I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

That day, Li Chen and his companions, along with the two Dragon Kings, Ao Xue, Ao Shuang, Mo Ang, and others, drank heartily, sampled a wealth of delicious immortal fruits, and enthusiastically played a few rounds of pitching pots. After their feast, Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea, personally led them to the Water Shelter Pavilion in the East China Sea Dragon Palace and arranged for them to live there.

This Water Shelter Pavilion is a true palace of art, its exquisite craftsmanship and breathtaking beauty. Upon entering the pavilion, the first thing that strikes your eye is the fiery red carpet, so soft and comfortable it feels like walking on clouds. On either side, jade porcelain vases hold rare and beautiful flowers, emitting a refreshing fragrance.

Even the pillars within the house were carved from the finest jade, shimmering and translucent. Inside the Water Shelter Pavilion stood an exquisite table, furnished with writing brushes, inkstones, and paper. A censer of precious incense slowly burned, emitting a delicate fragrance.

No wonder the Dragon King is always being beaten and robbed by the gods. Li Chen even wants to think that the decoration style of the Dragon Palace can be more restrained. If your decoration style is so showy, who else will be beaten if not you?

From then on, Li Chen officially became friends with Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, and Ao Run, the Dragon King of the West Sea. The two sides began to discuss the detailed plan to attack Huaguo Mountain and eliminate the Rain Witch and the Six-Eared Macaque.

At the same time, in the distant Peach Blossom Valley, Liu'er Macaque was suffering unprecedented torture.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

The six-eared macaque's screams were deafening, echoing through the sky. He felt as if every bone in his body was about to break, the pain was unbearable. But he couldn't resist, because the Rain Ancestral Shaman was healing his wounds and forging an indestructible body for him.

"Six-eared Macaque, you must hold on, you must hold on!" Xuanming, the ancestor of rain, said to the six-eared macaque earnestly, and then the ancestor of rain howled to the sky, and raindrops flashing with strange light began to fall from the sky, but these strange raindrops did not fall on the areas around Peach Blossom Valley, but all fell on the six-eared macaque!

Even more bizarre was that the moment the raindrops hit the six-eared macaque, they all entered his body. Then, his body began to shimmer with a strange light, and shimmering bones began to grow from his feet. Then, those shimmering bones continued to spread, quickly covering his legs, waist, and back.

As all this unfolded, the screams of the Six-Eared Macaque echoed throughout Peach Blossom Valley. The sound seemed to penetrate the soul, stirring pity. However, no one sympathized with him, for he was a demon who killed without blinking an eye!

After all, the hardships that one has to go through to replace one's bones with steel and iron and to train one's body into an indestructible body are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

This pain comes not only from the body, but also from the spirit. Every time a bone is replaced and every time the body is tempered, it is a huge test for the soul.

Sun Wukong, fortunately, was able to cultivate an indestructible body, a feat unseen by many immortals, thanks to a chance encounter while stealing peaches and elixirs from the Tushita Palace. The combination of hardship and opportunity made him unique. Today, the Six-Eared Macaque faces the same challenge, but he lacks Sun Wukong's luck.

The Rain Ancestral Witch did not have such ability and power, so he could only let the Six-Eared Macaque help him practice this process by transmitting his own magic power.

This is a life-or-death gamble: success means life, failure means death. In this process, the six-eared macaque needs to endure immense pain and suffering. If he is not careful, his efforts may fail, and even his body may be reduced to dust.

However, the six-eared macaque did not back down. He knew that this was his only chance, and if he failed, he would never be able to surpass Sun Wukong and become the true Monkey King, the real Great Sage Equaling Heaven.

In his eyes, the little devil named Li Chen was nothing to be feared. As long as he possessed an indestructible body, he could send Li Chen to see the King of Hell with a stick. His real enemy was only Sun Wukong. Therefore, he gritted his teeth, endured the endless pain, and moved towards his goal step by step.

"That little brat, I don't care if you're Li Chen or Sun Wukong, just wait, I will definitely defeat you!"

Liu'er Mihou angrily spoke in his heart about the shame of this failure, and he vowed to make Li Chen pay double!

On the other side, Li Chen and his group were ready to rest, but for some reason, Li Chen couldn't fall asleep, so he came out and walked around the Dragon Palace.

"It's really strange, why do I feel uneasy in my heart?" Li Chen thought to himself.

Just now, Li Chen had a nightmare while sleeping. The scene in the dream made him feel extremely scared and uneasy. He dreamed that the Ao Xue he had caught earlier was not the real Ao Xue, but the Six-Eared Macaque in disguise! Then, the Six-Eared Macaque showed a ferocious smile, raised his Sui Xin Iron Rod, and hit him hard on the head, killing him instantly!

This dream made Li Chen feel extremely panicked and uneasy. He couldn't understand why such a dream appeared, nor did he know if it contained any deeper meaning. He tried to calm himself down, but the feeling of uneasiness kept lingering in his heart and could not be shaken off.

After all, the feeling of death is just like the real thing. I once had that feeling when I stayed up late to do homework. When I finished, I lay down on the bed to sleep. I fell asleep while lying on the bed, and then I felt like my body was falling into the abyss!

In the end, Li Chen decided not to lie in bed and think about it anymore. Instead, he got up and walked out of the room, planning to go outside and take a look at the surrounding scenery, hoping to relieve his inner anxiety.

"My lord, what are you doing?" The shrimp soldier guarding the Water Shelter Pavilion asked curiously when he saw Li Chen walking out.

Li Chen raised his head slightly, glanced at the shrimp soldiers, and said calmly: "It's okay, I'm just going out for a walk!" His eyes swept around, as if looking for something, and there was a hint of worry and vigilance in his eyes.

The shrimp soldiers nodded and stopped asking questions, silently watching Li Chen's departing figure. They knew that this immortal was of noble status, powerful, and a distinguished guest of the Dragon King, so they didn't dare to disturb him easily.

Li Chen continued to walk forward, thinking about the terrible dream and how to deal with the possible danger. Could it be that Ao Xue was disguised as Liu Er Mihou, and the real Ao Xue had been killed?

Impossible, impossible. With his fiery eyes, could Liu Er Mihou's deception be so blinding that he couldn't tell the difference between real and fake? This absolutely couldn't be true.

He understood that this dream was not groundless. Something must have happened, and it was related to the powerful enemy, the Six-Eared Macaque. As Li Chen walked, he wondered what on earth could be related to the Six-Eared Macaque?

At this moment, a clear and pleasant laugh came from behind. Li Chen stopped and turned to look. He saw a beautiful woman in pink and white clothes standing not far away, looking at him.