Honghuang: I am Kuiniu, and I instructed Nuwa to create humans at the beginning.

When Niu Kui saw the pilgrims crossing the Quicksand River, he said to Nuwa and Hou Tu, "Let's go and arrange this difficulty ourselves, and take a look at where Tang Sanzang and his disciples' hearts are."

Nuwa and Houtu had been looking forward to this moment for a long time, and they immediately created an incarnation, ready to go with Niu Kui to embarrass Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

At the same time, Nuwa did not forget to speak, and asked Yaochi Jinmu: "Fellow Daoist Yaochi, do you want to join us in the fun, or wait for us to return here?"

After hearing this, Yao Chi Jin Mu couldn't help but smile and said, "How can I let go of this opportunity to personally experience the calamity of the Journey to the West?"

Seeing that the Jade Pool Goddess was also willing to go together, Niu Kui couldn't help but say in his heart, "It seems that this time, the Four Saints are really testing the Zen heart."

In the original Journey to the West, the so-called Four Saints who test the Zen mind actually do not have a saint. They are just quasi-saints, led by the incarnation of the Holy Mother Wu Dang and the Old Mother of Mount Li.

It is estimated that this time there are four real saints. Niu Kui is definitely looking forward to whether Tang Sanzang and his five disciples can withstand this test.

Then Niu Kui and the other three headed directly to the west, and in the right place, they created a manor.

However, Niu Kui had no intention of transforming into a young woman to test the Buddhist devotion of Tang Monk and his disciples as planned in the original journey to the West.

Instead, he used the law of destiny to reveal the long river of destiny in the manor, allowing Tang Sanzang and his five disciples to enter the long river of destiny and experience a true journey to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

Then we will see what choices they will make after obtaining the scriptures. Will they be willing to stay in the Buddhist sect and become Buddhas, enjoying the fortune of Buddhism, or will they keep their original intentions and fulfill their obligations to them?

Niu Kui even made some modifications, that is, after they enjoy the fortune of Buddhism, they can all attain enlightenment and become saints.

This is definitely a huge temptation for anyone. How many people can give up the right path to become a saint and stick to their previous promise?

Niu Kui had arranged everything, but Tang Sanzang and his five disciples were unaware of it. They had already arrived outside the manor.

Zhu Bajie went forward to take a look and found that the words "Saint's Manor" were written on the manor, which made him curl his lips instantly.

"What a big mouth, daring to call it a saint's manor. Could it be that all the people living here are saints?"

Hearing Zhu Bajie's mumbling, Tang Sanzang couldn't help but ask, "Bajie, what are you mumbling about?"

Zhu Bajie said, "Master, you didn't see that this manor dared to be called Saint Manor. I really don't know who gave them the courage."

"If we encounter a petty saint, just based on the name of Saint Manor, this place will be reduced to rubble."

When Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong heard Zhu Bajie say that the manor opposite was actually called the Saint Manor, they couldn't help but feel a little strange.

The five masters and apprentices then headed towards the manor. But before they could knock on the door, it opened automatically.

Then an old man walked out of the manor, looking like an immortal.

The old man walked out of the manor, clasped his fists towards Tang Sanzang and his disciples, and said, "I heard the magpie calling this morning. I didn't expect that a holy monk would come to visit us."

Sun Wukong felt a little strange when he heard the old man's words. He immediately asked, "Old man, do you know us?"

The old man smiled and nodded. "How many people would not recognize a holy monk who has reincarnated ten times? It is said that eating a piece of his meat can make you immortal."

As soon as the old man said this, Sun Wukong became alert. He immediately stood in front of Tang Sanzang and the others and spoke.

"Could it be that you, the old man, also want to eat some of Tang Monk's flesh and get a chance to live forever?" The old man smiled and shook his head. "It's just a joke. If you take it seriously, you're no different from a fool."

Sun Wukong had never thought that the old man could say such a thing. He immediately asked, "What do you mean by that, old man?"

The old man gestured to Tang Sanzang and the others, inviting them to come inside. "Let's talk if you have anything to say. After all, there's no point chatting with guests outside the door."

"Of course, if you are worried that I have other intentions, you don't have to enter my manor and continue to go to the Great Leiyin Temple in the West to get your scriptures."

After hearing this, Sun Wukong instantly felt that he was being looked down upon, and immediately walked straight towards the manor.

Seeing that Sun Wukong had already walked into the manor, Tang Sanzang and his companions followed closely behind him. While being polite to the old man, they entered the manor.

When they arrived at the manor, they found three old men in the living room, playing a kind of cards that they had never seen before.

The old man said, "A guest is coming. Go and prepare some refreshments. Oh, and remember to brew the enlightenment tea. After all, the holy monk is not an ordinary person."

Hearing what the old man said, one of the old men waved his hand and brought a few cups of hot tea to Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

"Master, where on earth is this holy monk from? You are so willing to even give out the Enlightenment Tea?"

The old man smiled and said, "Golden Cicada, who has reincarnated ten times, is not worthy of a cup of enlightenment tea when he passes by us?"

Hearing the old man say that the man was the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi, another old man stood up and said, "Could he be the Jin Chanzi whose flesh and blood can make people immortal?"

Another old man shook his head and said, "Don't listen to the Western Buddhists' bragging. This Jin Chanzi was reincarnated for the tenth time, and his mother bit off one of his toes when he was just born."

"His mother was the first person to eat his flesh and blood, but she didn't live forever. To put it bluntly, it's just a rumor spread by Western Buddhism to trick him."

At this moment, Sun Wukong finally understood why the old man had said that anyone who believed that eating Tang Monk’s flesh could bring immortality was a fool.

He immediately looked at Tang Sanzang with a questioning look. Seeing Tang Sanzang nod, Sun Wukong was also sure that what the other party said was true.

He immediately said, "You all know so much about our master-disciple relationship, you must be no ordinary people."

"I wonder if you would be willing to tell me your identities, so that we, the master and I, won't offend you and anger you."

The old man smiled and said, "Who we are, that's for you to know. Because who we are, only you can decide."

As the old man finished speaking, the appearance of the four old men in front of Tang Sanzang and his disciples began to change constantly.

In the end, it froze in place, looking exactly the same as the four of them, the master and his disciples.

This inevitably shocked Tang Sanzang, and he said in an unbelievable tone: "Could it be that you are our future?"

The old man smiled and nodded, then shook his head, "Yes and no. Because everything comes from the heart, not the appearance."

"Let's get going. This is not a place for you to stay for long. Go finish the journey you should take and then decide who you are."

(End of this chapter)