Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

All right, no matter what, Sun Wukong's words made sense—as long as his cultivation level improved, that was a good thing.

Jiang Liu was quite satisfied with this.

But, to recognize one's heart and have one's level increase accordingly? Is this the legendary advancement in the state of mind cultivation that can enhance one's own cultivation level?

No wonder, in my past life, there were so many movies and TV shows that emphasized how much great masters valued their state of mind cultivation.

"When will I also upgrade my state of mind? Could it be that I would immediately soar several levels up?" As he looked at Sun Wukong's character panel, such thoughts naturally arose in Jiang Liu's heart.

Well, all this was just a small interlude on the Journey to the West.

Glancing at his own character panel and realizing that he still needed several hundred million experience points to break through to the Taiyi True Immortal rank, he resolved to continue working hard.

Whimper, whimper!

Just as Jiang Liu was about to sit on the White Dragon Horse's back and practice his life profession for a break from the monotonous dungeon-clearing routine, a faint sound of weeping suddenly reached his ears.

"Wukong, do you hear that? There seems to be someone crying," Jiang Liu said as he heard the soft, intermittent sobs.

After listening carefully for a moment, Sun Wukong nodded and replied, "Indeed, Master, I too have heard it. Someone is definitely crying!"

"Let's go and take a look!" Confirmed that the sound of weeping truly existed, Jiang Liu said.

During the conversation, the group of them followed the sound.

If it was a demon or ghost causing trouble, it meant experience points delivered right to their doorstep.

If it wasn't a demon or ghost, it was probably an ordinary person in trouble, which could mean a new quest, right?

Therefore, hearing the sound of weeping, Jiang Liu was naturally eager to check it out.

After walking for a short while, Jiang Liu discovered that there was a little girl who appeared to be around six or seven years old, sitting on the ground crying.

She looked just like an ordinary child, but on top of her head were a pair of delicate horns, like coral, that suggested she was of the Dragon Clan.

"This is? A member of the Dragon Clan? She's so young but can already transform into a Taoist body?"

Jiang Liu was taken aback by the sight of the little girl who seemed to be around six or seven years old and inwardly expressed his surprise.

Of course, with surprise in his heart, Jiang Liu habitually pulled up the little girl's character panel.

ID: Little Dragon Maiden (Golden).

Gender: Female.

Profession: Dragon.

Level: 22.

Equipment:...

"Huh?"

Seeing the information on the little girl's character panel, Jiang Liu was again taken aback. A golden panel? This little girl's talents were extraordinary indeed.

And at level 22? So, if her level were measured against that of demon beasts, she would only be considered a Demon Soldier, right?

Such cultivation level, but capable of transforming into a Taoist body—does this mean this Little Dragon Maiden has an Innate Taoist Body?

"Little girl, why are you crying here all by yourself?" Seeing the little girl sitting on the ground sobbing loudly, everyone felt a bit of pity, and Sha Wujing was the first to step forward and ask.

"Wah! Demons! There are demons!"

However, as soon as Sha Wujing stepped forward, the little girl's reaction grew even larger, she screamed in terror, all the while retreating backward with a frightened expression.

"Junior Brother Sha, look at you scaring her! Let me handle this," Zhu Bajie complained and took a few steps forward, approaching the little girl with a gentle smile, "Little girl, what's your name? Will you tell me please?"

"Wah wah wah, demons, such ugly demons!" However, although Zhu Bajie thought he had a friendly smile on his face, the little girl's reaction was even more intense.

"Uh..."

The little girl's words struck Zhu Bajie's heart like an arrow, piercing through it sharply.

It hurt!

Junior Brother Sha was merely called a demon, but here she added the words "such ugly"?

"Master, this is what you always referred to as an annoying brat, right?" Zhu Bajie's mouth twitched, and then he turned his head to Jiang Liu, asking.

"You all stop talking!" With a wave of his hand, Jiang Liu did not respond to Zhu Bajie's question, but instead dismounted and walked over to the little girl, saying, "Little girl, by your appearance, you must be of the Dragon Clan, right? Then I will call you Little Dragon Maiden!"

"Huh? Big brother, how did you know my name is Little Dragon Maiden?"

Hearing Jiang Liu's words, the little girl showed no sign of fear; instead, she got up from the ground and moved closer to him.

"I'm guessing here, but you're called Little Dragon Maiden, right? My name is Xuanzang!" Jiang Liu replied with a slight smile.

"Oh, Brother Xuanzang, hello!" Little Dragon Maiden said, nodding her head.

The exchanges between Jiang Liu and Little Dragon Maiden quickly grew more familiar.

