Volume 4: Journey to the West Chapter 31: The Fifth Generation of Golden Cicada, Black Robe Tathagata
Li Chunfeng!
Jiale paused.
Why did this guy come to be Xi Tuan's disciple?
Li Chunfeng is quite famous in history. His Tuibei Tu is also well-known throughout the ages. Now, Jia Le did not expect that he would become his own disciple. Well, it is very exciting. If he could also accept Yuan Tiangang as his disciple, it would be perfect.
“Master!”
Before reaching the top of the mountain, a figure came towards Jiale, and when he arrived in front of Jiale, he bowed down.
Looking at Xi Tuan in front of him, Jia Le was a little sad. It was indeed better for these disciples to be raised freely. The fourth disciple, Xi Xing, caused trouble in Heaven as soon as he came down the mountain. His cultivation reached the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal. The second disciple, Xi Yao, almost leveled the West Sea and obtained the Chaos Aurora. After refining it, his cultivation made great progress. Now, they have both broken through to the peak of Golden Immortal.
The third disciple, Xisong, is also extremely talented. He has comprehended the way of heavenly tribulation and obtained Lei Ze. It can be said that he has soared to the sky. Now he has reached the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal. After digesting the inheritance, it is not a problem for him to break through to Daluo Golden Immortal.
The eldest disciple in front of him is also not bad. He founded a sect in the Tang Dynasty and continued the Maoshan incense. Now his strength has reached the middle stage of Golden Immortal.
"Get up, you are already so old, and you have a disciple, how can you act like a child?"
"In front of the master, the disciple is always a child."
Hmm! It's rare to hear such words from the serious Xi Tuan. It should be because he has been away from the mountain gate for too long. Jiale is almost one of the few relatives and elders of Xi Tuan, so he is so emotional. There is no doubt that even cultivators need emotional support, especially those who have just embarked on the path of cultivation.
What’s more, it’s someone like Xi Tuan, who once possessed all kinds of warmth .
In the Shangqing Palace.
Xi Tuan also introduced all his disciples to Jiale. Thirty-five disciples called Jiale "Grandmaster" at the same time. This was the first time Jiale had seen such a scene. However, he did not expect that Xi Tuan would be so generous in accepting disciples and actually accepted thirty-five disciples at once.
"No, Master, there are thirty-six disciples, and there is another disciple named Jing Gang, who has already gone down the mountain to travel."
Ugh! It really is a perfect number.
However, after hearing Xi Tuan's subsequent words, Jia Le could no longer remain calm. As the state religion of the Tang Dynasty, he also accepted Li Shimin as a registered disciple. He wondered why there was a sudden blessing of human luck before. It turned out that the root was really here with Xi Tuan. Very good, very much in his style. Meng Sheng was going to do great things.
Needless to say, the fact that Tathagata gathered four people and came to the Sun Star to kill him must have been related to Xi Tuan. After all, with his kind-hearted character, how could he force Tathagata to do such a thing?
When Jia Le heard Xi Tuan say that an old monk had visited him before and he also told him who his master was, his mouth twitched. It was confirmed. It was this eldest disciple who had betrayed his master.
He shook his head, thinking it was unfortunate to accept a disciple. Fortunately, nothing serious happened, otherwise, he would have been badly cheated.
However, he really did conflict with Buddhism. You know, he really had no intention of making things difficult for Buddhism over Tang Seng. But now, he did not take action, but his own disciples did.
"Where is your eldest disciple?"
"The day before yesterday, a message came back saying that he had accepted a disciple in Jiangzhou. He should still be in Jiangzhou now."
Jiangzhou!
Jiale suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. It couldn't be such a coincidence.
"Come on, follow me."
Jiale took Xi Tuan away and originally planned to go straight to Jiangzhou, but when they passed Chang'an, it happened to rain heavily. Jiale counted with his fingers and found that the Dragon King of Jinghe River had indeed deducted the amount of rain. Needless to say, the punishment from the Heavenly Court came and took him directly to the sky.
He shook his head and said, "Let's go!"
Jiangzhou.
It didn't take long for Jiale and Xi Tuan to arrive in Jiangzhou.
boom!
Before Jiale and Xi Tuan could find Yuan Tiangang, they heard a sudden noise in the sky above Jiangzhou. Jiale looked up and was even more shocked.
"Uncle Gongming!"
"Grandmaster Gongming!"
Who is that on the other side? "Guanyin!"
Jiale and Xi Tuan rushed to the battle site, where Guanyin and Zhao Gongming were already fighting fiercely.
