I am submissive in Journey to the West, I strike hard at the gods

A knowing glint flashed in Jiang Wang's eyes, and he said calmly, "The egg came first."

In the beginning of time, all things were born and nurtured. The egg was the origin of life, and the chicken hatched from the egg; therefore, the egg came first, then the chicken.

He had seen similar questions in ancient books, so he naturally knew the answer.

A hint of approval flashed in the old man's eyes, and he nodded: "Correct answer."

The second question is, what is the Tao?

This question was even more profound, and everyone held their breath, looking at Jiang Wang, wanting to know how he would answer.

Jiang Wang pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "The Dao is formless and imageless, yet omnipresent. It is the root of all things in heaven and earth, and the law governing the operation of the universe."

Those who follow the Dao can cultivate their character and break through to higher realms; those who go against the Dao will surely suffer divine retribution, die, and have their Dao destroyed.

The Tao cannot be spoken of, cannot be explained; it can only be understood intuitively, not conveyed through words.

He shared his understanding of the Tao, drawing upon his own insights gained from attaining enlightenment.

The old man's eyes showed even greater approval, and he nodded: "Correct answer."

The third question: In the world of Journey to the West, what is its fundamental nature?

This question goes straight to the core of the Journey to the West world, leaving Bai Yunfei and the others completely shocked. They had never thought about this question before and had no idea how to answer it.

Jiang Wang's eyes narrowed, and he slowly said, "In the world of Journey to the West, Buddhism and Taoism are at odds, and the cycle of cause and effect is the fundamental principle."

To spread the Dharma, the Buddhas laid out the great calamity of the Journey to the West; to protect the Way, the various paths secretly made arrangements.

Everything is governed by cause and effect; no one can escape it.

Having traveled to the Journey to the West world for many years, he already had a good understanding of its structure and naturally knew the answer.

The old man laughed heartily, his eyes full of admiration: "What a wonderful cycle of cause and effect! Correct answer, you can now enter the sixth level."

After he finished speaking, the teleportation array in the center of the palace lit up, indicating that Jiang Wang could enter.

Jiang Wang nodded and walked straight into the teleportation array.

Bai Yunfei and the others looked at Jiang Wang's back with admiration in their eyes, but at the same time they were a little nervous, wondering if they could pass the old man's test.

Jiang Wang arrived at the sixth level, which was a vast starry sky with countless stars twinkling overhead, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.

Countless figures floated in the starry sky. These figures were not real people, but star warriors formed from the power of stars. They were powerful, and each star warrior had the strength of a late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Upon seeing Jiang Wang enter, countless Star Warriors turned around simultaneously, their eyes flashing with icy light, and pounced towards Jiang Wang.

Jiang Wang took a deep breath, and his body erupted with azure-gold spiritual light, engaging in a fierce battle with the Star Warriors.

The Star Warriors were numerous and fearless. Although Jiang Wang was powerful, he gradually felt the pressure, and his cultivation was being consumed at an increasingly rapid rate.

After several hours of fierce fighting, Jiang Wang finally killed all the Star Warriors, then collapsed to the ground, exhausted, his cultivation almost completely depleted.

Just then, a purple token flew out from the starry sky and landed in front of Jiang Wang. At the same time, a stream of pure star power surged into his body, rapidly restoring his cultivation.

As Jiang Wang absorbed the power of the stars, he secretly rejoiced. Thankfully, the power of the stars restored his cultivation; otherwise, even if he had passed the sixth level, he wouldn't have been able to cope.
Upon closer inspection, he finally saw that the surface of the scales was covered with strange patterns.

"This is... the script of a Great Dao artifact?"

"He... he refined his own scales into explosive magical artifacts to blow people up?"

The Fifth Elder's eyes widened in shock.

"Isn't he afraid that if he makes a mistake, the scales will explode on his body and kill him?"

The next moment, with a "boom", the second scale exploded.

The Fifth Elder, who was at the center of the explosion, was engulfed by the intense light.

"Is this all you're going to use to test my strength?"

"Rubbish!"

Tu Xiaonai's face was full of disdain, even contempt.

Soon, the light faded, the aftershocks of the explosion dissipated, and the ragged figure of the Fifth Elder reappeared.

He was covered in charred soot, his scales were tattered, and his blood flowed like a river.

"Huh, you're not dead?"

Tu Xiaonai's surprised voice reached the Fifth Elder's ears, making him unable to hold back any longer.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"That's wonderful!"

"You little brat, you've become so ruthless, trying to kill this elder."

"Bear my wrath!"

"anger?"

Tu Xiaonai frowned in confusion: "Didn't you cultivate the water element? Why are you also cultivating the fire element? Aren't you afraid that water and fire are incompatible, and you'll suffer a qi deviation and die?"

The Fifth Elder roared, "Going into qi deviation, my ass!"

"Suffer to death!"

Heavy water puncture!

Countless water droplets fall from the sky, and as they fall, they gather together to form sharp spikes.

