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The vastness of the Earthly Immortal Realm is definitely not comparable to the Blue Planet in the previous life.

Not to mention anything else, just the quicksand river in front of us can circle the blue planet hundreds of times.

[Lu Sheng, the Extreme Demon: To be honest, I have always had a question: what is Sha Seng's background, and why was he able to join the pilgrimage team? ]

[Niu Jun from Journey to the West: Um, I don’t know the answer to this question either, but one thing is for sure, Sha Seng is definitely not as simple as he seems, there must be a big boss behind him. The only thing I’m not sure about is who the big boss behind Sha Seng is.]

[Mysterious Zhou Mingrui: Isn't the Jade Emperor behind Monk Sha? (doubt.jpg)]

[Niu Jun from Journey to the West: Probably not. I suspect it was Emperor Donghua, because in Journey to the West, Sha Seng is introduced like this:

Because I traveled all over the world to learn the Dao, I traveled to the vast land just to find a teacher. I always carried my robes and bowl with me, and I couldn't let go every day. I traveled dozens of times and walked hundreds of times. That's why I met the real person, who led me to the golden light of the great road. 】

[Niu Jun, Journey to the West: In the original text, there is a record about Emperor Donghua: He taught the monks to transcend worldly ties, and opened the way to a bright and clear path like lightning.]

[Niu Jun from Journey to the West: So I suspect that Sha Seng is a disciple of Emperor Donghua. This can also explain why, after Sha Seng became an immortal, he was directly appointed by the Jade Emperor as the Curtain-Rolling General and qualified to join the Journey to the West team.]

[Niu Jun of Journey to the West: Especially after Sha Seng broke the glass cup, even the good guy Taibai Jinxing in the Heavenly Palace did not plead for him. Instead, it was the barefoot immortal who pleaded for him. As a wandering immortal, the barefoot immortal obviously came forward for the sake of Emperor Donghua.]

Niu Jun expressed his guess.

He didn't think Sha Seng was the Jade Emperor's man.

If Sha Seng was really the Jade Emperor's man, he would not be banished to the mortal world for breaking a glass lamp, and he would not have to suffer the punishment of having his heart pierced by a hundred swords every seven days.

Especially the punishment of 100 swords piercing the heart that occurs every seven days.

Isn’t the Jade Emperor afraid that Sha Seng will become disloyal?

Therefore, Niu Jun did not think that Sha Seng was the Jade Emperor's man, but instead thought that he was the Donghua Emperor's man.

[Essential Heavenly Demon Lu Sheng: Is that so? 】

Lu Sheng expressed doubts about Niu Jun's statement.

However, he did not refute directly, but continued to ask.

[Lu Sheng, the Extreme Demon: If Sha Seng's master is Emperor Donghua, then who is Zhu Bajie's master? However, many people say that Zhu Bajie's master is Emperor Donghua. ]

[Mysterious Zhou Mingrui: Isn't Zhu Bajie's master Taishang Laojun? ]

[Lu Sheng, the Extreme Demon: Zhu Bajie's master cannot be Taishang Laojun. This can be seen from his attitude towards Taishang Laojun and the fact that Che Chiguo directly threw the statues of the Three Pure Ones into the toilet.]

[Lu Sheng, the Extreme Demon: You should know that Taibai Jinxing only pleaded with the Jade Emperor for Zhu Bajie when he was banished to the mortal world, and Zhu Bajie was so grateful that he knelt down to thank Taibai Jinxing when he met him. This shows that Zhu Bajie knows how to be grateful.]

[Lu Sheng, the Extreme Demon: If Taishang Laojun is really Zhu Bajie's master, he can't possibly not respect him.]

The reason why Lu Sheng concluded that Zhu Bajie’s master was not Taishang Laojun was very simple.

Because in "Journey to the West", Zhu Bajie met Taishang Laojun many times, but he was not seen to be very respectful to Taishang Laojun.

