"Let's go! Let's go! The hour is up!"
The ghosts' shouts rang out all around. The ghosts who had been listening to the scriptures stood up reluctantly, bowed to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva with their hands clasped together, and then continued on their way with the ghosts.
Not long after, only Zhang Ze and the others were left here, as well as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Tang Monk's master and disciple.
"Wukong, Wujing, you two are fine, I can rest assured as my master."
The handsome bald monk Tang Seng held the hands of the two disciples with a kind smile.
Although Sun Wukong and Monk Sha have achieved enlightenment, they still respect Monk Tang as their teacher and respectfully said: "Master, are you okay?"
"It's okay as a teacher."
Tang Monk smiled and said: "I have learned a lot of things that I have not learned before from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and I have benefited a lot."
"I'm thinking now, although our master and disciple's bodies were shattered by the Wutian Demon, and our souls were thrown to the underworld to suffer. It seems unfortunate, but blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and maybe it's also a kind of luck."
He turned to face Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, clasped his hands and said, "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, my disciple wants to stay with you and practice Buddhism. Can you take me in?"
"Of course." Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva smiled and nodded: "There is no end to learning. As long as you are willing, the poor monk has no reason to refuse."
"Master!" Victory Buddha was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Aren't you going to return to this world?"
Monk Sha was also puzzled: "Master, this is hell, why do you still stay here?"
"Practice Buddhism regardless of time or place." Tang Seng shook his head and said, "As a teacher, I feel that the more difficult the conditions, the more I can comprehend."
He looked at the two disciples and said: "My mind has been made to become my master. You two can leave on your own..."
"But master, what about the Wutian Demon? And Tathagata Buddha..." Dou Zhanzhan Buddha looked anxious. He also thought about bringing Tang Monk back to the world and asking him to take charge of the overall situation. Unexpectedly, Tang Monk didn't leave.
"Everything is fixed, and being a teacher can't change anything." Tang Monk assumed a detached attitude and said, "Whether it is Wutian or Buddha, Heaven has already made arrangements, and we don't need to worry about it."
After a pause, he looked at Victory Buddha and said: "Wukong, you are the key person in this round of heavenly tribulation. Go, complete your mission, and be here to pray for you and all the people in the world. Amitabha!"
"Master..."
What else did the fighting Buddha want to say? Tang Monk had already sat down cross-legged and began to chant sutras along with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
With a low sigh, Victorious Buddha returned to Zhang Ze and others, shook his head and said helplessly: "Master refuses to follow me, and I am powerless."
Zhang Ze nodded to express his understanding. After all, that was the way Tang Seng was in the original work.
To put it nicely, it means having the world in mind and adhering to the Buddha's heart. In fact, it means being indifferent to right and wrong and being stubborn in one's own opinions.
"Big Brother."
Monk Sha walked up to Dou Zhan Buddha and said, "I decided to stay with Master."
Fighting Victory Buddha seemed to have expected what he would say. He nodded and said: "Third Junior Brother, Master will leave it to you. You must take good care of him..."
After saying that, his eyes moved to Tang Seng's back, with a trace of reluctance in his eyes.
After bidding farewell to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Monk Tang and Monk Sha, the group set out on their way again.
"The next stop is the Samsara Pool, which is the last stop in the underworld."
The fighting Buddha said: "When the ghosts get here, they need to drink Meng Po soup to erase all memories, then jump into the pool of reincarnation and reincarnate."
"Where is Fengdu Mountain?" Zhang Ze asked, "We still have to go find him and take back the relics."
"Actually, we have been in Fengdu Mountain." Douzhan Buddha pointed to the top of his head and said: "This underworld is inside Fengdu Mountain."
Everyone looked up and saw that the sky was still dark. Although there was no sun or moon, they could still see traces of clouds floating around.
This shows that the height from the ground to the sky is definitely more than several thousand meters or even tens of thousands of meters!
If according to Fighting Buddha, they were in the belly of a high mountain, how high would that mountain be?
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Little Princess Qian curled her lips and said, "We can just fly up. Why bother walking through the underworld? It's a waste of time!"
Zhang Ze said: "There must be a reason to fight against the Buddha. It cannot lead us to a detour."
"Yes, and we also need to save Tang Monk, Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha, so we must take this journey to the underworld."
Douzhan Buddha nodded and said: "Master is right. I took everyone all the way because except for the Samsara Pond, there is no other exit to leave the underworld and reach Fengdu Mountain."
"Can the Reincarnation Pond leave the underworld?" Zhang Ze asked curiously: "But isn't that the place of reincarnation? How to get to Fengdu Mountain?"
"Master, don't be anxious." Douzhan Fo said: "I will tell you when we get to the place."
