Westward Journey into Dragon

Chapter 636 Untitled
As mentioned last time, Tang Seng and his party came to the wood fairy forest planted by five male wood demons in Thorn Ridge. They were photographed by the green needles of pine trees and the red leaves of maple trees in front of the manor under a stone cliff. They were impressed by the bearing and words of the green needles. , Take it easy for now.

After chatting with Qingzhen for a while, the sky darkened, and soon a bright moon rose.The moon was bright and the magpies were flying south, when they heard someone talking, and someone said: "The green needle invites the holy monk to come."

Tang Seng looked up and saw three old men, one with a frosty figure, one with green temples, and one with an open heart.They all have different faces and clothes, and they all came to salute him.

Tang Seng returned the gift, and said to the four old wooden monsters: "What kind of virtues do you have, do you dare to ask the immortals (respectful names, subordinates of the monkey brothers, either demons or demons) to love you?"

Qing Zhen smiled and said: "I have always heard that the holy monk has the way, and I have ordered you to wait for a long time. Today I wanted to invite both your master and apprentice, but Sun Dasheng's stick is heavy, and if you beat him, you will be killed or injured, so you can only kill the master first." Please come. If you don’t spare pearls and jade, and sit comfortably in your arms, you will see the true school of Zen.”

Tang Seng bowed and said, "Dare to ask how many immortals are honored?"

Qingzhen said: "The person with frosty posture is called Gu Zhigong, the one with green temples is called Ling Kongzi, and the one with open heart is called Fuyun old man. The old clumsy name is Jinjie."

Tang Seng asked again: "What is the life expectancy of the four old men?"

Gu Zhi Gong (Cypress Tree Spirit) laughed and said: "I am old and have been through thousands of years, and the sky is full of leaves and springs in four seasons. The fragrant branches are lush and snake-shaped, and the shattered shadows are heavy with frost and snow. Since childhood, I have been strong and able to endure old age. From now on, I am honest and happy. Cultivate the truth. Wu Qi Feng Su is an extraordinary generation, far away from the vulgar world."

Ling Kongzi (cypress spirit) smiled and said: "I have been proud of the wind and frost for thousands of years, and the high-spirited spiritual branches are strong. The night is quiet and the sound is like raindrops, and the autumn is clear and the shadows are like clouds. Fang. Staying in a crane and transforming into a dragon is not a vulgar generation, and it is refreshing and close to the fairyland."

The old man Fuyun (bamboo spirit) laughed and said: "There are thousands of years to spend in the cold, and the old scene is quieter and more secluded. It is not noisy and dusty, and it is cold in the end. After the frost and snow, it is romantic. The seven sages talked together, and the six escapes Singing together with friends. Knocking gold on jade is not a trivial matter, it is natural and immortal."

Jinjie Gongqingzhen smiled and said: "I have been around for more than a thousand years, and I am so chaste and beautiful. I am sorry for the power of the rain and dew, and I borrowed the opportunity of the universe. I am the only one who holds the wind and smoke in the myriad ravines, and let me shed them at four seasons. Gai Zhang Cuiying left the celestial guest, playing the piano and preaching books."

Tang Seng was able to write the book "Journey to the Western Regions", and his literary talents are naturally brilliant. From the words of the four wood spirits, he knew that they were not human, and that they were all over a thousand years old. But Jinjieweng is more than a thousand years old. He has attained the Tao in his senior years, and his abundance and beauty are so strange, so it is not the "four brilliances" of the Han Dynasty?"

The four old men said: "Thank you, thank you! We are not Sihao, but the 'Four Practices' of the deep mountains. Dare I ask the holy monk, how young are you?"

Tang Monk put his palms together and bowed and replied: "I was born 40 years ago, and my life was already in disaster. I escaped into the water and rolled with the waves. Fortunately, I met the golden mountain and got rid of the original skeleton. No slack in cultivating nature and reading scriptures. Sincerely worshiping Buddha and dare to suffer? Today, the emperor of Mongolia On a journey to the west, I met a fairy on the road and fell in love."

