It didn’t take long to get deep into the world of joy.
Tathagata heard a strange sound of whirring and hahaha.
Knowing that Dingguang was meditating, Tathagata did not disturb him, but waited quietly outside the door.
Two hours later.
The voice gradually became weaker.
After a while, a pale-faced monk wearing monk's robes walked out of the room.
The monk had dark circles under his eyes and a thin figure. At first glance, he looked like his body had been hollowed out.
"Amitabha, pay homage to the Buddha. You have kept the Buddha waiting for a long time."
Dingguang Happy Buddha had no expression on his face and performed a deep Buddhist salute to the Tathagata.
"Dingguang, do you need to recover from your current state?" Tathagata looked at the pale face of Dingguang Joyful Buddha and asked with concern.
Dingguang Happy Buddha clasped his hands together and said, "Disciple, it only took less than three hours this time. There is no need to recover."
Tathagata said oh and then nodded.
Dingguang was delighted with the Buddha and asked, "Why did the Buddha come here?"
Tathagata blinked his eyes and said, "The next stop for pilgrims is Chechi Country, and you need to take responsibility."
Dingguang was happy and the Buddha also said oh when he heard this.
"I understand Buddha."
Che Chiguo's situation was complicated. As soon as Tathagata mentioned it, he immediately understood what was going on.
Tathagata smiled lightly, "In that case, I won't go into details."
With that said, Tathagata turned around and left.
Dingguang Huanxi Buddha raised his eyebrows, turned around and walked into the room again.
Not long after, the sound of whirring and hahaha came out again.
the other side.
In the capital of Chechi, in the Sanqing Palace.
It was the third watch in the middle of the night.
Three graceful middle-aged men bowed their heads to the statue of Sanqing in front of them and bowed deeply three times.
The altar table in front of them was filled with fruits and fine wines, and the animal meat was still steaming. It was obvious that it had just been put on it.
Each of the three people holds a stick of incense.
One of the burly men said to the Sanqing statue: "Your Majesty, the three brothers and I have worked hard in the Chechi Kingdom over the years, making the Chechi Kingdom peaceful and peaceful. Today we worship, specifically asking the Patriarch to point out the direction for us in the future. .”
With that said, the three of them bowed again.
Bang!
At the same time, three golden posts appeared out of thin air in the void above the three people's heads and fell directly to the ground.
After looking at the gold post on the ground, the three people immediately inserted the three sticks of incense into the incense burner, then picked up the gold post on the ground and opened it carefully.
There are three names on the cover of the gold sticker, namely Taishang Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Tongtian Cult Leader.
The burly man opened the golden post of Taishang Laozi and whispered: "Tao follows nature."
Next to him, a thin man opened the gold post of Yuanshi Tianzun and said: "Those who respect the Tao will never be slaves."
Another man also immediately opened the golden post of the leader of Tongtian Cult and said: "Kill all the Buddhas in the world."
After reading the above words, the three of them all raised their heads and looked at each other.
"My Taoist school is prosperous. It seems that the three ancestors still want us to continue to preach Taoism, exclude dissidents, and respect Taoism." The burly man said.
One of them is the Great Immortal of Tiger Power, one is the Great Immortal of Deer Power, and the other is the Great Immortal of Sheep Power.
They are the three famous national masters in Chechi Kingdom today, and everyone respects them.
As he said that, the faces of the three immortals all showed a hint of joy.
According to the wishes of the three patriarchs, they had abandoned Buddhism and promoted Taoism over the years, so much so that their results in directly suppressing the monks were recognized by the Three Purities.
Only in this way will the three immortals be happy.
"Thank you, Grandmaster, for your guidance."
Afterwards, the three of them bowed deeply to the Sanqing statue.
At the same time, high in the sky, a figure in black robes had a burning gaze.
He stared at the three immortals who were kneeling in front of him through the Sanqing Hall, with an imperceptible chuckle at the corner of his mouth.
The three golden posts just now were cast down by him in the name of Sanqing.
However, the three immortals did not know it and thought it was the decree of the saint.
This is no different from falsely passing on an imperial edict. If the black-robed figure's actions were known to the saint, he would definitely be reduced to ashes.
However, this is a small and remote country in the Three Realms, and saints generally do not explore this place.
The goal was achieved, and the black-robed figure left with satisfaction.
After a long time, the figure in black robe came to the heaven.
In a great hall somewhere in heaven.
The surroundings were silent and empty, and Jade Emperor Haotian slowly walked out from behind the screen with a calm expression.
Seeing the Jade Emperor coming out, the black-robed figure lifted up his cloak, revealing his true appearance.
He is also a middle-aged man, with electric eyes and concentrated aura.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Shen Gongbao bowed to the Jade Emperor.
That's right, this person is none other than Shen Gongbao from the Conferred Gods Period, now the general of the Heavenly Water Divider.
Back then, Yuanshi Tianzun gave the list of gods to Jiang Ziya because he was from the demon race and Jiang Ziya was from the human race.
He rebelled against Jiang Ziya's control of the list of gods and betrayed the teachings. As a result, he was tricked by Yuanshi Tianzun, and he ended up dead and his soul was also on the list of gods.
Now, trapped in the list of gods, he can only serve the Jade Emperor.
Of course, the reason why he is so loyal is because he longs for the day when the Jade Emperor can ask Tao Ancestor to open his eyes and release him from the list of gods.
However, the chances are slim.
"Get flat."
The Jade Emperor waved his hand, and then said: "Shen Gongbao, you have worked hard for me over the years, and you have made a lot of contributions to my heaven."
Hearing this, Shen Gongbao bowed again.
"This is what Wei Chen should do. At that time, Wei Chen committed an unforgivable crime. He betrayed the teachings and helped the tyrants, killing many innocent creatures. Fortunately, Your Majesty appreciated it and asked me to take charge of the ANBU. Now Wei Chen only I want to serve His Majesty wholeheartedly.”
There are ANBU in Buddhism, and there are ANBU in heaven.
In order to compete for each other's luck, they engage in shameful deeds with each other.
Glancing at Shen Gongbao, the Jade Emperor smiled coldly.
"That's nice to say. If you weren't bound by the list of gods, I'm afraid you would have betrayed me long ago, right?"
"Wei Chen doesn't dare."
Shen Gongbao immediately knelt down again.
"Wei Chen ended up in a notorious situation because of his betrayal. Making such a big mistake is a lesson learned from the past. How dare you make the same mistake again?"
"Get up." The Jade Emperor stopped entangled with him about past events.
Then he said: "When this journey to the West is over, I will consider returning your freedom, but during this period, you must do your job well."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Only then did Shen Gongbao stand up.
The Jade Emperor continued: "Nowadays, Buddhism is secretly competing for my destiny in heaven, and it is becoming more and more rampant. The youngest of the seven fairies, Ziyi, has not been found yet. I guess I have been imprisoned by Buddhism."
Previously, when Ziyi Sifan went to the lower realm, the Jade Emperor sent the four heavenly kings to search for him for a long time but could not find him.
So gradually, the Jade Emperor connected Ziyi's disappearance with Buddhism's secret struggle for his destiny in heaven.
The two major forces in the Three Realms are harmonious on the surface, but secretly they are fighting to the death.
Previously, the Jade Emperor personally led troops to search Lingshan. Although he did not find the Pegasus and the Peach Tree, he also gave Tathagata a warning.
But the Pegasus and the Peach Tree were lost, and Tathagata was like an innocent person. He didn't even compensate Heaven, and subtly lost a lot of Heaven's luck.
