Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 569: Jiang Liu: I Have a Child?
Jiang Liu's gaze was intently fixed on Bodhisattva Guanyin as he requested to stay in the Illusionary Demon Cave for another ten to eight years.
The Illusionary Demon Cave's replica could become stronger with his own level increase; here, he could almost level up once a month now.
Perhaps later the experience points needed would become more ludicrous and the leveling speed would slow down, but if he stayed for another ten to eight years, could he possibly reach the Quasi-Saint level?
If that truly were the case, it would be wonderful. When he emerged after ten years, would he be able to punch the Jade Emperor and kick Tathagata?
"Xuanzang, that you could have such thoughts, proves that you have truly repented during the half-year's meditation against the wall. I am very pleased, and surely Buddha will forgive you as well. You don't need to take it so much to heart..." After a moment of silence, Bodhisattva Guanyin spoke.
Throughout this half-year, Bodhisattva Guanyin, of course, would not idle away the time and had carefully arranged the upcoming eighty-one ordeals to come.
Guanyin was now eager to see Jiang Liu embark on his journey, to overcome the eighty-one ordeals quickly and to fulfill his pilgrimage to the West.
"But Bodhisattva, both you and Buddha are greatly compassionate and have forgiven your disciple, yet I cannot forgive myself. In such a state, how can I face Buddha at the Great Thunder Monastery?" Such a Holy Leveling Ground, naturally, Jiang Liu was not likely to give up so easily.
Bodhisattva Guanyin's eyebrows furrowed slightly; initially, it was his own choice to enter the Illusionary Demon Cave.
Then, having gone in, he immediately regretted it and cried out for help.
Now that half a year had passed, wanting to set him free, he was instead unwilling to leave?
Xuanzang, do you always act on whims without careful consideration?
"Amitabha, well, if you act rashly like this, as long as you are loyal, you are still easy to control!" After inwardly mocking the self-contradictory words of Jiang Liu, Guanyin thought for a moment and nodded to herself.
"Xuanzang, if you really feel uneasy, then set forth on the Journey to the West, obtain the True Scriptures of Tripitaka soon, and rescue all sentient beings from the sea of suffering. Only then can you truly atone for your sins!" said Bodhisattva Guanyin gently and affably, naturally refusing to agree to Jiang Liu's request to stay for another ten years.
Opening his mouth, Jiang Liu was reluctant in his heart and wanted to say more, to argue a point.
But at this moment, the alert sound from his friends list started to chime incessantly.
Hearing this sound, Jiang Liu did not care; regardless of who was sending the message, it was not as important as outwitting Guanyin.
If he won this time, maybe when he emerged, he would be at the Quasi-Saint level or even the 100th level, the Peak of the Quasi-Saint rank.
Even if there was only a one percent chance, Jiang Liu still wanted to fight for it.
Drip drip drip.
Drip drip drip.
Drip drip drip.
Ding ding dong...
However, Jiang Liu was ignoring the message alerts from his friend. The person on the other end seemed to have an urgent matter, bombarding him with messages and, finally, straightforwardly sent a video call.
Feeling somewhat irritated, Jiang Liu glanced at who was sending the video, and his mood grew even sourer, even regretting having added Scorpion Demon as a friend.
With no other choice, Jiang Liu accepted the video call: "What's the matter? Is there an emergency?"
"Of course, there's an emergency. Xuanzang, one of your children is now trying to kill another one of your children and your consort. What should I do? Give me a definite answer!"
After the video call connected, Scorpion Demon seemed oblivious to Jiang Liu's impatience and asked directly.
"What? My child? Another child? And my consort? What the devil?" Hearing Scorpion Demon's words, Jiang Liu was utterly bewildered.
His consort? When did he have a consort?
And what? Children? When did he ever have children? What nonsense was this?
Had Scorpion Demon gotten drunk? What nonsense was she rambling about?
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jiang Liu said to Scorpion Demon, quite annoyed.
"Eh? Wait, Guanyin is right there by your side..." On the other end of the video call, Scorpion Demon noticed Jiang Liu and, of course, saw Guanyin beside him.
Without meaning to ramble, Scorpion Demon made a succinct explanation: "Back in Women's Kingdom, you got pregnant and had an abortion. The aborted infant is harboring heavy resentment, so heavy that even Ruyi True Immortal is having difficulty calming it."
"Then, the pill I fed you, the King of Women's Kingdom didn't give you the antidote but instead used her own body to dissolve the pill's effects. Moreover, the King of Women's Kingdom is now pregnant," Scorpion Demon continued.
"Now, the King of Women's Kingdom is giving birth, but the resentful spirit is causing trouble, possessing the freshly-born infant and turning it into a demon infant. The King of Women's Kingdom is also close to death!"
"Tell me, what should I do now?" Scorpion Demon asked, articulating her words quickly as she briefly explained the situation.
"Uh..." Stunned by Scorpion Demon's words, Jiang Liu found it a huge shock, almost too much to take in for a moment.
The truths uttered by the mouth of Scorpion Demon, were they really as such?
