Chapter 1206: Chapter 1204: Anomaly Above the Moon

Jiang Liu and his companions left Fengxian County and continued westward.

That day, after a day of cultivation, the master and disciples had dinner together. Jiang Liu opened his character panel and focused mainly on his experience bar.

Judging from the experience bar, he was very close to leveling up.

Level 87 (61.98 billion / 62 billion)

“Hmm, looking at the experience bar, just 20 million experience points are needed to level up. How about cultivating the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture tonight, and leveling up to 88 first?”

With just one step away from level 88, this thought suddenly popped into Jiang Liu’s mind.

He decided to act on it. Although the day of successfully awakening the Silencing Zen was not far off, he’d first focus on leveling up.

At level 88, his level would be the highest in the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team, officially surpassing Sun Wukong.

And he’d be even closer to the threshold of level 90.

Jiang Liu sat cross-legged, quietly cultivating the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture, while on the other side, Zhu Bajie leaned by the window, gazing at the bright moonlight in the sky.

“Fairy Chang’e, it’s been so many years, I wonder how you’ve been lately?” Zhu Bajie mumbled softly as he looked at the bright moon in the sky.

Although Zhu Bajie had several women during the westward journey, Fairy Chang’e held a completely different weight in his heart.

Perhaps it was the feeling of wanting what he couldn’t have? The more unattainable, the stronger the fixation?

Leaning against his window, gazing at the bright moon in the sky, Zhu Bajie’s mind wandered, as if his gaze could transcend space and see Chang’e in the Moon Palace.

“Huh? What’s that?”

But just as Zhu Bajie was staring at the moon, his eyes widened suddenly.

Amidst the bright moonlight, a hint of ghostly blue light seemed to appear, and this hint of light seemed to be growing brighter, causing the starlight in the sky to dim.

“Master, Monkey Brother…” Discovering the anomaly on the moon, Zhu Bajie called out loudly.

In the Exquisite Immortal Mansion, everyone was either resting or cultivating. With Zhu Bajie’s loud call, Jiang Liu and the others naturally came over.

“Bajie, what’s wrong?” Jiang Liu asked.

It was fortunate he was cultivating the Green Lotus Taoist Scripture tonight and could hear. If he were in the awakening interface, he would have to be messaged.

“Master, look, something seems to be happening on the moon…” Zhu Bajie pointed at the moon above his head and said.

With Zhu Bajie’s words, Jiang Liu and the others all looked up.

Sure enough, the ghostly blue light on the moon was very eye-catching.

Not only Jiang Liu and the others saw it, the anomaly on the moon was visible to the entire Human Realm and even to demons and ghosts. For a moment, there was much speculation. No one understood what the light on the moon meant.

“Beep beep beep…”

Almost simultaneously, the sound of incoming messages rang. Jiang Liu opened to see Gaoyang’s avatar blinking.

She had sent a message asking if he saw what was happening on the moon.

“I saw it!” Jiang Liu replied. Just after closing the chat box, he noticed Red Boy’s avatar was blinking as well.

There’s a branch of the Ming Sect in the Miefa Nation, so Red Boy and Gaoyang each were in charge of a hall of the Ming Sect.

“Hierarch, there’s a change on the moon, and I can feel it, as if I’m somehow connected…” This was the message from Red Boy, which slightly moved Jiang Liu’s heart.

An anomaly on the moon, and Red Boy was sensing a connection?

Was it related to him or was it fated?

After a brief contemplation, Jiang Liu messaged Red Boy: “Have your father and the Scorpion Demon go to the moon to check out the situation.”

Since Red Boy sensed it, Jiang Liu naturally wanted him to investigate. With Demon King Ox and Scorpion Demon, both powerful Great Luo Golden Immortals accompanying, their prowess would surely be formidable.

“Wukong!” After sending the message to Red Boy, Jiang Liu turned his head to Sun Wukong, saying, “It’s been a while since you visited Fairy Zixia in the Moon Palace, right? How about we take this chance to go to the Moon Palace?”

“Sure, Master!” Hearing Jiang Liu’s suggestion, Sun Wukong had no objections, nodding in agreement.

“Master, you and Monkey Brother are going to the Moon Palace, right? Let me, Old Pig, come along!” Hearing Jiang Liu and Sun Wukong’s conversation, Zhu Bajie shamelessly chimed in, coming forward to say.

Glancing at Zhu Bajie, Jiang Liu naturally understood his intention to go to the Moon Palace.

