"Your Majesty, have you really decided to give up your rule over Dongtu?"
In the Lingxiao Palace, Li Jing, the Heavenly King of the Pagoda, asked the Jade Emperor in confusion.
He had a panoramic view of the beginning and end of this battle between humans and gods.
Now that Li Shimin had just killed an incarnation, why did the Jade Emperor suddenly choose to compromise?
"Because the current heaven is no longer able to launch a new round of all-out war!"
The Jade Emperor responded, his eyes no longer commanding and arrogant as before, but instead filled with unease.
Although he is the Lord of the Three Realms, he is no longer the only one who dominates the Three Realms.
Five hundred years ago, a demon king who claimed to be the Monkey King led the demon clan to cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace, causing Nantianmen to fall!
Although the Demon Emperor was finally suppressed, it also caused indelible damage to Heavenly Court, and his status plummeted from then on.
Xitian Buddhism took the opportunity to rise, and now it has the potential to compete with the Heavenly Court.
The major demon clans no longer follow the orders of the Heavenly Court, and have established themselves as kings one after another.
Although Heaven is in charge of the three realms in name, in fact, troubles have arisen all over the place, and external forces are powerful but internal forces are ineffective!
Today, the Tang Dynasty openly declared war on heaven. The Jade Emperor decided to descend in person and attack the Tang Dynasty in order to make a warning to others.
I never thought that Li Shimin would be able to wield the Xuanyuan Sword and destroy the sky with one sword. His strength was no less than that of Emperor Xin a thousand years ago.
If Heavenly Court insists on starting a full-scale war with Datang at this moment, even if it wins, it will definitely be a tragic victory!
Rather than losing both sides, it would be better to give him a favor.
Otherwise, those people who are unwilling to resign themselves to their fate will surely take the opportunity to add insult to injury!
"Your Majesty's worries, I understand!"
Li Jing also quickly understood the pros and cons, and then said no more.
And the Jade Emperor turned his gaze to the human world again, looking at the Eastern Tang Dynasty shrouded in awe-inspiring righteousness.
"Why is the Xuanyuan Sword, which represents the kingship of the human world, awakened by a drop of saint's blood from a Buddhist scripture seeker?"
"Could it be that the Buddhist pilgrims in this life have someone else helping them?"
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"It seems that there are still too many secrets hidden in this body that even I don't know about!"
Looking at the glorious Xuanyuan Sword, Tang Sanzang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He was originally an ordinary person living at the bottom of society, but he accidentally traveled to the Eastern Land and became a Buddha in the Tang Dynasty.
During the three years at Jinshan Temple, he neither chanted sutras nor practiced Zen, but he achieved perfect enlightenment.
He obviously knew nothing about Buddhism, but the light of Buddha enlightened him with a single thought, and he could kill gods and demons with a snap of his fingers.
He had no connection with Xuanyuan Sword, but a drop of blood awakened him from the years, causing the heaven to fall.
The catastrophe that broke out between Li Shimin and heaven didn't seem to have much to do with him, but it seemed to be closely related.
It seems that someone has already planned all this for him...
"Holy Monk, I know you have too many questions in your mind right now. I will explain them to you in detail after all the matters at hand are dealt with."
At this time, Li Shimin had returned victorious.
He seemed to see through Tang Sanzang's thoughts at a glance and said to him.
The rich and powerful righteousness of the world circulates alternately between him and Xuanyuan Sword, forming a subtle soul resonance, as if the man and the sword are one.
"And now, let you and I welcome the distinguished guests from the West together!"
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang stopped talking and looked towards the west of the human world.
Just because in the western sky, there are two stars, one bright and one dark, shining at this time.
These two stars are exactly the Buddha's brilliance reflected in the human world by Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Hui'an Walker Mu Zha.
From the beginning to the end of this catastrophe, the two of them stayed here and had a panoramic view of everything that happened in the Tang Dynasty.
"Master, the war in the East has been tense just now, why didn't you come to help?"
Muzha held the cassock Zen staff in his hand and said rather confusingly.
"Because I want to see what the new generation of human emperors are like."
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's lips parted slightly, "Now it seems that Emperor Tang's background has far exceeded my expectations."
"A human emperor who dares to slay the sky with his sword, a dynasty that can make heaven fear him, is in the interest of Buddhism!"
"Now, we should get down to business!"
After saying this, the Bodhisattva took a step forward.
Om! Well! Woolen cloth! Bah! mum! Hum!
In one step, the Bodhisattva traveled thousands of miles and appeared in the sky above Chang'an. The solemn six-character Buddhist mantra also resounded throughout the Tang Dynasty.
