Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

In a corner of the Immortal Realm, a white mouse transformed into a human figure, a woman of unparalleled beauty, kneeled on the ground, her head knocking against it like pounding garlic: "Spare me, please spare me, Superior Immortals, this little demon knows her mistake, she knows"

"Hmph, you White-Furred Rat Spirit, dare to steal the Tathagata's fragrant flowers and precious candles, how can my son and I spare your life?" a middle-aged man with a long beard said sternly, holding a golden pagoda in his hand.

Next to the man, a delicately featured boy, rode upon wind-fire wheels and wielded a fire-tip spear.

These two were none other than Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li and Nezha.

Boom!

Just then, heaven and earth shook, sounds of heavenly thunder echoed, halting Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li and Nezha in their tracks.

After silently utilizing his divine skills to investigate, Nezha's delicate and youthful face showed a touch of shock: "Master Xuanzang, the reincarnation of Master Golden Cicada, is actually going to marry the daughter of Emperor Li Shimin? Alas, the life of the Emperor's daughter hangs by a thread, and yet he seeks to tie himself into a knot.

I really don't understand, can the love between a man and a woman truly make one forget life and death?"

The White-Furred Rat Spirit, crawling on the ground, dared not speak a word, but she couldn't help but remember in her heart this man so deeply in love.

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"Alas, Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, for now her heart aches in the clear blue sea and sky every night? Little did I expect that Master Xuanzang would be such a man of deep affection, such a pity," Fairy Chang'e murmured to herself in the Guanghan Palace within the Moon Palace, gently stroking a Jade Rabbit in her arms, her tone sorrowful and her eyes lost in thought.

In Chang'e's arms, the Jade Rabbit's eyes were bright and vivacious.

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In the Western Heaven, at the Great Thunder Monastery.

With the trembling of heaven and earth and the roaring of heavenly thunder, the Tathagata ceased his scriptural discourse, his gaze deep and seemingly transcending time and space.

The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas at the Great Thunder Monastery also sensed the anomaly; silently using their divine skills to divine, their faces showed varying degrees of surprise.

"Tathagata, it is my lack of ability that caused this, never did I imagine that in this life, Master Golden Cicada would harbor such deep affection for Gaoyang," Bodhisattva Guanyin, from beneath the Tathagata's seat, rose to admit fault upon understanding the situation.

"Great Bodhisattva Guanyin, there is no need to blame yourself; such minor accidents are trivial," the Tathagata said serenely, shaking his head slightly.

After a brief pause, the Tathagata continued: "However, Dragon Subduing did indeed act impulsively; I request that Great Bodhisattva Guanyin make a trip. It is time for the Journey to the West to commence."

"I shall follow Buddha's decree," Guanyin nodded slightly and turned away, transforming into a beam of Buddhist light and vanishing.

With the Tathagata's decree, Guanyin departed, and the Great Thunder Monastery returned to its usual tranquility.

However, in a corner next to the Great Thunder Monastery, a tiny scorpion crawled by.

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The three realms were in upheaval. The matter of the Journey to the West was a layout by the Immortals and Buddhas, arguably the most important event currently across the three realms and six paths. Xuanzang, as the core of the Journey to the West, was indeed a person of destiny.

His vow to heaven naturally elicited a response from the Heavenly Dao, and as such, it shook the entire three realms and six paths.

The Immortal Realm, Buddhist Realm, and even the demons had varied reactions to this event—some admired, some were distressed, and some found it laughable...

Let alone the attitudes of the superior beings among the immortals and buddhas towards this event, at this time in the Great Buddha Temple, the face of the Dragon Subduing Arhat drastically changed, turning very ugly.

There was anger, regret, and fear.

The Dragon Subduing Arhat was of course aware of the Journey to the West for scriptures, and he understood even more the significance of this event for the entire Buddhist Realm. Now, because of his own doing, Xuanzang had actually made a vow to heaven to take a mortal woman as his wife?

