Lingxiao Palace.
The Jade Emperor sits on the central throne.
The civil and military immortals below were talking incessantly, with sullen expressions on their faces.
After the God of Day and Night was released by the Bull Demon King, he did not follow the Bull Demon King's instructions to send a message to Li Anran.
Instead, the troops divided into two groups.
One went to Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea and reported the matter to Guanyin Bodhisattva.
One returned to heaven to find Master Zhang and reported the matter to the Jade Emperor.
The Jade Emperor was furious and immediately sent an order to summon all the civil and military immortals and Li Anran who were involved in the matter to the Lingxiao Palace.
When all the immortals heard this, they were also very angry.
Today is different from the past.
Ever since Yang Jian became the God of Justice, the power of the Heavenly Court has become stronger and stronger. There have been no incidents of monsters from the lower world causing trouble for many years, let alone that these monsters are so bold as to threaten the Heavenly Court to release criminals from the Heavenly Prison.
All of a sudden, all the immortals angrily accused the Bull Demon King of being lawless and asked the Jade Emperor to send troops to conquer him.
Those gods who know the inside story of Xitian Buddhist scriptures and the background of the Bull Demon King are no exception!
This matter belongs to the political correctness of the three realms!
No matter what they think in their hearts, they must have this attitude on their faces.
Li Anran is also among them.
Because of Yang Jian, although he is the prison god, he does not need to attend court meetings on weekdays.
However, today's matter is related to him, and it can even be said that it started because of him. The Jade Emperor specially sent a decree to summon him to the Lingxiao Palace.
Li Anran was also surprised when he heard about this.
During this period of time, he was practicing in seclusion and did not pay attention to the Buddhist scriptures from the West and the Macaque King.
I never thought that the Bull Demon King would do something like this!
And when he used the tracking function of the Punishment Book and saw some scattered scenes related to the Macaque King, he almost laughed out loud.
"This Macaque King is so unlucky!"
The god of travel didn't recognize the demon kings like the Golden-winged Dapeng Eagle. When he told the immortals, he only said that the bull demon king led by him had summoned a large group of demons and monsters.
Li Anran recognized most of them at a glance.
Golden-winged Dapeng Eagle, Yellow-tusked Old Elephant, Hundred-Eyed Demon King, Sai Taisui...
It can be said that almost all of the more powerful monsters in the second half of Journey to the West, with the exception of Jiuling Yuansheng and King Huangmei, were summoned together by the Bull Demon King!
"No wonder the Macaque King couldn't even escape and was captured alive and tied up!"
Li Anran wanted to laugh.
This macaque king wanted to replace the monkey and achieve righteousness, but now it's a good thing. Before he saw the benefits, he blocked the monkey's disaster first!
And the cause of all this turned out to be that he imprisoned Hong Hai'er in the heavenly prison, and did not let Hong Hai'er become a good and wealthy boy of Guanyin like the original time and space!
"This is what the Buddhists say, one drink and one peck are all determined? Interesting!"
Li Anran has been comprehending the way of cause and effect during this period, but the progress can only be regarded as average.
At this time, he had an enlightenment in his heart, and was vaguely aware that there were lines of cause and effect entangled around him, and they would continue to change with his words, deeds, and even thoughts.
This is actually the benefit brought about by the catastrophe of heaven and earth!
Normally, with Li Anran's cultivation as Taiyi Golden Immortal, it would be impossible for him to touch the laws of the Great Dao so easily.
"Prison God, what do you think?" the Jade Emperor suddenly asked.
Li Anran walked out of the train and said loudly: "Heaven's rules and regulations are the cornerstone of heaven's management of the three realms. How can we compromise because of the threat of monsters?"
"If this precedent is set, other monsters will surely follow suit in the future. How will the Heavenly Court control the three realms? How majestic will the Heavenly Rules be?"
All the civil and military immortals nodded in agreement: "What the Prison God said is absolutely true! We must not agree to the demands of those monsters!"
Riyushen suddenly became anxious.
He was secretly protected by the Tathagata's decree. If something happened to Tang Seng, he would definitely be punished by the Tathagata.
"Prison God, the Bull Demon King said that if Red Boy is not sent over within one day, they will torture Sun Dasheng! Are you going to die..."
"shut up!"
