All Heavens: Starting with Panlong's Transcendence, Devouring All Heavens

Chapter 155 The Beginning of the Journey to the West

Chen Xuanzang's face lit up with joy as he took the item and said, "Thank you for your help..."

Before he could finish speaking, Miss Duan tilted her head back and closed her eyes.

Chen Xuanzang understood what he meant, but pretended not to: "You're tired, go back and rest."

"Didn't I tell you that when a girl closes her eyes, it means she wants you to kiss her?" Miss Duan opened her eyes and said aggrievedly.

Chen Xuanzang's expression suddenly turned silent. He remained silent and then glanced at Sun Wukong, who was sitting beside him watching the commotion.

Sun Wukong chuckled and walked up to Miss Duan, saying, "Miss, actually I can help too."

Miss Duan smiled and gave Sun Wukong a deep look: "Mr. Sun."

Then he waved his hand, and when Guanyin looked at him like that, Sun Wukong felt uneasy. He smiled awkwardly, then turned around and walked to the corner.

Chen Xuanzang's fingers rubbed incessantly against the two plush toys, his expression complex. After so many scenes, he wasn't made of stone; he had actually fallen in love with Miss Duan.

But he kept in mind the Buddha's teachings that love between men and women is a small love, and he wanted to dedicate himself to the great love of the world. How could he be obsessed with love between men and women?

"I'm sorry, I know I wasn't very good to you before."

"I have changed. I have decided to become a gentle, virtuous wife and loving mother."

"Would you accept that?"

He tucked the two dolls into his arms, and facing Miss Duan's soft and sweet words, Chen Xuanzang turned his head away, not daring to look directly into her eyes.

Faced with Miss Duan's bold words, Chen Xuanzang was at a loss. His eyes darted around and met the gaze of Sun Wukong, who was watching the spectacle.

Sun Wukong turned his head away, pretending not to know anything, and walked to the side.

Miss Duan ignored Sun Wukong. She took off the Wuding Flying Ring from her wrist, and with a thought, the ring shrank to the size of a finger ring. Then, without saying a word, she grabbed Chen Xuanzang's left hand and put it on his ring finger.

"What are you doing?"

Chen Xuanzang raised his hand, looked at the ring on it, and asked in confusion.

Miss Duan smiled and said, "I've decided to marry you, and this ring represents my love for you."

Chen Xuanzang looked uncomfortable and then glanced at Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong suddenly shouted angrily, "Why are you looking at me? Where the hell could I possibly go?!"

"Ignore him." Miss Duan stared at Chen Xuanzang. "Are you willing?"

Chen Xuanzang didn't speak, but tried to remove the ring, expressing his thoughts directly through his actions.

Miss Duan said smugly, "The Unfixed Flying Ring has taken root in the flesh and can never be removed."

Her words solidified Chen Xuanzang's resolve. If it were an empty cave, he might not have been able to resist and would have married Miss Duan. As the saying goes, a gentleman is cautious even when alone.

But Sun Wukong was always there, acting as a third wheel, constantly reminding him what great love is and what small love is, which ultimately helped him overcome his feelings for Miss Duan.

He gritted his teeth, grabbed a stone, pressed his ring finger (which was adorned with a ring) onto the stone table, and raised the stone to smash it down.

"What are you doing?" Miss Duan quickly stopped her.

"I don't love you." Chen Xuanzang felt a pang of pain in his heart, but he forced himself to say, "I don't want to be married to you. If I can't take off this ring, I don't want this finger."

Without hesitation, he smashed it down, but fortunately, Miss Duan reacted quickly and grabbed his wrist.

With a sorrowful expression, she silently removed the Boundless Flying Ring, paused for a few seconds, and said, "I understand. I won't bother you anymore."

She took a few steps, then seemed to remember something, took out a tattered book from her person, and handed it to Chen Xuanzang, saying, "I've been trying to spell out your 300 children's songs for three days. I don't know many characters, so it's all a mess."

On the cover of the tattered, cobbled-together book were the six crooked characters "Mahavairocana Tathagata Sutra".

Chen Xuanzang didn't even dare to turn his head. He was afraid that if he turned around, he would be unable to resist accepting Miss Duan's love. He said as if his heart had died, "No, thank you."

Miss Duan left quietly. Only after being reminded by Sun Wukong did Chen Xuanzang snap out of his daze and force a smile as he bid farewell to Sun Wukong.

Climbing onto the ground, he looked towards the spot where Miss Duan had danced before, and it seemed as if he could see her again, still standing there smiling and waiting for him. But when he blinked, there was no Miss Duan to be seen, only a bare mountain peak.

