Chapter 230: Journey to the West, the Three Burials

Great Red Heaven, Great Purity Realm.

In the Bajing Palace, auspicious clouds were swirling, and two monks came from afar, one was Longxiang Prajna, wise and powerful; the other was Qingjing Liuli, spiritual and clear.

A golden monkey followed closely behind him.

These two people are none other than the two Western masters who were led by Bodhisattva Yuanyuan from the world in the snow.

At the palace gate, two boys, one gold and one silver, were already waiting. After a respectful bow, they led the two men into the Bajing Palace.

Watching the world in a pure and peaceful state, the Supreme Being forgets all emotions and is proud of being a saint. The golden and silver boys lead the way in front of them. They walk and admire as they go. Everywhere they see is a divine and wonderful scene.

Although it is called the Palace of Eight Scenes, there are actually nine wonders in it. As "nine" is the extreme number, it does not conform to the Taoist principle of "not daring to be the first in the world", so the Taoist named the Taoist temple "Palace of Eight Scenes".

The wonders are famous, and they are: the vast ocean, the mountains surpassing Kunyue, the beautiful Zhonghua, the shining moon and sun, the magical Yaoguang, the water mist and clouds, the rainbow abyss, the falling star river, and the chaos of primordial chaos.

In the palace, Taishang Daojun sat alone on a cushion with a crane cloak on his shoulders, and two women in red and white clothes served him diligently.

Seeing this, the two monks could not help but put their palms on their chests and said with a smile: "Hello, Taoist brother. You are so lucky!"

Although Taishang Daojun knew the purpose of the two men clearly, they arrived right after he returned, so he couldn't help but want to make excuses.

Of course, this has nothing to do with face issues, it only has to do with personal likes and dislikes. After all, as the Taoist ancestor, he will not give a good face to the Buddhists, so he is bound to have to control them.

He pretended to be confused and said, "Why are you two Taoist friends here in my Bajing Palace instead of receiving blessings in the pure land of the West?"

"Hahaha, Brother Dao, you are joking!"

The two Western leaders said, "We two have come here specifically to ask for your support, so that we can develop the West."

"Today, there are the Eastern Land and the Southern Continent. However, because the sky is high and the land is thick, the resources are plentiful and the people are dense, there is much greed and killing, much lust and deceit, much deception and fraud; people do not follow Buddhism, do not seek good fortune, do not respect the Three Lights, and do not value the five grains; people are disloyal and unfilial, unrighteous and unkind, they deceive themselves, use large measures and small scales, and kill people and animals.

Having committed boundless sins and filled up with crimes and evil, they have suffered the calamities of hell, and therefore have been forever condemned to the netherworld, where they have suffered the torment of being pounded like a pestle and mortar, and have been transformed into animals.

There are many hairy and horned creatures who use their bodies to repay debts and feed people with their flesh. They will forever fall into the Avici Hell and cannot be ascended. It is all because of this.

Although Confucius established the teachings of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom, and emperors succeeded each other and had punishments of exile, hanging, and execution, what can be done about those who are ignorant and indulgent?
I now have the Tripitaka, which can help me transcend suffering and explain disasters.

There is a collection of Dharma, and we can talk about heaven;

There is a collection of “Treatises”, which talks about the earth;

There is a collection of scriptures that can save ghosts.

Thirty-five in total.

The 15,144 volumes.

It is truly the path to self-cultivation and the door to righteousness and goodness. It contains all the astronomy, geography, people, birds and beasts, flowers and trees, tools and human affairs of the four continents of the world.

I want to pass on their true words and wonderful teachings, but I am afraid that the people there are stupid and stubborn, and they will slander the true words and not know the profound meaning of my teachings.

So we two discussed and decided that we could send one of them to enter the cycle of reincarnation for a lifetime, to accumulate merits and go through many calamities, and then seek the Mahayana Buddhism of the Western Paradise.

The Western Paradise will open its treasure pavilion and give them a few volumes of each of the thirty-five volumes of my Tripitaka, so that they can spread it in the East and continue to show their great grace."

After saying this, Puxin and Yuanyin both looked at Taishang Daojun with burning eyes. As long as Taishang Daojun, the Heavenly Dao, nodded, the matter would be done.

Although the Supreme Taoist Lord was reluctant, since it was related to his own plan, he had no choice but to agree. However, he could share some of the benefits.

