The Journey to the West Is About to Begin
Upon hearing Hongjun say that they needed to discuss it, Jieyin and Zhunti joyful glances. This meant they agreed. They agreed!
Seeing the ecstatic expressions on Jieyin and Zhunti's Zhunti, Yuanshi and Laozi felt a hint of disdain in their eyes, but they did not say anything to discourage them.
The disciples of the Chan Sect and the Taiji Sect are few in number, and moreover, all Twelve Golden Immortals have had their three flowers on their heads removed by the Three Xiao, and they need to heal their injuries.
As for Grand Master Xuandu, Laozi has no intention of sending him deep into the Demon Sea.
However, since someone from the Xuanmen Mystic Sect would have to resist this Extraterrestrial Demons Calamity, and the Western Teachings was willing to do so, the two were naturally very satisfied.
It's just Journey to the West Calamity. Even if the Western Teachings prospers, it will still be facing the Human Race. The Chan Sect and the Taiji Sect can simply sit on the sidelines and watch the show.
"The great Journey to the West Calamity requires eighty-one tribulations, to complete the ultimate number of nine times nine. Not one more tribulation, nor one less."
"If the Outside-Heaven Demons are to be the cause of this calamity, then this matter needs to be carefully planned."
Hongjun thought for a moment and then pointed out the crux of the Journey to the West Calamity.
"This is easy to handle." Jieyin said without hesitation, "I will personally oversee the eighty-first trial, while Zhunti will secretly watch over the previous eighty trials."
"With us personally intervening, there will certainly be no problem with these eighty-one tribulations."
"You two will personally oversee it? A large portion of the journey through these eighty-one tribulations is within Human Race territory. We need to discuss this with Fuxi beforehand; otherwise, if we invite Fuxi and Nuwa to drive us away, it might cause unforeseen complications."
"The Journey to the West Calamity was to deal with Outside-Heaven Demons. Although this journey will spread Buddhism, the main challenge will still be dealing with Outside-Heaven Demons. This will benefit the Primordial World."
"Surely Fuxi and Nuwa won't drive us away?"
Jieyin and Zhunti continued talking, even they themselves became somewhat uncertain.
"When I first proposed the Journey to the West Calamity, it was mainly to gather the destiny of the Eastern Primordial World, utilize the earth's veins in the East, and balance the destiny of the East and West."
Do you think Fuxi wouldn't see through it and wouldn't stop him?
Hongjun countered with a question.
The so-called Journey to the West begins with Sun Wukong Journey to the West, Lingming Stone Monkey born from the essence of heaven and earth. He first absorbs the essence of the dragon veins of the East Sea where he was born, starting from Flower-Fruit Mountain, and then goes to Chang'an, where the dragon veins of the Eastern Land converge, following the nodes of the dragon veins until he reaches Mount Sumeru.
Along the way, the four Journey to the West were obtaining the true scriptures, but what their bodies actually gathered was the energy of the ley lines from all over the Primordial World, used to repair the damaged ley lines in the Western Paradise.
That's why this act is called a great calamity, and only then can one gain Merit from heaven and earth.
However, this move only benefits the Western Paradise and is detrimental to other parts of the Primordial World.
"This..." Jieyin silent for a moment. If it were truly possible to repair the Western Ley Lines, he would agree to do it no matter what. But he really couldn't do anything about Fuxi.
"We'll see when the time comes. If we can complete the Western Ley Lines, it will be beneficial to the Primordial World, Fuxi shouldn't refuse. If we really can't cross the Human Race territory, then we'll start from the Four Seas. Traveling through the Four Seas will make it easier to encounter the Outside-Heaven Demons."
Seeing that Jieyin silent, Hongjun thought for a moment and then spoke up.
Upon hearing this, Jieyin and Zhunti quickly nodded in agreement.
The route to the Journey to the West has been confirmed; all that's left is to send people.
For the Western Teachings alone to try and monopolize the great Merit of the Journey to the West is nothing but wishful thinking.
Moreover, if only the Western Teachings is on the chessboard, even Zhunti and Jieyin would not be able to withstand the immense pressure brought by the Journey to the West Calamity.
