From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Feeling the warmth deep within his soul, Bajie trembled, and tears involuntarily streamed down his face.

The old sow and her brothers and sisters had already forgotten their resentment. The old sow only wanted to stay with her son, and her brothers and sisters only wanted to play with Pigsy.

At that very moment, Pigsy's empty heart was filled with a sense of true fulfillment.

There's no need to vent through food.

There's no need to distract yourself by looking at beautiful women.

They don't even need to rely on Sun Wukong as the extremely dashing Great Sage Equal to Heaven as their spiritual support.

Without him.

It was simply because at that moment he felt a tiny, insignificant sense of acceptance of being a pig.

Do you accept your fate?

That's right.

He accepted his fate.

But it was precisely because he accepted his fate that he truly solidified his roots.

"Senior Brother, you thought of this a long time ago, didn't you? Really..."

Pigsy was unaware of the profound change in his thoughts, but he understood that he had truly embarked on the path of cultivation, and that his roots were gradually becoming firm, no longer a rootless duckweed drifting with the tide...

Meanwhile, Jiang Liu and his group...

After bidding farewell to Fude and Bajie, they continued westward and reunited with Kuilang, Baihua'ai, and others outside White Tiger Ridge, and together they traveled west to Baoxiang.

Na Kui Lang said, "Master, a colossal giant has appeared ahead. It is incredibly powerful. It leveled White Tiger Ridge and pushed down Longevity Mountain... Were any of you injured in the mountains?"

"It's alright."

Jiang Liu chuckled and said, "I suppose that divine being had his own methods. He couldn't stand those poor and desolate places, so he opened up a wide and broad road to heaven."

"That's true."

Baihua was overjoyed. "With this, the road will be smooth, and it will be much more convenient to travel between east and west in the future."

"That depends on how Brother Kui and his wife teach the child."

Jiang Liu joked.

Immediately, Kyurou and Hyakka Ai blushed, and for a moment they didn't know how to respond...

Chapter 1439 Turbulent Waves Before the Wave Moon Cave

Leaving the Zhou Tian Net and sweeping away the White Tiger Ridge, Jiang Liu and his group headed west again, oblivious to the passage of time, yet they chatted and talked, practiced Qi cultivation, and lived a carefree and leisurely life.

As they were walking, they suddenly came across a forest of black pine trees.

As night approached, the group decided to rest there for the night.

Lu Zhen led three people to fetch water from a nearby stream, Hu Yuan and Hu Jue led three people to chop firewood in the forest, while Jiang Liu, Kui Lang, Bai Hua Ai, and the remaining two laborers built a tent on the spot.

“Brother, if you head west for another three hundred miles, you will reach the Kingdom of Baoxiang.”

With clear and discerning eyes, Jiang Liu gazed westward, his Dharma Eye surveying the myriad phenomena of the world. He said leisurely, "In the past, it might have been the residence of an emperor, but now it is occupied by demons."

“The monk is right.”

As they traveled closer to Baoxiang Kingdom, they felt a sense of trepidation, a bittersweet feeling of longing for home. They sighed, "When the country was in turmoil, demons came from the west... I wonder if my parents are still alive?"

"Sister-in-law, don't cry. That demon has occupied a city and usurped a throne. He must be evil. When we get to Baoxiang Kingdom, I will use my methods to get rid of him and prove the righteous path!"

As soon as Jiang Liu finished speaking, his ears twitched. He heard a noise in the forest and saw Liang Luzhen returning with water. Behind him, besides the three laborers who had gone to fetch water with him, were two strange people with wolf ears on their heads and wolf tails on their waists. They were neither demons nor humans.

The two were stunned when they saw Kui Lang and Bai Hua Ai, as if they were missing them; but when they saw Jiang Liu, they were startled, as if they had seen the King of Hell.

"Senior Brother, they are transvestites."

Liang Luzhen explained.

"???"

