Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 650: Searching for Ksitigarbha Again

Drip, drip, drip!

Just as Jiang Liu's heart was growing anxious, a message alert suddenly rang from his friends list.

Hearing this message, Jiang Liu was overjoyed. Had Gaoyang finally replied to his message?

With buoyant hope, Jiang Liu immediately opened his friends list, but then his anticipation instantly turned into deep disappointment.

It turned out that the message wasn't from Gaoyang, but from Yuanling.

Though disappointed, Gaoyang still opened the message from Yuanling to read it.

"Holy Monk, something terrible has happened! Princess Gaoyang has disappeared. It's said that she was taken away by a direct disciple of Sect Master Tongtian. Holy Monk, do you know who Sect Master Tongtian is? He seems to be a very powerful figure, comparable to Buddha and the Jade Emperor, according to the Bodhisattva of Golden Light... No, wait, it was the Golden Hair Lion who said it!"

That was the message from Yuanling. As Jiang Liu read it, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Yes, Sect Master Tongtian was indeed powerful, but to compare him to Buddha and Jade Emperor?

Such ignorance!

"Hmm, I am aware of this message, and I also know of Sect Master Tongtian's existence," Jiang Liu casually responded with a message.

"Princess Gaoyang was rescued by a direct disciple of Sect Master Tongtian? So, in the eyes of the Buddhist Sect, because I'm dressed in a black robe and killed Baosheng Buddha, my identity is that of a disciple of Sect Master Tongtian?" After closing the chat window, Jiang Liu muttered under his breath.

When it came right down to it, he bought an Absolute Immortal Sword solely because it was powerful, and also because the name of Sect Master Tongtian was intimidating.

But for those people within the Buddhist Sect to assume he was a disciple of Sect Master Tongtian? That was something Jiang Liu had not anticipated.

"Wait, this matter... I won't be resented by Sect Master Tongtian, will I?"

As the realization hit him that the Buddhist Sect had misunderstood and if Sect Master Tongtian bore a grudge against him, Jiang Liu's heart skipped a beat.

Cowardice set in!

His purpose on the Journey to the West was to overturn the Great Thunder Monastery, but even Tathagata was merely a Quasi-Saint.

If Sect Master Tongtian held a grudge against him, wouldn't he be no match for even one of Tongtian's fingers, even if he leveled up to 100?

100 was the max level, which was merely at the peak of Quasi-Saintliness!

Those who are not saints are ultimately as insignificant as ants; this wasn't just a mere saying!

"Amitabha, may the Hierarch forgive me. I did not do this on purpose, uh, wrong, not Amitabha, it's Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable..."

Regardless of whether Sect Master Tongtian could hear him or not, Jiang Liu became submissive, bowing to all directions and mumbling somewhat incoherently.

"What's Master up to now?"

Sun Wukong and the others looked at Jiang Liu, exchanging puzzled glances, wondering what he was doing.

Muttering about Amitabha and Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, what on earth was he talking about?

After speaking some words of submission and not experiencing any unusual reaction, perhaps Sect Master Tongtian was unaware? Or perhaps the venerable one was magnanimous and did not bear a grudge against him?

Gradually, Jiang Liu's heart settled a bit.

"Right, everyone thinks that the person in the Shadow Robe is a disciple of Sect Master Tongtian? And they think that Princess Gaoyang was taken away by a disciple of Sect Master Tongtian?" At that moment, an idea sparked in Jiang Liu's mind.

Originally, Jiang Liu had thought of going to Ksitigarbha to inquire about Princess Gaoyang's whereabouts, but it would draw too much attention if he went as himself, which was highly inappropriate.

But now, it seemed he had a reason to seek out Ksitigarbha?

Mulling over this, Jiang Liu turned to Sun Wukong and said, "Wukong, find an excuse to make a quick trip to the Heavenly Court and then come straight back."

"Ah? To the Heavenly Court? What for?" Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong was slightly taken aback and asked.

"Don't ask so much, just go. Visit the Heavenly Court, greet a few acquaintances, then hurry back!" Jiang Liu urged, not bothering with further explanations.

"Alright, I, Old Sun, am off!"

Seeing Jiang Liu's urgency, Sun Wukong stopped asking questions, nodded his head, and leaped up on his Somersault Cloud, vanishing into the horizon in an instant.

With Sun Wukong's speed, a trip to the Heavenly Court was of course very quick, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the South Heavenly Gate.

"Greetings, Great Saint. Aren't you supposed to be escorting Tang Monk to the Western Heaven? What brings you to our South Heavenly Gate today?"

The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals guarding the South Heavenly Gate did not dare to stop Sun Wukong and greeted him as he approached.

"I, Old Sun, am just a bit bored, so I came up to have a stroll and see a few old friends. Hahaha, you all keep up the good work here!" Sun Wukong said with a beaming smile on his face.

As he spoke, he strode straight into the South Heavenly Gate.

"Wait, Great Sage, please be a little cautious, the Empress has been seriously injured, and the Jade Emperor is quite angry at the moment!"