The old man Fuyun praised: "The holy monk has been practicing Buddhism since he was born, and he has practiced since he was a child. He is really a monk with Taoism. I am lucky to be on stage, and I dare to seek great teachings. I hope that I can teach you a little bit with the Zen method. Consolation life."

When the Tang monk heard that the four immortals wanted to ask him about the Dharma, he was not afraid, and he said to the crowd: "Zen is calm; Dharma is salvation. The salvation in tranquility can only be attained by enlightenment. The enlightened one cleanses his mind and worries. It is also true to be free from vulgarity and dust. The lady is hard to come by, the middle earth is hard to live, and the righteous dharma is hard to meet: all these three, there is no greater luck. The most virtuous and wonderful way, the remoteness, the six senses, and the six senses can be swept away. The Bodhisattva is immortal. No birth, no surplus, no debt, empty and full, and saints and all sent out. Visit the Yuanshi hammer and realize the Muni's method. Make use of the image and crush Nirvana. You must be aware of it, understand it, and enlighten it. Let go of the raging flames to illuminate the whirling, and the Dharma Realm is revealed vertically and horizontally. To the faintest, more rigid, who is to be rescued at the entrance? I originally practiced Dajue Zen, and I will remember enlightenment if I have a destiny and aspirations..."

The four wooden demons listened intently, smiling, and when Tang Seng finished speaking, they bowed to thank and said: "The holy monk has fully understood the origin of Zen!"

After praising, the old man Fuyun said: "Although Zen is quiet, and the Dharma is taught, you need to be calm and sincere. Even if you are a great enlightened and true immortal, you will eventually return to the way of sitting and transforming the inanimate. Our mystery is quite different from it. .”

Tang Seng said: "Taoism is very Taoism. The unity of body and function, how is it different?"

The old man Fuyun smiled and said: "We are born solid, different from people. We are born with a sense of heaven and earth, grow under the rain and dew, smile proudly at the wind and frost, wear away the sun and the moon, don't carve a leaf, hold a thousand branches, and don't knock on the empty. Holding Sanskrit is just seeking the "Tao", not in the Central Plains, but seeking proof in the West. I wasted straw sandals, I don't know what to ask for? The stone lion gouged out the heart and liver, and the wild fox saliva poured into the bone marrow. I really forgot my origin and practiced Zen, and vainly sought Buddhahood. They are all like the riddles of kudzu and vines in my fairy tree forest. How can such a gentleman receive and lead? How can he be printed and taught at such a scale? We must check our true colors and trace our career quietly. Bamboo baskets without bottoms draw water, and iron trees without roots grow flowers .Lingbao Peak is head-to-toe, come back to Yahui to meet Longhua."

The Tang monk heard the high opinion of the immortal, and immediately kowtowed his head to thank him. The green needle Ling Kongzi supported him with his hands, and Ling Kongzi laughed and said, "The words of Fuyun are clearly leaked. Please ask the holy monk, you can't believe it all. I will take advantage of this moonlight , it was not for lectures and practice, but to chant oh happy and unrestrained mind.”

The old man Fuyun pointed to the stone house with a smile and said, "If you want to chant, how about going to the small nunnery for a cup of tea?"

Tang Seng bowed his body to thank him, looked in front of the stone house, and saw three large characters on the door, which read "Musen Temple".He sat down with the four elders, and saw the naked ghost envoy holding a plate of Poria cocos paste and offering five cups of fragrant soup.

"Elder Tang, please use!" The fourth elder asked Tang Seng to eat first, but Tang Seng was afraid that the four demons would harm him, so he didn't dare to do it.

The four elders smiled slightly, knowing that Tang Seng was doubtful and fearful, they toasted together to enjoy the pastries, and then Tang Seng dared to do it.

After tea, the red leaves put away the fragrant soup. Tang Seng watched carefully, and saw the exquisite brilliance of the room, just like the moonlight: water flows from the edge of the stone, fragrance floats from the flowers, the seats are clean and elegant, without any dust.

