Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 322: Red Boy

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Hint: Gained 280 Experience Points.

Jiang Liu raised his hand, and a delicate and magnificent ring fell into his grasp.

He took a look, and the previously damaged part of the ring was now fully restored. As Jiang Liu’s gaze landed on the ring, the corresponding attribute information emerged.

Fine Bronze Ring (Fine Level): Requires Level 22, Attack +105, Durability 1/1.

After seeing the attribute information of the ring, Jiang Liu shook his head helplessly. Initially, the ring had a total of 20 points of durability, but after his numerous repairs, its durability had plummeted to just 1 point.

Shaking his head, he found it worthless now and casually discarded the ring beside the road.

He then opened his storage space and with a sweeping glance, quickly took out a longsword. Read new adventures at novelbuddy

As Jiang Liu’s gaze landed on it, the attribute information of the longsword also appeared before his eyes.

Fine Steel Sword (Fine Level): Requires Level 33, Attack Power +480, Durability 35/35.

Upon seeing the attributes of the Fine Steel Sword, Jiang Liu nodded in satisfaction and immediately took out his Xuanhua Axe, unceremoniously smashing it down onto the sword.

After several strikes, the Fine Steel Sword became twisted, almost reducing to a piece of junk.

Upon closer inspection, the severely damaged sword had its durability significantly reduced.

Next, he opened the panel for Life Professions and placed the half-destroyed sword into it, then selected the Blacksmith option.

A dazzling burst of light flashed by, and in a moment, the Fine Steel Sword was restored to its original state, exquisite and sharp.

However, as Jiang Liu’s gaze fell on it, the durability had dropped from 35 to 34.

At the same time, with the repair, Jiang Liu also gained 380 Experience Points.

Immediately after, Jiang Liu took out the Xuanhua Axe again, smashed it several more times, distorting the Fine Steel Sword once more, and then repaired it again...

He repeated the process over and over, for more than a dozen times, until finally the Fine Steel Sword, now with only 15 points of durability left, was put away.

Today’s daily routine of life profession training had come to an end.

Looking at his Blacksmith panel, to reach a Primary Level Blacksmith, one needed to forge or repair 3000 pieces of Common Level equipment and 1000 pieces of Fine Level equipment. The progress bar for Common Level hadn’t started, but the progress for Fine Level had already increased by more than 300 proficiency points.

This whole journey, every day he would take out Fine Level equipment to damage and repair, cycling through the process twenty to thirty times. Raising proficiency was indeed very easy.

After stopping the daily life profession training, Jiang Liu proceeded to take a swig of the Jadescent Nectar, listening to the rise of over 30,000 Experience Points in his mind, he sighed inwardly.

There’s a saying that fits well, "Time has changed, and nothing remains the same; what’s left are mere memories."

Having ventured through the Demon Realm and experiencing the thrill of slaughtering monsters with every move, gaining tens of thousands of Experience Points, drinking the Jadescent Nectar afterward and gaining over 30,000 Experience Points no longer felt significant.

Since leaving the Demon Realm, three months had passed.

However, despite tirelessly cultivating during these three months, along with the benefits of the Jadescent Nectar, as well as leveling up through combat, he had only gained a total of 12 million Experience Points.

Upon checking his experience bar, he saw it required a full 45 million Experience Points to level up to 52. The amount of Experience Points needed for leveling up was getting higher and higher, and his own leveling seemed to be getting harder and harder.

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Making a quick calculation in his mind, he was now getting around 11 Experience Points every ten seconds from cultivating Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound, which was only possible after the dual enhancements from the Jadescent Nectar and the Ginseng Fruit; otherwise, it would have been only 6 points.

Sixty-six Experience Points a minute? And for an hour? Roughly 4000 points, at most. Deducting time for cooking, eating, and personal hygiene, cultivating for ten hours a day was considered diligent work, resulting in just 40,000 Experience Points, right?

Forty thousand a day, over three months, would be about 5 million points. Add the Jadescent Nectar’s daily effect of over 30,000 points, plus leveling up through combat and life professions, occasionally accepting a few small tasks, he had indeed done well to gain 12 million Experience Points in three months.

Yet, when compared to the 45 million Experience Points needed to level up, it looked as though it would take nearly a year, wouldn’t it?

Unconsciously, had the time required for leveling up become so exaggerated?

"Indeed, the Returning Void Realm is considered the last realm for human cultivators. Beyond that lies shedding the mortal body to achieve the Immortal Path, so isn’t it normal for the rate of advancement to slow down? Don’t ordinary people seeking Immortal Cultivation spend hundreds of years just to reach the peak of the Returning Void Realm?"

