Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

"How will you be here?"

Ji Ren retreated into the deep valley and looked at the Moon Goddess. The two of them spoke in unison, staring at each other with wide eyes.

"A Shou discovered traces of the Zhenwu soap-carved flag here, so I came here on purpose. As a result, I was ambushed by Randeng, Dingguang, Dashizhi, and the Great Sage National Master Wang, and accidentally fell here. Then I fought all the way here and ended up here. How did you get here?" Ji Ren looked at the Moon God and said.

The arrow just now had the power of a golden immortal.

How did the Moon Goddess ejaculate?

Although the Moon Goddess's cultivation is not low now, it is only at the level of a Profound Immortal. Logically speaking, she should not have been able to shoot the arrow just now.

And the most important thing is, is the Moon Goddess here?

He had encountered many dangers along the way, so how did the Moon Goddess get here?

Could it be that the Moon Goddess is also an underestimated archery genius?

Ji Ren thought about Ren Qingyue when she was young. Did she have this talent back then?

"Because of it." The Moon Goddess said, holding up a wooden bow with her white jade-like palm. "When you fought with the Bull Demon King, you cut down the laurel tree in the Moon Palace, and then this bow appeared. At just one glance, I felt that it had a wonderful connection with my Dharma Image. When I used it to shoot arrows, I had a mysterious feeling, and I always hit the target. I even felt that it could improve my Dharma Image. But I searched for a long time, even asking the Queen Mother for help, but I couldn't find any information about Chang'e and the bow. In the end, I simply left the Moon Palace and looked for opportunities. After some twists and turns, I came here."

"Did you come here just like this? Didn't you encounter any monsters or ghosts along the way?" Ji Ren looked at the Moon Goddess and said.

"Demons and ghosts? There were some, including a few three-legged jade toads, but they were soon shot to death by me with a bow and arrow. Then I discovered that the three-legged jade toads here were transformed from the essence of Taiyin, which was helpful for my cultivation, so I kept absorbing it and eventually reached the peak of Xuanxian. There were only a few jade toads left. They were spiritual creatures of heaven and earth, and it was not appropriate to kill them all, so I left. Then I fell here. The guy outside was very strong and I could not beat him. Fortunately, he seemed a little afraid of my bow and arrow, so I am still alive today." The Moon Goddess explained.

"The peak of Xuanxian?" Ji Ren raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Before, he only thought that Yue Shen was a Xuanxian, and according to common sense, she could not shoot an arrow of Golden Immortal. Now he realized that Yue Shen was already at the peak of Xuanxian.

You know, Zhang Jingshou and his group of people have been cultivated with the resources of the Chan sect, but after so many years, they have not become immortals.

Although the Moon Goddess has the help of the Queen Mother, her resources are completely not on the same level as those of the Chan Sect.

Also, you seemed so relaxed and casual along the way. Are you and I in the same copy?

I'm on nightmare difficulty, you're on easy difficulty?

The Moon Goddess nodded gently, and then her eyes fell on the Yayu outside the valley, and she said softly: "Do you know what the relationship is between this fierce beast outside and my Dharma image?"

"Strictly speaking, he has nothing to do with your Dharma image. It's just that according to legend, this ferocious beast was shot to death by Houyi, the husband of your Dharma image Chang'e." Ji Ren said.

"The Dharma image of Chang'e has a husband? Why have I never heard of it?" Upon hearing this, the Moon Goddess opened her beautiful eyes wide, and a hint of doubt appeared in her clear eyes.

She had clearly searched through all the libraries in Yao Chi.

The image of Chang'e is that of her dancing alone in the deserted Moon Palace, with at most a jade rabbit. Where could she have a husband?

There is no one in Guanghan Palace.

Reconciled?

"Yes, Houyi. As for why you haven't heard of it, you don't need to delve into it for now. If we go out, you can just pretend you don't know about it." Ji Ren said.

