The Journey to the West is over, and the Perfect Life System is here

Chapter 135: Forgotten River (Subscribe)
After calming down a bit, Sun Wukong thought of another question.

The Sandalwood Merit Buddha is missing, so he should be spreading the word in Buddhism. Why is he telling me about the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, the Nine-Heavenly Spiritual Lord?

Ziwei Emperor explained, "This is what Master Sanzang instructed us before."

Sun Wukong's eyes narrowed: "Did Master discover something?"

Emperor Ziwei nodded solemnly, "Yes, Master Sanzang went to Fengdu some time ago and looked for my incarnation of Yin Tianzi in the lower world.

He said that when he was sorting out the past documents of the underworld, he discovered that there was a problem with reincarnation.

Over the past thousand years, the average life expectancy of the human race has decreased by nearly three years!"

Sun Wukong's expression became more serious.

If that's three years per person, how many would the entire human race have?

Thinking about the spiritual essence problem of Pan Tao Garden that was discovered before, could this also be related to the spiritual essence?

Emperor Ziwei continued, "Master Sanzang said he wanted to get to the bottom of this, and I agreed. But before we could get any further, Master Sanzang suddenly disappeared.

I remembered his previous instructions, so I came to find you immediately. After all, he is your master."

Sun Wukong asked in a deep voice, "Have you read the Book of Life and Death?"

We are not on the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures now. If the matter that Master Xuanzang is investigating is discovered, he may be silenced!
Emperor Ziwei said, "I saw it, he's still alive."

Sun Wukong breathed a sigh of relief, then scratched his face: "It seems that Master has really found something extraordinary. I will go to the underworld now."

Ziwei Emperor said, "I will go with you."

Sun Wukong did not refuse. It would definitely be safer to have a truly powerful person around.

As for Ziwei Emperor's incarnation in the lower world, Yin Tianzi, his strength is much weaker, only equivalent to an ordinary Daluo Jinxian.

Soon, they went out from the South Gate of Heaven, descended from the Nine Heavens, and headed straight for the underworld.

The sudden departure of the two from Heaven naturally attracted the attention of all parties in Heaven.

But in just a moment, all parties lost track of them and began to speculate.

……

After Tang Sanzang entered the underworld and took over some of the power of the underworld on behalf of Buddhism, the underworld wanted to build another mansion for him, but he refused on the grounds that it would be a waste of money and effort.

Then he lived in the Cuiyun Palace left by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Sun Wukong arrived here quickly, but couldn't help but sigh: "Master Xuanzang has really changed. If he had encountered a place like this on his journey to obtain scriptures, he would have been paralyzed with fear and would never have been able to stay there."

Standing outside the palace at this moment, one can clearly hear the cries and wails coming from the eighteen levels of hell, which are twisted and creepy.

Ziwei Emperor said, "My incarnation in the lower realms also advised Master Sanzang, but he said that this place can temper the Buddha's heart."

Sun Wukong nodded and walked into Cuiyun Palace.

But just as he entered, he saw Sha Seng running out in a panic, shouting, "Big Brother, it's bad! Master has been captured by a monster!"

Sun Wukong scolded him, "What nonsense! This is the underworld, there are only ghosts and monsters here, no monsters here!
Also, what do you think of Master?

Although this master became a Buddha and had achieved spiritual cultivation, he was still an old monk who knew no martial arts.

When he comes to the underworld to do something, you should stay with him all the time.

How come you are the only one here now, but Master is missing?"

This scolding made Sha Seng lower his head in shame, but he still explained: "Big Brother, I originally didn't leave your side for a moment, but Master insisted that I go into the Wangchuan River to investigate, saying that he was worried about letting others go, so..."

Sun Wukong was unhappy, but he also knew that he couldn't scold too much now, so he immediately asked, "What did Master ask you to investigate in the Wangchuan River?"

