From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Several months later.

Jiang Liu and his group had just left the city when thousands of people from the small kingdom spontaneously came to see them off, and even the king could not stop them.

After persuading the people to go back, Hu Jue suddenly said, "Senior Brother, although the king of this little country has made some progress after this experience, he is still muddleheaded. If we leave, he will probably cause some strange trouble again, and those children will suffer the most."

"Do you wish to stay?"

Jiang Liu, however, had already seen through Hu Jue's thoughts.

"Yes."

Hu Jue spoke frankly, "Since Lu Zhen and Ping Ping stayed in Lion Camel Kingdom, I've been pondering where my final destination lies..."

At Huangfengling, I met a young child. I liked him because of his innocence and liveliness, but I had lied to him at the time...

That day I saved those young novices, and that night I prepared food for them. Seeing them eat heartily, calling me the Tiger God, circling around me, and showing their innocent smiles, I was very happy.

I think I understand why my elder brother followed the family precepts back then.

It's not about gaining fame, but about seeing those children smile.

At this point, Hu Jue looked apologetic at Hu Yuan: "I'm sorry, brother, I'm afraid I can't continue walking with you. I think I've already figured out something I want."

"Hu Jue, you!"

Hu Yuan's surprise was fleeting, replaced by excitement.

His brother has finally grown up!

"Senior Brother, I'm sorry. You gave me one character from your Dharma name, but I... I can't continue walking with you. We have to part ways..." Hu Jue didn't dare to look at Jiang Liu, but he still expressed his purest thoughts.

"We are both in this world, how can there be talk of separation?"

Jiang Liu smiled, patted his shoulder, and said to Hu Yuan, "I know that you, as the older brother, don't want to be separated from your younger brother either."

Moreover, I've seen it all these past few months; you also enjoy playing with those children. So, let's keep you here as well.

This is the path for both of you!

After saying that, he took out a catalog, which was a Bhikkhu talisman diagram, originating from the Kunlun Qi Formation, and could also be called the Ancestral Dragon Talisman.

In this way, when the dragon and tiger meet, they can naturally harmonize.

Hu Yuan and Hu Jue understood Jiang Liu's intention. They accepted the Bhikkhu talisman, bowed three times and nine times, before turning back to the Kingdom of Little Boys.

The location of the Little Kingdom corresponds to the nine orifices of the human body, specifically the middle dantian of the three dantians. Hu Yuan and Hu Jue belong to the Metal Duke, protecting him on both sides. With the help of the Bhikkhu talisman, they can perform the work of supplementing the innate with the acquired, which is perfect.

Watching Hu Yuan and Hu Jue's departing figures, Bajie sighed, "They're leaving just like that. I'm really a little reluctant to see them go!"

Ba Jing also sighed slightly: "Senior Brother, will my Second Senior Brother and I also have to part ways with you in the future?"

“Cultivators are all the same person, how can they be different? Once you have completely cultivated the Golden Core and Holy Embryo and entered the stage of cultivating the Returning Core and Primordial Spirit, you will be able to experience the profound mystery within.”

Jiang Liu smiled slightly, watching Hu Yuan and Hu Jue's figures disappear from sight. He turned around, facing west, waved his hand, and said casually, "Let's go, let's head towards the Extinction Law, oh no, towards the Qin Law Law!"

Chinland France?

Pigsy's eyes darted around, and he quickly followed, grinning, "Brother Monkey, you're Sun Wukong, right?"

"No, I am Gu Yue Yuanjue."

Jiang Liu shook his head with a smile.

Bajie pursed his lips.

Actually.

He has let it go.

Sun Wukong is a thing of the past; the present and the future belong to Gu Yue Yuanjue.

It's just that Gu Yue Yuanjue's temperament is indeed very similar to that of his senior brother. In addition, they are retracing the Journey to the West and no longer have that nagging master, so they have some nostalgia.

That's how it is.

The team dwindled from seven to five, and then to three. The three continued westward, cultivating their spiritual practice as they went, through spring and autumn, winter and spring.

As far as the eye can see, there is a lush green field ahead.

But we see:

The cuckoo cries, and a hundred flowers bloom. Willows sway gently in the wind, and winter plum blossoms hide their sharp edges to welcome spring. In the fields, a bald-headed man plants rice seedlings, while a novice monk plays jump rope on a stone platform by the embankment.

"Why are there so many monks here?"

Bajie was puzzled. "I remember this used to be a black pine forest, and there was a Zhenhai Chanlin Temple in the forest. Could it be that the monks in the temple have all gone back to farming?"

"Isn't that Zhenhai Chanlin Temple?"

Jiang Liu pointed to the temple in the distance and recounted how he had chased the Golden-Nosed White-Haired Rat Demon here a year ago, how he had been led by an old monk to the Bottomless Cave, how he had sent in 3,600 monks with his golden cudgel to force out the rat demon, and how he had finally subdued it.

Back then, using the skill of flying, it only took a moment to get from the Little Kingdom to this place. Now, having walked here with Bajie and Bajing, they have spent nearly a year cultivating along the way, experiencing the four seasons, and appreciating the flowers and scenery.

