Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 173 Temple Keeper
"Who's playing tricks here! Get your ass out here!"

But then, demonic energy surged from the five demons, and a violent demonic power spread out in all directions, sweeping across the surroundings!

Inside the cave, demonic energy surged, transforming into the shapes of two black wolves, a white crane, a black snake, and a corpse demon. They bared their fangs and claws, looking around, but none of the demons dared to make a move.

The chains that constantly weaved through the rock walls emanated an extremely dangerous aura, deterring the demons from touching them.

The corpse demon's eyes flashed with a ghastly green light as it looked at the surrounding chains with dread, and said in a deep voice:

"Beware of those chains; they carry the aura of the underworld."

Upon hearing this, the other four demons' expressions grew even more grim. The five demons formed a circle, each holding their own weapon, and looked around solemnly.

At that moment, several sharp chain spikes suddenly shot out from the ground and rushed straight towards the five demons!

"Ow!!!"

Two wolf howls came from the mouths of the two wolf demons, and a chilling green plague aura accompanied the wolf-tooth hammers in their hands as they slammed out, colliding with the charging chains!
"clang!!"

With a loud clang of metal clashing, the two demons' expressions changed drastically! They felt a tremendous force emanating from the spiked hammers, violently blasting them away. At the same time, a dim, yellowish aura appeared on the spiked hammers in the demons' hands.

The moment that dim, yellowish aura touched the weapons in the hands of the two demons, the weapons became mottled, their spiritual energy greatly diminished, and the aura continued to emanate from the wolf demon's hand.

Seeing that things were going badly, the wolf demon leader quickly threw out his spiked club and roared:

"Get rid of it!"

The second wolf demon was a step too slow. Although he threw the spiked club, the dim yellow aura still touched his fingers.

The moment the dim yellow aura touched the finger, the wolf demon's finger was turned into bare white bones, and all its flesh was dissolved!

"Ouch————"

"Dick!!!"

The wolf demon leader's eyes widened in fury, and in a flash, he grabbed the second wolf demon and quickly dodged the terrifying chains!

As the chains attacked, the Corpse Demon, Snake Demon, and Crane Demon transformed into three beams of light—one green, one white, and one black—and used their speed to traverse the cave. They had clearly heard the second wolf demon's miserable howl and dared not let the chains touch them even slightly!

"Wow————"

Inside the cave, the seemingly endless black chains, like dancing dragons, relentlessly pursued the disheveled demons, compressing their living space.

Having witnessed the terror of these chains, the demons dared not even reveal their true forms, for fear of getting even a scratch!
"Heh~ This God-Locking Chain is now completely complete."

Niu Yi's divine physician Daoist avatar stood atop the clouds, stroking his beard and nodding as he watched the demons fleeing madly from the cave.

This treasure was forged in the Primordial Chaos Cauldron for fifty years in its original form, using Yin Iron provided by five rich Yin Iron mines. During this time, the God-Locking Chain also refined countless Yin Spirit Iron, allowing it to completely transform.

After the main body used the divination method of cause and effect to calculate the location of the five demons, it sent the magic weapon of the God-Locking Chain, which was enough to deal with the five demons.

What's more, he has a backup plan.

"But these five demons were able to escape from Lei Bu's hands, so they must have more than that."

"Furthermore, even when I used my supernatural powers of cause and effect divination to calculate the positions of these five demons, I still couldn't foresee what kind of extraordinary treasure they might possess."

As Niu Yi pondered, the situation inside the cave changed.

The wolf demon leader, relentlessly pursued by the chains, glared fiercely. He opened his blood-red maw and spat out a dark green bead. Then, while retreating, he formed a hand seal and spat a mouthful of blood onto the bead.

"What are you waiting for! If we don't use this Corpse Pearl soon, we'll all die here!!!"

Without hesitation, the second wolf demon spat a mouthful of blood essence onto the corpse bead. The other three demons also gritted their teeth and each spat a mouthful of blood essence onto the corpse bead. As these three mouthfuls of blood essence fell one after another, a terrifying, forest-green plague aura suddenly swept out wildly!
"Oh? A corpse pearl at the Taiyi realm, no wonder."

Upon seeing this, Niu Yi nodded calmly, with an expression that said, "No wonder."

Just then, dark clouds began to gather behind Niu Yi, with lightning flashing within them. It seemed as if a majestic divine figure appeared on each of these clouds. A playful smile appeared on Niu Yi's face.

Inside the cave, as the plague-like aura emanating from the corpse bead swept out, it instantly enveloped the five rapidly approaching demons and absorbed them into the corpse bead.

Even with layers of God-Locking Chains sealing it, the Corpse Pearl still withstood the bombardment of the three God-Locking Chains. Although the surface of the Corpse Pearl was much dimmer, it still rushed out of the cave!
"Boom—"

Just as the corpse bead burst out of the cave, an incomparably powerful bolt of lightning struck the corpse bead with a deafening roar, knocking it off. The five demons were also blasted out of the corpse bead by the lightning and collapsed to the ground.

The five demons looked on in horror as they gazed at the Daoist Lord in his robes standing on the clouds in the sky and the divine beings of the Thunder Department surrounding him. An aura of despair quietly spread through them.

