Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 296 - 264 Zhu Geliang Strikes the White Bone Spirit Three Times_2

Chapter 296: Chapter 264 Zhu Geliang Strikes the White Bone Spirit Three Times_2

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Let’s not mention Lu Bu for now, speaking of another, after Liu Bei led his army out of the Western Regions, they took a different path.

Since the journey was mostly through deep mountains and great marshes, teeming with wild beasts, they could only march while cutting through mountains and forests, driving away the beasts, forging ahead to create a road that reached to the heavens.

Fortunately, from top to bottom, they were all martial artists with cultivation in martial arts. Though the going was tough, they were not afraid of such harsh environments.

Continuing westward in this manner, they finally arrived at the territory of White Tiger Ridge.

It is often said that high mountains harbor monsters and steep ridges breed spirits.

Atop White Tiger Ridge was Skull Cave, home to a corpse demon known as the White Bone Lady, with over a thousand little demons serving under her.

At this moment, she sat on a stone by a pond, combing her hair while asking, "Black Fox Spirit, has Liu Bei arrived yet?"

The Black Fox Spirit ran up quickly, smiling as she said, "My lady, I have ordered the underlings to guard the mountain paths. The moment Liu Bei’s army arrives, we will immediately report to you."

The White Bone Lady nodded and then inquired, "What about my blood food?"

The Black Fox Spirit was troubled, "Well... my lady, the living here have either died or fled. Blood food is truly hard to find. Why not wait for Liu Bei’s army to arrive, then you can feast to your heart’s content."

Only then did the White Bone Lady let the matter rest.

Liu Bei led his army through mountains and forests, making quite a commotion as they marched westward, so those at White Tiger Ridge had been aware of their approach early on.

Another day passed, and suddenly a little demon came to report, "My lady, great news, great news! Liu Bei’s army marching from the west has reached the foot of the mountain."

Upon hearing this, the White Bone Lady immediately stood up, her eyes filled with a bloodthirsty glow, "Good, with so many blood meals, I can surely increase my cultivation significantly!"

The Black Fox Spirit continued to smile, "Congratulations to you, my lady. If we exterminate Liu Bei’s army, even the King of Western Heaven will recognize our achievement."

The White Bone Lady burst into laughter.

She had consumed countless humans, was unsupported in all three realms, thus would never be accommodated by the Han army. Only by serving the Western Heaven and annihilating this Han army could she find a place to stay.

Of course, she was also willing to do so. After all, the Han army was blood food delivered to her doorstep.

The White Bone Lady then told the Black Fox Spirit, "You stay and guard the cave, I will go take a look."

She had not eaten a human for several days and was already salivating at the thought.

With that said, she left Skull Cave, riding on the gloomy wind, hidden among the clouds to scout the whereabouts of the Han army.

From above, she could see over a thousand men marching below.

The White Bone Lady did not hesitate to wonder why there were only a thousand men in the Han army. She rejoiced, "Each one of these men has such robust Qi-Blood, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"

Especially a few leading generals were truly rare blood food in this world.

At that moment, Liu Bei was riding a dragon-scaled horse at the forefront, accompanied by Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and other generals, all mounted on dragon horses.

Zhu Geliang, with his insufficient cultivation, was protected behind them.

As they stepped into the territory of White Tiger Ridge, they knew it was a treacherous place.

The ridge was adorned with beautiful pines and ferns, the lush grass reached to the skies, and the landscape was entangled with countless thorns and brambles.

It was a place where the eternal essence thrived since time immemorial, and the peaks stood majestic with the chill of the sunlight.

Ahead, there was a dense fog of poison, with giant pythons of a thousand feet exhaling despondent mist, and enormous serpents of tens of thousands of lengths spewing strange winds.

Hordes of foxes and rabbits gathered in clusters, tigers and wolves hustled about, elk and deer moved in herds.

Liu Bei’s face remained calm as he pointed ahead and said, "Yun Chang, clear the path."

Guan Yu acknowledged the command, rode forth, and wielded the Green Dragon Saber upside down with his entire body’s Qi-Blood surging. The martial power of the Heaven-Man Realm, bolstered by the auspicious aura of the Great Han, erupted with his slash.

Boom!

It was as if a roaring Azure Dragon burst forth, cleaving through the dense mountain fog and poison, scattering countless venomous insects and fierce beasts, opening up a wide road through the mountains.

Liu Bei calmly nodded, then ordered the army to temporarily halt and rest.

This scene was also witnessed by the White Bone Lady hidden in the clouds, and she was shocked by Guan Yu’s strength, "When did the human race possess such power?"

Upon seeing the several generals surrounding Liu Bei, she contemplated and then came up with a plan, "Hmm, let me play a little trick on them first, see how it goes."

The White Bone Lady was highly confident in her transformative Divine Skills. Immediately ceasing the gloomy wind, she underwent a transformation in a recess on the mountainside, becoming a ravishingly beautiful woman. Carrying a jar of wine and a pot of food, she headed from west to east, directly towards where Liu Bei’s forces were resting.

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In Chang’an City, the Ancestral Martial Palace,

Sun Wukong saw the scene in the magic mirror change, indicating that Liu Bei’s army had arrived at White Tiger Ridge.

Ao Lie was puzzled, "Master, it’s just a mere corpse demon. Why must Kong Ming and Liu Bei be on guard?"

Liu Xiu also did not understand, for with the array of military generals under Liu Bei, only a demon of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm would pose a threat to them.

Sun Wukong smiled, "This corpse demon is no ordinary foe; her aptitude for transformation is so masterful that even regular Daluo Golden Immortals cannot see through it, and with her numerous cunning schemes, if they are not careful, they will surely fall prey to her tricks."

Ao Lie and Liu Xiu were both astonished and eager to see just what this corpse demon was capable of.

Sun Wukong did not elaborate further.

His words were not an exaggeration at all, according to earlier descriptions by a friend from Zhihu, in his original life, when travelling west through White Tiger Ridge, as the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, he had indeed suffered a great deal because of this White Bone spirit.

Not only because the monk Tang did not know better, but even Zhu Bajie, who was reincarnated from Tianpeng, and Sha Wujing, the former Curtain-Lifting General reborn, failed to see through the White Bone spirit’s transformation, indicating the high level of her transformative Divine Skills.

And now, with Liu Bei and the others bolstered by the aura of the Great Han, although they possessed decent strength, the one among them with the highest martial arts cultivation, Guan Yu, was only at complete Heaven-Man Realm and had not yet reached the Heavenly God Realm, so he was unable to see through the White Bone spirit’s transformation.

Moreover, the White Bone spirit’s ability to escape was also formidable, possessing something similar to the Quasi-Saint’s Dissolve Corpse Technique, enabling her to escape by dissolving her body.