Chapter 183

After hearing Xuanzang's words, everyone nodded, and then they transformed a military camp in front of the Lingyun Ferry, and the place where Xuanzang and the others were was the center of the military camp.

Xuanzang looked at Ao Mo'ang with a puzzled face, because this military camp was transformed by Ao Mo'ang.

"Hehe, it's fitting for the occasion. Doing this is fitting for the occasion, and it can also give Lingshan a bit of pressure." Ao Mo'ang said with a smile.

"Alright!" Seeing Ao Mo'ang say this, Xuanzang nodded with a smile.

Sure enough, Lingshan felt a bit uncomfortable when they saw this military camp.

"It seems they should have also figured out our plan. They should know that we won't let them cross the Lingyun Ferry so easily." At this time, Guanyin had returned to Lingshan. Seeing the military camp in front of the Lingyun Ferry, his face was slightly heavy.

"How many people do they have? The only ones who can pose a threat to us are those eight hundred Wu Clan members; the rest are not worth worrying about." Ju Liusun Buddha said coldly.

What he said was actually not wrong, because Yang Jian and the others only had about two thousand people in total. Except for the eight hundred Wu Clan members who were relatively difficult to deal with, the others were easy to handle.

Although Dapeng and the others had the strength of Da Luo Golden Immortals, Lingshan was not without Da Luo Golden Immortals. Lingshan not only had Da Luo Golden Immortals, but Lingshan also had Quasi-Saints. So in terms of high-end combat power, Lingshan was not afraid of them at all.

"Prepare. It is estimated that they will attack in these two days." Tathagata stood in front of the Great Heroic Treasure Hall and said, then turned and entered the hall.

A week passed in the blink of an eye. Xuanzang was not in a hurry to attack; he was waiting, waiting for news from some people.

Three more days later, Xuanzang received news from Zen Master Wuchao, as well as news from the Great Golden Crow. Besides that, people from the Sea of Blood had also arrived at the Lingyun Ferry, but they had not shown themselves.

"It's time." Looking at Lingshan, Xuanzang said with a smile.

On the eleventh day after they arrived at the Lingyun Ferry, Xuanzang launched an attack.

Lingshan had long been prepared, so when Xuanzang attacked the Lingyun Ferry, they were not in a panic, but fought back in a very orderly manner.

"Hmph! Wanting to break through the Lingyun Ferry, I'm afraid they don't have the ability." Ju Liusun Buddha, as the general commander this time, said coldly.

Xuanzang also discovered this point. Lingshan's Buddha soldiers were more numerous than theirs and had organization, while most of his people came from the Demon Race, and the people from the Sea of Blood had not yet taken action, so they temporarily fell into a disadvantage.

"Master Xuanzang, we can't go on like this. Otherwise, we will only lose." Dapeng found Xuanzang and explained the situation.

"Let's have a duel of generals next, and then find someone to go to the Heavenly Court to bring Marshal Tianpeng here." Xuanzang thought for a while and said.

"Marshal Tianpeng? Why find him?" Yang Jian was a bit puzzled.

This Marshal Tianpeng had once helped Yang Jian, and Yang Jian actually had a good impression of him, which was why he asked this.

"Whether we can break through Lingshan or not, it is very likely to depend on this Marshal Tianpeng." Xuanzang said with a smile.

"Alright!" Yang Jian nodded, then got up and left.

In the Heavenly Court, by the side of the Heavenly River, Marshal Tianpeng was lying leisurely on a chair sleeping. In the distance, the Heavenly River water army was training. Beside him, Ruoshui was massaging him.

There was no Chang'e in this life, so Marshal Tianpeng did not flirt with Chang'e in this life, nor was he demoted to a pig fetus, so he and Ruoshui had a very good relationship.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Marshal Tianpeng opened his eyes and gave a light exclamation.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Marshal Tianpeng wake up, Ruoshui asked curiously.

"I didn't expect that someone would actually visit my Heavenly River." Marshal Tianpeng said with a smile.

As soon as his voice fell, Yang Jian's figure appeared in the eyes of Marshal Tianpeng and Ruoshui.

"Greetings, Marshal Tianpeng." Yang Jian bowed after seeing Marshal Tianpeng.

"Yo! A rare guest!" Marshal Tianpeng said with a smile after seeing Yang Jian.

"What kind of rare guest am I? If it weren't for the Marshal's help back then, there wouldn't be the Yang Jian of today." Yang Jian hurriedly waved his hand.

"By the way, do you have anything to do coming to my Heavenly River?" Marshal Tianpeng asked.

"Master Xuanzang asked me to invite the Marshal to go over!" Yang Jian said.

"Xuanzang? Is that the scripture seeker?" Marshal Tianpeng asked.

"Yes!" Yang Jian nodded.

"Marshal, if you trust me, then go over. There is no harm!" Seeing that Marshal Tianpeng wanted to refuse, Yang Jian hurriedly said.

Hearing Yang Jian's words, Marshal Tianpeng looked at Yang Jian steadily, hoping he could give him an explanation.

