Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 918: The Monkey King

In the Heavenly Palace, Chu Tai looked at the demonic energy rising below, and many images flashed in his eyes.

After the previous communication, he had a different view on the evolution of many things in the current world.

Therefore, when he saw the seven Christmas disciples, his first reaction was the hidden meaning behind them.

According to the story he knew, the time when Sun Wukong became friends with the Bull Demon King, the Dragon Demon King, the Peng Demon King, the Lion King, the Monkey King and the Ape King should have been after he obtained the Ruyi Jingu Bang and the armor from the Dragon Palace, and was traveling around the world and enjoying himself in the mountains.

If the entire Journey to the West period is regarded as a practice, Sun Wukong is one of the core elements of the practice.

Therefore, the process of Longgong obtaining the golden cudgel and wearing armor is actually also the process of achieving the golden elixir and perfecting the mind.

For example, the golden cudgel can be regarded as the true yang energy in the process of spiritual practice. The golden hoops at both ends are both decorations and restraints to prevent the energy from leaking out.

As for Sun Wukong himself, his mind and spirit are united. To obtain the golden cudgel means that his heart of vitality is inseparable from his spirit. That is why the golden cudgel has the ability to change in thousands of ways, because qi is one, entering the heart is two, and obtaining the spirit is three, just like one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things.

The armor that was then given came from the Dragon Kings of the South, West and North Seas respectively. The lotus silk cloud-walking shoes were brought by the Dragon King of the North Sea, and both their attributes and range were water. The chain mail gold armor given by Ao Run, the Dragon King of the West Sea, was naturally made of gold. The phoenix-wing purple gold crown given by Ao Qin of the South Sea was of the fire attribute.

Combined with the Flower-Fruit Mountain where Sun Wukong is located, it is originally a place of vitality for the Eastern Jia and Yi wood. The four symbols are in harmony, the Central Earth is self-generated, the five elements gather together, and the golden elixir is formed.

It can be said that at this time, Sun Wukong was the most intelligent and sensitive. He could change freely, he could be big or small, he could retract or release, he could launch from thousands but settle on one, and he could roam the world without any obstacles.

But it was also at this time that he came into contact with the six demon kings and established four generals, Ma, Liu, Beng and Ba. It seemed casual, but in fact, it symbolized many birds and beasts, and all living creatures.

For Sun Wukong, interacting with such creatures would disturb his original nature.

Once the heart moves and becomes uneasy, it will fall from the Tao mind to the worldly mind. Once the worldly mind is revealed, it will naturally lead to the underworld that follows.

A lot of information emerged in Chu Tai's eyes. He saw that in the current world, the essence of Sun Wukong's entry into the underworld was that the Emperor of Heaven helped him further get rid of his mortal body. To put it bluntly, he deliberately let Sun Wukong go from birth to death, and from death to birth, in order to stimulate the power of the Tao fruit left in his golden cudgel.

'So now the six kings have come here, and the demons have gathered. Is this essentially the result of the operation of the Heavenly Demon and the Way of Heaven?'

Chu Tai looked into the void, and he could see that the foul and turbid air in the dark was moving towards Sun Wukong.

They used the demons and monsters to try to pollute Sun Wukong's nature and ruin his achievements.

During this period, there were even demons that threatened to eat humans.

As soon as these words came out, Chu Tai narrowed his eyes slightly, and the Emperor of Heaven also seemed to have sensed something.

At this moment, Sun Wukong, who had been practicing since childhood, chewed pine and cypress trees, and ate peaches and fruits for a living, and kept a breath of fresh air in his stomach. If he devoured flesh and blood, he would definitely break the precepts. If he ate sentient beings, it would further pollute his nature.

Sun Wukong was of course unwilling, and just as he opened his mouth to refuse, he saw many demons taking out the flesh and blood of sentient beings they brought with them to share and eat. Most of them were humans, but some were also from other sentient beings.

Chu Tai in the Heavenly Palace looked at the gradually gathering foul air and the looming filth. He pinched the green branch on the glazed vase with one hand and muttered secretly in his heart.

"It is a disaster, but also an opportunity. If he can persist, he can further activate the Dao fruit in the golden hoop..."

At this time, the Heavenly King Li came back to apologize: "We were ordered to descend to the mortal world to subdue the demon Sun Wukong, but we didn't expect that he had such great magical powers that we couldn't defeat him. We still hope that Your Majesty will send more troops to eliminate him."

"How powerful is the demon fairy from the lower world that we need to send more troops to attack?"

As soon as the Emperor of Heaven said this, Taibai Jinxing below understood his intention. After Nezha told Sun Wukong about his magical powers and asked for the title of Great Sage Equaling Heaven, the star god stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Sun Wukong only knows how to speak, but not the status quo. It would be better to recruit him and give him the empty title of Great Sage Equaling Heaven, which is an official position but no salary."

As soon as these words were spoken, many immortals and gods nearby showed anger. After all, the Heavenly Court had lost face this time, and yet they still wanted to give the other party a higher title, which was not in line with everyone's thinking.

