Chapter 243: Building Earth's Cultivation Sect

The scene before my eyes was truly shocking—a vast expanse of black crow shadows, all making the same motion, with no end in sight.

The ferocious beast heads slowly lowered, replaced by immense reverence and awe; even the birds circling in midair let out a long cry, folded their wings, and landed on the ground, bowing respectfully.

In the darkness, it seemed as if an invisible force was manipulating them.

All the official personnel who witnessed this scene were stunned.

Why would such a massive beast tide act this way? They were like pilgrim devotees, reverently worshipping the mountains and rivers before them!

Within the endless beast tide, a golden sun shone brightly.

Upon closer look, it was actually a golden-haired monkey, its fur blazing like gold, its qi and blood bursting forth, appearing from afar like a ball of roaring flames.

It was seen clasping its fists and kneeling down before the Longyuan Mountain Range.

"Unworthy disciple, the Great Sage Monkey King, leading all the Yao of Mount Hua, kowtows to Master!"

Near the Longyuan Mountain Range, the surging beast tide gathered here, dust flying, myriad beasts kneeling!

The scene before their eyes continually shocked the officials; no one expected that the beast tide, which had been mighty a moment ago, would the next second kneel on the ground, kowtowing forward—even the flying birds in the sky were no exception.

The beast tide was a black, oppressive mass, its aura almost suffocating.

"What's going on? The beast tide didn't just stop—it even kowtowed to Longyuan Mountain?!"

"What exactly are these wild beasts worshipping? Are they worshipping this mountain?"

Tens of thousands of wild beasts roared, drowning out the Great Sage Monkey King's words; humans could hardly hear them, and moreover the Monkey King was at the center of the beast tide, with a flock of birds obscuring his form, making him hard to spot—even machines struggled to capture him.

Although these wild beasts couldn't fully understand the Great Sage Monkey King's words, they could sense the reverence in his heart.

Countless beasts howled and bowed their heads; as far as the eye could see, it was overwhelmingly shocking.

Many people looked dazed, completely unaware of what was happening.

Beyond the distant Longyuan Mountain Range, the Great Sage Monkey King's long howl and kowtow went unseen, but the Yao cultivating within Longyuan Mountain immediately sensed the outside disturbance.

"Is this aura the Monkey King's?"

"Could the Monkey King have returned?!"

The Northeast Tiger let out a roar, a sharp light flashing in its beastly eyes, as it came to the highest point of the mountain to gaze into the distance.

All that could be seen in the distance below was a dense beast tide, while at the very center specks of golden light spread out, golden hair fluttering in the wind.

Beasts' vision is naturally better than humans', let alone these great demons—they almost instantly spotted the Monkey King's presence.

The Yao, seeing the scene below clearly, became excited beyond measure.

"The Monkey King sure has something—just how long has he been out, and he already brought back such a massive force."

"Nice, the Monkey King is really flashy—the beast tide's numbers are almost catching up to Longyuan Mountain."

"Well done—it seems the Monkey King and crew are doing well out there; when will it be our turn to leave the mountain? When that time comes, I'll definitely do better than them!"

"This wave is totally being staged by the Monkey King."

The Yao were excited and buzzing with discussion; their beastly eyes held more envy, after all they all wanted to be like the Monkey King, develop their own power to become a regional demon overlord, so they could bring it back to show their brothers.

"Don't worry, it'll be your turn soon."

Ye Qin's voice sounded from beside.

Upon seeing Ye Qin's arrival, all the Yao respectfully lowered their heads and greeted, "Master."

Ye Qin's gaze fell on the distant beast tide; any movement around Longyuan Mountain could not escape his spiritual sense—he had already noticed it the moment the Monkey King stepped into this territory.

I never expected the Great Sage Monkey King to grow this fast in such a short time, far exceeding Ye Qin's expectations; indeed letting them go out to train on their own was a good decision.

Now the world is about to undergo a great change; these Yao must quickly grow, and this move was a correct one for Ye Qin.

The weasel said doubtfully, "The Monkey King is so strange—why does he just kowtow outside and not come into the mountain?"

Ye Qin slightly narrowed his eyes, "If I'm not mistaken, as your master, the Monkey King must have something more important to do!"

The Great Sage Monkey King creating such a commotion is definitely not just a simple outing; it surely has an important task to accomplish.

After Ye Qin pondered for a moment, a fluctuation of spiritual energy came through the air, and he took out a staff from his space.

This staff is about two meters long, its body wrapped in auspicious clouds, engraved with intricate patterns, with purple-gold light crisscrossing, appearing extraordinarily divine.

As the staff appeared, a powerful pressure was released, as if an ancient giant beast had awakened; the surrounding Yao felt a tremendous pressure and couldn't help but all retreat half a step.

The Yao stared at the staff before them in astonishment, and upon it was engraved a line of lively, dragon-and-phoenix-style script.

"Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff!"

