Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 597: Marrow-Cleansing Glazed Treasure Pill

West, Niuhe State.

Deep within an ethereal large mountain, stood a temple in serene isolation.

This temple seemed to exist without the need for believers, hidden away in the depths of the mountain where no one would come to offer incense and worship.

Of course, this was no ordinary temple of the mortal world, but a Taoist Arena of Buddha.

Above the main gate of the temple hung a plaque with three big characters: Medicine Buddha Hall.

Indeed, this temple was the Taoist Arena of one of the Buddhas of the Buddhist Sect, Medicine Buddha.

Medicine Buddha held a very unique status within the Buddhist Sect, somewhat different from other Buddhas.

From his title alone, it was evident that the most distinct ability of Medicine Buddha was indeed the art of elixirs.

If the elixir art of Supreme Elder Lord was the leading one across the three realms and six paths, then, in the Buddhist Sect, Medicine Buddha's elixir art was certainly the leading one.

Probably second only to Supreme Elder Lord within the three realms and six paths.

On this particular day, Medicine Buddha sat quietly in front of a giant pill furnace. Inside the furnace, a pure white flame burned silently, giving off a gentle and peaceful aura.

Though the furnace was tightly sealed, a strange fragrance of medicine had already long filled the air, causing the Novice Monk beside Medicine Buddha to secretly take deeper breaths.

As this fragrance entered his body, the Novice Monk felt entirely refreshed, as though his body had lightened somewhat.

After a long while, the flame within the furnace finally began to dissipate, and then, the furnace opened.

A transparent pill, resembling an ice crystal, flew out from within the furnace.

"Amitabha, I have successfully concocted this Marrow-Cleansing Glazed Treasure Pill!" Reaching out, Medicine Buddha gathered the pill and then placed it into a very exquisite jade box.

"Congratulations, Master, on concocting the Marrow-Cleansing Glazed Treasure Pill!" The Novice Monk beside him said with joy beaming from his face.

However, his gaze towards the pill held a hint of greed.

Having followed Medicine Buddha for many years, this Novice Monk knew well that the core ingredient of the Marrow-Cleansing Glazed Treasure Pill was the Shariputra from the high monks of the Buddhist Sect after their passing, further supplemented by seventy-seven and forty-nine varieties of precious herbs, capable of Changing Marrow and enhancing aptitude.

In terms of value, it was even more precious than the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill famed across the three realms by Supreme Elder Lord.

"This glazed treasure pill, for someone within the Buddhist Sect, holds an immeasurable value, could it be? Master is going to bestow it upon me?" The Novice Monk gazed greedily at the glazed treasure pill, secretly pondering in his heart.

With this thought, he was tremendously excited.

"Liaoxin, take this glazed treasure pill and deliver it to your senior brother Liaokong," after softly exhaling a breath, Medicine Buddha handed the box with the pill to the young Novice Monk standing beside him and instructed.

"Yes, Master!" Bowing slightly, Liaoxin, the Novice Monk, took the treasure pill with both hands and left the Medicine Buddha Temple.

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Though he displayed no unusual behavior before Medicine Buddha, once he had left, Liaoxin, flying midair, looked at the pill box in his hands, feeling increasingly resentful.

Liaokong, his senior brother, had followed Master for many years and was close to breaking through to the Bodhisattva realm. Usually, any good items, whether divine skills or Dharma Treasures, were given to him by Master.

Now, this Marrow-Cleansing Glazed Treasure Pill was to be given to him as well?

Clearly, it would be most reasonable to give this treasure pill to himself given his lower cultivation level and poorer aptitude.

With my senior brother's current cultivation level and aptitude, giving him this pill doesn't hold much significance, does it?

"Sigh…" After looking at it a while longer, although he felt resentful, Liaoxin eventually let out a long sigh, no longer dwelling on it.

What could he do about a task given by his master?

Could he defy his master's will and pocket this treasure pill for himself? He certainly didn't have the audacity for such an act.

After flying for a long time, as the temperature got increasingly higher, and sweat began to emerge involuntarily on his body, Liaoxin knew he was nearing his destination, descending from the clouds.

…

White Dragon Horse, galloping westward.

Jiang Liu sat on the back of the White Dragon Horse, having traveled for another two days, found that the temperature here was indeed excessively high.

He looked at the ground, which had cracked open in big, long fissures, like mouths gaping open, as if waiting for a few drops of Sweet Dew from the sky.

A thousand miles of barren land—this phrase reflexively popped into Jiang Liu's mind as he walked on this parched and cracked ground.

This made Jiang Liu shake his head inwardly, wondering if he had indeed arrived in Fengxian County.