An immortal stepped forward and said, "So what if he has an official position but no salary? He was the one who disrupted the rules and regulations in the first place, and now that he is making a fuss, he is considered to be right?"

Taibai Jinxing advised, "We have all observed his methods from afar before, and Nezha the Third Prince has experienced it personally, which shows that Sun Wukong has already achieved success and attained the fruit position. Now it is just that his evil heart has risen and his nature has been disturbed. We will summon him to heaven to calm his mind and understand the great way. This is a blessing for both heaven and earth, and also for our heavenly court."

As soon as these words were spoken, many immortals and gods immediately changed their minds.

Just as Taibai Jinxing said, the current Sun Wukong has extraordinary magical powers, and even Nezha the Third Prince cannot defeat him. With such magical powers, even if he is just an ordinary monster, God will give him a high position and generous salary if he is willing.

Actually, it was the Heavenly Court that did not pay enough attention and respect before.

As soon as this thought came to mind, the previous dissatisfaction immediately dissipated, and many immortals and gods came forward to express that what Taibai Jinxing said was very true.

Upon seeing this, the Emperor of Heaven ordered Taibai Jinxing to descend to earth and bring Sun Wukong back.

"Wait a moment."

Chu Tai suddenly spoke, his long sleeves waving lightly, clouds and mist surged, revealing the scene of the Flower-Fruit Mountain in the lower world.

At this moment, countless demonic spirits were stirring there, and filthy evil spirits gathered, distorting the void and deriving a small devil's domain. However, the Flower-Fruit Mountain itself was one of the most sacred mountains and blessed places between heaven and earth.

In addition, Sun Wukong's own aura was not yet turbid, so he did not explode.

But because of this, outsiders cannot see the horror inside at all.

"At present, six demon kings have gathered in Huaguo Mountain and sworn brotherhood with Sun Wukong. There are also seventy-two cave demons following them. If you continue like this, there will be no shortage of fierce battles."

As he spoke, Chu Tai shook the green branch in his hand, and a green leaf fell down and turned into a treasure scroll. In the scroll was a boy with his feet on a lotus and a ruyi in his hand. A round light shone from him, reaching up to the nine heavens and down to the nine earths.

"Lion!"

Chu Tai called out, and the nine-headed green lion shook. Each of its nine heads dropped a stream of pure air, which merged into the scroll and transformed into a nine-headed lion, spitting fire from its mouth. It stood beside the boy, with followers following it on both sides.

With a pointed finger, the boy fell into the underworld under the protection of a nine-headed lion.

As soon as he entered the netherworld, the wisdom light between his eyebrows appeared, and it shone with millions of brilliances. The nine-headed lions surrounding him were either baring their teeth, or roaring ferociously, or spewing flames, or showing righteousness. Infinite blue and wonderful energy surged with it, turning into a blue cloud that enveloped the surroundings. Many souls who had done good deeds in their lifetime were immediately attracted and fell into the blue cloud. After a turn, the dead energy was immediately driven away, and they woke up from their muddle-headed state, put on Taoist robes, tied up their hair, and recited the "Wonderful Sutra of Saving Suffering and Protecting the Body" to the boy with the ethereal Taoist sound.

The vast and mighty Qinghua Qi combines with the wish of the dead soul, turning into rolling purple mist and manifesting as a lotus to lead the dead.

In an instant, purple mist and blue clouds surged, thousands of lotus flowers blossomed, and the benevolent light blessed all living beings, and lonely souls were liberated.

On the other side, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva on the Yinshan Mountain saw this scene, took a step forward, and chanted Buddhist scriptures. The compassionate Buddha's light flowed in the void, like a lotus that continued to bloom, dropping petals and cleansing the surroundings of the underworld.

However, Dizang's move was not to suppress Chu Tai, but to reveal the current situation of the underworld to him. At the same time, he cooperated with Chu Tai to show his magical powers, sort out the veins of the earth, and alarmed many demons in the Flower-Fruit Mountain.

The six newly promoted saints felt the changes in the underworld and used their magical powers to look towards the underworld.

Then they saw two great gods displaying their magical powers in that dark land. One of them had Buddha's light flowing, like the cool moonlight, moving slowly and illuminating all directions.

One is of infinite brightness, like the sun in the underworld, with golden light illuminating the nine earths, but it is not scorching hot. Instead, it is as warm and full of vitality as the morning light.

The power of the two intertwined, cleansing the filth of the underworld and interfering with the earth veins of the human world. They all felt the changes in the qi and meridians of their own caves and Taoist temples, and even their own aura was affected to a certain extent.

It seemed as if some kind of destiny was about to befall them.

Several demon kings used their methods to observe the changes in their luck, and were horrified to find that the blessings, longevity and fortune that had been gathered and stabilized around them with various secret methods were gradually fading.

"Damn it, this Heavenly Court is really insidious. If they can't fight openly, they will attack secretly."

"No, why hasn't Old Seven changed?"

'Is it because he didn't eat meat before, or is it because this is his dojo?'

