Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 603: Spell: Immortal Guides the Way

Liaoxin looked at Jiang Liu in surprise. "What does needing a sense of ritual in life mean?"

However, since Xuanzang had said so, Liaoxin fell silent for a moment before speaking, "I request the help of Holy Monk Xuanzang to eliminate my senior fellow disciple, Liaokong!"

Hint: Triggered the quest "Heart of Jealousy." Quest requirements: Slay Liaokong. If successful, Jiang Liu gains 160 million Experience Points and receives a Legendary Level Treasure Chest*1. If failed, 160 million Experience Points will be deducted. Accept/Reject?

Indeed, as soon as Liaoxin formally made the request, the system's prompt sounded at this moment.

Without any unnecessary words, Jiang Liu naturally accepted the quest.

"Alright, I will definitely help you, don't worry!" Having accepted the quest, Jiang Liu nodded seriously to Liaoxin and said.

"In that case, I thank the Holy Monk!"

After bowing with his palms together, Liaoxin didn't say much more. He turned around and soon disappeared into the night.

And what about Jiang Liu and his group? They didn't go far before finding a vacant area near the town of Wowo Village to set down the Exquisite Immortal Mansion.

Then, the master and disciples entered it to rest properly.

"Humph, these people from the Buddhist Sect, really no good ones, calculating all the time, and even among themselves, they are so ruthless!" After entering the Exquisite Immortal Mansion, Sun Wukong sneered and coldly said.

"Is it really believable that just because of jealousy towards his own senior brother, he wants to kill him?" Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, standing nearby, also wore surprised expressions.

"Master, why do you want to help that guy named Liaoxin? I, Old Sun, really despise such people. In my opinion, both Liaokong and Liaoxin are worthless, and it would be best if we got rid of them both!" Sun Wukong turned his head and looked at Jiang Liu, curiously asking.

"No, it's better to keep this Liaoxin!" To Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu shook his head and replied.

"Why?" Zhu Bajie and the others looked curiously at Jiang Liu.

Simply knowing about his jealousy towards his own senior brother, it seems that this Liaoxin isn't as capable as his senior brother Liaokong, right?

Why did the master say it's best to keep him?

Wouldn't it be better to quickly kill such an incapable guy? Wouldn't that cause less trouble afterward?

"I remember in the past on the battlefield, there was an incident with significant educational meaning. During a battle, someone reported to their superior that there was an archer on a nearby hillside, responsible for sniping at their side, but he was a poor shooter and had already missed several shots!"

"Then, the superior asked, since he saw the archer taking pot shots, why not try to kill him?"

"The reporting soldier said they shouldn't kill him because if they did, wouldn't the enemy just send a more skilled one?"

"Similarly, think of Liaoxin as this poor skilled archer, and moreover, this archer is under our control—We've got something on him!"

"Ah, that makes sense!" Upon hearing Jiang Liu's explanation, Sun Wukong and the others' eyes slightly brightened, and they nodded in agreement.

"Master, what should we do next?" Having understood Jiang Liu's intentions, Zhu Bajie promptly asked Jiang Liu.

With both the Drought Demon's issue needing resolution, and also the murderous intent brought by Liaoxin's Heart of Jealousy towards Liaokong, which should they prioritize?

And how should they proceed? Naturally, it was for the master to decide.

"Well, let's deal with the Drought Demon's issue first!" Hearing Zhu Bajie's words, Jiang Liu pondered silently for a moment before speaking.

"Yes, that's right. After all, this affair of killing is just a private matter, but solving the Drought Demon's issue is about saving the people, which certainly is of utmost importance!" As Jiang Liu spoke, Sun Wukong nodded his head in agreement.

"So, our primary goal now is to find the trail of that Drought Demon, right?" Sun Wukong followed up.

"Yes, let's first pinpoint the Drought Demon's whereabouts!" Nodding his head, Jiang Liu also felt this was crucial.

"Do any of you have any ideas?" After nodding, Jiang Liu immediately turned to Sun Wukong and the others.

Although they now knew that Wowo Village's situation stemmed from a Drought Demon, exactly where this demon was hiding still needed careful consideration.

"Finding someone isn't exactly Old Sun's forte!" Hearing Jiang Liu's words, Sun Wukong was the first to shake his head, indicating his helplessness.

"I, I don't have any good ideas either!" Sha Wujing also shook his head.

"You all have no idea then?" Finally, Jiang Liu's gaze fell on Zhu Bajie.

