In the main hall on the top of the mountain, an old man with immortal demeanor sat cross-legged on the high platform in the center.
Xue Tianqing, who was dressed in Taoist robes, stood in the audience and looked at the old man without saying a word for a long time.
Yes, he traveled through time, but it was not an accident, but the old man on the stage, the master of the Immortal Mansion, Patriarch Bodhi, did it intentionally.
After a long time, Xue Tianqing took a deep breath: "Can you take me back?"
Seeing Patriarch Bodhi smiling and saying nothing, Xue Tianqing said helplessly: "What do you want to do by bringing me here?"
The Patriarch chuckled and said, "You wanted to learn from a master, so you came to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain. Why do you want to go back now?"
Xue Tianqing almost lost her temper when she heard this: When did you want to learn art?
He suppressed his anger: "Didn't you say that gods can change in a thousand ways? You can change one for me and see. If you can change it, I will worship you as my teacher. But if you can't change it, then don't blame me..."
Halfway through his words, Xue Tianqing closed his mouth.
Because the Patriarch on the high platform has disappeared, replaced by a peerless beauty who has captivated the country, even the Taoist robes have turned into neon clothes.
Seeing that the snowy sky had been clear for a long time without making a sound, the woman made a voice like nature: "How is it?"
Although he knew that the woman was an old man, Xue Tianqing still couldn't help but swallowed: "How did you do it?"
The woman lightly covered her red lips and smiled charmingly: "Practice Taoist immortal methods, initially cultivate your body and nature, and consolidate your roots. If you practice to a high level, you can change at will, and even become invisible. When you escape three disasters and eight disasters, you can cultivate to gold. The body can live as long as heaven and earth, and the sun and moon can live as long as each other."
Seeing Xue Tianqing swallowing her saliva subconsciously, the woman continued: "Are you willing to worship under the Bodhisattva?"
Xue Tianqing looked at the woman and said, "Why? You go to such great lengths to worship you as my disciple?"
"When you become a disciple of Bodhi and achieve the true fruition, you will understand everything."
At the same time, a voice appeared in Xue Tianqing's mind: If you want to go home, become a disciple as soon as possible!
Seeing a strange smile on the woman's face, Xue Tianqing hesitated for a long time, and finally knelt down and kowtowed: "Master, I am here to bow to you."
The woman nodded and said, "Now that you have entered my family, your lay name can no longer be used. How about I give you a Dharma name for you?"
Xue Tianqing knelt there and pinched her nose and said, "I will obey my master's orders."
"There are twelve characters in our sect: Guang, Da, Zhi, Hui, Zhen, Ru, Xing, Hai, Ying, Wu, Yuan, and Jue. You are the tenth generation disciple. In this case, I will name you How about Sun Wukong?"
Xue Tianqing suddenly raised her head when she heard this: "Do you think I look like a monkey?"
The woman did not answer, but said to the disciples in the hall: "It's getting late, you go and prepare for the afternoon class first."
After everyone left, the woman waved to Xue Tianqing: "Come closer and talk."
Xue Tianqing, who was under the high platform, stood up and said, "It's close enough."
The woman smiled and waved her hand, Xue Tianqing felt her body lightened, and by the time she realized what she was doing, she had landed on the high platform.
The woman reached out and tapped lightly, and a futon appeared at Xue Tianqing's feet: "Sit."
Xue Tianqing sat down on the futon: "Who are you? What is this place? Why do you want to accept me as your disciple? And why did you bring me here?"
The woman smiled and said, "You want me to answer that question?"
"Answer one by one, the first question, who are you?"
"This is the Bodhi Dojo, and of course I am the Bodhi Patriarch."
Xue Tianqing looked at the woman again: "Are you a boy or a girl?"
The woman smiled and said: "It's just a skin. It doesn't matter what a man or a woman is. Appearance comes from the heart. If others see me as a man, I am a man; if others see me as a woman, I am a woman."
Xue Tianqing scratched her head: "Then you should change back. I can't get used to it."
The woman smiled again: "That's not honest. You clearly want me to be like this, why do you want me to change back? Besides, whether I change back is not up to me, but to you, and your true heart. Now you have the aura of mortals. It’s too heavy, so you’ll see me like this for a while.”
Seeing that Xue Tianqing was puzzled, the woman said: "When you just entered the palace, weren't you still thinking: Why is this a bad old man? It would be great if he was a beautiful woman!"
Seeing Xue Tianqing looking at her in surprise, the woman said, "You are a strong-blooded person, and some of your thoughts are quite normal."
"You mean to say that I'm sexy?"
"The nature of food and sex is what one of your saints said."
Xue Tianqing was stunned: "Do you know what happened to us there?"
The woman smiled and said: "Of course, the Taoism there is spread from this world, but it is only superficial. It is a pity that even this superficial technique has existed in name only."
Xue Tianqing frowned and said, "What do you mean? Are you saying that the earth really had the legendary fairy magic in the past?"
"The conflict between Buddhism and Taoism destroyed the origin of heaven and earth, causing the spiritual energy to be cut off. There are no more immortal magic techniques there."
At this point, the woman stood up and grabbed Xue Tianqing's wrist: "Close your eyes!"
When Xue Tianqing opened his eyes again, he found that he and the woman were standing side by side in the void.
It's just that although there is nothing under your feet, it is no different from standing on the ground.
Under their feet, in addition to the endless land, there are more than ten mountain peaks floating, which look like a fairyland against the white clouds and blue sky.
