Journey to the West: Deer Power Immortal, Starting from Becoming a Disciple of the Supreme Lord Tais

Huiming's face flushed red with shame and anger, but he dared not retaliate. Although he was a disciple of Manjushri Bodhisattva, he was not indiscriminate in his actions.

This place is, after all, a sacred site for Taoism, and besides, he was in the wrong in this matter; if word got out, it wouldn't sound good for either him or the Buddhist community.

Seeing that Huiming was speechless, Lu Qingxuan said, "Master, we are all cultivators, so there is no need to explain things too clearly. You came today to convert my two brothers, but unfortunately, we have no interest in Buddhism. We will return these prayer beads to you and ask you to take them back to Mount Ling."

After saying that, he handed over the prayer beads.

Huiming remained silent for a long time before finally sighing, putting the prayer beads into his sleeve, clasping his hands together, bowing and saying, "In that case, this humble monk will take his leave."

The three demons stood in front of the Taoist temple, watching Huiming's figure disappear at the end of the mountain path.

Tiger Power Immortal spat and said, "Pah, what kind of disciple of Manjushri Bodhisattva is he? He only uses despicable methods."

Master Yangli nodded: "Those in the Buddhist order are not only upright and honorable people."

Lu Qingxuan remained silent. He had long known the nature of Buddhism. He wondered whether it was his scheme that had attracted Buddhism, or whether Buddhism was simply meant to convert the three demons.

In the original story, the three demons, seeing that the monks of Chechi Kingdom had made no contribution, suggested that they be sent to a place of hard labor.

But now it seems that things may not be so simple.

It's unclear whether his actions will be good or bad for the three demons, but one thing is certain: after this incident, Tiger Power and Sheep Power's perception of Buddhism has worsened further...

After Huiming left, the three demons, Lu Qingxuan, restored the Taoist temple, while the Buddhist items were burned to the ground by Huli.

In Hu Li's words, Buddhist items are an eyesore.

Lu Qingxuan smiled but didn't say anything more.

For the next few days, nothing happened in the temple, and Lu Qingxuan was happy to have some free time. He refined some pills and then went to heaven.

During his time in the mortal realm, Lu Qingxuan felt more and more that he needed an offensive magic weapon. The alchemy furnace was indeed sturdy, but he couldn't always use it for battle. If the familiar immortals and gods saw it, they would laugh him to death.

Lu Qingxuan rode a cloud upwards, passing by the South Heavenly Gate. Several heavenly soldiers greeted him warmly: "Immortal Qingxuan, you've come to heaven again. Have you encountered any trouble?"

Lu Qingxuan cupped his hands and smiled, "It's not that troublesome. There are some things I need to discuss with my senior brother."

"Indeed, the two celestial children have not gone out. Celestial Child Qingxuan can go there on his own," the heavenly soldier said.

"Thank you for your help. This time, I brought some pills from heaven. Fellow Daoists, please have a taste." Lu Qingxuan took out a bottle of pills and tossed it to the heavenly soldiers.

The heavenly soldiers laughed heartily and did not refuse.

Upon arriving at the Tushita Palace, before Lu Qingxuan could even knock, the palace gates opened by themselves, and Jinjiao walked out with a smile.

"Junior brother, it doesn't really make much difference whether you go down to the mortal realm or not. It's only been a short time and you're back again," Golden Horn joked.

Lu Qingxuan said helplessly, "Senior brother is joking. This time, I have prepared gifts for you two senior brothers."

"You rascal..." Jinjiao chuckled, then led Lu Qingxuan into the Tushita Palace.

Soon the two arrived at a side hall, where Silver Horn was sitting cross-legged on a futon, looking bored, with an empty gourd in front of him, seemingly lost in thought.

Upon seeing Lu Qingxuan enter, his eyes lit up, and he stood up abruptly: "Junior brother, you've finally arrived! I've missed you so much since we last met."

