I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

"Let's go in and take a look! If we can help break the seal and rescue the Green-maned Lion King, that would be the best!" Li Chen looked at the seal before him and turned to Fairy Hibiscus and the Fire-Eating Poison Scorpion. Given the current situation, if they could enlist the assistance of the Green-maned Lion King, Manjusri's mount, then their campaign against the Earth Ancestral Witch would be much more effective.

"That makes sense!" Fairy Hibiscus and the Fire-Eating Poison Scorpion nodded in agreement. After all, the Green-Maned Lion King was very familiar with the area and could lead the way, helping them find the Earth Ancestral Witch's location more accurately. So, everyone headed towards the seal. Li Chen raised his demon-subduing staff and, with a powerful swing, shattered the Earth Ancestral Witch's seal.

As the seal was broken, a dazzling light flashed, and a passage appeared before everyone's eyes. They stepped into it without hesitation, entering the prison where the Green-Maned Lion King was imprisoned. As soon as they entered, they heard a rustling sound, like quicksand.

Everyone moved forward cautiously, and finally, they saw the Green-Maned Lion King. It was trapped on the opposite platform, unable to move. From the iron lion's mouth above it, a constant stream of sticky quicksand flowed, completely submerging the Green-Maned Lion King's body. The Green-Maned Lion King lay sprawled on an extremely narrow platform.

"Let's go and help quickly!" Fairy Hibiscus and the Fire-Eating Poison Scorpion said together. They wanted to jump over to help the Green-Maned Lion King break the control of this prison.

"Don't come over! There is quicksand everywhere here. If you don't come over, there is no foothold here. If you come over, you will eventually fall and be buried by the quicksand!" The Green-maned Lion King discovered Li Chen and his party. He spoke to remind Li Chen and his party not to come over. The quicksand here is very slippery. Once they fall, they are likely to fall into the quicksand sea and eventually be buried to death!

Upon hearing this, Fairy Hibiscus and the Fire-Eating Poison Scorpion exchanged a glance and stopped in their tracks. They knew the Green-Maned Lion King had a point; acting rashly could bring even more danger.

"Then what should we do?" asked Fairy Hibiscus anxiously.

"I'll think of a way..." Li Chen frowned, thinking about how to solve the current dilemma. Suddenly, he noticed the surrounding environment and had an idea in his mind.

Just as everyone was racking their brains, trying to come up with a way to save the Green Mane Lion King, the Green Mane Lion King's face suddenly became extremely ferocious, as if in great pain. Its eyes were bloodshot, and it kept making deafening and strange roars at Li Chen and others, which made people shudder.

"Not good!" Li Chen's heart tightened, realizing that the situation was not good: "This Green-maned Lion King seems to have been cursed by the power of the Earth Ancestral Witch! The longer it is trapped here, the easier it is for its consciousness to be controlled by the Earth Ancestral Witch!"

Li Chen knew that the Green Mane Lion King was in a dangerous state. If they acted rashly, it might lead to unpredictable consequences. In other words, if they successfully helped the Green Mane Lion King break free from the shackles of the prison, they would most likely face a ferocious attack from the Green Mane Lion King!

Li Chen glanced around sharply and noticed two strange lanterns on either side of the platform. He immediately understood that these two lanterns were the key to disarming the quicksand trap! However, disarming the trap would likely lead to facing the maddened Green-maned Lion King.

"Leave me alone! Go and save Manjushri! Quick!"

After forcing himself to regain consciousness, the Green-maned Lion King anxiously called out to Li Chen and his group. He was in immense pain at the moment, as he needed to constantly use his magical powers to suppress the demon deep within him.

"Let's try it together!"

Li Chen looked at the huge platform in front of him and the Green-haired Lion King in pain, and he was unsure in his heart, but they had to try, otherwise the Green-haired Lion King would not be able to hold on and the consequences would be unimaginable!

After saying that, Li Chen jumped onto the platform first, followed by Fairy Hibiscus and the Fire-Eating Poison Scorpion. As they jumped up, they almost stumbled at the same time and fell to the ground!

"careful!"

Li Chen reminded hurriedly.

The ground is really too slippery, and there is quicksand everywhere. Once you fall, your body will be sent directly backwards into the sea of ​​quicksand.

At this time, Li Chen, Fairy Hibiscus and the Fire-Eating Poison Scorpion stuck together tightly and walked towards the mechanism carefully.

"Watch your step, don't move, keep your balance!"

Li Chen reminded the two as they walked. Each step they took was extremely difficult, as if they were walking on ice. If they were not careful, they would slip. However, when they were halfway there, they suddenly felt a strong force coming from the soles of their feet, pushing their bodies backwards.

"not good!"

Li Chen cried out in surprise and quickly used his magic power to try to steady himself, but the force was too strong to resist.

Seeing that they were about to be pushed back into the quicksand sea, at the critical moment, the Fire Scorpion conjured up her two pairs of pincers. She stretched out her two pincers and firmly grasped the edge of the platform, temporarily stopping their retreat.

"pay close attention!"

The Fire Scorpion yelled, and Li Chen and Fairy Hibiscus quickly grabbed its pincers. Working together, the three finally managed to stabilize themselves. However, they found they could no longer move forward, and could only barely maintain their position. If this continued, Li Chen and his group would inevitably fall into the sea of ​​quicksand and be submerged!

"What should I do? This isn't a solution!"

Fairy Hibiscus asked anxiously. She was at the bottom, and now her feet could touch the sea of ​​quicksand that was constantly surging below. In the sea of ​​quicksand, she seemed to be able to vaguely see the corpses of countless people.

"Don't worry, let me think..."

Li Chen, who was in the middle, frowned, pondering a countermeasure. Suddenly, an idea struck him. He summoned the Jade Purification Bottle and filled it with all the flowing sand.

Taking advantage of the gap where some of the quicksand was absorbed into the jade bottle and could not reach the three people, the three of them worked together to climb back onto the platform from the edge.

"The lanterns on both sides of the platform are the key to breaking the quicksand trap!"

Li Chen explained to Fairy Hibiscus and the Fire-Eating Poison Scorpion, and then continued, "You two are responsible for the left mechanism, and I will be responsible for the right mechanism!"

"Everyone, be careful and don't slip again!"

As Li Chen spoke, he ran towards the lantern mechanism on the right. Fairy Hibiscus and the Fire-Eating Poison Scorpion attacked together, hitting the lantern mechanism on the left.