Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 677: Preparations for the Great Ordeal of the Journey to the West are completed!

The Good Corpse was severed by myself when I reached level 70.

As for the Evil Corpse, I would have to wait until I was level 80.

The most difficult one, the True Self Corpse, would require me to be level 90 to sever it.

"Sever a corpse every 10 levels? What about level 100 then? Am I to attain sainthood?" After looking at the levels required for the Evil Corpse and True Self Corpse, Jiang Liu murmured to himself.

But when he thought about it, it seemed unlikely.

EEven if he severed all three corpses, he would need Hongmeng Purple Qi to become a saint—that's a must!

If the Quasi-Saint Cultivation after severing all three corpses is equivalent to personal knowledge, then the Hongmeng Purple Qi is akin to the qualification for the college entrance examination.

No matter how rich your knowledge is, even if you could score full marks, if you're not qualified for the college entrance exam, could you still get admitted to a top university?

As of now, Jiang Liu had absolutely no clue about the Hongmeng Purple Qi, and even the marketplace that had all sorts of treasures for sale did not offer Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Upon thinking about the issue of the Hongmeng Purple Qi, Jiang Liu eventually let out a long sigh.

So level 100 is the peak that the system can enable my abilities, the Quasi-Saint Peak after severing the three corpses?

Does this mean that at my strongest, I could only become the strongest quasi-saint but never step into the realm of saints?

He stored the Good Corpse in the severing page and set himself to level up automatically.

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Thinking about the issue of attaining sainthood and Hongmeng Purple Qi, Jiang Liu couldn't help but heave a long sigh, his expression becoming a bit desolate.

Difficult, difficult, difficult...

Initially, when Jiang Liu knew he had transmigrated to the Journey to the West universe, he thought that a Daluo Golden Immortal's Cultivation Level should be enough for his self-preservation.

After all, in the world of Journey to the West, although Tathagata is terrifyingly powerful, there was never mention of anything stronger than a Daluo Golden Immortal, right?

However, since he found out that the world of Journey to the West was connected with the ancient legend of Desolation, Jiang Liu realized that ensuring his safety would be more than ten times more difficult.

Tathagata was far from being the final boss; after all, behind Buddhism, there stood Jieyin and Zhunti, two saints.

Even if I were to reach max level at 100, even if I became the strongest under the saints, so what?

In the end, without becoming a saint, I would still be a mere ant. If I really upset the saints, they could crush me with just one finger, right?

"Master, what are you sighing about?"

While Jiang Liu was sitting on the back of the White Dragon Horse, contemplating the issues of Hongmeng Purple Qi and becoming a saint, and sighing to himself, Sun Wukong and the others exchanged glances, not understanding why their master suddenly became so dejected, and asked in surprise.

"Your teacher is reflecting on matters far away in the distance, very far away..." Hearing the words of Sun Wukong and the others, Jiang Liu shook his head slightly and spoke.

Indeed, after the feature of severing corpses appeared, it stirred up his ambition for sainthood. However, at level 70, leveling up was becoming increasingly difficult for him, and he had no idea when he would be able to reach level 100.

To sigh over the difficulty of becoming a saint now was indeed a bit premature.

...

Let's not speak of Jiang Liu's thoughts because of the new feature that unlocked at level 70. Meanwhile, in the Underworld, within the Ksitigarbha Cave.

Ksitigarbha sat quietly in meditation, his Brocade Kasaya neatly folded and placed at his side.

The Tingdi Beast lay on the ground, squinting as if taking a nap.

The whole Ksitigarbha Cave was extremely serene.

Ksitigarbha's job was to guide the Immortals and Buddhas to reincarnation, but how often do Immortals and Buddhas fall? Therefore, normally, Ksitigarbha sat quietly, the work relatively easy.

However, at this moment, suddenly, the void twisted slightly, and a dark shadow appeared abruptly within Ksitigarbha Cave.

Sensing its presence, Ksitigarbha opened his eyes and bowed his head slightly in respect.

"Indeed, the Green Lotus Treasured Flag has been obtained! The Treasure Lotus Lantern transformed from the Ninth Grade Pure World Green Lotus has also fallen into Jiang Liu's hands..." The dark shadow, upon appearing in Ksitigarbha Cave, seemingly fixed its gaze on the Brocade Kasaya, and after a brief moment of pondering, it nodded with satisfaction.

"Oh?" Hearing the shadow's words, Ksitigarbha's eyebrows lifted slightly, a look of surprise on his face as he said, "It was rumored that Empress was nearly killed by..."

"Just rumors. Over the ages, how many rumors have turned out to be nothing but groundless?" The dark shadow interrupted Ksitigarbha before he could finish speaking, shaking its head.

"But if the rumors are false, then who killed Baosheng Buddha? Could it be Jiang Liu!?" Ksitigarbha's face showed even more surprise.

"Jiang Liu has his own peculiarities, nothing to be surprised about!" The dark shadow said, its voice still calm.

"Well, yes, no oddity that arises with him is surprising anymore!" Hearing the shadow's words, Ksitigarbha pondered for a moment then nodded in agreement.

However, at this point, Ksitigarbha's expression turned to one of astonishment as he spoke, "The Ninth Grade Merit Golden Lotus, Ninth Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus, Ninth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, Ninth Grade Pure World Green Lotus, three of the four great lotuses are already in Jiang Liu's hands, only the Karmic Fire Red Lotus remains with this humble monk!"

