Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 671: So the Matter is That Simple!?

At this moment, all eyes were on Zhu Bajie.

More precisely, they were on the mahjong tile in Zhu Bajie's hand.

Under everyone's gaze, Zhu Bajie held the mahjong tile and slowly opened his hand in front of them.

Sure enough, in the palm of Zhu Bajie lay a tile, the one-dot.

"His divination abilities are even more proficient than mine!?" Seeing the one-dot mahjong tile in Zhu Bajie's hand, Supreme Elder Lord was secretly astonished and found it unbelievable.

To say that Jiang Liu's divination powers surpassed his own, Supreme Elder Lord did not believe it.

However, to suggest that Jiang Liu and Zhu Bajie had any secret signs, gestures, or communicated through divine sense was equally impossible.

"Impressive skills!"

After a moment of silence, Supreme Elder Lord's gaze fell on Jiang Liu and he spoke.

Although he did not know by what means Jiang Liu had discerned the tile in Zhu Bajie's hand, Supreme Elder Lord was no fool and naturally guessed that the recent bet was entirely a set-up by Xuanzang.

He had proposed this guessing game because he possessed such abilities, hadn't he?

"Amitabha..."

Of course, Supreme Elder Lord's praise could not possibly be a real compliment to himself, which Jiang Liu of course knew. He recited a Buddhist chant under his breath without speaking further, essentially accepting Supreme Elder Lord's words.

"Alright, tell me, what exactly is going on?"

Although feeling uncomfortable about being tricked, the loss wasn't big, and Supreme Elder Lord was not one to refuse to accept defeat. After a brief silence, he asked Jiang Liu.

"Here is the situation..." Hearing Supreme Elder Lord's words, Jiang Liu naturally did not waste any time and thoroughly explained his problems, especially the situation where the Soul-Returning Pill failed to resurrect the female demon in red.

"Hmm, not bad, Bajie, you do have some insight!" After listening to the entire story, Supreme Elder Lord's gaze fell on Zhu Bajie, praising him.

Clearly, what Zhu Bajie said was true; ordinary people could not resist the soul-calling power of the Soul-Returning Pill, only those above the Quasi-Saint Cultivation level could.

However, intervening in such a significant matter as reincarnation would generate immense karma. Those who have reached the Quasi-Saint Cultivation level would not dare do so unless absolutely necessary.

"May I ask, Supreme Elder Lord, how should this be interpreted then?"

After fully explaining the situation to Supreme Elder Lord, Jiang Liu asked.

"Specifically, it is difficult to determine based solely on speculation, and as for the art of divination..." Saying this, Supreme Elder Lord secretly shook his head.

The Spider Demoness had died involved in the Immeasurable Kalpa, and wanting to divine where her soul had gone was beyond his own abilities.

"Even you don't know, Supreme Elder?" Seeing Supreme Elder Lord's expression, disappointment filled Jiang Liu's face as he spoke.

The several spider demons nearby looked at each other, their expressions crestfallen.

Even a legendary figure like Supreme Elder Lord could not figure it out? It seems, is it really impossible to find the truth behind elder sister's death?

"Although I can't pinpoint the whereabouts of the soul, if I put myself in that situation, I can make a rough guess!" Just when Jiang Liu and the spider demons were secretly losing hope, suddenly, Supreme Elder Lord changed the direction of the conversation.

"Oh? Please enlighten us, Supreme Elder Lord!" This statement was like a glimmer of hope in the darkness; Jiang Liu quickly spoke up.

"Actually, if it were me, there is a much simpler method!"

Glancing at Jiang Liu, Supreme Elder Lord replied, "To make the Soul-Returning Pill ineffective, taking control of the lost soul is indeed a method, but it is too much effort for little reward!"

"If it were me, I would simply write the name of that Spider Demoness on the Immortal Register, bestow upon her an Immortal name, naturally, her soul would then fall into the hands of Ksitigarbha, and the Soul-Returning Pill would not be able to call her back!"

Boom!

It must be said, Supreme Elder Lord's words struck like a thunderclap in Jiang Liu's mind.

Immediately, Jiang Liu slapped his own head.

Right! It was such a simple thing; how had he not thought of it earlier?

Had his own thinking become too rigid?

After the death of Immortals and Buddhas, the souls indeed fell into the hands of Ksitigarbha, who arranged for their reincarnation, making the Soul-Returning Pill useless. He had known this long ago.

If someone, or a Quasi-Saint, was covertly orchestrating all this and had sneakily made the identity of the Spider Demoness part of the Immortals and Buddhas, wouldn't that solve everything?

For a Quasi-Saint, or even someone at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, this wouldn't be difficult, would it?

"So, the most likely possibility is that the soul of the Spider Demoness has fallen into the hands of Ksitigarbha, right?" Thinking of this, Jiang Liu's heart became enlightened, and he could roughly understand the truth of the matter.

