Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"Oh, big brother, we've just arrived at the Withered Pine Stream Fire Cloud Cave!" Upon hearing Demon King Ox's inquiry, Sun Wukong responded.

"Withered Pine Stream Fire Cloud Cave!?" Upon hearing Sun Wukong's answer, Demon King Ox was slightly startled. This place sounded familiar.

Wait a minute, isn't this where Red Boy lives!?

Confused, although they were sworn brothers, bound by deep affection and righteousness, Demon King Ox had always maintained a respectful distance from the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team due to his fear of the cataclysmic tribulations of heaven and earth.

Unexpectedly, this group had actually ventured into his son's territory?

"Brother-in-law, you, you haven't gone on a killing spree in the Withered Pine Stream Fire Cloud Cave, have you!?" Realizing that Jiang Liu and his companions were currently near the Fire Cloud Cave, Demon King Ox's heart raced as he nervously asked Sun Wukong.

"Big brother, what are you talking about? Red Boy is my nephew, how could I possibly go on a killing spree?" Sun Wukong replied, shaking his head at Demon King Ox's words.

"Phew, that's a relief!" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Demon King Ox let out a long breath and nodded quietly to himself.

The monkey still remembered the kinship of sworn brothers, not bad at all. He had just been scared half to death by their conversation.

"By the way, aside from Red Boy, your sister-in-law is also in the Fire Cloud Cave now, big brother. Won't you go and have a family reunion?" Sun Wukong said to Demon King Ox after the words were spoken.

"This…" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Demon King Ox looked somewhat hesitant.

A family reunion? Demon King Ox naturally wanted that, but the Journey to the West Team was at the center of this heavenly tribulation. If something went wrong, wouldn't his whole family be wiped out?

Sometimes, the heavenly tribulation made no sense at all; not only if you were caught in it, sometimes you couldn't even escape it if you wanted to.

Take the example of the Deification Tribulation, where Lady Sanxiao from the Island of Immortality had originally decided to remain indoors and not leave.

Yet, in the end? Didn't she still suffer tribulations?

However, after pondering quietly for a moment, although Demon King Ox preferred not to have too much contact with Jiang Liu and his companions, upon reconsideration, even if it was to face death, a family should be together.

Thus, Demon King Ox nodded and said, "Brother-in-law makes a good point. It's been quite some days since I last saw my child; I should go and visit him!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the three of them directly flew toward the direction of the Fire Cloud Cave.

With Sun Wukong leading, they were naturally fast; in the blink of an eye, the three of them had descended into the Fire Cloud Cave.

Once inside the Fire Cloud Cave, seeing his wife and child were indeed alright, and even seemed to be very close with Zhu Bajie and others, Demon King Ox truly felt relieved.

"Father!" Seeing Demon King Ox enter the cave, Red Boy was naturally very happy and joyfully rushed over.

Seeing that Demon King Ox had safely returned, Princess Iron-Fan's heart secretly filled with joy.

Yet, as Demon King Ox's gaze fell on her, Princess Iron-Fan snorted and turned her gaze away.

"Wife, I, old Ox, am back!" Holding Red Boy in his arms and seeing that Princess Iron-Fan clearly looked angry, Demon King Ox grinned and gently patted her shoulder, saying softly.

"Hmph, why did you come back? Didn't you go off with that fox demon? Don't you just like that fox demon? Why bother coming back?" Upon hearing this, Princess Iron-Fan coldly spoke to Demon King Ox.

"Wife, listen to what you're saying. No matter how good that Jade-Faced Fox is, she's just for fun. You and Holy Infant are my family. Alright, alright, no more anger…" Demon King Ox said nonchalantly, gently patting Princess Iron-Fan's shoulder and speaking softly.

It must be said, although Demon King Ox was a philanderer, he was quite adept at mollifying his wife.

In just a few words, Princess Iron-Fan was unable to maintain her stern face anymore. After chatting a few more sentences, looking at the wounds on Demon King Ox, she appeared distressed, and the family of three looked harmonious and joyful.

"No wonder in a past life, when describing someone impressive, they often said it was 'awesome,' indeed, Demon King Ox is super awesome!" Watching him come back from womanizing and mollify his wife in just a few words, Jiang Liu was absolutely astonished.

Right then, he glanced at Zhu Bajie beside him, giving him a nudge with his mouth, clearly saying, "See that, pighead? That's real skill, learn something!"@@novelbin@@

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In a stone chamber, Jiang Liu sat cross-legged but did not rush to cultivate as it was already late night. After Demon King Ox was rescued and everyone had chatted, they dispersed to rest.

Jiang Liu entered the stone chamber alone and immediately opened his storage space. Then, a scroll and the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture, which looked like a lotus, were taken out by Jiang Liu and placed in front of him.

Prompt: Would you like to use the Reset Scroll?

As Jiang Liu took out the scroll, a system prompt appeared.