"I know, I know, I, Old Sun, am not someone who likes to stir up trouble," waving his hand, Sun Wukong's figure quickly disappeared, and at the same time, his voice carried far away.

"Uh, when did Great Sage Sun also start making jokes? Only, this joke is not the least bit funny!" Hearing Sun Wukong say he wasn't someone who liked to stir up trouble, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals guarding the South Heavenly Gate shook their heads.

The master had told him to make it a quick visit, seemingly in a great hurry, so indeed, Sun Wukong had no intention of staying long in the Heavenly Court.

Having found Nezha, Kuimu Wolf, and The Golden Star of Venus, he made his presence felt among them before swiftly turning back.

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Only, regarding Sun Wukong's hasty arrival and departure, many people shook their heads in secret.

What was this Monkey up to? Coming over specially, just to say hello and leave?

Shaking their heads, these people didn't ponder over Sun Wukong's actions any further and ignored him.

The most important recent affair, of course, concerned the direct disciple of Sect Master Tongtian.

Wielding the Absolute Immortal Sword, the disciple of Tongtian acted with deadly decisiveness, completely baffling as to why he would kill Baosheng Buddha, and even aiming to kill the Empress—this was killing incarnate.

Who knew who would be the next unfortunate one?

The Cultivation Level of a Quasi-Saint isn't frightening, nor is the Absolute Immortal Sword! What's truly terrifying is not understanding why one would kill, nor fathoming any motive.

That is what people found fearsome.

"Master, I, Old Sun, am back!" Jiang Liu and Zhu Bajie were quietly waiting in the Mortal World; after a little while, Sun Wukong flipped through the air, descending from the sky to land in front of Jiang Liu, and spoke.

"Alright, noted!"

Seeing Sun Wukong return, an impatient Jiang Liu immediately set out, his figure sinking directly downward, heading deep into the Netherworld, making his way to Ksitigarbha's Ksitigarbha Cave.

"What's going on? What does this mean?" Scratching his head, Sun Wukong felt utterly confused as he watched Jiang Liu hurry off.

"Forget it, Monkey Brother, stop thinking about it. The master's wisdom is not something we can speculate about. If he's doing this, he must have his reasons. We just need to watch properly!"

Seeing Sun Wukong looking confused, Zhu Bajie spoke from where he was lying on the grass at the side, his hands holding his Love Treasure Mirror, which he was carefully studying.

"If I were you, with this time, I, Old Pig, would rather focus on my Love Treasure Mirror!"

"Blockhead, you're holding that so-called Love Treasure Mirror day in and day out, studying back and forth, what have you figured out?" Sun Wukong approached Zhu Bajie and asked irritably.

"I feel that I've obtained three parts of the master's true teachings, and every time I look at it, I feel enlightened!" Zhu Bajie closed his Love Treasure Mirror and said with a smile.

"Give it a rest, enlightened? Three parts of true teachings? Then why haven't I seen you surrounded by lots of beautiful women?" Sun Wukong retorted disdainfully.

"Monkey Brother, you don't understand. To reach this level, at least one must have seven or eight parts of the master's true teachings. Forget it, you're a Monkey, how would you understand!"

Shaking his head, Zhu Bajie didn't seem interested in discussing any further with Sun Wukong.

A straight-man cancer Monkey, with whom he had absolutely no common subjects of conversation.

"Oh? Blockhead, you've really been getting too full of yourself recently. Are you saying that you, a mere pig, have more wisdom than I, Old Sun?" That was something Sun Wukong didn't like to hear.

"Monkey Brother, think about it, aren't you a single dog—no, a single Monkey right now?" Zhu Bajie said, looking indignant, addressing Sun Wukong.

"This..." His voice briefly faltered, then Sun Wukong waved his hand, declaring, "That's because I, Old Sun, don't like all this lovey-dovey nonsense. It's a waste of time!"

"Whatever the reason, right now you're a single Monkey, and I, Old Pig? At least, I have Zhuzhu, right?" Zhu Bajie said with a smile, basking in his triumph.

In this respect, he was thoroughly crushing the Monkey.

"Junior Brother Bajie, you've got that wrong!" However, at that moment, Sha Wujing spoke up pensively, "I think that Great Elder Brother might have only received a few parts of the master's true teachings!"

"Junior Brother Sha, think about it, throughout our journey, how many beautiful Female Demons have you tried to woo, yet none of them paid any attention to you!"

"Now, look at Monkey Brother, Fairy Zixia's affections for him run deep, something we've all observed. Yet, despite this, Great Elder Brother doesn't seem to care at all. Isn't that having received a part of the master's true teachings?"

"Junior Brother Sha, snap out of it, you're not mute!"

...

The disciples, having nothing better to do, were bickering among themselves—a fact completely unknown to Jiang Liu.

At that moment, Jiang Liu's figure was rapidly descending into the Netherworld, directly hurrying to Ksitigarbha Cave.

"Mage Xuanzang, please hold on a moment!" the Novice Monk under Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, as always, stood at the entrance to the cave and blocked Jiang Liu's path.