Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Hand of Healing!

Looking around at the people in the Great Buddha Temple and Heavenly Master Hall, each of them seemed to have some injuries to lesser or greater degrees. Jiang Liu's thoughts stirred, and he no longer lamented over the issue of his own strength increase over the past year. He raised his hand to beckon.

An indestructible Holy Object descended from the heavens, landing on the ground with a thud. Immediately, invisible fluctuations emitted from this Holy Object.

As the waves from these Holy Objects swept over, the injuries of the surrounding people rapidly healed.

In 20 seconds' time, it was possible to restore 20% of their maximum Life Value, which was enough to significantly alleviate the injuries of those who were severely wounded.

For those with lighter injuries, this wave of healing was enough to nearly completely restore them.

"Good, what miraculous methods, how powerful..."

Seeing the effects of the Hand of Healing and how it significantly improved the conditions of many present within a large area, the crowd in the Great Buddha Temple was startled, and they all looked at Jiang Liu with amazement.

"Is this, this the Holy Monk with the twelve Scar of Precepts? In just a little over a year, he has actually, actually..." Saint Monk Longhai, standing beside him, felt his worldview crumbling as he watched the methods displayed by Jiang Liu.

Ordinary people, if they wished to reach the Divinity Transformation Stage of cultivation, would often need upwards of a hundred and eighty years, right?

But wasn't Xuanzang only on his Journey to the West for a little more than a year?@@novelbin@@

Without looking, Longhai could tell that Xuanzang's journey must surely be filled with hardships, sleeping in the open and facing numerous challenges. That meant even less time for cultivation, yet he had improved to such an extent?

If he were really allowed to just stay put, not needing to travel, wouldn't his Cultivation Level be even higher, perhaps even having the chance to hit the Returning Void Realm!?

Thinking about this, the possibility of Xuanzang reaching the Returning Void Realm in just a year or two shocked Saint Monk Longhai even more.

How much time had it taken for himself to cultivate to the Returning Void Realm?

"Xuanzang, if these Demon Creatures can be converted, please do convert them thoroughly. Buddha said, 'Saving one life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.'"

Although his heart was extremely shocked, seeing a powerful Demon Marshal being taken down by Jiang Liu in just a few moves, Longhai hastily spoke up.

He didn't actually want to convert these Demon Creatures, but since the Tathagata himself had said it, what could he do? He could only comply. Stay updated with My Virtual Library Empire

Thud, thud, thud...

Looking like a fair and handsome young monk, Jiang Liu was dressed in a Pearl Buddha Robe, but in his hand, he clasped an exaggeratedly designed axe, swinging it ceaselessly. Every Demon General and lesser Demon Creature stood no chance against him, with almost every single one being taken down in a single blow.

Meanwhile, the continuous system notifications sounded, steadily increasing Jiang Liu's Experience Points.

Hearing this, Jiang Liu turned his head to look at Longhai and said, "Amitabha, I am indeed converting them. Look, I haven't killed these Demon Creatures. Only those who actively try to kill me do I slay!"

Powerful, following the intense battle, Jiang Liu's strength was extremely formidable, almost like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

As one progresses to the later stages, the Experience Points needed to level up increase, and conversely, the amount of Experience Points reflects one's Cultivation Level.

This also means that, the higher the level, the greater the gap between each level of cultivators.

In fact, this could be seen from the bonus to Jiang Liu's weapon's Attack Power.

With the same Legendary Level Equipment, at around level 20, it typically adds a few hundred points of Attack Power, at level 30, it's over a thousand, and now at level 40, the Attack Power has increased by seven or eight thousand.

Beings one level higher have almost complete overpowering strength against those a level lower.

Take these Demon Generals, for instance; hardly any of them can stand against Jiang Liu, and those who can survive more than three moves under his hand are definitely among the elite of the Demon Generals.

Just as when Mo Liqing, who had just entered the Taiyi True Immortal stage, was utterly outclassed by Sun Wukong - peers are outmatched, let alone inferiors.

Unless one is like Jiang Liu, with a host of Equipment buffs, Buffs and Healing methods for sustainability, along with unique control abilities like Silence and Transformation...

Only with such an array of methods combined is there a hope for challenging those at higher levels.

But even then, during the final part of his job-change challenge, when he fought against a Demon General with a higher level, Jiang Liu nearly died.

So, in front of an existence like Jiang Liu, who vaguely possesses the ability to challenge higher levels, even a Demon Marshal is no match, let alone the Demon Generals, who are essentially walking Experience Points delivery.

Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Little White Dragon, who were nearby, had no intention of joining the fight.

So far, the highest Cultivation Level among the Demon Creatures that had emerged from the Underground Demon Cavern was that of a Demon Marshal. Sun Wukong and the others clearly understood that in this situation, it was better not to interfere and to let their master take action.

