Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 577: About to be discovered by Guanyin?
In the Purple Bamboo Forest, Bodhisattva Guanyin nodded silently as she watched the cultivation progress of Gaoyang and Yuanling not far away.
Both individuals possessed remarkable aptitude; it seemed that the time for them to undergo their tribulation wasn't far off.
Gaoyang was one thing—her identity meant that she wasn't destined to live long.
But Yuanling was promising; the stronger he became, the greater help he would be to her. After some thought, she decided that she should invest more effort to properly cultivate his potential.
After checking the cultivation progress of Yuanling and Gaoyang, Bodhisattva Guanyin then took out the Calamity Book and gently flipped it open.
"The Illusionary Demon Cave calamity is the twenty-seventh tribulation. It won't be long now; he should soon encounter a new tribulation," Bodhisattva Guanyin murmured to herself.
There was a sense of anticipation too, for she had expended quite an effort over the past six months preparing the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team for their tribulations.
"The twenty-eighth calamity, Blood Sea Demon Infant!"
However, when Bodhisattva Guanyin opened the Calamity Book to reveal the latest tribulation, she was shocked by the calamity that appeared before her.
"What's going on? Where did this twenty-eighth calamity come from?" Seeing the Blood Sea Demon Infant's tribulation, a sense of astonishment and incomprehension filled Guanyin's heart.
The several calamities she had arranged seemed to have no connection to this one at all.
"Let's see where the Journey to the West Team has reached!"
After pondering for a moment and still not understanding this tribulation, Bodhisattva Guanyin decided to check on the Journey to the West Team.
However, upon examining their progress, she was startled to find that not only had the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team not continued their travels, but they had even circled back and returned to the Royal Palace of the Women's Kingdom.
"What's happening here? Why have they returned to the Women's Kingdom without any reason?" Bodhisattva Guanyin wondered to herself, baffled.
After some thought, Bodhisattva Guanyin set out for the Royal Palace of the Women's Kingdom to see for herself.
Moreover, it was just Sun Wukong and the others at the Royal Palace—Xuanzang was nowhere to be seen, and it was unknown where he had gone.
...
Unaware of Bodhisattva Guanyin's thoughts, Jiang Liu found his attention entirely captured by the battle between two Quasi-Saints.
Ancestor Minghe and Kunpeng, both widely renowned in the Primordial times and once listeners at the Zixiao Palace, were now engaged in combat.
The force displayed by the two Quasi-Saints in their battle surprised Jiang Liu internally.
Such power was completely beyond his comprehension!
The broken Eastern Emperor Bell and Ancestor Minghe's Abyssa Duo Swords—both Quasi-Saints seemed to have unleashed all their might, coming down to their final moves.
At last, the sound waves of the Eastern Emperor Bell dissipated. Kunpeng's face had turned frighteningly pale, his vitality visibly drained.
He looked as though he might die at any moment.
On the other hand, Ancestor Minghe wasn't faring any better.
Blood trickled from the corner of Ancestor Minghe's mouth, and to his dismay, the Abyssa Duo Swords had even developed cracks.
"Good, good, good, I haven't seen you in many years, and your cultivation level has improved a lot," Kunpeng said after staring at Ancestor Minghe for a long while.
Though his words were harsh, his wretched state failed to convey any sense of threat.
"Taoist Friend, please be on your way..." Ancestor Minghe sighed as he glanced at the cracks on the Abyssa Duo Swords, his expression cold as he spoke to Kunpeng.
Having been defeated, Kunpeng naturally had no intention of remaining. Dragging his severely injured body, he turned and left.
"His injuries are very severe indeed! What a pity that my strength is so weak; otherwise, if I could have defeated him, the gains would have been incredible!" Jiang Liu sighed wistfully as he watched Kunpeng's Health Point Value reduced to a mere tenth of its original, with barely a trace left.
A level 100 Quasi-Saint, on the Blue UI, reduced to a sliver of health—it was impossible for Jiang Liu not to be tempted.
Even if he wouldn't gain many Experience Points due to Contribution Points, the items dropped were guaranteed.
Unfortunately, his own strength was too weak, the gap too vast; even a mere sliver of health was beyond his ability to overcome.
"Cough cough cough..."
Ancestor Minghe's injuries were severe. After a couple of coughs, his figure descended, and his aura greatly diminished to that of a Daluo Golden Immortal of around level 80-plus.
"Xuanzang..." As Ancestor Minghe came to Jiang Liu's side, his gaze revealed hesitation, as if there was something he wanted to say, but he held back.
Seeing the look on Ancestor Minghe's face, Jiang Liu's heart skipped a beat, sensing some bad omen, and he anxiously asked, "Sect Hierarch, is there something you want to say? It isn't that something has gone wrong with my daughter, is it?"
