Chapter 684: Stone Monkey Apprenticeship
Decades have passed, and the Journey to the West catastrophe has finally begun. Seeing life and death, the Lingming Stone Monkey had the idea of cultivating, and finally left Huaguo Mountain.
Under the guidance of Buddhism, the Lingming stone monkey plans to go to sea to learn art. He set out from Dongsheng Shenzhou, passed through Nanzhan Buzhou, and headed for Xiniuhezhou. When passing by Nanzhan Buzhou, the Lingming stone monkey appeared in the downtown because of its lack of experience, and was immediately surrounded by people.
"This little demon is so bold that he dares 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 demon." Come to think of it, I haven't eaten the monkey demon's brain for more than ten years!"
"Lao Liu, you can't eat alone. Another tall man said, "The so-called seeers have a share, this monkey brain, I also book a copy!"
"And me, the monkey demon's brain is not easy to eat, I heard that it can replenish the essence and spirit!"
"I'm also a ......"
The surrounding Terran warriors surrounded the Lingming Stone Monkey and laughed loudly. Although the Lingming Stone Monkey was intelligent, he didn't know what they were talking about. The only thing he knew was that these people had bad intentions towards him. They look at themselves like the wild wolves in Huaguo Mountain look at the deer!
"I'm not a monkey demon......" Lingming Stone Monkey whispered.
"Hmph, you can speak, and you don't admit that you're a demon! Ordinary beasts, where can they speak?"
The Lingming Stone Monkey scratched his ears and cheeks, he had just learned the language of the Terrans, but he was not proficient in it, and he could not defend himself at all.
The man named Lao Liu was the first to strike, and the others did not move. In the eyes of others, Lao Liu's martial arts cultivation is comparable to that of a monk in the realm of human immortals, and it is not easy to deal with a demon clan that has not yet transformed. However, what is surprising is that Lao Liu was caught out of his eyes by the Lingming stone monkey who resisted in a panic, and his neck was also severely injured.
"This is not a little demon, but a big demon!" The onlookers were terrified, since the mosquito people passed down the martial arts, the human race has always had an advantage in the face of the demon race. Like today, it is really rare for a big demon to disguise himself as a small demon and infiltrate the human city and harm the warrior.
The warriors quickly formed a formation and besieged the Lingming Stone Monkey. At this time, the Lingming Stone Monkey actually had no cultivation at all, at most, his physical body was stronger than that of ordinary beasts. However, he had the protection of Buddhist masters, so how could those warriors hurt him? In the melee, the Lingming stone monkey escaped from the city, and the Terran warriors suffered heavy casualties and found nothing. Many people have been broken and have lost their cultivation.
"Hurry up and report to the imperial court, there is a big demon mixed into Kyushu!
Under the guidance of Buddhism, the Lingming stone monkey fled into the sea and took the sea route to Xiniuhezhou, and the human warriors were destined to not be able to catch up with him. However, this experience had a great impact on the Lingming Stone Monkey. The Lingming Stone Monkey is both fearful and resentful of the warriors of the human race. Boldly he swore in his heart that when he learned his skills in the future, he would definitely take revenge on the Terran warriors.
However, this incident made the dragon descending arhats among the eighteen arhats who secretly protected the Lingming stone monkey a little dissatisfied.
The Dragon Descending Arhat asked the Fuhu Arhat: "Fuhu, even if you protect this stone monkey, why do you still hurt those warriors?"
"These human warriors don't respect the heavens and don't worship the Buddha, teach them a lesson this time, let them know that the Dharma is boundless!"
"But if you do this, you will arouse the hostility of the human race towards our Buddhism, and even affect the spread of Buddhism in the future. "Descending the Dragon Arhat Road.
"Venerable Dragon Descending, you don't have to blame Venerable Fuhu, this matter was instructed by the poor monk. Guanyin Bodhisattva suddenly appeared, and the eighteen Arhats hurriedly saluted her. Guanyin Bodhisattva is the first of the four great bodhisattvas of Buddhism, and his status is not inferior to that of many Buddhas. The two Arhats, Descending Dragon and Fuhu, are the heads of the eighteen Arhats, and their status is comparable to that of ordinary Bodhisattvas, but they are still far from Guanyin Bodhisattva.
"Bodhisattva, why is this so?" said the Dragon Descending Arhat.
Guanyin Bodhisattva said: "There are several major obstacles to the eastward transmission of Buddhism, among which the inheritance of martial artists is the most important. The stone monkey is a natural protector of Buddhism, and he will support the eastward transmission of Buddhism in the future. This time the actions of the Terran warriors are an opportunity for the stone monkey to understand his opponent......"
Lingming stone monkeys go out to sea from Nanzhan Buzhou and go west. He had gone through countless storms along the way, and there were many sea clans who wanted to eat him, and most of the time, the Lingming Stone Monkey felt that he was going to die. Who knows, he actually broke through those storms, and finally arrived in Xiniu Hezhou safely. At this time, it has been nearly ten years since he left Huaguo Mountain!
Lingming Stone Monkey's heart to the Tao is extremely firm, he searched everywhere in Xiniu Hezhou, and finally came to Fangcun Mountain. When he came, there were woodcutters in the mountains who were singing, and the Lingming stone monkey was overjoyed to hear it.
"There must be gods living in this mountain!"
The Lingming stone monkey caught up with the woodcutter and bowed to him: "Old fairy, disciple Jishou!" This etiquette is learned by the Lingming stone monkey from the Taoist temple in the world.
Qiaozi threw away the axe in a panic, and hurriedly turned around and replied: "Not a person, not a person! I am a clumsy man with insufficient food and clothing, how dare I be a fairy!"
The Lingming Stone Monkey looked at him, and saw that this person did not look like a fairy, so he asked him about the song he had just sung and the abode of the fairy. Qiaozi didn't treat him differently because he was inhuman, and patiently answered the question of the Lingming Stone Monkey.
"To tell you the truth, the words I sang were "Man Tingfang", which was taught to me by an old fairy. It's a pity that I have a hard life, and I serve my mother alone, so I can't follow the immortals to practice. ”
Lingming Stone Monkey hurriedly said: "According to you, he is a gentleman who practices filial piety, and there will be benefits in the future." But I hope you can point me the abode of the gods, and I will visit it. ”
Qiaozi smiled: "The place where the gods live is not far away." You look at this mountain, this mountain is called Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, there is a three-star cave of the oblique moon in the mountain, and there is a god in the hole, called Su Bodhi Patriarch. The patriarch brought countless disciples, and there are still thirty or forty people practicing with him. You follow the path and go seven or eight miles south, and you will come to his house. ”
After several years of training, the Lingming stone monkey is no longer as simple as when he first left Huaguo Mountain. Although Qiaozi said sincerely, he still kept an eye on it and asked Qiaozi to take him personally. The woodcutter was naturally unwilling, and the Lingming stone monkey couldn't force it, so he went on the road alone. Fortunately, the woodcutter didn't lie to him, and it didn't take long for the Lingming Stone Monkey to come to the three-star cave of the oblique moon. After some twists and turns, the Lingming stone monkey finally worshiped into the three-star cave and arrived at the seat of the ancestor of Bodhi.
The Lingming Stone Monkey worshiped his master, and the Buddhist disciples such as Guanyin Bodhisattva who secretly guarded him breathed a sigh of relief, and their task was finally completed. Under the leadership of Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Quartet Gongcao, the Five Directions Jiedi, the Six Dings and the Six Families, and the Eighteen Arhats returned to Mount Meru.