Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 108 Ming Fei
"Poor man?"

"Sanniang, I noticed that you two were talking strangely during the day. Is there any hidden story behind this?"

Xiao Chen asked curiously.

He Sanniang hesitated for a moment, then stood up and casually set up a soundproof barrier. Then she said, "My dear, have you heard of the Buddhist consort?"

"Concubine Ming?"

"I have heard of some of them."

At that time, he went to Huashan Town pretending to be a scholar. In order to hide his true identity, he actually studied some of the various Buddhist and Taoist scriptures of that era seriously.

Xiao Chen heard this and said in silence:

"Ming Fei has two meanings."

"First, according to the teachings, it is called wisdom because it can destroy ignorance, darkness and afflictions, and it is called consort because it can generate all kinds of merits. This is another name for Dharani."

"The second finger refers to the spouse of the Buddha or the main deity who practices compassion and wisdom. It is a symbol of wisdom and can also be called the Buddha Mother. When it appears with the main deity, it is called the Consort, which emphasizes its divine status as the main deity's companion."

To put it simply, "Mingfei" is the name and honorific title of the opposite-sex practice partner of a male advanced practitioner in Tantric Buddhism, that is, the spiritual and physical practice partner.

In the Anuttarayoga Tantra, the female partner required for the practice of male advanced Buddhist practitioners is called "Consort".

Some of these seemingly cruel Ming Wangs have charming and beautiful Ming Feis who are their indispensable companions in their practice.

The consort is divided into "real consort", "visualization consort", "mantra-born consort", and "dakini", etc.

In the past lives of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, as well as Tantric Buddhism in Southeast Asia, India and other places, there were sayings about taking flesh lotus alive, flesh lotus ritual instruments, and Vajra Consort.

In Tibetan Buddhism, the flesh lotus is considered a sacred object that is said to purify the mind, drive away evil and filth, and help practitioners accumulate merit and increase the speed of their practice.

"Could it be that?"

"Bai Su Su, is she the consort of a certain great Buddha in Lingshan?"

When Xiao Chen heard such gossip, he was shocked and asked He Sanniang.

Generally speaking, the endings of these Ming concubines were not very good.

"Only Susu knows the details."

"I just know something vaguely."

He Sanniang continued to explain:

"My sister's true form is a golden-nosed, white-haired rat spirit, and she's actually very cute."

"When she transforms into a human form, she is most beautiful and holy like a bodhisattva, and when she becomes seductive, she is enchanting and stunning."

“Even I feel inferior to him.”

He Sanniang is a face-obsessed person and values ​​her own appearance very much, but she is also genuinely amazed by Bai Suzhen's stunning appearance.

"Ah."

Xiao Chen nodded to show his acknowledgement. Indeed, he had seen Chang'e, and it was not an exaggeration to say that Bai Suzhen was more beautiful than Chang'e.

"I have also heard a lot of Buddhist scriptures in Lingshan in the West."

"Buddhism emphasizes the eight precepts. The first precept is to abstain from killing, the second is to abstain from stealing, and the third precept is to abstain from sexual intercourse."

"To abstain from sexual intercourse means to have no sexual thoughts, not to think about sex, to cultivate the Brahmacharya, and not to indulge in evil desires."

"Buddhism also emphasizes that the four elements are empty."

“Everything is empty.”

“Form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form; form is emptiness, emptiness is form.”

This He Sanniang was a monster who had heard Tathagata's stories and had a deep understanding of Buddhism. When she spoke of the Buddhist scriptures, she was very knowledgeable and Xiao Chen was stunned.

"But, my dear, whether you are a human or a demon, we are all made of flesh and blood, and we are born with seven emotions and six desires. How can we directly achieve the emptiness of the four elements and the purity of the six senses?"

He Sanniang said this with a serious look on her face.

This is also one of the reasons why she was unwilling to go to Lingshan to become a Bodhisattva.

“No one is born without lust, desire, or evil thoughts.”

"All of them require acquired training."

"So, we need an extremely beautiful woman to seduce the monks and help them overcome the chastity barrier."

"The more beautiful the woman is, the better the monk can control himself, and the better the effect of his practice will be."

“This process of cultivation is called observing emptiness.”

"And the woman who helped the monks practice was Ming Fei."

"What about Bai Suzhen?" Xiao Chen guessed something after hearing this and asked in disbelief.

"My dear, you may have guessed it. Susu is Consort Ming."

"Because she is extremely beautiful, her seductive effect is the best, so she is the exclusive consort for the great masters of Lingshan Mountain."

