Daluotian, Heavenly Court, Lingxiao Palace.
At the small court meeting, Erlang Shen, Sun Wukong, and Nezha first announced the recently implemented government decrees, and then Erlang Shen said to the immortals and gods: "Emperor Hongqing came from the Northeast to change the sky and ordered to select three Da Luo Jinxian to go to the Northeast to change the sky. Listen and use it.”
Hearing this, the immortals and gods in Lingxiao Palace started talking about it.
"Emperor Hongqing has three innate spiritual treasures in hand, and now he is dispatching three Da Luo Jinxian to the northeast to change the sky. Could it be that he encountered the Hunyuan Wuji Luo Jinxian?" Emperor Tianguan asked doubtfully.
Erlang Shen shook his head and said: "No, there are three sects in the Northeast Biantian: Fire Control Sect, Shentu Sect, and Jinzhen Sect. The leaders of these three sects are all Daluo. Now it is equivalent to the Biantian World. There are many neutral formations, guarding the dojo, and resisting. The law of heaven. If Emperor Hongqing wants to break his formation, it is not difficult to suppress his power, but he needs the cooperation of three great Luo to protect the creatures of the thousands of worlds that change the sky."
The immortals and gods suddenly understood, meaning that it was easy for Fang Jian to break through the dojo of the three ancestors, and it was not difficult to suppress the three ancestors, but he had to use all his strength.
But in this way, the power of the innate spiritual treasure will inevitably cause disasters to the living beings in the Changtian Thousand Worlds. At that time, Fang Jian was flawless to protect the living beings, so he needed the help of the three Daluo Golden Immortals.
After finishing speaking, Erlang Shen said to the immortals and gods: "All the immortals can recommend three great Luo to go to the northeast to help Emperor Hongqing in changing the sky."
Hearing this, there was a burst of noisy discussion in the hall again. After an unknown period of time, Emperor Wenchang bowed his head and said, "I have someone I can recommend."
"Oh?" Erlangshen asked quickly: "Who would you like to recommend, fellow Taoist?"
Emperor Wenchang said: "I recommend Taoist friend Hongjun, the leader of Xuanjiao."
"Taoist Master Hongjun?" After Erlang Shen heard this name, he looked at Sun Wukong and Nezha, and then heard Sun Wukong say: "When Xuanjiao came into the world, Taoist Master Hongjun and Old Mother Lishan were in the land of chaos. Having fought against each other, the strength should be sufficient.”
Erlang Shen nodded when he heard this and said: "Then there is one Taoist friend Hongjun, and there are two others. Who will recommend it?"
Immediately, I saw Zhengyi Zhenjun, the Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling walked out of the immortal class and paid homage: "I, Zhang Daoling, would like to report to the Holy Emperor Zhao Huiren. I have someone to recommend me."
Erlang Shen smiled and said, "Master Zhang, please speak."
Zhang Daoling reported: "I recommend the Buddhist Vairocana Buddha."
"Huh?" As soon as Zhang Daoling said this, the entire Lingxiao Palace suddenly burst into surprise. Even Erlang Shen, Sun Wukong, and Nezha showed surprise on their faces.
Who is Vairocana Buddha? It’s the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha! Currently, I am contemplating my mistakes on the wall in the "Three Dharma Halls" of the Great Leiyin Temple in Lingshan with Amitabha, Vajra Buddha, Vairocana Buddha, and Baosheng Buddha.
The candidate recommended by Zhang Daoling undoubtedly aroused the surprise of everyone in the Lingxiao Hall. They all speculated why Zhang Daoling, a heavenly master from a Taoist sect, recommended the Great Sun Tathagata.
Because you have to understand that once this recommendation is successful, the prohibition of Mahatma Sun Tathagata Buddha to meditate on the wall in the "Three Dharma Halls" will be lifted, and suddenly there will be four more Daluo Jinxian in Buddhism, which is very important to Taoism. Saying that is not an advantageous thing.
Erlangshen took a deep look at Zhang Daoling, and then asked: "All the immortal ministers, what do you think of the person recommended by Tianshi Zhang?"