In just one year, the already sparse black pine forest had completely disappeared, leaving only a large expanse of fertile farmland.

in this way--

Jiang Liu and his group have now completed one cycle of this primordial energy pattern of the Three Realms.

This can be considered a "return to farming"!

"In that case, let's go to the temple and ask for a cup of tea."

Bajie suggested.

People in the fields recognized Jiang Liu's appearance and rushed up to greet him, saying, "Benefactor, it's been a year since we last met, and you are as energetic as ever."

"When walking in this world, one should always maintain a spirit."

Jiang Liu laughed heartily, not forgetting the monk, and led Bajie and Bajing to Zhenhai Chanlin Temple to meet the abbot.

The old monk already possessed a Buddhist heart. After obtaining Jiang Liu's Heart Sutra, he practiced it daily. In just one year, he had already erected twenty-four pagodas of the heavens. Upon seeing Jiang Liu, he hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Great Sage Buddha Grandfather!"

Bajie noticed the statues of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven and the Victorious Fighting Buddha enshrined in the main hall and muttered, "So this is where the statue of my eldest brother is enshrined!"

"Thanks to the Buddha's blessing, our Zhenhai Chanlin Temple is so prosperous."

Seeing how rugged Bajie was, the old monk recalled the legends and knew that it was Zhu Bajie descended to earth. He also bowed three times to show his sincerity.

Jiang Liu asked, "Although this temple has 3,600 monks, it has only been a year, and they still haven't been able to cut down the remaining pine forest. I wonder why?"

The old monk did not hide anything and said frankly, "It is the Buddha's protection!"

A year ago, news of our demon-slaying deeds reached the Kingdom of Naqin. The king was overjoyed and rewarded us with 30,000 taels of silver!

Within a year, many more people became monks at our temple, all of whom grew their own food and devoted themselves to spiritual practice!

A year later, our monastery had grown to 4,800 monks, and we didn't have enough land, so we had to cultivate more land and even cut down the original pine forest!

"Good guy!"

Upon hearing that Zhenhai Chanlin Temple had 4,800 monks, Bajie was dumbfounded and incredulous, but he still laughed and said, "Amazing!"

The eight purityes are also hard to believe.

Jiang Liu frowned, looked westward to observe the aura of the French Empire, and saw a golden light shoot straight into the sky and merge into the sacred mountain. He was speechless and sighed.

Seeing Jiang Liu sigh, the old monk was startled and asked, "Grandpa Buddha, are you dissatisfied that there are too few monks in our monastery?"

"That's not the case."

Jiang Liu was slightly speechless. "There are already enough monks. If too many people become monks, how can the world function? If you trust me, why don't we establish a rule?"

"Please speak, Grandfather Buddha."

The old monk hurriedly said.

"If anyone wants to become a monk in the future, apart from abandoned children and orphans, they must first marry, have children, and raise them to adulthood."

Jiang Liu said.

"this--"

The old monk was filled with doubt and surprise.

"Those who understand that my teachings are like a raft should abandon even the Dharma itself, let alone what is not Dharma."

Jiang Liu smiled lightly.

Upon hearing this, the old monk suddenly understood.

He has already attained the Heart Sutra and the Dharma. If he were to enter Nirvana, he should also abandon this Dharma, let alone temples and lineages.

Seeing that the old monk had understood, Jiang Liu was also happy. He did not stay long, only staying at Zhenhai Chanlin Temple for three days, before leading Bajie and Bajing to set off for the Kingdom of Extinction.

"A true practitioner indeed!"

The old monk and the other monks saw him off, and he couldn't help but praise them.

Chapter 1556 Only by abandoning the Dharma can one attain liberation from the world.

After leaving Zhenhai Chanlin Temple, I traveled westward and continued my spiritual practice. Before I knew it, spring had turned to summer, cicadas shed their shells and climbed trees, chirping in the unbearable heat.

Jiang Liu, Bajie, and Bajing had already forged their golden elixir and formed their own aura, so they were at ease.

As they were traveling, they suddenly saw a city ahead. Bajie said, "Brother, that's the Kingdom of Extinction ahead. However, it was renamed the Kingdom of Imperial Reverence five hundred years ago. I wonder if the current emperor is virtuous."

Before they even entered the city, they saw three or five bald monks and nuns emerge from the city gate. Upon seeing Jiang Liu and his group, they approached them, sizing them up. Unfazed by Jiang Liu's monkey-like face, they rudely asked, "Are the three of you going into the city?"

"Exactly."

Jiang Liu returned the greeting and explained his origins, "We are pilgrims traveling from east to west to retrieve scriptures."

"The pilgrims?"

The monk asked in confusion, pointing at Bajing, "Then why doesn't he shave his head?"

Ba Jing: "..."

"You've misunderstood. Although we are on a pilgrimage, I am not a monk."

Jiang Liu laughed.

"If you're not a monk going on a pilgrimage, what are you going to get scriptures for?"

The nun asked.