He staggered back a few steps, then sat down on the large rock where the white lotus was in full bloom, slowly closing his eyes as if he had lost all his strength.

Just then, a voice came from inside the cave: "Mr. Chen, is the moon full tonight?"

Chen Xuanzang perked up and replied, "It's quite round."

"That's good. My cave entrance has been blocked by that lotus flower, and I haven't seen the moon in who knows how long. Hehe..." Sun Wukong's laughter carried a hint of emotion, loss, and helplessness.

At this moment of heartbreak, upon hearing these words, Chen Xuanzang couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Sun Wukong. In addition, Sun Wukong had helped subdue the pig demon, so he directly grabbed the lotus stem, snapped it off with force, and broke off the white lotus.

However, the next moment, something unexpected happened. The white lotus in his hand suddenly burst into flames with a loud bang.

He was so frightened that he quickly threw the lotus flower aside, but immediately afterward, all the lotus flowers around him, along with their roots, burst into flames, turning into a sea of ​​fire.

Chen Xuanzang stood in the middle of the sea of ​​fire, completely stunned and blank in his mind. If he wasn't mistaken, he might have fallen into Sun Wukong's trap.

"Hahaha..." At this moment, Sun Wukong's wild laughter also came from the cave below.

"Boom~~"

A huge fireball shot out of the cave entrance, soaring into the sky, and then crashed down in front of Chen Xuanzang like a meteor. The flames dissipated, revealing Sun Wukong wearing chainmail and carrying four large flags on his back.

Sun Wukong grabbed Chen Xuanzang by the collar and threw him off the mountain.

"what!"

Chen Xuanzang screamed in panic. He thought he was going to die, but just a second before his head hit the ground, Sun Wukong grabbed his foot, shook him, and flipped him over to the ground.

"It's you!" Chen Xuanzang recognized Sun Wukong's identity, and his heart sank to the bottom.

Sun Wukong was extremely arrogant at this moment. He triumphantly threw the banana at Chen Xuanzang's face and roared to the sky: "You really think you can subdue me with just a banana? The lotus is the seal, and this is my true form. You have helped me break the seal, and I have finally escaped the Buddha's control."

Chen Xuanzang calmed down a bit and said, "You've only left the cave; the Buddha... is still here."

"Still there?" A violent aura gradually brewed in Sun Wukong's eyes.

Chen Xuanzang looked up at the sky, and in just a short while, the sky was covered with dark clouds, even the bright moon was obscured.

Upon looking up and seeing this, Sun Wukong's expression changed instantly, a fierce glint appearing in his eyes. He suddenly roared to the sky, "Kill!"

In an instant, a powerful shockwave spread out from him, accompanied by an angry roar, directly breaking through the gathering dark clouds and allowing the moon to reappear.

Chen Xuanzang, who was nearby, was blasted backward by the shockwave. He stumbled to his feet, but then collapsed to his knees, feeling a sharp pain in his internal organs as if they were being torn apart. He coughed up mouthful after mouthful of blood.

He instinctively clasped his hands together and prayed to Buddha, "I fear I am about to die!"

Then, Sun Wukong jumped in front of Chen Xuanzang and ripped off his hair, shaving it off completely.

But Chen Xuanzang was, after all, a reincarnation of a high monk. His inherent Buddhist nature allowed him to endure the pain and chant Buddhist mantras with his hands clasped together, even after suffering such a severe injury.

Then, Sun Wukong successively killed the three people who came after hearing the sound: the Empty Prince, the Crippled Foot, and A-Qiang, who were all manifestations of Chen Xuanzang's vanity, greed, and impulsiveness.

Incidentally, they also beat Miss Duan, who was actually Guanyin in disguise, so badly that she was covered in wounds and unable to move!

In the moments before Miss Duan died, Chen Xuanzang finally confessed his feelings. Looking at the dying Miss Duan, tears welled in his eyes, and his voice choked with emotion, he said, "I love you. I fell in love with you the first time I saw you!"

"I will love you for a thousand years, ten thousand years, forever!"

But the moment he confessed his feelings, Sun Wukong turned Miss Duan into fireworks.

Thus, Chen Xuanzang fully understood the nature of love between men and women and became an enlightened monk devoid of emotion.

……

Seeing this scene from the sky, Lynn shook his head slightly. Guanyin was quite generous, just throwing away an incarnation like that.

"Now it's my turn!"

"Buzz~~"

A giant sword whistled through the void and landed in front of Chen Xuanzang, preventing Sun Wukong from pretending to kill him.

