Let's say that Tang Sanzang took two followers and horses, a total of four people, all the way westward. They were hungry and thirsty for food and drink. They traveled at dawn and stayed overnight. Unexpectedly, it was more than two months ago. At this time, they had arrived at Hezhouwei, which was in the west of the Tang Dynasty.

Borderland. Not far to the west, there is the Five Elements Mountain, also known as the Two Realms Mountain, where Sun Wukong's body and cultivation are imprisoned. Tang Sanzang, three people and one horse rested for a night at Fuyuan Temple in Hezhou. In the early morning of the next day

Then he set off again.

Because they got up a little early and the sky was not bright yet, Tang Sanzang and the others had to rush on their way in spite of the frost and dew. After walking only a few dozen miles, there was no one here anymore, and it was all deep mountains and old forests.

Tang Sanzang and the others had to pull out the weeds, but unexpectedly, they both lost their footing and fell into a deep pit. Then they heard a rustling sound, and the pit was occupied by several ferocious-looking people.

Demons surrounded him.

Tang Sanzang and the others had been living in the peaceful land for a long time. They had never seen a real demon, and they were almost frightened to death. After being frightened by the demon, Tang Sanzang was firm and did not faint, but his followers did.

Those monsters washed and skinned two of Tang Sanzang's followers and ate them on the spot. Tang Sanzang was so hung up that he didn't faint when he heard the sound of the monsters chewing flesh and bones. After the monsters finished enjoying themselves, they came to capture Tang Sanzang. Okay.

When I dedicated it to my own king, the east shone brightly.

It is true that some demons are afraid of the sun, but these jackals, tigers and leopards are not afraid of the sun. However, those little demons still retreated. The reason is naturally because of the sudden appearance of the old man with a white beard.

The old man with the white beard used some magic and drove away those little monsters.

Tang Sanzang was illuminated by the sun and woke up slowly. The demon was gone, but he saw an old man standing next to him. He immediately thanked him, "Thank you, old man, for saving the life of this poor monk."

The old man with a white beard stroked his beard, nodded and said with a smile. "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Get up and see if anything has been lost?"

When Tang Sanzang heard this, his expression turned gloomy, "The poor monk is fine, but it's a pity that the poor monk's two followers and horses were eaten by the demon. The poor monk's salute also disappeared."

The old man with a white beard stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Isn't that a horse and two bags?"

Tang Sanzang took a look and saw his horse and salute.

When Tang Sanzang turned around to thank him, the old man with the white beard had disappeared. A post fell from the sky, and Tang Sanzang reached out to take it. When he opened it, he saw a few words written on it.

It turns out that the white-bearded old man just now was transformed from Taibai Jinxing. He sensed that Tang Sanzang was in trouble and came down to save his life. Taibaijinxing also told Tang Sanzang that there would be many disasters ahead, but there would be divine disciples to help him.

, we must not give up on the great cause of learning just because the road ahead is difficult.

After Tang Sanzang read it, he put the post away and bowed respectfully to the sky, "Thank you Taibai Xing for your help, Amitabha."

Without his followers, Tang Sanzang had no choice but to put his luggage on the horse and lead the horse by himself. One step deeper and one step shallower, he trudged hard through the mountains. Before he knew it, the sky was approaching evening, and the sun was setting on the west mountain.

Tang Sanzang was hungry and his horses were exhausted, so he decided to rest here for the night. Just as he took out the dry food from the bag, and before he could take a bite, Tang Sanzang heard a tiger roar nearby.

Tang Sanzang, who was so frightened by the demon just in the morning, was so weak that he even threw his dry food on the ground. Unfortunately for him, he was mortal and could not deal with even a big man, let alone a tiger.

Soon, an eye-catching white-fronted tiger emerged from the bushes, staring at Tang Sanzang with a ferocious expression. Tang Sanzang recited the scripture silently, forcing himself to remain calm. At this moment, another figure emerged from the side, and the tiger

They fought together. The man wielded a steel fork and actually killed the tiger.

Tang Sanzang was alive and well. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to thank the strong man, "Poor monk Tang Sanzang, thank you so much for saving me."

"Elder, don't be afraid. I'm not a bad person. I'm a hunter in the mountains. My surname is Liu Boqin, and I'm nicknamed Zhenshan Taibao. I'm here on my own. I'm looking for two mountain worms to eat. I don't expect to encounter you, and there will be many collisions."

It was getting late, so Liu Boqin invited Tang Sanzang to stay at his home for a night. Tang Sanzang readily agreed. It was better to have a shelter from the wind and rain than to live in fear in the mountains, eating the wind and drinking the dew.

After staying at Liu Boqin's house for one night, Tang Sanzang was supposed to continue on his way, but he couldn't bear the kindness of Liu Boqin's family to persuade him to stay, so he stayed for another day.

Tang Sanzang had been a monk for so many years and was accustomed to eating fast and chanting sutras every day. Even when he lived in Liu Boqin's house, he persisted in this. This Tang Sanzang himself was the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi, the second disciple of Duobao Tathagata. He had done good deeds in ten lives and accumulated a lot of money.

