Volume 4: Journey to the West Chapter 9: The Monkey Returns to the Mountain
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Both the Holy Mother Wu Dang and the Golden Hoop Immortal looked towards Jia Le. It seemed that Jia Le was selfless, dedicated, and did not care about gains and losses. He sacrificed himself all for the sake of their Shang Qing lineage. It seemed that if they did not support him, they would be very sorry for Jia Le.
However, there is one thing they do not deny, Jiale's qualifications are indeed good, coupled with such great luck, breaking through to the Golden Immortal is really not a problem.
But why does it feel so awkward to praise myself so unconditionally?
Although Wu Dang Sheng Mu is bold in fighting, she is still very reserved in her words and deeds. Seeing Jia Le acting like this, she feels it is inappropriate.
"Chance! You are so confident!"
"It's not confidence. Confidence comes from confidence and strength. Master, do we still need to question the strength of our Shangqing lineage? Even the current Buddhist sect dares to say that it is stronger than our Shangqing lineage? Now that the key to the catastrophe is in our hands, when they want to use it, they have to discuss it with us.
How can we not pay a price for using our people? When the time comes, it will be up to you, Master, to decide what you want. And after Xixing completes his merits, the merits and fortune he gains, in the end, won’t our Shangqing lineage also have a share of them? These two things alone are already very expensive, and what we need to pay is actually not that much.
As for offending the Buddhist sect, are we afraid? Moreover, with the hatred between us and the Buddhist sect, what difference does it make if there is one more or one less? "
The Golden Hoop Immortal was immediately convinced and quickly looked at the Holy Mother Wu Dang. It made sense.
Holy Mother Wu Dang looked at Jia Le deeply. Not to mention, even she was persuaded by Jia Le. However, she had been the head of Shangqing Sect for so long, and she would not see things as simply as the Golden Hoop Immortal. Many things could not be viewed that way.
However, what Jiale said is indeed correct. If there are interests to be gained, then don't fight for them. Isn't that what it means?
"I still need to discuss this matter with Senior Sister."
Jia Le naturally nodded when he heard this, his eyes fell on the statue of the Golden Spirit Mother in the Shangqing Hall. At this time, Xi Tuan was still working hard.
The Holy Mother Wu Dang and the Golden Hoop Immortal also understood it immediately.
"I will mention you when I go to talk to Senior Sister about this. Before that, please don't reveal Xi Xing's existence."
Jiale nodded immediately.
The Holy Mother Wu Dang and the Golden Hoop Immortal came and left quickly, but what they needed to do had been done. In short, the summoning technique was successfully completed.
As for whether the Golden Spirit Mother would agree with what Jia Le said, Jia Le still had some confidence. The Golden Spirit Mother was much more aggressive than the Wu Dang Mother, so she would definitely agree.
Sure enough, not long after, the statue of the Golden Spirit Mother descended into the Shangqing Hall.
At this point, the four major disciples' summoning techniques were basically completed. Not only the Golden Spirit Mother, but after the Golden Spirit Mother sent down her spiritual response, the entire Shangqing Palace became lively. The Nine Stars, the Twenty-Eight Mansions, the One Hundred and Eight Stars of the Heavenly Gang and the Earthly Evils, and so on, almost all the Shangqing disciples who served in the Heavenly Court had their spiritual bodies descended in the Shangqing Palace.
Although the Golden Spirit Mother did not communicate with Jiale, she expressed her support through practical actions.
What I mean is that these people are behind Jiale. You can do whatever you want and use whoever you want at your disposal.
I have to say, I am really moved. Such cohesion can only be found in the Shangqing lineage. It would definitely not be possible in other forces.
A jade token fell into Jiale's hands.
"This is the Shangqing Immortal Token. With it, you can call upon my Shangqing disciples for help. If you want to find me as your master, open the token and you will be able to find Mount Li. Senior Sister supports you and tells you to do it boldly. However, if things don't work out, we can only protect you. We can't ask for anything else."
That's enough.
Saving his life is enough, there is nothing else to ask for.
In the next hundred years, Jiale taught his four major disciples the Shangqing Xianyun, the Thirty-six Tiangang Methods, the Seventy-two Disha Methods, as well as the Thirty-six Tiangang Changes and the Seventy-two Disha Changes. He taught them all the magical powers that could enhance their strength. As for how much they could learn, it depended on themselves.
