Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"Disciples? Where have we arrived?"

As the three disciples flew through the sky, Jiang Liu looked down from above at the vast mountains and swamps, where human traces were scarce, and couldn't help but ask.

"Hehehe, Master, we've arrived at Shengshenzhou!" Upon hearing Jiang Liu's question, Sun Wukong's face lit up with a smile, suggesting he was in a very good mood.

"Shengshenzhou? Isn't it Eastern Shengshen State?" Listening to Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu gave him a somewhat odd glance.

However, Jiang Liu's question seemed to stun both Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong momentarily.

Immediately, Sun Wukong spoke, "Master, could it be that you misspoke? The 'Eastern' in Eastern Shengshenzhou merely indicates direction, as in the Shengshenzhou to the east, the Shanbu Continent to the south, like that..."

"Uh, okay, is this a common knowledge mistake?" Sun Wukong's explanation made Jiang Liu's mouth twitch slightly, and his face darkened.

He remembered how nearly all adaptations of "Journey to the West" began by saying "In Eastern Shengshenzhou there is an Aolai Nation, and then there's the Flower Fruit Mountain..." He had always thought Eastern Shengshenzhou was one phrase read together.

So it turned out that the proper name was Shengshenzhou, and 'Eastern' was just pointing to the direction.

"You plague-ridden monkey, what do you know?"

Just as Jiang Liu was coming to terms with his basic error, feeling a bit embarrassed to himself, suddenly, Zhu Bajie spoke up, addressing Sun Wukong with irritation.

"You blockhead, what's gotten into you all of a sudden?"

Out of nowhere, Zhu Bajie lashed out at Sun Wukong? This left Sun Wukong rather confused. Had Bajie become too arrogant lately?

"I think Master is right! This place is indeed Eastern Shengshenzhou, not just Shengshenzhou! Everything Master says is correct!" Zhu Bajie stared seriously at Sun Wukong and declared.

This firm expression, devoid of any doubts, took Sun Wukong by surprise and even made him wonder in secret—could it be that he remembered it wrong?

This isn't Shengshenzhou, but Eastern Shengshenzhou?

"What am I even thinking about!" Shaking his head, Sun Wukong cast aside the chaotic thoughts swirling in his mind.

He remembered, this blockhead had said before that even if Master claimed the sun rose in the west, he would be correct.

Sure enough, this blockhead wasn't just all talk but really acted on it, didn't he?

"Hmm, not bad, Bajie is pretty good!"

Even though Jiang Liu knew the person in wrong was himself, seeing Zhu Bajie so firmly believing in him, convinced he was right even though he was wrong, made Jiang Liu subtly nod his head in satisfaction.

Even though Zhu Bajie seemed somewhat foolish, in the workplace, such a person might be more popular than Sun Wukong, no?

"Eh, wait, the arrow on the Treasure-Seeking Mirror is showing a deviation!" Just as Jiang Liu was lost in his thoughts, he felt a slight shift in his attention and looked toward the Treasure-Seeking Mirror.

Indeed, the arrow that had been firmly pointing in a certain direction was now visibly off course.

Could it be that Marshal Tianpeng's Golden Body had moved?

"Let's go!" Seeing the arrow's deviation and realizing the position of the Golden Body was changing, Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong stopped arguing and, with a swift movement, changed course to follow the direction of the arrow.

Continuing to fly forward, with the arrow shifting positions, Jiang Liu and the others followed in pursuit.

Originally, Jiang Liu and his companions had arrived at Shengshenzhou, but as the position shifted, after flying for quite some time, they noticed the land below becoming increasingly desolate, riddled with miasma, and teeming with poisonous creatures and ferocious beasts, with demons and ghosts running rampant.

"Master, we've now entered the territory of the Julu Continent!" At this moment, Sun Wukong spoke up to remind Jiang Liu.

"It's North Julu State!" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Zhu Bajie couldn't help interjecting to correct him.

At that, Sun Wukong's brows raised slightly, feeling it was time to give Bajie a good lesson—he had indeed become too inflated lately, hadn't he?

"Wukong, Bajie, be careful. There are countless demons here, and who knows if there might be demons with unusual abilities!" Not wanting Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong to dwell on the issue, Jiang Liu spoke up as a precaution.

"Alright, Master, I, Old Pig, understand!" Hearing Jiang Liu's words, Zhu Bajie nodded vigorously and immediately kept his mouth shut, appearing obedient.

"Hmph!" Although Sun Wukong felt his master's words were somewhat biased towards Zhu Bajie, after a soft snort, he didn't say anything further.

Guided by the Treasure Mirror, they flew for tens of thousands of miles more.

Soon, Jiang Liu and his companions came across a vast expanse of swamp that seemed endless.

