Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"Brother, why have you come?"

Master Zhenyuan's face appeared somewhat pale, and in Jiang Liu's eyes, he could see the health bar above Zhenyuan's head was only about 70%. Looking at Jiang Liu approaching, an expression of surprise appeared on Zhenyuan's face as he asked.

"After all, I am already at the Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation level, so I can sense the commotion caused by battles among the Quasi-Saints. Thus, I came today firstly to inquire a bit, and secondly to check on you!" Standing in front of Master Zhenyuan, Jiang Liu said.

As he spoke, he raised his hand and cast a Guanyin Mantra towards Master Zhenyuan.

"Big brother, I see you seem to have injuries. Let me heal you!"

With a cast of the Guanyin Mantra on Zhenyuan, visible to the naked eye, the health bar above Zhenyuan's head instantly filled up.

"What an amazing supernatural power!" In the blink of an eye, his own injuries were healed. With an expression of surprise on his face, Zhenyuan stared at Jiang Liu and said.

Although he had long known that this sworn younger brother possessed many powerful supernatural powers, even Law-Type powers, experiencing the effect of the Guanyin Mantra firsthand, Master Zhenyuan still felt very shocked.

"Just a small effort, not worth mentioning!"

Jiang Liu smiled faintly, intending not to dwell much on the topic of the Guanyin Mantra, then asked, "Big brother, what exactly happened in the Immortal Realm? Why did all you Quasi-Saints start fighting? And what was the result?"

"You wouldn't know, dear brother!"

Upon Jiang Liu's inquiry, Zhenyuan naturally did not intend to conceal anything and started to explain: "Kong Xuan, claiming to be the strongest Quasi-Saint, ostensibly searched for the Calamity Book but was actually seeking the whereabouts of the Hongmeng Purple Qi. Ultimately, he even went to the Lingxiao Hall and found the whereabouts of the Calamity Book from beneath the seat cushion of the Jade Emperor's throne!"

"The Calamity Book?" Although Jiang Liu's heart was as clear as a mirror, on the surface, he showed a confused expression, with questioning eyes fixed on Master Zhenyuan.

"The Journey to the West Immeasurable Kalpa is a great calamity of heaven and earth, and the Calamity Book came into being accordingly. Xuanzang, on your journey to the West, it was destined by the Heavenly Dao to encounter 81 difficult trials, and the Calamity Book records the calamities you experienced along this journey!" Seeing Jiang Liu's questioning look, Zhenyuan explained.

"So that's it. I didn't expect the Calamity Book to be in the hands of the Jade Emperor?" Jiang Liu showed a look of sudden realization, nodded slightly, and then said.

"No, Xuanzang, you're mistaken!"

Hearing Jiang Liu's words, Master Zhenyuan shook his head slightly and said, "That Calamity Book was originally in Guanyin's hands, then passed to Maitreya Buddha, and later it was said to have fallen into the hands of that mysterious figure!"

"In the hands of a mysterious figure? Could it be? Big brother, are you saying that the Jade Emperor is that mysterious figure?" Jiang Liu reacted quickly, his expression changing slightly upon hearing this, and promptly asked.

"That possibility isn't nonexistent!" Master Zhenyuan expressed his opinion.

Indeed, the Jade Emperor being the mysterious figure? This news indeed startled one, but after thinking it through carefully, that possibility does exist.

"I see, so what was the outcome after you mixed in chaos?" Upon realizing, Jiang Liu asked, nodding.

This was the reason Jiang Liu came to the Wuzhuang Mahjong Monastery—to find out the outcome after the chaos.

More importantly, what was the outcome between Kong Xuan and the Jade Emperor?

"The result? The result was that we all fought, but the Hongmeng Purple Qi still didn't appear, at least it truly wasn't on the Jade Emperor!" Hearing this, Master Zhenyuan shook his head and said.

Under Jiang Liu's incessant questioning, Master Zhenyuan carefully recounted the scenario at that time to Jiang Liu.

Originally, these Quasi-Saints gathered together with the intent of obtaining the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Although the Jade Emperor asserted many times that the Hongmeng Purple Qi wasn't in his possession, naturally one man's words were no basis for belief.

In the end, after a chaotic battle, as the core of this conflict, the Jade Emperor was naturally defeated.

After defeating the Jade Emperor, Kunpeng, Kong Xuan, and Ancestor Minghe, these three powerhouses, vied with each other to strip the Hongmeng Purple Qi from the Jade Emperor.

However, after much effort, it turned out to be utterly ineffective, because, indeed, there was no Hongmeng Purple Qi on the Jade Emperor.

Although the Jade Emperor might not have merged the Hongmeng Purple Qi into his body, even so, you couldn't truly execute the Jade Emperor, could you?

Therefore, in the end, these Quasi-Saints left empty-handed.

"The Jade Emperor is alright? That's good!"

Listening to Master Zhenyuan recounting the situation, Jiang Liu let out a long sigh of relief, nodding and saying, "The Buddhist Sect and the Heavenly Court have always had a good relationship, and if this incident were to disrupt the harmony between the two, that would be bad. Fortunately, nothing major broke out!"

