Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 486 Splitting the Mountain
Daojun Mountain, Apricot Grove, Stone Pavilion.

Daojun stood in the stone pavilion, looking towards the North Sea.

There, through the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, he clearly sensed that a familiar aura was slowly dissipating and completely disappearing into the Three Realms.

"The aura of Camel Mountain seems to have completely dissipated."

Daojun turned his gaze back, looking towards the direction of Beiju Luzhou.

Although he and Tuoshan were mortal enemies, the care and affection Tuoshan showed for his disciples moved him somewhat. Unfortunately, Tuoshan's disciples were all good-for-nothings.

As for the disciple who betrayed Tuoshan back then, he had no interest in the villain kneeling before him, claiming he wanted to abandon darkness and embrace light, but who had betrayed his own master. He had long ago thrown him into the demon cave where Zhenwu had suppressed and sealed the northern black energy.

"In any case, more than a thousand years have passed, and this cause and effect can be considered to have been completely resolved."

Daojun looked at the Jade Emperor's edict in his hand, a gentle smile appearing on his face.

"Although this will likely make the Third Holy Mother wait for a few more years, it is the best solution at present."

Several days later, over Mount Hua.

Standing on the cloud, Chenxiang looked down at the majestic Mount Hua, but he had no time to appreciate the scenery. Instead, he gripped the Divine Mountain Axe in his hand tightly and pursed his lips.

If he could split Mount Hua in two with the divine axe in his hand, he could rescue his mother who was suffering inside.

Pigsy glanced at Monkey King, who was lounging on his somersault cloud, leisurely eating a peach, then turned to look at Chenxiang in front of him and advised him:
"Alas, Chenxiang, with your current abilities, it would be a stretch to forcefully split Mount Hua. Why bother cultivating properly? At your cultivation speed, you might have a firm grasp on the task in just over a hundred years."

Chenxiang shook his head and slowly said:
“My mother is imprisoned under Mount Hua and suffering. As a child, I cannot bear to watch her suffer. Moreover, even if I could wait, my father is just an ordinary person with a lifespan of only a few decades. How could he possibly wait?”

"If Chenxiang cannot save his mother and watches her continue to suffer, then he will truly be unworthy of being a son!"

Pigsy shook his head helplessly, looked at Monkey King beside him, and transmitted his voice:

“My brother, are you just going to watch this kid split Mount Hua in half? Putting aside the consequences of splitting Mount Hua, a blessed land where the earth's veins converge, even if Chenxiang has the Divine Mountain Axe, it would be difficult to break the seal set up by Erlang Shen.”

"No, you'd better go find your senior brother quickly. With him around, at least there's still room for negotiation."

Sun Wukong rolled his eyes in annoyance and transmitted his voice:

"You fool, you're always trying to make a big show of things. Don't worry, now that I, Old Sun, have come along, how could I let this little brat suffer? You don't need to test me; I, Old Sun, know exactly what you're up to!"

Pigsy's face lit up with delight as he listened to Monkey King's witty remarks. He leaned closer, clapped his hands, and whispered:

"Oh my, does Brother Monkey mean that Chenxiang really has some connection with the Daoist Master?!"

Sun Wukong smiled, but quickly regained his senses and ignored him. This only strengthened Zhu Bajie's resolve, making him somewhat delighted. With Monkey King and his senior brother on their side, there was room for maneuver in many matters.

Back then, Zhu Bajie was Marshal Tianpeng, not some little kid like Chenxiang. Even if Monkey King didn't tell him directly, he could make many connections from the Divine Mountain Axe, which was clearly made from the spiritual material of the Turtle Back Divine Mountain.

Given how protective he usually is of his senior brother, the fact that he didn't get angry when he said he wanted to involve Daojun suggests that Daojun must be involved in this matter.

Furthermore, he happened to know that the Daoist Lord's skill in crafting magical artifacts was also extremely remarkable. Considering this, their current situation might not be as bad as he had previously thought.

These immortals are just like they were back then, scheming and plotting. They're all so old, yet they have nothing better to do than bully the younger generation. They almost fooled him too. How true.
Pigsy thought to himself and curled his lip. Back when he was Marshal Tianpeng in the heavens, he was ashamed to associate with these old guys. He preferred the pure and innocent Chang'e sisters in the Moon Palace who didn't have so many ulterior motives.

Just then, Pigsy suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and shivered. He looked around with some suspicion, as if he had just been given an unfriendly look.
Before Pigsy could notice the gaze, Chenxiang's eyes had already hardened completely. The Divine Mountain Axe in his hand emitted golden light, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth swept in rapidly, causing Chenxiang's clothes and hair to flutter in the wind.

Chenxiang gripped the axe handle with both hands and raised it high. A phantom of a divine mountain, five thousand feet high, slowly appeared above the clouds and stood behind Chenxiang.

At the Black Cloud Cave in front of Mount Hua, Kang Anyu and Xiaotianquan, who had returned to Mount Hua to guard the town, both became solemn upon seeing this scene.

"What a powerful Divine Mountain Axe! Even though Chenxiang's current cultivation level cannot unleash the full power of this axe, it is already quite remarkable."

The Celestial Dog nodded in agreement.

"However, our master has said that we should not stop him this time, but let him strike down so he can personally experience the power of the seal. Only then will he give up in a short time; otherwise..."

The Celestial Hound shook its head, clearly already having an image in its mind of a figure wielding an axe, eagerly anticipating the challenge of Mount Hua every day.

Just as the two were discussing, the five-thousand-foot-tall phantom of the divine mountain standing in the clouds behind Chenxiang in the sky also quickly surged into the Divine Mountain Axe. At the same time, as Chenxiang cleaved out with his axe, a huge golden axe shadow of five thousand feet also cleaved through the clouds and quickly fell towards the summit of Mount Hua!

"buzz"

However, just as the giant axe landed on the summit of Mount Hua, a beam of azure light suddenly surged out from the mountain, transforming into a majestic phantom of Erlang Shen, who stood atop Mount Hua. He then unleashed a strike with his three-pointed, double-edged spear, colliding with the axe shadow.

"clang!!!"

With a loud clang of metal clashing, two terrifyingly powerful attacks collided. The power instantly erupted, transforming into a shockwave of gold and blue that spread rapidly in all directions like waves amidst the heavy rumble of the earth.

"boom------"

In the sky, agarwood was quickly struck head-on by this impact.

The attack had completely drained Chenxiang's magical power, and he was sent flying backward uncontrollably. However, before Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie behind him could make a move, Chenxiang was caught by a figure that suddenly appeared.

Chenxiang only had time to glance at the figure before his eyes widened. Before he could even utter a sound, he felt a wave of dizziness and lost consciousness.

Master
(End of this chapter)