Honghuang: I am Qitian and I want to fight for the throne

Chapter 357: Want to Become a Saint? Hinayana and Mahayana
"The pilgrim has arrived~"

Just as Qi Tian and his party set foot on Lingshan Mountain, a solemn and deep shout like a huge bell rang out at the foot of Lingshan Mountain.

"The pilgrim has arrived~"

"The pilgrim has arrived~"

Then, the shouts spread rapidly like a ignited beacon, layer by layer, towards the top of the sacred mountain.

"Dang~"

The evening drum and morning bell rang seven times in succession, carrying endless majesty and solemnity, echoing throughout the entire Lingshan Mountain for a long time.

Tang Seng stood at the foot of the mountain, looking up at the Great Leiyin Temple on Lingshan Mountain, where there was a myriad of Buddhist lights. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

Then he took the lead and climbed up Lingshan Mountain.

Qi Tian, ​​Zhu Bajie and others also followed and went up the stairs.

And just when Qi Tian and others set foot on Lingshan, in the depths of chaos, in an unknown small world.

The Demon of Karma, who had originally had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

"How dare you, evil creature, destroy my soul!"

The voice was filled with endless anger and murderous intent, as if it was going to tear the entire world apart.

But after being angry for a while, the Demon God of Karma calmed down again.

"Shu~"

A wisp of soul split out from the center of the eyebrows again, and then condensed into an incarnation.

Then he tore a space crack in the void in front of him and sent his clone into it.

The space is rotating, and the clone of the Demon God of Karma has arrived in the underworld.

He raised his head to look at the Samsara Palace above, and with a flash of his body, he appeared in front of the palace gate.

"come in!"

at this time,

A voice suddenly came from the Taoist Palace, and at the same time the palace door opened silently.

The eyes of the Demon God of Karma flashed slightly, and then he stepped in.

Inside the palace,

Pingxin sat upright on the throne, looking at the incarnation of the Karma Demon God who came in, and said calmly:

"Karma, have you decided?"

The Karma Demon God nodded and said, "Reincarnation, I can agree to join forces with you! But there is one condition. If you don't agree, then don't mention the matter of joining forces anymore!"

"Oh?"

Pingxin raised his eyebrows slightly: "What conditions?"

"When you become the spokesperson for the Great Desolation Heavenly Dao, you must not stop me from killing Jie Yin and Zhunti!"

Hearing this,

Pingxin did not answer immediately, but pondered for a moment before slowly speaking:
"Okay, I agree!"

"Also, I want to be the spokesperson for humanity!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Pingxin's beautiful eyes narrowed.

He looked at the Karma Demon for a few seconds, then nodded calmly and said:

"Yes, but you must swear an oath not to do anything that will destroy the prehistoric world! Otherwise, I will personally kill you!"

Hearing this,

A hint of cold murderous intent flashed through the mind of the Karma Demon God, but a look of joy appeared on his face:

"No problem. I am also from the prehistoric world, so how can I destroy it? Now that it's settled, I'll take my leave. When you make your move, just send a message to me directly."

After saying that, he bowed and left.

Wait for the incarnation of the Karma Demon to leave,

Ping Xin's eyes flashed with coldness: "Greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant!"

"Shh!"

With a wave of her white hand, the space in the hall suddenly fluctuated, and then a figure emerged.

It was Kunpeng who had not appeared for a long time!

Kunpeng was still extremely alert when he first appeared, but when he saw Pingxin, his expression relaxed slightly and he bowed and said:

"Kun Peng meets Dao Zun!"

Pingxin nodded and said directly:

"The Karma Demon just left!"

"what?"

Kunpeng's face changed, and he asked nervously, "What is he doing here? Does he know that I am here with you, Daozun?"

"take it easy!"

Pingxin shook his head:

"He doesn't know you are here with me, he just came to make a deal with me!"

Kunpeng heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Previously, because he felt the crisis of Hongyun's becoming a saint, he made a deal with the Demon God of Karma, but later he realized that the Demon God of Karma had ill intentions towards him and the day when the deal was completed would probably be the day when he would take action, so he sought refuge with the Dao Zun again.

right now,

Suddenly he heard that the Demon God of Karma had arrived and thought it was for him.

Just as Kunpeng's thoughts surged...

“Do you want to be holy?”

"Ok?"

Kunpeng was stunned at first, then he showed joy: "I think so! Dao Zun agreed to give me a primordial purple energy from the underworld?"

“No!” Ping Xin shook his head: “The three Hongmeng purple qi in the underworld have already been taken by their owners, and the other three have been given away by me as rewards. There are no more!”

"."

Kunpeng's face suddenly fell, but before he could say anything, Pingxin spoke again:
"But I can promise you a holy position in the mortal world!"

"The Earthly Realm?"

Kunpeng's mouth twitched and he complained:

"Dao Zun, are you making fun of me? I have no hope of becoming a saint in the world of the living! Eight people have become saints out of the nine primordial purple qi in the world of the living, and the last one has escaped. It is not certain that he will be able to appear in the world even after countless calamities!"