"You're after your junior brother's pills, aren't you?" Jinjiao teased.

"Hey, why bother talking about that?" Silver Horn chuckled.

Lu Qingxuan didn't hide anything and directly threw the pills he had refined over the past few days to Yinjiao, while he sat down on a futon next to him.

Silver Horn eagerly took out a pill, brought it to his nose, and sniffed it. His face immediately lit up with a smile: "Excellent pill! Junior brother, your alchemy skills are getting more and more refined!"

Jinjiao also picked up a gourd, looked at it, and smiled, "Junior brother is very thoughtful."

Afterwards, Lu Qingxuan chatted with Jinjiao and Yinjiao for a while, talking about their experiences in the lower realm.

When the topic of the Jackal King testing them with the Human Spirit Wine came up, both Golden Horn and Silver Horn's expressions changed.

Silver Horn snorted coldly and said, "This kind of beast should be annihilated. Junior Brother, you are too soft-hearted. If it were me, I would have cleaved it in two long ago."

Golden Horn shook his head: "That fellow carries too much karma. Killing him would only help him find release."

Living with karma makes it difficult to make progress even if one is alive, and one may even be repeatedly tormented by karma, making living more painful than dying.

The three talked for a while longer, and when Lu Qingxuan saw that the time was right, he said, "Senior brothers, I have come up here today with a favor to ask of you."

Jinjiao said, "Junior brother, please speak freely."

"As you two senior brothers should know, I encountered a lot of trouble this time I went down to the mortal realm, and I really don't have enough magic treasures on me. I would like to ask you two senior brothers for two offensive magic treasures. I wonder if you could do me a favor?" Lu Qingxuan said.

Golden Horn and Silver Horn exchanged a glance and both laughed.

"I thought it was something important, Junior Brother. You don't know this, but if you want some rare treasures, I may not have them. But if you want magic weapons, my Tushita Palace has no shortage of them." Jinjiao walked to the corner of the side hall and took out a box.

Once opened, it was filled with all sorts of magical treasures, including swords, spears, and halberds.

Jinjiao simply tossed it to Lu Qingxuan and let him choose for himself.

Lu Qingxuan scanned the area with his divine sense and quickly selected a longsword. With a flick of his finger, a clear and melodious sound rang out, accompanied by a slight rumble of thunder.

"What a fine sword!"

Afterwards, Lu Qingxuan selected two more magic weapons suitable for tiger and sheep powers, and then cupped his hands to Golden Horn and Silver Horn, saying, "Thank you, senior brothers."

Silver Horn waved his hand and said, "Why be so polite among fellow disciples? These things are just gathering dust here anyway, you can take them and use them."

"Speaking of which, Junior Brother, you've been in the mortal realm for some time now. Has there been any progress on the matter the Dao Ancestor spoke of?" Golden Horn asked curiously.

Lu Qingxuan smiled bitterly, saying that the time was not yet right.

Upon hearing this, Jinjiao nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

"Speaking of which, those guys from Mount Riling came here a few times recently. Qingniu and I overheard some of their conversations. They mentioned things like the journey to the West and calamities. Junior brother, you should be careful in the lower realm. Those guys are not good people. If you encounter danger, it's not unacceptable for them to invoke the Dao Ancestor's banner," Silver Horn instructed.

Although the Dao Ancestor did not explain anything to the two of them, they vaguely sensed something.

The two of them, being in the Tushita Palace, had nothing to worry about. However, Lu Qingxuan was in the lower realm, so it was always better to be careful.

Lu Qingxuan nodded. He wasn't surprised that the Buddhist sect would come to the Heavenly Court. Most of the demons in Journey to the West were related to the Heavenly Court. If the West were to capture demons to make up for the calamity, who knew how long it would take?

Furthermore, the eastward spread of Buddhism itself had an impact on the incense offerings of the Heavenly Court, so it would be unreasonable not to offer benefits.