Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 706: The Discomposed Kunpeng
Good Corpse, completely concealed in the shadows, was also secretly waiting to see Kunpeng's reaction.
Although from the appearance of Kunpeng, the situation of the Yuanling body seemed completely unrelated to him.
However, one could tell from his demeanor that he was at least somewhat aware of the situation with the Yuanling.
In this way, it was worth it for Good Corpse to hide in the dark and closely observe.
Of course, while observing in secret, Good Corpse also needed to address his own concerns; therefore, he sent a message to Jiang Liu summarizing the situation and the current scenario at Zhongnan Mountain.
"Hmm? Kunpeng seems very excited and happy, and he ran inside!? And he searched around Zhongnan Mountain first!?"
On his Journey to the West, Jiang Liu, having received the message from Good Corpse, naturally understood the current situation as well.
Searching around before entering the cave indicated that Kunpeng did not know the cave's location beforehand.
But after finding it, his extreme excitement and happiness showed that he was specifically going for the cave and definitely knew what was inside.
Thus, Jiang Liu naturally agreed with Good Corpse's decision to investigate the situation there.
Since there was nothing else going on at the moment, Jiang Liu directly sent a video call to Good Corpse to see the situation there for himself.
Of course, this was also to ensure that he could immediately recall Good Corpse should any danger arise.
Boom!
Just as Jiang Liu and Good Corpse were video chatting, suddenly, a tremendous aura burst out from Zhongnan Mountain.
At the same time, a terrifying roar resounded.
At that moment, Kunpeng's face was filled with anger as he rushed out of the cave.
His entire demeanor was ferocious as he roared loudly.
In the shadows, Good Corpse watched Kunpeng's appearance and was inwardly shocked.
He could guess that Kunpeng's purpose for entering the Ice Cave was for the Yuanling body; his initial excitement indicated this, so it was reasonable that not finding it would lead to such an uncontrolled outburst of anger.
Yet, could something that agitates a level-100 Blue Quality Kunpeng this much?
It seemed that the importance of the Yuanling body far exceeded his own expectations.
Why was Good Corpse there? It was all to try and learn as much as possible from Kunpeng about the origins of that Yuanling body.
Naturally, he couldn't always stay hidden and merely observe; he needed to actively investigate.
Hiding in the shadows and observing, although Kunpeng was angry, he did not reveal any information about the Yuanling body, so Good Corpse readjusted his Shadow Robe on himself while he fiddled with the Treasure Lotus Lantern in his hand, which had a slight crack.
Then, Good Corpse stepped out from the shadows.
"Who's there!?" Feeling Good Corpse stepping out from the shadows, Kunpeng, filled with anger, turned his head and stared intensely as he spoke.
During the conversation, Kunpeng's gaze swept over the Treasure Lotus Lantern that Good Corpse was playing with, and he frowned tightly, "Are you? The recently famed disciple of Sect Master Tongtian!?"
"Gained nothing?" Good Corpse played with the Treasure Lotus Lantern, adopting a casual demeanor as he lightly asked Kunpeng.
Good Corpse's words, instead of quelling, made Kunpeng's face darken further, and looking dangerously at Good Corpse, he said, "Are you implying that the object in this cave ended up in your hands?"
"Object!?"
Kunpeng's words stirred something in Good Corpse's mind.
Not a person but an object? Is it an item!?
Though stirred, since he was covered by the Shadow Robe, the change in Good Corpse's expression naturally wasn't revealed as he responded, "What if I said it isn't with me? Would you believe that?"
"Naturally, I wouldn't!"
Kunpeng's expression grew stern; raising his hand, he said, "I'm sorry, though you are a disciple of Sect Master Tongtian, of whom I have the utmost respect among the Immortals and Buddhas, I can compromise on anything but this!"
"Hey, what exactly is this object? Can you at least clarify?"
Seeing Kunpeng raising his hand, clearly preparing to attack, Good Corpse inwardly sighed.
Sect Master Tongtian was highly esteemed within the Demon Clan, a fact he was aware of.
Especially since, during the Great War of Immortals and Demons, Sect Master Tongtian was practically the only saint who did not look down on the Demon Clan.
After the war, many capable demons survived under the protection of Sect Master Tongtian's Sect of Intercepting.
As a Demon Master, Kunpeng's admiration and even gratitude towards Sect Master Tongtian were expected.
Yet, knowing that he was possibly the favorite and last disciple of Sect Master Tongtian, Kunpeng still firmly chose to attack him!?
Please!
What exactly is the origin of the Yuanling's body, and what does it relate to?
