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

Chapter 29: Jin Gong will become
Laozi rode the green ox upside down, with Jiang Yuan as his guardian, and they headed westward.

Time passed quickly on this journey, eighteen years in total.

Jiang Yuan had visited many countries along the way and had learned a lot. But in Hezhou, Xiniu, many people had faces shaped like full moons, and their statures varied. Some were sixteen cubits tall, some were three or four cubits short, and most were six or seven cubits tall.

However, Lao Tzu came to teach and preach, and he passed through many countries. But they feared the Tao like a tiger and tried to avoid it, so for eighteen years, there was no progress.

Lao Tzu does not care about anything and just keeps moving forward with a calm mind. The highest good is like water.

Jiang Yuan was the same, he only cared about protecting the Dharma. He had not practiced for many years. After hearing the Tao, he used heavenly fire to refine Jin Gong for several years. Jin Gong had already taken shape, and he needed to practice in silence before he could teach Jin Gong to come out.

However, his guardian Laozi did not have time to come, so it was put on hold. He only lit the fire twice in ten days to teach the Golden Lord of the Lungs not to move.

During this day, we walked on the desert road.

Laozi rode the green bull upside down and said, "Guangxin, you are almost a golden master now, why don't you return to the mountain to practice?"

Jiang Yuan heard this and shook his head and said, "I came here on the orders of my master and I cannot disobey."

Having accepted the master's order, he had to protect the Dharma for thirty-three years. He knew that Laozi had great supernatural powers and magical powers. His protection was dispensable, but the favor must be repaid, regardless of the level of magical power.

Lao Tzu said: "A man with a broad mind is a true gentleman."

Jiang Yuan shook his head and asked, "Mr. Boyang, the two of us have traveled to many countries. In those countries, people fear the Tao like a tiger. In Xiniu and Hezhou, few people have heard of the Tao, and there are many barbarians."

Lao Tzu smiled and said, "There will be those who hear the truth, and they will not be abandoned by barbarians."

Jiang Tong'er then bowed in submission.

……

It has been thirty-three years since then.

Laozi and Jiang Yuan did not know where they went, but they saw in all the countries that no one knew the truth. They only said, "When will the struggle for fame and fortune end? People only worry about food and clothing and are busy all the time. Why should they be afraid of the King of Hell taking them away? Not a single one is willing to turn back."

Jiang Yuan knew that in less than half a day, Laozi would be born and return to heaven.

This trip has not made any progress. If there is resistance, there will be no progress.

I am not impatient, I just take things slow and gradual.

During this day.

Jiang Yuan was walking beside the cows when he suddenly felt something. He looked into the distance and saw a middle-aged man walking on the desert road.

His Mud Palace was shaken, and he called for his soul to help. He saw the middle-aged man covered in black mud, but he had a hidden spirit. Although he was a Hu man, he was sitting cross-legged on the ground and seemed to be wise.

He had seen black mud, which was from when his master traveled west with him. He saw the living beings of the Western Niuhe Continent and knew that the black mud was a sea of ​​suffering.

If he touches it, the black mud will stain his mind, obstruct his soul, and make him fall into the sea of ​​suffering. What is the point of this middle-aged man?

Jiang Yuan had been traveling for thirty-three years and had never encountered any obstacles blocking his way. He knew that it was Laozi who brought the purple energy, and the demons dared not block his way.

Such a middle-aged person is not a demon.

Moo!
The blue ox mooed and stopped moving. Laozi took a book, threw it upward and downward, and it landed in front of the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man saw the book fall from afar, opened his eyes and looked around, but because they were too far away, he could not see Jiang Yuan and Laozi, so he was confused and picked up the book.

Jiang Yuan suddenly realized. He didn't know what this book was for, but he knew clearly that this book was a hope for the survival of Xiniu Hezhou. The people of Xiniu Hezhou were all in the sea of ​​suffering. It was easy to save one or two people, but difficult to save all living beings. Maybe Lao Tzu had such great power, but Lao Tzu was born to leave a hope for life, not to use his great power to save all living beings.

Only sentient beings can save sentient beings.

This book by Lao Tzu is like the "Tao Te Ching" left in the southern continent. It is a vitality. This Tao is like a dead tree that is about to come into spring. The vitality is the technique of grafting. Life or death depends entirely on fate.

Laozi suddenly looked up and said with a smile: "Guangxin, I will leave now."

Half a day is enough for preaching and educating. Jiang Yuanming understood and bowed: "Farewell, Mr. Boyang!"

