Journey to the West: I, Tripitaka, Accepted a Demon as a Disciple and Fought on the Mystical Mountain.

Summary

In this passage, Guanyin Bodhisattva follows Amitabha Buddha's instructions to sabotage Zhen Yuanzi's ginseng fruit tree by disguising herself as Sun Wukong. However, her plan backfires when Zhen Yuanzi returns unexpectedly and quickly discovers her deception. A fierce chase ensues, during which Zhen Yuanzi uses his powerful cultivation to easily defeat Guanyin Bodhisattva, destroying her Dharma Image and capturing her. The incident reveals underlying tensions between Buddhist and Daoist sects, with Zhen Yuanzi seeing an opportunity to settle old scores due to the current weakness of Buddhist saints.

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