Mythology: Erlang Shen begins to show his divine power in the heavens

Chapter 111: Gods and Buddhas descend to earth, Zhenwu's death, and the rise of power

After leaving heaven, Buddha and Taishang met again in one place.

"How do you want to deal with the matter of Zhenjun?" asked Tai Shang.

"The True Lord is naturally not easy to deal with. Even if he is the mastermind behind all this, we can't really kill him. No matter what, he is the nephew of the Jade Emperor. He is guilty only if the Jade Emperor says so himself."

"But obviously, the Jade Emperor now agrees with your statement, and believes that the True Lord was bewitched by that demon. Even if it is not true, it must be so!"

Tathagata said.

He asked the Supreme:
"Who is that strange Taoist you mentioned? You seem to know him very well."

The Supreme Way:
"You may have heard of his name. He is Bodhi Patriarch."

"Master Bodhi?"

Tathagata was slightly surprised:
"It turned out to be him. After hiding for so long, he finally couldn't help but come out?"

In the past, there was an extraordinary talent who attracted many Buddhist and Taoist sects to fight for him and want to incorporate him into their own sect, but that person’s human heart was higher than the sky.

He was proud of his talent and wandered between Buddhism and Taoism, and even studied Confucianism, integrating the three religions into one, and became a living saint.

The Buddhist and Taoist sects were dissatisfied with this and wanted to take action against him.

But then maybe he figured something out.

He suddenly disappeared from everyone's sight and escaped into an unknown place. Over time, the world forgot about him.

The Supreme nodded:

"At first I wanted to take him in as my disciple, but he was very clever. Now, he is also the founder of a school. I calculated that all of Wukong's skills were actually acquired from him."

Tathagata said:
"No wonder Wukong also has a rebellious personality. He is somewhat similar to him before, but Wukong is more rebellious. He did not pass on his wisdom of retreating at the height of his career to Wukong."

The Supreme Being chuckled:
"In any case, it is a good reason to put all the blame on him. As for the True Lord."

He thought of the terrifying power displayed by Erlang Zhenjun in the Tianji picture:
"There may be other variables in the True Lord, so we should be careful and test him first."

"It just so happens that the True Lord said that anyone with ulterior motives can come down to earth and join his True Lord's residence? We may be able to use this opportunity to place some people there and understand their true situation."

Tathagata nodded:

"can."

The heavenly palace where the gods of thunder reside.

A group of immortals and gods gathered together.

"Did you see the Jade Emperor's attitude earlier?"

"I saw it."

"The Jade Emperor doesn't seem to care much about his nephew's rebellion against heaven. Instead, he sent the Buddha and the Taoist to take charge. Why does it seem like he did it on purpose?

After all, everyone knows that they are the two most evil people in the world.

And Master Erlang rebelled against Heaven in the name of cleansing Heaven and Earth. Is he the most innocent person in the world?
The Jade Emperor deliberately let them confront each other, there must be a deep meaning!"

"That's right. The Great Lord seems to have the intention to clean up the world. If we go and submit to the Lord, even if we fail in the end, we may only be slightly punished at most. That's not a big deal."

Obviously.

This group of people are the immortals and gods who were moved by Lin Yuan's words, have become disgusted with the hypocritical atmosphere in Heaven, and want to go down to the mortal world to follow Lin Yuan to purge the world.

In heaven, they live in fear.

I’m afraid that one day I might not pay attention and offend someone, and then suffer a serious sin.

They have long been fed up with such days.

Before, they had no choice but to continue to endure.

But it's different now.

True Lord Erlang established the True Lord Palace in the lower world and threatened to change the world, but this did not even make the Great Celestial Lord very angry. Instead, he just sent the Buddha and the Taoist to take care of it.

There are so many implications behind this.

They felt that this might be a development direction deliberately condoned by the Jade Emperor.
therefore
"What are you waiting to discuss in private?!"

A surprised shout suddenly came from the side.

Several people were suddenly frightened and trembled all over, and found that it was their boss Lei Zu who appeared at some point.

Lei Zu looked at them with eyes wide open, as if he was ready to capture and punish them at any time.

One of them quickly said, "Sir, we are just discussing some daily practice matters."

"Yes, Tianzun, we are discussing cultivation."

Lei Zu snorted coldly:
"Let's discuss descending to the mortal world, why hide it? How many people do you know who share the same idea as you? Bring them all with me, and go down to the mortal world with me, and enter the palace of the True Lord!"

"?!" Everyone was stunned.

Then they were ecstatic again:
"Did Tianzun not frame us?"

Lei Zu shook his head and said:

“Ever since Wang Lingguan was given an arm filled with the Great Celestial Venerable’s delusions as his head, I knew that the Great Celestial Venerable had been using similar means to transfer his own delusions.

Until now, the time when the Great Celestial Venerable is awake is definitely not as short as before, and the world will change sooner or later!"

