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

Chapter 274: Subjugating the Xuanming Mother, Yongzhou Ding
The story goes that Sun Wukong and the Third Prince Nezha were both fighting against the Xuanming Mother. The Monkey King's stick was as powerful as the wind, and Nezha's spear was as powerful as flowing water. The two of them worked together to fight Xuanming and protect the law and do good.

Xuanming Old Mother was not afraid of the two men, she just shook her clothes, and the smoke and haze protected her. No matter how the two men used their weapons, they could not move her. When he saw that the two men could not do anything to him, he took out his sword and slashed at them.

Sun Wukong and the Third Prince Nezha were unable to subdue the Xuanming Mother.

Nezha said: "Great Sage, do you have any magical power that can break his protective mist? If we can't break his mist, we will never be able to subdue him."

Sun Wukong said: "My magical power cannot break this treasure. Only my eldest brother has the magical power to break it."

Nezha said: "Let's go and invite the real person. We can't do anything to him."

Sun Wukong said: "We can invite Li Tianwang here, he may have the magical power to destroy this treasure."

Nezha said: "His treasure can subdue ordinary demons, but this old demon, his magical treasure is absolutely useless."

The two were at a loss and were looking for a real person to help them when they suddenly saw a gust of wind coming.

"Nezha! Sun Wukong! Get back quickly and watch me take his treasure!"

Sun Wukong and Nezha looked and saw the Green Ox coming with a strong wind, holding a steel spear in his hand.

The Green Ox came up and said, "You two make way for me, and I will defeat him!"

Sun Wukong was overjoyed and said, "Qingniu'er, quickly take out your diamond chisel and take his treasure."

Qingniu said, "You don't need to say more. I came here on the orders of the Immortal to take his treasure."

King Si stuck his steel spear into the ground, took out his diamond chisel, and said, "My dear mother, now that I have arrived, why don't you accept my surrender immediately?"

The Xuanming Mother held up her sword and asked, "Who are you?"

The blue ox said, "I am the beast of the Supreme Lord Lao, the Si King."

When the Xuanming Old Mother heard this, she was surprised. She knew the abilities of Laojun, but now that the beast was coming, she didn't know what abilities it had. She quickly activated her precious clothes to protect Yanxia's body.

Upon seeing this, Qingniu threw the diamond chisel forward. The diamond chisel landed in front of Xuanming Mother and actually took away all the smoke and haze.

Qing Niu took back the diamond chisel and said, "He is wearing a precious robe, which is quite extraordinary. I cannot trick him. But his precious robe is useless in front of my diamond chisel. You two should quickly surrender to him."

Sun Wukong and Nezha naturally understood what she meant. Without saying a word, they each took up their weapons and attacked the Xuanming Mother again.

The old mother Xuanming was panicked and activated her precious clothes, causing smoke and haze to rise again.

However, the mist and cloud had not yet formed, so he tried to use the diamond chisel to get rid of it.

Sun Wukong swung his golden cudgel and shouted, "Monster! Take my cudgel!"

Sun Wukong hit Xuanming Mother with a stick, causing her to fall to the ground. Fortunately, she was protected by her precious clothes, otherwise she would not have been able to withstand the blow.

Nezha suddenly transformed into a being with three heads and six arms. Without saying a word, he threw his six weapons at the Xuanming Mother.

The old mother Xuanming raised her sword to resist, but if it came to a competition of martial arts, how could she be a match for the Third Prince Nezha?

Nezha simply raised his flaming spear, and all the treasures smashed into his body, causing him to feel great pain and roll on the ground, unable to resist.

Nezha raised the demon-slaying sword, and when the opportunity arose, he stabbed the sword at the head of the Xuanming Mother.

The old mother Xuanming was frightened and retreated in panic, fearing that Nezha would stab her with a sword.

At this point, Mother Xuanming was overwhelmed, so Sun Wukong leaped up, swung his stick, and hit Mother Xuanming on her right shoulder.

Mother Xuanming no longer had any desire to fight, she stood up and ran away.

Qingniu cursed, "I am here to surrender to you by the order of the Immortal. How can I explain to the Immortal if I let you escape? Surrender now!"

Qing Niu swung the diamond chisel and smashed it towards Xuanming Mother.

The old mother Xuanming was so focused on escaping with the wind that she didn't know that a diamond chisel fell from the sky and hit her on the back. She lost her balance and fell.

Nezha rushed forward, captured him, and took off his robes to prevent him from causing trouble.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong swung up his golden cudgel and cursed, "You old demon, the situation is hopeless now, why don't you surrender quickly! If you don't surrender, don't blame me for being merciless under my cudgel."

Xuanming Old Mother was timid in her heart. How could she still have any dignity? She said in panic: "I dare not fight again, I dare not fight again! I hope you will forgive me and spare my life!"

Sun Wukong said: "Since you asked me to spare my life, show your true form immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Mother Xuanming quickly prostrated herself on the ground, and after a short while, she transformed into an old turtle.

Sun Wukong pointed at Xuanming Laomu and said, "This is actually an old turtle."

Upon seeing this, Li Jing dispatched the heavenly soldiers to capture the Xuanming Old Mother and said, "Great Sage, please capture this demon. We are here in compliance with the Jade Order and will capture it and bring it back to the heaven so that Your Majesty can know about it."

Nezha came over and presented the robes.

Sun Wukong took the robe and said with a smile, "This is the Jade Girl of Heaven. I will capture her and return her to Heaven to be interrogated by the Jade Emperor. Please ask Heavenly King Li to give my regards to Your Majesty."

Li Jing responded with a smile, but seeing Sun Wukong fiddling with the robe, he pondered for a long time and said, "Great Sage, can you give me this robe? This is the Queen Mother's robe. We should take it to heaven together and not leave it in the human world."

