Red Cloud: Establishing Mahayana Buddhism as a Holy Spirit

Sacrifice country.

"Master, this is the national treasure of Jisai Kingdom."

The returning Monkey King took out a golden sarira shining with merit and virtue from his bosom with a smile on his face, while Zhu Bajie beside him couldn't help muttering: "Master, this is what Lao Zhu tried his best to get it back from the monster. Brother just watched the fun from the sidelines."

Watching the two disciples quarreling, Tang Sanzang held the relic with a smile on his face and turned his head to look at the king of Jisai who had already looked forward to it.

"Your Majesty, may I ask if this treasure that the poor monk and apprentice brought back is the treasure of your country?"

Tang Sanzang smiled all over his face, and the eyes of the king of Jisai Kingdom had long been attracted by this relic shining with the light of merit, and he nodded obsessively under his fascinated eyes.

"Yes, yes, yes! It is the treasure of the country that the widow sacrifices to Saiguo, and it is precisely because of the loss of this treasure that it almost caused swords and soldiers to die."

The excited expression of the King of the Sacrificial Sai Kingdom even brought out the great righteousness of the charred creatures, while Tang Sanzang on the side did not break his smile, but just handed over the treasure in his hand to the one who took it with a serious face. past.

"Amitabha, now that the property is returned to its original owner, please protect this treasure well, Your Majesty."

Seeing that the treasure of the town was lost and recovered, the king of Jisai Kingdom laughed excitedly, and the surrounding civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty even saluted excitedly and shouted: "Your Majesty is holy."

After this national treasure was lost, it almost caused a big war. This is not the most important thing. What is important is a deep stain on his political career. Finally, this lost order made him full of excitement as an emperor.

"The holy monk has powerful mana, and the apprentices under his sect are even more powerful."

At this time, the excited king of Jisai Kingdom carefully inspected his national treasure without any change, and then handed it to the maid on the side. Turning his head, he saluted Tang Sanzang, Monkey King and others with gratitude. .

"Have a banquet! Today, the holy monks and disciples are looking for national treasures for the widow's sacrificial country. The whole country should celebrate together. Let's throw a banquet! Reward! The widow will be rewarded heavily."

The excited king laughed and stroked his beard. Immediately, there was joyous music in the palace. Food and wine were served continuously, and groups of attractive dancers came up and jumped.

After Tang Sanzang's master and apprentice saw it, they didn't disappoint, but sat on the sidelines, and the king toasted frequently.

After a banquet, the king of Jisai Kingdom happily exchanged customs clearance certificates for Tang Sanzang and his party, and even rewarded five large boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, as well as various exquisite silks and satins.

On the second day, when Tang Sanzang and his party resigned and left for the westward journey, the king even drove in a large row, civil and military officials sent them off, and the city was full of people.

All the way to the west, it is the timing that changes, and the winter is early and the spring is late, and the weather is neither warm nor cold.

A long ridge appeared on the westbound road of Tang Sanzang and his party. On the top of the ridge was a road, but the ridge was surrounded by thorns and weeds. Although there were traces of the road, there were thorns and needles on the left and right.

Tang Sanzang, who saw this scene, didn't say anything, but Sun Wukong smiled, "Master, why don't you let my old grandson burn a path directly?"

Tang Sanzang smiled and shook his head when he heard this, and said, "Wukong, how many people will be burned to death if you set the fire on?"

Zhu Bajie on the side even interrupted after hearing this: "That's right, Master, Brother Monkey is too cruel, he doesn't have the slightest compassion of a monk."

But Sun Wukong had a smile in his eyes after hearing this, and pointed to Zhu Bajie beside Tang Sanzang and said: "Master, I don't want to hurt living beings, and it's easy to cross this road. Master, you can let this idiot Transformed into the real body, as the saying goes, the pig is the best at arching the road, this is not just right."

Monkey King laughed even more after saying this, Tang Sanzang also showed a smile when he heard it, but Zhu Bajie who was on the side saw Monkey King teasing him, and immediately waved his hands angrily: "Go, you plague-stricken Bi Mawen knows how to make jokes about the old pig, how can the old pig use his real body on this mere mountain road."

I saw Zhu Bajie twisting the formula with his fingers, squirming his lips and reciting the mantra, then bowed his waist and shouted: "Long!"

In an instant, his body swelled to about [-] feet in size, and he was completely a giant. Zhu Bajie even raised his hand in this appearance, and instantly the nine-toothed rake appeared in his palm.

"Master, you follow behind the old pig, and watch the old pig open the way for you, the master."

Zhu Bajie snorted proudly, pulled away his steps, held the nine-toothed rake in both hands and began to hug him from side to side, just like a farmer weeding in the field, this speed is fast.

