I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

"Daoming! You bastard, get out here right now!"

The old guardian Min stood angrily at the gate of Shuangxi Temple, holding the black iron stick tightly in his hand, and roared at the gate with furious eyes.

Suddenly, with a loud bang of a door opening, Li Chen and Min Lao, the guardian, stepped back. The gate to Shuangxi Temple was flung open. The person who emerged wasn't Min Lao's son, the demon monk Daoming, but a group of Jiuhua Mountain warrior monks, each with a dark complexion and a strange green light flashing in their eyes. They each held a simple wooden stick. There were nine of them in total.

"Host, be careful! They are the corpses of Jiuhua Mountain monks controlled by the power of the Wood Ancestral Witch! Many of them have inherited their martial arts and magical powers from their lifetime!"

Hearing the system's prompt, Li Chen realized that another fierce battle was inevitable, and immediately took out the Jiutian Staff to prepare for battle! However, the guardian Min had no intention of fighting, and just stared blankly at the monks. Because these monks were all his former brothers and sisters, he couldn't bring himself to kill them.

The monks muttered something incomprehensible, then picked up the sticks in their hands and rushed directly towards Li Chen and the guardian Min.

The three monks jumped up and swung their clubs at the head of Min Lao, the guardian. These monks from Jiuhua Mountain were truly unique, their first move was a killing move! With the three of them attacking, they could easily shatter Min Lao's head!

Seeing this, Li Chen hurried to the front of the guardian elder Min, holding his Heavenly Staff high to block the three monks' powerful blows. Li Chen struggled to block the combined force of the three. These monks were originally righteous men who followed the guardian elder Min to protect Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the nearby people. Because they often received guidance from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, their own strength should not be underestimated. Now that they have gained the power of the Ancestral Wood Witch, their strength will only be stronger.

Suddenly, three more sticks appeared from the sides of the three people and stabbed directly at Li Chen's waist. Li Chen was unable to dodge and was hit hard and flew backwards. Fortunately, he was wearing the latest fusion armor and the injury was not serious.

If an ordinary person had been hit by the three monks' straight sticks, the mildest injury would have been a broken spine, resulting in loss of mobility, while the worst would have been death on the spot.

Li Chen had just gotten up from the ground, but the monks' attack hadn't ended. Instead, it was even more fierce! The monk behind him stepped on the shoulders of the monk in front, jumped up again, and slashed down at Li Chen from high above.

"Master Protector Min, stop standing there in a daze and come and help!" Li Chen shouted loudly at Master Protector Min, then rolled sideways and narrowly avoided the heavy blows from the three monks.

"Old Guardian Min, come and help quickly! We can't stop what happened in the past, but at least we have to stop what's happening right now. If you dwell on the past, you won't be able to face the future, and you won't be able to prevent a greater tragedy!"

Before Li Chen could finish his words, nine sticks, as swift as the wind and as powerful as thunder, struck him simultaneously. Seeing no escape, Li Chen could only narrowly dodge the fierce attack with a Fiery Flash. He looked down at the ground where he had just stood. It had sunk deeply into a massive pit.

Li Chen looked around again and saw that nine monks had surrounded him. During the battle with Li Chen just now, these nine monks realized that Li Chen was a tough nut to crack, so they decided to deal with Li Chen first and then deal with the guardian Min.

While dodging the combined attacks of the nine monks' clubs, Li Chen opened his mouth and spoke to the guardian Min. After hearing Li Chen's words, the guardian Min was startled at first, then turned to look at Li Chen, who was fighting against the nine monks. Tears shone in his eyes, and then he wiped them away and threw himself into the battle.

"My friend Li Chen, be careful! This formation is called the Ksitigarbha Pluto Formation. It was originally designed by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva for the monks of Jiuhua Mountain to protect all living beings. This formation is arranged according to the three elements of heaven, earth and man. It requires at least nine people to form this formation, and at most 108 people to form this formation. This formation is extremely powerful! Once you enter the formation, you will face continuous attacks like a tide until you are exhausted and beaten to death!" The old protector Min who stood up again told Li Chen the origin of Ksitigarbha Pluto Town and its terrifying power.

"Does this formation have any weaknesses?"

Li Chen looked at the guardian Min and asked, wanting to see if he knew the weakness of this formation, but the guardian Min shook his head dejectedly and said, "So far, this formation has only been broken by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Wood Ancestral Witch. No one else can break it, not even I!"

Li Chen then asked, "What is the operating principle of this formation?"

Elder Guardian Min replied, "The nine-person Ksitigarbha Pluto Formation is divided into three teams: Heaven, Earth, and Human. The Human team is responsible for blocking the attacks of those who enter the formation. The Earth team is responsible for counterattacking the entrants at extremely fast speeds after the Human team has blocked their attacks. And the Heaven team is responsible for expanding the victory after the Earth team successfully injures the entrants and continuing to launch even more fierce attacks! The three teams switch back and forth mysteriously, and finally form this powerful Ksitigarbha Pluto Formation, which is hard to defend against!"

"I don't believe this! I don't believe that no one can break it!" Li Chen roared, raised the Jiutian Stick and rushed towards the nine monks.

One of the nine monks pointed the stick in the direction of Li Chen, muttering something in his mouth. Under the command of this incomprehensible language, the remaining eight monks moved together, surrounded him, and once again set up the formation that had injured Li Chen before - the Ksitigarbha Pluto Formation.

"Don't be impulsive! Young friend Li Chen!" The old protector Min wanted to hold Li Chen back, but Li Chen's speed was so fast that he came directly to the Ksitigarbha Pluto Formation.

"Fire Demon Slash!"

Li Chen roared angrily and then launched the terrifying killing move of Fire Demon Slash. Li Chen's agile figure kept escaping into the void at an extremely fast speed in front of the Ksitigarbha Pluto Formation, and kept slashing back and forth at the nine Jiuhua Mountain monks who were controlled by the Wood Ancestral Witch.

Then, seeing victory was in sight, Li Chen launched the final slash of the Fire Demon Slash. The extremely brutal attack smashed towards the nine monks like a falling evil star. The powerful attack bombarded the nine monks like a storm, and then the fierce attack landed on the ground, stirring up endless wind, sand and dust.

Seeing Li Chen severely damaging the Ksitigarbha Pluto Formation with his Fire Demon Slash, Elder Guardian Min was filled with excitement. He believed that although he himself could not break the Ksitigarbha Pluto Formation, Li Chen, who was more powerful than him, would definitely be able to break it! That was why he was so excited after seeing this scene!

"Little friend Li Chen! You succeeded! You did it!" Guardian Min rushed over, hugged Li Chen's waist, lifted him above his head, and spun him around excitedly several times! The two were completely immersed in the joy of victory! They had no idea that the real battle had just begun!

The joyful atmosphere didn't last long. What they were about to face was the most terrifying counterattack from the Ksitigarbha Pluto Formation! This was the Ksitigarbha Pluto Formation's truly terrifying killer move!