Early in the morning, as soon as the city gate opened, Sun Wukong and Tang Monk hurried to Lingyuan Temple.
Lingyuan Temple is only a hundred miles away from the city, which is not very far. It only took Sun Wukong and Tang Monk an hour to get there.
Looking at the Lingyuan Temple under construction in front of them, Sun Wukong and Tang Monk believed that Lingyuan Temple had experienced a fire, and even more believed that Lingyuan Temple had really suffered.
The arrival of Sun Wukong and Tang Seng had been noticed by the monks from Lingyuan Temple. Then a monk came to Tang Seng, clasped his hands and said.
"May I ask where Master comes from? What's the purpose of coming to our Lingyuan Temple?"
"The poor monk came from the Tang Dynasty, followed the orders of Dingguang Buddha, and went to Xitian Leiyin Temple to obtain the true scripture." Tang Monk returned the courtesy and said.
"In that case, why did you come back to our Lingyuan Temple?" The monk did not let down his guard against Tang Monk and the others, and asked again.
"Dingguang Buddha said that you must first obtain the true scriptures, and you need the Buddhist stickers left by the Buddha in various places in the world as evidence to prove the sincerity and hard work of the poor monk. The poor monk came here for the Buddha stickers of your temple." Tang Monk did not.
He hid it and spoke directly.
Hearing that Tang Monk came here for the Buddhist stickers in the temple, which are also the treasures of Lingyuan Temple, the monk's expression changed drastically, and he quickly put on a fighting stance to be wary of Tang Monk and Sun Wukong.
When the other monks from Lingyuan Temple saw this, they thought there was something wrong with Tang Seng and the two of them, so they rushed over to confront Tang Seng and the two.
"Don't panic, everyone. The poor monk came here to get the will of Dingguang Buddha. However, you can't make the decision regarding the Buddha's worship. You'd better ask your abbot to come over and talk to the poor monk in detail. I believe your abbot will not miss the two poor monks.
!" Tang Monk knew how powerful Sun Wukong was and said without fear.
Hearing Tang Seng's fearless behavior, these monks also knew that they could not handle the matter, so they reported it to the abbot.
After a while, the abbot of Lingyuan Temple came to Tang Monk and the two. After bowing to each other, the abbot asked.
“Dare you ask the eminent monk’s name?”
"The poor monk Tang Seng, Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty." Tang Seng said.
"I just heard that you are here to ask for Buddha stickers?" the abbot asked.
"That's right, the poor monk came from the Tang Dynasty and received the guidance of Dingguang Buddha. He came to your temple just to get the Buddhist stickers from your temple so that he can go to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures!" Tang Monk said.
"You should be aware of the Buddha stickers. Now that the Buddha stickers have been lost, we at Lingyuan Temple also want to find the Buddha stickers. There is nothing we can do at this time." The abbot thought for a while and said.
"Then if we find the Buddha sticker ourselves, the Buddha sticker will belong to us, right?" Sun Wukong said for the first time.
"No, even if you find Buddha stickers, you still need to defeat us!" the abbot said, shaking his head.
"You guys, who can't even reach the Golden Immortal level, still want to stop me?" Sun Wukong said, letting out a little more momentum.
Sun Wukong directly suppressed everyone present. Even the abbot, the peak Xuanxian, was no match for Sun Wukong's momentum.
"Wukong, don't be rude." Tang Monk saw that Sun Wukong was about to have a conflict with Lingyuan Temple and shouted quickly.
After listening to Tang Monk's words, Sun Wukong calmed down and looked at everyone in Lingyuan Temple with disdain.
"Abbott, don't blame me. This is the great disciple of the poor monk. He has great supernatural powers and can ensure that the poor monk reaches Xitian Leiyin Temple safely. He has no ill intentions." Tang Monk apologized.
"It's okay, we didn't explain it clearly." The abbot glanced at Sun Wukong with lingering fear, and then said to Tang Monk.