The Fifth Elder sneered.

"This is heavy water, each drop weighing more than a small landmass."

Each spike is formed from 99999 drops of heavy water, its weight comparable to Mount Yixin, and its sharpness surpassing even the finest innate spiritual treasures.

"A million spikes, let's see how you withstand them."

Below, village chief Tu Ba, his face pale, shouted, "Fifth Elder, show mercy!"

The Fifth Elder merely sneered.

Tu Ba was heartbroken, already foreseeing the death of his beloved grandson.

"Little one, quickly apologize to the Fifth Elder, hurry up!"

Tu Xiaonai did not react.

Tu Ba banged his head on the ground and cried out, "It's over, it's all over!"

Tu Jian and Tu Qiang exchanged a glance, then walked together to Tu Ba's side and said, "Village Chief, don't worry, Young Master is alright."

They hadn't had a chance to tell everyone that Tu Xiaonai's physical body had reached its peak, comparable to a supreme innate treasure.

Tu Ba suddenly looked up, his eyes brimming with tears, and said to the two of them, "Are you alright? How could you be alright! Those are heavy water spikes, each one capable of piercing through the body of an ordinary demon king. If a million of them were fired at once, even a Golden Immortal would be seriously injured! How old is the little lady? How could she withstand that?"

Tu Jian said in a deep voice, "Village Chief, have you forgotten the 'Nine Revolutions Profound Body Technique' that Young Master has been cultivating since childhood? Three months ago, Young Master broke through to the ninth revolution. His physical strength has long surpassed that of ordinary innate treasures. Not to mention these heavy water spikes, even if ancient divine iron were to fall down, it would not be able to harm Young Master in the slightest."

"What?" Tu Ba was shocked. The despair on his face faded a little, but he still hesitated. "The Ninth Transformation? Isn't that technique said to have been lost long ago and extremely difficult to cultivate? Little Milk... he really succeeded?"

Tu Qiang nodded: "It's absolutely true, we saw it with our own eyes."

"Young Master once withstood my full-force Heaven-Shattering Spear attack with his bare body; the spear tip chipped, but Young Master was completely unharmed."

As the two were talking, the million water spikes in the sky had condensed, like a pitch-black downpour, whistling through the air as they pressed down on Tu Xiaonai's head.

Wherever the spikes passed, the air was torn apart, and the ground was cracked and dust flew everywhere.

The Fifth Elder stood in mid-air, his hands behind his back, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his mouth: "Little brat, beg for mercy now, and this elder might leave you with a whole corpse."

Tu Xiaonai curled her lip, patted off non-existent dust from her body, and said nonchalantly, "Beg for mercy? Were you stunned by those scales earlier? This thing doesn't even deserve my begging for mercy."

"Stubborn to the end!"

The Fifth Elder's eyes flashed with even more killing intent, and his fingertips twitched slightly. "Stab him!"

In an instant, a million water spikes accelerated and reached Tu Xiaonai's eyes in a flash.

Tu Ba's heart stopped when he saw this, and he instinctively covered his eyes, while Tu Jian and Tu Qiang remained calm and stood steadily in place.

A series of rapid, thunderous collisions, like a torrential downpour, rang out, followed by countless crisp cracking sounds.

When everyone opened their eyes, they saw that the seemingly indestructible heavy water spikes shattered like glass after hitting Tu Xiaonai's body. The heavy water fell to the ground, creating deep pits, but it couldn't even touch the hem of Tu Xiaonai's clothes.

Tu Xiaonai stretched and loosened her limbs, her tone languid: "I told you it's all rubbish, but you just wouldn't believe me."

"You're wasting my time."

The Fifth Elder's pupils constricted, and the smile on his face froze instantly, replaced by incredulous shock: "How...how is this possible! How can your physical body be so strong? This is a Heavy Water Spike, which can pierce even a Primordial Treasure!"

"A supreme innate treasure?"

Tu Xiaonai scoffed, "It's far inferior to that thing."

At this moment, in the clouds not far away, a figure stood quietly, his body covered by a black robe, his face hidden in the shadows, only his deep eyes fixed on Tu Xiaonai below. It was Jiang Wang.

He twirled a wisp of almost imperceptible spiritual energy between his fingertips, his gaze sweeping over Tu Xiaonai before settling on the Fifth Elder's tattered scales, a subtle smile curving his lips.

"His physical body has reached its peak, and he can even withstand the penetration of heavy water. This Tu family brat is quite interesting."

Jiang Wang muttered to himself, his voice slightly hoarse, yet exuding an air of complete composure, "However, this Fifth Elder is quite cunning. He can refine scales into spiritual treasures and even control heavy water. It seems that Tu Family Village is not as simple as it appears on the surface."

The void beside him rippled slightly, and a faint black shadow appeared, whispering, "Master, this Fifth Elder is a collateral branch of the Xuan Shui Dragon Clan. He was expelled for violating clan rules and ended up here. I never expected him to become an elder of Tu Family Village."

