Volume 4: Journey to the West Chapter 5: Monkey King, Demonic Luck Gathering
Try it?
My great master, Jiale is afraid that he will die if he tries.
Luck is not a life-saving card, it just allows people to have a greater chance of surviving a disaster. Who would actively enter a disaster if they have nothing better to do? Wouldn't it be better to hide in the dark and make plans secretly?
Once upon a time, even the Taoist Patriarch Shangqing was forced by you guys to follow him to practice in the chaos. Even the quasi-saints had no way to escape, so what does he count as?
"Are you going to reject me?"
Um!
Jiale looked at the warm face of Taishang Laojun. Could he refuse?
"All is up to the Grandmaster's orders."
"Thank you for your hard work."
It's not hard, but life is hard.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."
Taishang Laojun gave Jiale a reassuring look, which probably meant that you can do it boldly, I have his support behind you and you won’t have to worry about anything.
But looking at the appearance of Taishang Laojun, Jiale couldn't help but think of those bosses who only made promises. They were afraid that when something really happened to you, they would give up on you after weighing the interests. It was said that Tathagata was also arranged by Laojun to Buddhism. It has been such a long time, and there is no sign of him coming back. It is really hard to see what plan he has. It only seems that the fortune of Buddhism is getting more and more prosperous.
However, Laojun had said so much that he would not allow Jiale to refute or refuse.
Forget it, at worst he can just give up his main account and practice with his secondary account. What else can he do? It's his own fault for having to deal with such a lousy Snow Lion.
However, Jiale was somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that the horse was only allowed to run without being given grass to eat.
His eyes turned and he said, "Grandmaster, I know that your attainments in alchemy are unrivaled in the Three Realms, especially the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill. I heard that just one pill can create a Daluo Golden Immortal. That..."
Upon hearing this, Taishang Laojun waved his hand immediately.
The Jia Le in front of him really gave Taishang Laojun a different feeling. At this time, he actually still wanted to blackmail him?
He shook his head to stop Jiale from continuing to speak, took out a gourd from his arms and handed it to Jiale.
"It's not easy to refine the Nine-Turn Golden Pill, and I don't have any in stock. The gourd contains the Eight-Turn Golden Pill, but it can be used to heal injuries and restore mana, but it must not be used to improve your cultivation. You have a solid foundation, and pills are external forces after all. Taking too much will easily damage your foundation."
Eight-turn golden elixir!
Jia Le was a little disappointed when he heard that, but the Eight-Turn Golden Pill was not bad. The Nine-Turn Golden Pill could create a Daluo Golden Immortal, and this Eight-Turn Golden Pill could at least create a Taiyi Golden Immortal.
However, this gourd is wrong.
"Grandmaster, don't you always use a purple gold gourd to store your elixirs?"
Upon hearing this, Taishang Laojun's face twitched. How shameless! He dared to blackmail him for the elixir before he even did the work. Now, he even dared to covet the treasure in his gourd.
Originally, Taishang Laojun was a little worried whether Jiale could handle the Buddhist sect, but now it seems that there is no problem. Such a shameless temper is definitely on par with the Buddhist sect.
"It's not with me. I'll have a chance to look at it later."
After saying this, Taishang Laojun did not give Jiale a chance to continue speaking and left directly.
Seeing this scene, Jiale shook his head. It seemed that he had to go to Tushita Palace when he had the chance.
Shangqing Palace.
Seeing Jiale return, everyone hurriedly looked down at their feet.
Jiale looked at the monkey.
"Do you have a name?"
name!
The monkey didn't know what the name was, but he was smart and immediately remembered what he heard people shouting in Aolai Country. However, this thing really didn't exist.
He shook his head honestly.
"You want to take me as your master?"
The monkey was delighted to hear this. Is the immortal willing to accept him?
Without saying a word, the monkey knelt down and started to kowtow. The sound was so loud that the three little radishes that had just been harvested were shocked, fearing that the monkey would kowtow them into fools.
"Please accept me as your disciple. I can do anything and endure any hardship."
This is what Aolai also learned from Guoxue. He saw some people saying this when they kowtowed and begged for help at the dock.
"Alright, I'll let you sit in for now. Whether or not I'll accept you as my apprentice will depend on your performance."
The monkey is difficult to tame, and Jiale doesn't want to cause trouble for himself, so he has to tame it first.
Although Monkey was a little disappointed when he heard this, being able to sit in on the class was still a big step. If he behaved well in the future, he would be able to successfully become the apprentice.
"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master!"
