisattva asked the monk Fa Ming.
"Do you know Maoshan?"
Maoshan!
Monk Faming was also shocked when he heard this. "Buddha, this Maoshan is the state religion of the Tang Dynasty. It was established at the end of the previous dynasty. The head of Maoshan, Xi Tuan, must have a close relationship with the Tang emperor. Now Maoshan is very popular and has become a leader of Taoism. It is precisely because of the existence of Maoshan that our survival and development in the Tang Dynasty has become increasingly difficult."
Hmm! This Maoshan is so famous, how come he didn't know about it before?
Guanyin Bodhisattva was puzzled, "Which great being is worshipped by Maoshan?"
Monk Faming thought for a while, "It seems that the Three Pure Ones are the most respected, with the Supreme Pure One being the first, and below him there are a group of Supreme Pure One predecessors."
The Shangqing lineage!
Upon hearing this, Guanyin Bodhisattva became furious. Things had not been going well for Buddhism during this period. If one looked carefully, each and every one of them was closely related to the Shangqing lineage. Now, Maoshan had come out to oppose Buddhism. Hadn't Tathagata already made an agreement with the Shangqing lineage? Why did they cause such trouble? Could it be that they took the money but were not going to do the job?
There was no rush to tell Tathagata, and Guanyin Bodhisattva was going to go and see for herself what was going on in Maoshan.
"You don't have to worry about this matter. I will go and see what is going on in Maoshan."
Monk Fa Ming hesitated for a moment after hearing this. Wouldn't that mean his chance was gone?
"Buddha, how about I go and see if there is any chance with Chen Guangrui?"
Guanyin shook her head directly. "It would have been fine if he hadn't taken office before. Now that he has taken office, he is connected to the fate of the Tang Dynasty. To plot against him is to plot against the Tang Dynasty. The fate of humanity is not so easy to mess with. Let's wait for now."
There are eighty-one tribulations in total, and before this one is born, the first two tribulations have already disappeared.
Maoshan Mountain stands outside the capital city of Chang'an.
Guanyin brought Mu Zha all the way to the outskirts of Chang'an City and headed towards Maoshan.
The fairy mountain is shrouded in mist. When she arrived at the foot of the mountain, Guanyin felt the rich aura of Maoshan, which was difficult to compare with any other Buddhist temple, even those Buddhist temples in Xiniu Hezhou. Maoshan was just a mountain gate that had been established for less than half a century.
This is the East! This is Xuanmen! This is also the reason why Tathagata has tried so hard to spread Buddhism to the East.
On top of Mount Maoshan.
When Guanyin was checking the fortune of Maoshan, Xi Tuan couldn't help but feel a palpitation, as if something real was about to happen.
His eyes swept around Maoshan and finally stopped on Guanyin.
I can’t see his cultivation level clearly, who is this person?
Guanyin seemed to have noticed something and looked towards Xi Tuan. When their eyes met, Xi Tuan was even more shocked. What a master.
"Jingfeng, open the mountain gate and welcome the distinguished guests."
When a disciple heard Xi Tuan's words, he immediately led people to open the mountain gate and went to the gate to welcome him.
Seeing that she was discovered, Guanyin did not hesitate and brought Mu Zha directly to the gate of Maoshan Mountain.
Xi Tuan arrived at the mountain gate and looked at the two monks, one old and one young, in front of him. He couldn't tell the old monk's strength at all, and conservatively estimated that he was at the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal. The young monk was also a Golden Immortal, so he didn't feel much pressure. However, these people from the Buddhist sect actually came to Maoshan. Could something have happened?
Xi Tuan was not worried. He had done his duty as a courtesy. If anything really happened later, he would just take responsibility for it.
"It turns out that you are two fellow Buddhists. Please enter the mountain."
Guanyin did not refuse and returned the greeting, "Excuse me for disturbing you."
After entering the gate of Maoshan , Guanyin discovered that there were not many disciples in Maoshan, only about thirty or so. However, their qualifications were all excellent. Such disciples were even rarer in Xiniu Hezhou. Xiniu Hezhou had once suffered a serious blow and had not recovered until now. It was not smart enough and it was difficult for it to produce outstanding talents.
Thinking of this, Guanyin was also a little envious. Only those who have truly been to the East can understand the sufferings of the West when they arrive in the West.
"My two Taoist friends, please have some tea."
Guanyin Bodhisattva did not refuse. After drinking the tea, she looked at Xi Tuan and said.
"I wonder if I can discuss Taoism with you, fellow Taoist?"
Guanyin saw that Xi Tuan's cultivation was only that of a Golden Immortal, but his aptitude was clear. He had a strong aura of the Great Dao and a solid foundation, which was rare for a descendant of a major sect. So she thought of investigating his true situation.
Xi Tuan was not intimidated either. So what if he was very powerful? According to his master, he could not let go of such a good opportunity to be taught.
Guanyin discussed Buddhism, Xituan discussed Taoism, and the Xuanmen school was one, which actually complemented each other.
