Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Palace of the Heavenly King, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing was marshaling troops and dispatching generals.

In the Three Realms and Six Paths, countless demons caused chaos. Many cultivators from the Lower Realm would often pray to Heaven to send down Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to suppress them; therefore, Li Jing's work was usually quite heavy.

As for the one beside him? Third Prince Nezha was sitting quietly in meditation.

For many years, Nezha had never concerned himself with these bureaucratic affairs, believing that he only needed to know where the powerful demons were and then take action himself.

However, while he was meditating, suddenly, Nezha felt an agonizing pain in his heart, causing him to open his eyes abruptly.

With a snap,
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Almost simultaneously, Li Jing, who was holding a pen and dealing with official affairs, found the pen inexplicably breaking in half.

After exchanging astonished looks, both father and son's faces bore shocked expressions.

If it was just a coincidence occurring to only one person, it might be dismissed, but the simultaneous occurrence of such omens to both individuals could not be attributed to mere coincidence.

"Father, I... I suddenly feel a deep sorrow..." Nezha spoke up, addressing Li Jing.

While talking, Nezha reached out to touch his cheek, and to his own surprise, tears unexpectedly began to slide down his face.

"This is a bad omen, a very bad omen!" Putting aside the pen that had broken in half, Li Jing's expression also turned very grim.

While speaking, Li Jing performed Concentration Calculation, attempting to investigate what exactly had happened.

Despite becoming dizzy from the effort, he could not find any clues, which added to his astonishment.

After all, he was at the level of a Taiyi True Immortal, and his divination skills should, in theory, enable him to predict seven or eight out of ten things in the world, right?

"Heavenly King, Crown Prince, it's terrible, something terrible has happened..." Just as Li Jing and Nezha were deeply absorbed in figuring out what could have happened, suddenly a maid from within the palace ran over in a panic, exclaiming in alarm.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a frantic rush?" Seeing the maid rush in, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing felt his heart sink, sensing an ominous feeling rising within him.

"The Longevity Lamp, the Longevity Lamp has extinguished..." The maid's voice was panicked as she urgently spoke.

The Longevity Lamp!?

Hearing this, both Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and Nezha's complexions changed drastically, and they immediately rushed toward the hall where the Longevity Lamp was enshrined.

Indeed, in one of the halls, several ancient-looking oil lamps were lit, each representing the life of a family member.

However, the lamp that symbolized Muzha had already been extinguished, leaving only a wisp of smoke curling up into the air.

"Brother!" Seeing this scene, Nezha exclaimed in shock.

Li Jing, standing beside him, also had a very ugly look on his face and remained silent for a long time.

...

In the Purple Bamboo Forest of Mount Luojia, South Sea,

"Amitabha Buddha!" Guanyin Bodhisattva's face bore a sorrowful expression as she sighed softly and chanted a Buddhist incantation.

Muzha was her emissary, and his death naturally caused Guanyin Bodhisattva to feel a premonition.

After a moment of silence, Guanyin Bodhisattva's mind stirred, and she flew toward the direction of the Black Water River.

No matter what, Muzha was her emissary; now that he had perished, it was only right for her to go and see, both emotionally and rationally.

Otherwise, if she appeared cold and heartless, who would be willing to take Muzha's place as her emissary in the future?

Tip: Gained 86 Experience Points.

Tip: Gained 86 Experience Points.

Tip: Gained 86 Experience Points.

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By the Black Water River, Jiang Liu took out the Exquisite Immortal Mansion and spent the last three days quietly cultivating. As he cultivated, his Experience Points increased bit by bit, and the distance to level 53 became closer and closer.

Beside the Exquisite Immortal Mansion, Muzha's grave stood silently erect.

Jiang Liu not only dug a pit with his bare hands and placed Muzha's corpse inside, but he also earnestly erected a tombstone for Muzha.

At that moment, suddenly, Buddhist Light appeared in the sky, and at the same time, Guanyin Bodhisattva's voice resonated, "Where is Xuanzang!?"

Hearing this voice, Jiang Liu stopped his cultivation and stood up, walking out from the Exquisite Immortal Mansion with an appearance filled with immense guilt, "Your disciple Xuanzang is here, having awaited the Bodhisattva for a long time!"

Jiang Liu didn't wait for the Bodhisattva to accuse him; he proactively admitted, "It's all because this disciple lacked insight and mistook Envoy Muzha for an evil demon and killed him, committing a grave sin!"

"Xuanzang, the death of Muzha is indeed tragic news. However, what exactly happened between you? Why did you strike him down so ruthlessly!?" Guanyin, sitting calmly above on the Lotus Platform and looking down at Jiang Liu, was not in a hurry to accuse but instead spoke to clarify the matter first.

"Xuanzang, return my second brother's life to me!"

Just then, suddenly, a loud shout rang out.

A flash of fire appeared, and Nezha, riding on Wind-Fire Wheels, transformed into a blaze of light and charged directly at Jiang Liu. His Fire Tip Spear aimed straight at Jiang Liu, attacking with furious might, clearly showing no intention of holding back.

