Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"Hmm, your words naturally make sense!" Jiang Liu's words made Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva nod in agreement.

Although Jiang Liu's cultivation level has now reached the stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal, and he doesn't need to fear Master Golden Cicada at all, at this time Master Golden Cicada's consciousness has awakened, and keeping his soul within would indeed be a calamity.

Jiang Liu wants to eliminate the threat from Master Golden Cicada's soul, which is also reasonable.

"This Tai Chi Diagram is a supreme treasure, possessing the power to stabilize earth, water, fire, and wind, transform the forces of yin and yang and the five elements; clarify the mysteries of heavenly dao, and encompass the ability of all ten thousand phenomena!"

"Only the Tai Chi Diagram can separate the intertwined souls of you and Master Golden Cicada!" Holding the Tai Chi Diagram in his hand, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva spoke.

"Stabilizing earth, water, fire, and wind? I know this, but transforming yin and yang and the five elements? Separating the mysteries of heavenly dao? Encompassing all phenomena? These aren't shown in the attribute list!" Listening to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's words, Jiang Liu's heart was secretly astonished.

Could it be that the Tai Chi Diagram I bought in the shop differs somewhat from the original Tai Chi Diagram in this world?

"Ready?" However, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva ignored Jiang Liu's inner doubts, and at this time, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva spoke, asking Jiang Liu.

Quickly pressing down the doubts in his heart, Jiang Liu nodded and said to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, "I'm ready!"

"Hmm, then let's begin!"

Nodding, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva unfolded the Tai Chi Diagram, and instantly, a brilliant light emerged, enveloping Jiang Liu's entire body.

Pain! Deep soul pain!

As the light of the Tai Chi Diagram enveloped him, Jiang Liu felt himself entering a fantastical space.

Meanwhile, his body was being pulled apart, brute force pulling, and his soul seemed already to have cracks.

"This, this is supposed to deal with Master Golden Cicada's soul! Why is it dealing with me!?" Under this terrifying pain, Jiang Liu couldn't help shouting.

"You and Master Golden Cicada's souls have long merged into one, your life patterns are connected, so you could replace him as the Scripture Seeker! Today, to eliminate Master Golden Cicada's threat, naturally, we must sever the place where his soul and your soul are intertwined, separating them into two independent entities!"

Following Jiang Liu's shout, within this fantastical space, the voice of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva responded.

As the soul body was completely torn apart, Jiang Liu felt indescribable pain, but within the soul came a sense of relief.

As if the burdensome package he had been carrying was finally set down.

Jiang Liu carefully looked at the soul body that had been separated out, its appearance bore seven to eighty percent resemblance to himself, and at this moment, it was staring at him with fierce eyes.

That gaze, like an ancient ferocious beast ready to devour him.

Buzz!

However, before Master Golden Cicada could launch an attack at Jiang Liu, suddenly, the light of the Tai Chi Diagram burst out in the mysterious space.

Then, it swept up Master Golden Cicada's soul body.

"No! I am unwilling! I am unwilling..." As the light of the Tai Chi Diagram swept over him, Master Golden Cicada shouted loudly.

He sought reincarnation ten times to journey west for the scriptures, then return to Spirit Mountain to officially become a Buddha.

But to be swapped out despite being the person at the center of destiny during the Immeasurable Kalpa? Naturally, Master Golden Cicada was unwilling.

However, under the suppression of the Tai Chi Diagram, Master Golden Cicada's cries were completely futile.

The light of the Tai Chi Diagram, after rolling up Master Golden Cicada's soul, directly stored it away, transforming it into a soul bead.

Then, it fell into Jiang Liu's hand.

In the fantastical consciousness space, Jiang Liu reached out, grasped the soul bead in his hand, and looked down carefully.

Within the round bead, a six-winged golden cicada was flying around, fiercely crashing against the bead's inner wall, creating ripples.

However, there was no way to break through the bead's inner wall and get out.

Jiang Liu's consciousness fluctuated, and when he regained awareness, he realized he was still in the Ksitigarbha Cave.

Above his head, the gentle light of the Tai Chi Diagram was softly diffused.

"Xuanzang, it's done, Master Golden Cicada's soul is completely separated from yours!" Watching Jiang Liu open his eyes, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva spoke.

"Hmm, thank you Bodhisattva for lending a hand!" Jiang Liu nodded, expressing his gratitude upon hearing Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's words.

Jiang Liu naturally knew Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's words, given himself clearly remembered everything that happened in the bizarre consciousness space.

"No problem, just a trivial matter, the primary credit belongs to the effect of your Tai Chi Diagram!" Waving his hand, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva seemed unconcerned as he spoke.

With these words, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva gestured, retrieving the Tai Chi Diagram floating above Jiang Liu's head, then slowly letting it down.

