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Chapter 627: Xuanling Guidance, First Aid for Liuer

Hell.

The two Monkey Kings continued to move forward in the fight, their weapons clashed and sparks flew.

Soon, they arrived behind Yinshan Mountain, shouting and fighting, and frightened the souls on the mountain so much that they hid themselves.

Someone ran ahead and broke into the gate of the underworld, and reported to the Senluo Palace: "Your Majesty, two Monkey Kings have attacked from Yinshan Mountain!"

Prince Qin Guang in the first hall remained calm, staring into the distance, and could not help but frown.

But thinking about the emperor's instructions just now, and the merits he could get this time, he sighed in his heart. Then he passed the news to the kings in other halls. Soon, the ten kings gathered together. They thought that Sun Wukong only went to the King of Hell in the fifth hall last time, so the ten kings also waited in the fifth hall.

As expected, the two Sun Wukongs soon fought in the Yama Palace, causing the surrounding yin energy to swirl and a murderous fog to fill the air.

However, the current situation is different from the past. The Yama Palace will not allow the two Sun Wukongs to act recklessly again. After all, everything in the Yama Palace is real and not created by magic or supernatural powers.

The ten kings stepped forward to block the way for the two Sun Wukongs. It was Yama King, who had met Sun Wukong before, who asked, "Why are there two great saints visiting together today? Are they here to cause trouble in my underworld again?"

A Sun Wukong said: "Don't misunderstand, Lord Yan. I, Sun Wukong, was protecting my master on his way to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. When we passed by a mountain, my master sent me out to beg for alms. When I came back from begging, I saw this monster transformed into my appearance and trying to murder my master.

I quickly showed up to stop him, and he started fighting me. I asked my master to distinguish the real from the fake, and my master asked many questions, and I don't know how the monster knew, but he answered all of them. My master was a mortal and couldn't see through the monster's face, so I fought with him all the way to the South China Sea.

The Bodhisattva Guanyin of Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea only felt that both of us had three life-saving hairs, but could not tell the real one from the fake one. So we went to the Heavenly Palace again and were examined by the Jade Emperor's magic mirror, but he still could not tell the difference.

After hearing what the gods in heaven said, I forced him to follow me to the netherworld, hoping that Lord Yan would check the Book of Life and Death to see where this monster came from and capture his soul as soon as possible!"

The other Monkey King followed his words, repeating them almost word for word over and over again, making the noise make people's heads hurt.

Upon hearing this, King Yama waved his hand and ordered the judge to take the Book of Life and Death and check it one by one.

The name of the fake Wukong does not appear in the book. Looking at the caterpillar file, the 130 monkeys mentioned were from when the Monkey King attained enlightenment as a child. They caused a big disturbance in the underworld and their names were crossed out. Since then, all monkeys have no names.

Of course, the Book of Life and Death that was being looked at at this time was still the fake one that was messed up by Sun Wukong back then.

People in later generations said that this was a boomerang, but now it should be considered as the result of the past actions.

After the investigation was completed, the judge hurried to report.

Lord Yama said, "Great Sage, you have heard it too. There is no name to be found in the netherworld. I think you should return to the world of the living and find a way to identify it."

At this time, the First Palace Prince Qin Guang suddenly said, "Wait a minute!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at him, especially the two Sun Wukongs, whose four eyes seemed to be emitting golden light.

King Qin Guang smiled and said, "I have thought of a way. If the Great Sage is more respectful, perhaps he can tell the real from the fake."

Sun Wukong said: "Tell me quickly, I will be respectful. As long as I can find out the fake one, I will pay homage to him from now on!"

King Qin Guang said with a smile: "Do you know how to listen carefully?"

Sun Wukong frowned: "What do you mean by listening carefully?"

"Di Ting is a strange beast in the world. If he lies underground, he can instantly take in the mountains, rivers, and lands of the four continents, the caves and blessed lands, the insects, scaled insects, caterpillars, feathered insects, insects, celestial immortals, earthly immortals, gods, human immortals, and ghost immortals. He can observe good and evil, and discern the wise and the foolish."

"Oh?" Sun Wukong's eyes lit up. "I don't know where this Di Ting is. How can I find him?"

King Qin Guang turned slightly to face Xuanling City in the distance, bowed from a distance, and then said: "If the Great Sage wants to find it, you might as well go to Xuanling Mountain to have a look. This mountain is in the western land and it is not difficult to find it."

"Xuanling Mountain?" Sun Wukong frowned and thought about it, then suddenly realized: "Xuanling Emperor?!"

King Qin Guang smiled and nodded: "The Great Sage also knows the name of the Great Emperor?"

"Of course, of course. I have heard a lot about Emperor Xuanling's name and deeds recently, and have long wanted to pay him a visit and get to know him. Now, it's time to ask him!"

The other Sun Wukong also said, "Thank you very much, everyone. When I catch the monster, I will come back to apologize to you!"

After saying that, the two Wukongs started fighting again, and soon they came out of the Netherworld.

