Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything
Chapter 862 - 862: Breaking through to Great Luo

Relying on the power of a Dharma Treasure to dominate the world? The True Martial Emperor had never thought that way.

In the vast world, nothing is impossible. No matter how powerful a Dharma Treasure is, there will always be cases where it is restrained, whether by a person or an object.

For example, is the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation of the Saint Tongtian Sect Master not impressive?

But in reality, when it came to a real fight, wasn't it broken by the joint efforts of the Four Saints back then?

Though the defensive power of the True Martial Soap Carved Flag was formidable, the True Martial Emperor did not dare to solely rely on it and consider himself invincible.

Therefore, upon reflecting on his mindset, did he really have to confront Xuanzang and the others to feel satisfied? Wasn't this a sign of an impending catastrophe?

If it really came to a fight, would he meet his doom?

To be honest, the True Martial Emperor did not have confidence in his heart.

It seemed that with the True Martial Soap Carved Flag, the chances of his death were minimal, but even the slightest probability event could be infinitely magnified during the Immeasurable Kalpa.

"Great Emperor, what should we do next?"

Seeing the expression on the True Martial Emperor's face, the Bodhisattva Zhenli could somewhat guess what he was thinking. After a moment of silence, he spoke up to ask the True Martial Emperor.

"Since Xuanzang has requested to stay, let him stay for a few more days. As for a hundred years, that's impossible. When the time is right, I'll let him continue on his westward journey!"

Hearing the inquiry of Bodhisattva Zhenli, the True Martial Emperor answered, this was something he had planned in his heart for a long time.

"Well, that indeed sounds good!" After hearing the True Martial Emperor's words, Bodhisattva Zhenli nodded in agreement.

It seemed that this calamity was indeed handled easily, and there was no threat to life after all?

His luck was much better than that of the Bodhisattva of Vast Power!

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Days passed by one after another.

During these days, Jiang Liu lived very peacefully, running daily dungeons, cultivating the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture, and honing his life profession, rapidly gaining Experience Points.

In the blink of an eye, around half a month had passed, and Jiang Liu's level had increased directly by 1 level.

From level 75, he had risen to level 76.

Naturally, as his level increased, the levels of the Good Corpse, the Little White Dragon, and Sha Wujing, who were of lower levels, also increased by 1 level.

That day, noticing that it was already late, Jiang Liu and his group advanced through the dungeon of the Map of Mountains and Rivers. They had almost cleared all the monsters in the outskirts and headed toward the inside of the Great Thunder Monastery.

"Disciples..."

Jiang Liu had run this 2.0 version of the Great Thunder Monastery dungeon many times and was not intimidated. He said, "Let's quickly finish off this last wave and go eat! It's getting late!"

"Got it, Master!" Sun Wukong and the others replied in unison after gearing up properly.

With that, Jiang Liu and his group stepped into the Great Thunder Monastery.

Indeed, inside the Great Thunder Monastery, the monsters were even stronger, various Buddha of level 70 and above, plus the final three bosses, keeping Jiang Liu and his companions on high alert.

The difficulty of the dungeon greatly increased towards the end.

However, everyone had run this dungeon hundreds of times and were very familiar with it.

Jiang Liu, walking at the back, cast the Strengthening Demon-Subduing Mantra on the Good Corpse, greatly enhancing his power.

At level 73, the Good Corpse's destructive power was still terrifying, not to mention he had a Divine Level Quality ring.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong exhibited his Vajra Indestructible Body Divine Skill, amplified by Jiang Liu's Strengthening Body-Protection Spell...

Sun Wukong completely played the role of the tank in the team, fully attracting the attacks from the Buddhas.

At the same time, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and the Little White Dragon each showcased their attack methods.

One after another, the Buddhas fell to the ground, contributing their Experience Points, and Jiang Liu's group steadily pushed forward, eventually arriving before the Tathagata and the Three-World Buddha.

After a fierce battle, there were no surprises; it just took a considerable amount of time. With the Randeng Buddha and Maitreya Buddha defeated one after another…

Finally, the Tathagata also fell under the hands of Jiang Liu and his companions.

Boom!

With the fall of the Tathagata, Jiang Liu was naturally rewarded with the corresponding Experience Points notification.

However, before Jiang Liu could relax, a powerful aura suddenly erupted.

Jiang Liu sensed it and turned toward the source of the aura, immediately feeling a surge of joy.

The source of the aura was none other than Zhu Bajie!

"Bajie, could it be that he..." Jiang Liu's heart stirred as he sensed the sudden burst of aura from Zhu Bajie, contemplating a possibility.

Character Status!

