Chapter 289: Brawl (Part 1)

Last time, Zhou Qing accepted the invitation of Tathagata to attend the Lotus Sutra Conference. On the way, he met Dapeng Mingwang, who plucked his feathers. After that, there was no trouble on the way. When he arrived at the Pure Land of Saha, the Eight Heavenly Dragons and Broad Power Bodhisattvas came to greet him. Just as he was about to follow them in, he heard the three demon fairies Jin Guang, Ling Ya, and Qiu greeted him. Zhou Qing had some favors with Qiu Xian, so it was normal for the three fairies to greet each other.

The three fairies came up and bowed to the Eight Heavenly Dragons and Broad Power Bodhisattvas and Zhou Qing respectively. When everyone stepped onto the Pure Land, there were naturally monks who came up to serve them. Zhou Qing then ordered Red Boy to park the three rhinoceroses and the carriage together, and asked twenty boys to guard them. The monks took them to the temple next door.

The three rhinoceroses looked at the three fairies and cried again. Jin Guangxian couldn't help but sighed: Good, good, and said nothing.

Zhou Qing smiled and said: This rhinoceros presumptuously established the Azure Dragon Demon Country in Dongsheng Shenzhou, and committed countless murders. I am the head of the Gou Chen Great Sect, sweeping away the demon atmosphere in the three realms. I am here to save this demon in accordance with the order of Yuanshi Tianzun. In the future, the merits will be fulfilled and there will be a day to escape the catastrophe. Brother Dao sighed, "Nothing, please go, Great Emperor. We are invited by Brother Duobao to discuss the scriptures. There are many old friends among them, and we still need to greet them. I will not disturb the Great Emperor here." Zhou Qing practiced the Zhoutian Star Fighting Array and comprehended the prehistoric starry sky. The more he practiced Taoism, the more advanced he became. Looking at the expressions and tones of the three immortals, although they were peaceful, they were full of resentment and would cause trouble sooner or later. Therefore, it was not good to get too close to them, so as not to bring harm to himself. Seeing that the other party said goodbye, he did not try to keep him. He said goodbye loudly and then went his separate ways, and went to the Qibao Pagoda in the center of the Pure Land with the Eight Divisions of Tianlong Guangli Bodhisattva. Red Boy followed the demon girl behind.

As they walked along, they saw the pagoda in the center of the Pure Land was tall and majestic, and it seemed to be right in front of them, but in fact it was very far away. It was probably thousands of miles away. Red Boy looked at the Pure Land from afar, and saw that the ground under his feet was golden, as if it was made of gold, and there were many golden lotuses engraved on it, one connected to another. It formed a close and wide road that led straight to the distance. Beyond the road, there were ordinary rocks and soil, and the Sala forest was dense and beautiful, with pagoda flowers blooming. The Pure Land was fragrant.

There were many Zen temples hidden in the Sala forest and the pagoda flower circle, and there were also towering pagodas, gurgling water, birds singing, and occasional bell sounds, which made it more quiet. Red Boy looked far away, although he could not see the edge of the Pure Land. He knew that this Pure Land was vast and was created by Tathagata with heavenly power. Although it was not as good as the creation of the earth, it was really a Pure Land.

Looking back from the way we came, we saw white clouds curling behind us. This piece of pure land was clearly floating in the air above the sea. We could also hear the sound of the sea tide below. Although it was midwinter, it was not cold outside. In the pure land, it was spring all year round, and the bodhi tree flowers bloomed all year round.

Brother, look, the witch pointed with her hand, and saw sword lights and crystal lights flying in groups of three or two outside the pure land. Stop at the edge, step onto the pure land on foot, and then enter the various Zen temples in the Salar Forest. Not only did they come with swords, but there were also colorful lights, and there were also real immortals riding divine beasts and stepping on auspicious clouds, coming down from heaven. Most of them went to visit those Zen master friends, and a small number of them, led by bhikkhus, went up the Golden Lotus Avenue and came from the pagoda, with disciples following behind them.

The witch knew that not every cultivator in the Three Realms accepted the invitation to the Tathagata's Dharma talk. Only those with high status and deep spiritual practice could talk about the sutra. Most of the earthly and heavenly immortals who came here heard that the Tathagata was holding the Lotus Sutra Conference, so they could listen to the sutra outside, hoping to gain some understanding and deepen their own spiritual practice.

Many of the immortals were also good friends with the Zen masters in the Pure Land and often visited them. For example, the Shushan lineage had a large number of heavenly and earthly immortals, and they were on good terms with the Zen sect in the human world. Many people came to this Lotus Sutra Conference. Although they had no chance to step on the Golden Lotus Avenue and pay homage to the Buddha, they could all listen to the Tathagata's talk about the sutra, which spread throughout the Pure Land.

