Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 533: Return to the Demon Realm

"Go to the Demon Realm for a visit!?" Sun Wukong and the others had faces full of astonishment, and they looked at each other in disbelief.

Apparently, it was unexpected for the master to suddenly propose a visit to the Demon Realm without any apparent reason.

However, despite the surprise in their hearts, Sun Wukong didn't ask any further questions. He nodded and said, "Master, I, Old Sun, caused Havoc in Heaven five hundred years ago, and if I could stir up some trouble in the Demon Realm after five hundred years, that would be even better!"

"Master, why do we need to go to the Demon Realm this time?" Sha Wujing, who was demon-possessed, interjected and asked Jiang Liu.

"Why? To kill people and seize treasures, I suppose!" Sha Wujing's inquiry left Jiang Liu silent for a brief moment before he responded.

"To kill people and seize treasures? What kind of treasure has caught your eye, Master?" Sun Wukong and the others looked at each other with amazement in their eyes, and then Sun Wukong addressed Jiang Liu.

To kill people and seize treasures!?

Throughout the Journey to the West, this seemed to be the first time they had heard their master speak such words.

"As you know, I originally had a Ninth Grade Black Lotus in my possession, which is a part of the Ancient World-Destroying Black Lotus!"

"However, recently, I received news that another part of the Ninth Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus has appeared in the Demon Realm, so I want to make a visit. If I can find and retrieve that other part as well, wouldn't I be able to restore the World-Destroying Black Lotus?

Although the Black Lotus has already fused with the Merit Golden Lotus, if I can integrate this other part of the Black Lotus into it, the efficacy of the Eighteen-Grade Merit Golden Lotus will naturally increase significantly!"

"So that's it? Alright! I, Old Sun, will accompany you on this trip, Master!"

Understanding the purpose of Jiang Liu's trip to the Demon Realm, Sun Wukong nodded and spoke, eager to try.

"To the Demon Realm!? Of course, I will go too!" Sha Wujing also spoke up next, stating his intentions.

After all, in the Scripture Seeking team, he was the only one who had been possessed by a demon, so he should be able to play some role by going.

"Master, of course, I must accompany you too!" The Little White Dragon, playing the role of a mount, was very aware of his status and thus spoke up as well.

"Are you all intending to go? Then should I, Old Pig, stay here and wait for your success?" Zhu Bajie watched as Sun Wukong and the others voiced their stances, but he seemed reluctant to go.

"Unacceptable!" Hearing Zhu Bajie's indolent words and seeing his desire to slack off, Jiang Liu completely denied him the chance to lounge and shook his head in refusal.

"Fine then, since I, Old Pig, have no choice, let's pretend I never spoke!" Zhu Bajie shook his head with a hint of helplessness at the master's refusal.

In matters of war, speed is of the essence. Now that everyone had quickly come to a consensus, it was best to leave sooner and return sooner.

Jiang Liu's gaze fell on Sha Wujing, and he also sent a message to the Little Witch, urging her to open the spatial channel to the Demon Realm promptly.

Between the Mortal World and the Demon Realm, there are some interconnected locations, but they are far away in North Julu State.

Sun Wukong and Fairy Zixia had entered from there when they were searching for chili peppers together.

However, apart from those fixed channels, there was another way to enter the Demon Realm, which was for the Demon Clan in the Mortal World to activate a Formation Map.

Then, the people of the Demon Realm would sense it and together open a one-way channel to guide the Demon Clan of the Mortal World back to the Demon Realm.

This measure was prepared to avoid the Demon Clan being exterminated by a group of people in the Mortal World.

Previously, when the Little Witch left the Underground Demon Cavern below the Great Buddha Temple, she used this method to head to the Demon Realm.

After escorting the Little Witch and her party to the Demon Realm, the Formation Map naturally became redundant for her, so it was Sha Wujing who had been keeping it.

Indeed, now was the time to put it to use.

Sha Wujing took out the Formation Map and infused it with Demonic Qi, allowing the entire map to fly up.

With guidance from Jiang Liu, the Little Witch quickly gathered her subordinates in the Demon Realm, who worked together with unified hearts to open a one-way spatial channel for guiding.

"Let's go, enter!" Seeing a spatial channel open in the void, Jiang Liu spoke.

Immediately, the five disciples stepped into it and journeyed toward the Demon Realm.

After traversing the spatial channel, Jiang Liu soon found his vision clear, and they had returned to the Demon Realm.

On the other side of the spatial channel, many of the Demon Clan were already waiting.

Some of the Demon Clan were those they had met during their last visit to the Demon Realm, while others had migrated from the Underground Demon Cavern along with the Little Witch.

"We greet the Holy Monk Xuanzang!" As Jiang Liu and his disciples crossed the spatial channel into the Demon Realm, all the waiting Demon Clan shouted in unison, showing Jiang Liu's high reputation here.

"That's nice, not bad. You even put together a welcome ceremony!" Jiang Liu's eyes naturally fell on the Little Witch at the forefront, his face carrying a smile as he spoke.