All they needed to do was block these Demon Creatures and prevent them from escaping the Great Buddha Temple.

Notification: Gained 880 Experience Points, acquired 120 gold.

Notification: Gained 1320 Experience Points, acquired 250 gold.

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Tip: Gained 620 Experience Points, earned 88 coins.

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With the Xuanhua Axe in hand, Jiang Liu was like a tiger among sheep, and these demon creatures were no match for him, while the system's notifications kept ringing in his ears.

For Jiang Liu, these were indeed delightful sounds.

The Demon-Subduing Mantra, Arhat Fist, Strengthening Demon-Subduing Mantra, coupled with the weakening special effect of the Buddha Relic Dharma Ring towards monsters of a lower level, and the Xuanhua Axe with an Attack Power of 7800...

Most demon creatures were felled by a single strike of Jiang Liu's axe, and the notifications for gaining Experience Points kept popping up. For Jiang Liu, this truly was the best tactic for battling monsters and leveling up.

Indeed, ever since awakening his gaming abilities, battling monsters to level up was the true path.

Just like this, with an unending stream of monsters, and with every strike of his axe worth several hundred Experience Points on average, in a minute he could farm a whopping twenty to thirty thousand Experience Points, equivalent to a whole day's hard cultivation!

The never-ending flow of demon creatures seemed infinite, and for Jiang Liu, this was simply a feast for a glutton.

The battle lasted only about five minutes, but through battling, Jiang Liu had already gained over 100,000 Experience Points on his character's profile, which brought him great joy.

If such opportunities kept presenting themselves, he believed it wouldn't take many years for him to raise his level enough to go head to head with Tathagata Buddha himself, would it?

Unfortunately, such battles couldn't possibly last that long.

After about fifteen minutes, the surging demon creatures, realizing that Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie were blocking them and with Jiang Liu slaughtering through them like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, understood that breaking through was impossible, and the intensity of their charge began to slow down greatly.

"Why have you all stopped? Could it be that you've all turned into good people?"

Feeling the halted charge, the demon creatures that poured out from the Demon Cave began to group together instead. Jiang Liu swung his axe and knocked a Demon General unconscious before he taunted the demon creatures.

Fury!

Hearing Jiang Liu's words, which implied they were good people—a curse in the eyes of demon creatures—each one glared at Jiang Liu with anger in their eyes.

But upon seeing so many demon creatures lying unconscious on the ground, they seethed with rage internally yet dared not act against Jiang Liu.

Thud, thud, thud...

Just then, a series of footsteps were heard from within the Underground Demon Cavern, and at the same time, a pitch-black flame slowly spread out, radiating a sensation brimming with heat and ferocity.

"This flame, could it be..."

The person had yet to emerge, but already, black flames were spreading out from the Demon Cave. Jiang Liu had a hunch, feeling that these flames looked very familiar.

A black lion, immensely huge, nearly the size of an ox, stepped out. On the back of the lion sat a girl who looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old.

The girl was dressed in a flowing gown, exuding an erect and graceful presence, but the surrounding swirl of black flames made her seem formidable, not to be underestimated.

Behind the girl followed a dozen Demon Beings with fierce appearances, each exuding a steady presence.

"Hey, Bajie, this black flame... doesn't it look familiar?" Monkey Brother Sun Wukong glanced at the girl riding the black lion and focused more on the black flames around her before speaking up to Zhu Bajie beside him.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, after spending so much time together, Sun Wukong knew that Marshal Tianpeng, who had been around for countless years, truly had better vision than himself.

"Monkey Brother, this black flame is Samadhi True Fire tainted with Demonic Qi, thus it can be referred to as Samadhi Demonic Fire," Zhu Bajie took a glance and replied.

"So, it's Samadhi True Fire? No wonder it looked familiar!" Upon hearing Zhu Bajie's words, Sun Wukong nodded slightly.

"What's the background of this witch?"

Zhu Bajie's gaze turned serious as he intently watched the girl. "Samadhi True Fire is one of the top flames between heaven and earth. In the entire three realms, only a handful of people can control it. This witch doesn't seem to have a high Cultivation Level—how can she manage to harness Samadhi True Fire?"

Indeed, it was evident at a glance that the girl's Cultivation Level wasn't high, yet the Samadhi True Fire was a great killing weapon!

In short, this was like a child wielding a knife.

The child might not be strong, but holding a knife was a different story. Even a grown adult could be killed by such a child!

"Xuanzang, long time no see!"

The girl riding the black lion emerged from amongst the demon throng, and upon spotting Jiang Liu, she greeted him with a smile.

"You? Did you overdose on growth hormones or something?"

However, upon seeing the girl in front of him, Jiang Liu's mouth twitched slightly as he uttered his retort.

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