Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 3 The Three Altars of Haihui Great God
"The Earth God is a righteous god appointed by the Heavenly Court, why does he always compete with Niu Feng and the other little bull spirits~"

"Hey~ Chief Niu Yi, you're even here to protect your calves. So it wasn't you who was hanging from the tree and swinging for half a month!"

On the way up the mountain, Niu Yi saw the land god beside him leaning on a wooden stick, puffing his beard and glaring at him. He shook his head and laughed:

"Well, it's up to the God of Land to do as he pleases."

The person next to him is a local god after all. It is impossible for him to be as playful and naughty as Niu Feng and the others. At most, he will let Niu Feng and the others serve him. It can be regarded as Niu Feng and the others apologizing to the God of Land.

In a blink of an eye, it has been eight years since Niu Yi came to Jindou Mountain, and he has known the Jindou Mountain God for quite some time.

When he first came to Jindou Mountain, he accidentally helped the Earth God. The Earth God saw that Niu Yi was quite polite and was willing to interact with him. After a few interactions, the demon and the god became friends.

In Journey to the West, there are land gods everywhere, even in the Peach Garden in Heaven. These land gods can be said to be the lowest level of existence among the gods in Heaven. In the original book, they are often ordered around by Sun Wukong, and he dare not neglect them in the slightest.

But Niu Yi doesn't think so.

As the saying goes, don't treat the land as your master. Even if the god is weak, he is still a god appointed by the heaven.

Moreover, these local gods are in charge of a piece of land and know the local situation best. No matter how powerful Sun Wukong is, every time he passes through a place, he has to call the local god to ask questions and inquire about the local situation.

Similarly, the land master of Jindou Mountain next to Niu Yi is also in charge. He is in charge of the area within a radius of 300 miles around Jindou Mountain. Any movement within this area will not escape his ears or avoid his eyes.

There are many benefits to making friends with this person.

When the two men reached the top of the mountain, Niu Yi threw the giant axe into the house, then took out a plate of fruits presented by the little ox spirits from the thatched hut, and sat opposite the Earth God at the stone table under the tree to enjoy them together.

Jindou Mountain stands among the mountains. There are few people living nearby. It is also a rare and beautiful place, otherwise so many little bull spirits would not be born.

There is a cave in the mountain, named Jindou Cave. This cave is a natural formation and is the residence of many bull spirits. It is also the cave of the One-horned Rhinoceros King in the original book. However, Niu Yi maintained human habits and always felt that living in the Jindou Cave was a bit cramped, so he built a thatched hut on the top of Jindou Mountain, surrounded a garden, and lived alone on the top of the mountain.

"Come to think of it, I don't know what the Earth God wants to do this time. Could it be that the green bamboo needed to refine the Green Bamboo Scroll has been prepared?"

As Niu Yi spoke, his eyes flickered slightly, and he looked at the God of Land in front of him with some anticipation.

But the Earth God shook his head and said seriously:
"After all, it's the green bamboo used to refine magic weapons. Even if it's the lowest-level magic weapon, it won't be that fast to refine it with the help of the Jindou Mountain's veins. It will take at least half a year."

"I came here this time for another important matter."

"Do you still remember the Tiger King, the tiger spirit who transformed himself into a spirit in Tiger Roar Mountain, eight hundred miles from here?"

Niu Yi nodded.

Of course he remembered that just half a month ago, the Tiger Roaring King had sent someone to deliver an invitation, inviting him to attend some kind of immortal gathering a month later. Now the invitation is still in his hut.

Calculating the time, there is only half a month left before the start of the Immortal Conference, but Niu Yi has been thinking about it.

In fact, even if the monsters in this world transform into human form, most of them still retain their bloodthirsty and bestial natures. They especially like to eat raw human flesh and are more likely to fall into the devil's way. That's why they are so unwelcome. Niu Yi naturally does not want to be associated with these monsters.

In addition, Niu Yi had never seen the name of Tiger Roar King in Journey to the West, and the other party's power has always been arrogant. It is estimated that he was trampled to death by the green bull that came from the lower world.

"Hey! The Tiger King's crime has been exposed!"

The God of Land sneered and continued without leaving any secrets:

"To enhance his demonic power, the Tiger Roaring King used infants to make elixirs. He committed countless evil deeds, and even possessed demonic energy, turning him into a demon! He was so arrogant that he imprisoned the local people and even held a meeting of the gods. A passing Kitchen God overheard this, reported it to the Jade Emperor, and reported it to the Heavenly Emperor!"

