the heavens

Chapter 338 Who Was Wrong
In Lingshan Palace.

A group of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas sit in it, and they are guarded by a group of subordinates outside the hall.

At this time, Tang Sanzang was sitting in the hall with his palms folded and his eyes still closed.

He was chanting the gatha left by the Tathagata when he passed away.

After a long time, Tang Sanzang's body glowed with golden light.

Seeing this, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas looked at Tang Sanzang.

Although they were not cut off by Wutian to remove the three flowers on the top and the five spirits in their chests, there was Wutian's black lotus suppressing them in this hall, and all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas tried their best not to show their Buddha's light, so as not to attract Wutian's attention.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva looked at Tang Sanzang, she was the one who knew Tang Sanzang the best in this hall, and she knew that Tang Sanzang would not emit Buddha's light in the hall for no reason.

"Sanzang, Buddha's light suddenly appeared on your body, but what did you think?"

Tang Sanzang slowly opened his eyes, looked at Guanyin Bodhisattva, and said, "Bodhisattva, I want to leave Lingshan."

"What? Are you leaving Lingshan?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva was a little surprised.

"Yes, although the Tathagata Buddha told us not to move rashly before his death, but now Lingshan is occupied by Wutian."

"We still have to find a way to welcome the Buddha back."

"If we just sit here and do nothing, then the Tathagata Buddha may not be able to come back in the future."

Tang Sanzang said with a worried face.

All the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas nodded their heads and agreed with Tang Sanzang's words.

"Yes, what Sanzang said makes sense. If we stay in Lingshan, I am afraid that the Buddha will never come back."

Tang Sanzang continued: "Wutian didn't cut off the three flowers on our top and the five qi in our chest, and he also said that as long as we don't become enemies with him, he will let us go in and out of Lingshan at will."

"As long as he leaves the Lingshan Mountain, no matter how powerful he is, can he still monitor so many of us at the same time?"

Among the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, there are many who agree with it, nodding their heads one after another.

At this moment, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva said, "Three Tibetans, your thinking is too simple."

"The catastrophe this time is a catastrophe that has never happened since the establishment of Lingshan."

"That Wutian's magical power far exceeds the imagination of everyone here."

"Otherwise, why should my Buddha Tathagata pass away directly when Wutian comes, and let me wait and watch the changes."

"Every time a person like Wutian takes a step, he has already calculated the next hundred or thousand steps."

"It's okay if we don't move, but if we move, we will definitely expose our flaws."

"Maybe you've entered into the skyless game without knowing it."

"So, we still have to think twice about this matter."

Guanyin Bodhisattva has a very high status in Lingshan, so her words naturally carry great weight.

When the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas heard it, they felt that what Guanyin Bodhisattva said was also quite good, and they all nodded their heads.

But Tang Sanzang got up suddenly, and said impassionedly: "No matter how powerful he is, how can he know what's in my heart from thousands of miles away?"

"Bodhisattva, I have made up my mind to go!"

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva saw Tang Sanzang's resolute face and knew that he had made up his mind, so he stopped persuading him and continued, "Sanzang, since you insist on going out, then I won't stop you."

"It's just that when you come out of Lingshan, you have to be very careful, don't do anything brave."

Tang Sanzang clasped his hands together and said, "Bodhisattva, don't worry, I'm going here to find Wukong at Huaguo Mountain."

"This time Lingshan was robbed, and Wukong is far away in Dongsheng Shenzhou, so he may not know it yet."

"I'll go and inform him, and discuss this matter with Wukong."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva nodded slightly, and said: "That's fine, anyway, just be more careful in everything."

Tang Sanzang and the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas nodded, and then shouted loudly at the black lotus at the entrance of the main hall: "Wutian, I want to leave Lingshan! Do you dare to let me go?"

……

Inside the Daxiong Palace.

The conversation between Lu Fengqiu and Wutian is coming to an end.

Wutian and Lu Fengqiu initially drew up a battle plan.

However, Lu Fengqiu repeatedly emphasized that the demons and ghosts under Wutian's hands should not be allowed to come down to interfere with the affairs of the world.

Because Wutian is an upright Buddha.

But the gang of monsters under his hands are not good.

Everyone in that gang kills people like drinking water, it's fine if you kill evil people, but this gang of monsters kill people without any distinction between good and evil, as long as they are doing things for Wutian, the methods are extremely bad.

Therefore, Lu Fengqiu deliberately raised this point with Wutian.

Wutian didn't disapprove, he was suddenly enlightened now.

After in-depth communication with Lu Fengqiu, he knew that it was impossible to change the Three Realms within 33 years.

