It is said that Tang Sanzang personally witnessed his brother, the monk Lu, being devoured alive, leaving an immeasurable shadow in Tang Sanzang's heart.
And when Tang Sanzang saw his own severed little finger lying to the side, the expression on his face was one of utter horror.
Only then did he realize that he had lost a finger.
"Ah!!!"
The adrenaline from his earlier rage had made him forget the pain, but now that he had come to his senses, Tang Sanzang felt only extreme fear and lingering dread.
His good brother had died tragically before his very eyes, and the Five Guardian Gods of the West were watching coldly from the sidelines. On this journey to the West, was the greatest difficulty the monsters, or the Buddhas?
Moreover, he had only just left Chang'an and was already encountering such a great calamity. How would he survive the days to come?
Tang Sanzang felt extreme resentment in his heart. If it weren't for these damned Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, he wouldn't need to take such a risk and embark on this journey to the West.
If they hadn't stood by and watched without offering help, his brother, the monk Lu, wouldn't have been eaten alive by the monster in front of him!
Even he himself had almost been killed!
Tang Sanzang had already placed the blame squarely on the heads of the Buddhas of the Western Paradise. One day, he would definitely demand repayment for this debt!
In fact, the Five Guardian Gods were still secretly protecting Tang Sanzang, but they hadn't noticed Chu Hao's appearance.
They couldn't even sense anything unusual with their five senses. In their eyes, Tang Sanzang had been standing there motionless all along.
Although they had already obtained merit and advanced to Golden Immortals.
But…
Chu Hao was a half-step Quasi-Sage possessing Sacred Nature!
If Chu Hao wanted to deliberately conceal himself, even a Grand Luo Golden Immortal wouldn't be able to see through it, let alone them.
However, Chu Hao didn't pay much attention to Tang Sanzang. With just a wave of his hand, Tang Sanzang's severed finger reattached itself.
Tang Sanzang was ecstatic, but then he burst into tears.
"The Immortal Lord's kindness will never be forgotten!"
"But alas, my brother has already died. Immortal Lord, can you tell me, what exactly is the intention of those Buddhas in the heavens?!"
Tang Sanzang cried like a two-hundred-pound child.
This was the most painful he had ever cried in his life.
His brother had been devoured alive before his eyes, and he could only stand by and watch, powerless. This feeling almost made Tang Sanzang collapse.
And coincidentally, Chu Hao had come to help Tang Sanzang.
[It seems that Jin Chanzi is starting to doubt his life. As a master of success studies in the Three Realms, you should change Tang Sanzang!]
[Mission: Lead Jin Chanzi to make a change, and add fuel to the fire of the Journey to the West.]
[Reward: 50,000 merits]
Chu Hao put on a kind smile and said to Tang Sanzang:
"I am the Law Enforcement God of the Three Realms. The dead cannot be brought back to life, but I will properly arrange the souls of those people."
Tang Sanzang was overjoyed and kept bowing to Chu Hao gratefully.
"Thank you, Immortal Lord! Thank you, Immortal Lord!"
If the Five Guardian Gods knew that simply saving the souls of Monk Lu and the two attendants would have been enough to dispel Tang Sanzang's resentment, they probably wouldn't have been scolded so much.
But the Buddhas never regarded people as people. In their eyes, the dead Monk Lu and the two attendants were just a few ants that had to be eliminated in the mission, and there was no need to bother saving them.
Chu Hao said to Tang Sanzang earnestly:
"Tang Sanzang, have you not realized that Monk Lu's death was somewhat abrupt? The Five Guardian Gods could have easily saved him, so why didn't they?"
Tang Sanzang was stunned.
"Huh? Isn't it because they just wanted to make this poor monk suffer?"
Chu Hao interrupted him immediately:
"Wrong! Completely wrong!"
Chu Hao: Although your guess is correct, I don't want you to think so. When I say it's wrong, it's wrong!
Tang Sanzang was completely stunned, looking at Chu Hao with a confused expression.
