Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Hearing the words of the White Mouse Demon, Jiang Liu, who was washing up, couldn't help but change his expression. He hurriedly ran out of the room.

He went to the place where he had planted the Dreamlike Udambara Flower seeds and took a look. Sure enough, on the ground where nothing had sprouted for three months, several young shoots had emerged. The green sprouts looked vibrant and full of life.

"How is it possible? Sprouting in just three months? Weren't they supposed to take hundreds or even thousands of years to grow?" Staring at the sprouts on the ground, Jiang Liu felt a deep sense of astonishment, finding it hard to comprehend.

Still in shock, Jiang Liu immediately bent down to carefully examine the area where the sprouts had grown, feeling a slight heaviness in his heart.

He roughly guessed the situation at hand, forming a vague idea in his mind.

Recently, Jiang Liu had been mostly focused on exploring dungeons, but he made sure to water and tend to the seeds every day. Therefore, he had a good understanding of the seed's condition.

But now? Upon a closer look at these seeds, the soil's color and quality had completely changed.

In fact, there were even moist traces on the ground, and gently sniffing the air, Jiang Liu could catch a slight hint of sweetness.

"I refused to find Spirit Soil and Spiritual Liquid to accelerate these seeds' maturity, so did Kong Xuan find them himself?" Looking at everything before him, Jiang Liu, not being a fool, naturally guessed what was going on, feeling a mix of emotions.

Kong Xuan was in a rush to drive him away; Jiang Liu knew about that.

However, he didn't expect that after failing to drive him away, Kong Xuan would resort to such actions.

"Wow, these seeds have indeed sprouted..."

After Jiang Liu ran out to take a look, Sun Wukong and the others naturally followed, staring at the seeds on the ground with expressions of astonishment.

"Good, good, good. Indeed, sincerity can move even the hardest rocks!" Although Jiang Liu's heart was filled with heaviness, his face showed a joyful expression as he laughed.

The master was relying on this matter to procrastinate, and Sun Wukong and the others were well aware.

At this moment, why was the master displaying such extreme happiness?

After a brief thought, Sun Wukong and the others realized their master was putting on an act.

"Hahaha, wonderful, they've finally taken root and sprouted!" Sun Wukong rolled his eyes, then smiled broadly.

"Truly, I knew these seeds would surely grow, how wonderful!" Zhu Bajie nodded in agreement.

Succeeding them, Sha Wujing, Little White Dragon, and the White Mouse Demon all displayed joy on their faces.

Sitting high atop a mountain, Kong Xuan opened his eyes. Watching Jiang Liu and the others celebrate enthusiastically, a slight smile formed at the corners of his mouth.

Having shamelessly begged for suitable Spirit Soil and Spiritual Liquid, it seems it was worth the ridicule after all.

Given his calculations, with enough Breath Soil and Spiritual Liquid for nourishment, it would only take a few short months to mature the plants.

"Master, what should we do next?"

Outside the Exquisite Immortal Mansion, after putting on intentional expressions of joy, Jiang Liu and the others returned inside. Immediately, the eyes of Sun Wukong and the others fell on Jiang Liu, clearly waiting for him to take the lead.

"What to do? What else can we do? Wait, of course!" Hearing Sun Wukong and the others, Jiang Liu's face showed no urgency, calmly replying.

"Wait? They've rooted and sprouted overnight; it won't take long to mature, right?" Sun Wukong asked, puzzled by Jiang Liu's words.

"Monkey Brother, since the master has said so, he must have his reasons. Don't be impatient!"

Zhu Bajie, ever the sycophant, seized the opportunity to flatter Jiang Liu, interjecting to address Sun Wukong.

Speaking, Zhu Bajie turned his gaze to Jiang Liu, saying cheerfully, "Master, you must have a strategy in mind, right? Tell us, so we disciples feel assured!"

"It doesn't matter how long until they mature; it's precious time for us to intensify our cultivation!" Taking Zhu Bajie's words, Jiang Liu surveyed everyone present and continued.

Pausing slightly, Jiang Liu added, "Moreover, since the flowers can be grown, wouldn't they also be possible to be trodden and destroyed again?"

"Master, you mean..." Sun Wukong and the others' eyes lit up, understanding Jiang Liu's implication.

A slight smile tugged at Jiang Liu's lips as he said, "Having put so much effort into growing them, yet accidentally destroying them again, we'd be filled with guilt, refusing to give up until we achieve our goal, determined to grow them again..."