"The poor monk knows that what the abbot wants to say is to discuss Buddhism. Only if the poor monk can win over everyone in your temple, will this Buddha post matter belong to us, is that right?" Tang Monk knew the rules and said.
"That's right, when we got the Buddha sticker at Lingyuan Temple, there was a saying on the Buddha sticker. If the Buddha sticker is placed in the temple, other monks can use the Dharma to give the Buddha sticker a better ownership." The abbot thought.
He thought about it and said.
"But now that your Buddha stickers have been lost and we have found the cleavage Buddha stickers, even if they are ours, why do we need to compare them with you?" Sun Wukong said again.
Now Sun Wukong wants to find the Buddha sticker quickly, leave this place and go to the next Buddha sticker, so that they can quickly complete the journey to the west, and Sun Wukong can quickly escape from this abyss.
"This little master may not know that even if you find the Buddha sticker first, we will still have a chance to challenge. If you lose then, the Buddha sticker will still stay in our Lingyuan Temple. This is the rule set by the Buddha.
"The abbot said cautiously.
"Is there such a thing?" Sun Wukong shouted in disbelief.
"Yes, this is true, and this sentence is also on the Buddha sticker. What's more, this Buddha sticker was won by our Lingyuan Temple from other places, and it was not owned by us at the beginning!" said the abbot.
"What good does this Buddha sticker do to you? Why are you grabbing it all?" Sun Wukong asked again.
"Having Buddha stickers is a symbol of the profoundness of the Dharma of our Lingyuan Temple, and also symbolizes the Buddha's care for our Lingyuan Temple. In addition, having Buddha stickers can enhance our understanding of Buddhism and improve our physical fitness.
, effectively improve our cultivation." The abbot said with admiration.
"There are so many benefits, so how come you are only at the Xuanxian level, so why should you improve?" Sun Wukong said disdainfully.
These words directly choked the abbot and the others speechless. They wanted to say that this was already very fast.
This Buddha sticker is not as good as the abbot said, but the Buddha sticker can improve their physique. After they reach the level of immortality, the Buddha sticker is basically useless to them. This is one of the reasons why they have been able to have the Buddha sticker for so long.
"Wukong, please don't be rude. The abbot is right. Dingguang Buddha told the poor monks this when he asked them to go to various places to look for Buddha stickers. As long as we want to get Buddha stickers, we must practice Buddhism.
We can win Lingyuan Temple!" Tang Seng also said at this time.
"But if we get Buddha stickers and they don't know whether we can leave on our own, they don't ask to compete with us on Buddhism. This is reasonable." Sun Wukong didn't want to waste time with them, so he said directly.
"That's fine, but you won't have a good impression in front of the Buddha in the end." The abbot said at last.
Tang Seng did not have such thoughts at the beginning. He believed in his own strength and did not think about so many twists and turns.
"Abbott, don't worry, the poor monk has not thought about it this way. The poor monk believes that his Dharma cultivation will not be inferior to yours." Tang Monk quickly explained.
"Don't be complacent, you may not be able to find the Buddha stickers, even if we are the first to find the Buddha stickers, you may not be able to find the Buddha stickers!" the abbot said.
"The abbot is right, this is our territory, we can definitely find out who stole the Buddha stickers earlier!" said a monk.
"Are you sure that the person who took the Buddhist stickers stole it and did not take it from you openly?" Sun Wukong asked.
"What do you mean?" a monk asked Sun Wukong.
"Can't you hear it? With your cultivation level so low, how can you keep the Buddha sticker?" Sun Wukong said disdainfully.
"You..." This left everyone in Lingyuan Temple speechless.
Finally, the abbot stood up and said.
"Although our cultivation level is low, we also know the situation. After the thief cast the Buddha sticker that day, he was caught by us and fought with us for a long time before leaving. He was also injured by us, so the thief's strength is not very strong.
At most, they are Xuanxian!"
"I hope what you said is right." Sun Wukong said strangely.