Mythology: Erlang Shen begins to show his divine power in the heavens
Chapter 200: Five years passed in a flash, and he was called the Great Sage Equaling Heaven!
Chapter 200: Five hundred years in a hurry, he is called the Great Sage Equaling Heaven! (V)
The next morning.
Wukong looked at the Bull Demon King and said sincerely:
“Brother Niu, if you and I were not in different positions now, given our personalities, we might be able to become very good brothers.”
The Bull Demon King subconsciously wanted to refute, but when the words came to his lips, the harmonious scene when he was chatting with Wukong last night emerged in his mind.
The two of them really talked happily, as if they had known each other for a long time.
He was silent for a moment, then said:
“What a pity! What you did was really absurd. Humans have their own ways, and monsters have their own ways. Humans and monsters are born different. How can they live in harmony?”
Wukong smiled and said:
“Brother Niu, why don’t you go to the kingdom I established in Northern Julu Continent and take a look. There, humans and monsters live in harmony, and it is a peaceful scene.
In fact, in this world, whether it is human or monster, most people are kind-hearted by nature, but they lack restraint.
I, Old Sun, was once completely puzzled by the rules and regulations of the Heavenly Palace. It was not until I established my own country that I realized that those rules and regulations were essential to maintaining order.
Of course, in my opinion, the Heavenly Court is sometimes too inactive.
I won’t hide it from you. Once I have completely resolved the disputes between humans and demons in the world, the next step will be to negotiate terms with the Heavenly Court.
If the Heavenly Court remains inactive, I, Sun, will attack the Heavenly Court and replace the old Jade Emperor!”
When Bull Demon King listened to what Wukong said, his eyes were full of surprise. He never thought that Wukong would have such a bold idea.
After a moment of silence, the Bull Demon King slowly spoke:
“You are such a jerk, you are so bold that you dare to negotiate with the Heavenly Court and even want to attack the Heavenly Court to exchange for the Jade Emperor.
Humph, don’t you think you are too naive? The power of the Heavenly Court is huge and profound, how can you easily shake it? “
Wukong grinned, his eyes gleaming with determination, and said:
“Brother Niu, I, Old Sun, naturally know how powerful the Heavenly Court is, but I am not acting blindly. Think about it, if the Heavenly Court does nothing and allows the conflict between humans and monsters to intensify, the three realms will sooner or later fall into chaos.
The kingdom I established in Northern Juluzhou is an example. As long as they are guided properly, humans and demons can coexist harmoniously. “
The Bull Demon King frowned slightly and thought about what Wukong said. Although he still had doubts in his heart, he had to admit that what Wukong said was not unreasonable.
He looked at Wukong and said:
“I will believe you for now about humans and demons living in harmony. But as for the Heavenly Palace, can you just talk and exchange things as you like? Your idea is really too risky.”
Wukong patted Bull Demon King on the shoulder and said:
“Brother Niu, how do you know it won’t work if you don’t try? I have encountered many difficulties along the way. I have tried my best to find a way out every time.
This time, I, Old Sun, will not back down.”
The Bull Demon King looked at Wukong’s confident appearance and felt a little admiration in his heart.
He sighed and said:
“Forget it. You, a monkey, always have a spirit that is irresistible. But I still think that your case is not that easy.”
Wukong laughed and said:
“Brother Niu, I know what you are worried about. But I am not a reckless person. Since I have this idea, I will naturally make full preparations.
Moreover, I, Old Sun, also hope that you, Brother Niu, can understand that everything I, Old Sun, do is for the sake of the living beings in the three realms, not for my own selfish interests. “
The Bull Demon King nodded slightly and said:
“I understand what you mean. But I am on a different side from you, and I can’t support you so easily.
But I have to admit that your idea is indeed quite bold. “
Wukong looked at the Bull Demon King and said:
“Brother Niu, I am not forcing you to support me. I just hope you can understand that I sincerely hope to make peace with you and work together to find a solution for the future of the demon race.”
The Bull Demon King was silent for a while and said:
“I don’t want to see the demons suffer, but I can’t just sit there and watch the demons being oppressed by the Heavenly Court. If the harmonious coexistence you mentioned can really be achieved, then that would be great.
But before that, I will still be ready to fight for the dignity and status of the demon race.”
Wukong looked at the Bull Demon King and understood.
The battle between him and the Bull Demon King may be inevitable.
He then said solemnly:
“In that case, I will make it clear today. One year from now, I will mobilize all my forces to completely pacify Northern Juluzhou.
During this year, Brother Niu, you should think carefully. If you can change your mind, I, Old Sun, will not treat you unfairly. We will share the wealth and prosperity together and seek a bright future for the demon race.”
When the Bull Demon King heard this, he was startled for a moment, then he raised his head and laughed:
“Change of heart? Hehe.”
