Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything
Chapter 1080 - 1080: Punishment? I Hope Kong Xuan Won't Cry Later

The old man sat quietly on a hill not far from the Flower Valley, overlooking everything within it.

Naturally, the situation of Xuanzang and his companions was also difficult to escape the old man's field of vision.

Originally, when Jiang Liu awakened, the old man knew about this matter but did not care. However, after Jiang Liu displayed the skill of the Healing Holy Hand, the old man opened his eyes and glanced towards Jiang Liu's direction.

Of course, what truly attracted the old man's attention was not merely this skill, but the power of laws contained within it.

As the Healing Holy Hand fell into the Flower Valley, invisible ripples spread out, rapidly restoring the health bar above Sun Wukong and the others.

This visibly effective healing made the old man's eyebrow raise slightly: "I already knew Xuanzang possessed supernatural healing powers that could heal others' injuries in the blink of an eye, and that his Healing Divine Water resounded throughout the three realms, but I never expected he would have such means? Judging from the range of this ripple, even if tens of thousands of people were injured, they could be restored in an instant."

"Moreover..." the old man's eyebrows furrowed a bit more, and his eyes were filled with more disbelief as he murmured softly.

"Moreover, this object that fell down actually contains the power of laws? Ordinary people cannot damage or even move it?"

"Although I already knew from descriptions about Xuanzang that he had comprehended many law-type supernatural powers, witnessing it firsthand still makes it somewhat unbelievable."

"Merely a Daluo Golden Immortal, and initially only at the Taiyi Realm, or even just the Heavenly Immortal Realm, how could he comprehend the existence of laws!?"

Never mind the shock in the heart of the old man transformed by Kong Xuan. At this time, as the skill of the Healing Holy Hand was performed and invisible ripples spread out, Sun Wukong and the others gradually awakened.

After waking, Sun Wukong gritted his teeth, still wanting to fight, feeling a strong sense of discontent.

However, Zhu Bajie and the others stopped Sun Wukong.

After all, earlier when they fought, the old man completely crushed them effortlessly. Though they had just awakened, fighting again would not change the outcome.

If they knew they couldn't win, why continue fighting? Isn't this just asking for trouble?

"Amitabha, old man, what are your intentions?" After waking Sun Wukong and the others with the Healing Holy Hand, Jiang Liu turned his head and announced a Buddhist chant towards the distant hill, then asked.

Following Jiang Liu's words, the old man who originally sat on the hill moved, flew over, and then landed in front of Jiang Liu and the others, looking as calm as ever.

Although Sun Wukong glared at the old man, clearly still not convinced, he restrained himself from making a move.

"What are my intentions? It's you few who trampled and ruined my flowers and plants, and now you're asking me what my intentions are?" The old man arrogantly asked Jiang Liu.

"Amitabha, indeed, it was my disciples and I who were at fault first. How about this: my disciples and I will re-cultivate the flowers and plants we've trampled to restore them to their original state?" Jiang Liu proposed to the old man.

"These flowers and plants of mine, although they look ordinary, are all exotic herbs. Finding identical ones in the world is almost impossible!" Perhaps due to Jiang Liu's decent attitude, the old man seemed to be in a better mood.

Upon saying this, he paused slightly, then continued: "I've always admired the exotic herbs from the Empress's Glycyrrhiza Garden in the Heavenly Court."

"If you can fetch a few seeds of the Dreamlike Udambara Flower, Flamestorm Mysterious Ice Taiji Grass, and Lightning Pouch from the Empress's Glycyrrhiza Garden and plant them properly, I might consider letting you pass!"

"Getting you a few seeds isn't an issue, but having us plant them for you? We don't know how to plant these flowers and plants!" Sun Wukong couldn't help but voice his opinion upon hearing the old man's words.

"Indeed!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu's face also showed a hint of difficulty, saying: "Not to mention, just the Dreamlike Udambara Flower itself—I've had the fortune of being invited by the Empress to view it in her Glycyrrhiza Garden. It's said to bloom only once every nine hundred years!"

"That's not something I can manage!" The old man waved his hand dismissively, showing indifference.

Upon saying this, he paused slightly, then added: "When you trampled these flowers and plants, did you ever consider how much effort and care I put into cultivating them?"

"You, you are..." Sun Wukong, being hot-tempered, could hardly bear these words and was about to make a move as his expression changed.