"Brilliant!" Hearing Jiang Liu's words, Sun Wukong and the others couldn't help but smile, nodding vigorously.

Indeed, the people of the Buddhist Sect are experts at scheming, and their master's extraordinary wisdom makes him the perfect match to contend with them.

In the days that followed, Jiang Liu and the others continued to explore dungeons, steadily increasing their Experience Points and Cultivation Levels.

Of course, over these days, the seeds planted have also grown vigorously.

In just over two months, they seem to have nearly grown to maturity; if these flowers and plants were likened to humans, they would now be in their mid-teens, not far from true maturity.

It's worth mentioning that in two and a half months, both the level 81 Little White Dragon and Sha Wujing unexpectedly leveled up again, reaching level 82 with a few days difference between them.

As Sha Wujing and Little White Dragon leveled up, Jiang Liu took a look at his own experience points.

Well, he's still quite a ways from leveling up to 86.

However, Zhu Bajie is also at level 82, so presumably, he's not too far from level 83 either, right?

Jiang Liu and the team are fairly satisfied with such growth speed.

Similarly, Kong Xuan, "supervising" from the mountaintop, nodded in satisfaction secretly because these flowers and plants are finally nearing full maturity.

Just for this ordeal, he's wasted almost half a year?

This makes Kong Xuan feel like he wants to cry but has no tears; fortunately, this ordeal is finally nearing its end.

Of course, during these almost half a year, while Kong Xuan has been watching the growth of those flowers, he's also carefully observed the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team.

The cultivation speed of the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team is indeed absurdly fast.

However, what's worth noting is that the relationship between Zhu Bajie and Little White Dragon has become increasingly worse lately.

Zhu Bajie is the second senior brother; in his view, within the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team, only the master and his elder brother should be able to overshadow him.

But Little White Dragon believes his strength has already surpassed Zhu Bajie's, and thus frequently shows no respect to him, leading to intensified conflicts between them recently.

If it weren't for Xuanzang mediating as the master, they might have already torn each other apart.

"Indeed..." Watching the escalating tension between Zhu Bajie and Little White Dragon recently, Kong Xuan had a feeling of 'as expected' in his heart.

Little White Dragon's Dragon Clan and Witch Clan bloodlines stand side by side, and since his cultivation level is almost catching up to Zhu Bajie's, his strength is indeed a step stronger.

Having a stronger fist is the hard logic, so their fierce conflict seems somewhat understandable.

However, for Kong Xuan, these issues are minor problems, not worth mentioning, and don't need his urgent attention.

What he needs to focus on the most now is the growth of the flowers and plants.

For this ordeal, he spent almost half a year, initially hoping to make a significant show and prove his abilities.

Now it seems, spending half a year to resolve one ordeal might've been counterproductive?

Regardless of what Kong Xuan is thinking, this day, after Jiang Liu and the others ended a day's adventure, they all returned to the Exquisite Immortal Mansion for a good rest.

Then Jiang Liu started his calculations.

Well, without counting, you wouldn't know; after calculating, he realized that he has been in the world of Journey to the West for over seven years, and officially embarked on the Journey to the West for Scriptures for seven years!

"Bajie, Xiaobai, it looks like the Immortal Herbs are about to fully mature, next it's up to you and Xiaobai!"

After some calculations, Jiang Liu realizes that the day of the true maturity of the Immortal Herbs is not far off, so he immediately speaks to Zhu Bajie.

"Alright, Master, Xiaobai and I have already discussed the details long ago; we're all prepared, just wait for us!" Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie nodded, not showing any sign of surprise.

"Wukong, tonight, I, as the master, shall show some skills and cook a hot pot. Go invite the elder to taste it together today..." After instructing Zhu Bajie and Little White Dragon, Jiang Liu then speaks to Sun Wukong.

Having stayed together for about half a year, occasionally Jiang Liu will cook a meal, and sometimes invites Kong Xuan to have a meal, so inviting him today does not seem abrupt.

With Jiang Liu's words, the disciples quickly took action.

Zhu Bajie flew up and went far away.

And Sun Wukong invited Kong Xuan to come and enjoy the hot pot, saying the Master wanted to show off his skills.

"Great, I won't be shy then!" Upon hearing Sun Wukong's invitation, Kong Xuan swallowed and nodded.

At the same time, he asked, "By the way, where did Bajie go?"

"Bajie? He went to find the perfect ingredients..."