the heavens

Chapter 416 Awakening
this day.

Lu Fengqiu arranged all the affairs of the Imperial Palace, and then entered the state of retreat.

Years have passed, and there is no big deal in the imperial palace. Lu Fengqiu will naturally know about things that can be done by a saint without others talking.

It was declared to be a retreat, but in reality it was Lu Fengqiu who transformed the heavens and traveled all over the world.

After becoming a saint, one can reach all heavens and myriad worlds with one thought.

This is the supernatural power of the sage, and it is also the means for the sage to understand the world.

Although the Three Great Calamities have passed in Pan Gu Continent for a long time, the Three Great Calamities are still being re-interpreted in other worlds all the time.

The Taishang Daozu's suggestion also made Lu Fengqiu understand that the existence of the multiverse is to have more possibilities.

Different identities, different perspectives, different experiences.

In the past, he was obsessed with his identity as a human being. Because of this obsession, he has come to this day.

But today, this kind of persistence has become an obstacle to the Dao.

A saint is not a saint of a clan, nor is he selfish.

Instead, it has a mind of all races and is tolerant to all rivers.

People, gods, demons, ghosts, and Buddhas, no matter how their identities change, the ultimate goal is not to change their minds.

He was ready to be robbed again.

……

Many years ago, there was a monkey general in the world. He was originally a kind monkey who protected the people of one side during his lifetime and accumulated a lot of merit.

Later, the god monkey general died, reincarnated in reincarnation, and became one of the four god monkeys under the seat of Maitreya Buddha in the Buddhist world, the arm-armed ape.

On this day, Lu Fengqiu woke up. He opened his eyes and looked around with a smile on his face.

He is now a gibbon monkey, that is, the monkey general in "The Monkey King".

The arm-branched ape in this world was reincarnated from one of his thoughts, and after the awakening of his original consciousness, he became an incarnation of him.

Naturally, his true self is still in the human palace of Pangu Continent.

This made Lu Fengqiu feel very interesting.

Unlike the past when his true self traveled through the heavens, this time he changed his face and became a monkey.

A monkey who should be robbed in the disaster of Journey to the West.

If there is no awakening of the deity, the fate of the arm-armed ape will eventually become the subduing tiger arhat of the Buddhist world in this world.

However, now that Lu Fengqiu's true self is awakened, he naturally doesn't need to pay attention to the established fate, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, and the catastrophe of Journey to the West.

Those bound by fate can be bound, and he is not one of them.

He wants to go through three more eons with a different identity, so let's start with Journey to the West.

At this moment, the elder brother Huangmei Patriarch of the Armed Ape appeared beside Lu Fengqiu.

They are all disciples of Maitreya Buddha.

Huangmei Patriarch didn't realize that his junior brother was different from before, so he came over to Lu Fengqiu and said, "Huh? Junior brother, why didn't you practice today?"

Lu Fengqiu smiled and said, "Because I don't need to practice anymore."

Huangmei Patriarch heard that there seemed to be something wrong with his junior brother, and said from the side: "Junior brother, are you alright?"

Lu Fengqiu said: "I'm fine."

Saying that, Lu Fengqiu stood up and disappeared in front of Huangmei Patriarch.

The Yellow-browed Patriarch was startled, he frowned and said, "Why is Junior Brother acting so weird today?"

Immediately, he shouted again: "Junior brother, wait for me, where are you going?"

……

Lu Fengqiu did not leave the Buddhist world, but came to see Maitreya Buddha.

Maitreya Buddha is his nominal master in this world, so he had to come to meet Maitreya Buddha.

The Yellow-browed Patriarch couldn't notice Lu Fengqiu's abnormality.

But Buddha Maitreya felt the change in Lu Fengqiu the moment he saw Lu Fengqiu's appearance.

Maitreya Buddha looked at Lu Fengqiu with a smile on his face, and with his big belly sticking out, he said with a smile: "Ape, what are you looking for as a teacher?"

Lu Fengqiu looked at Maitreya Buddha, also smiled and said: "Master, I come to say goodbye to you."

Lu Fengqiu is now the identity of the arm-armed ape. If he wants to go through the catastrophe, he will naturally not abandon this identity.

Calling Maitreya Buddha Master is not self-declining, but fulfilling the incarnation of the arm-armed ape.

No matter how the appearance changes, the Dao heart remains the same.

He doesn't want to become a Buddha, a Bodhisattva, an Arhat, or experience the world of Buddhism, because these things don't mean much to him.

He is not like Taishang Taoist, Tathagata Buddha, or Heavenly Emperor, who turns into the other party to understand the other party's way.

The other party's Tao is always the other party's Tao, and will not change into one's own.

Indeed, knowing yourself and the enemy can lead to a hundred battles, but he doesn't want to imitate anyone's way, he just wants to walk out of his own way of a sage.

The smile on Maitreya Buddha's face gradually faded. He looked at Lu Fengqiu and said, "Ape, it's not easy for you to cultivate. Why do you want to give up halfway through?"

