Journey to the West: Signing in for 500 Years-Chapter 268 - 262: The achievements of ten thousand years are gone, Guanyin rages【seeking subscriptions and monthly tickets】_1
It turned out that the ones who ambushed the White Bone Saint were the Dragon Clan’s Dragon Girl, Ao Mengmeng, and the Third Prince of the West Sea, Ao Lie.
The two of them had actually ambushed the legendary White Bone Saint again, and they had succeeded.
Transforming into true dragons, they bit and tore apart the White Bone Saint’s head, devouring the God Essence that wafted from it.
Using all his strength, the White Bone Saint roared, "You will regret this! You will bring disaster upon the Dragon Clan!"
However, in the end, he was still ambushed and devoured by Ao Lie and the Dragon Girl. Their strength began to rapidly increase, their auras continuously intensifying.
But they dared not linger. Without uttering a single word, they dived directly into the sea, plunging downwards and quickly disappearing from sight.
Approximately two hours later, the greatly compassionate Goddess of Mercy appeared at the location, her face expressionless.
Yet, anyone familiar with her would know how furious, how utterly enraged she was at this moment.
The White Bone Saint was actually dead.
Because the White Bone Saint was too powerful, she had never been able to plant restrictions on him, so she did not know the specifics of what had transpired.
However, she could make deductions.
She deduced many things, such as that the White Bone Saint had met his end at the Flowing Sand River and had been injured by Brother Sha Chen using the Sky Shaking Bow and the Shooting Sun Divine Arrow.
She also deduced that he had been ambushed and killed here.
She just hadn’t figured out precisely who was responsible, only that the White Bone Saint’s God Essence had been consumed.
Her tens of thousands of years of bitter effort were wasted.
Losing tens of thousands of years of effort was one thing; what she truly couldn’t accept was that the White Bone Saint was the malevolent corpse she had severed from herself. It contained immense power and was her guarantee for further advancement.
To put it another way, it was like an ordinary person who had opened several bank accounts, making regular deposits in installments, with each account steadily accumulating more interest. Then, suddenly, all the money in one of those accounts was devoured.
One could only imagine how agonizing Guanyin’s thoughts were at this time.
She now even harbored killing intent; years of self-cultivation and arduous nurturing of her heart completely collapsed in this instant.
Guanyin clenched her teeth. "It doesn’t matter who you are, I will never coexist with you!"
"And Sha Chen, I will not spare you!"
Guanyin roared, and the entire Southern Sea trembled.
Countless aquatic creatures shivered in terror.
「Within the Abyss.」
Ao Lie and the Dragon Girl were hiding there. With their current strength, there was no longer any need for them to enter the abyss. The Dragon Clan’s trials for them were already sufficient.
Moreover, they were also among the elite of the Dragon Clan. Even when compared to the Dragon Clan’s foremost prodigy, Ao Moang, they were not far behind.
Yet, the two of them still entered the abyss.
It was for no other reason than to lie low.
They had just joined forces to kill the White Bone Saint. If they were to go out now, they would indeed bring disaster to the Dragon Clan.
The Dragon Girl asked, "Third Brother, are we really going to be alright?"
"That was the White Bone Saint! Rumor has it he has countless connections with Guanyin Bodhisattva. Killing him and consuming his God Essence... won’t that bring trouble to our Dragon Clan?"
The Dragon Girl was genuinely worried, anxious and disheartened.
Ao Lie said, "Don’t worry. Our Dragon Clan has Dragon Balls. We just held them in our mouths, so no one will be able to deduce our involvement."
"When Big Brother was born, he was too monstrous. Our Dragon Clan was even purged by the Western Sect, all to find him. But Big Brother was hiding, holding a Dragon Ball made from the spinal bone of one of our progenitor dragons, Shi Long, and thus escaped disaster."
Although he said this, Ao Lie still felt somewhat apprehensive.
Therefore, he added, "But for safety’s sake, let’s hide in the abyss for a while and cultivate properly. We should strive to refine the God Essence before we even consider going out."
"The abyss is a world unto itself, and outsiders cannot deduce what occurs within. We’ll hide here for a while. Once the karmic ties dissipate, it won’t be too late to leave."
The Dragon Girl nodded. Though still uneasy, she could only temporarily set aside her worries.
She then murmured, "I didn’t expect that God Essence to be so powerful. I should be able to directly step into the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm this time."
Ao Lie also smiled. "Me too. I really didn’t expect it. Before, I couldn’t even step into the Greater Primordial Golden Immortal realm, but now I have a chance to enter the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm."
The Dragon Girl said, "This is all thanks to my suggestion to ambush him here. That’s why we had this opportunity. You should thank me."
But Ao Lie retorted, "I was the one who told you the White Bone Saint was attacking the Flowing Sand River. And I was the one who stole the Dragon Ball."
"Also, we clearly agreed to split the God Essence evenly, but you took an extra small bite! Don’t think I didn’t notice. Spit it out, quickly!"
The Dragon Girl quickly said sweetly, "Brother, brother, you are my dear brother."
Ao Lie pouted. "Cut it out. We’re just cousins."
The two bickered for a while.
Suddenly, Ao Lie said, "Brother Sha Chen has been trapped for so long, his resources must be depleted. It’s a shame neither of us can go out, otherwise we absolutely must send him some resources."
The Dragon Girl said, "I sold off some elixirs and have saved up quite a few resources. If I can’t send them over soon, I’ll have to use them all myself."
「Flowing Sand River.」
Sha Chen was actually quite perplexed at this moment.
