Simultaneous travel: My sons all have the qualities of an emperor

Chapter 370 Monkey: This time I'll be Buddha, next time I'll fully support you as the leader.

"Husband, you said we're going out to play, leaving Jiang Liu out there to wander around. Won't the child encounter any danger?"

Even though they were thousands of miles apart, Wen Jiao couldn't help but worry again, and then said coquettishly, "It's all your fault, you didn't teach our son any self-defense skills."

Gu Ming first smiled apologetically and said, "Not at all, Madam. Although I have not taught my son the art of warfare, I have taught him the fundamental methods. There is no more profound method in the world for cultivating both life and nature than this."

Don't worry, my son won't be in any danger; he won't die.

Wen Jiao was still worried. She glared at Gu Ming and said with concern, "But I'm still worried. Jiang Liu is so weak, and there are too many bad people in this world."

Weak and frail?

Gu Ming unconsciously recalled the image of Chen Jiangliu unleashing his full power.

How to put it? He's a hero whose arms could carry a horse! He's truly a demon sent from heaven, a tyrant on earth.

As for the demons and monsters on the journey to the West, they were nothing more than snacks to Chen Jiangliu; he could learn about the Journey to the West through food.

Gu Ming's lips twitched, then he offered a conciliatory reassurance:

"Jiang Liu is a kind child. Good people are rewarded and will not be bullied."

Wen Jiao felt slightly relieved after hearing Gu Ming's words of comfort, but she was thinking that when she saw her son another day, she must ask him if he had been bullied. If he had, she would make sure his father got revenge.

"You...you...what kind of monster are you?! Ahhh! This general is not afraid of you! Minions, attack with me!"

General Yin looked at Chen Jiangliu, who resembled a demon king even more than himself, and his legs involuntarily went weak. He muttered harsh words to bolster his courage.

But silently, he protected the lesser demons and brought them to his side.

The lesser demons: "......"

"Escape!"

Someone shouted, and the once menacing group of demons scattered and fled like bullies.

Suddenly a strong wind arose, accompanied by a howling sound. It was General Yin who had transformed into a huge, striped tiger, his limbs gripping the ground as he leaped.

The thick earth was left with deep ravines, and then the horse galloped away, leaving countless trees swaying and breaking, emitting mournful cries.

"Want to run?"

Chen Jiangliu's muscles were now bulging, but his face was still handsome. However, when he laughed, it gave people a sense of fear from the bottom of their hearts.

Then Chen Jiang moved, click!

The thick night beneath his body was like a series of fragile mirrors, constantly shattering, cracking, and emitting mournful cries.

Rumble!
A fierce wind rose and roared, and Chen Jiangliu suddenly leaped forward, instantly creating a violent whirlwind. A hurricane rose up and ravaged the mountains and forests, with sand and stones flying everywhere and roaring wildly.

Its momentum was even greater than that of General Yin, who fled in his splendid tiger form!

He then ran through the mountains and forests, and instantly the ground cracked layer by layer, and a deep ravine was plowed out of the ground, as if an earth dragon was hiding in it and rushing forward.

Everything that stood in his way—rocks, grass, and trees—was shattered, and the little demons fleeing in all directions were even more terrified.

"Ahhh! Don't come over here!"

"Help, help!"

"Monster, you are a demon!"

Amidst a chorus of pitiful cries, pleas for mercy, and curses, some of the lesser demons closed their eyes and awaited death, while others rose up in resistance. Of course, they all shared the same fate: to be reduced to a bloody mist.

Chen Jiangliu showed no mercy. He knew that if the people here today were ordinary people, they would probably already be the monsters' meal.

Immediately, his gaze fell upon the charging tiger, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes. He then charged toward it, deliberately keeping a distance to give the tiger the impression that it could escape with a little effort.

General Yin heard a loud noise behind him, and his heart skipped a beat. He glanced around shakily and saw a swirling sandstorm following behind him, a sandstorm brought by his rapid movement.

At this moment, he absolutely hated himself for provoking this evil star. Now he was reaping what he sowed, and if he wasn't careful, he would go from being the predator to being the prey.

"No, I have to save myself!"

General Yin screamed inwardly, then thought of his close friends, brothers and relatives in the mountains, and turned and left without saying a word.

Before long, a dark figure appeared in the forest. A fat man was walking with a tiger, cursing incessantly: "Damn you, General Yin! I treated you like my own brother, but you treated me like your cousin!"

"I gave you my heart, and you pissed on me?!"

General Yin remained silent, focusing only on escaping for his life. But just then, the huge commotion behind him suddenly stopped, and the oppressive feeling that had been like that of a prehistoric beast vanished.