"Xuanzang, you seem to be celebrating too early now!" Hearing Jiang Liu's words, Master Zhenyuan gave him a glance, then shook his head, saying: "This incident, after all, was caused by Kong Xuan, and the Jade Emperor has also suffered severe injuries, which will take time to heal, so certainly a rift has formed between the Buddhist Sect and the Heavenly Court!"

"Ah? Is it really like this?" Hearing Master Zhenyuan's words, Jiang Liu's expression turned grim.

Of course, this was only on the surface; inside, Jiang Liu was actually quite pleased.

Using the Calamity Book as a medium to sow discord between the Buddhist Sect and the Heavenly Court, Jiang Liu naturally had high hopes for his scheme.

Now it seems that his plan has succeeded, hasn't it? Kong Xuan stirred up trouble, and even the Jade Emperor got severely injured?

As Master Zhenyuan mentioned, surely there must be a significant estrangement between the Jade Emperor and the Buddhist Sect now.

"So, this matter involves me too, huh? Eighty-one trials? Looks like the journey ahead is still fraught with difficulties..."

Having grasped the necessary details, Jiang Liu murmured softly, seemingly shifting his attention back to himself.

"Rest assured, the Immeasurable Kalpa of the Journey to the West for Scriptures is heaven's destiny. Even though there will be challenges, I believe there won't be any life-threatening dangers..." Seeing Jiang Liu's demeanor, Master Zhenyuan assumed he was worried about his safety, so he spoke up.

After a brief pause, Master Zhenyuan continued, "Besides, the most important point is that your team's cultivation level is now very high. There are few who can pose a threat to you!"

"Also, who knows what the future trials will be like to actually become a calamity for you?" As Master Zhenyuan finished, his face also showed a hint of curiosity.

Indeed, even the Emperor Ziwei couldn't escape their wrath; the strength of the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team now is formidable. What will the future hardships be like? Master Zhenyuan finds himself curious and expectant.

After leaving Wuzhuang Mahjong Monastery, Jiang Liu naturally returned to the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team.

The Calamity Book has fallen into Kong Xuan's hands, and it's likely that he will thoroughly examine those calamities. Among them, some may pose significant trouble if Kong Xuan sees them.

So, Jiang Liu felt he should think up some excuses in advance.

For instance, suspicion from the Buddha, or the Wrath of the Golden Cicada, he must carefully plan his words to counter these.

"What's happening? Could it be that my guess was wrong?"

Meanwhile, Kong Xuan didn't pay much attention to Jiang Liu at this moment; for Kong Xuan, the Hongmeng Purple Qi was undoubtedly his current focus.

In Kong Xuan's view, the Jade Emperor was the identity of that mysterious figure in black, which had been revealed by him. Since he was that mysterious figure, the Hongmeng Purple Qi must be with the Jade Emperor.

As a Quasi-Saint, only by integrating the Hongmeng Purple Qi into oneself could one have the opportunity to attain saintliness; holding it in hand is of no use.

Therefore, in Kong Xuan's view, as long as he defeats the Jade Emperor, he can extract the Hongmeng Purple Qi from him.

However, the end result was that the Jade Emperor had been defeated, yet the Hongmeng Purple Qi was not with the Jade Emperor.

Facing such a situation, Kong Xuan felt bewildered.

Either his guess was wrong, and the Jade Emperor truly wasn't the mysterious figure in black—as the Jade Emperor claimed, that Calamity Book was deliberately placed under his throne by the mysterious figure.

Or perhaps the mysterious figure had some peculiar means, knowing in advance that he would use the Money Rat to search for the Calamity Book? Thus fearing exposure of his identity, leading him to act this way?

Or, the Jade Emperor was indeed cautious, his guess was correct, he was indeed the mysterious figure in black, but he hadn't rushed to integrate the Hongmeng Purple Qi, fearing exposure of his identity, and fear of having the Hongmeng Purple Qi stripped away?

Which of these possibilities is correct?

Kong Xuan felt troubled momentarily, finding it difficult to decide.

Actually, it wasn't just Kong Xuan; at this moment, nearly all the Quasi-Saints felt indecisive.

The first clue about Hongmeng Purple Qi emerged, causing the Quasi-Saints to battle in the Void Realm, only to realize that the Hongmeng Purple Qi held by Zen Master Wuchao had been taken away.

The second time, there came a rumor that the Hongmeng Purple Qi was in the hands of the mysterious figure in black, but several people went to the Ming Sect and failed to force the opposer out.

This time, it seems that the Jade Emperor is that mysterious figure, and everyone disregarded his status as the ruler of the Three Realms and acted, defeating him, but still, it was in vain.

The clue of Hongmeng Purple Qi has appeared three times.

Yet each time it seemed like flowers in a mirror, moons reflected in water.

"Next, should we primarily focus on the Jade Emperor? But now, the more pressing matter is surely Xuanzang and his group's affairs..."

Kong Xuan pondered for a long time, unable to ascertain, then promptly shifted his attention back to the Journey to the West for Scriptures.