Journey to the West: Start by giving Taishang Laojun a whole life

Chapter 218 The Real and Fake Monkey King? Oh no! I've become the God of Wealth!
Looking at the poorly beaten Little Celestial Venerable, Zhang Tian couldn't help but smile. He didn't join the brawl among the gods and immortals, but instead left quietly after the matter was over, concealing his merit and fame.

Even if this little celestial being racked his brains, he probably still wouldn't know who was behind his scheme, and he'd probably be depressed to death.

However, before he left, he still went to see Erlang Shenzhenjun. It wasn't to catch up, but his tone was somewhat stern and carried a hint of warning.

After all, Zhang Tian had gone to great lengths to rescue the other party from the Netherworld, relying on his connections with Laozi. His goal was similar to how Guanyin Bodhisattva released the monkey back then, hoping to find a powerful figure like Tongtian Dai who could carry the team even with incompetent teammates, thus ensuring the progress of the Journey to the West plan.

That concerns his path to becoming a Golden Immortal!
Zhang Tian originally thought that without Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, who were both dragging him down, and with Erlang Shen, a powerful figure, in his place, he could rest easy. But he never expected this...

"Hey! No matter how much you talk about the monster's cunning or your personality clashes, it's all useless. In the end, isn't it just an internal conflict between you and him?"

Knowing he was in the wrong, Erlang Shen Zhenjun said, "That fellow is from the same sect as me, and he knows my supernatural powers and magic very well. Naturally, he can find my weakness. If we encounter other monsters, I will think twice!"

His words carried a hidden meaning, making a promise that if he encountered fellow disciples again, he would never do such a thing again, especially not someone like Little Celestial Venerable.

Erlang Shen Zhenjun, perhaps feeling guilty, brought up another matter with Zhang Tian: "That monkey has run into some problems. You are his junior brother, so you should know his background. Perhaps you were too eager for quick success in your cultivation and didn't temper your character, which led to inner demons!"

He warned, "If you don't get rid of your inner demons, they may affect your cultivation in the future, making you even more unruly. If you become an official in the Heavenly Court, you will cause trouble sooner or later!"

Zhang Tian understood immediately; he knew the fake Monkey King was about to appear.

However, he still sighed.

Erlang Shenzhenjun is truly accurate in judging people!

The other party was imprisoned in the Nine Netherworlds by the Bodhi Patriarch and had no idea that the monkey had already caused a great disturbance in the Ziwei Palace and gotten into trouble.

"The inner demons have not been eliminated..."

"It will keep causing trouble..."

"If this continues, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to your cultivation?"

Zhang Tian still cared about the monkey. After thinking for a while, he used his supernatural powers to ride the Five-Colored Divine Light to the South Sea to consult Guanyin Bodhisattva about this matter. After all, the other party was a great virtuous person who had cultivated to a high level and was a half-step Hunyuan expert. Both her strength and knowledge were impressive.

When he brought up the matter, Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled calmly and said, "Everything has been arranged."

She discussed the mysteries with Zhang Tian, ​​a junior. Originally, there were no immortals in this world, but with the appearance of the Three Pure Ones and their spread of the Primordial Dao, mortals embarked on the path of cultivation and became immortals.

The Primordial Dao of the Three Pure Ones demands extremely high levels of mental fortitude.

As long as a person is alive, evil thoughts such as greed, anger, and ignorance will inevitably arise in their heart.

The most terrifying thing is that gods already possess great power. If they have an extreme idea or a moment of despair, the consequences could be that millions of lives will be lost.

It's so powerful it could probably even make a hole in the sky.

Zhang Tian immediately thought of Kinnara Bodhisattva, who was once regarded as a successor of Buddhism. It seemed that he had fallen into demonic possession due to a single wrong thought and become the terrifying Mara!

