I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

Guanyin Bodhisattva looked at everything in front of her, and sighed in her heart: "This boy is really gifted. He can comprehend the essence of this move so quickly. If given time, he will surely become a powerful man. But his character still needs to be honed! Otherwise, he will cause a disaster that is no less than when Sun Wukong made trouble in the Heavenly Palace and Gonggong angrily hit Mount Buzhou!" While she was using all her magic power to resist the fierce attack of the six giant swords formed by the Xuanming True Water, she was closely watching Li Chen's condition.

As time went on, Li Chen gradually mastered the method of controlling this move. He began to try to call the six swords back to him. At first, the progress was very slow, but as he became more familiar with this power, the speed gradually increased. Finally, as if summoned, the six swords flew back to Li Chen's hands and disappeared.

Li Chen finally took back the six giant swords at the last moment when Guanyin Bodhisattva was about to collapse.

Li Chen opened his eyes, feeling the heavy power in his hands, and his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment. He looked at Guanyin Bodhisattva with gratitude and said, "Thank you for your help, Bodhisattva. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have caused a disaster today."

Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled and nodded, saying: "No need to thank me, this is all your own luck. Just be careful in the future and don't be so reckless." After that, she turned and left, leaving Li Chen alone in thought.

Li Chen was fully aware of the seriousness of this incident and decided to redouble his efforts in cultivation in the future to prevent similar incidents from happening again. At the same time, he secretly vowed to protect everyone around him and prevent them from being harmed.

Li Chen suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind him. He subconsciously turned his head and saw the Hibiscus Fairy running towards him. Her face was full of worry and concern, as if she had something important to tell him.

"Master, what happened? My heart suddenly started racing. I sensed you were in danger, so I rushed over!" Fairy Hibiscus asked anxiously, her eyes revealing deep concern. Her uneasiness stemmed from the fact that Li Chen, struggling to resist the attacks of the six greatswords and nearly dying, had triggered their bond. Fairy Hibiscus sensed this, and so she rushed over to investigate.

"When I went out for training this morning, I almost made a big mistake..." Li Chen told Fairy Hibiscus exactly what had happened.

"Master! Fortunately, nothing happened to you! This skill should be saved for the enemy to use in the future!" Fairy Hibiscus said with a sigh of relief, her heart full of concern and love for Li Chen.

"I forgot to check on the villagers. Let's go and check on them." Li Chen said, and then he and Fairy Hibiscus went to check on the village that they had almost destroyed.

Li Chen and Fairy Hibiscus came to the village behind them. It was eerily quiet here. Every villager knelt at the entrance of the village. There was no trace of fear on their faces. Instead, they were calm and relieved in the face of death. Facing the earth-shattering blow just now, they did not panic or fear and wanted to escape.

This made Li Chen feel very strange. Why didn't the villagers flee? The force just now was so strong, but they didn't show any fear at all.

"Villagers, your village was about to face a devastating attack, why didn't you run away?" Li Chen asked doubtfully. All living things are afraid of death, so why do these people take death so lightly?

"It's better to die! It's better to die! I will be free when I die." A middle-aged woman heard what Li Chen said, as if something sensitive was touched, and she broke down and cried. Her voice was full of despair and sadness, and the men, women, young and old who were kneeling around her heard her words and started crying too.

"It's a good life, but why do you want to die?"

Li Chen asked in confusion, unable to understand why these people would think this way. However, the woman didn't answer him, only crying non-stop. The other villagers were also immersed in grief and ignored Li Chen's questioning.

"Child! My child!"

"Feng'er! You died so tragically!"

"Anmin! Dad misses you!"

The villagers' cries rose and fell, each one filled with endless sorrow. The entire village was filled with a heavy atmosphere, as if everyone's heart had been broken into countless pieces. Li Chen looked at the villagers and felt very sad, but he didn't know how to comfort them.

He frowned, wanting to say something but not knowing where to begin. Finally, he couldn't help but shout at the crying people, "Enough! Stop crying! Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the norm in life. Now that they've happened, there's nothing that can be changed. The dead are gone, and the living can't do anything more for them. So, you shouldn't be crying and making a fuss here every day. Instead, cheer up and live your life well!"

However, Li Chen's words had no effect. Instead, they aroused the anger and dissatisfaction of the villagers. They gathered around him and shouted at him, "How can you speak like that, young man? You don't understand the pain we feel after losing our loved ones. Do you know that every night, demons come out to wreak havoc, harming innocent people and capturing children? We invited a magician to exorcise the demons, but he turned out to be a fraud. Not only did he steal our money and disappear without a trace, but he also caused our children to be captured by the demons!"

"So that's how it is! In that case, your luck has come by meeting me! I happen to be able to subdue demons and catch monsters! I will kill the monster and rescue your child, isn't that all that matters?" Li Chen said to the sad villagers.

When the villagers heard what Li Chen said, they immediately wiped away their tears and said, "Young man, this is a life-threatening job. Do you really know how to capture monsters? If you can't, just leave. We won't mind your words. If you fail to capture the monster and are killed by the monster, please don't sue us in the palace of Hades."

"Don't worry, this Hibiscus Fairy and I have dealt with many powerful demons and monsters before. Don't worry, we will definitely destroy it!"

Li Chen patted his chest and assured the villagers. Li Chen asked, "How many demons are there here?"

Li Chen's words were like a fire, igniting the hope in the hearts of the villagers. They gathered around and told Li Chen about the situation of the demon.

"There are only two monsters here. One calls himself Benboerba, and the other calls himself Babolben. It is these two monsters who have caused us so much trouble!" The villagers began to cry to Li Chen and complain about how these two monsters had harmed them.