Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 61 Jade Longevity Lock

Hearing the low murmurs carried by the cold wind, Niu Yi paused slightly, thinking of what he had seen in the cause and effect line on Xiang Feng's body, and couldn't help but sigh softly, then continued walking towards the distance.

"This is a thank you for not meddling in other people's business..."

"It's pitiful that he died unjustly. Fortunately, the cause and effect are all tied to Xiang Feng and his mother. It has nothing to do with others, let alone the Liu family."

"But it seems that she is following a path somewhat like a ghost fairy."

Meanwhile, in Shangtang Village, Xiang Feng stood on the hillside, looking unwilling, but he still didn't have the courage to chase the Taoist.
After Niu Yi completely walked out of the sight of everyone in Shangtang Village, his figure kept changing and returned to his original appearance.

At the same time, a breeze swirled up from the ground, and the landowner of Jindou Mountain, who was leaning on a wooden stick, suddenly appeared in the breeze.

As soon as the Earth God appeared, he took two steps forward, looked at Niu Yi, and couldn't help but said:
"Has your Great Leader Niu Yi changed his nature? He actually took the initiative to approach a being with that kind of fate?"

"Haha~ This time, we summoned the Earth God, hoping that he would pay some attention to this person. After all, no one in the Jindou Mountain area can be as well-informed as the Earth God."

"Come to think of it, the Earth God can also see this person's fate?"

"Of course not," the Earth God shook his head and sighed, "That person's fate is obscured, but if I carefully sense it, I can sense a spirit that makes me feel terrified and in awe. No matter how I think about it, it must be..."

As the Earth God spoke, he pointed to the sky.

Seeing Niu Yi smiling but saying nothing, the Earth God shook his head helplessly and said:

"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have noticed that such a being had come to the Jindou Mountain Realm. But it's a good thing to know in advance. If anything happened to this person, I'm afraid I would also suffer an unexpected disaster."

Seeing that the Earth God seemed to be really worried, Niu Yi couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Is there anything wrong with this person in the territory of Jindou Mountain?"

The land god of Jindou Mountain shook his head and said with a wry smile:
"With you and I taking care of him, I'm not afraid of him getting into trouble in Jindou Mountain. What I'm worried about is something else."

"Now that Shangtang Village has settled here, I'm afraid they'll soon erect a statue of the land to worship the local land. Given this person's fate, what if his elders in this life drag him to worship the statue?"

Niu Yi nodded suddenly.

The hierarchy in heaven is extremely strict. If a god of lower rank is worshipped by a god of higher rank, the consequences will be extremely disastrous. If the disparity is too great, the body of the god being worshipped may even be shattered.

For the God of Land, this is definitely a hot potato.

Thinking of this, Niu Yi couldn't help but look at the Earth God and said apologetically:
"To be honest, I may have had some reasons for this child's appearance here, but I never thought that this would cause trouble for the Earth God."

"Please rest assured, God of Land, I will do my best to find a solution to this matter."

The God of Land waved his hand generously, stroking his beard and said:
"You don't have to worry too much about this. I'll be more careful and avoid it from now on. The thoughts and decisions of that kind of being are beyond your and my ability to guess."

"Let's go, let's go. You've been busy all day, and I'm afraid you're anxious to return to Jindou Mountain to practice. I'll give you a ride. Don't worry about this place, I'll keep an eye on it."

"Then I would like to thank the Earth God. Niu Yi will definitely give you a thank you gift."

"Given our relationship, what's the point of talking about thanking or not?"

"Three sticks of incense per month, no, five sticks of incense for the gods."

"Cough cough."

"Dad, everyone has returned home and no one mentioned leaving anymore."

Liu Dahu walked in excitedly and looked at his old father who was burning incense to the statue of Xunsheng Jiuku Tianzun.

"Yeah~ I understand."

Liu Gui looked at Liu Dahu calmly and winked at him.

Liu Dahu was stunned for a moment, then he understood and turned around, closed all the windows and doors, and walked quickly to his father, only to see his father stuff two red pills into his hands.