Shaking his head, Jiale returned to the mat. The three little kids also sat cross-legged, but they looked at the monkey with curious eyes from time to time.
They had already been in Maoshan for seven or eight years, and Jiale had never taught them how to practice cultivation. He just led them to chant scriptures every day.
However, when they came, the oldest of them was only about eleven or twelve years old, and the youngest was only seven years old. Seven or eight years have passed, and their growth has been very slow. Now it seems like they are only one year older. This makes the three little guys completely curious and looking forward to spiritual practice. If this is just chanting, then they will surely take off in the future.
Disciples with high qualifications are naturally different from those useless ones.
The three disciples were able to become enlightened very quickly after reciting the Taoist scriptures. In fact, they had already entered the threshold of spiritual practice, but they were unaware of it. The reason why their growth was slow was because they would automatically absorb spiritual energy when reciting the Taoist scriptures.
"You four should be of the Xi generation, so you can be named Xi Tuan, Xi Yao, and Xi Song. As for you."
When the monkey saw Jiale mentioned him, he ran to Jiale in a hurry. Seeing that there was a cushion beside Xisong, he quickly imitated Xisong and sat cross-legged. He stared at Jiale with his big eyes, as if he was ready to listen to his teachings at any time.
"Let's just take Xixing."
Hope you can go!
The monkey unconsciously began to rejoice, scratching his ears and cheeks and then jumped up, "I have a name now, I have a name now, thank you Master, thank you Master."
Jiale's face turned serious. He hated noisy disciples. Monkey also realized something was wrong and quickly sat down quietly again.
Jiale ignored him and looked at the snow lion.
"I have been trained in Huifeng Valley for five hundred years."
ah!
Snow Lion's face fell when he heard this. After Jiale built Maoshan, he added many amazing things. Huifeng Valley was one of them. It was formed by Jiale collecting the Nine Heavens Strong Winds. It also contained the Taoist sounds set up by Jiale. Neither of these two could get along well.
The nine-day strong wind scrapes the bones and devours the soul, and the sound of Tao confuses the gods and demands lives.
This is simply the most cruel punishment in the world. Snow Lion was completely regretful at this moment. Why did he bring back a monkey? Snow Lion didn't know at this moment that everything in front of him was obviously because of this monkey. This was the first time he saw Jiale so angry.
He wanted to bargain a bit, but looking at Jiale's expression, the Snow Lion was afraid that if he uttered a single word, the five hundred years would have to double.
"I'll go right away."
Jiale was a little disappointed to see that the snow lion was so honest. He closed his eyes, rested his mind, and calmed his heart, and the Shangqing Dao Sutra came out of his mouth.
Xi Tuan, Xi Yao and Xi Song have been chanting sutras with Jia Le for seven years, so they are very familiar with it. They immediately started to chant along with him. Monkey understood immediately and began to chant along with him, stumbling along. After every two times , he could chant fluently, and his speed was so fast that Xi Tuan and the other two were a little surprised.
However, after learning it, the monkey became somewhat indifferent.
Especially Jiale, who was only reciting this one scripture. The monkey was fickle-minded and soon could not sit still and started to get agitated.
However, he did not dare to leave the futon, for fear of angering Jiale and being driven down the mountain.
When Jiale saw the monkey's look, he ignored him and continued to recite the sutra.
However, the monkey's noises became louder and louder, and Xi Tuan and the other two could not stand it anymore. They were annoyed to the point that they could not recite any more. They could only glare at the monkey. The monkey then behaved a little, but it relapsed soon after.
Jiale was also having fun watching this, and it was also a good opportunity for Xi Tuan and the other two to gain some experience.
I don't know if he is a Christian.
Jiale found that he had not recited Taoist scriptures so quietly for a long time since he embarked on the path of cultivation. It seemed that ever since he discovered the power of the Kunlun Mirror, his cultivation had completely become about exorcising demons and monsters, and then adding points to the deep blue. Although with the Kunlun Mirror, everything was not a problem, and enlightenment had never been left behind, but it just lacked some flavor of cultivation.
Until the past seven or eight years, Jiale no longer used the energy beads and no longer thought about slaying demons.
After reciting the Taoist scriptures again, Jia Le discovered that his heart seemed to have become much more impetuous. As he recited the Taoist scriptures, he got rid of some of his restlessness. Moreover, as he practiced, although there was no energy bead to help him, Jia Le's speed of enlightenment did not decrease. It seemed that during this period of time, he was closer to the great way.
This cycle continued for another seven years.
