Chapter 134: Rulai's Schemes, the First Tribulation of Scripture Seeking

"Buddha, I have a piece of good news and a piece of bad news. Which one would you like to hear?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva bowed slightly, the light of Merit slowly blooming behind her, looking holy and sacred.

At the very front, Tathagata Buddha, who governs the present world, sat upon the Nine-Rank Meritorious Golden Lotus, his head covered in large bumps, his expression calm.

Rulai said, "Guanyin, look at the fallen leaves of this Puti tree. Is it the wind moving, or the leaves moving?"

Upon hearing this, Guanyin slowly said, "Buddha, the wind is not moving, and the leaves are not moving! It is the heart that is moving."

"Speak," Tathagata Buddha said.

"Buddha, the good news is that the mission of this journey has been successfully completed; the reincarnated Jinchanzi possesses a firm will to complete the great cause of Scripture Seeking.

The bad news is that Jinchanzi seems to have awakened his magic power ahead of schedule," Guanyin said.

Hearing this, Tathagata Buddha's expression remained as calm as ever, without a ripple.

Guanyin continued, "Buddha, does this change have any impact on the journey to the West?"

The surrounding Buddhas all had their expressions change!

"The problem is not significant; it is a mere trifle," Tathagata Buddha said.

"In that case, I am relieved," Guanyin Bodhisattva nodded slightly.

Tathagata Buddha seemed much calmer than expected, or rather, there was no change at all.

In the originally discussed journey to the West, Jinchanzi, as a mortal of flesh and blood, needed to experience thousands of mountains and rivers and all kinds of tempering to reach the Western Heaven and obtain the true scriptures!

Now that Jinchanzi had magic power, everything naturally changed.

What Tathagata Buddha was thinking, Guanyin did not know!

What Guanyin hoped for was that Jinchanzi would soon achieve the right fruit and return to Buddhism, so that they could discuss grace like before.

Rulai then continued to preach Buddhist Dharma to the gathered Buddhas; for a time, Golden Lotuses surged from the ground in Thunder Sound Temple, rosy clouds filled the sky, and the sound of chanting came from the Void.

……

Great Tang, Chang'an City, outside the city.

Li Er, Empress Zhangsun, and the civil and military officials of the court all came to see him off.

There were also good friends Li Bai, Daolei, and Ye Suifeng!

"Imperial Brother, the journey to the Western Heaven is long and arduous. I will wait for your return," Li Er said with great emotion.

"Your Majesty, please take care, and the Empress as well," Xuanzang said.

"Holy Monk, this palace will definitely wait for your return in Chang'an."

Empress Zhangsun said; she and Xuanzang had hit it off immediately, and they could be considered kindred spirits.

"Mm, for the sake of the Empress and for the people of the world, I will also return as soon as possible," Xuanzang said earnestly.

Listening to this, Li Er always felt something was not quite right, but he could not put his finger on it.

"Brother Xuan, even a journey of a thousand miles must come to an end," Daolei said.

"Brother Xuan, I don't have anything good to give you, so take these ten thousand taels of silver notes and gold. Don't let yourself suffer on the road," Ye Suifeng said.

Xuanzang did not stand on ceremony and accepted them directly.

Li Bai, however, struck a lonely and melancholy pose, murmuring:

"A lonely shadow on the cold river, an old friend from the jianghu; why must we have known each other to meet!

Brother Xuan, even if we are not together, we are under the same sky, stepping on the same earth, and admiring the same moon."

Xuanzang looked at everyone; although they had not spent much time together, they were all people of true character.

He waved his hand, not taking a single cloud with him!

In the eyes of everyone, Xuanzang ended his short trip to Chang'an and walked toward the west.

You carry the pole, I lead the horse, welcoming the sun~

Where is the horse?

……

On a nameless mountain road, two days had passed since Xuanzang left Chang'an.

During this time, Xuanzang returned to the temple once, but he did not see his master, the Old Monk.

The Old Monk had disappeared, as if he had never existed at all.

Or perhaps he knew this day would come sooner or later and deliberately hid to avoid seeing him.

Regarding the matter of Scripture Seeking, the Old Monk had already said it countless times.

Regarding the Old Monk's background, Xuanzang had actually guessed that he might be an incarnation of an Arhat from Buddhism.

But it seemed unlikely; although the Old Monk was a monk, full of Buddhist Dharma and morality!

But the things he did had nothing to do with Buddhist Dharma, and he only put on a show in front of him; in reality, he might not even hold the Buddha in high regard.