Anyway, it was not far from the Samsara Pond, so everyone decided to move on and wait until they got to the Samsara Pond to listen to Douzhan Buddha's explanation.
After walking for a while, a blood river appeared at the end of the field of vision. A small bridge spanned both banks of the blood river. On the other side of the blood river was the Samsara Pond.
The ghosts rushing to be reincarnated lined up to pass the Naihe Bridge and headed towards the Reincarnation Pond.
The scene was very quiet, only Po Meng at the bridge was chattering a few words.
"Forget the suffering of the past life, end the fate of the past life, re-enter the path of reincarnation, and die innocently in this world."
When the ghosts drank Meng Po soup, all their previous memories were erased, and then they walked to the reincarnation pool in a daze and jumped down.
"It feels like these ghosts are like the hard drive memory in a computer. When not in use, their contents are erased and reused... Meng Po Tang is like the delete command."
Yiye Zhiqiu sighed.
The irritable Dragon King asked Dou Zhan Buddha: "Shall we also drink that Meng Po soup?"
"Of course you can't drink it!"
This time, Victory Buddha's answer was negative. He said with a serious expression: "Mengpo soup contains special herbs that will powerfully erase your memory. Even I can't restore your memory, so you must not drink it!"
"We have to keep a clear head and jump into the pool of reincarnation!"
"In this way, we can leave the underworld and reach Fengdu Mountain."
Tian Tian's Melancholy looked at Po Meng and said hesitantly: "But if we don't drink Po Meng's soup, Po Meng won't let us pass, right?"
"It's natural."
He nodded emotionally: "Meng Po is the manager of the last station. She must ensure that all reincarnated ghosts drink Meng Po soup. If someone refuses to drink it, extraordinary measures will be taken. For example..."
He pointed forward and saw a young female ghost at the bridgehead who refused to drink Meng Po soup. As a result, the originally beautiful and flowery Po Meng suddenly turned into an old woman with a ferocious expression!
She hooked the female ghost's chin with a sharp iron hook, forced her to open her mouth, and then roughly poured the Meng Po soup in!
"Fuck! This is too cruel!" The Dragon King's eyes widened, and the little princess turned pale with fear.
The Buddha said, "Donors, I can help you hold Po Meng. You take the opportunity to run across the Naihe Bridge, and then immediately jump into the Samsara Pond. Don't hesitate, otherwise you will be caught by Po Meng!"
Seeing Dou Shengfo Buddha saying these words with a solemn expression, everyone became nervous. It seemed that this Meng Po was not easy to deal with, and she was not completely sure that Dou Sheng Sheng Fo was even there.
But now there is no better way, everyone can only bite the bullet and move forward.
In order not to arouse Meng Po's suspicion, the Fighting Buddha transformed into a golden mole and attached it to Zhang Ze's forehead.
"I'm at the front. When I and Douzhan Buddha and I drag Po Meng out, you guys can rush over!"
Zhang Ze sent a message to everyone in the team channel, and then strode towards Po Meng.
"Forget the suffering of the past life, end the fate of the past life, re-enter the path of reincarnation, and die innocently in this world."
"Young man, drink this bowl of soup and your next life will not be so painful."
Zhang Ze nodded and took the bowl as if to drink. Suddenly he put the bowl on Po Meng's head and shouted: "Run!"
Immediately, Liu Yueying and the giant gods behind them rushed forward, passed by Po Meng, and ran towards the opposite side of Naihe Bridge.
"hateful!"
Po Meng was furious!
Her alluring face instantly aged several dozen years and turned into an extremely ferocious old woman. She opened her claws and pounced on Zhang Ze, shouting angrily: "Boy, I'm going to tear your mouth apart and kill this pot." Pour all the soup in!"
Zhang Ze took a step back, golden light flashed on his forehead, and the Victorious Buddha appeared, knocking Po Meng off the bridge with a stick.
There was a splash, and Po Meng fell into the Wangchuan River. Circles of ripples appeared on the river, but Po Meng did not appear again.
"It's impossible for her to be drowned, right?" Zhang Ze looked under the bridge and asked the Buddha.
"Impossible." Dou Zhansheng Buddha affirmed: "She is also one of the ancient gods and will not drown so easily."
"Master, hurry over now, I'll guard you here."
Zhang Ze nodded: "Okay... what will we do after we jump into the reincarnation pool?"
"Don't swim to the light, but go to the darkest place, which is the exit of the underworld."
"Understood!"
Zhang Ze immediately started running wildly at Naihe Bridge. Others had already crossed the bridge and were waiting for him by the Samsara Pond.
At this moment, the river under the bridge suddenly stirred up a water column as thick as a water tank, and a huge black shadow appeared above Zhang Ze's head.
