HBWnovel Chapter 69 This humble monk has some knowledge of martial arts (6)
Chapter 69 This humble monk has some knowledge of martial arts (6)
After packing her things, Wangyou went straight to the entrance to meet up.
"Greetings, senior brother, third senior brother, and fellow disciples!"
"Junior Sister, we can finally go down the mountain!" Wu Wang said happily, hooking his arm around Wang You's shoulder.
"Yes, it's been three years. We can finally go down the mountain. This time, let's try to win first place!" Wangyou said confidently.
"Ah!" Wuwang's neck was suddenly stuck.
"Junior Sister, we're just going through the motions, it doesn't matter whether we win or lose!" Wu Nian said, patting Wang You's bald head.
"Senior brother, stop touching my head, it'll stunt my growth!" Wangyou said, pulling Wunian's hand down again.
"Okay!" Wu Nian agreed again, but whether he would actually change it or not was only known to him.
"Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, I heard that the reward for first place in this sect competition is very generous. I want that ten-thousand-year-old snow lotus!" Wangyou has reached a bottleneck in body tempering. If he can get that ten-thousand-year-old snow lotus, he can smoothly advance to the next stage.
"Junior Sister wants it? Okay, I'll try my best to get it back for her!" Wu Wang suddenly said with great fighting spirit.
"Junior Uncle, we will also work hard!"
"I will work hard myself. Although I am only at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment now, I can step into the Golden Core stage at any time!"
"Then there's no rush. Let's take our time and gain some experience along the way. The sect competition is still half a year away, so we can head to the Xuantian Sect a month in advance!" Wu Nian made the decision.
"Then let's go to the Blackwater Forest! It's said to be a place where cultivators often train!" Wangyou suggested excitedly.
"it is good!"
No one else had any objections. The Wanfo Sect only had six people in total, which was incomparable to other sects.
Besides Wangyou, Wunian, and Wuwang, there are three others with the character "Wu" in their names: Wukong, Wuneng, and Wujing. All three are at the mid-to-late stage of the Golden Core realm.
Wangyou remembers being stunned for a while when she first heard the three names.
Now that she's not so busy, Wangyou has time to think about a story from a very distant past.
"Junior Sister, what are you laughing at?"
"I suddenly remembered a story about a monk who took three disciples on a journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Coincidentally, the monk's disciples were also named Wukong, Wuneng, and Wujing!"
"Junior Uncle, what's the story?" The three of them, hearing their names mentioned, curiously gathered around.
"Yes, junior sister, why don't you tell us about it!"
"Row!"
"Legend has it that there was a monk named Jin Chanzi, but he accidentally fell asleep while the Buddha was preaching. The Buddha punished him by sending him to the mortal world, where he could only return after he had accomplished his merits!"
"He just fell asleep? Is it really that serious?" Wu Wang interrupted impatiently.
"Don't interrupt me, let me finish!"
"Junior brother, listen to what junior sister has to say!" Wu Nian also became a little curious.
"After Jin Chanzi was reincarnated, he became a monk named Tang Seng. Seeing the suffering of the people, Guanyin Bodhisattva issued a decree ordering Tang Seng to go to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures. Once he obtained the true scriptures, he would achieve perfect merit. Tang Seng obediently went, but the journey to the West was fraught with difficulties and dangers. It was not something that a mortal body could easily overcome!"
"and then?"
"Then Tang Sanzang was eaten nine times, and the demons who ate him nine times even made his heads into a necklace to wear around their necks!"
"Junior Sister, what you're saying sends a chill down my spine. Why did that monster target Tang Sanzang and eat him all by himself?"
"No, but it's said that eating Tang Sanzang's flesh can grant immortality!"
"That explains it. Didn't they say he had three apprentices? Where are they?"
"In the tenth incarnation, the Buddha saw that this would not do. If Tang Sanzang did not complete the journey to the West, how could the fortune of the West increase? He had to find some people to protect him so that he could successfully obtain the true scriptures. So, the Buddha sent Guanyin Bodhisattva to trick the innate stone monkey Sun Wukong, Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Bajie, and General Rolling Curtain Sha Wujing!"