Li Anran interrupted him directly and said righteously: "Although Sun Wukong and I have a close friendship, it is related to the majesty of heaven's laws. How can I abolish public service for personal reasons? Don't say that the monster just whipped and tortured Sun Wukong, but they kidnapped Sun Wukong. I will never agree to this!”
Day Travel God: "..."
Jade Emperor: "..."
Wenwu Xianqing: "..." There is nothing wrong with what you say, but why does it sound so awkward?
Yang Jian stood at the front of the team. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the surprised and astonished expressions of the immortals. He felt funny in his heart: "Brother Li Anran is probably hoping that Bull Demon King and the others will beat that fake Wukong to death!"
Yang Jianshuo stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, what the Prisoner God said is reasonable. It concerns the majesty of the heaven. You must not compromise for anyone or anything."
"I second the proposal."
"The little god seconded the proposal."
The other gods also responded with words.
The Jade Emperor himself thought so, and immediately said: "Since all my dear friends think so, then the matter is settled. Which god is willing to come down to earth and subdue these demons?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Lingxiao Palace suddenly became quiet.
It's one thing to denounce and denounce, but it's another thing to go down to earth and conquer!
Even the Great Sage Monkey King, Monkey King, who caused trouble in the Heavenly Palace, fell into the hands of the Great Sage Bull Demon King Pingtian. How could they have the courage to descend to earth and subdue demons?
Li Jing also shrank into the class.
His biggest reliance in conquering demons is Nezha!
However, Nezha can't even defeat Sun Wukong, let alone the Bull Demon King who can capture Sun Wukong.
Li Anran also calmly returned to his position.
Seeing that Yang Jian was cowering when he saw the immortals, his brows were slightly furrowed as if he wanted to step forward to ask for help, so he quickly gave Yang Jian a wink.
This is not just one Bull Demon King!
With so many monsters gathered together, even Yang Jian may not be able to benefit!
If it fails, Yang Jian's prestige will be greatly reduced!
Maybe all the monsters and monsters he suppressed over the years will emerge!
Yang Jian noticed Li Anran's expression, hesitated for a moment, and did not step forward again.
The Jade Emperor noticed the little movements of the two people and was slightly surprised.
He always thought that between Yang Jian and Li Anran, Yang Jian was the dominant one, and Li Anran was a subordinate similar to the Meishan brothers.
Unexpectedly, Li Anran would change Yang Jian's decision with just one look.
The Jade Emperor waited for a while, but saw that no one came forward, so he could only name them by himself: "Li Jing, the King of Pagoda, and the Third Prince Nezha!"
"Wei Chen is here."
Li Jing stiffened, but he could only step forward reluctantly.
Nezha was a bit happy.
That Bull Demon King can even capture Sun Wukong alive, so he must have real abilities!
His strength has improved a lot over the years, so it's time to give this Bull Demon King a try!
The Jade Emperor noticed the different expressions of the father and son, and pretended not to see it. He immediately ordered Li Jing Nezha to lead the four heavenly kings, twenty-eight constellations, nine obsidian star officials, twelve yuanchen, etc., a total of one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals. Eighteen dragnets went down to the lower realm to capture the Bull Demon King and other demons.
"I obey the order."
Li Jing accepted the imperial edict with a grimace, ordered his soldiers and horses, and went to Xiniu Hezhou to kill them.
Yang Jian couldn't sit still.
He didn't care about Li Jing's life or death, but he couldn't care less about Nezha's safety.
"His Majesty."
Yang Jian stepped forward and said: "The Bull Demon King is known as the Great Sage of Pingtian, and his strength is far greater than that of Sun Wukong. The little god is worried that King Li Tian and the third prince Nezha will not be able to take him down. The little god dares to ask your majesty to move outside the West Heaven Gate. Once you have a look at the reality, if things are not harmonious, you can also help them out.”
"Yes." The Jade Emperor immediately drove and led a group of civil and military immortals to the outside of the West Heaven Gate.
On the other side, the God of Night Travel came to Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea and told all about the Bull Demon King.
Guanyin was shocked and asked about the details. When she learned that among these monsters were the Golden-winged Dapeng Eagle, the Yellow-tusked Old Elephant, and Sai Tai Sui, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
I also heard that the Bull Demon King threatened that if Li Anran did not let Red Boy go back within one day, he would torture the Macaque King.
Guanyin is not angry but happy.
