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

Chapter 82: Knowing Etiquette (asking for monthly ticket)

Time flies so fast that before I knew it, a month has passed.

Jiang Yuan practiced the 108 Great Methods, including the Earthly Evil Numbers and the 72 Transformations. This method is clear to others. This method is all-encompassing, and has the power to drive away gods and ghosts, and also has the ability to move stars and change constellations. It is easy to practice, but difficult to master.

If you want to learn it well, it will take many years.

However, the boy had no intention of mastering it. He still had the thirty-six Tiangang numbers, which he had not yet mastered. So he taught the hundred and eight great methods to be complete and then to master this method.

During this day, Jiang Yuan had learned all the Disha techniques and was about to learn all the Tiangang techniques when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Jiang Yuan opened the door and saw a monkey with hairy hands and feet standing outside, looking around. It was Sun Wukong. He didn't understand what he meant and said, "Junior brother, why are you here instead of going to the front?"

Sun Wukong tiptoed, hiding something in his arms, and said, "Big Brother, I'm here to look for you."

Jiang Yuan asked, "Why are you looking for me?"

He had never had any dealings with this monkey before. He practiced the same way he did before the monkey came.

Sun Wukong took a peach from his bosom and handed it to Jiang Yuan, saying with a smile: "Big Brother, thank you for your guidance and for bringing me into the sect. As the saying goes, 'repay kindness with kindness'. Now that you are a deity, I will only give you this peach as a token of my gratitude. When I have made contributions in the future, I will repay you in full."

Jiang Yuan took the peach from the monkey and asked, "Where did this peach come from?"

Sun Wukong said: "Big Brother, there is a mountain behind this mountain, and there is a peach mountain on that mountain. I saw peach trees bearing fruits, so I picked some to fill my stomach."

Jiang Yuan held the peach and asked, "Since it is something that fills your stomach, why are you giving it to me? Are you picking all the peaches from the tree?"

Wukong shook his head and said, "I wonder if the peach tree is being taken care of. The people in this mountain are simple and honest, and I cannot harm them, so I took a few peaches just to fill my stomach. I have not forgotten my senior brother's kindness, so I will repay him a little."

Jiang Yuan asked again: "You gave me the peaches now, how do you want to fill your stomach?"

Wukong said: "I don't know, I don't know!"

When Jiang Yuan saw the appearance of the monkey, he suddenly remembered the unruly Monkey King in Huang Shu's dream of Journey to the West. How could this monkey be so well-behaved and look nothing like the one in the dream? It was completely different.

Jiang Yuan said, "Brother, I remember there is a stove in the house, why can't you fill your stomach?"

Wukong said, "Big Brother, you don't know that although I learned etiquette in Jambudvīpa, I didn't learn how to make a fire. Because my fellow brothers disliked me, I couldn't learn how to make a fire. Recently, I have learned the timing of fire and can now make a fire."

Jiang Yuan said, "I see. I'll take the peach. You can go now. During the day, you should learn etiquette and preach scriptures, tend flowers and prune trees, look for firewood, carry water and transport pulp, etc. Don't forget to do it every day."

Sun Wukong shouted in response: "Yes, Brother."

Jiang Yuan then called Sun Wukong back, and he put the peach aside and practiced Tiangang Numbers.

……

Talk about the heaven, the Lingxiao Palace.

The Jade Emperor was seated here, and heard the pairs of celestial beings coming to report.

The immortals said, "Your Majesty, we have delivered the imperial edict, inviting Master Guangxin to ascend to heaven. Master Guangxin has no intention of ascending to heaven, and is afraid that his Tao is too shallow, so he has not been conferred and has never ascended to heaven."

The Jade Emperor heard this and asked, "Are you being rude?"

The immortals were trembling with fear and reported: "Your Majesty, we dare not neglect the Immortal. This is because the Immortal is concentrating on meditation."

The Jade Emperor said, "In the past, those who achieved enlightenment, even those who were halfway to enlightenment, must have come from heaven to be guided. For example, Marshal Tianpeng, General Juanlian, etc. This immortal has not yet been given a title."

