Create the heavens and the world

Chapter 684 The Stone Monkey Apprenticeship
After decades passed, the Journey to the West catastrophe finally kicked off.The Lingming stone monkey saw life and death, and had the idea of ​​cultivation, and finally left Huaguo Mountain.

Under the guidance of Buddhism, Lingming Stone Monkey plans to go to sea to learn art.He started from Dongsheng Shenzhou, passed through Nanzhan Buzhou, and headed for Xiniu Hezhou.When passing by Nanzhan Buzhou, the Lingming stone monkey appeared in the downtown area due to lack of experience, and was immediately surrounded by people.

"This little demon is so courageous that he dared to enter the city!" A man who was only six feet tall looked at the Lingming stone monkey and smiled, "Today is my old Liu's luck to meet this monkey monster. Think about it, I It has been more than ten years since I have eaten the brains of the monkey monster!"

"Old Liu, you can't eat alone." Another tall man said, "The so-called meeting has a share, this monkey brain, I also reserve a share!"

"And me, the monkey monster's brain is not easy to get, I heard it can replenish energy!"

"I'm also a..."

The surrounding human warriors surrounded the Lingming stone monkey, laughing loudly.Although Lingming stone monkeys are smart, they don't know what they are going to say.The only thing he knew was that these people had no good intentions for him.The way they looked at themselves was like how a wild wolf in Huaguo Mountain looks at a deer!
"I'm not a monkey monster..." Lingming Stone Monkey whispered.

"Hmph, they can talk, but they still don't admit that they are monsters! How can ordinary beasts speak human words?"

The Lingming stone monkey scratched his head. He had just learned the language of the human race, but he was not proficient in it, so he couldn't defend himself at all.

The man named Lao Liu was the first to strike, and no one else moved.In the eyes of others, Lao Liu's martial arts cultivation is comparable to that of a monk in the realm of immortality, and it is not easy to deal with a monster race that has not yet transformed.However, what is surprising is that Lao Liu's eyeballs were caught out by the Lingming stone monkey who resisted in a panic, and his neck was also severely injured.

"This is not a little monster, but a big monster!" The onlookers were terrified. Ever since Taoist Mosquito passed down the martial arts, the human race has always had an advantage over the monster race.Like today, it is really rare for a big monster to sneak into a human city disguised as a little monster and hurt warriors.

The warriors quickly formed an formation and besieged the Lingming Stone Monkey.At this time, the Lingming stone monkey actually has no cultivation at all, at most, its physical body is stronger than ordinary beasts.However, he is protected by Buddhist masters, how could those warriors hurt him?During the melee, the Lingming stone monkey escaped from the city, while the human warrior suffered heavy casualties and lost nothing.Many people have broken their martial arts and lost their cultivation.

"Hurry up and report to the court that there is a big monster infiltrating Kyushu! We must not let him go!"

Under the guidance of Buddhism, Lingming Stone Monkey fled into the sea and headed for Xiniu Hezhou by sea. Human warriors are destined not to catch him.However, this experience had a great impact on Lingming Stone Monkey.The Lingming stone monkey fears and resents the warriors of the human race.The daring he swears in his heart that when he learns the skills in the future, he must take revenge on the human warriors.

However, this incident made Dragon Subduing Arhat a little dissatisfied among the Eighteen Arhats who secretly protected the Lingming Stone Monkey.

Subduing Dragon Arhat asked Fuhu Luohan: "Fuhu, it's fine if you protect this stone monkey, why do you want to hurt those warriors?"

"These warriors of the human race don't respect the sky and the Buddha. Let them teach them a lesson this time, and let them know that the Dharma is boundless!" Fuhu Luohan said.

"But if you do this, it will arouse the hostility of the human race towards my Buddhism, and even affect the future transmission of Buddhism to the East." Jianglong Luohan said.

"Venerable Jianglong, you don't have to blame Venerable Fuhu. This matter was instructed by the poor monk." Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva suddenly appeared, and the eighteen arhats saluted her quickly.Guanyin Bodhisattva is the head of the four major Buddhist Bodhisattvas, and his status is no lower than that of many Buddhas.The two Arhats Jianglong and Fuhu are the first of the eighteen Arhats, and their status is comparable to that of ordinary Bodhisattvas, but they are far from Guanyin Bodhisattva.

"Bodhisattva, why is this so?" Subduing Dragon Arhat asked puzzledly.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva said: "There are several major obstacles to the spread of Buddhism to the east, among which the inheritance of warriors is the most important. The stone monkey is the natural protector of Buddhism. In the future, he will protect the spread of Buddhism to the east. He and the warriors of the human race are in the opposite relationship. This time the human race What the warrior did is an opportunity for the stone monkey to understand his opponent..."

The Lingming stone monkey goes out to sea from Nanzhan Buzhou and goes westward.He has gone through countless storms along the way, and there are many sea clansmen who want to eat him. Most of the time, Lingming Stone Monkey feels that he is about to die.Who knows, he actually broke through all those storms, and finally arrived in Xiniu Hezhou safely.At this time, according to him, it has been nearly ten years since he left Huaguo Mountain!
Lingming Stone Monkey has a firm heart towards the Tao. He searched everywhere in Hezhou, Xiniu, and finally came to Fangcun Mountain.When he came, there was a woodcutter singing in the mountains, and the Lingming stone monkey was overjoyed when he heard it.

"There must be immortals living in this mountain!"

The Lingming Stone Monkey caught up with the woodcutter and bowed to him: "Old Immortal, disciple Jishou!" This etiquette was learned by the Lingming Stone Monkey from the Taoist temples in the world.

The woodcutter lost his ax in a panic, and hurriedly turned around to reply, "I'm not a human being, I'm not a human being! How dare I be a god because I don't have enough food and clothing!"

Lingming Stone Monkey sized him up and saw that this person really didn't look like a fairy, so he asked him about the song he sang just now and where the fairy lived.Qiaozi didn't treat him differently because he was inhuman, and patiently answered Lingming Stone Monkey's question.

"To tell you the truth, the lyrics I sang are "Man Ting Fang", which was taught to me by an old god. It's a pity that I have lived a miserable life, serving my mother alone, and cannot follow the gods to practice."

Lingming Stone Monkey hurriedly said: "According to you, he is a filial gentleman, and it will be beneficial in the future. But I hope you can show me where the gods live, so I can visit."

The woodcutter laughed and said, "The immortal's residence is not far away. Look at this mountain. This mountain is called Lingtai Fangcun Mountain. In the mountain there is a cave with three stars on the oblique moon. In the cave is an immortal named Patriarch Subhuti. He brought countless apprentices, and there are still 40 to [-] people practicing with him. You follow this small road and go south for seven or eight miles, and you will arrive at his house."

After several years of experience, Lingming Stone Monkey is no longer as innocent as when he left Huaguo Mountain.Although Qiaozi was sincere, he still kept his eyes open and asked Qiaozi to take him there himself.The woodcutter was naturally unwilling, but Lingming Stone Monkey couldn't force it, so he went on the road alone.Fortunately, the woodcutter did not lie to him. Not long after, the Lingming stone monkey came to the three-star cave of the oblique moon.After some twists and turns, the Lingming Stone Monkey finally entered the Sanxing Cave and sat under the seat of the Bodhi ancestor.

The Lingming stone monkey paid homage to the master, and the Buddhist disciples who secretly guarded him, such as Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, were relieved that their mission was finally completed.Under the leadership of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, the meritorious officers of the four directions, the Jiedi of the five directions, the six Ding Liujias, and the eighteen arhats returned to Mount Sumeru.

(End of this chapter)