Journey to the West: Beginning with the Apprenticeship of Bodhi Patriarch

Chapter 206 Ji Ding Collects Water

However, Bull Demon King and Sun Wukong were unable to capture Dragon Demon King, so they turned back and told him what had happened. Upon hearing what he had heard, the Immortal Master said that he had a way to defeat them, so he went to Fen River with the two of them.

After a while, the three of them arrived at the Fen River.

The immortal looked at the surging Fen River and nodded secretly, thinking that there were very few waters in the world of Yama that could compare with this one.

The Bull Demon King stepped forward and said, "Master, this is the Fen River. Please tell me what you want to do, and I will obey you."

Wukong said, "Big Brother, you can give me your orders."

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "You are just saying that he is good at water nature, but it is this water nature that makes it impossible for you to control him. But I have a way to overcome his water nature."

The Bull Demon King asked, "What can I do, sir?"

Jiang Yuan said: "There is a saying that 'all things are mutually generated and restrained', that is, the spirit of heaven and earth must have its own way of restraining it. Water is the source of the five elements, and there are two things that restrain it, one is earth, and the other is water. Earth restrains water, which is common sense. I have Yu Ding, which can restrain Fenshui, but I am afraid that Yu Ding is too heavy. If I put it into the bottom of Fenshui to suppress the enemy, I am afraid that it will cause chaos in Fenshui. This Fenshui is originally turbulent. If I try to suppress it, it will definitely be chaotic. At that time, the water veins will be out of order. In the next hundred years, there will definitely be no peace, and future generations will suffer. Therefore, Yu Ding cannot be used to suppress it."

Wukong agreed with him and said, "Big Brother, what you said makes a lot of sense. Big Brother, I know the power of Yu Ding, but if we don't use Yu Ding to suppress it, how can we subdue the Jiao Demon King?"

However, the Bull Demon King had some guesses.

Jiang Yuan said: "Yu Ding is not possible, so if earth cannot conquer water, then water can be conquered. I have Ji Ding, which can control all the water in the world. So if you hold Ji Ding, you can make Jiao Demon King no longer have the help of Fen River. If he loses his water nature, you will definitely be able to subdue Jiao Demon King."

The Bull Demon King said happily: "Master, if the Jiao Demon King didn't have the Fen River to help him, I would be able to capture him without my brother."

Wukong said, "Brother, don't say such things. If the Jiao Demon King can't swim, I will attack him immediately and capture him. There is no need to talk or fight with him any more."

The Bull Demon King nodded and said, "It is just as you said, my dear brother."

Seeing the two talking like this, Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "In that case, you two can go to the Jiao Demon King again. Once you find him and fight him, I will definitely help you."

Upon receiving the order, the two men immediately went into the Fen River.

Jiang Yuan stood on the shore waiting.

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Bull Demon King and Wukong entered the Fen River and walked to the Crystal Palace. Without saying a word, they walked in through the broken door.

The two men entered the Crystal Palace, and saw monsters along the way. They started fighting with their golden hoop sticks and mixed iron sticks, and killed all the monsters, big and small. When they entered the Crystal Palace, they saw a dozen living people in the palace. They rescued them and sent them to the shore with magic.

The two of them searched the Crystal Palace from top to bottom but couldn't find the Dragon Demon King, so they met in the main hall.

The Bull Demon King asked, "My dear brother, have you seen the Jiao Demon King?"

Sun Wukong shook his head and said, "I have never seen it, I have never seen it. What part of it have you not seen, brother?"

The Bull Demon King said: "I have never seen it either. I asked a little demon, and he said that the Jiao Demon King never came back here. It was probably because we defeated him, so he dared not come back."

Sun Wukong said: "How could he be so cowardly as to abandon the mansion? I thought he would stay here to guard the mansion. Now that he has left, where can we find him?"

The Bull Demon King shook his head and said, "I don't know either. If we can't find it, we two will go to the shore first and talk to you."

Sun Wukong naturally agreed, and after a while, he left with the Bull Demon King.

The two returned to the shore, met Jiang Yuan, and recounted what had happened.

Jiang Yuan heard this and asked, "Do you two think that the Jiao Demon King is still in the Fen River?"

Sun Wukong said, "Brother, I think the Jiao Demon King must still be in the Fen River. Although he is timid, he has always been lurking in the Fen River. When he heard that the gods came to defeat him, he went along the water, either to the Yellow River or to the sea. He would return after the gods left. Although we two have defeated him here, we have not hurt him. I think he is still in the Fen River, but I don't know where he is hiding. Even if we have the ability to predict the future, we can't find him."

Jiang Yuan said: "Since he is in the Fen River, let me look for him."

The Bull Demon King asked, "Master, what can you do?"

