Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 469 The final struggle
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a year has passed since Chenxiang became an apprentice.

Everything in Baihua Village remained the same, except that in the past year, Jin Lingzi had only taken Chenxiang up the mountain every day to collect herbs and teach him to identify and refine them.

Even in his spare time, Chenxiang would follow his master to learn tea ceremony, chess, and acupuncture skills, but he did not learn any magic.

Fortunately, over the past year, Jin Lingzi had also piqued Chen Xiang's interest, and he became quite engrossed in it. However, he gradually began to become impatient.

Late at night, in the school, in Jin Lingzi's room.

It was the dead of night, and there was no sign of Jin Lingzi in the quiet room. Only a green gourd was floating in mid-air, emanating a chaotic aura.

This gourd is none other than his Chaos Green Gourd.

Within the Calabash Cave, at the center of the cave, on Mount Hunyuan, the Daoist Lord, who had transformed from Jin Lingzi into a Daoist in purple robes, was appearing.

"Lord Daojun, these days, the Duobao River in the sky has been roaring and surging with waves. I dare not approach to investigate the situation."

Yuan Ze stood behind Dao Jun, speaking to him with some concern.

He has been guarding and cultivating here ever since he was brought into this gourd by the Daoist a few years ago. However, many naturally born demons have appeared in this gourd cave, cultivating by taking advantage of the golden light that keeps falling from the sky, which has caused a lot of trouble.

Daojun didn't have the time to discipline and enforce the rules, so in the end, Yuanze led a group of celestial officials to guard and manage the matter.

However, in recent years, the Heavenly Treasure River of Dao Lord has been experiencing frequent strange changes, which has made him somewhat worried.

Daojun looked up at the seemingly boundless golden river in the sky, stroked his beard, and smiled:

"It's just a last gasp, a final struggle."

"Niu Guangyi!!! You beast with a bull's nose! You led me here and imprisoned me!"

"If you kill me here, do you think Mount Ling will spare you?!"

As this sound appeared, the golden river in the sky erupted with another violent surge of waves, which vaguely resembled the shape of a roc spreading its wings and soaring, as if it wanted to break free from its restraints and fly out of the river.

"Splash—"

But in just a moment, the waters of the Duobao River surrounding the roc transformed into chains exuding the aura of the underworld, rushing out quickly, binding the roc tightly, and bringing it back into the Duobao River where it disappeared.

"Golden-Winged Roc, you should stop struggling. Your fate has already been decided. This will be your final resting place."

As Daojun spoke, he waved his whisk, and the Duobao River seemed to be instantly stirred, its flow speed increasing and making a rushing sound. At the same time, golden light spots quickly fell from the sky, merging into the entire Hunyuan Island and nourishing all things.

A glint flashed in Daojun's eyes, and in that instant, he saw the three Great Luo Golden Immortals who were being suppressed at the bottom of the Duobao River by his many magical treasures.

Golden-winged Roc, Old Man of Camel Mountain, Demon Lord.

The Golden-Winged Roc, already at its last gasp, could still stir up some waves because the Old Man of Camel Mountain and the Demon Lord were also struggling to seal it, thus sharing the power of the Treasure River.

Centuries have passed, and with the help of his many natal magic treasures, the Duobao River has been constantly eroding these three elements, making them increasingly weak.

The Golden-Winged Roc of today may not even last a year before its last bit of true spirit is worn away, and it will completely disappear from this world.

As for the Old Man of Camel Mountain and the Demon Lord, they probably realized that if the Golden-Winged Roc was completely annihilated, allowing the Dao Lord to spare his strength to deal with them, they would have no hope of escaping. They had been using all their strength these past few days. However, in the Dao Lord's eyes, all of this was in vain.

Daojun looked up at the tiny point of light hidden in the clouds above the Duobao River, and a smile flashed across his eyes.

That was none other than his magnificent golden body, a testament to his boundless merit.

Not to mention how much his many natal magic treasures have improved over the years through continuous refinement, this Golden Body of Merit alone can suppress all three Great Luo Immortals who are about to perish.

"If it weren't for the Demon Lord, these two would probably have been completely annihilated by now, but it doesn't matter, it just means we'll have to wait a little longer."

As Daojun pondered this, he waved his sleeve in front of him, and a seemingly ordinary black jade gourd vine appeared out of thin air in front of him.

On the top of this gourd, there is also a black jade gourd with chaotic patterns, which is constantly emitting a chaotic aura, indicating that this gourd has matured.

"Although I haven't yet been able to open up a spiritual platform for my disciples to cultivate like my master has, it's more than enough for me to open up a cave space."

When he obtained the Chaos Green Gourd, he also obtained five gourd seeds. One of them grew into the Turbid Qi Gourd in the deepest part of the Netherworld, and another grew into the Fire Gourd in the Flaming Mountain.

There was another one, on which a golden Buddha gourd grew from a Buddha relic in Jisaguo, and he gave it to his junior brother, Sun Wukong.

He still had two Chaos Gourd seeds in his hand, and the black jade gourd in front of him was planted by the Dao Lord in the void of the Chaos Green Gourd. It was imbued with the aura of chaos and nourished by many Great Luo Origins. It took three hundred years to take shape.

"Yuanze, step back a bit."

"Yes, Lord Daojun!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ze immediately bowed in agreement and quickly stepped back.

Daojun pressed his palm towards the black jade gourd in front of him, and many Dao auras emerged around him.

In his palm, countless great paths continuously solidified and formed, eventually seeming to condense the power of a celestial realm.

As Daojun slowly pressed his palm onto the black jade gourd, a beam of nine-colored light suddenly burst forth from the gourd, shooting straight into the sky!

At the same time, the gourd vine hanging from the black jade gourd quickly turned to ashes and disappeared, leaving only the black jade gourd, which fell into the Daoist Lord's hands.

Daojun sensed the space within, nodded with a smile, and turned to look at Yuanze, saying:

"Yuanze, you all continue to guard this place. This place is extremely important and cannot afford to be damaged in the slightest."

He has nurtured this chaotic green gourd's grotto-heaven world for so many years, even using the essence of three Great Luo Golden Immortals to nourish it.

This is because, in his deductions, this Chaotic Green Gourd Cave Heaven, which might one day evolve into a true world, is not only an excellent aid for his comprehension of the Primordial Dao Fruit, but also the key to whether he can lead his friends and former subordinates from this dimension to the next dimension.
If he breaks through to the Primordial Dao Fruit and completes the final sublimation of this cave world, perhaps he really could reach the step he deduced.
Seeing Daojun's solemn attitude, Yuanze also looked serious and bowed in agreement.

"Yes! Please rest assured, Lord Daojun!"

Daojun nodded slightly, and with a flash of golden light, he disappeared in front of Yuanze and returned to the school in Baihua Village.

(End of this chapter)