Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 182: Exploring the bag to get something
The old man turned his head and looked at the shifty-eyed young man, only to see the man glaring angrily at him, his voice shrill:
"Zongbo! Do you really believe that the people at Daojun Palace would use all the incense money to treat the sick and save lives?! Do you know how much incense money Daojun Palace receives every year? And who could see so much wealth and not be tempted?"

"In my opinion, the temple keeper probably only used a small amount of money to win people's hearts. The gold and silver treasures hidden in Daojun Palace could probably be piled up into a mountain of gold and silver!"

"As for the hearts of the people? Hmph! Our leader has been with divine assistance since the founding of our sect, and the hearts of all people are with him! He is the chosen one! How could anyone venerate that clay statue instead of our leader!"

The Grand Master immediately glared at the young man, trembling with rage, and pointed at him, saying:
"You scoundrel! You're spouting complete nonsense!!!"

"alright!!"

But then the cult leader shouted, stopping the Grand Master from speaking.

"Master Zong, the situation is now in my favor. If the Divine Physician Daojun Palace truly has a mountain of gold and silver, I suppose I will move it away to achieve peace. At worst, if I gain control of both sides of the strait in the future, I can simply erect a golden statue for him."

“I guarantee that if the temple keeper is willing to cooperate, I will not harm the temple keeper or the Daojun Palace in the slightest.”

Zongbo looked at the young man before him, his face pale and his eyes filled with sorrow.

His nephew has had such a smooth life in recent years that he's become arrogant and thinks he's some kind of chosen one, born to achieve great things.

"Zongfeng, this Daojun Palace is the residence of the Divine Physician Daojun. If the Daojun were to punish us, what would we do? This Daojun Palace cannot be touched."

Zong Feng, however, seemed to have lost his last bit of patience. He looked at the old man before him, his eyes filled with undisguised disgust, and said:
"Master Zong, you are old now, you should no longer interfere in the affairs of the sect!"

"Giddy up!! Giddy up!!"

After Zong Feng finished speaking, he looked at the young man beside him and was about to say something when he suddenly heard the sound of horses behind him again. The three of them couldn't help but look back and saw a general dressed in white armor riding a horse towards them.

"Master! Zhu Dayou is leading five thousand troops and is attacking this way. He's almost at Daojun Mountain!"

Upon hearing the shout, Zong Feng's expression changed drastically, while the shifty-eyed young man beside him had a hidden, ghastly green light flash in his eyes, and his expression was somewhat uncertain.

"Damn it! How did he know where I was?!"

Zong Feng's composure was completely gone. He had only brought two thousand followers to escort him today. How could he possibly be a match for Zhu Dayou's five thousand soldiers?
"Master, now is not the time to think about these things. Let's leave as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing the general's words, Zong Feng finally came to his senses and quickly nodded, saying:

"Pass down the order! We must leave this place at full speed!"

"Yes!!!"

As a group of white-clad soldiers withdrew from the foot of the mountain, a group of black-armored soldiers, clearly exuding a fierce aura, soon arrived. The leader, with a square face and a serious expression, wore general's armor and carried a long mace on his back. Seeing that the main hall on Daojun Mountain was unharmed, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, Daojun Palace is unharmed, otherwise even if we pulled out Zong Feng's tendons and bones, it still wouldn't be enough to quell our anger!"

The general quickly dismounted and addressed the guards behind him:

"Give the order to set up camp here and wait for me to descend the mountain!" "Yes, General!"

But then the general walked up the mountain and headed toward the palace at the top.

On the second floor of Daojun Palace, the incarnation of the Divine Physician Daojun watched the figure ascending the mountain with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Is it due to karma from a past life?
Yuan Ze looked solemnly in the direction Zong Feng had left and said:
"Daojun, that rat demon beside Zongfeng, must I get rid of it now!"

Niu Yi shook his head slightly and said:

"Wait a little longer. The reason these demons went to that Zongfeng is simply to use him to further weaken the power of the earth gods and immortals. The fact that those demons are gathered together is actually making things easier for us."

In just a few months, war broke out across the entire Tongtian River region. Various forces were mixed together, creating a chaotic scene. The two largest forces were the Tongtian Sect and Fenghua City.

The one who surrounded the mountain just now was Zong Feng, the leader of the Tongtian Sect, while the one who is now going up the mountain is Zhu Dayou, the city lord of Fenghua City and the current general of the Fenghua City Alliance.

After entering the main hall, Zhu Dayou, with a solemn expression, respectfully bowed to the statue of the Divine Physician Daoist above and said:
"Daojun, the people on both sides of the Tongtian River are suffering terribly. Within the Tongtian Sect, there are also evil Taoists and monks who aid and abet evil, oppressing the poor and needy!"

"Zhu Dayou earnestly begs the Daoist Lord to manifest His power and save the people from their suffering!"

As soon as Zhu Dayou finished speaking, a beam of light shot out from the statue of the Dao Lord and entered Zhu Dayou's mind.

Zhu Dayou was startled upon receiving the message in his mind. He then bowed even more respectfully to the statue of the Dao Lord before turning and leaving.

Standing by the railing on the second floor of Daojun Palace, Niu Yi watched Zhu Dayou leave, a thoughtful expression on his face, and said:
“Yuanze, Fangcheng, those demons are currently hiding within the Tongtian Sect. Although other demons occasionally reveal themselves, they remain very cautious. From today onward, you two will protect this person. You don’t need to concern yourselves with worldly conflicts, but make sure he is not harmed by demons.”

"Yes, Dao Lord!"

Yuan Ze and Fang Cheng bowed and accepted the order, quickly transforming into two beams of light and leaving Daojun Palace.

Although the two of them did not know Lord Jun's intentions, they simply listened to his orders.

Niu Yi looked up at the chaotic atmosphere outside, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. He flipped his hand, and a copper coin, imbued with the scent of incense, appeared in his palm.

This copper coin was one of the thousands of copper coins that Niu Yi had refined over decades as a divine artifact.

At present, it seems that only demons are hiding in the dark on both sides of the Tongtian River, waiting to wreak havoc on the world, while the local gods and immortals can only passively defend. In fact, Niu Yi has already laid a net across the land, just waiting for those demons to jump out.

"Speaking of which, some powerful ones have come this time. Even with my divination using the causal coin, I could only deduce the aura of three demons at the Great Demon King level. It's because I haven't fully comprehended the Great Dao of Cause and Effect and can't calculate their exact locations. Otherwise, why would I need to go through all this trouble?"

On the south bank of the Tongtian River, in a dark and secluded mountain cave, a large number of demons gathered. Three terrifying demons sat high on their thrones, looking down at the lesser demons below and laughing loudly from time to time.

"Hahaha~ Brothers, once my little demon stirs up trouble with Zong Feng and gets him to destroy Daojun Palace, the two banks of the Tongtian River will be as easy as taking candy from a baby for us. We should drink together!"

(End of this chapter)