Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 272 Deer and Fox

Back when he was cultivating at Flaming Mountain, he was tricked and bullied by a Taoist priest with a bull's nose. Later, his own father went to avenge him, but he was also beaten badly and returned in disgrace.

You should know that he has been working harder and harder to cultivate the Samadhi True Fire over the years in order to regain his face one day. Since he was born, he has only suffered such a great loss at the hands of this one Taoist priest!
How could Red Boy possibly tolerate this!
Furthermore, the local deity of Flaming Mountain must have clearly witnessed what happened back then. He originally intended to drag the local deity out and beat him up to vent his anger, but the local deity actually hid from him for over a hundred years, and did not appear until he left unwillingly.

Now, Red Boy has also come to hate this local earth god and mountain god, finding him increasingly displeasing.

Ever since he came to this Drill Mountain, he has been taking every local land god and mountain god he sees into their caves to bully them, as if only in this way can he vent his hatred!
"Report—"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing the sound, Red Boy stopped what he was doing and turned to look.

A little demon carrying a flag ran quickly over and knelt respectfully before Red Boy, saying:

"Your Majesty! There is a monk riding a white horse, with fair skin and tender flesh, followed by a hairy-faced man with a thunderous mouth, a fat-headed man with big ears, and a gloomy-looking man, all heading towards the mountains!"

"Judging from the rumors, that fair-skinned monk must be the legendary Tang Sanzang, Your Majesty!"

As the little demon spoke, a hint of joy and greed appeared in his eyes.

"Oh? Tang Sanzang has arrived?!"

Red Boy's face immediately lit up with excitement. He then put down the whip in his hand, ignored the two local earth gods and mountain spirits, walked up to the little demon, and shouted:
"Are you sure you saw it clearly? You didn't misread it!"

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I saw it clearly; it is indeed Tang Sanzang and his companions on their journey to the West!"

Red Boy licked his lips and murmured:

"I've heard that Tang Sanzang is a virtuous man who has cultivated for ten lifetimes, and that eating a piece of his flesh will grant immortality! Since we have this opportunity, we must capture Tang Sanzang and taste what his flesh is like!"

"We'll invite Father and Mother over then, so they can all enjoy it together!"

Red Boy became more and more excited as he spoke, and with a wave of his crimson cloak, he took the lead and headed out of the cave.

Only then did the poor earth god and mountain god dare to help each other to their feet. They looked at each other and saw the bitterness on each other's faces.

Early morning, Bhikkhu Kingdom, Willow Grove Slope, Qinghua Village.

A handsome young man in white, leaning on a cane, was looking at the fruit tree in front of him, making hand seals and chanting incantations.

A golden light was seen gathering in the young man's hand under the sun's rays. When the light reached its peak, the young man threw it into the sky, watching it scatter and transform into specks of golden light, slowly falling into Qinghua Manor.

The young man was using the Sun and Moon Dew Technique.

As the golden rays continued to fall, the trees in Qinghua Manor began to grow rapidly, clearly having received tremendous nourishment.

"Pah~pah~"

Hearing the soft applause behind him, the young man smiled, stood up, and looked at the beautiful woman who was walking gracefully towards him.

The woman was dressed in a seven-colored gauze dress and was gazing at the young man with deep affection. Her eyes, combined with her stunning smile, were almost breathtaking.

The young man smiled gently and said in a soft voice:

"Heh~ you~ why aren't you resting properly, instead of coming here to look for me?"

"I miss my beloved so much that I can't sleep. I came to the Qinghua Immortal Abode to see him, but now I can't sleep at all."

The woman walked gracefully towards him, and the young man smiled and stepped forward, pulling her into his arms. The woman then leaned against him, half-pushing and half-accepting, with a look of happiness on her face.

"My lord, I still haven't learned those scriptures you taught me~ Is it because I'm just too incompetent~"

"How could that be? Your talent is no less than mine. If you cultivate well, you will surely achieve immortality."

The young man patted the woman on the shoulder and whispered words of comfort, shamelessly spouting lies.

The two of them were snuggling together, the man handsome and the woman beautiful. If you didn't know better, you would really think they were a perfect couple.

The young man and woman talked for a while, then he suddenly sighed:

"What a pity~ My Longevity Valley was taken over by someone back then, and the longevity peach pits hidden there must be gone too. I really don't know where that Daoist Guangyi came from. I had never heard of him before."

"If you could have that longevity peach, with my secret technique's blessing, it would surely allow your cultivation to advance further, and practicing my technique would be much easier~"

Upon hearing this, the woman seemed somewhat tempted and tentatively asked:

"Young master, who is this Daoist Guangyi? Even with your abilities, you are no match for him. He has taken Longevity Valley, and you can't even get it back?" the young man sighed.
"As for Daoist Guangyi, putting aside everything else, he once fought alongside the current Nine Heavens Demon-Subduing Ancestor, and was someone who could scare away Old Man Tuoshan. He was a highly respected recluse who could help that ancestor."

Then, the young man told the woman in his arms several stories he had heard before, which amazed her and made her give up on asking for the Longevity Valley.
It's such a pity, she wanted to try the legendary longevity peach too!
Fortunately, she has already allied herself with the demon before her, and sooner or later, she too will be able to live forever like this demon.
Inside the chaotic green gourd.