"Cihang, you have become successful. You actually dared to attack my Shangqing disciples? How come you have lost your dignity after entering Buddhism?"
After hearing what Zhao Gongming said, Guanyin's breathing suddenly became heavier.
I'm really angry.
He had just spent a short while planning the matter of the Dragon King of Jing River in Chang'an City, when he came to Jiangzhou again he discovered that Jin Chanzi had been taken in by Yuan Tiangang, who had previously ruined the Buddhist good deeds. Yes, the man who had killed two bandits on the river and saved Chen Guangrui. Originally, Yuan Tiangang had left Jiangzhou, and Guanyin was going to deal with the Dragon King of Jing River, so he returned to Jiangzhou to make new plans.
As it turned out, the villain actually made a comeback and accepted Jin Chanzi as his disciple after he was born.
This is intolerable. You must know that Jin Chanzi is not only a disciple of Tathagata, but also the key to his Buddhist arrangement of the Journey to the West. What does it mean that he was accepted by Yuan Tiangang? The most important thing is that the relationship between master and disciple has been determined at this time. If he cannot be killed, the fortune and merit of the Buddhist sect will definitely be affected. Therefore, Guanyin must kill Yuan Tiangang first even if it means offending the Shangqing lineage.
As long as Yuan Tiangang dies, the cause and effect will disappear. After all, it was the Shangqing lineage that made the mistake first, so we can't blame him.
But he never expected that although Yuan Tiangang was not strong, his ability to mobilize people was not weak, and he acted decisively. The moment he felt the crisis, he cast a spell and directly invited Zhao Gongming.
Guanyin also had the cultivation level of the late Daluo Golden Immortal, and was about the same as Zhao Gongming, or even inferior to him, so that after fighting for half a day and being humiliated for half a day, she didn't accomplish anything.
What made me even more angry was that I didn't know when the Shangqing lineage became like this. They would call for help whenever they had something. Is this still the Shangqing lineage that was so arrogant back then? It was simply shameful. I didn't know who had corrupted the atmosphere. Before, when I heard Tathagata complain, Guanyin didn't feel much. Now that she has become a victim, Guanyin is really angry.
"Zhao Gongming, you, a disciple of Shangqing, actually went against the trend and sabotaged our Buddhist journey to the west. Do you know who that was? That was Jin Chanzi. You will let him be your fifth-generation disciple of Shangqing?"
Five generations!
Putting aside other things, Jin Chanzi was at least of Jiale's generation, but now he is two generations lower.
Xi Tuan seemed to understand something at this time. He looked at Yuan Tiangang on the ground. There was a couple beside him. The woman was holding a child who was less than one year old.
Looking at the luck and aptitude of the child, Xi Tuan understood immediately. He had told these disciples before that if they met someone with good aptitude, they must not let him go. Yuan Tiangang listened to him and directly accepted the child as his disciple. However, why did the name Jin Chanzi sound so familiar? He just couldn't remember it for a moment.
"Master, who is the Golden Cicada?"
Jiale was also secretly excited at this time. This disciple was Xiu'er, and that grand-disciple was even more amazing than Da Xiu'er. Why didn't he think of taking Jin Chanzi as his disciple?
"Golden Cicada, he was originally a six-winged golden cicada from ancient times. He absorbed the turbid air of heaven and earth, and his true spirit was dark. Later, he was encountered by the Buddha, and was influenced by , and became a golden cicada in front of the Buddha. Later, when he came to Tathagata to preach, Golden Cicada's spirit had just recovered and he transformed, so Tathagata accepted him as his disciple, ranking him second.
Needless to say, the aptitude of this golden cicada is extraordinary. When it first transformed, it was a Taiyi Golden Immortal. After practicing all the way, it even reached the Daluo Golden Immortal.
However, he was fierce and difficult to tame, and he disagreed with many Buddhist teachings. Later, when Tathagata was preaching, Jin Chanzi openly refuted him and started to argue with Tathagata. Tathagata could not win the argument, so he drove Jin Chanzi out of Buddhism. At this time, the catastrophe was about to begin, and Buddhism needed people to respond to the catastrophe, so Tathagata sent Jin Chanzi into reincarnation, preparing to let him reincarnate as a human to start the catastrophe of Journey to the West.
Because it is hard to tame its ferocious nature, this should be its tenth incarnation now, and its ferocious nature has been almost washed away."
Xi Tuan's eyes immediately lit up when he heard this.
"Master, that means that Jin Chanzi has been expelled from Buddhism by Tathagata. In this case, we will take him into Maoshan. What does it have to do with Buddhism or Tathagata?"