He recited sutras at Liu Boqin's house, and unintentionally saved Liu Boqin's father, who had been dead for many years.

Before Liu Boqin's father was reincarnated, he told the story in a dream. Several people in Liu Boqin's family checked and immediately burst into tears of gratitude to Tang Sanzang.

In the early morning of the third day, Tang Sanzang packed up his horses and luggage and walked out of the mountain called Shuangcha Ridge under the escort of Liu Boqin. After walking out of Shuangcha Ridge, the famous Five Elements Mountain was in front of him.

Five Elements Mountain is already the border of the Tang Dynasty. After passing the Liangjie Mountain, it is no longer the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Once here, Liu Boqin can no longer send him away.

"Elder, since you have moved forward, I have returned."

Upon hearing this, Tang Sanzang hurriedly rolled his saddle and dismounted, "Go and ask the Taibao to give me a ride again."

The experience of the past few days really frightened Tang Sanzang. Finally, he found someone who could subdue the tiger and leopard, and Tang Sanzang couldn't help but want to keep him by his side.

Liu Boqin laughed and explained, "The elders don't know. This mountain is called the Two Boundary Mountains. The eastern half is under the control of the Tang Dynasty, and the western half is the territory of the Tatars. If the wolves and tigers in that chamber don't surrender, I will surrender.

You can’t cross the boundary either, just go there yourself.”

Tang Sanzang also knew that Liu Boqin could not send him away again, so he couldn't help but look sad. At this moment, a thunderous sound suddenly came from the bottom of the mountain.

"My master is coming! My master is coming!"

The shouts shook the sky like thunder, and Tang Sanzang was frightened. His feet slipped and he almost fell down the mountain. Fortunately, Liu Boqin had quick eyes and quick hands and helped Tang Sanzang up.

"Taobao, who is this person shouting here?"

Liu Boqin has been working here for a long time. In addition, he has been hunting here for generations, so he has some understanding of Liangjie Mountain.

"It's him!" Liu Boqin clapped his hands and said, "The one who shouted must be the old ape in the stone box at the bottom of the mountain."

"Old ape?" Tang Sanzang couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Since he was not a human, but could speak human language, Tang Sanzang naturally regarded him as a monster.

"The elders don't know something. The Two Realms Mountain was not originally called the Two Realms Mountain. Rumor has it that it was called the Five Elements Mountain. Because it looked like a big hand, it was also called the Five Finger Mountain. There was no such mountain here originally, but it was called the Five Elements Mountain.

It fell from the sky five hundred years ago. Since then, an old ape has been imprisoned at the foot of the mountain. The old ape has its own land and is under the care of the mountain god. For five hundred years, it will neither freeze to death nor starve to death. It has become a demon even if it is not a god.

.”

Hearing the word "demon", Tang Sanzang was a little flustered.

"Elder, don't be afraid." Liu Boqin laughed loudly and said, "Although the old ape is magical, he can't get out. When I was a child, I once picked fruits and ate them with him. Elder, since he called the master, why not?

Let’s go down the mountain and have a look.”

Liu Boqin took the lead and left. Tang Sanzang had no choice but to lead the horse and follow Liu Boqin down the mountain.

After walking for about seven or eight miles, I saw a monkey in front of me, with its head and half of its arms exposed, and the side of its head was covered with grass.

The monkey was waving half of its arms randomly and shouting loudly, "Master! Why did you come just now? Well done! Well done! Rescue me quickly so that I can protect you from going to the West!"

Tang Sanzang tied up his horse, got up close, pulled out the weeds around the monkey, and looked at it carefully.

"Thank you, Master, thank you so much, Master." Sun Wukong smiled and thanked him. Then he asked, "Are you the monk from the Tang Dynasty in the East who went to the Lingshan Mountain in the West to obtain the true scriptures?"

Tang Sanzang nodded, clasped his hands together, and pronounced the Buddha's name, "Yes, the poor monk was ordered by the King of Tang to go to the West to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. But you don't know who you are?"

When Tang Sanzang asked, Sun Wukong hurriedly said, "I am the Great Sage Qitian who caused great trouble in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago. I was punished here by the Buddha because I committed the crime of lying. There was a Guanyin Bodhisattva in the former.

It is the will of the Buddha to go to the East to find a Buddhist monk. I will teach him

To save me, he advised me not to do evil again, to take refuge in Buddhism, to protect Buddhist pilgrims diligently, and to go to the west to worship Buddha. There will be benefits after I succeed. Therefore, I am worried day and night, and I am scared in the morning and dusk, just waiting for you, Master, to save me.

.I am willing to help you learn the scriptures and become your disciple."

Tang Sanzang was overjoyed, but then he frowned, "But I don't have an axe, how can I save you?"

"No need for an axe." Sun Wukong pointed to the direction of the top of the mountain with great effort, "There is a gold post on the top of the mountain. As long as the master peels off the gold post, the disciple will come out naturally."

Tang Sanzang and Liu Boqin went to the top of the mountain, and sure enough they saw a gold post with the six-character Buddhist mantra written on it, shining brightly.

