Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

In the following days, Jiang Liu practically came to a halt on his journey, treating the Map of Mountains and Rivers as his personal dungeon to conquer.

Every day, he would enter the dungeon ten or even eight times, gaining Experience Points at the speed of a rocket.

Originally, the pace of Jiang Liu and his companions' journey to the West was slow, but with Jiang Liu entering the dungeon so many times each day, their progress had all but stopped.

The scenes within the Map of Mountains and Rivers were endless and utterly diverse!

Some depicted the Great Thunder Monastery, others the Heavenly Court, and there were various kinds of Spirit Beasts and realms like the Demon Realm, providing Jiang Liu with a whole spectrum of experiences.

Occasionally, Sun Wukong would mischievously throw Jiang Liu into a scene from the Underworld, filled with countless sorrowful ghosts and malevolent spirits, which would send Jiang Liu screaming.

After coming out, he would grab the Xuanhua Axe and chase after Sun Wukong for payback.

Fairy Zixia sat quietly on the side, watching Jiang Liu chase after Sun Wukong with the Xuanhua Axe and smiled faintly, feeling that the team's life was very harmonious.

Compared to the strict and cold Heavenly Court, this team on the Journey to the West seemed to have more human touch.

...

Fairy Zixia had stayed with the Journey to the West Team for half a month, during which time Jiang Liu had been grinding dungeons ten times a day.

In addition to his cultivation of the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture, he had earned about 30 million Experience Points in just half a month, finally leveling up from level 53 to 54.

Of course, it's worth mentioning that in these days, after running the dungeon around a hundred times – while he couldn't defeat the final boss – Jiang Liu did manage to take down every mini-boss, which had resulted in a decent haul of loot.

Even his equipment had been entirely refreshed, with most of his previous gear being level thirty or forty and due to be replaced.

One day, after completing another dungeon run and defeating the mini-boss, Jiang Liu emerged from the Map of Mountains and Rivers and took stock of his loot.

The haul for the day was significant, finally yielding a weapon of decent quality, and it was time for the Xuanhua Axe to retire.

Weapon: Colored Glaze Staff (Legendary Level) Required Level: 58, Attack +26200, Special Effect: Shadow Swap, able to exchange positions with any target, Cooldown Time: 3600 seconds, Durability: 120/120.

Clothing: Gold Silk Buddha Robe (Legendary Level) Required Level: 55, Defense +18200, Special Effect: After exiting combat for 300 seconds, movement speed +100%, Durability: 92/100.

Helmet: Vidyaraja Crown (Legendary Quality) No level requirement, Defense +50200 (10-100000, depends on the user's level), attached special effect: converts 10% of damage dealt to the target into self Health Points, Durability: 52/100.

Necklace: Black Jade Prayer Beads (Legendary Level) Required Level: 35, Defense +1800, Special Effect: reduces level requirement of equipment by 5, Durability: 30/50.

Belt: Jade Belt (Perfect Level) Required Level: 59, Defense +8200, Durability: 60/75.

Ring: Blood Jade Ring (Legendary Level) Required Level: 56, Attack +15600, Durability: 5/80

Ring: Godslaying Ring (Epic Level) Required Level: 55, Attack +13000, Special Effect: Active Ability, consumes 10% of maximum Health Points to deal double damage on the next attack, no Cooldown Time, Durability: 80/100.

Bracelet: Flame Demon Bracelet (Perfect Level) Required Level: 50, Defense +6000. Durability: 32/50.

Bracelet: White Jade Bracelet (Legendary Level) Required Level: 55, Defense +9800, Durability: 52/55.

Shoes: Flashing Brilliance Shoes (Legendary Level) Required Level: 20, Defense +460, Special Effect: can instantaneously move within a 10-meter radius, Cooldown Time: 300 seconds, Durability: 3/30.

Checking over his character profile, looking at his current level information and equipment, Jiang Liu nodded in satisfaction to himself.

The Colored Glaze Staff had replaced the Xuanhua Axe, a pale blue, transparent staff that looked more luxurious, and of course, its primary appeal was the strong added Attack Power.

He wasn't in a hurry to replace the Vidyaraja Crown; with over 50,000 Defense Power, it was quite powerful.

Now at level 54, once he reached level 55, he would be able to switch to the Golden Haze Crown.

The attributes of the Gold Silk Buddha Robe were also good, so he switched out the Pearl Kasaya that Holy Monk Jinchi had given him, and along with the Blood Jade Ring and Godslaying Ring, the gear was impressive.

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However, Jiang Liu found the Shoes' special effect extremely handy, and even when higher quality gear dropped, he had no intention of swapping them out.

With only three points of Durability left, it was uncertain how much longer they could last.

...

Jiang Liu didn't know how many more days he could keep the Map of Mountains and Rivers, so he had been zealously leveling up inside it, akin to the adage, "Borrow the book; don't wait to read."

