Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 678: Tianpeng’s Golden Body

"Old Pig, have I come home?" whispered Zhu Bajie, looking at the familiar Water Mansion before him.

Since he had been expelled to the Mortal World and his True Spirit had been reborn in a pig, countless times he had dreamt of his old days in Marshal Tianpeng's Mansion at midnight. Was he dreaming again today?

Looking at the mansion before him, Zhu Bajie realized that he might be dreaming, but since it was a dream, he might as well go inside and take a look.

Every table and chair inside was filled with memories for him.

Besides, his Golden Body was still left inside the mansion.

Because he had drunkenly harassed Chang'e, he had been demoted by the Great Jade Emperor to the Mortal World to be reincarnated.

Being reincarnated naturally involved the transmigration of the True Spirit, while his Golden Body was left in this Water Mansion.

"I have seen the Marshal, Marshal, you have finally come, Using the Dream Entering Technique, I have finally waited for your return..." But just as Zhu Bajie was about to step inside, suddenly, at that moment, a steward from the mansion came out with a joyful face tinged with urgency and spoke to Zhu Bajie.

"Is that you, Steward Wang? You used the Dream Entering Technique to contact me, Old Pig. Is there anything important?" Zhu Bajie said, facing the familiar steward before him.

"Old Pig!?" Hearing Zhu Bajie's self-referential, Steward Wang was briefly stunned, obviously not immediately accustomed to Zhu Bajie's way of addressing himself.

Indeed? After Marshal Tianpeng erroneously reincarnated as a pig, even his way of speaking had changed from before?

Though his mind was slightly dazed, Steward Wang quickly recalled the purpose of using the Dream Entering Technique and immediately said, "Here is the situation, Marshal, your Golden Body that was hidden inside the Heavenly River Water Palace has recently been stolen, we do not know who took it!"

"What? My Golden Body..." Hearing Steward Wang's words, Zhu Bajie's expression dramatically changed.

"Our Heavenly River Water Palace has very strong protective capabilities. Even a Taiyi True Immortal would not dare to sneak in, How could my Golden Body have disappeared?" Zhu Bajie's expression changed as he quickly asked the steward before him.

"I really don't know!"

Hearing Zhu Bajie's questioning, Steward Wang shook his head helplessly and said, "Our guards and checks were as usual, but your Golden Body, Marshal, has truly disappeared. As for who is behind this, please forgive me, we genuinely do not know!"

"Besides my Golden Body, has anything else been stolen?" Zhu Bajie's face looked slightly grave. After a brief silence, he continued his inquiry.

"Nothing else has been stolen!"

Steward Wang shook his head, his face showing a troubled expression, and said, "Marshal, we've also carefully searched, it's only your Golden Body that was taken, nothing else was touched!"

"So, you're saying it was a targeted theft of my Golden Body?" Hearing Steward Wang's words, Zhu Bajie's expression grew even graver.

...

"Who exactly was it!?"

In the quiet night, Zhu Bajie, who had been sound asleep, suddenly opened his eyes and roared loudly, the fierce Demon Qi bursting forth from his body due to his anger.

Following Zhu Bajie's shout, Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong quickly rushed over.

"Bajie? What happened? Did you have a nightmare?" Seeing Zhu Bajie sitting up in bed, Jiang Liu was slightly startled and curiously asked.

Zhu Bajie had reached level 79, not far from becoming a Daluo Golden Immortal. Could it really be a nightmare out of nowhere? It didn't seem likely.

"Master, something's wrong!" Seeing Sun Wukong and Jiang Liu run in, Zhu Bajie did not hide anything and started speaking.

He then meticulously explained the matter notified to him by Marshal Tianpeng's Mansion's Steward Wang through the Dream Entering Technique to Jiang Liu and the others.

"Oh? Golden Body!?" Hearing Zhu Bajie's words, Jiang Liu was slightly stirred.

So, Zhu Bajie's reincarnation involved leaving his Golden Body behind in the Heavenly Court, and his True Spirit reincarnated?

"Bajie, do you mean that your original Marshal Tianpeng's Golden Body is still intact, along with that cultivation level?" After a moment of silence, Jiang Liu spoke to Zhu Bajie.

"That's not the case!"

Hearing Jiang Liu's words, Zhu Bajie shook his head and said, "Back then, Old Pig's cultivation level was half from myself and half from the Divine Soul. After the True Spirit reincarnated, it carried half of Old Pig's cultivation level with it!"

"Only half? Half of the cultivation level is level 78? Then, what about the full cultivation level? At least 81 level, at the level of a Daluo Golden Immortal, right?" Hearing Zhu Bajie's response, Jiang Liu was inwardly amazed.

It really must be said, isn't it just like Marshal Tianpeng who could normally command eighty thousand naval forces?"

