Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 334 Black Mountain Demon
As the sun set, Niu Yi and the other two drove their carriage out of the west gate of Jinhua City before the city gates closed, heading straight for the mountains where Lanruo Temple was located.

The three of them quickly and easily reached the top of the mountain, where they found an abandoned hut that had clearly been ransacked.

It was obvious that passersby had come to investigate after they left, and although they had locked the gate, someone still managed to cut down a section of the bamboo fence and get inside.

The three paused at the door for a moment, and Niu Yi said:
“Let’s go. It’s still too close to Jinhua City from here. The location further inside Lanruo Temple is more suitable for building the mountain gate. We can then set up an array and use Lanruo Temple as an outpost. That would be an excellent place.”

Xiao Hai looked at the house with some regret and nodded, then drove the carriage back towards Lanruo Temple deep in the mountains.

Inside Lanruo Temple, the Tree Demon Granny looked at Nie Xiaoqian kneeling in front of her and kicked her!

"what------"

Nie Xiaoqian was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall of Lanruo Temple. She groaned in pain, and even her soul dimmed slightly.

"Hmph!! You little slut! It's a blessing you couldn't have earned in countless lifetimes that I told you to marry the Black Mountain Demon, and you dare to bring up an auspicious day instead of getting married right away!!"

"Let me tell you! Don't even think about trying anything funny under my watch. Your ashes are in my hands. I sent them to the Black Mountain Demon long ago!"

"Now, you only have one option: marry him!"

Hearing the tree spirit's angry words, Nie Xiaoqian's eyes dimmed further, and she felt a deep sorrow in her heart.

Previously, this tree spirit had offered her to the Black Mountain Demon in order to seek an alliance and protection.

The other party was an old demon who had cultivated in the Black Mountain, whose abilities far surpassed those of the Tree Spirit Granny. However, Nie Xiaoqian really disliked him, so she could only pretend to choose an auspicious day for the wedding in an attempt to delay it for a while.

Unexpectedly, this tree demon grandmother had given her ashes to the Black Mountain Demon. Does this mean she's destined to marry that old monster and never be able to reincarnate?
Seeing that Nie Xiaoqian seemed to have resigned herself to her fate, the Tree Demon Granny's fierce expression softened slightly. She patted her abdomen and walked towards the pit beneath Lanruo Temple.

Those two lightning strikes from that damned brat have left it still recovering. If it weren't for the Black Mountain Demon taking out the life-saving Yin Grass, it would probably still be half-dead.

But this time it has allied with the Black Mountain Demon, a powerful backer! It's just waiting for that kid and Yan Chixia to return so it can settle accounts with them!

With the Black Mountain Demon's true form being a thousand-foot-tall mountain, it refused to believe that the kid's lightning could even penetrate this mountain!
On the other side, Nie Xiaoqian slowly got up from the ground and walked towards the gate of Lanruo Temple.

She was under a spell cast by her grandmother, preventing her from leaving Lanruo Temple, but she only wanted to stay by the gate for a while.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Nie Xiaoqian arrived at the gate, she heard the sound of carriage wheels rolling. She quickly looked over and saw Yan Chixia and the familiar scholar and pageboy coming together in a carriage.

"This"

Nie Xiaoqian glanced inside Lanruo Temple, then at the approaching carriage, and thought of the terrifying being lurking beneath the temple. Her heart was caught in a struggle.

"Alas, since I can't escape this misery, why drag others into it? Besides, what happened before was already my fault."

Niu Yi, sitting in the carriage, naturally saw Nie Xiaoqian, but unexpectedly, she bowed slightly to him and he heard her voice.

"Young master, you and Master Yan should leave as soon as possible. Granny has returned here, and she has brought the Black Mountain Demon from the underworld with her."

"That old demon's true form is a thousand-foot-tall black mountain, and it is infamous even in the underworld. You cannot defeat it."

Niu Yi glanced at Nie Xiaoqian with some surprise, then turned to look at the rising yin energy deep within Lanruo Temple, a smile appearing on his face.

"As expected of the Black Mountain Demon, this time it's truly a buy-one-get-one-free deal."

He had always harbored the ambition to subdue the demons and monsters of the chaotic world, and the Black Mountain Demon, who was on the same level as Pudu Cihang and the Blood Demon, was a great gift to him.

This way, he can test the results he previously deduced.
"Xiao Hai, stop here and head back towards the hut. Remember to take the Divine Mirror I gave you."

"Yes, son!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hai quickly pulled on the reins to stop the horse. After watching the young master and Hero Yan disembark, he said "Be careful" and then rode away.

Niu Yi watched Xiao Hai leave, then turned to Yan Chixia and said:
"Senior Yan, there's another big guy down there that's a bit troublesome. Please hold off that tree demon for a while."

"rest assured."

Yan Chixia patted Niu Yi on the shoulder and strode towards Nie Xiaoqian.

"boom"

Just then, the ground suddenly began to shake, and a powerful and immense yin energy surged into the sky from Lanruo Temple.