Zhang Ze looked up and saw Po Meng's ugly and terrifying face covering almost the entire sky!
"No one can leave without drinking my soup!"
After saying that, she suddenly opened her mouth, and green liquid spurted out of her mouth, shooting at Zhang Ze like a high-pressure water gun!
"It's Meng Po soup! Don't drink it!"
After the battle, the Buddha shouted in surprise. Zhang Ze rolled on the spot, avoided the water gun, and continued to run forward like crazy.
"Let me see where you are running away? Hahaha!"
The sound of Po Meng's wild laughter kept echoing above his head, Zhang Ze ignored it and just ran away.
The green liquid drenched his body, but Zhang Ze closed his mouth tightly to prevent it from flowing into his mouth.
Suddenly, Po Meng's laughter stopped, and at the same time the pouring of Meng Po soup on her head also stopped, and all she could hear was her "woo woo" sound.
Zhang Ze looked back while running and found that Po Meng's mouth was sealed by the fighting Buddha.
"Master, leave quickly!"
Dou Shenzhen Buddha grabbed Po Meng's upper and lower lips tightly and shouted to Zhang Ze.
Finally stepping out of the Naihe Bridge, Zhang Ze looked back and saw that Meng Po had swallowed half of the fighting Buddha, leaving only half of her body exposed.
"Buddha, Victory Fighter, retreat quickly!" Zhang Ze gave the order, Victory Fighter Buddha immediately shrank his body and escaped from Po Meng's huge mouth.
The two of them ran to the Samsara Pond, and Po Meng's ghost floated over their heads again, shouting: "If you don't drink my soup, you will lose your soul if you jump in!"
"Stop lying, you are afraid that we will go to Fengdu Mountain!" Zhang Ze looked at the Samsara Pond in front of him and jumped into it without hesitation.
Seeing this, the others also jumped in. Little Princess Qian looked at the pitch black water in the Samsara Pool, and seemed to be able to see distorted human faces, and she was too frightened to move.
In the end, it was the Dragon King who jumped down with her in his arms.
thump!
Gululu...
Jumping into the water, I immediately felt warm and comfortable all over my body.
Everyone tried their best to open their eyes and check their surroundings, but the surroundings were pitch black and nothing could be seen clearly.
[Moonlight Bunny]: I see a light over there!
[One Leaf Knows Autumn]: Is it an exit?
[Liu Yueying]: Let’s swim over and have a look.
[Rakshasa]: Don’t go! The fighting Buddha told me that although it was an exit, it was the exit for reincarnation! If we want to go to Fengdu Mountain, we must swim into the depths of darkness!
[Irritable Dragon King]: That’s the opposite direction, right?
[Giant God]: Is this really water? Why can I breathe here?
[Rakshasa]: Don’t stop, everyone, swim quickly!
…
A group of people swam toward the depths of darkness, and they didn't know how long they swam. They suddenly swam out of the water and came to another place.
I saw a huge square in front of me. There were more than a dozen stone pillars arranged around the square. The stone pillars were engraved with patterns that no one could understand. They looked like incantations, similar to ghost-drawing talismans.
In the center of the square, there is a huge platform ten meters high, with a majestic figure sitting on the throne above.
Wearing a crown and a yellow robe, he looked majestic and motionless, like an ancient emperor.
"That's Emperor Fengdu."
After winning the battle, the Buddha stroked his chest and said slowly: "He is in charge of everything in the underworld and is the absolute ruler here."
"Although I once made a big fuss in the underworld, you must not underestimate him. He is very capable!"
Zhang Ze frowned when he saw that only 6% of the health on top of the Douzhan Buddha's head was left, knowing that he had been injured by Po Meng just now.
"We have no fighting power now. We can only rely on fighting against the Buddha to deal with Emperor Fengdu. But it is very dangerous for him to fight like this. If he dies, we will not survive."
"But if we take back the Fighting Victory Buddha, we will also be unable to defeat this BOSS, and the result will be death... What should we do?"
Zhang Ze felt that they were in a dead situation.
"Master, don't be afraid."
Douzhan Buddha said slowly: "I can arrange a place for you to stay. As long as you stay there, Emperor Fengdu will not be able to do anything to you."
Zhang Ze shook his head slightly: "Although you can save our lives, we can't stay here forever. If the rooster crows at dawn in the world, our souls will not be able to return, and we will die."
"This..." Fighting Victory Buddha is now in a dilemma.
Everyone also frowned, not knowing what to do.
After thinking about it, Zhang Ze looked at Emperor Fengdu and asked: "Dou Zhan Buddha, do you know what Emperor Fengdu's weakness is?"
