I am submissive in Journey to the West, I strike hard at the gods

Chapter 103 Ksitigarbha, it’s so good

The fighting spirit that arose in his heart could not have been generated spontaneously by him. How could he have the fighting spirit to face Lingshan?

He rode thousands of thunders across the border to Lingshan, just for Lingshan to see.

If you dare to cause trouble in Xiniu Hezhou, I will let you know what it means to fight to the death.

If you don't let me, Zhao Gongming, live well, you, Lingshan, won't live well either.

However, the sudden appearance of the familiar aura made him suddenly realize where the fighting spirit in his heart came from.

The teacher was here.

The teacher did not stop his behavior.

And the teacher also bought him an insurance policy.

No need to think about it?

Directly suppress Lingshan!

So Zhao Gongming rushed forward.

He didn't care about the angry King Kong who was blocking his way. He just waved his hand indifferently and continued to move forward on the dark clouds.

The huge dark clouds bring a strong sense of oppression.

What's more, this thunder magic was not performed by Zhao Gongming alone, but was performed by the joint efforts of the thunder gods behind him.

How can you stop the angry King Kong?

As soon as it touched, the horrifying thunder mixed in the thunderclouds made the angry Vajra body flicker.

It seemed that in the next second, this King Kong would be killed by the thousands of thunders in the thundercloud!

Thunder magic is extremely strong and masculine! It is even more powerful than fire magic!
How could that angry Vajra dare to confront the thunder magic head-on!

It would be fine if Zhao Gongming was alone, but there were several thunder gods standing in front of him.

The power of this thunder method is so strong that even some powerful ancient Buddhas have to retreat. How can he withstand the attack of thunder method?
No hesitation!

The angry Vajra turned around and retreated!

After all, he is the Buddha who has attained enlightenment on Mount Lingshan for a long time. He has the faith of hundreds of millions of people in the Buddhist kingdom, and his golden body is extremely solid.

Ordinary immortals and gods, without any special skills, would be hit by thousands of thunders. Not only would the three flowers on the top of their heads be cut off, but the five energies in their chests would also be severely damaged, and their magical powers would drop greatly.

The angry Vajra, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened. He stepped on his lotus platform and escaped back to Lingshan.

……

Zhao Gongming's move shocked the immortals and gods behind him.

Before coming here, we agreed to try not to cause trouble.

How come after you came here, you, Zhao Gongming, are the one who is most diligent in causing trouble?
Even the gods of thunder could not believe that Zhao Gongming dared to attack the Buddha of Lingshan.

A Thunder God reminded: "Martial God of Wealth, this is a sacred mountain, it is better not to go too far."

When their immediate superior, Emperor Jiuchen, comes to Lingshan, he also has to give some face to the Buddhas of Lingshan.

You, Zhao Gongming, are just an ordinary Thunder God, why do you do this?
Aren’t you really afraid that Vairocana Tathagata will turn against you?
Next to Jiang Wang, the experienced general was in a state of panic.

"Daoyou, do you think it's too late for me to run now?"

"General, you have said this twice."

"Oh! I regret it so much! I regret it so much! If I had known earlier, I should have petitioned Laojun to stay in Tushita Palace!"

"You can stay in the Heavenly Palace, why do you have to accept orders? Wasn't the incident with the Third Prince enough to teach you a lesson?"

Jiang Wang looked at the general curiously.

He knew this old man.

I have known Tianjiang for a long time and we understand each other.

This general is good in every other aspect except that he is afraid of trouble. He hopes that everything that happens will be peaceful and will not affect his life.

From the matter of the Six-Eared Macaque to the Third Prince, everything shows how cautious his character is.

Such a cautious person, who came to Xiniu Hezhou even though he knew it was dangerous, must have had nothing better to do or had some other purpose. You can't say that he came for the Heaven, right?
The general sighed and explained, "Now that the heavenly laws are complete, the heaven is no longer the same as it was in the ancient times. If we, the weak generals, want to continue to advance, we can only follow the great gods and go out to do more missions."

Just looking at his exaggerated look, and thinking about his performance when facing the Six-Eared Macaque in the early days, this explanation is most likely false.

Just like what he said, the generals in the heavenly court are probably all following the gods to gain experience! Who would still be down-to-earth and seek a job or promotion in the heavenly court?

"I see." Jiang Wang did not continue this topic. He stared at the figures of Zhao Gongming and other gods of thunder in front of him, with a strange look in his eyes.

He can be sure.

