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

Chapter 263 Thunder God helps me, Zhu Bajie please follow me (asking for monthly ticket)
The evil dragon looked down on Zuo Liang, thinking that he was a man of little magical power and no martial arts. He said, "Although I often eat human brains, I have never eaten the brains of a cultivator with magical powers like you. Now I have the good fortune to meet you, and I will definitely taste you. You know that human flesh tastes sour if it is irritated, but the brain tastes salty if it is irritated."

Zuo Liang heard this and said, "There is no point in talking any more. Just teach me to surrender to you."

The evil dragon laughed loudly and said, "You ignorant boy, your master has been practicing in the gentle place of Nanzhanbuzhou for a long time, but you don't know that Beijuluzhou is not a place for you to come."

Zuo Liang asked, "What about the southern continent of Zhanbu? What about the northern continent of Julu?"

The evil dragon said, "You are an ignorant person. You don't know the saying of two continents. How can the Northern Julu Continent be compared with your Southern Jambu Continent?"

Zuo Liang asked, "How do you say that?"

The evil dragon said, "My place, Beijuluzhou, is an evil place. You should listen carefully. There is a saying that goes, 'There is no pure land in the vast white cold river, there is a cave in the dark snow cave, the seven emotions and six desires form monsters, the three disasters and nine difficulties create sins, the Xuanming Mother participates in evil ways, and the Frost Demon King creates miasma. If it were not for the Xuan Emperor's demon-slaying sword, how could we have lived in the human world for billions of years?'"

Zuo Liang was surprised when he heard this. If what the evil dragon said was true, there would be more monsters in Beiluzhou than he had imagined.

The evil dragon laughed loudly and said, "Now that you have entered my place, I will not let you escape."

Zuo Liang said: "Even if you are afraid of the evil spirits in Beifu Luzhou, you will never be able to achieve anything. You must remember the saying 'do no evil, and practice all good'."

The evil dragon said, "Whether you are successful or not, whether you are evil or not, it is useless for you to talk about it. Let me eat you first, and then we can talk about other things."

Say it.

The evil dragon seemed to have lost its patience and pounced with its claws, trying to capture Zuo Liang.

Zuo Liang was neither startled nor afraid when he saw the evil dragon rushing towards him. A magical light rose from his body, and he sang and chanted: "Three beats of the heavenly drum shook the Taiqing, and the Xun wind rolled back the Xuanyun Banner. I summoned the five direction law commanders to quickly dispatch the Thunder God and Lightning Mother."

"Thunder God, Lightning Goddess, help me!"

Zuo Liang pointed toward the sky, and a law came into being.

The God of Thunder and the Goddess of Lightning received the order from the clouds and attacked the evil dragon. The God of Thunder was furious and the Goddess of Lightning was annoyed. They launched thunderbolts with a loud bang and there was a faint sound of rolling wheels. They also pulled out golden snakes to subdue the monster, and the sky was collapsing and the earth was splitting apart.

The evil dragon had no idea that lightning was coming, and was not careful, so he was hit by the lightning right in the middle, and he retreated backwards, cursing, "How can you have the ability to summon gods!"

The evil dragon bared its fangs and claws, and tried to claw towards Zuo Liang despite the thunder and lightning.

Zuo Liang was not alarmed, but issued the decree again, asking the God of Wind for help. Suddenly, the God of Wind tore open the leather bag, and there was a whistling wind, with flying sand and rocks, covering the sky and the sun, and actually blew the evil dragon back without being able to move.

Upon seeing this, Lei Gong and Dian Mu struck the evil dragon with thunder and lightning.

The evil dragon was struck by lightning and felt pain, its scales fell off, and its screams shook the sky.

When Zuo Liang saw this, he sent mountain gods and mountains to come, and several huge mountains pressed down on the body of the evil dragon, immobilizing it and preventing it from escaping.

Zuo Liang mobilized all the troops to deal with the evil dragon together. For a moment, the evil dragon was completely unable to fight back.

……

The Immortal, Bull Demon King and others were all watching from afar in the mountains, but when they saw Zuo Liang using the Five Thunders True Method to subdue the evil dragon, they all praised him.

The Bull Demon King said: "Master, Zhengyuan has not been practicing for a long time, but he has a lot of magical powers. These evil spirits are in his hands and have no power to fight back."

Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, "He relies on the Five Thunder Method to mobilize troops, but if he encounters some powerful monsters, the power of the immortals mobilized by the Five Thunder Method may not be enough, and his life will be in danger."

Qingniu said, "Very easy, very easy. Give him the skill of summoning immortals, and teach him to summon Tianpeng Zhenjun. Then his life will be safe."

Jiang Yuan was puzzled when he heard this.

Green Ox ate the orange and said, "Tian Peng Zhenjun is a capable person. When dealing with demons, he always kills them instead of saving them. But if the disciple can ask Tian Peng Zhenjun to be his general, no matter what kind of demon it is, it will be difficult to harm his life."

Jiang Yuan asked: "How can we invite Tian Peng Zhenjun?"

