Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Although Nezha had seen Muzha's poison needle, he was at a loss for words regarding his second brother's situation, but deep down, he still couldn't let it go.

However, he couldn't blame Holy Monk Xuanzang and his companions for it.

After some thought, Nezha sent someone to check whether Sun Wukong had actually returned to Flower Fruit Mountain.

The person he sent returned quickly, bringing back news that Sun Wukong had indeed been at Flower Fruit Mountain for several days, even staying at the Dragon Palace of the Eastern Sea for a long time, drinking and playing the Fight the Landlord game with the Dragon King of Eastern Sea and even with Shuide Star Monarch.

"Sigh…" Upon receiving this reply, Nezha sighed deeply, feeling that fate was playing its tricks.

If the Monkey had been there, the identity of his second brother could have been verified, and perhaps even if he had secretly resorted to harming others, his life might have been spared.

Meanwhile, after the incident with Muzha, a new calamity was added to the Calamity Book. During these days, Guanyin had been focusing on finding a new emissary.

Without Muzha Emissary to do so much for her, having only Pearl Holding Dragon Maiden by her side, Guanyin felt many tasks were not well managed.

Although Gaoyang was also in the Purple Bamboo Forest, her Cultivation Level was only at the Divinity Transformation Realm, which was too low to be of any help.

Moreover, Gaoyang's main role in the Purple Bamboo Forest was akin to a pet, and Guanyin had never expected her to take on many responsibilities.

However, finding a new emissary was not so easy for Guanyin. Among the Three Realms and Six Paths, there weren't many who caught her eye. She at least needed someone at the Heavenly Immortal Realm with potential and aptitude that passed muster.

But generally, those who caught Guanyin's eye were already doing quite well for themselves.

So, after searching for some time, Guanyin felt she had achieved nothing!

Jiang Liu, naturally unaware of the matters concerning the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect, continued his journey westward with his companions at this time.

After the Tuo Dragon Monster left the Black Water River, the displaced River God returned to Black Water River, extremely grateful to Jiang Liu and his party.

Despite Jiang Liu's polite refusals, he could hardly reject the River God's enthusiasm who insisted on helping them cross the river.

Finally, unable to resist the overwhelming hospitality and seeing that the River God had even parted the Black Water River to reveal a grand road with high waters on both sides, Jiang Liu reluctantly walked through the riverbed of Black Water River and crossed the river.

After crossing the Black Water River, they continued westward and unknowingly, another month had passed.

The cold winds were biting, and snowflakes danced in the air, as the Exquisite Immortal Mansion stood tall, accumulating a thick layer of snow on the rooftop in just one night.

Hint; Level up 1, current level 53.

In Jiang Liu's room, as he meditated and cultivated, suddenly, Jiang Liu felt a thorough ease throughout his body, brimming with vitality.

Opening his eyes, he pulled up his character panel and saw indeed, his level had reached 53. However, the experience points needed for leveling up had increased again, reaching 50 million.

After then cultivating the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture, his speed of gaining experience points indeed had greatly increased. With normal cultivation, he could gain three or four hundred thousand experience points in a day.

Even so, if he wanted to level up by cultivation alone, it would still take about four to five months.

With the level increase, the experience points gained during his cultivation had indeed increased somewhat, but they had not reached twice the level as the skill description had stated!

"Indeed, my Golden Finger is the game system's ability; defeating monsters is the best way to level up, relying solely on cultivation!? That's still too slow! In mythological cultivation, who doesn't need to cultivate for a hundred and eighty years to achieve something!?"

After calculating how much time he would need to level up by relying solely on cultivation, Jiang Liu secretly shook his head.

First of all, defeating a lot of monsters was necessary to level up, so finding a demon's den was essential!

The previous visit to the Demon Realm, unlocking the seal of the Nine-Ring Staff and the Brocade Kasaya, combined with the effects of divine medicine, had made his leveling exhilarating, rocketing upwards—how he wished for another such opportunity!

Secondly, of course, was undertaking quests. Encountering more people and triggering more quests, whether active or passive, were shortcuts to gaining experience points.

Lastly, Jiang Liu thought he should look for some heavenly and earthly treasures to see if he could enhance his aptitude.

Even though his aptitude had been improved by Jadescent Nectar and Ginseng Fruit, it still hadn't reached the level of gaining twice the experience points as stated in the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture.

Thus, after improving his aptitude, the experience points gained during his cultivation could vastly increase.

"Master, there's a large city ahead! It looks like we've arrived in a new country!"

Just as Jiang Liu was pondering, suddenly, the door was pushed open by Sun Wukong who, covered in snow, spoke.

"Oh? Is it snowing outside?" Jiang Liu asked in surprise, seeing Sun Wukong covered in snow.

