" Codename 9527!"
Gentle, comforting words reached the little one's ears.
The Earth God turned his head and looked over, his expression changing.
"The Bodhisattva has arrived; may I ask what brings you here?"
"Earth God, I am Bodhisattva Guanyin, please come here to say a few words to 9527."
"Bodhisattva, please speak." The Earth God wisely prepared to leave.
"Hmph! Speak up if you have something to say! Old man, keep grilling meat for me!" The figurine sprite, Codename 9527, looked fierce yet adorable.
The local earth god was immediately in a dilemma.
He's just a minor local deity; what if the things the Bodhisattva said are too confidential? Won't he be silenced?
"Lord Earth God, you can stay. You only speak a few words of Mandarin."
Having said that, Guanyin gazed at the adorable little creature before her and took out a scroll.
"Many years later, this destined person will arrive. At that time, you will follow him and help him retrieve the scriptures. When the merit is fulfilled, you will be able to return to the Heavenly Court and the Peach Garden."
"Really?" 9527 looked at Bodhisattva Guanyin with teary eyes.
"Monks do not speak falsehoods."
"What is a monk? And who is lying? You're deceiving me!" 9527 angrily threw the skewer he had just finished eating at Bodhisattva Guanyin.
"Little ancestor! Stop! The Bodhisattva didn't lie to you." The Earth God was so frightened by 9527's actions that his hair stood on end.
Guanyin's left eyelid twitched. How long ago was it that she was once hit by a wooden stick by a young boy?
Thinking of the important mission of obtaining Buddhist scriptures from the Western Heaven.
"I won't stoop to the level of this brat!" Bodhisattva Guanyin thought to herself.
"9527, I have no reason to lie to you."
"Okay." 9527 pouted, snatched the scroll, and opened it to take a look.
"Why would this fat, pale-faced man go on a pilgrimage to the Western Heaven?"
Bodhisattva Guanyin smiled and explained, "Human beings suffer greatly; he needs to obtain the True Mahayana Scriptures scriptures from the Western Heaven Spirit Mountain to save all sentient beings."
"What is this True Mahayana Scriptures? Can one become Sage by cultivating it?" 9527 became a curious Baobao.
" The True Mahayana Scriptures are the Buddha's teachings, capable of guiding people to find light, break through Nightmare, and dispel the fog of delusion. They contain immeasurable true knowledge. As the Buddha said: Even if we give sentient beings money and power, their bodies and minds will still suffer. Only by finding their own direction in their hearts and gaining enlightenment can they attain the supreme path of freedom."
How do I get to the Western Heaven?
"When your destined companion arrives, you will travel westward together, but you must travel on foot and cannot fly the entire way. You must maintain a sincere heart to seek the truth and obtain the scriptures, and be undaunted by hardships and tribulations, overcoming every calamity." Bodhisattva Guanyin patiently continued to explain.
"What a hassle. Why can't we fly? I'm not on a pilgrimage. As long as he maintains a sincere heart, I can just fly there with him."
Bodhisattva Guanyin's eyelids twitched; this child's nature still needs to be tempered.
After a long while, Guanyin could no longer bear the child's endless questions, so she gave the local earth god a few instructions and then slipped away.
Even the local earth god was ashamed. Even the Bodhisattvas of the Western Heaven Paradise were rendered helpless by this little devil and had to flee in disarray. Would this journey to the West really be so easy?
"Hmph! What destined person! What journey to the West! I've figured it out, I'm just an unlucky chosen one! Damn it! Brother Earth God, come save me!"
Codename 9527 continued its wailing, and the water level of the Quicksand River rose again.
"Little darling, stop crying. Have some roasted meat. If you keep crying, this Quicksand River will turn into a sea of Quicksand."
"Hey! Someone else is crossing the river! Humph! Let's go, old man of the land, let's collect the crossing fee!"
The Earth God looked helpless and had no choice but to follow.
The two waded through the river and surfaced.
Not far away, only a large ship could be seen, but the helm was unmanned, and there was no one on board.