For seven years, Jiale only recited the sutras and taught how to recite the sutras. Although Xi Tuan and the other two wanted to practice, they were well-behaved and never asked any questions. They just thought about it in their hearts.
The monkey is not so good. He is still waiting to learn the method of cultivation and seek immortality. What's the point of reciting Taoist scriptures all the time?
"Master, I can recite this sutra by heart. When will you teach me the real skills?"
Jiale looked at the monkey with a half-smile, because one's character is hard to determine after all. Even after seven years, the monkey was only able to recite, and had never carefully experienced it. He was far behind Xi Tuan and the other two. This was not the first time Jiale had taught an apprentice, and he knew that if he accepted an apprentice, he would either not accept him or take responsibility.
He is not a Buddhist, so he will not treat monkeys as tools or blindly force them to grow faster, just for the greater good of Buddhism.
Therefore, even if Taishang Laojun had given the order, he would not accept the monkey if he could not pass the test.
"You think you can?"
“Hmmmm!”
The monkey nodded like pounding garlic. Jiale pointed at the cushion and said, "Then you recite it again."
The monkey thought that this was the final exam for reciting the scriptures, so he sat down quickly and began to recite.
“Everything has its own purpose, and it is for.”
However, the monkey had just read a few words when he found that the scriptures, which he had memorized by heart, began to disappear from his mind. When he tried to think about it again, even those words had disappeared completely. The monkey could not help but feel confused.
"Do you really know how to do it?"
Upon hearing this, Monkey fell silent. He wanted to say that it must be Jiale's doing, but just when he was about to speak, a scripture suddenly appeared in his mind.
"If you understand, you can do anything. Nothing is impossible."
It seems that the meaning of this verse is: Only when you truly understand something, can it be considered your own and you can be said to have truly mastered it.
Jiale looked at the monkey and saw that he didn't rush to refute, so he nodded.
There is no need to doubt the monkey's qualifications, but in the way of cultivation, the heart comes first and the qualifications come second. If the mind is unstable, then there is only cultivation but no practice. The monkey has been chanting scriptures for seven years, so it is naturally not a waste of time. Just like now, at the critical moment, he can already find the answer from the Taoist scriptures.
"Please continue to teach me, Master."
"This young man is teachable."
Jiale smiled and nodded.
"Everything can be done, for..."
Xi Tuan and the other two discovered that the monkey seemed to have suddenly become enlightened. He was no longer restless when reciting the scriptures, and the Taoist energy around him became more and more abundant.
The essence of Tao!
Xi Tuan had been reciting Buddhist scriptures for more than ten years and had already comprehended some of their true meanings. He was able to open his wisdom eyes, recognize the pure energy, and know the essence.
However, they mistakenly thought that this was already an achievement, so they became impatient and wanted to ask Jia Le to teach them how to practice. But after seeing that after several years, the monkey's Taoist energy became more and more abundant and gradually surpassed them, they calmed down again, realizing that this was not the limit.
After realizing all this, Xi Tuan and the other two began to make further progress.
In the blink of an eye, a period of sixty years has passed.
"Yes, you have finally entered the door. Recite the sutra for three thousand times, and its meaning will become clear. The great way will begin. From today on, I will teach you the method of cultivation. However, you cannot lose the recitation of the sutra. You must not forget to recite it twice a day, morning and evening."
"As you command, Master."
Jiale looked at the monkey with a happy face. The monkey now behaved a little like a disciple. At least he could control the restlessness in his heart.
"Xixing, you have performed well in this sixty-year period. From today on, I will officially accept you as my disciple."
The monkey was even more delighted when he heard this.
"Disciple Xixing, I pay my respects to Master and thank you, Master. I will definitely not let you down."
Bang, bang, bang.
After saying this, he kowtowed three times, and after getting up, he hugged Xi Tuan and the other two. Xi Tuan and the other two were also happy for the monkey.
The monkey's nature was actually very simple. Xi Tuan and the other two had already regarded the monkey as their junior fellow apprentice. So when they saw the monkey finally being accepted into the sect, they were very happy for him.
"Come on, little junior brother, call me senior sister."
Xiyao is the only female among the four disciples, and she is also the youngest in terms of age. So, she is nominally the second senior sister, but she looks more like the younger junior sister. After hearing Xiyao's words, Monkey, who was reluctant to call her senior sister before, now shyly called her senior sister, which made Xiyao very happy.
Jiale also shook his head when he saw it.
The monkey's innate talents are indeed unique, and it is more suitable for physical practice as the main one, supplemented by spiritual practice.