Ye Qin looked at the Northeast Tiger, "This is a Dharma Implement I forged, imitating the one from Journey to the West, a spiritual implement—please hand it over to the Monkey King."

He knew the Monkey King liked the Legend of Wukong, and the name Great Sage Monkey King came from that; the Monkey King's natal Dharma Implement in the book is the Golden Hoop Staff, and Ye Qin also made his imitation accordingly.

This Dharma Implement certainly can't compare to the true Golden Hoop Staff in the book, but it can also change size according to its master's will, and Ye Qin also invested many precious materials into it.

Although it lacks the vast divine abilities described in the book, for Earth it is already a top-tier Dharma Implement.

"Hope this Dharma Implement can lend it a hand!"

The Yao all looked with shining eyes, sensing the tremendous spiritual energy fluctuation on the staff, wishing they could take the Monkey King's place.

"Master's product, surely a fine item!"

Although they also followed Ye Qin to learn forging, they could only craft low-grade spiritual implements; those with talent could make mid-grade ones, but no matter what they still couldn't match Ye Qin's.

"This monkey is really lucky, actually receiving a Dharma Implement tailor-made by Master!"

"Wuuu, if I had known earlier, I would have fought for it no matter what—if it had been me going out, that would have been great."

The Yao's faces were full of envy and jealousy, but they also knew the priorities of things.

The Northeast Tiger took the iron staff and headed toward where the beast tide was.

Moreover, on the outskirts of the mountain range, everyone who saw the beast tide kneeling felt their blood surge; a black mass of living beings—such a scene could hardly be described in a few words.

"Heavens, I can hardly believe my own eyes—to actually witness such a scene in my lifetime."

"The beast tide has passed through many mountain ranges, but only Longyuan Mountain shows this phenomenon—what marvel does this mountain possess! How can it make the beasts kneel and kowtow?"

"I seem to have heard before that Longyuan Mountain used to have many strange occurrences; it once caused quite a stir, but later it inexplicably fell silent, and since then no news about it has been heard."

The Internet still has memory; many netizens recalled what happened on Longyuan Mountain, searched through past data, but found that much of it had become invalid or been lost.

It seems someone does not want Longyuan Mountain to appear in the public's view; thus, the situation's development becomes ever more bewildering.

The ordinary people are not clear, but the high-level officials know that behind this beast tide lies the demon race's doing.

The message brought back by the earlier negotiation team indicates that among the monsters in Longyuan Mountain there is a common master.

Could it be that this beast tide's abnormal appearance is to worship that master!

The high-level leaders watched the video feed sent back from ahead, their mood unable to calm for a long time; they had to admit, this time they really guessed correctly.

Meanwhile, the netizens and ordinary people watching this affair are still analyzing the beast tide's strange behavior.

"Too absurd, they ran all the way from Huashan, and the result is just to kowtow to the Longyuan Mountain Range?"

"Have you noticed that these beast tides, while advancing, seem to be growing, continually absorbing animals from the surrounding route?"

"It seems that is indeed the case."

"What's going on with Longyuan Mountain? It actually makes a group of Huashan's animals kowtow like that."

Messages of this sort keep emerging, with everyone speculating that Longyuan Mountain has some special feature that makes the beast tide behave so contrary to reason.

Just as everyone was speculating endlessly, someone suddenly noticed that something seemed to have run down from Longyuan Mountain; because its speed was too fast, it almost left an afterimage in the air.

"Hey, what creature is that?"

"It seems to be a fierce tiger?"

"It seems to be holding something in its mouth?"

The drone also noticed this scene, turned its camera, flew downward, and indeed saw a brown‑yellow shadow holding a small wooden stick in its mouth, rushing toward the beast tide.

Seeing this scene, everyone felt somewhat puzzled.

How did a fierce tiger come down from Longyuan Mountain, seemingly holding a stick in its mouth?

What kind of trouble is this again?

The fierce tiger charged into the beast tide; those animals showed no panic, still maintaining their previous posture of kowtowing, as if they had no reaction to the arrival of this ferocious beast.

The Northeast Tiger was like a drop of water merging into the sea, quickly disappearing from the drone's view.

Beasts are most sensitive to aura; the Northeast Tiger and the Great Sage Monkey King share the same origin, and the oppressive aura emanating from the Great Demon also makes them dare not act rashly.

The Great Sage Monkey King also sensed the Northeast Tiger's aura, hurried over to greet it, his face showing delight as he said: "How did you come over?"

The Northeast Tiger, looking at the Great Sage Monkey King after a long absence, bared its teeth in a bright smile: "I didn't come just to see you; right, the Master told me to bring this to you."

The Northeast Tiger handed the Golden Hooped Rod to the Great Sage Monkey King.

The Great Sage Monkey King first stared, then after clearly seeing the few large characters on the rod's shaft, his eyes lit up: "This is a spiritual artifact refined by the Master!"

The Northeast Tiger nodded: "That's right; besides the Master, who else could have the ability to refine this?"