The immortals bowed and said, "Your Majesty, that's right, that's right! This immortal is a remarkable person!" The Jade Emperor said, "See how many years this person has practiced and what his heart is like. Present it to me."

A strong man took the order and went. After a while, the one with magical powers presented the Jade Emperor with all the records of Jiang Yuan's past hundreds of years of practice.

The Jade Emperor saw this and said, "He is a man with an unwavering heart of Taoism. He has been practicing hard for nearly a thousand years in the human world. He lives in seclusion and rarely goes out. Most of the time, he goes out to subdue demons and refine monsters. Moreover... he has made great contributions to protecting Laojun and protecting Wuzhuang Temple. His merits and deeds are perfect, so he has achieved the Golden Elixir of Taoism and can be called a Zhenren. If he is a Zhenren with an unwavering heart of Taoism, since he is practicing wholeheartedly, just stop it and seal the 'Zhenjun'. When the Zhenren returns to heaven, he will return to his position."

All the gods in heaven bowed down and praised the Jade Emperor.

……

How could Master Jiang know about the affairs of the heaven? He devoted himself to practicing the 108 great methods.

Summer and autumn passed, and before I knew it, a year had passed.

Jiang Yuan learned all the 108 major techniques. Although he did not master them thoroughly, they were good enough to be used.

One day, Jiang Yuan arrived outside the Sanxing Immortal Cave. Clouds appeared under his feet and he rose up on the clouds. When he stepped on the clouds, he was a thousand miles away. He looked for a deserted place, intending to test his skills.

But Jiang Yuan was seen stepping on the clouds, with his hands extended from his sleeves, pointing at a high mountain, chanting a spell, and with a sound of "rise", the mountain rose from the ground, and in an instant moved from in front of him to behind him. The earth shook and the mountains trembled, it was so shocking, it turned out to be a skill of "moving mountains".

Jiang Yuan said "wind" again, and the wind came. He said "rain", and the rain fell suddenly. He said "cloud", and the clouds came in layers. He said "clear", and the wind, rain and clouds all dispersed, and the clear sky came with a breeze.

If he had cultivated great abilities, he would be able to call the wind and rain, move mountains and steal the sky. Now Jiang Yuanfang is like a man who can kick the sky and dig the well.

Jiang Yuan was delighted, this 108 great skills were top-grade abilities, indeed amazing. He had originally wanted to test his abilities, and now that he had completed his skills, he was ready to leave.

He was just about to ride away on the cloud and return to the Sanxing Immortal Cave when he suddenly heard a shout.

"Is that Immortal here?"

Jiang Yuan looked around and saw a short old man waiting under a tree. It turned out to be from this land.

He held the cloud and landed under a tree in the mountains, saying, "Don't blame me, land god. I am a practitioner in Fangcun Mountain. I have learned some skills. I am just here to perform. I have no intention of showing off. I didn't mean to disturb you. Don't blame me, don't blame me!"

The land god hurriedly bowed and said, "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it! The immortal is playing with his magic here, I don't mean to stop you! It's because my family has been hit by a disaster, the monster is so powerful, there is a way, I have nowhere to go, now seeing the immortal's magic, I feel terrified, but please use your great magic to subdue the monster and bring peace to our family."

Jiang Yuan heard this and responded, "So that's how it is. Are you the land god of that place?"

The land god said, "It is the land a hundred miles ahead."

Jiang Yuan said: "I have memorized the path here, but I have taught you to enter this place without any cause and effect. I will report this to my master and ask the heaven to take care of it. Then the heaven will take care of this matter."

Say it.

Jiang Yuan recited the incantation and was about to fly away on a cloud.

The land god blocked the way and said, "Slow down, Immortal! Slow down! If you tell me that you came from Fangcun Mountain, then the monster must have some connection with Fangcun Mountain. You have a way to subdue it, a way to subdue it!"

Jiang Yuan heard this and asked, "Tell me the secret."

He dispersed the clouds under his feet and was about to listen. The land god said that the monster had some connection with Fangcun Mountain. What was the truth?

　Ten thousand words have been published, and another six thousand words will be published during the day.

　　Asking for a monthly ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)