The Bodhisattva of Eight Heavenly Dragons and Broad Power is the cousin of the Dragon Princess Ao Luan. Ao Luan has a close relationship with Zhou Qing, so Tathagata sent the Bodhisattva to guide him. Zhou Qing knew this intention and asked: How many Taoist friends are invited by Tathagata?

The Bodhisattva put his palms together and said: There is the Great Immortal Zhenyuan of the Five-Zhuang Temple on Wanshou Mountain, the Great Immortal Wukong of Huaguo Mountain, the Ancient Buddha of the Western Paradise, Maitreya Buddha, Amitayus Buddha, Vajra Indestructible Buddha, Xuantian Zhenwu Emperor, Zhongji Ziwei Emperor, as well as the Bodhisattvas, the Four Heavenly Masters of the Heavenly Palace, the Heavenly King of the Pagoda, the Great God of the Three Altars and the Sea Assembly, the True Lord of the Pure Source Wonderful Dao, and other heavenly gods. It is auspicious beyond description. Please come and see the Great Emperor on the pagoda.

Zhou Qing did not ask any more questions. After walking for two hours, he arrived at the pagoda. It was indeed solemn. When he entered the pagoda, it was magnificent and golden. The Buddhist chants were natural and the top of the sky was indescribable. All the monks who came and went had the Buddha's light behind their heads. They were Taoist monks.

When they reached the sixth floor of the pagoda, the door was guarded by the Dingjia Heavenly God Vajra. The Bodhisattva Guangli, Red Boy and the Witch said: Above the seventh floor, it is the holy place where my Buddha discussed scriptures with the saints. It is inconvenient for the emperor's disciples to enter. You can play in the pagoda, or go to the Pure Land Sala Forest and Polo Garden to enjoy.

Red Boy and the Witch listened to Zhou Qing's meaning. Zhou Qing smiled and said: You two can go by yourselves and play, don't be restrained.

Red Boy and the Witch said: Listen to the teacher's instructions. Zhou Qing nodded and followed Bodhisattva Guangli up to the seven-story pagoda. He saw that there was no top above his head, but infinite space. The place where he lived was a platform. There was a huge treasure tower in front of him. Under the treasure tower, there were three lotus platforms. There was no Sakyamuni Tathagata on the main lotus platform, only Ananda and Kasyapa were standing on the left and right.

On the lotus platforms on both sides, there were Vairocana Tathagata and Jin'ao Bukongcheng Tathagata, who sat in the host position and were talking about scriptures with the four saints, Dipankara Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, Amitayus Buddha, and Vajra Indestructible Buddha, who were in the guest position.

There were many lotus platforms in the guest position below, some were empty, and some were occupied. They were all talking to each other. When they saw Zhou Qing coming in, they all greeted him.

Zhou Qing looked carefully and saw that they were all first-class celestial beings, such as the barefoot immortal, the four great celestial masters, and the immortals with positions in the Heavenly Palace from the thirty-six islands, but there was not a single god. Zhou Qing also knew that those gods had responsibilities in the Heavenly Palace and had to report for duty every day. Xiu said that he had not received an invitation, and even if he was invited, he would not have time to come.

Bodhisattva Guangli brought Zhou Qing to the front of the seat, and a little monk offered Bodhi seeds. Immortal melons and fruits, Zhou Qing sat down, and the Great Sun Tathagata and the Golden Ao Bukong Achievement Tathagata stood up and greeted: "I am very pleased that the Great Emperor Gou Chen has come."

Zhou Qing also stood up and said: "Since Sakyamuni invited us, we have to come. The two Buddhas don't need to be polite."

The ancient Buddha Dipankara, Maitreya Buddha. Amitabha Buddha and Vajra Indestructible Buddha also put their hands together and slightly looked at Zhou Qing's forehead. Zhou Qing also sat down to return the greeting. Seeing that Maitreya Buddha was still smiling, it seemed that he didn't recognize Zhou Qing. But those who knew the details knew that the two had a big grudge, and Zhou Qing had suffered a big loss, and had not yet sought revenge. But now both of them have high status and deep magical powers, and they have to consider the face of the master, so naturally they can't do it. Zhou Qing also smiled with his face, and after the two greeted each other, they didn't say anything. Each did his own thing.

The Tathagata of the Sun was the 6th Taoist, and he and the clone in the gourd that was killed by Zhou Qing with the help of the Twelve Capitals of the Gods and Demons Formation, like Maitreya Buddha, greeted and didn't say anything.