Tang Sanzang straightened his clothes and knelt down, "My disciple Tang Sanzang was ordered to go to the West to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. Today, I happened to meet a divine ape at Liangjie Mountain. If he and I are truly destined to be masters and disciples, please ask me to take off this golden seal."

, and he attained the Lingshan Mountain with him. If he deceives his disciples with lies, the disciples will not be able to uncover them. Amitabha."

Just as Tang Sanzang finished praying, a gust of wind blew up out of thin air on the top of the mountain and swept away the golden post. Sun Wukong at the bottom of the mountain suddenly felt a reaction.

Tang Sanzang returned to the foot of the mountain and told Sun Wukong about the matter.

Sun Wukong was overjoyed and said, "Master, please go farther away and don't scare you."

Tang Sanzang and Liu Boqin immediately retreated several miles.

"Further! Further!" Sun Wukong's voice came from far away, and Tang Sanzang and Liu Boqin retreated another four or five miles.

"Master! My old grandson is coming out!" Tang Sanzang had just stood still when he heard Sun Wukong's shout over there.

At the foot of the Five Elements Mountain, Sun Wukong suddenly gathered his magic power, and the majestic power shook the Five Elements Mountain. Countless rocks and soil collapsed, and countless flowers, plants and trees were destroyed. A crack started from Sun Wukong and snaked towards the top of the Five Elements Mountain.

Go. After a few breaths, the crack had already split the Five Elements Mountain into two. Sun Wukong also broke free from the Five Elements Mountain, jumped high into the sky with a somersault, and stood on the clouds.

"My old grandson is out again!" A loud shout broke through the clouds and resounded in all directions.

After flying wantonly for a while, Sun Wukong remembered that his master was still waiting for him at the bottom of the mountain, so he pushed down the clouds, landed on the ground, cupped his hands and bowed.

"Master! I'm coming out!"

Tang Sanzang stretched out his hand to help Sun Wukong up, "Good disciple, get up quickly."

Sun Wukong clasped his fists at Liu Boqin and said, "Thank you for your help, master."

Liu Boqin quickly said no, "Elder, since you have accepted such a high-ranking disciple, your future will be safe, so I will take my leave."

After Liu Boqin finished speaking, he quickly disappeared into the forest. Only then did Tang Sanzang retract his gaze, looked at Sun Wukong, and asked, "Disciple, do you have a name?"

"Yes, yes." Sun Wukong nodded repeatedly, "Back when I was still a stubborn stone, thanks to the enlightenment of the saint, I was given a Dharma name called Sun Wukong."

Tang Sanzang nodded slightly, "This name is also suitable for our sect. I see that you look like that little Toutuo. What do you think if I mix your name with you again and call you a traveler?"

Sun Wukong had just escaped from trouble, and when he was just happy, he naturally had no objections and praised him repeatedly. After resting for a while, Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong set out on the road again. Sun Wukong put the salute on his horse, led the horse, and led the way. Tang Sanzang was straight and upright.

He sat upright on the horse, with his eyes slightly closed, and chanted sutras silently. After not far, another fierce tiger came out of the diagonal thorn. Hearing the roar of the tiger, Tang Sanzang was startled again.

"Master, don't panic, he is here to bring me clothes." Sun Wukong patted the white horse. The white horse was still afraid of the power of the tiger, but after Sun Wukong patted it, it immediately became quiet.

Sun Wukong let go of the reins, took out the mixed iron rod from his ear, swung it in the wind, and changed it to a length of about ten feet and the thickness of a bowl. "This treasure has not been touched for five hundred years. I just want to take it out today to earn some clothes to wear."

There is absolutely no comparison between ordinary beasts in the world and Sun Wukong in the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. As soon as Sun Wukong released a little momentum, the tiger had already turned around and ran away. Sun Wukong rushed up and beat it to death with one stick.

He peeled off the tiger skin. Why did Sun Wukong's cultivation fall to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm? One of the reasons is because Taxue extracted Sun Wukong's true essence spirit from the receiving body.

After the true spirit was extracted, most of Sun Wukong's spirituality was stripped away from this body. This naturally included Sun Wukong's understanding of Tao. In addition to his magical power, the most important thing about Daluo Jinxian is his understanding of the way of heaven.

Comprehension. Without this part of comprehension, Sun Wukong’s cultivation realm will naturally fall. In addition, it has something to do with the fact that he has been eating iron pills and drinking copper juice these years.

In addition to the decline in his cultivation level, Sun Wukong also lost a lot of memory. For example, he had forgotten the shocking stick technique. He also completely couldn't remember the technique of Tiangang's thirty-six transformations.

Even so, Sun Wukong is still Sun Wukong, the Monkey King who is not afraid of heaven or earth and can compete with the Jade Emperor for his position. Moreover, as Sun Qing separates from Sun Wukong's body, this Sun Wukong's character has become purer.

. Aggressive, arrogant, arrogant, and arrogant. Of course, in addition to these bad things, Sun Wukong also has good sides. For example, he still values ​​love and justice.

After Sun Qing and Sun Wukong separated, Xue Xi and the others had expected the current situation, and they had already arranged their future affairs, just waiting for the end of Journey to the West. (To be continued...)
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