Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 333 Backlash
Inside the White Willow Inn, a beautiful young woman was tapping on an abacus, idly remarking:

"Sister~ There have been fewer and fewer people coming and going from the inn lately. If this continues, I'm afraid our 'business' won't be able to continue."

On the other side, a woman in pink, who was sitting in a chair and fiddling with rouge, looked at her delicate face in the bronze mirror on the table and revealed a very satisfied smile.

"It doesn't matter if we can't do it~ The gold and silver that you and I sisters have accumulated over the years are enough to buy a manor, and some servants and slaves. We'll live a life of luxury and wealth for the rest of our lives~"

The young woman stopped tapping on the abacus, picked up the brush from the jade pen rest beside her, wrote down the last entry in the ledger, sighed helplessly, and nodded:

"Sister is right~ But I'm really going to miss out on such a good business all of a sudden~"

Just then, the sound of carriage wheels rolling on the road gradually reached their ears, causing the two women to immediately fall silent. As the sound grew clearer, their eyes lit up.

The woman in pink sitting on the stool turned the bronze mirror on the table upside down, and her smile gradually deepened.

"Looks like we sisters can do one last deal before we retire~ Good sister, why don't you prepare some 'delicacies' to entertain our guests~"

"Okay~ I'll go prepare it right away."

The young woman, equally delighted, skipped and hopped happily towards the kitchen.

Upon seeing this, the woman in pink quickly got up and ran towards the outside of the inn. Just then, she saw two carriages speeding towards the White Willow Inn.

It looks like we'll not only get some livestock, but also two wagons and their cargo. This is a really good deal!
How incredibly kind Heaven has been to these sisters, bestowing upon them such a great gift!

The woman in pink watched the approaching group with a smile on her face.

Soon, the two carriages stopped in front of her, and a young man in a blue robe got off the first carriage and walked towards her.

Upon seeing this, the woman in pink immediately swayed her hips and went to greet her, saying:
"Gentlemen, are you here for a meal or to stay the night?"

Niu Yi looked at the woman, and when he sensed the fluctuations of her magical power and her slightly depleted blood and energy, he smiled and said:
"Let's have a quick bite. It's still early, and we need to hurry on our way after we eat. But I heard on the road that your chive pancakes are very delicious, so we'll rest here for a bit and have a taste."

"Alright, alright~ Oh dear, I don't know which mouth was so loose that they blurted everything out~ I had saved a few pancakes for lunch, but it looks like I'll have to give them all to you guests~"

"Besides the flatbread, I also have fine wine and snacks to go with it. Would you gentlemen like to try some?"

Niu Yi shook his head slightly, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face, and said somewhat awkwardly:
"No, just a few chive pancakes will do. I was in a rush when I left the other day, so..."

The smile on the woman in pink faded slightly at just the right moment, and she nodded, saying:

"In that case, please sit for a moment, gentlemen, while I go and fetch the cakes."

As she spoke, she quickly walked to the counter, lifted the curtain, and headed towards the backyard.

Yan Chixia came up behind Niu Yi and lowered his voice:
"She only has a faint fluctuation of magical power, but many spells are not cast with much magical power."

Niu Yi nodded slightly, his eyes gleaming with the light of the sun and moon, seeing clearly everything that was happening in the backyard.

"That's them, no doubt. There are also two white sheep in the backyard that were created using animal creation techniques. They must have been kept there to entertain guests."

Upon hearing this, Commander Zuo could no longer sit still and was about to draw his sword and go to the backyard to kill the two vicious women!
Niu Yi stopped him abruptly, and under the questioning gaze of Commander Zuo, Niu Yi smiled and said:
"Killing them would be too lenient on them. I just saw how this animal creation technique is performed. Let them suffer the consequences of their own actions; that's the best course of action."

As Niu Yi spoke, a golden light rose from his hand, quickly flying towards the backyard and disappearing into the house.

In the house in the backyard, white candles illuminated the enclosed space.

A bizarre ritual composed of blood, with crimson blood constantly flowing, appeared here. In the middle of the house, two women cut their wrists, letting the blood drip onto the ground in front of them.

A patch of lush, vibrant green chives slowly sprouted from that patch of land, and as soon as they appeared, they grew at an extremely rapid pace, quickly reaching half a person's height.

Suddenly, a golden light flashed across the room, and the crimson blood flowing in the ritual began to flow backward, causing the entire ritual to suddenly reverse and emit a bright crimson light.

The two women also noticed this scene and immediately opened their eyes, stopped chanting, and looked around in horror.

"How is this going!"

"Sister! Stop the altar! If this continues, we'll all be turned into cattle and sheep!!"

"But I can't move or stop!!"

The two demonesses watched in horror as the vibrant green chives before them gradually withered and turned to char, transforming into foul-smelling black smoke that drifted towards them! "No, no, don't come any closer! I don't want to become livestock, no!!!"