Although the Little Witch looked like a little girl, Jiang Liu didn't treat her as such due to her appearance, but as a friend.

"How about it, Brother Xuanzang? You like it, don't you!" Seeing her subordinates speak in unison to welcome Jiang Liu, who seemed quite amused, a smile appeared on the Little Witch's face as well.

"It's nice, but how shall I put it? It's still a bit plain!"

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However, with regard to what the Little Witch had said, Jiang Liu couldn't help offering some advice, "For example, next time you come, it would be best if you could prepare a welcoming song and dance troupe in advance!"

"Yeah? A song and dance troupe? That's actually a great idea! How come I didn't think of it?" At Jiang Liu's suggestion, the Little Witch lightly smacked her forehead.

"Character Profile!" Watching the Little Witch's reaction, Jiang Liu smiled knowingly. Then, in his heart, he silently summoned to review the Little Witch's character profile.

Soon, a semi-transparent character profile appeared in front of Jiang Liu.

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ID: Little Witch (Golden).

Gender: Female.

Profession: Demon.

Level: 59.

Equipment: ...

"You've grown quite a bit since I last saw you huh, already about to face the three calamities and step into the realm of the Demon Immortal!" Jiang Liu was inwardly surprised as he looked over the Little Witch's character profile, but of course, he felt joyful about her growth as well.

I remember when I first encountered her in the Underground Demon Cavern, her cultivation level was only at the rank of a Demon General, which is to say, around level 30 only.

Now she's almost level 60, this rate of improvement is indeed quite impressive.

Can it be said that this is the privilege of having the Golden Boss version of an Innate Taoist Body?

"Are you praising me?" However, hearing what Jiang Liu had said about her, the Little Witch gave Jiang Liu an unimpressed roll of her eyes.

"Remember when we first met? Your cultivation level was much lower than mine, and now, you have already overcome tribulations and reached the Arhat Realm, you've even surpassed me!"

Although her own growth rate was indeed not bad, this particular piece of praise was something Jiang Liu couldn't just say; he had surpassed her, so no matter how much he praised her, in the end, it seemed like he was praising himself.

"Back when we first met, huh!?" Hearing the Little Witch's words, Jiang Liu's thoughts drifted to about three years ago.

At that time, he had just crossed over to the world of Journey to the West not long ago, and after the Incense Offering Ceremony, he encountered the Little Witch for the first time when he entered the Demon-Suppressing Hall.

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

Thinking back on it now, indeed a lot has changed, which made him feel very nostalgic.

"Yes, back when we first met, we three could be considered to have shared life-and-death bonds!" The Little Witch also immersed herself in the memories of the past, murmuring softly.

Back then, everyone's cultivation level was weak, but it was because of this that when we fought against the Electric Light Leopard of a Demon General rank, we fought side by side with all of our might, which made our bond even deeper.

It felt a bit like old classmates who had struggled for a few years in society, reminiscing together nostalgically about their days as poor students.

Those days were poor, but that made the feelings all the more sincere and precious.

"Three, huh..." However, hearing the words of the Little Witch, Jiang Liu couldn't help but let out a small sigh.

Jiang Liu of course wouldn't forget that in the Demon-Suppressing Hall back then, besides himself and the Little Witch, there was also Daoji.

To speak of it, although he wasn't particularly fond of the Dragon Subduing Arhat, he genuinely held fond feelings for Daoji.

Not to mention others, during the battle at Foutu Mountain, when he and Gaoyang eloped, he allowed Daoji to keep his secret at the Great Buddha Temple, which was something he willingly did.

Jiang Liu had also deeply engraved that act in his heart.

It was just unfortunate that later on, as the true spirit of Dragon Subduing Arhat awakened, Daoji seemed to disappear...

It was precisely after witnessing Daoji become Dragon Subduing and the monumental change thereafter that Jiang Liu realized the problem within himself.

If he became Golden Cicada, wouldn't he also disappear?

Therefore, this journey to the west, while ostensibly to overthrow the Great Thunder Monastery, wasn't only for Gaoyang's sake; there was another reason.

It was self-rescue!

After reflecting in silence for a moment, Jiang Liu shook his head, shifting his thoughts away from the events of that year and from Daoji, saying, "Alright alright, let's get down to business, shall we?"

"Mmhmm, Jumang is located within a Witch Demon Forest, about twenty thousand li from here..."

Hearing Jiang Liu's words about getting down to business, the Little Witch also gathered her thoughts, no longer dwelling on the past, and immediately began to inform Jiang Liu about Jumang's situation.

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"This is bad!"

Never mind what was happening within the Demon Realm, over at the Great Thunder Monastery, Bodhisattva Guanyin was reporting on the outcome of this test to Buddha Tathagata when suddenly, Tathagata's expression shifted slightly.

Holy Monk Xuanzang and his companions had actually run off to the Demon Realm!?

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