Each time, the nine-toothed rake can go deep into the soil for a few feet. With this force, it is instantly lifted up by the roots and hugged directly to the sides. It seems that there is a feeling of reclaiming wasteland. I have to say that this rake is naturally suitable for it. The matter of the farmland is that this magic weapon is a little too wronged by Zhu Bajie.

Zhu Bajie, who turned into a giant with a size of thirty feet, walked in the front and used the nine-tooth nail in his palm to open the way, and Monkey King followed behind with a smile.

Tang Sanzang rode his horse in the middle, and at the end was Sha Wujing who was carrying his luggage. In this way, the four masters and apprentices started on their way again.

Without taking a break, they traveled a full hundred miles in one breath, and the Jade Rabbit rose from the Golden Wuxi, and the four masters and apprentices stopped their progress and rested in an open place.

And there is a stone tablet on this road, with three big characters on it, which means "thorn ridge", and two lines of fourteen small characters on the bottom, which read "the thorns can be climbed for eight hundred miles, and there have been roads in ancient times with few people walking".

After Zhu Bajie saw this stone tablet, he laughed and said: "Master, wait for my old pig to add a few words to him: From now on, Bajie can break through, and go straight to the west road to make it flat!"

Sun Wukong on the side suddenly laughed, "What are you showing off, you idiot, there is obviously a road in this thorny ridge, it is definitely not like this all year round, otherwise there would be no trace of the road, it is obvious that this is deliberately done by the grass and trees, you You really put gold on your face."

"Go, brother monkey, the old pig finds out that if you don't hurt the old pig for a day, you can't do it for a day."

Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong quarreled, but Tang Sanzang smiled and narrowed his eyes, indicating that the disciples are here to open up, and the master and brother rested with the sky as their quilt and the earth as their bed.

When Tang Sanzang, master and apprentice, were resting, a faint devilish energy flashed, and even Monkey King didn't notice anything strange, but the corners of Tang Sanzang's mouth slowly curled up.

The second soul, Tang Sanzang, appeared slowly, but Tang Sanzang, his master and his disciples behind him, didn't seem to see it at all. This scene was a bit strange.

At this time, Tang Sanzan took a few steps forward indifferently, and suddenly the surroundings seemed to be cleared, and an ancient temple appeared in front of him.

At this moment, a gust of wind blew past, and an old man turned around and came out from behind the gate of the ancient temple. The old man was wearing a kerchief on his head, wearing light clothes, holding a walking stick, and wearing straw sandals, followed by a blue-faced wolf Ya and Hongbeard are naked ghosts, with a plate of dough cakes on their heads.

But after seeing Tang San's burial to the other party, he immediately laughed and said: "Holy monk, the little god is the land of Thorn Ridge. Knowing that the holy monk came here, there is no way to receive him. I specially prepared a plate of steamed cakes. This place is eight hundred miles away, and there is no one there." , talk about eating something to satisfy our hunger."

It turned out that Tang Sanzang at this time was dressed as the main body Tang Sanzang, so the other party said with a polite smile.

Then the ancient temple emitted a faint thick fog, and then the scene of the ancient temple was revealed.

It's really a fairy mist, and this ancient temple is full of trees and flowers everywhere, it's really a fairyland on earth.

"The Eighteenth Duke invited the holy monk to come."

This is the sound, and three old men appeared again, the first one is frosty and handsome, the second one is with green temples, and the third one is modest and black.They all have different faces and clothes, but they all greeted Tang Sanzang with smiles on their faces.

"I have always heard that the holy monk has the way. I have waited for a long time, but now I am lucky to meet you. If you don't hesitate to sit in your arms, you will see the true school of Zen."

Looking at a group of mountain spirits, Tang Sanzan smiled indifferently, as if he was looking at a group of jumping clowns.

"I've been practicing for thousands of years, and it's a great fortune to meet the holy monk today."

Looking at the self-amusement of these mountain monsters, Tang Sanzan said with a smile: "It is not easy to practice for a thousand years, and it is even more difficult for the grass and tree elves."

It seemed that there was something in the words, and the crowd looked at each other, feeling that something was wrong, but they didn't think too much about it, they just nodded with a smile and said: "Holy Monk, please come to the room."

I saw three big characters on the door in the distance, which was "Muxian Nunnery".Tang Sanzan smiled calmly, strode in directly, naked as a ghost, held a plate of Poria cocos paste, and served five cups of fragrant soup.

The four mountain spirits said with smiles all over their faces: "Please, holy monk."

I saw that Tang Sanzan smiled and shook his head, but he also picked up the Poria cocos paste and ate two pieces, and also drank the fragrant soup.At this moment, the four of them were secretly amazed that the other party didn't have the slightest fear.

And at this moment, outside the stone house, there were two girls in Tsing Yi, picking up a pair of crimson gauze lanterns, leading a fairy behind them.The fairy held an apricot blossom, smiled and entered the door to meet each other.

