Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 489 Deep in the Starry Sea
The world of Legend of the White Snake, the celestial realm, and the endless starry seas.

As a beam of starlight rapidly ascended from the lower realm, two figures, one in green and one in white, who were waiting outside the starry sky, hurriedly stepped forward to greet it.

"Master Niu, it's been a long time."

"My husband and I descended to the mortal realm to exorcise demons two years ago, so only my sister and I can greet you. We hope Immortal Niu will not take offense."

Niu Yi's figure gradually appeared in the starlight. He looked at Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, who were smiling and welcoming him, and nodded with a smile:

"It seems you've been doing quite well since you ascended to the Heavenly Realm."

Bai Suzhen's smile was as gentle and graceful as it had been back then. In Suzhou, Bai Suzhen's reputation as a living bodhisattva was extremely widespread.

"This is also thanks to the help of the immortal master back then. If it weren't for the immortal master's help, we would not know how much suffering and hardship we would have gone through, and our minds would not have been able to reach a state of perfection. Back then, we almost harmed our own husbands without even realizing it."

In recent years, Bai Suzhen has repaid the debts and karmic debts of the past, and her family has worked together to ascend to the heavens with the merits of the Ancestral Master Association. Fahai has also let go of his nightmares and obsessions and finally became a Buddha.

Although Xu Xian's sister Xu Jiaorong and her family had no chance to become immortals, they lived a peaceful life. Because they accumulated good deeds throughout their lives, they were also reborn into a good family after reincarnation.

Now, only Xu Shilin, the former top scholar in the imperial examination and now the prime minister, remains alive, with more than thirty years left to live.

However, this one was originally the reincarnation of the God of Literature and the child of Bai Suzhen. He was naturally very capable and often had his spirit leave his body in his dreams to reunite with his family in heaven.

"Why are you saying all this when we're waiting for each other?"

Niu Yi shook his head with a smile, looking at Xiao Qing, who, although quieter than before, was still winking at him mischievously.

"Rest assured, since I have promised, I will naturally do it."

As Niu Yi spoke, he took off the white jade gourd pendant from his waist, lifted it with a gentle breeze, and presented it to Xiao Qing.

"Take it. This thing is no longer of any use to me. Just keep it as a memento. All the little things I promised you in the human world are in there."

After Niu Yi finished speaking, he saw Xiao Qing take the white jade gourd, and under the illumination of the dazzling starlight beside him, he stepped into the portal to the endless sea of ​​stars.

Xiaoqing stared blankly at the white jade gourd pendant in her hand, momentarily lost in thought. She had a strange feeling that this might be the last time she saw the person before her.
As soon as Niu Yi entered the Starry Sea, he was somewhat surprised to find that this place seemed to be the closest to the Heavenly Dao of this world. It would be very easy to comprehend the Heavenly Dao from this place. However, the deeper one went, the more one could feel the terrifying pressure of facing the vast and boundless Heavenly Dao.

With his current cultivation level, he did not feel much pressure on the outer edge of the Starry Sea, but the road ahead was still long. If he did not have sufficient means, he would probably find it difficult to reach the deepest part of the Starry Sea.

"The core of the Heavenly Dao of this world must be right here."

As Niu Yi pondered, his gaze seemed to transcend the endless sea of ​​stars, reaching the figure deepest within it—the Heavenly Emperor of this world.
At the same time, as Niu Yi stepped into the place, the figure who had remained motionless for decades, like a statue, slowly got up and raised his head.

"So you've arrived. Such progress in seventy years. Although you had the help of Shennong, your natural talent and abilities are truly remarkable. You are among the best in the Three Realms." The Heavenly Emperor spoke slowly, and an invisible aura emanating from him rapidly rose. Before anyone knew it, a ten-thousand-foot-tall phantom, with disheveled hair, bare feet, and wielding a giant axe, gradually appeared behind him, standing on the sea of ​​stars, like an ancient god who created the world.

On the other side, as Niu Yi continued to move forward, he also began to slowly feel some pressure.

Niu Yi remained expressionless, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. Three copper coins bearing the words "cause and effect" swiftly appeared behind him, harnessing the Great Dao of Cause and Effect of this world to quickly deflect the pressure emanating from him. Niu Yi himself then calmly walked forward.

As Niu Yi moved through each area, the pressure from the Heavenly Dao around him increased, and a phantom image of a magical artifact appeared around him.

Until Niu Yi finally stood before the towering figure at the feet of the ten-thousand-foot giant, the phantom of the Hunyuan Furnace slowly emerged among the eight natal magic treasures beside him, standing behind Niu Yi, carving out a pure land for him in the face of the power of the Heavenly Dao.

"I thought that the last person to come before me would be a disciple of the Three Pure Ones or someone else, but I was wrong. Some of your treasures seem to remind me of someone I know."

The imposing figure's dark eyes scrutinized Niu Yi, his gaze sweeping over the magical artifacts beside him.

At this moment, Niu Yi was also sizing up the imposing figure opposite him, and then looked at the towering giant, his eyes revealing a knowing look.

"I see. May I ask what your relationship is with the great god Pangu from back then?"

He had seen the Dharma body behind the person in front of him before. It was the Pangu picture he had seen in Lü Dongbin's Great Pure Yang Longevity Palace. It depicted the real Pangu, the great god who stood tall between heaven and earth. It was said that it was given to Lü Dongbin by the Eastern Emperor and had been treasured by him ever since.

For the beings born from this primordial era, the Great God Pangu possesses an even more unique charm. He is the pioneer of this primordial era, the one who created heaven and earth and recreated the Three Realms.

As for Laozi, the original creator of the Three Realms and the ancestor who created heaven and earth, he was an even more distant being.

Regardless, Niu Yi was indeed somewhat surprised and interested to see the Dharma body of the Great God Pangu here, but he knew very well that the person in front of him could not possibly be the Great God Pangu.

That person's Dharma body was so enormous that it could split the chaos with a single axe and then support the heavens and earth. Although the person before him was also very powerful, his Dharma body was perhaps only slightly stronger than that of his elder brother Yang Jian, and this was only with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao of this realm.

The person opposite him is the core of the Heavenly Dao in this world, just like he was in the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio world, he is the Heavenly Emperor who controls the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Emperor looked at Niu Yi, his long, jet-black hair flying wildly. At the same time, the two of them instantly transformed into a chaotic mass, as if they had already left the Star Sea region.

"You want to know?"

"Come on, let me see if you're qualified."

As the Heavenly Emperor finished speaking, the Pangu Dharma Body behind him also bent down, gripped the giant axe the size of a mountain with both hands, and swung the axe at the incomparably tiny Niu Yi.

(End of this chapter)