Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Looking for someone to ask for directions? Isn't that simple?

Hearing the task assigned by Jiang Liu, Sun Wukong lightly stomped his foot and called out, "Local Deity!"

Following Sun Wukong's action, the ground cracked open, and soon the Local Deity of the Gao Family Village area emerged from the earth, bowing to Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong in turn, "Local Deity here, has seen the Holy Monk, has seen the Great Saint."

"Local Deity, I, Old Sun, ask you, do you know if there's a Yunzhan Cave of Fuling Mountain nearby?" Without any nonsense, Sun Wukong directly asked.

"Yes, yes," hearing the question, the Local Deity nodded hastily and then pointed in a northwest direction, saying, "About forty to fifty li from here, there is a Fuling Mountain, and within the mountain is a Yunzhan Cave, inhabited by a demon called Second Sister Luan."

"That's right," hearing the Local Deity's words, Sun Wukong nodded.

The Black Bear Demon had mentioned before to Jiang Liu to take care of Second Sister Luan, and Sun Wukong had clearly heard it from the side.

"If that's the case, then let's head to Yunzhan Cave. Thank you, Local Deity," sitting on the White Dragon Horse, Jiang Liu bowed to the Local Deity, displaying a modest demeanor.

"The Holy Monk is too kind. Thus, this deity will not disturb the Holy Monk and the Great Saint anymore. If you have any commands, call on me anytime," seeing Jiang Liu bowing to him, the Local Deity said in a startled but honored manner, then he disappeared back into the ground as his voice fell.

Having received directions from the Local Deity, Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong naturally headed toward Yunzhan Cave.

Forty to fifty li was not far, and they did not intend to delay, so naturally, it only took a moment before they arrived within the territory of Fuling Mountain.

However, not long after they entered Fuling Mountain, suddenly, a large black pig appeared, robust as an old ox and covered in black bristles, blocking the path of Jiang Liu and the others.

"Hehehe, lucky me, I'm hungry, and today, it seems some blood food has delivered itself to my doorstep," the large black pig spoke human language, eyeing Jiang Liu.

As it spoke, drool dripped down from the corners of its mouth.

However, when this large wild pig saw the small and thin monkey next to Jiang Liu, its eyes bulged out in a ghost-seeing expression, and its steps reflexively backed up a few steps.

"This, isn't this Pig Bajie?" Seeing the large wild pig that had jumped out to block his way, Jiang Liu thought to himself.

An ordinary Pig Demon would have been one thing, but the fact that this Pig Demon recognized Sun Wukong at a glance was not simple.

"Just, listening to this Pig Demon's intention, does he usually eat people?" Realizing the identity of the Pig Demon in front of him, and thinking back to what he had just said, Jiang Liu's heart sank.

Was Pig Bajie, before embarking on the scripture-seeking journey, so fierce? Wasn't he the reincarnation of Marshal Tianpeng?

"Hehehe, what a fat pig," regardless of what thoughts were in Jiang Liu's mind, hearing that the Pig Demon wanted to eat him, Sun Wukong laughed "hehe," his eyes similarly gleaming as he stared at the large wild pig.

Immediately, Sun Wukong turned his head to Jiang Liu and said, "Master, I, Old Sun, still remember back when I was under the Five Elements Mountain, you managed to get a wild pig at that time. I, Old Sun, still remember that meat taste to this day, how about we have another meal today?"n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Cough, cough, that monkey, I was just joking, please go ahead if you need to hurry on the road..." Hearing Sun Wukong's words, the large black pig coughed twice, its voice becoming much more placid.

As it spoke, it continued to back away, obviously intimidated.

Just then, Sun Wukong was reminiscing about the taste of the wild pig meat under Five Elements Mountain, and where was he going to let it go?

Seeing the large wild pig continuously backing away, Sun Wukong stepped forward a few paces and charged up.

Seeing Sun Wukong charging up, the large black pig immediately turned around and ran at a fast pace.

Appearing fat and robust, the wild pig was surprisingly fast as it ran, disappearing in a puff of smoke.

"Halt, where are you fleeing to!" Sun Wukong shouted, leaping up and transforming into a streak of light, rapidly chasing after him.

When it came to speed, Sun Wukong, who could travel over 180,000 li in a somersault, was certainly at the forefront in the world of Journey to the West. How could the large black pig escape Sun Wukong's pursuit?

Once he closed in, Sun Wukong threw a punch aiming at the large black pig's head.

This punch was fierce and powerful, clearly intent on ending the large black pig in one stroke.

Feeling the attack from Sun Wukong, the large black pig reacted promptly. It shifted its form, standing upright in a black pig shape, and lifted its fist to meet Sun Wokung's punch head-on.

The large and small fists collided hard.

A surge of great force came, making the Pig Demon stagger several steps back, feeling its robust arm tremble and go numb.

Similarly, Sun Wukong didn't get the better of it either; he too felt a great force coming at him, sending him retreating backward. He flipped midair and landed steadily on the ground.

"What enormous strength, this strength is even greater than that of the Black Bear Demon from the other day!" Sun Wukong watched the large black pig in front of him in astonishment, secretly amazed.