Especially when he was in the Sanqing Temple of Chechi Kingdom, Zhu Bajie directly pushed down the statue of Taishang Laojun, called Taishang Laojun "old man", and changed into the appearance of Taishang Laojun to eat the offerings.

In the world of Journey to the West where teachers are respected and elders are respected, such a situation would never happen.

[Niu Jun from Journey to the West: Zhu Bajie’s master should not be Emperor Donghua.]

[Niu Jun from Journey to the West: Although many people speculate that Zhu Bajie's master is Emperor Donghua based on the analysis of the Nine-Turn Great Rejuvenation Pill and the method of fierce fighting, they overlook Zhu Bajie's status in the Heavenly Palace.]

[Niu Jun from Journey to the West: Zhu Bajie's status in heaven is much higher than that of Sha Seng. Especially when Zhu Bajie became an immortal, pairs of immortals came to welcome him. The Jade Emperor held a banquet for all the immortals and appointed him as the Marshal to control the Tianhe River and the Governor of the Navy to be Xianjie.]

[Niu Jun from Journey to the West: Emperor Donghua has many disciples. If Zhu Bajie is a disciple of Emperor Donghua, he is not worthy of the attention of the Jade Emperor.]

You can doubt Zhu Bajie's character, but you must never doubt Zhu Bajie's background.

As soon as he ascended to heaven, he was welcomed by a group of immortals. The Jade Emperor held a banquet for him and directly appointed him as Marshal Tianpeng.

One can imagine Zhu Bajie's identity and background.

Especially the process of Zhu Bajie becoming an immortal is the envy of others.

For example, Sha Seng, in order to seek the truth, traveled around the world, slept in the open air, and ran back and forth across the land of Kyushu many times. Finally, he was able to become a disciple of an immortal and obtain the true method of cultivation.

And what about Zhu Bajie?

Zhu Bajie has been lazy and gluttonous since he was a child and has never thought about practicing cultivation. As a result, a true immortal came to him to persuade him to practice cultivation and gave him the Nine-Turn Great Rejuvenation Pill and some magical methods of cultivation.

If the Monkey King and Sha Seng knew about this, they would be extremely envious.

Therefore, Zhu Bajie's identity is definitely not as simple as it seems, and the background of his master is beyond everyone's imagination.

[Lu Sheng, the Great Demon: Indeed, the status of Emperor Donghua is far from comparable to that of the Jade Emperor. If Zhu Bajie's master is Emperor Donghua, he is not worthy of the Jade Emperor's attention at all.]

【Emperor Heavenly Demon Lu Sheng: But if Zhu Bajie's master is not Emperor Donghua, who else could it be? It can't really be Taishang Laojun, right?】

[Niu Jun from Journey to the West: It's not Taishang Laojun. I think Zhu Bajie's master should be Dou Mu Yuanjun, who controls the Golden Palace, sits in the Dou Palace, is the head of the Zhou Tian Lie Constellation, is the lord of the North Pole Ziwei, and commands 84,000 evil spirits. ]

[Niu Jun from Journey to the West: In Taoism, Dou Mu Yuanjun is not only known as the mother of all the stars in the Big Dipper, but there is also a saying that Dou Mu gave birth to nine sons, namely the Jade Emperor, Ziwei, Tan Lang, Ju Men, Lu Cun, Wen Qu, Lian Zhen, Wu Qu, and Po Jun.]

[Niu Jun from Journey to the West: If Zhu Bajie's master is Dou Mu Yuan Jun, it can explain why he can become the Marshal Tian Peng, the leader of the Four Saints of the North Pole, just after he became an immortal, and no longer be afraid of the Zhenwu Emperor.]

[Niu Jun of Journey to the West: In addition, in Buddhism, Dou Mu Yuan Jun is also known as the Bodhisattva Marichi. The most prominent symbol of Marichi is related to "pig", either showing a pig face, or riding seven pigs, or driving a car with pigs. This is why I guess Zhu Bajie's master is Dou Mu Yuan Jun.]

