Chapter 14: Bodhi

After the two decrees were transmitted from the Western Heavens, the Heavenly Court also made a timely statement. The Jade Emperor said that it was indeed inappropriate to make an edict without consulting with Xitian before, and asked him not to mind. For this reason, the Jade Emperor sent people to send a prayer post to the West Tianling Mountain, saying that he would set up a banquet in Yaochi to make amends for Rulai.

In the Great Leiyin Temple of the West Heaven, Rulai held the prayer post sent by the Heavenly Court in his hand, and his face was not very good-looking. Heavenly Court seemed to be apologizing, but in fact it was just full of ridicule. Now I send someone to send a prayer post, but if I don't go, it will make people feel that there is no one in the eyes of the Buddha, and I don't know what the result will be.

Jade Emperor, you really played a good chess game, whether you go or not, it will raise your prestige in the heavenly court. Hmph, this Buddha will go to your heavenly court and see what tricks you can play.

In the Nether Huaguo Mountain, the Great Sage returned to the Water Curtain Cave, put twenty pots of spiritual wine in the wine storage pool, took out five pots of wine, called a little monkey, and ordered, "You pour these five pots of wine into the wine pool, let's taste this heavenly spirit wine today!"

Hearing the news, the monkeys in Huaguo Mountain immediately cheered, and then each dispersed to look for melons and fruits and prepare for a feast.

However, the Great Sage sat on the stone chair in the Water Curtain Cave, remembering what Li Tianwang said, and couldn't help but ask himself, "What does Li Tianwang mean? Let me not fall too deep into the Buddhism Gate, is it trying to win me over, or is there really some earth-shattering secret hidden in the Buddhism Gate?"

"It took tens of thousands of years to take the experience, and it was not until this life that the merit was consummated. Moreover, what Lao Sha said in the Liusha River that day was true or false? If it is really as Li Tianwang said, who are the people who have learned the scriptures that Lao Sha has eaten? Who are the people who have learned the scriptures on the four continents for tens of thousands of years? Is it the reincarnation of the golden cicada, or is there someone else? Why did they die in accidents one after another before they reached Lingshan? And in the life of the master, I, Lao Zhu, and Lao Sha guaranteed him to go to the West Heaven, and most of the demons encountered on the road were Heavenly Court and Western Heaven Beasts, and there were no real big demons, why is this?"

The Great Sage calmed down, closed his eyes, and thought carefully. Before I knew it, I felt like I was asleep.

In a trance, the Great Sage seemed to have returned to the place where he learned art back then-Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

"Hey, isn't my grandson in the Water Curtain Cave, how did you get to this Fangcun Mountain?" the Great Sage opened his eyes, looked at the magnificent giant mountain in his eyes, and said suspiciously.

"Well, since I've come here, my grandson will go up the mountain to have a look, I wonder if the ancestor is still there?"

The great sage raised his feet and began to climb the mountain, walked into the mountain, only to find that this square inch mountain has already changed greatly, the trees in the mountain are old and dead, the dead grass is everywhere, the mountains are full of clouds and mist, full of pungent smell, there is no such bird song and flower fragrance, full of vitality, but the birds and birds are completely gone, there is no life, like a dead land.

The Great Sage stretched out his hand and touched the cloud in front of him with his fingers, and when he withdrew his hand, the tips of his fingers were already black. The Great Sage was shocked in his heart, where is this cloud and mist, this is clearly a miasma of smoke and death!

Looking at this greatly changed Fangcun Mountain, the Great Sage took out the golden hoop stick in his ear, held it in his hand, turned his arm, carried the iron rod on his shoulder, and walked towards the three-star cave of the oblique moon in the depths of Fangcun Mountain.

The three-star cave of the slanting moon has been dilapidated, the mountain gate has collapsed, and the former building complex has almost collapsed in half, turning into a pile of broken bricks and tiles. The Great Sage's face was gloomy and he walked into the mountain gate.

The Great Sage gently pushed open the decayed, broken wooden door covered with cobwebs, and stepped into the main hall. The hall is in a dilapidated state, bricks and tiles, and the broken lampstand is piled up on the ground messily, and the high platform where the Bodhi Patriarch meditated, the gossip formation map on the wall is missing a large piece, and it hangs crookedly on the wall.