Jiang Liu immediately understood the reason, but after hearing Liang Luzhen's explanation, he was speechless.

Liang Luzhen continued, "One of them is called Kui Dalang, and the other is called Kui Erlang. They are the sons of a human and a demon, and are the masters of the Wanzishan Boyue Cave in the south of this mountain forest."

“If you all don’t mind, please come with us to Wave Moon Cave to rest for the night.” Na Kui Dalang was the first to come to his senses and extended an invitation to Jiang Liu and the others.

"Alright."

Kui Lang and Bai Hua love Jiang Liu as their leader, and Jiang Liu agrees.

When Hu Yuan and Hu Jue returned from chopping wood, they packed their belongings together, led their white horse and camel south, and under the moonlight, they saw the scenery of Wanzishan Mountain.

All I saw was:

The cliffs rise ten thousand feet high, and the mountains reach the blue sky.

Roots grow thickly into the earth, flanked by thousands of miscellaneous trees; peaks pierce the sky, with vines entwining them for over a hundred miles. Flowers reflect on the grass tips, casting shadows in the wind; water flows through the clouds, the moon has no roots. Fallen logs lie across the deep ravine, withered vines cling to the gleaming peaks.

Beneath the stone bridge, a clear spring murmurs; upon the platform, a bright moon shines. Outside the cave entrance, men and women come and go, the night market bustling with activity; in the woods, young and old move in and out, the lights illuminating the area as if it were daytime.

A tower stands tall in the mountains, reaching to the sky and connecting with the cave entrance. At this moment, it is illuminated by layers of light, resplendent in gold and jade. It is also the time of the full moon, with silver moonlight falling and the golden and silver radiance intertwining, creating a unique and beautiful scene.

Nakui Jiro's gaze fell on Kuirou and Baihua Ai, and he introduced them, "Today is the fifteenth of August, and our guests have come at just the right time."

We are celebrating a lantern festival here. Everyone makes a lotus lantern, lights it under the moonlight, and releases it into the stream, letting it float downstream, praying for peace and reunion.

Kui Lang, Bai Hua Ai, and others got interested and bought materials from local vendors to make lotus lanterns, writing blessings on the petals.

Just as the two of them were putting the lotus lantern into the stream, a gust of wind suddenly swept in, carrying a fishy smell. The people outside the cave were so frightened that they abandoned their livelihoods, discarded the lotus lantern, and ran quickly into the Wave Moon Cave to hide at the shouts of Kui Dalang and Kui Erlang.

"Quick!"

"Hurry up and get inside the cave!"

Jianliang Lizhen also lost the lotus lantern and was about to run into the Wave Moon Cave with Kuilang, Baihua Ai, and the others when Jiang Liu grabbed his shoulder and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Get out of the wind."

Liang Luzhen said without turning his head.

"You're a cultivator, why are you hiding from the wind? A demon is coming!"

Jiang Liu was speechless, feeling a bit disappointed in him. He grabbed him and said, "Shoulder your Xuanhua Axe and stand in front of the Eight Pure Ones to see what kind of monster it is."

Boom!

A black wind rushed into the forest, knocking down a large number of trees, and two monsters, each ten feet tall, with long noses, big ears, broad shoulders, and thick waists, emerged.

"Could this be a relative of that second senior brother?"

Upon seeing the appearance of these two monsters, Liang Luzhen was startled, "They are even bigger than the black bear monster from my hometown."

"This is clearly an elephant that has come to life."

Hu Yuan pursed her lips, feeling that Liang Lu really had no knowledge. "Before our Huangfeng Ridge became a vast desert, it was a place of green mountains and clear waters, and there were elephants. But with the arrival of that Huangfeng monster, who cultivated that strange wind, the land turned yellow and became a desert. All the elephants died, and the elephant demons that became spirits went elsewhere."

"who?"

The two elephants' voices were deep and rumbling, like thunder, as they demanded, "You saw us, yet you didn't run away?"