At this time, in the Purple Bamboo Forest of Mount Luojia in the South Sea, Bodhisattva Guanyin quietly flipped through the Calamity Book in her hand, seeing that the latest calamity was still only concerning Star Monarch of Warring States, she heaved a soft sigh in her heart.

I hadn't expected that tying the Red Thread around Master Leizhen and Fairy Zixia, and even dragging Master Leizhen into the affair, would not be considered a calamity?

These eighty-one difficulties seem to be getting harder and harder!

"Listening to you sighing here, it seems you've miscalculated something again?" However, following Guanyin's sigh, a female voice suddenly spoke up, and immediately after, a figure emerged and came before Bodhisattva, saying.

"I pay my respects to the Empress!" Seeing the figure that emerged, Bodhisattva Guanyin rose to her feet, slightly bowed her head, and performed a respectful greeting.

After paying her respects to the figure, Bodhisattva Guanyin then turned to the newcomer and said, "It seems the Empress has also overlooked something in her calculations, hasn't she? In my opinion, you should not have given Fairy Zixia the Map of the Nation. If she were to die and her path were extinguished, that's when the matter would truly escalate into a serious calamity!"

"So, are you here to instruct me on what I should do, Bodhisattva?" asked the figure calmly upon hearing Bodhisattva Guanyin's words.

"I dare not..." Hearing this, Bodhisattva Guanyin naturally could not admit to it and quickly shook her head in denial.

"Alright, this time, both of us have miscalculated, but we have also gained something from it. As for what's between Wukong and Zixia, you need not intervene anymore!" Waving her hand, the figure spoke to Bodhisattva Guanyin.

In response to the figure's words, Bodhisattva Guanyin nodded slightly without refusal.

With Bodhisattva Guanyin's agreement, the figure did not linger in the Purple Bamboo Forest but instead transformed into a wisp of azure smoke and dissipated.

"Sigh..." Watching the figure disappear, Bodhisattva Guanyin let out a soft sigh.

The Journey to the West has been underway for just under two years so far, yet these eighty-one hardships have become increasingly difficult.

Can these predestined eighty-one difficulties truly be overcome? Bodhisattva Guanyin's heart became even less confident.

"Ah? Right, the carp in my Lotus Pond..." As she was distressing in her heart, suddenly, Bodhisattva Guanyin had a thought and her expression changed slightly.

Immediately, she raised her hand, wrote down a decree, and threw it out.

The carp in the Lotus Pond was something that Bodhisattva Guanyin was very fond of. However, in order to amass the eighty-one hardships, she had released it half a year ago, hoping it would also present another challenge to the Westward Pilgrims.

But now, after these events, Bodhisattva Guanyin thought of the Carp Demon in the Lotus Pond with shock.

What if they indeed troubled the Westward Team—wouldn't they just kill it?

If it had been at the start of the journey, Bodhisattva Guanyin would not have worried so much, but now, she had no confidence whatsoever in her heart.

Bodhisattva Guanyin's decree swiftly streaked across the sky, landing in a wide and long river.

In the river lived a Carp Demon, called King Linggan, who had been playing the role of a demon here, arrogantly taking whatever he wanted, finding life much more carefree than in the Lotus Pond.

Occasionally consuming a few humans, he even compelled the Chen Family Village by the Tongtian River to sacrifice boys and girls, which suited King Linggan's taste even more.

Just as King Linggan was pondering about the upcoming sacrifices and considering whether to demand an extra boy and girl for his taste buds,

suddenly, a beam of light descended, heading straight for him.

"Is this the Bodhisattva's decree!?" Seeing the beam of light falling, King Linggan's heart tightened, and he hastily caught it with both hands.

After carefully sensing the information contained in the decree, King Linggan's expression changed.

"Trouble, is this Westward Team with Tang Monk really so formidable?" After meticulously reading the information in the decree, King Linggan became anxious.

After a brief moment of silence, King Linggan then loudly called out, "Someone come quick! Spread the word! Say that this year's sacrifices won't require boys and girls, just use three domestic animals instead!"

Tip: Gained 90 Experience Points.

Tip: Gained 90 Experience Points.

Tip: Gained 90 Experience Points.

...

Although these recent days, due to dungeon raiding, the pace of Jiang Liu's journey to the West had greatly slowed, sometimes, one still had to perform the token tasks, after all, completely stopping and moving slowly are two different things.

In less than half a month, the Journey to the West Team advanced over a hundred more miles. Seated on the back of White Dragon Horse, Jiang Liu seized the moment to cultivate the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture, and noticing that he still hadn't practiced his Life Profession for today, he opened up the Gang's Treasury and took out some materials to craft equipment.

Speaking of which, in these days of dungeon raiding, although the equipment that Jiang Liu had been wearing had changed a lot, many more pieces were items he couldn't use.

So, Jiang Liu kept them in the treasury, waiting for the disciples of the Ming Sect to make use of them.

"Master, there's a large river ahead, blocking our way!"