Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 292: Life Profession Upgrade (2nd Update)

"Master, is this ring really such a treasure? Is this what a treasure is!?" After trying it out properly, General Zhang came back to his senses, looking at Jiang Liu with astonishment and asked.

A single ring could enhance his strength; naturally, General Zhang liked it very much.

A ring that could increase strength? If that wasn’t a treasure, what was?

"If you like it, then it’s yours!" Jiang Liu said with a slight smile.

The other party had provided the materials, and after he had finished refining them, he could earn proficiency. Of course, Jiang Liu didn’t care much about this common level equipment and didn’t mind simply gifting it to General Zhang.

"Thank you, Master! Thank you so much!" Hearing Jiang Liu’s words, actually offering the ring to him, General Zhang was overjoyed, nodding repeatedly in gratitude.

After a thorough trial, Jiang Liu confirmed the characteristics of life professions, such as the blacksmith profession. Now that he was a blacksmith apprentice, he could craft, repair, and strengthen any common level equipment. Your next chapter is on novelbuddy

In the future, as his profession level increased, he believed he could handle equipment of fine level, perfect level, and even legendary level, and so on.

Moreover, unlike his other skills, which only needed skill points, for life professions, he needed to continuously improve his proficiency.

Having understood the life professions, Jiang Liu’s gaze involuntarily swept over Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and the others, as he secretly began strategizing in his heart.

Once his life profession level was upgraded, he could certainly custom-make powerful equipment for them.

Sun Wukong was already so strong now; if he were to custom-make a set of equipment for him, wouldn’t Wukong’s strength rise again?

After all, he had just tried it—the equipment he crafted could indeed be used by others.

Just like how he could use equipment gifted to him that wasn’t system-generated, like the Vidyaraja Crown and the Buddha Relic Dharma Ring.

Furthermore, Jiang Liu secretly planned that if he were to create his own faction in the future, he could seclude himself and diligently train these life skills.

By then, he could forge countless pieces of equipment. Should he mount a counterattack on Spirit Mountain, wouldn’t the forces under his command benefit from a batch of equipment?

Thinking of this, Jiang Liu nodded inwardly.

While his own strength improvement was crucial, he would inevitably need to gather a powerful force to confront Spirit Mountain in the future. Hence, enhancing his life profession abilities was extremely important for him.

Imagine leading a mighty force into battle against Western Spirit Mountain, all members equipped and even supplied with healing potions and mana potions for sustained fights.

By then, their overall combat ability would surely increase significantly, right?

"In the future, I can arm Wukong and the others to the teeth!" After dreaming about the future, Jiang Liu murmured to himself, feeling even more motivated to practice his life profession.

Repairing equipment seemed easy, just tapping a button on the skill panel, but after continuously repairing a hundred or so pieces, Jiang Liu was exhausted. It felt similar to the sensation of staying up all night online, leaving him feeling mentally and physically drained.

Why did he travel to the world of Journey to the West? Wasn’t it because he died suddenly while playing games all night?

So when he felt exhausted, Jiang Liu didn’t insist on continuing. Instead, he lay down in a spot on the carriage and soon fell into a deep sleep despite the bumpy ride.

Seeing Jiang Liu’s condition, General Zhang also instructed the carriage to slow down to lessen the jolts.

In this way, after about two Chinese Hours of travel, Jiang Liu finally opened his eyes.

After inquiring about the time, he realized he had slept for four hours. Pondering for a moment, he shook his head.

Repairing a hundred and eighty pieces of equipment had gained him about six thousand experience points, but sleeping for four hours could have earned him at least ten thousand more through cultivation. This was a considerable loss!

Initially, tapping his finger for a few seconds to gain dozens of experience points seemed much quicker than cultivating.

But having considered the overall situation, Jiang Liu realized it was a total loss.

Nevertheless, as he was only a blacksmith apprentice for the time being, he anticipated that when he advanced to crafting fine quality equipment, the experience gained would increase significantly.

Therefore, Jiang Liu didn’t intend to stop; this was just an initial investment.

Looking at the long-term, training in these life professions was very worthwhile.

Next, Jiang Liu sat on White Dragon Horse’s back, repairing equipment at intervals, no longer daring to handle a hundred at once; instead, he casually repaired about ten pieces every two hours or so.

Anyone would tire from sprinting 10 kilometers at once, with few able to endure it.

However, running a kilometer every hour or two was something that almost anyone could withstand.

It was like sipping Jadescent Nectar daily.

On the road ahead, with meditation and equipment repair, partaking in a daily sip of Jadescent Nectar, life was very content.

The two huge carriages’ worth of damaged equipment amounted to over a thousand pieces. With Jiang Liu deliberately telling General Zhang to slow the pace, the journey of several hundred miles took seven to eight days, upon which they finally caught sight of the Black Chicken Country Royal City.

With one last push to repair twenty or thirty pieces of equipment, Jiang Liu dusted off his hands and leapt from the carriage back onto White Dragon Horse.

Sitting on the horseback, he silently called up the life profession panel, then his gaze landed on his Blacksmith life profession.

After repairing 1,000 pieces of common level equipment, I had successfully advanced to a primary level blacksmith.

