Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything
Chapter 864 - 864: Sun Wukong's Upgrade

Looking at his reflection in the mirror, Jiang Liu's pupils contracted.

Lately, no one had strangled him around the neck, so why were there such obvious strangulation marks?

What's going on?

"Could it be..." Staring at the marks on his neck, Jiang Liu instinctively recalled the scene from his recent dream.

In the dream, he transformed into a tree, then another towering tree extended numerous vines and wrapped around him.

At that time, he felt an impending suffocation.

Could these marks be caused by the dream tree?

"How is it possible!? Isn't it just a simple dream?" Thinking about this, Jiang Liu felt even more shocked.

"Master? What's wrong? Is there anything unusual?" Zhu Bajie noticed Jiang Liu's strange expression and silence, and couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, it's nothing, maybe we got hurt accidentally during a dungeon run!" Hearing Zhu Bajie's inquiry, Jiang Liu didn't want to worry them since he was unclear about the situation, so he casually made an excuse.

Hearing Jiang Liu's explanation, Zhu Bajie didn't think much of it.

After greeting each other briefly, the master and disciple went back to their rooms to rest.

Returning to his room, Jiang Liu checked around and found nothing unusual, no signs of intrusion.

"Could it be a nightmare?" After carefully inspecting his room, Jiang Liu suspected silently in his heart.

A nightmare is a peculiar demon creature that can invade others' dreams and even kill within those dreams. He remembered Sun Wukong had encountered one before.

Could it be that he was now facing a nightmare?

Although nightmares can kill in dreams, they've never been said to leave physical marks from dream injuries in reality.

After pondering for a long time with no solid conclusions, Jiang Liu opened the severance page and summoned his Good Corpse.

"Taoist Friend, I must trouble you to protect me for a while!" After summoning his Good Corpse, Jiang Liu spoke politely to it.

"It's my duty!" Good Corpse nodded slightly, naturally not refusing.

Immediately, Jiang Liu sat cross-legged and continued cultivating his Green Lotus Taoist Scripture, entering meditation.

Good Corpse then quietly sat beside Jiang Liu, protecting him, alert to any possible demon occurrences.

Thus, the night passed without incident.

As Jiang Liu finished his cultivation, the sky brightened, and Jiang Liu opened his eyes, his nightmare did not appear again.

In the following days, life continued peacefully, and in a blink, half a month had passed.

During this half month, Emperor Zhenwu still did not appear, and Jiang Liu and the others continued their usual routines.

Running a few dungeons daily, gaining experience points, clearly feeling the improvement in their cultivation levels, the whole team found these days quite satisfying.

For the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team, staying here to live felt like a nine-to-five job.

After breakfast in the morning, they ran four dungeons, then rested, while the master and disciples prepared lunch.

After lunch, they chatted, joked, and rested, about a Chinese hour would pass.

In the afternoon, they ran another four dungeons, then rested, and prepared dinner.

After dinner, it would be everyone's free time, either practicing their divine spells or resting.

For Sun Wukong and the others on the journey for scriptures, stopping and living a routine life like this felt quite refreshing.

Additionally, it's worth mentioning that Jiang Liu gained nearly 2 billion experience points over the past half month, almost half of what he needed to reach level 77.

Sha Wujing and the others, however, didn't level up as quickly.

But Little White Dragon, Sha Wujing, and Good Corpse probably will level up faster than Jiang Liu.

Although Jiang Liu and the others didn't level up, the good news was that Sun Wukong, who was at level 84, improved to level 85 after coming out of the dungeon today.

Sun Wukong successfully leveling up was definitely something to celebrate.

At night, Jiang Liu, in a good mood, cooked up a table full of sumptuous dinner.

Eating large chunks of meat, drinking big gulps of wine, the master and disciples celebrated well for Sun Wukong.

After dinner, Jiang Liu and the others naturally went back to their rooms to rest, with Sha Wujing voluntarily taking on the task of cleaning the dishes.

Returning to his room, Jiang Liu sat cross-legged on his bed, continuing to cultivate the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture.

