Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 343: Flame Cloud Entertainment Cave

The originally bright red Samadhi True Fire had turned into a glazed white flame, burning in the palm of Red Boy’s left hand, looking even more elegant in color.

However, the power of the Samadhi True Fire had become even more terrifying, increasing several fold.

Aside from the white flame in his left palm, Red Boy now opened his right hand as well, and everyone could see a bean-sized golden flame burning in the center of his palm.

Based on its appearance, the golden flame was naturally much smaller than the white Samadhi True Fire, but it exuded an aura of nobility.

"Is this! Could it be the True Sun Fire?"

Seeing the tiny, candle-like golden flame in Red Boy’s hand, Demon King Ox exclaimed in disbelief.

"True Sun Fire? What is that?" Sun Wukong scratched his head, curious, and asked Demon King Ox.

However, Demon King Ox was more shocked at the moment and did not respond to Sun Wukong’s question, only mumbling to himself, "Demon Emperor Pill? Demon Emperor! True Sun Fire! Holy Infant has a Fire Type Physique naturally, could it be that the ingredients for the Demon Emperor Pill are..."

What they were, Demon King Ox did not say, as if what he was about to say was taboo, and he showed no intention of answering Sun Wukong’s question.

His gaze fell on Jiang Liu, and he said, "Holy Monk, this Demon Emperor Pill is too precious. If this pill..."

"No need for further words!"

Jiang Liu did not let Demon King Ox finish his sentence but simply waved his hand, "Between us, we have been through life and death, a Demon Emperor Pill, no matter how precious, has no use for me. Giving it to Red Boy is perfectly proper!"

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"Exactly, big brother, we can all be considered this young boy’s elders, to give him something, even if it’s precious, is only right!"

Seeing that Demon King Ox had no intention of responding to his words, Sun Wukong did not pursue the matter further, simply nodding in agreement with Jiang Liu’s words.

"Ah..." Upon hearing Jiang Liu mention their life and death bond, Demon King Ox turned back to look at Princess Iron-Fan’s tomb, sighing deeply in his heart, without saying more.

Indeed, between himself and Holy Monk Xuanzang, they could be considered to have shared life and death experiences, entangled in both gratitude and resentment, exactly who owed whom, who was to blame, was not easy to determine.

Since Holy Monk Xuanzang had taken out the Demon Emperor Pill, accepting it was just as well.

However, the Demon Emperor Pill appeared incredibly precious!

"Right, there is another matter I need to discuss with you both!" Jiang Liu spoke up, not letting Demon King Ox continue to dwell in his sorrowful thoughts.

"Oh? What matter? Please speak, Holy Monk. If there’s anything I can help with, this old ox won’t hesitate!"

As the saying goes, ’he who accepts a favor is obliged to return it.’ Having received such a treasure as the Demon Emperor Pill, which greatly enhanced his child’s aptitude and even led him to comprehend divine skills such as the True Sun Fire, Demon King Ox felt it was justifiable for Jiang Liu to make some demands.

After all, there’s no such thing as a free lunch in the world, right?

"It’s not a big deal. On this journey to the West, I’ve seen quite a variety of human conditions—demons devouring humans, immortals and Buddhas subduing demons. Life is truly suffering. Thus, I am considering setting up some minor attractions in the Flame Cloud Cave, hoping to draw many immortals and Buddhas to come and enjoy themselves. Perhaps if the demons are occupied with play, they won’t have as much time to cause trouble in the mortal world?" Jiang Liu pondered for a moment before speaking.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Liu’s words left Demon King Ox and the others looking at each other, somewhat puzzled.

Demons eating humans, immortals and Buddhas subduing demons, all sufferings of beings?

That part was clear, and everyone understood.

But, setting up minor attractions in Flame Cloud Cave to attract immortals and Buddhas to play? Even including demons in their play? Was this even possible?

What sort of attractions in Flame Cloud Cave could draw immortals and Buddhas, and even have immortals and demons playing together?

"Ah, they all look utterly bemused!" Seeing Demon King Ox and the others looking cluelessly at one another, Jiang Liu inwardly sighed.

Actually, Jiang Liu’s plan was simple: to mimic the model of Las Vegas from his previous life, creating an entertainment venue to attract a large number of demons, and even immortals and Buddhas to play.

Of course, playing wasn’t the main goal, but rather, it was to secretly expand his own influence on this foundation.

The time had come for the Guild Creation Token, and Jiang Liu felt it was time to establish his guild. To suddenly have a force composed of demons appear and gradually grow stronger?

If it was really seen as a threat by Spirit Mountain and the Heavenly Court, who could guarantee that these great immortals and Buddhas wouldn’t smash it with a single slap?

Although in the late stage he was to battle with all the heavenly beings, in the early stage, proper development was essential, right?

Thus, thinking it over, Jiang Liu felt that establishing an entertainment venue where he could slowly expand and strategically numb the Three Realms using entertainment was a feasible approach.