For a moment, everyone subconsciously raised their heads.
But I saw the Bodhisattva's eyes closed tightly, his face meditative and peaceful.
She holds a pure vase in one hand and a Buddhist seal in the other, with a colorful halo lingering behind her.
The phantoms of ancient Buddhas hovered around her, either flicking their rosary beads, or nodding their heads and looking sideways, murmuring towards all living beings in the world.
The Bodhisattva closed his eyes not to save the world, so at this time the Bodhisattva opened his eyes.
In her eyes, the Buddha's light illuminated the entire city of Chang'an, overcoming all the difficulties in the world.
Wherever the Buddha's light passed, palaces and pavilions that had been destroyed in the catastrophe stood up again, and the cracks all over the earth healed instantly.
The war dead are resurrected, the wounded are regenerated, and the frightened are restored to peace.
With just one glance, the already devastated Chang'an City regained a new lease of life in an instant!
"The Tang Empire welcomes the Bodhisattva!"
Seeing this, Li Shimin was not surprised at all, and immediately gave him Buddhist rituals.
All the officials and soldiers around him, as well as the people of Li, also paid homage to the revered Master of the West.
"Everyone, please excuse me."
The Bodhisattva spoke, and the sound of Sanskrit resounded throughout the sky, "Today, the Emperor of Tang forced the Heavenly Court to retreat with one sword, and gave the Tang Dynasty the opportunity to defy heaven and change his destiny. It is really gratifying and congratulatory!"
"Now that the overall situation in the Eastern Territory has been decided, should Emperor Tang also send envoys to Lingshan Mountain in the West?"
Without any extra courtesy, the Bodhisattva quickly explained the purpose of his visit.
Is it finally starting?
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang became energetic!
The reason why Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva came to the Tang Dynasty at this time was naturally to start the great cause of Buddhist scriptures in the West, spread Mahayana Buddhism to the East, and save all living beings here.
And this is exactly his destiny as a destiny seeker!
With this thought, Tang Sanzang looked at Li Shimin, who was also looking at him.
"Today the Tang Dynasty was able to change its destiny against the will of heaven, and the holy monks are indispensable. But now I have another unkind request. I wonder if you can accept it?"
Li Shimin said with some embarrassment, but the intention is self-evident.
"What your Majesty is referring to is to send a poor monk to Xitian Lingshan as an envoy?"
Although he already knew the answer, Tang Sanzang still took advantage of the situation and asked.
"Exactly this!"
Li Shimin nodded, "Going to the West as an envoy is a national policy that I have formulated since I became emperor. It is also related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty in the next few hundred years."
"But the journey to the west is a hundred and eighty thousand miles, and there are thousands of dangers and monsters on the way, and there are also eagles and dogs from heaven chasing and intercepting us. It can be said that we have a narrow escape!"
"As for your profound Buddhist teachings and abundant martial virtues, holy monk, you are the best choice to serve as minister to the Western Expedition!"
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang was slightly surprised.
It’s strange. Isn’t my mission to go to the West to obtain Mahayana Buddhist scriptures?
But why did Li Shimin say nothing about extracting scriptures, but instead had more of an idea of raising troops for an expedition?
However, Tang Sanzang wasn't too worried.
With his current practice, although he is insignificant in front of God, he can no longer deal with ordinary monsters and monsters.
What's more, there will be four good apprentices along the way to help share the firepower. As long as the Jade Emperor is not here in person, he can lie flat all the way to the west.
"Heaven has entrusted this man with a great responsibility. As long as it can benefit all sentient beings in the Tang Dynasty, what does the poor monk have to fear even if he is shattered to pieces?"
"If the journey to the west is destined to be difficult and bumpy, I won't mind fighting a bloody road!"
After some thought, Tang Sanzang clasped his hands together and officially took over the important task of being envoy to Xitian!
"Very good, very good! It is my great fortune to have the help of a holy monk!"
Li Shimin Long Yan was delighted, "In this case, I will become brothers with different surnames today. From now on, we will sit on equal footing with you and rule the country of the Tang Dynasty together!"
"In addition, there are Tripitaka in Buddhist scriptures, sutras, laws, and treatises. I will give you the Buddhist title Tripitaka and give you the surname Tang. From now on, my younger brother will be called Tang Tripitaka."
"My brother Tang Sanzang, thank you for your grace!"
In response, Tang Sanzang quickly thanked him.
Tang Sanzang is actually not his original name.
The real name of this saint's skin is Chen Xuanzang, but because he was a time traveler, he identified himself as "Sanzang" in advance.
Until now, this identity has finally been corrected!
The grand mission of learning scriptures from the West also officially begins at this moment!
