Chapter 726 Taizong Enters the Underworld!

Buddhism realizes that the Central Plains is different from the West. In the West, people only need to be given enough suffering, and with a little guidance, they can gain faith. Even most people are proud of suffering.

They believe that all suffering in the world is destined. As long as they endure the suffering in advance, the world can enjoy it. They are suffering for the world, which is a meritorious act.

But in the Central Plains, suffering will only make the people stronger. The more they endure suffering, the more they will realize their shame and become braver. The more they are oppressed, the more they will resist. It is obviously not wise to preach in troubled times.

Because in these troubled times, whether it is the people or the emperor, they have no moral ethics from top to bottom. They act more decisively and ruthlessly, show no mercy, and will kill at every turn.

Therefore, Buddhism decided to turn its attention to the prosperous and peaceful age. Once the people of the Central Plains lived a prosperous life, they would naturally move towards opposition and contradiction.

In the prosperous times, people were both rich and easy to cheat. It was a wise choice to spread Buddhism in such an era.

Therefore, during the Sui Dynasty, Buddhism's efforts finally bore fruit. Buddhism began to take root in this land and gradually attracted some believers.

However, just when the Buddhists were secretly rejoicing and full of joy, the cruel reality once again gave them a blow in the head.

War broke out suddenly, and the flames of war raged across the sky. The small group of believers that had just developed instantly fell apart, as fragile as a candle in the wind.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has reached its peak, large-scale wars have not occurred for a long time, and Buddhism has once again begun to preach.

In this prosperous and prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, the world has been at peace for a long time, and the smoke of large-scale war has not risen for a long time.

Buddhism has spotted this opportunity. They know that in times of peace, people’s need for spiritual sustenance and spiritual comfort is getting stronger.

Therefore, Buddhism decisively restarted its missionary journey in an attempt to further expand its influence.

At the same time, Jin Chanzi, the great disciple of Tathagata Buddha, came to the human world again in the 19th year of Zhenguan after many reincarnations.

This is Jin Chanzi's tenth reincarnation. At this moment, he has no memory of the past and has become a brand new person.

Even his Golden Immortal magic power was drained out by the gods and turned into an empty shell.

From then on, the Buddha prepared to use the golden cicada as the cause and Sun Wukong as the effect to start a prosperous journey to the west, and along the way, pull out all the nails that Dongtian placed in his Xiniu Hezhou.

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There was a warlock named Yuan Shoucheng in Chang'an City.

This person is proficient in the art of divination, able to discern the past and future, and distinguish between yin and yang, good and evil.

He often showed local fishermen where to set their nets, which enabled them to harvest a lot, and a large number of Jinghe aquatic animals were caught ashore.

This situation attracted the attention of the Jinghe Dragon King.

This Dragon King relied on his vast supernatural powers and was competitive by nature. Seeing that the Shui Tribe under his control suffered such losses, he felt indignant.

So, he decided to make a bet with Yuan Shoucheng to test their divination abilities.

As a result, the Dragon King of Jinghe was so obsessed that in order to win the bet, he dared to tamper with the decree issued by the Heavenly Lord.

When encountering similar things in the past, the Great Heavenly Lord might choose to be tolerant and turn a blind eye and let it go.

However, in the past two years, the Great Heavenly Lord's status in the Heavenly Court has become increasingly shaky, and he has been gradually threatened by the Queen Mother of the West, and his power has been continuously weakened.

At this time, the Great Heavenly Lord is at the most sensitive and fragile period of his self-esteem, and any provocation may trigger his anger.

And this little Jinghe Dragon King, who has neither a strong background nor much strength, dares to openly defy the Great Heavenly Lord's will, which is like hitting the muzzle of a gun.

In anger, the Great Heavenly Lord did not hesitate to order the Dragon King of Jinghe to be taken to the Dragon Killing Platform and severely punished to demonstrate his authority.

It is said that the Jinghe Dragon King originally thought the same way, secretly thinking that the Jade Emperor would definitely not take such trivial matters to heart.

After all, there are some rain gods under the sky who can make it rain. It depends on your mood. If you are in a good mood, give more. If you are in a bad mood, just give it a little.

Everyone is like this, but no one has ever seen the Jade Emperor actually take action against the Rain God.

Not to mention, the Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Lord himself has the body of a five-clawed golden dragon. As a member of the dragon clan, the Jinghe Dragon King can have some relationship with the Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Lord.

Unexpectedly, he knew nothing about the changes in the situation in Heaven at this time, and even took a closer look at his own identity.

Therefore, he accidentally offended the Great Heavenly Lord, and the Great Heavenly Lord made a fuss about it, grabbed his pigtails, and was used to kill chickens and scare monkeys.

Even until his death, the Jinghe Dragon King never imagined that the Jade Emperor would mercilessly order to chop off his dragon head!

The Jinghe Dragon King thought he had won and went to Yuan Shoucheng to smash his shop, but was told that his death was coming.

The Dragon King of Jinghe didn't believe it at first, but when the heavenly soldiers and heavenly warriors captured him, he was horrified to discover that everything had come true.

In desperation, he had to plead with Yuan Shoucheng, hoping that this expert could give him guidance on a way out.

Yuan Shoucheng thought for a moment and told him to seek help from the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin.

So the Dragon King of Jinghe hurriedly went to see Li Shimin, told the whole story, and begged for help.

Seeing this situation, Li Shimin felt pity and promised to rescue him.

However, it backfired.

Although Li Shimin had made a promise, the Dragon King of Jinghe River still failed to escape his fate and was beheaded in his sleep by Wei Zheng, a heavenly official in the human world.

Poor Dragon King of Jinghe River, his soul was still there after his head and body were separated, and he kept haunting Li Shimin all day long.

Later, the Dragon King of Jinghe River simply dragged Li Shimin's soul to the underworld to confront him.

I thought I could get justice in the underworld, but the judges of the underworld obviously favored Li Shimin. Not only did they not punish Li Shimin, but they forced the soul of the Dragon King of Jinghe River into the cycle of reincarnation and made him reincarnate.

As for Emperor Taizong of Tang, he was warmly received by the Ten Kings of Hell in the underworld.

Not only that, he was also fortunate to get the secret help of Cui Jue.

Cui Jue was so bold that he dared to secretly tamper with the Book of Life and Death, so that Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty successfully returned to the world.

After Emperor Taizong of Tang returned to the world, he naturally did not forget his experience in the underworld.

In order to repay the hospitality of the Ten Kings of Hell and Cui Jue for saving his life, he specially sent Liu Quan to offer fresh fruits as a thank you gift.

At the same time, he also decided to invite monks from all over the country to hold a large-scale water and land ceremony to save the souls of the Dragon King of Jinghe River and the dead souls in the heavens.