The shoulder on the Treasure Mirror had almost become a dot; they had now arrived at the position of Marshal Tianpeng's Golden Body in planar distance.

After a moment, the dense light on the Treasure Mirror that had formed the arrow dissipated into countless points of starlight and naturally vanished.

"Hmm, has the Treasure-Seeking Mirror finished? Does this mean we've reached the position of Marshal Tianpeng's Golden Body?"

Pocketing the Treasure Mirror, Jiang Liu murmured to himself, while also looking up at the sky.

The sky was filled with billowing black mist, and even the sunlight seemed extremely dim.

This scenery of Julu Continent interestingly bore some resemblance to the Demon Realm.

It would surely be impossible in the skies, void of anything; hence the search must be vertically downwards, within this marshland.

"Wukong, Bajie's Golden Body should be under this marsh," Jiang Liu spoke, his gaze falling on Sun Wukong as he said this.

"Under this marsh? I, Old Sun, will give it a try!" Upon hearing Jiang Liu's words, Sun Wukong nodded.

Then, with a flick of his monkey paw behind his ear, the Jingu Bang was promptly drawn out, and from a high position, he jabbed it down into the marsh below.

With intent behind every move, the Jingu Bang in Sun Wukong's hands became harder, longer, and thicker.

After stabbing it into the marsh, Sun Wukong continued to swing his arm vigorously, churning the Jingu Bang within the marshland.

Instantly, the entire marsh transformed into what resembled a swirling vortex.

Clearly, if there were people inside, they would undoubtedly be dizzy and disoriented by now.

"Who dares!" As Sun Wukong continued his action, it wasn't long before a loud yell erupted.

Suddenly, a figure clad in radiant golden armor emerged from the marsh.

This person looked extremely handsome, and the golden armor he wore sparkled brilliantly, captivating anyone who looked upon it.

However, upon seeing the rising figure, Jiang Liu's heart stirred slightly; the figure looked strangely familiar.

Wait, wasn't this the appearance that Zhu Bajie often transformed into, reminiscent of how he looked when he was Marshal Tianpeng in the Heavenly Court?

"Could it be..." Looking at the figure soaring up, and considering his resemblance, an idea dawned on Jiang Liu.

His gaze fixed on the figure, and within his mind he silently invoked: Character Profile!

Almost immediately, a semi-transparent character profile appeared before Jiang Liu.

…

Elsewhere, on the Journey to the West, the White Dragon Horse rested quietly on the ground, his eyes half-closed as he cultivated.

Beside him, Sha Wujing also sat cross-legged, seizing the moment to cultivate.

Although their cultivation levels were not low, both Sha Wujing and the White Dragon Horse felt an immense pressure bearing down on them.

At the beginning, when they had first joined the team, their master's cultivation level was very low, but now? Their master was only a step away from reaching the Taiyi Realm, wasn't he?

The urgency felt by the White Dragon Horse stemmed from the fact that his own cultivation level had been surpassed by their master.

Within the entire team, although he was merely a mount, his cultivation level had become the lowest. If things continued this way, would their master discard him for having too low a cultivation level?

This possibility was not entirely unfounded, after all, weren't both he and Third Brother Sha left behind this time in the search for Second Brother's Golden Body?

This was probably because they didn't want to be a burden, right?

That was what the White Dragon Horse thought, and naturally, Sha Wujing felt the same.

Though Little White Dragon also addressed their master as such, in reality, his status was just a mount. Sha Wujing truly had no intention of competing with him.

Besides, Sha Wujing's silent comparison was supposed to be with the First and Second Brothers, wasn't it?

But in reality? It turned out that among the master's three disciples, only he was left behind.

With a cultivation level of a Taiyi True Immortal, one would be considered quite a powerful entity in the Three Realms, but now within the Scripture Seeking Team, could it be that he was merely a drag?

Sha Wujing felt an even stronger urgency in his heart and became more eager to grow stronger; he must not become the one to hold them back.

However, just when Sha Wujing and Little White Dragon were resting peacefully, a terrifying demonic wind swept through.

Instantly, a giant bird appeared in the sky.

It had feathers as black as mystic iron, shimmering with a metallic gleam, and it swooped down from the heavens in a direct dive.

Its massive talons reached out toward Sha Wujing and Little White Dragon.

"Evil Demon!" As they saw the giant bird descending from the sky, both Little White Dragon and Sha Wujing's faces changed, and they immediately became alert.

Yet as the huge talons dropped, Little White Dragon and Sha Wujing were both swiftly caught by the giant bird, as effortlessly as an eagle snatching chickens.

Then, with a powerful flapping of its wings, the White Dragon Horse and Sha Wujing disappeared into the horizon together.