Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Originally, Qiongqi, who held the hostage, should have been in an unassailable position, while Jiang Liu should have been anxious.

But now, it seemed the situation had completely reversed.

Jiang Liu stood there with a strange expression on his face, showing no intention to act.

On the other hand, Qiongqi, holding Lingyu, was incessantly being hit by her little fists as he desperately shouted towards Jiang Liu.

"This, this atmosphere seems a bit off, is the script not being followed correctly?" Jiang Liu murmured inwardly as he watched Qiongqi.

To cut off one's own flesh? From the current situation, it seemed he did not have to worry about anything at all, and could even turn the tables and make demands to Qiongqi?

"Cough, cough, no, no, I need to be serious. This is a great calamity, no, this is a kidnapping!"

His mind wandered far and wide, but soon, Jiang Liu shook his head in secret, quickly reining in his divergent thoughts.

At this moment, Qiongqi felt helpless, but Jiang Liu also felt an inability to commence.

Would he agree to Qiongqi and cut off a piece of flesh? It seemed totally unnecessary now.

But to snatch the person from Qiongqi's hands and directly escape? That clearly was not possible either.

For a moment, Jiang Liu also felt caught between two difficulties, unsure of what to do.

"Benefactor Qiongqi, I see you wouldn't harm the young girl, and using her to threaten me is utterly futile. Perhaps we should just drop this matter today?" After a brief silence, Jiang Liu spoke to Qiongqi in a negotiating tone.

It must be said, upon Jiang Liu's words reaching his ears, Qiongqi's heart stirred, reflexively wanting to nod in agreement.

However, his mind still maintained a sliver of clarity at the Spirit Platform, decisively refusing: "Don't even think about it!"

After all the trouble to escape from Maitreya's prison and finally capturing Xuanzang's daughter, just about to trade the girl for a piece of flesh, and to fail at this crucial moment!?

Qiongqi naturally refused.

Although the developments were somewhat unexpected, overall, everything was still under his control, right? The initiative was still in his hands, right?

Qiongqi's reply caused Jiang Liu's brows to slightly furrow, yet he felt there was nothing he could do.

Being threatened? Looking at it now, Qiongqi holding Lingyu in his grip was utterly unable to threaten him.

If he were still threatened by him now, what would that make him?

But to let Qiongqi just give up? It seemed he was not willing to do so.

The two were now in a standoff, neither willing to back down.

Rushing sounds...

Just when both were in a standoff, unwilling to budge, suddenly, the sound of ocean waves resonated faintly between heaven and earth, and this sound grew clearer and clearer.

"The sound of waves? What's going on? We're very far from the ocean, how could there be the sound of waves!" Hearing this sound, Jiang Liu's heart skipped a beat, looking around in surprise.

Alright, the surroundings were all mountains. Not even a river was present, let alone the sound of waves.

Scanning the surroundings, nothing was detected, but Jiang Liu noticed that Qiongqi's expression had frozen, a look of surprise appeared on his face as he stared fixedly towards the horizon.

Surprised, following the direction of Qiongqi's gaze, Jiang Liu then widened his eyes in disbelief.

Unbeknownst to them, the clouds on the horizon had completely changed.

The sea of clouds was churning, as if it had become the Blood Sea, the stormy waves surged in the sky as if a tsunami was approaching.

"Waves suspended in the sky? Moreover, red as blood!?" Watching the blood-red waves in the sky, endless in appearance, Jiang Liu felt innately perplexed and couldn't understand.

However, quickly, a burst of inspiration flashed through Jiang Liu's mind, as if he had figured something out.

"Master!"

Lingyu, held in Qiongqi's embrace, clearly also saw the sweeping waves on the horizon and called out loudly towards them.

Although Lingyu was somewhat afraid of her master, she was even more aware of her master's strength.

Now that she was in trouble, with her father on the verge of being forced to cut off a piece of flesh, naturally, Lingyu called out loudly.

Although somewhat frightened of her master, it was still better than her father losing a piece of flesh.

"Master? He... He is your master!?"

Had Lingyu not cried out, it would have been better, but her shout worsened Qiongqi's already ugly expression, surprisingly he lowered his head and asked Lingyu.

"Indeed, that's my master!" Nodding her head, Lingyu acknowledged and said.

In the midst of conversation, she then made a frightening gesture and said, "I tell you, my master is very powerful. If you don't leave now, he will definitely come to beat you!"

"Leave...?" Hearing Lingyu's words, a bitter smile appeared on Qiongqi's face. He also wanted to leave, but in front of this person, could he really escape?

The endless Blood Sea hung in the sky, and then, a figure appeared high above, slowly descending.

The terrifying scent of blood pervaded the air, as if the world itself turned into the Asura Purgatory, the figure coming down directly approached Qiongqi.

"Ancestor Minghe? A level 91 in a blue UI? Seems like another avatar! Could it truly be that he never shows his real face to anyone?" Watching the figure descending, Jiang Liu naturally opened the character's UI to check, and indeed, level 91 was entering the Quasi-Saint level of cultivation.