Zhao Gongming definitely had no intention of conflicting with Lingshan at first, at least he did not have this idea when he came to Lingshan.

Otherwise, why didn't he, who controls thousands of thunders, send lightning and thunder all the way from Mount Xumi to Lingshan?
Killing monsters along the way is more intimidating than riding thousands of thunders to Lingshan!
After arriving at Lingshan, Zhao Gongming showed a tough attitude when facing the Buddhas of Lingshan!
Even when the angry Vajra came in person, Zhao Gongming did not give him any face. Instead, he almost used thousands of thunders to break the opponent's golden body.

Buddhist practitioners are different from immortals who follow the orthodox Taoist practice path.

Their golden bodies symbolize their strength and status. The brighter the golden body, the higher their status and the stronger their strength.

The angry Vajra clashed with the thunder, and in just one move, his golden body dimmed.

You can imagine how powerful thunder magic is.

But Jiang Wang’s focus was not here. What he cared about was what made Zhao Gongming change his attitude.

Zhao Gongming's sudden toughness...

The mysterious young Taoist who just appeared...

The mysterious Taoist who had just inexplicably dragged him into the illusory space appeared in Jiang Wang’s mind, and his thoughts were a little confused.

A mysterious Taoist who could drag him into the illusory space in the presence of the gods of thunder and heavenly soldiers and generals must be very powerful.

Zhao Gongming's own realm should be Taiyi Jinxian or Daluo Jinxian, but Jiang Wang is not sure what realm he is in exactly.

However, what is certain is that Zhao Gongming's strength is among the top of the second echelon in Heaven.

The strongest people in the first echelon of Heaven must be quasi-saints, no doubt about it.

A mysterious Taoist who could make Zhao Gongming, the leader of the second echelon, unaware of him...

No, that's not right!

If Zhao Gongming changed his attitude towards Lingshan only after he noticed the mysterious Taoist...

Thinking of this, Jiang Wang's eyes lit up.

He seemed to know something.

How many people can make Zhao Gongming notice and change his attitude drastically?

Jiang Wangxin calculated that there should be about four or five of them.

First, exclude the Great Celestial Lord and the Nine-Chen Emperor.

When the two of them came to Lingshan, they could at most suppress Lingshan. It would be very difficult to get Zhao Gongming to treat the Buddhas of Lingshan with such a tough attitude.

Yuanshi Tianzun and Taiqing Shengren are unlikely.

The two of them would not care that much about the disciples of Jiejiao, and besides, this is the business of Heaven, they would not interfere.

After much calculation, the only identity that fits the young Taoist's identity is about to emerge.

He is...the leader of Jiejiao, Tongtian!

But shouldn’t Master Tongtian reflect on himself in the Zixiao Palace?

Even if he was released early by the leader, what was the meaning of him coming to deliver the willow branches?
Who asked him to deliver...

Willow branches? Jiang Wang shuddered.

He thought of someone!

It is true that there are seven saints in the prehistoric world! But in fact, there are eight saints in this world!

The eighth saint is very special.

He did not become a saint in the primeval world, but in the chaos.

It is said that his original form is a willow tree, and he became a saint through the Great Dao of Space. He is so powerful that even the Taoist Hongjun may not be his opponent.

The above is what Jiang Wang knew in his previous life.

Since he traveled through time, he had never heard anyone talk about the existence of a saint in the chaos, so much so that he once thought that there were only seven saints in this world.

If Master Tongtian returns from the chaos, it doesn't seem to be a big problem for the great immortal Yangmei, who became a saint from the willow tree, to entrust him with bringing willow branches.

But it's still the same problem.

Why did he send willow branches?

If the mysterious Taoist is really all-knowing, why would he come in person as a saint?
Could it be that... Jiang Wang thought of something terrible?

That is, the saints discovered the abnormality, the abnormality coming from the dimensional chat group.

But the logic doesn't make sense.

When the saints discovered the dimensional chat group, why didn't they come and take it in person? To them, Jiang Wang, a nobody, was no different from an ant on the side of the road.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Wang decided to test the gods' opinions after returning to heaven.

The Thousand-Li Eyes and the Sharp-Ears are responsible for monitoring the six realms and should know something.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wang forced himself to calm down.

It has come to this point, there is no point for him to worry anymore.

Let’s take it one step at a time.

If it was really as he thought, the saints treated him well, then even if he was discovered, it shouldn't be a big trouble.

"Fellow Daoist, Lingshan actually gave in."