Jiang Liu extended his hand and grabbed the descending Tai Chi Diagram.

His brow furrowed slightly in a contemplative expression.

"Xuanzang, do you have anything else you want to say?" Clearly noticing Jiang Liu's contemplative look and the appearance of wanting to speak but hesitating, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva directly asked.

"Bodhisattva, since Master Golden Cicada's soul has already been separated, why not just destroy him? Or, why not let you arrange for his reincarnation?" Jiang Liu thought for a moment, then directly asked Ksitigarbha.

"That's not possible!"

However, upon hearing Jiang Liu's inquiry, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva appeared serious and shook his head, saying, "The soul of Master Golden Cicada is related to the immeasurable kalpa of the Journey to the West. If his soul dissipates or enters reincarnation, this immeasurable kalpa will undergo great change immediately!"

"By then, you won't be able to hide the secret of not being the real Master Golden Cicada!"

"I see!" Hearing Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's words, Jiang Liu nodded in realization, indicating he understood.

What Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva said indeed makes sense. After all, I am not Master Golden Cicada. If Master Golden Cicada is truly eliminated, and changes occur in the immeasurable kalpa of the westward journey, I would inevitably be exposed.

Although I now already possess the cultivation level of a Daluo Golden Immortal, which is quite impressive,

if the Buddhist Sect discovers that I am not Master Golden Cicada, what consequences might follow are simply unpredictable.

At the beginning of the journey westward, Jiang Liu felt that Sun Wukong's strength was formidable.

Thinking that if he could possess power like Sun Wukong, who could cause havoc in Heaven, he would be able to protect himself, right?

However, after a few years on the journey, Jiang Liu realized that only a Daluo Golden Immortal is considered a true powerhouse in this world, each one a renowned figure across the three realms.

Therefore, Jiang Liu set a small goal in his mind to grow to the level of a Daluo Golden Immortal before considering further actions.

But today, thinking about what he would do if his identity were exposed, Jiang Liu pondered how he could protect himself then?

Can he truly protect himself relying solely on the Absolute Immortal Sword and the Tai Chi Diagram?

The best way is to have his own cultivation break through to the level of a Quasi-Saint, while simultaneously possessing ten or so pieces of Divine Level Equipment, then he could protect himself, right?

So, if his identity is revealed now, it's a perilous situation.

Nodding in understanding, after comprehending these points, Jiang Liu also understood that the seal on Master Golden Cicada's soul, still within his consciousness space, was like his protective amulet.

The purpose of coming to Ksitigarbha Cave had been achieved, and the matters to be dealt with were settled.

Jiang Liu naturally had no intention of lingering here too long.

After expressing a few more words of gratitude to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Jiang Liu turned and left.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had no further instructions and watched Jiang Liu leave.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Jiang Liu were both of the Great Luo Realm in cultivation level, so Jiang Liu now also possessed the qualification to converse with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva on equal terms.

With a casual lift, he drew up the hood of the Shadow Robe over his head, and after leaving Ksitigarbha Cave, he naturally headed back to the Exquisite Immortal Mansion.

Upon returning to the Exquisite Immortal Mansion, the good and evil corpses had almost all finished their dungeon runs with Sun Wukong and the others, each returning to their rooms to rest.

The good corpse was collected by Jiang Liu into the severed corpses page.

And the evil corpse? It continued to remain on the awakening page, awakening its own skills.

Jiang Liu naturally also sat cross-legged, continuing to cultivate his Green Lotus Taoist Scripture, accumulating experience points little by little.

At the same time, he remembered the Kongdong Seal task, the 10 billion experience points dual Divine Level Quest, and pondered how he could operate to successfully reclaim the Kongdong Seal from Emperor Ziwei.

He was now at level 82, and ascending to level 83 required as much as 7.5 billion experience points.

After reaching the level of a Daluo Golden Immortal, the experience points required to level up certainly became more and more.

With countless thoughts racing through his mind, he contemplated his level, experience points, and the development of the Ming Sect.

On the other hand, Jiang Liu also considered the situation of the Kongdong Seal, thinking about how to successfully snatch the Kongdong Seal from Emperor Ziwei's grasp.

It's not only about the 10 billion experience points and two divine treasure chests but also more about weakening the overall power of the Heavenly Court.

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Silently, through cultivating the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture and these thoughts, an entire night passed.

In the morning, Jiang Liu, after washing up, became busy in the kitchen.

Steaming buns, frying dough sticks, grinding soy milk, and soon, a sumptuous breakfast was prepared.

The master and his apprentices were naturally satisfied with their meal and praised their master's culinary skills once again.

After eating sufficiently, Sha Wujing went to wash the dishes, while Jiang Liu took out two dice and casually tossed them onto the table.

After spinning a few times, the two dice stopped.

12 points.