In this Lotus Sutra Assembly, Buddha sat on the right and Taoism sat on the left. Sakyamuni was not present, and the guests had not arrived yet. The saints came first, so they had to wait.

The little fairy had met the Great Emperor Gou Chen. The barefoot immortal saw that the guests of the Buddhist sect were powerful. On the Taoist side, Zhou Qing could only hold up the facade, but he was not very useful. He had suffered a small loss from the Maitreya Buddha, which was even worse, and his face was not bright. He was a little angry in his heart, and seeing that Zhou Qing didn't say anything, he greeted him again.

The immortal was polite. Zhou Qing liked the barefoot immortal and didn't put on airs, so he replied. Among the four great heavenly masters, Zhang Tianshi had his Taoism destroyed by Zhou Qing in the human world, but he couldn't do anything about it, so he just sat in silence. The other three heavenly masters naturally didn't talk to Zhou Qing.

This Gou Chen Emperor was really too much in the human world, but he couldn't do anything about it. However, the Western Paradise Maitreya Buddha didn't buy it. Let you be humiliated, which can be regarded as venting my anger. Zhang Tianshi was still thinking in his heart, just chatting with the other three masters and occasionally eating two bodhi seeds.

The barefoot immortal took out the fire dates he brought and invited Zhou Qing to enjoy them. Zhou Qing naturally did not refuse. Just after eating one, he saw Deva Bodhisattva lead two immortals in. One of them was Wukong. Next to him was a great immortal with three long beards, feathered clothes, a whisk in hand, and hemp shoes. He looked like an immortal. He was the source of earthly immortals and the ancestor of the primordial enlightenment, Zhen Yuanzi.

Seeing Zhen Yuanzi coming in, the Great Sun Tathagata and the Golden Ao Bukong Achievement Tathagata hurriedly stood up and sang together: Great Immortal, please come, I am sorry for not welcoming you from afar, please forgive me, please forgive me

Zhen Yuanzi nodded and said: You are so polite, you are so polite. The ancient Buddha Dipankara, Maitreya Buddha, Amitayus Buddha, and Vajra Indestructible Buddha all stood up and put their hands together; they were really pleased to see the great immortal's demeanor.

Zhen Yuanzi returned the greeting, and then the Bodhisattva Deva led the two Taoists to sit in front of Zhou Qing, and sat in the Taoist seat. Wukong sat below them, and Zhou Qing sat in the third seat.

Wukong sat down with Zhen Yuanzi, and Zhou Qing first thanked Zhen Yuanzi for the gift of ginseng fruit, and then discussed with Wukong about the Styx Sect Patriarch.

After a while, the Xuantian Emperor Zhenwu came in with Nagarjuna Bodhisattva and sat in the fourth seat, and also chatted with Zhen Yuanzi, Wukong, and Zhou Qing. After a while, the Zhongji Ziwei Emperor also came in with the Pure Altar Envoy Bodhisattva and sat in the fifth seat, and the three fairies followed him, which was very different from everyone else.

Everyone knew that the Ziwei Emperor was an exception when the three religions conferred gods. He had no profound magic power. After becoming an emperor, he was protected by the three fairies and never left his side. He was an exception, not to mention that Tathagata also invited the three fairies.

For Liao Xiaojin's wedding, Sanxian Gu, Ziwei, and Zhenwu had all been there, so they were quite familiar with Zhou Qing. They were talking to each other. Ziwei held the Dragon and Tiger Ruyi and wore the emperor's robe. Although her magic power was not high, she was no different from ordinary earthly immortals, but in terms of temperament, she was better than Zhou Qing, Zhenwu, Wukong, and Zhenyuanzi.

Sanxian Gu stood behind Ziwei, Yunxiao held the Hunyuan Golden Bowl, and still did not sit on other lotus platforms. Everyone did not care, but when they saw the Great Sun Tathagata and the Lantern Taoist, they glared at each other, as if they were all on fire. The Buddhist saints over there were completely unaware, turning a blind eye and ignoring them.

Zhou Qing said to Sanxian Gu: Avoid disasters and avoid disasters. Those who are destined to disasters will be destined to disasters. The way of heaven is cyclical. Every reincarnation will have people who are destined to disasters. Those who could escape last time may not be able to escape this time. Why should Sanxian Gu be obsessed with the moment? If I can achieve Hunyuan, I will definitely help Sanxian Gu escape disasters.

The Golden Dragon Shears were handed down by the Biyou Palace. They were innate spiritual treasures placed on the Fenbao Rock, and they were extremely powerful. Zhou Qing was grateful to the Three Fairies for giving them the shears, so he comforted them.

