The Way of Rebirth

As the saying goes, thousands of years have passed in a single glance. Sun Wukong was pressed under the Five Fingers Mountain and immersed in the mysterious maxims that kept coming to his ears. He did not feel the sun and stars move at all. Spring passed and autumn came, and he only felt that the world at this moment was the most peaceful.

Yes, there are no other chores to hinder him from understanding the Taoism. While Sun Wukong is immersed in the Taoism, the laws of heaven are still running, the world is also ever-changing, the political power changes constantly, and the Taoists are gradually leaving the world to find the fairy mountain.

Xiandong practiced alone, then founded a sect in one place and passed down a sect, and then they practiced in seclusion.

When Sun Wukong was pressed into Wuzhi Mountain, it was at the time when Wang Mang was usurping the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains. Therefore, the stone monkey dropped from the sky and was pressed into the mountains. It was believed that it was God's will to overthrow Wang Mang's rule. For a time, the Central Plains was surrounded by war. After decades of war,

In the end, Liu Xiuzhe, a royal lineage of the Western Han Dynasty, conquered the world and opened the Eastern Han Dynasty. Buddhism in the West also began to take advantage of this peaceful era to spread its teachings to the East, and began to make some small moves.

It can be said that under the general trend of heaven, the vitality of the Eastern Taoist sect was severely damaged during the Conferring Catastrophe. In order to calm the grievances of heaven and earth, heaven will use the coming of the next calamity to arrange a road for the great revival of Buddhism from the west to the east. In this way,

To resolve the evil spirits in the heaven and earth, it is a pity that although the Buddhist people know the general arrangement of heaven, they can't wait any longer, so they want to take advantage of Sakyamuni Buddha to show off his skills in the east and suppress the demon monkey Sun Wukong who has left the Taoist school helpless.

The opportunity at the foot of Wuzhishan is to spread Buddhism eastward, and it is also a good opportunity to try out the details of Eastern Taoism.

So with the acquiescence of Sakyamuni Buddha, a Buddha used his magic power to cast the golden body and dharma to the east. I saw a golden light passing through the sky, going straight from the west to Luoyang, the human race in the east. For a time, many mountain immortals in the east

All the Taoist cultivators in the mansion opened their eyes and looked at the passing golden light. Their expressions changed slightly, but they calmed down after a moment. They all looked up to the sky. After a long time, they saw the sky above.

There was no sign of any strange phenomena, and everyone frowned hesitantly, then closed their eyes and started practicing again.

Wu Chuandao, who was walking on the vast land, frowned slightly when he saw the golden light passing through the air, then shook his head and sighed a few times, then opened his mouth to whisper a few words to the east, and then continued to wander north on horseback.

When Wu Chuandao turned around and walked, he saw an auspicious light suddenly rising from the Penglai Immortal Island in the east, and then headed towards the Central Plains.

The Central Plains was at the time of peace and tranquility in all directions. Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, who unified the world, died of illness. He was succeeded by Guangwu's son Liu Zhuang, known as Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty in history. On this day, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty went to the palace after handling political affairs in Luoyang.

During the break, I suddenly found in my dream that the palace I lived in was emitting dazzling golden light. When I looked carefully, I saw lotus flowers falling from the sky, and there were bursts of dazzling sounds, and then I saw a golden man plate six feet tall.

Sitting on the lotus platform, a white halo appeared behind his head and descended in the center of the palace. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty was about to ask when he saw the golden man suddenly opened his eyes, then smiled and nodded, then he sat down on the lotus platform and flew up on the auspicious clouds.

When he came out of the palace, Emperor Han Ming was very confused when he saw this. He hurriedly chased him out of the palace, only to see the golden man sitting cross-legged in the air, clasping his hands and bowing to Emperor Han Ming. Then Emperor Han Ming noticed that the golden light behind the golden man suddenly turned into

It formed a huge light curtain, covering the whole world. When he wanted to take a closer look, he found that the golden man in the sky had gone to the west. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty could not shout, so he had to watch the golden man leave. Just as he was melancholy, he suddenly felt a cool feeling behind him.

, then Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty woke up and turned around.

On the morning of the next day, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty told his strange dream to the civil and military officials, wondering if there was any secret in it. When the officials heard the words of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, they all lowered their heads and whispered, and for a long time they did not know who the Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty was. What on earth was the dream talking about? He had no choice but to shake his head and answer Emperor Han Ming. Emperor Han Ming was also very sad when he saw this, but he couldn't blame these ministers. After all, what happened in the dream was illusory after all, although it could not be explained clearly. The truth behind this...