One glance at this rod shows its extraordinary material, not to mention the captivating aura emanating from it; the Great Sage Monkey King, holding the rod, felt his eye sockets involuntarily turn sore.

It took a deep breath, without another word, and again kowtowed several times toward the direction where Longyuan Mountain lies.

"Help me go back and tell the Master: the Golden Eagle sensed an unusual aura in Changbai Mountain, suggesting a treasure has appeared; I am leading the Huashan spirits to assist, and this operation will surely not disappoint him!"

The Great Sage Monkey King's eyes shone brightly, like glass, carrying the light of inevitable victory.

The Northeast Tiger nodded: "Then be careful on your way earlier."

It seemed to think of something, then added: "Right, earlier the Master roamed the universe and brought back an important message."

The Northeast Tiger recounted the earlier matters concerning the Signal Tower and other cultivation civilizations.

The Monkey King could not help but suck in a breath of cold air, a great sense of crisis welling up in his heart: "There's actually such a thing!"

The Northeast Tiger nodded: "The origin of that earlier golden meteorite is related to the construction of the Signal Tower; the Master suspects that other similar parts may also fall to Earth, and the anomaly you mentioned in Changbai Mountain might be due to this as well!"

The Monkey King patted his chest: "Don't worry, I and the Golden Eagle will investigate this thoroughly; later I'll send you a reply."

Its gaze fell toward the distance, its voice becoming even more resonant and forceful.

"Set out!"

"Head for Changbai Mountain!"

With a command from the Great Sage Monkey King, the previously calm beast tide began moving again, like a black river surging without end, instantly drawing the attention of the human side.

"Hey, look quickly, the beast tide is starting to move again."

Originally we thought the beast tide would stay in Longyuan Mountain and even kowtow, believing this to be their destination, but we guessed wrong again.

"Where exactly is their destination? Could it be that they are just here to pay respects on Longyuan Mountain?"

"Am I the only one curious about what that earlier tiger was doing? And it was still holding a small stick in its mouth?"

"Is that really just a small stick? I feel it's somewhat abnormal."

"Don't let your imagination run wild; if it's not a stick, what else could it be?"

"Is there anyone who can come forward to explain these beasts' behavior of kowtowing to Longyuan Mountain?"

Longyuan Mountain has had many strange events before, but later they faded from online notice, not obvious, and even later the government blocked it.

"Hearing that from upstairs gives me a creepy feeling; what on earth is inside Longyuan Mountain?"

The officials' leaders looked at the netizens' comments, their expressions momentarily becoming complex.

Inside Longyuan Mountain there exist monsters, and these monsters also have a master, causing the beast tide to kowtow; this is probably also due to that master.

Originally they suppressed the information, but after the beast tide's commotion, the nation's attention was drawn back to Longyuan Mountain, and those past events were dug up again!

After the person in charge of Qilian Mountain became anxious, it was now Wu Du's turn to feel the heat; the Mayor of Wu Du's anxious mouth grew several blisters, after all Longyuan Mountain lies within his jurisdiction, so if anything goes wrong he cannot shirk responsibility.

Moreover, the superiors repeatedly instructed that Longyuan Mountain's affairs must be handled discreetly, any abnormality reported upward; but now it's fine, with so many pairs of eyes watching it.

"Leader, should we send someone to suppress the news?"

"What pressure, you think netizens are fools? If we suppress the news now, it would plainly show that Longyuan Mountain really has something; better to cold‑handle it for now, trying to keep everyone's attention on Huashan and the beast tide instead."

Netizens are merely speculating; they have no solid evidence, and besides, the earlier matters about Longyuan Mountain are already far in the past; online rumors are half‑true half‑false, making it hard to tell what's real.

So for now we'll leave it untouched, and only intervene after the fuss dies down; that is the best decision.

"For now, don't worry about the netizens' comments and speculations; the higher-ups have ordered us to closely monitor any movement at Longyuan Mountain—everyone, keep your spirits up, no resting for 24 hours!"

"Received!"

"At the same time, the high-ranking leaders of the capital were also quite worried."

"They have realized that these monsters likely have some major move, and such major moves will probably become more frequent in the future."

"For now we can barely suppress the news, but sooner or later it will have to be made public!"

"Hopefully, by then the common folk won't be thrown into turmoil because of it!"

""In this age of great strife, human history is about to undergo a transformation…""

"And besides the Greater Xia High Officials knowing the true events of Longyuan Mountain, there is also one person who understands."

"That person is Hu Xiaocao!"

"After so many years, she is now about to graduate from university."

"Seeing the massive beast tide migration being widely reported online this time, she naturally also understood that the commotion was created by the monsters of Longyuan Mountain, and their worship is naturally of the Mountain God Grandfather!"

""The monster race has already emerged.""

""Perhaps Longyuan Village should also emerge.""

"Seeing these messages online, an idea began to take shape in her mind."

""Could we create a holy land for human cultivation, or perhaps an immortal sect?""

""Let's go back and ask the Mountain God Grandfather." (End of chapter)"