Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 624: Another Level 90 Big Shot (8th Update)

"Amitabha..."

Maitreya Buddha sat quietly on his meditation cushion, murmuring a Buddhist hymn under his breath.

He had chosen to instruct the King of Women’s Kingdom in the ways of cultivation after much contemplation.

Like Guanyin before, who kept Gaoyang by her side to restrain Xuanzang, Maitreya Buddha’s thoughts were much the same as Guanyin.

If a single Gaoyang could restrain Xuanzang, could not the King of Women’s Kingdom, who had borne Xuanzang a child, do the same?

If he could seize control of the King of Women’s Kingdom, wouldn’t Xuanzang also fall under his control?

To rescue Lingyu, he had paid a great price. Naturally, he needed to keep a firm grip on Xuanzang.

It was not only because of Xuanzang’s significant role. More importantly, capturing him would strike a heavy blow to the prestige of Tathagata.

For the King of Women’s Kingdom’s cultivation, Maitreya Buddha had also invested much, providing top-tier cultivation scriptures and Treasure Pills as support.

Maitreya Buddha believed that the King of Women’s Kingdom’s cultivation level would surely grow quickly.

For the King of Women’s Kingdom, this was a crucial move, not just for the greater scheme of the Journey to the West, but mainly as a strategic play against Tathagata.

However, after doing what needed to be done, Maitreya Buddha didn’t concern himself further, focusing mainly on Jiang Liu now.

As he had guessed, after Qiongqi escaped, it naturally went to trouble Xuanzang. He needed to keep an eye out, as he truly couldn’t afford for Xuanzang to die; that would be a disaster.

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As time went by, minute by minute, Jiang Liu sat quietly in his room cultivating.

Though at this time cultivation wouldn’t lead to leveling up and the increase in strength wasn’t significant.

But as the saying goes, sharpening your ax will not delay your job of cutting wood.

As night fell and the time seemed right, Jiang Liu stopped his cultivation, feeling refreshed and in excellent condition.

Whether it was his spirit or his health and mana bars, all were fully charged.

Then, Jiang Liu used the Cloud Ascending Leaps, a magic supernatural power, and soared on a cloud.

North of Women’s Kingdom, about eight hundred li away, stood Longpan Mountain, a perilous place seldom visited by humans.

Under a crescent moon hanging high, casting a dim glow, Jiang Liu quickly arrived above Longpan Mountain, without any intention to hide his presence. His body too began to emit a brilliant light, signaling his arrival to anyone below.

"Sleep well, sleep soundly..." On a Green Rock atop Longpan Mountain, the woman Qiongqi had transformed into gently brushed a strand of hair from Lingyu’s face, murmuring softly with a complicated look in her eyes.

While speaking, she raised her hand and a brilliant light burst forth from her fingertips, shooting directly at Jiang Liu.

Seeing the sudden attack, Jiang Liu reacted swiftly, dodging it.

He understood that this attack seemed more like a greeting. Pressing down his cloud, Jiang Liu descended towards the source of the light.

Since it was summer, even at night, it didn’t feel cold. After he landed, Jiang Liu naturally saw Lingyu, who was fast asleep on the Green Rock, and the woman beside her.

Seeing that Lingyu was breathing evenly and didn’t seem hurt, Jiang Liu silently let out a sigh of relief.

As long as his daughter was fine, that was good.

Only then did Jiang Liu’s gaze shift to the figure beside Lingyu.

Seeing Jiang Liu, Qiongqi didn’t bother maintaining its transformation any longer. It shook its body, instantly reverting to its original form, appearing as an old, decrepit man.

"Character UI!"

Seeing the feeble old man before him, who seemed as if he could be blown over by a breeze, Jiang Liu didn’t rush to speak. Instead, he silently invoked a command in his mind and opened up the character’s user interface.

Naturally, a semi-transparent user interface appeared before Jiang Liu.

ID: Qiongqi (Blue).

Gender: Male.

Profession: Demon.

Level: 90.

Equipment: …

"A level 90 blue UI?" Observing this information about Qiongqi, Jiang Liu’s heart sank slightly.

The Drought Demon he had defeated before was also level 90, though it was a golden UI and lacked spiritual wisdom.

So, does this mean that Qiongqi’s abilities and methods are no less significant than the previous Drought Demon’s?

To deal with the Drought Demon, he had once spent 850,000 taels, and it was Sun Wukong who took the lead, using tremendous effort to finally defeat it.

Now, facing Qiongqi alone?

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He definitely couldn’t handle it on his own, Jiang Liu was very clear about that.

"Are you Xuanzang? You look quite young!" Qiongqi’s gaze settled on Jiang Liu, sizing him up before speaking.

It wasn’t just about looking young, but actually being young. Qiongqi could see the essence. Was this the core of the Immeasurable Kalpa?

