Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 734 - The Blind Spot of Skill Recovery

734: Chapter 734: The Blind Spot of Skill Recovery

734 -734: The Blind Spot of Skill Recovery

“Xuanzang…”

Thinking aloud, Maitreya Buddha’s gaze fell upon Jiang Liu and he spoke, “I didn’t expect you to possess such divine skills.

Thank you.

If it weren’t for you, my injuries wouldn’t have healed so easily!”

“Your praise is too much, Buddha.

It’s my honor to tend to your wounds!” Hearing Maitreya Buddha’s words, Jiang Liu responded.

On the surface, the work was done very thoroughly.

Jiang Liu’s reaction pleased many of the Buddhas around him, who nodded in approval.

Although his abilities were good in all aspects, his temperament was still excellent.

He wasn’t arrogant about his talents and remained respectful towards Maitreya Buddha.

“Very good!”

Hearing Jiang Liu’s response, Maitreya Buddha’s face showed a hint of satisfaction.

He smiled and nodded, “Since you have such supernatural powers, then, can you also heal my severed arm?”

“Severed arm!?”

Upon hearing Maitreya Buddha’s words, Jiang Liu looked somewhat troubled, shook his head, and said, “Buddha, while my techniques can heal wounds, they don’t have the capability to regenerate severed limbs!”

Jiang Liu spoke the truth—the Guanyin Mantra and Healing Holy Hand skills could both restore health points, and no matter the type of injuries, as long as health points were reduced, they could be recovered.

However, these two healing methods weren’t omnipotent.

Firstly, they couldn’t regenerate severed limbs like those of Maitreya Buddha’s.

For example, if your arm was chopped off, the Guanyin Mantra could restore life value, allowing the wound to fully heal, and the site of the severance to completely mend.

But it couldn’t make your arm grow back.

Secondly, the mantra couldn’t heal certain deeper injuries, weaknesses from serious wounds, or effects from curses.

Take Master Wuchao, for instance—his state of injury didn’t show up as a decrease in his health bar but as a debilitated and seriously injured condition, and thus, the Guanyin Mantra couldn’t restore him.

Previously at Flame Mountain, when facing the True Sun Fire, Jiang Liu sought out Master Wuchao to subdue the flames of Flame Mountain and saw Master Wuchao again.

Seeing him cough every so often, Jiang Liu secretly pulled up Master Wuchao’s character panel and could see that he was in a seriously injured state.

“It can’t be done!?” Maitreya Buddha’s face filled with disappointment as he heard Jiang Liu’s response.

He naturally had no doubt about Jiang Liu’s words.

Seeing Maitreya Buddha’s expression, Jiang Liu secretly chuckled.

Not to mention that his skills, like the Guanyin Mantra, couldn’t do it; even if they could, he would not want to.

If he weren’t forced into a corner, he wouldn’t even want to take out the healing potion, let alone come to treat Maitreya Buddha’s injuries.

Beside them, seeing that Maitreya Buddha’s injuries were healed and his second disciple reincarnated had made a good impression in front of all the Buddhas, Tathagata was very pleased.

Although Tathagata competed with Maitreya Buddha to some extent, he certainly didn’t wish him dead.

This time, Xuanzang’s divine skills saved a life, which could be considered a boost to his own reputation, right?

However, amidst the joy, Tathagata felt somewhat helpless.

Originally, he and the Medicine Buddha had discussed using Maitreya Buddha’s condition as a reason to get Xuanzang to give up the potion.

Unexpectedly, Xuanzang came personally and used his divine powers to save the day, making the potion unnecessary.

Now, is there another reason to convince him to part with his potions?

Putting aside what Tathagata was thinking, now that Jiang Liu had healed Maitreya Buddha’s injuries, Tathagata naturally had to commend Jiang Liu properly.

In the face of Tathagata’s praise, Jiang Liu pretended to be delighted, but in his heart, he contemplated whether it was time to leave.

If he stayed too long, Tathagata might devise other ways to wrest the healing potions from him, right?

“Buddha…”

Once Tathagata’s praise was almost finished, Jiang Liu spoke up, “The journey to the West for Scriptures is urgent.

Now that Maitreya Buddha’s injuries have stabilized, I should be returning!”

“Hmm, fair enough.

Your dedication to the scripture-seeking mission is commendable!

Go on then, I’ll await your arrival at Great Thunder Monastery,” Tathagata said with satisfaction, nodding in approval upon hearing that Jiang Liu was eager to continue the quest.

“Eh?

He’s really letting me go!?” Tathagata’s response surprised Jiang Liu.

He had long known that Tathagata was interested in his healing potions and expected some move from him.

Jiang Liu thought that when he expressed his desire to leave, Tathagata would find a reason to keep him there, right?

Tathagata agreed so quickly!?

Although he was surprised, since Tathagata consented, it was good news.

“In that case, I will take my leave now.

