When it comes to the world of Journey to the West, there are only so many top bosses.
Except for the six heavenly saints and the Taoist ancestor Hongjun, the first echelon is God Haotian, Buddha Tathagata, and Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of the earthly immortals. As for the other Styx, Kunpeng, etc., they have to go there.
Arrange later.
It is impossible to meet such a person in ordinary times. Now that he has traveled to the west, he is staying at a Taoist temple and is being hosted by Zhen Yuanzi. If he really leaves without saying goodbye, it would indeed be too rude.
So Tang Sen stayed for the time being, hoping to wait for Zhen Yuanzi to come back and say thank you in person before saying goodbye.
Moreover, Tang Sen really admires Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of the Earth Immortal. What is an Earth Immortal?
This is not the current state of cultivation, but the ancient times. Thirty-three heavens were discovered above the Tianzhu Buzhou Mountain. The demon clan established the Demon Court, which was later called the Heavenly Court. The prehistoric land below was relative to the Heavenly Court.
The Earthly Immortal Realm, one sky and one earth, are just names for the directions in space.
Immortals are granted the title of heavenly beings and are called heavenly immortals. They practice in the blessed land of the earth, caves and heavens, mountains and rivers, and are called earthly immortals.
Later, during the Battle of the Gods, the Saint of Jiejiao Shangqing Tongtian set up the Immortal Killing Sword Formation to fight against the four saints, breaking the ancient land into pieces of different sizes. Later, the saint integrated them into the four known ones today.
Dabuzhou, namely: Dongshengshenzhou, Nanfanbuzhou, Beijuluzhou, and Xiniuhezhou.
The land in the Earth Immortal Ancestor is the land beneath your feet.
The ancestor of the Earth Immortal, his name is not a big one.
That is to say, Zhen Yuanzi can withstand such a huge name. As far as Tang Sen knows, Zhen Yuanzi has a treasure in his hands, the earth book known as the earth's fetal membrane, together with the heavenly book, the list of gods, and the book of life and death, collectively known as the "three books".
Evolved from the laws of the prehistoric world, the three talents of heaven, earth and man are juxtaposed, and the three give birth to all things...
However, it is not as famous as the Heavenly Book of Gods and the Book of Life and Death. The Book of Gods is the foundation of the current heaven and is controlled by God Haotian. The Book of Life and Death is in charge of the life and death of all living beings and is controlled by the Emperor Netherworld. The Book of Earth is less famous and very
Few people know this treasure. The Book of the Earth can help sort out the earth's veins, coordinate Feng Shui, store Qi, gather Qi, etc.
Moreover, the Book of the Earth has unparalleled defensive power and is said to be undefeated on the earth, which shows its great power.
Tang Sen guessed that the Heavenly Book of Gods created a heaven, and the Human Book of Life and Death created an underworld. The Earthly Book should also have similar functions, conferring lands to mountain gods, river gods to sea gods, etc. However, Zhen Yuanzi had no intention of forming a force, so this was
As a result, the land of the mountain gods in the lower realm is completely controlled by Heaven, but Heaven only has the right to use it at best.
The above are all just guesses by Tang Sen, and he has no evidence.
Just when Tang Sen's thoughts were flying out of the sky, the four apprentices quietly left and went to another room.
"Bajie, why did you quietly call us to this room?" Sun Wukong shook off the sleeve that Zhu Bajie was pulling hard and said impatiently.
This pig, after talking, called several people to this room and said that it would be a good thing to tell them something.
Everyone was surprised that it was such a good thing, so they followed him half-heartedly.
"Yes, Second Senior Brother, please tell me what good thing it is." Xiao Bailong asked excitedly. After eating ginseng fruit today, his cultivation level skyrocketed. If there is another good thing, that would be great!
"Senior brother, there is indeed something that I am not capable of doing, but you, the Monkey King, have to step in!" Zhu Bajie said shyly, and also flattered Sun Wukong.
"Hey, the sun came out from the west today. Is there anything you, Marshal Canopy, can't do? Tell me, I am really curious." Sun Wukong asked with great interest. This idiot, usually has a blind eye.
Above the top, no one is convinced except the master, and he even said good things about himself today. Now I am really curious about what he said.
"That's right, that's right, I, Old Zhu, just couldn't taste the little bit of ginseng fruit I just ate. Please help me, senior brother, to get some more ginseng fruits, and we brothers will share them." Zhu Bajie said sheepishly.
"Master, I'm sorry. I, old Zhu, can't help myself. Don't blame me." At the same time, Zhu Bajie secretly apologized in his heart.
There was no way, this was a task assigned to him by the Supreme Patriarch. He was asked to slightly instigate the relationship between Zhen Yuanzi and Buddhism when he passed by Wuzhuang Temple. It was best for the two parties to completely break up.
After all, Zhen Yuanzi usually belongs to a neutral sect, Taoism and Buddhism, and he doesn't touch both sides. He quite likes to keep to himself.
If we can take the opportunity of traveling to the west this time and do something to anger Zhen Yuanzi as Zhu Bajie's Buddhist scripture seeker, then the People's Religion will step in to mediate. If the two parties get into trouble, it is entirely possible to drag Zhen Yuanzi into it.
Come from the Taoist camp.
Who is Zhen Yuanzi? The ancestor of the Earthly Immortals, a guest in Zixiao Palace, the supreme power of the same generation as the Three Pure Ones, the Three Corpses Quasi-Sage, he is only one step away from enlightenment, but even this step is like a chasm in the sky.
However, there are only six saints in the world. If we can win over top powers like Zhen Yuanzi, then Buddhism will have no advantage in the confrontation between Buddhism and Taoism.
