Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 196 The Great Sage Battles Nezha

Despite the immense strength of the Giant Spirit God, he was still forced back several steps by Sun Wukong's attack, his arms went numb, and he couldn't help but show a look of horror on his face!
But he was the vanguard of this battle! How could he retreat! He immediately activated his supernatural powers, transforming into a three-thousand-foot giant, and wielded his giant axe to strike Sun Wukong down once more!
The two fought in mid-air. Sun Wukong was not afraid at all. He used his transformation technique and his figure became as tall as the giant spirit god. He swung his iron cudgel and smashed it down at the giant spirit god!

"Clang!! Clang!!"

The giant spirit raised his double axes to block, but each time the golden cudgel struck him, he was shaken and his arms went numb.

The giant spirit was beaten so badly that he was in a panic. He fought and retreated, but after a few rounds he was no match for Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong struck him on the head with a staff, breaking the handle of the giant axe in two. He had no choice but to withdraw his supernatural powers and flee in a sorry state.

Sun Wukong turned around and stopped his transformation, gripping his golden cudgel. Looking at the fleeing giant spirit, he mocked:

"That Mao God~ I have spared your life, hurry back and deliver the message!"

The Giant Spirit God was terrified by Sun Wukong. His arms were still numb, so he dared not turn back and flew straight back to heaven to apologize to Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King.

When Niu Yi saw the Jade Emperor place a black piece, he secretly admired his junior brother Wukong's talent for mastering one meridian and all meridians.

The patriarch passed down to his junior brother Wukong the Golden Elixir Technique, which Wukong mastered in just three years. He also mastered the Seventy-Two Transformations through practice and learned the Somersault Cloud technique in just one night.

Now, with his talent of opening up all meridians, my junior brother can truly be called a master of endless transformations.

Niu Yi picked up a white chess piece from the white jade chess jar, pondered for a moment while looking at the chessboard, and then placed it on the chessboard.

"despair."

The Jade Emperor's chess strategy is grand and upright, while Niu Yi's strategy is to win steadily without revealing any flaws. On the chessboard now, the situation is evenly matched, and the battle is so fierce that it is difficult to determine the winner.

As the two played chess, Niu Yi pondered his moves, when he saw the battle resume in mid-air.

This time, it was none other than Nezha, the Third Prince!

Nezha, wielding the Fire-Tipped Spear and aided by the Universe Ring and the Hun Tian Ling, engaged in battle with Sun Wukong. They fought for several rounds, their struggle proving difficult to resolve.

"boom!"

Nezha was engulfed in flames, and his Fire-Tipped Spear suddenly thrust out, carrying divine fire, and blasted Sun Wukong away with a single blow.

Nezha, standing in mid-air on his Wind and Fire Wheels, transformed into a three-headed, six-armed being, wielding six weapons: the Demon-Slaying Sword, the Demon-Cutting Knife, the Demon-Binding Rope, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, the Embroidered Ball, and the Fire Wheels, and attacked Sun Wukong once more.

"Hehe~ You've got some skills, young man. Watch me, Old Sun!"

Sun Wukong transformed into a three-headed, six-armed being, and with a flick of his golden cudgel, it transformed into three golden cudgels, which he then used to fight Nezha!
The two fought fiercely, their battle raging under the watchful eyes of the demons and celestial soldiers of Flower Fruit Mountain. The sky was darkened by the divine fire and the golden shadows of the golden cudgel, which pierced through the dark clouds and collided with each other, producing a series of deafening roars.

At this moment, a golden staff-like shadow, as tall as a pillar, even emerged from the dark clouds, swept past Niu Yi and the Jade Emperor, struck the sea, and stirred up towering waves, making the sea surface turbulent.

"Wow————"

Niu Yi and the Jade Emperor remained calm, holding chess pieces in their hands and focusing on the chessboard before them, ignoring the towering waves.

The giant waves crashed down, completely bypassing the auspicious cloud, without splashing a single drop of seawater onto it.

Nezha fought Sun Wukong for over thirty rounds, but Nezha was ultimately no match for Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong found an opening and injured Nezha's arm with the golden cudgel, forcing Nezha to withdraw his magical weapon and return to report to his army.

Sun Wukong's triumphant return greatly boosted the morale of the demons on Flower Fruit Mountain. Their excited roars were deafening, and the banner on the mountaintop bearing the four characters "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" was waved continuously by the excited monkeys, making them look very majestic.

In contrast, the numerous heavenly soldiers and generals in the sky ceased their attacks and retreated temporarily after a long while.

As soon as the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, the sun shone on Flower Fruit Mountain once again, making the demons of Flower Fruit Mountain even more excited!

This battle has temporarily come to an end, but the game between Niu Yi and the Jade Emperor is not yet over.

The way of chess is also the way of endless changes. On a small chessboard, the black and white pieces, symbolizing yin and yang, can extend into infinite possibilities.

Niu Yi and the Jade Emperor played a game of chess for a full day and night, but Niu Yi ultimately lost by a single move.

The Jade Emperor shook his head slightly and said:

"Your chess moves are too conservative. Fortunately, you're no longer that terrible player, otherwise this game would have been really boring."

"Even so, I am quite satisfied. This is for you."

Looking at the chessboard where the outcome was already decided, the Jade Emperor flipped his hand, conjured something, and tossed it to Niu Yi.

Niu Yi reached out and caught it, only to find that what he held in his hand was a palm-sized jade bottle with cloud patterns.

When Niu Yi looked up, he found that the person in front of him, along with the chessboard, had disappeared again. Only the auspicious cloud beneath his feet remained in place, and the Jade Emperor's voice still echoed in his ears.