"Strange, it's an empty boat. Could it have jumped into the river and run away a long time ago?" 9527 scanned it with his divine sense, but found nothing.
The Earth God said, "Little Ancestor, since the boat is empty, let's just forget about it."
"No, even an empty boat has to pay a toll to cross the river."
Once 9527 boarded the empty ship, the ship dismantling business began.
"I'll just take your rudder as payment for crossing the river!"
The local earth god felt a headache coming on as he watched his little ancestor violently and rudely trying to forcibly break the ship's rudder.
"Huh! Why is it so hard!"
9527 used all his strength and even his magic, but he still couldn't break the rudder.
The Earth God frowned, sensing something was wrong with the boat.
He didn't know what level the little ancestor was, but he was at least Heavenly Immortal, and possibly Heavenly Immortal above. The fact that even a powerful being at least a Heavenly Immortal couldn't damage a mortal ship was a very serious problem.
"Did Heaven hear my cries and send someone to make this little brat behave himself?"
The Earth God was secretly pleased.
"Damn it! What a lousy ship!"
9527 wandered around the ship, causing all sorts of trouble, but couldn't damage it in the slightest.
Furious, 9527 could only open his trouser pockets, and the waters of the Yellow River poured down from the sky, flooding the deck.
The local earth god was terrified.
"Who dares to urinate on my ship?"
The Earth God's expression changed; the voice came from inside the boathouse—there was someone inside!
Even they couldn't sense it, which shows how profound this person's cultivation level is.
"Brother Earth God!"
The Earth God was stunned for the next second. Earth God?
Watching his little darling quickly pull up his pants pockets and rush into the house with a joyful expression, the Earth God couldn't help but recall a big secret that had been circulating in the Earth God's domain.
"Don't underestimate us Earth God just because we are minor celestial officials in various places. There is one Earth God Earth God who is treated with utmost respect by even the Queen Mother of Yaochi Haotian Shangdi. The Peach Garden where this Earth God resides is considered a forbidden zone by all the celestial beings in Heavenly Court. He is the model and example for our Earth God lineage!"
The Earth God was so excited that he dropped his cane, his legs became nimble again, and he rushed into the house.
Inside the boathouse, 9527 sat on a bench, looking rather aggrieved.
An ordinary-looking young man sat in the armchair.
The Earth God dared not underestimate him. This seemingly ordinary young man was someone even a peak Earth Immortal like himself could not sense. Moreover, judging from the way the young ancestor was addressed, he was the Earth God!
Although there are many Earth God in the heavens, this little ancestor has an extraordinary origin, coming from the Peach Garden.
"This humble immortal greets the venerable immortal!"
"Land God, thank you for taking care of this boy these past few days." The Peach Garden Earth God ate peanuts and drank wine.
"I'm ashamed, I haven't taken good care of my little darling."
"Brother Earth God, I want to go back. I miss my brothers and sisters." Little Codename 9527 said with tears in her eyes.
"9527, I remember you were reprimanded by Number 3 before, and you even wrote a letter denouncing Number 3 for abusing his power."
"Yes, Brother Earth God."
"You know the clan's rules, 9527. Now that you've been banished from Heavenly Court, it's a fact. Do you intend to return to the Peach Garden with the crime of breaking the glass lamp? I can let you go back, and I can even help you find the Jade Emperor to pardon this crime, but the clan's..."
9527's face immediately fell. The atmosphere of public opinion within the clan was intense. If he returned with a guilty charge, he would definitely be ridiculed, and his living conditions would become harsh.
"No! I want my dignity back! Brother Earth God! Help me!"
"Then stay here and wait for the pilgrims. When they return in glory, you might just become a new Great Luo Golden Immortal level expert in your clan."
Upon hearing this, 9527 thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up with a brilliant light, igniting his fighting spirit.
"I will become stronger on my journey to the West, and then I'll beat them back!"
"That's good." The Peach Garden Earth God gave the little cutie a gentle pat on the head.
