Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 454: The Injured Zen Master Wuchao
"Master Wuchao? Master, are you planning to make me turn back now!?" Upon hearing Jiang Liu's words, Zhu Bajie was slightly stunned and asked with some surprise.
"Indeed, we are going to see Master Wuchao. To extinguish the flames of Flame Mountain, perhaps only Master Wuchao can assist us!" Jiang Liu spoke earnestly, nodding his head.
Although taking a detour was an option, comparatively speaking, completing this divine level quest would yield the greatest rewards!
"In that case, Old Pig will accompany you on this journey!"
Hearing Jiang Liu's words about seeking Master Wuchao to eliminate the flames of Flame Mountain, Zhu Bajie nodded and, of course, understood the importance of the matter.
"Let's go!" After making the stakes clear to Zhu Bajie, Jiang Liu nodded and immediately began muttering an incantation.
Soon, a white cloud descended from midair, transforming into a nine-stepped staircase that appeared at Jiang Liu's feet.
Jiang Liu ascended step by step, utilizing the Art of Cloud Soaring's Cloud Ascending Leaps.
Jiang Liu and Zhu Bajie rode the clouds, turning back and flying directly towards the east.
To find Master Wuchao, since Zhu Bajie had some connections with him, naturally it was most fitting to have Zhu Bajie accompany him.
Although Sun Wukong was the strongest, his temperament was too impetuous, and dealing with Master Wuchao did not rely on combat strength.
With Jiang Liu's current cultivation level, he was not far from the Immortal Path. With the execution of Cloud Ascending Leaps, the two flew towards the east and within just a few hours, they had already arrived near Foutu Mountain.
"Is Master Wuchao present?" Having reached the skies above Foutu Mountain, Jiang Liu and Zhu Bajie descended from their clouds and landed, while Zhu Bajie spoke up.
"Master Xuanzang, Marshal Tianpeng, weren't you both journeying to the West? Why have you turned back? Could it be? Have you already obtained the Westward Journey scriptures so soon?"
Following Zhu Bajie's remark, Master Wuchao's voice was heard.
Jiang Liu and Zhu Bajie looked in the direction of the voice, only to see that atop a Fusang Divine Tree, a huge bird's nest had been constructed. At that moment, Master Wuchao was sitting cross-legged, calmly situated within the nest, his gaze falling on Jiang Liu and Zhu Bajie.
"Greetings to the Zen Master, may you be well!" Jiang Liu clasped his hands together, bowed slightly to Master Wuchao, and greeted him.
"Master Xuanzang, may you be well!" Master Wuchao also nodded and returned Jiang Liu's greeting.
"This poor monk has come to ask for the Zen Master's assistance with a matter!" After exchanging greetings, Jiang Liu wasted no time in getting straight to the point.
"Oh? A plea for help? Let's hear it," Master Wuchao asked with surprise as he looked toward Jiang Liu.
Of course, from Jiang Liu's words, Master Wuchao could tell they hadn't obtained the Westward Journey scriptures; they had merely had to turn back along the way.
"It was like this, as we disciples passed by Flame Mountain, we encountered a mysterious person with sublime cultivation, seeming to even surpass Grand Immortal Zhenyuan of Wuzhuang Temple in prowess. This mysterious person commanded the True Sun Fire and caused the entire mountain to blaze, blocking our path. I remember, Zen Master, you can also command the True Sun Fire, so we have come to seek your help…"
Jiang Liu explained the situation at Flame Mountain briefly and concisely to Master Wuchao.
"Oh? A mysterious person, whose cultivation is even higher than that of Grand Immortal Zhenyuan of Wuzhuang Temple?" Sure enough, as he heard Jiang Liu's words, Master Wuchao's face showed a look of surprise.
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"And can command the True Sun Fire too!?"
A Quasi-Saint level of cultivation, and able to use the Samadhi True Fire, obviously, this news completely caught Master Wuchao's attention.
"What do you think? Zen Master, are you interested in having a look?" Seeing that Master Wuchao appeared quite interested, Jiang Liu asked.
"Master, as you say, I am indeed somewhat interested, but, with my current condition, it is not quite suitable for me to go…" Although his eyes showed some interest, immediately, Master Wuchao's face showed a hint of difficulty.
While speaking, his color suddenly turned pale, and he also coughed a couple of times.
"Is he, perhaps, putting on an act?" Observing Master Wuchao's appearance, the corner of Jiang Liu's eye twitched slightly.
The critical moment to display his poor health condition? Wasn't he fiery spirited when we first met?
The character interface!
Mentally ranting to himself, Jiang Liu momentarily meditated silently, his gaze still on Master Wuchao.
Following Jiang Liu's silent prayer, soon, a semi-transparent character interface appeared before Jiang Liu's eyes.
ID: Master Wuchao (Golden).
