Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Yes, hormones. To Jiang Liu, did this little witch truly consume something like hormones?

He remembered when he first met her in the Demon-Suppressing Hall, she was just a little girl around six or seven years old, right? And now, in just over a year, she's transformed into a young lady?

From her appearance, she looks to be almost his own age!

"Hormones? What is that?" Hearing Jiang Liu's words, the little witch sitting atop the black lion tilted her head slightly, stared at Jiang Liu for a moment, and then her eyes lit up, "Is it another tasty thing?"

Thinking of something delicious, the little witch couldn't help but remember the extremely tasty grilled meat she had in the Demon-Suppressing Hall, and she licked the corner of her lips, her eyes gleaming as she looked at Jiang Liu.

...

Meanwhile, the Saint Monk Longhai and the people from Heavenly Master Hall were completely disordered by the situation.

Just by the looks of it, they knew that the girl appearing on the back of the black lion must be terrifyingly strong. Didn't they see all the other demon beings standing behind her?

And yet, Master Xuanzang was having a colorful conversation with this witch. They seemed to be very familiar with each other, on good terms?

Not only the people from Heavenly Master Hall and Great Buddha Temple were thrown into disarray by the wind, even the demon beings behind the little witch looked at each other, their faces full of astonishment.

In the eyes of the demon beings, especially those from the Demon-Suppressing Hall, humans were rather fearsome, particularly those with bare heads.

After the recent scuffle, the demon beings could tell that among these humans, Jiang Liu held a high status. And now, their queen appeared to be very familiar with this human? This, seemed like a good thing, didn't it?

"No wonder..." With surprise in his heart, Saint Monk Longhai felt as if he understood everything.

No wonder when he sought the help of the Tathagata to save them by subduing demons and eliminating evil, the Tathagata instead directed him to find Master Xuanzang for rescue. Was this the reason why?

Since when had Master Xuanzang become so familiar with the demon clan in the Demon-Suppressing Hall?

"Ahem..." After talking with the little witch for a while, Jiang Liu seemed to realize that the atmosphere was becoming a bit strange. He cleared his throat twice, his gaze falling on the little witch as he asked, "So, you all have run out from the Underground Demon Cavern? Are you planning to wreak havoc in Chang'an City?"

"We have been sealed in the demon cavern, suppressed underneath. Today we found the seal broken, of course, we had to escape!" Hearing Jiang Liu's question, the little witch replied as if it were the most natural thing to do.

Upon saying this, the little witch glanced around at the people from Heavenly Master Hall and Great Buddha Temple with a somewhat fearful expression, and then said to Jiang Liu: "Brother Xuanzang, you will protect me, right? I want to take these clansmen back to the Demon Realm!"

"This witch, she's so good at pretending!" Seeing the little witch's frightened demeanor, the people from Heavenly Master Hall and Great Buddha Temple twitched at the corners of their mouths. It seemed that she was the queen of these demon clan—was she supposed to be scared?

However, looking at the little witch's demeanor, Jiang Liu couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

A year had passed, and she was still afraid of humans, especially those with bald heads. She hadn't changed that at all?

Hint: Task "Demon Protecting" triggered. The task requires helping the demon clan from the Underground Demon Cavern at Great Buddha Temple return to the Demon Realm. Upon completion, receive 15,000,000 Experience Points and one Epic Level Treasure Chest. If failed, deduct 15,000,000 Experience Points. Accept/Decline?

Following the little witch's words, almost simultaneously, a system prompt appeared. This passive task took Jiang Liu by surprise.

What's the situation? A reward of 15 million Experience Points? Is this for real?

Although passive tasks generally offer higher rewards than active tasks, still, aren't 15 million Experience Points a bit too exaggerated? Could it be that this task is extremely difficult?

"Are you unwilling, Brother Xuanzang?" Seeing Jiang Liu in deep thought and not immediately agreeing, the little witch's expression turned somewhat dim as she spoke up.

"Willing! Of course, I'm willing!" Hearing the little witch's words, Jiang Liu snapped back to reality and replied affirmatively.

As he spoke, he directly accepted the task.

Perhaps this task was challenging, but after thinking it over, Jiang Liu couldn't decipher where the difficulty could lie.

Was it the cultivators in the mortal world trying to stop him? With his current strength, could any ordinary cultivator stop him?

From these demon clan members? Wouldn't they obey him? And weren't Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie more than just decorations?

Or perhaps the Immortals and Buddhas from heaven might trouble him? With the Journey to the West Team's destiny on their side and the faces of Sun Wukong and the others, unless there were some Deities or Daluo Golden Immortals and above, even Immortals and Buddhas shouldn't obstruct him, right?

So after a moment of thought, Jiang Liu quickly made a decision, feeling that he could take on this task, which naturally meant he wouldn't be shy to accept it.

"Holy Monk Xuanzang, you..."

Hearing the conversation between Jiang Liu and the little witch, he actually intended to protect these demon beings and return them to the Demon Realm? A few experts from Heavenly Master Hall changed their expressions and wanted to speak up to prevent it.