Just as Jiang Wang was daydreaming, the experienced general beside him seemed to have discovered something and said in disbelief, "This shouldn't be the case. This is a sacred mountain! How can they be so humble and submissive when the God of Wealth does this?"

"If there is a furious Vajra, there must be a low-browed Bodhisattva." Jiang Wang, who had already figured out some things, continued.

The general nodded thoughtfully: "That makes sense."

Jiang Wang, who had already guessed what might have happened, smiled.

That makes sense.

It's just a big truth.

I'm afraid that Vairocana Buddha didn't expect that Master Tongtian would come in person, so how could he dare to take any action?
After all...he, the leader of a sect in Lingshan, was once the eldest disciple under Tongtian!

The teacher has come to my house, and I'm already in the wrong, so how can I fight with Zhao Gongming again?
In terms of identity, Zhao Gongming was once his junior fellow apprentice. For the dignity of Jiejiao, he eventually died in battle and was included in the List of Gods.

In comparison between the two, coupled with Tongtian's intimidation, it is understandable that Vairocana Tathagata would retreat.

"This is not bad. If Lingshan gives in, there is no need for us to confront them anymore. This is very good." The general breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Wang glanced at him and said nothing.

How could Lingshan give in in this matter?

It was Vairocana Tathagata who gave in.

Made concessions in the face of Master Tongtian!
It is not a concession to Zhao Gongming, nor is it a concession to the Heavenly Court.

Today's concession by Vairocana Tathagata will definitely cause dissatisfaction within Lingshan.

Buddha has no desires and no demands.

However, the Buddhas of Lingshan have not yet reached the point of being free from desires.

They also want to fight!
The fight is even more intense than that of the immortals in heaven.

Because for the Buddhas, except for a very small number of transcendent ones, that is, enlightened ones who can truly achieve that form is emptiness and emptiness is form, most of the Buddhas in Lingshan have not reached this state.

Therefore, in order to maintain their golden bodies, they still need a large number of believers!

What Buddhas fight for is not face!
Be a believer!
The more believers there are, the more audience the Buddha's ideas have.

Different Buddhas have different ideas!
If the ideas of ancient Buddhas and present Buddhas are the same, why do we need to differentiate between ancient Buddhas, present Buddhas and future Buddhas?
Wouldn’t it be nice to be from the same family and last forever?
Cloud top.

Zhao Gongming looked at the retreating Buddhas with great satisfaction, with the contempt in his eyes barely concealed.

"Brother, you are sensible. At least you respect the teacher."

Unlike Zhao Gongming, the gods of thunder had mixed expressions on their faces.

The good news is that Zhao Gongming led their Wan Lei across the border. Although there was no substantial target of attack, this trip to suppress Lingshan was enough to be considered a great achievement in the Heavenly Court.

In the future, his status in heaven will also be improved because of this great achievement.

What worries them is that during this trip, these Thunder Gods will have a feud with Lingshan.

"Comrades, what are you worried about?"

Zhao Gongming rode on a black tiger, turned around and looked at the gods of thunder.

Seeing the worry on the faces of the Thunder Gods, he smiled.

A Thunder God said, "God of Wealth, we have had a conflict with Lingshan. From now on..."

"In the future? Do you think our Thunder Department will have any dealings with Lingshan in the future?" Zhao Gongming sneered, "The Thunder Department has killed countless lives, and Lingshan advocates compassion and not killing. Lingshan and I have always had different ideas! So what if we have a conflict? Don't worry, Lingshan will definitely not have any complaints this time."

Zhao Gongming's words comforted the gods of thunder.

If you think about it carefully, hey, it's true.

The concepts of Leibu and Lingshan are really fundamentally different.

A group of heavenly generals were right behind the gods of thunder.

After hearing what Zhao Gongming said, the heavenly generals remained silent.

Compared to Zhao Gongming's courage to speak and act, the heavenly generals are far less courageous than Zhao Gongming.

Not to mention the heavenly generals, the gods of thunder are actually similar.

Not to mention doing something similar to Zhao Gongming, they didn't even dare to participate in the topics raised by Zhao Gongming.

Lingshan is one of the major forces in the six realms.

It’s worse than heaven, but not much worse.

How many monsters who were killed by the Heavenly Court hated the Heavenly Court? But how many monsters dared to speak ill of the Heavenly Court in front of the Heavenly Court?

Now Zhao Gongming is making Lingshan look bad in front of Lingshan!

Jiang Wang was mixed in with the group of heavenly generals, and he unexpectedly agreed with Zhao Gongming's words.

