Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 273 The Green Ox Leaves the Mountain
"Wow~~"

In the mountains and forests, on the bank of a clear river, Sun Wukong's disheveled figure crawled out of the water, his body clearly bearing burn marks.

Just now, Sun Wukong made a fire-avoiding hand gesture, trying to catch Red Boy in the sea of ​​fire formed by the Samadhi True Fire. Unexpectedly, Red Boy exhaled a thick smoke from his nose, which directly blinded him with a stinging pain, making it impossible for him to open his eyes. He had no choice but to leave first.

Sun Wukong still felt his vision blurring. Suddenly remembering something, he quickly reached for his chest and pulled out a small porcelain bottle.

Sun Wukong touched the bottle, uncorked it, endured the discomfort, opened his eyelids, and dripped two drops of medicine into his eyes.

"hiss"

Suddenly a sharp pain came, but fortunately the pain only lasted for a moment and quickly disappeared. Two lines of somewhat cloudy tears, as if carrying wisps of black smoke, flowed down from the corners of Sun Wukong's eyes.

A moment later, Sun Wukong opened his eyes and felt the coolness in them. Even he, who was usually so bold, let out a long breath.

"Phew—thank goodness I, Old Sun, have this treasure, otherwise this would have been a real problem."

Sun Wukong sat up, picked up the porcelain bottle next to him, put the stopper back in, and rolled his eyes.

"This treasure was probably crafted by that divine physician Daoist, after all, there aren't many people in heaven with such abilities."

"Strange, I feel a sense of familiarity and warmth towards that Daoist Lord, yet I also feel a strange sense of kinship with him. But I consider myself to have a good memory, and I haven't seen this Daoist Lord since I ascended to Heaven. Why do I have this feeling?"

Sun Wukong pondered for a while, then shook his head and put the porcelain bottle back into his clothes.

This is not the time to think about these things. His Tang Master is still in the monster cave. Rescuing his master is the most important thing right now.

Two days later, Niu Yi, who was playing chess with the local earth god on the mountain, suddenly looked up and gazed in the direction of Drill Mountain.

The pilgrimage group has now passed Drill Mountain and is heading towards the Blackwater River.
It seems that Guanyin Bodhisattva has personally subdued Red Boy and taken the child back to cultivate so that he can become Sudhana.

This person also put a tight headband on Red Boy's body. The headband took root in his flesh, causing Red Boy to writhe on the ground in pain. Only then was Red Boy, who was fierce and untamed, finally subdued.

Even so, it's estimated that Red Boy will still not be willing to give up. Unlike the Black Bear Spirit, Red Boy is deeply ingrained in his evil ways and is not so easy to convert.

But with this tight band, Red Boy was greatly restrained. Obviously, with Guanyin Bodhisattva's abilities and methods, she was confident that she could teach this unruly child Red Boy well.

Unfortunately, he didn't have any authority over the matter, and he had little interest in teaching this unruly child.

"pat"

The Earth God looked at the chessboard, pondered for a long time, and then placed the chess piece in his hand.

He looked up at Niu Yi, who was gazing eastward, stroked his beard, and smiled:
"You've been really busy lately~ But what trouble have Tang Sanzang and his group encountered this time?"

Niu Yi nodded with a smile and said:
"That's right, but Guanyin Bodhisattva has already taken care of this matter, so I don't need to worry about it."

The Golden-Hooped Earth God nodded, and said with some emotion:
"The journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures is truly fraught with difficulties, with eighty-one tribulations."

"You've been busier than ever before lately."

Niu Yi shook his head dismissively, about to say something, when a cat's meow suddenly came from not far away, causing the two people in the pavilion to look over.

"Meow----"

"You stinking Qilin!!"

A somewhat chubby cat was seen flying towards the mountaintop in a beam of yellow light, followed closely by a dark figure.

The dark figure, resembling a small dog, was biting the cat's tail tightly, refusing to let go no matter how much the cat thrashed around.

This pair are the young black Qilin, the mounts of Dou Dou, the mountain god of Jindou Mountain, and Niu Yi.

Niu Yi and the Earth God were not surprised at all when they saw this scene. The green ox, which had been awakened in the orange grove, also opened its eyes, lay on the tree, and watched this scene with a smile.

DouDou is mischievous and likes to tease the bull spirits on the mountain. Fortunately, it is already very familiar with everyone and is also a member of JinDou Mountain. It just plays around with everyone.

However, ever since the little Qilin was born, this little guy, despite his young age, has been someone who refuses to suffer losses.

Furthermore, the little Qilin is growing extremely fast. Originally, it had no ability to fight back against DouDou's pranks, but now it is pranking each other. Today you ambush me, tomorrow I ambush you.

It flew around the pavilion once, and finally flew into the pavilion, landing in the arms of the Earth God. When the little Qilin saw Niu Yi there, it let go of him and obediently sat down at Niu Yi's feet, its tail swishing back and forth.

"Owner."

Hearing the somewhat timid and childish voice, Niu Yi smiled and nodded.

