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

Chapter 83 Sexual Suffering and Evil
However, when Jiang Yuan heard from the local god that the rebellious monster had a connection with Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, he immediately dispersed the clouds and wanted to hear it clearly.

Jiang Yuan asked, "Land God, please tell me the way. If it is really my Lingtai Fangcun Mountain that is at fault, I will help you eliminate the evil and bring you peace."

The land god said, "Listen to me, Immortal. I am a land god from a place a hundred miles away. I do good to people every day, promote good and stop evil, and keep the peace of this place. I can't say I am a great sage, but I am competent. I didn't expect the monster to come and deceive me, and beat me to death. It took over my house and sat on my seat, leaving me with nowhere to hide and nowhere to go. I asked the monster where it came from, and it said that it had great supernatural powers since it was a child, and came from the southern continent. It worshipped the master in Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and was taught all kinds of true ways. It is a native of Fangcun Mountain."

Jiang Yuan heard this and realized that there might be a disciple from Lishan who was causing trouble and harming this land. He asked, "Is he really from Fangcun Mountain?"

The land god bowed: "I dare not deceive the immortal. That's what the demon said. The immortal has a proper way to descend. There is a proper way to descend!"

Jiang Yuan said: "If it is as you said, I will definitely teach you how to eliminate the devil's difficulties and keep you safe. Just point me in a direction."

The land god then pointed the way ahead and made the direction clear.

Jiang Yuan knew the direction. Clouds appeared under his feet, and he was a thousand miles away. In an instant, he arrived at the place pointed by the land. He held the cloud and looked down, only to see many trees there. Here was a thousand-year-old cypress, and there was a ten-thousand-year-old pine. If he wanted to move forward, he had to cling to vines and creepers, otherwise he could not move forward.

Here the trees are so numerous that they block one's view, and the rising fog captivates one's heart.

Jiang Yuan saw it, pointed to that place, chanted a spell, and said the word "wind". After a while, there was a whistling sound of wind, and it turned out to be a strong gale that drove away all the fog.

He focused his eyes and soon saw a man sitting in a tree hole. The man was wearing a loose robe and had red eyes, like a consumptive devil. There were seven or eight people in the tree hole, both men and women, old and young, all tied up with vines.

Jiang Yuan fell from the clouds and landed in front of the tree hole. He saw a horizontal stone slab in front of the tree hole with the words "Ancient Peak Forest Fairy Cave" written in large characters. There was also a stone slab with the words "Land Residence" on the ground, which was knocked down. He stepped forward and shouted, "Whoever's in there, why don't you come out?"

The consumptive devil opened the stone door of the tree cave and asked, "Who is disturbing the peace of my fairy cave?"

Jiang Yuan looked around and asked, "Are you a disciple of Bodhi Patriarch from Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Xieyue Sanxing Cave?"

The tuberculosis devil said: "How do you know me? I am the disciple of Bodhi Patriarch, Xingku, from the Three Stars Cave of the Slanting Moon!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan thought to himself, "Generation X? This is the seventh generation. He is indeed a disciple of Master, but I have never seen him before. I guess he entered the mountain and left it when I was cultivating. He cultivated unconventional methods. I don't know how he became like this."

He said, "Since you are a disciple of Sanxing Xiandong, why did you cause trouble here and call yourself 'Xiandong'?"

The consumptive demon cursed, "What does this have to do with you? I see that you are powerful and I don't want to harm you! You should leave immediately and don't come into my place! I have no cause and effect with you."

Jiang Yuan asked, "Do you know who I am?"

The tuberculosis devil listened to what he said and took a closer look. He saw that although Jiang Yuan was wearing plain clothes, he had an immortal appearance, a majestic aura, and eyes as bright as lightning. He was indeed an immortal. He was a little scared and shouted, "Who are you?"