"But perhaps due to unknown reasons, the Great Celestial Venerable has always concealed his condition and never revealed it."

"Of course, these are just my guesses. I can't guarantee whether this is true or not."

“But I am indeed fed up with the current situation in Heaven. Although I am the Heavenly Lord of Taoism, I am really dissatisfied with the behavior of the Supreme Taoist Ancestor. Now that the True Lord has established a palace in the human world, I want to open up a piece of pure land.

The Great Lord is not too angry yet, so I naturally want to fight him."

"Even if the final outcome is death, it's better than being caught and forced to make pills due to false charges one day."

Lei Zu's voice was low.

Everyone was silent.

They naturally know who Rezuti is.
Not long ago, a major event occurred in heaven.

The Great Emperor Zhenwu was accused of treason by Taishang Laojun and was forced to make elixirs.

This incident shocked many people in the Heavenly Court.

Many gods and Buddhas had to forcibly suppress the thoughts that had just arisen in their minds.

He was afraid that he would be the next one to be caught and forced to make elixirs.

After all, even the Great Emperor Zhenwu could end up in such a miserable situation.

What about other people?
then.

Lei Zu then brought some people from the Thunder Department and secretly went down to the human world.

but.

Not long after they came down to earth, they suddenly discovered that there was another group of people who had also secretly come down to earth.

However, both groups concealed their figures, so it was difficult to tell where the other was from.

They had a very good understanding of each other. After looking at each other, they went in two directions, and finally turned around and headed towards Guanjiangkou.

Such a scene.

But it happens everywhere in heaven.

Drain the estuary.

Lin Yuan and others returned here.

He took out a wisp of residual spirit and gave it to Nezha, saying:
"I didn't kill Li Tianwang completely. After all, he is also your father."

Nezha looked disgusted:
"Is he also my father? I have already given my flesh to my mother and my bones to my father! Over the years, without the protection of the pagoda, I would have killed him!"

Seeing that Nezha didn't accept it, Lin Yuan had no choice but to retract it into his body:

"In that case, I'll keep it for you for now."

He then said to Wukong:

"Monkey, now that things have been decided, I resurrected you in order to have you and your group of fellow demon kings attract the attention of the Heavenly Court and the Holy Mountain. Why don't you go back to the Flower-Fruit Mountain and recruit more troops?"

Wukong nodded:
"I, Old Sun, have no choice but to accept the responsibility!"

Having said that, he prepared to leave.

But Lin Yuan held him back and made three rules:

"Don't indulge your demons and let them harm the people. Otherwise, I will not tolerate it."

Wukong said:
"Yang Jian, do you still think that I am the inexperienced monkey? I am a monkey who has been granted the title of Buddha and obtained Buddhist scriptures! I naturally know what can be done and what cannot be done!

Don't worry, I, Old Sun, will definitely discipline those monsters!" After saying that, he somersaulted away.

But it soon flew back and arrived in front of Patriarch Bodhi:

"Look at my head, Master. I haven't seen you for a long time and I forgot to greet you!"

As he said this, the monkey bowed to Patriarch Bodhi in a respectful manner.

Then he looked at Jin Chanzi and said:

"You are also my master, so I, Old Sun, also bow to you."

Jin Chanzi was speechless for a moment.

It’s just because the difference in attitude before and after is so obvious.

Patriarch Bodhi swept Wukong's head with his whisk and scolded him with a smile:

"You monkey, although you have changed a little over the years, your nature is still the same. You really haven't made any progress!"

The monkey scratched his head and laughed:
"If I change my nature, am I still me?"

"Okay, go ahead."

The monkey clasped his hands and prepared to leave, but a gust of black wind suddenly came and rushed straight into the Zhenjun Mansion, and there was a voice calling out:

"Brother Monkey! Brother Monkey! Are you really resurrected?!"

The monkey looked and saw that the black wind transformed into the appearance of Bajie, which fell to the ground, small and exquisite.

"Hey, idiot! Why are you here instead of staying in your own place? Do you want to join us in rebelling against the heaven?"

The monkey grabbed Zhu Bajie's ears.

"Let go! Let go! You monkey, you are so dishonest! You have died once and you are still like this!"

Bajie patted the monkey's hands repeatedly and said:
"Rebellion? I, Old Pig, came here to join the Zhenjun Mansion. I have wanted to rebel for a long time! I worked hard to follow the Buddha to obtain the scriptures, but in the end, I got a messenger of the altar to eat his leftovers. The Buddha is so cruel! He should be overthrown and the sacred mountain should be razed to the ground!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Chanzi's face suddenly darkened:
"Bajie!"

Bajie took a closer look and found Jin Chanzi. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly hid behind the monkey and said with an apologetic smile:

"Master is here too. Is Master going to rebel against us too?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Chanzi was immediately helpless.

He actually didn't have this idea at first.