Of course, for the real Minghe, this cultivation level accounted for only a tiny portion.

"Qiongqi?" After landing, Ancestor Minghe's gaze directly fell upon Qiongqi, a look of surprise flashing across his face as he spoke indifferently.

"I've seen the Netherworld Sect Master!" Seeing Ancestor Minghe before him, Qiongqi immediately humbled himself like a little dog, bowing his head and paying his respects earnestly.

He had no choice, given the status and identity of Ancestor Minghe, who was on the same level as the ancient two Demon Emperors and Demon Master Kunpeng, and one of the listeners from the ancient Zixiao Palace, definitely a predecessor of his own.

In terms of both status and strength, Qiongqi naturally did not dare to act rashly.

"Hmm, it seems that I've not walked among the Three Realms and Six Paths for many years; do you also think I am easy to bully?" Ancestor Minghe's expression was calm as he fixed his gaze on Qiongqi and opened his mouth to drop a figurative tall hat.

"The Master speaks too seriously, dare not, dare not!" Hearing Ancestor Minghe's words, Qiongqi's face changed drastically, where would he dare to agree? He immediately shook his head to deny it.

"You dare not? Then what do you mean by attacking my disciple?" Ancestor Minghe asked calmly, looking at Qiongqi.

"This, this, I, I didn't know Lingyu was the Master's disciple..." Listening to Ancestor Minghe, Qiongqi hurriedly shook his head and spoke.

Terrible! At this moment, Qiongqi silently cursed inside.

Indeed, the Immeasurable Kalpa was truly terrifying, always so no matter the era.

He had captured Xuanzang's daughter to threaten him, merely for a piece of flesh, which should have had a high chance of success.

Yet, in this Immeasurable Kalpa, the probability of unexpected events was infinitely magnified.

Indeed, now even Ancestor Minghe had jumped out?

It's over!

If Ancestor Minghe struck him, let alone his current state, dwindling with age, only able to exert sixty to seventy percent of his cultivation, even at his peak, he would no doubt be no match for him!

The terror of the Immeasurable Kalpa was showcased once again.

Originally, he had plotted so much just to avoid the Immeasurable Kalpa and had not even attempted to strike at Xuanzang.

Yet, when it was time for things to go wrong, did they indeed go wrong?

Who could have expected that the daughter of the Scripture-seeking monk, Buddhist Disciple Xuanzang, would turn out to be Ancestor Minghe's disciple?

No matter how one thought about it, that seemed impossible, right?

"You didn't know? Do you think I would believe you?"

Ancestor Minghe's expression had already calmed as he laid his eyes on Qiongqi, continuing, "You didn't even investigate the identity of the person you were going to attack, and you struck directly? Moreover, is she not someone involved in this great calamity of the Journey to the West? Do you think I would believe that?"

"Netherworld Sect Master, listen to my explanation..." Upon hearing this, Qiongqi hurriedly began to speak, trying to explain himself.

However, Minghe waved his hand, saying, "No need to explain so much. I will just say one thing, you attacked my disciple, using your power to bully the lesser, so do not blame me for striking at you in the same way!"

With that said, Ancestor Minghe raised his hand and a Divine Sword appeared in it, the Yuan Slaughter Sword, one of the Dharma Treasures born with Ancestor Minghe.

Ancestor Minghe raised his hand, and the Yuan Slaughter Sword immediately swung towards Qiongqi.

A wave of Sword Qi swept out.

Roar!

As the Sword Qi slashed by Ancestor Minghe came face-to-face, Qiongqi pushed Lingyu out of the way and let out a roar. An intense aura burst forth as he collided with the Sword Qi of Ancestor Minghe, his momentum indeed impressive.

However, although powerful, he was still being suppressed under Ancestor Minghe's sword strike.

Boom, boom, boom.

The immense Sword Qi swelled against the wind. Under this Sword Qi, Qiongqi was directly pressed deep into the ground.

After a long while, when the Sword Qi had dissipated, Jiang Liu looked over, and the entire ground had been split open by the Sword Qi, creating an enormous canyon hundreds of meters wide and unknown in length.

Such a casual swing of his sword had almost changed the landscape itself, carving out such a grand canyon!

This power left Jiang Liu inwardly astonished.

Is this what Quasi-Saint level cultivation is like?

And this is only level 91. If it were a level 100 max-level Quasi-Saint unleashing his full power, how horrifying would it be?

And the immortal Saints? To what extent would they reach?

Of course, the Sword Qi unleashed by the Yuan Slaughter Sword was astonishing, but what really concerned Jiang Liu was Qiongqi's condition.

After a single strike, Qiongqi lay in the deep part of the canyon, looking utterly miserable.

Jiang Liu could see that Qiongqi's health bar was down to just a sliver.

A level 90 with a blue panel, nearly killed by a single strike!

(PS: 10 chapters done, seeking rewards, aiming for the sales charts, hoping to hit the top 10 in sales once more, so tired, can't hold up, fingers are starting to ache!)