I Am Chen Luo, AKA the Light of the Literati

Chen Luo stretched lazily.

He had finally finished writing the scenes where Emperor Taizong of Tang realized the benefits of Mahayana Buddhism and Chen Xuanzang volunteered to undertake the Journey to the West.

However, he would have to use the Power of Evolution to make some modifications to the original text next.

There was no helping it. In the original, the West was simply west of Great Tang, and Emperor Taizong had even led all his officials in seeing Chen Xuanzang out of the city. But he could not write it that way in this world.

The west—that was the Western Regions!

He still had to tie it in with the logic established earlier, before Guanyin broke free of her seal and came to Great Tang. The entire Heavenly Court and the Western Heaven were in another world!

After running through his plans in his mind, Chen Luo continued writing—

Guanyin Bodhisattva arranged a formation within Hongfu Temple, condensing a teleportation gate leading to another place.

"Beyond this gate lies the road to the Western Heaven." Guanyin said to Chen Xuanzang, "If the teleportation distance is too short, you may suffer backlash from the power of the Lesser Vehicle Buddhist Dharma's vows."

"This gate is separated from the Great Leiyin Temple, where the Buddha resides, by a hundred and eight thousand li."

"Once you enter this gate, you may not return without obtaining the true scriptures."

"Xuanzang, do you still need time to consider?"

Looking at Guanyin, he bowed devoutly.

"When the mind arises, myriad demons arise; when the mind dies, myriad demons die. At Huasheng Temple, I once made a solemn vow before the Buddha. I cannot help but fulfill this resolve in my heart. On this journey, I will surely reach the Western Heaven, meet the Buddha, and