"Qiongqi? Your cultivation level is very high, at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal stage, just one step away from entering the Quasi-Saint Realm!" As Qiongqi spoke, Jiang Liu also responded, directly identifying the other’s identity.

"Oh? You can actually see through my true form and cultivation level?" Jiang Liu’s words brought a flash of surprise across Qiongqi’s face as he spoke.

"Speak! You’ve kidnapped my daughter and summoned me here, what do you want?" Jiang Liu spoke directly without unnecessary words, preferring to clarify Qiongqi’s intentions first.

"Straight to the point, then I won’t beat around the bush!"

Upon hearing Jiang Liu’s words, Qiongqi nodded slightly and said, "It’s said that eating a piece of your flesh grants immortality. Therefore, I’d like to try it!"

"You want to eat me!?" Seeing Qiongqi’s elderly appearance, a realization dawned on Jiang Liu.

No matter how high your cultivation is, once your lifespan ends, you must die.

From the looks of it, Qiongqi didn’t have many years left, so he was eager to extend his life by eating his flesh?

"I don’t need your life, just a piece of your flesh, and then I will return your daughter to you. How about it?" Qiongqi said to Jiang Liu, his tone sounding negotiable.

Jiang Liu remained silent, offering no response.

Give him a piece of his own flesh to eat? And being threatened using his own daughter? Naturally, Jiang Liu was not willing to agree.

But, reject now? What if the other party really started killing?

A person at the end of their lifespan, desperate to survive, what wouldn’t they do?

"Don’t think about stalling for time; make a decision quickly, I’m not very patient!" Seeing Jiang Liu’s silence, Qiongqi’s expression was calm, but he couldn’t help urging him.

"At level 90, not reaching the Quasi-Saint level, therefore, all control-type effects should work on him!"

"Find a way to snatch the person over, if it’s by surprise, it should be possible!"

"But, once we have snatched her, can we escape?"

"No matter, let’s snatch her first and discuss afterward!"

Jiang Liu didn’t speak, but his mind was racing, silently pondering his strategy.

After making up his mind, Jiang Liu didn’t waste words. He immediately rushed toward Qiongqi, moving incredibly fast.

"Heartless Monk, you actually don’t care about your own daughter’s life and death!?" Seeing Jiang Liu act without speaking, Qiongqi cursed internally.

However, he was also puzzled—it couldn’t be possible. If he truly didn’t care about his daughter’s life, why hadn’t he fled upon learning of his identity and cultivation level but instead attacked?

Could he possibly think that he could snatch her away from him?

Although many thoughts passed through his mind, Qiongqi reacted quickly. Seeing Jiang Liu rushing at him, Qiongqi also lifted his walking stick.

Silencing Zen

However, as he charged forward, Jiang Liu pointed at Qiongqi and the Silencing Zen skill was directly cast on him.

Almost at the same time, following the Silencing Zen, Jiang Liu also cast the Sheep Transformation Technique on Qiongqi.

Jiang Liu knew that Qiongqi possessed transformation abilities, and the Sheep Transformation Technique would be ineffective on someone with such abilities.

Therefore, using the Silencing Zen to silence him first was a crucial tactic.

A strange glow flickered, and almost simultaneously, Qiongqi, who was about to act, instantaneously turned into the form of a little lamb.

Qiongqi bowed his head to look at himself, his eyes dazed and bewildered.

What has happened? He had turned into a sheep? Moreover, the demonic power within him felt like stagnant water, hardly mobilizable?

What in the world had happened?

Jiang Liu didn’t care about Qiongqi’s bewildered state at this moment. He quickly moved and, while Qiongqi was transformed into a lamb, he rushed straight to Lingyu.

Then, he scooped up his daughter in his arms and swiftly turned around, rising up into the clouds.

Although the Silencing Zen and Sheep Transformation Technique only lasted a total of 2 seconds, for someone at Jiang Liu’s level, 2 seconds was enough to accomplish a great deal.

Holding Lingyu in his arms and rising up in the clouds, Jiang Liu saw that the control time was about to expire and raised his hand again to activate the Hand of Healing skill.

Boom!

An indestructible Holy Object descended from the sky, coming down fiercely onto Qiongqi.

Almost simultaneously, Qiongqi’s form reverted back to his original body.

However, this indestructible state from the Hand of Healing pinned Qiongqi down, rendering him unable to move.

The control time of the Hand of Healing was quite long, lasting a full 20 seconds.

Twenty seconds—was that enough time for him to escape?

Jiang Liu didn’t know.

But at this moment, Jiang Liu had no other options.

He pushed the Cloud Ascending Leaps spell to its limits, flying rapidly toward the distance.

Perhaps because of Jiang Liu’s sudden action in picking her up, Lingyu slowly opened her eyes.

"Eh? Father? How, how did you get here?" Lingyu, opening her eyes and seeing Jiang Liu, spoke with a joyous expression.