"Looking at the demon kings who have joined his forces, they don't seem to be affected to a great extent."

"No, I can't control it anymore. The power of Ksitigarbha and Emperor Sun is too troublesome. They don't attack directly, but use our karma of cannibalism to interfere with the power of the earth veins, thereby affecting our fate. If we want to suppress this change, the best way is to go back quickly, suppress the cave, and prevent the earth veins from interfering with us. Or abandon the cave dojo and cut off the connection with the earth veins..."

Several great saints looked at each other, communicated secretly, and then became frightened. After the banquet, they each found a reason to leave.

Sun Wukong didn't think much about it, or he knew that his brothers were going back to guard against the backup plan of Heaven.

While he was sending away the monsters, he also asked his monkeys to take precautions.

Seeing this, the four generals Ma, Liu, Beng and Ba looked at Sun Wukong in surprise and asked, "Why are you so unhappy all of a sudden, my king?"

"I sensed earlier that another god appeared in the underworld. He sat in the underworld with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, stirring the earth veins and shaking the fate of my brothers. I have crossed your names off the Book of Life and Death, and I'm afraid you will be held accountable."

Upon hearing this, the four generals laughed and said that they had followed Sun Wukong and if they were defeated, that would be their fate.

Hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately smiled and said, "That's true. Success is the best. If we fail, that's our fate!"

After saying that, he personally led some of the monkeys to wield swords and guns.

Therefore, when Taibai Jinxing came down to the mortal world, he looked outside the Water Curtain Cave and saw all kinds of goblins wielding swords and guns, knives and sticks, making this sacred mountain and blessed land full of murderous and ominous aura.

Of course, this kind of murderous and evil aura posed no threat to Taibai. He sent down auspicious clouds and was immediately surrounded by monkeys, who seemed ready to attack him.

After flicking his whisk to stop the attack of these monkeys, Taibai stated his purpose.

A monkey demon saw that no one could defeat him, so he returned to the cave and reported to Sun Wukong.

Upon hearing that the heaven had sent an angel to invite him with an imperial decree, Sun Wukong immediately smiled and ordered his subordinates to prepare a battle line to welcome the angel.

After a brief conversation, he learned that the Emperor of Heaven really agreed to his title of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. Sun Wukong was overjoyed and immediately went to heaven with Taibai Jinxing to receive the grace of heaven. The relationship between the monarch and his subjects was determined, and the Emperor ordered Zhang and Lu to build a Great Sage Equaling Heaven Palace on the right side of the Peach Garden, with a Department of Tranquility and a Department of Peace of Mind.

During this period, Chu Tai also used a green branch dipped in nectar and shook it gently to sweep away the filth for Sun Wukong, and asked people to pick a few green lotuses from his own Taoist temple and gave them to Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong naturally had a good impression of this person who had cast a spell to help him and was the first to give him a gift. After thanking him, he asked Taibai Jinxing who was traveling with him, "Old waiter, who was the young man dressed as the emperor beside the emperor earlier?"

Before leaving Lingxiao Palace, Taibai Jinxing got Chu Tai's permission and told Sun Wukong most of his information very naturally.

"That is Taiyi Riyue Emperor, Taiyi Qingtong Zhenjun, the Supreme Saint who saves suffering and saves people from disasters. It was him who established the Taoist temple in the underworld. He is the return of an ancient emperor with unparalleled cultivation. The peacock feather that appeared during your previous battle with Nezha the Third Prince came from the hands of this emperor..."

"Is he such a powerful person? I just thought that the nine-headed green lion beside him was a little dangerous, but I didn't expect that he is even more powerful. I must go out and visit him more often in the future."

Taibai Jinxing did not respond when he heard this, and the Emperor of Heaven on the other side also hoped that Chu Tai could pay more attention to Sun Wukong.

"Fellow Daoist, you can see that Sun Wukong is not only of concern to us, but also to the two guys we suppressed. If nothing unexpected happens, he will rebel again, and this time his yin and yang will be out of balance, and that will be the most dangerous time for him."

"Although we still have the repair plan of Laojun Bagua Furnace, we have done this too many times and cannot guarantee that it will work every time. I see that Monkey Head is quite interested in you, so I would like to trouble you to take care of it in the next few years."

Chu Tai glanced in the direction of Sun Wukong, watching the magic power that was growing more and more in the monkey's body after he entered heaven, as well as the Taoist fruits that were constantly being taken back from the golden cudgel. He made a simple calculation and found that, as the Emperor of Heaven had said, whether or not there was a subsequent Peach Banquet, this guy's nature would be elevated once again.

In comparison, spending the spiritual fruits in the Peach Garden and the golden elixir in the Tushita Palace is a relatively safe method.

And now, the Emperor of Heaven obviously wants to add another layer of insurance.

Chu Tai had no objection to this and naturally would not refuse.

After receiving Chu Tai's reply, the Emperor of Heaven smiled, and asked someone to bring two treasures that could calm the mind and spirit, and sent them to the Palace of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, the Tranquility Department and the Tranquility Department.

(End of this chapter)