Of course, he just agreed with Zhao Gongming, but did not intervene in the communication between Zhao Gongming and the gods of thunder.

The Thunder Department controls the disasters and blessings of the sky, holds the balance of things, controls things and people, controls life and kills! It is the typical example of killing to protect life.

On the contrary, the philosophy advocated by Lingshan is not to kill!
One is responsible for life and death, the other is responsible for not killing.
The conflict between the two concepts is a fundamental conflict.

It's fine if they don't meet, but if they do, one of Lingshan and Leibu will have to give in.

This time it was Lingshan who bowed his head.

Lingshan bowed not because of the Thunder Department, but because of the saints.

Zhao Gongming showed off his power this time, and accordingly, someone from Lingshan must be held responsible for this incident.

I don’t know what impact this incident will have on Lingshan, Jiang Wang thought silently in his heart.

But on second thought, no matter how great Lingshan is, it has nothing to do with him.

After all, he was just a pawn waving flags and cheering, not Zhao Gongming.

In fact, just as Jiang Wang thought, the atmosphere in Lingshan is now very depressing.

The Vairocana Tathagata on the lotus platform had lost his former compassion at this moment, and he looked towards the east with a gloomy face.

The Buddhas sitting on both sides also had grim expressions on their faces.

Several great Bodhisattvas looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Bodhisattvas can make suggestions on Buddha's affairs, but cannot make decisions.

When it comes to matters that concern the reputation of Lingshan, the Bodhisattva cannot take the initiative to speak.

Because Bodhisattvas, in essence, are not "residents of Lingshan".

Most of the Bodhisattvas in Lingshan have their own temples. They will only go to Lingshan to await orders when Lingshan summons them. At other times, they live in their respective temples.

For example, the Guanyin of the South China Sea.
For example, Puxian in Mount Emei
These Bodhisattvas all live in the temples outside Lingshan.

The Bodhisattva who truly has a temple in Lingshan is the future Buddha who is known as the Buddha.

However, although this group is essentially Bodhisattvas, they possess the status of Buddhas.

Different statuses naturally lead to different voices.

The future Buddha will have much more say than ordinary Bodhisattvas.

"Buddha, why should we bow our heads to the Thunder Minister? What have we done wrong?" A Buddha from the Future Buddha lineage pressed the issue.

There was also an ancient Buddha who said, "Buddha, please give an explanation to the Buddhas of Lingshan."

Vairocana Tathagata’s expression became even more gloomy.

The questions raised by the ancient Buddha and the future Buddha to him were obvious "status issues".

The leader of Lingshan has been the living Buddha since the destruction of the primitive world!
If nothing unexpected happens, Lingshan will still be dominated by the living Buddha for a long time to come.

Especially the current Vairocana Tathagata.

His decree is the collective will of Lingshan.

Unfortunately, this time, Vairocana Tathagata's decree made the Buddhas very dissatisfied.

Lingshan can bow to heaven!
But bowing your head does not mean allowing yourself to be humiliated by the heavens.

Zhao Gongming's previous actions were a blatant humiliation.

Even the weakest force in the six realms will never bow to Zhao Gongming!

Because this doesn’t make sense!

Did Lingshan do anything?

Nothing was done.

Just let the demons go!

The key point is that the demon clan has nothing to do with Lingshan. Our Lingshan Buddha does have some little thoughts in his mind, but those are just little thoughts hidden in his heart and have never been shown openly.

Is there any opposition to Heaven in Lingshan? No.

Isn't there something about the Heaven in Lingshan? No.

So what was Zhao Gongming's reason for attacking Lingshan?
He relied on a trumped-up claim.

No matter what the gods in heaven think, the Buddhas in Lingshan just feel aggrieved.

The sources of this grievance came from Zhao Gongming and the other was because of Vairocana Tathagata.

Facing the aggressive Buddhas, Mahavairocana suddenly thought of a Bodhisattva who was not in Lingshan. That Bodhisattva was called Ksitigarbha.

Compared with the aggressive Buddhas at Lingshan, the image of Ksitigarbha in the heart of Vairocana Tathagata is being infinitely elevated.

The reason is that unlike the ancient Buddha and future Buddha who stayed in Lingshan to compete for dominance, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is not in these two factions! Not only is he not in either faction, he is also spontaneously walking a completely new path, completely independent of Lingshan's path.

That is to make great aspirations, use the great aspirations as the foundation, and make plans for the future.