"Amitabha Buddha…" Watching Jiang Liu unable to dodge the Third Prince Nezha's attack, a soft sigh escaped from the Bodhisattva's heart. Then, she acted, gently sweeping with the Willow Branch.

A sheet of water light appeared beside Jiang Liu and Nezha, blocking him.

"Third Prince, calm your anger. Even if revenge is sought, shouldn't we first clarify what exactly happened!?" Guanyin spoke in an attempt to counsel as she watched the water light ripple under the continuous thrusts of the Fire Tip Spear, seeming ready to shatter the barrier of water light she had created.

"Nezha, wait for a moment. Let's hear what Xuanzang has to say…"

Although Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, harbored an immense desire to kill Jiang Liu out of grief for his lost son, he also knew that in this great calamity of the world, Jiang Liu was a man of destiny who could not be killed. Thus, he temporarily suppressed the hatred in his heart, opting to listen to Jiang Liu's explanation first.

"Bodhisattva, this disciple is foolish, having wrongly killed Envoy Muzha; my crime is great and evil, leaving me no grounds for defense! Please punish me severely, Bodhisattva. I have stayed beside Envoy Muzha's grave without leaving for the past two days, waiting for the Bodhisattva to arrive and pass judgment!" In response to Li Jing and the Bodhisattva's words, Jiang Liu showed no intention to defend himself, speaking instead.

"Master, Master, it was Envoy Muzha who was at fault first, why admit guilt!? This has nothing to do with you!" However, as Jiang Liu spoke, Sha Wujing on the side couldn't bear it and shouted out loud, voicing his indignant defense for Jiang Liu!

"Yes, Master, Envoy Muzha deserved his death. After he died, you even dug a grave for him with your own hands, ensuring his burial rather than leaving his corpse in the wilderness; you've done more than enough!" Along with Sha Wujing's statement, Zhu Bajie also spoke up.

The disciples turned into a chorus, their acting quite impressive!

"Silence! Both of you, stop talking! Silence!" Yet, to the words of Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie, Jiang Liu shouted aloud, ordering them to stop.

At the same time, with an expression of deep remorse, he said to the Bodhisattva, "Bodhisattva, this disciple has sinned, and my crimes are severe. I no longer have the face to venture to the Western Heaven to meet the Buddha. I have no face to continue seeking the Westward Journey scriptures. Please, Bodhisattva, seek another monk to take my place!"

Hiss...

Upon hearing Jiang Liu's words, filled with self-blame to the point of losing the will to continue the Scripture Seeking,

The Bodhisattva's expression changed drastically.

Even Li Jing, still in the pain of losing his son, felt a heaviness in his heart.

"Amitabha Buddha, Xuanzang, I still understand your heart. You're kind-hearted and compassionate. You may be at fault for mistakenly killing Muzha, but whether you are guilty still requires a clear understanding of the reasons! Do not blame yourself too much!" After uttering the Buddhist chant, the Bodhisattva softly spoke these words of comfort to Jiang Liu.

Upon these words, the Bodhisattva paused slightly, then her expression became somewhat peculiar.

What is this situation!? Her own emissary has been killed, and logically, this should have been a time for her to seek accountability, right?

But now? She was in a position where she had to comfort him!?

This is too difficult!

With a silent shake of her head, Guanyin suppressed some of the strange thoughts in her heart and soon after, her gaze fell on Zhu Bajie, pausing slightly.

Looking at Zhu Bajie brought unpleasant memories to Guanyin's mind.

Similarly, when Zhu Bajie noticed Guanyin's gaze on him, his head shrank back just a bit...

"Wujing!"

In the end, Guanyin's gaze settled on Sha Wujing. Observing the demon-possessed appearance of Wujing, Guanyin addressed him, "What is the reason behind this incident? Tell us what you believe happened!"

"Bodhisattva, it's like this…" Upon hearing Guanyin's request, Sha Wujing began speaking, then recounted everything that had happened previously in detail.

For example, upon reaching the Black Water River, a Tuo Dragon Monster disguised as a boatman offered to ferry them across, but its identity was uncovered.

Then Sha Wujing entered the water to subdue the demon, and in the midst of a fierce fight, he was suddenly attacked. After that, he discovered that the attacker was Muzha.

"Bodhisattva, Muzha actually ambushed me, intending to put me to death! We originally thought he was the Bodhisattva's emissary and would never do such a thing, so we assumed he was a demon in disguise, and acted with lethal force. Little did we know, it was indeed Envoy Muzha..." Sha Wujing concluded.

His words left Li Jing and Nezha beside him at a loss for words.

Indeed, Muzha struck first, employing devious and sinister tactics to ambush. Being killed for that, can anyone really be blamed?

"Where is the Monkey!?"

However, after a moment of silence, Nezha suddenly called out, "Doesn't the monkey have Fiery Eyes and a Golden Gaze? Could he not see it as well!?"

Hearing Nezha's words, Jiang Liu answered, "Amitabha Buddha, we have been stranded by this Black Water River, unable to pass. With nothing else to do, I sent Wukong to visit Flower Fruit Mountain!"

"Everyone knows, Wukong hasn't been back there for five hundred years, and his desire to visit is only natural…"