Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 499 The Divine Ox Creates Heaven and Earth (Final Chapter)
There is no time in the mountains.

At the summit of Jindu Mountain, Niu Yi, who was sitting cross-legged on a blue stone on the mountain peak, slowly opened his eyes.

He reached out his palm and caught a leaf that was slowly falling in front of him.

Just like the leaves in front of him, he could perceive even the slightest change in the world.

Niu Yi said softly:
"One cycle lasts for twelve periods, each lasting for ten thousand eight hundred years. Before we know it, the world has reached its twilight years."

Now, in the middle of the Xu cycle, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has begun to decline. All things in the world will gradually enter destruction and end in this cycle. After another 5,400 years, at the end of the Xu cycle, the three realms will return to chaos.

As a gentle breeze slowly rose from the ground, the figure of an old man leaning on a wooden cane appeared; it was none other than the Earth God of Jindou Mountain.

He slowly sat down beside Niu Yi and sighed softly:

"I never imagined I'd actually live to see this day."

Niu Yi simply smiled and didn't say anything. Instead, he sat quietly with the Earth God of Jindou Mountain, gazing at the beautiful mountain scenery before them.

They all knew that this seemingly vibrant scene before them was actually something they, as immortals, wouldn't see for much longer.

For the former Earth God, as a mortal who had been kind to people all his life, although he was posthumously granted the title of Earth God by the Heavenly Court for his merits, thousands or even tens of thousands of years, or even the end of the lifespan of heaven and earth, were simply too far away for him.

But now, he has truly lived to this day, and he may live on in the next century, or even further into the future, by the side of this old friend.

The two sat there from daylight until nightfall, until the stars twinkled in the sky, before Niu Yi finally spoke slowly:

"Earth God, get ready. A thousand years from now, Jin Du Mountain, Dao Jun Mountain, and the rest of us will enter the Treasure World. For the next ten thousand years, until the new Three Realms are fully formed, we will live in the Treasure World."

"A thousand years, so fast?"

The Earth God looked at Niu Yi with some surprise, only to see Niu Yi nod slightly and say:

"That's right. The spiritual energy that is everywhere between heaven and earth will gradually thin out. Slowly, the environment will become increasingly harsh, and the Three Realms will become uninhabitable. This is how heaven and earth will come to an end."

"During this period, the Great Dao will gradually become hidden, and it will become increasingly difficult for cultivators in the world to break through."

"For mortals whose lifespan is only a few decades, the end of their lifespan is not a big deal; it is the cultivators who seek the Dao and cultivate immortality who truly feel it."

Niu Yi shook his head slightly, not saying anything further, but the local deity already understood and nodded gently.

Some things can only be said to be a matter of timing and fate. Niu Yi was born into a good family and had a good master. He was reincarnated not when the time of death for this world had come to an end.

If one is born into this world and fails to cultivate the Great Dao within a thousand years, let alone become a Great Luo Golden Immortal, even becoming a Taiyi Immortal will be difficult. Moreover, even if one cultivates to become a Taiyi True Immortal, without transcending the Dao, it will ultimately be useless.

Of course, each lineage must also have its own methods, such as the Multi-Treasure World within his Chaos Green Gourd, which can provide protection for its disciples and allow them to await the next era.

But this is ultimately a minority. Even if one reaches the next level, it is all in vain if one does not become a Great Luo. One will only live a few more years.

Niu Yi sighed softly, looking at the horizon between heaven and earth with a distant gaze.

More than a thousand years later, in the world of Duobao, Daojun Mountain and Jindou Mountain had been moved by Niu Yi with great magic to Hunyuan Mountain in the center of the world of Duobao, and connected to the earth veins of this world.

"Does your disciple truly intend to remain in the Three Realms and not go to this Treasure World?"

At this moment, Niu Yi stood on Daojun Mountain, looking at Fang Cheng opposite him.

His second guardian deity had taken in a disciple over a hundred years ago. The disciple was quite talented, and even Niu Yi had met him. However, when Daojun opened the Treasure World to lead the Daojun Mountain group to avoid the calamity of the destruction of heaven and earth, this disciple chose to stay in the Three Realms.

"Yes, Lord Daojun."

Fang Cheng shook his head helplessly and said:
"He told me that it is hard to leave one's homeland, and that it is the natural order for people to grow old. Presumably, the 'aging' of the Three Realms is also inevitable. Although it cannot be changed, he still wants to end his life in the Three Realms."

In fact, some disciples in Daojun Mountain also made such a choice. Even if the world were to reopen in the future, would these three realms still be theirs in the new era?

"Heh~ That's normal. In each cycle, among the disciples of various lineages who are of excellent quality and have good talent, there will always be some children who make such a choice."

Niu Yi turned his head and saw a middle-aged Taoist priest dressed in green robes with a wooden hairpin in his long black hair. He was walking over with a jade wine cup in his hand.

It was none other than Emperor Donghua, who had come to visit.

"Emperor."

Emperor Donghua glanced at Fang Cheng, who was bowing respectfully to the side, smiled and nodded, then stepped to Niu Yi's side and looked at Jindu Mountain and Hunyuan Mountain on the other side of Daojun Mountain.

At this moment, these three mountain peaks are arranged in a triangular formation, and this place is also the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire Treasure World.

Emperor Donghua could even sense the auras of three Great Luo Golden Immortals that had not completely dissipated, which made the Emperor secretly admire the skill of the person in front of him.

"The saying 'It's hard to leave one's homeland' is entirely a matter of personal choice, and there's no right or wrong in it."