The King of Women's Kingdom didn't give him the antidote!?
On reflection, it seemed indeed possible that she could do such a thing!
She was pregnant with his child?
The child he mistakenly aborted by drinking from the Child-Mother River had become a resentful spirit seeking vengeance?
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So, such an affair has actually arisen in the Women's Kingdom?
"I, I..." Upon learning about the current situation in the Women's Kingdom, Jiang Liu felt an urgent desire to rush over there at once.
However, here and now, he wanted to ask the Bodhisattva for permission to stay in the Illusionary Demon Cave for another ten or eight years.
Should he leave just like that?
"Bodhisattva! I will listen to you! I'm leaving right away!" After briefly considering for a few breaths, Jiang Liu knew what he had to do, and spoke earnestly to Guanyin.
As his words fell, he didn't wait for an answer from the Bodhisattva, but instead initiated the technique of Cloud Ascending Leaps, and rose into the clouds at full speed, heading straight for the royal palace of the Women's Kingdom.
"Uh..."
Watching Jiang Liu's figure disappear into the horizon, the Bodhisattva felt nothing but bewilderment.
What is this situation? He was so adamant about staying just a moment ago, and now he's hurriedly scampering off?
"This Xuanzang, I had thought he was more composed. It seems I have overestimated him," the Bodhisattva murmured to herself with a shake of her head and a hint of emotion in her voice.
Nevertheless, considering Xuanzang's impetuous nature, a slight smile began to form on the corners of Guanyin's mouth.
With this half-year's time, she had carefully arranged some upcoming tribulations, thinking that surely they would give him a good taste of hardship.
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Swoosh!
With the speed granted by the technique of Cloud Ascending Leaps, and Jiang Liu's cultivation level being far from low, he sped through the night sky, flying towards the Women's Kingdom.
"What's the situation over there?" Jiang Liu, while flying at full speed using Cloud Soaring, also kept the video call open as he asked the Scorpion Demon.
"The King has stopped breathing, and a Resentful Spirit has now taken possession of the child, turning it into a Demon Infant!"
"If it were an ordinary possession, I could help you extract the Resentful Spirit, but this spirit is related by blood to the child, they are both your children, so after the possession, I can't safely extract it! Unless..."
"Unless what!?" Hearing the turn in the Scorpion Demon's speech, Jiang Liu quickly asked.
"Unless, I help you destroy the Resentful Spirit's soul. In that case, there wouldn't be a problem!" replied the Scorpion Demon, which was why she was so eager to find Jiang Liu.
This decision, she couldn't make; it had to be Jiang Liu's to decide.
"Destroy it? Destroy her?" Hearing the Scorpion Demon's words, Jiang Liu's heart trembled slightly.
At first, he felt nothing about the abortion, but now that he knew it had led to the child harboring resentment, and had even turned into a Resentful Spirit for revenge, although enraged, Jiang Liu felt conflicted, it still being his child after all.
To just destroy it? Jiang Liu found it hard to proceed.
Moreover, he had no idea that an abortion would cause the child to harbor resentment and become a Resentful Spirit—a responsibility that was his own.
Even if he had known, he, a grown man, couldn't possibly bear a child...
"Don't take action yet, wait until I get there before we talk!"
Suddenly overwhelmed by the issue, Jiang Liu's mind felt like a confusing muddle; unsure of what to do, he fell silent for a moment before replying to the Scorpion Demon.
Immediately after, Jiang Liu ended the video call, focusing all his attention on the Art of Cloud Soaring.
With Jiang Liu's cultivation level, his speed while flying on the clouds was very fast, and with the matter of the death of the King of the Women's Kingdom weighing on his mind, he was eager to rescue them.
After all, his Soul-Returning Spell could only resurrect someone who had died within the past hour.
Otherwise, he would have to figure out how to get another Soul-Returning Pill from Doushuai Palace.
Quickly, Jiang Liu descended from the night sky and rushed directly into the delivery room.
The Scorpion Demon approached to greet him, but Jiang Liu had no time to deal with her and instead went straight to the side of the King of the Women's Kingdom.
Seeing her lifeless appearance, bereft of breath, it was clear she had passed away.
Soul-Returning Spell!
Without saying much, Jiang Liu extended his hand and pointed at the body of the King of the Women's Kingdom.
Suddenly, a golden radiance appeared, as if it were sunlight, giving off a warm feeling.
Soon, the complexion of the King of the Women's Kingdom turned rosy, and she started to breathe again; her eyelashes trembled slightly before she slowly opened her eyes.
"Resurrected!? He actually has the power to bring the dead back to life!?"
The Scorpion Demon, having emerged from the Great Thunder Monastery and seen much of the world, was astonished to witness Jiang Liu resurrect the King of the Women's Kingdom who had been dead for some time.
Guanyin Mantra
After being resurrected, the health bar of the King of the Women's Kingdom was only about half full. Then, Jiang Liu cast a Guanyin Mantra on her, bringing her health up to about two-thirds.
Finally, his gaze shifted towards the Demon Infant to the side.
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