"Marshal, there are some things in this that Yang Jian is not convenient to say. If you trust Yang Jian, come with me. If you don't trust me, I will leave now." Yang Jian looked at Marshal Tianpeng solemnly.

"Good! I will go with you." Seeing Yang Jian say this, Marshal Tianpeng nodded.

"Tianpeng!" Seeing Marshal Tianpeng agree to Yang Jian, Ruoshui called out, her eyes full of worry.

"Rest assured, the Marshal will be fine." Seeing the worry in Ruoshui's eyes, Yang Jian hurriedly said.

"Ruoshui, don't worry. Your Brother Tianpeng is a Quasi-Saint after all, so nothing will happen. If there is danger, I will run away at the first opportunity." Marshal Tianpeng rubbed Ruoshui's black and shiny hair and said with a smile.

"Hmm! I'll wait for you to come back." Ruoshui nodded heavily.

"Let's go!" Marshal Tianpeng said to Yang Jian.

"Good!" Yang Jian nodded.

Just when Yang Jian went to invite Marshal Tianpeng, Xuanzang met with the Asura clan of the Sea of Blood in secret.

"Master Xuanzang, the Old Ancestor said that we will follow your command this time. You can just arrange it." Posu looked at Xuanzang and said.

"No hurry, there is still one person who hasn't arrived." Xuanzang shook his head.

Hearing Xuanzang say this, Posu shrugged. Since Master Xuanzang said no hurry, they would just wait a bit longer; it didn't matter to them.

Half a day later, Yang Jian and Marshal Tianpeng returned to the Lingyun Ferry.

"Greetings, Master Xuanzang!" After seeing Xuanzang, Marshal Tianpeng bowed to him.

"Greetings, Marshal Tianpeng!" Xuanzang also bowed.

"I don't know why Master Xuanzang called me here?" Marshal Tianpeng asked.

"I want you to help us attack Lingshan." Xuanzang did not beat around the bush.

"Attack Lingshan?" Marshal Tianpeng's brows furrowed.

In fact, he had vaguely guessed this on the way here, but when he really heard it, there was still a trace of surprise in his heart.

"That's right. The water in this Lingyun Ferry is exactly that Ruoshui. In the entire prehistoric world, except for Marshal Tianpeng, I'm afraid no one can cross the Ruoshui, right?" Xuanzang said with a smile.

"But what benefit do I get?" Marshal Tianpeng asked.

"No benefit!" Xuanzang said with a smile.

Seeing Xuanzang like this, a nameless fire rose in Marshal Tianpeng's heart. He wanted to turn and leave, but just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in his heart. This feeling was as if a predestined opportunity had left him, which was very strange.

"Good, I agree." Marshal Tianpeng pondered for a moment, looked at Xuanzang, and nodded.

His current strength was Quasi-Saint. This feeling in the dark could not be wrong. This Xuanzang was definitely not ordinary. He might as well help him and see what he could harvest when the time came.

"Since Marshal Tianpeng agrees, then I will tell you my plan." Seeing Marshal Tianpeng agree, Xuanzang showed a smile on his face, then he also called Posu over.

"I think you should have a way to let the Asura clan members safely cross this Lingyun Ferry, right?" Xuanzang looked at Marshal Tianpeng and said.

"Hmm!"

"Then you take them across the Lingyun Ferry and sneak into Lingshan. When we are dueling, you take the opportunity to disrupt their rear. Is there a problem?" Xuanzang looked at Marshal Tianpeng and said.

"Can do!" Marshal Tianpeng nodded.

"Then get ready to act. We will help you provide cover on our side." Xuanzang nodded.

"Okay!" Marshal Tianpeng and Posu nodded, then went to discuss how to cross the Lingyun Ferry.

"Master Xuanzang, can this method work?" Yang Jian looked at Xuanzang and asked.

"There is a certain success rate, but the most important link is still missing." Xuanzang looked at Lingshan and said.

"Which link?"

"Me!"

Yang Jian: "???"

"I must have a fight with Tathagata. Only in this way can Marshal Tianpeng and the others safely cross the Lingyun Ferry, because I am the person who responds to the calamity, and at the same time, I am also the initiator of this war. At the same time, I am also Jin Chanzi." Xuanzang said with a smile.

"I believe Master Xuanzang will definitely succeed." Yang Jian nodded heavily.

Just when Xuanzang and Yang Jian were talking, Tathagata and a group of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the Great Leiyin Temple were also talking.

"What? Buddha, you said we will lose? Why?" Manjushri Bodhisattva looked at Tathagata, a look of surprise and disbelief appearing on his face.

"This is the result calculated by the Saint. Lingshan will be ruled by demons for twenty-three days, and this poor monk will go to reincarnation to recultivate. When this poor monk returns from recultivation, it will be the time when the West truly rises." Tathagata looked at everyone and said.

If Xuanzang were here, he would definitely be surprised, because isn't this the plot of the sequel to Journey to the West? How did it advance so much!

But this also makes sense. Journey to the West itself was not complete. Using the plot of the sequel to make up for Journey to the West should be the idea of the Heavenly Dao.