At this moment, a man suddenly came out and said, "Your Majesty, as I expected, your Majesty's dream is a very happy one." Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty looked over after hearing this, and saw that the man was the most knowledgeable minister under his command. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty couldn't help but feel strange after hearing this man's words, so he looked at the man and listened to his explanation.

But he saw that this man was not at all flustered, stroking his beard and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly, your Majesty's dream is not an ordinary dream. You must know that this six-foot-long golden man is none other than the famous Buddha in the West. The Buddha is the god of the West. In the past, he came to the Central Plains during the ancient wars, and then retreated to the West. Now that your Majesty has received a dream from the Buddha, it is a great joy. It means that the Buddha came from the east. I think of Zhang Qian in the past. I was ordered to travel westward to create a Silk Road, which would bring blessings to our Han Dynasty. However, the original land was in chaos during the journey, and the Silk Road was forcibly occupied by the Xiongnu and other foreigners. Your Majesty also sent many troops to attack the foreigners in order to recapture this place. "The Great Road of Light, I think this dream entrusted to the Buddha must mean that your Majesty will surely achieve a complete victory when he raises troops to attack foreign nations."

"This is exactly the reason." Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty couldn't help but nodded happily after hearing this, and then asked, "Based on what the doctor said, what should I do?"

"Your Majesty, I thought that since the Buddha entrusted your Majesty with a dream, he must be asking for your help. Why don't your Majesty send an envoy to the west to salute the Buddha and come to the Central Plains Road in the East? I think this envoy must have some opportunities." The minister replied. road.

"Very good." Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty brightened his eyes when he heard this, and then asked, "Is there anyone in the palace who can share my worries?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go." A man came out from among the civil and military officials and said in salute with his hands in hand.

Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty looked intently and saw that the man was Ban Chao, the school secretary. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty was overjoyed when he saw that Ban Chao had asked for his life, so he appointed Ban Chao as an envoy to the Western Regions to invite the Buddha. In order to ensure the safety of Ban Chao and his entourage, and at the same time, in order to realize what the minister had just said. When it comes to pacifying the Western Regions, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty ordered Dou Gu, the commander of chariots, to lead an army to attack the Xiongnu. Ban Chao also went with the army as a fake commander.

A few years passed like this. After Ban Chao arrived in the Western Regions, he sent another envoy to the west to finally invite the Dharma and Samanas of Western Buddhism to return to Luoyang. However, Ban Chao stayed in the Western Regions and worked hard to pacify the Western Regions for the Han Dynasty. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty saw Western Buddhism When Buddhism spread eastward, he was overjoyed and ordered some people to build the first Buddhist temple in the Central Plains in Luoyang and named it White Horse Temple to show his respect.

Let’s not mention this human matter for now. In the Tushita Palace in the Heavenly Palace, I was practicing with my eyes closed. Suddenly, a golden boy came in and saluted, saying: “Tell me, Teacher, there is Master Zhang outside the palace who wants to see you.”

"Oh?" Taishang Laojun, who was practicing with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and said with a smile, "Tong'er, please go and invite him in." After hearing Laojun's words, Jin Tong'er bowed his head and bowed and walked out. Not long after, he led Zhang Tianshi in, then left straight away and closed the palace door.

"Well done, Sir." Zhang Tianshi bowed his head and saluted, and then said, "This junior is here to ask about Buddhism's attempt to test my Eastern Taoist sect. I wonder what Master Zhang thinks we should do?"

"Western Buddhism is so impatient that it wants to take advantage of this opportunity to intervene in Eastern affairs. Do you really think that we and other Eastern Taoist sects don't have masters? Since he dares to use human orthodoxy to spread Buddhism eastward, then we, etc.

He will destroy the orthodoxy of the human world, and then we will see what he should do with Buddhism." Taishang Laojun snorted coldly, then stood up and looked at the east and said, "I just learned that the Wuhua Emperor of Penglai Immortal Island has also died.

They took action. It seems that Buddhism was a little impulsive. Even Emperor Wuhua was stimulated by them, so we and other Taoist sects still need Zhang Tianshi to take action."

"Please just give me your orders, I will obey you." Zhang Tianshi heard that Emperor Dongfang Wuhua also took action in person regardless of his status. His face changed slightly, and his eyes were filled with joy. Only after hearing Taishang Laojun's words did Zhang Tianshi calm down.

Jishou bowed and said...

"Emperor Donghua should have taken action at the end of the Han Dynasty to personally promote the demise of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, it is not directly aimed at Buddhism. Therefore, what I think at this moment requires Zhang Daoyou to personally take action." Taishang Laojun said.