"Wukong, calm down. Let us find the seeds first!" Seeing Sun Wukong struggling to restrain himself, Jiang Liu intervened and persuaded him in a low voice.

"But, Master..." Sun Wukong found it unbearable, feeling stifled after listening to Jiang Liu's persuasion.

"Just listen to your master. I have a plan," Jiang Liu stopped Sun Wukong from continuing.

"Alright, I'll listen to you, Master..." With Jiang Liu having said so, Sun Wukong naturally refrained from speaking further, nodding his head and suppressing his anger.

Next to him, the elder transformed by Kong Xuan slightly raised his eyelids as he watched the scene before him.

Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, is a rebellious monkey, known for his temperament that is well understood by all the Immortals and Buddhas above. Who would have thought he would actually listen to Xuanzang's words?

Could he really be calmed even in his fury?

Indeed, Xuanzang is truly extraordinary!

"Bajie, the rest of you wait here for now. I will accompany your senior brother to the Heavenly Court to request some seeds from the Empress!" Having calmed Sun Wukong, Jiang Liu turned his head, looking at Zhu Bajie and the others as he spoke.

"Alright, Master, we understand!" Hearing Jiang Liu's words, Zhu Bajie nodded and replied.

After giving general instructions, Jiang Liu bid farewell to the elder and flew into the sky with Sun Wukong, heading towards the Heavenly Court.

The elder didn't show any intention of stopping Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong from leaving.

Obviously, with Zhu Bajie and the others left behind as hostages, he had no need to worry that Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong would leave and not return.

"Master, that old man is really infuriating! I, Old Sun, can't swallow this anger..." After leaving the Flower Valley, the two of them were flying through the sky when Sun Wukong couldn't help but complain to Jiang Liu.

"You can't swallow your anger? What are you so angry about?" However, hearing Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu turned to look at him and asked in return.

"Uh, Master, aren't you angry?" Seeing Jiang Liu's unconcerned demeanor, Sun Wukong was puzzled and asked curiously.

"Why should I be angry? Just because the old man wants us to ask for a few seeds and then plant the flowers and grass?"

Jiang Liu's expression was very calm, and as he spoke, a smile appeared on his face: "Wukong, don't forget, our journey to the Great Thunder Monastery can be as slow as we want. Now, that old man is forcing us to stay and grow the Dreamlike Udambara Flower, which takes a thousand years to bloom..."

"Oh, Master, you mean we can use this opportunity to delay, right?" Sun Wukong wasn't stupid. Hearing Jiang Liu's hint, he immediately understood.

However, as he thought about it, Sun Wukong's expression shifted slightly, and he said, "If it's just about delaying time, that's great, but my Jingu Bang is still in that old man's hands..."

"Wukong, trust your Master, when the time comes, that old man will beg us to leave! Then, we can easily retrieve the Jingu Bang without any problem!" Seeing Sun Wukong's concern, Jiang Liu's lips curled into a smile as he spoke.

Jiang Liu thought, would the old man transformed by Kong Xuan personally intervene?

Alright! If I can't win in a fight, I just won't fight!

Leave us behind to plant flowers and grass? And particularly the hard-to-grow ones?

For Jiang Liu, this was a good thing!

Decades? Centuries? After all this time, I should have reached max level by now, right?

So, in Jiang Liu's view, Kong Xuan forcing him to stay and plant flowers and grass was a good thing.

What he feared was Kong Xuan ending up like Gold-Horn and Silver Horn, or Ancestor Huangmei, who was happy to have captured him at first, but couldn't stand him after a few more days.

Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong flew up to the Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals guarding the South Heavenly Gate had no intention of stopping them.

But compared to before, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals guarding the South Heavenly Gate seemed to have more fear and less respect.

Evidently, because of the incident in which Jiang Liu's group killed Emperor Ziwei, their reputation in the Heavenly Court took a sharp downturn.

Jiang Liu naturally didn't care about this.

He never planned to become an official in the Heavenly Court, and ultimately, his goal was to overturn all the Immortals and Buddhas. Why would he need such high prestige?

After passing through the South Heavenly Gate, Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong quickly arrived at the Lingxiao Hall, where they found the Empress.

Without wasting words, Jiang Liu, in a humble and polite manner, requested some seeds of Immortal Flowers and Herbs from the Empress.

In front of all the Deities present in the Lingxiao Hall, the Empress was not stingy. She nodded straightforwardly and summoned a Fairy from the Glycyrrhiza Garden, who handed the seeds to Jiang Liu.