So he asked, "Does anyone have a candidate for the mission? Has it been decided?"

The two leaders looked at each other without any intention of hiding anything. In fact, they could not hide it under the will of heaven.

Yuan Yin said, "I have a disciple named Li Dangxin. He can be reincarnated in the Journey to the West. Next year, he will cultivate into a golden body and pass on the wonderful Dharma of the West to the East. This is a great merit. He can sit on the Buddha's fruit position now!"

Puxin said, "It just so happens that I also have a monkey under my command. He has inherited the spirit of the gods and has a kind nature. He can be a guardian for the man who is seeking the scriptures and protect him all the way to the west."

Obviously, these two took the lion's share.

Moreover, Li Dangxin? Reincarnated as Tang Sanzang?

The corner of the Supreme Taoist's mouth twitched, and he inevitably thought: Tang Sanzang? It must be Tang Sanzang!

I am afraid that the next Journey to the West will become like this:
Li Dangxin: I, the poor monk Tang Sanzang, bury the sky, bury the earth, and bury all living things. These are my disciples. The eldest disciple is Sun Xingzhe; the second disciple is Zhu Bajie; the third disciple is Kill All.

Nine-nine-eighty-one is difficult.

The first difficulty: When I was born, I point one hand to the sky and the other to the earth. I am the only one who is supreme in heaven and on earth!
The second difficulty: If the donor does not understand Mahayana Buddhism, I do know a little bit about martial arts.

The third difficulty: Wukong, why are you wasting your time talking to him!

The fourth difficulty: You three, search carefully for me along the way!

The fifth difficulty: You three must take good care of the horses, otherwise my horses’ legs will be broken.

The sixth difficulty: Bajie, step back behind the Master and let the Master come.

The seventh difficulty: Today’s compassion is 12.7 millimeters.

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Tribulation 49: Bull Demon King? I don’t eat beef!

The sixty-fourth difficulty: The holy monk split the Lion Camel Ridge with great force, and Manjusri knelt down to protect the lion demon.

Difficulty 72: You should be thankful that the monkey can beat you.

Difficulty 81: MVP result screen for speedrunning Difficulty 81.

To the West.

Hand over all the scriptures to me.

When Tathagata sees me, why don’t you bow to me?
Well, I will just turn Tiangang upside down, wear a cassock and sit on the Buddha platform. If all the Buddhas would worship me, wherever I am will be Lingshan.

Sun Wukong: I have always lived in his shadow. That day he smashed the Five Finger Mountain with one punch, dragged me out, and asked, "Will you accompany me to the West, or will I send you there?"

Zhu Bajie: Back then at Gao Village, I was being intimate with Cuilan, and he said lightly, "Let's eat pork today," and I got scared.

Sha Wujing: Who can kill his way from the Heaven to the Flowing Sand River with just a machete, back and forth for three days and three nights without blinking an eye? I feel I am not worthy of it.

The Supreme Taoist finally suppressed his wild thoughts, and then looked at the monkey behind Puxin and asked, "Why did you choose such an ordinary golden monkey?"

Pu Xin nodded and said shamelessly, "Brother Dao, you also know that my Western Church Xinjian is really poor. I really don't have anything good on hand. I hope that Brother Dao can give it an opportunity."

I saw Puxin touching the head of the well-behaved monkey and said, "You have the spirit and the energy, but your body can't support this spirit. I'd like to trouble you to find a bloodline to replenish your foundation."

When Taishang Daojun heard this, he felt terrible. Is he trying to take advantage of me?
Should I also give it a Ruyi Jingu Bang?

Bodhisattva said: This is possible!

The Supreme Taoist looked at the golden monkey, with Tai Chi Yin and Yang flowing in his eyes, as if he could see its bones, tendons and veins very clearly.

Finally, he sighed and said, "Forget it, let this monkey be refined in my purple gold Bagua furnace. During this time, I can take the opportunity to integrate the blood of the three-eyed monkey into it and cultivate it into an indestructible body. This way, it won't be considered a disgrace to it."

Puxin immediately said happily: "In that case...thank you very much, Brother Dao!"

"There is one more thing, I hope Brother Dao will agree to it!"

The Supreme Taoist frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Cough cough."

The two leaders said awkwardly, "Can you please help us in a show with this monkey?"

(End of this chapter)