Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 288: Black Chicken Country
Sun Wukong truly admired Jiang Liu from the bottom of his heart. Jiang Liu had just negotiated with the Supreme Elder Lord, almost using persuasive dialogue, and actually obtained a Nine Revolutions Golden Pill and a Triple-Transformation Golden Pill!?
Thinking about himself, he could only steal to eat Peaches; to eat Golden Pills, he also had to steal; now, to drink Imperial Wine, he still had to steal...
For this matter, he was even schemed against by the Jade Emperor, who sealed his mana for several days.
Look at Master again? Just by moving his lips a bit, he was able to get Golden Pills from the Supreme Elder Lord!?
Indeed, Master was truly incredible. He was too straightforward sometimes, which was no wonder he had suffered so much. It was truly deserved that he was called Holmes Xuanzang.
It seemed that for some matters in the future, he really should listen to Master! He couldn’t handle these things by himself, lacking Master’s broad strategic view.
Although he had long known of Jiang Liu’s wisdom, witnessing this scene, Sun Wukong’s heart filled with immense admiration for Jiang Liu.
If even Sun Wukong felt this way, not to mention the likes of Zhu Bajie and the others around him, who were all amazed as they watched Jiang Liu.
Dare to negotiate with the Supreme Elder Lord and even successfully negotiate it down? Master was indeed very powerful!
"What’s this? A set of Mahjong and a set of Poker cards?"
Although amazed at Jiang Liu’s capability, Zhu Bajie, after picking up the two streaks of light that had just hit his head, opened them and saw the Poker cards and Mahjong crafted by the Supreme Elder Lord during his leisure time in Doushuai Palace, which delighted Zhu Bajie immensely.
First, the items were gifts from the Supreme Elder Lord, showing that he still held Zhu Bajie in his heart; second, the items personally crafted by the Supreme Elder Lord naturally looked many times better than the original Poker cards and Mahjong.
In short, seen from a modern perspective, it was like the difference between a Ferrari and a hand-driven tractor.
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On and on, after leaving Pingding Mountain, Jiang Liu and his companions continued their journey. They traveled for about two more months.
During these two months, they occasionally fought demons and practiced the Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound; of course, they didn’t miss experimenting with new dishes.
Hence, the disciples spent two months traversing, grazing and nibbling their way forward, covering over two thousand miles on their journey to the West.
Tip: Gained 9 Experience Points.
Tip: Gained 8 Experience Points.
Tip: Gained 9 Experience Points.
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Jiang Liu sat on the White Dragon Horse, the steady horseback as comfortable as sitting on the ground, practicing the Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound, and the sound of gaining experience points was incessant.
Unaware, while practicing the Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound, he mostly gained 9 points of experience.
In these two months, Jiang Liu’s own cultivation, along with the occasional monster fighting, had cumulatively gained him more than 2 million experience points. Coupled with the daily sips of Jadescent Nectar, he also harvested more than 2 million experience points. Naturally, a few days ago, Jiang Liu successfully reached level 44. Your next chapter awaits on novelbuddy
"Alas, Master, there seems to be some noise up ahead!" While Jiang Liu was cultivating on the back of the White Dragon Horse, suddenly, Sun Wukong, who was scouting ahead, spoke up.
"Noise? Are there Demon Creatures coming?" Hearing Sun Wukong’s words, Jiang Liu’s eyes brightened, somewhat expectantly said.
With more than 30,000 experience points from the daily sip of Jadescent Nectar and about the same from meditation, Jiang Liu was now able to gain about 70,000 experience points every day.
However, to ascend from level 44 to 45 requires a full 20 million experience points.
Looking at his situation, he had only about 3 million. There was still a long way to go, so naturally, Jiang Liu hoped to earn experience points by fighting demons.
"No, it’s not demons. It seems like there is some human army fighting ahead!" After casting Golden Light and looking ahead, Sun Wukong then immediately shook his head and spoke.
"Human armies fighting? Then let’s just leave it!" Hearing Sun Wukong’s words, Jiang Liu slightly shook his head and said, showing little interest in that.
However, just as Jiang Liu was about to say this aloud, suddenly, a new idea struck him.
An army? Wouldn’t that mean a lot of people were there?
Naturally, if there were many people, there would also be many weapons in the army, right? Damaged weapons should be the least lacking there, right?
"Amitabha, as Heaven holds virtue for all life, since we’ve encountered armies fighting, how can we stand by? Disciples, let’s go and take a look. If possible, why don’t we try to convert their weapons into peace? Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, and we would save so many lives," Jiang Liu decided, speaking righteously.
"You’re the Master, so what you say goes!" Upon seeing Jiang Liu’s righteous demeanor, Sun Wukong looked unenthusiastic.
Having known him for so long, Sun Wukong was well aware of the Master’s character. Uncharacteristically righteous without cause? That didn’t seem like him; he must have had his own calculations.
However, what exactly was he scheming? Jiang Liu couldn’t figure it out on his own, and since he did not take the initiative to explain, Sun Wukong also didn’t feel the need to pry any further.
