Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 480 Martial Uncle and Martial Nephew

Beyond the East Sea, in Aolai, lies Huaguo Mountain.

More than a thousand years later, the monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain, under the leadership of their king, once again enjoyed a carefree life.

Ever since Sun Wukong crossed out the names of the famous monkeys in the Book of Life in the Underworld, the old monkeys who received the Heavenly Imperial Wine from Sun Wukong back then still live on Flower Fruit Mountain.

This at least ensured that Sun Wukong was not alone in Flower Fruit Mountain, surrounded by his monkey followers.

At this moment, Sun Wukong had already sent his monkey followers to drive away Chenxiang, who had come to seek his help, while he himself held the peach in his hand, lost in thought.

"Your Majesty, I have already driven that agarwood away."

Sun Wukong looked up at General Bengba, who had returned to report, nodded, and chuckled:
"Alright, alright, let him leave. There's no need to pay any attention to that kid."

Sun Wukong clearly remembered that when he found his senior brother, his senior brother was becoming this little guy's master. But now, this little guy has come looking for him.

"Yang Jian's nephew must be the child of the Third Holy Mother and Liu Yanchang. So, my senior brother was this child's master back then."

"However, Erlang Shen has a close relationship with my senior brother, and I remember that the Third Holy Mother also had a very good relationship with my senior brother back then. But now this child wants to find me, his senior uncle, to deal with Erlang Shen."

Sun Wukong's eyes darted around, and the more he thought about it, the more intriguing the connection seemed.

Could it be that his foolish son was mistakenly caught up in the scheme and didn't know the truth, which is why he was captured by Erlang Shen?
"Alright, I'll go to heaven to see my senior brother and ask him about the ins and outs of this matter. As for my nephew, he doesn't seem willing to leave either, so I'll let him stay on my Flower Fruit Mountain for a while."

Sun Wukong pondered this, and his spirit left his body, heading straight to the South Heavenly Gate. But before he could go forward, he saw his senior brother, holding a whisk and walking towards him with a smile.

The two brothers, with remarkable tacit understanding, left the gods guarding the South Heavenly Gate and arrived at a deserted place in the clouds.

"Senior brother, didn't you say you couldn't predict my karma? How come you've come to greet me today as if you knew everything?"

Daojun chuckled and shook his head, pointing at Sun Wukong and saying:

"You, you, you know perfectly well what you're asking."

"I can't predict your whereabouts, but how could I not know that Chenxiang went to Huaguo Mountain to look for you? Since Chenxiang went to look for you, how could I not know that you were going to come to heaven to find me?"

"Hey, my senior really understands me~"

In front of his senior brother, he never referred to himself as "Old Sun," but rather as "I," just as he did back on Rotten Peach Mountain.

Sun Wukong scratched his cheek and stepped forward with a chuckle.

"Senior brother, my junior nephew seems to be involved in many things. I wonder if you could tell me about it so that I can understand how to proceed in the future."

"If there is anything you need from me, please don't hesitate to ask, and I will never refuse!"

Upon hearing this, Daojun merely waved his whisk and said:
"Don't worry, now that this matter has involved Junior Brother Wukong, I will naturally tell him the cause and effect of this matter."

"But junior brother, you must not tell anyone."

"Don't worry, senior brother."

Daojun nodded slightly and began to speak from the beginning.

The story recounts how the Third Holy Mother fell in love with Liu Yanchang, gave birth to Chenxiang, and how the Heavenly Court discovered her violation of heavenly rules. Erlang Shen, to protect his sister, personally intervened and imprisoned Liu Yanchang under Mount Hua, asking him to become Chenxiang's master. All these events are recounted in detail.
"I see~" Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong's eyes darted around, and he slowly nodded, pondering.

"Senior brother, so you're saying that Erlang Shen's actions weren't to separate his sister's family, but to protect them?"

Daojun said solemnly:
“Indeed, although you are not close to Erlang Zhenjun, even from a superficial acquaintance, you should know that he values ​​loyalty and righteousness very much, so why would you deliberately do such a thing?”

"As for your nephew, now that he has come to your Flower Fruit Mountain, you, as his uncle, might as well give him some pointers. Over the years, I have taught him the three supernatural powers of Samadhi True Fire, Five Elements Escape Technique, and Seventy-Two Transformations, but now, his cultivation is still quite superficial."

"But you must remember, it is not the right time to tell him the cause and effect of this matter, or the relationship between us."

Sun Wukong nodded quickly and agreed to the task.

"Please rest assured, senior brother, I am aware of this matter and will certainly take good care of my nephew."

As Sun Wukong spoke, his primordial spirit quickly descended to the mortal realm and returned to Flower Fruit Mountain.

After Sun Wukong left, Daojun returned to his Daojun Palace, where he once again welcomed a guest.

"What is this, Star Lord?"

Seeing that Venus had arrived with the Jade Emperor's decree, Daojun was slightly surprised and said:

"Could it be that His Majesty the Jade Emperor has made some decision?"

"Daojun's idea is correct. It was His Majesty the Jade Emperor who sent me to deliver this to you. Daojun, you may wish to take a look."

Venus smiled and handed the imperial edict to the Daoist Lord.

Daojun quickly took the imperial edict, opened it, and scanned the characters, which contained the power of the Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms, one by one. A smile gradually appeared on his face.

"Star Lord, I accept this imperial decree. I ask that Your Majesty the Jade Emperor understand how to handle this matter. Thank you very much, Star Lord."

Venus smiled and stroked his beard, nodding.

"In that case, I will go back to report. You have truly worked hard during this time, Daojun."

Venus knew that the Dao Lord before him was getting closer and closer to the Primordial Dao Fruit. After all, the merit he had gained during the Journey to the West was enough to allow him to advance steadily to the Great Luo realm. How could the Dao Lord's gains be any less?

Daojun should have been focusing on his cultivation at this time, aiming for the Primordial Dao Fruit, but he was still willing to get distracted by this matter.

Back then, many immortals and gods were willing to befriend Daojun because everyone was optimistic about his future. But who could have imagined that these immortals and gods who befriended Daojun would witness his rise to power so quickly?

Daojun himself always marveled at his brother Yang's loyalty and righteousness, but wasn't he himself just as devoted?
"Are you really willing to teach me your skills?"

On the waterfall of Huaguo Mountain, Chenxiang looked at Sun Wukong, who was sitting on the stone platform wearing a cassock, and his tone was slightly puzzled.

“Hey~ Your uncle is quite capable. He helped me back then, so I can’t directly interfere in your family’s affairs.”

"However, I, Old Sun, do have some reservations. Relying solely on your own cultivation, who knows how long it will take to defeat Yang Jian? Let me, Old Sun, lend you a hand."

As Sun Wukong spoke, he plucked a tuft of monkey hair from his body, blew it into the air, and activated his incarnation technique. He shouted, "Transform!" Several small monkeys wielding golden cudgels appeared out of thin air and attacked Chenxiang!

(End of this chapter)