Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"You carry the load, I lead the horse, welcoming the sunrise and bidding farewell to the evening clouds. We flatten the bumpy path into a highway, fight through dangers and set off again, and set off again..."

After completing a few instances, Jiang Liu felt physically and mentally exhausted. He lay back on the White Dragon Horse, singing loudly.

Being the Tang Monk, singing "Dare to Ask Where the Road Is" at this time always felt particularly meaningful.

"Master seems to be in high spirits today!" Sun Wukong glanced at Jiang Liu and murmured to himself.

Of course, upon listening carefully, Sun Wukong also nodded to himself in agreement.

Huh, Master's singing is actually quite pleasant. Is it the song itself that's nice, or is it the person singing it that's good?

"Dare to ask where the road is, is it under our feet?" Sha Wujing, silent until then, quietly looked down at his own feet.

At first, the lyrics seemed nothing special, but upon closer contemplation, they seemed quite profound with a Zen-like essence?

"No wonder he's Master. Though he aimed to overturn the Great Thunder Monastery, he is still a disciple of the Buddhist Sect. Even his singing contains a sense of Zen?"

"Second brother, what are you noting down?"

Suddenly, as Sha Wujing's thoughts flowed, his gaze turned to Zhu Bajie, who was curiously asking.

It turned out that Zhu Bajie, walking nearby, was at that moment holding a notebook, looking serious as if jotting something crucial down.

"Oh, it's... it's nothing..."

As if the contents he was noting were a secret treasure not to be seen by others, Zhu Bajie quickly tucked away his notebook and shook his head when Sha Wujing leaned over.

Well, since the second brother doesn't want to talk about it, there's nothing much for him to say.

Sha Wujing shook his head somewhat helplessly, not saying anything more.

"Hehehe, Old Pig is indeed clever, awesome, and just got something new..."

Pounding his chest where the notebook was, Zhu Bajie chuckled to himself about the recent note he made.

So this is where Master got his flirting skills, and singing tricks?

Noted down. I must practice this myself. When there's nothing to do, pulling together lovely female demons and fairies to sing could surely foster relationships easily.

With this thought, Zhu Bajie nodded significantly, feeling he had learned another flirting technique.

Indeed, choosing to follow the Master on the Journey to the West was the most correct decision of his life.

Whew!

Just as the scripture-seeking team continued moving forward, suddenly, the sky began to darken rapidly, with dense clouds appearing out of nowhere.

"Is the weather changing so suddenly?" Jiang Liu murmured to himself as he looked at the sky.

However, something seemed off. The clouds in the sky gave an ominous feeling.

"Master, be careful, demonic qi, very strong demonic qi!" At that moment, Sun Wukong reacted swiftly, pulling out his Jingu Bang and stood at the forefront.

Following Sun Wukong's actions, Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie also unsheathed their Blood-Transforming Divine Blade and Nine-Toothed Rake, readying themselves.

Clearly, they both could sense the powerful demonic qi and understood a formidable demon had appeared.

Soon, a figure appeared, standing in front of everyone in the group.

The powerful demonic qi was clearly emanating from this figure.

However, when Jiang Liu and the others saw the figure, their faces showed shock and disbelief.

"Guanyin... Bodhisattva...?" Sun Wukong looked with astonishment at Guanyin before him, finding it hard to believe.

What's going on? How did Bodhisattva Guanyin turn into this?

Character window!

The scripture-seeking team, witnessing the change in Bodhisattva Guanyin, felt increasingly incredulous, and Jiang Liu harbored doubts. How could Guanyin suddenly become demonized? Perhaps this Guanyin before them was fake?

As Jiang Liu's gaze settled on Guanyin, he silently muttered to himself, and immediately, a semi-transparent character window appeared before his eyes.

ID: Guanyin (Blue)

Gender: ?

Profession: Demon.

Level: 88.

Equipment: Jade Clean Bottle...

"Truly, it's Bodhisattva Guanyin? And her level has even reached 88?!" Jiang Liu was secretly astonished as he looked at the character window of Bodhisattva Guanyin before him.

Level 88, that must be akin to the cultivation level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal Late Stage, right?

What's more crucial is that the profession listed had now become 'Demon'.

Indeed, had the Bodhisattva before him become possessed by a demon?

"What on earth happened? Wasn't the Bodhisattva always trapped inside the Illusionary Demon Cave? Why, all of a sudden, has she become possessed?" After viewing the Bodhisattva's character panel, Jiang Liu could confirm her identity. However, precisely because of this, he felt even more astonished and incredulous.

"Bodhisattva, how have you become like this?" Jiang Liu asked, his voice filled with surprise.