As the saying goes, I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty. This is not empty talk!
Because when Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva made his great aspiration, he made his vow based on "now"!
What this means now is that when he makes a great aspiration, he does not borrow merit from heaven, but must first practice his own behavior in order to gain merit.

That is to say, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva cannot become a saint by borrowing boundless merits like the two saints in Western religions.

Only when the day comes that hell is truly empty can he become a Buddha.

Vairocana Tathagata likes such honest Bodhisattvas who do not fight or compete and create their own way forward.

Look at those Buddhas who stayed in Lingshan. Not only are they divided into several factions, but they are also fighting for this and that.

Especially the Future Buddha series, which is the most hateful.

I don’t know how many eons are left before that catastrophe, but now I’m just thinking about taking charge of Lingshan and seeing what you can do.

Vairocana Tathagata was too lazy to pay any attention to the aggressive Buddhas.

He now only wanted to know why his teacher Tongtian Taoist came when Zhao Gongming attracted thousands of thunders to pass through!

Was it to support Zhao Gongming? Or was there another reason?

"Quiet!" Facing the Buddhas who were almost forcing him to admit his mistakes, Vairocana Tathagata's voice was as heavy as a huge bell. Just one word was enough to oppress the Buddhas so much that they dared not say a word.

"Buddha is also wrong. This is my fault and I should be punished."

Vairocana Tathagata's voice was calm.

When the Buddhas saw this, they felt uneasy.

For example, since the time he attained enlightenment, he has called himself a Buddha and rarely called himself "I".

Generally speaking, if something forces Tathagata to call himself "myself", it means that this matter is really important in Tathagata's heart.

When was the last time that Tathagata called himself "I"? The Buddhas have almost forgotten.

The Buddhas who had been so aggressive just now suddenly seemed to not know what to do and they all calmed down.

It was as if they were not the ones who had just forced Tathagata to admit his mistake.

The ancient Buddha Dipankara appeared at some point. He sat on the lotus platform with a compassionate look on his face: "My Buddha cannot be like this."

Buddhas always compromise!
When Mahavairocana refused to admit his mistake, they refused to comply.

But when Mahavairocana decided to admit his mistake and behaved a little strangely, they suddenly felt that Tathagata was not wrong.

It seems that it doesn't matter whether you admit it or not.

The ancient Buddha Dipankara looked around at all the Buddhas with a compassionate look on his face. He smiled slightly and said, "What did I do wrong? Why do all the Buddhas want me to admit my mistakes? Is there any reason for that?"

As one of the earliest ancient Buddhas in Buddhism, Dipankara has a very high status in Buddhism.

Although Vairocana Tathagata had different ideas from the ancient Buddhas, he still maintained respect towards Dipankara.

In addition to the extremely high status of Dipankara, there is another point that, from a certain perspective, his relationship with Dipankara is closer than his relationship with other Buddhas.

After all, they all came from Lingshan of the two Xuanmen sects, with similar innate qualities, and occasionally they would feel a sense of mutual appreciation.

This also appears in the Bodhisattvas Samantabhadra and Manjushri.

It’s just that the status of Samantabhadra and Manjushri is far behind that of Tathagata and Dipankara, and they don’t interact much on a daily basis. On the contrary, their relationship is not as good as that of Tathagata and Dipankara.

As for the Long-eared Dingguang Immortal, to be honest, Tathagata looks down on this guy!

He, Dipankara, Samantabhadra and Manjusri all had their reasons for joining Lingshan.

But this reason did not prompt them to apostatize during the great catastrophe, nor did they apostatize when their respective sects encountered great disasters.

Duobao entered Lingshan when Laozi converted a Hu into a Buddha.

At that time, Laozi, as the great master, took over the leadership of Duobao on behalf of the imprisoned Tongtian Sect Master and asked Duobao to go to Lingshan to become the Buddha. He had no way of refusing.

Randeng was the deputy leader of the Chan sect. When he first joined the Chan sect, he also joined as a retainer.

After all, he has a high status and strong power. He can go wherever he wants and no one can control him. Even Yuanshi Tianzun can only try to keep him, but cannot force him to stay in the Chan Sect.

Samantabhadra and Manjushri also went through the same mental journey.

Only Chang'er Dingguangxian rebelled on the battlefield, and the one he rebelled against was Tongtian Jiaozhu who was in league with the Four Saints.

Who would want to be friends with such a person?
In the past, Duobao and Chang'er Dingguangxian could be considered good fellow Taoists, but now they can only be described as acquaintances who see each other every day.

Faced with the questioning from the ancient Buddha Dipankara, all the Buddhas seemed relieved at once and began to excuse Tathagata.

