Journey to the West: Characters from the Heavens

Seeing Sun Wukong's impatient look, Guanyin Bodhisattva burst out with a smile. It seems that these five hundred years have not been in vain to suppress Sun Wukong. Look, this monkey has become a lot better!

"No!" Even so, Guanyin Bodhisattva still shook his head, "Only the sutra collector can release you. This is the power granted to the sutra collector by me, Buddha Tathagata, and I can't release you either!"

"That's it!" Sun Wukong frowned, with a look of unwillingness on his face, "Then... what does the Buddhist scripture seeker look like, and when will he come?"

That is to say, Chen Yi did not see Sun Wukong's expression at this time. Otherwise, Chen Yi would definitely sigh again. On the way west, there is another person who can compete with him for the Best Actor!

"When you see a pilgrim, you will naturally recognize him!" Guanyin Bodhisattva slowly rose up and rode away on the clouds. "As for the time, we have to see when the Tang Dynasty started...

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"Tsk!" Seeing Guanyin Bodhisattva leaving, Sun Wukong made a sound of disdain, and then looked in the direction of Chang'an City, "Little monk, you have miscalculated. The journey to the west will not take two or three years.

Start, but it’s about to start!”

"I don't know if you, little monk, are ready. If you really don't have the ability by then, I will have to fight Tathagata one more time!"

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Naturally, Chen Yi was not clear about what happened at Wuzhi Mountain. At this time, Chen Yi was still familiar with the power from each clone. As for the power of so many clones, the problem of practicing for too long did not bother Chen Yi.

After all, although Chen Yi has many clones, if he can't resist Chen Yi, he will still shadow the clones. Use the shadow clones to practice skills and so on, so don't go too fast.

In this way, two months passed in a hurry, and Chang'an City gradually returned to its previous bustle. However, what happened two months ago has always been remembered in the hearts of the people of Chang'an City.

The imperial palace has also been repaired in these two months, and the city and temple that Li Shimin promised to the underworld have also been completed in these two months.

Of course, not only Chang'an City, but also the entire city of the Tang Dynasty used ghost temples in the underworld, and Li Shimin also officially promulgated two imperial edicts.

First, each family must worship ghosts and temples at least once a year!

Second, all the monks around Chang'an City will be summoned to hold a grand water and land conference. At the same time, a senior monk will be selected to serve as the universal monk guide, and he will be the altar leader, build a monastery, and preside over the water and land conference.

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As soon as the imperial edict came out, the whole world was shocked, especially the monks and Taoist priests.

You know, everyone in the world knows that the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, whose surname was Li, recognized Lao Tzu as their ancestor and respected Taoism. But now, Li Shimin has publicly issued an imperial decree asking the monks to hold a land and water conference.

Isn't this a public announcement that starting from today, the Tang Dynasty will begin to get closer to Buddhism? What about the Taoism before?

For this reason, the Taoist priests were very dissatisfied and expressed their desire to go to heaven to listen and ask what His Majesty thought and where he placed them as Taoist priests.

However, these people were all stopped by Yuan Tiangang!

Just kidding, although the last war between the Tang Dynasty and the underworld was caused by Buddhism, the ones who did it were all Taoist gods. Now the Taoist people don't just hide away, but they want to go up and ask for an explanation. Do they really want to do this?

Will Li Shimin be completely pushed to Buddhism?

The monks near Chang'an City were overjoyed! You know, before, the temples near Chang'an City were not popular and the incense was not very prosperous.

However, these monks know that after the Water and Land Conference, their popularity will definitely become more and more prosperous in the future!

As for who can take up the post of Dusenggang, for a while, the monks near Chang'an City gathered together and argued endlessly, and no one accepted it.

"I have been a monk for fifty years and have always been with the ancient Buddha Qing Deng. I am most suitable for the position of Du Seng Gang!"

"Tch! After only fifty years, you dare to stand up and scream. The old monk is sixty-seven years old this year. Has the old monk spoken?"

"Ahem! The old monk is eighty-nine years old. In terms of qualifications, none of you can compare to me! Ahem..."

You must know that these arguing monks do not have very high cultivation. They are all abbots of small temples. They have at most learned some practice methods from Buddhist scriptures in their lives, plus their masters taught them before.

Yes, it would be great to have foundation building strength!

Not every temple has an abbot like Fa Ming, who has received the teachings of Tathagata Buddha and can cultivate to the level of Mahayana!

Even the so-called eminent monks who came to Jinshan Temple to see Chen Yi last time were only up to the level of Jindan!

It is well known that the monks in the Tang Dynasty were weak, especially the monks near Chang'an City. This was because the Tang Dynasty previously valued Taoism, and Buddhism was a foreign religion.

This is also the reason why these monks are so excited this time.

The status of monks is about to change!

"If we keep arguing like this, we won't be able to choose who can take up the post of Dusenggang!" At this time, an eminent monk who had been to Jinshan Temple shook his head, "Don't forget, no one has come to Jinshan Temple yet..."

"What is Jinshan Temple?" an old monk said disdainfully. "The abbot of Jinshan Temple is only sixty years old, and the entire Jinshan Temple is only a hundred years old. It is not very impressive!"

When the eminent monk heard this, he glanced at the old monk and could tell at a glance that the old monk had no cultivation base and no strength in foundation building. He had never been to Jinshan Temple and had never seen the demeanor of Chen Yi, a Buddhist disciple!

"Those who have read Buddhist scriptures all their lives but have no connection with the Buddha should stop speaking!" The eminent monk glanced at the old monk indifferently and said, "In Jinshan Temple, my Buddha has shown signs of me and given the Buddha's name, and you don't even have this.

You know, but you still try to compete for the position of Du Seng Gang?"

"My Buddha has shown signs?" The old monk's eyes widened and his voice trembled, "Why...why don't I know?"

"Also, Buddha...does Buddha really exist?"

"Of course it exists!" The eminent monk's expression was firm, and an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes. "On that day, I was fortunate enough to see the true face of the Buddha, showing his Buddhist style. He is worthy of being the one who was given the title of Dharma by the Tathagata himself!"

"He...what is his Dharma name..." the old monk asked with difficulty, his lips trembling and his arms trembling as well.

"Dharma name, Xuanzang!"

"Xuan Zang! What a great dharma title. It is indeed the dharma title bestowed by my Buddha, Tathagata!" The eyes of the old monk suddenly lit up, "I never thought that my Buddha, Tathagata, would really show signs..."

The old monk's voice became softer and softer. He slowly sat down and left his last words: "I hope that the old monk can also see me, Buddha Tathagata..."

The breath of the old monk slowly dissipated, and he passed away on the spot.

"Amitabha!" A group of monks around chanted the Buddha's name to see off the elderly monk. At the same time, these monks also made a decision to go to Jinshan Temple to invite the Buddha Xuanzang!