Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Tang Sanzang's meaning was very simple and clear: he just wanted Sun Wukong to kill him with one blow.

This left Guanyin Bodhisattva, who was secretly watching, looking helpless, and she even muttered to herself, "This Tang Sanzang is a decisive and ruthless person, but he just doesn't seem like a monk."

On the contrary, Sun Wukong was already used to Tang Sanzang's bluntness. He directly asked: "This time, we don't need to take him to the Great Thunder Temple?"

Tang Sanzang: There's no need for that.

Sun Wukong: Okay.

Just then, a strange wind suddenly blew from the mountains, carrying sand and stones, and darkening the sky.

Sun Wukong slammed his golden cudgel on the ground, and a golden light shot out from it, protecting the master and his disciples. Although the wind was strong, it could not get close to them.

At the same time, a strange laugh came from the wind: "Hahaha, I am General Tiger, the vanguard under the Yellow Wind King. I have come by order of the King to invite the Tang Dynasty monk to the mountain for a chat."

Before the words were finished, a striped tiger leaped out of the wind and transformed into a tiger-headed, human-bodied demon general, wielding a steel fork and leading hundreds of lesser demons to block their path.

Sun Wukong sneered, "What kind of bullshit Yellow Wind King is this? I've never heard of him. If you know what's good for you, get out of the way, or don't blame me for being merciless with my staff."

Tiger Vanguard didn't answer, and raised his fork to stab. Sun Wukong simply tapped it lightly with his golden cudgel, knocking the steel fork from Tiger Vanguard's hand.

At the same time, Tiger Vanguard's hands were already bleeding from the shock. In just this one exchange, Tiger Vanguard knew he was no match for Sun Wukong, and immediately transformed into a gust of wind to flee.

Unfortunately, Sun Wukong wasn't about to let him come and go as he pleased. His golden cudgel suddenly extended, striking Tiger Vanguard squarely in the back.

The demon let out a miserable cry, fell from the clouds, and revealed its true form: a striped tiger.

Seeing their leader dead, the lesser demons cried out and scattered in all directions. Sun Wukong did not pursue them, but put away his golden cudgel and said to Tang Sanzang.

“Master, these minor demons are nothing to fear, but that Yellow Wind King must be quite capable. Perhaps he is some kind of Bodhisattva or Arhat from Buddhism.”

Upon hearing this, Pigsy became interested. He slung his nine-toothed rake over his shoulder and spoke to Monkey.

"Brother Monkey, you wait here. Let me, Old Pig, go and meet those Bodhisattvas and Arhats. I'll also take this opportunity to vent my anger."

As he was saying this, Pigsy was about to go find the monster's lair when Gao Cuilan stopped him, saying, "Husband, you mustn't be reckless. The Buddhist sect at Guanyin Temple suffered a great loss last time, and they definitely won't send a simple person here this time."

Tang Sanzang nodded and said, "Cuilan is right. Wukong, you should go and find out what's going on, but remember not to act rashly."

Sun Wukong responded, and with a somersault, he soared into the sky and flew straight into the mountains.

Before long, we arrived at a dangerous peak, where we saw a cave built against the mountain, with the six large characters "Huangfeng Ridge Huangfeng Cave" inscribed on it.

He transformed himself into a small flying insect and silently flew into the cave. The cave was quite spacious and brightly lit.

Sitting on the stone chair in the center was a yellow-haired weasel spirit, none other than King Yellow Wind. Many demon soldiers and generals stood on both sides.

What surprised Sun Wukong even more was that next to the yellow-haired weasel spirit sat an old man dressed as a monk, holding prayer beads, with a faint Buddhist aura emanating from him, clearly a Buddhist.

The monk said, "Don't worry, since I've come to help you on the Buddha's orders, I'll make sure you capture Tang Sanzang. Then I'll step in and smooth things over, and you can come back to the Western Paradise with me to become the Yellow Wind Venerable."

King Yellow Wind laughed and said, "Then thank you very much, Bodhisattva. However, I have heard that Sun Wukong is extremely arrogant and has never given face to Buddhism."

"I possess the Samadhi Divine Wind, which can blow even the Great Sage Equal to Heaven to pieces. Therefore, I want to take this opportunity to fight for the honor of Buddhism."

The Yellow Wind Monster wasn't trying to vent his anger on behalf of Buddhism; rather, he felt that if he didn't do something, it would be difficult for Buddhism to take him seriously.

After all, he had stayed in the Western Paradise for thousands of years. When had those Buddhas and Bodhisattvas ever taken him seriously?

Even the young novice monks treated him with disrespect. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stolen lamp oil and descended to the mortal realm to become a demon in an attempt to improve his cultivation.

Unfortunately, he was caught red-handed while stealing lamp oil. He thought he was doomed, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.

Not only was she not punished, but she also received a Buddhist decree. It was promised that after he completed the task of creating difficulties for the Journey to the West, she would become the Yellow Wind Venerable.

However, this Yellow Wind Monster was not without wisdom. He knew that this matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, and that if he could not make contributions, even if he became the Yellow Wind Venerable, his situation would not be much better.

He even harbored other plans in his heart, but he couldn't reveal them in front of Bodhisattva Lingji. Otherwise, his true intentions would not be fulfilled.

Lingji Bodhisattva, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but think to himself that the Yellow Wind Monster was overestimating himself when he heard him say that he was being presumptuous.

However, he did not stop him. Instead, he nodded to the Yellow Wind Monster and said, "Since you have this intention, then go ahead and do it. I will take care of everything for you."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong was secretly alarmed: "So it is Bodhisattva Lingji here. It seems that this Yellow Wind King is also an unlucky fellow who was tricked by Buddhism. He is not much different from that Black Bear Spirit."

King Yellow Wind was overjoyed: "Thank you, Bodhisattva. I will go and meet Sun Wukong to see what he is really made of."

Just then, a little demon rushed into the cave in a panic. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Tiger Vanguard has been killed by Sun Wukong!"

King Yellow Wind was furious: "You monkey! How dare you injure my general! Gather your troops and follow me to capture him!"

As soon as the Yellow Wind King stood up, Sun Wukong revealed his true form, pointed his golden cudgel at Lingji Bodhisattva, and said, "What kind of Lingji Bodhisattva is this? Instead of chanting scriptures and reciting Buddha's name in the temple, you come here to associate with demons. What is the reason for this?"

Bodhisattva Lingji hadn't expected that Sun Wukong would enter the cave so undetected. Now he'd been caught red-handed.

He immediately said, "Wukong, now that you've heard this, you should know that this is Buddha's arrangement to test your and your disciples' Zen minds. Why don't you hurry and protect Tang Sanzang? What are you doing here?"

Sun Wukong sneered, "What kind of bullshit trial is this? I think you're just pretending to be acting on Buddha's orders and have ulterior motives."

Upon seeing this, the Yellow Wind King immediately stood in front of Lingji Bodhisattva and said to Sun Wukong, "Stop being so arrogant here. If you have the guts, fight this king for three hundred rounds."

Looking at the Yellow Wind King blocking his way, Sun Wukong sneered and said, "You dare to boast that you can fight me for three hundred rounds?"

"Do you think that just because you have Lingji Bodhisattva as your backer, you can ascend to heaven? The Black Bear Spirit of Black Wind Ridge had Manjushri Bodhisattva as his backer, but he's still dead beyond any doubt."

"Considering you're also a demon, listen to my good advice. Stop associating with Buddhism and honestly be a demon; perhaps you can still save your life." (End of Chapter)