From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

The king pleaded.

Pigsy: "Hehe!"

Ba Jing: "That's what you say again!"

"You can still be your emperor, and I will continue my journey to the West. We each have our own path of cultivation."

Jiang Liu, however, was patient. "Besides, what kind of emperor is a monk? It's disgraceful!"

The king suddenly realized.

Both the civil and military officials have come to their senses.

When they looked again, Jiang Liu, Bajie, and Bajing had disappeared without a trace, presumably having gone to the West to continue their cultivation.

The people of Chinfa, or rather, Shefa, understood that the three foreign kings had changed their minds, and they were all delighted. They even asked those who had seen the three to paint images of the gods and place them in their homes for worship.

Let's leave that aside for now.

After leaving the Kingdom of She, Pigsy asked, "Brother Monkey, is it necessary for me to stay behind, or perhaps have Eight-Jing stay behind to manage the Kingdom of She?"

"Need not."

Jiang Liu smiled.

Compared to the other eight orifices, the Shefa method, which corresponds to the Yin orifices of the human body, already has a complete Qi structure.

The Extinction Talisman, or rather, the Unification Talisman obtained from the Spirit Cage World, primarily serves to unify beliefs and intentions.

The people of Qinfa have long been unified in their beliefs and will, and if they take another step, they will become beings like the Corpse Mutants.

Therefore.

If the people of this country can "abandon the Dharma," Nirvana will not be difficult.

Why leave behind the Unity Symbol?

It might even leave behind hidden dangers.

In this regard.

Bajie and Bajing didn't ask any more questions, and simply continued westward with the river.

The road ahead will be much easier after that.

The closer you get to the foot of Mount Ling, the more numerous and ferocious the demons become.

This is blatant slander.

Leaving aside the fact that Fengxian County, Yuhua Prefecture, and Jinping Prefecture near Mount Ling in "Journey to the West" represent the cultivation of the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit respectively, let's talk about the real-life primordial world created by Jiang Liu's primordial spirit as Pangu.

Although immortals and Buddhas feed on the spiritual essence of all living beings, they are quite different from those monsters who eat raw meat and drink blood. They are very refined and would never raise such demons at their own feet.

If you're going to raise a pet, raise it far away from home!

I care about saving face!

therefore.

Since leaving the Kingdom of She, Jiang Liu, Bajie, and Bajing have not encountered many powerful monsters on their journey. Most of them are mountain spirits and wild monsters, which are not a threat.

In Fengxian County, the current county magistrate still bears the surname Shangguan, but he is much more humble than the Shangguan in "Journey to the West." After a disaster, he opened the granaries to provide relief, making him a truly benevolent official.

Within Yuhua Prefecture, there were no lions causing trouble. However, the three princes who had received three breaths of immortal energy from Jiang Liu's Monkey King had endured five hundred years. Upon seeing Jiang Liu and Bajie again, they were overjoyed and received the true essence of the Great Dao. They devoted themselves to cultivation and believed that they would surely achieve enlightenment in the future.

In Jinping Prefecture, the three rhinoceroses have long since passed away, and this is the true foot of Mount Ling. After the incident that year, Arhats and Bodhisattvas often come here to investigate, to prevent demons from impersonating the Buddhas of Mount Ling to collect incense and ghee, and to steal the benefits that the local people should offer them.

The three of them easily passed through these three places. During this time, Bajie and Bajing focused on cultivation, controlling the timing and replenishing their bodies, and completely perfected the system of refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, and refining spirit into emptiness. They achieved the Golden Elixir Holy Embryo. Because they were in the primordial energy field, they lived as long as heaven and earth and were the same age as the sun and moon. They no longer needed ordinary people to offer fruits, vegetables, blood and other food to fill their stomachs.

After passing these three points, you'll enter the territory of India...

Chapter 1559 No Bandits in Diling County

Through the cold and heat, through the spring and autumn.

The journey westward begins again, at the foot of Mount Ling.

Looking towards the border of India, Pigsy felt a slight sense of emotion, but it vanished in an instant. He laughed and said, "I never thought that I, Pigsy, would actually take another journey to the West."

This time, however, he didn't just go through the motions; he truly cultivated himself and gained some understanding. He now has the Buddha within him, possessing a Buddha-like demeanor, and doesn't need the Buddha's decree from Mount Ling.

The Eight Immortals were eager to try: "Eldest Brother, Second Brother, why don't we attack Mount Ling!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu remained silent and shook his head, saying, "I've already said that we're here to obtain the Wordless Scripture. Why would we attack Mount Ling? Even if that Buddha is truly a greedy and corrupt leader, he didn't actually kill or set fires, did he? He can still be considered a compassionate leader."

That's all.

He took the lead and entered the city.

