What kind of Journey to the West is this?

Two pairs of pale eyes stared at the team in the mountain temple.

The two yaksha ghosts were lying on the branches, covered with a layer of ice and snow, like ice sculptures, motionless.

Then a pair of eyes turned, and there was a click!

The ice shattered, and a Yaksha ghost holding an iron hook turned around, raising a cold wind, and flew towards the direction of Maliu Mountain.

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Inside the main hall, several eternally burning lamps flickered.

The precious statue of Vajra Yaksha and the eighteen golden Arhats on both sides were illuminated by the flickering firelight.

Monk Jingming lowered his head and silently recited verses from the Lotus Sutra and the Diamond Sutra, then knelt on the cushion and kowtowed repeatedly.

In front of him is the majestic golden body of Buddha.

The precious glass Zen staff, the most precious treasure that can turn misfortune into good fortune, was also placed upright under the golden body of the Buddha.

Thirty-nine years ago, when Zen Master Puzhi passed away, he gave this precious glass Zen staff to Monk Jingming, telling him: "Hold this as a treasure! It will preserve your body and embrace your life! Let no thoughts linger."

Remember these three words! Hold this glass Zen staff, and if you encounter trouble, always keep it in your hand. Precious glass radiates wisdom, courage, and enlightenment—as Master Puzhi repeatedly admonished Monk Jingming before closing his eyes.

Precious glass is a treasure, and Monk Jingming always remembers the advice of Zen Master Puzhi. But he does not believe in the idea of wisdom, courage, and enlightenment.

But since then, Qinglong Temple has fallen into decline, the temple gate has been burned down, and Laozhi, his fellow apprentice who was like a brother to him, has passed away...

Whenever he encountered danger, he would hold the precious glass Zen staff in the hall, think hard, and then take action, and he would always be able to turn danger into safety and reverse the situation.

This made it difficult for him not to doubt whether this Zen staff was really a Buddhist treasure.

Monk Jingming kowtowed nine times, put away the Zen staff, and placed it in a quiet room in the side hall.

Walking out of the quiet room again, he saw Huang Shanhe, dressed in Confucian robes, walking out from the corner.

"Abbot! The two of us who were waiting on the official road saw a group of soldiers heading towards Maliu Mountain. The Cangzhou government and Anba are in cahoots, so these soldiers must have been sent by the government. The government, the City God, and the Miaoyan Palace are all here. At such a critical moment..."

He said calmly, "But it's not good to ask most of the monks in the temple who are vegetarians to return to secular life, right?"

Jing Ming said, "Then there will be battles of cutting down mountains and destroying temples, and life-and-death disputes. Those monks who chant sutras have never practiced martial arts, and fighting with them will only cause chaos. Are we going to keep them in the temple and let them eat food for free?"

"That makes sense!" Huang Shanhe said with a smile, "As long as the abbot is ready."

"Of course everything is ready. The temple is protected by a golden Buddha statue. Not to mention the seventh-rank celestial official from Miaoyan Palace, even if her fellow disciple Xuanhe Zhenren came, he wouldn't be able to break through the golden Buddha statue and enter the Dharma Realm. Don't worry."

Huang Shanhe reminded him, "Where's Monk Daoming from Kaiyuan Temple? He was a tough guy who went up to Lingshan bare-chested back then."

Abbot Jingming pointed at the Vajra Yaksha and asked, "You tricked Jingqing into using the method of swallowing gold and jade to refine his soul into a Dharma image, wasn't it just for this moment?"

"Don't be surprised, Abbot! Master Jingqing is already in his eighties. If we use this method, we can at least extend his life by three years. Moreover, after his death, he can be transformed into a Dharma Protector. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

"What a win-win plan... No matter what, this Yaksha can delay Monk Daoming for a while. Then I will join forces with the Yaksha to capture Monk Daoming first. As for An Yanxia and the various monsters under her command, it will depend on your abilities."

"As long as the golden body remains intact, the Taoist temple will be impregnable. Furthermore, the abbot has already killed the old villain Daoming. We can wait for them to tire themselves out. An Yanxia and the City God's Mansion will be nothing but useless fowl."

Snapped!

Huang Shanhe opened his folding fan with a smile.

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——Hurrah!

——Flags are waving!

Two hundred rampant soldiers, two hundred ghost soldiers, and three hundred and six cave demons, a total of seven hundred soldiers and horses, all went east and passed through the Golden Pine Forest.

