Journey to the West: Signing in for 500 Years-Chapter 320 - 314: A Three Holy Mother Falls From the Sky [Request for monthly tickets]_1
「The next day.」
Sha Chen got up and stretched his limbs. Even with his Primeval Chaos Law Body, he actually felt his waist and back aching.
His body ached because last night... the seven spider demon sisters had been utterly wild. They had tormented him the entire night—indeed, by telling him stories.
He had practically developed calluses on his ears from listening.
They were all about the fighting and killing outside, and they also told him quite a bit about how they outsmarted and bravely fought against the Great Saints of the outer Demon World.
Sha Chen, growing impatient, wanted to cover his ears, but they kept sneaking attacks on him, so he had to stay alert at all times.
He would rather battle Yang Jian for seven days and seven nights than be this exhausted.
They had only been back for a day and a night, and he was already hoping they would leave soon and stop torturing him!
However, he was too embarrassed to say it outright. After all, they were sisters who had gone through life and death for him. Sending them away directly would be too heartless.
But keeping them here was torture for him.
After much hesitation, Sha Chen decided to let them stay a bit longer, but he made it clear to them that they couldn’t mess around.
「That day.」
Sha Chen wanted to make breakfast for them, but it seemed the spider demons were feeling guilty for tormenting him so late last night and took it upon themselves to take care of the household chores.
They started working in the kitchen, bustling about, and almost turned Sha Chen’s Flowing Sand River into a flowing fire disaster. Sha Chen then chased them out of the kitchen, not allowing them to wreak further havoc.
"I shouldn’t have entrusted the kitchen to you in the first place! You almost set it ablaze, and you even harmed my immortal fields. With so many stored vegetables available, why did you have to pluck them from the ground instead?"
"Second Sister, stay away from that Gehuang Root. It’s a main ingredient for crafting Creation Pills, not some common vegetable."
"San Niang, what on earth are you rummaging for up in the phoenix tree? Come down. There aren’t any bird eggs up there, and if there were, I would have eaten them long ago."
Sha Chen shouted orders, telling them not to cause any trouble.
Indeed, ever since the spider demons returned, they had turned the Flowing Sand River into complete chaos.
Soon enough, a meal was ready, and it was exceptionally lavish.
Sha Chen finally managed to call them over and said, "Hurry up, don’t mess around. Eat up, and then start your cultivation."
The spider demons scurried around Sha Chen in a fluster, chattering incessantly.
Sha Chen was getting fed up. He was already longing for his solitary days.
Seventh Mother said, "Big Brother, we found a few houses. Has someone been living here? Aside from Blind Bear and Red Boy, have there been others here?"
Sha Chen said, "Of course, there are quite a few others."
Seventh Mother immediately became alert and asked, "Big Brother, men and women?"
Sha Chen replied, "Both men and women."
The spider demons instantly felt a sense of crisis, looking at each other before bombarding Sha Chen with questions.
Sha Chen didn’t keep it from them; they were all his people, after all. He informed them to prevent any misunderstandings or fights if they encountered the others outside later, which would be troublesome. Sha Chen then succinctly told them about his followers and also mentioned some of their relationships, without going into too much detail.
The spider demons weren’t that interested in the male followers but were highly curious about the female ones.
They kept asking questions, but Sha Chen didn’t reveal much, just giving them a rough idea. He simply informed them of these people’s existence, the approximate nature of his relationship with them, and how established those connections were. He then advised that even if they didn’t help each other in the future, they should not kick someone when they were down.
However, the spider demons were determined to get every last detail. When Sha Chen was reluctant to speak, they simply continued to question him, resolved to keep asking until he told them.
Nevertheless, Sha Chen still refused to say much. Actually, he didn’t have much to say anyway.
His heart was set on cultivation. Whether those women were beautiful or not didn’t matter to him; in his eyes, they were all just painted skeletons.
The spider demons didn’t get much information, but they weren’t content and planned to keep probing whenever they had time.
Sha Chen said, "Don’t trouble yourselves about others. Finish eating and start cultivating as soon as possible."
Seventh Mother suggested, "Big Brother, let’s rest for ten days to half a month before starting to cultivate again. With our strength, continuing to cultivate now won’t make much difference."
San Niang added, "Yes, and besides, we sisters have already reached the mid-to-high stages of the Greater Primordial Golden Immortal realm. There aren’t many under heaven who can rival us."
The spider demons were excited, happy, and rather proud.
Reaching their level of cultivation indeed entitled them to some pride. There weren’t many in the world who posed a threat to them. Greater Primordial Golden Immortals were few and far between.
In the past, they would never have dared to dream of so much, much less imagine that they could one day reach the Greater Primordial Golden Immortal realm.
Sha Chen said gravely, "If you are content with this realm, then you’re far behind the people I’ve mentioned."
"You know Blind Bear, right? And Red Boy, whom you mentioned—you must know him as well. They’ve both already reached the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm."
Seventh Mother and the others were shocked and immensely astonished.
San Niang said in alarm, "It’s one thing for Red Boy to be a Daluo Golden Immortal, but how could that Black Bear Demon also have reached the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm?"
The Black Bear Demon hadn’t broken through in Sha Chen’s presence, but Sha Chen had sensed it, for he had imparted many Dao Techniques to him. After Sha Chen had instructed him for a long while, and during the days when the Heavenly Court Xuantan Department was hunting him, the Black Bear Demon had accidentally stepped into the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm. Of course, the resources from the Heavenly Court’s White Horse Warehouse, which Sha Chen had him steal, were almost all consumed during his breakthrough, leaving little behind.
