Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 178 Peach Fragrance Attracts Monkeys
Why does this place smell like peaches?

Sun Wukong blinked and looked in the direction from which the fragrance was coming. He strained his eyes and indeed saw a pinkish hue on the mountain.

The monkey immediately grinned and scratched itself before running towards the mountaintop.

Sun Wukong was agile and climbed the slope. In no time, he arrived at the mountain and saw a peach orchard full of pink peaches.

Sun Wukong leaped a few times and arrived in the peach grove. Looking at the endless expanse of peach trees laden with tender pink peaches, he was so excited that he scratched his ears and cheeks. With one leap, he jumped up a tree, picked a peach, opened his mouth, and took a bite, chewing it.

"What delicious peaches! These peaches are amazing! It's been so many years since I left Flower Fruit Mountain, and I haven't tasted such delicious peaches in ages!"

Sun Wukong sat on a tree branch, eating the spirit peach in his hand, dancing with joy.

However, the monkey only took a few bites of the peach in its mouth before throwing it aside. It then picked another peach from the tree, put it in its mouth, and took a bite.

Before long, the monkey had tasted all the spirit peaches on the surrounding peach trees.

However, just as Sun Wukong was eating his fill and carrying a pile of peaches, preparing to descend the mountain, he saw a handsome young man in a deep blue robe with two horns on his head picking up a peach that had been bitten twice and then thrown away.

Ao Xuan picked up the peach, looked at the teeth marks on it, and then at the other peaches scattered around him, each one bitten and discarded. A hint of anger crept onto his face. He glared at the monkey opposite him, whose eyes were darting away, and roared:

"Where did you come from, you monkey! How dare you steal my master's spirit peaches here!"

Sun Wukong instinctively covered the peach in his arms with his sleeve, his eyes darting around as he backed away, saying:

"What peaches? I, Old Sun, don't know, I don't know!"

After Sun Wukong finished speaking, he was about to turn around and leave when several peaches fell out of his arms. The horned boy on his head appeared in front of Sun Wukong in an instant, blocking his way.

Ao Xuan was furious when he saw the spirit peach roll out of Sun Wukong's arms and was about to go forward to argue with the monkey.

Although there is a large peach orchard on Rotten Peach Mountain, it wouldn't hurt for the monkey to eat a few, but the monkey is wasting them like this, which is really despicable.

Don't be fooled by the large number of peach trees and the abundance of fruit in this peach orchard. These are all spiritual peach trees planted by his master day and night using the Sun Essence and Moon Dew Technique. They represent his master's hard work, and how could he not be furious to let this monkey from who-knows-where ruin them like this!
Sun Wukong looked at the menacing Ao Xuan, his eyes darting around as he retreated.

Ao Xuan was about to say something when he suddenly stopped.

"you"

Sun Wukong looked over curiously and saw that Ao Xuan's expression seemed somewhat aggrieved, but more than that, it was one of surprise.

"You can come to the foot of this mountain to chop firewood in the future, and you can take any peaches from the mountain to eat as you please, no one will care."

After saying that, Ao Xuan ignored the monkey and turned to leave.

Although Sun Wukong was somewhat curious about Ao Xuan's transformation, he still asked repeatedly:
Thank you so much!

After Sun Wukong finished speaking, he quickly picked up the peaches that had fallen to the ground, stuffed them back into his pocket, and went down the mountain satisfied.

Ao Xuan returned to the mountain and saw his master, who was holding a teacup and smiling at him. "Master, the monkey has left."

"Hehe~ I know you're upset, but that's just how that monkey is. Besides, he's my junior brother, not an outsider. There are plenty of peach trees all over the mountain, so let him be~"

Ao Xuan nodded helplessly, thinking to himself that this was the only way.

Just now, it was his own master who sent him a telepathic message, telling him not to make things difficult for the monkey, and that the monkey could eat the peaches on the mountain as much as it wanted.

Since he was his master's junior brother, he couldn't stop him anymore.
Seeing that Ao Xuan understood, Niu Yi turned to look at the Hunyuan Furnace, which was burning fiercely with Hunyuan Qi Fire.

Just then, Niu Yi's karmic divination coins began to rotate slightly, and his karmic divination supernatural powers were naturally activated, transforming into a scene in Niu Yi's eyes.

What appeared to be a once bustling city was now filled with shouts of battle, cries of agony, and screams of despair. Flames raged across the city, while dark auras swirled above it, threatening to strike at any moment.

A moment later, Niu Yi's eyes regained their clarity, and he seemed to be deep in thought.

The city appeared to be a large city on the west bank of the Tongtian River. The scene was one of impending storm, as if evil spirits might take advantage of the situation.
Niu Yi knew clearly that the scene he had just witnessed was not a future event, but a premonition that was quite far away from him, probably at least ten years away.

More than ten years have passed, and Sun Wukong has already completed his apprenticeship.

However, there are some things that need to be prepared for as early as possible.
It is important to understand that even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.

"Ao Xuan, I will write two letters later. Please take them to the two places on behalf of the master."

Upon hearing Niu Yi's words, Ao Xuan's expression turned solemn, and he quickly bowed in agreement. In his heart, he was somewhat delighted, for after so many years on the mountain, he was now finally able to serve his master.

In the second year after Sun Wukong went up the mountain, it was the season when the peach trees on Rotten Peach Mountain were full of fruit again. This time, Sun Wukong took the initiative to find a job chopping wood with his senior brother and went straight to the back of the mountain.

Seeing that the peach orchard was still full of peaches just like last year, Sun Wukong couldn't help but smile. He jumped onto the branches, picked the spirit peaches from the trees, and lay down on the branches, leaning against the trunk, leisurely eating the peaches, as if he had returned to Flower Fruit Mountain.

After Sun Wukong finished eating, he jumped down from the tree, but instead of leaving immediately, he looked towards the mountain peak, his eyes darting around.

“The fairy boy said that I could eat as many peaches as I wanted here without anyone bothering me, and now no one has come.”

"My master taught me manners, and since they are so generous, I should go and pay my respects. The fairy boy was heading up the mountain, so I might as well go up there and look for him."

Sun Wukong pondered for a moment, then strode towards the summit of the mountain.

Before long, Sun Wukong arrived at the mountaintop. While searching around, he suddenly saw two thatched huts appearing in the peach blossom forest, with what appeared to be a purple-gold cauldron standing in front of the huts.

"Oh?"

Sun Wukong's eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward. As he got closer, he discovered that a Taoist priest dressed in a gray robe was sitting cross-legged in front of the purple-gold cauldron.

Sun Wukong hid behind a tree, sticking his head out to watch the scene with curiosity. He looked at the back of the Taoist sitting cross-legged, and the more he looked, the more familiar he seemed. Then, when Sun Wukong's gaze fell on the gold and silver hairpins on the Taoist's head, his eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)