Initially, Jiang Liu didn’t want Zhu Bajie to stir up trouble, but after all, Zhu Bajie was also at the cultivation level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and he was more familiar with the Heavenly Court. The anomaly on the moon would certainly attract many Immortals and Buddhas to investigate, wouldn’t it?

Thinking of this, Jiang Liu nodded, “Since that’s the case, today our master and disciples will take a trip together!”

With both Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie coming along, Jiang Liu naturally wouldn’t leave Sha Wujing and White Dragon Horse behind. They might as well go together.

“Alright, Master!” Hearing Jiang Liu’s words, Zhu Bajie’s face immediately broke into a broad smile, nodding in agreement.

No time to lose. Now that the Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team decided to set out together, after putting away the Exquisite Immortal Mansion, Jiang Liu sat on the White Dragon Horse’s back, a cloud formed under its hooves, running mid-air.

The five-member Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team flew directly toward the direction of the moon.

As Jiang Liu and the others flew toward the moon, at this time, Jiang Liu also noticed many lights racing toward the moon.

Some were deities from the Heavenly Court, some were Bodhisattvas of the Buddhist Sect, and of course, there were also Loose Immortals from the Immortal Realm, and even powerful demons…

Evidently, on this night, the anomaly on the moon was visible for all, thus driven by curiosity, and some even with the intent of treasure hunting, many approached.

“Master Xuanzang, I didn’t expect you all to come too…” As Jiang Liu and others flew mid-air, suddenly a cheerful male voice rose, greeting Jiang Liu and others.

Jiang Liu looked toward the voice, only to see a tall, sunny, handsome man approaching him.

Holding a three-pronged and double-edged saber, accompanied by Xiaotian Dog, the most striking feature was the third divine eye on his forehead, this person was naturally Erlang God Yang Jian.

“So it’s True Monarch Erlang, long time no see!” Looking at Erlang God who was greeting them, Jiang Liu nodded slightly and said.

“True Monarch, do you know what the anomaly on the moon is about?” Erlang God was considered an outstanding figure among the third generation disciples of the Interpretation Sect, with a cultivation of Great Luo Golden Immortal. Surely his insights are extraordinary, Jiang Liu followed up with a question.

“I don’t know either. Today, I was drinking by the moon at Guanjiang Entrance, and happened to see such an abnormality, so out of curiosity, I came to take a look!” Yang Jian slightly shook his head and said.

Erlang God did not have any hostility towards Jiang Liu’s group, nor did Jiang Liu’s group show hostility towards him.

Chatting and conversing, very soon, Jiang Liu and the others arrived directly on the moon.

The moon was originally a very desolate place, usually only having one Moon Palace and the guardian deity Wu Gang.

But today, the moon was incredibly lively, with Immortals and Buddhas, and even demons and ghosts gathered there.

However, despite many people gathering here at this time, whether they were deities, Bodhisattvas, or demons, they were relatively at peace with each other.

Jiang Liu’s gaze turned to the place where the anomaly occurred, only to see the source of the anomaly was a crater on the moon.

At this time, within the crater, a large eerie blue flame was burning, making the crater look like a volcano.

Ordinarily, the flames burning in a volcano are fiery red, giving a sense of ferocity, but the flames burning in this crater were eerie blue, giving instead a very tranquil feeling.

“It’s so cold!” Watching the eerie blue flames burning, Jiang Liu suddenly shivered, speaking out.

After saying these words, Jiang Liu quickly realized something was amiss.

He was currently at level 87, Great Luo Golden Immortal Late Stage cultivation, standing here and feeling cold? That certainly meant the temperature here was frighteningly low!

After looking around, Jiang Liu discovered his thoughts were correct. Many deities and demons around him slowly retreated, all showing a hint of coldness on their faces.

Evidently, this chill became increasingly intense, even these Immortals, Buddhas, and demons found it hard to endure.

“What kind of flame is this, that it feels cold?” Looking at the eerie blue flame before him, Jiang Liu pondered in surprise.

While Jiang Liu was wondering privately, he felt something and looked to the side.

Several rays of light appeared in the sky, Red Boy, Demon King Ox, and Scorpion Demon were already approaching, with powerful auras forcing several Immortals, Buddhas, and demons to retreat.

Red Boy and his companions clearly sensed Jiang Liu’s gaze, glancing here.

But they didn’t greet him, subtly shifting their gaze away.

After Red Boy came over for a moment of observation, Jiang Liu opened his friend list and sent a message to Red Boy: “Do you know what this eerie blue flame is?”

“Hierarch, I don’t know what this flame is either, but I can feel a great attraction from it!” Soon after Jiang Liu’s inquiry, Red Boy replied with a message.