Qingniu smiled and said, "In the past, I went to Ziwei Palace with the Immortal Master, and I happened to meet Tianpeng Zhenjun once. If the Immortal Master explains it, Tianpeng Zhenjun will agree."

Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, "If this is the case, it is not the practice for Zheng Yuan."

While the two were talking, Zhu Bajie was holding a nine-toothed rake and staring at Zuo Liang who was calling the wind and rain below, lost in thought. He had also been as majestic as this in the past.

The group waited for a while in the mountains, and Zuo Liang had subdued the evil dragon. How could this evil dragon have the ability to carry a mountain? It was crushed by many mountains and struck by the God of Thunder and the Goddess of Lightning. It soon became unable to move.

When Jiang Yuan and his companions saw this, they went down the mountain and came to the side of the Hansui Pond.

Zuo Liang dismissed the Thunder God and Lightning Mother and others, then bowed to the Immortal and said, "Master, I have subdued this evil demon."

Jiang Yuan smiled and praised a few times, then saw the evil dragon lying in its true form by the pond. He looked into the distance and saw black air rising into the sky, which was where the evil spirit was.

Zuo Liang bowed again and said he was not worthy of the reward.

Sun Wukong pressed down the cloud and said, "Big Brother, my nephew's practice will be successful. I will teach him to defeat this evil dragon. If he enters the human world, my nephew's practice can make him a national teacher. In the past, I traveled westward and passed by the country of Yichechi. There were three monsters there who also had the ability to call the wind and rain. But in terms of practice, none of them was as good as my nephew, yet he was named a national teacher."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan took out his ruler, hit Sun Wukong, and said, "How can you say such things, you monkey? If I let my disciple go to the secular world to become a national teacher, I will definitely make trouble for you, monkey."

Sun Wukong held his head and dared not say anything.

Zuo Liang smiled and said, "Master, I only wish to practice by your side. No matter what position you are in, I don't want to go there."

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "If one day you have completed your practice, what will you do?"

Zuo Liang shook his head and said, "Master, it is difficult for me to achieve success in my practice."

Jiang Yuan asked: "Why?"

Zuo Liang said: "There is no end to cultivation."

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded.

The Bull Demon King swung the Black Dragon Piyue Spear, pointed it at the front, and said, "Master, that place with evil spirit rising to the sky must be where the Frost Soul Great Sage is."

The land god stepped forward and bowed, "Master, Ox King, that is where the Great Sage Shuangpo is, and it is called the City of Bones."

Jiang Yuan was about to say something when Zhu Bajie suddenly stepped forward and said, "Master, I can go there to relieve that guy's grievance, but I have a request. If you can agree to it, I will go there."

Sun Wukong shouted, "How dare you talk to my elder brother like that, you idiot?"

Jiang Yuan stopped Sun Wukong and asked, "Zhu Bajie, what do you want?"

Zhu Bajie shouted, "But please let this matter be settled, and allow me to practice with you for a while."

Jiang Yuan heard this and asked, not understanding what he meant, "Why do you want to practice with me?"

Zhu Bajie replied, "I know that my practice is wrong, but I can't help it. I am mostly helpless and confused. I don't know what to do. But I see that most of those who follow the real person to practice have achieved success. So I want to follow the real person to practice. I hope you will allow me."

Jiang Yuan said, "Practicing with me will be hard, have you thought about it?" Zhu Bajie gritted his teeth and said, "As long as I follow you, I can endure any hardship. I am here to make a statement. I will follow you and leave my life in your hands. If I say something that is not acceptable, you will kill me."

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Really?"

Zhu Bajie said, "It is true."

Jiang Yuan said: "In this case, now that the matter here is over, you can practice with me."

Zhu Bajie bowed in response.

Jiang Yuan then looked at Wang Yu at the back and said, "Wang Yu, the demon that harmed you is this dragon. Now I have taught you to subdue it."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yu immediately bowed to the Immortal, kowtowed countless times, and said, "Thank you, Immortal! Thank you, Immortal! My Wangjia Village will be grateful to the Immortal for generations!"

As Wang Yu spoke, he wanted to say that he also wanted to follow the immortal to practice cultivation, but when he thought of his family, the words came to his lips but he could not say them.

The immortal stepped forward, helped Wang Yu up, and said, "No need to be so polite. Now that the demon has descended, I will ask the guardian to take you back to the village. We still need to go and subdue the demon."

Say it.

The immortal then ordered the Bull Demon King to escort Wang Yu away.

The Bull Demon King took the order and was about to take Wang Yu away.

Wang Yu felt anxious when he saw this, and wanted to speak immediately to talk about cultivation, but no matter how he opened his mouth, he couldn't say a word. He was extremely anxious.

Wang Yu raised his head and looked at the Immortal, and suddenly saw the Immortal looking at him, smiling and shaking his head at him.

Wang Yu suddenly understood and said no more.

The Bull Demon King then came with the wind, rolled up Wang Yu, and went towards Wangjia Village.

Jiang Yuan watched the Bull Demon King go away, then he and the others stood up and headed towards the White Bone City to subdue the Great Sage Frost Soul.

Zuo Liangqin led the deer for the immortal, and the land god, Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong followed closely behind.