Lu Fengqiu said: "Because I don't belong to Buddha, I only belong to me."

Maitreya Buddha was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, then nodded and said: "It seems that you have already understood your way."

Lu Fengqiu said with a smile: "The previous life is in my eyes, and I am in the eyes of the previous life. No matter how many changes, I am still me."

"Tao is integrated into one, and one is transformed into thousands."

Maitreya Buddha heard this, nodded slightly, and said, "Then what are your plans for the future?"

Lu Fengqiu said: "I know the way of the heavens, and I know that I am one of the calamities in Journey to the West, so I should go for the calamity."

Maitreya Buddha was terrified when he heard the words, and secretly said: "The arm-armed ape has awakened in his previous life. What kind of person is he in this previous life? He can understand the secrets of heaven and respond to calamity with a smile."

Although Maitreya Buddha was horrified in his heart, there was no change on his face.

Maitreya Buddha nodded slightly, and said: "In this case, the teacher should bless you."

Lu Fengqiu smiled, raised his right hand, and a white lotus flower slowly appeared in Lu Fengqiu's palm.

Lu Fengqiu said to Maitreya Buddha: "Master, you and I are mentoring together, and I pray for you, which is my gift to this mentoring relationship."

After all, I saw that white lotus flower glowing white and falling on the body of Maitreya Buddha.

Maitreya Buddha only felt some changes in his body, as if his Buddha heart became clearer.

This surprised Maitreya Buddha.

"This is."

Rao Maitreya Buddha is well-informed and a rare supernatural being in this world, so he couldn't help but marvel.

There is actually someone in the world who can make his Buddha's heart clearer.

And this person turned out to be his apprentice, the arm-armed ape.

Maitreya Buddha's mentality is a little unsteady, who is the master?Who is the apprentice?
Maitreya Buddha looked at Lu Fengqiu and said, "The arm-armed ape, it seems that your good fortune is beyond the knowledge of the teacher."

"The Three Realms may change because of you."

"I hope that after you leave the Buddhist realm, you will not do anything that endangers the Three Realms."

Lu Fengqiu smiled, and said: "I may go to the Wan Yao Queen, and I will also go to trouble Tang Monk and his disciples, but I will stop in moderation."

"The calamity is naturally the calamity, and it will not change because of me. I just want to prove something, discover something, and look for something in the calamity."

Maitreya Buddha couldn't help being a little curious, and said, "Among the calamities, is there anything you are looking for?"

Lu Fengqiu said: "I don't know about this either, maybe only when I see it, touch it, and feel it."

Maitreya Buddha only felt that Lu Fengqiu's words were full of profound meaning, even he couldn't understand much.

Maitreya Buddha sighed slightly, and said: "The way of heaven is fixed and cannot be violated. Since you want to find something in the calamity, then I should also help you."

"Besides, these are supposed to appear."

As he spoke, a golden light flashed in Maitreya Buddha's hand, and a golden cymbal appeared in his hand.

"This golden cymbal is destined to appear on the Journey to the West, and I will give it to you today as a teacher."

"It can be regarded as a little bit of care for you as a teacher. Your white lotus holy light is really powerful."

Lu Fengqiu smiled slightly, even if Maitreya Buddha didn't give him the golden cymbal, he would still be able to change it into an identical one.

But since Maitreya Buddha gave it to him on his own initiative, there is no need for him to refuse.

After receiving the golden cymbals, Lu Fengqiu and Maitreya Buddha chatted a little more before preparing to leave.

At this moment, Buddha Maitreya suddenly called Lu Fengqiu to stop again, and said: "Ape with arms, I hope that when we meet again, you will not stand opposite the Buddhist world."

Lu Fengqiu smiled, and said: "I stepped out of the Buddhist world, and I was already standing opposite."

After all, Lu Fengqiu left the Buddhist world.

Maitreya Buddha looked at the direction where Lu Fengqiu disappeared, sighed slightly, and said softly: "I'm afraid there will be troubles in the Three Realms."

……

"Hey! Brother, wait for me!"

"Wait for me!"

Lu Fengqiu stepped out of the Buddha Realm with his front foot, and heard the shout of the Yellow-browed King on his back foot.

Lu Fengqiu stopped on the cloud, waiting for the Yellow Eyebrowed King.

The Yellow-browed King chased after him, looked at Lu Fengqiu suspiciously, and said, "Junior brother, where are you going?"

Lu Fengqiu smiled and said, "Brother, I'm going to the mortal world."

Upon hearing this, the Yellow-Browed King beamed and said, "Junior Brother, what are you going to do in the mortal world? Did Master send you some mission?"

"Senior brother, how about going with you?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Fengqiu smiled and said, "Brother really want to go with me?"

The Yellow-Browed King nodded and said, "That's natural! It's so boring to stay in the Buddhist world, just go out and play."

Lu Fengqiu said: "Aren't you afraid that Master will punish you if he finds out?"

The Yellow-browed King said: "The big deal is that you will be punished to face the wall for a while, and it's not because you want to do evil."

Lu Fengqiu smiled slightly and said, "I'm going to trouble Monkey King, do you want to go with me?"

