With Jin Shanyao dashed down the mountain, then rolled up his sleeves and unleashed a surge of Spiritual Power that shot straight to the Heavenly Court.
" Taishang Laojun, come down here! Taishang Laojun, come down here!"
"Shut up, shut up, stop calling me 'ancestor'..."
The voice of Taishang Laojun came from behind. Jin Shanyao around abruptly and grabbed his collar, "I've finally caught you."
Taishang Laojun) hangs on the Jin Shanyao, his toes touching the ground, his body swaying.
"Let go, let go, you stupid tree, let go of me..."
Jin Shanyao not only didn't let go, but raised it even higher, "I ask you, who is that wild immortal on Hat Mountain?"
The Taishang Laojun Laozi, being of advanced age, could not withstand such torment from the Jin Shanyao, so he used a spell to free himself from the shackles.
He angrily rebuked with a dark face, "You blockhead, instead of repaying your kindness, what are you doing running off to that Hat Mountain?"
Jin Shanyao her teeth in anger, "You still dare to utter a word? Who caused me to end up like this?"
If you utter another word of nonsense, I'll smash up the Southern Heavenly Gate, and we'll fight to the death.
Taishang Laojun was so angry his hands trembled. "You... you... what have you been learning in the mortal realm in just two and a half days that you've turned into such a shrewish woman?"
With her Jin Shanyao said, "I'm being too polite. Tell me quickly, who is that wild immortal from Hat Mountain?"
The Taishang Laojun Laozi, whose name was Xie Chao, was a jade lingzhi mushroom on Morning Light Cliff, who was in charge of the growth of plants in the West Long region.
A century ago, an accident caused a severe drought in West Long, resulting in the death of countless plants. The Heavenly Court was then banished by the Heavenly Court to Hat Mountain to become its mountain god.
Jin Shanyao hesitated to judge, then pressed for an answer, "Can he petition the emperor?"
Taishang Laojun sighed, "He is nominally a mountain god, but in reality, he has been exiled here and cannot leave Hat Mountain for five hundred years."
"So he's in jail..."
Jin Shanyao recalled his arrogant smile and said angrily, "You're already a prisoner, and you still dare to tell me to get lost?" With that, she left Taishang Laojun and headed towards the city.
"Hey, where are you going?"
"Go home and get the land deed. I'm going to tell him who owns Hat Mountain!" Anyone who dares to steal her mountain, even if she can't beat them, she'll still take a bite out of them.
Jin Shanyao returned to the Anzhi Hall, took out the land deed, and stormed out, angrily heading up Hat Mountain.
Xie Chao remained lying on the crooked tree. Seeing Jin Shanyao return, he said impatiently, "Didn't I tell you to get lost?"
Jin Shanyao smiled wickedly, "You don't know who I am, do you?" With that, she lashed out with her whip at Xie Chao.
Xie Chao heard a loud snap, and the crooked tree that had been lying there for a hundred years was actually snapped in two. His face instantly darkened.
Before he could finish the word "find...", a piece of paper was shoved into his face. Xie Chao took a half step back before he could see the words on the paper.
He frowned and asked, "Your name is Meng Anzhi?"
My name is Jin Shanyao.
She pointed to the official seal and said, enunciating each word clearly, " Hat Mountain, mine!"
Xie Chao chuckled, leaning against the broken tree trunk as if he had no bones, carrying his wine jug. "You immortal, trying to take Hat Mountain from me with a human land deed?"
He took a sip of his drink, saying, "Descending to the mortal realm without permission will result in punishment if caught."
With a light laugh, Jin Shanyao, "Do you know who I am?"
" The Jin Shanyao?"
Jin Shanyao chuckled, "Is it over?"
Xie Chao couldn't answer. Apart from her name, he seemed to know nothing about this woman; he had even figured out her true form by smelling her.
Jin Shanyao put away the land deed. "I'm going to plant medicinal herbs on this mountain. You'd better not cause any trouble."
Xie Chao had been imprisoned for over a hundred years. At first, people would often come up the mountain to disturb his peace. He would scare them away each time they came, and they gradually calmed down. But now, someone suddenly appeared and tried to take over the mountain.
"If you dare to sow a single seed on Hat Mountain, I'll make sure you never leave this mountain."
Bah... Just as she liked to leave the mountains, Jin Shanyao casually waved the whip, looping it around her palm once.
"Sometimes, the origin of vegetation does not determine its strength."
Xie Chao chuckled softly, "This is the first time I've seen such arrogant bandits." With that, he conjured a sharp sword in his hand and Jin Shanyao.
With a flick of her wrist, Jin Shanyao Xie Chao, sending him flying. Xie Chao flipped in mid-air and landed on a treetop.
His face was ashen, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.
With Jin Shanyao, she said, "Look at your defiant expression. I'll ask you one more time: will you let me plant on this mountain or not?"
"None of you will set foot on this mountain Non-Self dead."
"Oh dear, why are you so stubborn? This mountain belongs to humankind, and I now have a land deed from the imperial court. Can't you read?"
"What kind of fallacious and heretical doctrine is this? If someone were to steal your divine status one day, what would you do? Would you simply hand it over?"
Why bring up something you shouldn't talk about? Xie Chao deliberately stabbed Jin Shanyao in the heart. If she were a god, would she still be toiling away farming and raising children here? Besides, is she even a god to you?
Jin Shanyao's gaze suddenly turned cold. "It seems you won't be satisfied until I beat you back to your original form today." As soon as she finished speaking, a bright green whip was aimed straight at Xie Chao's face.
Xie Chao dodged with his sword, but before long, the Jin Shanyao wrapped around his ankle and flung him away.
Jin Shanyao scoffed, "Are these fungi that sprang from the sky really that great? With such meager strength, they dare to challenge me for ownership of Hat Mountain?"
Xie Chao hadn't expected the Jin Shanyao such powerful and domineering Spiritual Power.
Who exactly are you?
"Master of Hat Mountain..." Jin Shanyao stopped wasting words with him and sent dozens of whips straight at Xie Chao. Xie Chao was bound tightly in just three moves and hung upside down on a tree branch.
Jin Shanyao turned his face towards her, "Good boy... don't be angry, you can't protect this mountain."
Xie Chao's face flushed red. "Take your filthy hands off me."
"Ha, you're just a fungus that sprouted from here, and you're already looking down on me, a tree?" Jin Shanyao, cupping Xie Chao's cheeks in her hands and giving them a good rub.
He said viciously, "Baby, scream all you want, no one will come to save you. If you know what's good for you, you'll behave like a mountain god, or don't blame me for tying you up every time I come in."
" Jin Shanyao, you're dead..." Xie Chao had never been insulted like this before. All the grievances he had suffered for a century turned into anger at this moment, and he even seemed to have a bit more vitality.
Jin Shanyao slapped his cheek and said maliciously, "Besides your impotent rage, what other skills do you have? Show me."
Xie Chao was so angry his blood was boiling. If he had even one special skill, how could he have been defeated like this?
"A scholar can be killed but not humiliated; I would rather die than give up Hat Mountain."
The Jin Shanyao, "You've even developed feelings for me while living in this cell? Fine, I'll come every day from now on, and beat you every time I see you, until you agree."
After saying that, she abandoned Xie Chao and began patrolling the mountain. It was her territory, and she was in charge. She could do whatever she wanted. Since there was a mountain god, there must be henchmen. She would eliminate them all.
Xie Chao shouted anxiously from behind, " Jin Shanyao, just give up on that idea! Even if you trap my men, you still won't get Hat Mountain!"