After teaching disciples for two hundred years and seeing the increasingly severe calamity within the Three Realms, Jia Le felt that it was time to release these disciples.
"Master, you want us to go down the mountain?"
Xi Tuan and the other three looked at Jia Le in disbelief. They had said before that they wanted to go down the mountain to show their skills and exorcise demons, but it was just talk. They were suddenly driven down the mountain and couldn't help but panic. Especially Monkey. Originally, he was the one who shouted the most, saying that he wanted to go back to see his monkeys and grandchildren, but when it came time to go down the mountain, he was the most panicked.
"Yes, haven't you always said that you wanted to go down the mountain? Now is the perfect time for you to start your apprenticeship. It's a good time to hone your skills."
Xi Tuan looked at Jia Le nervously.
"Can we come back then?"
Jiale couldn't help but smile.
"Of course you can. This is your sect. Are you planning to rebel against it?"
Xi Tuan and the other three finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"No, no, no, even if you expel us from the sect, we will not leave. Master, let's go down the mountain."
Without any worries in their hearts, they immediately felt relieved and began to imagine how they would exorcise demons and do good deeds after they came down the mountain. Among the four of them now, Monkey is the strongest and has already reached the level of Golden Immortal. Xi Tuan and the other two have also reached the level of Profound Immortal. With such strength, they are already able to dominate the Three Realms.
"etc."
The four of them paused and turned to look at Jiale, looking a little nervous, wondering if he was going to go back on his word.
"It's time to go down the mountain. I have prepared some gifts for you.
Xixing, you are the youngest, so I will give it to you first."
As he spoke, Jiale took out a stick, which was the Ruyi Jingu Bang used by the monkey in the previous world.
This is an innate magic weapon, although it is only of medium quality, it is enough for the monkey to make a transition. It is just right. If he still follows the original trajectory, he can still get the Ruyi Jingu Bang in the East China Sea. However, Jiale does not know what level the Ruyi Jingu Bang in this world is.
"Thank you, Master."
The monkey waved the stick happily. The moment he got the stick, he felt that this magic weapon was as if it was made for him.
Jiale also smiled and took out a hammer and handed it to Xisong.
"Xisong, you practice the law of thunder, and this purple thunder hammer is just right for you."
The Purple Thunder Hammer was the gift that the Holy Mother Wu Dang gave to Jia Le when they were in the world of Precious Lotus Lantern. It had greatly enhanced Jia Le's strength and was now the most powerful thunder magic weapon in Jia Le's hand, just right for Xi Song to use.
"Thank you, Master."
Just by looking at the appearance, Xisong fell in love with the Purple Thunder Hammer. Seeing that Xisong and Xixing both got the treasure, Xiyao couldn't wait any longer.
He stared at Jiale with his little eyes, almost shouting: Master, where am I, where am I?
Jiale also looked at Xiyao. Although Xiyao was a girl, she was practicing the Law of Chaos. Moreover, she was very talented in this area, and had a style similar to Yunxiao.
However, Jiale really doesn't have a suitable chaos magic weapon.
He handed a ruler and twenty-four beads to Xiyao.
"These two treasures are the Qiankun Ruler and Dinghai Divine Pearl, one for attack and one for defense. Xiyao, I will give them to you."
Two pieces!
When Xiyao saw the treasure that Jiale handed over, her eyes lit up.
"Master, each of my two junior brothers only has one treasure, but you gave me two. Isn't that a bit bad?"
While he was saying this, his hands were moving very fast, he had already taken all the treasures in his hands. He didn't look embarrassed at all, but rather as if he was showing off. Xisong and Houzi couldn't help but curl their lips and turn their heads away, pretending not to see it. They were already used to it. Jiale has always adhered to the principle of raising girls in wealth, and he has always treated them and Xiyao differently.
The last one is Xi Tuan.
Jiale took out a sword and handed it to Xi Tuan.
It was the Haotian Sword that Jiale kept as a spare.
Among the four disciples, Xi Tuan is Jia Le's most proud student and has the calmest personality. He has always had the aura of a senior brother.
His cultivation level is in the middle stage of Xuanxian, which is neither high nor low, but his understanding of the Yin and Yang is quite good. He also inherited Jiale's sword skills, so his offensive power is not weak.