The Yellow-browed King frowned when he heard this, and said, "Junior brother is going to find trouble with Sun Wukong? I heard that Sun Wukong has great powers. He made a big disturbance in the Heavenly Palace 500 years ago, and even a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals in the heavenly court couldn't do anything about him. In the end, it was the Tathagata Buddha." It was only by taking action personally that he was pinned under the Five Elements Mountain."

"Brother, do you have any grudge against him?"

Lu Fengqiu said: "If you talk about enmity, it's not enmity, it's just a matter related to him, I have to go to him for an explanation."

The Yellow-browed King asked, "What's the matter?"

Lu Fengqiu said: "In my previous life, I was the Great General of the Divine Monkey. At that time, there was a sparrow fairy who secretly loved me. After my lifespan ended, she also accompanied the statue of the Great General of the Divine Monkey. There is also a statue of a bird fairy in the statue's hand."

"And just a few days ago, this statue was smashed."

The Yellow-browed King heard the words and said, "Could it be that Monkey King broke it?"

Lu Fengqiu shook his head with a smile, and said: "Although Monkey King didn't break the statue, it was because of him."

"The catastrophe should also arise from this. Although it is a bit far-fetched, it can be regarded as a reason."

"Everyone who has milk is a mother. I should punish them if I forget righteousness for profit."

The Yellow-browed King heard the words, and said very loyally: "You shouldn't go alone, Junior Brother. I will go with you to teach that Monkey King a lesson!"

Lu Fengqiu looked at the king with yellow eyebrows, smiled, and said, "Since you are willing to go with me, then let's come together."

King Huangmei was overjoyed when he heard this.

……

Lu Fengqiu brought the Yellow-Browed King to the statue of the Monkey King in the past, but now the statue of the Monkey King has been replaced by a statue of Monkey King.

The Yellow-browed King saw that there were still mortals coming to offer incense to the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, and he became very angry. He already knew that his junior brother, the Armed Ape, was enshrined here.

Now this group of mortals actually smashed the statue of his junior brother because they saw Sun Wukong's great ability, it is really unbearable.

The Yellow-browed King is about to attack mortals and teach them a lesson.

But Lu Fengqiu stopped the Yellow-browed King in time, and said: "Senior brother, you don't need to do anything."

The Yellow-browed King asked suspiciously: "What's wrong? Junior brother? Don't you need me to punish them?"

Lu Fengqiu shook his head slightly, and said, "I have already punished them."

The Yellow-browed King was puzzled, and said, "Junior Brother, how did you punish these people?"

Lu Fengqiu smiled and said: "People who are ungrateful because of greed will naturally have bad luck. Although they won't die, they will all have a serious illness."

The Yellow-browed King gave a thumbs-up, and said: "Junior brother, you are still clever in your methods, moistening things silently!"

Lu Fengqiu glanced at the King Huangmei, the King Huangmei's Buddha heart is not firm, if the Buddha heart is firm, he will not leave the Buddhist world and become a member of this Journey to the West.

However, in the original play, King Huangmei is still very good to the gibbon monkey. Even if the gibbon monkey became a demon, he didn't draw a clear line with the gibbon monkey.

Lu Fengqiu looked at King Huangmei and said, "Brother, do you want to become a Buddha?"

Although the Yellow-Browed King didn't know why Lu Fengqiu suddenly asked him this question, he still replied: "Of course I do. If you become a Buddha, then you will be very powerful. Ordinary people will respect and worship you, and you can enjoy bliss forever and live forever. Wouldn't it be great!"

"Don't you want to become a Buddha, Junior Brother?"

Lu Fengqiu nodded slightly, and said: "I really don't want to become a Buddha, I just want to become a Dao, to achieve my own Dao."

Hearing the words, King Huangmei couldn't help being stunned on the spot. After a while, he came to his senses and said to Lu Fengqiu, "Junior Brother, are you alright?"

Lu Fengqiu shook his head with a smile, and said, "Let's go, we should go find Tang Seng and his disciples."

……

Lu Fengqiu led the Yellow-browed King to set up the Xiaoleiyin Temple on the only way Tang Monk and his disciples must pass.

This time, Lu Fengqiu changed into the appearance of the Tathagata Buddha.

The King with Yellow Eyebrows looked at Lu Fengqiu's transformed Tathagata Buddha, and couldn't help admiring: "Junior brother, amazing! There is no flaw in this transformation!"

Lu Fengqiu smiled, and with a wave of his hand, another group of monks and Bodhisattvas appeared in the hall.

"Brother, who do you want to change?"

Huangmei Patriarch heard the words, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "At first, I wanted to become a Tathagata Buddha for fun, but now I can only become a Guanyin Bodhisattva for fun."

After all, with a flash of golden light on Huangmei Patriarch's body, he has transformed into the image of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

At this time, Lu Fengqiu looked outside the Xiaoleiyin Temple, Tang Monk and his disciples had already arrived at the foot of the Xiaoleiyin Temple.

(End of this chapter)