Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 78 Chase
Lingtai state of mind, in the central hall.

Niu Yi bowed respectfully towards the ancestral tablet, inserted the three incense sticks in his hand into the incense burner, then turned and left, preparing to practice today.

In fact, from the time he entered the Lingtai state of mind and became a disciple of the founder, sixteen years have passed in the outside world, and a full forty-eight years have passed in the Lingtai state of mind.

Although the master has not passed on any mysterious techniques to him in recent years, Niu Yi still lives a very fulfilling life.

Especially the pharmacopoeias and medical books in the library. The more he studied them, the more he felt that they were all-encompassing. They showed him everything in the world from the shallow to the deep, making him fascinated.

On the first floor of the Sutra Repository, there are pharmacopoeias and medical books, totaling 13,610 volumes and 360 bookshelves.

However, after forty-eight years, Niu Yi had only studied up to the 87th bookshelf and finished reading 3,200 volumes. The further he went, the slower his speed became. Often, a sentence in the book would make Niu Yi's eyes light up and he would ponder for a long time.

Niu Yi was not anxious at all, and still sat by the window to study every day.

There was a deep meaning behind his master asking him to read these pharmacopoeias and medical books. He also had an inexplicable premonition that these pharmacopoeias and medical books were absolutely very important. These foundations might bring him even more amazing gains at some point in the future, just like the Dragon Roar Stone.

"What's up here?"

"It's about the transformation of Tai Sui after ten thousand years."

Niu Yi, who was concentrating on reading, answered casually, but he was suddenly stunned halfway through his words. He turned his head quickly and happened to meet the eyes of a big chicken head.

".Brother Chicken??"

"Huh?"

"Is that what you were saying?"

"nonsense!"

Listening to the hoarse sound like the friction between sand and gravel, Niu Yi was silent for a while, turned around and closed the wooden window directly, leaving only a light sentence to petrify the colorful chicken on the spot.

"Your voice is so unpleasant~"

"boom!"

Looking at the wooden window that slammed shut, Wucai Baoji was stunned for a moment, and then a flame began to burn in his eyes!
"Hey!!! Niu! Whose voice did you say was unpleasant?"

"You think your cow mooing is so nice!!!"

"Chicken Master."

Niu Yi couldn't help but smile when he heard the angry shouts of the colorful chicken outside. He raised his hand slightly, and three golden lights of merit turned into a beam, illuminating his head, and continued to read with peace of mind.

He and this five-colored chicken have been accompanying each other in his spiritual state for decades, so naturally they have become very familiar with each other. With the tacit understanding they have developed over the years, they can understand each other's meaning through a gesture or a glance without using words.

But he was the only one speaking in Lingtai's mind, which was indeed a bit lonely. Now that there was another noisy person, it made the place more lively.

As for the temperament of this old rooster, the same thing applies: he is very cunning and cunning!

However, no matter how angry it is, it will not damage a single brick or tile of the Taoist temple. This is something Niu Yi has confirmed over the years.

"But speaking of which, if I have more merit in the future, why not condense a merit wheel? If nothing else, this light is quite nice."

Niu Yi raised the corners of his lips, ignoring the noise outside, and just looked at the book in front of him in the golden light of merit.

Shangtang Village.

At this moment, the once bright moon and starry sky were slowly enveloped by a thick, dark cloud, plunging the earth into complete darkness. The livestock in Shangtang Village dared not utter a single sound. Even the guard dogs huddled together, their eyes agape with fear, their calves trembling, as if something terrifying was approaching.

A gust of cold wind blew through Shangtang Village. The villagers who were sleeping soundly felt a chill and could not help but shrink into their quilts again, but no one woke up. The cold wind gathered from all directions, as if looking for something.

Outside Xiang Feng's thatched cottage, a piece of white light turned into a bowl shape, turning the cottage upside down inside it. The evil spirit seemed to float by without noticing anything.

"Wow~"

At this moment, Shi Cui, who was sitting beside the straw mat, suddenly changed her expression and raised her head abruptly. She felt a burst of Yin energy rushing towards her, which turned into a huge black iron chain. It kept making collision sounds and passed through the thatched hut, locking towards her like a flying dragon!
"I found you! Shi Cui!"

The rough voice of Niutou rang in Shi Cui's ears, and Shi Cui's figure in white suddenly rushed out of the hut and turned into a white shadow flying outside!

The black iron chain also made a rattling sound and raised a spark. It turned a corner and chased straight towards Shi Cui!
Shi Cui was flying at an extremely fast speed and would soon fly out of Shangtang Village and into the deep forest.

"Shi Cui!! Where are you running to?!"

Shi Cui, who was trying her best to dodge, heard a loud bang above her head, and quickly looked up, her face changed drastically.

The bull's head became three hundred feet tall in diameter, and was surrounded by yin energy. It was very powerful, standing among the mountains, and stretched out its huge palm to grab the stone jade like a mountain pressing down on one's head!
White silk flew out from Shi Cui's body quickly, and she finally blocked the falling big hand for a moment. However, as she was blocked by the bull head, she was quickly caught up by the black iron chain behind her!
"Wow~~~"

As soon as the black iron chain touched Shi Cui, it quickly wrapped around her, locking her whole body tightly and also locking her Yin energy. No matter how Shi Cui struggled, she could not break free!
When Niutou saw that Shi Cui had been caught, he quickly shrank his body and came in front of Shi Cui with a steel fork.

"Shi Cui! Come with me! You have escaped from the underworld without permission! You have violated the laws of the underworld! The judge will judge you!"

But Shi Cui sneered and said:
"Back then, these two people treated me so badly, causing me to suffer humiliation and die unjustly! Why didn't a judge come to judge them?"

"shut up!"

Niutou shouted sternly:

"These two are entangled in sin. After death, the ghosts will bring them to the judge for trial! At the very least, they will be tortured in the eighteen levels of hell for a hundred years, and finally be cast into the animal realm!"

"Then a ghost messenger will come to the City of the Dead to find you, and let you witness the torture of these two people with your own eyes! This will relieve your overwhelming resentment!"

"If you have any objections, come back to the underworld with me and speak to the judge!"

As Niu Tou said this, he was about to step forward and reach out to grab the black iron chain. At this moment, Niu Tou's expression suddenly changed!
Suddenly, a hand appeared out of nowhere behind Shi Cui and grabbed her!
"Hmph! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

The voice of Horse-Faced Guard suddenly rang out, and his figure appeared above Shi Cui's head. The steel fork in his hand was surrounded by yin energy, and he stabbed straight at the palm!
However, the hand still reached out towards Shi Cui and grabbed her collar, while the steel fork was blocked by a pitch-black spear that suddenly appeared!

"clang!!"

The spear only blocked the horse-faced warrior for a moment before it was quickly retracted. At the same time, the hand holding the stone jade disappeared instantly!

What happened before their eyes happened in a flash. Seeing that the duck that was in their mouth flew away, the faces of the Ox-Head and Horse-Face both looked a little ugly!

"Humph! Sure enough, there are accomplices! The judge ordered you and me to hunt down Shi Cui, but in the end, these sewer rats revealed their true colors!"

"This matter is of great importance. We should go and find the Black and White Impermanence, Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu, the brothers. After all, they are more familiar with the world of the living."

"Alright, why not invite the two of them, Golden Shackles and Silver Locks, to come over and plan this together."

"That's exactly what I meant."

(End of this chapter)