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor flew into a rage, declaring that a mere tiger demon had dared to imprison a small area of ​​land, defy the Heavenly Court, and even hold a meeting of immortals—utterly lawless! He then dispatched the Three Altars and Sea Assembly Great Gods to descend to the mortal realm to subdue the demon and annihilate all the demons within a thousand miles of Tiger Roar Mountain!

The Great God of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly? !
Hearing this name, Niu Yi was a little stunned. If he remembered correctly, the Great God of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly in Journey to the West was the incarnation of the lotus, the legendary Nezha the Third Prince!

What is the Three Altars Sea Assembly?

Three Altars is a Taoist term, referring to the three realms of heaven, earth and water, that is, land, sea and air. Sea Assembly is a Buddhist term, describing the vastness of a huge sea of ​​people.

Therefore, the meaning of "the Great God of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly" refers to a great god who possesses the power of the three altars of heaven, earth and water, like the sea assembly.

This person should be at the level of Taiyi Zhenxian at least.

From the human perspective, there are seven realms of cultivation: refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, true immortal, celestial immortal, Taiyi true immortal, and Daluo golden immortal.

These seven realms correspond to the seven realms of the demon race. Tiger Roar King is at most at the Demon Commander realm, corresponding to the True Immortal realm. He actually attracted the legendary Nezha to descend to the mortal world to subdue demons. It seems the one in Heaven is truly angry.
Wait, wipe out all the demons within a thousand miles? ! ! !

Niu Yi suddenly widened his eyes. His Jindou Mountain was within a thousand miles!
What the hell is this? A disaster strikes while you're sitting at home?!

But seeing the land god opposite him still calmly picking grapes one by one and putting them into his mouth, Niu Yi felt relieved and a little amused. He looked at the old land god and bowed respectfully, saying:

"Don't make fun of me, Earth God. You are well-informed and well-connected. I think you have a plan to deal with this."

Listening to Niu Yi's flattery, the God of Land was very pleased. He stroked his white beard and said:

"Oh~ You are indeed clever, my ox. Although I only have a small piece of land, I do have some ideas."

"That great god from the Three Altars Sea Assembly will lead his troops down to the mortal world in half a month to wipe out those demons participating in the immortal meeting, and at the same time, clear out the surrounding evil spirits. When that time comes, all you need to do is stick this talisman on your hut, and I think no one will come to cause trouble for you."

Niu Yi quickly took the yellow talisman paper handed over by the Earth God and looked at it carefully from top to bottom.

After a moment, he stood up, bowed solemnly to the Earth God again, and thanked him sincerely:
"Thank you, God of Land."

To be honest, this yellow talisman paper is just an ordinary yellow talisman paper with some magical power attached to it. How could it have the ability to make the mighty Nezha the Third Prince retreat and let Niu Yi go?

This talisman paper is actually just a petition, and the meaning is simple. It means that the land of Jindou Mountain is willing to guarantee that the bull monsters on Jindou Mountain have not done evil and are all good monsters.

This ordinary and light yellow talisman paper, with the petition attached, seemed to weigh a thousand pounds in Niu Yi's hand.

The God of Land is using his identity to protect Niu Yi and the bull demon on the mountain. Moreover, this petition cannot be posted or removed at will. If Niu Yi or the bull demon on the mountain commits any crime in the future, the God of Land will be jointly liable in the Heavenly Palace.

Moreover, this matter obviously has nothing to do with the Earth God, but he is still willing to do so.
This feeling must be remembered.

The God of Land nodded with satisfaction, and sighed:

"It's a pity that you have such wisdom and intelligence, but you're a bull demon. If you were a human, you could go to a famous mountain or lake to find someone to learn some skills. The path of the demon tribe is difficult these days, and there aren't many people willing to teach demons. I'm not very skilled, so I can't teach you anything."

Niu Yi fell silent after hearing this.

Although what the God of Land said was unpleasant to hear, it was the truth.

He rushed from his birthplace towards Jindou Mountain, practicing while visiting famous mountains and swamps. It took him five years to get here. He did meet many powerful beings along the way, but no one was willing to teach him. However, there were many who wanted to use him as a mount.

Back then at Mount Futu, the Zen Master Wuchao wanted to take him in as his disciple, but after looking at him for a long time, the Zen Master Wuchao repeatedly shook his head and said with great regret that he had another way to become his disciple. He gave him half a volume of the Heart Sutra and two volumes of magical skills before letting him go.

His Heart Sutra of Paramita and supernatural powers, the Five Elements Escape Technique, and the method of condensing Qi into Gang were all given to him by this Zen master.

Niu Yi is still a little confused. Who along the way is willing to accept him? But the Zen Master Wuchao of Futu Mountain is also a hidden boss in the original Journey to the West, so there should be no mistake.

(End of this chapter)