"Then..."

"Find a time in these few days, this poor monk will duel with that Xuanzang, and then go to reincarnation by myself. You must guard Lingshan and wait for this poor monk to return." Tathagata said lightly.

If possible, he didn't want to reincarnate at all, but it was impossible not to reincarnate.

He had too heavy a mark of the Jie Sect on his body. Even though he was already the Buddha of Lingshan, even though he had already reincarnated once, that mark of the Jie Sect could not be erased at all.

This time of recultivation, Tathagata would only retain his Buddha nature, and would not retain anything else, then recultivate and return. At that time, he would just be Tathagata, and would no longer have the mark of the Jie Sect.

"Yes, Buddha!" The group of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas saw Tathagata so determined, and in the end, they could only compromise.

"Tathagata, are you surprised to see me?" Before the Lingyun Ferry, Xuanzang looked at Tathagata and said with a smile.

"Amitabha, this is the calamity of my Lingshan. This poor monk is not surprised at all!" Tathagata looked at Xuanzang and said.

"Oh? The calamity of Lingshan? Interesting!" Xuanzang was a bit surprised to hear Tathagata say this.

"Jin Chanzi, you called this poor monk out, are you going to duel with this poor monk?" Tathagata did not want to say anything more to Xuanzang, but directly asked this.

"You look like you really want to duel with me." Xuanzang frowned slightly when he heard Tathagata say this.

This Tathagata was a bit wrong. He was too calm, calm to the point of being scary. According to normal circumstances, Tathagata should scold Xuanzang, then the army would press on, defeat them, and then complete the ninety-nine and eighty-one tribulations before this Lingyun Ferry.

But now, his actions were a bit wrong.

"Jin Chanzi, are you afraid to duel with this poor monk?" Tathagata said with a smile.

"It seems you really have a plan. But it doesn't matter. Since you want to duel, then I will accompany you to duel." Xuanzang said with a smile.

After speaking, Xuanzang rushed over first. Seeing Xuanzang rushing towards him, Tathagata couldn't help but show a smile at the corner of his mouth, then this smile turned into bitterness, because today's Tathagata would become Xuanzang's stepping stone.

Bang—

With a muffled sound, Xuanzang and Tathagata traded a palm. Xuanzang's brows immediately furrowed. Something was wrong, this Tathagata was wrong. His strength was actually on par with his own, and even seemed to be a bit lower than his own. There was a big problem here.

"Hmph, no matter what conspiracy you have, if it really doesn't work, just invite the true body out. Any conspiracy is a paper tiger." Xuanzang snorted coldly in his heart.

Just when Xuanzang and Tathagata were dueling, Marshal Tianpeng led Posu and a group of Sea of Blood Asuras to quietly cross the Lingyun Ferry. Because the attention of the Lingshan people was all on Xuanzang and Tathagata, and they also had 100% confidence in the Ruoshui of the Lingyun Ferry, there were no guards on the Lingyun Ferry at all.

After Marshal Tianpeng's side acted, Zen Master Wuchao also quietly arrived at the Lingyun Ferry. Back then at Mount Futu, he had promised to help Xuanzang attack Lingshan.

But just a few days ago, Xuanzang found him. Xuanzang told Zen Master Wuchao not to come to the Lingyun Ferry quietly, and that he would hand over the position of the master of Lingshan to Zen Master Wuchao when the time came.

The current Xuanzang was Pan Huang's clone. Zen Master Wuchao discovered it immediately when he saw Xuanzang, so he did not refuse, but agreed directly.

Bang bang bang—

After trading more than a dozen rounds, Tathagata actually appeared to be panting, which made everyone present feel that something was wrong, but they did not delve into it. Instead, smiles appeared on their faces, because this was exactly the scene they most wanted to see.

In the Abyss of Darkness, when Jinnara saw Tathagata like this, he first frowned, then was angry and anxious.

"Tathagata! Tathagata! You are mine, you are mine. How dare you lose to Jin Chanzi? How can you lose to Jin Chanzi?" Jinnara roared in the Abyss of Darkness.

"You can only die in my hands." Jinnara said coldly, then flew towards the exit of the Abyss of Darkness.

The exit of the Abyss of Darkness was currently sealed by a deep blue swastika. This deep blue swastika was transformed by the souls of the baby boys in the Kingdom of Women.

"Hmph! A mere seal wants to trap me? Wishful thinking!" Jinnara snorted coldly.

In fact, Tathagata used this swastika to seal the Abyss of Darkness, not to seal Jinnara. Tathagata didn't know Jinnara was here at all. He sealed the Abyss of Darkness entirely to block the demonic energy in the Abyss of Darkness from overflowing, so this seal could not withstand an attack at all.

Jinnara attacked the seal three times with the Black Lotus of Destruction, and the seal was broken by him. After breaking the seal, Jinnara flew out at the first opportunity.

Just when Jinnara flew out of the Abyss of Darkness, the battle between Xuanzang and Tathagata also had a result.

(End of chapter)