Chapter 649: Guanyin, are you messing with me again?

"Holy Monk, how about my brother and I kowtow to you? We beg you to go on your Scripture Seeking journey."

Inside Lotus Cave, Jinjiao Dawang and Yinjiao Dawang knelt directly before Xuanzang, their faces full of bitterness.

As the saying goes, it is easy to invite a deity but hard to send one away.

One who creates their own misfortune cannot survive.

Now, because of the cause they planted, Xuanzang and his group were going to stay here for ten years, and they would have to serve them like masters without daring to be negligent.

"Jin Jiao, do you wish for my master to be a person who breaks their promise? It was you who said that if the stinky monkey lost, our master would stay here for ten years; why are you trying to make us leave now?"

"Oh, you let us come when you want, and leave when you want. I, Old Zhu, don't care about my face, but doesn't my master care about his?" Zhu Bajie said loudly.

"Hurry and go beg for some vegetarian food for my master! Don't let my master get thin from hunger."

Seeing this, Jinjiao Dawang gritted his teeth and lowered his voice, saying: "Zhu Bajie."

"What of it? Not convinced? If you're not convinced, hit me then," Zhu Bajie said proudly.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong could not bear it any longer and said: "You fool, as the saying goes, forgive others when you can. You are using the master's power to bully others; that won't do. You must convince people with reason."

"Great Senior Brother, I, Old Zhu, am just helping you vent your anger. Look, you lost to Jin Jiao; you must still be feeling unhappy inside," Zhu Bajie said.

Sun Wukong did not take it to heart and said directly:

"Pah, I, Old Sun, can afford to lose. I'm not so narrow-minded; lost is lost."

"The Great Saint has vast divine abilities; I only relied on the danger of a magic treasure. In a one-on-one fight, I am no match for the Great Saint," Jinjiao Dawang said hurriedly.

As a boy attendant of Taishang Laojun, he originally did not respect Sun Wukong.

But now, comparing Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, he suddenly felt Sun Wukong was much more pleasing to the eye, and his attitude naturally improved quite a bit.

Sun Wukong leaned in and smiled: "Fellow Daoist Jin Jiao, your magic is not bad, and your background is something I, Old Sun, cannot compare to. I, Old Sun, am just a wild mountain monkey and have never seen the big world. That Purple-Gold Gourd of yours is truly powerful; I, Old Sun, have never seen such a powerful magic treasure. May I borrow it to study for a few days?"

Hearing this, Jinjiao Dawang showed a look of hesitation.

After all, Sun Wukong had a reputation abroad—stealing Flat Peaches, pilfering imperial wine, pinning the Seven Fairies—his reputation was not very good.

"If it is difficult for you, Fellow Daoist Jin Jiao, then forget it. I, Old Sun, will not force you," Sun Wukong said.

"Big Brother, it's just borrowing it for a few days, what is there to hesitate about? I believe the Great Saint is open and aboveboard; besides, what's the big deal?"

Yinjiao was fanning the flames on the side, feeling that this matter was not a problem at all.

"Alright then, since the Great Saint is interested, then I dare not dampen the Great Saint's enthusiasm," Jinjiao Dawang said.

After speaking, he took out the Purple-Gold Gourd and gave it to Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong held the Purple-Gold Gourd, unable to put it down, and clapped his hands, saying:

"Truly a good treasure, tsk tsk."

Zhu Bajie watched from the side, shook his head, and thought to himself: "What do they call this? A meat bun hitting a dog—gone forever. Little Jin, Little Yin, you are still too young."

Subsequently, Jin Jiao and Yin Jiao took the minor demons out to beg for alms.

Inside Lotus Cave, only the master and his disciples remained.

"Master, are we really going to stay here for ten years?" Baigu Furen could not help but ask.

"Why, Xiaobai, do you not want to stay?" Xuanzang said.

Baigu Furen shook her head and said: "It's just that this place is too dilapidated, and there is no human habitation for a hundred miles around. It would be better to stay at my Baigu Yaoguo for ten years. Moreover, if we stay here for ten years, I am afraid the Great Abilities of Buddhism will not be able to sit still."