Sun Wukong approached Zhu Bajie and said, "You fool, how come you need to practice now?"

Zhu Bajie pondered for a long time and said, "Brother, I see that I was once a mortal, but now I have power. I also recall the days when I was in the heavenly palace."

Sun Wukong pointed at Zhu Bajie and said, "We two have traveled the Great Road to the West before. I have repeatedly given you advice. When have you ever listened?"

Zhu Bajie yelled, "Brother, I have to listen to you."

Sun Wukong asked: "Since you have heard it, why don't you change it?"

Zhu Bajie shook his head and said, "It's not that listening to words will help. Brother, I have often resolved to repent, but I cannot control my body and keep the precepts. But when I repent, it doesn't take long for my resolve to disappear and I can't control myself."

Sun Wukong said: "You are the Wood Mother who cannot be controlled."

Zhu Bajie said, "I know that, but I can't do anything about it."

Sun Wukong said: "Now you are practicing with my elder brother, you must do your best. This kind of practice will definitely achieve something, and the Wood Mother will definitely be controlled."

The two talked and talked, and before they knew it, they had reached a place. They looked from afar and saw a city ahead. It was a dangerous city. Black clouds pressed down on the battlements, and green miasma covered the parapets. The walls were made of human teeth and bones, and the cracks between the bricks were full of blood and essence. Looking carefully, they saw 360 pairs of human skin lanterns hanging on the city gate tower. When the wind blew, the green fire was flickering, and the stench could be smelled from a distance. It was really a sea of ​​blood and corpses.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan asked, "How many people has this Great Sage Shuangpo harmed?"

The land god came forward to pay his respects and said, "There are countless of them. Most of them are from the northern Julu Continent, some are from the western Niuhe Continent, and some are from the southern Zhanbu Continent who strayed in."

Sun Wukong scratched his head and said, "This place is not much worse than the Lion Camel Mountain on the way to the west, but how can a person from Xiniu Hezhou get here? Xiniu Hezhou is quite a distance away from here."

The land god replied, "You may not know, Great Sage, but there have always been many demons in Xiniuhezhou that keep living people captive and often send them to Beijuluzhou. Anyone who passes through here will definitely send some living people to the Great Sage Shuangpo."

Sun Wukong asked, "When I traveled westwards in the past, how come I never heard of such evil monsters that kept living people in captivity?"

The land god said, "Great Sage, there are many evil spirits hiding in Hezhou, Xiniu."

Sun Wukong said: "I thought the three demons of Lion Camel Mountain were extremely vicious, but I never thought there were evil spirits that kept living people in captivity."

Jiang Yuan said, "As for the place of Xiniu Hezhou, you can go and investigate it thoroughly when you are free, but this place should be destroyed. Bajie, this man was your former general and has a grudge against you. You can resolve the grudge."

Zhu Bajie was a little frightened and subconsciously wanted to retreat, but then he seemed to realize something, gritted his teeth, picked up the Nine-toothed Rake, and flew towards the City of Bones with a strong wind.

Jiang Yuan said with a smile: "Wukong, go and protect him for a while, don't let the Great Sage Shuangpo get hurt."

Sun Wukong drew out his golden cudgel and said, "Big Brother, please stay here for a while. I will leave right away."

Say it.

Sun Wukong used a trick to deceive the eyes and disappeared on a cloud.

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It is said that Zhu Bajie, holding the Nine-toothed Rake, walked to the City of Bones and smelled a terrible stench. Upon closer inspection, he saw that the two cast iron doors had been stained purple and black, and the door knockers were cast in the shape of a yaksha swallowing a skull. When the north wind blew, they made a clanging sound, like the teeth of wronged souls, which was frightening.

Zhu Bajie was timid and swayed from side to side. He did not have any of the majestic aura of the former Tianpeng Water God.

But he remembered the instructions of the Immortal to settle the grudge, so he had to pluck up his courage and shouted inside: "Great Sage Shuangpo in there, an old friend is visiting, come and see him quickly."

Zhu Bajie just finished speaking.

I saw two goblins coming out of the city gate.

Zhu Bajie took a closer look and recognized the two monsters. They were zombies that were lurking and causing trouble. In the past, when he was traveling west, he met a "White Bone Lady" who was just like them.

He recognized the two demons and knew they were no match for them. He immediately gained some courage and said, "Are you two soldiers under the command of the Great Sage Shuangpo?"

The two demons saw Zhu Bajie and said, "We are the gatekeepers under the command of the Great Sage, but where did you come from to offer you, a pig demon? The Great Sage does not eat pork, but you are useless. But you can enjoy it with us. Come with us and wash your clothes and put them in the pot."

Zhu Bajie got angry when he heard this and said, "How dare you say that? I will kill you and see how you behave. Then I will clean yourself up and put you in the pot."

Zhu Bajie was very angry and swung his nine-toothed rake at the two demons.

The two demons panicked for a moment, but they raised their swords and fought against Zhu Bajie. How could they be afraid of Zhu Bajie?

But Zhu Bajie still has some of his former power, and the two monsters dare not confront him, but he is far from being what he used to be.

(End of this chapter)