Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#2171 - Bujin Zen Temple

Although Buddha suffered another significant loss in front of Chu Hao, and the demon clan occupied many parts of the Western Paradise.

However, Buddha's mental resilience was still good, after all, he still had the Journey to the West plan as a spiritual sustenance.

"Now that the matter of Jinping Prefecture has been completely resolved, let Chu Hao and Tang Sanzang and his disciples continue their journey westward."

The Journey to the West plan cannot be delayed, and the ultimate goal of the Journey to the West plan is not too far away.

Buddha ordered Guanyin to go to Jinping Prefecture to urge Chu Hao and Tang Sanzang and his disciples to set off as soon as possible.

After Chu Hao left the Western Paradise, he went to Jinping Prefecture to reunite with Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

Tang Sanzang and his disciples had been helping the people of Jinping Prefecture rebuild, and now the situation in Jinping Prefecture City can be considered completely stable.

The people of Jinping Prefecture, after experiencing the great calamity, abandoned evil and pursued good, and built statues of Chu Hao and Tang Sanzang and his disciples in Jinping Prefecture City for worship.

Of course, Jinping Prefecture City also completely broke away from the control of the Western Paradise and was managed by the Heavenly Court.

Guanyin came to Jinping Prefecture City and saw such a situation, and was naturally very unhappy in her heart.

"Tang Sanzang, why are you lingering here? Don't you know that the Journey to the West is important?"

Guanyin questioned Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

"We have been waiting for Immortal Chu Hao to return. We are a team, how can we set off without Immortal Chu Hao."

"Guanyin is right, we should indeed set off on our journey westward."

Chu Hao seemed to agree with Guanyin's words.

In fact, Chu Hao wanted to see what tricks the Western Paradise could come up with.

On the same day, Chu Hao and Tang Sanzang and his disciples left Jinping Prefecture and continued westward. Continuing west from Jinping Prefecture meant entering the heart of Tianzhu Kingdom.

Tianzhu Kingdom is the origin of Western Paradise Buddhism, so as they entered the heart of Tianzhu Kingdom, the influence of Buddhism became greater and greater.

Temples and Buddhist halls could be seen everywhere, and people seemed to be more dependent on Buddhism.

"Although everyone worships Buddha and believes in Buddha, I haven't seen Buddha bless them."

"Yes, the people are still living miserably and in poverty, but the Buddha wants incense to be continuous. What is the reason for this?"

"The Western Paradise is clearly treating the people as straw dogs!"

Sun Wukong and the others couldn't help but say this as they looked at the people along the way.

"In fact, I can't wait to smash those temples and Buddha statues, but doing so will not awaken the people."

Tang Sanzang was also indignant, he knew that for the Western Paradise, not doing evil was already good enough, how could they bless the people.

"This Tianzhu Kingdom is after all the foundation of the Western Paradise. They rely on Buddhist beliefs to control the people deeply.

If we want to awaken the people, we need to make them recognize the true face of the Western Paradise. This is also our mission."

Chu Hao said to Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong and the others, now the purpose of their journey westward has changed.

One evening, after traveling westward for more than ten days, Tang Sanzang and his disciples arrived at the foot of Baijiao Mountain, where there was a magnificent temple.

"Master, we have been traveling for more than ten days, living in the open air. Why don't we stay overnight and rest again."

Although Tang Sanzang and his disciples did not have any good feelings for the temples now, they were still monks in name.

Since there was such a large temple, it could be considered a place to stay and rest.

Arriving in front of the temple gate, everyone looked up at the plaque on the temple gate, which was inscribed with several golden characters.

Bujin Chan Temple!

Seeing the name of this temple, Tang Sanzang couldn't help but say.

"This should be the Qiyuan of Shewei Kingdom."

Hearing Tang Sanzang say this, Pig Bajie immediately smiled.

"Master, when did you recognize the road? Shewei Kingdom? Isn't this Tianzhu Kingdom?"

Tang Sanzang immediately shook his head, and then explained.

"Shewei Kingdom is the ancient name of Tianzhu Kingdom. It's not that I recognize the road, but that I have seen records of it in the Buddhist scriptures.

It is said that the Elder Gudu was a devout Buddhist believer. He bought the garden of Prince Qituo by paving the ground with gold bricks. His sincerity moved the Buddha, and the Buddha descended to preach.

This is the story of Qiyuan Jingshe."

Sun Wukong and Pig Bajie and the others seemed very disdainful of Tang Sanzang's explanation.

"Does the Buddha still have to choose a place to preach? He's really a snob."

"Did the Buddha dig up all the gold bricks in the garden after finishing preaching?"

"This is the consistent style of the Western Paradise."

Hearing Sun Wukong and the others evaluate it like this, Tang Sanzang couldn't help but smile, but he agreed with it very much in his heart.

Sun Wukong stepped forward and knocked on the gate of Bujin Chan Temple. After a while, the gate opened, and an old monk came out to greet them.

"Several benefactors!"

The old monk greeted Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

"Amitabha, we are monks from the Eastern Land of Tang who are going to the Western Paradise to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. We are passing by your temple and hope to stay overnight."

Tang Sanzang said with his skilled routine introduction.

"So you are a high-ranking monk from the Tang Dynasty, please come in!"

Hearing that Tang Sanzang was from the Tang Dynasty, the old monk seemed very enthusiastic and immediately invited Tang Sanzang and the others in.

The interior of this Bujin Chan Temple was indeed quite large, but now it seemed a little old and dilapidated.

"Is this Bujin Chan Temple the Qiyuan in the Buddhist scriptures?"

While walking, Tang Sanzang chatted with the old monk.

Hearing Tang Sanzang ask this, the old monk's face suddenly showed a sense of pride, and he nodded to Tang Sanzang.

"Elder Tang is indeed knowledgeable and well-informed. This is indeed Qiyuan, the place where the Buddha once descended to preach."

"Not only that, but this is also the birthplace of the Buddha. The Buddha is a sage of the Three Realms, and his birthplace is where great good fortune lies."

"It is said that when the Buddha was born, he left behind a treasure of good fortune - the Lonely Garden."

Seeing the old monk's expression, Tang Sanzang and the others knew that this was a devout Buddhist monk.

"There is a treasure of good fortune here?"

"Where is that Lonely Garden?"

"Why haven't we seen it?"

Sun Wukong and the others immediately looked around, but they couldn't see anything special about this Bujin Chan Temple.

"The so-called treasure of good fortune can naturally only be discovered by people of good fortune."

The old monk laughed and replied to Sun Wukong and the others jokingly.

The old monk led Tang Sanzang and the others to the side room behind the Bujin Chan Temple and arranged accommodation for Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

At this time, night had already fallen, and the old monk arranged for Tang Sanzang and others to have vegetarian food, which was very rich.

During the meal, the old monk told Tang Sanzang and his disciples some legends of the Bujin Chan Temple, which were full of mystery and aroused the strong interest of Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

"It's still early, why don't we tour this Bujin Chan Temple?"

"This old monk will lead the way for you."

Hearing Tang Sanzang say this, the old monk led the way even more enthusiastically.