"The Heavenly Court is so powerful, they can do anything! We should really take a step back, what the Buddha did was right."

"It should be so. The Buddha is not wrong."

"Zhao Gongming was already very crazy during the Conferred God Tribulation. I didn't expect that after so many years, he still hasn't changed at all."

"Yes, yes, there is nothing wrong in taking a step back."

"Buddha, there is nothing wrong with this matter, but Lingshan has also been wronged, and he needs to go to the Heavenly Palace to seek an explanation."

……

The Buddhas no longer hold the Buddha responsible.

At this moment, the Buddha's mistake seemed like a trivial matter.

They finally began to care about Lingshan's reputation.

Go to heaven and ask for this face!

Vairocana Tathagata looked at these Buddhas who had changed their attitudes, and surprisingly, there was no emotional fluctuation in his heart.

From the moment Laozi converted a barbarian to a Buddha, he knew his mission.

Buddha is originally the Tao.

Go to the Heavenly Palace to ask for the face of Lingshan?

Whoever wants to go can go, but I, Tathagata, will not go.

If I go there and see the teacher, how should I behave?

inappropriate.

He glanced at several familiar figures.

These figures are similar to him. They did not originally belong to Lingshan. They all came to Lingshan after Laozi transformed himself into a Buddhist.

But wherever his eyes went, these figures all lowered their heads, as if immersed in some kind of avenue.

Humph, Tathagata knew what they were thinking. No one wanted to see their former teacher.

Then you can only click on the unlucky guy.

"Where is the Dingguang Joyful Buddha?"

The voice of Tathagata resounded throughout Lingshan.

The Happy Buddha of Dingguang, who was hiding in the shadows of the other Buddhas, felt a pang in his heart.

He doesn't want to show up at all!
Whether it was because he had sensed the return of Master Tongtian, or because Zhao Gongming had come riding on thousands of thunders to "show off his power", he did not want to show up.

Buddhism is very special.

This point is very clear to Buddha Dingguang Joyful Buddha.

After he apostatized from Christianity, he was led to the Western Church.

At that time, Western religion was still Western religion, not Buddhism.

Yes!

From a certain perspective, what Chang'er Dingguangxian joined at the beginning was not Buddhism, but Western religion before it converted to Buddhism.

The reason why he is now the Buddha of Delight and Joy is that after transforming the barbarians into Buddhas, Vairocana Tathagata ascended to the position of the World Honored One Tathagata and transformed all the Western religions into Buddhas. It was also during this process that he was named the Buddha of Delight and Joy.

Although he became Dingguang Happy Buddha, Dingguangxian did not have any sense of belonging to the current Buddhism.

If he had not been afraid of being hunted down and blocked by former disciples of Jiejiao after leaving Buddhism, he would have left long ago.

"I am a Buddha... I am a poor monk... I am a poor monk..."

Dingguang Happy Buddha didn't know what to say to refuse this task.

He doesn't want to go to heaven.

He is not an ancient Buddha, nor is he a future Buddha, nor is he a present Buddha.

He is one of the very few Buddhas who does not belong to the Three Buddhas of the Past, Present and Future. He has no affiliation and is simply a "Buddha".

"Happy Buddha, don't you want to go?" The ancient Buddha Dipankara suddenly spoke.

Faced with the questioning from the ancient Buddha Dipamkara, the Buddha Dingguang hesitated.

If he disagrees now, it would be a blatant rejection of Tathagata's will and he will be rejected by the present Buddha.

He did not originally belong to the ancient Buddha or the future Buddha. Now it concerns the reputation of Lingshan. Although the Buddhas need this face, they do not want to go to heaven.

If he does not agree to this will, he will also be excluded by the ancient and future Buddhas.

He cannot be excluded.

As long as he is still the Lingshan Buddha, this identity will always protect him! Even if the two saints of Lingshan are actually poor people who have been framed, this does not prevent the saint's identity from being there, and it still protects Lingshan.

If he is no longer the Lingshan Buddha, or is excluded from the Lingshan core, his future days will not be easy.

Especially now that Master Tongtian has returned, who knows if this teacher who once fought against the Four Saints with a sword will chop him down with the same sword?
Everything is possible!

After all, it was this reckless teacher who had fought against four people at once, regardless of the consequences. As one of the seven fairies, he was the one who decisively betrayed his teachings and "a man of insight becomes a wise man"!
"I am willing to go."

After thinking for a long time, Dingguang Happy Buddha finally nodded and agreed to the task.