With the Four Zhu Xian Swords, Jia Le had little use for the Hao Tian Sword, so he just passed it on to Xi Tuan.
"Xi Tuan, this is the Haotian Sword. It is a replica of the Haotian Sword held by the Emperor of Heaven. It is a top-grade innate magic weapon with great power. Once you leave the mountain gate, everything depends on yourself. Think more about the future path. The great path is found by yourself, not taught by others."
"Thank you, Master. I will definitely keep your teachings in mind."
Nodding, Jiale looked at the four people and gave them final instructions.
"After leaving the mountain gate, don't rush back. The world is vast, so experience more. Don't rush to exorcise demons. Look more. Sometimes human hearts are worse than demons. Don't trust your eyes too much. Finally, one last thing. When you encounter trouble, don't report your name as a master. Just pray to the gods and ask your senior brothers and uncles for help.
Of course, we don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of it either. If there's trouble, we'll call people. We're from the Shangqing lineage. We don't have much else, but we have a lot of people. Let's go."
After watching the four disciples leave Maoshan, Jiale breathed a sigh of relief. It was very troublesome to teach disciples.
Seeing that the four people had already left, Jiale directly closed and disappeared from Maoshan.
In Jambu Continent, in a temple.
Jiuyou, Yuan Hong, and Wuzhiqi all slowly revealed their figures.
Looking at the statue in front of him that doesn't look like a Buddha, a Bodhisattva, an Arhat, or a demon or monster, and all of them have strange expressions on their faces, is this the place where the six-eared macaque stays?
In the previous world, Jiuyou also heard Liu'er Mihou tell him where he was going. This was the first time he saw him. He didn't expect that he was in a wild shrine.
Although it is an uninhabited temple, it is still very popular. Every day, there are countless people coming and going.
Legend has it that the Six-Eared God in this wild shrine is a very effective deity who can help people get rid of their worries. People who enter the temple are usually distressed and sad when they come, but happy when they leave.
Jiuyou had such sharp eyesight that he noticed the existence of Liu'er Macaque after leaving the temple today.
It turned out that he was practicing the method of the monkey mind.
When practicing cultivation, it is important to have a mind free of distracting thoughts.
Because the Tao is pure and does not allow any distracting thoughts to interfere, if one is disturbed while realizing the Tao, one will go astray.
Once you have worries in your heart, that is, the so-called excessive emotions and desires, after a long time, they will turn into knots in your heart and then form inner demons, which will become increasingly uncontrollable.
A word that monks often say is: restless mind.
When a monk starts to learn to cultivate, the mind and character that the teacher emphasizes is actually probably like this. If one cannot calm his mind, he will be easily disturbed by external things, which is the so-called restless mind. Such people generally have a bad mind and character, and even if they have good qualifications, it will be difficult for them to achieve great success in the future.
Therefore, there is one thing that a monk must do throughout his life, and that is to tame his inner monkey.
However, most of the time, this matter was done by myself, but now an accident happened, that is the six-eared macaque in front of him.
Their method of cultivating the monkey mind can help them eliminate the monkey mind, and they can even use the monkey mind as food to enhance their cultivation realm.
This method of cultivation, in fact, to some extent, can be considered as a demonic path.
No wonder the Six-Eared Macaque in the world of Precious Lotus Lantern would hook up with Wujitan, it turned out that this introduction had been there for a long time. However, after thinking about it carefully, Jiuyou could understand it. After all, ever since the Taoist Ancestor said that the Dharma would not be passed on to Six-Eared Macaque, it had been difficult for the Six-Eared Macaque to embark on the path of cultivation. He had no cultivation inheritance of his own. And a group of powerful people, after hearing the Taoist Ancestor's words, misinterpreted them to mean that the Taoist Ancestor did not like the Six-Eared Macaque and was unwilling to preach to him.
He is the Taoist Patriarch, who would dare to offend him? Since the Taoist Patriarch has said not to preach to Liu'er Mihou, who else would dare to accept Liu'er Mihou as his disciple?
So even though the Six-Eared Macaque was born when the Taoist Patriarch was preaching, he has not achieved much until now, and is even inferior to Wuzhiqi and Yuan Hong who were born later.
