Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

The short knife stabbed at the Apricot Yellow Flag; piercing through it was naturally impossible.

However, the short knife pressed against the Apricot Yellow Flag and continued stabbing towards Jiang Ziya, with a heavy force that was evidently not easy to fend off.

Seeing Tathagata's short knife, which could withstand the defense of the Apricot Yellow Flag and continue stabbing towards him, Jiang Ziya's expression changed.

Then, he hurriedly raised the God-Beating Whip in his hand to meet Tathagata's short knife.

Clang!

Separated by the Apricot Yellow Flag, the short knife and Jiang Ziya's God-Beating Whip collided heavily, emitting a crisp sound.

Then, Jiang Ziya's figure was directly sent flying, his form thrown tens of meters away, coughing up a mouthful of blood, clearly not lightly injured.

In Jiang Liu's eyes, he could even see the health bar above Jiang Ziya's head suddenly dropping by about one-third.

"Destiny can actually be used like this!?"

Seeing Tathagata simultaneously suppressing the defense of the Apricot Yellow Flag and the attack power of the God-Beating Whip, injuring Jiang Ziya, Jiang Liu was shocked.

Meanwhile, Jiang Liu turned his gaze towards the Great Jade Emperor.

Since Tathagata could mobilize the destiny of Buddhism to enhance his attack power, logically speaking, the Great Jade Emperor could also mobilize the destiny of the Heavenly Court, right?

"I have to say, the Tai Chi Diagram is indeed powerful, but if you think you can rely solely on the Tai Chi Diagram to dominate the world, you're too naive!"

As if sensing the gaze from beneath Jiang Liu's Shadow Robe, the Great Jade Emperor spoke, and as he spoke, he too mobilized the destiny of the Heavenly Court, enhancing his Golden Divine Sword.

Seeing the Great Emperor's attack coming down, Jiang Liu stepped back, no longer daring to use the Tai Chi Diagram to forcibly meet the Great Emperor's attack.

Indeed, the power of destiny is extremely significant. The Apricot Yellow Flag, with the same 10 billion defense ability, served as a lesson, and Jiang Liu naturally didn't believe the Tai Chi Diagram's 10 billion defense immunity could withstand this strike.

As he retreated, Jiang Liu's gaze fell upon Jiang Ziya. Once the thought of retreat grew in his heart, Jiang Liu naturally wanted to take him along.

Although Jiang Ziya's cultivation level wasn't high, as the host of the Deification Catastrophe, he held two significant treasures: the Apricot Yellow Flag and the God-Beating Whip.

If Jiang Ziya could be brought into his own alliance, he would still have a considerable role to play.

However, how could they possibly escape the surrounding encirclement of Tathagata and the Great Jade Emperor?

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Liu immediately opened the page of the gang's treasury remotely and took out an unremarkable stone.

Random Teleportation Stone!

This item was given to Gaoyang by Jiang Liu.

After Gaoyang returned from the Ming Sect battle, she placed the Random Teleportation Stone back into the gang's treasury, naturally allowing Jiang Liu to retrieve it from there.

"What's this!?" The Great Jade Emperor's heart slightly tensed at the sight of the stone in Jiang Liu's hand.

Although he had no idea what a Random Teleportation Stone was, seeing Jiang Liu take it out at this moment, the Great Jade Emperor naturally guessed that this unremarkable stone must be a treasure, one that this mysterious person believed could change the course of events.

Huff!

After taking out the Random Teleportation Stone, Jiang Liu, supported by the defense of the Tai Chi Diagram, directly charged towards Jiang Ziya.

With the ability of the Random Teleportation Stone, could it take others with it when teleporting randomly?

Jiang Liu wasn't sure, but that didn't prevent him from giving it a try.

"Who are you!?" The injured Jiang Ziya asked Jiang Liu, who had come to his side, without any resistance.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Seeing Jiang Liu, who was also battling against the Immortals and Buddhas, Jiang Ziya naturally considered him a temporary ally.

Moreover, taking another look at the Tai Chi Diagram hovering above Jiang Liu's head, Jiang Ziya's mind was even more puzzled.

Wasn't the Tai Chi Diagram a treasure of Sage Laozi? For him to possess such a treasure, this person should have an extremely close relationship with Sage Laozi.

But why did he fight to the death with the Immortals and Buddhas?

In the years he was imprisoned, what major events had happened in the world that he didn't know about?

"Stop wasting time, let's go!" Jiang Liu stretched out his hand, tightly grabbing Jiang Ziya's arm.

"Leave?! Under such a Heavenly Net, do you really think you can still escape?!" Tathagata shook his head at Jiang Liu's words.

Indeed, with Tathagata and the Great Jade Emperor personally making their moves, along with numerous Divine Generals and Buddha Bodhisattvas surrounding them, escaping should have been impossible, right?

Regarding Tathagata's words, Jiang Liu didn't respond. He simply gripped Jiang Ziya's arm tightly, secretly resolved not to let go, and directly activated the Random Teleportation Stone's ability.