It doesn't matter whether you go or not.

What matters is attitude.

"It would be great if the Buddha is willing to go." A Buddha said, "However, how can we go to heaven without the summons of the Great Heavenly Venerable?"

In this world, Heaven is not the only powerful force.

But as to whether it is majestic enough and has sufficient status, there is absolutely no doubt about it.

Without being summoned by Heaven, no force, no matter it is a god, Buddha, ghost or demon, can go to heaven.

Jiang Wangzi had no idea about the situation in Lingshan.

He was now annoyed by the small willow branch next to his soul.

Ever since he learned that this willow branch was most likely from the saint in the chaos, he had been very worried.

The chat group was discovered? Or was his identity as a time traveler discovered?
The two speculations kept lingering in his mind and could not be dispelled for a long time.

Although the saint did not do anything directly, he indirectly gave him a willow branch.

In a sense, it was an act of friendship, but Jiang Wang only dared to watch and not accept it.

It is normal for people who have secrets to be cautious.

Especially when facing a powerful being strong enough to crush him, this hesitation is more severe than ever before.

"Saint, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly! Please don't make me so nervous."

On the way back to Mount Xumi, Jiang Wang faced the willow branch and said these words.

He really didn't want to deal with the saint.

In Jiang Wang's eyes, a person like Tian Jiang is difficult enough to deal with!

Every time he dealt with the experienced general, he would go with the flow and eventually pull the two of them onto the same boat.

The reason why it was so easy to deal with the two gods, Dhritarashtra and Thousand-Li Eyes and Wind-Ears, was because they had faced great terror together and had a life-and-death friendship.

At the beginning, Jiang Wangke never dared to say anything nonsense in front of Dhritarashtra, for fear of being remembered by Dhritarashtra.

This is true for the heavenly generals, Dhritarashtra and several other gods, so it is even more difficult to deal with saints.

The willow branches were silent for a long time.

It seemed to have no will at all, lying quietly beside Jiang Wang's soul, motionless.

Jiang Wang didn't believe at all that the willow branch had not been tampered with.

That mysterious young man who was suspected to be the Master of Tongtian warned him like that, was he still talking nonsense?
It’s just that the saint’s methods are too powerful, and he can’t see why.

"Fellow Daoist, you have been so restless all this time. What's the matter?"

As soon as he returned to Mount Xumi, the old and skillful general said happily: "Could it be that fellow Daoist is still thinking about the matter of the God of Wealth cutting down the mountain?"

The God of Wealth and War Zhao Gongming conquered Lingshan and escaped unscathed. Now, he has caused a huge worship effect in this hastily assembled team from heaven.

Many heavenly soldiers were proud of the God of Wealth's action. After returning to heaven, many of them would rather become a servant of the Thunder Department than continue to be a heavenly soldier with no future.

Even a veteran general like Tianjiang, who is usually not easily affected by fame or disgrace, is happy about this.

Without him.

Because he, like Jiang Wang, is under the command of Zhao Gongming.

Since the chief officer is in the limelight, the generals under him will naturally also be in the limelight.

If Tianjiang was not good at keeping a low profile and knew what was his and what was not, he would probably have started celebrating happily now.

Jiang Wang smiled at him and said, "You must be joking, General. I have nothing to worry about! I just feel a little strange about Lingshan's reaction."

Isn’t that strange?

No matter how powerful Zhao Gongming is, he is just the God of Wealth in Heaven.

How many gods in heaven are stronger than the God of Wealth? Too many to count!
But would these immortals dare to do this to Lingshan? This is almost equivalent to cutting down mountains and destroying temples in the mortal world, and it is an irreconcilable hatred.

Lingshan lightly withdrew this kind of hatred. Is there any trick behind it? If there is really no trick, then Jiang Wang must admit his mistake.

The sacred mountain here is the true Buddha.

But this is obviously impossible.

If it were a real Buddha, there wouldn't be such a situation where demons are rampant in Xiniu Hezhou.

If he is the real Buddha, and Vairocana Tathagata has the ability to suppress the extremely talented Sun Wukong, why doesn't he suppress the three monsters in the Lion Camel Ridge who are very close to Lingshan?

"Haha, what does Lingshan's reaction have to do with us? Even if there is a reaction, it will only make the gods and immortals sad. Brother, you are obsessed."

"God will teach you a lesson."