[Niu Jun of Journey to the West: Finally, in the early Journey to the West stories, such as Yang Jingxian’s “Journey to the West Drama” in the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Bajie was not the Marshal of the Heavenly Peng, nor was he in charge of the Milky Way, but was the chariot general under the command of the god Marichi.

'Born in the land of Hai, raised in the Qian Palace, stole the golden bell, opened the golden lock, hid in the Black Wind Cave, and appeared in front of the White Mist Slope. He was born with a long beak and a broad neck, hard hooves and a strong mane. He has the essence of heaven and earth, and the beauty of mountains and rivers. He has been here for many years.'

This description is consistent with the record of Marichi sitting on a pig cart. 】

Therefore, Zhu Bajie’s reincarnation as a pig was not necessarily a wrong birth. It is very likely that his true identity is related to “pig”.

Niu Jun paused here, then continued.

[Niu Jun, Journey to the West: In fact, there is another possibility that Zhu Bajie is not Dou Mu Yuanjun's disciple, but Dou Mu Yuanjun's son, because in Taoism, Tianpeng is the incarnation of Pojun star, and Pojun is one of Dou Mu's nine sons.]

Chapter 11 The five parties join forces to plot the destiny of humanity in the earthly immortal world!

Just to brag.

When it comes to research and interpretation of the original work of "Journey to the West", even if Wu Cheng'en came, he might not be able to surpass Niu Jun.

After all, Wu Cheng'en was just a novelist, what did he know about Journey to the West?

After knowing that the world he traveled to was the world of Journey to the West, Niu Jun has recalled the original work thousands of times in the past 180 years, and has conducted an in-depth interpretation of the original content word by word.

Not just the original Journey to the West.

There are also other documents, films and TV dramas related to Journey to the West.

Niu Jun has made in-depth analysis in order to survive better in the world of Journey to the West.

So when it comes to interpreting the original novel of Journey to the West, Niu Jun feels that he is the king of understanding, and no one understands Journey to the West better than him.

……

While chatting with Zhou Mingrui and Lu Sheng.

Niu Jun also did not forget the real purpose of coming to Liusha River.

This time he came to the Liusha River not to cause trouble for Sha Seng, but to verify a guess in his mind.

"Sure enough, Journey to the West is not as simple as it seems."

"The so-called 81 trials and tribulations of the Journey to the West are not for the purpose of obtaining the Mahayana Sutra, but to harvest the good fortune of the human race in the Earthly Immortal Realm."

Niu Jun stood above the Liusha River and used the Qiyun Pupil Technique. He saw that the human luck within thousands of miles around the Liusha River was quietly converging towards a certain node on the Liusha River.

The terrifying human luck continuously gathered at that node, directly turning that node into a treasure land for cultivation.

If there are cultivators practicing in it, their practice speed will definitely improve by leaps and bounds, as if with divine help.

However, Niu Jun saw many such places for spiritual practice along the way.

These places are either occupied by a powerful demon king or the capital of a great human nation. Each node is perfectly located on the route of the Journey to the West.

Thinking about it again, Sun Wukong almost gathered the luck of the entire Dongsheng Shenzhou.

After Sun Wukong was suppressed, the Heavenly Court sent Emperor Zhenwu and others to sweep Beijuluzhou, and drove the many demon kings in Beijuluzhou to Xiniuhezhou like driving ducks.

What if this is a coincidence?

Niu Jun would never believe it.

He also believed that this was a joint effort between Heaven and Buddhism to plan the destiny of humanity in the Earthly Immortal Realm, and that they wanted to use the destiny of humanity in the Earthly Immortal Realm to cultivate several Taiyi Dao Fruits.

As for who will receive these titles of Taiyi Daoguo?

The answer is self-evident.

Obviously the Journey to the West quartet.

No, it should be a group of four and a half from Journey to the West, and White Dragon Horse Ao Lie belongs to half of it.

