Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 512: The Eighteenth Grade of Lotus

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Merit Golden Lotus (Divine Level), Eighteenth Grade: Special Equipment, no level requirement, activates to cause damage, defense, and binding effects, specific effects depend on one's cultivation level, never wears out.

Gazing at the attribute information of the golden lotus before him, Jiang Liu's eyes slightly brightened.

Although it seemed like there was no change at all in the attribute information, only that ninth grade had become eighteenth grade, the equipment's level was still Divine.

However, Jiang Liu believed that after the nine grades had become eighteen, the lotus must have become much more powerful.

It's like with Quasi-Saints – even if they are all Quasi-Saints, there are still strong and weak among them, and the gap is huge!

Without any nonsense, after the integration was complete, Jiang Liu directly put the dark golden merit golden lotus into his special equipment slot.

"Legend has it that the thirty-six grade Chaos Green Lotus splits into gold, green, red, and black lotuses. I wonder if obtaining both the green and red lotuses would be able to restore the majesty of the Chaos Green Lotus?" Reveling in having pocketed the lotus, Jiang Liu suddenly came up with such a thought.

Of course, this thought was but a fleeting one in Jiang Liu's mind.

Isn't this just insatiable greed, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant? A Chaos Treasure, is that something I can covet?

Didn't you see, in ancient times, when the Chaos Treasure, the Jade Disk of Creation, was damaged, the mere possession of a fragment by Hongjun allowed him to achieve the Dao of sainthood?

Now here I am, still a mere mortal in flesh, daring to think about a Chaos Treasure?

"Alright, Wukong, let's go back!" Internally shaking his head to discard the unrealistic thought, Jiang Liu called out to Sun Wukong. As he spoke, master and disciple both rose into the sky, flying towards Wood Immortal Hermitage.

For Jiang Liu, being captured by Tingdi indeed gave him quite a scare – he hadn't expected that everything he had done ever since his journey to the West had been under Tingdi's surveillance.

Yet as it turned out, not only did he emerge from Tingdi's capture without harm, but he also reaped huge benefits.

Acquiring the ninth-grade merit golden lotus had invisibly increased his strength by a great margin!

Back then, it was Guanyin herself who had accompanied Jiang Liu to the Underworld, and when Ksitigarbha proposed the merit golden lotus as compensation, even Guanyin was not authorized to decide. And now, it had ended up in his hands – wasn't that an incredible gain?

"What a treasure! With this, I can level up by fighting enemies more efficiently, accelerating my growth!"

Looking at the eighteenth-grade merit golden lotus in his character panel, Jiang Liu nodded inwardly.

Of course, upon looking at the eighteenth-grade merit golden lotus, Jiang Liu couldn't help but think of the Universal Adhesive Tape.

The items in the shop might not be cheap, but they are really useful.

Otherwise, even if the Supreme Elder Lord were to fuse the two treasures together, it wouldn't be such an easy task, right?

What's more, besides this Universal Adhesive Tape, there are lots more good items in the shop. For instance, one consumable item had Jiang Liu coveting intensely.

Unsealing Charm (Legendary Level): Consumable, can remove the sealing effects of legendary level equipment or items, priced at 100,000 silver coins.

Unsealing Charm (Epic Level): Consumable, can remove the sealing effects of epic level equipment or items, priced at 600,000 silver coins.

Unsealing Charm (Divine Level): Consumable, can remove the sealing effects of divine level equipment or items, priced at 1.5 million silver coins.

When Jiang Liu saw the Divine Level Unsealing Charm, he almost drooled.

After all, both his Godslaying Spear and Brocade Kasaya, two Divine Level pieces of equipment, were currently sealed. If he could unseal them, would he not experience that surging sensation of leveling up as he had in the Demon Realm?

Furthermore, Jiang Liu took another look at his silver coins, with 2.37 million remaining. It seemed that after exchanging for a Divine Level Unsealing Charm, he would still have 800,000 left?

At that thought, Jiang Liu was very tempted!

However, his eagerness quickly dissipated when his gaze fell upon the Nine-Ring Staff.

There was no helping it. The Nine-Ring Staff's true form was the Godslaying Spear, and when Guanyin had sent him through the Demon Realm, the seal was only cracked a little. It was said that the weapon's murderous aura was too heavy, and with his low cultivation, he couldn't control it.

Even if he exchanged for a Divine Level Unsealing Charm, could he use the Godslaying Spear with its seal broken now?

And what about the defense of the Brocade Kasaya?

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No matter how high the defense, it wouldn't increase my leveling speed by much when hunting monsters. Only with higher attack power will I kill enemies faster!

Nevertheless, the true form of the Brocade Kasaya was the Plain Colored Cloud Boundary Flag, with a defense power of one billion, claiming to be unbreakable except by the Power of Sage! With this treasure, even if I were to face a great battle on the Spirit Mountain in Western Heaven in the future, I would have the ability to protect myself, right?

It's just that the great battle is still very far off, so exchanging for a Divine Level Unsealing Charm is not urgent for now.

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"Master, what are you thinking about?"

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Jiang Liu pondered the sealing issue of the Godslaying Spear and the Plain Colored Cloud Boundary Flag, flying all the way without uttering a single word, next to him, Sun Wukong, having not heard him speak for a long time, couldn't help but open his mouth to ask.