This place is not as messy as a goblin's lair, but like a fairyland. Suddenly, my guard is overwhelmed, my feelings are wide open, I am very happy, a flash of inspiration flashes in my heart, and I can't help but read a sentence: "The Zen heart is like the moon and dustless."

Jinjie Lao Qingzhen smiled and said in unison: "The prosperity of poetry is renewed like the sky."

Mr. Guzhi continued: "A good sentence is a long way to make a fine print."

Ling Kongzi continued: "Jiawen doesn't spit on rare treasures."

Fuyun old man said again: "In the Six Dynasties, the prosperity was wiped out, and in the fourth century, the Yasong points were deleted again."

Tang Seng waved his hand and said: "The disciple lost his mouth for a while and talked nonsense for a few words. It's the so-called 'class door trick'. It's suitable to hear the words of the immortals. It's fresh and elegant, and it's a real poet."

Jinjie old way: "Saint monks don't need to gossip. The monks have the beginning and the end. Since there is an opening sentence, why not end it? I hope it will be completed."

Afterwards, Tang Seng and the four wood demons recited poems and wrote poems. Because Xingxian was helping Chen Xian manage the garden but did not come, several wood demons did not appear to act as matchmakers for Tang Seng.

Talking about poems and mysteries, drinking tea to the moon, I didn't realize that the night passed, and the east was bright.

"Master! Master! Which dialect do you speak?" After dawn for a while, Monkey, Bajie, and Drifting came over, leading horses and carrying loads.It turned out that that night, the three of them never rested, they walked through the forest and vines, looking here and there; but it was half cloudy and half foggy. After passing through the fairy wood forest for hundreds of miles, they heard Tang Seng talking loudly, so they shouted.

"The three disciples of the Holy Monk have arrived. Elder, please invite them to come in. I will wait to show my kindness to the landlord!" Fuyun old man said.

"Excuse me!" Tang Seng got up and apologized, and went out the door, calling: "Wukong, Bajie, Drifting, I am here."

Hearing Tang Seng's call, the three monkeys quickly walked over, and in a short while, they all came to the side and said, "Master, why are you here?"

Tang Seng said: "Apprentice, you are so tired this night! The old man I met last night said that it was your sworn brother who came to entertain us. It was you who shouted and wanted to beat me, so he carried me here. He Hand in hand with me, walked into the door, and saw three old men who came here to meet me, and they all said that I would be a 'saint monk'. Each of them spoke elegantly and was very good at reciting poems. I kept in touch with them, and we were very close , were chatting, you guys came here. Old Man Fuyun asked me to invite you in, to entertain you!"

"Then what are you waiting for? Go in quickly and give him a good meal, so that we can continue to drive westward!" Monkey was still pondering which righteous brother set up this place to entertain him, but Bajie hastily expressed his opinion.

"Go in and have a look!" Monkey didn't think too much about it, he was not afraid of the other party's tricks if he was so called bold.

"I have met Sun Dasheng!" After the four masters and apprentices entered the Muxian Nunnery, the four elders who were waiting behind the door immediately stepped forward to salute.

The monkey only felt that he had more face, and said happily: "Excuse me! I don't know which brother sent you to entertain me?"

"It's the Eight Great Kings! He originally wanted to wait for you to come to him, and he would entertain you in person. However, because of the sudden feeling of promotion in your cultivation base, you have already closed the cave and went to retreat for cultivation. Before you go to retreat, he ordered me to entertain you on your behalf!" Qingzhen bowed in response.

When the monkey heard the words, he was mostly wary, because Chen Xian did live nearby, and it was possible to send his men down to entertain him, so he said: "The old man has a heart, and when you go back, please pass on your thanks."

"We will definitely bring the words of the great sage! Great sage, holy monk, two masters, please come inside!" Ling Kongzi said, extending his hand to invite Tang Seng and his party to enter the Muxian Nunnery.

After Tang Seng and his party entered the Muxian Nunnery with the Four Wood Demon Elders, Ling Kongzi said: "The Great Sage has been running around all night. I don't know whether to wash up first and then eat, or to wash up after eating?"

"Wash first!"

"Eat first!"

Monkey Bajie gave different answers together.

