Journey to the West: Signing in for 500 Years-Chapter 303 - 297 Master Show-off Sha Chen [Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets]_1
Bi Xiao was completely shocked.
Yunyao’s face was also blank, and she couldn’t believe it.
The Tongtian Hierarch wanted to take Sha Chen as a disciple, and being rejected was one thing, but to persistently impart the Saintly insights to Sha Chen!?
Inconceivable.
Illogical.
Unfathomable. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Unacceptable.
The two exchanged a glance and saw the astonishment and complexity in each other’s eyes, as well as a deep sense of rejection.
Bi Xiao said, "River Lord, is what you said true? My master imparted the Qingping Scripture to you?"
Sha Chen said, "Indeed, let me recite a section for you."
As he spoke, he began to recite a part of the Qingping Scripture that the Tongtian Hierarch had taught him. However, the more he spoke, the more it turned into a sermon.
He went through the entire Da Luo Chapter of the Qingping Scripture, along with his own insights and understanding. Having achieved Great Accomplishment, he almost revealed the essence of the Da Luo Chapter.
After listening to him, Yunyao felt light as a feather, as if she had been enlightened, and her eyes gleamed. When she looked at Sha Chen again, she felt he was extremely sacred.
The separate self, Chen Sha, had been listening all along. Although he could receive much information transmitted by Sha Chen, the Dao of Sha Chen could not be directly imparted to him from such a distance.
This close listening now had also made him feel tremendously benefited.
He even had faint signs of making a breakthrough.
Both of them gained immensely and were extremely excited. They were very grateful to Sha Chen as well.
Bi Xiao also confirmed that Sha Chen really knew the Qingping Scripture, and his comprehension was exceedingly deep. She concluded he must have been profoundly taught, otherwise it wouldn’t have been the case.
Sha Chen said, "At that time, I was only at the Early Stage of Da Luo Golden Immortal. He imparted it to me, and I was very grateful. Although I lost the joy of comprehending it myself, I gained the pleasure of breakthrough."
Bi Xiao rolled her eyes, thinking that he was showing off too much.
Then she suddenly felt a chill, and said, "You, you mean to say, you were just at the Early Stage of Da Luo Golden Immortal when you obtained the Qingping Scripture? You are almost at the peak now, and you have already comprehended it to Great Accomplishment!?"
That was the Saint’s insights. An ordinary Da Luo Golden Immortal might not be able to comprehend it to Great Accomplishment even if they meditated for a hundred thousand years.
Even she took three thousand years to comprehend it to Great Accomplishment.
How long did it take Sha Chen to go from the Early Stage of Da Luo Golden Immortal to his current realm? Surely it was less than a hundred years, right!?
Could his comprehension really be so terrifyingly incredible?
Sha Chen said, "Yes, in addition to the Qingping Scripture, there’s also the Tao Te Ching. Cough cough, you know, Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad has also been here, and I have comprehended that to Great Accomplishment as well."
"Sigh, do you think it’s very mediocre? You chosen ones who have been taught by Saints, with countless resources at your disposal, must look down on me, right!?"
Bi Xiao and Yunyao were both silent.
They felt offended.
Would it kill you not to show off so much?
We have been taught by Saints and have many resources, but we do not have such exaggerated comprehension as yours, understanding to Great Accomplishment in just a short hundred years.
Bi Xiao said, "River Lord, I am sorry, we are not as formidable as you are."
At that moment, although she felt Sha Chen was showing off too much, she also believed that he truly deserved to boast.
He had the right to show off.
Sha Chen asked, "Really? Do you really think I’m not mediocre, that I haven’t shamed you, and that we can still be friends?"
Bi Xiao resisted the urge to punch Sha Chen.
Then she nodded and said, "To tell the truth, I... it took me three thousand years to comprehend the Qingping Scripture initially, while it took you merely a hundred years."
Sha Chen said, "Strictly speaking, a little over fifty years."
Bi Xiao was silent for a long time.
She just felt too exhausted to speak. It’s too disheartening.
Comparing oneself with others is simply exasperating.
Their sisterhood was already talented enough, having lived for countless years with exceptional strength; they were the envy and pursuit of many.
Now, she finally understood the feelings of those who admired others.
The emotions felt by many when seeing the three sisters must have been as complex as hers were now.
Bi Xiao fell silent for a moment, then asked, "Did my master say anything else? Did he just impart the Qingping Scripture?"
Sha Chen answered, "Of course, aside from several attempts to take me as a disciple, he taught me Dao Techniques and gave me benefits."
Bi Xiao let out a long sigh and said, "I would never have thought that Master treated you so well. We three sisters back then..."
When she reached the painful part of the memory, she felt a bit of jealousy and sadness.
Although the three sisters were powerful, not falling short of the inner disciples, they were only treated as external ones, which was indeed distressing. It was simply because they came with skills when they sought discipleship and initially didn’t want to be tainted by the mundane dust, so they were not favored. Later, they were forcibly involved in the calamity of Divine Enthronement and eventually died, their names appearing on the Investiture of the Gods list.
Now that the Sect of Interpretation is being rebuilt, almost all of the inner disciples are gone. The Tongtian Hierarch then thought of them, the three sisters, and came to win them over, which they were. They regained their bodies and the status of inner disciples as well.
But who can understand the bitterness in this?
Actually, the three sisters were just unwilling to accept their fate; otherwise, they would have chosen to lead reclusive lives, and they wouldn’t have thought of engaging in battles and killings.
Who would willingly risk their lives for further progress without the guidance of a Saint?
When Bi Xiao drank, she grew somewhat dispirited. Sha Chen noticed and felt somewhat concerned.