Said, seeing Zhang Tianshi's puzzled face, Taishang Laojun continued, "This time Buddhism spreads eastward through the hands of the emperors of the human world. It is just that they want to take advantage of this peaceful time in the world to have the emperors promote Buddhism as the state religion and seize us.

The belief of Eastern sentient beings, so the poor Taoist thought that Zhang Taoist friend must transform into a clone and land in the world to compete for believers for my Taoist sect, so as not to be overtaken by Buddhism. Support until the action of Emperor Wuhua begins, then it can be regarded as a success."

"So that's it, I know this." Zhang Tianshi was overjoyed when he heard this, and then he smiled and bowed his head and saluted, "Now, I, this junior, will go to prepare and take a step ahead." After saying that, Zhang Tianshi left Tusita Palace and came to

Outside the Nantian Gate, he chanted a few words, then shot a ray of light towards the earth, and then walked towards the Heavenly Palace with a smile.

The situation in the Central Plains was changing, and hundreds of years later, the Eastern Han Dynasty finally came to the reign of Emperor Ling. Although Buddhism flourished for a while during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, it was soon suppressed by the Zhengyi Sect that suddenly emerged in Hanzhong.

The religion, also known as the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, was founded by the Taoist Zhang Ling. After being instructed by the Supreme Master to conquer demons, he established the Dragon Tiger Sect in Longhu Mountain and began to preach and preach in the human world. He soon suppressed the momentum of Buddhism.

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At this time, on a high mountain in Julu, there was a green and white scholar who was looking for medicinal herbs on the mountain. The young man who looked like a scholar was named Zhang Jiao.

He began to embark on the path of a doctor. At this time, he was looking for herbs in this strange mountain to grind medicine. Unexpectedly, when he was walking halfway up the mountain, he suddenly heard a roaring sound. When he looked carefully, he saw something not far away.

There was a grey-white tiger looking at him with its eyes wide open. A thick breath came from its bloody mouth. Zhang Jiao couldn't help but feel his legs go weak. He was so frightened that he couldn't use any strength. However, Zhang Jiao soon forced himself to

His will drove his body to run up the mountain. The tiger behind him chased Zhang Jiao for a long time and then disappeared. Zhang Jiao felt a little strange in his heart, but he didn't want to see the tiger again. He sat on the ground and panted heavily.

At this moment, Zhang Jiao suddenly smelled a strong fishy smell. When he looked up, he saw a huge python coiled in front of him. Zhang Jiao immediately broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly got up and ran up the mountain again. The giant python was behind him.

Twisting his body and chasing after him, Zhang Jiao panicked and lost his way. He accidentally stepped on the air and fell into a huge hole. Zhang Jiao was shocked and thought that he was going to lose his life here today. But when he fell into the huge hole, Zhang Jiao

Suddenly, he found an old man in front of him looking at him with a smile. This old man had green eyes and a childlike face, and he was holding a quinoa staff in his hand.

Then he saw that the giant python chasing Zhang Jue also fell down. Zhang Jue was frightened and shouted hurriedly: "Old man, run quickly, I will stop you for a while." Then he gathered up his courage and found a wooden stick.

He started to wave, but unexpectedly, the old man behind him smiled slightly, and the quinoa staff in his hand flew straight up and hit the giant python. Then he heard the old man say: "How dare you commit evil in front of me, you evil beast?"

I saw the giant python suddenly disappear out of thin air.

Zhang Jiao was frightened by the scene in front of him. He couldn't hold the wooden stick in his hand and fell to the ground. Zhang Jiao knelt down and kowtowed and said: "Junior Zhang Jiao didn't know that the Supreme Immortal was here. He accidentally interfered with the Supreme Immortal's Qingxiu. Could you please

Don’t blame the immortals”

"You are a very good young man. You are in line with Pindao's wishes. Since you are able to come here, you are also destined to be Pindao." The old man nodded and said with a smile. Then he lifted his right hand in the air, and three shining volumes appeared. The old man handed it to

Xiang Zhangjiao said, "These three books are called the Nanhua Immortal Sutra, also known as the Taiping Qingling Book. You can learn from it to preach on behalf of heaven and save the world." After saying this, a burst of smoke filled the air, and the figure disappeared...

"If you dare to ask about the name of the immortal, Zhang Jiao will keep it in mind and worship him day and night in the future." Zhang Jiao took the Nanhua Sutra and kowtowed.

"Old Immortal Nanhua, poor Taoist, if you have cultivated this book, you will be able to live a good life and propagate the transformation of heaven." A voice echoed in the cave, "You can go out from this cave, so you can do it yourself."

