Journey to the West: Signing in for 500 Years-Chapter 390 - 384: Jinghe Dragon King Begs To Visit [Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets]_1
Sha Chen smiled and said, "No need to pity me, I have it."
The Golden Winged Dapeng was taken aback, then shook his head and said, "Sir, stop joking. The Cultivation Method of The Phoenix Clan? Even the current phoenixes may not have it, relying solely on time. How could you possibly possess it?"
Sha Chen chuckled, "I really do have it." Then, he raised his hand, and in his palm appeared the Phoenix Primordial Fire.
"Otherwise, where do you think this flame came from?"
The Golden Winged Dapeng gasped, shocked and terrified.
His body trembled as he said, "Sir, do you really possess the highest cultivation technique of The Phoenix Clan, the Yuanfeng True Secret? Such a technique has been lost for millions of years."
Sha Chen said indifferently, "If I say I have it, then I do."
"Sir, I beg you, teach me."
THUD.
The Golden Winged Dapeng directly knelt down and kept kowtowing to Sha Chen, begging him to teach him the Yuanfeng True Secret.
Sha Chen replied with feigned difficulty, "As you know, the Yuanfeng True Secret has been lost for millions of years. Now that it has appeared in my hands, how could I easily pass it on?"
The Golden Winged Dapeng trembled, pleading, "Sir, I have the bloodline of The Phoenix Clan. Although I am of the Dapeng clan now, I was a phoenix in ancient times. I earnestly beg Sir to take pity on your subordinate and pass on the Yuanfeng True Secret to me."
"As long as Sir is willing to pass the Yuanfeng True Secret to your subordinate, I shall heed any command you give in the future and dare not disobey. This life will also belong to Sir."
Yet, Sha Chen said, "Isn’t your life already mine?"
The Golden Winged Dapeng was startled, and for a moment, he did not know how to retort.
Stunned for a long time, he could only remain foolishly kneeling.
Sha Chen watched him until desperation filled the Golden Winged Dapeng’s eyes.
Only then did he smile, saying, "Teaching it to you is not impossible. After all, you’re right. Your body has the bloodline of The Phoenix Clan, so it wouldn’t be a waste of the technique."
The Golden Winged Dapeng was overjoyed, feeling as if he had regained a lost treasure. He cried with happiness, kowtowing, "Thank you, Sir! Thank you, Sir! Your subordinate is willing to face death a thousand times!"
Sha Chen said, "Stop. I’m not passing it all to you directly. You understand, human hearts are treacherous. Even the disciples of a Saint can betray, let alone you and I?"
"I will only pass on a part of it to you. Once you’ve proven your true loyalty to me in the future, I will pass on the remainder. Of course, the part I give you will be enough to restore your bloodline to the standard of your ancestors, the Great Sun Jin Peng. The whole technique could allow you to surpass your ancestors and catch up with Yuanfeng."
The Golden Winged Dapeng’s eyes filled with fervor and joy.
Sha Chen’s actions were beyond reproach.
In fact, if Sha Chen hadn’t acted this way, the Golden Winged Dapeng might have doubted him, suspecting that the technique had been tampered with.
This way was most appropriate.
He hastily kowtowed and swore a venomous oath, "Your subordinate swears loyalty to Sir unto death! Should I break this oath, may heavenly lightning strike me down, and may I suffer a wretched end!"
Sha Chen nodded in satisfaction and said, "Get up. I don’t listen to what others say; I only watch what they do."
The Golden Winged Dapeng nodded, having already secretly decided to quickly snatch more Elixirs and Immortal Elixirs to demonstrate his loyalty.
He was even plotting whether he could trick Lingjiu Mountain out of some Elixirs and Immortal Elixirs. After all, with his status, it was still quite easy to obtain some resources from Lingjiu Mountain.
Furthermore, he was thinking that since Lingjiu Mountain was always scheming to harm Sha Chen, if he killed some people from Lingjiu Mountain and presented them to Sha Chen, wouldn’t that win Sha Chen’s favor?
Thinking of this, the Golden Winged Dapeng’s ambition swelled.
He was already considering how to plot a greater massacre at Lingjiu Mountain.
Sha Chen did not break his promise. He directly taught a part of the Yuanfeng True Secret to the Golden Winged Dapeng and let him go to refine it.
As for himself, he had important matters to attend to.
That was to perfect the Spatial Method, then flawlessly integrate it with the Celestial Shen Sha Physique Refining Decision and see if he could devise a suitable Spatial Body Refining Divine Power.
Sha Chen directly used the Wordless Heavenly Scripture to evolve the Spatial Method. Finding there was room for improvement, he switched to cultivating the method from the scripture.
He discovered that cultivating the method from the Wordless Heavenly Scripture was almost ten times better than what the Tongtian Hierarch had taught him.
It wasn’t that he suspected the Tongtian Hierarch of holding back secrets, but rather that the spatial cultivation methods the Hierarch had mastered were also not complete.