"Finding someone isn't easy!" Seeing Jiang Liu's eyes on him, Zhu Bajie sighed inwardly.

"Oh? Bajie, do you have an idea?" Seeing Zhu Bajie sigh, Jiang Liu's eyes lit up slightly.

Bajie merely mentioned it was difficult, but he didn't say it was impossible for him.

"Hmm, I once learned a spell called 'Immortal Guides the Way,' which might be able to pinpoint the Drought Demon's location!" Nodding, Bajie replied.

"Oh? What needs to be prepared?" Jiang Liu didn't ask about the spell itself, only about what was required to perform it.

"We have to wait until noon tomorrow when the Yang energy is at its strongest, then I'll set up an altar and perform the ritual!" Bajie said.

"Set up an altar and perform a ritual?" Bajie's words seemed somewhat strange to Jiang Liu.

In Jiang Liu's mind, even though Bajie, Sun Wukong, and Sha Wujing all knew divine skills, their combat style revolved more around close ranged physical attacks, making them seem more like warriors.

All of a sudden, Bajie speaking of setting up an altar to perform a ritual seemed completely out of character, reminding one more of an old Taoist, creating a somewhat discordant image.

"Master, you don't know, but back in my learning days, I had to study all the basics from both the Technique Sect and the Liu-Character Sect!" Noticing the odd look in Jiang Liu's keen eyes, Bajie understood what he was thinking and sighed helplessly.

He always felt that there would never be a chance to use all he had learned in his lifetime.

Seeing Bajie's expression, a slight smile appeared in Jiang Liu's heart; he understood Bajie's situation quite well.

As a direct disciple from the Human Sect, Bajie naturally underwent a systematic and comprehensive training.

Whether it was combat skills or divine spells, even many divination methods were essential learning.

As for Sun Wukong? He left Ancestor Bodhi after only a few years, and though he was very strong in combat, he hadn't much learned beyond that, having been more specifically tailored for fighting.

Thus, although Sun Wukong was a notch stronger than Bajie in terms of combat ability, Bajie knew many things Sun Wukong didn't comprehend.

Even though Bajie had never used this sort of ritual binding spell before, he understood it.

It was akin to those who learned English in school but ended up working in construction all their lives, never really using it.

However, they still understood simple English for greetings and casual conversation.

The disciples continued to discuss setting up the altar and finding the Drought Demon, and after all discussions were pretty much concluded, they each went back to rest.

Returning to his room, Jiang Liu sat cross-legged and practiced the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture's cultivation technique.

On average, he could gain about 30 Experience Points per second, which was a much faster pace of improvement than before.

With a night's cultivation, he gained a significant amount of Experience Points, and the next day, he took Little White Dragon and Wujing to run dungeons again.

After relentlessly clearing numerous dungeons and also training their Life Professions, it finally approached noon.

Bajie had already prepared everything he needed, and a ritual altar was set up. Dressed in an Eight Trigrams Taoist Robe and holding a peach wood sword, he looked quite the part.

It was not only Jiang Liu who was curious at that moment, but even Sun Wukong and others were keenly observing Bajie.

Bajie, dressed in the Taoist robe and setting up a ritual, certainly looked novel.

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With the peach wood sword in hand, stepping in the celestial steps, and muttering spells, Bajie's demeanor was solemn, a total contrast to his usual lazy self, almost as if he had transformed into a different person.

The swinging of the peach wood sword was neither a sword technique nor a combat stance, yet it seemed to contain a special rhythm.

After a while, Bajie pointed his peach wood sword and picked up a yellow talisman, setting it on a nearby candle to burn.

Yet, curiously, as the yellow talisman burned, the smoke lingered and instead of dispersing, it formed into a finger pointing in a particular direction.

The smoke, formed from the burning talisman, lingered for just a few breaths before dissipating on its own.

"Master, it's done!" Bajie announced, pulling off his Taoist robe.

"The direction pointed by that finger just now is where the Drought Demon is located! This is the 'Immortal Guides the Way' spell!"

"So, we have a direction, but what about the distance?" Jiang Liu nodded, now understanding the situation, and then he asked.

"This 'Immortal Guides the Way' only shows directions, the distance remains unknown! That's why I, Old Pig, said finding someone isn't easy!" Bajie scratched his head and shook it as he answered.

"Alright, knowing the direction is good enough. Wukong, it's up to you now!" Jiang Liu nodded and then turned to Sun Wukong to speak.