Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

For Jiang Liu, the matter of Zhurong was just a small episode along the Journey to the West.

However, although Zhurong's existence did not pose much threat to the scripture seeking team, Jiang Liu and others decided to stay and agreed to resolve the difficulties there.

Thus, a new calamity was added to the Calamity Book, the fifty-first difficulty: The Calamity of Zhurong.

Overall, Jiang Liu was quite satisfied with the situation regarding the Calamity of Zhurong.

Not only did he learn a new skill, All-or-Nothing, but Sha Wujing's long-used Blood-Transforming Divine Blade could finally be replaced.

The attributes of the Flame Demon Battle Axe were enough to significantly enhance Sha Wujing's overall strength.

Of course, the most important thing was the Little White Dragon, who after integrating part of the Zhurong Ancestral Witch's bloodline, had risen to level 80.

More importantly, with the fusion of the Dragon Clan and Witch Clan bloodlines, Xiaobai's physical strength became terrifyingly powerful, and the originally impressive Dragon Fire was elevated to a new level.

In terms of the quality of the flame, it was already comparable to the strength of True Sun Fire.

For the Journey to the West pilgrimage team, this calamity of Zhurong significantly boosted their overall strength, leaving Jiang Liu very satisfied.

Xiaobai's level reached 81, and advancing further would place him at the level of a Daluo Golden Immortal.

With this calculation, apart from Sha Wujing, the whole Journey to the West team would have reached the level of a Daluo Golden Immortal.

Being a Daluo Golden Immortal means being a true master within the Three Realms and Six Paths, and each one that emerges is a renowned figure.

After all, among the billions of creatures within the Three Realms and Six Paths, those who can reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal level are only about two to three hundred.

With the matter of Zhurong resolved, Jiang Liu and company returned to the city they recently resided in.

Then, Jiang Liu began recounting to everyone the events of his battle with Zhurong.

Indeed, with Zhurong resolved, the temperature of the world rapidly cooled down. Additionally, the Little White Dragon flew into the sky, directly moving clouds and rain, bestowing sweet dew upon everyone. Because of this, the citizens of the city immediately revered Jiang Liu as a living Bodhisattva.

They quickly built a temple to worship Jiang Liu.

For a while, incense offerings were unending, naturally generating considerable destiny that was absorbed into Jiang Liu's being.

"Excellent!" Feeling this destiny merge into himself, Jiang Liu nodded in satisfaction.

With this, the calamity could be considered perfectly traversed, and without any reason to delay further, Jiang Liu had no intention of postponing any longer.

After a brief rest, the scripture-seeking team continued westward.

Traveling in stops and starts, exploring side quests, life could be described as quite leisurely.

During this time, in the quests, the Little White Dragon demonstrated even stronger power than before.

A vast splash of scarlet flames was unleashed, and the output of this group attack was not inferior to a Good Corpse.

At the Eastern Temple, with the calamity of Zhurong passed, Maitreya Buddha felt secretly delighted.

Even though he didn't have the Calamity Book on hand, through the events concerning Zhurong, Maitreya Buddha felt that this incident should rightly be considered a calamity.

Of course, what truly made Maitreya Buddha happy was not merely the addition of a calamity, but mainly that with this added calamity, Xuanzang and his team indeed did not trace the problem back to him.

Throwing Zhurong's bloodline into the Lower Realm to create calamities certainly succeeded.

Although the Zhurong bloodline could not be retrieved, this calamity provided Maitreya Buddha with a whole new approach.

The previous approach, directly targeting the scripture-seeking team to create calamities, was no longer feasible.

Because the scripture-seeking team had grown very powerful.

However, by preparing ahead and creating difficulties on the paths the scripture-seeking team would inevitably travel, with their compassionate hearts, they certainly wouldn't stand by and just watch, but rather would intervene to help the local people.

By creating calamities in this way, there's no worry of confronting Xuanzang directly. With proper precautions, one's safety could be ensured, right?

The Zhurong incident provided Maitreya Buddha with a whole new way of thinking, and after this calamity passed, Maitreya Buddha began pondering in secret, considering the next step in his plan.

Next, how should he design it so that Xuanzang's group encounters more calamities?

Moreover, without the fear of being traced back to him?

Following this direction, it would be best for him to make thorough calculations.

...

On the other hand, in the Heavenly Court.

In a palace arranged in a very festive manner, a middle-aged man dressed in a bright red robe looked exceedingly jubilant.

In front of him, various fine wines and meats were continuously provided.