As soon as the news of Erlang God fell, Miaoji Zhenjun Xu Xunxu Tianshi, Chongen Zhenjun Sa Shoujian Sa Tianshi, and Baopu Zhenjun Ge Hongge Tianshi all stood up to support Zhang Daoling.
When the surrounding non-Taoist immortals saw this scene, they immediately understood that the four heavenly masters must have reached an agreement on this matter.
Therefore, when we were not sure why the four great heavenly masters recommended the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha, everyone maintained a wait-and-see attitude. We would not participate, and if anything happened it had nothing to do with us.
Seeing that there was no objection, Erlang Shen said to Zhang Daoling: "Since there is no objection, Tianshi Zhang should accept this recommendation."
Zhang Daoling and the others immediately bowed their heads and said, "Thank you, Holy Emperor Zhao Huiren." Then the four great heavenly masters retreated to the immortal class.
Then Erlang Shen said to Sun Wukong: "Emperor Qitian, it is up to you to order the Tathagata Buddha to leave the prison and go to the northeast to change the heaven."
Sun Wukong nodded and said: "Okay."
Daluo Jinxian, who is now going to Northeast Biantian to assist Fang Jian, has already agreed on two people, and there is still one person left. Erlang Shen asked the gods to continue recommending.
But at this moment, the three emperors looked at each other helplessly, and then said to Erlangshen together: "I am waiting for someone to recommend."
When Erlang Shen heard this, he immediately asked: "Who do these three Taoist friends want to recommend?"
Emperor Tianguan said: "The Golden Mother of the West Kunlun Yaochi."
"???" All the gods looked at Emperor Sanguan in surprise, and Nezha said in confusion: "Fellow Taoist Sanguan, do you recommend Her Majesty the Queen Mother of the West?"
The Queen Mother of the West holds the title of Great Emperor, so she should be addressed as either Heavenly Lord, Great Emperor, or Your Majesty, or at worst, 'Empress'.
But for such a solemn place as the Lingxiao Palace, it would be more appropriate to call him the Great Emperor or His Majesty.
"Yes." Emperor Sanguan nodded and said, "We recommend Her Majesty the Queen Mother of the West."
"." Nezha glanced at Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen. At this time, Sun Wukong asked: "Fellow Taoist officials, can you explain why you recommend Her Majesty the Queen Mother of the West?"
"This" the three emperors looked at each other again, then smiled at Sun Wukong and said: "Emperor Qitian, there is no need to ask in detail, right?"
Sun Wukong looked at the expressions of the three people and felt something enlightened in his heart. He nodded slightly to Erlang Shen, who also smiled and understood something.
"As long as Her Majesty the Queen Mother of the West has no objections, there is nothing we can't agree with," Erlangshen said with a smile.
Of course Queen Mother Xi had no objection, because she was the one who asked Emperor Sanguan to recommend her. Ever since Fang Jian and Taiyuan Daozu recognized each other, she had never recognized her biological brother.
Whether it is the Great Sun Tathagata or the Taoist Master Hongjun, they only need an edict from heaven to go to the northeast to change the sky and obey their orders. However, since the Queen Mother of the West is the great emperor of the heaven, she must issue an edict herself.
Infinite Sea, Xuanjiao General Altar, Zixiao Palace.
Taoist Master Hongjun announced the True Lord Xuanzhou to the palace and said to him: "Emperor Hongqing has ordered me to go to the Northeast to change the sky and follow my orders as my master."
Upon hearing this, Zhenjun Xuanzhou quickly asked: "Master, did Emperor Hongqing encounter a strong enemy in the Northeast Biantian?"
Taoist Master Hongjun shook his head and said: "No, I went as my master just to assist Emperor Hongqing in protecting the creatures in the changing world. I also went with the Emperor Xiwangmu and the Great Sun Tathagata of Buddhism."
True Lord Xuanzhou was relieved after hearing this, and then he said: "Isn't there Da Luo from the Dao Sect?"