The Great Sage took a few steps forward and suddenly tripped over something under his feet. The Great Sage squatted down, gently brushed away the dirt chips on the ground, and found that what tripped him was a broken dust in two, and the dust seemed to have been burned by fire, and the dust and silver threads on it were scorched.

"Wukong, are you here?" Suddenly, an ethereal voice sounded in the main hall.

"Patriarch, is it you? Is it you?" When the Great Sage heard this, his body suddenly shook, and he looked around the hall, but there was no figure, and it was still in ruins.

"Wukong, it's me, you're here!" The ethereal voice sounded again, the futon on the high platform was stained with blood, and the dark red blood stains emitted a bright white light at this time, and an old man wearing a Taoist robe with a childish face appeared on the futon with a whisk in his hand.

Seeing this light and shadow, the Great Sage knelt down and bowed, "Disciple to meet the ancestor!"

On the futon, the Bodhi Patriarch in the light and shadow opened his eyes, and with the opening of the patriarch's eyes, this square inch mountain seemed to get rid of this dead and silent state, between heaven and earth, the aura was condensed, and this dilapidated hall also changed back to its original magnificent appearance.

Patriarch Bodhi glanced at the great sage who was kneeling on the ground and wearing a robe, sighed lightly, and said leisurely, "You are not Wukong, why do you make this great gift to this master?"

When the great sage kneeling on the ground heard this, his body stiffened, and he turned to say, "Patriarch, the disciple is Wukong, why did the patriarch say this?"

Patriarch Bodhi shook his head, "You are not Wukong, you can hide from others, but you can't hide from your own master." It doesn't matter if you're Wukong, or not, since you've made a great gift, this teacher should treat you as Wukong. ”

The Great Sage raised his head, looked at the Bodhi Patriarch in the light and shadow, saluted and asked, "Patriarch, you summoned me to this Fangcun Mountain today, what happened here?"

"It's all in the past, and it's long gone. Patriarch Bodhi said lightly.

"Is it the West Heaven Buddha Sect?" said the Great Sage hesitantly.

Patriarch Bodhi shook his head, "You don't have to participate in this matter, it's not easy for you to practice so far, don't be like Wukong, who was so high-spirited and made trouble in the Heavenly Palace, and was suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years." Speaking of this, Patriarch Bodhi sighed, "Alas, don't mention it. ”

The Great Sage looked at the Bodhi Patriarch, hesitated for a while, and then pondered, "Actually, the Great Sage is still there, and he has not left. Patriarch, Sanxingdong has become like this, are you okay?"

"Hehe, who in the Three Realms can kill me? This master is just tired and doesn't want to participate in these struggles anymore. I have come as you today, because I have something to say to you. ”

The Great Sage kowtowed, "Follow the teachings of the ancestors!"

"The Buddhas of the Western Heavens, their hearts have changed, and the matter of learning scriptures should not be investigated. Remember these sixteen words, but you are safe, you go. After Patriarch Bodhi finished speaking, he waved his hand.

"The disciples follow the teachings of the patriarch. The Great Sage saluted and thanked the Bodhi Patriarch, and when he looked up again, he found that there was no Bodhi Patriarch on the high platform, and everything was restored to that dilapidated state.

The Great Sage stood up, looked around, and could no longer find the Bodhi Patriarch. He was about to step out, when suddenly, the ground cracked, and the Great Sage wanted to cast a spell to vacate the air, but found that he had no mana in his body, and then fell straight down!

"Ahh On his body, he was covered with a leather blanket, and next to him an old monkey with white hair was squatting on the ground.

The Great Sage shook his head lightly and said softly, "It turned out to be just a dream!"

Seeing that the Great Sage was so abnormal, the old monkey couldn't help asking, "Did the Great Sage have a nightmare?"

The Great Sage sat on the stone chair with his hand, looked at the leather blanket on his body, and said with a smile, "I'm sorry for you." ”

"It's nothing, it's nothing, when the old man came in, he found that the great sage had fallen asleep on the chair, and he was afraid that you would catch a cold, so he added a leather blanket to you. The old monkey said.