How could it be possible for him to completely change the order and rules that had been preserved in this world for tens of thousands of years in just 33 years.

In 33 years, it is not bad to let him start.

To change the Three Realms, it takes a century of effort.

Wutian and Lu Fengqiu have a division of labor.

The affairs of the world are settled by Lu Fengqiu.

Lu Fengqiu's deployment in the Tang Dynasty for 300 years is naturally to quell the war in Nanzhan Buzhou in the shortest possible time after reaching an agreement with Wutian.

As for Nanzhan Buzhou, it would have to wait until the Great Tang regained its power before considering pacification.

After all, 33 years is too short a time, so it is easy to fight it down, but it is tantamount to fantasy to integrate these places.

If the Tathagata cannot return after 33 years, Wutian can continue to rule the Three Realms.

Then the follow-up can continue to completely pacify the other three major continents, but that will require the assistance of the heavenly soldiers and generals of the heavenly court.

If it is not possible to fight against the sky, then Lu Fengqiu can only run away with him.

Lu Fengqiu also did not act as a spoiler dog to let Wutian know where the reincarnated soul boy of Tathagata is.

Because Tathagata is different from other mortals.

Tathagata has great magic power and can sense the crisis in the dark. If you tell Wutian Tathagata's identity and whereabouts now, if Tathagata finds out and Tathagata changes his identity again, the gain will outweigh the loss.

Besides, Lu Fengqiu also told Wutian that the most important thing for him now is not to find the reincarnated soul boy of Tathagata, nor to find the seventeen relics.

Of course, simply not looking for it is not enough. You should send your men to look for it, and you still have to look for it, but there is no need to bother so much.

Because even if the reincarnated soul boy of the Tathagata is found, Wutian cannot refine him.

There is really no need to waste 33 years of precious time.

Wutian's main task is to gather all the buddhas and bodhisattvas in the Buddhist world under his own hands.

Wutian thought it was impossible to complete at first, but after Lu Fengqiu's guidance, Wutian understood how to do it.

Wutian didn't mention the primordial spirit Heilian, and neither did Lu Fengqiu.

Wutian didn't ask where Lu Fengqiu came from, these things are not important to Wutian.

The important thing is that Lu Fengqiu made him no longer confused and let him find his direction.

If Wutian had always thought that defeating the Tathagata could occupy the Three Realms, then now he has completely wiped out this thought.

Of course it would be good if Tathagata can be eliminated, but that is no longer Wutian's top priority.

The conversation between the two was very pleasant.

Both are avoiding viewing this grand game-changing venture as a deal.

Lu Fengqiu believed that since Wutian accepted his suggestion, no matter whether the result was successful or not, he would finally get what he wanted.

It is an unspoken trust.

"I have to go now."

Lu Fengqiu looked at Wutian above the black lotus.

The next moment, Wutian's figure turned into a ray of light and came in front of Lu Fengqiu.

Wutian said: "I will see you off."

Lu Fengqiu smiled and said, "No need, I will come again."

At this time, Wutian frowned, and then said: "Wait."

Lu Fengqiu said: "What?"

Wutian said: "Sure enough, as you expected, Tang Sanzang is leaving Lingshan."

"It seems that you are right. Lingshan is not monolithic. These Buddhas and Bodhisattvas also have weaknesses."

"As long as you grasp their weaknesses, it is not difficult to break through their defenses."

Hearing this, Lu Fengqiu smiled and said, "That's just right, let me go with him."

Wutian nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

After all, the two disappeared into the Daxiong Palace together.

……

Among the clouds thousands of miles away from Lingshan.

There are two figures above the clouds.

One is a Taoist with an immortal demeanor, and the other is a monk with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

These two were exactly Lu Fengqiu and Tang Sanzang who had just left Lingshan.

At this time, Tang Sanzang looked calm and was talking with Lu Fengqiu who was beside him.

"The poor monk Guan Zhenren is a rare person with great supernatural powers in the three realms, but he doesn't know why the Daoist people help each other?"

Lu Fengqiu held the whisk in his hand, with a three-pointed smile on his face, instead of answering Tang Sanzang's question, he asked instead: "Sanzang, how long has it been since you returned to Central Earth?"

Hearing the words, Tang Sanzang had a trace of reminiscence on his face, and said: "It has been 300 years. Since becoming a Buddha, although the poor monks have the heart to return to the Middle Earth to promote Buddhism, but my Buddha Tathagata once said that life is just a big dream. To become a Buddha is to break away from the common world and not to manifest in the world easily."

The old god Lu Fengqiu said, "Are you planning to go to Huaguo Mountain to find Monkey King?"