The laughter stopped abruptly, and he stared at Wukong with a sharp gaze and said:
“You, a monkey, are quite confident. But I, the Bull Demon King, never regret anything I do, nor will I change my mind easily.
Now that I have come this far, I will make a name for myself for the demon race. If you want to pacify Northern Juluzhou, then come on, I, the Bull Demon King, am waiting for you here.”
Wukong looked at the determined eyes of Bull Demon King and sighed secretly in his heart. He knew Bull Demon King’s pride and persistence, and it was indeed very difficult to change his mind.
But Wukong also had no intention of retreating. He held the golden cudgel tightly and said:
“Brother Niu, I respect you as a person, but I am determined to take over Northern Juluzhou. This year, you and I will prepare for each other. I hope that no matter who wins or loses, you can consider the future of the demon race.”
The Bull Demon King snorted coldly and said:
“Hmph, stop talking nonsense. If you have the ability, come and take my territory. I want to see what tricks you can prepare in this year.”
After saying that, the Bull Demon King turned around and walked towards the water-avoiding golden-eyed beast, flipped over and rode on it. The water-avoiding golden-eyed beast let out a neigh, as if it also sensed its master’s desire to fight.
Wukong looked at the departing back of Bull Demon King, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.
“If there is anyone in this world who matches my temperament, Brother Niu may be the one who deserves it, but unfortunately…”
He shook his head.
He turned around and prepared to return to Uttarakuru.
but.
at this time.
Lin Yuan’s figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
Wukong was stunned for a moment, then said happily:
“Master! Why are you here?”
Lin Yuan said:
“You are confused.”
Wukong opened his mouth, wanting to explain why he was so confused.
But in the end, nothing was said.
Lin Yuan said again:
“Wukong, do you want to know the life of your other self?”
“Another life of mine?”
Wukong was startled again.
Suddenly, a silver-white light flashed between Lin Yuan’s eyebrows, and the breath of time and space began to flow.
“I wanted to let you experience everything when you were a little bit more advanced, but now the timing is just right, so I’ll let you see it now.”
“Your other life!”
The power of time and space suddenly burst out and hit Wukong.
He didn’t resist.
After all, he believed that his master would never harm him.
And in an instant.
He felt as if time and space were twisting and changing. The next moment, he seemed to have returned to the time when he was conceived, before he came out of the stone.
He can sense everything in the outside world, but cannot take any actual action. He can only “watch” everything from a peculiar perspective.
Not long after, he burst out from the stone as he remembered, with two golden rays of light from his eyes shooting towards the Palace of the Gods, alarming the Heavenly Palace.
Afterwards, he played with the monkeys in Huaguo Mountain, discovered the Water Curtain Cave, and was crowned the Monkey King.
As time went by, in search of immortality, he traveled across the ocean, went through hardships, and became a disciple of Patriarch Bodhi.
Under his master, he was diligent and studious, and with his intelligence, he quickly learned the Seventy-two Transformations and the Somersault Cloud.
After returning from his studies, Wukong punished the Demon King who oppressed the monkeys in Huaguo Mountain, and went to the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea to obtain the golden cudgel. In his hands, the golden cudgel seemed to have life and he could use it at will.
after that.
He also made many friends.
He became sworn brothers with the Bull Demon King, the Dragon Demon King, the Peng Demon King, the Lion King, the Monkey King, the Yu Ape King and others.
See this.
Wukong suddenly realized that during this experience, he and Bull Demon King were truly brothers.
However, the good times did not last long. His life span was taken away by the underworld. In a rage, Wukong made a big fuss in the underworld and crossed out all the names of those with the monkey sign in the Book of Life and Death.
This series of actions completely angered the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Court sent heavenly soldiers and generals to capture Wukong, first it was the Giant Spirit God and then Nezha, but they were all easily defeated by Wukong.
The Jade Emperor had no choice but to follow Taibai Jinxing’s advice and recruit Wukong and appoint him as Bimawen.
At first, Wukong didn’t know the importance of the position of Bimawen and he enjoyed his job very much.
When he learned that this was just a minor official, he became furious, broke through the South Heaven Gate, returned to the Flower-Fruit Mountain, and proclaimed himself “The Great Sage Equaling Heaven”.
The Jade Emperor once again sent troops to encircle and suppress Wukong. This time, Erlang Shen Yang Jian came out and had a wonderful battle with Wukong. The two of them changed their tactics, fought with wits and courage, and it was difficult to tell who would win.
At the critical moment, Taishang Laojun threw down the Vajra Cutter and hit Wukong, who was then captured.
After being captured, Wukong was taken to the demon beheading platform, where he was attacked by swords, axes, thunder and fire, and nothing could hurt him. Taishang Laojun proposed to put Wukong into the Eight Trigrams Furnace to refine him with the Samadhi True Fire.
In the Bagua furnace, Wukong relied on his own abilities to hide in the Xun position. Not only was he not refined, but he also developed Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils.