Having just seen off Venus, Niu Yi slowly opened his eyes atop the mountain. He could feel a causal thread connected to him pulsating once more, a message fed back from the Great Dao of Cause and Effect.

"What happened back then is what we are experiencing today; it seems that some things have reached the point where they have to be repaid with their karma."

Niu Yi looked at the sky above Hunyuan Island with some emotion.

When he was cultivating on Jindu Mountain, he received help from many seniors and also had a great opportunity by chance.

The causal line that just fluctuated was the one related to the Longevity Valley, the Longevity Peach Pit, and the Sun and Moon Dew Technique from back then.

All of these things are closely related to the old man of Penglai Immortal Island, and this matter also vaguely points to the old man's mount, the white deer.

Whether it's Longevity Valley or Longevity Peach, including the Sun and Moon Dew Technique that he still occasionally uses, they all provided considerable assistance to him and Jindu Mountain on his cultivation journey.

When Niu Yi obtained the wooden box inscribed with the "Sun and Moon Dew Technique" in Longevity Valley, he knew that this matter must be related to the God of Longevity, but he still kept the treasure.

It seems the time is almost here.
Just as he felt grateful for the help the Nine-Headed Lion Saint had given him back then and intended to help the Saint in return, the time was now coming to repay the karmic debt the God of Longevity had made to him.
Niu Yi slowly stood up, and a long, golden, shimmering phantom of a river slowly appeared around him, within which seemed to be flashing with precious light.

"This path of many treasures really suits me. I only practiced it intermittently for a little over half a month before I reached the end."

Of course, this is also because he has accumulated enough experience to achieve such rapid progress.

This long river is not Niu Yi's river of merit, but the river of many treasures that flowed from his bloodline back then, and it is also the evolution of the Way of Many Treasures.

Since Niu Yi obtained this incomplete Dao from the depths of his bloodline, he has never studied it much, since this incomplete Dao cannot allow him to cultivate the Dao fruit.

In Niu Yi's view, the incomplete Dao they possess, being extraordinary beings of heaven and earth, is more like a constraint.

After all, he possessed a flawed Dao, which was an extremely outstanding talent in itself, allowing him to cultivate all the way to the Taiyi True Immortal realm.

A complete Great Dao can only be found in extremely rare beings like the son of the First Phoenix or the Golden-Winged Roc.

As for completing a Great Dao, that's out of the question. Niu Yi still can't figure out what kind of ability it would take to complete such a Great Dao. If someone had such ability, how could they be trapped at the mere Taiyi True Immortal realm?

Therefore, in Niu Yi's view, the only way for them, who are different from other beings in the world, to achieve the Dao fruit is to eventually deduce the incomplete Dao in their bloodline, which is the only way to make up for it.

As for now
"Regardless, the Treasure River evolved from the Path of Treasures, combined with my many magical treasures, is truly more powerful than I expected."

Niu Yi looked at the Duobao River, which was rapidly expanding and growing around him, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Golden-winged Roc, this is the gift I have prepared for you."

Even the Nine Heavens Demon-Subduing Ancestor could not directly obliterate the body of the Black Jade Qilin back then; he could only suppress it in the depths of the Nine Netherworlds.

But now, Niu Yi intends to try another possibility.
While Niu Yi was preparing a gift for the Golden-Winged Roc, a massive fire, billowing with thick black smoke, had already raged on Drill Mountain. Two figures emerged somewhat disheveled from the sea of ​​fire and flew away into the distance.

Red Boy watched the two figures fleeing in a disheveled state and laughed arrogantly:

"Hahaha~ You monkeys and pigs! You'd better get lost, your master is going to eat you up!"

Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie arrived at the riverbank and finally managed to extinguish the remaining embers on their bodies, leaving them both covered in soot.

"Ouch~ This is burning me to death! If I had been any later, I might have really become that little devil's next dish!"

Pigsy covered his burned ears and groaned. Monkey King's fur was also burned and curled, with some parts blackened, giving off a slightly burnt smell.
Sun Wukong grinned and scratched his hand, extinguishing the tiny flame on his body. He blinked repeatedly and asked in confusion:
"Where did this little devil come from? He actually possesses such fire magic!"

While Sun Wukong was being held back by Red Boy, in the palace of the Divine Physician Daojun, Daojun and Lü Dongbin had roughly discussed the matter of his future reincarnation.

Daojun watched Lü Dongbin depart, a hint of melancholy on his face.

"It seems that even if the matter of spreading Buddhism to the East is over, there will be no time to spare."

"Fortunately, Daojun Medical Clinic and Daojun Temple have already been built in many parts of the Tang Dynasty. Even if this matter will confuse cause and effect, no matter where my fellow Daoist is reincarnated in the mortal world, I can find him very easily."

Having cultivated for so long, he has grown strong enough to repay the many seniors and friends who protected him on his path to enlightenment. Daojun is not opposed to this at all; in fact, he is quite happy about it.

Many things are said to be caused by cause and effect, but once emotions are involved, things become different.

(End of this chapter)