The three Xi Tuan are different. They are more suitable to focus on the soul.
So Jiale taught the monkey the Nine Revolutions Profound Art. The Nine Revolutions Profound Art was jointly created by the three religions, and the Shangqing lineage naturally also had it. Jiale had already learned the method of practice, so it was natural for him to teach it now.
As for the method of cultivating the primordial spirit, it is naturally the Shangqing Dadong Sutra.
The qualifications of the four people are top-notch, and there is no obstacle at all in practicing this method.
It can be said that there is peace inside Maoshan, but it is different outside.
Buddhism has been devastated. A good guardian of Buddhism, a person chosen by heaven to read scriptures, is gone just like that, inexplicably. They have been searching for a whole sixty years, but still cannot find him.
"I still haven't found it."
Tathagata's expression changed a little bit. This was related to the prosperity of Buddhism. Even Tathagata, who had a calm temperament, could not hold it in at this moment.
Someone must have done something wrong, otherwise, even in the midst of a catastrophe, with the unpredictable destiny, even if all the power of Buddhism was used to search for a monkey, it would be impossible not to find it.
But who else in the Three Realms can do this?
The only one is Taishang Laojun.
Thinking of Taishang Laojun, Tathagata's expression was complicated. However, things had come to this point, and the only thing he could do now was to go and meet this former great master.
On the other side, Jiuyou also did not stop his actions.
The seventy-two demon caves in the East China Sea have been transformed into devil's dens by Jiuyou.
After taking the demon bone relic, the Demon King of Chaos made rapid progress in his cultivation. Now he has reached the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal. It is only a matter of time before he reaches the level of Pseudo Daluo Golden Immortal.
Under the Demon King of Chaos, Jiuyou created seventy-two golden immortals and an army of one hundred thousand demons.
This lineup is almost not enough to defeat Heaven, but it is more than enough to scare Buddhism. The only drawback is that it was originally prepared for monkeys, but it turned out that the monkeys have become their own people, which makes it difficult to take action. The King of Chaos originally occupied the Flower-Fruit Mountain to eat monkey brains, but now, these monkeys have to be taken care of and cannot be eaten.
After dealing with the seventy-two demon caves, Jiuyou came to Shuangcha Ridge.
After being threatened by Jiale and Taibai Jinxing, General Yin, Xiong Shanjun and Te Chushi of Shuangchaling were considering whether to move. However, the three of them were cowards and were hesitant about moving. As a result, Jiuyou came and they could not leave at all. They were directly recruited and became part of the demon clan.
With the blessing of the magic luck, the three monsters were able to stand up. Their cultivation was originally only that of True Immortals, but after that, as time passed, it would be no problem for them to advance to the level of Golden Immortals. The three thousand monsters on Shuangcha Ridge were also transformed into magic soldiers.
Behind Shuangcha Ridge is Black Wind Mountain.
Jiuyou is still very optimistic about the Black Wind Monster. He has the blood of Chaos Demon and Dark Demon Bear. Now, without any background or guidance, he can cultivate to the peak of Golden Immortal, which fully demonstrates his talent.
Faced with Jiuyou, the Black Wind Monster had no power to resist and was directly assimilated.
Under Jiuyou's personal training, within a few years, the Black Wind Monster comprehended the Great Way of Darkness and broke through to the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal.
The white-clothed scholar and Ling Xuzi under his seat also have the cultivation level of Golden Immortals, and with them, there are 10,000 demon soldiers from the Black Wind Mountain. Their strength is indeed not small.
However, at Baihu Ridge, Jiuyou was a little frightened.
White peony!
Although a long time has passed, Jiale's memory is not bad. Jiuyou has Jiale's memory and recognized Bai Shao at a glance.
I originally thought it was a coincidence, but after seeing the technique that Bai Shao practiced, and after some observation and calculation, I finally became more and more certain.
View of bones!
Although this is a Buddhist practice, the truth is that it is a practice that was realized after Buddhism combined with the devil. It is a method of combining Buddha and devil with one thought.
Buddhism cultivates the mind and uses the devil as a mirror.
The contemplation of bones is a Buddhist practice of visualizing the bone demon to temper the mind. If one can subdue the bone demon, one can attain the status of a Bodhisattva.
Bai Shao had great luck, good aptitude, and a good character. At this time, she had already reached the peak of the Golden Immortal.
"Jia Le, why does this world seem to have no trace of you at all?"
Jiale seems to have become Bai Shao's obsession.