Good Corpse as usual, stayed beside Jiang Liu, protecting him.

Since experiencing the dream where he was strangled by a big tree, Good Corpse had protected him every day for the past half month while he was resting.

And those nightmares hadn't reappeared.

"Could it really be that some demon is secretly planning to harm me, but with Good Corpse here protecting me, it doesn't dare to show up?"

Very peaceful for half a month, with nothing happening, Jiang Liu silently murmured in his heart.

With this thought flashing in his mind, Jiang Liu closed his eyes and entered meditation.

Continuing to cultivate the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture, the system notifications for gaining experience points were relentless.

Just as Jiang Liu's mind was entering meditation and cultivating the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture, he suddenly felt his consciousness blur.

When he regained awareness, he found himself rooted in the earth, and beside him, a towering tree was pressing its branches heavily against his body.

The heavy pressure made Jiang Liu feel as though he was bearing the weight of a mountain.

"Am I experiencing such a nightmare again?" Realizing he was in a nightmare for the second time, Jiang Liu's heart sank.

Could it really be that a demon is plotting against him?

If that's the case, with Good Corpse protecting him, it should intervene, right?

But now, he's transformed into a tree, being pressed down by the towering tree, it seems that the entire tall tree was pressing firmly onto him.

His main trunk seemed to bend under the pressure.

Using all his strength, Jiang Liu naturally wanted to resist the suppression from the towering tree, but in terms of strength, this tree was significantly more powerful.

His resistance was like a child fighting against a grown man.

...

Not to mention what happened in the dream for now, Jiang Liu sat cross-legged, quietly cultivating the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture, while Good Corpse vigilantly guarded beside him.

Originally, Good Corpse thought tonight would be peaceful once again.

But without warning, Good Corpse noticed that Jiang Liu in meditation started bending down.

When sitting cross-legged, Jiang Liu's posture normally remained straight, but now he bent down, looking as if a heavy invisible weight pressed on him.

"What's happening? Is something wrong?" Realizing Jiang Liu's strange posture, Good Corpse's heart tightened.

However, he couldn't sense any demons nearby.

Good Corpse stood up, urgently observing Jiang Liu. Soon, he noticed Jiang Liu's face becoming paler, sweat beads forming on his forehead, and his breathing becoming rapid.

Jiang Liu appeared as if a mountain was crushing him.

"Master! Wake up quickly!" Seeing Jiang Liu's condition, Good Corpse called out sharply.

Being at the cultivation level of Taiyi True Immortal, Good Corpse's shout contained immortal spirit power, intended to awaken him.

However, Jiang Liu's eyes remained closed, showing no response to Good Corpse's shout.

It seemed like he hadn't heard it at all.

"This is bad, something really went wrong!" If it were just cultivation, Jiang Liu should wake up from such a shout.

Despite shouting, Jiang Liu remained unresponsive, and there were no demons intruding; without knowing how to help, Good Corpse felt helpless.

Anxious inside, Good Corpse paused briefly, then quickly went out to call Sun Wukong and the other disciples.

"What's happening with Master!?" Sun Wukong and the others arrived, seeing Jiang Liu, their faces changed.

"Here's the situation, half a month ago..."

Despite being native to the Journey to the West World, Sun Wukong and the others might have a higher level of understanding and perhaps a solution. So, Good Corpse explained everything in detail to them.

Upon hearing about the nightmare Jiang Liu had half a month ago, where he turned into a tree and was strangled by vines, and then waking up with real marks on his neck...

Understanding the whole story, Sun Wukong and the others finally realized why Good Corpse had been guarding Jiang Liu during his rest.

"This is very unusual!"

Understanding the situation and seeing Jiang Liu's current state, Sun Wukong and the others felt concerned.

It seems like Jiang Liu's issues come not from external enemies, but from within.

As the saying goes, the hardest enemy to defeat is oneself.

Seeing their master in such a condition, stemming from within, Sun Wukong and the others felt the situation was very tough.

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