"Cough..." Fuyun old man said immediately, "The hot water is ready, the four of you take a bath first, so we can prepare meals carefully. By the way, I don't know if the four of you eat meat or vegetarian!"

"Meat!" Bajie said.

"Vegetarian!" Tang Seng said.

"Old man, you dismissed my proposal just now, if you insult my face again, I'm going to lose my temper!" Zhu Bajie said.

"The combination of meat and vegetables is ready, do you want wine?" Qing Zhen asked.

"Yes!" Monkey and Bajie agreed.

"Okay, masters first go to the bathroom to take a bath and change clothes. After a refreshing meal, take a good rest in my Muxian Nunnery for two days. In a few days, we will personally send you through this wood fairy forest. This forest is our Planting, we know best where there is a shortcut!" Qingzhen said.

"This relationship is good, and there is a way to go, but it saves the old pig a lot of energy!" Bajie was overjoyed, and said to the fourth wood demon.

At this time, the maple tree essence Hongye came out, and said to Tang Seng and the others: "The hot water is ready, you guys follow me to the cleansing room for cleansing!"

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After washing up, Tang Seng and his party came out, and the wood demons had already prepared meals, including abalone, ginseng, bear's paw and other delicacies from mountains and seas, as well as spirit dew, fruit juice, fairy wine and other drinks. Refrain from eating at dawn and eat until the sun is high before closing your mouth.

Tang Seng hadn't rested for two nights, and he couldn't compare to monkeys and other gods. After filling his stomach, he immediately felt sleepy and went to bed first.

Tang Seng sleeps for a day and a night before waking up, Monkey Drifting works normally, and Bajie rarely rests, and when he wakes up, he asks Simu Yao to prepare food for two days in a row.

Tang Seng woke up and hurried on the road. Under the persecution of the four elders and Ba Jie's reluctance to leave, he stayed for another day, and then under the guidance of the old demon Simu, he found a way to go west and continued westward.

Tang Seng flamed through the dense forest passage, galloped on horseback, and ran for more than 5000 miles in three days, leaving this primeval jungle that spanned thousands of miles.

After leaving the Wood Fairy Forest, Tang Seng and the others were on their way again for Xiaoxing to stay overnight. After walking for more than a month, they came to an incomparably beautiful fairy mountain blessed land.

This mountain is exactly the Longevity Mountain where the Great Immortal Zhenyuan lives.On Longevity Hill, there are flocks of white cranes, cypresses all over the ridge, black apes climbing trees, and the sun reflects the clear forest, dyed with thousands of red lines;

Tang Seng was frightened by the yellow wind monster. When he saw a high mountain blocking the way, he reined in his horse and stopped his whip and said, "Apprentice, you must be careful about the mountain in front of you, lest some monsters will consume us and harm us."

The monkey laughed and said: "The old monk is so powerful that the fairy mountain can be regarded as a demon land. Don't worry, there are three people waiting for me in front of the horse, so you are afraid of demons?"

Being so despised by the monkey, Tang Seng beat his horse forward without saying a word.Finding that this is indeed a blessed place, full of peace, I couldn't help saying: "I have been to the west, and I have experienced many mountains and rivers, all of which are steep and precipitous places, where goblins come out of poor mountains and bad waters, not to mention the beautiful scenery of this mountain. Very much. Is it approaching Lingshan Leiyin Temple, we'd better clean up and be strict before going to meet the World Honored One."

The monkey laughed and said, "It's still early!"

Drifting asked: "Brother, how far are we from Leiyin?"

The monkey said: "One hundred and eighty thousand miles. We haven't even covered one-tenth of the way."

Bajie exclaimed: "Brother, how many years will it take to get it?"

The monkey said: "If you two virtuous brothers, you can reach these roads in ten days; if I go, you can walk fifty times a day, and you can still see the sun; if the old monk goes, don't think about it, don't think about it! "

Tang Seng said: "Wukong, when will you arrive?"

The monkey said: "You go from childhood to old age, and from old to young, I'm afraid you still can't make it!"

(End of this chapter)