Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"Eh? Master, this mirror you have looks pretty nice, I, Old Sun, have never seen it before!"

Looking at the Treasure-Seeking Mirror in Jiang Liu's hand, Sun Wukong seemed very interested, his attention even shifted from his Ice Iron Divine Armor, curiously staring at the mirror in Jiang Liu's hand.

"This one is called the Treasure-Seeking Mirror, it's a new treasure I recently acquired. Just shout out the treasure you want to know about, and it will show you a direction!"

Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu started explaining.

Although the Treasure-Seeking Mirror required a cooldown time of 10 days before one could search for another treasure, it was still a very useful treasure for Jiang Liu.

"Oh? Just shout its name, and that's it? How magical! Master, you always manage to produce all sorts of magical things!"

While Sun Wukong was amazed by the Treasure-Seeking Mirror in Jiang Liu's hand, he seemed even more interested in Jiang Liu's situation.

"Yes, Master, you always manage to produce a variety of magical things every so often!" Following Sun Wukong's words, Zhu Bajie also curiously stared and asked Jiang Liu.

"It seems that you want to know where these treasures come from, right?"

Glancing at Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong at his side, he clearly understood what they meant and bluntly asked.

"Yes, Master, I, Old Sun, am indeed very curious!" Seeing that Jiang Liu spoke openly, Sun Wukong did not deny it and nodded seriously.

Having followed the master for so many years, he would produce magical items now and then, even producing two identical Fire Tip Spears like Nezha's; saying he wasn't curious would be impossible.

Today, would the master be willing to speak?

"Sure! Monkey, I'm quite interested in where you learned your skills. If you tell me where you acquired your abilities, I will tell you where I got these items from. How about that?" Jiang Liu smiled, his eyes landing on Sun Wukong.

Without waiting for Sun Wukong to respond, Jiang Liu continued, "I remember when I first met you under the Five Elements Mountain, you told me you had discovered a place of immortals, and in just a few years, you learned the skills to create Havoc in Heaven!"

"Uh..." Jiang Liu's words made Sun Wukong speechless, unable to say anything for a moment.

With an awkward smile, he said, "Hehehe, Master, you, you actually don't need to know. I, Old Sun, although learned the skills to create Havoc in Heaven in just a few short years, your growth over these years, Master, has been no less than mine!"

Seeing Sun Wukong unwilling to talk about Square Inch Mountain and Ancestor Bodhi, Jiang Liu pursed his lips, clearly not intending to force him.

His gaze then turned to Zhu Bajie.

"Master, Master..." Seeing Monkey Brother at a loss for words under the master's questioning, and then seeing the master's gaze on himself, Zhu Bajie's head instinctively shrank.

"Bajie, you want to know too, huh? Coincidentally, I'm quite curious about what exactly happened between you and Guanyin back then. Why don't you take this opportunity to talk about it? Today, we disciples and master should open our hearts and not keep any little secrets, how about that?"

"Master, I, Old Pig, I, Old Pig don't want to know anymore..." Scratching his head, Zhu Bajie shook his head, decisively backing down.

Seeing Zhu Bajie's antics, Jiang Liu couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.

Finally, his gaze shifted back to the Treasure-Seeking Mirror in his hand.

After a few idle chats among the disciples and master, soon, everyone's gaze fell on the Treasure-Seeking Mirror, and immediately, Jiang Liu shouted at the mirror, "Marshal Tianpeng's Golden Body!"

Indeed, following Jiang Liu's shout, the Treasure-Seeking Mirror reacted.

A misty light emanated from the mirror, then gathered on its surface, forming an arrow shape.

However, the arrow didn't point in any particular direction but kept spinning on the mirror surface, showing no trace of a clue.

"Hey, Master, is, is this Treasure-Seeking Mirror broken?"

After staring at the Treasure-Seeking Mirror for a long time, the arrow still in a chaotic spinning motion, Sun Wukong couldn't help but speak up, asking Jiang Liu with astonishment.

"This, I'm not sure either for the time being..." Hearing Sun Wukong's inquiry, Jiang Liu also looked puzzled and shook his head.

This was his first time using the Treasure-Seeking Mirror. If the arrow had pointed in a direction, he would have understood.

But with the arrow endlessly spinning aimlessly, how could he understand?

"Hey, what does your spinning mean, huh? Can't you just communicate properly?" After watching for a long time and still not understanding, Sun Wukong couldn't help but speak out at the Treasure-Seeking Mirror.

However, the Treasure-Seeking Mirror in Jiang Liu's hand remained unchanged, having neither a voice responding to Sun Wukong nor displaying any text.

The arrow kept spinning on its own, completely ignoring Sun Wukong's inquiries.