"No, Master, you misunderstood. I, Old Pig, am Marshal Tianpeng, yet my Cultivation Level has only reached the Peak of Taiyi Realm. As a reincarnated True Spirit, I brought down half of my cultivation, and over these years, I've been cultivating anew, nearly reaching the level I was at originally!" Understanding what Jiang Liu meant, Zhu Bajie slightly shook his head and corrected him.

"Peak of Taiyi True Immortal? Does that translate to Level 80? Then, half of that cultivation would be in the 70s, right?" Zhu Bajie's words slightly stirred something in Jiang Liu's heart.

Well, even though wrongly born in a pig's body, his Golden Body still held half of his cultivation. If he could retrieve his own Golden Body, Zhu Bajie estimated his cultivation might increase significantly, possibly reaching the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

An increase in Zhu Bajie's cultivation meant the strengthening of the force he belonged to.

Hence, upon learning this news, Jiang Liu naturally couldn't wait to help Zhu Bajie retrieve his Golden Body.

Perhaps after regaining the cultivation within the Golden Body, Zhu Bajie could become the second Daluo Golden Immortal in the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team.

Tip: Triggered the mission "Golden Body". Mission requirements: Successfully help Zhu Bajie retrieve Marshal Tianpeng's Golden Body. Reward upon success: 100 million Experience Points and a Legendary Level Treasure Chest *1.

Just then, suddenly, the system notification sounded, causing a flicker in Jiang Liu's heart.

This was an active Legendary Level mission, well, 100 million Experience Points were a lot in the early stages, but not so much now.

Moreover, the main point was that active mission rewards were generally not as rich as passive mission rewards.

So, a Legendary mission rewarding 100 million Experience Points seemed completely reasonable?

"Since it's about the Golden Body, Bajie, I'll accompany you!" Having triggered this active mission, Jiang Liu naturally wanted to help and spoke proactively.

"I, Old Sun have nothing better to do, let's go take a look too!" Following Jiang Liu's words, Sun Wukong also added.

"Master, brother..." Hearing the words of Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie showed a deeply moved expression.

"Alright, Wujing, you and Xiaobai just wait here for us to return!" Seeing Sha Wujing and the White Dragon Horse seemingly about to volunteer as well, Jiang Liu didn't wait for them to speak and preemptively stopped them.

Didn't you hear what Zhu Bajie said? The Heavenly River Water Palace is heavily guarded, and even beings at the level of Taiyi True Immortal can't just sneak in.

Therefore, it could be deduced that the thief who stole the Golden Body must be of Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation.

Since Sun Wukong had already reached the level of Great Luo Sword Immortal, and Zhu Bajie was close to it, with himself assisting, their combat powers were indispensable.

As for Xiaobai and Sha Wujing? Their cultivation was a bit too low, so it's best for them to wait in the Mortal World.

"Alright, Master, Xiaobai and I will just wait here for you guys to return then..." After hearing Jiang Liu's words, Sha Wujing opened his mouth to object, then, somewhat helplessly, shook his head and said.

After he finished speaking, without saying much more, Jiang Liu muttered the Incantation for the Cloud Soaring Technique and, along with Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong, directly flew towards Heavenly Court.

Upon arriving at the South Heavenly Gate, the Heavenly Soldiers guarding it naturally didn't dare to stop them. They even hurriedly saluted Jiang Liu and his disciples, then watched them enter the Heavenly Court.

Without idle chatter, concerned about the matter of the Golden Body in the Heavenly River Water Palace, Jiang Liu and his companions entered the South Heavenly Gate and immediately flew towards the Heavenly River.

Suddenly, Jiang Liu and his group arrived at the Heavenly River.

Zhu Bajie, leading the way, was ready to dive into the Heavenly River.

"Wait a second..." However, just at this moment, Jiang Liu hurriedly spoke to stop them.

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"Master, what's the matter?" Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong looked at Jiang Liu in surprise.

"Well, Bajie, although my cultivation has reached the peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, this entering the water..." Jiang Liu said, his face expressing a hint of embarrassment and apology.

"Oh, I get it!" Upon hearing Jiang Liu's words, Zhu Bajie's face showed a look of realization and said, "Master, you don't know the water avoidance art, so you just wait on the surface of the river. Monkey Brother and I will go down to check!"

"Wait, Bajie, although I don't know it now, write down a mantra for the water avoidance art quickly for me. Once you write it, I will know it!" Upon hearing Zhu Bajie's suggestion of waiting on the river's surface, Jiang Liu spoke to Zhu Bajie.

You're joking, right? Write it now, and you can learn it immediately?

The water avoidance art is a spell, after all; wouldn't ordinary people need at least a few months to master it?

"Hey, wait a second..."

Just then, at that moment, Zhu Bajie had a thought, remembering the time he had written down the Cloud Ascending Leaps spell for his master.