Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 149 Golden Wind and Golden Clouds
Niu Yi dispersed the magical power and Daoist aura in front of him, slowly stood up, looked at the two golden light clusters that kept flashing on the lotus leaf, and smiled.

But then the golden light on the lotus leaf slowly rose, and the figure inside was about to be revealed. Niu Yi looked thoughtful, raised his palm, grabbed two white clouds from the sky, kneaded them into a ball, and threw them into the two balls of golden light.

A moment later, as the two golden lights slowly receded, a boy and a girl dressed in white and gold robes appeared on the lotus leaf in front of Niu Yi.

Those platinum robes were made from white clouds torn from the sky by Niu Yi and their own golden scales, and they shone brightly in the sunlight.

The boy and girl were a pair of children; the boy was handsome and heroic, and the girl was pure and beautiful. On their cheeks, there were several glittering golden fish scales.

But then the boy and girl both looked at Niu Yi in the stone pavilion, knelt down, and kowtowed repeatedly to him, saying:

"We kowtow in gratitude for your enlightening and transformative grace, Master! We are willing to follow and serve you for countless lifetimes!"

"I humbly request that Your Excellency bestow a name upon us!"

Niu Yi nodded with a smile and said:

"The two of you do indeed have some connection with this humble Taoist."

"Since that's the case, I'll accept you as my disciples. As the saying goes, 'A golden carp is no ordinary fish; it transforms into a dragon when it encounters wind and clouds.' The boy will be called Golden Wind, and the girl will be called Golden Cloud. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, the boy and girl showed surprise and delight in their eyes, and thanked Niu Yi again.

Niu Yi looked at the boy and girl and nodded slowly. Putting aside the fact that he had personally trained them, they were certainly excellent as a figurehead.

Moreover, Jin Feng and Jin Yun's true form is a golden pond koi carp, with a very faint trace of dragon blood hidden within its body. Now that it has taken human form, it has also activated that trace of dragon blood, giving it the opportunity to transform into a dragon in the future.

The old Zen master gave him a book containing two treasures that the Golden Wind and Golden Clouds might find useful; perhaps he could take them along the way.

Even now, in terms of talent, this one is much stronger than Niu Li. With his guidance, their cultivation speed will definitely not be slow. Even now, these two are not far from the realm of demon general.

After a moment's thought, Niu Yi gestured towards the thatched hut, and two boxes of jade-green sandalwood incense flew out, landing in front of Jin Feng and Jin Yun. He said:
"Jin Feng and Jin Yun, you two should use this jadeite agarwood incense to cultivate diligently these days. Fourteen days from now, you will come with me to Tiger Roar Mountain."

Jin Feng and Jin Yun respectfully accepted the gifts and bowed to Niu Yi, saying:
"Yes, thank you for your kindness, sir."

Seven days later, Niu Yi opened a jar of peach blossom wine and was sitting in the stone pavilion drinking with the local earth god of Jindu Mountain. Meanwhile, Jin Feng and Jin Yun were lighting a stick of jadeite sandalwood incense in the peach blossom forest and were cultivating with their eyes closed. Suddenly, two breakthrough auras came from Jindu Cave.

The Earth God of Jindu Mountain stroked his beard and laughed:

"Hehe, it seems that the two of them have already broken through."

Niu Yi nodded slowly, a smile appearing on his lips.

When he returned, the two little bull spirits, Niu Feng and Niu Ping, were in seclusion, while Niu Li was guarding the cave. Now, the two of them have broken through to the demon general realm together.

After the two little bull spirits emerged from the pass, they went to the mountaintop with Niu Li and looked at their leader with joy on their faces.

"Leader! Niu Ping and I have both become demon generals!"

Niu Yi sat on the stone bench, smiled and nodded, and said:

"Hmm~ Well done. In a few days, the three of you will travel with me to meet our new neighbor."

"Yes, leader!"

Niu Yi's gaze, however, turned to Niu Ping beside him and said:
"Niu Ping, how is your younger brother Niu An's cultivation going?"

Upon hearing the leader's words, Niu Ping was taken aback, then shook his head, his eyes dimming, and said, "Leader, Niu An's talent is indeed somewhat lacking. He only broke through to the Great Demon realm when he was on the verge of death, so his cultivation is slower now."

Niu Yi nodded, then waved his hand towards the thatched hut. Two boxes of spiritual incense flew in and landed in front of Niu Ping. He smiled and said:
"The leader knows that you and your brother have a very good relationship. You must also know that Niu An's talent, without the help of others, even with the current cultivation at Jindu Mountain, may not be able to reliably reach the Demon General realm."

"Take these two boxes of spiritual incense and give them to Niu An. As long as he cultivates diligently, he's guaranteed to break through to the Demon General realm."

"leader."

Upon hearing this, Niu Ping looked at his leader with gratitude in his eyes, quickly took the two boxes of incense, and thanked his leader repeatedly.

Just then, Jin Feng and Jin Yun, who were cultivating in the distance, opened their eyes as the Jadeite Agarwood Incense ran out. They walked over to the stone pavilion and greeted Niu Yi.

"master."

Hearing the voices behind them, Niu Feng and Niu Ping quickly turned around, and even Niu Li showed a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Niu Feng looked at the two Daoist boys with some doubt on his face, but when he saw the golden scales on their cheeks, he exclaimed in delight:
"You...you're the pair of golden koi fish?! You've actually transformed into human form too!"

Jin Feng and Jin Yun looked at Niu Feng and Niu Ping, their faces immediately breaking into friendly smiles, and bowed deeply to the two little bull spirits.

Back when Niu Yi was alive, he was busy with cultivation, so feeding the spirit fish in the pond was always the task of Niu Feng and Niu Ping. Not to mention that Niu Yi had been gone for more than twenty years, so the task naturally fell entirely on Niu Feng and Niu Ping.

Jin Feng and Jin Yun were naturally very friendly to these two, especially since they would both be working under the master in the future.

Upon seeing this, Niu Yi exchanged a glance with the local earth god of Jindou Mountain, and both nodded with smiles.

Niu Yi said:
"Golden wind and golden clouds, are you confident that you can break through your realm within seven days?"

Jin Feng quickly cupped his hands and bowed, saying:
"Your Excellency, Jin Yun and I are absolutely confident."

"Alright~ In that case, we will set off for Tiger Roaring Mountain in seven days."

"Yes!"

Seven more days passed, and two more auras of those who had broken through to the Demon General realm appeared on Golden Gourd Mountain.

At the foot of Tiger Roar Mountain.

At this moment, the three local deities, including Baoquanjian, were gathered at the foot of the mountain with demons such as Yaoqing'er.

Tiger Roaring Mountain has long since recovered its former scenery, but it is no longer as rampant with monsters as it once was. Even within a radius of five hundred miles around Tiger Roaring Mountain, there are far fewer monsters than before, but there are also more human villages gathering there.

This is also thanks to the fire Nezha set off back then, and the lightning tribulation that Niu Yi survived here.

Among the demons in the mountainous region, there is a legend that Tiger Roar Mountain is a place cursed by the heavens, otherwise why would it first send down heavenly fire and then heavenly lightning?

At this moment, only one great demon and a group of lesser demons had gathered on Tiger Roar Mountain, this sacred mountain. The group of demons were hiding on the mountaintop, trembling, feeling the powerful aura coming from below.

"I never imagined that after so many years, you would have broken through to a higher realm as well!"

Yao Qing'er looked at the blue fish demon in front of her with a look of surprise in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)