Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything
Chapter 926 - 926: Jiang Liu, Stunned as a Wooden Chicken

Manjushri and Samantabhadra died at Jiang Liu's hands!

The Emperor of Longevity and Empress Qinghua also died at Jiang Liu's hands!

Even Maitreya Buddha was killed by Jiang Liu!

Moreover, Empress almost got killed by him, but managed to escape. However, the Treasure Lotus Lantern ended up in Jiang Liu's possession!

One piece of news after another, like bolts of thunder, exploded over Gaoyang's head, leaving her dumbfounded.

In just two short years, Jiang Liu actually achieved such earth-shattering feats?

"How's it? Do you realize how awesome I am?" Seeing Gaoyang's dumbfounded expression in the video call, Jiang Liu couldn't help but smile and ask.

"Awesome, awesome, too awesome..." Gaoyang nodded in agreement, still in stunned silence.

Pausing for a moment, Gaoyang added, "The most awesome part is that after doing so many terrifying things, you're just confined to reflect in the Illusionary Demon Cave? Is Buddha going to keep you there for a century, or even a millennium?"

"I'd wish he would lock me up for a hundred years, but it was merely a year!" Hearing what Gaoyang said, Jiang Liu replied with a long sigh.

"This..." Well, seeing Jiang Liu's helpless expression, Gaoyang was speechless again.

"By the way, Gaoyang, after your cultivation level breakthrough to Taiyi True Immortal, could you leave that peculiar deserted island?"

After recounting his own story, Jiang Liu followed up with a question to Gaoyang.

From her messages, he remembered that she mentioned breaking through to Taiyi True Immortal, hoping to make another attempt at leaving.

Then, he appeared.

However, Jiang Liu was still quite puzzled.

Over these two years, they couldn't communicate, indicating she wasn't within the Three Realms and the Six Paths, nor in the Demon Realm. Jiang Liu suspected she might be in a Saint's private space.

But merely having the cultivation level of a Taiyi True Immortal couldn't possibly allow one to leave a Saint's private space, right?

Could it be that his assumptions all along were incorrect?

"No, I didn't leave by relying on my Taiyi True Immortal cultivation level!" Gaoyang shook her head, replying to Jiang Liu's inquiry.

"Oh? Then how did you leave?" Jiang Liu grew curious after hearing Gaoyang's response and asked again.

"I recently succeeded in breaking through to Taiyi True Immortal, then attempted for the thirty-second time to see if I could leave that mysterious deserted island..."

Gaoyang opened up, explaining everything that had happened to her.

"Hmm, that I know; I read through your previous messages!" Jiang Liu nodded, acknowledging.

"However, I flew straight in one direction for an entire day and night, yet I couldn't leave the sea area. Ultimately, I found myself back on that deserted island!"

"This time, it was strange. After two years, there appeared a peculiar young man on the island, who claimed it was his Taoist arena!"

"So, I pleaded for him to show me a way out, and he allowed me to leave!"

Gaoyang succinctly explained her story to Jiang Liu.

"A mysterious space, where even Taiyi True Immortal can't leave, yet it's a young man's Taoist arena?" Jiang Liu felt increasingly bizarre hearing this.

All the signs indicated it could be a Saint's private space.

"What's up, Jiang Liu? Is there something amiss?" While Gaoyang noticed Jiang Liu's unusual expression during the video call, she asked.

"Do you know who this young man is?" After brief silence, Jiang Liu asked Gaoyang.

"Oh, this I do know. He revealed his alias; he said he's named Tongtian!" Gaoyang nodded in reply.

"What did you say?"

Upon hearing Gaoyang's words, Jiang Liu's eyes widened, appearing as if he had seen a ghost.

"He said he's called Tongtian, why is that strange?" Gaoyang found Jiang Liu's intense reaction peculiar.

"Tongtian! A person daring to take such an alias, there's only one under heaven, right?"

"What's so peculiar about it? Shouldn't it be surprising?" Jiang Liu was incredulous, seeing Gaoyang's calm attitude after meeting Tongtian.

"Jiang Liu, do you know this person called Tongtian? I feel he must be a braggart!" Gaoyang grew more intrigued by Jiang Liu's strong reaction.

"Bragging?" Jiang Liu's lips twitched slightly.

No matter what Tongtian bragged about, Jiang Liu believed that the young man surely wasn't boasting; his talents were real!

"Yes, I think he's quite the braggart!" Gaoyang nodded in agreement.

"Can you tell me how, how exactly did he brag?" Jiang Liu's expression darkened, feeling as if his mind were a jumble, unsure how to respond.