"Amitabha, esteemed ones, this is the divine will of the Tathagata, the Buddha says there is virtue in all creatures being cherished..." However, as the people from Heavenly Master Hall were about to voice their objections, Saint Monk Longhai stepped forward, pressing his palms together and addressed them.

With Saint Monk Longhai speaking up, Jiang Liu naturally didn't need to argue with the people from Heavenly Master Hall anymore.

He waved his hand, and the surrounding monks from Great Buddha Temple cleared a path for them.

"Let's go!" With the monks from Great Buddha Temple making way, Jiang Liu said.

"Yes!" The little witch nodded and a smile formed on her face as well.

He promptly turned his head back to look at the Demon Clan members behind him and said, "Follow me and leave this place with Brother Xuanzang. Remember, do not act recklessly and cause unnecessary trouble..."

"Yes, Queen!" As the Little Witch's words fell, the Demon Clan members behind her spoke in unison.

"Qu-Queen!?" Hearing the Demons address the Little Witch, Jiang Liu's mouth twitched slightly. Then, he turned his gaze upon the Little Witch, silently reciting the character panel in his mind.

At the same time, the Little Witch's character panel appeared before Jiang Liu.

ID: Little Witch (Golden)

Gender: Female

Profession: Demon

Level: 50

Equipment: ...

"What!? A golden panel!?" Seeing the Little Witch's character panel, Jiang Liu was slightly taken aback, feeling astonished. For a moment, he found the information on this character panel somewhat incomprehensible.

Sun Wukong had a golden panel, but Supreme Elder Lord was only blue in quality. Why then did the Little Witch also have a golden panel?

Wasn't this a bit chaotic?

Logically speaking, shouldn't Supreme Elder Lord at least be an avatar of Sage Laozi? His character panel amounts to only blue, yet Sun Wukong and the Little Witch actually have golden panels?

Could it be that Supreme Elder Lord's aptitude was inferior to theirs?

Bewildered, after pondering for a moment, Jiang Liu felt that there could only be one explanation.

That was the issue of their respective strengths.

For example, a Level 10 character with a white common panel, taking into account their aptitude, magic supernatural power, and so on, might have a combat power of 100. But for a blue quality, combat power would definitely be higher, at least 150, or even 200, or up to 300.

What about the golden panel then? Even if the level is 10, the overall combat power could reach more than 300, or even 400, or over 500, right?

Upon closer thought, it seems that only with such an explanation does the color quality of the character panels make sense.

Therefore, at Level 80, Sun Wukong's comprehensive strength is much greater than that of other ordinary Level 80 characters with a white panel, which is why he is of golden quality.

And at the Quasi-Saint level, Supreme Elder Lord might be stronger than a regular Quasi-Saint with a white panel, but not by much, so he could only be of blue quality?

With this calculation, it seemed to make sense.

"So, the so-called character panel quality isn't about being very powerful, but about being much more powerful than others of the same level, which then determines the quality," Jiang Liu realized.

With this, could it be explained?

However, it seemed to fit the rules of the game as well.

A Level 50 blue elite monster could be more powerful than a Level 30 golden BOSS, right?

"Imperial Brother, Imperial Brother..." Just as the monks from the Great Buddha Temple moved aside to make way, Li Shimin appeared and approached Jiang Liu.

Looking at Jiang Liu, Li Shimin had a complex expression in his eyes. He then said, "You've returned? Did you come back on purpose to save Chang'an from danger?"

"Amitabha, how could I not return when Chang'an is in trouble!" Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu said with a look of righteous indignation.

"Good, good, good..." Jiang Liu's response made Li Shimin smile, repeatedly expressing his approval.

Clearly, he was very satisfied with this answer.

Having not seen Jiang Liu for over a year, Li Shimin was also in a good mood.

Although they bore the title of sworn brothers on the surface, in his heart, Li Shimin regarded him as half a son-in-law.

Similarly, Jiang Liu felt the same way. Looking at Li Shimin again, he nodded silently in his heart.

After more than a year, Li Shimin was at the prime of his life, still as vigorous as ever.

"By the way, Your Majesty, on my journey to the West, I had the fortuitous chance to meet Gaoyang!" After a brief silence, Jiang Liu suddenly opened up to Li Shimin.

"Gaoyang? You saw her? How is she?" Sure enough, Li Shimin's eyes lit up with surprise upon hearing Jiang Liu's words.

"Wait, Brother Xuanzang, who is this man?" At this time, the Little Witch, riding on her black lion, moved forward a few steps. Her gaze fell on Li Shimin as she inquired.

"He is the Emperor..." After glancing back at her, Jiang Liu responded. Experience more on My Virtual Library Empire

Seeing the Little Witch's puzzled look, Jiang Liu added, "In terms you would understand, he's like our king, ruling over tens of millions of common people!"

"King?"

Hearing Jiang Liu's explanation, the Little Witch looked at Li Shimin curiously, then shook her head in incomprehension. "I really don't understand. This uncle doesn't seem that strong, yet he can be your king? Humans are indeed a strange race!"