After hearing Zhou Qing's words, the Three Fairies withdrew their gaze and said again: Thank you, Emperor. But even if the Emperor attained the Hunyuan, it would be useless. My master had such great magical powers, but he still ended up in a miserable way. It can be seen that it was caused by the calamity. It cannot be compensated by human power. After that, she stopped talking, and Zhou Qing was also speechless.

There was nothing to do at the moment, and all the Buddhist saints invited by Tathagata had already taken their seats. The Heavenly King of Tota came in, and because he was a disciple of Randeng, he sat on the right. Nezha sat on the left, the seventh. The sixth was Yang Jian, the True Lord of Qingyuan Miaodao, and the following immortals were ranked below him. There were less than a hundred people. Jin Guangxian, Lingyaxian, and Qiudaoxian sat at the last seat, with extremely ugly faces, staring straight at the Buddhist saints who came up one after another.

Presumably, these three people had just gone to find Guanyin, Manjusri, and Puxian Bodhisattvas, but they didn't find them, and they came in at the end. What exactly did Tathagata want to do? Zhou Qing thought secretly in his heart.

In this pure land. The yin and yang were reversed by Tathagata. Unless the three ways, Zhunti, Amitabha, and Nuwa, the Holy Lady, no one could calculate the secret of merit and fruit. Even if they came out of the pure land, it would be a waste of effort to calculate things related to the pure land. Zhou Qing tried it in Black Wind Mountain. He would not try again.

Suddenly, seeing the three Bodhisattvas coming in, the Qiuxian's eyes spewed out Samadhi True Fire, and he was about to attack, but was caught by Jinguangxian and shook his head. He endured it, and was still trembling slightly. Zhou Qing sighed: I am afraid that I will not get any good results today, why did I come to wade into this muddy water

The Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun Yang Jian sent a voice message to Zhou Qing: I dare to ask the Great Emperor a word

Zhou Qing saw Yang Jian's voice message, but he didn't say it clearly, and he already knew the difference in his heart.

Yang Jian said: The Great Emperor also knew that my sixth cousin had been crying every day since she was driven down to the mortal world by the Great Heavenly Venerable. I felt sorry for my sixth cousin, so I asked a little, but I learned that her brother-in-law was killed by the Great Heavenly Venerable sent by the Mosquito Taoist. I was afraid that my sixth cousin would be even more miserable after hearing it, so I still kept it from her.

Zhou Qing frowned, and before Yang Jian finished speaking, he asked: What do you want to say, just say it directly, don't beat around the bush.

Yang Jian smiled and said: I heard that the Great Heavenly Venerable gave the child of my sixth cousin to the Great Emperor to raise, I wonder if it is true

Zhou Qing said: It is true.

Yang Jian said: In this case, please be flexible and give the child to my cousin, so that my sixth cousin will not be heartbroken.

No, no, I, the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable, have ordered to raise the child. The Great Heavenly Venerable has specially ordered me not to meet the princess, how can I disobey the order? Zhou Qing quickly declined.

When Yang Jian heard Zhou Qing's refusal, his face changed slightly, and he said: The emperor also has a wife, how can he be so inhumane? Speaking of this matter, the Great Heavenly Venerable has really gone too far. Can the emperor bear to see the mother and child separated in the world? Besides, I don't want the emperor to return the child to my cousin. I just want to see the child and see that the child is safe. The emperor can be a little lenient, so why do you have to do it so hard?

It's not that I can't bear to separate the mother and daughter, but the Great Heavenly Venerable has an imperial decree. Zhenjun is the nephew of the Great Heavenly Venerable. It's not difficult to go up and ask for the imperial decree. Zhou Qing refused, but he was thinking in his heart: The Jade Emperor gave Zhang Ziran to me. This matter was done secretly. Yang Jian's means are not small. How did he know it?

Zhou Qing didn't know that the eighth prince couldn't bear his sister crying every day, so he went up to ask the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother softened her heart for a while and told her where to go, which made Zhou Qing embarrassed.

Yang Jian's magic power was powerful, and he was better than his teacher, but his Taoism was far behind. Seeing that Zhou Qing could accomplish something with just a wave of his hand, but he was hindered by all sorts of obstacles, he was unhappy, but he could not do anything, so he kept silent and secretly made plans.

Suddenly, Ananda and Kasyapa put their palms together and said: Welcome to the Buddha's holy carriage. Then, the sky and dragons surrounded, and the flowers rained down. The head of the Great Sun Tathagata had a fire cloud, holding a red sun, and in the red sun, there was a huge three-clawed golden crow.

