bookbashuk Chapter 146 Eight Buddhist Generals
Chapter 146 Eight Buddhist Generals
Chapter 146 The Eight Buddhist Generals
When Jiang Feng brought Sun Wukong to the main hall, the monsters in the cave had already been almost completely devoured.
Upon seeing Tianpeng, Jiang Feng's face lit up with joy. He stepped forward and asked, "Tianpeng, have you decided to come with me to the Western Paradise to retrieve the scriptures?"
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Upon seeing Jiang Feng, Tianpeng was overjoyed. He wiped the grease from his mouth and knelt down in front of Jiang Feng.
"I am willing to take refuge in Buddhism and become a disciple of my master!"
Jiang Feng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since that's the case, then I will accept you as my second disciple and change your name to Zhu Wuneng."
"Yes, there was once a man who went to the Western Paradise to retrieve Buddhist scriptures, named Zhu Shixing, with the Dharma name Bajie. He was a highly respected monk in our Buddhist community. As your teacher, I hope you can achieve something like him someday, so I'll give you the alternative name Bajie."
Tianpeng sensed Jiang Feng's high expectations for him and quickly nodded, saying, "Thank you, Master, for bestowing this name upon me. From now on, I, Old Pig, will be called Pigsy."
Jiang Feng drew his single-edged sword and bestowed upon him the Thirty-Six Vows of Buddhism. Then, with a look of emotion, he said, "Now that Bajie has returned to his position, I have four disciples. In addition, there are Bai Suzhen, Ao Ying, Cui Ying, and Ming'er. In this way, the Eight Generals of Buddhism are finally complete."
Sun Wukong asked, full of doubt, "Master, what are the Eight Buddhist Generals? They sound very powerful!"
Jiang Feng smiled and explained, "The so-called Eight Generals of Buddhism are Zheng Ti Fan Tuo, Feng Huo Chu Yao."
The chief general is the commander-in-chief, responsible for planning and deploying manpower. The adjutant general is the strategist and persuader, the rebel general acts as bait, and the escape general is responsible for escaping and cleaning up the mess.
The Wind will gather intelligence, and the Fire will provide military support. The Wind will be responsible for negotiations, cleanup, and disaster relief, while the Rumor will be responsible for spreading rumors.
Sun Wukong was dumbfounded and asked with disbelief, "This is the first time I've heard of such a thing, Master. What are these Eight Buddhist Generals used for?"
Jiang Feng solemnly said, "What else can we do? Naturally, it's to save all living beings. If anyone is unwilling to accept my salvation, then we'll use these Eight Generals of the Thousand Gates to subdue them."
"Master, you just mentioned the Eight Generals of the Thousand Gates, right? —"
Sun Wukong rolled his eyes, suddenly realizing that he had asked him the wrong question.
This unorthodox monk is indeed a disciple of Buddha; he shares the same penchant for deceiving people.
After Jiang Feng finished the reconciliation feast, he suddenly realized that the person who had prepared the feast was no longer there, which meant that they had finally made up.
The group packed up the leftovers, scavenged everything in the cave, rested for a while, and then continued their journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
Just as Sun Wukong left Pingding Mountain, he saw an old Taoist priest with white hair and beard blocking his path in mid-air. The priest pulled out his golden cudgel and shouted, "Lord Li, you old man, you allowed your family members to descend to the mortal realm and become demons. You should be charged with lax supervision! And now you dare to come here and interrogate me?"
The newcomer was none other than Laozi. Looking at Sun Wukong's grimacing face, he smiled slightly and said, "You have misunderstood me. Guanyin Bodhisattva borrowed people from me three times, wanting to send the two of them here to transform into demons, to see if you and your disciples are truly going west."
I observed that the two children's Dao hearts were unstable, which is why I allowed them to descend to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations on their own. Just as Jiang Feng said before, their deaths and the dissipation of their Dao are entirely their own karma.