The woman whispered: "This is our world. Although there is plenty of spiritual energy, there are also hidden dangers."
"Buddhism and Taoism stand side by side here, each occupying its own territory and not interfering with each other. However, since Jin Chanzi defected from Lingshan Mountain to the east, the balance of power is about to be broken, putting this world in danger of following in the footsteps of your hometown."
Xue Tianqing heard this and murmured: "Tang Monk was reincarnated and then traveled west to obtain Buddhist scriptures."
The woman nodded: "Yes, the Tripitaka Sutra he is going to bring back from Lingshan may destroy this world!"
Xue Tianqing smiled: "Originally we did not interfere with each other, but now Buddhism not only sends spies to the east, but also prepares to use the Tripitaka Sutra to seize people's faith. And you don't want to see this situation, so you want to stop the pursuit of the sutras. To put it bluntly, it is just to compete Territory, it seems that the gods are nothing more than that.”
The woman ignored Xue Tianqing's sarcasm: "You are indeed smart, and you hit the nail on the head in just a few words. In fact, just the introduction of Buddhist scriptures into China is nothing, but once the power of faith changes and the spiritual energy is unbalanced, the world will change drastically. .”
Xue Tianqing said in confusion: "Then why did you come to me? You even gave me a monkey name."
"You have to go to Lingshan with Tang Monk. He can send people to Middle Earth, and I can also send people to Lingshan. As for the name Sun Wukong, who told you that it is a monkey?"
Xue Tianqing waved her hands and said: "Let's forget it. How can I have that ability? I know best how much I weigh."
"You really don't have this ability, that's why you have to practice hard under the Bodhisattva. In fact, the person who went to the west was not you. I accidentally brought the wrong person." At this point, the woman was actually a little embarrassed.
"You mean you found the wrong person! In that case, just send me back, and then bring the person you like here, okay?"
The woman shook her head, "It's not as easy as you say? If you want to return to your hometown, you must complete the great mission of studying scriptures. Only in this way can you gather the power of Buddhism and Taoism and open up a path to another world, do you understand?"
Xue Tianqing frowned and said, "Why choose people from other worlds? There are thousands of people here, can't you just pick one at random?"
"Because your name is not in Yama's book of life and death, you will know the pros and cons later."
Although the woman's words sounded reasonable, Xue Tianqing always felt that she seemed to be hiding something. She wanted to ask more questions, but was blocked by the sentence "Everything is determined."
"To prevent this from happening, I brought someone here before you. Unfortunately, although he arrived at Lingshan, he failed to complete what I assigned him. That person's name is Wu Cheng'en."
Seeing that Xue Tianqing was extremely shocked, the woman chuckled again: "When you succeed in Taoism, you will know all the truth."
"You mean the one who really learned the scriptures was not the four masters and disciples, but Wu Cheng'en?"
The woman smiled and shook her head: "I know that biography is just a fabrication of some experiences and cannot be taken as true. Now that you don't have any cultivation, knowing too much will do you a lot of harm without any benefit."
Back in the main hall, Xue Tianqing still couldn't get over the shock. He never thought that Wu Chengen had been here.
It turns out that "Journey to the West" is not a novel, but a personal biography. Just listening to the words of the ancestor, this biography is half true and half false.
Xue Tianqing's heart moved when she saw the Patriarch calling Qing Yue and asking her to take him back to the arranged residence.
"Since Wu Chengen and Tang Monk have arrived at Lingshan, it means that they have obtained the true scripture. In this case, why do you want me to make another trip?"
Patriarch Bodhi shook his head and said, "This happened in the past and future, do you understand?"
"You have a glimpse of the future. You know that Wu Chengen has not fulfilled your instructions, so you are preparing to replace him. If I go to the West in his place, what will be his fate? Will everything that happened in the past be rewritten?"
The Patriarch shook his head and said: "What happened happened, how can it be changed? Qingyue, take your uncle to rest first, and take him to the Tai Chi Hall tomorrow to listen to my lecture."
Seeing Xue Tianqing stepping out, the Patriarch said again: "Wukong, after Wu Chengen arrived at Lingshan, he combined the cultivation of the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism to open two worlds and return to his hometown. If you want to return home early, you need to work harder to avoid waiting to go back. Things have changed since then."
Xue Tianqing turned to look at Patriarch Bodhi, who was transformed into a woman: "Can you not call me Wukong? I am a human, not a monkey."
Xue Tianqing's courtyard is a stone's throw away from the main hall. Although it is not big, it has everything you need.
There is a flower bed in the middle of the yard, and there are several fruit trees around it. One of them is already full of fruits. Looking at the red fruits, Xue Tianqing can't help but swallow his saliva.
I don't know if it was because of her apprenticeship, but Qingyue's attitude towards Xue Tianqing changed drastically, from looking down to looking up.
On the way back, not only did he greet him with a smile, but he also said everything he knew.
However, as a third-generation disciple, Qingyue's knowledge was limited, so Xue Tianqing still had no answers to many things.
Qingyue told Xue Tianqing that she had been preparing this courtyard for three days, just to wait for his arrival.
After explaining to Xue Tianqing what needed attention, Qingyue was ready to leave.
Unexpectedly, Xue Tianqing looked at Qingyue's bulging chest and asked curiously: "Isn't it because Taoism emphasizes meditation? How come you have developed chest muscles?"
After speaking, he stretched out his index finger and tapped Qingyue's chest.
