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

Chapter 267: Fear of the North Luzhou Xuanming Old Mother [Monthly Tickets Plus]

But Sun Wukong asked about the origin of the Xuanming Mother.

When the land god saw Sun Wukong asking, he dared not hide anything and hurriedly bowed and said, "Great Sage, I don't know where the Mysterious Mother came from. I hope the Great Sage will forgive me, but in my opinion, this evil monster must have a background."

When Sun Wukong heard this, he scratched his head and said, "You, the land god, are just talking nonsense. How could I not know where he came from? But I don't know where he came from, so I asked you just now."

The land god had no choice but to make amends for his sin, fearing that the Great Sage would punish him.

Jiang Yuan dismounted the white deer and said, "Earth God, please stand up. I will never punish you. But I don't know why this Xuanming Mother killed three hundred Arhats and placed their relics in the palace. Did the Western Buddha not care?"

The land god said: "We cannot stay in Beijuluzhou for long. Even if the Venerable Sakyamuni from the West wants to come, he cannot stay for too long. When the Xuanming Mother sees the Venerable Buddha from the West coming, she will flee and hide in Beijuluzhou."

Jiang Yuan didn't understand what he meant, so he asked, "Your Excellency has great magical powers, how come you can't find the Xuanming Mother?"

The land god said, "Master, I have heard that the Xuanming Mother has a treasure that can hide one's whereabouts, but I don't know whether it is true or not. However, the Venerable Sakyamuni once came to Beijuluzhou, but could not find the Xuanming Mother, so he had to leave."

Sun Wukong said: "Is this demon really so powerful?"

The land god said: "There are few in Beijuluzhou who can match him."

The Bull Demon King stepped forward and asked, "How are his crimes? Can they be compared with the Great Sage Frost Soul of this White Bone City?"

The land god replied, "She is far from being comparable to the Great Sage Shuangpo, but in terms of crimes, the Xuanming Old Mother is one of the worst demons in Beijuluzhou."

Zuo Liang bowed to the Immortal, and then said: "Master, when I subdued the evil dragon earlier, it said that the Northern Continent is '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 sword to slay demons, how could the human world last billions of years'. This statement fully describes the situation of the Northern Continent."

Sun Wukong turned around and said, "Big Brother, now that we know about this monster, are we going to go and subdue it?"

Jiang Yuan looked at the invitation in his hand and said with a smile: "Now that I have an invitation, I should go and take a look. This is also the law of fate. I will go to see what kind of tripod it is at the Ding Appreciation Meeting. Let me go and appreciate it. I also have three tripods. I can go and teach him to appreciate one or two."

Sun Wukong said: "Master Brother's tripod is a treasure. If he holds a tripod appreciation party, what treasure can he bring out?"

The Bull Demon King said, "Since we are going, sir, let me lead the way."

Sun Wukong said: "Big Brother, although I have never practiced with you, but now that you want to defeat these demons, I will follow you."

Jiang Yuan answered all of them, and then he turned around, bowed to the land god, and said, "Please accompany me all the way, I am going to look for the Xuanming Mother. This road is full of dangers, so the land god does not need to accompany me, and just guard this place well."

How dare the land god accept Jiang Yuan's gift? He dodged and returned the gift, saying, "I dare not accept the gift. It is my honor to help you. Now you are going to look for the Xuanming Old Mother. She is not an easy person to deal with. Please be careful."

Jiang Yuan agreed with a smile.

Sun Wukong said, "Be well, you have us as your guardians. No matter how powerful that guy is, he can't do anything to you."

The land god smiled and praised the Great Sage for his great magical powers. Then he stood up and left, bidding farewell to everyone.

Zuo Liang asked, "Master, we should go to the place where the Xuanming Old Mother is. The Earth God said to go west, but Beifu Luzhou is vast and the west is very far. I don't know which mountain or which palace the Xuanming Old Mother is in. How should we go forward?"

Jiang Yuan said: "It's very easy."

Sun Wukong held Zuo Liang and said, "It's very easy. Although Beijuluzhou is vast, the Xuanming Mother, according to what the old land god said, is an old demon. Her evil spirit must be very strong. We can use our aura-seeing ability to find out where she is. Furthermore, even if we don't know where she is, we can go to the mountains and send the four land gods to ask where the Xuanming Mother is."

The Bull Demon King said, "What you said makes sense, brother. But we are afraid that the demons and evil spirits will rise in Luzhou in the north. There are very few local gods and mountain gods. We may not find a local god even if we pass through ten mountains." Jiang Yuan said, "Don't worry about that. Just keep going. With this invitation, we can definitely get there."

Everyone responded.

Sun Wukong pulled out the golden cudgel from between his ears and was about to move forward to clear the way, but the Bull Demon King stopped him and told him to step forward to clear the way.

The two argued for a long time, then went forward together to clear the way.

Zuo Liang led the white deer.

Jiang Yuan climbed onto the deer, looked at Zhu Bajie behind him and said, "Zhu Bajie, we are going to look for the Xuanming Mother today. Do you want to come with us, or go back to Fuling Mountain?"

Zhu Bajie hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to answer, but he heard from the land god that the Xuanming Mother was an old devil with extraordinary abilities. She had killed three hundred arhats. If he went there now, it would be very dangerous.

But he had just said some time ago that he wanted to follow the immortal to practice cultivation. Now that he had to retreat in the face of danger, how could he still follow him?

Seeing Zhu Bajie remained silent, Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Let's go back to Fuling Mountain. The road ahead is full of dangers. If you go, you will have to use your magical powers to fight against others, and then you will be in danger. However, there is peace in the mansion in Fuling Mountain."

Zhu Bajie suddenly looked up and said, "Master, I am willing to go with you to find the Xuanming Mother!"

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Are you really willing to go?"

Zhu Bajie said: "I will never regret it."

Jiang Yuan asked again: "There are dangers on this road, aren't you afraid?"

Zhu Bajie pondered for a long time, shook his head and said: "Master, how can I not be afraid? But I have some thoughts. If I retreat here, I can't follow you. I'm afraid that when Mu Mu makes trouble again, I will have a hard time controlling her. Then my practice will regress and I will have no chance. If I retreat, I can enjoy a moment of peace. If I advance, I will suffer and gain true freedom. A moment of peace is fleeting, and true freedom is permanent."

Jiang Yuan said: "The fact that you can say these words now is enough to show that you have made progress in your practice."

Zhu Bajie said, "Please allow me to follow you, Master. I will not be afraid of hardships."

Jiang Yuan said with a smile: "Come on, King Si, keep an eye on Zhu Bajie and don't let the monster hurt him."

Qingniu glanced at Zhu Bajie and responded.

The immortal then rode the deer forward.

Qingniu and Zhu Bajie followed closely behind.

The blue ox said, "Zhu Bajie, we met on the road to the west in the past. At that time, you still had some power, but now you have none at all."

Zhu Bajie shouted, "I know this truth, so I am following the immortal to practice. When I have achieved success in my practice, my power will naturally return to me."

Qingniu said: "You have cultivated your mind for a long time, how could you fall into such a state? How come you were once a Marshal of the Heavenly Peng under the Daluo Sect, but now you are only a Purifier of the Altar."

Zhu Bajie said nothing and followed the white deer.

(End of this chapter)