Luckily, these days, games like Fight the Landlord, Mahjong, and Legends of the Three Kingdoms—these card games, Jiang Liu had tried one after another.

In a world where entertainment methods are extremely scarce, these things were very practical.

Otherwise, why would he genuinely have taken the trouble to introduce games like Mahjong, Fight the Landlord, and Legends of the Three Kingdoms? Was it really just for fun?

Please, he had been doing everything possible to delay time, devoting it to cultivation and growth, yet wasting time playing Mahjong and Fight the Landlord? How could that be possible!

"Fight the Landlord, Mahjong, and Legends of the Three Kingdoms, all these things are quite fun. I think they can be widely promoted, and even crafted into specialized Dharma Treasures for playing," he suggested.

"Imagine, for instance, if a virtual blade could strike at the opponent’s character when a ’kill’ card is played in Legends of the Three Kingdoms—wouldn’t that be more interesting?" Jiang Liu patiently explained his ideas to Demon King Ox and the others.

"It seems, Holy Monk, that you have grand designs!" Demon King Ox was no fool. As the mount of the Sect Master Tongtian, a saint, how could he be? So, when he heard what Jiang Liu intended to do, he could roughly guess his intentions.

"Indeed, I do have some plans, but I cannot carry this out in my name. So, I think it would be best to operate under your name," he said straightforwardly to the clever Demon King Ox, nodding his agreement.

"Master’s purpose is..."

At his side, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing, the three disciples aligned with Jiang Liu, also knew the real purpose of their journey to Western Heaven, so upon hearing this, they too understood that their master was accumulating power for a battle against the Immortals and Buddhas.

Master’s talk of overthrowing all of Heaven’s deities was not just idle talk; he had his own plans.

Moreover, these plans were being implemented one by one!

Zhu Bajie, though not stupid, wasn’t especially clever; he was just someone who had served for many years as Marshal Tianpeng, which gave him some insight.

As for Sun Wukong? He had small cleverness, but lacked greater wisdom—his approach to problems usually involved rushing in or devising minor schemes.

So, in truth, if there was to be a battle against the Immortals and Buddhas, the major strategies still had to rely on their master.

Now, it appeared that their master was indeed trustworthy.

"Holy Monk, what you say does sound very intriguing!" Hearing Jiang Liu’s description, Red Boy wasn’t considering the implications deeply. Instead, he was captivated by the vision of Legends of the Three Kingdoms with visual effects that Jiang Liu had painted, finding it increasingly interesting.

"Well, although this is interesting, it still needs careful, long-term planning. We should thoroughly plot this out!" Jiang Liu said, nodding his head.

Indeed, these were matters that required careful planning.

For instance, how to find an Artifact Refiner to forge useful and appropriate Dharma Treasures? For playing these games?

Or consider that Mahjong has many variations in play, and similarly, poker cards have many ways to be played besides Fight the Landlord. All these could be thoroughly explored.

What if one could craft the right Dharma Treasures and use Immortal Techniques instead of technology, could one recreate games like Hearthstone or even League of Legends?

Such competitive games would truly be the romance of real men, right?

Of course, all this depends on the Artifact Refiners’ abilities keeping up with these developments.

Apart from these, there were special methods to attract many demons to come and play.

Then, under the façade of developing the Flame Cloud Entertainment Cave, how should one’s own forces develop and so forth?

These were matters that needed serious consideration.

Jiang Liu and his companions returned to the Flame Cloud Cave, discussing these issues for several days. Gradually, everyone gained a clear understanding and concept of the plan.

However, throughout these days, Little White Dragon Aolie listened to Jiang Liu and the others’ discussions and was secretly shocked.

Unbelievable, the purpose of master and his senior brothers’ Journey to the West had really changed to this?

Overthrowing all the deities of Heaven!?

If this had happened before, Little White Dragon would have been alarmed enough to complain at the Thunder Monastery.

But now, looking at the Dragon Soul Bracelet on his wrist, although the truth had not been fully investigated, Little White Dragon had begun to form some suspicions about his uncle’s death.

Go and complain?

The thought had just arisen, and quickly, Little White Dragon suppressed it.

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It must be said, Jiang Liu’s capture and Princess Iron-Fan’s death were a tragic event.

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However, it must also be said that, after this incident, the relationship between Jiang Liu and his companions and Demon King Ox and his son had grown much closer.

After discussing the detailed issues for several days, they finally finished planning, and Jiang Liu finally opened his spatial bag. From his spatial bag, he took out the long-held Guild Creation Token.

"Finally, the day has come!"

Jiang Liu bowed his head, looking at the Guild Creation Token in his hands, gently touching the cold metal surface, and quietly murmured in his heart.

Whether he could overthrow all the deities of Heaven was still up in the air, but to Jiang Liu, establishing his own faction to resist the Immortals and Buddhas marked a significant turning point on the path of resistance!