I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

"Come!" Li Chen shouted, and with a swift wave of his hands, a flash of light appeared, and a huge rock as big as a hill appeared out of thin air and quickly flew above him. Then, Li Chen raised his arms with all his strength, and actually lifted the huge object above his head.

At this moment, a terrifying poisonous rain was falling from the sky, and the raindrops were as dense and swift as sharp arrows shooting towards the earth. These venoms were extremely corrosive, and once they came into contact with anything, they would be immediately corroded.

However, Li Chen relied on his strong will and extraordinary strength, using the huge stone as a shield to stubbornly resist the invasion of the poisonous rain.

Despite the boulder's protection, the poisonous rain was too powerful. In a matter of moments, the once impenetrable stone was corroded and riddled with holes and cracks, large and small, appearing ready to crumble. The sight was truly horrifying, sending cold sweats streaming down one's face!

"Hahahahaha! Boy, your day has come!" Just then, a burst of wild laughter echoed. It was Xuanming, the Ancestral Rain Wu. Seeing Li Chen struggling in the poisonous rain, a smug grin suddenly appeared on his hideous, twisted face. Laughing wildly, he raised his sharp claws and slammed them down hard on the crumbling boulder. Clearly, he intended to shred the boulder and Li Chen, who was hiding beneath it, with a single blow.

In a flash, Xuanming's sharp claws, gleaming with cold light, struck the boulder in the blink of an eye. With a deafening roar, the boulder was instantly shattered, shattering into countless tiny pieces that flew everywhere. However, surprisingly, amidst this chaos, Li Chen was nowhere to be seen.

"Strange, why is that kid gone?" Xuanming, the Ancestral Wu of Rain, widened his eyes and muttered to himself with suspicion. According to the power of his previous attack, Li Chen should have been shattered like the torn boulder.

Yet, there wasn't even a trace of Li Chen's presence left at the scene. What had happened? Not even the scent of Li Chen's blood lingered in the air.

All this was too unusual. As the ancient demon god, the Rain Ancestral Witch had the ability to sense that Li Chen was not dead!

He used his own power to sense again and found that there was a special movement in the ground. Then he realized that Li Chen had escaped at the moment he attacked!

That's right, Li Chen wasn't dead! At that critical moment, he had already keenly sensed that the Rain Ancestral Witch was about to launch a fierce attack on the stone.

Therefore, the clever and resourceful Li Chen left behind a lifelike fake body holding a stone to confuse the enemy. His real body had already escaped deep into the earth and used the magical earth-moving method given to him by Hou Tu Niangniang to quickly escape the dangerous place.

One must admit that the power bestowed by Hou Tu Niangniang was truly extraordinary. When Li Chen used the Earth Walking Technique to move on the ground, his speed was as high as approximately 90,000 miles.

This astonishing speed was only slightly inferior to the Somersault Cloud he inherited from the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong. However, compared to the Earth Palace Star Lord Tuxingsun, Li Chen's Earth Movement Technique was nearly 900 times faster!

Even more astonishing was the fact that Li Chen's Earth Movement Technique possessed no weaknesses at all. Normally, if an ordinary Earth Movement Technique encountered oil pouring into the ground, igniting a raging fire, or if a poisonous liquid dissolved in water seeped into the ground, the caster would inevitably die.

But Li Chen's earth-walking technique was completely different. When he entered the soil, it felt like returning to his mother's warm embrace.

Here, there is nothing that can threaten his life. He can move freely and finally return to the beautiful and mysterious Flower-Fruit Mountain unharmed.

"You cunning boy, how dare you play tricks on me like this? The next time I see you, I will tear you into pieces!"

Xuanming, the ancestor of rain, roared towards the distance. His powerful voice, even though thousands of miles away, still reached Li Chen's ears. Even the people hiding in the Water Curtain Cave on the Flower-Fruit Mountain heard the roar that was like the descent of a demon god.

The atmosphere within the Water Curtain Cave was so dignified it seemed as if water could drip from it. The Four Sea Dragon Kings led their numerous shrimp and crab soldiers in full battle formation, but even these battle-hardened warriors couldn't help but tremble with fear. The terrifying pressure emanating from the Rain Witch struck fear into the hearts of these usually awe-inspiring aquatic warriors.

However, at this extremely tense moment, the women led by Fairy Hibiscus and the demon-destroying army trained by Samantabhadra Bodhisattva still stood there with calm expressions. Their calm demeanor was like a magic needle that stabilized the sea, soothing the frightened people around them.

The Jade Rabbit Fairy stepped forward without hesitation and came to the side of the girl who was unconscious due to the serious injury suffered by the Rain Witch, and used her superb magic to heal her wounds.

At the same time, Li Chen held his head high, chest puffed out, and with a determined gaze, he shouted in the direction of the Rain Ancestral Witch: "Rain Ancestral Witch, listen carefully! I'm standing right here waiting for your challenge! I hope you can become even stronger, and don't be like your predecessors who were easily defeated by me!"

Li Chen's voice, like thunder, resounded throughout the Water Curtain Cave, reaching the Rain Ancestral Shaman's ears unimpeded. At this moment, although Li Chen possessed immense strength, he still held a considerable distance from the Rain Ancestral Shaman. If the two engaged in a life-or-death contest at this moment, the outcome would most likely be a mutual loss—one severely injured, the other fatally wounded.

No matter which outcome, it would be a catastrophic disaster for Li Chen, one he simply couldn't afford. If he were unfortunately seriously injured, the remaining mana in his body would vanish like water. At that point, not only would he not be able to save the innocent girl who was brutally injured and in critical condition by the Rain Witch, but even his own survival would be uncertain.

Therefore, this was definitely not the ideal moment to confront the enemy and determine the outcome. Only by patiently waiting for the full force of one's own army to assemble, forming a surging, unstoppable force that would crush the Rain Witch like a tidal wave, could one hope to completely eliminate this vicious and ruthless creature, thus restoring the tranquility and peace of the picturesque Peach Blossom Valley.

At this moment, the system's crisp and pleasant prompt sounded: "Congratulations, host, for successfully completing the mission - Domineering Declaration! As a reward, you have received a copy of the 'Complete Guide to Pill Refining' and a top-grade alchemy furnace! With it, the host can freely refine a variety of magical pills, greatly improving their own strength and saving others from the brink of life and death!"

Upon hearing this exciting news, Li Chen was overwhelmed with joy. He couldn't help but look up and burst into a heroic, unrestrained, and triumphant laugh. In an instant, his joyful and passionate laughter seemed to turn into gusts of spring breeze, quickly spreading to every corner of the entire Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Li Chen now possesses this extremely precious book of elixirs and a top-grade alchemy furnace. From now on, no matter what kind of elixir he wants to refine, he can do it with ease!