I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 115: Miaoxuan Kingdom destroys Buddhism, Tianci Temple turmoil

Three months have passed since Nezha last came to Lingtai Divine Palace for a banquet. The four continents are in turmoil, and the trend of destroying Buddhism in the mortal world is intensifying.

Especially in Jambudvīpa, almost half of the countries in Jambudvīpa began to destroy Buddhism.

On the contrary, compared to the turmoil in the mortal world, the immortal world has become very peaceful.

During these three months, Tiger Vanguard and Snake Vanguard returned to the mountain one after another. Tiger Vanguard did not change much, but Snake Vanguard Chi Ling matured a lot after this journey.

Of course, she talked more and as soon as she came back, she reported to Zhuang Yan about some of the people and things she had encountered along the way.

After listening to Chi Ling's story, Zhuang Yan had a general understanding of the current situation in Xiniu Hezhou, which can be summed up in one word: chaos.

The country was in chaos, the people were in chaos, and the monks were in chaos. According to Chi Ling's narration, what she saw along the way were either monks possessed by demons or dilapidated Buddhist temples.

Even for monks who have not been possessed by demons but still stick to their original intentions, teach sentient beings, and spread Buddhism, it is difficult for them to protect themselves in this chaos.

Either he was killed by the evil monk, or harmed by the monster, he only persisted with his heart of Taoism.

However, Guangci Prefecture, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Lingtai Divine Palace, is like a paradise and suffered very little damage from the great calamity between Buddha and demon.

Even the Tianci Temple was preserved intact during this catastrophe. Since the Buddha-Demon Catastrophe began, the greatest blow to the Tianci Temple was when Elder Guangde injured himself while fighting Luomo.

Zhuang Yan asked, "Who did you meet along the way?"

Chi Ling said: "Most of them are monks. They stick to their original intentions and insist on spreading Buddhism, but none of them survived. Even if I save them once, they will die again the next time."

Chi Ling shook her head and said, "At first I felt a little guilty and thought I should save him to the end. But later I came to terms with it. If I can save him, I will. If I can't, then forget it. This is fate."

Zhuang Yan asked, "It seems that you have gained a lot of insights from this trip down the mountain?"

Chi Ling nodded and said, "My understanding of worldly affairs has deepened a lot, and I have also seen a lot of things."

"Well, having this kind of knowledge and understanding is very important for the future path of cultivation." Zhuang Yan said: "After coming back this time, don't do anything first. Spend some time to sort out your understanding and consolidate your realm."

Upon hearing this, Chi Ling immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord God."

Zhuang Yan waved his hand. At this time, the Fire Spirit Immortal walked into the Mountain God Temple and said to Zhuang Yan: "Lord God, the governor of Guangci Prefecture wants to destroy Buddhism."

Zhuang Yan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why does he want to destroy Buddhism?"

The Fire Spirit Immortal said, "It was a letter from Elder Guangde. He said that the governor of Guangci Prefecture led troops to surround Tianci Temple and wanted to destroy the Buddha statues, burn down the temple, and force the monks to return to secular life. As for the reason, it seems to be an order from the Lord of Miaoxuan."

Miaoxuan Kingdom is a country on this land, and Guangci Prefecture is a provincial capital of Miaoxuan Kingdom.

Zhuang Yan asked, "Who is Miaoxuan Kingdom fighting against recently?"

Fire Spirit Immortal shook his head and said, "Miao Xuan Country is not at war."

"Then what kind of Buddhism is he destroying? Others destroy Buddhism for money, population, and land resources. If he doesn't go to war, why would he destroy Buddhism?" Zhuang Yan asked.

The Fire Spirit True Immortal shook his head again, and then asked, "Lord God, can I go and handle this matter?"

Zhuang Yan nodded and was about to agree, but immediately raised his hand and said, "No, I will handle this matter myself."

The Fire Spirit Immortal bowed and said, "Yes, Lord God."

Then Zhuang Yan said to Chi Ling in front of him: "You go back first. In the next month, you should focus on refining your perception and consolidating your realm. You don't have to worry about the affairs in the mansion."

Chi Ling stood up, bowed to Zhuang Yan and said, "Yes."

After Chi Ling left, True Immortal Huo Ling also went to the side hall to continue to take care of the daily affairs of Lingtai Divine Palace.

Zhuang Yan stood up and turned into a ray of fairy light and flew out of Lingtai Mountain and went straight to Tianci Temple.

At this time, the Tianci Temple was surrounded on all sides by the soldiers of Guangci Prefecture. The monks and disciples stood in front of the front, back and surrounding gates with sticks in their hands, glaring at the soldiers outside.

The governor of Guangci Prefecture, Lu Yuanhe, was standing outside the mountain gate. On his left stood a general in armor, who was the captain of the Guangci Prefecture's troops.

On the right of Lu Yuanhe stood a man dressed as a Taoist priest, wearing a Hunyuan scarf on his head, a Taoist robe, and a whisk in his fingers. He had a face full of immortality. He was none other than the current state master of Miaoxuan Kingdom, 'Wuchan Taoist'. He came to Guangci Mansion in person to preside over the destruction of Buddhism.

Because now in the entire Miaoxuan country, only the Tianci Temple Buddhist Temple in Guangci Prefecture has not been destroyed.

At this time, the Taoist Wuchan said, "I have severely injured Elder Guangde and he is no longer able to resist Wang Ling. These monks are no match for my disciples. We can start destroying the temple now."

Hearing what Wuchan Taoist said, Lu Yuanhe said, "Master, since we agreed to give them another day, why don't we wait another day?"