On the other hand, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing watched, completely dumbfounded.

"Indeed, good looks are justice!" Watching Jiang Liu and the little girl getting cozy, Sha Wujing shook his head helplessly and muttered to himself.

Can being good-looking really let you do anything you want?

"Master is really impressive!" As for Zhu Bajie, he was even more stunned.

Had Master's flirting skills reached the peak, capable of charming anyone between eight and eighty years old?

And yet, he couldn't for the life of him figure out why Master's flirting was so effective!

That was the most painful thing.

"Little Dragon Maiden, why were you crying just now?" Jiang Liu asked, noticing that Little Dragon Maiden seemed to let her guard down around him after a brief chat.

Jiang Liu might have been better off not asking, as Little Dragon Maiden appeared to have forgotten her troubles, but his reminder seemed to bring back her reasons for crying, and teardrops began to well up in her eyes once more.

"Don't cry, don't cry, what's the matter? You can tell Brother Xuanzang!" Jiang Liu said in haste, trying to comfort her.

"It's, it's that I lost a treasure!" Little Dragon Maiden said with urgency and sorrow in her face. "There's a treasure in the Dragon Palace called the Shadowless Blade. I took it out to play with, but I accidentally lost it. If my father finds out, he will punish me severely!"

"Shadowless Blade? A Dharma Treasure? You lost it?" Jiang Liu's interest was piqued upon hearing Little Dragon Maiden's words.

"How about I help you find it, would that be good?" Jiang Liu said with a smile, seemingly finding a quest he could trigger.

"Ah!? Brother Xuanzang, you're willing to help me find the Shadowless Blade?"

At that moment, Little Dragon Maiden was feeling very distressed and clueless about where the item could be. Hearing Jiang Liu's offer to help her, she naturally brightened up with joy.

"Of course, but you need to ask me to do it!" Jiang Liu nodded, speaking seriously.

There was no helping it, his game system was too rigid and not at all user-friendly.

Without the necessary ritual, he couldn't even trigger a quest.

Although Little Dragon Maiden didn't understand why Jiang Liu insisted on having her ask, she was in need of help and didn't ponder it further.

She nodded earnestly and said, "Brother Xuanzang, my Shadowless Blade is missing. Can you help me find it?"

Tip: You have triggered the quest "Sword Seeking." The quest requires you to successfully help Little Dragon Maiden find her lost Shadowless Blade. If successful, the reward is 28 million Experience Points and one Fine Level Treasure Chest; if failed, 28 million Experience Points will be deducted. Accept/Decline?

As Little Dragon Maiden finished speaking, the system's prompt arrived as expected.

"28 million Experience Points for a mere Fine Level quest?" Jiang Liu said, slightly disappointed by the system's prompt.

However, although it was just a Fine Level quest, 28 million Experience Points were equivalent to one or two days' worth of his Cultivation gains.

Helping someone find a treasure casually didn't seem too bad, did it?

Without wasting words, Jiang Liu naturally accepted the quest right away.

He then opened his inventory space and took out the Treasure-Seeking Mirror.

The Treasure-Seeking Mirror could be used once a day, and earning 28 million Experience Points today wasn't too shabby.

"Eh? Brother Xuanzang, that mirror you have looks so pretty!" Little Dragon Maiden admired the Treasure-Seeking Mirror that Jiang Liu had taken out.

"You can't play with this!" Seeing the spark of interest in Little Dragon Maiden's eyes, just like a little girl who had seen something she liked, Jiang Liu pulled the Treasure-Seeking Mirror back and shook his head.

Ignoring the little girl's fascination, Jiang Liu focused on the mirror.

He then uttered one word: "Shadowless Blade."

With Jiang Liu's incantation, countless points of starlight appeared on the Treasure-Seeking Mirror, converging to form an arrow.

After appearing on the mirror, the arrow spun around several times.

Eventually, it pointed in one direction.

"Alright, Little Dragon Maiden, follow me—I'll take you to find the Shadowless Blade!" Seeing the direction indicated by the arrow on the Treasure-Seeking Mirror, Jiang Liu spoke.

"Wukong, you guys just wait here for a while; I'll be back soon!" At the same time, Jiang Liu turned to Sun Wukong and the others.

"Alright, Master, go ahead!"

Knowing it was just about finding a treasure and that Jiang Liu wouldn't take long with the Treasure-Seeking Mirror, Sun Wukong nodded in agreement.

Immediately after, Jiang Liu, together with Little Dragon Maiden, recited an incantation and performed the Cloud Ascending Leaps, the Art of Cloud Soaring, heading in the direction indicated by the arrow.