"Among the Five-Direction Flags, the Plain Colored Cloud Boundary Flag and the Green Lotus Treasured Flag have also respectively ended up with this humble monk and Jiang Liu!"

"The True Martial Soap Carved Flag had always been under the control of Emperor Zhenwu of the Heavenly Court, while the Levitating Flame Light Flag was in the hands of the Supreme Elder Lord. The final Apricot Yellow Flag disappeared with Jiang Ziya following the war of deification..."

"The last Divine Spear that turned into the Nine-Ring Staff is also in Jiang Liu's hands!"

"Of the thirty-six Chaos Treasures, the Chaos Green Lotus, which split into ten treasures, Jiang Liu has acquired five, and this humble monk has two of them. Could it be..."

"Don't ask what you shouldn't!" Hearing Ksitigarbha's analysis, a dark shadow cut off his speech.

Upon hearing the words of the shadow, Ksitigarbha slightly bowed his head and remained silent.

Ksitigarbha waited quietly, knowing full well that the other party wouldn't have shown themselves before him if it was merely to praise the successful acquisition of the Green Lotus Treasured Flag. There had to be something else.

"The Journey to the West is a great calamity. An immense amount of killing karma is needed to pass the Immeasurable Kalpa. The journey has nearly reached its halfway point, and the warm-up is almost over. The time has come to commence the slaughter..." the black shadow spoke calmly.

Although the words were spoken calmly, they caused Ksitigarbha to break out in a cold sweat.

Indeed, the horror of the Immeasurable Kalpa lies in the terrifying amount of killing karma it required. Only with enough killing karma could it come to an end.

Take for instance the great calamity of dragons and phoenixes, where the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan that suppressed the myriad races were almost entirely wiped out!

The Shaman-Demon Calamity! Similarly, it almost led to the extinction of the shaman and demon clans that suppressed the world!

In the Deification Calamity, even the Sect of Intercepting led by the Saint Sect Hierarch Tongtian crumbled to dust, with countless deaths and injuries in the tribulation!

Now, it's the Journey to the West Calamity. Although many have died along the way, the scale of killing karma is far too less compared to the previous Immeasurable Kalpas.

So, is the warm-up over now?

Is the true terror of this Journey to the West Calamity slowly about to unveil itself?

"Amitabha..."

Ksitigarbha, breaking into a cold sweat, felt a pang of compassion in his heart, and ultimately could only chant the Buddha's name incessantly.

...

As for the situation in Ksitigarbha Cave, naturally, no one knew. During these days, Maitreya Buddha quietly stayed within his Taoist Arena.

Sigh!

Lately, Maitreya Buddha's mood had not been good.

Although he had reached the status of a Quasi-Saint, and was one of the Three-World Buddhas, Maitreya Buddha's realm was very high, and there weren't many things that could affect his mood anymore.

But that was only because Maitreya Buddha's cultivation was high and his status exalted; many things were beneath his concern.

However, if the value of the item in question was significant enough, even Maitreya Buddha could not truly remain indifferent.

For example, the Green Lotus Treasured Flag, an Innate Spirit Treasure, is of great concern even to a Quasi-Saint like Maitreya Buddha!

Every time he thought of his Green Lotus Treasured Flag being lost, Maitreya Buddha felt extremely upset.

And when he thought about how he himself delivered the Green Lotus Treasured Flag to Xuanzang, even complimenting him, Maitreya Buddha felt even worse.

"No, I must quickly arrange some tribulations for them, to get through the ninety-nine difficulties as soon as possible!" After pondering for a while, Maitreya Buddha rallied his spirits again.

At this time, Maitreya Buddha remembered how Bodhisattva Guanyin had spoken to him, describing the difficulties of being the Coordinator of the Journey to the West.

At the time, he had listened, but he hadn't felt it personally.

But now, having taken over the work of the scripture seeking of the Journey, and in such a short time, he had lost an Innate Spirit Treasure like the Green Lotus Treasured Flag.

If the matters of the Journey continued to drag on, who knows what would become of them.

After reflecting for a moment, Maitreya Buddha's lips curled into a slight smile, and then with a swift movement, he left his Taoist Arena and headed for the Heavenly Court.

One day, after Jiang Liu ended another dive into a dungeon, and as the sky darkened, he casually threw out the Exquisite Immortal Mansion as usual.

After a hearty dinner, the five disciples each returned to their rooms to rest.

Only Sha Wujing diligently cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, then took care of the cleaning of the Exquisite Immortal Mansion.

What about Zhu Bajie? After returning to his room, he completely embodied what it meant to be a lazy pig.

Without bathing, or even washing his face, without removing his clothes, he flopped onto the bed, and soon, his snores were thunderous, and he fell into a deep sleep.

For the usual Zhu Bajie, closing his eyes and opening them would typically mean a full day had passed.

But today, Zhu Bajie wasn't sleeping so soundly; instead, he vaguely arrived at a familiar place.

At the bottom of the Heavenly River, there was a mansion. Zhu Bajie arrived in front of this familiar mansion and looked up.

Marshal Tianpeng's Mansion

The five big characters entered Zhu Bajie's eyes.