Western Paradise.
Zhunti kept reciting Buddhist scriptures to free his mind from the shadow of fate. He smiled and said, "Since King Shang agrees, let's get started. I wonder if King Shang has a suitable candidate? "
"If not, the poor monk can give King Shang a chance to reincarnate the people from the East to come to my west."
"I'm afraid that my Western people won't be able to understand the people of the East."
Jieyin Zhunti looked at each other and showed a smile.
Since the opening of Chentangguan Tongtian Port, the Western gods and gods have won over many large merchant families in Chentangguan.
If you want to convince a human race from the east to come to the west, it is not difficult at all in just one thought.
Not to mention one person, even a team of pilgrims can find it.
But Xitu has always been isolated from the world. Except for Pingxin, who controls the life and death of the Xitu people through the Six Paths of Reincarnation, Xitu has almost no contact with the outside world.
No matter how clever Zi Shou's methods are, no matter how sophisticated his calculations are, it is impossible for him to interfere in the Western Territory before Kyushu is unified.
What's more, the entire Western Continent is under the high-pressure rule of many divine kingdoms. People who have no faith are all branded as sinners and are hunted down by the divine kingdoms.
Even if Ping had the intention to intervene and help Di Xin, he would not be able to cause any trouble.
At this time, the voices of the Two Saints of the West and Zi Shou were not spiritual messages, but conversations through the outer sky, so those with great supernatural powers among the gods and immortals in the heavens could hear them.
Although they have high levels of cultivation, extraordinary knowledge, and have practiced for countless years, this is the first time they have personally experienced a game between saints.
Although Di Xin was not a saint, no one dared to say that he was inferior to a saint.
Even in the eyes of some people with great supernatural powers, Di Xin's power has already surpassed that of saints.
After all, it is difficult for a saint to resist real punishment from heaven.
However, Emperor Xin personally defeated Heavenly Punishment and, with the fate of Heaven, regained the territory of the Immortal Realm on Earth.
Even the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors could only unify the world with the help of saints.
Zi Shou did what the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors could not do.
At this time, in their hearts, Di Xin, who had unified the nine states, was already on par with the leader of the great religion, and was qualified to be among the true saints.
When the gods and demons invaded, the power of Kyushu impressed the immortals of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Among them, the one who impressed me the most was undoubtedly the Dragon King of the Three Seas.
at this time.
East China Sea Dragon Palace.
The dragon kings of the four seas are gathering together.
Since they took the position of Dragon King a million years ago, they have rarely been together.
After all, the dragon clan's position in the prehistoric era was very embarrassing.
Although there are no strong people in the Dragon Clan anymore, any changes made by the Dragon Clan will be noticed by the Saints, and any slightest mistake will be punished.
After all, they carry the fate of Long Han's first calamity.
But now, they have no fear.
Because the saints have too much time to take care of themselves, so how can they care about them.
If the prehistoric gods can't find a way to break the situation, one thousand five hundred years later, it will be the time when everyone will perish together.
In the Crystal Palace.
The dragon kings of the four seas sat together on a coral table and drank wine.
The Dragon King of the North Sea didn't know whether he drank too much wine or just had a big tongue. He said vaguely:
"Brother Ao Guang, let your eldest niece find a chance and tell the king that we sincerely submit to the human race. This heart is more sincere than your Gada pearl in the East China Sea!"
"The king only brought his two eldest nieces with him for the first time to re-establish Kyushu, which shows how much he values them."
"It's not up to my eldest niece to decide whether she agrees or not."
The Dragon King of the West Sea drank the East China Sea nectar from the glass cup in one gulp, with a hint of drunkenness on his face and bitterness in his eyes.
With a look of despair on his face, he said, "Brother Ao Guang, among the four of us brothers, you are the most senior, the oldest, and the most courageous. Brother, I am convinced!"
"Back then, after you surrendered to Dashang, for some reason, all the saints came to find me."
"I still remember that day, I was scared to death by the words 'Where is the Dragon King of the West Sea'? I still have lingering fears about the word 'Where is'?"
