Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 487 : Thistle Ridge

White Dragon Horse, hooves towards the west.

After leaving Jisai Country, Jiang Liu and his group continued their journey to the west, and in the blink of an eye, another month had passed.

Due to a reminder from Yuanling, Jiang Liu had been vigilantly on guard these days, uncertain of how Bodhisattva might scheme against him to increase his tribulations.

However, to his surprise, this entire month had passed very peacefully.

Although he hadn't anticipated these peaceful days, Jiang Liu's growth rate had been very fast. He ran dungeon replicas, practiced Life Professions, and at times continued his cultivation of the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture. Within a month, he had indeed gained a substantial amount of experience points.

One day, Jiang Liu and Little White Dragon finished a dungeon and stepped out of the Map of Mountains and Rivers. Immediately, Jiang Liu silently commanded for his character panel, which quickly appeared translucently in front of him.

ID: Jiang Liu (Blue).

Gender: Male.

Profession: Compassionate Bodhisattva.

Level 59 (200 million/230 million).

Equipment: …

Looking at his character panel, Jiang Liu naturally focused on the experience bar behind his level, satisfied as he saw it had reached 200 million, he nodded in agreement.

From this situation, it seemed he wasn't far from reaching level 60.

Would he be able to unlock new features when he reached level 60?

Of course, what Jiang Liu looked forward to was the Soul-Returning Spell Skill Book from the Compassionate Bodhisattva's level 60 skill set that had been saved in his inventory for a long time without meeting the learning criteria.

It seemed that there were only 30 million experience points left. With a few more days, he could level up to 60.

"Master, the path ahead is tough!" Just as Jiang Liu was examining his character panel and contemplating the skill of the Soul-Returning Spell, suddenly, Sun Wukong's voice rang out, pointing ahead.

Jiang Liu looked towards where Sun Wukong was pointing. Sure enough, there lay a stretch of rugged mountains.

Within these mountains, dense thorny bushes truly made it difficult to pass.

"No rush, if it's tough, we'll just take it slow!" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu, sitting on the White Dragon Horse, responded.

"Master, the mountain is densely wooded, but there are many thorns!" Sun Wukong, leading ahead on his horse, extended his Jingu Bang significantly and cleared a path by sweeping away the thorns in front of him.

"It seems, it's uncommon for anyone to come here!" Looking around at the densely wooded and thorn-ridden area, Jiang Liu nodded in agreement.

"By the way, Monkey, it seems you haven't visited Fairy Zixia for some days, right?" Sitting on the White Dragon Horse and looking at the seemingly endless thorns and trees, Jiang Liu, feeling bored, suddenly thought of Fairy Zixia and asked Sun Wukong.

There was still a Divine Level Quest left for Sun Wukong to comprehend his feelings. Until now, that task had not been completed.

Jiang Liu was a bit anxious, unsure when it would be completed. A Divine Level Treasure Chest would definitely yield good items, right?

"Zixia? Indeed, it has been some time since I last saw her. Why, Master, do you want to see her?" Hearing this, Sun Wukong nodded slightly, then turned around and asked Jiang Liu.

"Am I not giving you a chance?" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu shook his head helplessly.

Indeed, getting Sun Wukong to understand his own feelings was no easy task—he was really a seriously straightforward person to the point of hopelessness.

No wonder this quest had reached the level of a Divine Level Task.

"Monkey Brother! If there's nothing else, why don't you go visit Fairy Zixia? She really likes you!" Zhu Bajie, who was nearby, also chimed in.

Regardless of whether the master was trying to match his eldest disciple with Fairy Zixia, in Zhu Bajie's view, as long as it was the master's words, agreeing staunchly could never be wrong.

"You're making sense, Master! Initially, I, Old Sun, did indeed promise Zixia to visit her when I had free time. In that case, should I, Old Sun, make a trip to the Moon Palace?" Sun Wukong nodded, remembering his past promise to Fairy Zixia.

However, while speaking, he pointed to the endless thorns ahead, saying, "But, Master, it seems I can't leave just yet. Shall we wait until we're past this stretch?"

"You! Go quickly! It's not like you're my only disciple! If you go, naturally Bajie will handle these things!" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu shook his head.

"Bajie? Alright, blockhead, then leave these matters to you!" Nodding his head, Sun Wukong put away his Ruyi Golden Cudgel and commanded Zhu Bajie, before leaping towards the direction of the Moon Palace.

