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Text: Xiao Hei
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introduction
The battle of the Ten Thousand Immortals Array is the end of the War of the Gods, and it also determines the fate of countless immortals. But everyone must know that after the first battle of the Ten Thousand Immortal Array, not everyone had an arrangement, and there were many people in the sect who took advantage of the chaos to escape, including the Golden Hoop Immortal.
With the appearance of the tight hoop spell in "Journey to the West", it seems that the golden hoop fairy has reappeared in the rivers and lakes again, so why does Rulai have a golden hoop and a tight hoop spell? Is this golden hoop the same as the golden hoop of the golden hoop fairy? All this is actually related to the golden hoop fairy.
(Ten Thousand Immortals)
1. Golden Hoop Immortal
In fact, it can be seen from the reactions of everyone in the book that not everyone wants to enter the god list, especially for those who have become immortals during the flood period, entering the god list is equivalent to entering a cage. After that, they had to be controlled for the rest of their lives, which was why in the early and middle stages of the gods, the immortals of the sect rarely appeared, because they didn't want to be involved in this matter.
But he went too far, especially Yuan Shi Tianzun, who chose to do it to Sanxiao Niangniang, which completely angered the Tongtian Sect Master, and asked him to take a group of disciples to set up a Ten Thousand Immortal Array, which was bound to put a "nuclear bomb" on this world. And in order to cooperate with his master, many immortals who could not be hidden in the sect also chose to take action, including the Golden Hoop Immortal.
(Golden Hoop)
The Golden Hoop Immortal is different from other immortals, he not only has his own strength, but also has his own magic weapon for fame, which is the Golden Hoop. It's like a lot of martial arts masters, they will name themselves after the skills they are good at. The Golden Hoop Immortal, named after the Golden Hoop, is obviously very confident in his Golden Hoop. And it turned out that he was indeed powerful, and he subdued the Huanglong Zhenren in the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Explanation Sect with one move, and he was not liberated until Yuan Shi Tianzun came forward.
But the battle of the Ten Thousand Immortal Array was not to break the net, and the Tongtian Sect Master did not have the idea of pulling all the disciples to bury him. After the failure of the Ten Thousand Immortal Array, he used his ability to open a "back door" for many disciples, so many disciples of the Interception Sect were able to escape, including the Golden Hoop Immortal.
(Golden Hoop Immortal)
Second, the golden hoop immortal and Rulai
Leaving the battlefield actually means taking the initiative to give up the opportunity to enter the god list, because of the departure of the Tongtian Sect Master, those who escaped from the sect can only hide it, and they can't even say their identities in public. With the change of the times, the Golden Hoop Immortal never appeared in the Three Realms again.
However, Jin Hoop Immortal did not give up on himself, he has been accumulating his own strength and trying to regain his strength, but a person's strength is limited after all, so he chose to come together with Buddhism, to be precise, with Rulai.
(Yuan Shi Tianzun)
As the biggest beneficiary after the battle of the gods, the rise of Buddhism was something that no one expected, even the Yuan Shi Tianzun, who won the battle of the gods, would not have thought that so many of his disciples would enter the arms of Buddhism, the most representative of which are the three bodhisattvas.
But the three bodhisattvas and the golden hoop immortal joined in a completely different way. The three bodhisattvas belong to the change of masters, and in Buddhism they completely obey the orders of the Nyorai and are the subordinates of the Nyorai, but the Golden Hoop Immortal and the Nyorai are a strong combination, each taking what he needs. It is estimated that when Guanyin saw Rulai take out the golden hoop, his intestines were going to repent.
In the original work of "Journey to the West", Rulai directly took out the golden hoop and taught Guanyin three spells and never explained it, seemingly full of trust in Guanyin, but in fact, Rulai believed that Guanyin could easily use this magic weapon, because she had seen with her own eyes how this magic weapon was used.
(As it comes)
At this time, Guanyin Bodhisattva's heart should have collapsed. She gave up her identity, joined Buddhism, and did her best for Rulai, but in the end she found that her original enemy had a relationship with her boss unknowingly, and she had to use a golden hoop to share the great merit of learning scriptures from the west, but at the same time she was helpless, after all, Sun Wukong really needed this golden hoop to discipline.
Third, the helplessness of Rulai
There have always been a lot of suspicions about the identity of Rulai, some people say that he is one of the two saints of the Western Sect, and some people say that he is a former Duobao Taoist. However, judging from his ability and the attitude of Guanyin and others, it is very likely that he was one of the two saints of the Western Sect back then. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Three Realms, and Buddhism was able to learn scriptures under the nose of the heavenly court, because Yuan Shi Tianzun owed a great favor to the Western Sect back then, and he had to pay it back.
(Master of Babel)
So the question is, why did Rulai join forces with Jin Hoop Xian, instead of directly accepting him as a subordinate like Guanyin and others? The reason is very simple, that is, Jin Hoop Immortal did not have any demand for Rulai, and Guanyin and others had a basis for joining Buddhism. During the War of the Gods, they did not find a way to break the three plagues, nor did they have a magic weapon to protect themselves, so they could only join Buddhism and survive the calamity through the way of reincarnation.
And almost all the people in the sect have no such concerns, except for the Golden Hoop Immortal, the Holy Mother of Wudang and the others have never expressed embarrassment about the three calamities, which shows that they have their own way, and the Golden Hoop Immortal also has the Golden Hoop magic weapon to protect the body, even if it is a scattered immortal, it doesn't matter.
But as early as a thousand years ago, he was one of the strongest combat power under the saint, and even if he didn't become a saint during the Journey to the West, it wouldn't be too bad.
(Golden Hoop Immortal)
The most important thing is that the golden hoop has played a vital role in Buddhism's subjugation of Sun Wukong, and even six-eared macaques, red children, etc., also need to rely on the golden hoop to subdue. In the face of this situation, it can be said that there is a great demand for the Golden Hoop Immortal, and he must be treated as a guest of honor, so that he can obtain the great merit of the journey to the west, and with this harvest, the ability of the Golden Hoop Immortal will be further enhanced.
After the four masters and apprentices arrived in the West Heaven, Sun Wukong suddenly found that his golden hoop was missing, which showed that the golden hoop was only lent to Rulai by the golden hoop immortal, and once the task was over, it would return to the golden hoop immortal's hands. With the ability, the magic weapon, and the blessing of merit, maybe even if he comes, he will not dare to offend him.
(Huang Long real person)
epilogue
As one of the disciples of the sect, Jin Hoop Immortal may have already thought of his own way out. After all, from the moment the Ten Thousand Immortals Array appeared, everyone had already begun to plan for their future, and it was an unacceptable result for him to die and enter the God List. But what should we do if we escape? Will we be retaliated against? Therefore, finding a big force to shelter is the best way out.
But the difference is that the way he chose is to cooperate rather than surrender, he has successfully reached the height of Rulai through the golden hoop in his hand, and the future is limitless, if he didn't do this, but went directly like Guanyin, maybe there will be a famous golden hoop Arhat in "Journey to the West".
(Golden Hoop Immortal)
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