Sun Wukong fiddled with the clothes for a long time, and when he heard what Li Jing said, he said, "You, Li Tianwang, how come I look like someone who would take away the precious clothes?"

Li Jing remained silent. Nezha retracted his magical powers, smiled and approached, saying, "Great Sage, you don't know. My father often said that in the past, Taishang Laojun's treasure was taught to you. You didn't want to return it, but fortunately Laojun asked for it, so you returned it."

Sun Wukong felt a little ashamed and annoyed when he heard this, and said, "Li Tianwang, how can you gossip about me behind my back and say such things?"

Li Jing said: "I dare not do so, I dare not do so."

Sun Wukong said: "At that time, Laojun and I were traveling westward. Laojun allowed his boy to descend to the mortal world. I subdued him and found the treasure interesting, so I played with it for a while. How could I not return it to him? Later, when I had enough fun, I returned it to Laojun."

As he spoke, Sun Wukong took out his clothes and handed them to Li Jing, saying, "I'll give it back to you. I'll give it back to you. Don't say anything more, or else you'll say that I coveted your treasure. If the eldest brother finds out, he'll probably blame me."

Li Jing took the precious robe and thanked Sun Wukong again and again.

Sun Wukong looked around and saw that there was still black air around him. He understood what was going on and said, "Li Tianwang, there is one more thing. You don't have to leave in a hurry."

Li Jing asked, "Great Sage, what do you say?"

Sun Wukong said, "Li Tianwang, the Xuanming Old Mother originally wanted to hold a 'Ding Appreciation Meeting', so she called on the demons from all over the Northern Continent to come. I see demonic energy lingering around, and I think those demons have not yet learned about the Xuanming Old Mother, so they must be coming to this mountain again. So please stay here, Tianwang, and wait for those demons to arrive and eliminate them."

Li Jing said: "In this case, I will stay for a while longer. After the Immortal leaves, I will surround this demon mountain. If there are any demons approaching, I will subdue them immediately."

Sun Wukong bowed and said, "Thank you, Li Tianwang."

……

But in the cave of the Xuanming Mother, the immortal walked to the back hall, and he saw a divine tripod enshrined on it.

When the immortal saw it, he immediately understood that this divine tripod was the Yongzhou Tripod, one of the Nine Tripods.

He drove to the Yongzhou Ding and just reached out to touch it. The Yongzhou Ding immediately emitted divine light. The three tripods on his waist seemed to sense something and also emitted divine light, responding to him from afar.

Jiang Yuan stretched out his hand and the Yongzhou Ding fell into his hand. It naturally turned into a small tripod and hung around his waist.

One of the Nine Cauldrons is the Yongzhou Cauldron, which belongs to the fire element and has the ability to suppress all fires.

When the Immortal saw the Yongzhou Ding, he was touched. His affinity with the Nine Dings became deeper and deeper, to the point where he could feel the Nine Dings when he got close to them.

When he took the Ji Ding in the past, the Ji Ding still had to test his magic power, but now the Yong Ding came according to his will. The real person who now has four Dings is the one with the deepest affinity with the Nine Dings.

When the Bull Demon King saw this, he came forward to pay his respects and said with a smile, "Congratulations, sir, on obtaining the treasure."

Zuo Liang also bowed and said, "Disciple congratulates Master on obtaining the treasure."

Zhu Bajie realized it later and followed suit.

Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, "No need to do that. There are no treasures here. There are mostly ordinary weapons. But we can patrol and see if there are any living people. If there are, we should save them. If not, we should leave this place."

Zhu Bajie stepped forward and said, "Master, there is no need for you to go. I will go there first."

Say it.

Zhu Bajie picked up the nine-toothed rake and walked towards the mansion.

Jiang Yuan watched Zhu Bajie leave with a smile on his face.

The Bull Demon King said, "Master, this Zhu Bajie has changed a lot. He used to be lazy, but now he has volunteered."

Jiang Yuan said, "If he wants to practice, that's great. Niu'er, just follow him and see if he has any laziness in his heart."

The Bull Demon King took the order and followed closely in the direction where Zhu Bajie left.

Jiang Yuan said, "Zhengyuan, please stay here with me for a while."

Zuo Liang said, "Yes, Master."

Zuo Liang went forward and found a piece of cloth to wipe the ground for the immortal, then spread the cloth and invited the immortal to sit down.

Jiang Yuan agreed with a smile, sat down on the ground, and said, "Zhengyuan, how do you feel about going to Northern Juluzhou to subdue the demons this time?"

Zuo Liang shook his head and said, "I just feel that my cultivation is shallow, and I cannot subdue all the evil spirits."

Jiang Yuan said: "The monsters you encountered were not ordinary, but if you go outside of Northern Juluzhou, there will be no such monsters, so you can rest assured."

Zuo Liang said: "My disciple's practice is indeed shallow."

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "It is already quite remarkable that you have been able to cultivate to your current state in such a short period of time."

Zuo Liang didn't deserve it, but thanked the immortal for the praise.

Jiang Yuan pondered for a long time and looked at Zuo Liang. He knew that Zuo Liang had few means of self-defense. He thought deeply for a long time and didn't know how to protect Zuo Liang.

Do we really want to seek help from Tianpeng Zhenjun as Qingniu said?

Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment.

Sun Wukong returned and told the immortal that the Mysterious Mother had been subdued and that the heavenly soldiers and generals would go to fight the monster in Uttarakuru.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan felt relieved and asked Sun Wukong to lend a helping hand to the heavenly soldiers and generals. He knew that the heavenly soldiers and generals had no special abilities, and except for Nezha and Li Jing, it would be difficult for the others to defeat the big monster here.

(End of this chapter)