After forty-nine days, Wukong kicked over the Eight Trigrams Furnace and caused chaos in the Heavenly Palace again, defeating the heavenly soldiers and generals. The Jade Emperor was so scared that he hid under the table and hurriedly sent people to invite Tathagata Buddha.
The Buddha arrived and made a bet with Wukong that if Wukong could jump out of his palm, the Jade Emperor would give the Heavenly Palace to Wukong.
Wukong was full of confidence and somersaulted out, but found himself still in the palm of Tathagata. He was unwilling to accept it and wanted to jump out again, but Tathagata Buddha pressed him under the Five Elements Mountain.
See this.
Wukong was inexplicably thinking.
but.
He was also extremely shocked by the magical powers of Tathagata Buddha, and felt that even though he was now very powerful, he seemed unable to escape from his control.
Five hundred years later, Tang Monk went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. He passed by the Five Elements Mountain, removed the talisman, and rescued Wukong.
Wukong was grateful to Tang Seng and became his disciple. From then on, he embarked on the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
Along the way, they encountered countless monsters and demons.
There was the White Bone Demon who wanted to eat Tang Monk’s flesh. She transformed herself three times and tried to confuse Tang Monk, but was seen through by Wukong every time and beaten to death with a stick.
Although Tang Seng misunderstood that Wukong killed innocent people and drove him away, Wukong eventually returned after being persuaded by Bajie.
There was also Red Boy, who spit out Samadhi Fire from his mouth, causing Wukong a lot of suffering. Finally, Wukong asked Guanyin Bodhisattva to subdue Red Boy.
In the Flaming Mountain, in order to borrow the palm-leaf fan, Monkey King engages in a series of battles of wits and courage with Princess Iron Fan and the Bull Demon King.
First, he transformed into a small insect and drilled into Princess Iron Fan’s stomach, forcing her to hand over the fake fan. Then he transformed into the Bull Demon King and tricked her into giving him the real fan, but was tricked back by the Bull Demon King again by transforming into Zhu Bajie.
Finally, with the help of the gods, he successfully borrowed the palm-leaf fan and put out the fire on the Flaming Mountain.
After going through 81 trials and tribulations, Wukong protected Tang Monk and finally reached the West and obtained the true scriptures.
He was also named Fighting and Victory Buddha because of his great military exploits in subduing demons and monsters along the way.
At this moment, time and space twisted again, and he returned to Huaguo Mountain, where Lin Yuan was still standing in front of him.
“Goku, what do you realize?”
Wukong was silent for a moment, then said:
“Master, are those experiences really another life of mine?”
Lin Yuan said:
“If you don’t meet me, that’s your whole life.”
Wukong recalled that during that experience, the person staying in the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain was not the Holy Lord Zhaohou, but the Bodhi Patriarch.
This made him a little strange.
Wukong asked:
“Master, why was it that in that experience, the person on Lingtai Fangcun Mountain was Bodhi Patriarch? What is the reason behind this?”
Lin Yuan’s eyes were deep, as if he could see through Wukong’s thoughts, and he said slowly:
“Wukong, in this world, cause and effect are cyclical, and the trajectory of fate is inherently complicated. In your original destiny, it was Bodhi Patriarch who taught you magical powers.
It was only because of my appearance that everything changed. But that other life is also a possibility that you may experience. “
Wukong lowered his head in deep thought, various experiences from his two lives constantly emerging in his mind.
After a long time, he raised his head, and a glimmer of enlightenment flashed in his eyes:
“Master, I understand. No matter which stage of life I go through, it is a test for me. Now that I have embarked on this new path, I will continue on with determination.
But, I, Old Sun, still have some doubts. Is it true that we and the Heavenly Court can only fight each other in war? “
During that experience.
But he saw the so-called eighty-one tribulations.
Many of them are monsters with backgrounds in Lingshan and Heaven.
their behavior.
There is no awareness of being a god or Buddha at all.
Like those wild monsters, they indulge in desires and oppress living beings.
This made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Lin Yuan smiled slightly and said:
“The Heavenly Palace has been corrupt for a long time, but a lean camel is bigger than a horse. It is not easy to change it. But everything depends on human efforts. If it can be resolved peacefully, it would be good.
It’s just that there are difficulties and obstacles in it, and you have to be fully prepared.”
Wukong held the golden cudgel tightly, his expression firm:
“Master, rest assured. I am no longer the impulsive monkey I once was. I will go all out for the demon race and for the peace of the three realms.
No matter how many difficulties lie ahead, I, Old Sun, will not back down! “
Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction:
“That’s good. Go ahead and prepare well for this year. Remember, every decision you make affects the fate of many lives.”
Wukong bowed deeply to Lin Yuan, turned around and looked into the distance, with a new plan in mind.
(End of this chapter)