Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

Yuan Tiangang took out three jars of chess pieces from the bookcase he brought with him, and opened the lids one by one, revealing the chess pieces inside. One jar contained white jade as pure as snow, one contained black jade as dark as ink, and the other contained emerald green jade.

He placed the white jade chess pieces on several locations on the map: "There were originally several small countries here. After the rise of the Ling people, they were conquered one by one by King Gesar. The land was incorporated into the Ling Kingdom, and the people also converted to Buddhism. Buddhist temples were built in many places, one of which is located at the ghost king Chize."

A piece was placed in the north: "In the northern demon country, the previous demon king Lu Zan abducted the queen Meisa. Gesar killed Lu Zan and established Qin En. The whole country believed in Buddhism. A Buddhist temple was built in the central government."

A jade chess piece fell in the south: "Jiadi country is the most prosperous place, adjacent to Xiniuhezhou, and hundreds of years ago it converted to the Indian god Brahma. The Brahma temple is located at the intersection of the three yins."

He picked up another black jade chess piece and gently placed it somewhere. "In the Kingdom of Hor, the old king, the White Tent King, died at the hands of Gesar. Although the new king was established by Gesar, his daughter Jizun converted to Taoism, and the whole country followed suit. The temple of the Demon-Subduing Goddess was established..." He smiled and glanced at Wen Jiao, "It is located at the Baihui point."

The three-colored chess pieces were like three-colored sharp swords, firmly nailing the Ghost King's several vital points on the map. Wen Jiao looked at the map, and never before had she realized as clearly as she did at this moment the terrifying significance behind the expansion of the three religions.

"It seems that my impromptu trip to the Kingdom of Hall has robbed Buddhism of its achievements," she murmured.

Although Jizun's father was willing to be a vassal state of Ling Kingdom, Gesar, as the son of God sent to the world by Guru Padmasambhava, the incarnation of Guanyin, was obviously shouldering more than just the responsibility of prospering the secular regime.

Yuan Tiangang smiled and said, "Do you remember last time when I urged you to make a quick decision on your trip to Jiadi Country?"

Wen Jiao nodded. If it weren't for his reminder, according to her past style, she would have to investigate carefully and consider carefully. She would never have destroyed the corpse of the demon queen in two days and forced a monarch to death.

She looked at Yuan Tiangang's half-smile, and an idea flashed in her mind: "Is Jiadi Kingdom also the target of Gesar and Buddhism?"

"It is not the case now." Yuan Tiangang said, picking up another black chess piece and placing it at the position of Jiadi Kingdom.

After Jizun assisted Agongcuo, he would definitely preach the gospel. Agongcuo had experienced the baptism of the dark eight years and was quite skeptical about the reliability of the Brahma worshiped by Jiadi. He would inevitably introduce Taoism to check and balance the original beliefs of his country. The rise of Taoism in Jiadi was inevitable.

Wen Jiao stared at the chess piece and laughed: "I have offended Buddhism twice by stealing credit." Shaking her head, she picked up a white jade chess piece and placed it on the map of Jiadi Kingdom. "Fortunately, I forced the fake King of Wuji Kingdom and the real Manjusri to assist Agongcuo. Buddhism is not without a way in this country."

"You get what you need without fighting. This is much better than resorting to large-scale war. Now the Buddhist sect sees you as no outsider." Yuan Tiangang said meaningfully.

Wen Jiao smiled very dignifiedly: "After all, I am Xuanzang's mother."

Is there anything more dire than the relationship that “your reserve Buddha is my biological son”?

Chi Ji is the enemy of Buddhism. If the Bodhisattva does not take action, her lackeys will kill her. However, Wen Jiao stole the merits of Buddhism, but no one would take action. After all, if they really took action, the future Sandalwood Merit Buddha would blame them to death.

Even if Wen Jiao was only focused on preaching, Buddhism could do nothing to her. Moreover, Wen Jiao, intentionally or unintentionally, still promoted the spread of Buddhism in Jiadi Country.

Oh, although the Kingdom of Hall was still taken over by her.

Wen Jiao looked at the large blank map that had not yet been marked by the three-colored chess pieces: "What about the other countries..."