Therefore, Jieyin and Zhunti relinquish power and suggest that two members of the five-person pilgrimage team be from the Western Teachings Journey to the West, and the remaining three be from the Taiji Sect, the Heavenly Court, and the Chan Sect.
Haotian knelt outside the Zixiao Palace, naturally having listened to the entire discussion among the saints.
He didn't want to get involved in something that had little to do with the Heavenly Court but could potentially offend Fuxi and Nuwa.
But having just forgiven his mistake, he dared not be arrogant again. After thinking for a moment, he could only say, "I have Juanlian -Raising by my side who has served me for many years and whose cultivation is not weak. He can join this group of five for the Journey to the West."
Laozi thought about it and decided to send one of the disciples that Grand Master Xuandu had taken in when he was serving in the Heavenly Court. That disciple was none other than Marshal Tianpeng, who commanded the Heavenly River Navy.
As for the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, he was in a bit of a dilemma. Among the five members of the Journey to the Journey to the West group, the most important person to obtain the scriptures could definitely not be chosen, and then there was the Lingming Stone Monkey, who was the key to repairing the destiny of the Western Paradise, so he could not be chosen either.
The Marshal Tianpeng chosen by Laozi and the Juanlian General sent by Haotian have already taken on the roles of scout and tank, leaving only the mount.
Among his disciples, even those who were only nominally disciples, very few were fit to be considered as mounts.
No, there really is one.
"Master, if I were to send True Person Huang Long to join the Journey to the West, could it cause any unexpected changes?"
True Person Huang Long is one of the few original disciples who possesses a prototype.
However, True Person Huang Long's origin is somewhat peculiar; he was a dragon transformed from the earth, that is, the earth veins became spirits and took form.
If a ley line were to join the Journey to the Journey to the West team, the matter of Journey to the West five members gathering the ley line's energy would likely change.
"You want to bring True Person Huang Long into the fold?" Hongjun was startled upon hearing this, and the other Sage also looked somewhat astonished.
True Person Huang Long was a direct disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun. When would Yuanshi Tianzun ever lower himself to let his own disciple become someone else's mount?
This isn't like the original style we used to have!
"True Person Huang Long has been lingering at the Taiyi Realm for tens of thousands of years. If he can gain Merit on this trip and step into the Great Luo realm, it will also benefit him."
Yuanshi pointed out the doubts in everyone's hearts, and that was indeed what he thought.
Of his twelve personally taught disciples, only Guangchengzi has achieved the Daluo Golden Immortal. Although he values his reputation, it is something that must be earned. To be frank, these disciples have, so far, been bringing him shame!
If this action can help True Person Huang Long achieve the status of Daluo Golden Immortal, then he won't lose too much face.
Hongjun thought for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded and said, "If True Person Huang Long joins, as long as he is willing to actively connect with the earth's veins and absorb their energy..."
"With him, a being who has materialized from the earth's veins, cooperating with the Lingming Stone Monkey, the success rate of repairing the Western Ley Lines will be as high as 90%, and the Merit he gains will not be less than 20% of the total."
Upon hearing that he could obtain two- Merit, Yuanshi immediately decided, "Then our Chan Sect will have True Person Huang Long handle it."
The Great Tribulation of Journey to the West Calamity is a major calamity concerning the restoration of the Western Ley Lines. If one can truly obtain two-tenths of the total Merit, then True Person Huang Long will not only be able to advance to the Daluo Golden Immortal, but will also have enough Merit to sever his good corpse in the future.
"Now that the cast for the Journey to the Journey to the West has been decided, let's work together to deduce the location of the Lingming Stone Monkey."
After Hongjun finished speaking, he began to calculate that the birthplace of the Lingming Stone Monkey could only be within the territory of the Human Race, which was why he needed to work together with the other saints to avoid Fuxi's perception.
Fortunately, the calculation was not difficult, and the saints quickly learned that the Lingming Stone Monkey was located at the intersection of the East Sea Dragon Veins in Flower-Fruit Mountain.