"The viciousness of the monkey has not disappeared, and its wild nature has not been transformed. It is just a good time to use the hands of the Bull Demon King to figure him out, and it will save me trouble in the future."
"However, the golden-winged roc eagle has always been lawless. It is not advisable to delay this matter for too long. If the golden cicada is really eaten by him, it will be terrible!"
Avalokitesvara pondered for a moment, then ordered the Night Traveling God to go to Lingshan Mountain to report the matter to Tathagata, while he led Muzha to fly to Lishan Mountain.
Others don't know the origin of the Bull Demon King, but Guanyin knows it clearly.
This Bull Demon King was originally Kui Niu under the leadership of the Tongtian Cult. After the Tongtian Cult left the Three Realms, he first went to Lishan to practice with the Holy Mother Wudang.
Later, for some unknown reason, he left Lishan and occupied a hilltop in Hezhou, Xiniu, and gradually gained the reputation of the powerful Bull Demon King.
The reason why the body of the Bull Demon King changed from black to white is because before the leader of the Tongtian Temple left, he remembered that the Bull Demon King had been with him for many years and had no merit but hard work, so he used his great magic power to remove its heels from It is because of the transformation of nurture into nature.
And this is also the reason why the Bull Demon King can practice the eight or nine mysterious skills.
"Master Guanyin."
Mother Lishan, or Our Lady of Wudang, had known for a long time that Guanyin would come and had been waiting for it for a long time.
As soon as Guanyin appeared, she went up to him and invited Guanyin into the main hall.
"Friend Wu Dang, I came here today because of Red Boy..."
Guanyin was worried that the Golden-winged Dapeng Eagle would come here, so she didn't dare to delay for too long, so she got straight to the point and talked about the Red Boy.
Chanjiao has been trying to reconcile with Jiejiao and let Jiejiao return to Taoism.
Lingshan is also making the same effort.
However, Lingshan does not ask Jie Jiao to stand on his side. He just wants Jie Jiao to maintain the current position of not helping each other. It is best to be completely independent from Xuanmen.
At this point, the interests of Jiejiao and Lingshan are consistent, and therefore Wudang Shengmu and Lingshan are very close.
Back then, Mother Wudang, together with Guanyin, Manjusri, and Samantabhadra, tested the Zen mind of the four saints, which was to express their attitude to Lingshan.
Lingshan also reciprocated the favor, deliberately allowing Lingya Fairy, Qiu Shou Fairy, and Jin Guang Fairy, who were disciples of the Buddhist sect back then, to escape to the mortal world, so that they could participate in the study of Buddhist scriptures from the West.
——That is, the yellow-tusked old elephant, the green-haired lion monster, and the golden-haired roar.
When the pilgrimage to the West is over, if they are willing to return to Jiejiao, Lingshan will let them go.
If they are willing to convert to Buddhism, Lingshan will also give them an opportunity to break away from their status as mounts and achieve enlightenment.
The same goes for Red Boy and Bull Demon King.
Lingshan specially arranged for the Western Heaven Buddhist Scripture Searching Team to pass through Diamond Mountain and Cuiyun Mountain, just to allow Red Boy and Bull Demon King to participate in the non-life-threatening catastrophe of Western Heaven Buddhist Scripture Searching.
Allowing them to use the power of calamity to improve their cultivation and gain merit, it also gives them an opportunity to convert to Buddhism and achieve enlightenment. It only depends on their own choice.
Of course, Bull Demon King Red Boy and the others did not know these things, but they were arranged by Wudang Holy Mother after discussion with Lingshan.
Unexpectedly, Li Anran got in the way.
Hong Hai'er was not accepted by Guanyin as a good fortune boy. Instead, he was imprisoned in the heavenly prison by Li Anran.
Guanyin was worried that Our Lady of Wudang would misunderstand, so she came to explain the matter to her.
At the same time, I also came to explore Jie Jiao’s attitude.
The incident of the Enlightenment Tea Party has spread throughout the three realms, and everyone knows that the Jie Jiao and the Chan Jiao are at odds, but no one knows how far this feud goes.
This is very important to Lingshan.
When Mother Wudang heard Guanyin mention the Red Boy, her face suddenly showed anger.
Not against Guanyin, but against Li Anran, against Taiyi Tianzun, and against Xuanmen!
The Madonna of Wudang said in an angry tone: "Red Boy is still young and has an undecided mind. Although he got into some trouble by acting recklessly, it was an unintentional mistake. He just needs to be taught a lesson. Why is he imprisoned in the heavenly prison?"