What has been happening lately? The Black Bear Demon I encountered before already had tremendous strength, and now this black pig's strength is also terrifying?

Was I only suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain for a mere five hundred years to find so many powerful demons have emerged?

Sun Wukong and the large black pig chased and fled. Although they moved quickly, the White Dragon Horse's hooves flew even faster, catching up in just moments.

Jiang Liu just happened to see Sun Wukong exchange a punch with this big wild pig, and it seemed that neither gained the upper hand.

"It's confirmed, anyone who can exchange punches with Sun Wukong without falling behind, this Pig Demon in the territory of Fuling Mountain, could be no one else but Zhu Bajie," Jiang Liu thought to himself, almost certain of the Pig Demon's identity.

Although the original Zhu Bajie often appears lazy and gluttonous, always clamoring to split the luggage whenever there is trouble, his combat strength in the original texts is still quite formidable, as demonstrated in two fights.

The first is when Sun Wukong transformed into Gao Cuilan and fought Zhu Bajie for the first time; they fought from late at night until dawn without a winner, showing that Zhu Bajie's strength was nearly equal to that of Sun Wukong.

The second was during the episode with the Banana Leaf Fan, where the Demon King Ox disguised himself as Zhu Bajie and tricked Sun Wukong into giving away the fan, causing Zhu Bajie, enraged, to fight desperately against the Demon King Ox.

Such desperation in battle made even the Demon King Ox struggle to cope.

Clearly, Zhu Bajie's usual lazy, gluttonous, and lecherous ways hide a formidable combat strength.

Moreover, how did the Jade Emperor arrange to deal with Sun Wukong in the original texts?

He appointed Li Jing to a demon-subduing position and then allocated a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to him, ordering him to attack the Flower Fruit Mountain.

This shows that the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing normally had no soldiers under his command, or at very least not many; otherwise, why would the Jade Emperor need to specifically allocate a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers to him?

But what about Zhu Bajie? He, as Marshal Tianpeng, commanded eighty thousand Naval Forces!

It's important to note that this was not a temporary allocation from the Jade Emperor during wartime but a standing authority over eighty thousand Naval Forces! Explore stories on empire

From this, it is evident that during his time as Marshal Tianpeng, the power and status Zhu Bajie held were definitely above those of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing.

"Hehehe, this Pig Demon, you do have some skills!" Meanwhile, disregarding Jiang Liu's wild thoughts, Sun Wukong exchanged a punch and realized the strength of Zhu Bajie, which, although surprising, made him even more eager to fight.

It's been several months since he came down from the Five Elements Mountain, and at last, he had found an opponent worthy of an exhilarating and unrestrained battle.

Grinning with bared teeth, Sun Wukong lunged forward again, swinging his iron fists towards Zhu Bajie.

"You plague-ridden monkey, I, Old Pig, already said it was a joke. What does it mean that you still won't let go of I, Old Pig?" Seeing Sun Wukong lunging towards him, Zhu Bajie shouted loudly, his movements not weak as he countered the attack.

This fight truly shook heaven and earth. In terms of strength, Zhu Bajie was almost a match for Sun Wukong, and with divine skills, both the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang and the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends transformations were equally ingenious.

A monkey and a pig exchanged blows in battle, appearing evenly matched.

"Hahaha, how exhilarating! Your methods are commendable, Pig Demon; I, Old Sun, am getting serious now," after a brief skirmish, feeling increasingly unrestrained, Sun Wukong shouted loudly as he fought.

As he spoke, he reached into his ear, and his golden hoop staff grew as it met the wind, striking down towards Zhu Bajie.

"You Hemp-pusher, I, Old Pig, am not afraid of you!" Having fought for so long, Zhu Bajie clearly was also fighting in earnest now. Cursing loudly, he raised his hand and a Nine-Toothed Rake appeared in his grasp, blocking Sun Wukong's golden hoop staff.

With resounding clanging, Zhu Bajie's rake clearly was of high quality, in no way inferior to Sun Wukong's golden hoop staff.

The exchange of blows between the two continued for a long while, still without a clear winner.

"Zhu Bajie, being able to fight Sun Wukong to a standstill, must be worth a lot of Experience Points. Also, if he helps defeat Sun Wukong, what good items might be dropped?" Watching the battle between Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, Jiang Liu's mind raced, his eyes shining.

The greater the disparity in levels when challenging, the higher the probability of dropping good items.

The level of Zhu Bajie was obviously outrageously high. Aside from Experience Points, what might be dropped?

Thinking this, Jiang Liu raised his hand and pointed toward Sun Wukong, flinging the Buff of the Demon-Subduing Mantra towards him.

Demon-Subduing Mantra (High-Level): Increases friendly unit's Attack Power by +500, duration 300 seconds, cooldown 60 seconds.

Although a mere 500-point increase in Attack Power was but a drop in the ocean for Sun Wukong, for Jiang Liu, it was a means to increase his Contribution Points.

(PS: Seeking monthly tickets, a lot of monthly tickets, just needed during the new book period, after this month, the usefulness of monthly tickets seems less significant?)