Hongqing Palace, Qingqiong Hall.
Qingqiong Hall is the main hall of Hongqing Palace. The reason why Fang Jian chose this hall today is because a special guest came to Duanjie Mountain.
"Master Hongqing, your majesty is unparalleled. I have long admired you." A monk with a handsome figure, an imposing appearance, teeth as white as silver, and red lips and a square mouth sat in front of Fang Jian and said with a smile.
Fang Jianping looked over and saw that the monk in front of him had "a flat head, a broad forehead, a full forehead, beautiful eyes, clear eyebrows, and a long chin. He has round ears, a true master, and a refined appearance, a talented man." He was indeed an extraordinary man.
"The Merit Buddha must be joking. How dare I receive such praise from the Merit Buddha? I feel truly ashamed." Fang Jian bowed his head and said.
That’s right, this special guest is none other than Xuanzang, the Sandalwood Buddha of Buddhism.
"The virtuous Buddha has come to Duanjie Mountain. I wonder what teachings he has for you?" Fang Jian asked while making tea for Xuanzang.
Xuanzang smiled and said, "Nothing special, I just had some free time recently. I heard that under the rule of True Lord Hongqing, this Duanjie Mountain has become a pure land in the world, a small Kunlun in the world, so I came here to see it."
Fang Jian smiled slightly and said, "This is all thanks to my subordinates. I'm away from home all year round and rarely return to Broken Boundary Mountain, so naturally, I can't claim credit for the management."
Xuanzang smiled and praised: "He is not greedy for credit, he is a true hero."
Fang Jian heard Xuanzang constantly praising him and knew that he definitely didn't come here just to see the scenery, so he asked, "Thank you for the compliment, Meritorious Buddha. Please don't blame me, I, Fang Jian, always like to speak frankly. If you are truly here to see the scenery of Duanjie Mountain, I am willing to accompany you personally and take a good look at the scenery of Duanjie Mountain. However, if you are here for other reasons, please speak frankly."
"Master Hongqing is so decisive and swift, which is admirable. Well, then I won't keep you in suspense," Xuanzang said. "I've come here to ask Master Hongqing about the 'Huaguang Treasure Gun.'"
Fang Jian laughed when he heard this and said, "I never thought that even the Buddhist sect would know about the Huaguang Treasure Gun so quickly."
"It's hard not to know," Xuanzang said. "The civil and military officials in the Heavenly Court have already made the news of this Huaguang Treasure Cannon known to all. I'm just curious why this magic weapon is called the 'Huaguang Treasure Cannon'."
"Replying to the Buddha of Merit," Fang Jian said, "Because this magical weapon looks like a 'gun' and was first refined by Bodhisattva Huaguang, it was named the Huaguang Treasure Gun."
Xuanzang raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "I never thought that this treasure would have such a coincidence."
"I never thought that a killing treasure was actually refined by a Buddhist Bodhisattva." Fang Jian said with a smile: "Doesn't the Meritorious Buddha think that this is against the harmony of heaven?"
Xuanzang remained calm and said, "The Vajra's glare is how it subdues the four demons. The Bodhisattva's lowered brow is how he shows compassion to the six realms. For us Buddhists, all tools that kill demons and evil spirits are of supreme goodness. Killing ordinary living beings is naturally against the harmony of nature and a heinous sin. But killing demons and evil spirits is an act of compassion."
"Okay." Fang Jian made another cup of tea for Xuanzang and said, "The words of the Meritorious Buddha are truly thought-provoking and admirable."
Xuanzang picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked at Fang Jian and said with a smile, "Then we can continue our conversation now."
"We can continue chatting." Fang Jian nodded.
Xuanzang asked, "From the information I have, I understand that True Lord Hongqing has not yet made an accurate estimate of the power of this treasure."
"Yes." Fang Jian said, "We bought the Yellow Turban Warrior puppet from Laojun Pavilion for testing. It cost a lot of Jieyu."
Xuanzang smiled and said, "If I say that the Buddhist sect wants to lend a hand to True Lord Hongqing, would True Lord Hongqing be willing to accept it?"
"Oh?" Fang Jian looked at Xuanzang and said, "Buddha of Merit, please explain clearly."
Xuanzang said, "My Buddhist sect can provide disciples and monks for True Lord Hongqing to test the magic weapon."
"What are the conditions?" Fang Jian asked.
Xuanzang said, "Please ask the Zhou Tian Xingjun to lift the star ban on my Buddhist disciples."
This matter started a long time ago. At that time, Fang Jian had a conflict with Buddhism because of the implementation of the heavenly law. Later, the Zhoutian Star Gods jointly supported Fang Jian and established a ban, that is, the Zhoutian stars would no longer protect Buddhist disciples within a thousand years.
That is to say, within this period of time, it is impossible for Buddhist disciples to rely on the power of the Zhoutian stars. And in the current great changes in the world when foreign demons have entered the world, it is very difficult for Buddhist disciples who have lost the help of the Zhoutian stars to travel around the world to eliminate demons.
"So that's why." Fang Jian nodded suddenly.
But soon he said with some worry: "It's just that I recently offended Zhou Tianxingjun, I'm afraid this matter will be a little difficult."
Xuanzang laughed and said, "Master Hongqing, don't worry. Whether this succeeds or not, our Buddhist sect will lend a helping hand."
After saying this, Xuanzang slowly said, "Come in."
As soon as Xuanzang finished speaking, a large and fat figure slowly walked into the Qingqiong Palace. Fang Jian turned his head and was immediately shocked. He saw that the man had a fat head and big ears, bare chest and breasts, a pig's head and a human body, wearing a Buddhist hat and a cassock. Who else could it be but Zhu Bajie?
"Altar Cleansing Envoy?" Fang Jian immediately instructed the Grass-Headed God beside him, "Quick, set up a seat for the Altar Cleansing Envoy and serve tea."
"Wait." Merit Buddha raised his hand and said, "There's no need for True Lord Hongqing to go to such trouble. He has been here before."
"Have you?" Fang Jian looked at Xuanzang with some confusion.
Xuanzang nodded and said, "He was greedy last time. In order to speculate on Red God Cinnabar, he borrowed a lot of robbery jade from Buddhist monks and swindled a lot of cinnabar. If it weren't for the timely decree from True Lord Hongqing to stabilize prices, I'm afraid he would have fallen into the abyss because of his greed. So this time, I sent him here to help True Lord Hongqing test the Huaguang Treasure Cannon."
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