Yuan Tiangang pointed to thirteen places and said casually: "These thirteen places are where the spiritual energy of thirteen dragon veins converge, and they are the key places to stabilize the mountains and rivers. I have asked Feng Yu to send a letter to the princess, asking her to immediately send envoys and caravans to these countries and send valuable gifts. Among these gifts, there must be Taoist statues and Taoist scriptures. In addition to establishing an alliance, do your best to preach. When the time is right, build a temple to stabilize the destiny of the mountains and rivers."

"The countries in the Wuliang Plateau have complex beliefs. I'm afraid they can't be shaken by some treasures and lobbying." Wen Jiao frowned.

Yuan Tiangang said in a deep voice: "For those who cannot be shaken, I will personally go there to make them understand the profound principles and move them with mystical ideas. Over time, success will come."

"If this is accomplished, the mountains and rivers will be stable, the world will be clean, the demons will disperse, and the country will prosper. The Taoist sect can also use this to broadcast the mysterious sound, which will be an immeasurable merit." Wen Jiao was very moved and praised, but then she changed her mind and couldn't help showing a bit of worry, "But Brahma is easy to say. He didn't know that Jiadi Country had been without light for nearly nine years. It can be seen that he was involved in the Wuliang Plateau just because he was interested and did it by chance. On the Buddhist side, Gesar used thunderbolt methods."

Small countries are not counted, he has already killed two kings of big countries with his own hands. Wen Jiao Gesar would tolerate someone snatching merits from him, after all, the two of them are equally skilled. But if it were Yuan Tiangang...

"On the Taoist side, Master Jingrong is also extremely capable." Yuan Tiangang laughed softly, stood up, and bowed deeply to her. "My life is short and my fortune is poor. My Taoism is shallow. From now on, I will trouble Master Jingrong to protect me."

Wen Jiao didn't expect that he could be so humorous at this critical moment. She rolled her eyes, cleared her throat, gestured from a distance, and said in a hoarse voice: "Please stand up. I will grant your wish as you are so sincere."

Then, both of them were shocked by each other's poor acting. When their eyes met, they laughed at the same time.

Yuan Tiangang coughed twice and returned to his usual mysterious demeanor: "In fact, Fengji is naturally aggressive. After the Wuliang Plateau was cleaned up by Master Padmasambhava, the King of Lingguo and you, the only one who can frighten Fengji now is the King of Lingguo."

He picked up a white jade chess piece and played with it, his eyes flickering. "As for the ruler of Ling State, he is a man of ruthless tactics towards the outside world, but he is sentimental and indecisive at home. With the princess as a friend, he can't touch me."

Princess Wencheng, after all, was Gesar's deceased elder brother Jiacha's ex-fiancée who was personally sought for by him, and who "endured the humiliation" and married to Zara in order to fulfill his love with Zhumu.

Her husband Zara, who obeyed his wife's orders, was the orphan of Jiacha. Jiacha died tragically while trying to save Zhumu. Zara was like Gesar's adopted son.

Yuan Tiangang is now a capable general under Princess Wencheng. As long as the situation is not too ugly, Gesar, who is of no status, can't bring himself to fight with the subordinates of his nephew's wife. As long as he is embarrassed to do it himself, there is a lot of room for mediation.

After all, Gesar was a "strange man" who was almost destroyed by the jealousy of his concubines in the harem, but he could not bear to pursue the matter and could only grit his teeth and take the blame himself.

Wen Jiao felt relieved, thought for a moment, and said, "Even so, I still have to try to come down to the world more often in the future so that I can take care of you."

Whether to take care of someone or not is one thing, but it is also good to take the opportunity to meet them.

"Having said that, if you want to conquer this vast land, you must invest countless efforts." Wen Jiao said this and looked at him unconsciously.

The Wuliang Plateau was full of monsters and demons. These days, he had to endure not only the hardships of trekking through mountains and rivers, but also fighting with mountain spirits and ghosts almost every step of the way. Although his life was not in danger, it was still exhausting. At a glance, he not only looked much more haggard, but also had some white hair on his temples...

wrong!

Wen Jiao's heart was shocked.