Jiang Yuan shouted, "I am the eldest disciple of Bodhi Patriarch from the Three Stars Cave in the Slanting Moon in Lingtai Fangcun Mountain! My Dharma name is Guangxin. According to seniority, you should call me Big Brother. But now you have caused trouble, harmed the land, hurt people, and ruined the reputation of your master. How can you say there is no cause and effect? ​​I will not forgive you!"

The tuberculosis demon was so frightened that his hands and feet became numb and he ran away.

Jiang Yuan recited a spell, pointed at Xing Ku, and said the word "fix", and then he used the spell of "fixing the body". In an instant, Xing Ku was fixed in place, with his teeth clenched, eyes open, hands spread out, standing still, unable to speak.

He dragged himself forward and entered a tree hole where there were seven or eight people. He untied the vines to save their lives.

They all knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Immortal Sea! Please save our lives!"

Jiang Yuan said, "Stand up, stand up! I don't know why this person captured you. If you know, please tell me something." An old man stepped forward and said tremblingly, "Goddess, the demon captured us, but it has different effects."

Jiang Yuan asked: "How do you say that?"

The old man replied, "The devil captured us. He kept the young ones to feed red lead and refine autumn stone. As for the old ones like me, he washed and scrubbed them again and again, put them in the pot, and cooked or fried them according to his taste."

Jiang Yuan was very angry when he heard this. He never thought that the disciples of Sanxing Immortal Cave would do such things when they went out, taking red lead and refining autumn stone. This was the way of the side door "Dong" door. He was still knowledgeable about it, but what kind of cannibalism was this? He had gone astray and was possessed by a demon. He was indeed a monster.

He knew the reason and thanked the old man for clearing up his doubts. The old man hurriedly bowed again but did not dare to accept it.

Jiang Yuan returned to the outside of the cave, but saw Xing Ku standing still. He could not break the spell for a while. He broke the spell and repeated what the old man said. He said, "Xing Ku, do you have any explanation for all these things?"

Xing Ku asked: "If I don't eat these living people, the demons will eat them too. What's the difference?"

Jiang Yuan scolded: "You cultivate your body but not your mind."

Xingkui was furious, and his evil face showed. He said, "I didn't notice it before, and I fell into your magic. I want to see what you are capable of. Come and teach me!"

Say it.

Xingku drew the knife from his waist and slashed at Jiang Yuan. He was possessed by the devil and didn't care about what his fellow disciples said.

Jiang Yuan said: "I can't stand you. I will kill you and then I will apologize to my master!"

He took out the Yu Ding, gathered all his magic power, and threw it down from above. The Yu Ding took the force and smashed Xing Ku into a meat paste with the speed of thunder.

Master Jiang has attained enlightenment now. If he teaches him how to kill someone who has not yet achieved the golden elixir, it would require some means. Now, it can be done with just a wave of his hand.

Jiang Yuan looked at the seven or eight people calmly, but he couldn't lift a living person, so he used a magic spell to send the land god to come.

Not long after, the local god came and saw the situation. He knew that the monster had been eliminated. He knelt down and said, "Thank you, immortal! Thank you, immortal!"

Jiang Yuan said: "No need, now that the demon has been subdued, I will leave. If there are any living people here, you should send them back properly."

The land god bowed and said, "Yes, yes, yes!"

Jiang Yuan jumped up, clouds rose under his feet, and he returned to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

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After a while, Jiang Yuan returned to the Sanxing Cave. He pressed down the cloud and saw the monkey on the mountain path, carrying a bundle of firewood and returning to the cave.

Jiang Yuan was full of admiration, thinking to himself, "What a good monkey, with a good heart and a steady character. This monkey has been on the mountain for more than a year. During the day, he lectures on scriptures and Taoism, practices calligraphy and burns incense, sweeps the floor and hoes the garden, grows flowers and prunes trees, looks for firewood to light the fire, carries water and transports pulp. There are many things to do all the time, but he is patient and patient. Compared with the other junior brothers in the fairy cave, he is much smarter and a likable monkey."

Sun Wukong saw Jiang Yuan and came forward to pay his respects.

(End of this chapter)