However, to further my advancement, I would need to repair and forge 1,000 pieces of fine level quality equipment and 3,000 pieces of common level equipment.

"Thank you so much, Master. I truly can’t thank you enough!" said General Zhang, surprised and delighted, as he looked at Jiang Liu with immense gratitude, incessantly expressing his thanks.

For General Zhang, if there was someone in his life whom he could consider a benefactor, Jiang Liu was definitely one.

The very young-looking little monk appeared to be a person of great determination, who didn’t hesitate to make the arduous journey from the Great Tang in the Eastern Land to the Western Heaven to pay homage and seek scriptures, earning unparalleled admiration.

More importantly, Master Xuanzang had been exceedingly kind to him, capturing the rebellious General Lu upon their first meeting, and even gifting him a treasured ring.

Now he had even helped repair over a thousand damaged weapons within the military camp — to him, this was truly a great favor.

"No need for thanks, it was but a trifling matter," said Jiang Liu, modestly waving his hand in response to General Zhang’s grateful words.

Indeed, these were only common level equipment, and I had now risen to the rank of a primary level blacksmith.

If he could, bringing in two cartloads of fine quality equipment would indeed make me owe him a debt of gratitude as deep as that to my own forebears.

"Master, please, let us enter the palace together to meet His Majesty!" General Zhang, extending a hand in a guiding gesture, invited Jiang Liu and his entourage into the royal city, and they directly headed towards the royal palace.

Upon arriving at the royal palace, someone went in to announce their arrival, and shortly after, a person came out to let everyone know they could enter.

Jiang Liu and his disciples, naturally, along with General Zhang overseeing General Lu, entered the royal palace and came into the great hall.

As Jiang Liu and the others entered the great hall, naturally, it caused quite a disturbance, simply because Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing looked dreadfully terrifying, much like demons.

"You are the monk who has come from the Great Tang of the Eastern Land!?"

Without haste in dealing with General Lu’s matter, the king seated on the throne surveyed Sun Wukong and the others, his face showing no fear, and eventually, his gaze settled on Jiang Liu and he inquired.

"Indeed, I have seen the king," Jiang Liu nodded, demonstrating humility and politeness, as he brought his palms together and bowed.

"Character panel!"

Looking at the King of the Black Chicken Country, Jiang Liu inwardly chanted, and immediately, the character panel of the king appeared before him.

ID: King of the Black Chicken Country (White)

Gender: Male

Profession: King

Level: 60

Equipment: ...

"A level 60 white panel? So, does this mean he’s at the peak of the Returning Void realm?" Jiang Liu mused to himself after glancing at the so-called King of the Black Chicken Country’s character panel.

"Hmm, since the Holy Monk of the Great Tang is on a pilgrimage to the Western Heaven to pay homage and seek scriptures, I, as the king, shall not impede your westward journey. Come, someone, exchange the travel permit plaque for the Holy Monk and send him on his way westward!" After observing Jiang Liu, especially Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, the King of the Black Chicken Country spoke, exhibiting a very agreeable demeanor, and even proactively ordered his people to exchange the travel permit plaque for him.

Though he verbally claimed he didn’t dare to delay the great cause of Jiang Liu’s westward scripture-seeking journey, the king didn’t even prepare a simple meal after meeting them. Judging by the king’s attitude, he apparently couldn’t wait for Jiang Liu and his party to leave, as if he were all but sweeping them out with a broom.

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"This isn’t following the usual conventions at all!" Jiang Liu was taken aback upon hearing the words of the pretender king.

"Hehehe, you, king, are so stingy. After traveling thousands of miles, you can’t even prepare a simple vegetarian meal. Your miserliness takes the cake, far more than even the old Jade Emperor..."

Sun Wukong, upon hearing the words of the King of the Black Chicken Country, spoke indignantly, disdainfully addressing the king.

Below, the civil and military officials looked at each other, and there were also muted discussions, apparently agreeing that the king’s actions were indeed impolite; after all, these were esteemed guests from the Heavenly Empire.

"You monkey, how dare you!" A young man by the side of the King of the Black Chicken Country stood out and berated Sun Wukong antagonistically.

"Crown Prince, stop this clamor and come back," said the King of the Black Chicken Country as the young man stepped forward.

"Crown Prince!?" Jiang Liu looked at the young man with a somewhat strange expression, then at the King of the Black Chicken Country, with a look of sympathy.

Kill your father, ravish your mother, and become your father.

Wasn’t this a vivid depiction of what this impostor king had done to the Crown Prince?

Poor child, acknowledging a thief as father, and yet so filially devoted.

After the King of the Black Chicken Country called back the Crown Prince, he glanced at Jiang Liu and his companions. With monks on a mission to the Western Heaven for scriptures, and clearly formidable disciples, he naturally did not wish to interact with them more than necessary, lest his identity be revealed.

However, now that they were insisting on staying for a meal, the King of the Black Chicken Country inwardly deliberated for a moment and then reluctantly sighed.

"This king merely did not wish to delay the Holy Monk’s important westward journey. But since you wish to stay, of course I will prepare a lavish vegetarian feast to welcome the Holy Monk and his disciples..."

(PS: "Kill your father, ravish your mother, and become your father," was initially going to be the title of this chapter. Since many people said it might lead to reports, I will change it.)