Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 301 The Villain Spying
The old man, leaning on his dragon-patterned cane, looked at the old poplar tree beside him, which had been burned to a dead state. Both he and Niu Yi could sense that a faint life force still lingered within the poplar tree.

“This poplar tree has not been easy to cultivate. I wish to take it back to Penglai to cultivate. It would be too much of a pity to destroy it here. I beg the immortal to help me save it.”

"Don't worry, senior birthday celebrant."

Niu Yi nodded in agreement, and with a flick of his hand, the Heavenly Treasure Bottle appeared in his palm. A stream of emerald-green spiritual liquid, brimming with boundless vitality, flew out of the bottle and poured onto the roots of the poplar tree.

"buzz"

Soon, as the emerald green liquid completely disappeared into the roots, a burst of emerald green light suddenly rippled out from the charred poplar tree and quickly spread throughout the entire willow grove slope.

In the following time, beams of emerald light continued to emanate, spreading in all directions.

At the same time, pieces of black sawdust continued to fall from the poplar tree, and the newly grown poplar tree was also quickly shedding its charred outer shell, naturally stretching out its branches.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the poplar tree was rejuvenated and stood tall deep in the willow grove.

At the same time, the Qinghua Manor, which was supported by the poplar tree, slowly began to show fluctuations. The Qinghua Manor, which had been burned down, was also nourished by this boundless vitality, and new buds sprouted from the ruins.

"Wow~~"

The poplar tree swayed its branches, its leaves rustling as it waved at Niu Yi, seemingly thanking him.

Seeing this, the God of Longevity smiled, stroked his beard, nodded, and said to Niu Yi beside him:
"Master Guangyi, now that the matter of the Kingdom of Bhikkhu has been resolved, I shall take my leave."

"This time, we can only hope that the king can truly repent and be genuinely repentant; perhaps then he can still save his own life."

Niu Yi nodded, bid farewell to the old man, and watched as the old man used his dragon-shaped cane to transform a poplar tree into a bonsai, which was then carried by a white deer on a cloud-riding journey towards Penglai Island.

Niu Yi sighed:

"After passing through the Kingdom of Bhikkhu, Tang Sanzang and his disciples have completed most of their journey to the West. Soon, this mission will be over in about three or four years."

Three or four years will pass in the blink of an eye.

Six months later, three more Taoist priests appeared at the Daojun Medical Clinic at the foot of Daojun Mountain, learning how to treat and save lives.

"Are these the three monsters from Chechi Kingdom back then?"

Nezha and Daojun stood on the top floor of the Divine Physician Daojun Palace, their eyes flashing with fire, looking down at Daojun's Medical Hall, where they saw three Daoists studying medical books.

Daojun smiled and said:

“Indeed, these three have studied Taoism in Zhongnan Mountain and are considered to have potential. I have ordered them to first go to the medical clinic to study medical books, and then travel around the world like the disciples of Daojun Mountain, to gain experience in the human world and accumulate merit.”

Nezha nodded noncommittally.

In his view, it is better to eliminate monsters that are causing trouble in a region as soon as possible. However, these three situations are somewhat different. They belong to the category of protecting a region and cultivating merit, but they have gone astray.

These three are now cultivating under Daojun's guidance, which can be considered a blessing they've earned.

Nezha watched for a while and then found it rather boring. He looked at Daojun and said:

"I wonder if you have some free time today, would you like to have a spar with me?" On Niu Yi's side, all his magical treasures were currently in the Chaos Green Gourd, used to help Duobaohe suppress and refine the Golden-Winged Roc. Only with so many treasures could Niu Yi achieve this.

However, Niu Yi's skills were mostly focused on his own magical treasures, which was closely related to his origins with the Multi-Treasure Divine Ox.

Now that many magical treasures are gone, leaving only the divination coins, Niu Yi's strength has been reduced to seventy percent. In Nezha's view, there is no need to challenge Niu Yi now; it would be taking advantage of his vulnerability.

Nezha was actually quite dissatisfied with this, since his elder brother Yang Jian and his brother Guangyi went to fight the three demons in the Lion Camel Kingdom without informing him at all.

Daojun shook his head and said:
"Your sister is still in my palace, so it's best not to fight. Besides, my original body has lost most of its power, and there may be villains lurking in the shadows. It's better to save some strength."

"Oh? A villain? Do you know who it is?"

Upon hearing the word "villain," a murderous glint flashed in Nezha's eyes.

Playing around is one thing, but he really respects his brother Guangyi. If any villains want to harm his brother, they'll have to see if Guangyi's Fire-Tipped Spear will allow it!

Daojun looked towards the East Sea and slowly said:
"It must be the old man from Camel Mountain back then."

“A few years ago, I felt a sudden urge to believe that someone was using cause and effect to predict my future. I noticed that the prediction pointed directly to the East China Sea. It’s just a pity that I never found that person’s trail.”

"Brother Nezha, rest assured. Now that I have discovered this person, I have already made preparations for this matter. The Nine Heavens Demon-Subduing Ancestor also has a plan."

"If that old man from Camel Mountain dares to jump out, he will surely not return alive."

Nezha nodded and said seriously:

"I don't care about anything else. If you find any clues about that person, send me a message, and I will definitely come to your aid!"

"sure."

Daojun nodded with a smile, agreeing to the matter. Just then, he and Nezha looked behind them and saw a small figure lying behind a pillar, peeking out a little head and looking at them curiously.

"I never expected that Brother Nezha would bring your sister down to the mortal realm."

Nezha said somewhat helplessly:
"There's no other way. Zhenying has been favored by the Queen Mother of the West lately, and her family has found it difficult to manage her. Recently, she's been crying and making a scene, insisting on coming to see me. Since I had nothing else to do, I brought her to see Daojun."

Daojun chuckled and shook his head. The great god beside him was always decisive, proud, and ruthless.

But he only shows this expression when he's facing his youngest sister.

Among the Li brothers, the eldest, Jinzha, serves the Buddha on Mount Ling as a protector, while the second, Muzha, follows Guanyin Bodhisattva in cultivation as Huian Xingzhe. These two can only return home once every few years, while Nezha lives in the Heavenly Court for a long time.

And Lee Jung-young was indeed the one who liked her third brother the most.

Li Zhenying looked at her brother with her bright, sparkling eyes, then gazed curiously at the black-haired, black-bearded Taoist priest beside her.

She still remembered this Taoist priest; she had met him once at the Peach Banquet years ago, and I think his name was Daojun.
In any case, this was the first time her brother had brought her to his friend's house. She had never met her brother's friend in Heaven, and perhaps this friend was someone her brother was very close to.

Perhaps, she could learn a lot about her third brother from this Daoist master.
As Li Zhenying thought about it, her eyes shone brighter as she looked at Daojun, her face revealing an undisguised excitement that amused Daojun and Nezha.

This girl.
(End of this chapter)