The Great Sage put aside the leather blanket on his body, stood up, and stretched, "How are the children ready?"

"Everything is almost ready, everything is outside the Water Curtain Cave, and the old man is afraid that those little monkeys will make a fuss and disturb the rest of the Great Sage, and everything has been temporarily placed on the stone platform outside the Water Curtain Cave. ”

"Then don't wait, let the children move in, let's get drunk today!" said the Great Sage.

Then the monkeys began to get busy, and moved the prepared things into the water curtain cave. The Great Sage sat on the stone chair, thinking about the dream he had just had.

At this time, a little monkey jumped in, and then reported to the Great Sage, "The Great Sage, the Great Sage of Pingtian came to visit the Great Sage, and now he has arrived at the foot of Huaguo Mountain!"

"Oh, it's Big Brother Niu here, children, come with me to greet you!" the Great Sage commanded with a wave of his hand.

At the foot of Huaguo Mountain, the Bull Demon King came to the foot of Huaguo Mountain with a few little demons. Looking at the scenery of this Huaguo Mountain, the Bull Demon King had a lot of thoughts, the last time he came to this Huaguo Mountain was five hundred years ago, when the Great Sage went to sea to learn art, and his brother the Demon King of the Mixed World occupied Huaguo Mountain, and was beaten by the Great Sage who came back, and when he came to apologize, he married the Great Sage.

At that time, the brothers drank and talked happily, and they were not happy. Later, the Great Sage made trouble in the Heavenly Palace and was suppressed by Rulai under the Five Elements Mountain for 500 years. Then Bao Xitian learned the scriptures, and later his son Red Boy was taken away by Guanyin because he wanted to eat Tang monk meat, and became a good wealth boy, and he broke with the Great Sage in the Flame Mountain.

And now the great sage has been enshrined as a Buddha, and he has come to visit with a cheeky face. I don't know if the events of that year will affect the brotherhood.

Not long after, the Great Sage came with a group of little monkeys, saw the Bull Demon King, hurriedly took a few steps forward, hugged his fists and said, "The eldest brother is coming to visit, say hello in advance, and let the younger brother be prepared, isn't it?" Now that the eldest brother is here, the younger brother has begged for a few pots of good wine from Li Tianwang, and the eldest brother has a good mouth today!"

Looking at the great sage with a warm face, the Bull Demon King's face was a little unbearable, and when he thought that he was still suspicious of the monkey on the way here, he recognized himself as the eldest brother, and said embarrassedly, "Brother Xian, the eldest brother is ashamed, I was still making things difficult for you because of my son's affairs in the Flame Mountain, and now I came to visit you, but you don't care about the past suspicions, the eldest brother is really ashamed! Today, in front of this demon, the eldest brother has made amends to you!"

After speaking, the Bull Demon King was about to kneel down and apologize to the Great Sage, but the Great Sage hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to hold the Bull Demon King, and said, "What is this talking about, big brother?

"Brother Xian's words today have solved the knot in the heart of the eldest brother in the past few years!" The Bull Demon King looked at his brother in front of him, although he had achieved positive results in the Buddha, he was in a high position and had positions in both the Heavenly Court and the Western Heavens. But he has never looked down on him, a giant demon from a demon clan and full of demonic energy.

Just like when he was worshipping back then, he was still the Pingtian Great Sage Bull Demon King who swallowed mountains and rivers, and the Great Sage was his youngest sworn brother, seven brothers, in this Huaguo Mountain, drinking and talking, so uncomfortable!

But it's only been five hundred years, there are fewer and fewer brothers around him, and only the seven saints who worshiped back then are still free, even this monkey has become a fighting Buddha, restrained by Buddhism, no wonder the demon world is now rumored, what is the Monkey King today, what is the great sage, the face of the great sage has been lost, what fight to defeat the Buddha, it is clearly a dog of Buddhism!

And today, I also came here for this matter, and I want to ask my brother if he is still the Monkey King who disagreed with each other back then, hit the heavenly court, and made trouble in the heavenly palace!