Chapter 83 Subjugation of the Lion, Elephant, and Jaguar The bamboo pole was a Buddhist magic weapon. It emitted a flash which was able of encasing Wuyunxian so that he could not run away but had to exhibit his genuine archetype form, a huge sea-tortoise. The neophyte jumped on to its back and took it to the Eight Virtues Lake —Bade chi. When Master of Outstanding Culture entered the Eight Diagrams Map of Lao Tze13, his Pangu Banner protected him from injury. When Qiushouxian came to counterattack, Master of Outstanding Culture used a magic rope to bond him and bring him to see Primogenitor. At that time the Immortal of the South Pole intoned a spell, and Qiushouxian changed into his original form, a green-haired lion. Then Primogenitor granted it to Master of Outstanding Culture as his horse. Lingyaxian was the next one to make a challenge. But Universal Virtue revealed his true form —dharmakaya14— to subdue him. When Lingyaxian was overpowered, he became pressed backwards to his original form, a white elephant, which Lao Tzu gave to Universal Virtue to ride. Next was Jinguangxian who was subdued by Cihang. Jinguangxian was a golden-hair leopard which Cihang took for a horse. The Turtle Spirit Divine Mother fought with Krakucchanda. When Krakucchanda was defeated severely by her, Jieyin came to block her and advise her to go to the west. But the Turtle spirit refused to go and struck Jieyin. When the divine Turtle was finally subdued, she changed into a huge turtle. When the novice came to take her to the west, he unintentionally opened a bag and spiritual mosquitoes flew out to suck the turtle. In a very short time, the turtle was dead. But that was a predestinated occurrence, over which Lao Tzu gave orders to his disciples to enter the Myriad Immortals Trap. Thus each one faced his or her own fate, which was to kill or to be killed. Grand Master of Sky convoked all his followers to form a deployment. These were twenty eight spirits which formed the twenty eight constellation spirits. In the battle that ensued, Hong Jin and Princess Dragon Ji were slaughtered.
13. The map also is entitled "Tai Ji Painting," as a reference to Tai Ji, mother of Wu. 14. Sanskrit: body-carrier.
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