Although the Southern Sea was distant, and the Wanli Soul Chasing Mirror could not reveal Ao Lie and the Dragon Girl ambushing the White Bone Saint, Sha Chen’s Six Ears of All Heavens Divine Power had reached Initial Accomplishment. This enabled him to hear their conversation and understand what had transpired.
The Ao Lie siblings had actually ambushed and killed the White Bone Saint, devoured his God Essence, and fled.
He muttered dazedly, Have those two lost their minds? Aren’t they afraid of bringing disaster upon the Dragon Clan?
I deliberately didn’t kill him precisely to avoid a direct confrontation with Guanyin.
It turned out that the White Bone Saint had not died because Sha Chen had shown mercy.
Otherwise, with Sha Chen’s cultivation at the High Order of Da Luo Golden Immortal and his fully accomplished Da Luo Dharmakaya, if he had merely drawn his bow and loosed an arrow—fully drawing the Sky Shaking Bow and unleashing the Shooting Sun Divine Arrow at such close range—
it wasn’t just that the White Bone Saint wasn’t yet a Quasi-Saint; even if he had reached the Quasi-Saint Realm, he would likely have been on the verge of death.
How would he have had any chance to escape!?
That was Sha Chen not wanting to completely break ties with Guanyin, but still leaving the White Bone Saint critically wounded and near death, thereby disrupting Guanyin’s plans.
This was Sha Chen’s intention, meant as a deterrent to Guanyin.
He wanted to make it clear that he, Sha Chen, was not to be trifled with.
In any case, while deterring Guanyin, he also had to avoid pushing the situation to an irreversible point. Managing this critical balance was essential, as things could easily go wrong otherwise.
Sha Chen felt he had done what he could; what followed was beyond his control.
Even if it truly meant an unending feud with Guanyin, he wouldn’t leave his sanctuary, much less fight her.
After all, Guanyin was a representative of Buddhism and the main overseer of this Journey to the West. Openly opposing her might mean confronting the true powerhouses of Buddhism next.
Sha Chen had no desire for a complete rupture with Buddhism, much less to face the entire Buddhist faction.
If possible, he wished to make no enemies at all.
He only wanted to cultivate quietly, living a low-key and untroubled life.
Sha Chen was indeed shocked and worried about Ao Lie and his sister killing the White Bone Saint, but there was nothing he could do to change it.
At the moment, he was taking inventory of the spoils from the battle.
The White Bone Saint was indeed wealthy. Apart from a few precious Magical Tools that the White Bone Saint had taken with him when he fled, the remaining cultivation resources were all meticulously categorized and carried on his person.
Sha Chen used his potent storage bag to take them all.
The reason the White Bone Saint had them categorized was not that he liked to carry all his good things with him.
Rather, it was because the White Bone Demon had previously stolen from his treasury. After he discovered this and retrieved the items, he hadn’t yet had a chance to take them back to storage.
Thus, he had kept them on his person.
"Master, please release me! I know I was wrong! You should be able to see, I was just playing along with your act, Master, to save my life from my master—no, from the White Bone Saint!"
The White Bone Demon was bound to a stone pillar with the Dragon Binding Rope. The Undefined Flying Rings were on her head, and the Nine-dragon Divine Fire Cover enveloped her from above.
There was also a ring of light on the ground—the manifestation of the Drawing Ground into Prison Divine Power.
The White Bone Demon hastily said, "Master, you know my sincerity! My master has been driven away by you. Please, release me!"
Sha Chen, however, said, "He’s dead."
The White Bone Demon froze for a moment, then said in shock, "Master, you killed him?"
Her body then trembled, and she was filled with terror.
Sha Chen said indifferently, "I didn’t kill him. I drove him away, but he died at the hands of others. As for who, I cannot tell you."
He would not betray Ao Lie and the Dragon Girl. He could tell that the siblings had deliberately set up an ambush in the Southern Sea; it must have been premeditated.
It was most likely for his sake.
He even felt a sense of gratitude towards the siblings. They had eradicated evil thoroughly, eliminating a threat on his behalf.
They had accomplished what he had wanted to do but could not.
Regardless, with the White Bone Saint dead, Guanyin had no grounds to blame him.
Nor could anyone seek revenge against him.
They had fought fairly, and the White Bone Saint was defeated, escaping only because Sha Chen had shown mercy. If he died on the road, how could anyone blame him?
The White Bone Demon said, "As long as it wasn’t you, Master, that’s alright. Master, you know my master had a significant relationship with Guanyin; they share the same origin."
Sha Chen said, "I know."
The White Bone Demon pleaded again, "Master, can you release me? Being bound here is very uncomfortable. I want to change to a more comfortable position."
Sha Chen looked at her and said coolly, "You want me to release you? First, let me see your sincerity. Let me see if you’re truly two-faced."
The White Bone Demon cried, "Master, my sincerity towards you is as clear as day and night!"
Sha Chen said indifferently, "In broad daylight, do you dare to swear an oath?"
Without hesitation, Bai Jingjing declared, "I, Bai Jingjing, swear that if I betray my Master, may my body perish, my Dao dissipate, and I be denied reincarnation!"
She then uttered various curses and vows.
Afterward, she looked at Sha Chen with hopeful, pitiful eyes. "Master, please, on account of me stealing from my master’s treasury for you, release me. What I did before was truly just adapting to the circumstances."
"Master, my life is in your hands. If I betrayed you, wouldn’t I be courting my own death?"