The Dragon King of the East China Sea was stunned and said: "Where is it??"
Dragon King of the West Sea:...
He silently raised his head and looked at Ao Guang, and then the hand holding the wine glass began to tremble non-stop. Even if he held it with the other hand, it was useless. It kept trembling and the wine spilled.
Ao Guang was stunned for a moment, sighed, and said, "Brother, I've suffered."
The Dragon King of the West Sea almost cried and drank down the drink in his hand with a trembling voice.
The Dragon King of the South China Sea kept looking beyond the sea, his consciousness paying attention to this destined to be extraordinary conversation between heaven and earth.
When he heard Zi Shou and Zhun proposed to study scriptures and seek enlightenment, he said: "Brother Ao Guang, it's not that we are unwilling to give up the next life. The calamity in the dragon's bloodline has long been turned into a blood curse, imprisoning the dragon's cultivation. Because. Even if we have the luck of the dragon clan, we can only stop at the Taiyi Golden Immortal. Now, the cultivation level of the two eldest nieces has already surpassed that of our uncles. "
"If this continues, what if our dragon clan in Sanhai can be reincarnated?"
"We are worried... what if after we made an oath to use eternal reincarnation to eliminate the catastrophe, the king does not agree to incorporate Sanhai into Kyushu... We, the Sanhai Dragon Clan, may not even have the power to protect ourselves. We, There will be no reincarnation after death, and I’m afraid the Three Seas Dragon Clan will be gone.”
After the Dragon King of the South China Sea finished speaking, the two Dragon Kings of the North Sea and the West Sea agreed. This was what they were worried about.
After all, once such an oath of heaven is made, there is no possibility of turning it back.
Ao Guang has been drunk by the three dragon kings in the past few days. If he hadn't overcome the catastrophe of Long Han's first catastrophe, his cultivation level had greatly increased, and he might not have been able to withstand the turn of the three old dragons.
He sighed and said: "Brothers, I have said everything with my dragon mouth, but you still can't listen. It's difficult for you, and it's difficult for the king. After all, the ancient killings and tribulations on the Dragon Clan of the Three Seas are extremely ferocious. Once they are included in the human race, Among them, it is very likely that the luck of the Nine Provinces that has just been reestablished will be ruined."
"The king has worked hard for more than ten years and gone through countless hardships to rule the world. He does not dare to take this risk."
After the Dragon King of the East China Sea finished speaking, the Dragon King of the Three Seas was immediately displeased.
Ao Run, the Dragon King of the West Sea, said: "Brother Ao Guangda, you don't trust us! We are the Dragon King of the Sea after all, how can we joke about this kind of thing?"
Ao Guang sipped the ten-thousand-year-old Donghai wine in his mouth and sighed: "Brother, our status is still much worse than that of the king. Don't you also distrust him?"
The Dragon King of Three Seas suddenly stopped talking and shook his head helplessly.
This is a dead end.
After three drinks, the Dragon King of East China Sea looked at the three Dragon Kings and suddenly said:
"Actually, it's not impossible."
"This time the Two Saints of the West and the Great King use Kyushu and Western Territory as a chess game. It is an opportunity to make meritorious deeds."
"I can give you an idea."
The Dragon King of the Three Seas was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but ask: "What does the king's game of chess with the saint have to do with our return to the human world?"
Ao Guang smiled and said:
"From the West to the East, seek the Way; from the East, go to the West to learn the Scriptures. Ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties are your opportunities."
"Three of you, at this time, the eighty-one difficulties have not yet been determined. Why can't helping the Dragon Clan overcome the murderous calamity be one of them?"
After Ao Guang finished speaking, the Dragon King of the Three Seas couldn't help but open his eyes wide and was suddenly startled. The three dragons looked at each other and suddenly understood!
This is a great plan!
If the pilgrims help them overcome the murderous calamity, everyone will be happy!
If the Buddhist scripture seekers died in this difficulty, they would also be able to make a great contribution and gain the king's trust.