After hearing the whole story, Sun Wukong couldn't help but curse, "This Bodhisattva arranges for the pilgrims to go on their journey, and then arranges for others to block their way. She's so fickle! She deserves to be without a husband for life!"
Jiang Feng chuckled and said with a strange expression, "Wukong, the Bodhisattva has three thousand incarnations, some male and some female. Don't try to match him up with random people."
Sun Wukong was surprised for a moment, then looked at Laozi above his head: "Since you are not here to interrogate us, then make way and let us go west."
Laozi looked at Jiang Feng: "Return my magic treasures, and I will let you go west. I have placed restrictions on these magic treasures, so they are of no use to you."
Jiang Feng angrily said, "Why should I return the magic weapon that I obtained through my own abilities? What if I suddenly have a flash of inspiration and break the restriction you set up?"
If we don't have any magic weapons, then we can just stay here and wait it out. I'm not in a hurry at all.
Otherwise, you can wait until Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva becomes a Buddha, and then I will return the Dharma treasure to you!
Laozi wasn't angry. Instead, he said with a hint of amusement, "Then you can take it. I'll wait and see the day you break the magic weapon's seal. Anyway, I won't be the one in a hurry then."
Guanyin Bodhisattva: "————"
How about I guess who will be the most anxious when the time comes?
Could it be me?!
Laozi was also very wealthy and generous; he simply gave up five magical treasures without a second thought.
Fortunately, he saved some face by setting a restriction on his magic weapon; otherwise, he would have already returned to Mount Ling to welcome Jiang Feng and the others.
After watching Laozi depart, Jiang Feng breathed a slight sigh of relief. He took out several magical treasures to test them, only to find that they were indeed unusable.
After a while, he took out a communication stone and sent messages to Zhang Guo and Cui Ying, asking them to collect books about sealing from the Taoist sect and send them to him.
Since Laozi said he would wait and see the day he broke the seal, it means that he was able to break the seal on his own.
Since I've already read so many Buddhist scriptures, reading another twenty years of Taoist scriptures won't be a big deal.
Wait a minute, could this old official be trying to persuade him to abandon Buddhism and pursue Taoism?
Jiang Feng was slightly taken aback, feeling that the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and couldn't help but click his tongue and say, "That old geezer is really wicked!"
Sun Wukong agreed wholeheartedly, saying, "That's right! Back then, I was having a great fight with Yang Jian when this old man suddenly hit me on the head with something. Otherwise, Yang Jian would have been defeated by me long ago!"
Jiang Feng said in surprise, "So that's what happened! I was wondering how you, Wukong, could have been chased and bitten by a dog!"
I'm quite familiar with the Celestial Hound. How about I arrange another fight between you two? I'm really eager to see who wins!
Sun Wukong grinned and said, "Master, you really love making things worse! Why should I fight him for no reason? Wouldn't it be better to save this energy for dealing with the demons on the road?"
Jiang Feng, exasperated by their lack of ambition, said, "We can charge admission! I'll charge each of those immortals who want to watch your fight a magic weapon. What if some sucker actually falls for it?"
Sun Wukong: "————"
Are you trying to watch me fight Yang Jian? I think you're just trying to make a fool of me!
Under Sun Wukong's resentful gaze, the group continued on their journey.
After traveling for a month, they arrived at a mountain shrouded in mist, where the scenery was beautiful and springtime was in full bloom.
Along the way, the flowers were in full bloom, and tigers roared and dragons howled, as if we had arrived in a fairyland.
While resting, Jiang Feng had Sun Wukong summon the local earth god and asked, "Earth god, what place is this?"
The local deity respectfully replied, "This mountain is called Longevity Mountain, and there is a temple on the mountain called Wuzhuang Temple. In the temple lives an immortal whose Taoist name is Zhenyuanzi, and whose common name is Yushitongjun."
Jiang Feng's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but swallow hard: "Zhen Yuanzi is my good friend! In my past life, I was his beloved friend, his brother!"
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