With Immortal Maidens dancing and fine wines and delicacies supplied, the middle-aged man was lost in indulgence, seemingly wishing to remain forever in a dreamlike state, never to awaken.

In this palace, today seems to be hosting a joyous banquet.

Of course, if someone were to observe for a long time, they would find that this palace always appears to be in a state of celebration.

"Master Xing, recently the arrangements for many weddings and marriages in the Mortal World are like this..." A Literary Immortal holding a scroll came up to the man in a deep red robe and began to speak.

"Alright, alright, you handle these things yourself, just report to me later, don't block my view of the dance!" The man in the red robe, with drunken eyes, waved his hand dismissively, disliking that the person was obstructing his view of the Immortal Maiden's dance.

Hearing this, the deity holding the scroll sighed silently and then withdrew.

"Alas, why is it like this!?" After stepping back, the deity looked at the man in the red robe and sighed softly.

"You are new, so you don't know. Master Xing has always been like this, moreover, is there anything strange about that? Wasn't he living a life of indulgence even before ascending to the heavens?" Another deity came up and whispered.

"Yes, yes, our Tianxi Star's palace is just like this, isn't it? Every day is a day of celebration..." Even some Immortal Maidens came forward and whispered, appearing quite satisfied with such a life.

"How could it be like this? Tianxi Star, he was after all the last Human Emperor on earth..." Listening to the words of the nearby Immortals and Immortal Maidens and then looking at the reckless red-robed man, this deity sighed silently.

Indeed, the Human Emperor, when it comes to identity and status, was originally not inferior to the Great Jade Emperor, right?

But unexpectedly, the last Human Emperor, Dixin, after becoming the Tianxi Star in heaven, ended up in such a state, which is truly heart-wrenching and regrettable.

Drinking and feasting, Tianxi Star slumped on his seat, gazing at the dancing Immortal Maidens in front of him, with bleary eyes, he seemed to see a very familiar yet very unfamiliar figure dancing before him.

Familiar, because this figure has always been deeply imprinted in the deepest part of his heart.

Unfamiliar, because this figure has not been seen for a very long, long time.

Every encounter seems to be only possible in this half-shattered, half-awake dream.

"Hush, everyone leave quietly, Master Xing has fallen soundly asleep!"

As Tianxi Star slumped on his throne and drifted into slumber, even starting to snore, the Immortal Maidens and Divine Power Warriors in the hall quietly retreated, stepping lightly.

In a daze, Tianxi Star seemed to return to long, long ago when he was still the Human Emperor, residing in Chaoge City, where extraordinary individuals from all over the world were at his service.

In the dream, Tianxi Star saw that familiar yet unfamiliar figure, feeling joyous in his heart, he held the figure tightly in his arms.

As the Human Emperor, his status was extremely honorable, yet he not only lost his life but couldn't even protect his own woman.

Every time he thought of these things, it felt like a knife was being twisted in his heart.

Since the great catastrophe of deification, after being conferred as Tianxi Star, everything had become settled, and he had no power to change anything.

Therefore, he spent his days in drunken revelry, hoping to remain inebriated all his life, never to awaken again.

Yet, even in intoxication, he couldn't stop these visions from appearing in his dreams.

For Tianxi Star, these dreams have appeared countless times.

Even knowing it's a dream, he is nevertheless intoxicated and unwilling to wake up.

Originally, for Tianxi Star, this dreaming was no different from usual.

However, in this dream, suddenly, an ancient square seal appeared, radiant and dazzling.

"Kongdong Seal!?"

Seeing this ancient seal, Tianxi Star's eyes widened, is this the Kongdong Seal representing the Human Clan's destiny?

Wasn't it already lost by me? Why has it appeared here?

Is it that I dreamed of this ancient seal?

...

Tianxi Star slumped on his seat, drunkenly sleeping, and suddenly, he opened his eyes, his whole body instantly rising.

With open eyes, Tianxi Star glanced around the entire grand hall, seeing the chaotic scene all around, which gave him a sudden sense of awakening.

Has he been degenerate for so many years?

"If I want to change all this, where should I start!?"

Tianxi Star quietly pondered in his heart.

The power of Immortals and Buddhas suppressed the entire world, how can I, resist this power?

"Xuanzang!"

Finally, Tianxi Star spit out a name from his mouth!

The center of the Immeasurable Kalpa, the existence of Xuanzang, is equivalent to a variable where anything is possible.

Moreover, Xuanzang seems to have never shown any inclination of yielding to the Immortals and Buddhas?