Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 123 Myth Shaping Skill Activation

"Young man, just because of the "turning a tiger into a Buddha" in the novel, this myth of Journey to the West, it is impossible to extol the Buddha and derogate the Dao."

Lin Feng nodded in agreement. Historically, Buddhists have criticized "turning Hu into a Buddha". When they heard this, they were very angry and started a debate to erase this statement.

No Buddhist wants this statement to be true.

And no Buddhist would be happy and proud that Tathagata, as Laojun's junior, later surpassed Laojun in ability.

Wu Chengen drank a cup of bitter tea and continued:
"This book, or in other words, is all praise and criticism, and focuses on criticizing those bad things in the sect."

About this.

How many people who read this mythological novel can understand the meaning between the lines?

I'm afraid there are very few of them.

Lin Feng asked again, "Old Mr. Wu, I have one last question for this junior. Why doesn't the Bodhi Patriarch in the book appear again?"

This Patriarch Bodhi didn't make many appearances.

He is one of the most important characters in this novel.

his presence.

How to interpret it for readers of later generations?How to taste, how to get insights.

"Old Mr. Wu, is this Bodhi Patriarch a Dao, or a Buddha? Or something other than Dao and Buddha?"

Lin Feng's expression looked a little dignified. After pouring tea, he asked another question persistently.

For his look, modern audiences are baffled.

The identity of Patriarch Bodhi?
Is it really that important?
"Master, I think you think too much?"

"That's right, in many novels, how many clear reasons are there for the protagonist to have an adventure?"

"The only explanation, our monkey brother, has the aura of the protagonist."

"Even if Patriarch Bodhi did not teach spells, there would be another expert, so there is no need to delve into it."

……

In the lens.

Even Wu Chengen couldn't help saying, "Young man, is this issue really important to you?"

Lin Feng replied, "Yes, this is related to the structure of the Three Realms in the novel."

Wu Chengen smiled, as if he could understand the esoteric information hidden in Lin Feng's words.

"Golden Immortal of Great Enlightenment has no defiled appearance, Bodhi, the Patriarch of Wonderful Aspects of the West."

"Three or three acts of neither birth nor extinction, full of qi, full of gods, and myriad kindness."

"The emptiness naturally changes with it, and it is just like the nature."

"Longevity with the sky, solemn body, great master of bright heart through calamities."

Wu Chengen stood up, walked around the old jujube tree, while slowly opening his mouth to chant, and finally turned his head, like an ancient sage, between the brows, there was a great holy power, and he said with a great sense of oppression:
"Old Patriarch Bodhi, the Tao is also the Buddha; the Buddha is also the Tao!"

An ambiguous answer.

Under the jujube tree, Wu Cheng'en seemed to be carrying evil spirits, mixed with resentment, as if he had changed into a different person.

It seems that the grievances accumulated in a lifetime are all concentrated in this night, soaring to the sky.

Lin Feng stood up, but said, "Thank you for your enlightenment, junior."

This is the end.

In Lin Feng's mind, the mythical structure of Journey to the West that he understood has already taken shape.

Because Patriarch Bodhi is not Tao, not Buddha.

Equivalent to a chess piece.

It is the result of the game between the two mythical powers.

Regarding the weird expressions of the two, the audience was even more confused, not knowing what happened?
"The painting style has changed suddenly, what's the matter?"

"The host has already enlightened?"

"I'm going, is it possible that I want to ascend to heaven in place? Become an immortal and become a Buddha?"

"Have you noticed? The old Mr. Wu just now seemed to be blackened, with a terrifying face."

"The host's expression is also unusual, very weird."

"The theme of Journey to the West is dark?"

In full view.

Lin Feng pointed to the sky, with a faint radiance lingering all over his body, as if possessed by a god, wanting to crusade against Zhengtian.

"Myth shaping skills..."

"start up……"

"Three Worlds..."

"Listen to my will..."

"Show photos..."

Lin Feng wants to create a "Journey to the West Myth" in his own understanding!
It was like a huge tornado storm, sweeping across the vast river of history and overturning everything.

The screen changes.

Lin Feng and Wu Cheng'en were not in the courtyard, but entered... the Nantian Gate of the vast sky!
Outside the Cloud Firmament Palace.

This is also the main Tiangong battlefield.

Surrounded by divine light intertwined, clouds and thunder moving horizontally, and fairy birds neighing, it is an absolute fantasy fairyland in the sky.

Afterwards, there was another song Conquering Heaven.

The passionate and turbulent music, every note, seems to contain terrible anger, this day, it seems to be trembling!
An unimaginable fierce battle between the gods is about to begin.

a time.

In time and space more than 600 years later, the audience was in a trance. Many people instinctively raised their heads, stretched their necks, and dilated their pupils. They all wanted to see with their own eyes the dark sky above their heads.

Is there really a God in a place far away that cannot be seen?A heavenly palace where gods live?
Even people who don't believe in gods have begun to doubt life.

After all, the pictures in this show.

The impact it brings to people is so strong that it makes people feel like they are on the scene, as if they have been in another world, and they have the illusion of dream scenes.

Myth shaping skills, continue to activate...

The battle flag of "The Great Sage Equaling Heaven" came across the sky, bloody red and demonic aura filled the sky.

Monkey King is here!
He was three feet tall, with a vicious face and fangs, and his distorted face was engraved with outrageous rage, like a demon king descending.

Rebellious and unruly.

Do not respect the sky, do not worship the earth.

Comparable to the killing god of war in the abyss.

He seemed to have just emerged from the flames of hell, his fur was scorched black, and half of his body was stained with blood.

The drops of divine blood that have not dried up are still flowing. This is a demon king in the world like a demon.

Behind him, there seemed to be endless screams of evil spirits.

Feeling burdened with endless monsters and ghosts.

Terrible fangs, stern eyes, anyone who dares to block, will be lost forever!
"This, this is what we are familiar with, that Sun Dasheng?" Some audience members were shocked.

"Perhaps, the real world of Journey to the West is far more terrifying than we imagined, a hundred times, a thousand times!"

Standing beside Lin Feng, Wu Chengen's body trembled, he was too excited to control himself.

The majestic scene in front of me.

Maybe.

This is the world he described!
There are no heavenly soldiers and generals, nor any legendary gods appearing, and the Tiangong is empty.

Suddenly.

A heavenly king was born, and he stood there horizontally, and time was frozen, like an eternal king.

With imperial crown.

Wear royal clothes.

King boots.

He stood with his back on his back, as if he could hold up a Three Realms and a piece of civilization just by looking up.

"Sun Wukong, why did you come here?"

The majestic voice of the sky came surging, it was not a human being talking, it seemed that it was the day that was deafening and questioning.

Outside the Temple of Heaven.

Equal to the sky banner, hunting sound.

Monkey King with a ferocious face, with a big stick in his hand, pointed at the air, and said with great resentment:
"You monopolize the heavenly palace, but you abandon the world on the earth. You wantonly manipulate the fate of the common people in the world, making the world full of suffering; why do you think I came here?"

(End of this chapter)