However, Bai Shao’s ability to practice to this day is also due to Jia Le’s contribution. Whenever she was about to become a demon, she thought of Jia Le, and only then could Bai Shao survive the difficulties.
After coming to this world, Bai Shao kept searching, but after searching throughout the three realms, there was no trace of Jia Le.
By this time, Bai Shao had already given up and had to accept the fact that Jia Le did not ascend to this world.
Jiuyou, who was in the dark, was also a little surprised when he heard Bai Shao's mumbling. He didn't expect that the charm of his original body was so great that a female cultivator could not forget him. This was already the third world. It was really amazing. It was a pity that his original body was not interested in women.
However, it would be a pity if such a good girl became a Buddhist.
Jiuyou also realized that the biggest hurdle in the White Bone View was to subdue the White Bone Demon in one's heart and break through to the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal.
Bai Shao is stuck here now. However, it is not easy to subdue the White Bone Demon. It is easy to eat it and enter the devil's way.
The magic lotus descended, leading Bai Shao directly into the path of evil, devouring the White Bone Demon, and directly walking out of a new magic path to the sky.
Bai Shao's qualifications may be better than Black Wind Monster, so Jiuyou directly gave him a position as a protector.
Things went much more smoothly afterwards.
The clever ghost from Pingdingshan, the smart bug, the Bashan tiger, the Yihai dragon, the Fox King Aqi, and the nine-tailed fox, the godmother of Jinjiao and Yinjiao, were all taken in by Jiuyou one by one. These people had poor cultivation and could be taken down directly by a magic lotus.
Then there was Red Boy, the Holy Infant King who was at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, Tiger Power, Deer Power and Sheep Power who were at the Profound Immortal realm of Chechi Kingdom, Ruyi Zhenxian who was at the Golden Immortal level near the Kingdom of Women, and finally the Pipa Spirit of the Pipa Cave in the Dudi Mountain, who took some effort.
The Pipa Fairy has already reached the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal and is actually able to resist the Demonic Lotus.
However, as Jiuyou subdued a number of demons and established the Demon Clan in this world, his luck grew more and more. With the increase of luck, his strength reached the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal. Even though the Pipa Spirit was very powerful, it only caused Jiuyou a little trouble, and was eventually taken down.
The strength of the Nine-headed Insect is not inferior to that of the Pipa Spirit, but it is still no match for Jiuyou. Jiuyou also took over the Bibotan. The Nine-headed Insect also became Jiuyou's naval marshal and trained the demon navy for Jiuyou.
Among the Eighteen Gentlemen of Thorn Ridge, the most powerful ones have the cultivation level of Xuanxian, and the worst ones are only True Immortals, which are easier to deal with.
The giant python monster in Tuoluo Village is even less of a true immortal, but its bloodline is good, the reason why it cannot transform is because of this. The more ancient the monster bloodline is, the higher the cultivation level required to transform. The python has the bloodline of Creation, so one must be a Golden Immortal to transform. However, this also means that it has great potential. At this time, Jiuyou already understood why this guy was valued by Wutan and became the black-robed protector entrusted with important tasks under Wutan.
The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord is a bit of a trouble, but that's all.
The spider spirit is not worth mentioning, and the leopard spirit with mugwort flower skin is even worse than the spider spirit. On the contrary, King Bi Han, King Bi Shu, and King Bi Chen have the cultivation base of the peak of Golden Immortal and their methods are quite good, but unfortunately, they are all useless under the magic lotus.
At this point, all fifteen groups of demons were captured.
Jiuyou uses the Holy Infant King Red Boy as the Holy Envoy of Black Lotus.
The four Dharma protectors are the Demon King of Chaos, the Scorpion Demon, the White Bone Demon and the Python Demon.
The Nine-Headed Insect, the Black Wind Monster, the Hundred-Eyed Demon King, the King of Cold, the King of Summer, and the King of Dust are the six spiritual generals.
Among them, the Nine-Headed Insect is the navy marshal, the Black Wind Monster is the army marshal, and the others such as the Spider Spirit and General Yin are their subordinates. Before the journey to the West is over, they all stay in their original territories, training the magic army and waiting for the opportunity.
And after Jiuyou gathered such forces, the destiny of the demonic path was officially formed.
It was actually a black lotus that gathered, and under the pull of the magic luck, Jiuyou was completely the master. In other words, at this moment, the magic of the entire Journey to the West world had already recognized Jiuyou.
The eleventh-grade Nine Netherworld Divine Lotus, which was originally just an illusion, now began to solidify into the eleventh grade.