Although the Black Bear Demon hadn’t appeared again, Sha Chen had heard through his Six Ears of All Heavens that the Black Bear Demon had been lurking nearby on several occasions. Moreover, Sha Chen possessed a sliver of the Black Bear Demon’s soul, so he knew when the Black Bear Demon broke through. The reason the Black Bear Demon hadn’t returned quickly was that he had consumed those resources and didn’t dare face Sha Chen.
Now, he was desperately plundering resources, even colluding with Red Boy to wreak havoc in both the Immortal and Demon Worlds.
Upon hearing Sha Chen’s words, the spider demons’ eyes widened, and they were thrown into a panic.
Seventh Mother asked, "Has Sister Jade Rabbit, whom Big Brother mentioned, also become a Daluo Golden Immortal?"
Sha Chen said, "Yes. Before, her cultivation was similar to yours, around the mid-stage of the Greater Primordial Golden Immortal realm."
Seventh Mother exclaimed, "Big Brother, you said she was only in seclusion for a few decades? She was able to step into the Daluo realm in just a few decades?"
She couldn’t believe it. Decades were not even enough to break through a minor realm, so how could it be possible to advance an entire major realm!?
Sha Chen said, "Why would I deceive you?"
Then he added, "Anyway, as my sisters, if your cultivation cannot even surpass theirs, that would be too embarrassing."
He deliberately provoked the spider demons, and sure enough, they were instantly triggered. Losing interest in their meal, they were ready to go into seclusion for cultivation.
But just as they got up, they were disheartened again.
Seventh Mother said, "Big Brother, we don’t have enough resources, and continuing seclusion seems to be of little use. We’ve all reached a bottleneck."
Sha Chen said, "As for resources, I can share a portion with you; after all, you brought them back. As for cultivation bottlenecks, with me here, there won’t be any."
"When the time comes, I will teach you the Daluo Chapters of the Sanqing scriptures, and several other texts. There will always be one that suits you."
The spider demons were instantly overjoyed, tears of happiness streaming down their faces.
Sha Chen was simply too good to them!
"BOO HOO HOO! Big Brother is so good to us! We have no way to repay him. We truly wish to offer ourselves in gratitude."
"Big Brother is clearly much kinder to us than to others. We must seize this opportunity."
"We must achieve results in our cultivation and not waste Big Brother’s efforts. We can’t let him down!"
The spider demons were all filled with high spirits and quickly finished their meal.
Then each of them received a tenth of the resources they had brought back, which, for them, was already a huge amount.
Afterward, Sha Chen had them all face the Tai Chi Diagram, comprehend the Way through tea, and listen to his teachings under the phoenix tree. Sha Chen then began to teach them.
He lectured on the Daluo Chapters of the Tao Te Ching. A month later, the sisters had all overcome their so-called bottlenecks, each breaking through their current minor realm.
Eldest Sister, Second Sister, and San Niang had reached the peak of the Greater Primordial Golden Immortal realm, just half a step away from entering the Daluo realm!
They were all amazed and delighted. Originally, they thought that even if Sha Chen paved the way and prepared extensively for them, it would still take eight or ten years.
But it turned out to be just a month, and they all made their breakthroughs.
Seventh Mother and the others also reached the high stage of the Greater Primordial Golden Immortal realm. Since they had prior accumulation, their foundations were very solid after this enlightenment and breakthrough.
The spider demons’ strength had all been enhanced to a degree they wouldn’t have dared to imagine before.
Even if the original Journey to the West had started, their cultivation might not have reached its current level.
Following Sha Chen, in just two hundred short years, they had made such terrifyingly rapid advancements.
After their breakthroughs, the spider demons were overjoyed and in high spirits.
Then they rushed to express their gratitude.
Sha Chen told them to sit properly and continued to teach them.
「Three months later.」
Sha Chen had selected parts of the Tao Te Ching, Green Duckweed Scripture, and Jade Clear Scripture to lay a foundation for them.
Especially in imparting the Tao Te Ching, Sha Chen faced no pressure at all. Laozi himself had visited this place, and his noncommittal attitude towards the matter of the Tao Te Ching indicated that it was already in the past, removing Sha Chen’s concerns about spreading its teachings.
How much the spider demons could learn was up to their own destiny. But with the help of the phoenix tree, the Tai Chi Diagram, and the tea for comprehending the Way, even if they were less perceptive, they could still comprehend it well.
Afterward, the spider demons comprehended the Way under the tree while Sha Chen set up a simple protective Formation and stood guard for them.
He then began to sort the resources the spider demons had brought back. Usable ones were set to one side, unusable ones to another. After categorizing them, he selected some to craft into Immortal Pills.
Just then, a voice called out from outside the Flowing Sand River.
"May I ask if Sha Chen, the lord of Flowing Sand River, is in? I am Yang Chan from Guanjiangkou, here to pay a visit and to inquire about something."
Sha Chen was startled—it was none other than the renowned Three Holy Mother Yang Chan herself!
Why had she come?
Her tone seemed inquisitive, but he sensed something amiss; she seemed to have arrived in a threatening manner!
An unwelcome guest.
This woman is trouble.