Although Xi Tuan was familiar with the Three Thousand Taoist Scriptures and had a deeper understanding, he was still far behind Guanyin. He just kept his original heart and was not disturbed by the Buddhism described by Guanyin. Instead, he used Buddhism to realize his own path and seemed to make progress as a reflection. Later on, it was Guanyin who gave him unilateral guidance.
After a long time, the voice died down, and Guanyin was a little surprised when she looked at Xi Tuan in front of her.
"Fellow Daoist, you are kind and kind. I wonder who your teacher is?"
Xi Tuan felt the improvement of his own cultivation. Not to mention, although the old monk wanted to lead him astray and bring him into Buddhism during this enlightenment, Xi Tuan did not fall for it. Moreover, with the help of the old monk, his understanding of the Tao reached a higher level. This is a good person. Not to mention, Xi Tuan now likes the old monk much more.
I didn't intend to hide it. Our Maoshan ancestor must be able to show off something.
"My master is Shangqing Jingchun, I wonder if you know him."
Jingchun!
The old monk's face froze, and he looked at Xi Tuan with a weird expression. It was too late to kill this guy in front of him now. What level was he at? He called him a fellow Taoist. According to the Three Religions are one family, he was still Jia Le's uncle. Now, he was talking about fellow Taoists with a junior. Guanyin didn't think it was a big deal, but your master was really committing a sin.
In the Three Realms today, if we were to ask who is the most hated by the Buddhists, the type that is a thorn in their side, it would definitely be Jia Le.
All of a sudden, he appeared out of nowhere and took the monkey that the Buddhist sect had been planning for a long time into the sect. And out of nowhere, he took away 30% of the fortune and merit of the Journey to the West, of which he had a share. And after that, the Shangqing lineage repeatedly opposed the Buddhist sect. All of this was caused by Jiale.
He even suspected that Jiale's appearance was just to disgust the Buddhists.
No, this time the matter of Chen Guangrui couldn't have been ordered by Jia Le, right? It's just that Jin Chanzi's involvement in Chen Guangrui and Wen Jiao's son was all supervised by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. It's certain that except for a few core figures in the Buddhist sect, no one else knew anything about it. How did Jia Le know about it? Ah, how did he know about it?
"Daoyou, what's wrong with you?"
Return it to my fellow Taoist!
Originally, Guanyin liked Xi Tuan so much that she almost wanted to accept him as her disciple. But now, after hearing that he was Jing Chun's disciple, Guanyin no longer thought of Xi Tuan as a good person. It turned out that a master will determine the kind of disciple he will get. If Guanyin hadn't been too afraid of Jia Le, she would have wanted to take action right away.
In Uttarakuru, the fact that Jiale monopolized the Five Demon Saints has already been known by all the Buddhist monks. Not to mention, even Guanyin could not have imagined that Jiale was so powerful. Even he could not match such means.
"Mt. Mao is now the state religion of the Tang Dynasty. Why are there only these disciples? Are there other disciples practicing at the foot of the mountain?"
"Master once said that it is more important to have quality disciples than quantity. I only have 36 disciples. In addition to these 35, there is another senior disciple, Jing Gang, who went out to travel not long ago. His position as the national religion was also a coincidence. Could it be that the belief of my Maoshan has affected the temple of my fellow Taoists?"
Guanyin shook her head. That made sense. The one who saved Chen Guangrui must be the eldest disciple Jing Gang.
However, Xi Tuan in front of her was too good at pretending. He still looked like he knew nothing. Guanyin didn't want to say anything at this time. She was going to return to the Leiyin Temple and tell the Buddha about this. The reincarnation of Jin Chanzi had been targeted by Jiale. No matter how she looked at it, nothing good would happen in the future. Guanyin felt that what she could not control must be controlled by Tathagata.
"I am only here to pay my respects to the mountain. It has nothing to do with anything else. I will not bother you any more. Goodbye."
Guanyin came and left quickly, which made Xi Tuan feel a little strange.
After leaving Maoshan, Guanyin went to the Leiyin Temple.
Great Leiyin Temple.
"Are you saying that Jingchun was responsible for this?"
The Buddha also had a headache. Why was Jingchun everywhere?
Guanyin nodded. If it happened to someone else, it might be a coincidence, but since Jingchun was involved, it could only be a conspiracy.
"Buddha, haven't we already made an agreement with the Golden Spirit Mother? Why is Jing Chun still causing trouble for us?"
Tathagata's face had calmed down at this time. The monkey's problem had been dealt with, and now it was Jin Chanzi's turn. According to the virtues of the Shangqing lineage, this was probably another price.
"Then how did Jing Chun know where Jin Chanzi had gone, and how did he destroy our plan so skillfully?"
Guanyin was also depressed. He was still wondering how it leaked out. "Could it be?"
There is probably no other possibility now. It can only be an internal traitor. After all, Ksitigarbha is in charge and there is no middleman. Only the high-ranking Buddhists know about it. The catastrophe has already begun, and even Taishang Laojun can't predict anything. If this is the case, it can only be an internal traitor, but who is it?