"Yes, there's quite heavy snow out there!" Sun Wukong nodded and replied.

With the snow falling, Sun Wukong seemed to be in a very good mood, heading out early in the morning to play in the snow.

"The snow has come earlier this year," Jiang Liu muttered to himself, then spoke aloud.

Considering the months, it was Mid-Autumn Festival just over two months ago in September, so it should be November now?

Snow in November? That indeed was early.

"Right, Wukong, did you say there's a large city up ahead? A new country? What's it called?" pondering quietly to himself, Jiang Liu quickly asked Sun Wukong.

"Exactly, just now, while I was playing in the snow, I saw it in midair. It seems to be called Chechi Kingdom!" nodding, Sun Wukong responded.

"Che... Chechi Kingdom...!?" Hearing Sun Wukong's reply, Jiang Liu had a strange expression on his face.

So, had he already arrived in Chechi Kingdom?

Jiang Liu had a vivid impression of the segment about Chechi Kingdom.

He remembered in the original work, Chechi Kingdom favored Taoism over Buddhism, capturing all monks to labor, and even escaping was impossible.

Because the emperor of Chechi Kingdom had decreed that any official who captured a monk would be promoted three ranks, and if ordinary citizens captured a monk, they would receive 50 taels of silver.

Naturally, a monk-catching frenzy erupted throughout Chechi Kingdom.

50 taels of silver, what was that worth?

Jiang Liu remembered that back when he was at Jinshan Temple, Mage Xuanwu only earned about 1.2 taels of silver for performing a ritual.

Ultimately, this scene in Chechi Kingdom was due to its three State Preceptors, namely the Tiger Immortal, Deer Immortal, and Sheep Immortal, who were devout followers of the Three Pure Ones and fervent proponents of Taoism.

Thus, they fiercely suppressed Buddhism, and later, Sun Wukong fought the three state preceptors and killed them...

"Master, Master, what are you thinking about?"

Lost in thought about the situation in Chechi Kingdom, Jiang Liu was reflecting, when Sun Wukong, noticing his contemplative demeanor, couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, it's nothing, just got a bit distracted!" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu snapped back to reality and replied.

If he wanted to avoid trouble, he should have detoured around Chechi Kingdom knowing its situation beforehand.

However, for Jiang Liu, he was eager to take on some quests at that moment, hence he chose to face the challenges head-on.

The greater the crisis, the higher the likelihood of receiving quests, right?

"Amitabha, the day has brightened, Wukong, go and wake up Bajie and the others. We should set off now!" Thinking that there might be quests waiting for him in Chechi Kingdom, Jiang Liu was impatient to get going.

At least, there were many monks enslaved as laborers in Chechi Kingdom, waiting for him to rescue them.

Although Jiang Liu held no affection for Buddhism, even harboring the intent to overturn the Great Thunder Monastery, he bore no grudge against the ordinary monks in the mortal world.

After quickly cooking a pot of noodles, everyone enjoyed a meal of noodles with vegetables, eggs, and green onions, and then set forth.

After packing up the Exquisite Immortal Mansion, the White Dragon Horse continued to walk steadily through the snow-covered ground.

The master and disciples left a series of footprints on the pristine white snow.

After walking for half a day, they finally arrived in front of the capital of Chechi Kingdom.

Perhaps due to the heavy snow, even though it was nearly noon, there were hardly any people around, and only a few guards stood at the city gates.

"Halt!" Watching Jiang Liu and his group approaching, the guards at the gate called out and stopped them, while also noticing Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing who had transformed their appearances.

"Here it comes, are they about to capture us?" Seeing the guards blocking their path, Jiang Liu murmured to himself.

"Which place are you monks from?" However, the guard did not seem eager to attack but instead asked Jiang Liu.

"Amitabha, this humble monk hails from the Great Tang in the Eastern Land, journeying to the Western Heaven to seek scriptures. Passing through this revered place, we wish to meet the King and exchange for the travel permit plaque!" Jiang Liu replied. Enjoy exclusive content from My Virtual Library Empire

"Oh, a high monk from the Great Tang in the Eastern Land! Please, go ahead!" Hearing Jiang Liu's response, the guard nodded and without any difficulty, allowed them to pass.

"Uh..." Jiang Liu was taken aback.

What's going on? Wasn't the whole of Chechi Kingdom supposed to be capturing monks? How come they are so easy to talk to? Was it because of the far-reaching reputation of the Great Tang?

"That, I want to ask, how are your three State Preceptors doing in Chechi Kingdom?" After pausing for a moment, an idea struck Jiang Liu, and he quickly asked.

"State Preceptors? What State Preceptors? We in Chechi Kingdom don't have State Preceptors!"