Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 270 Peacock Feathers

Qingniu's actions were not intended to force growth; rather, the orange tree had sufficient foundation, so he gave it a helping hand without harming its essence.

Suddenly, Qingniu's expression changed slightly. He looked up at the sky above Jindu Mountain and felt as if, for a moment, a spying gaze was faintly perceived.

"Who dares to come and spy on my brother's Golden Gourd Mountain!"

Niu Yi's expression changed slightly. He quickly stood up and looked up at the sky. He saw a peacock phantom suddenly appear, which then transformed into a small bird the size of a palm with beautiful tail feathers, which suddenly appeared in the sky above Jindu Mountain.

Niu Yi frowned slightly. His Five Elements Formation had no effect on the little bird, and the Great Dao of Cause and Effect offered no warning whatsoever, nor did it hinder the peacock phantom.
Upon seeing the little bird, the blue ox transmitted its voice to Niu Yi:

“Brother, this creature is an incarnation of the Western Buddha Mother, the Peacock King Bodhisattva. This bird usually sleeps soundly on Mount Ling, so why has it suddenly come here?!”

"But my good brother, you don't need to be afraid! In terms of ability, even if this guy himself came down, you don't need to worry. I have the Vajra Bracelet, and in terms of background, we have Laozi backing us up. We have never been afraid of anyone in the Three Realms!"

Niu Yi understood.

Indeed, it was the Peacock King, a sibling of the Golden-Winged Roc.
Just then, the little blue bird in the sky quickly descended and landed on the branch of the spirit orange tree in front of the blue ox. Looking down at the blue ox, it rolled its eyes in a very human-like manner.

"Hmph~ You green ox, it's obvious you're not saying anything good about me~"

The little bird then looked at Niu Yi and said:

"Don't worry, I know you have a grudge against that stupid brother, but I won't concern myself with his affairs. You two are free to do as you please. I'm just here to join in the fun, I have no intention of causing trouble."

In fact, the Peacock King Bodhisattva originally only wanted to meet this 'variable', and did not intend to meet Niu Yi.

However, she did not expect that the Green Ox from the Supreme Dao Ancestor's family would also appear here. It seemed to be on very good terms with this young man and was about to stand up for him.

Judging from his appearance, this kid's relationship with that Supreme Dao Ancestor is probably not simple.
Niu Yi's expression was also somewhat strange. He looked at the Buddha Mother in front of him and felt that she was quite different from what he had imagined.

This peacock, a sibling of the Golden-Winged Roc, is not on the same level as the Golden-Winged Roc. This one is a powerful being, a prominent figure in Mount Ling, and lives in seclusion year-round.

Furthermore, this person seems to really just be here to join in the fun, but his Golden Gourd Mountain isn't some kind of tourist attraction from his previous life.
Niu Yi looked at the little bird and bowed, saying:
"Guangyi has met the Peacock King Bodhisattva."

"Since the Bodhisattva has come here as a guest, please transform yourself so that I can entertain you properly."

The little blue bird flapped its wings and, with a certain self-awareness, said:
"No need. I know that I probably won't be welcomed by you since I forced my way into your dojo. Since I've been discovered, it's my fault. You can take this feather as an apology."

After the little blue bird finished speaking, it transformed into a beautiful peacock feather in a puff of blue smoke and slowly drifted down towards Niu Yi.

“Interesting little fellow~ Cultivate well, and we will meet again in the future~” Niu Yi looked at the peacock feather in front of him but did not reach out to take it. Instead, he looked at the blue ox not far away.

Green Ox waved his hand and said:
"Take it without worry. Although that peacock is lively, it is still good at heart. I had several encounters with this guy when I was by the side of the Dao Ancestor. I can only say that since this peacock became the Buddha Mother, it seems that all it has left to do for the rest of its life is sleep."

“However, I think your blessed land is really coveted, even this Buddha Mother came in an incarnation. With her abilities, I almost misjudged her.”

As Qingniu spoke, his gaze fell upon the Five Elements Array surrounding Jindu Mountain, his eyes gleaming.

It seems I should upgrade my brother's formation again. Its strength lies in its concealment; without a top-tier treasure as its core, ordinary Grand Luo Golden Immortals could detect it, but for powerful beings like myself, if they were to try and see this place, it would be up to my brother.
Niu Yi looked at the peacock tail feathers radiating spiritual light before him and decided to listen to Qing Niu, taking the tail feathers and storing them in the Chaos Green Gourd.

One day, Tang Sanzang, who was resting during his journey westward, suddenly had a dream in which a king who claimed to be the king of Wuji Kingdom came to him to plead for justice.

The king claimed that he was originally the king of Wuji Kingdom, but several years ago, Wuji Kingdom suffered a drought, and disasters struck the whole country, leaving the national treasury empty.

At this critical moment, a Taoist priest came and used clouds and rain to save the whole country. The king saw that he had such abilities and was righteous, so he swore an oath of brotherhood with him and called him brother.

Unexpectedly, just three years ago, when he was strolling in the garden with Quanzhen, Quanzhen suddenly used a magic trick to make the well shine brightly, which attracted him to go and check. However, Quanzhen pushed him into the well.

Then Quanzhen actually transformed into his appearance, became the king of Wuji Kingdom, seized the throne, and occupied the harem of concubines. Fortunately, he did not kill his son, who is now the crown prince of Wuji Kingdom.

Now that he has nowhere to seek justice, he heard that a Tang monk on his journey to the West has come here, and that his eldest disciple is named Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, who is highly skilled and good at subduing demons. So he came here to beg them to take away the demon.

Besides this, the King of Wuji Kingdom also left behind a treasure called the Golden Jade Tablet, which was intended to convince the Crown Prince to believe him and help him get rid of the demon.

As soon as Tang Sanzang awoke, he summoned his three disciples to discuss the matter. Meanwhile, the golden-inlaid white jade tablet lay on the steps at the entrance.
In the Heavenly Court, in the palace of the Divine Physician Daojun.

Daojun stood in front of the gate of Daojun Palace, looking at the young Daoist boy who came from Doushuai Palace and whom he had met several times before.

"Daojun, my master said that we cannot trouble you for nothing this time. Please accept these spiritual materials from heaven and earth."

Daojun looked at the boxes of high-quality, rare spiritual materials next to the boy, and how could he not know that these were picked from the garden of the Supreme Dao Ancestor?

Daojun understood that if Sun Wukong went to heaven in a few days, he would probably seek him out to save the King of Wuji Kingdom because of the previous potion incident, which would save the Supreme Dao Ancestor from giving him a Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill.

Dao Zu was naturally aware of this matter, but he never expected that Dao Zu would send so many spiritual materials over.

When he first entered the Tushita Palace Garden, he was dazzled by the natural treasures there. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't envious and covetous. He never imagined that he would have his wish fulfilled.

(End of this chapter)