At the same time, a furious shout, seemingly from both a man and a woman, echoed from Lanruo Temple: "Nie Xiaoqian! You treacherous little bitch!!!"

As the sound faded, thick tree roots rapidly emerged from Lanruo Temple, entangling Nie Xiaoqian and Yan Chixia.

"The sky and the earth are boundless, the universe borrows the law!"

Yan Chixia shouted without showing any weakness, and the sword box behind him opened wide, with flying swords bursting with crimson-gold flames flying out quickly and slashing towards the tree roots!

Niu Yi did not step forward to help when he saw this scene. Suddenly, a rift in the Yin Realm appeared beneath his feet and swallowed his body in an instant.

Niu Yi did not resist, letting the yin wind carry him through the rift in the underworld and quickly plunge him into the dark and sunless underworld.

Niu Yi felt the chaos and disorder floating in mid-air in the underworld and couldn't help but frown slightly.

"It seems the underworld of this world is even more chaotic and troublesome than I anticipated."

Niu Yi murmured to himself as he continued to fall. He looked down at the massive black mountain that was slowly trembling, and a glint of sunlight and moonlight flashed in his eyes.

"The underworld of this world also needs to be thoroughly cleaned up."

Niu Yi raised his hands, and as golden light surged, the rusty sword at his waist, still in its sheath, also emitted a humming sound.

"Zheng!"

Niu Yi grabbed the rusty sword that had been drawn from its sheath, drawing upon the divine will of the sun and the trace of the Great Dao of the sun that remained in his mind.

A blazing, intensely bright golden sun suddenly appeared above Black Mountain, continuously descending towards it. This golden sun grew ever stronger, eventually transforming into a thousand-foot-long giant sword that fell straight down!
"Roar----"

The Black Mountain Demon below clearly sensed an unprecedented sense of crisis. A burst of incredibly dense, pitch-black Yin energy rapidly erupted from the Black Mountain, transforming into a gigantic, pitch-black hand that reached out to grab the dazzling giant sword in the sky, which resembled a blazing sun!
Soon, the two collided, but the expected impact did not appear before the Black Mountain Demon. The giant sword suddenly disappeared, and a golden sword light flashed in the center of the Black Mountain, cutting through the entire Black Mountain.

The pitch-black, towering hand froze for a moment, then vanished into thin air.

Niu Yi landed with the wind, sheathed his sword, and looked at the thousand-foot-high black mountain before him.

"boom"

Suddenly, the black mountain trembled again, and the tremor gradually intensified until it exploded with a roar and a burst of golden light, sending boulders tumbling down and crashing in all directions.

The deafening roar startled the surrounding demons and ghosts, who screamed and fled into the distance. Anything struck by the golden light was instantly reduced to ashes.

Niu Yi looked up at the dark sky of the underworld, his eyes lighting up.

A golden light suddenly appeared, streaking across the sky above the underworld and quickly entering Niu Yi's body. The remarkably similar aura brought a smile to his face.

"Just as I predicted, if one can kill a powerful enough demon, one will receive merit and favor from the Heavenly Dao."

"Presumably, the greater the scourge eliminated and the more demonic energy eradicated, the more merit one will gain from the Heavenly Dao, making it easier to perceive the Great Dao, and perhaps one day one will naturally come to wield the power of the Heavenly Dao."

Niu Yi harbored his own ambitions, and he would never refuse to take control of the Heavenly Dao if he could one day do so.

The Mirror of the Universe transmitted his true spirit into various worlds for reincarnation. Now he is a being in this world, so the Heavenly Dao of this world fully recognizes him and there is no resistance.

His previous deductions were correct. As long as he followed his plan, built up his power, and slew the demons that plagued the world, and proceeded step by step, he could probably eliminate the demonic aura from the world in about a hundred years.

At that time, cultivators in this world who comprehend the Great Dao will find cultivation much easier, and even exceptionally talented cultivators like Yan Chixia will not be trapped at the point of being unable to sense the Great Dao.

"I truly don't know what caused this world to become in such a strange state, and what Shennong left behind."

With his current understanding of the laws of cause and effect in this world, he cannot calculate this matter. Fortunately, he only needs to walk on the right path.

Niu Yi shook his head, then waved his hand towards the mountains not far from Black Mountain. In no time, an urn covered with a yellow talisman flew over and landed in his hand.

Niu Yi stretched out his finger again and drew a rift in the underworld in front of him. Niu Yi then strode into the rift and disappeared into the underworld.

Not long after Niu Yi left, several powerful auras arrived from all directions. However, upon seeing the Black Mountain Demon, who had been completely shattered in this Yin Realm, they all fell silent.

The Black Mountain Demon was a powerful overlord in the underworld, its imposing form deterring many powerful beings from even attempting to defeat it. Yet now, this very demon had been blasted into countless fragments, shattering several nearby mountains.
Furthermore, the lingering aura of extreme yang energy here clearly indicates that the other party is not from the underworld, but rather a person from the mortal realm.

But when did such a guy appear in the mortal world?
(End of this chapter)