"Didn't you say Supreme Elder Lord was very powerful, even Great Jade Emperor deferred to him?"

"Yes, that's correct!"

"Also, you said your sworn brother, Immortal Zhenyuan, is quite powerful too, even Tathagata would yield to him?"

"That's true as well!"

"So, in Taoism, the status and position of those two are extremely high, right?"

"Exactly, that's indeed the case!"

"But then, that Tongtian said that even Immortal Zhenyuan and the Supreme Elder Lord are no match for him, and he doesn't even regard the Great Jade Emperor and Tathagata as anything. Don't you think he's quite a braggart?" Gaoyang asked Jiang Liu in return.

"Well, silly girl, he's really not bragging…" Seeing Gaoyang's expression, Jiang Liu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

So, does ignorance mean fearlessness?

The things Sect Master Tongtian said are entirely true, yet she thinks he's boasting?

Jiang Liu opened his mouth, wanting to educate her a bit about the six Saints.

But thinking about it, it's unlikely Gaoyang will ever get a chance to see a Saint's visage in this lifetime?

So, might as well not say it?

Otherwise, if Gaoyang learns about Tongtian's identity, she might be scared out of her wits?

After much consideration, telling Gaoyang about Tongtian's identity seems to have no real benefit, so Jiang Liu decided not to say anything.

"Luckily I'm smart. That Tongtian was so boastful; he seemed unreliable, so when he said he wanted to take me as a disciple, I politely declined him!"

At this moment, Gaoyang spoke again with an air of self-satisfaction, feeling she's very clever.

"Yes, you can tell he's a real braggart. Jiang Liu, since you saw those messages I sent you, you should know what the deserted island I've been staying on for the past two years is like, right?"

"It's all desolate, not a single person around, and even the plaques on the palace are broken!"

"And yet Tongtian claimed that place as his Taoist arena!"

"Think about it, if his own Taoist arena has become like that, if he were really powerful, would it have turned out that way?"

"Am I right, Jiang Liu?"

"Hey, Jiang Liu, what's wrong with you?"

"Why aren't you saying anything or even moving?"

"Could it be? Is this video frozen?"

"Hey, Jiang Liu, can you still hear me?"

Gaoyang jabbered on about how Tongtian wanted to take her as a disciple and how she was smart enough to refuse, then noticed Jiang Liu's image in the video chat looking like a frozen sculpture, not moving. Gaoyang found this odd and called out repeatedly.

But no matter how much she shouted, Jiang Liu gave no response.

The video froze? Seems like this is the first time encountering such a situation?

Actually, it wasn't the video that froze; it was Jiang Liu himself who froze.

Yes, it was Jiang Liu, the person, who froze.

His brain crashed like a computer, completely unresponsive.

Sect Master Tongtian, right? One of the dignified Saints, right? One of the strongest among the Six Saints, right?

He met Gaoyang and wanted to take her as his disciple, and Gaoyang actually refused!?

Let's set aside the matter of being a Saint's disciple for the moment.

A Saint personally extending an invitation to take on a disciple, how could she refuse such a great opportunity!?

Look at the other disciples of the Saints, didn't they all beg and plead in every way possible to be accepted into a Saint's tutelage?

Yet, Sect Master Tongtian himself offered to take her, and she declined!?

It's like how other students from Tsinghua University all studied hard, outshining others in the college entrance exam to get in.

But Gaoyang? She's only in high school, no, even just in primary school, and the principal of Tsinghua University personally named her for a guaranteed admission, and she still refused!?

"Jiang Liu? Jiang Liu, say something, is it frozen?" After Jiang Liu hadn't spoken for a while and didn't even blink, Gaoyang thought about it and directly hung up the video.

Then, she immediately reconnected and sent another video call to Jiang Liu.

With a ting-ting-dong-dong sound, the video started ringing in front of him, finally snapping Jiang Liu back to reality.

Suppressing his shock for the moment, Jiang Liu accepted the video invitation.

"Gaoyang!" Jiang Liu said after connecting to the video.

"Jiang Liu, it seemed like the video froze just now, luckily, it's back now!" Hearing Jiang Liu speak, Gaoyang appeared relieved.

"Gaoyang, let me tell you, you're incredible!" Jiang Liu's expression was peculiar, then he sincerely gave Gaoyang a thumbs up.

"Huh? I'm incredible? How am I incredible? Isn't it you who's incredible?" Gaoyang was stunned, puzzled by Jiang Liu's sudden compliment, and asked.

"No, no, no, you're even more incredible! I'm in absolute awe of you! You're unbelievably awesome!"

Jiang Liu shook his head, speaking seriously.