Gender: Male.
Profession: Demon.
Level: 92.
Equipment: Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife (Divine Level)…
Note: Wounded Weakness State, total attack, defense -35%, duration 1080 days.
"Is it really true!?"
Looking at Master Wuchao's character panel, especially the last part, where it showed a Wounded Weakness status, Jiang Liu felt a slight shock in his heart.
He had thought that Master Wuchao was just making excuses by saying he wasn't fit to go and even feigned a pale face and coughed twice, but now, seeing Master Wuchao's Wounded Weakness status, Jiang Liu realized that Master Wuchao wasn't joking; it was true.
However, the last time he had checked, he hadn't seen Master Wuchao wounded like this. Could it be? Was he injured recently?
Or was it that when he last encountered him, he had already been injured and he just hadn't noticed it then?
Putting aside when Master Wuchao got injured, as a level 92 Golden BOSS, he was actually wounded?
And from the looks of it, it would take about three years for him to recover fully? Who could have wounded Master Wuchao to this extent!?
"Master, I won't be able to help with the situation at Flame Mountain!" Master Wuchao shook his head, declining Jiang Liu's plea for help.
"Since the Zen Master's health is not good, then I will not insist. Take care of your injuries, Zen Master!" Jiang Liu nodded and responded.
Putting aside whether the other party was really injured, even if he wasn't, the other party had every right to refuse him.
After all, just because he asked for help didn't mean that the other party was obligated to agree!
"Yes, take care of yourself, Master!" Master Wuchao nodded, and seemed quite comfortable with Jiang Liu not pressing him too much.
As soon as these words were said, Master Wuchao hesitated slightly, as if he had thought of something then said to Jiang Liu, "By the way, I have something to tell you; perhaps quenching the flames on Flame Mountain isn't as difficult as you think!"
"Oh? What do you mean!?" At these words, Jiang Liu's eyes brightened slightly.
True Sun Fire is the most domineering flame in the Three Realms, even more so than Samadhi True Fire. At this time, relying solely on their own strength without the power of the Buddhist Sect is almost impossible to extinguish those flames of True Sun Fire.
Yet, Master Wuchao said it's easier than he imagined?
Could it be that he has a good method?
As someone who also could command True Sun Fire, Jiang Liu naturally regarded Master Wuchao's words highly.
"According to what you say, Master, those flames are not the mysterious person's own divine skills; that True Sun Fire might have come from elsewhere!" disclosed Master Wuchao.
"Came from elsewhere, not his own divine skills!?" Hearing this, a thoughtful expression crossed Jiang Liu's brow.
It seemed plausible; otherwise, how could he extinguish them? Certainly, the Buddhist Sect would not let him handle it if they weren't sure, right?
"Master also knows that I inherently possess the power to control True Sun Fire, and I have an unparalleled understanding of this power. So, knowing that the whole mountain is burning with True Sun Fire indicates something!"
At this point, Master Wuchao paused slightly, then continued, "Not to mention the cultivation level of the other party, which might be higher than Grand Immortal Zhenyuan of Wuzhuang Temple. Even if it were me deploying the power of True Sun Fire, I could turn an area of eight hundred miles into ashes and certainly wouldn't burn ceaselessly day after day!"
"So, are you saying? That the True Sun Fire of Flame Mountain isn't his own divine skills, but rather something akin to a rootless duckweed, thus its power is somewhat diminished?" Jiang Liu caught the implication of Master Wuchao's words and asked.
"Exactly, that's the principle!" Master Wuchao nodded and answered.
"So that's how it is!" Hearing this, Jiang Liu nodded in understanding, finding Master Wuchao's words made a lot of sense.
"Thank you for your advice, Zen Master!" Though Master Wuchao, with his wounded body, had no intention of going to Flame Mountain himself, his words still posed a very valuable piece of information for Jiang Liu.
After expressing his thanks, Jiang Liu and Zhu Bajie turned around and left Foutu Mountain.
"Master, where shall we go next!? Extinguishing that True Sun Fire won't be easy! Even if that True Sun Fire is just rootless duckweed!" Zhu Bajie walked side by side with Jiang Liu, asking him.
"True Sun Fire? A flame more powerful than Samadhi True Fire, yet it's just rootless duckweed!?" Jiang Liu silently pondered in his heart, then after a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Let's go, let's make a visit to Flame Cloud Cave!" A sudden inspiration struck Jiang Liu as he thought of Red Boy.
If that True Sun Fire is indeed like rootless duckweed, might Red Boy think of some way to handle it?
Red Boy, with an Innate Taoist Body and naturally a Fire Spirit Body, was born with the power to manipulate Samadhi True Fire, and after consuming the Demon Emperor Pill, seemed to manage to command a trace of True Sun Fire.
Could Flame Mountain's flames permit Red Boy to devise a solution?
