Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 381 The War Buddha Subdues Demons
Amidst the misty mountains and forests, streaks of golden light, hundreds of feet long, rained down from the sky like swords, piercing into the dark fog that enveloped the forest.

At the same time, a deafening dragon's roar came from the dark clouds in the sky. Instantly, the sea of ​​clouds in the sky surged, thunder roared, and a strong wind rose on the ground. Soon, bolts of lightning fell from the sky and crashed down towards the black mist!

"Boom————"

In just a short while, the wind and thunder raged through the mountains and forests, and golden light rained down. As a series of booming sounds came from the mountains and forests, the black mist that had been swirling around the mountain slowly receded, revealing the scorched earth inside. But the snake demon that should have been there had once again disappeared without a trace.

In the sky, Zhong Kui, wielding the Demon-Slaying Sword, descended as a golden light. He waved his crimson official robe forward, causing the last bit of black mist in front of him to dissipate, revealing a jet-black scale and specks of blood.

Zhong Kui gestured forward with his large hand, and the scales transformed into a black light that appeared in his hand.

At the same time, a beam of azure light descended from the sky, landing beside Zhong Kui. He frowned slightly and said:
"That snake demon got away again."

Zhong Kui looked at the scales in front of him, his eyes flashing with golden demon-subduing runes, but they all disappeared in just a few breaths.

"It seems that the snake demon has already expelled the demon-subduing talisman. Even if I use these scales to calculate the cause and effect, I cannot find its trace."

Zhong Kui pondered for a moment, his eyes slowly hardening into a resolute expression.

He turned to look at Ao Wang beside him and said:

“Ao Wang, the Water God, I plan to visit Dao Jun Mountain soon to ask him for a treasure that can tell the location of this demon.”

"No matter what, we can't let this scourge escape."

If there were other methods, he wouldn't have thought of seeking help from Daojun. As a demon-slaying master who specializes in fighting ghosts and exorcising evil spirits, he repeatedly ran into obstacles in front of a snake demon, which made him seem quite incompetent.

However, I cannot break through the opponent's Turtle Breath Bead for the time being. If I let the opponent escape like this and cause harm everywhere, that would be true incompetence!

Among the great gods of the upper realms he knew, the Divine Physician Daojun, whom he had met several times before, must have such abilities, and only this compassionate and benevolent Daojun might be willing to directly help him.

Seeing Zhong Kui's resolute expression, Ao Wang also said solemnly:

"Rest assured, Celestial Master, such a scourge as the snake demon must not be allowed to live. This time, I will go with you to visit the Dao Lord. The Dao Lord and my father are on very good terms. I only hope that we can get the Dao Lord's help this time."

Although this trip to Baihe in Zhongnan Mountain has brought such trouble, even alarming the Dao Lord, there is nothing that can be done about it.

After discussing it, Zhong Kui and Ao Wang together took to the clouds and flew into the sky, heading towards Daojun Mountain.

What Zhong Kui and Ao Wang didn't know was that the snake demon, who had already run far away, was also not having an easy time.
In the sky, a dark, demonic cloud was moving rapidly, with thick, black fog spreading out continuously, making it impossible for outsiders to see its form.

At this moment, the Teng Snake was exhaling clouds and mist, tumbling rapidly in the sky, and occasionally glancing behind it with its scarlet eyes in a somewhat frightened manner.

"Amitabha Buddha~ Benefactor, lay down your butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot~"

The Teng Snake opened its blood-red maw, and with each opening and closing, the terrified and furious voice of the young girl continuously emanated from it.

"Victorious Fighting Buddha! I have no grudge against you, you monkey, why are you chasing me so relentlessly?!"

"Hey, you little snake, you don't know how many murders you've committed. I don't know how you managed to hide until today, but once you meet me, Old Sun, your good days are over!" The somewhat shrill voice said, and two golden beams of light shot into the black mist instantly, landing on Tengshe without any hindrance.

Tengshe knew perfectly well that these two golden lights were the monkey's legendary Fiery Eyes, which were forged in Laozi's Eight Trigrams Furnace!

The Teng Snake, being stared at by these piercing eyes, was immediately filled with immense fear. The black mist around it grew even thicker, and its body began to weave through the black mist.

But no matter how secretly it rolled around, it still couldn't escape Sun Wukong's gaze. It was firmly followed by those two golden lights and had nowhere to hide!

"clang!!!"

Just then, a golden cudgel burning with crimson flames suddenly rushed into the black mist. Its majestic golden Buddhist power quickly erupted, and in the blink of an eye, the surrounding black mist vanished completely.

The golden cudgel continued its momentum, striking the serpent on the head amidst its terrified gaze. With a single blow, it rendered the serpent unconscious, and the golden cudgel flew back with a buzzing sound, landing in a hand covered in yellow hair.

Wearing a cassock, Sun Wukong caught the golden cudgel, shrunk it back to the size of an embroidery needle, and put it back in his ear. He then slowly walked to the huge black snake that had landed on the ground.

The black snake in front of them had clearly been completely knocked unconscious, with a crater on its head, and it was obviously only breathing. Even so, its huge body was still very intimidating, and even Sun Wukong was very small in front of this black snake.

"I, Old Sun, have just returned from Mount Ling and was just about to wander around and visit my friends when you, little snake, had bad luck to run into me."

Sun Wukong scratched the back of his hand, took out a golden gourd from his bosom, opened the gourd's mouth, and began to cast a spell on the snake demon opposite him.

Soon, a beam of Buddhist light and a series of Zen chants emerged from the gourd's mouth, and at the same time, an irresistible suction force instantly fell on the snake demon.

The snake demon's body rapidly shrank, transforming from a giant mountain snake into a tiny, black snake the size of a palm, before flying into the gourd and disappearing.

Sun Wukong plugged the gourd's mouth shut and chuckled:
"This treasure that my senior brother gave me is truly excellent. I also brought back a lot of Buddhist fruits from Mount Ling this time, so I'll take the opportunity to invite my senior brother to try some of them."

Sun Wukong flipped over and leaped up, stepping onto his somersault cloud and flying swiftly towards Daojun Mountain.

Half a day later, on Daojun Mountain, Zhong Kui and Ao Wang, led by Fang Cheng, walked up to Daojun Mountain. On the second floor of Daojun Palace, they saw the divine physician Daojun sitting opposite a figure wearing a kasaya.

Ao Wang and Zhong Kui looked at the figure in the cassock who was smiling at them with great surprise, and quickly bowed to greet him.

"Ao Wang, the Water God of the White River, and Zhong Kui, the Exorcist Master, pay their respects to the Daoist Lord and the Great Sage."

Daojun glanced at Sun Wukong, who was playing with the Buddha gourd in his hand, with amusement, and sighed inwardly that the snake demon's luck was truly terrible.

"You two need not stand on ceremony. The Holy Buddha and I already know the purpose of your visit. Are you here for that strange serpent demon?"

Daojun didn't keep them in suspense. Before the two people in front of him could even reply, he gave Sun Wukong a meaningful look.

Sun Wukong nodded, pulled the stopper off the gourd in his hand, and a small black snake, about the size of a palm, quickly landed in front of Zhong Kui and Ao Wang.

(End of this chapter)