Just when the three demons thought they had escaped with their lives, they saw another person in front of them. It was Chen Jiangliu, whose handsome face above his muscular body smiled slightly.

All that was brought to the three demons was endless fear and bewilderment.

But then Chen Jiangliu spoke up, saying, "The three of you brothers have such a good relationship that it brings tears to my eyes."

Upon hearing this, the three demons exchanged glances, thinking there was a chance to survive. However, before they could speak, they heard:

"Since that's the case, after the three of you die, I'll stew you all together in one pot, to preserve our friendship."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three demons' vision went black, and then it really went black, because a fist gust of wind struck, and the heads of the three demons were all shattered.

Just as Chen Jiangliu was preparing to collect his spoils, he suddenly raised an eyebrow, picked up a pebble from the ground, and threw it with a forceful flick of his wrist.

Phew~!

In the darkness of night, a streak of fire shot into the sky, crashing with a tremendous roar straight into a cloud in space.

When Venus saw this, his heart skipped a beat. He had come to watch over the first tribulation of this pilgrim, but how did it turn out that Venus was the one suffering the tribulation?!

"It's nothing, it's nothing. This person is just a bit stronger and faster. How could a mere pebble hurt me, Venus?"

As Venus spoke, the moment he reached out to take it, his hand, which was impervious to weapons, was suddenly pierced through, leaving a bloody hole. The immense force sent Venus flying thousands of miles away, along with his body.

Instantly, the god who controlled war and slaughter was in tears. Enduring the pain, he transformed into a golden light and flew between heaven and earth, rushing all the way to the Heavenly Court.

"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened!!!"

It wasn't just Taibai Jinxing who witnessed this scene; however, the old man lost his composure and inadvertently revealed his aura, which Chen Jiangliu sensed. Meanwhile, at the Great Thunderclap Temple in the Western Paradise, the many Buddhas and Arhats under the Buddha's seat were in complete chaos. The Buddha himself was deeply frowning; this Journey to the West was becoming increasingly bizarre.

Logically, the Journey to the West should have required Chen Jiangliu to go through eighty-one tribulations in order to obtain the true scriptures with a sincere Buddhist heart. So how come the other party injured Taibai Jinxing with one blow?

Will it transform into the eighty-one tribulations on the journey to the West?

"Listen up, monsters on the journey to the West! I, Chen Jiangliu, will become the greatest calamity and await your suffering!"

For some reason, a demonic voice suddenly rang in the Buddha's mind, startling him into thinking it was an external demon invading him. He quickly recited Buddhist scriptures to expel it.

Then he looked around with even more apprehension. In his own stronghold, who could possibly influence him? And who seemed to harbor a wicked sense of amusement towards him?

To this, Gu Ming would say, "Hey, it's just for fun."

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Within the Two Realms Mountain, inside the Five Finger Mountain, the Five Finger Mountain that originally suppressed Sun Wukong was conveniently transformed into a luxurious cave dwelling for Sun Wukong after Gu Ming's cultivation reached its peak.

At this time, Sun Wukong warmly invited Chen Jiangliu to stay in his cave for several days, and kept circling around him, marveling at his abilities.

He truly lives up to his reputation as the son of an old friend; he certainly has the bearing of that old friend.

"Hehe, kid, eat and drink well. My cave has everything."

Sun Wukong rolled his eyes and said generously, as for the matter of the pilgrimage master that Guanyin Bodhisattva had told him hundreds of years ago, he had already put it out of his mind.

Doesn't he have any pride to call the son of an old friend "master"?
Chen Jiangliu didn't stand on ceremony at all, and ate heartily in the cave.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong kept showing off his past havoc in the Heavenly Palace, much like a person who loves to boast yet has the heart of a child.

Chen Jiangliu listened with great interest. Although he was of excellent character, he couldn't help but feel envious when he heard about the monkey's deeds, and couldn't help but feel that a true man should be like that.

Of course, even the best stories can become tiresome after two or three days.

Seeing that Chen Jiangliu's interest had waned from initial fascination to boredom, and that his eyes were darting around furtively, Sun Wukong couldn't help but recall Gu Ming's actions years ago when he came to Wuzhi Mountain to help him improve the environment.

With just a flick of his finger, without making a fuss, he transformed the Five Finger Mountain, which had sealed him for five hundred years, into his mansion, dazzling his discerning eyes.

Then Sun Wukong, being a restless and naturally active person, couldn't resist the urge to challenge Gu Ming to a duel after seeing his divine power, but was politely refused.

However, Sun Wukong was very curious about Gu Ming's combat strength, so he kept asking about Gu Ming's current level of cultivation, saying that if Gu Ming could fight the Buddha, the two brothers would go and do it.