I saw this fairy with green makeup and emerald makeup, red face with rouge, star eyes and moth eyebrows, a five-color plum light red skirt, and a smoky coat that is lighter than armor.The bow shoes have a curved phoenix mouth, and the silk socks are beautiful and muddy.Enchanting and charming like a girl on the roof, not as pretty as Daji in her youth.

"Where did Xingxian come from?" The woman said Wanfu to the crowd: "I know that there are good guests here who will not pay you, so I come here to visit you, and I dare to see you."

"Here is a good guest, why bother to see you!" Seeing the four elders pointing at Tang Sanzang, the woman said with a smile, "Hurry up and bring tea." Two girls in yellow clothes held a red lacquer plate, There are six fine porcelain teapots inside.

Tang Sanzang picked up the teacup, looked at the group of mountain monsters in front of him, but he was not in the mood to accompany him, took a sip of tea, and said indifferently: "A group of mountain monsters know Fengya late at night, but it's a pity that they have joined this practice. The world has undergone great changes, but you have lost your elegance."

This time everyone seemed to really see that this Tang Sanzang was a little different, the eyes were too calm.

Xingxian, who had just entered, seemed not to have heard it, and smiled, stepped forward to salute Tang Sanzang, and said, "Holy Monk, it seems that you have misunderstood the journey of cultivation."

However, before the words fell, Tang Sanzan was surrounded by demonic energy, and his real body flashed in an instant. At the same time, wisps of demonic energy enveloped the temple.

"Who are you!"

When Tang Sanzun revealed his true face, and he heard that he was wearing a mask, everyone suddenly exclaimed, and Xingxian's face turned pale due to the powerful aura.

But Tang Sanzan was not interested, shook his head lightly and said indifferently: "I am not interested in playing with you, if it is not because of the karma that you have been infected with the 81 hardships of Journey to the West, you have not thought about cultivation for thousands of years, wasting time for nothing, and now you are doing this Wait for your cultivation, trash!"

As soon as he waved his hand, all the forest elves in the temple exclaimed in surprise, and were swept uncontrollably to the front, laying on the ground trembling.

That Xingxian was even paler, and said fearfully: "My lord, although we are mountain monsters, we have never harmed anyone. Not to mention our self-cultivation, we have also helped many mortals."

After hearing this, Tang Sanzan nodded calmly, "I am the Supreme Demon Cult, and from now on, all of you, the spirits and monsters of Thorn Ridge, will belong to me."

There is no tone of discussion at all, if it is not because this group of ghosts is the cause and effect of 81 difficulties, not only for merit, but also for his final calculation, otherwise, I really have no intention of accepting such a group of ordinary qualifications. Aggressive monster.

Under the aura of fear, the spear of life and death was thrown at the opponent's thought, and in an instant, the group of monsters directly surrendered one by one.

"Hand over your soul."

This group of people is too weak, so weak that he doesn't think about anything else, and directly and domineeringly collects the souls of everyone. This is the truth in this world that the weak eat the strong.

The mountain monsters in the Thorn Ridge were terrified at this moment, and saw that Tang Sanzan raised his hand, a big juniper tree, an old cypress, an old pine, an old bamboo, and a red maple behind the bamboo.Looking at the other side of the cliff, there is also an old apricot, two wintersweet, and two osmanthus.

It fell into the palm of Tang Sanzan. Everyone was terrified at this moment, and that Xingxian turned pale and said: "My lord! I am willing to surrender."

It seems that although they have cultivated for thousands of years, they still haven't lost their bodies. Most of the grass and tree spirits are at a disadvantage in this respect.

Not only can't beat the animal-shaped monsters in the same realm, but even his own body can't be reborn directly after the transformation, which can be said to have left a key point for himself.

But Tang Sanzan looked at the bodies of these strange plants and trees, but sneered with disdain: "The bodies of plants and trees seem to be weak, but you have gone the wrong way."

Most of the grass and tree monsters are naturally weak in terms of combat effectiveness, but they are definitely gifted in alchemy, planting and cultivating spiritual root herbs, and they can be put away in the future for him to take care of the rear.

When the fog dissipated, the ancient temple was still the same, but it had lost the aura of the past, and it was a bit gloomy. At the same time, the thorns under the night seemed to come alive, and the passage was slowly revealed.

When Sun Wukong opened his eyes in the early morning of the second day, a look of shock appeared on his face, and his golden eyes were staring at the Thorn Ridge.

The exposed channel was real, but it was because it was real that shocked him. He didn't realize it last night. If someone came to target them, wouldn't he have the slightest reaction at all.

That is to say, Tang Sanzang and Zhu Bajie have a better mentality, one is because he knows in his heart that Zhu Bajie is really in a good mood, holding his big belly and grinning: "Brother Monkey, why are you thinking so much, let's hurry up."

On Thorn Ridge, the four masters and apprentices continued their journey in the direction of Lingshan Mountain in West Heaven easily this time, but Monkey King secretly became suspicious.