The astonishment on Jiang Liu's face was genuine, stemming from deep within his heart.

"Xuanzang, I did not come here today to seek you!" The Bodhisattva's figure slowly descended, her gaze pausing on Jiang Liu before she finally spoke.

"Then, Bodhisattva, what is your purpose for coming?" Jiang Liu continued to inquire upon hearing her words.

"I am here because of him!" The Bodhisattva pointed, directing her finger straight at Zhu Bajie.

At that moment, all eyes among Jiang Liu and his companions turned towards Zhu Bajie, their expressions slightly bizarre.

Until recently, they had all seen the scenes of the Bodhisattva inside the Illusionary Demon Cave reflected in the Mystical Mirror.

Today, the Bodhisattva had become possessed by a demon? And she had come here purposefully to seek out Zhu Bajie?

Initially seeing the appearance of the Bodhisattva, Zhu Bajie, who had been keeping his head down and attempting to make himself seem smaller, was shocked when the Bodhisattva pointed directly at him and called out his name, his face faltering, "Bodhisattva... may I ask what you are seeking from me?"

"I have come to kill you!"

Without any nonsense, the Bodhisattva spoke up, revealing her intentions straightforwardly.

This statement caused Zhu Bajie to become visibly shocked, even causing him to stagger a few steps back.

To kill him? Had the Bodhisattva really come just to kill him?

"Bodhisattva, why would you do this?" Hearing the Bodhisattva state her purpose, Jiang Liu stepped forward, seeking an explanation from her.

If the Bodhisattva had come seeking Zhu Bajie for something else, even to give him a thrashing, Jiang Liu would not have interfered, merely watching the scene unfold.

However, since the Bodhisattva had come possessed with the clear intention of killing Zhu Bajie, Jiang Liu naturally could not stand idly by.

"There is no reason!"

The Bodhisattva's gaze shifted towards Jiang Liu as she spoke, showing no intention to explain.

"Is the Bodhisattva about to make her move? If so, is she bringing this upon herself for us to execute her?" Upon hearing this response from the Bodhisattva, Jiang Liu's eyes narrowed slightly.

He had previously considered whether to find an opportunity to eliminate the Bodhisattva.

Regrettably, she had been confined in the Illusionary Demon Cave, thwarting that plan of his.

Now, however, the Bodhisattva had become possessed under mysterious circumstances and had emerged from the Illusionary Demon Cave, and what's more, she had come with the intent of killing Zhu Bajie. Was this not providing him with a perfect reason to execute her?

Although his heart was pleased, the moment the thought crossed his mind, Jiang Liu's desire to kill the Bodhisattva subsided somewhat.

If the Bodhisattva truly belonged to the Buddhist Sect and was still the compassionate Bodhisattva as before, he would naturally need to find a way to take her down.

But now, had the Bodhisattva become demon-possessed? Could he spare her life?

Although it was unclear why the Bodhisattva had become possessed, surely her being possessed meant to some extent that she was now opposed to the Buddhist Sect, right?

"Wukong, strike first!"

Although many thoughts had passed through his mind—so much that in a snap of fingers, twenty moments could pass, each moment containing twenty thoughts—

These thoughts had revolved in Jiang Liu's mind in just a brief moment. Immediately, he called out to Sun Wukong.

In the midst of speaking, to prevent the Bodhisattva from truly being killed, Jiang Liu took preemptive action and flung a Weakness Talisman directly at the Bodhisattva.

The grey-white breath transformed into a talisman and directly entered the Bodhisattva's body, instantly weakening all her attributes by 25%.

Naturally, this was also a preemptive attack.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Following Jiang Liu's preemptive strike and his shout, Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing reacted swiftly and immediately took action. The Jingu Bang and the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade launched an assault on the Bodhisattva.

Zhu Bajie, with a hint of hesitation flashing in his expression, thought it over and then, raising the Nine-Toothed Rake in his hands, swung it towards the Bodhisattva.

Strengthening Demon-Subduing Mantra.

As the battle commenced, Jiang Liu raised his Fire Tip Spear and gestured towards Sun Wukong.

The Strengthening Demon-Subduing Mantra skill was directly cast on Sun Wukong.

Meanwhile, Jiang Liu's gaze briefly hesitated between Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing.

Following that, the Strengthening Body-Protection Spell skill was cast on Zhu Bajie.

Although Sha Wujing might seem to need a defense boost for self-protection more urgently, Jiang Liu felt that in the current situation, it was more necessary to bolster Zhu Bajie's defenses.

Indeed, Jiang Liu's judgment was correct. After the battle began, the Bodhisattva's main focus in her attacks was on Zhu Bajie.