Guanyin nodded in agreement: "As the saying goes, if you know your mistakes and you can correct them, there is no greater good. Although the prison god enforces the law impartially, he does go too far."
Mother Wudang snorted coldly and said: "What kind of impartial enforcement of the law! It's just because his master is Taiyi Zhenren, and he deliberately sells his direct invitation name!"
"The Prison God is a bit wanton and reckless."
Guanyin knew very well that what Our Lady of Wudang said was not necessarily what she thought in her heart, but was more to express the position and attitude of Jie Jiao to her.
He casually agreed and talked about the Bull Demon King: "I don't know what the Bull Demon King was thinking. He actually thought that the Red Boy incident was all because of Sun Wukong, who joined forces with the Golden-winged Dapeng Eagle, Yellow-tusked Old Elephant and other demons. Jin Chanzi and his party were detained in Cuiyun Mountain."
Our Lady of Wudang said: "Master Guanyin, don't worry, Golden Chanzi has great merit and great luck, and she will definitely turn misfortune into good fortune, and adversity into good fortune."
After hearing this, Guanyin was completely relieved and said: "The Bull Demon King also protects the calf deeply. Although he acted a little impulsively, he did it for his own reasons."
The two sides didn't say it clearly, but everything was left unsaid.
Guanyin no longer lingered, and immediately said goodbye and flew to heaven.
When he learned that the Jade Emperor was leading a group of civil and military immortals to watch the battle at Xitianmen, he hurried over.
I saw a water mirror above the West Gate, and inside it was the scene of Li Jing and his son leading troops to conquer the Bull Demon King.
Just like when he conquered Huaguo Mountain, Li Jing did not dare to step forward at all, so he sat in the middle of the army and only let the gods such as Nezha, the Four Heavenly Kings, the Twenty-eight Stars, and the Twelve Yuan Chen lead their troops to challenge him.
Nowadays, the Twenty-eight Stars and the Twelve Yuanchen are no longer Jie Jiao disciples on the list of gods, but newly canonized gods by the Jade Emperor. They are not like the group of Jie Jiao disciples who were just doing their jobs half-heartedly.
But, the person in front of me is no longer just a Monkey King!
But the Bull Demon King, the Golden-winged Dapeng Eagle, the Yellow-tusked Old Elephant, the Hundred-Eyed Demon King...
This large group of demon kings are not weaker than or even stronger than monkeys!
From the very beginning, the war showed signs of being one-sided!
Nezha is much stronger than before, but the Bull Demon King is also much stronger than the original monkey. The two fight together, you come and I go, and there is no way to tell the winner in a short time.
But other gods are simply vulnerable!
The Golden-winged Dapeng Eagle blocked the twenty-eight stars alone. Relying on his speed, he played with the twenty-eight stars in the palm of his hand, and injured seven of them in just a moment.
The Yellow-tusked Old Elephant and the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord teamed up to fight against the Four Heavenly Kings.
The strength of both sides is not at the same level at all.
The old elephant with yellow tusks only curled its trunk and captured the King of Growth.
The other three heavenly kings wanted to step forward to save people, but were held back by the Hundred-Eyed Demon King alone.
King Duowen was not careful and was entangled in spider silk by the spider spirits who were ambushing in secret. He was instantly defeated on the spot.
It only lasted two quarters of an hour.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the other two hurriedly retreated, and then they narrowly escaped death.
Sai Taisui, the Red Lotus Demon King, and the Shura Ghost King each also found an opponent.
Except for Ruyi Zhenxian, who fell slightly behind, the others either had the upper hand or easily defeated their opponents.
Li Jing was shocked and turned pale. He immediately called Jin Shou and led an army of 100,000 people back a hundred miles before he dared to stop.
The Jade Emperor knew that it would be difficult for Li Jing to win here, but he did not expect to lose so quickly. He was a little embarrassed and asked: "Who is willing to come down to earth to help King Li Tian?"
Yang Jian was about to step forward to ask for orders when he heard Guanyin say: "Your Majesty, this matter started because of the God of Prisons, and it will end because of the God of Prisons. If Your Majesty lets the God of Prisons lead the troops, he will definitely be able to subdue the demon. Subdue the demon, and your merits will be complete.”
(End of chapter)