On the other side, DouDou, nestled in the Earth God's arms, stretched out its paw, glaring angrily at the little Qilin, and accused:
"Mountain Lord!!! This guy was hiding in the wine cellar, and suddenly he rushed out and bit my tail!" Upon hearing this, the little Qilin immediately turned its head, seemingly poised to pounce again at any moment, baring its teeth:
“还不是你这家伙想要偷喝酒！”

Seeing this, the Earth God simply smiled and put DouDou aside, letting the two stand still, while he resumed playing chess with Niu Yi.

The little Qilin beside DouDou seemed to have black scales constantly appearing on its body, and Yin energy was rising from its body, while a "king" character was slowly emerging above DouDou's head, and an aura of majesty gradually appeared.

Then the two little ones transformed into a yellow light and a black light and flew down towards the foot of Jindu Mountain.

The two little creatures on either side were quite careful in their actions, and they fought each other quite a bit during this time, so Niu Yi and the Earth God never intervened or stopped them.

It's best to let children resolve their own issues.

And this wasn't without its advantages; after all, the little Qilin had become stronger, but DouDou had inexplicably gained weight again.
"My dear brother~"

Upon hearing the voice of the blue ox, Niu Yi quickly turned around and saw the blue ox appear in front of him in a flash.

“Brother, I plan to go to Baoquan Ravine immediately and set a trap for you.”

Niu Yi stood up and looked at the green ox with some surprise.

"There are still many days before Tang Sanzang and his party arrive in the mountainous region. Why not wait until they reach the Tongtian River before making the arrangements, Brother Si?"

Qingniu smiled and shook his head, then patted Niu Yi on the shoulder and said:
“I appreciate your kindness, brother, but this matter was ordered by Laozi and you are in charge, so I should make preparations as soon as possible. This matter cannot afford any mistakes.”

"I am extremely grateful for your care over the years, and I am completely satisfied. Once this matter is over, I am certain that you will live as long as I do, and we will have plenty of opportunities to meet again."

Upon hearing what Qingniu said, Niu Yi had no choice but to agree. After spending a long time with him, he also began to feel reluctant to part with him.

But Qingniu is different from the others. Although he seems a bit lazy on ordinary days, he is actually very reliable when it comes to getting things done.

This is unlike the white deer of the God of Longevity, which sent him down to earth to add a tribulation to Tang Sanzang. Moreover, the king of the Kingdom of Bhikkhu is incompetent, lustful, and obsessed with women, thus losing his fundamental nature as a king, and he deserves this calamity as well.

Unexpectedly, the white deer fell in love with the fox first, and the two became inseparable. A few days ago, Niu Yi was speechless when he saw this scene through the causal thread.

The old man wanted it to descend to the mortal realm mainly to accumulate merit, but this fellow truly craved the mortal world.
It's fair to say that the white deer deserved to be beaten by his junior brother Wukong!
After bidding farewell to Niu Yi, Qingniu swiftly left Jindu Mountain and headed towards Baoquanjian.

Niu Yi originally planned to have him bring some little bull spirits to help build the cave.

But Qingniu still shook his head and refused. He plucked a small tuft of hair from his body and blew it in front of him. As the hair fell, one after another, small bull demons with bared teeth and claws appeared in front of Niu Yi.

Niu Yi looked at the little bull demons and sighed. The Green Ox had also reached the pinnacle of transformation, and even he couldn't distinguish the real from the fake among these little bull demons.

Furthermore, they were all enchanted by the blue ox, so even if they were killed, they would not turn back into ox hair, but would appear as if they were truly dead.

As for the Green Ox going to Baoquanjian, the local deity of Baoquanjian will help with site selection. With the abilities that Brother Rhinoceros has shown so far, building a cave dwelling is a simple matter. Moreover, even if Tang Sanzang and his party come in the future, there will be no need to transfer people from his Jindu Mountain.

After seeing the green ox off, Niu Yi and the Earth God both lost their interest in playing chess and turned to walk towards their own thatched huts.

Since Brother Si has already gone to make preparations, he might as well go and make some preparations as well.

In the Kingdom of Chechi, the King and Queen were hosting a banquet for the three national advisors.

The king, dressed in magnificent attire and adorned with jewels, looked at the burly Grand Preceptor before him, who wore a wide yellow robe and a lotus crown.

"Grand Master, would you like me to instruct my men to assist with the sacrificial rites and prayers at the Sanqing Temple?"

The Grand Master spoke in a hearty voice and laughed heartily.

"Haha~ Your Majesty, please rest assured! I have already made arrangements for this matter."

"My two fellow disciples and I led a group of Taoists in repenting and praying to the heavens and earth day and night, praying for the king's eternal life, without ever slacking off! His Majesty has been diligent in governing the country and has always been respectful of Taoism!"

"If the Three Pure Ones knew, they would surely take pity on us and cast their gaze upon us. The fact that our Chechi Kingdom has enjoyed favorable weather and abundant harvests in recent years is the greatest proof of that!"

After the Grand Preceptor finished speaking, the Second and Third Grand Preceptors beneath him exchanged a smile and nodded to the King.

Upon hearing this, the king's face lit up with a broad smile of joy, and the elegant queen, standing nearby, was also pleased, nodding repeatedly.

"Hahaha~ The Grand Preceptor is right! In that case, let's leave this matter to the three Grand Preceptors!"

The three royal advisors immediately rose, bowed to the king, their faces solemn, and said in unison:

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty! We will certainly live up to Your Majesty's expectations!"

(End of this chapter)