Jiang Liu only felt a flicker before his eyes, and when he reappeared, he was already in a magnificent sea of flowers.

Where this was wasn't the priority. The sensation from his hand caught his attention, as he turned his head to glance.

Indeed, Jiang Ziya was still firmly held by him, accompanying him in traversing space.

Jiang Liu looked down at the Random Teleportation Stone in his hand. It was good; it could still be used twice more.

Jiang Liu casually placed this Random Teleportation Stone back into the Gang's Treasury.

"Where is this? Who are you?" Jiang Ziya, still protected by the Apricot Yellow Flag, stared earnestly and cautiously at Jiang Liu, questioning him.

Earlier, under the Heavenly Net of Tathagata and the Great Jade Emperor, everyone was like ants on the same string; Jiang Ziya naturally trusted Jiang Liu.

But now that they have left that dangerous environment, they're strangers after all, and Jiang Ziya's wariness towards Jiang Liu naturally remained strong.

"Jiang Ziya, in a certain sense, I should be someone of the same type as you!" Hearing Jiang Ziya's question, Jiang Liu spoke up.

"Same type of person? What do you mean?" Jiang Ziya asked Jiang Liu while holding the God-Beating Whip and tightly guarding himself with the Apricot Yellow Flag.

Looking around the sea of flowers he was in, finding no other people, it seemed quite safe, so Jiang Liu stowed away his Shadow Robe.

"A Monk!?" Seeing Jiang Liu's appearance, Jiang Ziya widened his eyes, wearing a look of disbelief.

Yes, earlier when battling the Immortals and Buddhas, it seemed he ought to have a significant hatred towards them, right?

However, this guy's true identity turned out to be a Monk!?

Since when did the Buddhist Sect have such a powerful Monk who could secretly hide their identity, unfearing of entities like Tathagata and the Great Jade Emperor?

"Indeed, my current identity is as a Buddhist Disciple!" Seeing Jiang Ziya's astonished expression, Jiang Liu nodded, not intending to deny it.

After saying that, he paused slightly and continued, "More precisely, you could say I am now the central figure of the Journey to the West for Scriptures, Master Xuanzang!"

"Journey to the West for Scriptures? What does that mean?" Jiang Ziya asked, curiously looking at Jiang Liu.

Evidently, after being imprisoned underground at Eastern Temple for so many years, Jiang Ziya had no knowledge of the outside world's happenings.

"To put it simply, the Deification War was an Immeasurable Kalpa. Its ultimate goal was to fill the numerous vacant positions in the Heavenly Court, right?" Jiang Liu pondered and asked Jiang Ziya.

"Correct, that's indeed the case!" Jiang Ziya nodded upon hearing.

"Then now, it is the great catastrophe of the Journey to the West, equally an Immeasurable Kalpa. It involves the transmission of Buddhist Law eastward with the intention of greatly prospering the Buddhist Sect. This is ordained by Heavenly Dao!" Jiang Liu nodded slightly and continued speaking.

"Is there another Immeasurable Kalpa appearing!?" Jiang Ziya's brows tightly furrowed upon hearing Jiang Liu's words, murmuring softly.

How long has it been that another Immeasurable Kalpa has appeared?

"You were the destined person in the Deification catastrophe, correct?" Jiang Liu continued, not minding what was on Jiang Ziya's mind at this moment.

"Indeed, that's right!" Jiang Ziya gathered his wits and nodded.

Now wasn't the time to be shocked by the Immeasurable Kalpa but rather to extract as much information from this monk's mouth.

"Then, this time, I am the destined person in the great catastrophe of the Journey to the West!" Jiang Liu continued speaking.

"Ah, I see! No wonder you said, in a certain sense, we're the same type of people!" Upon hearing Jiang Liu's explanation, Jiang Ziya nodded in comprehension.

However, after nodding, Jiang Ziya's expression changed slightly and continued, "Wait, it doesn't quite make sense. If you're the destined person in the Journey to the West for Scriptures, how are you so powerful? Even the Tai Chi Diagram is in your hands!"

"Let's not discuss my cultivation level for now!"

Jiang Liu shook his head, not intending to give a lengthy explanation about his strength.

However, upon saying this, Jiang Liu paused for a moment and then continued, "In the Deification catastrophe, you were the destined one. Though I'm unaware of what occurred to you, you were likely schemed against, hence your imprisonment and harboring such terrifying resentment!"

Jiang Liu's words seemed to uncover Jiang Ziya's hidden wound.

Upon hearing this, the resentment in Jiang Ziya surged again.

Ignoring how Jiang Ziya felt at this point, Jiang Liu continued speaking, "As the destined one in the Journey to the West for Scriptures, the Buddhist Sect is also scheming against me!"

"Although I endured the eighty-one trials required to obtain the scriptures, the final honoree was Master Golden Cicada! I'm equally dissatisfied with this, hence, I overturned the heavens of Immortals and Buddhas!"

"So, Jiang Ziya, are you willing to join forces with me!?"