When these seven hundred ferocious monsters passed by, the birds in the pine forest dared not spread their wings, the beasts dared not show their heads, the insects and ants burrowed into holes, and the fish and shrimp hid in the water.

For a moment, the golden pine forest was extremely quiet.

Yanxia squatted on a tree branch and ate the fruit. She held a peach in her left hand and an apricot in her right hand. She stuffed them into her mouth, swirled her tongue, and spit out only the core.

If you don’t know, you might think it’s a monkey squatting on the tree.

The old Taoist priest below was holding a wine gourd and pouring wine into his mouth every time.

The young Taoist priest Zong Yuan next to him felt embarrassed and pulled the wine cup man's arm with all his might.

Another little monkey came with monkey wine, jumping around and bringing it to the old Taoist priest.

Jiuzhongzi swung his arm and threw Zongyuan aside. He stroked the head of the little golden monkey with a smile and said, "You are my disciple!"

The little monkey exclaimed happily, "I have a master! I have a master!"

"Come, Master will teach you the correct way of cultivating the elixir in our Eastern Ancestral Court."

Snapped!

The fruit core fell on the old Taoist priest's head.

Yanxia is unhygienic and spits out a seed everywhere.

The Golden Sparrow Fairy stood on a branch and said angrily, "You are almost ruining the beauty of my Golden Pine Forest!!"

Dong Huang suddenly had a jade talisman: Chapter 167 [Precious Glaze! All Hearts Are Non-Hearts!]

Seven hundred soldiers set out from Cangzhou City in a mighty force, heading eastward all the way to Malu Mountain.

Although Maliu Mountain is called a mountain, it is not very high. However, it is located on the vast plain of eastern Hebei, and this small hill is very conspicuous.

Qinglong Temple is located southeast of Maliu Mountain, adjacent to the seat of Yanshan County, and overlooks the Bohai Sea to the east, hence its name Wanghai Temple. Zen Master Puzhi was known as the Venerable Qinglong, and Qinglong Temple is famous for its "eastward view of the Bohai Sea, with a blue dragon emerging from the water."

There is a poem praising it: People return to the mountain inn far away, the chimes go into the sea and the sky is long; tomorrow look east, Penglai will be connected to the vastness.

Passing through Yanshan County, many soldiers and horses were stationed at the Yaowang Temple outside the county for a temporary rest.

The temple keeper was a middle-aged man without any magical powers. One night, when he got up to urinate, he felt a gust of cold wind.

Boom!

There was a knock on the door.

He shuddered, and when he reached the gate of the courtyard, he heard, "We're on the road at night, and there's a curfew in the city. We need to find a place to rest!"

After that, a piece of gold was thrown down from the sky and hit his shoulder, causing severe pain.

The temple keeper was about to curse, but when he picked it up and took a look, he gasped and quickly opened the door, and saw four or five people.

Among them were several young ladies from wealthy families: one was quirky and charming in a cloak, one carried a long sword on her waist and looked very heroic, and one wore a dark blue jacket and looked quite well-behaved. There was also an old man and a young boy.

The cloaked girl pointed at the young man and said, "This is my steward. If you have anything to say, please tell him."

Rushing over, Yanxia threw the pot onto the young Taoist Zongyuan, then said to Jiuzhongzi, "Let's find a warm place first."

Several people walked towards the temple.

This temple is newly built, and you can tell at a glance that it was built this year. Even the figures enshrined there are quite surprising.

There are no statues in the temple, only two portraits of Bian Que and Hua Tuo, and a longevity tablet with the inscription: "The tablet of the immortal Simiao of Miaoying Zhenren, respectfully enshrined by Yanshan..."

This is really strange.

Miaoying Zhenren, also known as Sun Simiao, actually came to Cangzhou?

As Yanxia was looking at it, Xue Shier's voice came from behind her.

"Taoist! A fight is about to break out, and you still have the mind to look at the statue."

"As the saying goes: If you are busy at home, you won't be busy; if you are busy at home, you won't be busy. I, the Heavenly Official, am not anxious, so why should you be anxious?" Yan Xia grabbed the snow lion and rubbed it.

Xue Shi'er broke free and said, "This is a serious place, don't do anything weird."

"Okay, okay..." Yan Xia agreed with a smile, and took out two more peaches and placed them under the longevity tablet, saying sincerely, "Master Miaoying, please don't blame me!"