The Reset Scroll had been lying in Jiang Liu's storage for a very long time. In Jiang Liu's view, now indeed was the most appropriate time for him to use it.

Following the prompt, Jiang Liu directly unfolded the scroll.

An odd glow burst forth from the Reset Scroll and plunged directly into Jiang Liu's body.

Instantly, the area between Jiang Liu's brows lit up, followed by thousands upon thousands of threads spilling out from between his brow, condensing mid-air, astonishingly morphing into multiple Skill Books.

Even the Skill Books placed inside the Skill Bookcase emerged.

Silencing Zen, Demon-Subduing Mantra, Strengthening Demon-Subduing Mantra, Vajra Mantra…

One after another, the Skill Books appeared in front of Jiang Liu, showcasing the skills Jiang Liu had learned and stored in the Skill Bookcase.

Now that all his skills had been reset, Jiang Liu remembered nothing, unable to perform any skills.

Of course, he was left with 51 Skill Points.

After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Liu thought about it and picked up the Skill Books one by one to properly allocate his Skill Points, quickly updating the relevant skill list.

After reallocating the Skill Points, Jiang Liu checked his skill list, which now appeared before him.

Silencing Zen (Primary Level 1): Requires level 1, long-distance release, can silence the target for 2 seconds, skills cannot be used while silenced, cooldown time 30 seconds.

Vajra Mantra (Great Perfection 4): Summons the mysterious power of Vajra to bless an ally, reducing the next four instances of damage by 80%, cooldown time 50 seconds.

Fiery Slash (Great Perfection 4): Summons the power of fierce fire, imbued onto a weapon to deliver a heavy slash to the target in front, Attack Power +2500+50%, also inflicts burn damage equal to the attack, lasting 100 seconds, cooldown time 60 seconds.

Guanyin Mantra (Great Perfection 4): Restores 25% of maximum Life Value, cooldown time 600 seconds.

Sheep Transformation Technique (Primary Level 1): Transforms any target into a harmless little lamb for 2 seconds. During this state, the target cannot attack or use skills, cooldown time 300 seconds.

Dispel Curse (Primary Level 1): Removes control effects such as silence, immobilization, transformation, and dizziness from a target, cooldown time 600 seconds.

Strengthening Demon-Subduing Mantra (Great Perfection 4): Increases an ally's Attack Power by 25%, lasting 300 seconds, cooldown time 60 seconds.

Palm Thunder (Great Perfection 4): Grasps a target, then releases the power of thunder within the palm, Attack Power +3200+150%, cooldown time 60 seconds.

Hand of Healing (Great Perfection 4): Summons an indestructible holy object from the sky, all allies within a 100m radius heal 1% of their maximum Life Value per second, lasting 20 seconds, cooldown time 1200 seconds.

Strengthening Body-Protection Spell (Great Perfection 4): Increases an ally's defensive power by 25%, lasting 300 seconds, cooldown time 60 seconds.

Lotus Spell (Great Perfection 4): Summons the pure Buddhist Power from the skies, transforming into nine lotus illusions, affects targets within a 120m radius, inflicting added damage of 1500+40% Attack Power, cooldown time 15 seconds.

Green Lotus Taoist Scripture (10): During cultivation, gains experience points equivalent to twice his level every 10 seconds, additionally, the higher the aptitude, the better the effect.

Some skills, like Arhat Fist, had become impractical; thus, Jiang Liu had no intention of relearning them.

Similarly, the normal Demon-Subduing Mantra also became much less effective, so Jiang Liu had no intention of learning it again.

Although he had fewer skills, Jiang Liu's allocation of Skill Points had become more reasonable.

Silencing Zen, Sheep Transformation Technique, and Dispel Curse were three control-type skills, mainly meant for their control effects, only varying slightly in duration and cooldown time after assigning several Skill Points.

Therefore, for Jiang Liu, just dropping 1 Skill Point into these was sufficient for use.

Apart from these three skills, Jiang Liu displayed a 'spare no expense' attitude toward the other skills, upgrading them all to the highest level.

For instance, Fiery Slash, initially at the primary level, now had escalated to Great Perfection, greatly boosting its Attack Power, a complete transformation.

Similarly, Palm Thunder was also maxed out, further enhancing its Attack Power boost.

Of course, the only mass-attack skill of the Compassionate Bodhisattva, Lotus Spell, was also upgraded to the highest level, enhancing the range and damage of the skill.

Having looked it over, his 51 Skill Points had been largely invested, totaling 45 Skill Points, leaving 6 Skill Points on hand for reserve, which was fairly good.

After adjusting his skill list with the aid of the Reset Scroll, Jiang Liu's eyes glanced at the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture with some anticipation.

What would it be like to cultivate under the state induced by the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture?

Sitting cross-legged, Jiang Liu quickly entered into meditation, his mind clear and his inside coursing with vibrant True Yuan.

Shortly after, the system's notification for gaining Experience Points every ten seconds appeared.

Notification: Obtaining Experience Points…