Sha Monk quickly said, "They asked me to check if there was anything unusual about this Netherworld River. I did look carefully, and I discovered that a portion of the water from the River of Oblivion, when passing through the Land of Samsara, flowed to an unknown place outside the underworld."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong looked at the Emperor of Purple Star again.

The latter shook his head and said, "Although I am the Yin Emperor in the underworld, I have only been in power for a hundred years and do not understand these things."

Sun Wukong did not force it, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go to the Wangchuan River first."

The Wangchuan River is also known as the Naihe River, and there is a Naihe Bridge on it.

After death, a living being must cross the Naihe Bridge, drink a bowl of Mengpo soup, and forget its past before it can truly enter the land of reincarnation.

The three of them soon arrived at the Naihe Bridge again, and saw that the blood-yellow water of the Wangchuan River below was full of lonely ghosts who could not be reincarnated, as well as insects and snakes, and evil people.

Meng Po, who was standing by the bridge, saw them and stepped forward to greet them. She said, "I greet the Purple Star Emperor, the Spiritual Sky Venerable, and the Golden Mountain Arhat Bodhisattva. I wonder what brings you here?"

Emperor Ziwei waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about me. Lingming Zun is in charge today."

Meng Po narrowed her eyes and looked at the Monkey King beside her.

Sun Wukong asked, "Auntie, let me ask you, where does the water of the Forgetful River flow to?"

Meng Po smiled and said, "The Wangchuan River is the place where life and death meet. It comes from the human world and naturally flows back to the human world."

Sun Wukong scratched his hand: "Besides the human world?"

Meng Po thought for a moment before saying, "There is a place that is not the human world. It is the origin of the Ashura Path, and it is called the Netherworld Blood Sea.

This place is located in the same Netherworld as the Underworld, but it is not under the jurisdiction of the Underworld. Moreover, the creatures of the Blood Sea rarely interact with the outside world, so not many people know about it.

Hearing this, Sun Wukong's eyes darted around as he asked, "Are there any masters in the Netherworld Blood Sea?"

Meng Po smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, in the ancient times, when all living things were ignorant, an innate god was born there.

He later became the most powerful master in the prehistoric world, calling himself the Old Ancestor of the Styx, and claiming that the blood sea would never dry up and the Styx would never die.

Sun Wukong scratched his face and wanted to say something arrogant.

But when I think about the fact that he has lived from ancient times to the present, I do have the confidence to say such things.

Meng Po continued, "However, the Styx Patriarch is a very cautious person. Over the long years, he has only made one move known to all parties.

If you want to look for him, you probably won’t find him.”

Hearing this, Sun Wukong had something in his mind.

He thought of the reward he had received before - Yun Zhongzi's past.

Coincidentally, the action of the ancestor of the Styx was mentioned in it.

Unexpectedly, I heard it again here at Mengpo today.

At the same time, Ziwei Emperor and Sha Seng were also surprised and worried when they heard it.

If Master Tripitaka was captured by the sea of blood, it would be troublesome.

Sun Wukong also understood this truth. As long as the saints did not enter the Three Realms, a person with great supernatural powers like the Patriarch of the Styx would be invincible!
"Let's go and take a look first. If they are really the ones captured by the Blood Sea and they are unreasonable, then don't blame me for calling for reinforcements and turning the Netherworld Blood Sea upside down!"

After saying this, the Great Sage bowed to Meng Po again and said, "Old aunt, thank you for your guidance. After all, we know each other. If a fight really breaks out later, you will help us if you can."

Meng Po said with a smile: "You are quite boastful. If you can really turn the Netherworld Blood Sea upside down, I will definitely help you."

Sun Wukong chuckled and didn't say much. He directly called Ziwei Emperor and Sha Seng and left from the Naihe Bridge together.

Meng Po narrowed her eyes as she watched them go away. Finally, she shook her head and sighed, "Alas! Where in the world is there any good place?"

(End of this chapter)