As for Zhu Bajie? He did not utter a single word. Given his lazy nature, no matter where they were going or what they were supposed to do, he would never object. In any case, he just had to follow along and blend in!
Having food and drink along with the opportunity to learn a few tricks for wooing girls was more than enough for him.
The cheesy lines his master taught him, he recited silently in his heart every day, and had memorized them thoroughly!
"Master truly possesses great compassion and benevolence!" It was Sha Wujing who spoke up next to Jiang Liu, expressing his admiration.
Ever since that day when he offended Guanyin, and Jiang Liu had bluntly stood up to Guanyin to protect him, Sha Wujing had turned from a merely indifferent member of the Journey to the West Team into something akin to a hardcore fan of Jiang Liu.
Not strong enough on his own? Then he would do everything within his power to handle all affairs in the team.
And the rest of the time? All he needed to do was to firmly stand by his master’s side and be responsible for cheering him on vociferously.
Let’s leave those disciples for a moment. As for the righteous words of Jiang Liu, everyone had their own mindsets. Following Jiang Liu’s last words, the group continued to move forward.
After about the duration of a half incense, amidst the deafening war cries, they finally saw it—the numerous soldiers mixed together, fighting furiously. The scene was one of bodies strewn all over, with non-stop war cries and screams echoing in their ears.
On this battlefield, the value of life seemed to be diminished to nothing.
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"Everyone, stop! Stop at once!" Seeing the ferocious battle, Jiang Liu cleared his throat and then, incorporating the Cultivation Technique of the Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound into his voice, he shouted loudly. His voice spread across the entire battlefield.
However, the cries of battle continued unabated. Despite Jiang Liu’s loud shouting, the soldiers seemed completely indifferent to his call.
"Sun Wukong, it’s your turn!" After shouting three times with no effect, Jiang Liu’s face darkened. He turned his head and spoke to Sun Wukong.
"Hehehe, I, Old Sun, understand!" Sun Wukong nodded and said with a smile. While speaking, he reached into his ear and pulled out the Ruyi Golden Cudgel.
He lifted the Golden Cudgel and slammed it down. Following Sun Wukong’s motion, the Golden Cudgel swelled in the wind and instantaneously transformed into a massive pillar ten meters in diameter, heavily smashing into the ground.
This strike almost seemed to split the earth itself; all soldiers engaged in the battle were knocked to the ground. Seeing the ground almost pulverized, each of them stared in horror at the Golden Cudgel.
The diameter of the Golden Cudgel was ten meters, its sheer size comparable to a three- or four-story building.
With a lift of his hand, the Golden Cudgel shrank back down to the size of a sewing needle and was placed back into his ear by Sun Wukong.
"Amitabha, sirs, may I have a word, please? As it is said that Heaven values life, I hope you could cease fighting," Jiang Liu stepped forward with a humble and polite manner, following the ground-shattering strike by Sun Wukong which had almost flipped over all the soldiers.
Generals from both sides approached, looked at Jiang Liu, then at Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing standing beside him, and swallowed hard, showing a terrified expression.
"Great master, your words, we will certainly follow!" one of the generals quickly nodded and said, though his heart was shaking with fear.
If even the smallest monkey among them was this formidable, what about the Pig Demon beside him or even that ridiculously gigantic man?
"Indeed, we naturally follow the great master’s words!" another general also nodded in agreement.
"May I ask, which countries’ soldiers are you? Is this a battle between two nations?"
Looking at the remaining soldiers, along with those who had died, it appeared there were more than ten thousand people involved in the conflict. A battle between two nations but with only so few troops didn’t seem right!
"Great master, you are mistaken. Actually, we are not from two warring nations; we belong to the same country!" Following Jiang Liu’s statement, both generals huffed and then simultaneously answered.
"Both? From the same country? Then what is this..." Hearing their statements, Jiang Liu became even more astonished.
"Great master, I was personally dispatched by the king to exterminate these rebels! Please, lend me your aid! General Lu, commanding his troops, dares to rebel!" One of the generals suddenly spoke up, seeking Jiang Liu’s assistance.
"Master, do not listen to General Zhang’s nonsense! Over the years, His Majesty has been overly militant, often issuing completely irrational decrees. We suspect His Majesty has been deceived by a Demon Person, hence, we seek to purge the king’s side, not to commit treason!" The other general quickly spoke as well, addressing Jiang Liu.
"This—one claims he was ordered by the king to exterminate rebels, while the other says the king has been deceived by demon people and thus aims to purge the king’s side? It really is a case of ’each granny swears her own grandson the fairest’!" Listening to these generals arguing, each hoping Jiang Liu would support them, he sighed inwardly with helplessness.
"By the way, has your king really changed a lot lately?"
After pondering for a moment and watching the two generals arguing back and forth, Jiang Liu promptly asked the general responsible for suppressing the rebellion.
"This..." Hearing Jiang Liu’s inquiry, the general’s face showed hesitation, seemingly at a loss for how to respond.
Well, looking at his expression, Jiang Liu could understand what was going on.
"By the way, which country is this?"
"This is Black Chicken Country!"
