Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 225: Yulan Festival
Zhu Ziguo.

Pansi Temple at Pansiling.

"Brother Baimu, I am here to visit your master. I hope you will let me know."

Xiao Chen found the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord and said.

"Well, Brother Jinjiao, it's unfortunate."

"My master went to visit a friend in Northern Juluzhou a few days ago. It will probably take some time for him to come back."

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord replied.

"I wonder where your master is going, or how long it will take for him to come back?"

Xiao Chen asked.

"My master has not left any trace of whereabouts, so I don't know either."

"She usually goes out to visit friends, which can be as short as three or four years, or as long as ten or more."

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord was wearing a bright red crown with gold in it, a black robe, and two big black eye sockets. He was refining his "new poison pill" in the Taoist temple all night long.

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, who was immersed in refining the elixir, was suddenly disturbed by Xiao Chen and felt a little unhappy.

But the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord's gaze passed over He Sanniang next to Xiao Chen, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes for a moment, and his eyes instantly brightened.

"Brother Jinjiao, who is this?"

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord straightened his clothes and asked expectantly.

"This is my wife."

Xiao Chen introduced with a smile.

"Oh……"

The light in the eyes of the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord disappeared in an instant, and the eyes became extremely clear.

"Meet my brother and sister."

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord saluted solemnly.

"Master Baimu."

He Sanniang knew that this person was the poison-making master centipede demon that Xiao Chen had mentioned. She nodded slightly as a greeting.

"It's the first time we meet, so I have nothing to give to my younger brother or sister."

"When I have refined this batch of poison pills, I will give Brother Jinjiao a gourd."

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord was quite generous in his spending.

"I wonder if Brother Baimu knows Taoist Lu Ya?"

When Xiao Chen heard that Pansi Immortal was not there and had gone out, he was a little disappointed, but still asked with some hope.

Since the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord is a disciple of the Immortal Pansi, I guess he might have seen Taoist Lu Ya?
"Taoist Lu Ya?"

Upon hearing this, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord shook his head and said:

"That's not clear."

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord thought for a moment and continued:

"However, my master has a friend who does look like a Taoist priest. He comes here every several decades or centuries."

"I wonder if this is the Taoist Lu Ya you are talking about?"

"Ok?"

"A Taoist who comes here every hundred years?"

Hearing this, Xiao Chen suddenly thought of the Taoist priest that Mo Xiao mentioned, the Taoist priest with a blurred face and wearing a bright red robe next to the Zhuo Gu Spring.

I wonder if he is Taoist Lu Ya?
He was a time traveler and had a huge information advantage, so he knew that this Taoist Lu Ya was the Prince Jinwu.

But in fact, in the Battle of Conferred Gods, this Taoist Lu Ya had unknown origins and was extremely mysterious. He basically did not appear in the world during the Journey to the West.

Among the native people of the Journey to the West world, very few know the true identity of Taoist Lu Ya.

"Brother Baimu, do you know that Taoist..."

Xiao Chen asked.

"Only Master knows that Taoist."

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord shook his head.

"Um……"

"Then I will come to visit you again after Pansi Daxian comes back."

Xiao Chen bowed to the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord and said goodbye.

Originally, he had intended to combine the centipede demon's poison with the scorpion demon's "Horse-Reversing Poison Stake" to strengthen it.

But things have their priorities. Right now, it is naturally better to deal with Bodhisattva Vimala and the Pleiades star official first. This sword of Dharma hanging over the Scorpion Demon's head is more important.

……

on the way back.

Xiao Chen was thinking of other countermeasures.

"My dear, I should just follow Vilamva's advice on this matter." "Vilamva said that if I really stung Tathagata, she would find a way to help me escape."

He Sanniang gritted her teeth and said.

"No."

Xiao Chen shook his head.

The Tathagata Buddha is not someone that the current Scorpion Demon and he can afford to offend.

In full view of everyone, the Scorpion Demon stung Tathagata Buddha, causing him to lose face. The consequences... can be imagined.