Jiang Liu's gaze fell on Zhu Bajie, and at the same time, he muttered in his heart, opening Zhu Bajie's character status screen.

Sure enough, Zhu Bajie's semi-transparent character status screen appeared clearly before Jiang Liu.

ID: Zhu Bajie (Blue)

Profession: Demon.

Gender: Male.

Level: 81.

Equipment: Dark Flame Armor (Legendary Level): Requires level 75, Defense +9,000,000, Special Effect: 50% Flame Damage Immunity, Durability 750/920.

Supreme Treasure Golden Rake (Epic Level): No level requirement, Attack Power +10,000,000, Strengthening Gem Effect: Attack Power +20%, Never wears out.

Barbarian Boots (Perfect Level): Requires level 77, Movement Speed +15%, Defense +363,700, Durability 180/800.

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"Oh? Indeed!" Looking at Zhu Bajie's character status screen, Jiang Liu's eyes lit up with excitement.

Jiang Liu's attention was naturally focused on Zhu Bajie's level.

Level 81?

After running dungeons and cultivating with him for so long, Zhu Bajie's level had finally increased, reaching level 81?

From a level perspective, it seemed that Zhu Bajie had officially stepped into the realm of the Daluo Golden Immortal?

"Bajie, congratulations on stepping into the realm of the Daluo Golden Immortal!" Seeing Zhu Bajie's level information, Jiang Liu naturally felt happy for him, stepping forward and congratulating him.

"Second Senior Brother, congratulations!" "Bajie, congratulations!"

Following Jiang Liu's words, Sha Wujing and the Little White Dragon also added their congratulations.

Sun Wukong, of course, also congratulated Zhu Bajie.

Stepping into a realm as significant as the Daluo Golden Immortal was a tremendous achievement, and Sun Wukong was genuinely happy for Zhu Bajie.

"Daluo Golden Immortal!? I, Old Pig, have finally reached the realm of the Daluo Golden Immortal!? This, this..."

Compared to the congratulations from Jiang Liu and the others, Zhu Bajie seemed stunned, standing there dumbfounded, muttering to himself.

It seemed he could not believe that he had actually stepped into the realm of the Daluo Golden Immortal.

"Bajie, what are you thinking about? You have successfully stepped into the realm of the Daluo Golden Immortal; isn't this something to be happy about?" Seeing Zhu Bajie's dazed expression, Jiang Liu couldn't help but push him, saying.

"I, I have reached the realm of the Daluo Golden Immortal. I, I have succeeded. Hahaha..."

However, despite Jiang Liu's words, Zhu Bajie seemed not to notice, instead looking almost insane, shouting loudly.

"Is he mad?" Seeing Zhu Bajie's expression, Sha Wujing and Sun Wukong exchanged confused glances.

While stepping into the realm of the Daluo Golden Immortal was certainly a joyful event, his reaction was a bit too exaggerated.

"Hahaha, I have succeeded, I have finally succeeded!" Zhu Bajie shouted loudly toward the sky, his demeanor entirely unrestrained.

"Master, don't you want to say something?" Seeing Zhu Bajie's unusual state, Sun Wukong thought it best to let their master handle it.

"Sigh, do I have to play the role of the caring master again?" With Sun Wukong's suggestion, Jiang Liu could not help but sigh inwardly.

Although he sighed inwardly, Jiang Liu's expression remained calm. He nodded to Sun Wukong and then walked toward Zhu Bajie.

"Bajie!"

With the Brahma Heart Lotus raised, Jiang Liu cast it toward Zhu Bajie while shouting in a deep voice.

The special effect of the Brahma Heart Lotus activated toward Zhu Bajie.

Although the Brahma Heart Lotus was meant to dispel negative emotions like sadness, anger, and hatred, Jiang Liu thought that Zhu Bajie's current state could also be seen as negative emotions?

After all, the very famous "Fan Jin Passing the Exam" scenario in his past life seemed quite similar to Zhu Bajie's situation?

Excessive joy could also turn into something negative.

Sure enough, as the Brahma Heart Lotus's light flashed over Zhu Bajie, his emotions were significantly calmed.

"Master, I apologize, Old Pig lost composure for a moment!" While still happy, Zhu Bajie no longer appeared crazed and spoke to Jiang Liu.

"It's alright, but Bajie, your reaction was a bit too exaggerated," Jiang Liu said, nodding slightly.

"Yes, Bajie, when I, Old Sun, broke through to the Daluo Golden Immortal, I didn't act like you!" Following Jiang Liu's words, Sun Wukong also nodded in agreement.

"Master, Monkey Brother, you don't understand, reaching the Daluo Golden Immortal realm has a completely different significance for Old Pig!"