The Dragon King of the Three Seas immediately stood up, picked up the wine glasses in his hands, and toasted together:
"Brother Ao Guang, at this time, my brother's fortune and fate are at stake. I hope that my brother can speak in front of the king and help us fight for the opportunity to survive the disaster!"
Ao Guang smiled and said: "It's easy to talk. However, the king and the saint have not yet agreed on the rules, so we should wait."
The Dragon King of the Three Seas nodded, sat down, and drank and talked together, but the sadness on his face disappeared.
at this time.
Zishou was lying in the Shouxian Palace, leisurely enjoying Tushan Jiuer's craftsmanship. When he heard Zhunti's suggestion, he smiled faintly and said:
"There's no need to worry about Saint Zhunti. If I can't even convince a human race from the East to seek enlightenment, then I'll just admit defeat."
"The two saints should prepare more magical spiritual roots, so as not to lose the bodhi tree to me when the time comes."
Zhunti's face was livid, and he snorted coldly and said: "Humph, it's not certain who will lose and who will win. However, before that, King Shang must first set the rules for the Eighty-One Difficulties."
"If a mortal learns scriptures, the hardships they experience can only be the tribulations of the mortal world. But the hardships in the mortal world cannot reveal the subtlety of my Dharma. It is better to find a practitioner directly so that the world can see the Three Vehicles Dharma. "
Zishou laughed and said:
"Do you two have the ability to convince me, the enlightened man from the East, to go west to learn the scriptures?"
"Besides, those who are enlightened have already understood the principles of my human world. If I go to your western land to learn the scriptures, wouldn't it be like climbing a tree to catch fish?"
Jieyin Zhunti looked at each other. Although he was not angry, he also knew that what Zishou said was indeed reasonable.
If a practitioner is asked to obtain sutras, even if he has overcome ninety-nine or eighty-one difficulties, the gods and gods will only say that the practitioner's own Taoism is profound and has nothing to do with Buddhism.
The two of them thought that this was the only way to go, but then they heard Zi Shou's voice.
"However, there is no way to get the best of both worlds."
"Although people are mortals, they can arrange several practitioners to serve as guardians. In this way, it is not impossible to arrange some demons and ghosts."
After Zi Shou finished speaking, Zhunti's eyes lit up!
Those who take the scriptures, those who protect the scriptures, take and protect the scriptures, what a great idea!
It can not only demonstrate the Eastern people's yearning for Buddhism, but also prove the power of Buddhist monks. It kills two birds with one stone!
However, the light in Zhunti's eyes only flickered for a moment, and then he suddenly frowned and fell into deep thought.
At this moment, he only felt an endless shadow coming from the river of destiny, covering his Buddhist golden body in the shadow.
That feeling came back to him again.
Hearing these words from Zi Shou, he always felt an inexplicable feeling of joy, as if they were exactly what he wanted.
Zhunti looked at Jieyin, frowning in thought, and said:
"Senior brother, you and I were the first to bring up this missionary mission with Dongtu, right?"
"Obviously, we are using the prehistoric calamity as an excuse to persuade Emperor Xin to communicate with Buddhism and take the opportunity to spread the word to the East..."
"Why in the end, it seemed like he was arranging everything, like he was already prepared."
"He peeks at fate so unscrupulously, isn't he afraid of being backlashed by the avenue?"
Jie Yin sighed and said:
"Now that you know he can probably see his destiny, don't pay too much attention to it."
"Do you think you are the only one who can feel the shadow of fate?"
"From the beginning, the poor Taoist's Buddha mind has been covered with a layer of dust."
"The Bible Learner, the Bible Protector... He is a big merchant family and all he preaches is Tao. How could he come up with such a title?"
"He definitely got a glimpse of the fate of the world again."
After finishing speaking, he said calmly:
"But so what?"
"Tiandao Hongjun controls the fate of the world and still fails."