When Tang Sanzang heard the words, his face remained calm, but he was secretly surprised. This real Qingyunzi really has supernatural powers, he can even calculate where I am going.

The reason why he wanted to find Wukong was because he had read through the verses left by Tathagata Buddha. If he wanted to survive this calamity, Wukong was the key.

When he was in Lingshan Temple, he was afraid of being known by Wutian, so even the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas did not tell why he went to Wukong.

But now Qing Yunzi slammed it all out.

Wutian's magic power is not inferior to Qingyunzi's at all, even Qingyunzi can count that he is going to Huaguo Mountain, how can Wutian not be counted.

Tang Sanzang couldn't help hesitating, then should he go to Huaguo Mountain to find Wukong?
The words of Guanyin Bodhisattva rang in his ears again.

Wutian is a person who takes one step, counts a hundred steps, and counts a thousand steps. If he is released from Lingshan in such an upright manner, there must be a hidden mystery in it.

At this time, Lu Fengqiu's words interrupted Tang Sanzang's meditation.

"Sanzang, none of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas left Lingshan, why did you leave?"

Tang Sanzang replied: "The poor monk doesn't want to sit and wait for death."

Lu Fengqiu smiled, but returned to the topic just now, and said: "Since you haven't been back to Zhongtu for 300 years, why don't you follow the poor way back to Zhongtu to meet your old friends?"

Tang Sanzang heard this, and asked doubtfully, "Old friend?"

"Where did the poor monk come from in Middle Earth?"

Tang Sanzang was very puzzled. He had so many old friends in Central Earth. Now that 300 years have passed, those old people have been reincarnated many times and reincarnated several times.

Lu Fengqiu made a fool of himself, saying: "Since Poor Dao says he is an old friend of Sanzang, he must be an old friend of Sanzang."

"Don't Sanzang believe it?"

Hearing the words, Tang Sanzang clasped his hands together and said, "If the real person says it, the poor will naturally believe it."

Lu Fengqiu saved Tang Sanzang on the Daxiong Palace, Tang Sanzang kept it in his heart, and he also felt that Lu Fengqiu didn't need to lie to him.

Thinking about it again, Wutian may have already planned on my trip to Huaguo Mountain to find Wukong, so I might as well just go with the flow and go to Middle Earth first.

"If Sanzang doesn't want to go, that's fine. We will meet again someday."

Lu Fengqiu said leisurely.

Hearing the words, Tang Sanzang said hastily: "If the real person invites you, how can the poor monk refuse to go? The poor monk also wants to see who the real person is talking about."

Upon hearing this, Lu Fengqiu nodded.

Tang Sanzang's eyes flickered, he didn't know what he was thinking.

When the two were thousands of miles away from Lingshan, Tang Sanzang asked again.

"Renren, when I was in Lingshan, the real person once said that there seems to be something else hidden about the origin of Wutian. I don't know if the real person can explain the confusion to the poor monk."

Lu Fengqiu said: "Sanzang, have you forgotten that Pindao is on Wutian's side, if the Tathagata cannot return, it is probably because of Pindao's obstruction."

"As a disciple of the Tathagata, you are likely to become enemies with Pindao in the future."

"Pindao has no reason to tell you about Wutian."

Tang Sanzang said with a serious face: "Renren, you and I are not enemies. Sanzang still owes the real person a bet, and the real person saved Sanzang's life."

"In the future, when the moment when swords and soldiers meet, Sanzang will definitely not attack real people."

"Sanzang just wants to know why the real person thinks Wutian is a Buddha and not a demon."

"Didn't the real person also say that we need to change our prejudices and inherent views?"

"If you don't know the truth, how can you change your prejudices and stereotypes?"

After hearing this, Lu Fengqiu smiled and said, "It's okay to tell you about it."

Hearing the words, Tang Sanzang showed a solemn face, and listened carefully to Lu Fengqiu's talk about Wutian's origin.

"Thirty-three thousand years ago, Wutian was originally the great protector of the Buddhist world, Kinnara Bodhisattva, with a bright future. He was ordered by the then world-honored Buddha "Upharatha" to preach. The local Brahmin high priest asked him to complete three things that ordinary people could not do. After completing the work, he agreed to preach in the local area.”

"The first one is to ask Ah Liu, a descendant of the local thief family, to stop stealing; the second is to ask the local gangster Ah Dao who loves to fight to stop fighting; the third is to ask the local prostitute Ah Shu to stop being a prostitute."

"..."

"After he completed these three things, the high priest turned his back on his promise and wanted to execute Kinnaruo. In order to save Kinnaruo, Axiu broke his vow not to be a prostitute again and agreed to the conditions of the high priest. Suicide."