However, he was politely refused, and was told to leave it to his son to handle. Naturally, Sun Wukong became very curious about Chen Jiangliu after hearing this.

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong chuckled and said, "Kid, we're just killing time anyway, so tell me honestly, what realm are you at now?"

Chen Jiangliu suddenly looked embarrassed and said shyly, "My father said that I am dull-witted. I can handle ordinary people, but if I face extraordinary people, I can only be considered the lowest level."

Especially in front of you, Great Sage, I naturally wouldn't dare to speak recklessly.

After saying that, Chen Jiangliu continued eating in silence. Sun Wukong couldn't help but click his tongue. As a clever monkey, he naturally knew that asking a slacker about his grades was tantamount to hurting him.

So he comforted him, saying, "Well, I, Old Sun, feel an instant connection with you. How about this, I, Old Sun, teach you a few tricks, and then I'll find you some peaches from heaven. I guarantee your skills will greatly increase and your lifespan will be as long as heaven."

Chen Jiangliu's eyes lit up immediately. He had been extremely envious of Sun Wukong's seventy-two transformations, cloud-riding, and other supernatural powers.

Unlike him, who has been cultivating some lousy Dao theory since childhood, he has nothing extraordinary about him except for being stronger and faster.

Especially the peaches of immortality, which made his Adam's apple bob. He had heard a lot about them these past few days; they were divine objects that could increase lifespan just by smelling them and enhance cultivation by eating them.

The Great Sage's generous promise reminded Chen Jiangliu of his stingy father, who only gave him orange juice every day. The contrast was truly striking.

Sun Wukong was naturally a show-off, and seeing Chen Jiangliu looking at him with such reverence, he couldn't stop grinning.

"Come on, all talk and no action is useless. Let me, Old Sun, take a look at your physique and figure out what suits you best."

As he spoke, Sun Wukong grabbed Chen Jiangliu's arm and used his skillful strength to pull him over.

But... he couldn't pull it, and that arm was even harder than his Ruyi Jingu Bang!

Sun Wukong:? ? ?

Dude, you call this the lowest level of the cultivation world?!
Suddenly, Sun Wukong narrowed his fiery eyes and increased his strength, increased his strength, and increased his strength again!
At this moment, Chen Jiangliu realized what was happening and went towards Sun Wukong in cooperation.

Sun Wukong grinned and made a "ho ho" sound, thinking to himself, "Something's not right, something's definitely not right. There's something strange about this kid."

He immediately challenged Chen Jiangliu to a strength contest, and so the man and the monkey began an arm-wrestling match.

At this moment, the monkey realized the strangeness of Chen Jiangliu and became extremely alert. As soon as it started, it used all its strength.

Chen Jiangliu also felt this immense power and was filled with admiration. He thought to himself, "As expected of the Great Sage, he is stronger than anyone I have ever seen. I need to be more spirited and not lose face in front of the Great Sage."

Chen Jiangliu then narrowed his eyes solemnly and exerted a full tenth of his strength. Bang! With this force, it was as if mountains and rivers were being unleashed, and he slammed Sun Wukong's hand directly onto the table, turning the entire table into dust.

Sun Wukong: ......
At this moment, those fiery eyes stared at Chen Jiangliu in disbelief, with even a hint of tears glistening in them.

Ouch, it really hurts like hell! What did this kid eat to grow up like this?!

"Great Sage, I'm sorry, I used a little too much force just now. Are you alright? Someone with such great supernatural powers as you must have been holding back just now, which is why you were caught off guard when I suddenly exerted my strength."

Before Sun Wukong could speak, Chen Jiangliu quickly tried to cover for him, after all, he genuinely believed that Sun Wukong was powerful, having wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace—who wouldn't be confused by that?

Sun Wukong silently placed his swollen hand behind his back, and said calmly, "Not bad, I only used 30% of my strength just now."

"Huh? Thirty percent of my strength? But I only used one-tenth of it just now."

Sun Wukong: *&%%￥￥##
"Perverted, all of them are perverted. The father is like this, and the son is like this too."

Sun Wukong cursed inwardly, feeling that all his years of hard work and cultivation had been defeated by capital.

But then a thought struck him: since Chen Jiangliu possessed such divine power and admired him so much, why not get Chen Jiangliu to pull off a heist to fulfill his own wish?

The monkey was a man of action, and immediately said, "I, Old Sun, have a business deal I'd like to discuss with you. Are you willing to do it?"

"What deal?"

"Stop the pilgrimage and come fight with me to the Western Paradise. I'll be the Buddha this time, and when the next one comes, I, Old Sun, will definitely support you to be the Buddha. From then on, we'll have as many scriptures as we want."

(End of this chapter)