Journey to the West: Treasure Vase of the Great Dao-Chapter 483 - 256: Rebuilding

Little did he know that his comforting words seemed like mockery in Monkey's eyes. Accustomed to grand scenes, the implication was that his havoc in Heavenly Palace was just a minor scene, which immediately made Monkey feel a sting in his heart.

Fortunately, he wasn't a petty person. Once he understood that Yin Xi didn't do it on purpose, the knot in his heart had long since vanished without a trace.

He then started to barrage Yin Xi with questions, primarily out of curiosity about Jixia Academy, eager to take a look inside.

However, before Yin Xi could refuse, Bajie already stepped in to stop Monkey, saying, "Big brother, Jixia Academy is a sacred land of the human race, not accessible to non-humans. If you force your way in, the backlash from the Power of Humanity could occur, and even if a Saint were to arrive, it likely wouldn't be to their advantage."

Lu Yu also gently nodded in agreement. Putting everything else aside, Elder Lord and Tathagata have left their shadows in Jixia Academy. Even if a Saint were to arrive, with the current accumulation of Jixia Academy, they might just end up both severely injured. If a Saint were to destroy Jixia Academy, they would also have to destroy the Human Path, a great karma that no one could bear.

Seeing Lu Yu nod, Monkey knew that this was not possible and could only reluctantly give up.

He then turned to Lu Yu and asked, "Scholar, with these matters settled, do you plan to return to Mountain Luoxia?"

Lu Yu shook his head gently and said, "I have no such plans for now."

Monkey, puzzled, asked, "Then what do you plan to do?" Given his understanding of the Scholar, he knew that he was someone who was content with circumstances, and if there were no pressing matters, he would likely choose to seclude himself in his cave for cultivation.

Lu Yu, looking at the jubilant crowd nearby, with a gentle smile on his face, said, "I plan to help them rebuild their homeland."

After this day, the survivors of Lion Camel City were greeted by a new life, but the first challenge they faced was rebuilding their homeland.

Although they were penniless at this moment, and even struggled to fill their stomachs, each person's face was brimming with hopeful smiles, believing that with their relentless efforts, a brand new and beautiful homeland was waving at them.

A few days later in Lion Camel City, the people had cleared a part of the city's ruins. On the leveled ground, the outlines of buildings were already taking shape.

The adults were bustling with activity, while children gathered around, playing and frolicking, their laughter enlivening the devastated city and bringing smiles to the adults' faces.

The slightly older children had become sensible, gathering together and scavenging through the ruins, hoping to find usable items. Whenever they found something that could be used again, cheers would erupt collectively.

Lu Yu stood by, delightedly watching this scene, while a middle-aged man beside him looked at him with admiration. This was a living Human Sage, a figure only seen in books until now, who, furthermore, had decisively dealt with Green Lion and Bai Xiang, returning peace to Lion Camel City, a true savior.

"Tea Saint, your design truly amazes me," the middle-aged man exclaimed in admiration.

Previously, Lu Yu had discussed with him the construction of New Lion Camel City, offering many suggestions and even personally planning and designing the city.

With memories of his previous life and having seen modern cities, Lu Yu's many methods seemed absolutely visionary to the middle-aged man. He integrated each system of the city organically, achieving a situation where the whole was greater than the sum of its parts, rather than allowing each to operate in isolation, which would have been cumbersome.

"Master Li, you flatter me too much; it's merely because I've seen a lot. It's really nothing special," Lu Yu said softly, without a hint of pride in his voice, after all, he was merely leveraging past life experiences and theories, which had nothing to do with his actual abilities.

Nowadays, Lu Yu doesn't need these things to enhance his own value or fame; just the name 'Tea Saint' alone is enough to make people take notice.

The middle-aged man, seeing Lu Yu's modesty, admired him even more. Not only was he powerful and compassionate, but what was truly rare was his embodiment of the true gentleman, polite and courteous without being sycophantic.

He felt that Lu Yu's image perfectly matched the image of a sage he had in his mind, thus his eyes glowed with even more fervent admiration.

On the other side of the clearing, Tang Xuanzang was compassionately explaining Buddhism to the people.

He appeared benevolent and kind-eyed, naturally exuding a compassionate aura, so in a short time, he had already won the hearts of the local residents, especially the older ones, who were particularly fond of the various theories of Buddhism.

These people were unaware of the Buddhist background of the three demons of Lion Camel City, having only seen Buddha Light shine and the Buddhas descend as if the Buddha Ancestor himself had manifested to vanquish demons and expel evil. If it had been the earlier Tang Monk, he naturally wouldn't propagate falsely about Buddhism vanquishing demons and would likely feel disgrace and distance himself from this kingdom.

But the current Tang Monk was Golden Cicada returned from trials, thus he had grown a much thicker skin and not only credited the subduing of Dapeng entirely to Buddhism, but also went into great detail about the chanting of scriptures by the many Buddhas at the beginning for the conversion of lost souls.

He easily grasped the mentality of the survivors, knowing their concerns for deceased loved ones, thus he elaborated particularly on the salvation of the souls, quickly establishing his title as a revered master among the people.

Many asked him to come to their homes to chant and pray in hope of helping their relatives escape from suffering.

"You sure have the nerve to spread Buddhism here in Lion Camel City," Lu Yu teased Tang Monk with a smile when no one was around.

Unexpectedly, the monk displayed a majestic presence and gave Lu Yu a Buddhist salute, saying, "Amitabha, benefactor, you are being attached to formality. Buddhism opens doors of convenience to deliver all beings from suffering; where can it not spread the teachings?"

After speaking, he looked at Lu Yu with a face full of compassion, appearing every bit a merciful and compassionate Buddhist mage.

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Others might not know him well, but Lu Yu was very clear about his nature; Golden Cicada was carefree, yet somewhat rebellious. Although his temperament had changed a lot after ten cycles of reincarnation, some things in his nature remained the same.

"That's sophistry. It's one thing to spread teachings here, but why the deceit?"

"You jest, benefactor, monks do not lie; how could you falsely accuse me of impurity?"

Lu Yu was momentarily stunned by this reply, and after thinking, he realized the monk indeed hadn't lied; the Buddha Ancestor's subduing of Dapeng was true, as was the salvation of lost souls, only the origins of the three demons were omitted.

He couldn't help but point at Tang Monk and laughed, "You are not being honest, monk."

Tang Monk also smiled, but his tone was rather somber as he said, "Ultimately, it is a sin of my Buddhism; I hope to make some amends."