Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"You old fellow, that might be a tad stingy!"

Sun Wukong, fearless as ever, couldn't help but scoff upon hearing this, saying, "It's just some elixirs, isn't it? You look like you can't afford to lose. So, you've come to ask for them back?"

"You rascal monkey, don't tease this old man!" Glancing at Sun Wukong, he understood the implication of his words, and the Supreme Elder Lord shook his head as he spoke.

As they were talking, the Supreme Elder Lord's gaze fell upon Jiang Liu again, saying, "Although what this rascal monkey says is teasing, there's some sense to it. Elixirs are plentiful, but if I really were to stretch out my hand to ask you all to return them, this old face of mine would really have nowhere to rest!"

"Then, how would you like to proceed, Supreme Elder Lord?" Jiang Liu asked, following the Supreme Elder Lord's remark.

After mulling it over for a moment, the Supreme Elder Lord spoke up, "As the saying goes, the bell ringer must untie the bell. Since those elixirs were lost to you by my two boys in a game of mahjong, then shall we play a few more rounds of mahjong?"

"A few more rounds!?" Upon hearing the Supreme Elder Lord's suggestion, Jiang Liu and the others were all taken aback, exchanging glances with each other.

Clearly, the Supreme Elder Lord's proposal was something none of them had anticipated.

"Indeed, since it was lost in a game of mahjong, you won't deny this old man a chance to recover his losses, will you?" The Supreme Elder Lord said, nodding slightly as he stroked his beard.

"Since it's a game of mahjong, naturally, we have no reason to refuse!" After pondering for a moment, Jiang Liu agreed with a nod.

Indeed, there was really no way to refuse the Supreme Elder Lord's proposal.

First, it would be fair to give someone a chance to win back what they've lost. After all, could it be that after winning, one cannot afford to lose?

Secondly, and this is also an important point, Jiang Liu had great confidence in Zhu Bajie's human-shaped cheat-like abilities.

The Supreme Elder Lord wanted to recover his losses? What he possibly feared was that what was originally a loss of only half of the Doushuai Palace might now turn into the entire palace being lost to Jiang Liu.

"Fine, let's do it!" When Jiang Liu nodded in agreement, the Supreme Elder Lord also nodded slightly.

As they spoke, the Supreme Elder Lord's finger touched the ground, causing the soil to rise and transform into a beautifully lustrous, kiln-fired clay-like table. The mahjong table was instantaneously formed.

Then, without any hesitation, the Supreme Elder Lord took the seat in the east position and turned his gaze towards Jiang Liu.

"Wukong, Bajie, why don't both of you join in as well?" Jiang Liu said after looking at the three remaining seats.

Following Jiang Liu's words, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie naturally took their seats as well.

"Supreme Elder Lord, it won't be fair to you if the three of us play against you alone, will it?" After everyone was seated, Jiang Liu immediately looked at the Supreme Elder Lord and asked.

"Of course not. While mahjong does depend on individual skill, it relies even more on luck. With the three of you against this old man, who knows, my luck might be extremely good, and I could win against all three of you!" the Supreme Elder Lord waved his hand and said with a confident demeanor.

"Good, since the Supreme Elder Lord is confident, that could not be better!" Jiang Liu said, nodding slightly at the Supreme Elder Lord's words.

During their conversation, everyone brought out some chips, evaluated their corresponding value, and then began the game.

Little White Dragon, Sha Wujing, and six Spider Demonesses were all watching from the side, looking somewhat nervous.

The Supreme Elder Lord came in with a ferocious momentum, determined to win, only to seek his comeback through a game of mahjong?

Who could say why he believed so firmly he could win?

Their hands shuffled the mahjong tiles, and they all played in silence.

Two rounds passed by quickly.

Jiang Liu briefly summed things up in his heart; the situation wasn't too bad.

Both he and Wukong were losing, while Zhu Bajie was making a considerable profit.

As for the Supreme Elder Lord? He was breaking even, maintaining a balance of wins and losses.

If one were to consider the Supreme Elder Lord as one party and his three disciples as another, then between the two parties, it was a close match?

"The Supreme Elder Lord's luck in gambling is quite good too!" He silently calculated and found that, in front of Zhu Bajie, the Supreme Elder Lord was actually able to maintain a balance? Though Jiang Liu was secretly surprised at the Supreme Elder Lord's luck in gambling, as long as his three disciples could keep an overall balance in wins and losses, there wouldn't be a problem—thus, he remained calm and unruffled.

Naturally, while Jiang Liu was not anxious, the Supreme Elder Lord was getting a bit restless.

After two rounds with almost no gains, the Supreme Elder Lord realized that winning back the lost elixirs through mahjong today was not going to be easy.

After taking a deep breath, the Supreme Elder Lord suddenly raised his hand.

Immediately afterward, a nine-layered golden tower appeared in the Supreme Elder Lord's hand.

Without any nonsense, the Supreme Elder Lord directly placed the tower on the table.

"What is that!?" Seeing the Supreme Elder Lord's action, Jiang Liu and the others naturally cast their eyes on the golden tower.