Hearing this,

Pingxin was not angry, and said slowly:

"There are none now, but it won't be long before a saint falls. At that time, I can decide to give you a sainthood!"

"what?"

Kunpeng was stunned.

I felt a mixture of shock, joy, and disbelief.

He is a saint, and a saint who can be resurrected.

Is there anyone who has the ability to completely kill the Saint? Hongjun?
This was the only thing Kunpeng could think of.

He now knows that Hongjun has not died. In fact, not only him, but all the people in the prehistoric world have received the message from the Heavenly Dao not long ago.

The last one killed by Qi Tian was just Hongjun’s incarnation of heaven.

But but.
Why did Hongjun want to kill the saint?

Those saints are all considered his disciples. No, there is one who is not.
Qitian!

This person not only offended Hongjun, but was even so bold as to kill Hongjun's incarnation. Naturally, Hongjun would not let him go.

Could this be the opportunity to become a saint that Dao Zun talked about?
Pingxin didn't know that Kunpeng had already made a mistake, so he continued:

"However, if you want to obtain the holy position, you need to pay some price!"

Kunpeng suddenly woke up and asked vigilantly: "What's the price?"

Pingxin didn't care about Kunpeng's attitude, and continued:
"Before long, I may take away the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk. At that time, I will need someone with a large body to temporarily replace it and carry the underworld for a period of time!"

"This"

Kunpeng immediately looked embarrassed and explained, "Dao Zun, it's not that I don't want to, but I don't know the law of reincarnation, and I can't replace the six reincarnation disks at all. If there is no reincarnation order, the underworld will be destroyed!"

"You don't have to worry about this!"

Pingxin waved his hand: "You just need to carry the underworld and prevent it from being separated from the prehistoric world. Someone will take action to maintain the order of reincarnation!"

Hearing this,

Although Kunpeng was curious about who the person who maintained the cycle of reincarnation was, he did not ask any further questions.

He nodded in agreement.

"Okay, continue to practice. When the time comes, I will call you!"

"Yes, I'll take my leave!"

Western Heaven, on top of Lingshan Mountain.

Tang Seng and Qi Tian walked up the stairs, passing by many Bodhisattva and Arhat Halls, without stopping, until they reached the main hall. "People from the Eastern Land of Tang who are worshipping Buddha and seeking scriptures, enter the hall!"

Following a loud shout from inside the hall, the eight Dharma protectors standing in front of the hall door stepped aside.

Tang Seng straightened his robes and walked in with a calm expression.

Qi Tian's soul behind him moved slightly, and then the corners of his mouth curled up.

In his spiritual perception,
In this main hall there are not only Tathagata, Guanyin and other people of Lingshan Theravada Buddhism.

There are also people who practice Mahayana Buddhism on Mount Sumeru, such as Dipankara, Bhaisajyaguru, and Maitreya.

and,

The atmosphere between the two sides was not very good, and there was a hint of confrontation.

"Did Jie Yin summon him? Is he preparing to deal with Tathagata?"

Qi Tian muttered something in his heart, and then walked in with Zhu Bajie, Sha Seng, and Ao Lie.

Inside the Main Hall.

The Tathagata sits high on the lotus platform.

However, next to it, there was a lotus platform on an equal footing, on which Randang was sitting with an expressionless face.

And below,
The Hinayana followers such as Guanyin are on the left, while the Mahayana followers such as Bhaisajyaguru and Maitreya are on the right.

Both parties stood upright and looked at each other.

But no one spoke.

The entire main hall was silent, filled with dullness, depression, and weirdness.

at this time,

Tang Seng walked in with Qi Tian and others.

"Meet the Buddha!"

After standing still, Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie, Sha Seng, and Ao Lie all put their hands together and bowed.

Only Qi Tian looked left and right without saluting.

This scene immediately made many Bodhisattvas and Arhats on both sides look displeased.

Ananda, who was standing to the lower left of the Tathagata, shouted angrily:

"Bold Sun Wukong, when you see the Buddha, why don't you bow down to him?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Tian withdrew his gaze from all directions, squinted at Ananda, and said with contempt:
"Who do you think you are? How dare you teach me how to do things?"

Seeing Qi Tian's contemptuous expression, Ananda suddenly became furious and directly took out the demon-subduing pestle and was about to take action.

"Ananda!"

at this time,

Tathagata, who had been expressionless all this time, slowly spoke:
"Okay, don't take it seriously. It's understandable that Sun Wukong doesn't know the rules since he's new here!"

As soon as this word comes out,
Although Ananda was still indignant, he did not dare to disobey the Buddha's order and returned to his original position.

"Chi~"

Qi Tian curled his lips in disdain, but didn't say anything else, and of course didn't thank him either.

Tathagata looked at Qi Tian but was not angry. He then turned to Tang Seng:

"Who's next?"

The huge voice echoed in the main hall.

Tang Seng handed over the pass in his hand and said:

"I, Tang Xuanzang, follow the order of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the East and travel to Baoshan to seek the true scriptures to help all living beings. I hope that the Buddha will grant me the scriptures so that I can return to my country as soon as possible and spread my Buddhist teachings throughout the East."

see,

Venerable Kashyapa on the side walked forward, took the pass disc, and then handed it to Tathagata respectfully.