"It doesn't matter, whether they can sit still or not has nothing to do with us," Xuanzang said.

"Mm," Baigu Furen nodded.

"Bajie, if I, Old Sun, call your name, do you dare to answer?"

Suddenly, Sun Wukong took out the Purple-Gold Gourd and said to Zhu Bajie.

Zhu Bajie raised his middle finger and said disdainfully:

"Answer my foot, you stinky monkey, I'm not stupid."

After the words fell, the Purple-Gold Gourd erupted with a force of Devour and sucked Zhu Bajie straight inside.

"??" Zhu Bajie.

"Hehe, this Purple-Gold Gourd doesn't just collect you if you answer to your name."

Sun Wukong shook the Purple-Gold Gourd rapidly in three hundred and sixty degrees; Zhu Bajie inside the gourd only felt the world spinning, and his Viscera felt like they were about to be shaken out.

Immediately after, Zhu Bajie was released from the Purple-Gold Gourd, but as soon as he came out, he fell onto the ground on his bottom, vomiting foul matter in large mouthfuls, unable to even stand steady, while cursing:

"You plague-bringing Bima Wen, you've made me dizzy to death! Master, you must uphold justice for me."

"Wukong, do not bully Bajie," Xuanzang said righteously.

Sun Wukong replied earnestly: "Yes, Master, it won't happen next time."

"What, there's a next time?" Zhu Bajie's eyes widened to their limit.

"Bajie, if I, Old Sun, call your name, do you dare to answer?"

Outside, the two brothers Jin Jiao and Yin Jiao walked together, their faces full of dejection.

"Second Brother, we were muddled this time. According to the current situation, I fear the Holy Monk will really stay here for ten years," Jin Jiao sighed.

"Let him stay then; isn't it happier here than in the heavens?" Yin Jiao said dismissively.

Although the two brothers were sent down by Taishang Laojun, they had indeed lived very comfortably as demons in the lower realm for these years and had no desire to return at all.

Compared to the strict rules and regulations of the Heavenly Court and the style of life that had been the same for tens of thousands of years, they were long since bored.

And in the mortal world, occupying a mountain as king, doing whatever they wanted, singing and dancing every night, and eating meat at every meal—how happy that was.

"It is indeed happier than in the heavens, but it seems we have messed things up," Jin Jiao sighed.

Yin Jiao shook his head and said:

"Big Brother, you are being attached to appearances. We haven't messed up; on the contrary, we have been very successful."

"?? Second Brother, why do you say that?" Jin Jiao asked in confusion.

Yin Jiao explained: "Since ancient times, Buddhism and Taoism have been incompatible, and the struggle between them has lasted for tens of thousands of years. Today, the Heavenly Dao has decreed that Buddhism shall flourish, while the Profound Gate gradually declines. Both Buddhism and Taoism are involved in the Journey to the West scheme; although it is just going through the motions, the fundamental nature of Buddhism and Taoism will not change.

Our master is a founding figure of the Profound Gate. Do you think he would just watch Buddhism flourish? Why did master head west out of Hangu Guan in his early years to perform Huahu Weifo? Wasn't it to prove that Foben Shidao?"

"Now, the tribulation of the Journey to the West is a matter for Buddhism; what does it have to do with our Profound Gate?"

"It would be better if it failed. We can just watch the show, right, elder brother?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Jiao thought carefully about these words, his eyes suddenly brightening, and he felt a sudden sense of clarity.

"That's right, this is a headache for Buddhism; what does it have to do with us? We can just watch," Jin Jiao said.

He had always felt that Xuanzang staying here for ten years was their negligence, but in fact, wasn't this the result they wanted?

They did indeed go through the motions, but what the result was, what did it have to do with them?

"Exactly, so there is no need to be anxious or hurried. We were originally going to return to the Heavenly Court after this tribulation ended, and now we have an extra ten-year vacation. Counting it up, the Holy Monk is our benefactor," Yin Jiao said.