Zhu Bajie knew that the big bosses of the Taoist sect were very unhappy about the great rise of Buddhism and Taoism. Due to the general trend of the Taoism, although they agreed on the surface, they secretly made many small moves. If they suppressed it, it would be a fake move. If it was a
If it is not suppressed, the fake action will turn into a real action, and the great rise of Buddhism will be completely cut off.
And Zhen Yuanzi is the biggest chess piece and variable in the game of Buddhism and Taoism in the overall situation of Journey to the West. Both sides want to fight for it, and they also want to use this chess piece to strengthen themselves or attack the other party.
When masters fight with each other, their moves are not bloody, but they are full of murderous intent.
And the best way to anger Zhen Yuanzi is to make a fuss about his precious tree.
Who doesn't know in the Three Realms that Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of the earth immortals, cherishes his ginseng fruit tree. If something happens to this tree, or if there are a few less fruits, Zhen Yuanzi will definitely be angry with his group, and then hate Buddhism.
, then your goal will be achieved.
As for the safety of himself and others, Zhu Bajie got a promise from his ancestor to keep them safe.
"You idiot, this kind of spiritual fruit is a great blessing for ordinary people just to smell it and see it. You have tasted it and you are not satisfied. You are really greedy." Sun Wukong laughed and cursed.
"But, senior brother, there are four of us, and this old Taoist just gave us a fruit. It doesn't matter if he looks down on us, but he looks down on you, the Monkey King! Four people share a fruit, and the majestic Monkey King, even
If I can't eat the whole fruit, it will make others laugh if I tell you. People who don't know better think that we can't afford it. My opinion is, if senior brother gives him a few more fruits, and each of us has one, wouldn't it be a great honor?
!" Zhu Bajie said with a disdainful tone, stirring up trouble both inside and outside of his words.
"Second Senior Brother, isn't this good? Someone invited us to eat fruit, and we even went to steal the fruit after we finished eating. This...this..." Xiao Bailong hesitated for a long time and couldn't say anything, although he was still young.
, but it always feels like this is wrong.
"It's not good. It's just a few fruits. This owner is so stingy. Also, what is stealing? How can my Buddhist affairs be called stealing? It's called alms. It's a matter of immeasurable merit." Zhu Bajie
He immediately retorted, saying that the person being bullied was that Xiao Bailong was young and ignorant.
"I don't think it's good either. It's really shameful to seize someone without complaining." Sha Wujing also said hesitantly.
"Why is it so despised? There are only four of us brothers here. If you don't tell me, no one will know. The master is a man of integrity, with ideals, ambitions and beliefs. I didn't even let him know. Also, how much did we improve just now?"
Have you forgotten? This is just a bite. If one person eats a complete ginseng fruit, or even several ginseng fruits, it is unimaginable how much we will improve."
"If you really feel bad about it, just treat it as if we borrowed it, and just find a few fruits to return to him later."
As soon as these words came out, Sha Wujing and Xiao Bailong stopped talking. They also missed the feeling of rapid improvement in cultivation.
As for the owner of this Taoist temple, they have never heard of it. He is probably just a small immortal. They just need to give him something to compensate him afterwards. It would be a waste of natural resources to leave such a treasure unused.
Xiao Bailong grew up in the Dragon Palace of the West Sea. He didn't have much experience at all. He didn't even go out to the Dragon Palace a few times. Naturally, he had never heard of ancient immortals like Zhen Yuanzi.
Although Sha Wujing is the general who rolls up the curtain in front of the Jade Emperor, that sounds nice. Rolling up the curtain is just a servant who rolls up the door curtain. He will definitely not be able to contact people like Zhen Yuanzi at his level.
In addition, Zhen Yuanzi is known as the ancestor of earthly immortals, has almost never gone to heaven, and has friends with Sanqing and others who are also top figures. It is indeed normal that most people have never heard of him.
As for Sun Wukong, although he is a monkey in heaven and earth, he was born only a few hundred years ago, not even a thousand years ago. He has been basically under the control of Buddhism since he was born. How can he have the opportunity to understand the true face of this world? Born,
From going out to sea to seek immortals, to becoming a disciple of Subhuti, who only taught magic skills but never taught the world and the way to be a human being, to the subsequent drama of making trouble in the heavenly palace, and then to being suppressed for five hundred years, and now traveling to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
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The first half of his life was a life designed by others. It was not until he met Tang Sen that he had any hope of breaking through. However, this did not make up for his lack of knowledge. He did not know anyone in this world who should not be messed with.
Seeing that Sun Wukong was still hesitating, Zhu Bajie decided to add more fire.
"Oh, I didn't expect that the majestic Monkey King is just a timid monkey, that's all, that's all, eating a fruit and caring about this and that is just making people laugh. It's okay not to eat this fruit!" Zhu Bajie
He sighed, but his tone was full of ridicule for Sun Wukong.
"That's enough!!!" Sun Wukong's eyes were red and he was furious, shouting loudly.
Zhu Bajie's words seemed to poke a sore spot in him. Nature is easy to change but hard to change. In his heart, he is the arrogant Monkey King who is not afraid of heaven and earth.
Five hundred years since he was pressed under the mountain by Tathagata, his wildness still hasn't been eradicated, but now he can hide it better, but when the emotions accumulate.
Finally, now Zhu Bajie’s words have exploded.
I remember that at the beginning, I could eat and take whatever I wanted from the Pantao Garden in Heaven. Even the Jade Emperor couldn’t touch my grandson. I am still timid about the few fruits in this unknown Taoist temple. This was something I dared to do at that time.
The Monkey King who is causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace?
The more Sun Wukong thought about it, the more frustrated he became, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
"You just wait here, don't move around, I will go and bring you some fruits."
With a command, Sun Wukong disappeared and headed straight for the back garden.