Chu Hao said solemnly:
"Because the Western Paradise discovered that Monk Lu had mastered a method for training the Buddha-heart. If he were by your side, you would eventually learn his skills!"
"Therefore, the Western Paradise was afraid that you would learn Monk Lu's method of training the Buddha-heart. This tribulation was not aimed at you, but at him, Monk Lu!"
Tang Sanzang scratched his head, looking astonished.
"What!"
"Please, Immortal Lord, guide me out of my confusion!"
Chu Hao stared at Tang Sanzang and said:
"Think carefully, from childhood to adulthood, who comprehended more Buddhist teachings, you or him?"
Tang Sanzang looked at Chu Hao very firmly and said, word by word:
"Of course it was him. Although he frequented brothels, drank wine, ate meat, and engaged in fights... he was a good monk! His heart was toward the light, and he never bullied the weak!"
"Although this poor monk chants Buddhist scriptures every day, respects heaven and earth, and lives in a temple... this poor monk has many distracting thoughts in his heart, is extremely murderous, and is very selfish. I learned all my Buddhist teachings from him!"
Chu Hao was stunned in his heart. I Cao, can't be, there really are people learning Buddhist teachings from Monk Lu? And it's Tang Sanzang!?
Thinking that Monk Lu had rebuked Guanyin Bodhisattva as a 'stupid idiot' on the first day, Chu Hao felt that this monk had cultivated Buddhism very well!
Chu Hao smiled slightly on his face and nodded.
"That's right, Monk Lu is indeed a very Buddha-like person. This is precisely because he has mastered the correct learning method!"
Tang Sanzang's eyes widened, and he looked at Chu Hao with great surprise.
"I beg the Immortal Lord to bestow upon me the mysteries of Buddhism. On this journey to seek the True Scriptures, this poor monk feels uneasy in his heart, all because his Buddha-heart is unstable and he dares not move forward!"
Chu Hao nodded. Here it comes, a wonderful plot has appeared.
The Buddha's second disciple, Jin Chanzi, is asking Chu Hao, the Heavenly Court Prison God, for Buddhist teachings.
A monk is asking a god about Buddhism.
That is naturally seeking benevolence and getting benevolence!
Chu Hao said very grandly, patting his chest and telling Tang Sanzang:
"Well, I will now tell you the essence of Buddhism!"
"In fact, you have already seen it yourself. Monk Lu did certain things that gave him a shortcut to cultivating Buddhism, and the Guardian Gods were afraid that this matter would be known to the world, so they designed to kill him."
"And his shortcut, as you just said, is frequenting brothels, drinking wine, eating meat, and engaging in fights!"
Tang Sanzang looked dazed, standing in place for a long time.
Immortal Lord, you are being too absurd, aren't you?
Tang Sanzang shook his head somewhat incredulously.
"Immortal Lord, don't joke around. I have read books, don't try to fool me!"
"In the Buddhist scriptures, the Buddha said that the Eight Precepts of Buddhism are: First, abstain from killing; second, abstain from stealing; third, abstain from lust; fourth, abstain from false speech; fifth, abstain from drinking alcohol; sixth, abstain from wearing fragrant garlands (., not wearing flower garlands, not applying fragrance); seventh, abstain from sitting or lying on high and large beds; eighth, abstain from eating at improper times."
"These Eight Precepts must never be violated. Immortal Lord, do not talk nonsense."
Chu Hao waved his hand and said a profound saying:
"The Buddha understands a fart about Buddhism. If you really want to learn Buddhism, you still have to learn from Monk Lu!"
Tang Sanzang: "??"
The Buddha understands a fart about Buddhism?
Isn't this sentence complete nonsense?
Tang Sanzang suddenly felt that his worldview seemed to be invaded by an invisible force.
This force comes from the mysterious master of success studies!
However, immediately afterward, Chu Hao's words gradually subverted Tang Sanzang's worldview.