Xuanling Mountain.

The strong incense smoke rises to the sky, fairy clouds are everywhere, and the breeze is lingering.

The two Sun Wukongs soon fought here and tore the white clouds in the sky into pieces.

As soon as their piercing eyes were opened, they could directly see the Great Emperor's Taoist temple in the upper half of the mountain because Hong Chen did not hide deliberately.

In a blink of an eye, the two of them fell into the dojo and saw a person already standing in the square.

She was wearing a crimson fairy dress, with her hair tied up with a scarlet ribbon, her eyes were like peach blossoms, her pupils were as bright as stars, she looked ethereal and unruly. In her arms, she was holding a well-behaved kitten, and she was stroking its back with her palm. The kitten was also well-behaved and clingy.

The two Sun Wukongs saw this and for some reason felt a chill in their hearts. They hurriedly saluted and bowed:

"Sun Wukong, meet the Xuanling Emperor!"

Hong Chen looked at the two of them, smiled silently, and gently raised his hand. A force as gentle as the wind yet irresistible immediately lifted them up.

Suddenly, the two Sun Wukongs were even more surprised, and the arrogance on their faces also subsided a lot.

"No need to be polite. I recognize you and know why you are here." As he said that, the kitten in Hong Chen's arms jumped down. After landing, it immediately turned into a mythical beast with a tiger head, a single horn, dog ears, a dragon body, a lion tail, and unicorn feet, combining the images of many animals in one.

"Is this the divine beast Di Ting?" Sun Wukong asked in surprise.

"good."

Di Ting lowered his head slightly, put his ear to the ground, and then raised his head and looked at Hong Chen.

Hong Chen smiled and asked, "How is it?"

Di Ting said, "Master, I have already determined the truth from the false, but you cannot reveal it to his face." The two Sun Wukongs suddenly became anxious, and when they were about to speak, Hong Chen waved his hand, and they were suddenly frozen in place, unable to move or speak.

At this moment, the awe in their hearts reached a new level.

The counterfeits among them were particularly uneasy, with a hint of panic in their eyes.

Hong Chen asked: "Why not? Is it because I can't capture him?"

Di Ting shook his head and said, "The Great Emperor has great magical powers, unrivaled in the three realms. How could he not be able to capture a mere little monkey? However, this is a calamity for the Buddhist sect, and it should be handled by the Buddhist sect. I think the Buddhist sect has its own way to distinguish, so why should the Great Emperor be involved in cause and effect?"

Hearing this, Hong Chen thought for a moment and nodded, then said to Sun Wukong: "Did you hear it? It's not that you can't see it, but there is a reason behind it. In this case, you should go to the Great Leiyin Temple on Lingshan Mountain in the West Heaven. After meeting the Buddha, he will make a judgment for you."

After saying this, Hong Chen waved his long sleeves, and the two Sun Wukongs were immediately sent to the foot of Lingshan Mountain.

The ban was lifted, and the two Wukongs looked up at the sacred mountain right before their eyes, with horror in their eyes.

Sun Wukong thought: "I didn't expect that the Great Emperor Xuanling would be so powerful. Fortunately, I didn't offend him this time! After I deal with the monster, I will go to thank him. Maybe I will also ask Bajie to find out the origin of the Great Emperor Xuanling."

The six-eared macaque thought: "This Emperor Xuanling is really scary. Fortunately, I have never offended him in the past. The Buddhist sect asked me to come out and create a disaster. Now that I have arrived at Lingshan, it is time for the disaster to end. I wonder what kind of fruit position will the Tathagata Buddha give me later? I don't think I can become an arhat, but I will be satisfied with the bodhisattva. If I can really become a Buddha, that would be the best. No matter what, from now on I will have a power to belong to, and I don't have to follow the crowd and hide like before!"

The two monkeys were each thinking about their own things and for a moment they even forgot about fighting. They just glared at each other, then flew up at the same time and came to the Leiyin Temple.

Then I saw the four great Bodhisattvas, the eight great Vajras, the five hundred Arhats, the three thousand Gaters, the nuns, etc., all came under the twelve golden lotuses of merit, each listening to the Tathagata's teachings.

The Tathagata was halfway through his sermon when he suddenly paused. Everyone woke up and looked puzzled.

Tathagata said, "Look at that monkey."

The monks looked up and saw two Sun Wukongs coming at the same time.

The eight Vajra rushed forward and said, "Where are you going? This is the Great Leiyin Temple, you must not act rashly!"

Sun Wukong said, “The demon changed into my appearance and it was difficult for outsiders to tell the real thing from the fake. Emperor Xuanling showed me the way, so I came to Lingshan to ask for an audience with the Buddha and ask him to help me identify the real thing!” As he said that, the two of them forced their way inside again. The Eight Vajra couldn’t stop him at all, and soon they arrived at the temple and stood under the Twelve-Level Golden Lotus Platform of Merit.

The two Sun Wukongs were yelling and cursing at each other, and the people in Lingshan also understood the cause and effect.