Taoist Master Hongjun said with a smile: "Great Sun Tathagata Buddha was recommended by the four great heavenly masters."
"Oh?" Zhenjun Xuanzhou raised his eyebrows and said, "This is interesting. Master, why do you think the four great heavenly masters recommended the Great Sun Tathagata?"
Taoist master Hongjun said: "During the calamity, the Taoist sect suffered heavy losses, and now only four Da Luo Jinxian are left."
Having said this, Taoist Master Hongjun thought for a moment and said: "In the vastness of time, the two families of Taoism and Buddhism will fight and unite."
Upon hearing this, Zhenjun Xuanzhou immediately sighed slightly and said, "It seems that it will not be easy for our Xuanjiao to stand out under the two sects of Taoism and Buddhism."
Taoist Master Hongjun gently stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The Three Realms are so big, there are nine great worlds in the nine directions. It is also an opportunity to go to the Northeast to change the sky. If there is an opportunity, I should ask Emperor Hongqing for orders as a teacher."
True Lord Xuanzhou's eyes lit up, and he immediately bowed and said, "The disciple wishes the master a great success in going to the Northeast to change the sky!"
Western Paradise, Lingshan Mountain, Daleiyin Temple.
The Sanskrit sound was faint and the Buddha's light was clear. The Buddha from the East, who had already turned up in advance to preside over Buddhism, sat cross-legged on the golden lotus platform. He held the heavenly decree and said to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas present: "The Emperor of the Hongqing Dynasty ordered Vairocana Buddha to go to the northeast. The weather changes and you follow your orders."
All the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Great Sages, and Arhats had blank expressions on their faces when they heard the words. I don’t know how long it had passed before Buddha Buddha Buddha said: "Vairochana Buddha is facing the wall in the Three Dharma Halls and thinking about his mistakes. Why did Emperor Hongqing want to do this?" Suddenly ordered him to go to Northeast China and follow his orders?"
The Chantan Merit Buddha on the side pondered for a moment and said, "Could it be that the Hongqing Emperor remembered his old grudges and wanted to send Vairocana Buddha to the northeast to change the sky to suppress him?"
As soon as Chantan Merit Buddha finished speaking, all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and the Great Sage Arhat looked sideways at him, and there was a sudden silence in the Great Leiyin Temple.
Zhantan Gongde Buddha saw that everyone was silent and looking sideways at him, and immediately explained: "The poor monk is just guessing at random, and it cannot be true."
But the Buddha of Immortality said: "What the Buddha of Sandalwood Merit and Virtue said is not unreasonable."
Guanshiyin Bodhisattva also nodded and said: "Emperor Hongqing is completely capable of such a thing."
Medicine Master Glazed Light King Buddha frowned and said, "If this is really the case, what should we do?"
Buddha from the East smiled and said: "You fellow Taoists, you have thought too much. Emperor Hongqing ordered Heaven to select three Da Luo Jinxian to go to the Northeast Biantian to follow his orders. He did not appoint anyone to go. Emperor Zhaohuiren ordered all the immortals to go. The divine recommendation is the Great Sun Tathagata recommended by Zhang Tianshi. In this edict, there is also an edict from the Holy Emperor Zhaohuiren to lift the ban on Venerable Vairochana from facing the wall."
"Master Zhang?" Moggallana said: "World Honored One, why does Master Zhang recommend Vairocana Buddha?"
Rahula said: "Why? He must have wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone. During this calamity, his sect suffered so much loss. He must not see that there are four great lords in my sect who are in retreat facing the wall, so I recommended Lord Vairochana to go there." The Northeast is changing, and they want to use the hands of Emperor Hongqing to suppress the Venerable Vairocana Buddha."
Although Fang Jian is still the Taiyi Golden Immortal now, he has three innate spiritual treasures in hand and a Qingmeng Avenue. It is too easy to suppress a Daluo Golden Immortal.
"Then is it possible to refuse this recruitment on the grounds that Vairocana Buddha is still in retreat and pondering his mistakes?" Shariputra asked.
