From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Back in Vulture Peak, Pigsy was quite familiar with the Peacock King Bodhisattva, which is why he dared to make such a teasing remark.

"Please don't be offended, Tianpeng."

The peacock, however, was kind. "I disguised myself as a mortal to make it easier to send messages. If mortals saw my true form, they would think I was testing them."

"Alright, I'll go back and talk to my senior brother and help you get rid of that good-for-nothing younger brother."

Just as he was about to leave, the peacock called out to him again, asking, "Weren't you looking for a talent? What are you doing here at Lion Camel Ridge?"

"Why does the Bodhisattva ask questions he already knows the answer to? My eldest brother has reincarnated, taking the name Gu Yue Yuan Jue, and is retracing the Journey to the West to put his enlightenment into practice."

Pigsy, however, changed his tone, "Was the Bodhisattva sent by the Buddha?"

"Marshal is joking."

The peacock gave a wry smile.

Although she is the Buddha's mother, if she were to truly claim to be the mother of the Tathagata, she would likely be devoured by the Tathagata without even a trace of her bones!

"In that case, don't worry, we'll definitely help you!"

Bajie was eager to make a promise.

Chapter 1547 The Root of Eighty-Four Thousand Troubles

"Senior Brother, I'm back!"

After bidding farewell to the Peacock King Bodhisattva, Bajie returned the way he came and said to Jiang Liu, "That old woman was the Peacock King Bodhisattva. She is a kind-hearted person who came to deliver a message."

The Lion Camel Ridge has been renamed 'Shituo Forest'.

The demon in the forest was the Golden-Winged Roc from back then, which was torn to pieces by the eldest brother, but since he was Buddha's uncle, Buddha used real gold and his corpse to piece him back to life.

However, something went wrong, and the obsessions of the 48,000 lesser demons in the charnel ground were also incorporated into it.

After the roc was resurrected, it returned to the Lion Camel Kingdom, recruited 36,000 lesser demons, devoured them, and combined them with 84,000 vengeful spirits, merging them with its own 84,000 orifices to create 84,000 vengeful spirit incarnations!

This is the end.

Apart from the Golden-Winged Roc, there wasn't a single demon in the charnel grounds or within the Lion Camel Kingdom; not even a mosquito could be seen.

I've heard that the Roc is incredibly ferocious—

Hu Yuan was shocked: "Senior brother, why don't we go around it?"

Hu Jue trembled all over: "Yes, anyway, the Peacock King is in this charnel ground. If no one is allowed to enter, the Golden-Winged Roc will have a hard time harming people again."

Pingping shook her head and said, "You can't change your path. If you do, you'll be practicing a side path, not becoming a true practitioner."

Liang Luzhen also spoke up: "Since there are demons, they must be eliminated."

Jiang Liu smiled and said, "Don't worry, no matter how many troubles he has, with me here, we will get through this peacefully."

Instantly.

Hu Yuan and Hu Jue felt relieved.

The group ascended Lion Camel Ridge, practicing their spiritual cultivation along the way.

By observing the skeleton, one sees oneself and all sentient beings. When the river flows with spiritual blessings, practicing the contemplation of the skeleton allows light to flow through the body and bones, illuminating the microcosm of the human body and shining brightly upon the macrocosm of the universe.

This light is the radiance of the Dharma body, visible only to oneself.

Having cultivated the White Bone Radiance, one does not need to fully attain the status of Great Immortal, Amitabha, or True Saint, yet one can possess the supernatural powers of these three. With a thought, the radiance shines throughout the heavens, further completing the Dharma Body system. In a phantom place, one sees Laozi, who has solidified the root of all beings, and Shakyamuni, who has enlightened all spirits to the Dharma nature.

Jiang Liu bowed to both of them, performing the disciple's salute.

"good!"

Laozi and Shakyamuni smiled slightly.

thereafter.

Jiang Liu returned to the primordial reality, the lotus-shaped patterns in his pupils disappeared, and all the stars in the sky vanished, turning into a deep blue color wrapped in a golden ring, exceptionally sacred.

But it only lasted for a moment before returning to its original state of divine vision.

The Five Eyes Theory—

The naked eye perceives color, the divine eye perceives emptiness, the wisdom eye perceives void, and the Dharma eye perceives reality.

To cultivate the fifth eye, one must integrate and unify these four eyes.

Jiang Liu's Buddha-like eyes retreated into Dharma-like eyes not because his spiritual level was insufficient, but because the time was not yet right.

This is because the nine innate orifices of the primordial world had not yet been completed by acquired means.

Meanwhile, Bajie, Bajing, Huyuan, Hujue, Luzhen, Pingping, and the other six, influenced by Jiang Liu's momentary attainment of the Buddha's Eye, gradually broke free from their "attachment to self," and their eyes all showed the appearance of lotus flowers. As long as they could see through greed, anger, and ignorance, they could completely enter the Bodhisattva's state of mind and perceive the word "emptiness."

[But I still need to lend a hand!]

With this in mind, Jiang Liu continued walking with his physical body, but his primordial spirit left his body and instantly traveled four hundred miles to the Lion Camel Kingdom.

Compared to the "Zootopia" of five hundred years ago, this capital city is now deserted and desolate. Not to mention a little demon, not even a ghost can be seen.

To avoid disturbing the demons within, and to directly deliver the vengeful spirits from their obsessions, Jiang Liu's primordial spirit concealed its radiance, drifted along with the flow of energy, entered the city, and arrived at the royal palace.