"Later, Kinnara Bodhisattva was expelled from Lingshan Buddhism because of this calamity, and was deeply stimulated by this to seal his own good thoughts into the black lotus of the world."

"He vowed to conquer the Three Realms and revive his lover, Ah Shu."

"You must know what happened later."

"Now, you should understand why the poor Taoist would say that Wutian is a Buddha."

Lu Fengqiu looked at Tang Sanzang, Tang Sanzang clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha."

"In this way, Wutian can indeed be called a sentient Buddha."

Lu Fengqiu said: "Do you think he did the right thing?"

Tang Sanzang pondered for a moment, then said: "He is right."

Lu Fengqiu was a little surprised, he thought Tang Sanzang would not answer like that.

Lu Fengqiu asked again: "Does Sanzang think that the Buddha in Lingshan did something wrong?"

Tang Sanzang shook his head and said, "The Buddha is not wrong either."

Lu Fengqiu said: "Who is wrong then?"

Tang Sanzang hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "My lord, please forgive this poor monk for not being able to answer this question."

Lu Fengqiu smiled, and did not continue to press Tang Sanzang, but said slowly: "Sanzang, speaking of it, you are luckier than Wutian."

"Similarly promoting the Dharma, you can be regarded as consummated meritorious deeds, but Kinnara has reached this step."

Tang Sanzang was silent, but the images of those many years ago on the journey to the West Paradise flashed through his mind.

"Am I really luckier than Wutian?"

Tang Sanzang asked himself in his heart, he didn't know why, he felt a little bitter in his heart.

Lu Fengqiu saw that Tang Sanzang didn't speak, but his complexion changed.

Lu Fengqiu no longer looked at Tang Sanzang, he could already feel that there was a big change in Tang Sanzang's heart.

Boiling frogs in warm water, Lu Fengqiu has been digging holes for Tang Sanzang since the first time he met Tang Sanzang in Hongfu Temple 300 years ago.

The current Tang Sanzang is no longer the Tang Sanzang who could be fooled by Tathagata 300 years ago and could not find the north.

"Chang'an is almost here."

……

Chang'an City, Qingyun Dojo.

Qingyun Taoist Temple has experienced 27 years since its establishment in the 300th year of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty.

During this period, Chang'an City changed hands several times, and even the imperial palace changed the king's banner at the head of the city. Only Qingyun Taoist Temple has survived 300 years of spring and autumn.

No matter which group of people occupied Chang'an City, they would not dare to be presumptuous in Qingyun Dojo.

Of course, for those who used to be presumptuous in the Qingyun Taoist Temple, the grass on the grave has been changed again and again.

After 300 years of spring and autumn, Qingyun Daochang has been expanded several times, and has become a major landmark building complex in Chang'an City.

Among them are the Seventh Hall in the middle, the Seventh Hall in the East, and the Seventh Hall in the West, covering a very large area.

Outside the Sanqing Pavilion in the Seventh Hall of Zhongqi, there are several peach blossom trees, which are tall and big. It is said that they were planted here more than 200 years ago.

On this day, the tops of those peach blossom trees all turned to the east all of a sudden.

Seeing this, the little Taoist priest who was sweeping the floor outside the Sanqing Pavilion immediately ran towards the pavilion, not forgetting to shout: "Master, Master, Patriarch, the old man is back."

As soon as the little Taoist priest shouted, many Taoist priests ran out from the halls.

All of a sudden, there were many people standing outside the entire Sanqing Pavilion.

These people are all disciples and grandchildren of Qingyun Dojo, and they all seemed very excited at this moment.

The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a high crown. The middle-aged man had an upright face, and at the moment his face was full of joy.

This middle-aged man is called An Taiping, and he is the current head teacher of Qingyun Dojo.

Since Lu Fengqiu founded Qingyun Daoist, the head teacher of Qingyun Daoist has been passed down to An Taiping's generation, which is already the seventh generation.

During those years when Lu Fengqiu retreated in Tushita Palace, his avatar was always sitting in Qingyun Dojo.

Every generation of headmasters has been instructed by him. Those headmasters before An Taiping are still alive, but after resigning as headmasters, they were sent by Lu Fengqiu to various places in Nanzhan Buzhou to do things.

A moment later, two rays of light, one blue and one gold, descended from the sky.

I saw the middle-aged man wearing a high crown leading a group of disciples and grandchildren bowed towards Lu Fengqiu and said: "An Taiping welcomes the return of the patriarch."

"I'm waiting to welcome the return of the Patriarch!"

The disciples and grandchildren behind An Taiping said in unison.

(End of this chapter)