"All I can say is that there is nothing new under the sun. No matter which world you live in, you have to have a background to get by."

"Behind Tang Seng is Buddhism, behind Sun Wukong is Taoism, behind Zhu Bajie is the Heaven, behind Sha Seng is the Three Fairy Islands overseas, and finally there is the little white dragon from the Four Seas Dragon Clan."

"The other demon races, humans, etc. are all leeks of luck that are being cut. They have no right to be on the table at all."

Niu Jun sighed quietly, but he didn't show too much dissatisfaction or blame anyone.

After all, this is human nature.

He would have done the same thing if he were at the poker table.

You can't just leave your own people alone and promote irrelevant people, right?

Great beings like the Jade Emperor and the Three Pure Ones had already been planning before the beginning of this era, so how could they let outsiders reap the fruits of victory?

Therefore, if one wants to disrupt the Journey to the West by provoking a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, or a fight between Heaven and Lingshan, it is impossible to succeed.

Whoever wants to destroy the Journey to the West is the enemy of Buddhism, Taoism, Heaven, the Three Immortal Islands overseas, and the four seas dragon clan.

When the five forces join forces, they will represent the mighty trend of the world of Journey to the West, and no one can resist it.

Got this.

Niu Jun no longer had any intention of meeting Sha Seng.

Because the two parties are not of the same kind at all. Niu Jun is a high and mighty immortal, so how could he associate with a demon like Niu Jun?

Don’t be fooled by the fact that in Journey to the West, Sha Seng appears to be honest, hardworking, polite to everyone and never argues with anyone.

In fact, among the five members of Journey to the West, Sha Seng is the most arrogant.

This can be seen from his self-narration.

As the saying goes: I am the most respected in the Nantian Gate, and I am the superior in front of the Lingxiao Palace. I hang a tiger-head badge on my waist and hold a demon-slaying staff in my hand. The golden helmet on my head shines in the sunlight, and the armor on my body shines brightly. I am the first to protect the emperor, and I am the superior in going in and out of the court.

A curtain-pulling general, when introducing himself, sounded even more awesome than Zhu Bajie, the Marshal of the Heavenly Troops, and Sun Wukong, the Monkey King.

The key point is that when Sun Wukong made trouble in Heaven, he didn't take action immediately.

So although Sha Seng seems to be honest and polite to everyone, he is actually extremely arrogant. He does not take the other members of the Journey to the West seriously at all. During the journey, he does not put in any effort and is too lazy to even put in an act.

But what cannot be denied is that such behavior is absolutely in line with the character and practices of the disciples of the major sects.

As for Sha Seng’s level of strength?

Niu Jun felt that Sha Seng's true strength was definitely not much worse than that of Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie.

In the original novel, Sun Wukong fought with Zhu Bajie all night, from the second watch (9pm) until dawn, when Zhu Bajie showed his defeat and fled.

Sha Seng fought with Zhu Bajie for two hours, but they were still evenly matched.

From this we can know that Sha Seng's strength is definitely not worse than Zhu Bajie. Even if he is not as strong as Sun Wukong, he is still a top-level Golden Immortal.

Compare it with Sha Seng’s performance during his journey to the West.

You say he is hardworking, loyal and honest?

Isn't this a joke?

In fact, among the five members of the Journey to the West, except for Tang Monk, the other four are all very strong. Even the little white dragon Ao Lie can fight with Sun Wukong for several hours.

If not for this, they would not have plotted against the human fortune of the Earthly Immortal Realm in order to achieve the Taiyi Dao Fruit through it.

Although Niu Jun really wanted to fight with Sha Seng to measure the true combat power of the disciples from the famous sects in the world of Journey to the West.

But think about Sha Seng’s background and personality.

He eventually gave up on this tempting idea.

Because he didn't dare to bet whether Sha Seng's mind was narrow or broad, nor could he guarantee whether Sha Seng would hold a grudge.

After all, not everyone can make friends through fighting, and not everyone can get to know each other through fighting.