Upon hearing this, Jiale couldn't help but look at Xi Tuan. What a good disciple! He really knows how to grasp the key points.
He said so much, but Xi Tuan thought this one was the most important.
However, it seems to make sense.
"Humph, what? Accepting Jin Chanzi means going against the trend? Isn't it just a journey to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures? It doesn't matter whose disciple Jin Chanzi is. We will just arrange for him to continue his journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Why are you barking like a dog?"
"you!"
Guanyin got even angrier when she heard this, "You wish."
Jin Chanzi is a disciple of Buddhism. If he goes to obtain the scriptures, he will absorb the luck of the East and go to the West to boost the Buddhist trend. But if Jin Chanzi becomes a disciple of Shangqing, what will happen then? The disciples of Shangqing will go to Buddhism and bring the scriptures to the East. Not to mention whether the luck will be affected, after it is successful, all the benefits will go to the Shangqing lineage.
In the end, they contributed manpower and effort, but the benefits were taken by the Shangqing disciples. What difference does it make to the wedding night?
Robber! Shameless! How dare they say such words? It's just!
Do you really think that he, the Buddhist sect, is being taken advantage of?
"Zhao Gongming, don't even think about it. There is no room for negotiation on this matter today."
Zhao Gongming was even more disdainful when he heard this. "If there is no negotiation, then there is no negotiation. Come and fight me. This disciple is ours anyway. As long as I am here, you can't hurt my Shangqing disciple."
Guanyin was so angry that she stopped talking and directly controlled the Jade Bottle to hit Zhao Gongming.
When it comes to being unreasonable, his Buddhism is the originator. But when faced with a rogue like Zhao Gongming, Guanyin couldn't explain himself and could only fight. He wanted to see. Zhao Gongming had just escaped from the calamity and had been bound by the List of Gods for so long. Could it be that he, Guanyin, was not Zhao Gongming's opponent?
Xi Tuan was about to step forward but was stopped by Jia Le.
"What are you doing? Watch this. This is a battle between Daluo Jinxians. Learn carefully."
Xi Tuan's steps paused and he stopped moving. This was a battle between two Golden Immortals. What could a Golden Immortal like him do?
"Master, Great-Uncle Zhao Gongming, is it okay?"
Upon hearing this, Jiale glared at Xi Tuan. What was he talking about? That was Zhao Gongming.
"Watch carefully, your great-grandmaster Zhao Gongming is the outer sect chief disciple of my Shangqing lineage. His status is not lower than that of the direct disciples, and his aptitude is even more outstanding. If it weren't for his strong sense of loyalty and the calamity that caused him to fall into, he would have already broken through to the peak of the Golden Immortal. Even now, his cultivation is at the late Golden Immortal stage. In the entire Three Realms, there are few who can rival him, let alone Guanyin."
After hearing Jiale's words, Xi Tuan felt relieved again. He also implemented Jiale's philosophy in the Maoshan Datang branch.
The first step is to recite Taoist scriptures, the second step is to recite the Shangqing Dadong Sutra, and the third step, which is the first magic spell, is the spell of summoning gods.
Yuan Tiangang was favored by Zhao Gongming and established spiritual response.
Perhaps because of Jiale, these Shangqing disciples are very respectful to the Maoshan disciples and basically respond to all their requests. When the Shangqing disciples sense that there are Maoshan disciples offering sacrifices, they also accept everyone and directly manifest themselves and send down spiritual responses. Although the Maoshan disciples nowadays are only beginners in cultivation, when they go out, they are really not afraid of anyone and they will fight directly, and ask for help if they cannot win.
But fortunately, Yuan Tiangang invited Zhao Gongming, otherwise, it would be very dangerous.
The battle went on like this. After several days and nights, Guanyin did not gain any advantage. Even though he was bound by the List of Gods for a kalpa, Zhao Gongming was not bad, at least not worse than Guanyin.
"Zhao Gongming, do you, the Shangqing lineage, really want to fight to the death with my Buddhist sect?"
Guanyin was somewhat exasperated. After leaving the Tang Dynasty branch of Maoshan last time, she returned to the Buddhist sect and told Tathagata about the matter. As a result, if Bodhi had not intervened, Tathagata would have almost not been able to come back. After that, his tasks were not smooth sailing. Now that such a big mistake has been made, he is afraid that not only will his luck and merits be wasted, but his position will also be unstable.
"Humph, do you think that I, the Shangqing lineage, will be afraid?"
Guanyin was so angry that her teeth were about to break when she saw the unruly Zhao Gongming.