"Thank you, Supreme Elder Lord, for clearing up my confusion!" Sensing that this was indeed the most probable scenario, Jiang Liu expressed his gratitude to the Supreme Elder Lord.

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"Thank me? Some concrete actions would be more important than mere words of thanks," the Supreme Elder Lord murmured when he heard Jiang Liu's words of gratitude.

Whether it was returning those elixirs that had been won from him, or giving him a few bottles of healing potions and mana potions, weren't these practical actions better than verbal thanks?

"Amitabha, Supreme Elder Lord, your high status involves you in many busy affairs, and asking you questions has already delayed you considerably. I'm quite anxious about this in my heart. Now that my doubts have been resolved, I will not delay you any further!" However, regarding the words of the Supreme Elder Lord, Jiang Liu pretended not to understand and said, bowing his head.

Seeing Jiang Liu's unyielding demeanor, the Supreme Elder Lord silently curled his lips and, feeling helpless, shook his head, then turned and mounted his Green Ox, heading towards Doushuai Palace.

Although today's developments were somewhat different from what he had imagined, he carefully considered that despite losing so many elixirs, he had managed to recover some of them, so it wasn't a wasted trip, right?

And also...

Thinking of the end, the Supreme Elder Lord's lips slightly curved upwards.

The Spider Demoness being killed, and amidst the Immeasurable Kalpa, the Supreme Elder Lord could figure out with his toes that this was a scheme by the Buddhist Sect, a trial designed by them.

Now that the Spider Demoness was dead, Xuanzang, on the other hand, seemed determined to investigate the matter thoroughly. He really wanted to see the current intentions of the Buddhist Sect's people.

If Xuanzang indeed managed to thoroughly investigate and discovered that all this was a scheme orchestrated by the Buddhist Sect, what would he think then?

Just thinking about it, he found it quite amusing.

Although he was slightly duped and it was a bit embarrassing, being able to watch a drama unfold was not too bad!

...

What the Supreme Elder Lord was thinking, Jiang Liu naturally did not know. At this time, Jiang Liu was still sitting quietly, deeply contemplating.

Seeing Jiang Liu's reflective demeanor, Sun Wukong and the rest of the Spider Demonesses did not speak to disturb him.

They all knew that Jiang Liu was contemplating what to do next.

Challenged, Jiang Liu indeed felt somewhat challenged at this moment.

Even though he had disguised himself every time he went to seek Ksitigarbha, and each performance with Ksitigarbha had been convincing enough to merit an Oscar, but recently, his visits to Ksitigarbha had become too frequent, hadn't they?

Moreover, last time he had been famously ejected by Ksitigarbha. How could he now shamelessly go to seek him again? It was unjustifiable!

"Alas, it seems I still have to add Ksitigarbha as a friend. If I really have any doubts in the future, I should just open the friend list and ask him online," Jiang Liu sighed to himself in a low voice.

"What should we do, master? Shall we go directly to Ksitigarbha now?" Seeing Jiang Liu furrowing his brows in thought for a long time without making a decision, Zhu Bajie couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, we must go to Ksitigarbha, it's just that, the issue of how to do this righteously is somewhat troublesome!" Jiang Liu nodded slightly and responded.

"Please assist us, Holy Monk!" Several Spider Demonesses spoke up simultaneously.

They were also anxious, but lacking the ability to act, they all pinned their hopes on Jiang Liu.

"Rest assured, since I have promised to resolve this matter, I certainly will not back out!" Seeing the Spider Demonesses appear worried about him reconsidering, Jiang Liu knew they were concerned about him giving up.

Hearing Jiang Liu's words, a great weight lifted from the Spider Demonesses' hearts, and they felt much reassured.

They nodded slightly and did not speak further to disturb Jiang Liu's thoughts.

"Forget it, if I can't find a reason, then this time I don't need one!" After remaining silent for a long while, Jiang Liu had no good excuse and simply steeled his resolve, not wanting to think too much anymore.

With a thought, Jiang Liu spoke to Sun Wukong and the others to wait for him, then he directly descended into the Netherworld.

Upon arriving in the Underworld, Jiang Liu's Buddhist Light burst forth, startling countless wandering ghosts and spirits into fleeing.

No longer fearing these ghosts, Jiang Liu moved swiftly, flying towards Ksitigarbha Cave.

Soon, Jiang Liu arrived at the entrance of Ksitigarbha Cave.

He saw the Novice Monk, who was standing at the entrance as usual, bald-headed without the Scar of Precepts, dressed in black monk's robes, evidently waiting for him.

"Amitabha, did the Bodhisattva again say not to see me, asking me to go back?" Jiang Liu approached and preempted the other's response with his question.

The Novice Monk took a couple of steps back and said, "Wait, wait, the Bodhisattva has asked me to wait for you here, please go in..."