"These five demons have been on the run for a long time, and we are truly grateful to the Daoist Lord for their help!" "Hehe~ General Ma, you're too kind~"

Niu Yi watched as the Thunder Gods escorted the five demons and the Corpse Pearl away. With a flick of his wrist, he retrieved the God-Locking Chains, turned gracefully, and flew towards the Dao Lord Palace.

After all, he is now a righteous god in the Heavenly Court, a divine physician and Daoist master personally appointed by the Jade Emperor. He doesn't need to fight alone; he has the Heavenly Court backing him up.

These demons spread plague along the banks of the Tongtian River. Even if these demons did not escape from the Thunder Department, it was only natural for him to summon the Thunder Department gods to subdue them.

Not to mention, this matter was related to the Thunder Department. Even the Thunder Department's leading general was extremely polite to him and kept thanking him.

To tell you the story, these demons escaped from the hands of this General Ma last time. After Niu Yi calculated the origin of these five demons, he did not petition the Heavenly Court to send the Thunder Department to subdue them. Instead, he went directly to General Ma.

After all, letting demons escape is quite shameful and not very honorable. He was naturally very happy to resolve the matter privately, as it was a way of repaying the Divine Physician Daojun's kindness.

Niu Yi was more than happy to be able to easily solve the problem and also do a favor.

Three days later, at night, in Daojun Palace.

Yuan Ze, accompanied by a dark-skinned itinerant doctor who was clearly used to the elements, slowly entered the now-empty Daojun Palace and closed the door behind him.

Just then, auspicious rays of light began to slowly emanate from the statue of the Divine Physician Daoist Lord, who sat regally on his throne. The figure of the Divine Physician Daoist Lord also emerged from the statue and came before the itinerant doctor.

"Fang Cheng pays his respects to the Divine Physician Daojun."

Although it wasn't the first time Fang Cheng had witnessed the divine physician's manifestation, he was still incredibly excited and knelt down devoutly before him.

In fact, after so many years, the belief in the Divine Physician Daojun has spread beyond the banks of the Tongtian River, but it is most prevalent and has the largest number of believers on the banks of the Tongtian River.

Especially for itinerant doctors traveling from place to place, the statue of the Divine Physician Daojun has a natural affinity for them.

"Fang Cheng, you also deserve credit for subduing the demons and controlling the plague in various places. Moreover, since you started learning medicine, you have taken it upon yourself to heal the sick and save people, accumulating a lot of merit."

"I wish to appoint you as the temple keeper of Daojun Palace, to oversee the incense offerings of Daojun Palace. Are you willing?"

Fang Cheng did not answer immediately, but lowered his head, a hint of hesitation on his face.

The Divine Physician Daoist did not urge them, but instead smiled and stroked his beard, saying:
“My position as the temple keeper of the Divine Physician Daojun Palace is different from that of temple keepers elsewhere.”

"Although you are a temple keeper, you still have the responsibility to heal the sick and save lives. Although you can no longer travel around practicing medicine, you can still practice medicine in this Daojun Palace. Do you know that people often come to my Daojun Palace seeking medical treatment?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ze scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

He had served as the temple keeper of this Daojun Palace for over fifty years, but all he knew was how to use that spiritual liquid to save people. However, there were times when his spiritual liquid was ineffective, and whenever that happened, he could only ask the Daojun to transform into an old doctor and personally take action.

If Fang Cheng, a doctor with considerable skills, were here, he wouldn't always have to trouble Daojun.

Upon hearing this, Fang Cheng no longer hesitated and respectfully bowed to the Divine Physician Daoist before him.

"Fang Cheng kowtows in gratitude to the Daoist Lord!"

Niu Yi smiled, waved his sleeve, and a stack of medical books appeared in front of Fang Cheng.

"These medical books mostly record how to treat difficult and complicated diseases. They cover a wide range of topics. If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Fang Cheng looked at the stack of books in front of him, his whole body trembling slightly, his eyes filled with excitement.

This is a medical book personally passed down by the Divine Physician Daojun! A divine book that countless doctors would dream of, and here it is, right before his eyes.
"Fang Cheng kowtows to express his gratitude for the Daoist Lord's grace!"

The next day, many worshippers who came to offer incense were surprised to find that the temple keeper of the Divine Doctor Daojun Palace seemed to have changed. This person not only managed the incense offerings, but would also take the initiative to ask questions if they encountered someone with a sick family member or someone who brought a sick person to offer incense and pray for blessings.
On Rotten Peach Mountain, Niu Yi looked at the God-Locking Chains flying around him and laughed:

"You've really done a great job this time. Now you can rest well."

The chains that locked the gods made a rattling sound as they flew back into Niu Yi's Niwan Palace of consciousness, returning to surround the Golden Light Treasure Ox's primordial spirit.

"Now that Fang Cheng is here, Yuan Ze should be able to have an easier time in the future."

Niu Yi sipped the tea in front of him, a smile playing on his lips.

His success in defeating these demons spread throughout the local deities on both sides of the Tongtian River. In particular, the City God Xu boasted about the rewards he had bestowed upon them, which solidified his prestige among the local deities on both banks.

If a similar situation occurs again in the future, it will certainly be much better.

(End of this chapter)