Before the two demonesses' tearful eyes, the two plumes of black smoke quickly enveloped them, and screams of agony emanated from the smoke. But soon, the screams turned into the bleating of goats.
When Commander Zuo cleaved open the gate with a single stroke, he saw two goats, their eyes filled with despair, whimpering and pacing wildly inside the house.

"Hmph! You two have truly gotten what you deserved! From now on, you'll be goats for the rest of your lives!"

Upon seeing this scene, Commander Zuo sheathed his long sword. After experiencing the Pudu Cihang incident, many of his thoughts gradually changed, but his hatred of evil would never change!
"Thank you so much, my benefactor! Thank you so much, my benefactor!"

Niu Yi looked at the two men in front of him who were kowtowing to him.

"I have rescued many people who were turned into cattle and sheep by these two demonesses. They probably don't dare to come back to this inn to retrieve their belongings, so I would like to trouble you two to run an errand and tell them that the demonesses have turned into goats so that they can get their things back."

"Yes, yes! Please rest assured, our benefactor, we will definitely handle this matter well!"

Niu Yi then turned to look at Zuo Qianhu and the Poison Witch.

"Commander Zuo, this ledger contains a list of buyers of many cattle and sheep that have been sold. I'm giving you a task. I'll have the Poison Witch follow you. Go and inquire along the way according to the ledger, and use the money that these two witches have amassed to rescue these people one by one."

As Niu Yi spoke, lines of cause and effect appeared in his eyes, and streams of causal energy continuously flowed into the ledger in his hand until the ledger emitted a faint golden light.

Then, Niu Yi handed the three bottles and the ledger on the counter to them.

“I’ve cast a spell on it, and it will guide you to those ‘people’ who are still alive. Then, we can use this antidote water to break the curse on them and save as many as we can.”

"Once this is over, come to Jinhua to find me. Of course, don't forget to cultivate along the way."

Upon seeing this, Commander Zuo solemnly accepted these items.

"Yes! Please rest assured, young master, I will definitely handle this matter well."

Soon, the two carriages left the White Willow Inn, while the two demonesses who had transformed into sheep were left behind by Niu Yi and the others.

Their fate is now in the hands of those who have been turned into cattle and sheep.

Half a month later, in Jinhua City.

After parting ways with Commander Zuo and the Poison Witch, Niu Yi and his group finally returned to Jinhua, the place where it all began.

"It seems that Jinhua has not completely fallen into chaos yet, but there are already some signs of disorder."

Yan Chixia and Niu Yi were on the main road in Jinhua City, while Xiao Hai was waiting for them at the inn.

The two of them wanted to buy some necessities in Jinhua. Originally, Yan Chixia wanted to spend money to hire someone to build a mountain gate, but Niu Yi directly refused.

Whether it's everything on Golden Gourd Mountain or the Primordial Island in the Chaos Green Gourd, all of these were built by Niu Yi. For him, building the mountain gate was like returning to his old profession.

After this period of cultivation, Niu Yi's magical power has gradually become more abundant, even surpassing Yan Chixia by several levels. In addition, with his involvement in the Five Elements Dao, he can quickly take care of a mountain gate.

At this moment, Niu Yi looked at the officials who, although dressed in official robes, were completely different from those who had come to Jinhua last time.

"I heard that the city lord of Jinhua has changed twice in just a month and a half. There must have been undercurrents here for some time now."

"Senior Yan, let's return to Lanruo Temple as soon as we finish purchasing everything. I sensed a familiar aura in that direction."

"Furthermore, I've been dealing with Pudu Cihang and the Blood Demon for a long time, so I'll take care of them as well."

Niu Yi turned his head to look in the direction of Lanruo Temple. In his eyes, a familiar, faint demonic aura was slowly rising there.

The tree demon had returned to Lanruo Temple, and now the temple seemed to be filled with an aura of yin energy.

Looks like they've found an accomplice, the Black Mountain Demon, huh?
Yan Chixia followed Niu Yi's gaze. He had been practicing the Great Sun Visualization Technique for quite some time, and although he couldn't see as clearly as Niu Yi, he could still see some of it.

"Well, that's fine. In that case, we'll split up and go shopping separately. We'll meet back at the inn later and head to Lanruo Temple tonight."

Yan Chixia was also worried that the tree demon wouldn't dare to come out during the day. With his and Guangyi's abilities, no matter what tricks the tree demon had up its sleeve, it wouldn't be able to cause any trouble for them.

The techniques Guangyi had previously displayed far surpassed his own, and he could also sense that Guangyi's aura, occasionally revealed along the way, was continuously growing stronger.
A short while later, the two parted ways to purchase supplies in Jinhua City. Niu Yi bought a lot of seeds, intending to cultivate a vegetable garden on the mountain and plant some vegetables and fruits.

Since he intends to make Lanruo Temple the gateway to this world, it naturally needs to be the best. Besides, he hasn't planted vegetables in a long time and is itching to do so.
(End of this chapter)