"You wicked elephant demons, making such a big show of yourselves to frighten the local people, you must be up to no good. Take this!" Hu Jue didn't waste any words, drew his dagger from his back, and leaped down to slash at one of the elephant demons.

Seeing that his brothers had already made their move, Hu Yuan was not to be outdone. He also drew his ring knife, went to another elephant demon, and slashed it down.

The two tigers and two elephants fought for seven or eight rounds without a clear winner.

That Liang Luzhen was itching to fight, so he loosened the reins, picked up his big axe, and charged into the battle with a creaking sound.

Both Kui Dalang and Kui Jilang wielded steel swords and, wishing to lend a helping hand to the three, joined the battle.

The two elephant demons were already shocked by Hu Yuan and Hu Jue's strength, and were feeling weak and numb. When they saw Liang Luzhen, Kui Dalang, and Kui Erlang enter the arena, they were terrified and could no longer fight. They swung their long trunks like wheels, scaring Hu Yuan and Hu Jue into retreating and not daring to come forward.

Immediately, tornadoes surged around the two elephant demons, and they leaped forward, heading west.

"Is this also due to Feiteng's achievements?"

Hu Yuan and Hu Jue stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

They ascended to heaven amidst the rosy clouds.

Just hearing these words makes one feel as if they are floating in the air.

But the magic of those two elephant demons, which used their trunks to blow out wind, forming tornadoes, and then using them to fly... was something that gave them a "fresh and new perspective".

"Where did these elephant demons come from?" Jiang Liu did not use magic to stop the two elephants, but only asked about the origin of the two elephant demons.

Kui Dalang sighed and made no attempt to hide anything: "They are from Baoxiang Kingdom."

Kui Erlang said in a low voice: "The people of this place were originally the citizens of Baoxiang a dozen years ago. When a six-tusked white elephant came there, the king fought to the death and died for his country. The rest of the people were either captured by the demon-slaying demon and made into slaves or used as food."

The remaining group escaped from the city and came to Wanzishan, which is 300 miles away. My elder brother and I took pity on them and took them in.

However, those elephant demons also frequently come to harass us...

Fortunately, those elephant demons were clumsy and ate a lot, so they were unwilling to assemble a large army and travel a long distance to conquer this place. Only a few elephant demons had a great fondness for human-made pottery and food, but they were clumsy and didn't know how to make them. Moreover, human slaves in the Kingdom of Treasure Elephant were expensive, and ordinary elephant demons couldn't afford them, so they had no choice but to come here to rob them.

"What? My father has already died in battle?"

Baihua Ai ran out of the Wave Moon Cave and happened to overhear this, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face...

Chapter 1440 Samantabhadra, the White Elephant, as a Giant Spirit

"Sister-in-law, don't cry."

Seeing her grief, Jiang Liu comforted her and then called Kui Lang to console her, saying frankly, "The dead cannot be brought back to life, and the living must be strong. Since the Kingdom of Baoxiang has been forcibly occupied by that six-tusked white elephant, we should work even harder, recruit soldiers and horses, fight him, and take back the kingdom of Baoxiang."

Kui Lang also advised, "Madam, what the monk said is very true. Moreover, the monk has great supernatural powers and will surely be able to defeat that demon."

Baihua wiped away her tears, suppressing her grief and indignation, and sighed, "Master, I know you are highly skilled, but according to these two cave masters, there are probably no fewer than tens of thousands of demons in Baoxiang Kingdom. How can you possibly defeat them?"

Before Jiang Liu could reply, she continued, "Even if you can fight against ten thousand, there are still people from Baoxiang in the city who are your slaves. If the monster uses them as a threat, you will be hampered and unable to fight against the monster."

The monster has now become emperor and wants to challenge him to a magical duel.

It is difficult! It is difficult! It is difficult!

He uttered three consecutive utterances, expressing the despair in his heart as he loved all the flowers.