"Landlord, I'll continue to trouble you to take care of things from now on. Accept this jade slip; it will be beneficial to you. You can be promoted after this little fellow and the pilgrims leave."
The Earth God was extremely excited.
"Thank you, Master!"
He was constantly thinking about getting a promotion and leaving this wretched place Quicksand River. After all, the resources here were too scarce, there was hardly any incense offering, and it was full of demons and monsters causing trouble.
After the boat disappeared, 9527 stretched out its delicate white hand to the Earth God, its face fierce yet adorable. The Earth God understood the look in its eyes and obediently handed over the jade slip.
"Hmph! Broken cultivation technique? I don't care. Here you go, old man."
The Earth God, disgruntled, put away the jade slip, scanned its contents with his divine sense, and sent a glare through his eyes.
This is practically a cultivation method tailor-made for the lineage of the Earth God.
"Thank you so much, Great Immortal! I will definitely take good care of my little darling!"
A century later, in a Great Thousand World, in the Great Tang Imperial Dynasty, in the Chang'an City.
Emperor Li Shimin of the Great Tang Dynasty took Tang Sanzang Tang Sanzang as his younger brother and assigned him to go to the Great Thunderclap Monastery on Western Heaven Spirit Mountain to retrieve the Mahayana True Mahayana Scriptures.
Tang Sanzang, riding under the escort of the army, finally crossed the border.
Purple Cloud Palace.
The Three Pure Ones, Zhunti, Jieyin, Xiao Tian, the projection incarnations of Nüwa, and the Dao Ancestor Hongjun gathered here.
" Tang Sanzang's journey to the Western Heaven involves overcoming eighty-one tribulations. Among them, three fellow Daoists set 15 tribulations, Xiao Deva Path set 18, Nüwa set 5. So, who should go first and who should go last?"
"As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, so let's test Tang Sanzang's willpower. I'll set up the first eighteen trials. However, since Tang Sanzang has already experienced four trials—being demoted, his father's death, being thrown into the river at the full moon, and seeking revenge—let's make the fifth trial a little appetizer."
"What Fellow Daoist Xiao Deva Path says is quite right." Zhunti found it very interesting and couldn't help but nod.
soon!
Zhunti's face darkened.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao Deva Path, your tribulation is far too difficult. Even Heavenly Immortal might not be able to overcome it, let alone Golden Cicada, who is currently just a mortal with no magical power."
" Zhunti Daoist Zhunti, do not panic. Although Tang Sanzang is currently just an ordinary person, he possesses wisdom."
Xiao Tian's plan to give Tang Sanzang a trial involved sending a Heavenly Immortal- level stone demon from the Earth Immortal Realm down into the mortal realm.
At this moment, Tang Sanzang's white horse was smashed to death by the stone demon's fist. Tang Sanzang was completely stunned and stood there, looking at the enormous, sky-covering stone demon, his body trembling uncontrollably.
"The Buddha said, 'If I don't go to hell, who will?' Since this demon benefactor intends to kill me, I have nothing more to say."
Tang Sanzang's previous incarnation was Golden Cicada. Now, after a brief period of fear and dread, he sits cross-legged, closes his eyes, chants sutras, and awaits death.
"Hmph! You monk, don't you know there's a huge ditch ahead? You even rode your horse at breakneck speed. If I hadn't helped you, you and your horse would have fallen in, and you might have been trapped there to your death."
"I don't ask for anything in return. Just listen to my ninety-nine stories and tell me your life lessons. Whatever they are, I'll let you go."
"Is it true, benefactor?" Tang Sanzang saw a glimmer of hope for survival.
In the Purple Cloud Palace, Zhunti coldly snorted, "This fiend does know how to play the game of accumulating favors."
"There really is a large, dark ditch there. Given this life-saving grace, hearing some stories and testing our Genin wouldn't be a bad idea, would it?"
Zhunti, too lazy to argue with Xiao Tian, shut up and continued to monitor the situation in the lower realm.