"The Tathagata Buddha promised Bai Susu that she could eat the monk who broke the precepts of chastity, and she would be innocent."

He Sanniang told the story slowly and leisurely.

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen sighed, but didn't know what to say.

In this mythical world, beauty is also a resource for cultivation that can help with cultivation.

In this world, it’s not a sin that you were born so beautifully.

But you are born too beautiful, but you don't have the ability to protect this beauty, which is a sin.

They are destined to be captured and used as cultivation resources, such as the Taoist furnace tripod for replenishing yin and yang, the Buddhist Guan Kong Ming Fei, and the playthings of the Happy Zen sect.

Chang'e was born beautiful, the most beautiful woman in the Three Realms, but she was Houyi's widow after all, and was protected by Houyi's merit of shooting down nine suns.

She is famous and kidnapping her would make her a target of public criticism.

Chang'e is in heaven and can be considered the leader of the "Heavenly Song and Dance Troupe". She is protected by the heavenly system and is not something that ordinary people can covet or covet.

Of course, unofficial history is very wild. Some unofficial history says that Chang'e was the lover of the Jade Emperor.

Even if it was Marshal Tianpeng, if he flirted with Chang'e and violated a taboo, he would lose his position as commander, be hit by two thousand heavy hammers, and be banished to the mortal world.

Yang Chan is also extremely beautiful, but she is protected by the Precious Lotus Lantern.

Behind Yang Chan stands her brother, the God of War of the Three Realms, Yang Jian.

If anyone dares to have any bad intentions towards Yang Chan, Yang Jian's three-pointed, double-edged sword will not be a pushover.

Even those who like Zen Buddhism, if they want to seduce Yang Chan, can only take a longer route and recruit some ordinary scholars as disciples, such as Liu Mingyan and Liu Hongyan, who are very persistent in trying to seduce Yang Chan and dare not use force.

The Scorpion Spirit is also extremely beautiful, but her poisonous Horse-Falling Stake can even break the six-foot-tall golden body of Buddha. She has the ability to protect her beauty so that others dare not covet it.

The white-haired mouse spirit was so beautiful, with a graceful and graceful figure, even more charming than Chang'e.

It's a pity that she is so beautiful, but she is just a poor little mouse, so she has no ability to protect her beauty.

Whether it is absorbing Yuan Yang or stealing fragrant flowers and precious candles, it may just be a way for this little mouse to become stronger quickly and resist fate.

"My sister used to have a strong character. She would never let anyone manipulate her. She refused to give in and even resisted."

"But even if she committed suicide, her soul went to the underworld."

"There are people in the underworld who will send her to Lingshan. She won't be able to escape."

He Sanniang shook her head.

“Guanyin accumulates water to raise fish, while the South Pole Immortal feeds deer in the mountains.”

"The Buddha raised rats in Lingshan Mountain."

"Every bite of food is not given for free, and everyone is not fed for free. Everyone has their own agenda."

Xiao Chen sighed softly in his heart.

It turns out that this golden-nosed, white-haired rat demon was, from the beginning to the end, just a little pet raised by Lingshan, at the mercy of others.

Imprisoned by Buddhism, a plaything in the palm of one's hand.

Bai Suzhen is like a bird in a cage, trapped in a golden cage, flapping her wings in the air, helpless and unable to escape the cage.

"Sanniang, do you know if the Golden Cicada has ever been to Guankong?"

Xiao Chen suddenly thought of the passage in the original novel, where the white-haired mouse demon and the golden cicada said in the bottomless cave of Xiankong Mountain: "Our past lives are bound by a red rope, and we are as harmonious as fish and water."

The Mouse Demon and the Golden Cicada, both of them tied red ropes. What are red ropes?
In mythology, the red rope is a red rope that Yuexia Lao Ren uses to tie the feet of men and women to make them a couple.

Whenever a man and a woman who are destined to be together meet, they will tie their feet with a red rope and they will eventually become husband and wife.

As for what "fish and water are in harmony and their meanings are strong..." means, there is no need to explain more.

Considering the identity of the white-haired rat spirit, Xiao Chen couldn't help but speculate with a vicious and gossipy mind:
"Could it be that when Jin Chanzi was observing the void, he lost control and something happened between him and the golden-nosed, white-haired rat demon?"

"Broken your vow?"

"Is it true that Tathagata demoted Jin Chanzi just because he didn't pay attention in class?"

"Speaking of which, not paying attention in class and being distracted is actually not a big deal."

(End of this chapter)