Not seeing the Old Monk, Xuanzang did not feel any regret.

If there is fate or if there is wealth, then sooner or later they would meet again.

Although Xuanzang could choose to use the Golden Light of Earth-Traversal to reach Five Fingers Mountain in an instant to rescue his eldest disciple, there was no need.

Walking this road step by step, keeping his feet on the ground, was the most solid way; having said that, he strode forward, one step covering a thousand feet, a mountain peak passing under his feet.

"Ding, the Journey to the West Scripture Seeker has opened a Chat Group live broadcast room!"

While hurrying on his way, Xuanzang opened the Journey to the West live broadcast room.

In an instant, many group members joined.

Journey to the West Scripture Seeker: "The Scripture Seeking has begun!"

Demon Queen: "It's starting already? Where is Guanyin Bodhisattva? Queen, I want to see her?"

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "That's right, I've also wanted to see the female Bodhisattva for a long time!"

Journey to the West Scripture Seeker: "She was here a long time ago, nothing to see now. I can show everyone later if there is a chance."

Sword Deity: "What a pity, what a pity! I did not get to behold the grace of the Bodhisattva."

Number One Golden Core of the Nine Provinces: "You can behold this Sword Immortal instead!"

Sword Deity: "I am the Sword God, you old man!"

Immortal King Anlan: "Even an existence like the great Xuanzang has no choice but to go to the Western Heaven for Scripture Seeking; such a world is truly terrifying!"

When Anlan was in seclusion recently, he also read through Journey to the West, although Journey to the West cannot be fully trusted!

But Anlan also glimpsed a corner of the myths from it, the terror and schemes of the gods and Buddhas filling the sky!

Heavenly Dao, Great Dao, the struggle for Qi Luck, and the struggle of Tribulation!

These are things his own world does not have!

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "There is no helping it, Xuan Ge's world emphasizes origins; like those Innate Sacred, they are Great Luo Golden Immortals from the moment they are born, it is hard to compare!"

Love Drinking Milk: "Sounds impressive even if I don't understand it, wahahaha!"

Number One Golden Core of the Nine Provinces: "What I dislike most is scheming; wouldn't it be better to be upright and honest? Xuanzang, why don't we team up, storm the Western Heaven together, and snatch the true scriptures."

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "This? Wang Wu, you aren't joking, are you? There is a gap between jokes and reality; if I become the Heavenly Emperor in the future, I will definitely stand with Xuan Ge, but not now."

Diviner: "You all believe the nonsense from this person Wang Wu? Snatching the true scriptures is a lie; I'm afraid she wants to rob Thunder Sound Temple out of greed for treasure."

Scripture Seeker of Journey to the West: "Hehe."

Number One Golden Core of the Nine Provinces: "Hehe, how could I do such a thing? That is slander!"

First Extraordinary Woman of the Yin-Yang School: "Wang Wu, your integrity has fallen."

Number One Golden Core of the Nine Provinces: "Fallen? How is that possible, this Sword Immortal never had such a thing."

Scripture Seeker of Journey to the West: "As expected of you!"

In the midst of their conversation, an anomaly occurred in Xuanzang's world!

A black cloud of mist hung above his head, surging with demon Qi, and for a hundred miles around, the sky suddenly dimmed.

Slowly flying down from the Demon Cloud was a man with a wretched appearance and shifty eyes!

It was precisely Wuge, who had rushed over from Wanku Mountain!

To tell the truth, this man's appearance did not match the aura radiating from his body.

"You are Xuanzang?" Wuge's tone was arrogant, looking down from above with a casual glance.

Xuanzang remembered that the first Tribulation after leaving Chang'an was supposed to be a tiger, right?

How did a fox spirit come out? And a male one at that!

However, to be fair, among the spirits Xuanzang had seen recently, this one was the strongest!

At the very least, he had the combat power of a mid-to-late stage Heavenly Immortal!

"Who are you?" Xuanzang asked.

"This road was opened by me, this tree was planted by me, if you want to pass through here, leave behind your road-buying money; I am Wuge, here to rob you."

Wuge held his head high and chest out, his aura like a rainbow.

"Monk, I know you have some Taoism, but in front of this Great Demon King, that little bit of Taoism is not worth mentioning!"

"Sounds like you, this Demon King, must be very brave then."

Xuanzang smiled; he was sleepy and someone brought a pillow, it was the perfect time to loosen Wuge's Skin.

"Hahaha, this seat is a Great Demon King, I am super brave, alright!"

At this moment, Wuge had not yet realized the gravity of the situation!