"Master, there is a household up ahead!" Sun Wukong, who was scouting ahead, suddenly spoke up, pointing at a wisp of smoke in the distance.

"Let's go, disciples, let's have a look!" After observing the distance, which was about two or three miles away, Jiang Liu spoke up.

A group of people walked for about half an hour, taking a winding route that covered around four or five miles before finally arriving in front of a mud-brick house.

"Excuse me, is anyone there?" Standing in front of the ramshackle wicker gate of the mud-brick house, Jiang Liu called out.

Following Jiang Liu's shout, a man around thirty years old quickly came out.

Upon seeing Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, he was naturally startled and cried out in alarm.

Soon after, an elderly couple followed him out of the house.

After some comforting words from Jiang Liu, the people calmed down a bit and invited Jiang Liu and his group into the house.

After exchanging greetings, Jiang Liu could tell that this was a family of five: elderly parents, a young couple, and a little boy about five or six years old, all appearing harmoniously happy.

"Master, it's just time for lunch, and you probably haven't eaten yet, have you? It's better to arrive just in time rather than too early, please have something to eat!" After the greetings, the young man warmly invited Jiang Liu to eat.

From afar, they had seen smoke from the family's cooking. After walking for about half an hour, it seemed that the family's meal was ready, and they invited Jiang Liu to eat.

"If so, thank you very much!" Hearing the young man's invitation, Jiang Liu clasped his hands together in thanks.

However, when the family served their lunch, Jiang Liu's mouth twitched slightly.

What was served looked far from any meal; it appeared extremely murky, like a shallow puddle of mud.

Stirring it with a spoon a few times, he could see some grains of rice within the mud.

"Master, please don't disdain it. There's drought everywhere here. It took me a long time to dig up this water from the ground. It's a bit dirty…" Seeing that Jiang Liu and his companions hesitated to start eating, the young man said a bit embarrassedly.

Alright, life is tough. Jiang Liu looked around the house and saw several large water buckets used for settling muddy water. Given enough time, the sediment would gradually settle at the bottom, making the water slightly clearer.

But it still looked yellow and muddy.

"My brother, I have a method that can filter murky muddy water into clear water. Would you like to learn it?" After looking at the big wooden barrels and seeing the rudimentary way they settled the water, Jiang Liu thought for a moment and then asked.

"Oh? Master, you have such a method? Please teach me!" The young man's eyes lit up with joy after hearing Jiang Liu's words.

"The method is like this. First, use cheesecloth or silk cloth to filter…"

Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish. Although Jiang Liu had reserves of clean water, what was the importance of teaching others how to filter clean water?

Jiang Liu might not know other methods, but extracting fine snow salt from coarse salt and simply filtering some muddy water into clean water was not too difficult a task for him.

"This, Master, about the cheesecloth, silk cloth, things like that, our family…"

The man remembered the method, but they lacked the necessary cheesecloth or silk cloth, and he rubbed his hands together somewhat embarrassedly.

"Fortunately, I have some here which I'll give you!"

Be generous to the end as one would expect, Jiang Liu took out some useful materials from his own supplies and gave them to the young man, who was incredibly grateful.

After receiving the items, the young man started experimenting with the method Jiang Liu had described.

After busying himself back and forth for about half an hour, he indeed managed to produce two large buckets of clean water.

Without saying how extremely clean it was, it certainly looked passable and was no longer that yellowish color. Through the buckets' sides, one could even see the bottom of the buckets.

"Thank you, Master, thank you so much. You have truly saved our lives!" After experimenting and successfully obtaining clearer water, the young man was tremendously grateful, and he nearly kneeled down to Jiang Liu in thanks.

"Alright, alright, no need for that. This is only a temporary solution, not a cure for the root problem. The most important thing is to help you find the source of the severe heat and drought!" Jiang Liu said, stopping the young man who was about to kneel.

"Oh? Master, do you have a way to resolve our heat and drought issues?" the young man asked, his eyes sparkling.

"Ask me for help. If you don't ask, how will you know whether I have a way to resolve it or not?"

The young man: "..."

"Master, I beg you, please help resolve the drought problem in Wowo Village!" Since the master asked him to plead, the young man didn't think twice and sincerely implored him.

Hint: Triggered the mission "Drought." Mission requirements: successfully eliminate the drought situation in Wowo Village. Mission success, reward experience points 250 million, receive an epic-level treasure chest *1; mission failure, deduction of experience points 250 million, accept/decline.

As the young man made his request, the mission prompt duly arrived.

However, upon hearing the young man's words and the mission prompt, Jiang Liu was stunned.

What's going on? Isn't this supposed to be Fengxian County?