Seeing Ji Ren's serious expression, Yue Shen nodded slightly to show that she understood.

“Next, let’s talk about the two Dharma images of Houyi and Chang’e. Let’s talk about Chang’e first. She is the daughter of an ancient emperor. There are two versions of her father. The first one is that she is the ancient emperor of heaven, Emperor Jun, the father of the sun and the moon, and he and his wife Changxi gave birth to Twelve Moons. The second version is that she is one of the Five Emperors, Emperor Ku.” Ji Ren said.

The main reason is that there are certain problems between Emperor Ku and Emperor Jun. Emperor Ku’s surname is Ji and his given name is Jun!

Therefore, in mythology, there is a saying that Emperor Jun is Emperor Ku.

After all, ancient mythology itself is chaotic, and some of it was lost during the process of transmission, and later generations would integrate it.

Just like Huangdi was also known as Dihongshi.

However, the Classic of Mountains and Seas also records that Emperor Jun gave birth to Emperor Hong, and Emperor Hong gave birth to Bai Min.

The same goes for Zhurong. According to the records in Shan Hai Jing, Zhurong has two bloodlines, one is from Yan Emperor and the other is from Huang Emperor. However, because Yan Emperor is the fire element, it is generally believed that Zhurong came from Yan Emperor's lineage.

The Moon Goddess listened silently. "The Emperor's daughter?" This identity sounds very noble, but why would an Emperor's daughter go to the Moon Palace alone?

"Her early life experiences are unknown, and she later married Houyi." Ji Ren said that the relationships between these ancient gods were confusing and difficult to study in detail, but the story of Chang'e was interesting.

If we look at it from the perspective of interests, Chang'e is the daughter of Emperor Ku, and Emperor Yao is the son of Emperor Ku, so it was Emperor Yao who married his sister to Houyi, and he and Houyi became related by marriage, and they became a family. Houyi firmly stood on the side of Emperor Yao, resisted Emperor Jun, and shot and killed nine suns.

And if Chang'e was not the daughter of Emperor Ku, but the daughter of Emperor Jun, then it would be even more interesting. She married someone's daughter and shot to death his nine sons. If she also shot to death Emperor Jun, then she would be the mythological version of Duan Tianya!

"After that, it was Houyi's stage. Houyi was a god, and Emperor Jun gave Houyi magic weapons and ordered Houyi to come down to earth to sympathize with the people and protect the people. Then Houyi discovered that the most scourge to the world were the ten sons of Emperor Di Jun. Their ten sons were all Jinwu, that is, the sun. Ten suns were in the sky, the earth was dry, and all living things were suffering. Houyi pleaded for the people and shot down nine of the suns. The Queen Mother of the West gave Houyi the elixir of immortality to reward him for his achievement in shooting down the suns. However, it was Chang'e who stole the elixir of immortality, flew to the Moon Palace, and has lived in Guanghan Palace forever since then." Ji Ren said.

"Stealing the elixir of immortality?" Moon Goddess frowned slightly when she heard this. The emperor's daughter stole the elixir of immortality?

"That's right. There is also a saying that Chang'e did not want to steal the elixir of immortality, but Houyi's disciple Feng Meng wanted the elixir of immortality, so he took advantage of Houyi's absence to force Chang'e to hand over the elixir of immortality. Chang'e had no choice but to swallow the elixir herself and fly to the Moon Palace." Ji Ren said.

The main reason is that the setting of Chang'e stealing medicine was set too early. The story of stealing medicine already existed in books from the Shang Dynasty, and later generations could not make major revisions.

Just like the story of Erlang Shen capturing Sun Wukong, which first appeared in Yuan Dynasty drama, Erlang Shen not only dealt with Sun Wukong, but also beat Sun Wukong's three brothers, and he was able to beat Sun Wukong so hard that he said he could not get close to Erlang Shen.

So even though Old Wu loved Monkey King to death, he didn't dare let Sun Wukong defeat Erlang Shen.