Although Jiang Liu understood that taking one year to advance from level 51 to 52 was not slow in the context of Journey to the West, it was still too slow for him.

If things continued this way without any change on his part, perhaps ten or even twenty years later when he reached Western Heaven, he might not have reached level 61.

Shaking his head, Jiang Liu cast aside these messy thoughts. It was hard to alter the pace of leveling up through combat, as there were only so many demons on the road. So, if he wanted to maximize the chances of gaining Experience Points, there were only a few options available.

One was to find heavenly treasures like the Jadescent Nectar, which could be consumed to directly improve cultivation without severe side effects.

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Secondly, there’s the life profession; by practicing this profession and repairing and forging one’s own equipment, the experience points gained can be quite considerable, serving as an extra channel for acquisition.

Lastly, and most importantly, there is the issue of practicing cultivation techniques.

For cultivators in the mundane world, practicing a cultivation technique like the Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound is definitely viable, but I have already reached the Returning Void Realm and am moving towards the Immortal Path, so the Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound has become increasingly inadequate for me.

Do I still need to find a more exquisite method of cultivation?

Save me... Save me...

Jiang Liu sat on the back of the White Dragon Horse, his mind full of thoughts. After cultivating for three months and still having a long way to go before leveling up, the sense of urgency within him grew stronger. However, shortly thereafter, a tender voice crying out for help suddenly echoed through the air.

Hearing this, Jiang Liu paused, then immediately felt a surge of excitement.

Someone is calling for help? That means someone needs assistance, doesn’t it? If that’s the case, a quest might be triggered!

Feeling eager, Jiang Liu was now seeking experience points with the same urgency with which young people in modern society seek to earn money. Realizing that a quest might emerge, Jiang Liu didn’t need to have Sun Wukong and the others scout ahead and lightly squeezed the horse’s sides.

The White Dragon Horse understood Jiang Liu’s intention and quickened its pace, trotting forward.

It turned out that within a small grove ahead, there was a delicate-looking child bound with ropes and tied to a tree.

The child’s tender face was filled with pain, prompting a feeling of heartache in those who looked on.

"Master, wait..." Just as Jiang Liu dismounted the White Dragon Horse and was about to approach to investigate, Sun Wukong suddenly pulled Jiang Liu back, cautioning, "In these wild and desolate hills, why would there be a little kid tied up here? It seems rather fishy. Let I, Old Sun, see if this child is an evil demon!"

As he spoke, Sun Wukong activated his Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze, looking at the child.

"Master, Big Brother is right, let’s be cautious!" Demon Monk Wujing, who was as solid as a tower, followed with a nod, positioning himself in front of Jiang Liu, his hands gripping the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade, exuding an air of unmatched authority.

However, it didn’t take long for Sun Wukong to frown in surprise and turn his head, saying, "Master, I, Old Sun, couldn’t discern this child’s true form. It seems he might just be a human!"

"Your Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze can’t tell? Could it be that he isn’t an evil demon?" Hearing Sun Wukong’s words, Jiang Liu was also surprised.

Indeed, a delicate child, restrained and tied to a tree in this remote wilderness, even Jiang Liu found it suspicious.

However, seeing that Sun Wukong hasn’t figured it out, Jiang Liu wasn’t convinced and his gaze fell on the bound child, silently thinking: Character Panel!

As Jiang Liu thought this, a translucent character panel appeared before him.

ID: Red Boy (Golden).

Gender: Male.

Profession: Demon.

Level: 63.

Equipment: Red Tassel Spear (Epic Level)...

"So it’s him!" Jiang Liu recognized the character panel in front of him, realizing.

It meant that after leaving the Black Chicken Country for three months, I had encountered Red Boy?

Looking closely, a Level 63 being was no trivial matter, especially since the quality was marked as golden!

According to Jiang Liu’s estimation, the color of one’s character panel primarily depends on how much one exceeds those of the same level.

The talent and abilities of Red Boy were rated as golden quality?

Considering that, the mastery of Samadhi True Fire, along with a father like the great Demon King Ox, seemed reasonable enough to justify a golden quality.

Most importantly, even Sun Wukong’s Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze were unable to see through him?

Does that mean that Red Boy, like the Little Witch, also possessed an Innate Taoist Body?

"Great master, great master, please save me, save me..." Regardless of Jiang Liu’s thoughts, the Red Boy, bound and with a pained expression, pleaded desperately to Jiang Liu.

"Master, be careful!"

Even though his own Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze couldn’t detect anything unusual, Sun Wukong still didn’t feel at ease and reminded Jiang Liu.