Carefully feeling the breath of the Six-Eared Macaque, one can see that his cultivation is only at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm.
Even with this level of cultivation, I'm afraid it was improved by relying on the Monkey Mind Method.
It's really a poor monkey.
In fact, everyone has misunderstood the Taoist's meaning. When the Taoist said that the Dharma will not be passed on to Six Ears, his real meaning should be that the great Dao cannot be passed on lightly. When the Taoist preached in the Zixiao Palace in the past, he set up many tests, and in the end, only three thousand mortals were able to reach the Zixiao Palace. Many cultivators who were more powerful than the Six-Eared Macaque were turned away.
The six-eared macaque was born with the magical power of six ears, which allowed him to hear the sounds of the nine heavens and the nine underworlds. He wanted to use this magical power to eavesdrop on the Taoist's preaching.
The Taoist Ancestor is such a great man, how could he not discover it? That’s why there is a saying: The Dharma should not be passed on to others.
However, it is possible that some people can understand some of the true meaning, but are unwilling to take the risk. Although Liu'er Mihou has good qualifications, he runs the risk of offending the Taoist ancestor. Why take such a big risk when choosing between these two options?
When Jiuyou and the other two were looking at Liu'er Mihou, Liu'er Mihou was also looking at Jiuyou and the other two.
Jiuyou and the other two were all at the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal. It was not until they entered the temple that Liu'er Macaque realized something was wrong. However, it was too late to leave. He felt that the entire temple was sealed off by an invisible force and he had nowhere to escape.
In other words, the three people in front of him really came to find him.
Moreover, he actually felt a familiar aura on two of them.
It’s just that my cultivation level is low, so the feeling is not real.
“Come out!”
When Liu'er Mihou heard this, his heart sank. It was indeed a blessing in disguise. If it was a disaster, it would be inevitable. He had been hiding here and there, even in the southern continent where mortals were everywhere, but trouble still came to him.
He slowly revealed his figure and bowed to Jiuyou and the other two.
From the time he was born till now, Liu'er Mihou has suffered from all kinds of cold stares and seen all kinds of things in the world. He also practiced the method of the monkey mind, and his mind is active. It can be said that he has a heart with seven orifices, and he knows the principle of being able to bend and stretch.
"This junior greets the three seniors. I wonder what brings you here?"
senior!
Jiuyou couldn't help but shook his head.
"You were born much earlier than us, so you can't take this responsibility, but you did waste a lot of time because of some misunderstandings. I think you are a promising talent. How about learning Taoism from me?"
Follow you to learn the Tao!
The six-eared macaque was shocked when he heard this, "You mean you want to preach to me? Don't you know?"
Jiuyou also smiled.
"It's just that the world misinterpreted Daozu's intention. You need to consider the rest. Just tell me whether you are willing or not."
Of course I would.
The six-eared macaque nodded without even thinking about it.
"Yes, I am willing. Disciple greets Master."
Liu'er Mihou had dreamed of this scene thousands of times and longed for it thousands of times. Now it has finally come true.
Then what is there to hesitate about? As long as he can practice, as long as there are people who can preach and let him embark on the formal path of practice, he is willing to do it no matter what it costs. He is in so much pain. A person's practice process is really too painful. He knows that his qualifications are actually good, but now, because he is practicing on his own, he has made a mess of it.
Yes, those who were born after him have already achieved much higher cultivation than him, so where is he inferior to them?
All he lacked was an opportunity, and now that opportunity finally appeared, Liu'er Mihou didn't care who was on the other side or what his intentions were. Over the years, he understood one thing, that is, no matter what you want to get, you must pay for it, and for this opportunity, he has reached the point where he can give up everything.
In that case, then what is there to worry about?
Jiuyou couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene. What a good seedling.
The temple suddenly disappeared, and Jiuyou came with three people and left with four people.
The Six-Eared Macaque's aptitude is top-notch, and after so many years of training, his character is impeccable. What's more difficult is that he has realized the method of the monkey mind, which is the most rare thing. Jiuyou has the method of the demon mind, as long as it is passed on to the Six-Eared Macaque, with his foundation, it is only a matter of time for him to break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal. A higher realm is not impossible.