“A naturally born stone monkey must have extraordinary roots, so how could it be so easily fooled?” Wu Nian asked, puzzled.
"A newborn monkey knows nothing and has no one to teach him. Even if he learns a lot of skills, he is not good at interpersonal relationships. Then he is constantly suppressed by people who value his strength. At this time, someone extends an olive branch to him. Do you think he will accept it?"
“In that case, this stone monkey must have suffered a lot of injustice!” Wu Nian sensed something different.
"Yes, the Jade Emperor saw that he had an extraordinary background and superb magical powers, so he sent someone to recruit him. But they tricked him into going to heaven and gave him the position of Bi Ma Wen, saying it was a very important official position!"
"Isn't this bullying? How shameless! They invited people over but didn't treat them well!"
"Yes, so when the monkey learned the truth, he was unwilling and returned to Flower Fruit Mountain, proclaiming himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Then the Jade Emperor sent someone to invite him a second time!"
"This monkey is unlikely to get away with this!"
"Yes, he was sent to guard the Peach Garden. Wukong was very diligent at first, but when the Seven Fairies were ordered to pick peaches and told Wukong about the Peach Banquet, he got angry again after learning that he had not received an invitation and that he was not qualified to attend the Peach Banquet!"
"Isn't this just playing with people? If you don't value someone, why have you gone to invite them again and again!" Wu Wang said angrily.
"So, Wukong thought, if you won't let me go, I won't leave any peaches for you in the Peach Garden. Wukong picked most of the peaches in the Peach Garden, caused a great disturbance at the Peach Banquet, got drunk, ran to Laozi's place and ate all the elixirs he had refined, then dusted himself off and went back to Flower Fruit Mountain!"
"The Jade Emperor must have been so angry he died!"
"He was indeed furious. Then the Jade Emperor sent 100,000 heavenly soldiers to the mortal realm to capture Wukong. Wukong was put into Laozi's alchemy furnace and burned with Samadhi True Fire for forty-nine days!"
"Forty-nine days, and there won't be any ashes left!" Wukong suddenly shivered.
"No, forty-nine days later, Sun Wukong developed his Fiery Eyes of Truth and directly overthrew the Heavenly Court. The Jade Emperor was lying under the table shouting for the Buddha to come quickly. Then, the Buddha used his power of the Buddha Kingdom in his palm to suppress Sun Wukong under the Five Elements Mountain for more than five hundred years until the tenth reincarnation of Tang Sanzang arrived!"
"Wait a minute, junior sister, what is Sun Wukong's cultivation level?"
"A Taiyi Golden Immortal, perhaps!"
"And what about the Jade Emperor?"
"At least a Great Luo Golden Immortal!"
"How could a Grand Luo Golden Immortal be beaten under the table by a Taiyi Golden Immortal? The Jade Emperor must have emerged from a life of bloodshed!" Wu Nian felt this was unreasonable.
"Then why do you think that is, Senior Brother?" Wangyou smiled. "In any situation, the one who ultimately benefits the most is the one who manipulates it from behind the scenes!"
"Did they eventually obtain the true scriptures?"
"Of course they got it. Tang Sanzang and his three disciples went through eighty-one tribulations to obtain the true scriptures. Sun Wukong was named the Victorious Fighting Buddha of the West, Zhu Bajie became the Clean Altar Messenger, and I forgot what Sha Wujing became!"
"It doesn't sound like we've gained much benefit?"
"There are benefits, of course. Since then, the fortunes of the West have greatly increased, while the Taoist sect has declined!"
"This sounds like a scheme! Junior Sister, what happened next?"
"It is said that the person who was later named the Victorious Fighting Buddha was not Sun Wukong; he was replaced halfway through the process!"
"The monkey is so pitiful!" Wu Wang exclaimed.
Wu Nian remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.