Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 484 Progress
"Golden wind and golden clouds."

As Daojun finished speaking, the two attendants, Jinfeng and Jinyun, hurriedly entered the garden of Daojun's palace and bowed to Daojun in greeting.

"master."

With a casual wave of his hand, the bell at his waist and the bamboo staff beside him flew to the two boys.

"You two, take my jade bamboo staff and tiger-shaped bell and head to the North Sea immediately to find the Goat-Headed Ghost King and help him destroy the rock turtle eggs in that cave. This talisman will guide you."

"Yes, sir!"

Jin Feng and Jin Yun accepted the order, put away their treasures, and rode the clouds away from Daojun Palace, following the transmission talisman, heading towards the North Sea in the lower realm.

Southern Jambudvipa, Wudang Mountain.

The Nine Heavens Demon-Subduing Ancestor was standing outside the main hall, looking at the sky. After a long while, he slowly nodded and walked back into the main hall.

"Daojun's actions are still so prudent. Considering the previous cover-ups, Camel Mountain's last glimmer of hope has been completely extinguished."

"These are just some heretical and unorthodox methods. Even if they manage to break through to the Great Luo Realm by chance, they'll only amount to nothing."

Beyond the East Sea, in Aolai, lies Huaguo Mountain.

Seeing Yang Jian and the six brothers of Meishan, leading Xiaotian Dog and 1,200 grass-headed gods away on clouds, Sun Wukong stood atop the mountain and waved enthusiastically, saying:

"Erlang Zhenjun, the other brothers, come visit Flower Fruit Mountain again when you have time!"

Previously, the six brothers of Meishan tried to capture Zhu Bajie and Chenxiang, but Chenxiang seized the opportunity and broke through a blockade with a single blow, escaping.

In this way, Yang Jian and his other Meishan brothers had no 'reason' to stay in Huaguo Mountain, and thus they withdrew their troops.

Seeing that these people had completely disappeared, Sun Wukong somersaulted back into the Water Curtain Cave.

"Hey, you two, stop hiding and come out now!"

Behind a group of monkeys, two figures hiding behind rocks emerged, namely Chenxiang and Zhu Bajie, who had escaped.

"Hey, you idiot, you're something else! It's been a few years since I last saw you. Your skills haven't improved much, but your courage has certainly grown. Now you're not afraid of offending people, and you dare to go against Yang Jian and the others?"

When Pigsy heard what Monkey King said, he was initially quite pleased with himself, but then he suddenly realized that these were not pleasant words.

"That's right, you don't even know that I, Old Pig, was appointed the Clean Altar Messenger for nothing. No, you monkey, who are you saying hasn't improved their skills!"

Sun Wukong scratched his cheek, chuckled twice, and ignored him. Instead, he quickly walked up to Chenxiang and said with a smile:
"Chenxiang, now that Erlang Shen and the others have retreated, my Huaguo Mountain is not a place they can come and go as they please. You should continue your cultivation."

Chenxiang looked at Sun Wukong gratefully and bowed to express his thanks.

"Yes! Thank you for your help, Great Sage!" Although Sun Wukong had given him a hard time during this period, based on the theory that the best education is practical combat, it was precisely because of this that he was able to make rapid progress in a short period of time. Otherwise, the outcome of today's battle would be uncertain.

Of course, for him, the biggest lifeline was the axe that his master had given him.

As Chenxiang looked at the mark of the Divine Mountain Axe on the back of his hand, he became more and more delighted, and a warm and reassuring feeling swept through his heart.

Since his father, Liu Yanchang, left, the only person he could rely on was his master, who was also the only one who could give him warmth and peace of mind.

At this moment, he could vaguely understand that his master, Jin Lingzi, was definitely not an ordinary immortal. However, his master had not shown up, which must be due to some unspeakable reason. Moreover, he himself did not want to involve his master in this matter.

The master leads you through the door, but the cultivation is up to you. He will walk the rest of the road alone!
Pigsy, standing to the side, looked at the pattern on the Divine Mountain Axe in Chenxiang's hand and found it increasingly familiar. It wasn't until he clearly saw that the Divine Mountain pattern on the axe matched a certain tortoise shell in his memory that he suddenly widened his eyes, grabbed Chenxiang's hand, and looked at Sun Wukong not far away.

"Hey!! Monkey King, look at this."

Before Pigsy could finish speaking, he saw Monkey wink at him. Their unspoken understanding was obvious, and Pigsy immediately stopped talking. Although his eyes were still darting around, he swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

Chenxiang looked at this scene with some curiosity, but before he could ask anything, the monkeys in the cave carried melons and fruits in from outside.

"You idiot, Chenxiang, let's eat something, let's eat something!"

"Hey! Alright, Monkey King! I'm hungry too. I've been living a really tough time in Meishan these past few days!"

As Zhu Bajie spoke, he released Chenxiang's hand and strode towards the fruits and melons, looking impatient. Although Chenxiang was still a little confused, she put aside her doubts after seeing this and quickly followed.

"Hiss, that axe in Chenxiang's hand is really powerful! This treasure uses its power to suppress people. It can even split my sea of ​​fire in one swing. It looks like an ordinary swing, but it feels like a ten-thousand-foot divine mountain is pressing down."

High above, Erlang Shen and his entourage were no longer as serious as they had been on Flower Fruit Mountain. They were chatting amongst themselves. At this moment, Zhang Boshi was vividly recounting his battle with Chenxiang, praising the axe he used.

"Hey, don't you even know who sent that treasure? It must be the work of our Brother Guangyi. Don't forget, besides being an expert in incense making, Brother Guangyi is also a top-notch craftsman in making magical artifacts."

"That's true, but even before it was forged, this treasure must have had an extraordinary origin. Otherwise, how could it have suppressed the magic weapons we've refined for so long, even our merit-based magic weapons?"

"This Chenxiang has also made rapid progress. It hasn't been long since we last met, but his skills are much stronger than before. At least he can now use the flawed 'Seventy-Two Transformations' with ease, and he can also use Brother Guangyi's 'Golden Light Across the Earth' supernatural power with great ease."

"Yes, the boss is right. If he hadn't made such rapid progress, even if this divine axe were given to him, he wouldn't have been able to use it. Without the corresponding ability, how could he use it so effortlessly?"

Erlang Shen listened to this from the side, a faint smile appearing on his face, clearly quite satisfied with Chenxiang's progress.

His nephew didn't bring shame to their family after all, but he had seen how much suffering Chenxiang had endured during this time.

"Perhaps it's time to hand over that imperial edict that Brother Guangyi mentioned to me before to Chenxiang. In many things, too much is as bad as too little."

Erlang Shen pondered for a moment, then quickly made a decision. He waved his hand and drew a talisman, his lips moving as if he were saying something. He then sent the talisman into the sky, watching it quickly disappear from sight.

(End of this chapter)