At this time, the two Bodhisattvas, Guanyin and Samantabhadra, did not know that the Tongbi Ape and Liuer Macaque they were looking for had already been discovered by Jiuyou in advance.
After searching for over a hundred years, nothing was found.
They could only leave their mounts behind and continue their search while they returned to Lingshan to report.
Lion Camel Ridge.
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva's mount, Lingya Fairy, had already received the message from the Green Lion a long time ago, so why would he look for a monkey? He went directly to Lion Camel Ridge to reunite with the Green Lion.
Guanyin's mount, Golden Haired Lion, is also the Golden Light Immortal, one of the Seven Immortals. He did not go to Lion Camel Ridge with the Spirit Tooth Immortal, but went directly to the mortal world when he first gained his freedom and came to a country called Zhuzi Kingdom.
Guanyin, Samantabhadra and Manjusri gathered at the Great Leiyin Temple at this time.
When Tathagata heard that the three people got nothing, he was a little depressed. An idea came to his mind: could it be that Taishang Laojun had already thought of it in advance and hid the three monkeys?
Just when Tathagata was thinking about what to do, Bafang Jie Di suddenly reported.
"Buddha, I found the trace of the stone monkey."
The stone monkey appeared!
Tathagata was also surprised. It finally appeared. Now that the monkey appeared, the other three monkeys were not so important for the time being. The most important thing now was to let the monkey join the game.
"Where's the monkey?"
"Huaguo Mountain."
The Flower-Fruit Mountain was exceptionally lively at this time. After the monkey returned to the Flower-Fruit Mountain, he found that his own Flower-Fruit Mountain had changed drastically. Originally, there were no tigers in the mountain and the monkeys were the kings. But now, except for monkeys, there is really everything else.
There were demons and monsters everywhere, and they turned the Flower-Fruit Mountain into a demon den.
Jiuyou did not let the Demon King leave Huaguo Mountain just because the monkey became Jiale's disciple.
The battle with the Demon King is the monkey’s first battle since birth. Not only can he gain merit and fortune, but it is also the first step in training the monkey, which is indispensable.
Although Monkey has been chanting scriptures and practicing in recent years, his character is still good.
However, his realm has always been improving faster than Xi Tuan and the other two. Moreover, he had just come down the mountain and was full of ambition and pride. He was more or less arrogant, so he needed to be poured with a basin of cold water to sober him up.
"My king, my king, it's my king who has returned."
When a monkey saw Xixing, it immediately recognized him. Xixing looked at the monkey in front of him, and his memories rolled in his mind. Finally, he remembered who the monkey was.
"Little Cloud, you are Little Cloud!"
That’s right, the monkey still had an impression of the female monkey. Originally, the female monkey wanted to be his wife, but he went out of the mountains to seek immortality, so he missed the chance of marriage.
However, Little Yunduo has changed so much that he has actually embarked on the path of spiritual practice.
Could it be that he had been thinking wrong before, and that he could cultivate immortality and achieve immortality even without leaving the Flower-Fruit Mountain?
Little Cloud roared, and all the monkeys began to pour out, circling around Xixing and talking noisily.
Jiuyou did not demonize these monkeys. They were just practicing ordinary cultivation methods. However, Huaguo Mountain is a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. Even if it is an ordinary cultivation method, after years of practice, some of these monkeys have already broken through to the fairyland. Even if they have not broken through to the fairyland, they are all at the level of demon generals.
This is equivalent to the monkey returning to the Flower-Fruit Mountain and directly having 100,000 demon soldiers and generals.
"My king, our Flower-Fruit Mountain has been occupied. We are forced to practice every day and can only live on the edge of the Flower-Fruit Mountain. We are suffering..."
With Xixing's return, more and more monkeys gathered around him, and it turned into a grievance meeting.
Even though they had obtained the method of cultivation, they had been forced to practice for so many years without even a break. They had lost their most precious freedom, and they were still subject to restrictions. In the past, the Flower-Fruit Mountain was theirs to enjoy alone, but now, the Water Curtain Cave was gone, and they had to eat the leftovers of the delicious food.
It's really bitter.
Xi Xing became more and more annoyed the more he listened. As soon as he left, someone came to mess up the place. Wasn't this looking down on him?
"Let's go. I want to see who is so blind as to dare to run wild in my Flower-Fruit Mountain."