Jiang Yuan said: "Look at me, Ji Ding."

Say it.

The Immortal took out the Ji Ding from his waist and threw it lightly towards the Fen River. The Ji Ding was suspended in the air, and its true form was revealed, with divine light looming in it. The Immortal shouted "Collect", and the Ji Ding rotated around, and the Fen River poured back into the Ji Ding. However, all the good demons were taught to be sucked into the Ding. It was truly a scene of "divine light rising to the sky, full of water vapor, and the shadows of the sun on the blue waves were covered with cold light".

In a short while, the water level of Fen River dropped a lot, and Ji Ding swallowed up an unknown amount of water, like a bottomless pit.

When Wukong saw the water level drop, he opened his flaming eyes wide, and saw black gas rising into the sky in the distance ahead, which turned out to be a big monster.

Wukong pointed to the front and said, "Brother, there is a demonic aura rising to the sky ahead. The Jiao Demon King must be there. Brother, follow me quickly to capture him. Don't let him escape."

Wukong rode his somersault cloud and went there.

The Bull Demon King followed closely behind.

When the two men got closer, they really saw the Dragon Demon King, who was hiding in a cave at the moment. The two men said nothing, each holding a stick, and started hitting the Dragon Demon King.

The Dragon Demon King in the cave didn't know why the water level was dropping, but when he saw the Bull Demon King and Sun Wukong coming, he was shocked. He took a big knife and went to the deep water.

Unexpectedly, Ji Ding collected most of the Fen River in a short while. How could the Dragon Demon King have any place to go? He dived downwards, but his speed was not as fast as Ji Ding's speed of collecting the water.

When the Dragon Demon King saw that he could not escape, he turned around and chopped at the Bull Demon King in the face, ignoring Sun Wukong and only targeting the Bull Demon King.

When Bull Demon King saw that Jiao Demon King was coming at him aggressively, he swung up the iron stick to block it.

The two fought endlessly.

When Sun Wukong saw this, he swung his golden cudgel and attacked.

The Dragon Demon King was fighting one against two, without the help of the Fen River. How could he be a match for the Bull Demon King and Sun Wukong? After fighting for less than three rounds, the Dragon Demon King felt weak and numb and could hardly fight anymore.

The Dragon Demon King made a feint with his sword, pretending to escape.

Sun Wukong had already anticipated that the Dragon Demon King would definitely escape, so he dodged and stopped him.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, Jiao Demon King was very angry and shouted, "Bull Demon King, Fighting Buddha! Why did you two try to stop me?"

The Bull Demon King cursed, "I have long told you that you have been causing trouble for a long time, relying on the power of water, and have no fear of heaven and earth, committing a great crime of deceiving heaven. Now that the Immortal is passing by here, I will subdue you and restore peace to this place."

The Jiao Demon King said: "Why do you two have to act like this? The real person hasn't come in person, so why are you so serious? You two and I are brothers in the past, but please let me go for the sake of our brotherhood. I will never do evil again and will return to the right path."

Upon hearing this, Bull Demon King said to Wukong, "My dear brother, he actually knows he is wrong. Can you trust him?"

Wukong laughed and said, "Brother, he doesn't know he is wrong, he just knows he can't escape, so he is afraid."

The Bull Demon King pointed at the Dragon Demon King and said, "You said that the Immortal Master has never come in person. I will explain it to you clearly so that you can know. If your Fen River does not exist here, the Immortal Master will come in person and exert his great magic power."

When the Jiao Demon King heard this, he was shocked and asked, "Where is the real person?"

The Bull Demon King pointed to the shore.

The Dragon Demon King looked over and saw a man standing on the shore. There was divine light all over his body and he looked like an immortal. He was majestic and had the air of an immortal.

In the mid-air, there was a tripod, which was being filled with Fen water.

The Jiao Demon King was surprised and said, "That's He Ding."

The Bull Demon King said: "In the past, Yu cast one of the nine tripods, and this is the Ji Ding."

When Jiao Mo Wang heard this, he was disheartened. How could he not know the name of Ji Ding? But seeing Niu Mo Wang and Sun Wukong guarding him from front and back, he knew it was difficult for him to escape. He said anxiously, "Since the Immortal has come in person, please go and ask the Immortal how to spare my life. I am willing to become his disciple, but please spare my life."

Upon hearing this, Bull Demon King and Sun Wukong looked at each other. Just as they were wondering whether they should turn around and ask the real person, they suddenly heard a voice in their ears.

"He has eaten countless people, killed the earth gods, and exterminated the mountain gods. His crimes are unforgivable and he must be executed."

The Bull Demon King and Sun Wukong both turned around and bowed, saying, "I understand your command!"

The two received the imperial edict and attacked the Dragon Demon King without distraction.

(End of this chapter)