The head of the Golden Turtle Bukong Achievement Tathagata had a Buddha's light, holding a twenty-four-headed, eighteen-armed golden body, emitting billions of light.

The ancient Buddha Ran Deng said: A cloud of a mu of size appeared on the head of Amitabha Buddha, with five golden lamps on it, holding a relic in the firelight, and next to the relic, there were twenty-four tall golden armored gods looming, but they were transformed by the twenty-four Dinghai Pearls.

The Buddha's light appeared on the tops of Maitreya Buddha, Amitayus Buddha, and Vajra Indestructible Buddha. In the Buddha's light, nine bowl-sized relics floated up and down. The three Buddhas were solemn and the sound of the chanting was even louder.

These great Buddhas showed their magical powers and illuminated the entire top of the pagoda. The entire Saha Pure Land was also covered by the Buddha's light.

The Zen masters, monks, Taoists, and immortals in the Pure Land saw this scene and knew that the Lotus Sutra Festival had begun and Tathagata had descended. They all put their palms together and chanted: My Buddha is merciful.

Seeing the power of the Buddhist sect, the Taoist sect was not to be outdone. Zhen Yuanzi laughed loudly, and a yellow cloud appeared above his head. On the yellow cloud, a towering tree was supported. It was the ginseng fruit tree. A green light illuminated the sky and the earth. However, the power of the Buddhas in the Buddhist sect was so great that one person could not compete. When the green light first appeared, it also made the entire Saha Pure Land green, but it was suppressed by the Buddha's light afterwards.

Wukong Taoist also appeared in the fish scale golden cloud. On the golden cloud, a relic appeared in the light of the golden lamp. In the middle stood a violent ape holding a golden hoop. Its light connected with Zhen Yuanzi's and became one. The green light of the ginseng fruit tree was very strong, and it faintly occupied half of the Saha Pure Land.

Emperor Zhenwu said: Wuliang Tianzun. Three green lotuses appeared on his head, which were as big as an acre of land. On the lotuses, there was a divine turtle and a Teng snake. The green light was dim and also merged into the green light of Zhenyuanzi.

At the moment when Tathagata descended, the two saints of Buddhism and Taoism showed their magic power and congratulated Tathagata. Although they were unintentional, they also fought slightly.

Zhou Qing, the Emperor Gou Chen, naturally had to take action and also said: Wuliang Tianzun

Clouds also appeared on his head, clear as water, and Gonggong, Zhurong, Rushou, Jumang, Dijiang, Xuanming, Houtu, the seven incarnations, were on his head. They were not human forms, but the original bodies of the ancestors of witches. The evil spirit crossed the void. Xuanming was very excited and roared to the sky, which intersected with the Buddhist chanting and collided with a harsh and strange whistle, which seemed very inconsistent in the pure land of human Saha.

In Zhou Qing's cloud light, Zufen showed his magical power. Suddenly, black clouds and a black light rushed up from the top of the pagoda, and intersected with Zhenyuanzi's green light, becoming a dark green color, illuminating half of the Saha Pure Land.

But the Buddha's light was tenacious, still occupying half of the country, motionless, still attacked by the green light, and did not retreat a single step. The monkey on Wukong's head was furious, and Gonggong, Zhurong, and Xuanming on Zhou Qing's head also roared loudly, shaking the world, and the whole Saha Pure Land seemed to tremble.

Ziweiwu had no magic power of these people, and was protected by the three fairies, smiling and sitting still.

Yang Jian and Nezha could only watch, not get involved

Suddenly, a Buddhist chant was heard, and the sky was filled with light rain. Sakyamuni Tathagata sat on a lotus platform, the dragons sang, and the five great kings surrounded a Buddha. The Buddha had a thousand hands, coiled behind his back, and all kinds of precious lights, gorgeous and indescribable, appeared above the Tathagata's head.

Everyone recognized that the Buddha on Sakyamuni Tathagata's head was his incarnation, Duobao Tathagata, and the five great kings who protected him were the five great kings transformed by his anger.

When Tathagata appeared, a golden light dispersed the Buddha's light and green, and the sky of the Saha Pure Land appeared again. Everyone praised the power of Tathagata.

Manjusri Guangfa Tianzun, your death is coming today. Suddenly, there was a loud shout, and it turned out that Qiuxian suddenly became difficult and rushed towards Manjusri Bodhisattva.

Together with them, the Golden Light Immortal pounced on Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Spirit Tooth Immortal pounced on Puxian Bodhisattva. The three immortals transformed their spirits in mid-air, activated their physical bodies and blood, and then exploded and attacked directly. The power was incredible.

Zhou Qing was startled, and then he heard the ancient Buddha Ran Deng shouting: Amitabha