Farewell, Buddha, farewell to all venerable ones…”

Without hesitation, Jiang Liu pressed his palms together and bid farewell to Tathagata and the others before turning to leave.

As he stepped towards the exit of the Medicine Buddha Hall, Jiang Liu still half-expected Tathagata to suddenly change his mind and ask him to stay.

But even after he executed the Cloud Ascending Leaps and completely left, Tathagata remained silent.

“What’s happening here?” Jiang Liu flew into the sky and headed towards Zhu Bajie and the others.

His mind was filled with doubts and confusion, struggling to comprehend the situation.

…

Leaving Jiang Liu’s side of the story for a moment, let’s turn to another scene.

Sun Wukong’s Somersault Cloud was naturally incredibly fast.

After confirming the direction, he arrived in the blink of an eye at the battlefield where the Four Heavenly Kings were fighting.

Looking over, he saw that the battle had reached a feverish and heated stage.

The mysterious Evil Demon, amidst this fierce battle, had no means of protecting Fairy Zixia from harm.

In the midst of this melee, Fairy Zixia appeared in a very tragic state, already seriously injured.

Similarly, the Four Heavenly Kings also bore wounds of varying degrees on their bodies, but they all clenched their teeth and persisted.

Because they knew that for every second they could hold on, they were one step closer to victory.

Seeing the situation, Sun Wukong knew that the battle had reached a critical juncture.

Wielding his Ruyi Golden Cudgel, he shouted, “Evil Demon, prepare to die!”

As Sun Wukong’s hand swung out, the Ruyi Golden Cudgel moved at will, extending itself and fiercely smashing towards the semi-transparent Evil Demon.

“Great Saint!” Hearing Sun Wukong’s shout, the Four Heavenly Kings looked in his direction and felt a surge of energy seeing the long Golden Cudgel smashing down.

Then, they rapidly retreated from the fray.

“Damn it!

That rascal monkey is here!” The Demon Creature, originally fighting in the fray with the Four Heavenly Kings, exclaimed in shock upon seeing the Golden Cudgel coming towards it.

At the same time, it pushed Fairy Zixia who it was holding in front of itself, using her as a shield.

The Golden Cudgel descended with an overwhelming momentum, carrying with it an enormous force.

But then, it abruptly stopped.

The transition from motion to stillness was decisive, and the cudgel did not fall upon Fairy Zixia.

“Impressive skills!” all of the Four Heavenly Kings internally praised the sight.

Not only was the Great Sage Equalling Heaven strong and fierce in attack, but more importantly, he had an exquisite control over his own strength.

For an ordinary person to control their force so precisely at the last moment would not be so easily done.

“Hmph, despicable demon!”

Withdrawing his hand, Sun Wukong retracted the Jingu Bang, his eyes blazing with even more anger as he lunged directly towards the Demon Creature.

“Take it back!” Seeing Sun Wukong closing in, the Demon Creature decisively pushed Fairy Zixia towards him.

Then, it turned and fled into the distance.

This Demon Creature clearly knew how formidable Sun Wukong was.

Although it could dominate the Four Heavenly Kings on its own, it didn’t even entertain the thought of fighting Sun Wukong and chose to flee instead.

Seeing Fairy Zixia being pushed towards him, Sun Wukong naturally stretched out his arms to catch her.

At the same time, with a flick of his wrist, the Jingu Bang flew out of his hand, shooting towards the fleeing Demon Creature.

There was a loud bang!

The Demon Creature, appearing like liquid, instantly splattered into thousands of droplets as it was struck by the Jingu Bang and exploded.

Then, it swiftly vanished without a trace.

Without concerning himself with whether the Demon Creature was dead or alive after being hit by his Jingu Bang, Sun Wukong only lowered his head to look at Zixia, his expression involuntarily changing slightly.

“Zixia, how are you doing?”

Seeing the severity of Zixia’s injuries, Sun Wukong immediately took out a bottle of Enhanced Healing Potion and poured it into her mouth.

A single bottle of Enhanced Healing Potion could instantly recover about 30% of one’s maximum Health Point Value.

As the potion was administered, Zixia’s complexion noticeably improved, and her injuries began to heal significantly.

“Monkey, thank you for saving me…” Looking at Sun Wukong, Zixia spoke with great joy.

Firstly, because she was saved.

Secondly, because Sun Wukong had hurried over.

“Between you and me, why speak of thanks?” Sun Wukong shook his head in response to Zixia’s words.

“Great Sage, please, look at my second brother and fourth brother as well, their injuries are also very severe!”

Seeing Sun Wukong’s attention focused entirely on Zixia and the divine medicine given only to her, Mo Liqing couldn’t help but step forward and speak.

“Oh, thank you both for your assistance this time, much appreciated!” Hearing Mo Liqing’s words, Sun Wukong turned back and expressed his sincere thanks.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong took out a Healing Potion for Mo Liqing as each of the two Heavenly Kings appeared severely injured.

Mo Liqing accepted the two potions and administered them to his second and fourth brothers.