Could it be that I have become a sinner of the Buddhist Sect?

Not only am I not redressing my faults with merits, but am I actually compounding my sins?

As a Buddhist disciple with the twelve Scars of Precepts, how dare I swear an oath to the heavens? To utter such words? How utterly insane is this?

"No, this must not happen, otherwise, I'll truly become the eternal sinner of the Buddhist Sect," shocked, the Dragon Subduing Arhat quickly moved his form and flew towards the Imperial Palace.

At all costs, I must prevent this catastrophe. If not, the reputation of the Buddhist Sect will be tarnished, and as the chief culprit, the consequences are unfathomable.

"Alas, had I known this day would come, why did I ever begin?" Saint Monk Longhai watched the terrified figure of the Dragon Subduing Arhat fleeing and sighed to himself.

I had carefully stabilized Master Xuanzang these past days, yet still, I ended up in this predicament.

As the Dragon Subduing Arhat soared across the sky, he could see the entire sky filled with dark, oppressive clouds, continuously punctuated by the roar of thunder.

From his vantage point, he could see countless common people prostrating on the ground.

Descending from above, the Dragon Subduing Arhat arrived at the Imperial Palace in no time, yelling out, "No!"

"Emperor of Tang," the Dragon Subduing Arhat approached Li Shimin with an urgent expression, where was the dignity of the resolute Dragon Subduing Arhat now? He spoke hastily, "Master Xuanzang bears a sacred mission for our Buddhist Sect, he is of utmost importance to us, he cannot marry."

No sooner had he spoken than the Dragon Subduing Arhat, not waiting for the Emperor's response, raised his hand and reached for Jiang Liu: "Xuanzang, your mind is lost to delusion, spouting nonsense, come back with me to the Great Buddha Temple to repent and recite sutras."

"Arhat!" However, as the Dragon Subduing Arhat made his move, Emperor Li Shimin stepped forward, placing himself in front of Jiang Liu, and countered him with a direct gaze, "I must remind the Arhat, this place is the Human Realm, not your Western Spirit Mountain!"

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Your Majesty is the Human Emperor, what do you intend, Dragon Subduing Arhat?" At the same time, Yuan Tiangang also stepped forward and stared at the Dragon Subduing Arhat, questioning him.

Confronted by Emperor Li Shimin blocking his way, the Dragon Subduing Arhat dared not make his move.

In the three realms and six paths, though Li Shimin is but a mortal, he is known as the Human Emperor, and the protagonist of this world is the Human Clan!

Emperor Li Shimin could be said to hold a major part of the Human Clan's destiny, who would dare to harm him?

"Emperor of Tang, with such defiance of the heavenly ways, the heavens will surely bring disaster!" Staring earnestly at Li Shimin, unable to take action, the Dragon Subduing Arhat can only leave these harsh words before turning away and leaving the Imperial Palace.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Seeing that Li Shimin had stood up to block the Dragon Subduing Arhat, Jiang Liu sincerely expressed his gratitude.

He was acutely aware of the pressure on the Emperor for opposing the deities and immortals.

"There's no need to thank me. As for your request to marry, I cannot grant it, but for these last days, you should stay well within the palace..." Shaking his head slightly, Li Shimin sighed and then turned to leave.

With the Emperor gone, naturally, the Imperial Physicians also departed one after another.

"Master Xuanzang, you are indeed admirable," but, before leaving, Yuan Tiangang looked at Jiang Liu earnestly, nodded, and said.

What he meant by that, he did not elaborate further, leaving just those words before turning to leave as well.

With no mind to ponder further, Jiang Liu lowered his head and returned to Gaoyang's bedside, looking at the skin on her hands, the decay had spread a little further, filling him with heartache.

"Now that things have come to this pass, what can I do to save her?" Holding Gaoyang's hands in his, Jiang Liu murmured to himself, his mind searching for solutions.

No matter what, Gaoyang must not die!