Tathagata's face was gloomy. "You start to investigate, don't make too much noise, if you find anything, report it immediately."
Although Tathagata was unwilling to doubt his own people, such things were unavoidable. Think about the long-eared Dingguang immortal, who was one of the seven attendants. The Taoist Shangqing was so good to him that he sold him without hesitation. With this example in mind, what else could be impossible to happen?
"good."
After Guanyin left, Tathagata looked towards the Sun Star. Tathagata discovered that Jiale was really a nuisance. If he was not removed in time, there might be no end to his troubles. He could still give away all the benefits by the end of the Journey to the West. What would be left for them? No, he must find a chance to get rid of him. As long as he was quick and didn't get discovered, it would be fine.
It is easiest to hide during a catastrophe. Even if suspected by the Golden Spirit Holy Mother, it can always be justified as long as there is no evidence.
Tathagata also saw that the reason why the Shangqing lineage fell into disaster was all because of Jing Chun.
However, Jiale's strength also made Tathagata somewhat worried. He could actually fight against the Five Demon Saints alone. This was not something that an ordinary cultivator could do. He was confident that he could kill Jiale, but he had to be absolutely safe. It seemed that he still had to find some helpers. Thinking of this, Tathagata also had an idea and immediately disappeared in the Great Leiyin Temple.
Sun star.
Jiale has now completely refined the hibiscus tree. In his sea of consciousness, the hibiscus tree and the laurel tree exude the aura of the sun and the moon, nourishing Jiale's soul and helping Jiale to attain enlightenment.
And with the refining of the hibiscus tree and the laurel tree, Jiale also began to make an impact towards the Daluo Jinxian.
Before Daluo attained the Tao, it could only be said that he had some understanding of the Yin-Yang Dao, but to say that he could use the Dao for his own benefit, it was at best called borrowing the Dao, which was still superficial. However, after breaking through to the Daluo Jinxian and reaching the realm of attaining the Tao, things are different.
If one Daluo realm master takes action, ten or a hundred Taiyi realm masters will be useless. After all, not everyone is Jiale.
Without hesitation, the energy beads in the Kunlun Mirror were already enough.
After the four disciples went down the mountain, they each received a talisman. This was no ordinary talisman, but a new function of the Kunlun Mirror after its restoration. It could obtain energy beads through these media, just like the monsters and demons killed by Xisong could provide energy beads for Jiale. Moreover, although Jiale did not get any energy beads of the Daluo Jinxian level last time in Beijuluzhou, the Kunlun Mirror below was full of them, which was a great harvest.
There are also the peaches that the monkey got from the Heavenly Palace. Although some of them were transformed into energy beads and given to the monkey, the nine peaches from the mother plant are still there. These are energy beads equivalent to the Daluo Jinxian level. The reason for accumulating so many energy beads is for today.
Soar to the sky, today, give me krypton.
The energy bead broke open, and endless energy rushed into Jiale's body. Under the effect of the Kunlun Mirror, Jiale instantly entered the state of enlightenment. The power of the Moon and the Sun gathered in Jiale's body, helping him to comprehend the Yin and Yang. The laurel tree and the hibiscus tree in the sea of gods have become a part of Jiale, enhancing Jiale's practice.
With so much help, Jiale's foundation has almost reached a terrifying level.
And luck!
Benli Jiale's luck was already strong enough. After coming to this world, he established Maoshan, refined the Sun Star and the Moon Star, and was blessed by the luck of the Shangqing lineage. At this time, Jiale's luck had reached a terrifying enough level.
Luck is the key factor in cultivation. If one lacks luck, even if one has a huge foundation, one may fail at the critical moment.
But if you have enough luck, even if you don't have enough foundation, perhaps a powerful opportunity will appear and turn bad luck into good luck.
Jiale now has sufficient foundation and good luck. He really can't think of any possibility of failure. This time, he will definitely win.
Boom!
When the world was first created, three thousand avenues stood in rows. With the support of his foundation, at this moment, Jiale directly broke through the constraints of the world and wandered in the sea of avenues.
Three thousand avenues flowed before his eyes, but Jiale did not stop at all. He only took a scoop of yin and yang water in his heart.
This sea of the avenue is not a good place. Even the most powerful person may drown in front of the avenue. The longer the time, the greater the possibility of drowning. Jia Le now does not have the strength to despise the sea of the avenue, so he must find the Yin-Yang Avenue as soon as possible, intercept a trace of the original power of the Yin-Yang Avenue, and obtain the Daluo Dao.
The key to the Shangqing Immortal Method is the word "cut".
Getting closer!
Jiale felt the call of the Yin-Yang Avenue. The laurel oars and the hibiscus tree served as the boat, and they brought Jiale directly to the Yin-Yang Avenue.
When the Shangqing Immortal Method is put into operation, Yin and Yang begin to be achieved.
At this moment, Jiale seemed to have understood the principles of Yin and Yang, and finally grasped the great way of Yin and Yang in his hands.
The momentum in his body is surging, and the energy is surging.
The Daluo Golden Immortal has been achieved.