King Peacock Ming shook his head and said: "How can we not obey the edict issued by heaven? The four emperors of Lingxiao hold the destiny of heaven and it is irreversible."
The Buddha from the East looked at the Medicine Master Lazuli Light King Buddha, the Buddha Amitabha, the Immortal Buddha, the Sandalwood Buddha, as well as the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Manjushri, Samantabhadra and other great Bodhisattvas, and then asked: "What do you think, fellow Taoists?" ?”
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva said: "As the Venerable Peacock Great Ming King said, the four emperors of Lingxiao hold the destiny of heaven and cannot disobey it. Moreover, heaven is the ruler of the three realms. Now that they have received the righteous destiny of heaven, Taoism and Buddha are all ministers and they should obey their orders. "
Manjushri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva also immediately expressed their support for Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Buddhas such as Medicine Master Glazed Light King Buddha also expressed their opinions one after another, and their meanings were similar to those of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.
In today's heaven, the four emperors of Lingxiao are in charge of their destiny, who dares to rebel?
Therefore, after the Buddha from the East saw that all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were unified in their opinions, he said to the Chantan Merit Buddha: "Honorable Chantan Merit Buddha, with my decree, you will go to the Three Dharma Hall to lift the ban on the five Buddhas and order them to come to the hall quickly. see me."
The Chan Tan Merit Buddha immediately stood up from the lotus throne, walked to the center of the hall, received the decree from the Buddha from the East, and then bowed down and said, "I sincerely obey the decree of my Buddha."
Later, Zhantan Merit Buddha took one hundred Arhats to the Three Dharma Halls and delivered the decree of the Buddha from the East to the Three Dharma Halls.
I saw the Buddha's edict shining brightly with Buddha's light, slowly flying down to the door of the Sanfa Hall, and submerged into the golden 'Swastika' Buddha seal.
Immediately, there was only a soft sound, and the 'Swastika' Buddha seal immediately turned into a golden Buddha light and flew down from the door of the hall, and was put away by the Sandalwood Merit Buddha with a flick of his sleeve.
"Open the palace door." Zhantan Gongde Buddha said.
Immediately, a hundred Arhats stepped forward, fifty on each side, and supported the huge palace door with both hands. Their bodies were shining with golden light, and they pushed open the palace door with a loud shout.
Because there are "Three Dharma Seals" on the gates of the three Dharma Halls, the mighty power of Buddhism, so if Daluo Jinxian and below want to open the gates of the Three Dharma Halls, in addition to the Buddha's "Buddha's Edict", they must also have a hundred Buddhist disciples in the Heavenly Immortal Realm. It can't be pushed away even if one person is missing.
The moment the door of the San Dharma Hall opened, the five Buddhas sitting in the hall immediately opened their eyes.
The five Buddhas from left to right are: Amitabha Buddha, Vairochana Buddha, Vajra Indestructible Buddha, Vairocana Buddha, and Precious Born Buddha.
Among them, except Baosheng Buddha, who is Taiyi Golden Immortal, the other four Buddhas are Daluo Golden Immortal.
When the main hall opened and the five Buddhas opened their eyes, countless heavenly secrets poured into the main hall that had been isolated for hundreds of years.
The dead energy of the five Buddhas was revived at this moment. The Buddha's light shone brightly, golden lotuses emerged, and all the heavens celebrated.
Zhantan Gongde Buddha walked into the Three Dharma Hall and looked at the five Buddhas, but did not interrupt them because he knew that the five Buddhas were sorting out the secrets of heaven.
I don’t know how long it took, maybe it was an instant, maybe it was several hours, and the five Buddhas finally stood up.
"Namo Amitabha." Except for Amitabha, the other four Buddhas put their hands together and recited the Buddha's name.
One thing that needs to be mentioned here is that although Amitabha is also a Buddha in Buddhism, this Western Paradise is the Pure Land of Pure Bliss of Buddhism established by Amitabha’s vow.
Therefore, even Sakyamuni Tathagata Buddha would sometimes recite 'Amitabha'.
"I didn't expect that we have only faced the wall for hundreds of years, and we have already passed a calamity within the Three Realms." Amitabha said with compassion in his eyes.