"Ah! Master? Let me do it!" Looking at the dense thicket in front of him, as Monkey Brother left, the task of clearing the path fell on himself, and Zhu Bajie's expression seemed a bit down as he spoke.

"Exactly, weren't you also in favor of Wukong being together with Fairy Zixia? Could it be that it was just lip service, with no real action?" Jiang Liu nodded, his gaze falling on Zhu Bajie as he spoke.

At this point, Jiang Liu paused slightly, then continued, "Or is it that you do these things for your master unwillingly?"

"Master, what are you talking about!" Hearing Jiang Liu's soul-searching words, Zhu Bajie's face changed, and he said, "This task of clearing the path is taught to Old Pig, let no one steal it from Old Pig, I'll be furious with anyone who tries!"

"Don't worry, Second Senior Brother, I won't compete with you!"

Although Zhu Bajie did not name names in his statement, since the eldest senior brother had left, Sha Wujing naturally understood that these words were meant for him alone, and he softly responded.

"Alright, Master, just watch Old Pig's performance!" Spitting twice into his palm, Zhu Bajie swung the rake in his hand and started clearing the path ahead.

It must be said that the rake was more effective than Sun Wukong's Jingu Bang for clearing paths; as he moved forward, Zhu Bajie quickly cleared a wide path.

Jiang Liu rode on the White Dragon Horse, with Sha Wujing walking beside him, moving forward.

Looking around, the surroundings were endless thickets, and the scenery seemed unchanged. After about a Chinese Hour, Jiang Liu felt bored, sat cross-legged on the back of the White Dragon Horse, closed his eyes, and began cultivating the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture.

Experience Points +95.

Experience Points +95.

Experience Points +95.

...

The system's notification sounds kept appearing; soon, Jiang Liu's consciousness entered meditation.

Time passed unknowingly, and after 81 Complete Cycles inside his body, Jiang Liu gradually opened his eyes, having assimilated all these energies.

However, as he opened his eyes, Jiang Liu was slightly startled because he was surrounded by thickets and there was no one beside him.

Zhu Bajie was gone, and even Sha Wujing was nowhere to be seen, only the White Dragon Horse, transformed by Xiaobai, stood still beneath him.

"Master, have you awakened?" As Jiang Liu opened his eyes and his aura changed, the White Dragon Horse naturally sensed it and spoke.

"What's going on? Where are Bajie and Wujing? Why are only the two of us here?" Jiang Liu sat on the back of the White Dragon Horse, looked around at the thickets, and asked.

"Master, when you entered meditation to cultivate, after we walked for a while, we realized that we had been circling nearby all along. So, both senior brothers went separately to check it out, and they haven't returned! It's odd that the thickets around here, though cleared away, quickly grew back and blocked our path!" The White Dragon Horse replied.

"So you mean, there might be a demon here?" Hearing the White Dragon Horse's words, Jiang Liu's mind stirred slightly, and he spoke.

"That's hard to say, master. Have you noticed, ever since we entered this mountain filled with trees and thickets, we haven't seen a single animal? Not to mention wolves or tigers, even small animals like rabbits and pheasants have not been seen!" Following Jiang Liu's guess, the White Dragon Horse reminded him with another question.

"Hmm? That makes sense, it does seem unusually quiet here, and indeed, I haven't seen any animals, or even heard any animal sounds!" The words of the White Dragon Horse made Jiang Liu's mind stir slightly, and he silently nodded to himself.

"Because you were meditating for cultivation, master, I've been standing still here, not daring to disturb you. Now that you have awakened, master, what should we do next?" After a brief silence, the White Dragon Horse asked Jiang Liu.

"What should we do?" The words of the White Dragon Horse made Jiang Liu frown slightly.

Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing had both gone to scout ahead. If he left now, wouldn't they be unable to find him?

But, if he didn't leave, was he supposed to just stand there foolishly?

After a moment's thought, Jiang Liu naturally had no intention of just standing there foolishly, silently chanting the social interface.

Quickly, he found Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing on the disciples' panel and sent each of them a message, asking where they were now.

"Master, I'm lost! I don't even know where I am!"

"Master, I think I've walked back, but I can't see any signs of you; where are you!?"

Following Jiang Liu's inquiries, messages from Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing soon came back one after another.

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"Strange? What place is this? How come all this circling around is making everyone dizzy?" On the other hand, pondered the Nine-Headed Serpent inwardly, flabbergasted, feeling lost amidst the surrounding thickets.

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