Tathagata took the pass and pretended to read it carefully before speaking:

"The Eastern Land is the Southern Continent. Because the sky is high and the land is thick, the resources are vast and the people are dense, there is a lot of greed and killing, a lot of lust and deceit, a lot of deception and fraud; they do not follow Buddhism, do not seek good karma, do not respect the three lights, do not value the five grains; they are disloyal and unfilial, unjust and unkind, they deceive themselves, use large scales and small weights, and kill people and animals. They have committed boundless evil, their sins are full of evil, and they have suffered the disaster of hell, so they are forever trapped in the netherworld, suffering the pain of many pestles and mills, and transformed into animals.

……

I now have the Three Treasures of Theravada Buddhism, which can help one transcend suffering and explain disasters.

The Three Canons include the Dharma Canon, which talks about heaven; the Abhidharma Canon, which talks about earth; and the Sutra Canon, which talks about saving ghosts. There are 35 parts in total, totaling 15,144 volumes.

……

You have come from afar, and I will give you all the scriptures. Take them back and send the Tripitaka back to the Tang Dynasty in the East. Then you can return to the Great Leiyin Temple and accept the title. "

Tang Seng clasped his hands together again and said, "I obey your command."

"Ok!"

Tathagata nodded, and then said:

"Ananda, Kasyapa, take Tang Monk to the Sutra Library to receive the Hinayana Tripitaka."

Ananda and Kasyapa bowed immediately.

However, before he could finish his words, Randeng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke:
"Wait a minute!"

"Hmm?" Tathagata's eyes flickered, and then he looked at Randang:
"I wonder what else the ancient Buddha wants to do?"

Seeing that Tathagata did not call himself "Master" but called himself "Ancient Buddha", a hint of displeasure flashed in Randang's eyes.

However, Ran Deng did not get angry, but said in a deep voice:
"The Hinayana Buddhism can be spread, but the Mahayana Buddhism cannot be left behind. Tang Seng needs to take both scriptures back to the Tang Dynasty and spread the Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism in the East. Only in this way can we truly save all sentient beings in the East and save them from the sea of ​​suffering!"

Hearing this,

There was a flash of cold light in Tathagata's eyes, and he felt angry.

"Asshole, so this is why you came here!"

prior to,

Tathagata is waiting for Tang Monk and his entourage to arrive in this main hall so that he can quickly let Tang Monk take the Hinayana Buddhism back to the East. In this way, the Journey to the West calamity can be completely ended!

When,

The Hinayana was developed in the East, while the Mahayana was shelved on Mount Sumeru.

Not only can he greatly suppress the prosperity of Buddhism, but he can also gain more merits.

but,

Before Tang Seng arrived, Rāhula, who had been staying in Mount Sumeru, came with a group of Mahayana Buddhist disciples.

Tathagata suddenly felt something was wrong and asked why Randang came.

Randeng only said that he had brought his disciples to take a look and get to know the meritorious officials of Buddhism.

Tathagata naturally didn't believe it.

Since the beginning of the Journey to the West, Ran Deng has never interfered in it again. But now he appears at this critical juncture and has mobilized a large army. How can he believe that the other party is just here to see Tang Monk!

just,

Although he didn't believe it and was unwilling in his heart, he had no reason to drive him away.

otherwise,

It will definitely have a counterproductive effect and make Randeng even more suspicious.

Therefore, Tathagata could only let it go and pray in his heart that Randang was not here to cause trouble, but was really just here to watch.

unfortunately,

The prayer didn't work, and Randeng still made the request that made him worried.

Mahayana Buddhism also spread eastward.

As a result, Tathagata's plan to further suppress the rise of Buddhism will be compromised.

However, no matter how reluctant he was, Tathagata could not say no and had to agree to what Ran Deng said.

"Ananda, Kasyapa, take Tang Seng to get the Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhist scriptures!"

As soon as this word comes out,
Tang Seng's eyes below flickered slightly, revealing a look of satisfaction.

Afterwards, he followed Ananda and Kasyapa to the Sutra Repository to retrieve the true scriptures.

But Qi Tian was a little disappointed that the fight didn't break out!

He originally thought that Jie Yin had taken over Tang Monk's body and then summoned Randeng, and there would be an internal struggle to watch.

Is this the result?

"It seems that Jie Yin still hasn't realized the true form of Tathagata and thinks it's just a dispute over internal Buddhist differences!"

Shaking his head, Qi Tian did not expose it and followed him towards the Sutra Library.

However, when they arrived at the entrance of the Sutra Library, Ananda and Kasyapa suddenly stopped and turned around and said:
"Holy monk, the Dharma cannot be passed on lightly, and the scriptures cannot be taken lightly. If you have any information, please bring it out so that we can pass on the scriptures to you."

"personnel?"

Jie Yin, who occupied Tang Monk's body, was stunned for a moment, and then became furious.

He has put so much effort into spreading Buddhism to the East and making Buddhism flourish, but now there are people in Buddhism who are making things difficult and obstructing him?

Simply unforgivable.

(End of this chapter)