"You've done a good job on both sides of the Tongtian River. You're a responsible person, and you haven't let me down."

Niu Yi quickly stood up and bowed towards the sky.

"Guangyi thanks Your Majesty for your praise and respectfully sees Your Majesty off."

Speaking of which, at this time, the Jade Emperor should still be in heaven receiving Li Jing and Nezha, who are returning to Heaven. Is he an incarnation of the Jade Emperor?
In the Heavenly Court, with the return of Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, and Nezha, the news also reached the Lingxiao Palace.

"How about His Majesty bestow great mercy and issue a decree to make him the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, but give him an empty title, an official position without any real power."

The Jade Emperor looked at Venus, who had stepped forward to speak, and slowly nodded.

"As you have suggested, then bestow upon him the title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

After the Jade Emperor left, Niu Yi remained standing on the sea for a long time.

As evening approached, six figures shrouded in demonic aura emerged from Flower Fruit Mountain, laughing loudly as they sped off in all directions.

Niu Yi's eyes flashed, and he saw that these six were all great demons rarely seen in the world. In particular, among the three figures heading west, the demonic aura emanating from one of them was something that even Niu Yi admired.

These six were the other six brothers who became sworn brothers with Sun Wukong and were each called the Great Sage.

They are all quite capable, quite old, very experienced, and shrewd.

Although he had sworn brotherhood with Sun Wukong, their relationship was superficial. If the Heavenly Court attacked, he would not show his face at all. When Sun Wukong won a great victory, although he came to congratulate him, he had no intention of contributing anything. He spent a day having fun and then took his leave.

Niu Yi shook his head, waved his whisk, and disappeared from the sea surface. He had used the Five Elements Escape Technique to leave this place.

"Ok?"

The Bull Demon King, who was soaring through the clouds in mid-air, seemed to sense something, but when he turned around, he found nothing.

"Am I overthinking?"

Having considered this, the Bull Demon King rode on the clouds, increasing his speed considerably, and flew away into the distance.

After receiving the decree from the Jade Emperor, Venus descended to the mortal realm again, went to Flower Fruit Mountain to pacify Sun Wukong, and summoned him back to the Heavenly Palace, bestowing upon him the title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

Subsequently, the Jade Emperor issued an edict to build the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's Palace on the right side of the Peach Garden. The palace was equipped with two departments: the Department of Tranquility and the Department of Peace.

The names of these two departments also reveal that the Jade Emperor hoped Sun Wukong would calm down and stop causing trouble.

Niu Yi had seen things clearly during this time. His junior brother had had too smooth a journey, and now that he had won a battle and been named the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, his arrogance had grown even stronger, and he was quite conceited and conceited.

But how many of these countless gods and Buddhas have they actually seen?
Not to mention the Three Pure Ones and the Four Emperors, Doumu Yuanjun, who is the mother of all stars, etc., even in the Western Paradise there is Buddha Tathagata, Buddha Mother Peacock King Bodhisattva and a group of others, as well as the Eastern Chongen Holy Emperor, the Northern Pole Xuanling, the Central Yellow Pole Yellow Horn Great Immortal and other famous Five Elders.

In addition, there were his master, Bodhi Patriarch, Zhen Yuanzi the Great Immortal of Wuzhuang Temple, and Wuchao Zen Master of Futu Mountain, all of whom were reclusive masters whose names were not widely known.

His junior brother was highly skilled, but at this time he did not yet understand the principle that there are always people more capable than oneself and that there is always something beyond one's understanding.

This matter is also beyond his control.

On Jindu Mountain, Niu Yi sat in the pavilion on the stone bridge, holding the cloud-patterned jade bottle in his hand, his eyes gleaming.

Soon, two years had passed since the great battle at Flower Fruit Mountain. The Divine Physician Daojun descended to the mortal realm again, returning to his Daojun Mountain to receive Fang Cheng, who had come to pay his respects.

The top floor of Daojun Palace.

"Lord Daojun, over the past few years, Yuanze and I have successively selected sixteen medical apprentices. Among them, fourteen have passed our tests and have been awarded the Tiger's Prowess."

"These fourteen are all of excellent character and have good talent. Ten of them have already left the banks of the Tongtian River, carrying the Hundred Herbs Elixir Manual, to practice medicine elsewhere."

"Before they left, each of these people planted an apricot sapling on the front of Daojun Mountain, and now several of them have grown up."

Daojun flipped through the list in his hand, then looked at Fang Cheng, who was bowing before him, and nodded with a smile:

"I trust you to do things."

These fourteen people were carefully selected by their Daojun Palace. At first, Niu Yi only hoped that these well-trained doctors would treat the sick and save lives.

However, Fang Cheng later suggested that they travel around in the name of Daojun Palace, on the one hand to treat the sick and save lives, and on the other hand, to spread the superb medical skills of Daojun Palace and the "Hundred Herbs Elixir Classic" to doctors in various places. If anyone wanted to learn, they could be taught and passed on their knowledge.

This act can be considered a benefit to the world.

In the short term, it may not change much, but as long as the medical clinic at the foot of Daojun Mountain remains, training itinerant doctors to travel far and wide, the changes will become increasingly significant.

Now, not only Niu Yi himself, but also Fang Cheng and the others who have received the immortal talisman and become immortals, have no shortage of time.

"Speaking of which, how is Zhu Dayou doing?"

"Reporting to Daojun, all places are now at peace, and the people are living in peace and contentment. He is making some arrangements for the future, and it should not be long before he comes to Daojun Mountain to receive his title."

"Well, that's fine."

(End of this chapter)