However, although he could not change the result, Lao Wu still changed the process. He first described in detail the battle between the two men, and then Yang Jian and the Meishan brothers joined forces to beat up Sun Wukong for a while, but they could not defeat him. Finally, Laojun made a sneak attack with the Vajra Cutter.

The monkey lost this battle, but no one would think that Sun Wukong really couldn't beat Yang Jian.

I even felt sorry for Monkey King.

However, it is worth mentioning that perhaps because Journey to the West has such a great influence and has become a classic, it has greatly influenced later novels. For example, in the Qing Dynasty novel Feng Jian Chun Qiu, Erlang Shen, Hua Guang Emperor, Li Jing, and Nezha were so scared when they saw the white ape disguised as Sun Wukong that they dared not to become his enemy.

Also in Journey to the East, Sun Wukong destroyed 50,000 heavenly soldiers with one stick, and frightened Tathagata and Laojun so much that they dared not to move. In The Legend of Tang San, Sun Wukong showed up and frightened the new leader of the Jiejiao sect so much that he fled in panic.

As for modern film and television, there is no need to mention it. Erlang Shen was beaten in various ways, beaten by Sun Wukong, beaten by Bull Demon King, and even with the Four Heavenly Kings, he still couldn't defeat Fairy Zixia.

Fortunately, a man named Jiao performed the role twice, otherwise it would be difficult to restore the reputation.

"What does that have to do with that weirdo outside?" Moon Goddess asked curiously.

"In addition to shooting down nine suns, Houyi also shot and killed six evil spirits. I have come here along the way and witnessed the five evil spirits he killed. This is the sixth and the strongest one - Yali. I just don't know why he didn't dare to come in, which gave us a chance to breathe. So to speak, you came in this time to enhance the Dharma image of Chang'e, and I am here to condense the Dharma image of Houyi. You can rest assured that you will not have a special liking for others because of their Dharma images in the future." Ji Ren said.

Yue Shen listened to Ji Ren's words and nodded subconsciously, but after nodding, she suddenly realized something was wrong. Wait, what do you mean, I can rest assured?

"By the way, have you been sleeping here these days?" Ji Ren looked around and saw that it was just an ordinary valley without any living facilities.

"Yeah, what's wrong?" The Moon Goddess asked doubtfully. Not to mention that she is now a Xuanxian, even if she was in the mortal world and had been a king for many years, she would sleep in her clothes in the wild. After all, being immune to cold and heat is a normal thing for her.

"It's not very good. I think you can get a rope and hang it between the cliffs on both sides, and then you lie on the rope to sleep. I tell you, it will definitely be beautiful." Ji Ren said excitedly.

The Moon Goddess looked at Ji Ren suspiciously. She felt that Ji Ren's thoughts were not normal, so she tried to bring the topic back and said, "What should we do now? This guy is right at the door, and we can't get out."

"Just wait, we will practice together, and go out after we become stronger. Now let's rest together. This is called living together with Fairy Guanghan, the Lord of Baiyue Palace." Ji Ren chuckled, found a place that looked more pleasing to the eye, and lay down to sleep.

After entering the secret realm, Ji Ren had been killing people all the way and his spirit was always tense. He had never been able to relax properly. Now that the Moon Goddess was here, he could finally have a good rest.

As for how to deal with the Yali outside? It's not important.

After all, if this is Hou Yi's road of trials, then Yali will definitely not be the end.

Houyi shoots the sun, this is bound.

Ji Ren knew without thinking that after dealing with Yali, there would be another Ten Suns in the Sky. Given his current situation, if he really wanted to challenge it, he would be seeking his death.

So, go to bed first, and at least reach the peak of the Golden Immortal.

If no one disturbs you, it is not impossible to go there after entering Daluo.

Seeing Ji Ren really going to sleep, Yue Shen had a question mark on her face? Are you serious?