Unlike the deserted streets and markets, the royal palace was heavily guarded, resembling a scene from five hundred years ago. One could see:

Clusters of demons and monsters roam, the four palaces teeming with ghosts and spirits. A striped tiger guards the palace, a white-faced leopard commands the troops. A forked-antlered deer serves as the imperial advisor, a clever fox conveys the imperial edict. A thousand-foot python dances with flamboyant movements, a ten-thousand-foot serpent twists and turns along the path.

Outside the palace, a gray wolf calls out commands; before the steps, a leopard speaks with a human voice. Those waving flags and beating drums are all monsters; those around the throne are all mountain spirits. A cunning rabbit bows to report on the affairs of the state; a wild boar raises its head, begging for war. Once a prosperous kingdom, now it has become a court of demons.

The Golden-Winged Roc, with its golden wings, Kun-like head, and starry eyes, sat on the throne and said to the demon ministers and generals in the court: "Since my sister went to Lion Camel Ridge, no one has come to my country. I'm left to starve and drink only the northwest wind. Can any of you give me some advice?"

The treacherous officials and demonic generals were all talking amongst themselves, and the once quiet court suddenly resembled a bustling marketplace.

Just then.

A dark-skinned, red-haired demon stepped forward and said to the Golden-Winged Roc, "Your Majesty, why don't we leave the Lion Camel Kingdom and head east to the Spider Ridge?"

"Little Drill Wind, your idea is not bad, but Buddha resurrected me and forbade me to leave the Lion Camel Ridge territory. How dare I go out?"

The Golden-Winged Roc looked distressed. "If I could get out, I would definitely find the Black Bear Demon, the Yellow Wind Monster, the Yellow-Eyebrowed Boy, Red Boy, and the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, and devour that monkey's five root fruits in one gulp, to taste what it's like—"

Moreover, once I devour those root-forms, my magical power will greatly increase, and I might even be able to break free from the Buddha's control and become the Buddha myself!

"Since that's the case, why not go all the way and kill the peacock?"

Another demon stepped forward and made a suggestion to Dapeng.

Da Peng's eyes flickered, quite tempted, but he shook his head: "No."

That was my sister, my only relative.

I survived only because of her connections; that's how I became Buddha's uncle.

Besides that.

If we really kill her, what will happen if Buddha questions us?

I am no match for the Buddha.

Sun Wukong could tear him apart with his bare hands, while Buddha could suppress Sun Wukong under the Five Elements Mountain with just one hand. How could he possibly defeat him?

All he thought about was enjoying eating meat.

Human flesh! Demon flesh!

Immortal meat! Buddha meat!

He wants to eat any kind of meat! He wants to eat everything!

But what if the owner of this "meat" is too powerful...?

Dapeng isn't stupid; he won't court death.

"Your Majesty, since we can't conquer the people of the east, why don't we go to the west?"

The little whirlwind then offered another suggestion: "There are many factions in Mount Ling. Back then, Buddha wanted to kill the Great King's sister, but he was stopped by other factions and was forced to acknowledge the Great King's sister as his mother."

Even if the Buddha verbally acknowledges it, he is likely still cultivating his own faction.

The king is naturally on his side. He can't go east, but he can go west. He can both express his stance to the Buddha and prove his sincerity in Buddhism, and he can also eat his way through.

After the Buddha resurrected the Great King, he said: "I govern the four continents, and countless beings look up to me. Whoever does a good deed, I teach them to first offer sacrifices to your mouth."

"It's reasonable for the king to eat his way through."

Upon hearing this, Dapeng was overjoyed and was about to take action when he heard a "hee-hee" sound. He felt a sharp pain in his wings and remembered being torn in two by Sun Wukong. He couldn't help but shudder and hurriedly shouted, "Who's laughing? Come out and face your death!"

The wild boar said the cunning rabbit was laughing, the fox said the water buffalo was laughing, and the court officials and generals were in chaos, blaming each other.

Seeing this, the roc's eyes turned blood red, it opened its beak, took a deep breath, and all the civil and military officials and guards outside the palace turned into wisps of black smoke, which flowed into its mouth and merged into one.

It turns out that these demons were not living people, but were external avatars created by the Roc after it devoured 84,000 obsessive demons and merged them with the 84,000 orifices in its body.

Previously, the conversations between the emperor and his ministers were all him talking to himself, trying to pass the time and alleviate his loneliness!

Even after absorbing these worries into his body, Dapeng still heard laughter, and the sound sent chills down his spine. He suddenly stood up and shouted, "Who is it? Show yourself! What kind of hero hides like this?"

Jiang Liu revealed his primordial spirit, which was the appearance of Sun Wukong from back then.

Upon seeing this face, Dapeng was so frightened that he slumped back onto the throne with a "thud," but then he was furious and cursed, "Damn monkey, I'll take your life today!"

They didn't take any weapons, but simply stretched out their sharp claws to grab the river.

call out--

The roc, soaring ten thousand miles, spread its wings and moved with incredible speed, passing over Jiang Liu in an instant, yet leaving him with a vague and ambiguous feeling.

"fake?"

Dapeng was suspicious, but suddenly slammed into the ground, falling headfirst.

How could that be?

Sensing that all 84,000 acupoints within his body were pulsating in unison, as if they were about to connect with the monkey, Dapeng was terrified and unconsciously murmured, "Inner demon! You are my inner demon!"

In Dapeng's mind, only his own inner demons could trigger his 84,000 acupoints and shake his magical power.

And so.

"Mommy, Mommy, please comfort me!"

As Jiang Liu listened to Dapeng chanting the six-syllable mantra, he sneered—Dapeng is chanting it wrong!