"You are good in every way except that you are too reserved! It's okay in Heaven, but don't be so when you come to Mount Xumi!" The Heavenly General patted Jiang Wang's shoulder, his armor clanging, and he said, "You are too reserved and it suppresses my heart. This is not the way to be an immortal. We are immortals and gods, so we should be free and relax."

The general's words were full of emotion, and Jiang Wang broke out in a cold sweat after hearing them.

That being said...but when the saint's methods were before him, he didn't have the mental strength to relax.

"Fellow Daoist, you have been in Heaven for a long time. I have a question for you." Jiang Wang became a little more serious.

The general smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, please feel free to ask me anything you ask. If I know anything, I will tell you everything I know."

"Fellow Daoist, if a great immortal gave you some treasures, would you accept them?"

"Why not?" The general looked strange.

Jiang Wang was even more surprised: "Aren't you afraid that the great immortal has some bad intentions? For example, you have some kind of treasure or secret of cultivation."

The general laughed.

I don’t know what made him find these words so funny. He clapped his hands exaggeratedly and it took him a while to calm down.

Even so, he couldn't help laughing while talking: "Daoyou, you usually look quite smart. You dragged me into the Puppet Pill incident before, but how come you are so confused when it comes to this kind of thing?"

"Fellow Daoist, I didn't run into it." Jiang Wang explained with a dark face, "I just suddenly thought of this question after what I saw and heard in Lingshan today."

"Go, go, go."

The Heavenly General finally stopped laughing. He said calmly, "The great gods are not evil heretics. They gave us their treasures. At best, they are just making an investment in advance! Do we have anything that the great gods would like? This is the term you told me. Why is it that when it comes to you, you can't see it clearly? As the saying goes, those who are involved are confused, while those who are not involved can see clearly. Fellow Daoist, don't be obsessed with appearances."

After being reminded by the old oil field general, Jiang Wang's uneasy heart finally felt a little comforted.

do not care.

If the saint really wants something from him, then come on!

If it really doesn't work, if you can't afford to provoke me, can't you just hide from me?

It just so happened that Han Su had a golden statue of faith waiting for him to refine. If something really happened, he would just run away!

No matter how many saints you are, just go to hell.

Jiang Wang, whose inner pressure suddenly eased, immediately regained his usual calmness.

"Fellow Daoist, you seem to be visibly in a much better mood."

"I have to thank you for your advice, fellow Taoist." Jiang Wang bowed deeply to General Tian, ​​and the other party deserved this greeting.

It was unknown whether Jiang Wang's action just happened to tickle the itch of the Heavenly General, but the corners of his mouth were almost stretched to his ears: "Haha, Daoist friend, you are too polite."

"By the way, General Tian, ​​I have one more thing to ask."

"You say, fellow Taoist."

"I wonder how to get to Jin'ao Island in the East China Sea?"

It would have been better if he hadn't asked. After Jiang Wang said this, the general's face turned seven parts pale and he took four or five steps back.

He stared at Jiang Wang and asked, "Daoyou! Why are you asking this?"

The appearance of the heavenly general is really scary.

That posture seemed as if it would take Jiang Wang's life in the next second.

To be honest, after knowing Tian Jiang for so long, his image as a veteran is deeply rooted in people's minds.

Not only Jiang Wang thought so, the heavenly soldiers who were familiar with Jiang Wang and the heavenly general also thought that the heavenly general was too knowledgeable about the affairs of heaven and was a real veteran.

He seldom loses his temper in front of others.

Even anger comes quickly and goes away quickly.

During the time that Jiang Wang was on duty at the South Heaven Gate, he almost never saw the heavenly general get angry.

The only time the other party got angry, truly angry, was when a heavenly soldier left his post and went to the mortal world to meet his descendants.

Because of this incident, the heavenly general suffered a severe punishment, was fined for three years, and had to observe the consequences. If he did not do a good job, he would be demoted to a temporary heavenly general or even a heavenly soldier.

Because of this matter, the general was rarely angry for a whole day!
Yes, it was just one day. After that day, he did what he had to do. He didn't even target the heavenly soldier who was demoted to raise heavenly horses.

Why is it that when Jin'ao Island is mentioned, the anger on his face seems to be materializing?

Did Tongtian Jiaozhu do something to Tianjiang in the past? Or was Tianjiang also a Jiejiao immortal?
"General, what are you doing?"

"Fellow Daoist, please speak frankly! Why do you ask about the Jin'ao Island? Who told you what? Or...you are approaching me just because of the matter of Jin'ao Island?" The general's face was full of vigilance, but the anger on his face did not diminish even a little bit.

(End of this chapter)