"Believing too much in fate will inevitably lead to the backlash of fate. This time, the more Zi Shou talks, the deeper he will fall, and the easier it will be to fall into the trap of fate. You and I only need to focus on the eighty-one difficult things to do With a good layout, he will definitely be defeated."
"There are ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties, and every difficulty is an opportunity. If you don't believe it, you can calculate everything."
"What's more, what if many things can be known in advance?"
"If you can't make it, you just can't make it."
Hearing the words, Zhunti nodded slightly, said the Buddha's name, and said: "What my senior brother said makes sense, and I'm obsessed with it. I just don't know, can I choose the person who will pick up the sutras and protect the sutras?"
Jie Yin nodded and said:
"Since the opening of Chentangguan Tongtian Port, our Western religion has also had many industries, and there are at least 3,000 craftsmen in the workshop. At least 1,000 of these craftsmen have been familiar with the Three Vehicles."
"At the same time, I also asked Moonlight Protector to sponsor many scholars from the great business community in the name of supporting poor disciples. Some of these scholars are outstanding and very outstanding. Among them, several were invited to Zishou's Jiuzhou Unification In the grand ceremony, I participated in the Great Merchant Tribe’s State Consultative Conference and was granted the status of a member of the assembly.”
"It is said that the members of Dashang are all heroes of the human race. They can carry out governance strategies in various places in Dashang. Their reputation and ability are not low."
"These people are all candidates for learning from the scriptures."
"As for the scripture protectors... I think they are more important than the scripture collectors. After all, they are the key to overcoming the Eighty-one Dilemma."
"Now that the Battle of the Gods has come to an end, it will not start again for the time being. Lei Guang has been lurking in Chaoge for so many years, and it is time to return to his position."
Zhunti heard the words and praised: "Lei Guang is indeed an excellent candidate. He has been in Dashang for many years and is very familiar with Dashang. However, his cultivation level is not high. We still need to give him an opportunity to improve his cultivation level."
However, at this moment, Zishou seemed to suddenly think of something, smiled and said:
"Master Zhunti, I think it is not easy for the guardians of scriptures to have too high a level of cultivation. If I ask General Kong Xuan to protect the way, I am afraid that the saint will not be able to think of the eighty-one difficulties."
"Why don't you just stay under the Golden Immortal?"
"Under the Golden Immortal, he is immune to the backlash of disasters in the world of mortals. At best, he cannot practice cultivation. When the study of scriptures and seeking the Tao is over, it will be a great achievement, and it will not hurt to help him improve his realm."
After Zi Shou finished speaking, Zhunti's voice suddenly stopped, just like enlightenment being interrupted by life.
He took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "What King Shang said makes sense. It is exactly the same as what the poor monk thought. It's just that he thought of it a moment earlier than the poor monk."
"So, King Shang and my Buddha are quite destined."
"King Shang, if you are willing to come to my west to teach, the poor monk is willing to give up the position of the Buddha Mother to you."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Zi Shou's sneer sounded again throughout the nine heavens and ten places, without caring about his face.
Zi Shou chuckled and said, "I don't like a place where filth and dirt gather."
Zhunti:......
For the fifth time in a day, he suppressed the anger in his heart. Now he finally realized how Yuanshi Tianzun felt...
No wonder Yuan Shi made a decree not to allow his disciples to have any conversation with Zi Shou.
What a sharp-tongued person!
Zhunti said coldly:
"We are doing this for the sake of prehistoric times. It is a great merit. Why does King Shang have to engage in verbal disputes?"
"Now that the rules on this matter have been decided, let's decide on the candidates for the sutra collectors and sutra protectors."
After Zhunti finished speaking, several holy metaphors were passed down to the human world, and they flew to Lingshan, Chentangguan, Chaoge, and several Yixia Academy.
At this time, a figure appeared behind Zi Yu, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, they really have evil intentions."
Zi Shou waved his hand and said:
"Let them go. How can such a dangerous thing as learning the scriptures not kill anyone?"
Then, his spiritual thoughts reached Xi Tu and said: "Brother Hong, seeker, are you ready?"