The one in the human world is Laozi, whose surname is Li and whose taboo name is Er, and whose courtesy name is Boyang. After he is born, he will be in the Tushita Palace on the 33rd heaven, and be known as the Jade Emperor.

Laozi smiled and said, "This journey has lasted for thirty-three years. You have been accompanied by Lao Guangxin, and I have delayed your cultivation for many years. You should have achieved the Golden Master many years ago. Why haven't you achieved the Golden Master yet?"

Jiang Yuan said: "It is my honor to be the guardian of Mr. Boyang. If Mr. Boyang had not given me the tripod in the past, I would have had a hard time following the path."

Laozi stretched out his hand from his sleeve and pointed it at Jiang Yuan. In an instant, a purple air entered the boy's lungs.

Jiang Yuan saw that the lungs were red everywhere in the furnace, and a piece of steel appeared between the two beads. It was a treasure that had cultivated a body of spiritual energy. If the steel was burned into weapons, it would make Jin Gong more powerful.

Lao Tzu said, "This treasure will help you, Guangxin, I will go."

Say it.

The green ox mooed, and clouds rose from under its feet. It flew up into the sky, accompanied by thousands of rays of light and purple air, and disappeared without a trace.

Jiang Yuan bowed again: "Farewell, Master!"

After the ceremony, he turned around and left, returning home to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

He saw that the road ahead was suddenly filled with sand and wind, and it was dark and confusing. There were many obstacles that made it impossible for him to go back.

Jiang Yuan found two black and white fish and took the Yu Ding to smash it.

How come when I was here, the devil hid and left no trace, and only came to bully him when he saw I was gone? How could he be a soft persimmon?

Jiang Yuan was just getting angry when suddenly a golden light came from the west, dispersing the wind and sand, and making the demons retreat, opening a path. It turned out to be the master performing a ritual to take the boy back home.

Jiang Yuan kowtowed to express his gratitude and walked along the Golden Road.

……

It takes a year to travel and half a day to return, because the child is eager to go home.

Jiang Yuan returned to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and went straight into Xieyue Sanxing Cave. When he arrived in front of Yaotai, he saw the master waiting for him on the altar with a smile on his face.

Jiang Tong'er bowed in front of the altar and said sincerely, "Master, I am back now!"

The master personally came down from the altar, helped Jiang Tong'er up, and said, "Tong'er, just sit down. After thirty-three years, Tong'er's practice has made great progress."

Jiang Yuan sat down with the master, and then he continued: "Master, my cultivation is due to Master Boyang. In the past, I went to Hangu Pass and saw a wise man named Yin Xi. He sought the truth from Master Boyang and asked him to write a book three times. I got some benefits from it, so Jin Gong was about to be completed. Later, I went to Xiniu Hezhouli and stopped the fire for several years. Then I forged it again. Jin Gong was completed and I just needed to practice in peace. Before Master Boyang was born, he gave me a roll of steel. It will take some time to forge this into Jin Gong."

Upon hearing this, the master nodded and smiled, "So that's the case. The boy is indeed blessed. This Kun steel is an extraordinary thing. If you, Mr. Jin, get this treasure, it will be of great use to you!"

Jiang Yuan asked, "I have not served Master for thirty-three years. Master, are you well?"

The master said, "All right! Since cultivation is the key for children, you should quickly go and cultivate, so that Jin Gong can achieve success sooner and two of the five people can return."

Jiang Yuan refused and talked with the master for a long time. After the master gave him repeated instructions, he let Jiang Yuan leave.

Jiang Yuan left Yaotai and walked in Sanxing Immortal Cave. He saw many disciples in the cave, now numbering thirteen. He knew that after he left, many more practitioners came.

He saw that the disciples who were practicing in the cave were polite in their words, discussing scriptures, practicing calligraphy and burning incense, and they were fully prepared, which made the cave much more lively.

Jiang Yuan sent his soul to help and saw that none of the thirteen disciples were at peace. They practiced the right way, but they all practiced the side ways. The disciples knew him and knew that he was the eldest brother. They asked him what way he practiced. How could he say that he practiced the golden elixir way? If he said that he practiced the right way, he had it that others did not, so they had to ask him. If he agreed, he would mislead others. If he refused, there would be cause and effect.

The boy then made up a story about the "fire" sect and asked his fellow disciples to guess what was going on. He then left the cave and went to practice on a mossy rock.

This time, with one push, Lord Jin will come out.

Jiang Yuan should see his Jin Gong, what kind of weapons he made, and what effect he had...

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