"Hey, Uncle Master, Bodhisattva, are you guys sparring with each other?"
Jiale also realized that it was time for him to come out. After seeing Jiale, Zhao Gongming stopped talking. After all, Yuan Tiangang was Jiale's disciple. Guanyin became even angrier. Looking at Jiale's smiling face, Guanyin hated Jiale more than Zhao Gongming. Jiale was the source of everything. Now Jiale still said this. Is he a human being?
"Jingchun, that's your disciple's grandson, do you care?"
Why are you so angry?
Jiale was speechless when he saw Guanyin, who was furious and looked like she was ready to eat anyone.
"Buddha, look, now that things have come to an end, how about we just let it go?"
never mind!
Guanyin's eyes widened, and only then she remembered that when it comes to shamelessness, the man in front of her is probably even more shameless than Zhao Gongming.
"Jingchun, you have done so much before, and I have revealed it all. Now, there is absolutely no room for negotiation. You should know the bottom line of my Buddhist sect. Do you have to fight to the death?"
Jia Le immediately shook his head, "Bodhisattva, Buddhism also has to be reasonable, right? Hasn't Jin Chanzi been expelled from Lingshan by Tathagata? He should be free now. There is nothing wrong with our Shangqing lineage accepting him."
"you!"
Guanyin was choked up. Why was Jin Chanzi expelled from Lingshan? Don't these people know that it was for the Journey to the West? Now, it has become their excuse!
"Besides, accepting a disciple is a voluntary matter for both parties. Why don't we go and ask the person involved and his parents?"
Guanyin's face was even more gloomy. Yuan Tiangang and Jin Chanzi had been cultivating feelings for such a long time, and Jin Chanzi had no memory of his past life. Was there any need to question his choice?
As for Chen Guangrui and Wen Jiao, Yuan Tiangang was their savior and he had no relation to them, so was there any need to ask how to choose?
Besides, Chen Guangrui was counting on his son to continue the family line, so how could he agree to his child entering Buddhism? Guanyin had originally been planning to make some unexpected arrangements, but now it was too late.
"Jingchun, I will report this matter to the Buddha right away. It's not over yet."
Watching Guanyin leave, Jiale smiled and didn't care. Tathagata? He can't even protect himself.
"Uncle Master, let's go down and take a look."
Chen Mansion.
Chen Guangrui looked at the people in front of him, especially after hearing that Xi Tuan was actually the Imperial Master, he became even more reserved. His own son actually became the Imperial Master's disciple, which was a step to heaven, and even more powerful than his father-in-law's connections. Everyone knew that in the entire Tang Dynasty, the Imperial Master was someone who could shake the will of the Tang Emperor.
What else is there to say? This child must be from Maoshan and must be a national master.
It seems that Jin Chanzi really likes Yuan Tiangang, and he actually lets Yuan Tiangang hold him.
It was only at this moment that Jia Le realized that his disciple had actually accepted Yuan Tiangang as his disciple, and even as his eldest disciple. This was amazing, and Jia Le had never expected it.
If there were no more powerful people in this world, he would have felt that this series of events was arranged.
Great Leiyin Temple.
Tathagata's face looked even gloomier at this time.
"Tathagata, you can't suppress me, why don't you let me out? You are suppressing yourself too much. Since you are alive in this world, how can you not be happy to take revenge? Come, let me replace you."
A black shadow appeared in front of Tathagata, looking exactly like Tathagata, except that he was wearing a black robe and exuded a demonic aura.
Facing the black-robed Tathagata, Tathagata was also somewhat helpless.
Although he was rescued from the demon world by Bodhi last time, Jiuyou eventually planted the demon in Tathagata's Buddha heart.
Tathagata has experienced a lot in this life, including the experience of being a disciple of Shangqing, the experience of transforming a barbarian into a Buddha, and various experiences afterwards. These experiences have made Tathagata accumulate a lot of dark emotions. But don't really think that Buddha is empty of the four elements. If so, he is not a Buddha, but a saint.
Even saints can’t do it. Zhunti always says: I have a connection with Buddha. I am free from greed, anger and ignorance. How can Tathagata be immune to this?
It's just that it's suppressed deep in the Buddha's heart and has never erupted.
Now, the demon species is actually absorbing the negative emotions within the Buddha's heart and growing stronger. Now, if you are not careful, you will be defeated by it.
"My Buddha!"
At this moment, Guanyin's voice was heard, and Tathagata hurriedly drove away the black-robed Tathagata.
"Buddha, come in."