"Haha, not bad. Yin Jiao, I didn't realize that after a trip to the mortal world, your wisdom seems to have increased quite a bit; you have finally grown up. Now I understand why master let us descend to the mortal world; this is tempering," Jin Jiao said.

"Master is deep in thought and unfathomable, not something we can see through," Yin Jiao said with a look of admiration.

"Great King, there is a flock of wild Green Flower Chicken ahead!"

"Quick, quick, quick, little ones, hurry up and catch them to make soup for the Holy Monk!"

…

Lingshan, Great Leiyin Temple.

"Abominable, this really infuriates this Buddha! This Jinchanzi is truly unruly and repeatedly delays the great cause of Scripture Seeking. Rulai, is this the disciple you taught?!"

On the lotus throne, Past Buddha Randeng could no longer hold back and cursed, the Buddha Light behind him flickering.

Rulai remained silent, his expression calm.

The Buddhas below also dared not speak, although it is said that those who have left the secular life should be detached from the four elements, be compassionate, and abstain from pride and anger.

But that only applies to those who have left the secular life in the mortal world; for those of them who have attained the true fruit, it does not count—they should snatch when they must, and fight when they must.

On the other side, Maitreya Buddha on the lotus throne smiled and said: "This cannot be blamed on Xuanzang, right? Sun Wukong did indeed lose to Jin Jiao, so naturally, he must keep his promise."

"Maitreya, you are playing dumb, aren't you? This time Buddhism is destined to flourish, but the general trend of the Heavenly Dao is not immutable forever. Once that time passes, the Qi Luck of Buddhism will dissipate, and the tribulation of the Journey to the West will be unable to be completed. When that time comes, the Qi Luck will backlash; you know what awaits Buddhism, don't you?" Randeng said.

"Sigh, I know, but what can be done? We can't exactly tie up Xuanzang to go on the Journey to the West," Maitreya spread his hands.

For him, it would be best if the Qi Luck of the Journey to the West could be obtained, but if it could not, it was just the way of fate.

Maitreya was not as anxious as Randeng, and he viewed these things more lightly.

But Randeng was different; as an old-school Great Ability from the Ancient Era, basically everyone in the same batch had become a Saint.

For example, Zhun Ti and Jieyin, the two leaders of the Western Sect.

And the Sanqing Saints, Nuwa, and Houtu Great Heavenly Venerable.

As for the remaining Great Abilities, some were already top-tier Quasi-Saints, and some had already left the Three Realms to head toward Chaos to seek the opportunity for Sainthood.

And Randeng had pinned all his hopes on the Merit of the Journey to the West's Qi Luck; if he obtained this Merit, perhaps he could use it to become a Saint and transcend the mundane.

"Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Xuanzang have a deep friendship; why not let Guanyin Bodhisattva go and persuade Xuanzang to embark on the path of the westward journey."

Below, Dragon Subduing Arhat walked out and offered a suggestion.

At this Lingshan meeting, Guanyin Bodhisattva was not present.

During this period, Guanyin had been at Luojia Mountain, cultivating and stabilizing her Dao heart.

"Xianglong, this is a good idea," Maitreya Buddha agreed.

"In that case, we can only trouble Guanyin Bodhisattva to make a trip," Tathagata Buddha said.

"I hope Guanyin can complete the mission, otherwise when will our Buddhism ever flourish?" Randeng said with a bitter expression.

South Sea.

"Damn it, making this seat run errands again."

Dressed in a simple and elegant white dress, the holy and noble-looking Guanyin Bodhisattva had black lines appearing on her forehead; she was extremely speechless regarding the orders from Lingshan.

"Sister Guanyin, don't be angry. The Buddhas are also having a headache right now and are powerless."

Dragon Subduing Arhat smiled. At this moment, Dragon Subduing Arhat was in rags, with a wine gourd hanging from his waist and a tattered fan shaking in his hand.

