Journey to the West: Beginning with the Apprenticeship of Bodhi Patriarch

Chapter 240: The Great Sage of the Sky-Bearing Twisted Wood
It is said that near the west of Biaolan Mountain, a group of immortals came here. Sun Wukong received the order from the immortals and captured a little demon who was patrolling the mountain. He asked him where this demon came from.

The little demon was captured by the immortals. He knelt on the ground trembling with fear and said in panic: "My fellow immortals! Please spare my life!"

Sun Wukong pointed at the little demon and said, "We have entered this mountain to subdue demons, but we do not know where the demons in this mountain come from. You are the demon in the mountain, and you are also a patroller. I think you are a little demon under the command of the demon. Tell us where the demons in the mountain come from, and I will spare your life."

The little demon was panicked and replied, "My king is the 'Great Saint of the Sky-supporting Twisted Wood'. He is a spirit from a strange tree in the mountains. He has been living in the mountains for hundreds of years. He has great magical powers and great abilities. He often uses many female ghosts under his command to trick travelers into his mansion and capture them for food. My fellow immortals, this is all I know. I have just entered the mountains and do not know the details. But please spare my life, spare my life!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong said, "What a big mouth you have, Great Sage Qingtian Qiumu? I wonder what kind of magical power he has to dare to speak so arrogantly."

The little demon was surprised and said, "I heard that hundreds of years ago, the most famous demon in history called himself the Great Sage and openly rebelled against the heaven. Since then, most demons in the world have called themselves the 'Great Sage'. My king called himself the Great Sage of the Sky-Bearing Twisted Wood at that time."

Sun Wukong asked: "Who is the most famous demon in history?"

The little demon replied: "It is the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong."

When Sun Wukong heard that it was related to him, he just said, "I am so ashamed," and stopped asking any more questions.

The Bull Demon King stepped forward, grabbed the little demon, and said, "Don't say that. Now that we have found out where the demon came from, do you want to let him go?"

The little demon begged for mercy in panic.

Jiang Yuan took a closer look and said, "Let him go. He has not caused any trouble. Just as he said, he is a newcomer to the mountains and has not yet been involved in any evil."

Upon hearing this, the Bull Demon King released the little demon and said, "Since you have done no evil, I will let you go. But please remember the kindness of the Immortal, turn to the right path, protect the area, and never forget what happened today."

The little demon knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Immortal. Thank you, Immortal. But please leave your name. I will always remember your name and will not dare to do evil."

The Bull Demon King looked at Jiang Yuan and asked him if he could say his name.

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry about who we are, but remember, do not do evil and practice good. You must know that there is a god above your head, don't you understand?"

The little demon responded, "It is clear, it is clear."

Jiang Yuan then asked the Bull Demon King to let the little demon go.

Sun Wukong said: "Big Brother, the place where the Great Sage of the Sky-Bearing Twisted Wood is is not far from us."

Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "Let's go there and see what kind of ability he has to cause trouble in this area."

Sun Wukong said with a smile: "There is no need for Senior Brother to help, just let me do it. If it doesn't work, I have my elder brother to help, and there is also Second Senior Brother, so there is absolutely no need for Senior Brother to help."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan smiled and shook his head. He knew that he didn't need to do anything, as everyone following him now had profound magical powers.

The Monkey King Sun Wukong and the Bull Demon King are both good at fighting. There are very few people in the Three Realms who can surpass their martial arts.

If your supernatural powers are insufficient, true insight is there.

There was a demon in the mountain and he had no chance to take action.

Jiang Yuan talked with the group for a while, telling them not to underestimate the enemy.

After saying that, the group headed west again, heading towards the demon's cave. It didn't take long before they arrived at the demon's cave. They saw that the cave was actually an old cave under an old tree. There were a few little demons guarding the door. There was a monument next to it, with the words 'The Mansion of the Great Sage Qingtian Qiumu' inscribed on it.

Sun Wukong said, "Big Brother, I will go and challenge him to come out." Jiang Yuan said, "Wukong, go ahead and be careful."

It is said that 'all things are mutually generated and restrained'. No matter how many years the centipede demon or the scorpion demon has practiced, if they meet the star official of the Pleiades, they will undoubtedly be defeated. This is the principle of mutual generation and restraint.

Therefore, to subdue demons and monsters, you must not confront them head-on. Otherwise, for fear of being harmed, you must find out where they came from so that you can prescribe the right remedy.

Sun Wukong listened to the immortal's words, bowed, then drew out his golden cudgel, leaped to the front of the mansion, swung the golden cudgel with great momentum and authority, and shouted inside: "That little demon guarding the door, go and tell the king that the Great Sage Equal to Heaven is here. Tell your king to open the door and accept his surrender immediately!"

The little demon guarding the door had never seen Sun Wukong in such a powerful manner before, and he panicked and rushed inside to report.

The tree spirit in the mansion was terrified and anxious because of what he heard from the local mountain gods.

He didn't know how he had attracted so many immortals and gods, each one more famous than the other.

Master Guangxin.

Monkey King.

Buddha of meditation and wisdom.

Bull Demon King.

He had heard of this Guangxin Zhenren, who was a Taoist immortal. Needless to say, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven caused a big disturbance in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago, and 100,000 heavenly soldiers were unable to stop him. He was the most famous demon in history. He had never heard of the Buddha of Meditation and Wisdom, but since he was named Buddha, his ability must be quite high. He had also heard of the Bull Demon King, who was said to have returned to the right path and practiced Buddhism. He had more than 10,000 soldiers under his command and was a well-known demon in the Western Niuhe Continent. His son, the Bull Saint Infant, was also quite capable.

With so many people coming to subdue him, how could the tree spirit not be afraid?

The tree spirit thought deeply for a long time. He had never left the mountain over the years, nor had he done anything to defy the will of heaven. He had never fought or killed any heavenly soldiers. How could it be worthy for so many immortals and gods to come and subdue him?

Before the tree spirit could think about it, a little demon came to report that there was a Monkey King outside who was challenging him to get out.

The tree spirit was trembling with fear, how could he still have the intention to do evil?

He was just about to ask the local gods and mountain gods if they had any way to save him from this disaster.

The tree spirit turned around and saw that there was no trace of the land and mountain gods. Those land and mountain gods had already escaped.

The tree spirit was very angry, and was about to use the Five Thunder Spell to capture all the local gods and mountain gods, but he remembered that the Monkey King was outside, and was afraid that the Monkey King would become impatient and come over to attack him, and then he would be finished.

The tree spirit thought for a long time, then ordered: "Come, come!"

At that moment, five or six little demons came over, prostrated themselves on the ground, and asked, "My lord, we are here!"

The tree spirit said, "Go and take out all the gold and silver in the mansion, the woman in the mansion, and the treasures in the mansion, such as the musical instruments, chess, calligraphy and paintings, and put them all in front of the mansion gate. If the Monkey King and his companions want them, they will all be given to them."

As the tree spirit spoke, he ordered the little demon to fetch his armor and weapons. He wondered if he could 'spend money to avoid disaster' and make the Monkey King and his companions leave. If not, he would have to fight with the Monkey King for a while and find a good opportunity to escape. He would come back after the Monkey King and his companions left.

However, the tree spirit didn't believe that the immortals like the Monkey King would stay in his Lanshan forever. After all, they would leave eventually.

(End of this chapter)