"You two monkeys, stop quarreling." Tathagata spoke, and the two Sun Wukongs quieted down.

Tathagata clasped his hands and said, "Venerable Guanyin, look at these two Sun Wukongs, which one is real and which one is fake?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva turned to face Tathagata, bowed, and said, "The day before yesterday, they came to my dojo on Mount Luojia. I tried to fight them, but I couldn't tell them apart. Then they went to the Heavenly Palace and the Underworld, but they were also hard to tell apart. Finally, they came to Mount Xuanling. With the guidance of Emperor Xuanling, I came to pay homage to Tathagata."

Although Emperor Xuanling was mentioned, many people couldn't help but think of the battle that year when Tathagata was defeated miserably by Emperor Xuanling.

But at this moment, Tathagata remained calm, so naturally no one dared to show any strange expression.

Tathagata smiled and said, "Although you have great magical powers and profound cultivation, you can only read the general affairs of the Zhoutian, but cannot know all the things in the Zhoutian, nor can you understand the types of the Zhoutian."

Guanyin Bodhisattva clasped his hands together and said, "May I ask my Buddha, what are the types of the Zhoutian?"

Tathagata looked at the two Sun Wukongs and said with a smile, "There are five immortals in the universe, namely heaven, earth, gods, humans and ghosts; there are five insects, namely insects, reptiles, scales, hairs, feathers and fins. This fellow is neither heaven, earth, god, human or ghost, nor insects, scales, hairs, feathers and fins. There are also four monkeys that are in the world and do not belong to the ten categories."

Guanyin Bodhisattva was surprised and asked: "May I ask which four monkeys they are?"

The Tathagata explained them one by one.

The first of the four monkeys is the Spiritual Stone Monkey, who is able to change his form, know the weather, know the terrain, and move the stars. He is Sun Wukong, who was born from the Heaven-Repairing Divine Stone.

The second is the red-butted horse monkey, who knows yin and yang, understands human affairs, is good at going in and out, and avoids death and prolongs life. He is the legendary Wuzhiqi, who once appeared in the river when Emperor Yu was controlling the flood at the end of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the human race, and had a conflict with Dayu.

The third is the Tongbi Ape, who can hold the sun and the moon, shrink thousands of mountains, distinguish good and bad, and manipulate the universe. Legend has it that this is Yuan Hong, who had performed in the Conferred Gods period, but Hong Chen has explored Yuan Hong's true nature and found that his true form is not as magical as the Tongbi Ape, but just a white ape who has achieved enlightenment.

The fourth is the six-eared macaque, which is good at listening to sounds, able to understand, know the front and back, and everything is clear.

The Tathagata smiled and said, "These four monkeys do not fall into the ten categories, nor do they have the names of the two realms. I see that the fake Wukong is the six-eared macaque. If this monkey stands in one place, he can know what is happening a thousand miles away, and can also understand what ordinary people are saying. Therefore, he is good at listening, can observe principles, know the past and the future, and understand everything. The one with the same appearance and the same sound as the real Wukong is the six-eared macaque."

At this point, the six-eared macaque, whose identity was revealed, followed the script, showing a look of fear and trembling with trepidation, quickly jumped up and flew away on a cloud.

Upon seeing this, the eight Vajras, five hundred Arhats, three thousand Jiedis, monks, and nuns all stood up and took action. Together they surrounded the six-eared macaque and pinned him to the ground again, making him unable to move.

Sun Wukong was about to step forward, but Tathagata said, "Don't do it, Wukong. Let me help you capture him."

The six-eared macaque was still following the script, looking very frightened. He quickly transformed himself into a bee and flew upwards.

Tathagata flipped his hand and picked up a golden bowl, which fell down covering the bee.

The crowd could not see clearly and thought that the bee had escaped. Wukong complained: "Tathagata, you should not be so eager to show off. If I had just swung my stick, how could he have escaped?"

Tathagata laughed and said, "Don't talk nonsense. The six-eared macaque has not escaped. He is under my bowl."

Sun Wukong's eyes suddenly lit up and he stepped forward to investigate.

Tathagata waved his hand gently and lifted the golden bowl. Sure enough, he saw the six-eared macaque under the bowl. However, this time he was no longer dressed as Sun Wukong, but had transformed into his original furry form with six ears on his head, which looked very strange.

When Sun Wukong saw him, he couldn't help but feel annoyed and immediately raised his golden cudgel to hit him on the head.

The six-eared macaque was terrified, watching the Ruyi Jingu Bang about to hit him on the forehead. At the last moment of life and death, he suddenly realized that he had become a discarded pawn of Buddhism. It turned out that since he joined the game, Buddhism had no intention of letting him live!

The status of arhat, bodhisattva and Buddha that he longed for was ultimately just a dream!

Just when Liu'er Macaque was in despair, he suddenly saw a sword light that seemed to be the creation of the world before his eyes, and then he heard a voice like heavenly music in his ears.

"Tathagata, I think this monkey is quite good."

(End of this chapter)