The disaster of the world begins with Dongfang Bubai

Chapter 198: Using one's own heart to replace the will of heaven has become the eternal destiny of this world

Time flies, and before you know it, the years have passed by quickly. Eight thirty-three years have gone by in the blink of an eye.

Lingshan, the Temple of the Buddha.

Xi Mingzhang, who was sitting cross-legged on the black lotus throne, suddenly smiled, attracting the attention of Zhu Bajie below. He counted with his fingers secretly, and suddenly understood, and said excitedly:

"Master, is Tathagata going to reincarnate again?"

"Not bad." Xi Mingzhang nodded.

"Counting it down, this is already the old monk's tenth life. Should we open the way for him to obtain the relics?" Zhu Bajie asked.

"After experiencing the eight sufferings of life for nine lifetimes, I think it has become extremely dull for Tathagata. It's time to give him a little more strength." Xi Mingzhang raised his eyebrows slightly.

Zhu Bajie seemed to be very familiar with the situation of those gods and Buddhas who turned into demons, and said:
"Many demons in the mortal world have been tortured for more than two hundred years. They have been wailing all these years. Those with weaker magic power could not bear it and turned into ashes long ago."

"Especially in recent years, when we think of the person who will take the relic that Master mentioned at the beginning, everyone is praying that he can come soon, so that they can be spared from many tortures."

Xi Mingzhang raised his eyes, looked at Zhu Bajie, and said:
"From your appearance, you want to become the Guanyin of the past and be the one who guides people. No wonder you came to Lingshan today."

"I really can't hide anything from my master." Zhu Bajie said hesitantly:
"Master, Monkey King is unstable and jumpy. Little White Dragon's magic power is not high, so it is difficult for him to take on the responsibility. Only I am steady and have profound magic power, so I am the one who can help you the most."

As soon as he finished speaking, his ears were lifted up by a hairy hand and he immediately let out a scream.

"Idiot, I haven't seen you for many years, and you haven't changed at all. You still like to say bad things about me behind my back."

"Oh, Monkey Brother, Monkey Brother, I was wrong." Zhu Bajie begged for mercy again and again.

The two men fought for a while, and then Sun Wukong said to Xi Mingzhang:
"Master, how do you plan to lead Tathagata on the journey to obtain the relics?"

"The Tathagata is the most obedient to the doctrine of fixed numbers. I will fulfill his wish and use fixed numbers to change restrictions. I will build a pagoda in the East and enshrine sixteen relics in the pagoda. To obtain the relics, one must go all the way east from the foot of Lingshan Mountain and go through eighty-one difficulties before one can succeed."

When the two heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other with strange expressions in their eyes.

"Bajie, since you are so happy to be the guide, then go ahead." Xi Mingzhang said casually:
"The theory about the reincarnation of Tathagata is that in the future there will be thousands of demons causing chaos in the world, and the people will be in danger of suffering. The person who is destined to suffer the disaster needs to obtain sixteen relics in order to truly wipe out the thousands of demons and save the people from the water and fire."

Zhu Bajie's eyes lit up and he replied loudly:

"Master, please rest assured. I will never let you down."

When he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly thought of something and asked:

"Master, do you need me to find some guardians for Tathagata's reincarnation?"

Xi Mingzhang chuckled and said:

"The reincarnation of Tathagata has its own divine light to protect it. Even though it has gone through nine reincarnations and has been eroded by my Dharma, and is sometimes effective and sometimes not, he is still the only Buddha in heaven and on earth. Why would he need a protector?"

“What if the protective divine light fails on the way out to the east, and we are attacked by those…” Zhu Bajie stopped talking after that.

"If you are caught and eaten, then you will continue in the next life until you succeed." Xi Mingzhang smiled faintly.
"He always likes to cut meat to feed eagles. Feeding those demons with meat shells to relieve their pain is a great merit."

"I am kind-hearted and I like to help others." Zhu Bajie listened in silence. He truly witnessed the pettiness of his master. This method of revenge was truly chilling!
A thousand years later.

Buddha Hall.

"Master, Tathagata has reincarnated for more than 40 lifetimes, and he has died a miserable death in every lifetime. How can he endure this?" Zhu Bajie said in disbelief:
"If it were me, Old Pig, I wouldn't care about the relics and would just go to Lingshan directly."

Xi Mingzhang's eyes were calm:
"So, he can be a Buddha, while you are just a Bodhisattva."

"Master, I have seen it all for dozens of lifetimes. You don't know that because of his intermittent protective divine light, he died in a variety of ways, but in the end, he could not escape being steamed, boiled, fried, stir-fried, stewed, roasted or braised."

Zhu Bajie said with some gloating:
"There were several times when I had to go through the eighty trials and was only one trial away from obtaining the relic, but by chance the protective divine light failed and I failed at the last moment."

He said this and asked curiously:

"Master, do you think that if Tathagata cannot obtain the relic, he will continue to reincarnate? Or will he go to Lingshan without caring about anything before long?"

Xi Mingzhang said calmly:
"Who knows? But judging by what Tathagata has done, as long as there is a glimmer of hope in his heart, he will not give up."

Zhu Bajie curled his lips and shook his head:
"Even if a person is made of mud, he would not be able to bear being eaten for life after life, let alone a great Buddha. In my opinion, it won't be long before he reaches Lingshan Mountain."

"Those who can achieve something are all indomitable and tenacious." Xi Mingzhang's eyes dropped:

"Just a few dozen lifetimes, what does that mean to him?"

Time flies, and more than a thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, above Lingshan Mountain, there was inexplicable emission of infinite light, the Buddha light of infinite life, and then a Buddha appeared.

His appearance was extremely solemn and majestic, and he exuded an indescribable majesty. His face was full and round, his complexion was golden, his eyebrows were like thin moons, his eyes were sharp, and he was extremely spirited.

A young monk sitting cross-legged on a black lotus jumped out from the Great Leiyin Temple and confronted the Buddha.

"After hundreds of reincarnations, your charm has not diminished in the slightest. You are worthy of being the former Buddha." A faint smile appeared on Xi Mingzhang's face:
"And he is more humane, with a pair of Buddha's eyes that seem to contain a rage that can burn the three realms. This spirit makes me look at him with new eyes."

"Tang Xuanzang, you are indeed cruel. On the surface, you are using the relic as bait, but in reality, you are secretly doing something that will cause great harm." Tathagata said solemnly:
"What a great impermanent Buddha! Consciousness must be born through conditions. All things that are born will eventually perish. This is the law of impermanence."

"This is to contain the spiritual power of heaven and earth in one body, to destroy heaven and earth and to establish oneself, and to live up to the word 'impermanence'."

"It is not my wish to receive the spirit's inspiration, but if you want to play, I will accompany you to the end." Xi Mingzhang said calmly:

"If you had died earlier and been reborn, you wouldn't have ended up like this. Right now, the spiritual power of the world has only been reduced by 40% to 50%, and its origin has not been damaged. If you had died immediately, you would have been credited with saving the world."

Tathagata said coldly:
"I never expected that you are the devil who destroyed the three realms."

Xi Mingzhang sighed:
"You are so noisy. For the past two thousand years, this world has completely fallen into my hands. If I don't want anyone to see you, no one can hear anything you say."

"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for cherishing your life too much. Otherwise, how could I so easily replace the will of heaven with my own heart and become the eternal destiny of this world?"

(End of this chapter)