Chapter 188: Iron-Pumping Journey to the West, Everyone is Scorching

In the Journey to the West World, on the road to the west, it was currently the arrival of autumn, and the climate was comfortable.

In the wilderness, Xuanzang, Wukong, and Bajie were working out.

Because of the Heavenly Dao Rewards Diligence System, Xuanzang could increase his magic power just by working out; although his realm had now reached the perfection of a Golden Immortal and the effect was not as great as before, he could still feel the increase in his magic power.

With the accumulation of time, like water dripping through stone, what if he accidentally became a Great Luo through working out?

Xuanzang was shirtless at this moment, lifting a million-jin block of black iron to train his arm strength!

This was no ordinary black iron block; they were all exchanged by Xuanzang from the Chat Group Mall.

A whole set only cost about a thousand points!

The muscle hegemon Xiaobailong wore a look of admiration; his master was of the Human Race and yet could easily lift such a heavy iron block.

A million jin was difficult for some immortals who did not practice body refinement, and extremely so!

As a member of the Dragon Clan, Xiaobailong found it somewhat strenuous even when borrowing Xuanzang's equipment!

At this moment, Xuanzang took out another iron ball as black as ink.

This iron ball was heavier than the black iron block; without using magic power, relying solely on physical strength, Xiaobailong could not lift it at all!

The exterior of the iron ball appeared plain and unremarkable, but it was actually compressed from an ancient star; its density was immense, and its weight went without saying.

Lifting it up and putting it down was no less than lifting a star by hand!

Likewise, the iron ball was also exchanged from the mall!

Following a rhythmic cadence, Xuanzang set down the compressed ancient star and wiped the sweat from his forehead!

At this moment, his pectoral muscles were gleaming in the sun like iron cast from molten gold!

Xiaobailong watched, filled with envy, his own muscles feeling somewhat restless!

The highest realm of muscle cultivation is to hide the muscles beneath the skin, appearing no different from an ordinary person, or even more well-proportioned!

Xuanzang exhaled easily; if he hadn't practiced the God Elephant Prison Suppressing qigong, he feared he wouldn't be able to handle such a workout.

Regarding this technique, although it contained countless profound supernatural powers, Xuanzang did not practice them deliberately, letting them naturally integrate into his daily walking, standing, sitting, and lying down!

Inferior techniques require the practitioner to practice them themselves!

But superior techniques do not require the host to worry; they practice themselves and automatically become stronger!

One could imagine that every cell in Xuanzang's body contained the power to destroy the world!

On the other side, however, came the miserable wails of Bajie!

One could see Bajie swinging a ten-thousand-jin dumbbell up and down, sweating like rain, his fat trembling all over!

"Master, I don't want to train!" Bajie cried.

Bajie was speechless; ever since Xiaobailong joined the Scripture Seeking team, his master had become obsessed with body refinement.

It would be one thing if the master refined his own body, but he had to drag them along to train too!

Once he shook his head, the master would threaten him with braised trotters!

Who could stand this?

Sun Wukong was also fiddling with an iron block on the side, the muscles beneath his monkey fur rippling with a great sense of power.

Seeing this, Xiaobailong said:

"Brother Bajie, life lies in movement, in muscles! You don't want to be a piece of trash in Master's eyes, do you?"

"There are so many pieces of trash in the world, why can't I be one?" Bajie said loudly, while sweating like rain.

"Bajie, your body is weak, you need to exercise."

Xuanzang walked over holding the ancient star, looking down from above.

The face of Xuanzang in the sunlight was covered by a faint shadow; the death stare from his master made Bajie feel as if needles were pricking his back!

He hurriedly lifted the dumbbell with great momentum, up and down, up and down!

In the distance, the Earth Deity and Mountain God watched this group of master and disciples, looking at each other in dismay.

Those tragic muscles, that breathing like muffled thunder—what a scorching atmosphere!

Western Heaven Lingshan.

The crowd of Bodhisattvas and Buddhas watching the journey to the west were silent!

Some of the female Bodhisattvas, including Guanyin, were blushing.

The Buddha says that the four elements are empty, but there are basically no Buddhas who are truly empty of the four elements.

Everyone can speak of the principles, but those who can truly reach the standard of the principles are few and far between!

Rulai was silent, and the future Buddha Maitreya trembled slightly looking at his own rolls of fat!