“Fellow Daoist Guangyi, now that you have achieved longevity, you will likely encounter many more such events in the future.”

"Right now, Fellow Daoist, the most important thing is to prepare for the reopening of heaven and earth more than four thousand years from now."

Niu Yi chuckled:
"I understand what Your Majesty has said. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have not been idle all these years either." Emperor Donghua nodded with a smile and turned to leave.

At the same time, a snow lion also came running swiftly through the snow and wind.

"Lord Daojun, Jin Fu, the patriarch of Jinchan Mountain, and his entourage have entered the Treasure World. On Meishan, Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun has also sent word that Meishan has made preparations and you need not worry."

Niu Yi nodded slightly, indicating that he was aware of the matter.

Not only him, but his junior brother Sun Wukong, with his senior brother's help, has also refined the Golden Buddha Gourd into a cave world over the years. Although it is not as big as his Multi-Treasure World, it is more than enough to contain the entire Flower Fruit Mountain.

"Next, we await the end of the Xu Hui period, when heaven and earth return to chaos, and the opportune moment to reopen the world."

Over the course of four thousand eight hundred years, the Three Realms gradually came to an end, living beings disappeared, all things perished, and the world returned to its original state:

An endless, dark chaos.

"Senior brother, the time should be approaching soon."

In the chaos, Sun Wukong, whose body was radiating golden light, looked behind him at his senior brother Guangyi, who was holding the Sun and Moon Steel Halberd and whose other eight natal magic weapons were arranged in the shape of a treasure wheel.

"Ah."

Niu Yi slowly opened his eyes. He could sense that many other beings in the chaos were casting their gazes here.

This also includes His Majesty the Jade Emperor, who repeatedly said that if he didn't do a good job, he would open a cattle farm in Heaven and make him the head of the cattle herders.
Having already cultivated to the level of the Primordial Dao Fruit, he was already fully aware of everything in the chaos. What Sun Wukong sensed, he had also sensed long ago.

it's time.

Seeing the determination in his senior brother's eyes, Sun Wukong rolled away and quickly left, disappearing into the chaos.

"Wow~~"

As the sound of flowing water appeared in the chaos, an endless golden river suddenly rushed out from under Niu Yi's feet, surging and surging in this dark chaos, bringing a glimmer of light.

But this was only the beginning. Suddenly, the many natal magic treasures behind Niu Yi transformed into a nine-colored treasure wheel and poured into the Sun and Moon Treasure Steel Halberd in Niu Yi's hand.

The halberd in Niu Yi's hand suddenly shone brightly, and the light that pierced through the darkness quickly transformed into a long halberd of light that was difficult to discern in terms of its exact size, yet seemed capable of piercing through the chaos.

Niu Yi remained calm as he slowly lowered his halberd. Even amidst the chaos, his every move, imbued with the power of the Primordial Dao Fruit, was still fully unleashed.

Niu Yi slashed out in an arc, centered on himself, unleashing a powerful and earth-shattering beam of light that, along with the endless River of Treasures, cleaved the dark chaos in front of him!

"boom----"

In an instant, the endless, dark chaos began to rumble and tremble violently, as if some earth-shattering change was gradually taking place.

But Niu Yi had no intention of stopping. After unleashing this attack with all his power, his figure rapidly grew larger amidst a burst of heavenly light, revealing the true form of the Multi-Treasure Divine Ox.

However, after the divine bull's ten-thousand-foot-tall body appeared, it did not stop at all, but began to grow rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the divine bull's body reached the upper and lower chaos that had just been cut open.

"Moo——"

The Divine Ox of Many Treasures let out a long moo that echoed throughout the chaos, and its body rose again, causing the chaos to tremble even more violently!

Amidst the deafening roars that shook the universe, a golden divine bull, its size unseen, stood atop the chaos, its four hooves pounding the ground below, rapidly lifting up the hollow region within the cleaved chaos, causing the chaos to separate into upper and lower parts.

At this moment, the changes in the chaos became more and more intense. Two streams of energy slowly separated from the chaos. The turbid energy sank down and the clear energy rose up, forming heaven and earth. And it seemed that the sun, moon and stars were slowly brewing in the chaos, waiting for the moment of their birth.

At the same time, the divine ox continued to grow larger, and the distance between heaven and earth became increasingly vast and distant.

"Hmm~ that's done."

Seeing this, Laozi, who was riding a green ox, waved his whisk and nodded with a smile. Not far away, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, in a place of dazzling golden light, also nodded in satisfaction.

Next, once Niu Yi completely separates the Three Realms, the Three Realms will evolve on their own over the next ten thousand years, and all living beings will gradually appear. A new order will then be established for the Three Realms.

After a while, when the golden divine ox stopped growing and the world reached its limit, the earth-shaking roar gradually stopped.

"Moo——"

As the golden divine ox let out its last long moo, which echoed throughout this newly born world, its form slowly disappeared, and the changes in the pure and turbid energy between heaven and earth became increasingly intense.

Niu Yi's figure slowly appeared between heaven and earth. He looked at the Sun and Moon Treasure Halberd in his hand, which was shining with precious light. Its appearance was still the same, but its interior had undergone earth-shattering changes. A look of enlightenment flashed in his eyes.

"A creation-level magical treasure... could this be the path to the Heavenly Venerable Realm?"

After a moment's thought, Niu Yi put away the Sun and Moon Treasure Halberd in his hand and instead took off a white jade pendant that he had always kept hanging at his waist along with the Chaos Green Gourd.

Niu Yi murmured with some anticipation.

“Master, once I have settled everything, my junior brother and I will go and follow in your footsteps.”

(The End)
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