Whether it is a human, a god, or a demon or a monster, they all have one wish, that is, immortality. Even if you can't live forever, you want to live a few more years. Since ancient times, emperors have sent warlocks around to make alchemy in order to live forever.
In "Journey to the West", there is a mortal, but he lived to be 270 years old, and this person is Elder Jinchi. This Jinchi elder was originally the abbot of the Guanyin Monastery, and the Tang monks and apprentices bumped into him when they went to the Zen Monastery to worship Guanyin.
Although this elder is a monk, his dress is not simple at all, and he even wears gold and silver, which is very extravagant. When asked how old he was, he replied that he was in his two hundred and seventy years.
The four Tang monks were very surprised when they heard it, a mortal can live for so long, it is really a wonder that the world is big. Elder Jinchi's ability to live for more than 270 years is related to one of his hobbies, that is, he loves money as much as his life, and likes to collect rare treasures, especially robes.
In order to get more treasures, Elder Jin Chi likes to deal with people from all walks of life, whether it is a god or a monster, as long as he can catch up with them, he will make friends. The one who has the best relationship with him is the black bear spirit we are familiar with.
This black bear spirit is also a cute goblin, and he is bent on getting rid of his identity as a goblin, so he is happy to be friends with Elder Jinchi, and listen to him talk about the scriptures when he has nothing to do. In return, the elders will also teach some of the tricks of immortality that they have studied.
After watching Journey to the West, everyone may have a doubt, that is, monsters can't live forever, so they are keen to catch Tang Seng and eat Tang Seng meat. So, how can the black bear spirit know the method of immortality?
In fact, it is not easy for ordinary little immortals to want to live forever in the fairy world, and they can't cultivate the side door, so they can only find some legitimate ways, such as"If you smell the ginseng fruit, you can live to be 360 years old, and if you eat one, you can live for 47,000 years. ”
And for the goblins, it's easier. Because most of them are animals or plants, they have been cultivated through tens of millions of years of Taoism, so there is no problem in living for thousands of years.
The black bear essence is a demon with a certain cultivation method, it alchemy together with the snake essence, although the effect cannot be compared with Taishang Laojun's, but their pill still has a certain effect on increasing lifespan.
Especially a monster like the Black Bear Spirit, who has no bad intentions and only wants to cultivate to become an immortal, is naturally very willing to listen to Elder Jinchi talk about Buddhism. And in exchange, he will also teach the method of immortality to Elder Jinchi.
Before Tang Seng set off to learn the scriptures, he got two treasures, one of which was a brocade robe. This happened to be the hobby of Elder Jinchi, and as soon as they entered the Guanyin Temple, they were remembered.
This robe is not an ordinary thing, this is originally a treasure of Rulai, he once introduced"This robe and tin staff can be used by the person who learns the scriptures. If you are willing to come here, wear my robe, so as not to fall into reincarnation;Hold my tin rod and not be poisoned. ”
Wear my robe to avoid reincarnation. Aren't these eight words exactly the immortal trick that Elder Jin Chi is looking for?
So, under the pretext that Elder Jinchi wanted to see the brocade robe, he said that he would return it overnight. Who knew that he had a bad heart, and even thought of burning Tang Seng and his apprentices to death with a fire, and taking the robe for himself.
In other words, when a person lives to this age, he should take things outside his body lightly, this Jinchi elder not only loves money very much, but even the robe that Guanyin rewarded Tang Seng with dares to think crookedly. As a monk, he wanted to hurt people's lives for his own selfish desires, and he was really blind for these 270 years of practice.
Sun Wukong saw through Jin Chi's trick, and simply ordered the entire Zen Temple, and when they saw that things were going on, they were afraid to force Jin Chi to hand over his robe. Unexpectedly, the black bear spirit took advantage of the chaos to steal the robe.
This Elder Jinchi was coerced by his own ** and died head-on. The black bear spirit was also taken away by Guanyin and became a mountain god, and the ending was not bad.
Interestingly, Elder Jin Chi lived for two hundred and seventy years, and as soon as he died, he was scolded by his own ** as an "old dead ghost". Whether they have long been tired of this money-hungry abbot, or they are afraid of Sun Wukong's skills, in short, "the tree is falling and scattered", which is very ironic.
Well, that's all for today's "Journey to the West" small theater!Travelogue, with you to taste the things on the road, welcome to discuss together, learn from each other's Xi.
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