"Absolutely correct, Xuanzang, you are not only highly endowed with cultivation level, but also very clever. No wonder you are tasked with the heavy responsibility of the Journey to the West for Scriptures!" Ancestor Minghe's face was filled with admiration as he praised Jiang Liu loudly.
"What exactly happened? How is my daughter?" Jiang Liu felt no joy from Ancestor Minghe's praise but stared at him tensely, pressing for an answer.
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At that moment, Jiang Liu was truly anxious. Hadn't he said that he could handle it? Why then had something gone wrong now?
"Xuanzang, don't worry. There's no problem. Your daughter is still alive and well, with no threat to her life!" Seeing Jiang Liu's state, Ancestor Minghe knew he was worried about his child's safety and quickly tried to reassure him.
Indeed, hearing that his child was unharmed, a sigh of relief quietly escaped from Jiang Liu; he felt a measure of reassurance.
Jiang Liu's gaze fell on Ancestor Minghe, and although he said nothing, it was clear that he was waiting for Ancestor Minghe's explanation.
"Xuanzang, actually, with my abilities, resolving the issues with your child would not be difficult. However, just as I was about to take action, that Kunpeng fellow happened to come along and make a scene!"
"Once I started, I couldn't stop, and as you have seen for yourself, to deal with him, I had to transfer more and more power onto myself. Until, at my weakest moment, your child took the opportunity to strike back. The soul that had been partially extracted went back in!"
"It's just gone back in, right? Now that there's nobody to disturb us, you can extract it again, can't you?" Hearing Ancestor Minghe's explanation, Jiang Liu knew he was speaking the truth and quickly asked.
"No, this situation is like something stretchy, once pulled out if it doesn't get stretched, a recoil happens, causing the demon spirit to integrate even deeper into the flesh, making it more difficult to separate. So, right now, even I cannot extract the demon spirit while ensuring safety, unless, you are willing to let the demon spirit dissipate..."
"No, that's not necessary!" Upon hearing Ancestor Minghe's final words, Jiang Liu immediately waved his hand in dismissal.
If it had been about killing the Demon Infant's soul, he would have had the Scorpion Demon do it back in the Women's Kingdom; why would he have waited until now?
At this point, Jiang Liu's expression turned somewhat ugly.
Originally, he had been relying on Ancestor Minghe to help resolve the issue with the Demon Infant, but to think the situation had now turned into this.
At the critical moment, the Demon Master Kunpeng had caused chaos.
"Xuanzang, all of this must be fate, it seems heaven does not wish for the demon spirit to be separated from the baby's body. No matter how high one's divine skills, they cannot surpass destiny!"
Seeing Jiang Liu's troubled appearance, Ancestor Minghe guessed what he was thinking and said with a mix of emotions and helplessness.
Having lived for who knows how long, Ancestor Minghe had witnessed much and had a profound understanding of so-called fate.
"Destiny, huh? Maybe that really is the case!" Hearing Ancestor Minghe's words, Jiang Liu thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
Ancestor Minghe was not wrong—perhaps it truly was destiny. Otherwise, the coincidence of the situation was a bit too much.
"Today's affair, which I have not managed properly, has nullified our so-called deal..." Ancestor Minghe said, finding it awkward to owe Jiang Liu a favor now, considering that he had not resolved his issue, and took the initiative to speak up.
Jiang Liu opened his mouth to agree, but just then, suddenly, the drip-drip sound of a message notification from his friends list began.
Jiang Liu pulled up his friends list and saw it was a message from Yuanling.
"Holy Monk, Bodhisattva Guanyin has disappeared, and I don't know where she has gone!"
"Bodhisattva Guanyin has disappeared? What scheme does she have now?" Upon hearing Yuanling's message, Jiang Liu muttered to himself in thought.
Of course, he also sent a quick message back to Yuanling to let him know he was informed.
But just after he had replied to Yuanling, another message quickly came through,
This time, however, it was not from Yuanling but from Sun Wukong.
"Master, Bodhisattva Guanyin just came by. She didn't find you and seems to be heading to the Netherworld Blood Sea. Are you at the Netherworld Blood Sea now?"
When he saw the message from Sun Wukong, Jiang Liu's expression subtly changed.
Bodhisattva Guanyin actually knew that he had come to the Netherworld Blood Sea? What else did she know?
"Wukong, does she know about my child's issue?" Jiang Liu hastily sent a message back.
"She does not know. Guanyin only said that you might be in the Netherworld Blood Sea, so she said she would go to see what has happened to you!" Sun Wukong messaged back quickly.
"She doesn't know? Well, that's good."
Relieved by Sun Wukong's response, Jiang Liu breathed a little easier.
But he also felt a sense of urgency.
Although she does not know now, Guanyin will be arriving soon. What to do?