"Alright, even my gaming system's ability has never communicated with me, can this suddenly appeared Treasure-Seeking Mirror talk to you? Impossible!"

Watching Sun Wukong persistently talk to the Treasure-Seeking Mirror, which showed no signs of reaction, Jiang Liu inwardly laughed, murmuring to himself.

"Master, this, could it be because we are in the Demon Realm, but, Old Pig's Golden Body is not in the Demon Realm..." Just then, Zhu Bajie, having watched for a while, suddenly spoke up, proposing his guess.

"Ah? That seems quite reasonable indeed!" Bajie's guess, brought up by Zhu Bajie, struck a chord with both Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong, who silently nodded, feeling his guess was indeed not wrong.

Given such a guess, naturally, it was time for the disciples and master to leave the Demon Realm first.

After temporarily putting away the Treasure-Seeking Mirror, the disciples and master quickly took flight and left the Demon Realm.

However, while flying mid-air, Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong suddenly had a thought and exchanged a silent glance.

Something seemed amiss.

Had Zhu Bajie, who they hadn't expected to think of it, actually come up with a conjecture?

Since when had Zhu Bajie's mind become so sharp?

Shaking his head, Jiang Liu dismissed the thought.

After all, as the ancients said, "Three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang." Sometimes, even a fool might have a moment of inspiration, coming to a realization before the wise, right?

After shaking off the strange thoughts in his mind, the group of disciples left the Demon Realm and returned to the Mortal World.

Then, Jiang Liu looked down at the Treasure-Seeking Mirror in his hand.

Indeed, once back in the Mortal World, the arrow on the Treasure-Seeking Mirror began to behave differently.

The arrow in the Treasure-Seeking Mirror slowed down its spinning.

Under the watchful eyes of Jiang Liu and the others, the arrow eventually came to a complete stop, pointing eastward.

"Could it have stopped randomly!?" Jiang Liu wondered silently, as the arrow finally came to a rest. It felt somewhat like spinning a big wheel.

Immediately, he turned around, naturally causing the direction of the Treasure-Seeking Mirror to change as well.

However, the arrow, as if attracted by a magnet, still firmly pointed eastward.

No matter how Jiang Liu moved, the direction of the arrow did not change at all.

Whew…

Seeing this, Jiang Liu inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

If that was the case, then the direction indicated by the arrow must be where Marshal Tianpeng's golden body was located; it couldn't just be a mere coincidence.

"Let's go! Let's follow the direction indicated by the arrow?" After determining the direction pointed by the Treasure-Seeking Mirror, Jiang Liu spoke to Sun Wukong and the others.

Without further ado, the three disciples began moving, flying directly towards the direction indicated by the arrow.

...

Eastern Shengshen State, a majestic temple, was precisely the Taoist Arena of Maitreya Buddha.

Maitreya Buddha sat quietly on his Lotus Platform, his expression somewhat bewildered.

Maitreya Buddha was well aware of the matters between Guanyin and Zhu Bajie.

The reason Guanyin fell into demon possession was also because Maitreya Buddha had intervened secretly in the past.

Since she had succumbed to demon possession, perhaps, it was time for her to face her ordeal, right?

Firstly, if Guanyin died facing her ordeal, it would indirectly weaken the power of the Demon Realm and also resolve some of his own future worries.

Secondly, if Guanyin faced her ordeal, it would add one more tribulation to the ninety-nine-eighty-one tribulations, wouldn't it?

With a chance to kill two birds with one stone, Maitreya Buddha naturally took action.

As for whether Xuanzang and his group were strong enough to defeat Guanyin, or if Xuanzang would encounter mortal danger upon entering the Demon Realm?

Maitreya Buddha was not worried about that.

The existence of the Immeasurable Kalpa was not something easily dealt with.

Not to mention, he had given his Green Lotus Treasured Flag to Xuanzang. Although it was normally sealed, if a life-threatening danger arose, the seal on the Green Lotus Treasured Flag would break instantly, alerting him and providing an opportunity for rescue.

Having waited in the Taoist Arena for a long time, he knew Xuanzang and his group had gone to the Demon Realm, everything had progressed just as he calculated; they indeed went looking for Guanyin.

But why had Xuanzang lost his traces after going to the Demon Realm?

It seemed that Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie were just aimlessly lingering in the Demon Realm.

That day, Maitreya Buddha suddenly felt a slight stirring in his heart, and focused to calculate for a moment.

Immediately, his expression involuntarily changed.

Xuanzang and his group had already left the Demon Realm?

Moreover, it seemed they were quickly flying towards the direction of Eastern Shengshen State?

"What's going on!? Could it be that they have already discovered all of this was orchestrated by me in the shadows!?"

Feeling Xuanzang and his group approaching rapidly, Maitreya Buddha's heart tightened.