Kunpeng seemed overly concerned yet chose not to clarify the topic, which left the Good Corpse feeling as if there was a kitten inside his chest, scratching uncomfortably.
Unfortunately, such a question couldn't directly be asked.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be confessing that he knew nothing at all?
Recall!
With the video on, Jiang Liu could see everything going on here, and although Jiang Liu wished that the Good Corpse would talk a bit more to subtly find out what was so special about the Yuanling's body, clearly Kunpeng was not giving him such an opportunity, so Jiang Liu chose to summon the Good Corpse back from the Severance of Corpses page.
As a disciple of Sect Master Tongtian, rumored to hold the Absolute Immortal Sword, Kunpeng, facing the Good Corpse, would naturally not underestimate him and made a serious move right from the start.
The raised palm was without any flourish, pressed directly down toward the Good Corpse.
However, before Kunpeng's attack could hit, suddenly, the Good Corpse's form turned into an illusion and then disappeared without a trace.
Boom!
Kunpeng's raised palm came crashing down, and with his movement, Zhongnan Mountain seemed like a small mound under his palm.
With that smack, the entire Zhongnan Mountain was flattened, but the Good Corpse had already vanished.
Kunpeng's face turned very ugly as he lifted his hand.
Zhongnan Mountain had been completely razed to the ground under that palm, disappearing out of thin air.
Looking toward the direction where the Good Corpse had disappeared, Kunpeng's expression was filled with anger, surprise, and confusion.
A disciple of Sect Master Tongtian just left without even engaging in a fight?
If that's the case, why did they deliberately appear in front of him? Just to let him know that what he was looking for was on him?
"No matter what, even if it's at the ends of the earth, I must find him. That should have been mine!"
Although he found the behavior of the disciple of Sect Master Tongtian abnormal and strange, after thinking for a moment without any clue, Kunpeng's resolve strengthened.
His much-desired object was lost, and regardless of whatever the disciple of Sect Master Tongtian was thinking, at least he was the only lead. How could Kunpeng let him go?
On the Severance of Corpses page, after recalling the Good Corpse, Jiang Liu soon released him again.
"Phew, terrifying. Indeed, as a level 100 powerhouse, Kunpeng's strength is simply not comparable to that of Empress and Maitreya Buddha!" said the Good Corpse, appearing from the Severance of Corpses page and speaking with lingering fear.
"That's natural. Empress and Maitreya are only levels 91 and 93, respectively, but Kunpeng is level 100. The gap in strength is naturally big!" Upon hearing the words of the Good Corpse, Jiang Liu nodded in agreement.
Nevertheless, even though the secret of the Yuanling body remains unsolved to this point, at least they now knew who held a clue.
Therefore, Jiang Liu wasn't in a hurry for the moment.
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If there was a chance later, he would subtly inquire from Kunpeng.
Right now, the most pressing matter was to deal with the calamity arranged by Maitreya Buddha and the Great Jade Emperor working together.
Although because of the Yuanling, Jiang Liu knew their plan like the back of his hand, he still had to handle it properly when Joyous Buddha would come to meet the calamity.
Otherwise, the consequences were truly hard to predict.
"This calamity's difficulty has really skyrocketed!"
Thinking about the upcoming calamity with Joyous Buddha personally coming down, Jiang Liu also secretly sighed in his heart.
In the beginning, the calamities set up by Guanyin for him were just some Immortals and Buddhas' mounts and boys.
Like Mo Liqing's Floral Mink, like the boys and mounts of the Supreme Elder Lord.
But now, it was the Buddha's turn to personally come down?
As the difficulty had escalated, it seemed to signify that the Scripture Seeking team's strength was much more formidable than in the original story, which he wasn't sure whether to be happy or sad about.
The arrival of Joyous Buddha to face the calamity served two purposes.
First, to trouble him and Xuanzang, adding one more calamity on the Journey to the West for Scriptures.
Second, to trouble him secretly being a disciple of Sect Master Tongtian, using Joyous Buddha as bait to lure him out and then attack him.
Since Maitreya Buddha and others had selected Joyous Buddha as the bait, they clearly believed that being a disciple of Sect Master Tongtian, he would inevitably make a move.
Therefore, not appearing would be unreasonable.
But if he did appear, was he supposed to knowingly jump into a trap?
In Jiang Liu's view, the best way to overcome this calamity was a quick resolution, without even needing his secret identity to appear, allowing the Scripture Seeking team to quickly resolve the calamity.
They might even quickly execute Joyous Buddha.