"Ordinary immortals, in order to avoid the distracting thoughts in their hearts, will cut off the greed, anger and ignorance in their hearts every once in a while, turn them into a ball of evil thoughts and throw them into the mortal world. Then, through reincarnation, they will eliminate that evil thought in the human world. This is the mutual elimination of cause and effect."

Guanyin Bodhisattva arranged this kind of path for the monkey, but he did not go through reincarnation. Instead, she used her great supernatural powers to first transform the six desires of the monkey's physical body into six thieves, which the monkey then killed.

Then he manifested his inner demons, transforming them into a fake Monkey King to fight against his opponent.

Finally, it was confined by a tight band.

She looked at Zhang Tian and said, "You and that monkey have some connection. Your past is very similar. You both became immortals in less than a hundred years. Your character was not refined enough. You also have the greed, anger and ignorance of a mortal!"

“You have too many distracting thoughts.” “I imagine you’ve been experiencing some difficulties during your recent spiritual practice, finding it hard to calm your mind and even doing some unwise things.”

Zhang Tian thought it over and felt that Guanyin Bodhisattva was right. He quickly asked her for advice, but Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled and said, "Why not cultivate here in the South China Sea for a while, listen to more Buddhist teachings, and refine your mind? When the Buddhist teachings are profound, the inner demons will naturally be eliminated."

He originally thought it was reasonable.

But then I thought about it.

This tactic feels very familiar.

Zhang Tian: Hey! Are you trying to scam me? Trying to get me to join the Buddhist order?
He smiled and stopped talking. After all, even if he was really upset, he wouldn't abandon Laozi and come to the South China Sea.

What's more, the Jade Emperor was even planning to promote him.

The Heavenly Court is his stronghold!
Seeing his appearance, Guanyin Bodhisattva knew that her plan had failed. Her expression did not change at all. Instead, she went a step further and said, "It is difficult to get rid of distracting thoughts. Do you dare to make a bet with me?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva has thrown you a bet.

To accept or not to accept?
Zhang Tian resolutely refused!

The reason was simply because the Guanyin Bodhisattva in front of him was practically possessed by the legendary God of Gamblers, whose track record was verifiable. As far as he knew, she had won at least twice from bets made against her master, Laozi.

I won an extremely powerful magic weapon called the Purple Gold Bell. It has three holes: one for smoke, one for fire, and one for poison. Its power is astonishing. It is a fire weapon among cold weapons!

The other one is the jade bottle in the other party's possession, which was also won from Laozi.

Even his master didn't win.

Zhang Tian considered it for a moment and decided it was better to be honest, lest he end up losing himself. He smiled and refused, saying, "Bodhisattva really thinks too highly of me. I am just a minor True Immortal, an ungraduated disciple in the Tushita Palace. How could I possibly be qualified to gamble with a Bodhisattva? I can't even produce a single valuable magic weapon. Shame on me, shame on me."

In short, no money!
Guanyin Bodhisattva looked at him with a half-smile, but did not say anything.

This made Zhang Tian feel uneasy. He rode his cloud away from the South China Sea, and the other party did not stop him. This made him even more confused and unable to understand.

It wasn't until he arrived at the South Heavenly Gate, where the four Heavenly Kings guarding it all congratulated him, that Zhang Tian finally understood the meaning behind Guanyin Bodhisattva's ambiguous smile.

"God of Wealth! Congratulations on your fortune!"

Zhang Tian: Huh??
He was completely bewildered, having no idea what was going on, when he saw Zhao Gongming and Guan Yu approaching with the official robes of the God of Wealth and the Jade Emperor's decree.

It turns out that the Jade Emperor appointed him as the God of Wealth, in charge of the fortunes of all living beings in the Heavenly Court and the Three Realms.

Zhang Tianfeng was bewildered.

You know, he used to frequently beg these two for money...

A 10-yuan incense stick is used to pray for 500 million in wealth.

This is a case of achieving great results with a small investment.

That's what he loves to do most!

But now...

Zhang Tian: Oh no! Have I become the God of Wealth?

(End of this chapter)