Bajie and Bajing hurriedly followed.

However, because of their handsome, ugly, or strange appearances, they attracted crowds of people from all over India to watch.

In order to pass through the land of Tianzhu, which was devoid of both demons and evil spirits, Pigsy transformed back into his original long-nosed and mouthy face, frightening the people into scattering so that they could cross the road smoothly.

But someone had already reported this to the king, so the three of them hadn't even left the western city when the king and his men came to stop them.

"Why has Your Majesty come to obstruct us?"

Jiang Liu asked patiently.

“Last night, a Buddha appeared in my dream and said that three pilgrims were going to the West to retrieve the scriptures, and that you were demons who were going to defile the sacred mountain.”

The king, relying on his superior numbers, was not afraid of Jiang Liu and his two companions. He revealed the truth: "If I can defeat you, Buddha promises that after my death I can be sent to Mount Ling, become a golden Arhat, live forever, and have an eternal life!"

"His Majesty is probably possessed by demons in his dreams. If killing the three of us would make him an Arhat, what would be the point of cultivation? He might as well go into business."

Jiang Liu chuckled and teased.

"Immortals and Buddhas are all noble and detached from worldly affairs. How could their thoughts and ideas be the same as those of mortals?"

Pigsy laughed and mocked.

"What my eldest and second senior brothers say is quite right. Then I'll also say something. Your Majesty, if we were demons, even Buddha would fear us. We must be incredibly powerful. Are you trying to kill yourselves by coming to stop us?"

Ba Jing said with a smile, teasingly.

Seeing the three smiling faces, the King of India was both angry and annoyed, but what they said was not without reason. If the one who appeared in his dream last night was really the Buddha, would he really ask him to kill?

At this moment, a minister beside the king advised, "Your Majesty, judging from their voices and appearances, they are quite different from those of our country. Some are handsome, while others are strange and unusual. They must be people from Jambudvipa."

The Southern Continent is nearly 108,000 li away from our country, and countless demons and monsters lurk along the way. Their ability to reach this place must mean they possess supernatural powers.

This is the end.

The king dared not stop them any longer and let Jiang Liu, Bajie, and Bajing pass.

This scene was witnessed by all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats of Mount Ling, who were all helpless.

The Tathagata of Many Treasures originally intended to use the ruler of India to obstruct the flow of the river to Mount Ling.

Even demons couldn't stop it, so how could mortals?

The Tathagata Duobao thus knew this principle.

However, he also knew the monkey's nature.

Demons can be killed at will.

But people—

Should we kill them with a stick just because they are blocking our way?

If possible.

Even if this monkey came to Mount Ling and killed all those Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats, he would only become one of them.

But now that I look at it...

Good guy!

This monkey was truly remarkable. Not only was he eloquent, but he also taught his two junior disciples how to speak, and with just a few words, he persuaded the King of India to make way for him.

Guo is a spiritual being with the potential for wisdom!

"Buddha, what should we do?"

Ananda and Kasyapa asked.

"Don't set up any more calamities. Let it come. Since they want to obtain the scriptures, just give them to them. Let's see what else they have to say."

The Tathagata of Many Treasures decided to remain unchanged in the face of all changes.

Jiang Liu, Bajie, and Bajing left the capital of Tianzhu and traveled westward. After an unknown period of time, they arrived at Tongtai Prefecture and Diling County.

Bajie, who knew the way, said to Jiang Liu, "Brother Monkey, back in the day, there was a wealthy man named Kou in this Diling County who would provide alms to monks, and ten thousand monks would not object."

When Old Pig descended from Mount Ling, he rode the clouds and mist, and never came here. I wonder what became of his descendants. Perhaps we should go and take a look, so as to achieve a good result.

Let's take a break while we're at it.

Ba Jing shook his head and said, "Why go to his house? Everyone has their own destiny, it's best not to disturb them."

"Alright, let's go take a look."

Jiang Liu sided with Bajie, saying, "It's good to adjust your mind and body before going to see the Buddha."

Upon hearing this...

Pigsy was delighted.

Ba Jing, however, was puzzled.

With their level of cultivation, what kind of physical and mental adjustment do they need?

But Jiang Liu was their senior brother after all, so Ba Jing didn't ask any more questions. He simply followed his will and stayed close to Jiang Liu.

"okay!"

Bajie was in high spirits. Although he hadn't traveled this route for five hundred years, he vaguely remembered the sumptuous meal that Master Kou had given to the monks back then, and he also remembered the path.

When they arrived at the original location of Kou Hong's house, the sign that read "No Monks Allowed" was gone, as was the spacious manor. Only rows of houses remained, and it was unclear whose family they belonged to.

"Five hundred years have passed, and this family is probably no longer surnamed Kou."

Ba Jing guessed.