"Oh, it's nothing, just a bit distracted is all!" Shaking his head, Jiang Liu didn't go into detailed explanation.

"Master, I, Old Sun, have truly been remiss towards you lately!" After a moment of silence, suddenly, Sun Wukong followed up with his own statement.

"Remiss towards me? How so?" Sun Wukong's words made Jiang Liu look at him with some surprise, and for a brief moment, he didn't understand what he meant.

"Previously, when you were attacked by the Ancient Fierce Beast Jiuying, I, Old Sun, was not by your side, and before, when you were kidnapped by the demons of the Wood Immortal Hermitage, I, Old Sun, couldn't stop them, and this time again..." Sun Wukong's expression was full of awkwardness, his words somewhat faltering, but his meaning was clearly conveyed.

"Oh, you're talking about that, your master doesn't blame you!" Seeing Sun Wukong's look, Jiang Liu comforted him with a few words.

Jiang Liu understood that getting Sun Wukong to apologize was extremely difficult, and since he had broached the subject today, it was already quite rare.

Seeing that Jiang Liu didn't blame him but instead comforted him, Sun Wukong nodded and said no more, yet deep inside he firmly resolved.

From now on, he must be more vigilant, such incidents must not happen again, otherwise, where would he, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, put his face!

The distance of a mere five hundred li didn't take long even for Jiang Liu's Cloud Ascending Leaps, and soon, Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong landed at the Wood Immortal Hermitage.

"Master is back, that's great..." Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, seeing Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong return, also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

"That's great!" Not just them, the Demon Kings of the Wood Immortal Hermitage also relaxed.

After all, Master Xuanzang had been captured in the Wood Immortal Hermitage, and they would be held responsible if it came to that. Now that he had been successfully rescued, naturally, it couldn't be better.

However, just at that moment, a gust of fragrant breeze came, and immediately, Jiang Liu's body stiffened slightly.

Looking down, it turned out that Apricot Immortal had suddenly rushed over and thrown herself into his embrace, holding him tightly.

To this scene, Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing acted as if they saw nothing.

As for Zhu Bajie? Naturally, he envied, jealous, and hated, while simultaneously giving his master a thumbs-up, thoroughly admiring.

Master is indeed master; such skill is unbelievable!

"Miss Apricot Immortal, what are you doing?" Seeing Zhu Bajie giving him a thumbs-up, Jiang Liu glared at him unhappily, then quickly broke free.

"I'm sorry, Holy Monk, I couldn't help myself for a moment!" Apricot Immortal, after being freed by Jiang Liu and seeing his expression, looked a little disheartened and apologized.

"Amitabha, Miss Apricot Immortal, there's no need for this!" Shaking his head, Jiang Liu felt somewhat repelled by Apricot Immortal, naturally, his face also showed a hint of coldness.

Though throughout his journey, many female demons had shown love towards him, Jiang Liu had become used to it. But until now, aside from the initial Scorpion Demon, other female demons had behaved within bounds of propriety, with no excessive actions.

Who would have thought that Apricot Immortal would take such a bold step?

Seeing Jiang Liu's demeanor, Apricot Immortal lowered her head, appearing as if she had done something wrong, not daring to look at him.

Apricot Immortal also understood that her just action apparently caused Master Xuanzang's disapproval.

"Is this what the master said about 'being domineering on the surface, but secretly charming and wild inside'?" Seeing Jiang Liu's face carry a chill, Apricot Immortal looked timid, carefully looking at him as Zhu Bajie muttered under his breath, as if he felt he was beginning to grasp some of the master's words.

"Once I, Old Pig, learn this, a whole bunch of female demons and Immortal Maidens will be begging for kisses and hugs, and if I, Old Pig, respond with cold words, they will instead cling on even more fervently, that kind of life..." Zhu Bajie's eyes were filled with longing, his drool nearly flowing down.

If such a thing were to really happen, then this life would not have been lived in vain.

"Holy Monk, don't misunderstand..." Master Lingkong stepped forward and casually spoke, "When you were drunk before, our junior sister was afraid you would catch a cold, so she intended to take you back to your room to rest, but you were then kidnapped by the demon creature, so our junior sister has felt very guilty. Just now, seeing you return safely, she just got a bit carried away!"

"Oh, I see!" Hearing Master Lingkong's explanation, Jiang Liu's expression eased slightly, and he nodded in understanding.

With this matter concluded, having experienced all that should be experienced, Jiang Liu and his companions quietly remained in the Wood Immortal Hermitage, waiting.

As the sky gradually darkened, Little White Dragon Aolie finally returned.

Jiang Liu inquired a few questions, hearing that everything had been taken care of, and that the daughter had been delivered to the Flame Cloud Entertainment City where his uncle and the others would look after her.

Nodding his head, Jiang Liu didn't ask further.

After Little White Dragon's return, Jiang Liu did not linger, and after bidding farewell to the six demons of the Wood Immortal Hermitage, the scripture-seeking team continued on their journey.

Walking through Thistle Ridge, layers of dense thorns automatically parted, clearing a wide path. Seeing this, Jiang Liu frowned.

"Holy Monk, this is all we can do for you, we hope you have a smooth journey and arrive at the Great Thunder Monastery of the Western Heaven soon!"

Watching Jiang Liu and his companions depart into the distance, the eighteen demons silently wished them well.