"Could it be that my excessive boasting has upset her, and she will turn against me?"
He was somewhat worried and said in a low voice, "Fairy Bixiao, are you troubled? Speak your mind... ahem, let me hear it, maybe I can help."
Bi Xiao replied, "Thank you for your kind intentions, River Lord, but it’s not really a matter of sorrow. It’s just that I feel our master has been too good to you, while we sisters have had so few chances to see him. We have been neglected in our training, lack strength, and find it difficult to serve our master well, hence my sadness."
Sha Chen was taken aback, having never expected the hot-tempered Bi Xiao to speak so eloquently.
She was obviously jealous of him and blaming the Tongtian Hierarch for teaching an outsider instead of them, the three sisters, feeling unsatisfied in her heart, yet she spoke as if she were blaming herself.
A true talent.
This barefaced ability to tell untruths was even stronger than his.
Sha Chen felt quite inferior.
Naturally, Bi Xiao wouldn’t dare to speak ill of the Tongtian Hierarch behind his back, but she could still convey her dissatisfaction with him in her tone and words.
Sha Chen said, "Fairy, there’s no need to be troubled. Since you wish to assist the Saint, and I have also received the Saint’s grace, I would feel guilty if I did not do something to repay him."
"How about this, let’s discuss the doctrines of the Qingping Scripture together. We can improve and progress by learning from each other."
Bi Xiao thought Sha Chen was going to say something else, but he just wanted to discuss Dao with her, which immediately dampened her interest.
Who did she think she was!?
Empress San Xiao’s Bi Xiao, a towering Quasi-Saint, to discuss Dao with you, a mere Daluo Golden Immortal?
Was it to mutually progress, or to let you ride on her coattails?
Yunyao also felt that he was trying to take advantage, but having benefited from Sha Chen’s teachings on Dao herself, she had already developed quite a liking for him. So, she felt a bit embarrassed on Sha Chen’s behalf. She was planning to smooth things over for him.
However, Sha Chen had already begun his lecture on Dao, but this time, it was not about the Da Luo Chapters, but the Quasi-Saint Chapters. He started speaking slowly but clearly with the first part of the Quasi-Saint Chapters.
Yunyao was somewhat puzzled by this and didn’t understand. With her strength, she naturally couldn’t tell that this was the Quasi-Saint Chapter of the Qingping Scripture. She only felt it was profound and vaguely familiar. But exactly how unfathomable it was, she didn’t know, and where the familiarity lay, she couldn’t pinpoint at the moment.
Just as she was about to speak, she was stopped by Bi Xiao’s sharp and astonished gaze. Bi Xiao’s eyes were filled with intensity and shock as she watched Sha Chen, silent for a long time, her eyes brimming with fervor and contemplation.
Yunyao suddenly realized that the Dao Sha Chen spoke had moved Bi Xiao. Her heart was equally shaken and beyond belief. How could Sha Chen be so extraordinary as to astonish Fairy Bixiao?
Was his Dao truly that powerful?
Incomprehensible, unfathomable.
But that was indeed the case; Sha Chen indeed lectured on Dao, astonishing Fairy Bixiao.
Bi Xiao listened enraptured, and when she looked up at the Tai Chi Diagram, she faintly felt her cultivation, which hadn’t budged for a millennium, showing signs of progress.
HISS.
Incredible.
At her level of cultivation, any further advance had always been measured in millennia. Without an abundance of resources or deeper epiphanies, it could not be achieved. But now, listening to Sha Chen’s lecture, she had made progress.
Bi Xiao was internally shocked and filled with even greater admiration and respect for Sha Chen.
She knew that Sha Chen must have detected her complaints, and thus he was imparting the Qingping Scripture on behalf of the Tongtian Hierarch. And without bearing past grievances, he claimed it was to discuss Dao with her, but in reality, it was an opportunity to impart Dao and stop her complaints.
Bi Xiao’s heart was full of respect and admiration for Sha Chen, mixed with immense guilt and self-reproach.
Because Sha Chen was so noble, whereas previously she had wanted to kill Sha Chen, and even after the misunderstanding was cleared up, she still wanted to beat him up.
Now in comparison, she felt like she had the petty mindset of a little woman, while Sha Chen had the noble character of a virtuous gentleman.
How lowly she was, how great Sha Chen was.
At that moment, Bi Xiao actually found herself staring at Sha Chen, so much so that she was somewhat transfixed.
Sha Chen coughed, snapping Bi Xiao out of her reverie.
She blushed.
Sha Chen asked, "Fairy, I have finished my lecture. Have you gained anything from it?"
He had only roughly discussed the essence of the Qingping Scripture and had not gone into detailed exposition, which would have taken a lot of time.
Bi Xiao nodded repeatedly, "I’ve benefited greatly, thank you, River Lord, for your teachings."
Then she got up, and under Yunyao’s astonished gaze, she placed her hands on her waist and gave a slight bow.
HISS.
Fairy Bixiao actually bowed to Sha Chen.
Before her arrival, she had acted superior, assuming the role of a senior, and had remained aloof and condescending.
Now, she was convinced, completely won over by the charisma of Sha Chen’s character.
Sha Chen quickly helped Bi Xiao to her feet, "You’re too kind, Fairy."
Bi Xiao said, "River Lord, there’s no need for such formality. It’s only proper. Furthermore, since our master has taken an interest in you and considered taking you as his disciple, even though you have not officially become a student, you and I could still be considered peers. There’s no need to call me Fairy, which is too formal, just call me Bi Xiao."
Sha Chen’s eyes lit up, as the implication behind her words was quite interesting.