Clearly, the Supreme Elder Lord taking out this tower and placing it on the table at that moment couldn't possibly be just for show; there had to be a purpose behind it.

More precisely, it had to be related to the outcome of this round of mahjong.

Others might not recognize the existence of this nine-layered golden tower, but as Jiang Liu's eyes fell upon it, the corresponding attribute information emerged, making his face involuntarily change color.

After looking at the Supreme Elder Lord once more, his expression became somewhat peculiar.

Is this the Supreme Elder Lord blatantly cheating?

Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda (Divine Level): Requires level 92, Defense +50 billion, Special Effect: Unparalleled Merit, Never Wears Out.

"Is this the Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda?" Jiang Liu couldn't help but feel surprised as he looked at the golden tower before him.

The original form of the Brocade Kasaya was one of the Five-Direction Flags, whose defense was said to be unbreakable by anyone below a Sage.

After the seal had been lifted, the Defense Value Jiang Liu remembered clearly was one billion!

That is to say, a defense of one billion is very difficult to break without reaching the Sage Realm.

However, the Defense Value of this Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda was as high as fifty billion!? The defensive value is five times that of the Five-Direction Flags!?

Of course, what was most important was still the special effect of the Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, the Unparalleled Power of Merit.

I remember from the Primordial Legends that this Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda was known as a Merit Supreme Treasure, right?

Using the Merit Supreme Treasure to suppress my own luck in a game of mahjong!?

Isn't this move a bit too crafty?

Cheating! This is completely cheating, isn't it?

But such high-end tactics are really hard to argue against.

Although it's cheating, it's not swindling.

Who says you can't keep a Dharma Treasure by your side while playing mahjong? There has never been such a rule, has there?

"Again!"

After the Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda was set down, the Supreme Elder Lord spoke up, and naturally, the game of mahjong continued.

As expected, as soon as this most powerful Merit Supreme Treasure was laid down, the Supreme Elder Lord's luck in gambling significantly increased.

In terms of fortune, even Zhu Bajie, the human cheat code, was being suppressed for a time.

Simply put, the chances of the Supreme Elder Lord winning increased a lot, which naturally led to a decrease in Zhu Bajie's chances of winning.

Soon after, several rounds of mahjong were played, and it seemed that between Zhu Bajie and the Supreme Elder Lord, each had a chance of victory.

A simple analogy would be Sun Wukong and Jiang Liu, both losing five points each, totaling a loss of ten points.

As for Zhu Bajie? He had roughly gained four points, while the Supreme Elder Lord had already earned a full six points!

So initially, the two sides were evenly matched.

But now, it was a disastrous loss on Jiang Liu's side.

"Terrifying, this Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda is indeed the world's number one Merit Supreme Treasure! Just placing it here, the Power of Merit suppresses the destiny involved in playing mahjong!" After a few rounds and substantial losses, Jiang Liu's gaze swept over the Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda on the table, and he marveled inwardly.

Of course, what mattered even more was that Jiang Liu had never expected the Supreme Elder Lord to be so cunning, using such a treasure as the Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda to play mahjong.

Ever since its invention, the game of mahjong could be said to have become wildly popular across the Three Realms. It was not only a major attraction in the Flame Cloud Entertainment City, but even the Wuzhuang Temple had been renamed the Wuzhuang Mahjong Monastery.

However, if one talks about the level of grandeur in playing mahjong, perhaps today's game holds the highest standard?

The power of Zhu Bajie, the human cheat code, was actually no match for the Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda?

Ten points, and he could only earn four points?

"Hahaha, not bad at all..." Since the Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda had been put on the table, the Supreme Elder Lord's smile had seldom faded, his face brimming with a rich smile, stroking his long beard and nodding continuously.

At that moment, the whole mahjong table was dominated by Zhu Bajie and the Supreme Elder Lord, the only two who could win.

Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong hadn't tasted the feeling of winning for a long, long time.

"This, this old rascal, is utterly hateful!" After losing nine consecutive times, Sun Wukong's expression was growing worse.

Setting aside the matter of winning or losing, just the sensation of constantly losing to others in mahjong was very uncomfortable.

"Sigh..."

After a few more rounds of complete and utter defeat, Jiang Liu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

At this time, the Supreme Elder Lord's morale was high, and it was impossible for him to just give up.

If things continued this way, perhaps the elixirs he had earned would be lost, and he might even end up parting with a lot of his possessions. No wonder the Supreme Elder Lord seemed so aggressive!

"Merit Supreme Treasure, huh?"

His gaze swept over the Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda by the Supreme Elder Lord's hand once more, and Jiang Liu pondered in his heart for a moment.

Then, he steeled his resolve.

An eighteen-petal Golden Lotus rose from Jiang Liu's head, with a golden glow of merit shining just as brilliantly.

Merit!?

His own lotus also had the attribute of a Ninth Grade Merit Golden Lotus.

Perhaps its power of merit couldn't compare to that of the Heaven and Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, but it was also extraordinary, wasn't it?