Turning around, she looked at Xue Shi'er again and said, "Tonight is a perfect night with favorable weather, favorable location, and favorable people. It's a snowy night with no moon, so there shouldn't be any pilgrims in the Azure Dragon Temple. It's the perfect night for a battle. I'll send a few teams of soldiers to search the mountains for the demon and surround the Azure Dragon Temple first."

"what about me?"

Xue Shier was eager to try, she also wanted to fight.

"You can't take risks. If something unexpected happens, you'll still be of great use." Yan Xia flicked the girl's forehead and said, "Now go back to Cangzhou and inform Monk Daoming of Kaiyuan Temple and Ao Shuangtong, the third daughter of Poxun. Tell them the time has come."

Her voice paused.

"Remember to separate them and don't let them come together. Time is short and the mission is heavy. Take Zhang Jiama Fu Tengyun and go quickly and come back quickly."

"I see. I'll be right there."

Yanxia patted Xue Shier's face, hugged her and bit her twice, then put a cinnabar mark on her forehead.

Snow Lion's face was full of disgust as he flew away on a cloud.

Outside the temple, Bai Zhu, covered in snow, came in and said, "Master Jiuzhongzi is here."

"Please ask him to come in. I am going to search the mountain and split up into two groups with him."

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The moon broke through the dark clouds in the sky, revealing a corner of afterglow.

But at this moment, the snow fell heavier and heavier, rolling into a messy ball, and the world became dark again.

A hundred feet up Maliu Mountain, the cold wind was howling.

The cold wind lifted the hem of the cloak, and the snowflakes fell on the ermine fur, making it a seamless whole.

Yanxia wrapped herself in a cloak, waved the command flag in her hand, and called out to two hundred soldiers to look down.

It's so strange!

There was no movement at all in the mountain.

After a while, the wine cup man came flying over with a wine gourd hanging from his waist, looking serious.

"The monks at Qinglong Temple have gone too far. They probably want to defend Qinglong Temple to the death."

Yan Xia said, "Don't panic. Go test the Azure Dragon Temple first. Monk Daoming will be here soon. Even if he has a golden body temple, there's nothing to worry about."

"You actually invited all the stubborn donkeys from Kaiyuan Temple? This is a fight between fellow disciples!" Jiuzhanzi asked in surprise, "Is this the method you told me to use to deal with the golden body?"

Yan Xia smiled and said, "No, besides Monk Daoming, I have another treasure, and that is the treasure that can deal with the Golden Body Dojo!"

Jiuzhongzi smacked his lips, feeling that this was no ordinary fellow Taoist.

Seeing that An Yanxia was confident, he took the order to gather the three hundred heavenly demons, and brought the young Taoist priest Zong Yuan with him, and headed straight for Qinglong Temple.

There was a monk ringing the bell in the bell tower of Qinglong Temple in the middle of the night, which was obviously unusual.

Wow!

Dozens of Yakshas were lying in ambush on all sides and now surrounded them.

Outside the temple, Jiuzhongzi urgently ordered the three hundred demons to deploy their battle formation.

Zong Yuan carried a colorfully painted double-sided drum, a wooden stick wrapped with five-colored threads, and a circle of rags tied around his body, and began to sing.

Swaying, the sound seemed to come from the sky -

"The sun sets in the west and the sky turns dark. Every household closes their doors! Magpies and crows fly to the trees, while sparrows and turtles run to the eaves..."

Boom!

Boom!

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Qinglong Temple, Main Hall.

The monk in charge came in hurriedly with his head lowered, covered in snow.

"Abbot, a Taoist priest has arrived outside the temple."

Abbot Jingming raised his eyes and saw the golden Buddha statue behind him chanting Sanskrit and using his supernatural powers to slowly unfold the Dharma Realm.

He said calmly, "Is it the one from Miaoyan Palace?"

"No," the monk in charge said with fear on his face, "it's the Taoist priest from Dong Zuting of Po Luo Monastery."

Abbot Jingming's eyes lit up, and he looked up and said, "No wonder, no wonder dozens of Yaksha guardians fell silent in an instant. Nine-peaked Iron Brake Mountain, Eight Treasures Cloud Light Cave, it turns out they are Taoists from the Eastern Ancestral Temple of the Yingzhou Xuanmen."

"There were thunder rumbling in the west during the day. Perhaps he summoned the Thunder Department's Heavenly Talisman? This makes sense."

"Abbot, do you want to invite Vajra Yaksha to descend into the world?"

"Don't worry about him. Just keep doing your thing."