Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 212 Abbot's Immortal Mountain
Upon hearing this, Yuan Ze smiled nonchalantly.

"You and I are both guardian deities under the Dao Lord, so naturally everything must be done with the Dao Lord's Palace in mind."

"In the Daojun Palace today, General Zhu is the most familiar with the human race on both sides of the Tongtian River. In the medical clinic, no one can do without you. As for the Southern Continent, it is best for me to go there."

"Don't worry, the four generals surnamed Niu under Daojun will also go to Nanzhanbuzhou to help from time to time. It seems that a number of Daojun believers have emerged in Nanzhanbuzhou in recent years, and two Daojun temples are under construction. It is only right that I go to guard them."

Upon hearing this, Fang Cheng turned to look at Yuan Ze and slowly nodded.

"Once these three volumes of 'Acupuncture' are spread, I think the Dao Lord's faith will take another step forward. The Southern Continent is a land of outstanding people and abundant resources, and we cannot ignore the believers who have emerged from it."

“You are right about one thing. We are the guardian generals under the Divine Physician Dao Lord. We should share the burden for the Dao Lord. Even if the Dao Lord does not care about the incense and reputation, we, as his subordinates, should still do our part.”

Yuan Ze nodded and said:
"That's right. I don't have your medical skills, so I can only use my sword to protect Daojun."

In the Heavenly Court, in the palace of the Divine Physician Daojun.

Now, more than ten days have passed since Sun Wukong was imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain, which is equivalent to more than ten years in the human world.

Since the An Tian Assembly, apart from the officials in charge of repairing palaces and buildings day and night, all the other gods in the Heavenly Court have returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

On this day, outside the gates of Daojun Palace, the divine physician Daojun, who had returned to the Heavenly Court, saw off the Thunder God General Ma from the Thunder Department. The two bowed and took their leave.

"Haha~ Thank you for your hospitality, Daoist Lord! If any demons cause trouble again in the future, Daoist Lord, please come to me again, and I will immediately muster my troops to capture them!"

"In that case, thank you very much, General Ma."

Now, no demons dare to cause trouble on either side of the Tongtian River. They were all terrified after he killed them a few years ago. In addition, he has three guardian deities under his command to protect the area, so there is no need to ask this person to come out again.

But he appreciated the kindness of General Ma.

At that time, Sun Wukong fought his way to the Lingxiao Palace, where he was stopped by Wang Lingguan and thirty-six Thunder Gods, all of whom had been rewarded.

After meeting him once at the An Tian Conference, General Ma, who was busy in the lower realm all year round, also contacted him, which led to today's visit.

As Daojun saw Ma Shenjiang walk away, he was about to turn around and return to Daojun Palace when he caught sight of Lü Dongbin riding the clouds towards him in the distance.

"Hahaha~ Daoist Master, this humble Daoist has arrived~"

Upon seeing Daojun, Lü Dongbin laughed and stepped forward to exchange greetings with Daojun, who was hurrying to greet him.

"Fellow Daoist Lü, judging from your appearance today, has something good happened?"

"Daojun's guess is correct; something good is indeed happening!"

Seeing the mysterious smile on Lü Dongbin's face, Daojun was also curious. He welcomed Lü Dongbin into Daojun's palace, and the two sat down facing each other.

"Daojun, I still fondly remember those jars of your apricot wine from back then~"

Daojun smiled and nodded, picked up the wine pot, filled the pair of wine cups on the table, and said:
"If Fellow Daoist Lü likes them, you can take some back with you later."

Lü Dongbin readily agreed, smiling broadly as he said:

"I didn't take Daoist Lord's wine for nothing; after all, I've come to deliver some good news to Daoist Lord today~"

"Oh? I wonder if Fellow Daoist Lü has some good news to share?"

Lü Dongbin picked up the wine cup on the table, drank it all in one gulp, and laughed: "Didn't Daoist Lord ask me a few days ago if I knew the preferences of Emperor Donghua and Lord Huode, or what they needed now?"

Upon hearing this, Daojun's eyes lit up, and he said expectantly:
"Fellow Daoist, did you get this news from somewhere?"

"Hey~ It's good that Daojun knows that the Fire Virtue Star Lord of Tonghua Palace is in charge of a region, and I rarely see him and am not familiar with him. But the Eastern Emperor can be considered the ancestor of my lineage."

"A few days ago, after the An Tian Conference ended, I went to Fangzhang Immortal Mountain to meet the Emperor. I happened to mention this matter, and the Emperor asked me to invite you, Daojun, to visit Fangzhang Immortal Mountain if you have the time."

Seeing Lü Dongbin sitting there leisurely drinking apricot wine, Daojun stood up and solemnly bowed to Lü Dongbin in thanks.

"I am truly grateful to Fellow Daoist Lü for this matter."

Lu Dongbin's actions showed that he had taken his matter to heart, which was why he went to such lengths and even took the initiative to mention it to Emperor Donghua. How could he not be moved?

Lü Dongbin laughed heartily and said:

"Hahaha~ Daojun~ We have known each other for many years and consider each other confidants. Why should we put on such a girlish act? If you are so polite, how can I come to Daojun's palace to ask for wine in the future?"

"Come, come, Daoist Lord! Drinking alone is nowhere near as pleasant as drinking with someone. Please, Daoist Lord, drink this cup to the brim with me!"

"Okay, okay~"

Daojun took his seat and said no more words of thanks. He simply toasted and chatted with Lü Dongbin, enjoying himself immensely.

The two drank for a full half day before Lü Dongbin, satisfied, left Daojun Palace with a gourd filled with apricot wine from the cave.

Daojun sat in his chair, pondering the matter.

"Shall we make a trip to Fangzhang Immortal Mountain?"

He now possesses quite a few treasures, and it remains to be seen what conditions the Eastern Emperor will offer. His only concern is that the Eastern Emperor has cultivated to such a level that he has already transcended countless ages.

The treasures he possesses are probably nothing special to others.

"No matter what, the Wood Spirit Orb and the Fire Spirit Orb are very important to me. If I can obtain them, I will not hesitate to pay a great price."

Everything needs to be weighed, and for him, the Wood Spirit Orb and the Fire Spirit Orb are undoubtedly very important, ranking first.

"Let's make some preparations in the next few days and then head to Fangzhang Immortal Mountain."

Tushita Palace, in the garden.

The blue ox, which was lying down as if sleeping, noticed that the boy who had passed by had gone far away. A flash of light appeared on the ox's horns, and a small white jade pot quickly appeared.

The green ox looked around warily and saw that the lid of the small pot was open, from which several orange-yellow fairy leaves flew out and came to the green ox, peeling open on their own.

As orange segments flew into the mouth of the green ox, it slowly lay down on the ground, squinting its eyes in enjoyment, as if it had returned to the ever-spring-like Golden Gourd Mountain.

He was lying on the grass, smelling the flowers, and a gentle breeze was blowing over him; it felt wonderful.

After a while, another boy came from a distance. With a flash of the ox's horns, the white jade pot and the leftover orange peel disappeared instantly.

The blue ox closed its eyes again, feigning sleep, but a sense of melancholy settled in its heart.

I wonder when I'll be able to return to my virtuous brother's Golden Gourd Mountain and enjoy myself for a while.
(End of this chapter)