Vairocana Buddha sighed with emotion: "Heaven now has its destiny, and the four emperors of Lingxiao are fulfilling its destiny."
The Great Sun Tathagata Buddha said: "There are only four Daluo people left in the Taoist sect. It seems that this calamity is extremely violent. Fortunately, we are punished to face the wall and think about our mistakes, otherwise we may have to suffer the calamity."
The other four Buddhas all nodded. At this time, the Buddha of Zhantan Merit said: "The poor monk, following my Buddhist decree, has come to lift the ban and invite five fellow Taoists to come out and return to their posts at Daleiyin Temple."
The five Buddhas all had complicated expressions when they heard the words of Chantan Merit Buddha, because the "my Buddha" mentioned by Chantan Merit Buddha was no longer the Tathagata Buddha, but the Buddha from the East.
Afterwards, the five Buddhas officially came out of seclusion. Under the respectful welcome of the Arhats, they returned to the Main Hall of the Great Thunder Sound Temple together with the Chan Tan Merit Buddha.
The five Buddhas looked at the Buddha from the East who was sitting on the golden lotus platform. No matter how complicated their hearts were, they still came forward to pay homage.
"Meet the Lord Maitreya." Five Buddhas stood in the center of the hall, bowing to the Buddha coming from the east.
Buddha from the East smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to support him and said, "Fellow Taoists, please return to your seats and take your seats. Thank you for your hard work, Tantan Merit Buddha. Please take your seats as well."
Zhantan Merit Buddha immediately bowed and said, "Following my Buddha's teachings, my disciples dare not speak of suffering."
Then the six Buddhas, including the Tantan Merit Buddha, took their seats one after another. Five more Buddhas suddenly appeared in the hall, which restored a lot of the atmosphere of Buddhism that was originally destroyed due to the Tribulation and the Age of Ending Dharma.
After all the Buddhas were seated, Medicine Master Lazuli Light King Buddha directly addressed the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha: "Virochana, the Emperor Hongqing has issued an edict, ordering you to go to the Northeast to change the sky and follow his orders."
The Great Sun Tathagata Buddha who had just sat down was immediately excited when he heard these words. He looked up at Medicine Master Glazed Light King Buddha and said, "Venerable Medicine Master, what does this mean?"
Although they had been thinking about it for hundreds of years and were lucky enough to escape the disaster, Fang Jian was not easy to mess with now.
The secrets they obtained just now are all well-known revealed secrets, including Fang Jian's life experience and origin.
The biological son of Taiyuan Taoist Patriarch, three innate spiritual treasures, and a clear and enlightened road. At this moment, the Great Sun Tathagata deeply felt that he had not lived enough.
Seeing the nervous look on the face of the Great Sun Tathagata, the Buddha from the East smiled and said: "Don't be surprised, Venerable Vairocana. It was the emperor of the Hongqing Dynasty who ordered the heaven to select three great golden immortals to go to the northeast and follow the orders of the four heavens. The master recommended you, and you will be accompanied by the Great Emperor Queen Mother of the West, and Taoist Master Hongjun of the Xuan Sect."
"." The Great Sun Tathagata frowned kindly and said, "Why do the four great heavenly masters recommend me?"
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva smiled and said: "Without the recommendation of the four heavenly masters, the five venerables would not have been able to leave the Three Dharma Halls at any time."
Upon hearing these words, the Great Sun Tathagata's face brightened slightly and he nodded slightly. Then he came to the east and asked, "World Honored One, when will the decree from heaven be set out?"
The Buddha from the East said: "Three days later according to the earth's calendar, I will set off with the Queen Mother of the West, the Great Emperor Dharma."
Upon hearing these words, the Great Sun Tathagata immediately frowned kindly, his face slightly lowered, and he clasped his hands together and sang: "Namo Amitabha."
When Amitabha on the side heard this, he ducked slightly to the side with an expressionless face, thinking to himself: "It's useless to call you Amitabha even if you meet that orphan, I can't protect you." '