"Dad, what are you doing..." Liu Gui held Liu Dahu's hand and said in a very low voice:
"Keep these two safflower pills given by Taoist Jin Lingzi close to you. Many people have seen the miraculous effects of these elixirs during the day, and I'm afraid some might become interested in them."

"Dad, no way."

Liu Gui raised his hand and patted Liu Dahu's face with his old, wrinkled palm like dry bark. With a complicated look in his eyes, he said:
"Tiger, it's better to be safe than sorry. You must understand that people's hearts are hidden. Dad will get old one day, and when that time comes, this family will depend on you to support it."

Liu Dahu's nose suddenly felt sore and his eyes turned red. Looking at Liu Gui, who had obviously aged a lot during this period, he quickly said:
"Dad, why do you say that? You will definitely live a long life and wait until Chen'er gives birth to a child and holds a great-grandson in your arms!"

Liu Gui suddenly laughed and scolded:
"What are you talking about! Of course I, your father, will live a long life!"

"It's just that, Hu'er, you must have seen everything that happened these days. I went against everyone's advice and even forced these people to go up the mountain to avoid the flood. After the flood, they were so grateful."

“But when that divine bull roared, what kind of expressions did some of them have, especially Xiang Feng.”

Liu Gui said this, narrowing his eyes.

"Now that I think about it, the mountain god's roar was a blessing to my Liu family, not a curse. It allowed me to see the true faces of so many people."

Liu Dahu fell silent. He naturally knew that some people had been saying some unbearable things behind his back during this period. Although everyone was shocked by the mountain god's roar at that time, those words were indeed a bit too much.

Of course, because of the last flood, there are also some people who have protected them from beginning to end, like Wu Tie's family.

"In short, Dahu, for Guiqin and Chen'er, you have to learn to be more careful. If something really happens in the future, you have to know who you can trust and who you have to be wary of."

"Yes, Dad. I understand."

Lingtai state of mind, in the kitchen.

Niu Yi was pouring the fried rice into two porcelain bowls beside the stove while wondering whether he should take the opportunity to ask his senior brother for advice on covering up the problem of his fate.

At this moment, Niu Yi suddenly felt a gaze looking at him from behind.

Niu Yi turned his head suddenly, only to see a huge lion head stretching out from the void behind him, looking at him quietly, and seemed to glance at the big iron pot behind Niu Yi.

And in the mouth of the lion head was a green jade longevity lock.

Seeing Niu Yi looking at him in surprise, the huge lion head opened its mouth slightly without saying a word, and the green jade longevity lock carved with green clouds automatically flew towards Niu Yi and landed in front of him.

Niu Yi's treasure-hunting talent was triggered. He reached out to take the longevity lock, and a piece of information immediately entered Niu Yi's mind.

It turned out to be the case.

This item is used to lock Liu Dongchen's fate and protect his fate. He can no longer show any extraordinary qualities, nor any magical powers. He is no different from an ordinary mortal.

I just don't know whether this item was originally handed over to him, or whether it appeared because of his sigh with the God of Land.
When Jiuling Yuansheng saw Niu Yi took over the longevity lock, he knew that the task assigned by his own Heavenly Lord had been completed and was about to return, but he never expected to be stopped by Niu Yi suddenly.

"Senior, wait!"

Jiuling Yuansheng paused for a moment and looked at Niu Yi in surprise, only to see Niu Yi carefully put away the longevity lock, then quickly took out a new porcelain bowl, filled it with a bowl of fried rice made from colorful spiritual eggs, and handed it to Jiuling Yuansheng.

"Senior, you have taken the trouble to send me this jade pendant. I am deeply grateful. I have nothing else to offer, so I can only offer this egg fried rice as a token of my gratitude. Please accept it."

Jiuling Yuansheng looked at Niu Yi in surprise, then looked at the porcelain bowl in Niu Yi's hand and nodded slightly.

"Have a heart."

As a deep voice sounded in Niu Yi's mind, a green light flashed and the porcelain bowl disappeared in an instant.

"Then you can rest assured to take care of Liu Dongchen. Don't worry about other matters. Tianzun will make arrangements. In sixteen years, there will be benefits for you."

After Jiuling Yuansheng finished speaking, he retracted the lion head and disappeared in the kitchen, leaving only Niu Yi who seemed to be lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)