Lynn landed before the giant sword, which landed in his hand. He looked at Sun Wukong, smiled and gestured, then began his act: "Demon monkey, with me here, you won't be able to harm Master Xuanzang!"

After Sun Wukong smiled and indicated that he understood, he pretended to be furious and said, "Who are you to interfere in my affairs!"

Soon, the two began to fight.

Sun Wukong comprehended the Great Dao of Fire after birth, and his strength had reached the pinnacle of the Celestial Immortal realm. He also possessed an indestructible body forged through the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts. Even with the Emperor's Sword in hand, Lynn could not harm him in the slightest.

After fighting for a long time, Chen Xuanzang finally noticed the "Mahavairocana Sutra" that Miss Duan had deliberately thrown in front of him before she died.

Finally, as he chanted the scriptures, boundless energy gathered in the void, and a faint phantom of a great Buddha appeared in the entire world. This great Buddha rose from the earth, growing higher and higher, and finally passed through the clouds and entered the universe.

The entire Earth appears exceptionally small compared to this giant Buddha statue.

The Buddha sat up, raised one palm, and slapped it towards Earth from outer space.

A palm strike that descended from the sky!

The palm initially appeared as if it were an illusion, but it quickly gathered countless energies, solidified them, and began to burn, radiating terrifying power.

"Boom!"

A huge hole suddenly appeared in the sky, growing larger and larger until it was quickly filled by a giant hand that descended.

Sun Wukong's eyes were unfriendly. "Are you acting? What kind of tricks are you playing? Do you really think I'm easy to mess with?"

He stomped his feet on the ground, and his body began to grow larger, transforming into a gigantic ape. At the same time, flames burned in his eyes, and the surrounding air also ignited.

He let out an angry roar, stomped his feet on the ground, and slammed his palms down hard at the giant fiery hand that was falling from the sky.

"Click-clack~~"

The moment the two sides made contact, the ground beneath Sun Wukong's feet cracked. Although he had also comprehended the laws of fire the most, it was still worlds apart from the complete laws contained in the Buddha's giant palm.

Every line on the giant hand is composed of pure laws, and even each molecule that makes it up represents a world.

This is a giant hand of law, and only those with the same level of understanding of the law can contend with it.

Despite his best efforts, Sun Wukong's body began to bend under the weight, and countless laws transformed into seals that spread from his palms throughout his body.

boom!

The giant hand disappeared, and Sun Wukong disappeared as well, leaving behind a huge crater on the ground.

The giant Buddha in the void of the universe gradually dissipated, and the golden light on Chen Xuanzang's body also dissipated.

Lynn smiled at him: "Congratulations, Xuanzang, you've achieved enlightenment!"

……

In the dilapidated temple on Five Finger Mountain, Buddha smiled as he looked at the five people before him. His gaze swept over them before finally settling on Chen Xuanzang, and he asked, "Xuanzang, what are your views on universal love, personal love, and romantic love now?"

Chen Xuanzang raised his head, met the fat monk's gaze, and calmly replied, "Love between men and women is also included in the so-called great love. All love among all beings is love, without distinction of size."

He was silent for a few seconds, a trace of sorrow flashing in his eyes, before he said, "Only by experiencing suffering can one know the true suffering of all beings; only by experiencing attachment can one let go of attachment; only by experiencing worry can one be free from worry."

He seemed to have gained enlightenment and seen through the illusions of the world. In reality, however, Xuanzang's heart had completely died. The most fitting description of his state is: "There is no greater sorrow than a dead heart!"

Of course, the powerful figures don't care about his condition, as long as he can withstand all the trials on the journey to the West with his mortal body, obtain the true scriptures, and complete the mission.

The fat monk, Buddha, smiled and nodded: "It seems you've grasped a little bit of it. Do you know your mission?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuanzang's expression remained unchanged. He calmly replied, "The world is full of suffering. It is not I who can save people from suffering and deliver all sentient beings, but the twenty-two scriptures in India."

The Buddha looked on with approval and said, "On your journey to the West to obtain the scriptures, you will encounter countless hardships, dangers, demons, and monsters. You will be the envoy for the journey, Lynn will be the deputy envoy, and the other three will be your disciples. Each of the four of them has their own strengths and abilities on land, water, and air, and they can protect you around the clock."

He picked up the prepared items and held them in his hands, continuing, "Now I bestow upon you the robe and ritual implements. From today onward, you are a disciple of Mahayana Buddhism, with the Dharma name Tripitaka. Now, set off on your journey."

Thus the pilgrimage team was formed. Chen Xuanzang and five others, including Lin En, packed their bags and set off that very day.