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

Chapter 303 Green Ox: I, Old Ox, am of iron will, I would rather die than tell, unless the American Ox plots against me!
"We would like to request that Grand Master Xuandu make a trip."

"You are a disciple of Laozi, incredibly intelligent and insightful. You have also overseen the Journey to the West, and have a profound understanding of both the Heavenly Court and the mortal world. With your assistance, capturing that demon will be much more likely."

"Moreover, there is also the assistance of Di Ting, a divine beast that assists Ksitigarbha. It can listen to the entire Three Realms. With it around, it will surely be as if divinely aided."

The Buddha spoke.

Zhang Tian had anticipated this, so he readily agreed and then left Mount Ling with Sun Wukong.

I just stepped out the door.

The monkey couldn't help but scratch his head. "Junior brother, the human world is divided into four continents, which is vast and the number of living beings is immense. How can we find the so-called Buddha's relic by searching for a needle in a haystack?"

"Buddha's relics are left by the Buddha himself. For those who practice Buddhism, they are divine tools for increasing their cultivation, comprehending Buddhist teachings, and cultivating their Buddha-nature. They should all be in the hands of temples and monks!"

Zhang Tian narrowed down the scope considerably, yet the monkey still looked worried, because the number of temples and monks in the world was extremely large.

He pondered for a moment, then clapped his hands. "How about we go to the Southern Continent to search first?"

That's why we went there first.

The monkey had his reasons: "A hundred years ago, I, Old Sun, obtained the true scriptures for the Great Han Dynasty. These are the Tripitaka, the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures. Now, a hundred years have passed. That place must be a pure land of Buddhism, full of eminent monks. Perhaps there is even news of Buddha's relics there."

When necessary.

They can still rely on the friendship they had back then.

Let's ask the Emperor of the Han Dynasty for help.

Zhang Tian laughed heartily, "It seems that Senior Brother has been spending too much time with the monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain and hasn't been to Southern Jambudvipa for a long time, has he?"

"Although my senior brother brought back Mahayana Buddhism, no one cared about it. Those powerful and wealthy families continued to live a life of debauchery, treating the common people like ants, and suffered the backlash from the people."

"Although a great ruler emerged, with the help of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, he rose from a small place and wanted to turn the tide and save the people from suffering, but unfortunately he did not have the help of destiny and has now perished."

"The Southern Continent is now in the hands of a bunch of rats, and the people are living in misery. The Tripitaka is covered in dust. Not to mention Mahayana Buddhism, even Hinayana Buddhism has declined."

The monkey was stunned upon hearing this.

He thought of Chen Xuanzang.

The other party was an ordinary person who spent more than ten years traveling a full 108,000 miles, facing so many demons and monsters, and painstakingly retrieved the precious item, only to end up like this.

He sighed, “Just as the Buddha said, Jambudvipa is truly a battlefield for words.”

The monkey and Zhang Tian discussed how to find the Buddha's relics, while the green ox, standing to the side, had its eyes darting around, clearly deep in thought. Then, clutching its belly with both hands, it cried out, "Ouch, my old ox's belly hurts so much! I must have eaten something bad..."

"I'm going to find a place, you guys go ahead!"

He turned and was about to run.

But the monkey grabbed him, pulled his ear, and said with a grin, "Brother Ox, good brother, I, Old Sun, have known you since childhood, but I've never seen you go to the outhouse. What's wrong with you now? Do you think the monkey wine I gave you is fake?"

The green ox felt a little guilty and mumbled, "Bah! Buddha told you to go, but not me, old ox! Those were Buddha's disciples, very powerful, and they didn't even give me any reward. Why should I go? You go, you go, I'll go home and lie down!"

That's a reasonable statement.

The monkey couldn't find a reason for it and actually believed that was the case.

Zhang Tian snorted, not wanting the old ox to go back and lie down. He was working hard outside, so they should share the burden. He deliberately said, "He's lying to you, Monkey. This guy has known Wutian for a long time. What does he mean by going home and lying down? He's clearly just trying to tip him off!"

monkey:!
Monkey: "Hey! Going undercover is asking for trouble!" The monkey and the ox started arguing.

Zhang Tian couldn't help but chuckle to himself. After all, Qingniu was trying to tip off others, so he was essentially an undercover agent. Diting also occasionally relayed messages. With himself in the team, only the monkey was the real one. Hehe, this was really interesting.

He let the two fool around for a while, and then offered his own opinion: searching for Buddha's relics on four continents was indeed like looking for a needle in a haystack.

In the original story, the monkey finds the Buddha's relics.

A lot of it is just luck.

They delivered themselves to my door.

He dared not gamble with his luck, after all, Wutian had secretly sent people to search for him, and if the other party found him in advance, it would cause a big problem.

So Zhang Tian thought for a moment and said, “Although the human world is vast, it is governed by local deities. Each place has its own land, each mountain has its own mountain god, and there are also water gods in the water.”

“Their information network is excellent. After all, they are native to the area. If there really is a Buddha relic, it certainly won't escape their notice.”

"We just need to find a way to bring their messages together, filter them, and we can easily obtain intelligence."

How about we create a chat group for gods?

With Zhang Tian's current supernatural powers and abilities, doing this should be a piece of cake.

He then added, "The Buddha has already said that Wutian really wants the Buddha's relics and will definitely send his men to find them. When that happens, we will have Di Ting listen to the entire Three Realms. Once we hear the sounds of fighting, we will immediately use our supernatural powers to rush over. We will definitely be able to encounter them then."

"As for the end..."

Zhang Tian looked at Qing Niu, who was trying to slack off, with a malicious glint in his eyes. Why should he be working outside in this sweltering heat while Qing Niu expects to go back to air-conditioned comfort and get food?

“This old ox is very familiar with the other party and must know their headquarters. If the two of us torture him severely, we’re sure we can get some information out of him. Then, Monkey, you can use your skills to transform into a fly or a little monster or something and sneak in to gather information!”

Green Ox:!
Qingniu did know, because he had been in contact with Wutian for a long time and knew the other party's headquarters and even the code. But could he say these things?

Green Ox: Wutian! Those are my brothers, my dearest friends and family. Even if you beat me to death, I would never tell!

Actually, the opponent's strength is quite terrifying.

He felt a little scared.

Moreover, the other party has something on their hands.

"I, Old Ox, know nothing, and I won't say anything. I'm as tough as nails!!!"

Anyway, the worst that can happen is that I'll just beat him up.

He has thick skin and tough flesh.

They are not afraid of being hit at all.

"Hehe, I knew he was being stubborn. Come on, monkey, poke him with this stick. I have some Samadhi Fire here. I'll add some cumin later. The meat will be so fragrant when it's cooked. After all, this guy steals peaches and elixirs every day, so it's all marinated."

Green Ox: Damn it!

Green Ox: You're so petty! I, Old Ox, knew that!
He hung his head dejectedly and agreed with tears in his eyes.

Brother Wutian, I'm so sorry, I didn't make it to the American beef plan, sob sob sob...

(End of this chapter)