Taoist Wuchan glanced at Lu Yuanhe, then waved the whisk in his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, they can't change anything in one day anyway." Then he turned and walked away. Lu Yuanhe sighed in his heart. Tianci Temple was very popular among the people in Guangci Prefecture, especially Elder Guangde, who was compassionate and saved the world. He and his family had all received the grace and help of Elder Guangde.

To be honest, he did not agree with the destruction of Buddhism, but the king's order was as important as the sky, especially since the national master came in person, how could he dare to resist.

So Lu Yuanhe just sent troops to make another appeal, hoping that the monks of Tianci Temple would voluntarily come out and surrender. Then, as the prefect, he would naturally be able to accommodate them well.

If these monks continue to defend to the death, there will be a river of blood when we storm the mountain gate tomorrow.

At the same time, Elder Guangde was sitting cross-legged on a cushion in the main hall, with only two disciples looking after him, as the rest of the disciples had gone to guard the mountain gate.

Elder Guangde's face was black, and his body was covered with purple and black marks from strangulation, and those marks were dotted with blood holes as big as needle holes.

Elder Guangde was shirtless, with his hands forming seals and constantly circulating his magical powers to heal his wounds, while a stream of black poisonous blood flowed out from the blood holes on the marks caused by strangulation from time to time.

I don’t know how long Elder Guangde has been practicing his skills. Although poisonous blood is constantly being discharged, the poison in his body is getting deeper and heavier, and his complexion is getting uglier and uglier.

At this moment, the disciple who was guarding nearby saw the basin full of poisonous blood, and the worry on his face became visibly more serious.

It is obvious that the poison that Taoist Wuchan injected into Elder Guangde's body was not that much. All the poisonous blood was Elder Guangde's own blood.

Seeing that Elder Guangde's complexion was getting worse and worse, and his energy was getting weaker and weaker, the two disciples were anxious and sweating profusely, but they didn't know what to do.

At this moment, a figure walked into the main hall. The two disciples turned around in a hurry and then their faces changed in surprise: "Spiritual Platform Lord?!"

Zhuang Yan walked into the main hall, and two monks came forward and knelt down in front of him, saying, "Please, Lingtai Shenjun, save Master."

Zhuang Yan said, "No need to be polite, get up."

Then he walked up to Elder Guangde. With just a glance of his Cave Heaven True Eyes, he could see Elder Guangde's situation clearly.

The poisonous gas in his body has spread to his internal organs and penetrated deep into his bone marrow. There is no place on his body that has not been corroded by the poisonous gas. Even his spiritual altar has been corroded by the poisonous gas.

If it were any other deity, he would have asked the monks of Tianci Temple to prepare for Elder Guangde's funeral by now.

But after Zhuang Yan understood Elder Guangde's current situation, he smiled and said, "Fortunately, there is still hope."

After saying that, Zhuang Yan raised his hand and pointed, and instantly the two states of 'self-healing' and 'poison-proof' were given to Elder Guangde, and the state lasted for sixty breaths.

The next moment, Elder Guangde's body suddenly trembled, and then black poisonous smoke came out of all his pores.

Zhuang Yan immediately asked the two monks to move away, then he raised his hand and waved it. A flame ignited above Elder Guangde's head, and all the poisonous smoke coming out of his body was instantly burned away by the flame.

As the poisonous smoke emerged, Elder Guangde's black body recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the marks and blood holes on his body also healed quickly.

After sixty breaths, the state disappeared, the poison on Elder Guangde's body completely dissipated, and his injuries were completely healed. Except for his face becoming a little pale, everything returned to normal.

Elder Guangde opened his eyes, slowly exhaled, then raised his head and looked in front of him.

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "Why is it that every time I see you, you are either fighting with others or being beaten by others?"

Elder Guangde looked at Zhuang Yan in front of him and immediately understood who had saved him, so he quickly stood up, clasped his hands together and bowed, saying, "This humble monk thanks Lingtai Divine Lord for saving my life."

"Get up." Zhuang Yan said with a smile.

Elder Guangde thanked him and stood up. At this time, Zhuang Yan asked, "Why did Miaoxuan Kingdom want to destroy Buddhism?"

Elder Guangde said, "Replying to Lord Lingtai, this is all because the Miaoxuan national master, 'Wu Chan Taoist', deceived the king of the country, exterminated all Buddhism in the country, and took the bones and relics of the monks to refine the elixir of immortality. The king is seventy-two years old this year, and he was already stupid and confused. Now he was deceived by Wu Chan Taoist and issued an edict to destroy Buddhism."

Zhuang Yan asked, "Then the wound on your body was caused by that Taoist Wuchan?"

"That's right." Elder Guangde said, "The Taoist Wuchan is now in the palace army outside. He came with the governor of Guangci Prefecture. Now they have issued an ultimatum, giving us one day to surrender, otherwise they will storm the mountain gate tomorrow."

Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "Don't panic. Just stay in the temple and I will take care of you later."

After he finished speaking, Zhuang Yan's figure turned into a puff of green smoke, flew out of the Mahavira Hall, and flew directly into the 'Mountain God Statue' in the Mountain God Hall in Tianci Temple.

Elder Guangde, who saw this scene, immediately ordered a disciple to go to the mountain temple to guard, offer incense, flowers and fruits, and provide candles and incense.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was dark. Late at night, the military camp outside Tianci Temple was brightly lit.

The Taoist Wuchan was sitting cross-legged in his tent practicing, while the prefect Lu Yuanhe had gone to rest early.

At this moment, a ray of divine light flew out from Tianci Temple and fell directly into the military camp of the government soldiers. The prefect Lu Yuanhe, who had just fallen asleep, immediately fell into a dream.

(End of this chapter)