The "Nine Revolutions Profound Body Technique" that Tu Xiaonai cultivates is said to have been created by an ancient shaman, representing the pinnacle of physical cultivation. However, it has long been lost, and it's unknown why the Tu family possesses this method.

Jiang Wang nodded slightly: "The Xuan Shui Dragon Clan? Just a collateral branch, not worth mentioning."

However, if I could obtain the "Nine Revolutions Profound Body Technique," it would be of great benefit to my physical reconstruction.

"Master, are you going to make a move?"

"The shadowy figure asked."

"Not urgent."

Jiang Wang waved his hand, "Let them fight it out. I want to see how many tricks Tu Xiaonai has up her sleeve, and whether the Fifth Elder has any other plans."

Below, the Fifth Elder had recovered from his shock, and the killing intent in his eyes grew stronger. If he could not capture Tu Xiaonai today, she would surely become a great threat in the future.

He took a deep breath, his blood and qi surging, and a faint blue halo emanated from beneath his tattered scales, while the moisture around him became increasingly dense.

"Looks like I really need to use my full skills to deal with you, you little brat!"

The Fifth Elder shouted sternly, forming hand seals and chanting incantations, "Secret Technique of the Xuan Shui Dragon Clan, Water Curtain Heavenly Splendor!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the water vapor around him surged instantly, transforming into a huge water curtain that enveloped the entire Tujia Village.

The water curtain was covered with fine runes, which were the life runes of the Xuan Shui Dragon Clan, exuding a heavy and cold aura.

Tu Ba's expression changed: "It's the Xuan Shui Dragon Clan's innate secret technique! This water curtain can not only defend, but also absorb spiritual energy. Little Milk is in grave danger!"

Tu Jian frowned: "Young Master's physical body is strong, but this secret technique is specifically designed to counter spiritual energy. If he is trapped by the water curtain, his spiritual energy will not be able to circulate, and he will surely be defeated in the long run."

Tu Xiaonai also felt the pressure brought by the water curtain. He looked up and saw the water curtain slowly pressing down, and the surrounding spiritual energy was being devoured. Even the circulation of qi and blood in his body became a bit sluggish.

"There's some trick to it."

A hint of excitement, rather than fear, flashed in Tu Xiaonai's eyes. "It's much better than that trashy spike from before."

The Fifth Elder sneered, "Are you scared now? This water curtain is activated by my life essence and blood. The power of the runes can devour all spiritual energy. No matter how strong your physical body is, if you are trapped inside, you will only be slowly worn down to death!"

"Wait until I'm worn down?"

Tu Xiaonai grinned and slammed her fist into the ground. "Then let's try it!" As soon as the fist landed, the earth trembled violently, and a huge burst of fist energy erupted from the ground, blasting towards the water curtain.

Wherever the fist passed, dust flew and stones scattered, carrying the power to split mountains and shatter rocks.

"boom!"

The force of the fist struck the water curtain with a loud bang, causing the water curtain to ripple violently and the runes on it to flicker, but it did not break.

Instead, the force of the punch was instantly swallowed up by the water curtain, transforming into the power of the water curtain, which made the downward speed of the water curtain even faster.

"it's useless!"

The Fifth Elder laughed triumphantly, "Any attack that touches the water curtain will be swallowed up. You'd better just surrender obediently!"

Tu Xiaonai frowned. He could feel that his attack was indeed being swallowed up by the water curtain, and the circulation of his blood and qi was getting slower and slower.

He tried to punch again, but the force of his punch was weaker than before.

"Young Master, don't fight recklessly!"

Tu Qiang shouted, "This water curtain is afraid of fire! Attack with flames!"

The Fifth Elder's expression changed: "Stop talking nonsense!"

Tu Xiaonai's eyes lit up: "Flames? I forgot, I can do that too."

With that, he opened his mouth and spat out a golden flame. The flame was small, but it emitted a scorching heat, instantly distorting the surrounding air.

This was the primordial fire he had obtained by chance in the mountains, transformed from a sunflower. Although it was not a top-tier flame, it possessed extremely yang and intense power, which was perfect for countering water-based secret techniques.

The golden flames collided with the water curtain, instantly igniting a raging inferno. The runes on the water curtain emitted a sizzling sound and began to fade rapidly.

The water curtain shook violently, and the originally thick water vapor was continuously evaporated by the flames.

"Impossible! How could your flames possibly counter my water curtain!"

The Fifth Elder exclaimed in surprise. He had not expected that Tu Xiaonai not only had an extremely strong physical body, but could also control such pure flames.

Nothing is impossible.

As Tu Xiaonai urged the flames, she said, "Your water curtain looks powerful, but it's just made of paper. It will break as soon as it's burned."

Looking at the golden flame from within the clouds, Jiang Wang's eyes flashed with surprise: "The primordial fire of the sunflower? This child has quite the luck, actually managing to obtain such a treasure." (End of Chapter)