Guanyin frowned and said:

"There are so many Bodhisattvas in heaven, why let me go? Also, Xianglong, what is this outfit of yours?"

Xianglong smiled: "I am imitating you, Sister Guanyin, tempering myself in the red dust. Previously, I went to the Underworld and begged Houtu Niangniang to open a small world within the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and I split a portion of my Primordial Spirit to enter it for tempering.

What you see now, Sister Guanyin, is a portion of my Primordial Spirit Cloning."

"The Six Paths of Reincarnation is indeed a good place for tempering. The Reincarnation Dao is also unfathomable," Guanyin said.

"Of course, the world within that Six Paths of Reincarnation is almost no different from the Three Realms. There are Buddhas there, you, Sister Guanyin, and other immortals. If this Primordial Spirit hadn't awakened its memories, I fear I would have sunk into it, not knowing when I would wake up," Xianglong said.

Thinking of this, Guanyin could not help but think of what happened in the Grand Void Universe Map.

That place was also similar to a small world; entering it, one would lose their memories and live a lifetime like an ordinary person.

Suddenly, Guanyin Bodhisattva's Dao heart wavered slightly again, and her face flushed red.

"Sister Guanyin, why does your complexion look wrong?" Xianglong asked curiously.

"What's wrong with it? The message has been delivered, hurry up and get lost, get lost, get lost."

Guanyin Bodhisattva waved her hand and directly teleported Xianglong outside the South Sea.

"..." Xianglong.

"Women, even a Bodhisattva cannot avoid falling into the mundane!"

Xianglong then waved his tattered fan and disappeared.

"Xuanzang, why do you always cause trouble?"

Her Dao heart, which had finally been calm for a period of time, had ripples appear again. Guanyin felt terrible; was Xuanzang now her inner demon, and could she never go back?

At the same time, Guanyin complained about the Buddha again. She was always the one doing the errand-running; couldn't they change to someone else?

That is what she thought, but after tidying up, Guanyin still left the South Sea to be an honest and hardworking employee.

……

An alternate world, the high-martial world where the Group Owner resides.

Several months have passed since the Jin Jiao Giant Beast and Yin Jiao Giant Beast tried to destroy the world, and Earth Star has returned to peace once again.

Yan Shuangying has once again become a wallflower, cultivating silently. After utilizing the Muya Crystal and the Chat Group's Cultivation Space, her cultivation has reached the perfection of the ninth stage of the Planetary Level. She is only a step away from entering the Star Level, and with her Domain ability, she is ostensibly the strongest person on Earth Star, surpassing Hong and Lei.

"Sigh, the life of lying flat is just so comfortable and cozy. No fighting, no destruction, no anxiety, tsk tsk tsk."

Yan Shuangying lay on the soft bed, her whole body feeling extremely lazy.

Because of the breakthroughs in cultivation, human genes have become increasingly excellent, and her originally impoverished area has also become prosperous, looking quite decent.

Her pair of legs are long and straight, delicate and lustrous; it almost feels like the girl next door has finally grown up?

"Ding, Private Task triggered. For the sake of better lying flat, please prevent the Heilong fleet from occupying Earth Star. Upon task completion, receive 20,000 points."

Suddenly, the voice of the Chat Group rang out at an inopportune moment.

"? What task? What the hell is the Heilong fleet?" Yan Shuangying asked immediately.

"The Heilong fleet is the collective term for the spaceships of the Heilong Empire in the Yin He Xi galaxy; in reality, they are private Star Pirate ships departing from the Heilong Empire. These pirate ships aim to plunder planetary resources.

Earth Star is a planetary civilization under the Heilong Empire of the Yin He Xi galaxy. It has not yet been discovered or registered for planetary sovereignty; once discovered by Star Pirates, it will be occupied.

Note: The average strength of the Star Pirates is Star Level."

After reading the introduction, Yan Shuangying felt completely shattered; after destroying the Jin Jiao Giant Beast, this Earth Star has now connected with the universe.

……

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