"Old Immortal Nanhua?" Zhang Jiao frowned and thought after hearing this, then looked at the Nanhua Immortal Sutra in his hand and suddenly realized, "Nanhua Sutra, could it be Zhuang Zhou, the founder of Miaozhen Tao, Xiaoyao Taoist?" After saying this, Zhang Jiao was very happy, and put the Nanhua Sutra in his hand.

Hiding the sutra in his sleeve, he followed the cave wall and walked out. After a while, he actually walked out of the huge cave, and after a lot of trouble, he went down the mountain.

From then on, Zhang Jiao studied the Nanhua Immortal Sutra day and night, became proficient in Taoism, and began to use runes to preach and treat diseases everywhere. Within a few years, he had millions of disciples, forming a huge force and worthy of spiritual power.

During the emperor's period, the politics were corrupt, the officials were unjust, and the people were miserable. Seeing this, Zhang Jiao became ambitious and set off a huge wave of rebellion. He declared that the sky was dead and Huang Tian should stand. He raised the flag of righteousness and openly resisted the dynasty.

It was the beginning of troubled times.

Just when the Central Plains once again fell into chaos, in the northern border area of ​​the Han Dynasty, a young man wearing a white Taoist robe and riding a purple and gold red rabbit horse was walking on the grassland. This young man was Penglai Xiaoyaosanren at this moment.

But I came to this border area for a guy. This guy is also very famous, but he is Lu Bu, the famous war god of the Three Kingdoms in later generations. If you want to say why Wu Chuandao came to look for this person, you have to mention Wu Chuandao during the Conferred God period.

Lu Bu appeared in the form of Lu Bu at Jiepaiguan, so he was a little curious about Lu Bu, and the other thing was that Lu Bu seemed to have some connection with the Yi people in ancient times, so Wu Chuandao also wanted to see if what he thought was true.

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Just as Mr. Wu was lowering his head in thought, he suddenly heard a wolf howling not far away. Mr. Wu looked intently and saw dozens of wild wolves attacking a young man. The young man was wearing coarse cloth and had an animal skin tied around his waist.

He was holding a big stick in his hand and was fighting hard. If you look carefully, this young man seems to be about ten years old. He is very handsome and dignified, but he is also majestic. When he saw it, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. This young man was no one else.

It was exactly the Lu Bu that Mr. Wu was looking for.

Looking at the young man in front of him, Lu Bu, Wu Chuandao couldn't help but nodded. He had a very calm temperament, and even at a young age, he had already shown a brave and unstoppable momentum. However, no matter how calm Lu Bu was at this moment, after all, he was only ten years old and his body was

There was no way to fight against more than a dozen wolves. Although five or six of them had been killed bravely by the young Lu Bu, and their bodies were stained with blood, they were still weak after all, and the remaining wolves began to open their fangs and try to kill them.

Just when Wu Chuandao was about to take action, he suddenly noticed a red light flashing from Lu Bu's body, and then he saw the red light burning like a flame, soaring behind Lu Bu. Lu Bu could not detect all of this, and the only thing he could feel was

Strength surged out again, and with a shout, young Lu Bu gritted his teeth and waved his stick to continue fighting against the wolves.

"As I expected, this Lu Bu is a spiritual transformation of Chi You, just like Xiang Yu in the past. No wonder he was born with invincible combat power but lack of strategy." Wu Chuandao sighed as he looked at the young man Lu Bu who was fighting in front of him.

Then he stretched out his right hand and moved forward a little. Although Lu Bu was brave again at this moment, it could not last for long. He soon became sluggish and even more decadent than before. Just when the wolves were about to come forward and bite, they saw a

The light hit, and then a long roar suddenly sounded in the ears of the wolves, shocking their minds, and then they ran around in different directions. Seeing that he had scared the wolves back, Wu Chuandao rode the red rabbit forward and waved his right hand.

Lu Bu, who had fainted on the ground, flew straight up and landed in the arms of Mr. Wu.

"It doesn't matter, you are destined to meet me." Just like that, Wu Chuandao held Lu Bu and rode the red rabbit horse towards the front along the afterglow of the setting sun. Wu Chuandao's figure under the setting sun suddenly looked hazy.

It was hazy, and the child in Wu Chuan Dao's arms seemed to be growing up slowly. There was a flashing red light flying behind him. After Wu Chuan Dao sighed, he urged the red rabbit horse that sat down and ran forward like a joy.

, raising bursts of sand and dust...

And the flames burning in the Central Plains gradually became fiercer. For a time, the entire Central Plains continent was swallowed up by the yellow scarf of the dead Huang Tian. The entire Han Dynasty had also fallen into a situation where the Great Xia was about to fall. It seemed that the dynasty

The destruction has become a foregone conclusion...

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