I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

"Run!" Li Chen shouted desperately, his voice hoarse and filled with fear. With that cry, he rushed out like an arrow, his feet swift and powerful, each step exerting all his strength, as if he was trying to carve a huge crater in the ground. This speed was the limit of his life, even surpassing any previous life-or-death escape.

Behind him, a terrifying, horrifying beast stalked closely. This beast was as massive as a mountain, its body covered in sharp, spiky bone spurs, like a hedgehog. Its hideous, twisted face exuded an aura of endless ferocity, chilling anyone to the bone at a glance.

"Boy, prepare to die!" The beast opened its bloody maw and let out a deafening roar that resounded through the heavens, as if the entire world were trembling. Then, the sky suddenly became overcast with dark clouds, and amidst the flashes of lightning and thunder, a corrosive, poisonous rain poured down.

These poisonous rains were like the devil's saliva. Wherever they went, whether it was beautiful flowers or vibrant creatures, they all lost their vitality in an instant and turned into a wasteland.

"Grandpa Great Sage, run!" At this time, the old monkey and other monkeys in the Water Curtain Cave were extremely anxious. They shouted desperately at Li Chen at the top of their lungs.

However, it was too late. The merciless poisonous rain quickly poured down on Li Chen's body. The skin that came into contact with the rain immediately began to emit black smoke and a sizzling sound, as if it were burned by a raging fire.

The pain made Li Chen scream in pain. He rolled on the ground in agony, but this did not alleviate the erosion of the poisonous rain on his body at all.

Gradually, Li Chen's originally healthy and strong body began to be corroded by the poisonous rain, and his muscles gradually disappeared, leaving only pale bones exposed.

But the poisonous rain did not stop its attack, instead it washed over his bones even more fiercely. Li Chen's screams became more and more shrill, echoing in the valley, making people feel heartbroken.

Finally, after a brutal ordeal, Li Chen exhausted his last bit of strength and could no longer move. He lay quietly on the ground, letting the poisonous rain continue to rage.

Not long after, his entire body and skeleton completely disappeared in this terrible poisonous rain, as if they had never existed.

"what!"

The old monkey suddenly woke up, realizing that everything he had just experienced was just a dream. He wiped the sweat off his face with his arm. The dream he had just had was so terrifying!

When he looked up and saw that Li Chen and his group had all fallen asleep, he couldn't help but feel emotional. The way Li Chen slept was so similar to his own Monkey King!

Previously, the content of the meeting between Li Chen and his group was still lingering in his mind. When he heard that they were going to challenge the ancient demon god Xuanming, the ancestor of rain, who was more powerful than Liu'er Macaque, he was shocked.

He felt uneasy when he thought of this. Moreover, although Li Chen emphasized it again and again, deep in his heart, he had already regarded Li Chen as his own Great Sage Grandpa.

Moreover, up to now, Li Chen and his team have no idea about the Rain Ancestral Witch, and they don’t know what kind of magical powers and strength the Rain Ancestral Witch possesses.

The old monkey didn't know whether Li Chen and his group would face the threat of death on this trip, but everything that had just appeared in his dream still made him feel uneasy.

Finally, he could no longer endure this inexplicable feeling of panic and confusion. It felt like countless little bugs were crawling around in his heart, making him feel uneasy. So, he took a deep breath, reached out and groped around, and soon he pulled out a key that looked ordinary, yet exuded a faint sense of mystery.

Then, with firm yet slightly nervous steps, he arrived in front of a stone wall behind the tiger-skin throne. The stone wall looked ordinary, its surface as smooth as a mirror, as if telling of the vicissitudes of time and unknown secrets.

He slowly raised the key in his hand, and at that moment, something strange happened - the key suddenly emitted a faint light.

As the faint light shone, the once solid stone wall gradually dissipated like a phantom, replaced by a simple and heavy door. This door exuded an ancient and mysterious aura, making people curious and excited about the world behind it.

The old monkey stood in front of the door, muttering silently in his heart: "Grandpa Great Sage, although you have expressly forbidden us to inquire about anything related to the Rain Witch, as your loyal follower, to ensure your safety, I, this old monkey, have no choice but to disobey your orders! I hope you won't blame me..."

After reciting this, the old monkey mustered his courage, stretched out his trembling hand, and gently pushed open the heavy door. The hinges creaked, a dull sound welcoming the brave visitor into an unknown realm. When the door opened completely, a whole new world appeared before the old monkey.

It turned out that the room was filled with a variety of rare and exotic plants, vying for beauty, lush and verdant, emitting bursts of enchanting fragrance. Some of these exotic plants resembled coiled dragons, others spread their wings like phoenixes, each one imbued with endless vitality and spiritual energy.

What surprised the old monkey even more was that there were many peach trees planted here. Upon closer inspection, he found that these peach trees were grown from the peach pits left over from the peaches that Sun Wukong had looted from the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet when he caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

Nowadays, these peach trees have absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in Huaguo Mountain for a long time. Although only a few hundred years have passed since the essence of the sun and the moon, they have already produced abundant fruits. Fortunately, the old monkey had been guarding the key here, so it did not fall into the hands of Liu'er Macaque!

If the six-eared macaque swallowed all the peaches, its power would surely improve dramatically. In this case, it would be hard to say who would win the fierce battle between Li Chen and the six-eared macaque.

Back then, that experienced old monkey had once shouldered the heavy responsibility of looking after this extremely precious medicinal garden for Sun Wukong. Not only was he in charge of the garden, he was also the "Monkey Grandfather" that the other monkeys sincerely respected.

It was he who gave Sun Wukong advice and suggested that he travel overseas to search for the traces of immortals and explore the true meaning of the Tao. This is how the world-famous Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, was born!

At this moment, the old monkey was anxiously pacing the medicinal garden, searching for the magical herbs and treasures he needed with his sharp eyes. He was looking for two kinds of rare magical herbs: one was the invisible grass that could grant people the magical power of invisibility; the other was the breath-blocking grass that could make people hide their own breath;

The treasure he was looking for was a precious stone that could record images - the Flowing Shadow Stone. Although this stone did not have much power, it could record everything around it.

The old monkey knew very well that his mission was of great danger, but no matter what, he had to deliver the most crucial information to Li Chen and his group, so he had to take this Flowing Shadow Stone with him!

Although the current situation is quite tricky, he knows that he has an unshirkable responsibility and must personally assist Li Chen and others to thoroughly investigate the specific situation of Peach Blossom Valley and the Ancestral Witch. Only in this way can he help Li Chen and his team more smoothly conquer the extremely powerful Ancestral Witch of Rain!

"Found it! Great Sage, please forgive me! I had no choice but to do this!"

Tears welled up in the old monkey's eyes. He didn't know what would happen to him on this trip. Would he live or die? Would he live to tell Li Chen and his group about the Rain Witch, or would he die in the end? He had to sacrifice his life to find out what kind of power the Rain Witch really had.

Before leaving, the old monkey put the key on the table in front of Li Chen, then he knelt on the ground in front of the table, and after kneeling down to pay homage to Li Chen, he ran towards the direction of Peach Blossom Valley.