Yang Jian's rampage at Lingshan was almost equivalent to Sun Wukong's rampage in Heaven; it was a major event in this world.

This is no longer just a butterfly flapping its wings, this is like pouring a basin of water into a boiling oil pan.

The timeline of the original plot is completely messed up, and there are too many variables.

In the original plot, the Scorpion Demon died on the journey to the West eight or nine hundred years later.

But now, if the Scorpion Demon had stung the Buddha hundreds of years earlier, it would be hard to say.

"When did they tell you to do it?"

Xiao Chen asked.

"The time when the Tathagata preaches is not fixed."

"But at the Ullambana Festival in twenty years, the Tathagata Buddha will definitely attend and preach to the Buddhas at Lingshan Mountain."

He Sanniang said.

"The Ullambana Festival..."

Xiao Chen thought for a moment after hearing this.

There are many hidden messages in Journey to the West that need to be unraveled.

For example, the "Yulanbon Festival".

The Ullambana Festival is a very important festival in Buddhism, and every time it is held, it is a major event in Buddhism.

The decisions made at the Ullambana Festival will directly affect the future decisions and direction of Buddhism.

Even the Ullambana Festival can directly shake the structure of the three realms.

In Xiao Chen's understanding, the Ullambana Festival is a "semi-open" "shareholders' meeting" of Lingshan Group.

In the original plot of Journey to the West, three Ullambana Festivals were held in Lingshan, and each one contained a hidden secret.

The first time was 500 years ago when we traveled west.

After the Buddha suppressed Sun Wukong, he held a Ullambana Festival.

Zhen Yuanzi participated in this Ullambana Festival and met and talked with Jin Chanzi. Jin Chanzi personally served tea to Zhen Yuanzi, and the friendship between them, the "Ginseng Fruit", was established.

Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of earthly immortals, is a representative figure of Taoism.

Even Zhen Yuanzi's disciples, Qingfeng Tongzi and Mingyue Tongzi, knew: "If we are of different philosophies, we cannot work together. We are from Taiyi Xuanmen, how can we know that monk?"

but.

Zhen Yuanzi actually participated in the Buddhist Ullambana Festival. He might have been secretly lured by the Buddhists.

However, after that, Zhen Yuanzi returned to the embrace of Taoism and went to Yuanshi Tianzun.

The second time was about 300 years ago when we traveled west.

That was the session that Bodhisattva Vimala attended.

The golden-nosed, white-haired rat demon stole the incense, flowers and precious candles of Tathagata, so Tathagata demoted and killed his second disciple, Jin Chanzi.

The Yellow Wind Monster was causing chaos at Mount Lingshan, the Scorpion Demon stung the Tathagata when he was preaching, the Bodhisattva Vimala hated the Tathagata and retired from Buddhism, never to meddle in the affairs of Buddhism again... It was all around this time.

The third time was about a year before the journey to the West.

The Tathagata Buddha summoned the Buddhas, Arhats, Jietis, Bodhisattvas, Vajras, Bhikkhus, monks and nuns from Mount Lingshan to preach the sutras.

After the Tathagata Buddha finished preaching the scriptures, he discussed the journey to the west to obtain the scriptures with the Buddhas of Lingshan, commented on the four major continents, decided on a plan to journey to the west to obtain the scriptures, and went to the East to find someone to obtain the scriptures.

"The three Yulan Bon Festivals all directly affected the power distribution within Lingshan Group."

“It has affected the future direction of Buddhism.”

Xiao Chen thought in his heart.

The Ullambana Festival is just around the corner.

At this time, Bodhisattva Vimala found the Scorpion Demon.

It is highly likely that Vimalakirti Bodhisattva and the people behind her will choose to take action during this Ullambana Festival.

I'm afraid there are undercurrents in Lingshan now.

"Twenty years. Time is running out."

Xiao Chen pondered secretly.

Twenty years is just a blink of an eye for monsters and gods of their level.

(End of this chapter)