Randeng's face was dark; was this really the Scripture Seeker chosen by the Heavenly Mandate?

Letting them go to the Western Heaven to seek scriptures? Why were they messing around with these crooked ways here!

Rulai was silent; he seriously suspected that Xuanzang was cultivating muscles just to mess with him!

"How do you all see this?" Tathagata Buddha asked.

"The road to the Western Heaven is dangerous and full of twists and turns. Xuanzang's actions are to strengthen his body, which is reasonable," said Guanyin Bodhisattva.

"Guanyin Bodhisattva is right, it is in accordance with the Dao."

The one speaking was another female Bodhisattva, who had exquisite features and a dignified appearance.

But if one looked closely, one would find that this Bodhisattva's face and temperament appeared at times mature, at times youthful, at times worldly, at times noble...

In short, to put it colloquially, she could be a queen or a loli, salty or sweet, with Myriad Transformations!

This was the Tianyu Pusa of Buddhism, a very special Bodhisattva, rumored to enter Buddhism through desire, becoming a Buddha in a single thought, having once attained enlightenment in the red dust!

Hearing the words of Tianyu Pusa, Xianglong among the Eighteen Arhats shook his head and thought to himself:

"What 'in accordance with the Dao,' it's clearly just coveting the man's body. Who doesn't know that Jinchanzi is the famously number one handsome man of Buddhism! Back then, who knows how many female immortals in the Three Realms admired his name and wanted to discuss the Dao with him."

Before she became a Buddha, Tianyu Pusa had left behind quite a few romantic affairs in the mortal world.

"As the one seeking the scriptures, one should be single-mindedly devoted to the Buddha and to saving all living beings, with a mind free of distracting thoughts. These things are merely grandstanding."

"Tathagata Buddha, you govern the present world, and Jinchanzi is your disciple; he needs tempering from you," said Burning Lamp Buddha.

Tathagata Buddha merely nodded upon hearing this.

Yaochi.

The Queen Mother's face was rosy; watching the scenes inside the Exquisite Treasure Mirror, she could not help but cover her face, yet she still could not resist stealing a glance.

"This fellow always provides unexpected surprises; does he not know that many people are watching the Journey to the West?" said the Queen Mother.

Although she said this, she was watching with great interest.

After all, the Heavenly Court, which had been the same for countless eons, was truly too monotonous.

The mortal realm.

Xuanzang and his disciples were body-refining and naturally paid no mind to the prying of others, though even if they had known, they would not have cared.

At this moment, after body-refining, they were in urgent need of replenishing their energy.

Wukong went to the deep mountains in a single somersault and carried back a wild boar.

Although Zhu Bajie complained that the monkey was definitely doing it on purpose, he devoured it ravenously when eating, leaving not even a scrap of bone behind.

He even snatched the Happy Water that Sun Wukong had hidden away and drank it.

"Master, we can't refine our bodies every single day; old Zhu's body can't take it," said Zhu Bajie.

"Bajie, the value of body-refining lies in persistence! Even if one is a pig, one must be the most stylish and powerful one.

Perhaps after the Scripture Seeking ends, you will thank your master," Xuanzang instructed.

"Exactly, Brother Bajie, what is wrong with being a Great Muscle Tyrant? It's so imposing to walk around like that," Xiaobailong chimed in.

"This fool, he can't even withstand this little bit of body-refining; he's too weak," Sun Wukong mocked.

"Do you think everyone is like you two, having such good foundations? Houzi, you are a naturally born stone fetus with innate divine strength. Xiaobailong, you are of the Dragon Clan, and body-refining is naturally your forte.

Although I, old Zhu, was Tianpeng, in this life I am merely a pig fetus; the starting point is different," Zhu Bajie argued.

"Excuses, then isn't this magic power of yours cultivated quite decently?" said Sun Wukong.

"Can that be the same?" Bajie complained.

Amidst the bickering, the master and disciples spent one of their few peaceful nights.

The next day, in the desolate wilderness, they saw the signs of human habitation from afar.

On the mountainside in the distance, a monastery stood there.

"Master, that monastery has 'Guanyin Chanyuan' written on it? Could it be a temple of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the mortal realm?"

Sun Wukong opened his Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze, seeing the movements several miles away with perfect clarity.

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