He just accompanied Lin Yuan to revive Wukong.

As a result, after so many things happened later, he seemed to be on this pirate ship and couldn't get off.

Thinking of this, he said to Lin Yuan:
"True Lord, although I am dissatisfied with the current world and Lingshan, I will not really overturn Lingshan."

Lin Yuan waved his hand and said:
"When I said I wanted to clean up the world and kill the evil gods and Buddhas, I didn't mean to wash the world with blood. Didn't you see that I even kept the remaining spirit of Li Tianwang?"

"When the time comes, let those evil gods and Buddhas reincarnate and be good people for dozens or hundreds of lifetimes before they can be freed. As for the others, continue to maintain the order of heaven and earth. At least, it cannot be the same as it is now."

Jin Chanzi nodded:
"Since you are so, I feel relieved."

He looked at the pure land around him again:
"It's just that I don't understand one thing."

“But what about maintaining the existence of the Pure Land?” Lin Yuan asked.

"That's right. With the power of a True Lord, even if you can maintain a piece of pure land, it would still be difficult to change the entire world, right?"

Jin Chanzi said.

Patriarch Bodhi also looked over.

After entering Sichuan and arriving at Guanjiangkou, he noticed this piece of pure land.

This kind of action shows that Lord Erlang is truly a saint. He was willing to sacrifice his own strength to change the world.

this behavior
It is almost equivalent to opening up a new world with one's own efforts!

How difficult is it to create the world?
Even the Jade Emperor probably couldn't do it.

Lin Yuan not only has to open up a new world, but also has to resist the corrosion of the abnormal spiritual power of heaven and earth at all times and provide enough spiritual energy for the creatures in the pure land.

This situation, almost every moment, is a huge drain on one's own strength.

Although he also saw the power of incense and offerings that were continuously provided by the people in this pure land.

But Jin Chanzi didn't think that the power of these incense sticks could make up for the gap.

If you rely on yourself alone, you will definitely lose strength!
Lin Yuan smiled slightly and said:
"You don't have to worry about this kind of thing. Since I dare to do this, I naturally have my confidence."

Jin Chanzi nodded:

"I am the one who said too much."

after that.

The monkey took Bajie away from here and returned to his Flower-Fruit Mountain, ready to summon the demon tribe.

Jin Chanzi and Patriarch Bodhi stayed for the time being.

There seems to be enough manpower now.

Lin Yuan took back his various magical incarnations, so that the power he could exert would be even stronger.

He had a premonition.

It seems that in the near future, Heaven and Lingshan will take a big action against him.

In this situation, he has to keep his combat power at its peak at all times.

Just when he was looking for Yuan Shoucheng, Patriarch Bodhi and others to discuss how to expand the Pure Land next.

Suddenly, large streams of light flew over from all directions.

They fell into Zhenjun Mansion one after another, and in the blink of an eye they filled the open space in the courtyard of Zhenjun Mansion.

They manifested their bodies and saw each other with different looks.

For a moment, all kinds of divine power filled the Zhenjun Palace.

Lin Yuan flew out of the room and looked at the scene in a bit of astonishment.

When they saw Lin Yuan, the group of people said in unison:

"Greetings to the True Lord! We wish to follow the True Lord and work together to change the world. I hope the True Lord will accept us!"

Yuan Shoucheng who followed him said:

"It seems that the True Lord is not only supported by the people, but also by the gods."

Patriarch Bodhi said:
"People who wish for a clear and bright world will eventually be the majority. This time, the True Lord will attain the Tao and change the world, and he will surely succeed!"

Lin Yuan came back to his senses, looked at the gods below, and said:

"I am very happy that you have abandoned darkness and joined the light. It just so happens that I am going to expand the Pure Land on a large scale today, and I am in need of people right now!"

"You are all immortals in heaven, and I think you all have experience in handling human affairs.

I don’t have any other requests, my only request is.”

"Caring for the people!"

"Now, follow me into the mansion and discuss everything together. I will arrange seats for you one by one. If you have any ideas, feel free to raise them!"

He then asked everyone to enter the mansion.

There are other spaces in the palace that are large enough to accommodate many people.

Lin Yuan was indeed happy about the arrival of these people.

Originally, he thought that there might not be enough manpower now, so he had to wait until the main body finished preaching and then bring the gods of the Precious Lotus Lantern.

结果
He didn't expect so many immortals and gods would come to join him at once.

Some of them may be undercover agents, but Lin Yuan is open-minded.

He is confident that once the undercover agents see his true strength, they will not dare to reveal it and will continue to disguise themselves.

"However, the original body upgraded the Lotus Lantern World in order to obtain enough manpower. Now..."

“Those problems were solved directly.”

"Life is so unpredictable."

Lin Yuan shook his head secretly.

The main body will never come out again.

His Dharmakāya.

We are about to conquer this dark myth world!
(End of this chapter)