nucmednet Chapter 154 Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
Chapter 154 Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
Ten thousand meters in the air, the wind howled and blew across Li Qing's face. He gripped the Divine Light Stick tightly in his hand, a helpless bitter smile on his face.
"That three-minute transformation time is way too short!" Li Qing couldn't help but roll his eyes and complain to himself.
Just now, he activated the Divine Light Stick and used the Heaven and Earth Transformation Technique, but before he could fully experience the powerful force that could move mountains and fill seas and destroy the world, the color timer on his chest lit up red.
I tried using the Spark Lens to transform again, but there was no response. It seems it can only be used once a day.
Putting away his magic wand, Li Qing, filled with excitement, took out his biggest prize from the lottery—the Xuanyuan Sword.
One side is engraved with the sun, moon, and stars, while the other side is engraved with mountains, rivers, plants, and trees. One side of the hilt is inscribed with the techniques of farming and animal husbandry, while the other side is inscribed with the strategy of unifying the four seas.
The Xuanyuan Sword is entirely golden, like a dazzling sun, radiating brilliant light. That light seems to possess boundless divine power, making people dare not look directly at it.
The sword gleamed with a cold light, and golden sword energies, like agile golden dragons, coiled around its blade, majestic and powerful. They roared and tumbled, as if they wanted to devour all the evil in the world.
Each sword aura contains unparalleled power; with just a gentle swing, it can easily sever any evil creature.
The Xuanyuan Sword is also a sacred sword, the nemesis of all evil spirits!
Li Qing gripped the Xuanyuan Sword and gently swung it forward. A golden sword aura burst forth from the sword, instantly illuminating the entire world. The aura stretched for thousands of miles before slowly dissipating.
With just a casual swing, it possesses such power; the Xuanyuan Sword truly deserves its reputation as an ancient divine weapon.
If Li Qing had had the Xuanyuan Sword before, he could have chased down and slaughtered the Grim Reaper without even needing to steal the Grim Reaper's Scythe.
He flicked his finger across the golden blade.
Ding!
The crisp sound of a sword ringing out rang in Li Qing's ears.
"What a sword!"
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In Qingshan Residential Area, a flash of golden light appeared inside Li Qing's apartment, and Li Qing returned to the main world.
"System, what is the next world?"
As soon as the can of Coke flew out of the living room refrigerator, it landed in Li Qing's hand, and he pulled the tab.
The cool cola is refreshing and invigorating.
Coke is only truly refreshing when it's ice-cold.
"The next world is 'Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'."
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons?
This world is a bit complicated!
The demon king Sun Wukong in the movie is extremely powerful, and the Buddha who appears at the end of the movie is even more ridiculously strong.
Its golden body, hundreds of thousands of feet tall and as large as a planet, easily defeated the arrogant demon king Sun Wukong with just a slight move.
The system clearly increased his strength during these two time travels.
The main plot of the movie is about a young man named Chen Xuanzang who, unable to bear seeing the people of the world being harmed by demons, becomes a disciple of a pot-bellied monk who claims to be an exorcist, hoping to exorcise demons and save the world.
However, the big-bellied monk did not teach Xuanzang any skills to exorcise demons. Instead, he gave Xuanzang a book of "Three Hundred Children's Songs" and taught him to use love to influence monsters.
Xuanzang was outrageous; he actually believed the big-bellied monk's nonsense and, after memorizing "Three Hundred Children's Songs," wanted to go and subdue demons.
Without learning any skills, isn't it ridiculous that Xuanzang thought he could subdue monsters with just a book of "Three Hundred Children's Songs"?
Moreover, isn't the prerequisite for reforming a monster to subdue it first?
If you don't subdue the monsters, how can you use "Three Hundred Children's Songs" to influence them? Do you really think those monsters will stand there and listen to you recite "Three Hundred Children's Songs"?
Those monsters are not kind men and women.
When Xuanzang was trying to reform the fish demon Sha Wujing, he was almost beaten to death by Sha Wujing. If Xuanzang hadn't been the chosen one and hadn't happened to meet Miss Duan who came to subdue the demon, he might have been killed by Sha Wujing.
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There were also the fish demon Sha Wujing and the pig demon in the movie. When Li Qing watched the movie, he felt that the origins of the monsters in the movie were very strange.
Demons are not created by humans, but are born from heaven and earth.
These demons are born of nature and nurtured by the earth. They are creatures of heaven and earth who, through their keen perception of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and their absorption and refinement of the essence of the sun and moon, undergo a long period of cultivation and tempering before finally achieving their demonic forms.
In this process, every living being needs to undergo countless trials and challenges. It is not easy to cultivate into a demon. They must find a suitable spiritual vein for their cultivation in the vast world in order to absorb purer and richer spiritual energy. At the same time, they must avoid various natural disasters, man-made calamities, and threats from other powerful demons.
However, the characters Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie in the movie are actually people who died and were transformed by resentment, which raises a big question.
After death, a person's soul should go to the underworld to be reincarnated. In a world where immortals and Buddhas exist, it is impossible for the underworld not to exist.
The underworld, as an indispensable part of this world, is both the boundary between life and death and the place where souls are judged and redeemed.
Legend has it that the underworld has strict rules and regulations and a rigorous management system.
There, judges will fairly assess the deceased based on their good and evil deeds in life, and determine their identity, circumstances, and blessings in the next life. The virtuous may be reborn into a wealthy family, while the wicked may suffer hardship or even be reborn as animals.
Even if Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie managed to escape the underworld's ghost messengers from capturing their souls, they would still become evil ghosts wandering the human world due to their resentment.
How did it turn into a monster?
Li Qing felt there was only one possibility.
That is, behind Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie, there is an invisible hand controlling all of this in the dark.
They made Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie turn into demons out of resentment after their deaths, turning them into pawns in their plan.
Just like "Journey to the West".
The people of Dongsheng Shenzhou are respectful of Heaven and Earth, with a clear mind and peaceful spirit; the people of Beiju Luzhou are simple and pure, and do not commit many misdeeds; the people of Xiniu Hezhou are not greedy or murderous, but cultivate their inner energy and nurture their spirit. Although there are no supreme immortals, everyone enjoys longevity; the people of Nanzengbuzhou are greedy, lustful, and fond of trouble, and are prone to killing and fighting.
However, most of the monsters on the journey to the west actually came from Xiniuhezhou and Dongshengshenzhou, while Nanzhanbuzhou, where the Tang Dynasty was located, was the most prosperous place in the human world.
The Buddha believed that Zhou Sheng of Jambudvipa was foolish, slandering the true teachings and not understanding the Dharma. He wanted to find a pilgrim to go to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures and save the people of Jambudvipa from suffering. However, the Buddha was not such a kind-hearted person.
The journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures was just a pretext; the real purpose was to seize the incense offerings from Jambudvipa (the southern continent).
Buddha sent Tang Sanzang on his pilgrimage to the West to expand Buddhism's influence. In reality, the scriptures were of little use. The true purpose of the pilgrimage was to clear obstacles to spreading Buddhism.
The idea that Buddha was manipulating everything behind the scenes, and that the journey through eighty-one tribulations to obtain the true scriptures, is utter nonsense.
The monsters in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" are also part of Buddha's scheme. It is precisely because of Buddha's existence that Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie did not go to reincarnation after their deaths, but instead transformed into demons.