After all, the Tongtian Hierarch did not primarily cultivate the power of space. With the power of the Heavenly Dao, manipulating space was already effortless for him.
For him, the spatial cultivation method was truly unnecessary.
Being able to collect such a rare method of spatial cultivation was already a testament to the Hierarch’s extraordinary abilities.
Sha Chen perfected it with the Wordless Heavenly Scripture, creating an even more perfect Spatial Method.
Then, with the help of the Wordless Heavenly Scripture, he integrated the Spatial Method with the Celestial Shen Sha Physique Refining Decision, though the process was not very smooth.
It took about half a year of revisions, gradual comprehension, and progressive refinement.
This resulted in the new Spatial God-Demon Body Refining Mantra.
Sha Chen was unsure whether this was actually Di Jiang’s Cultivation Method, but after experimenting, he discovered he could indeed infuse the power of space into his physical body. He had also opened nine great spatial acupoints within his major acupoints.
Each great acupoint contained an abundance of spatial power, causing his Divine Power to flourish.
Sha Chen estimated that if he cultivated using this method, he wouldn’t dare claim to have reached Space Greatness, but progressing from the current entry-level to minor accomplishment could be a hundredfold faster than before!
Previously, the Tongtian Hierarch had said that to achieve Space Greatness, one would need at least 1,000,000 years of arduous cultivation. Now, shortened a hundredfold, it might be achievable in just 10,000 years!
For a cultivator of his level, 10,000 years was merely the duration of a single session of secluded cultivation.
During the primordial era, countless powerful experts would enter seclusion for tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of years at a time.
A mere 10,000 years was but the blink of an eye.
However, 10,000 years might not seem long, but for Sha Chen, it was still quite substantial. At the very least, he actually wanted to achieve Great Accomplishment in his spatial physique before the Journey to the West began.
After all, if the calamity of the Journey to the West were to arrive, he feared that if his strength were insufficient, he wouldn’t be able to completely avoid it.
This place was on the necessary path for the Journey to the West, so he was quite worried.
No use worrying about it now, I’ll just focus on cultivating and let things unfold as they may.
Sha Chen was not one to wallow in sorrow. If the calamity of the Journey to the West was bound to happen, then he would simply make himself strong enough not to be affected by it.
To avoid being affected by the calamity, he had to become powerful.
He now had to think of every possible way and strive to become stronger.
I must make the most of the time; every minute and every second counts.
Sha Chen began to cultivate. His resources were already running low. The Tongtian Hierarch had come, but he hadn’t given him anything substantial, just preaching and imparting the Dao techniques of space. Beyond that, there was nothing else.
He had also invested a lot of ginseng fruit, flat peaches, and osmanthus wine.
It couldn’t be called a loss; it was a bloody loss.
He hadn’t focused on increasing his cultivation level for a long time; after all, with no resources, he could only engage in arduous practice.
It’s better to spend this time researching the Celestial Shen Sha Physique Refining Decision and strengthen my spatial power, thereby increasing my combat power.
Apart from that, Sha Chen’s physical body did improve during this time.
After all, the dark willow tree was always there. Although it consistently resisted being exploited by Sha Chen, it simply couldn’t stop him.
Sha Chen refined some body-refining elixirs, so his physical body was not neglected, but reaching minor accomplishment in the Primeval Chaos Law Body was not so easy.
On the contrary, his Primordial Spirit had progressed. After three years of guidance from the Tongtian Hierarch, he had firmly reached the intermediate stage of a Quasi-Saint.
That was a small consolation.
Just as Sha Chen was planning to continue his cultivation, earth-shattering changes swept through the Three Realms, and many significant events occurred.
Firstly, Jin Chanzi’s reincarnation had grown to adulthood. This time, Kassapa and Ananda took turns looking after him, as they too were worried that Jin Chanzi’s reincarnation would be tricked by others.
Then, they spent some time acting as his guides, which made it difficult for Daoist Hanshan, Sha Chen’s avatar, to find an opportunity to strike.
As for Daoist Hanshan, he went to the Nether World. Initially, he was captured and was intended to be sent to the Eighteen Layers of Hell for interrogation.
However, Hell received several waves of uninvited guests.
Firstly, Lady Di Yong went to the Nether World, killing many ghost messengers and causing chaos in the Ten Halls of Yama for some time.
Next, the three Phoenix sisters and Nezha also went to the Nether World one after another, bringing considerable trouble to the Underworld.
Especially Nezha, under Sha Chen’s command, directly carved the words ’Conduct Yourselves Accordingly’ in the Hall of Hell, plunging the Nether World into disarray.
Because of this, Li Jing was accused by the King of Hell and criticized by the Jade Emperor, who ordered Nezha’s capture and interrogation.
Who knew that Nezha would depart without notice and was branded a rebel. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
What troubled the Nether World the most was actually the arrival of the Three Holy Mother. She was a successor of Nuwa. Previously, under Sha Chen’s instruction to cause trouble in the Underworld, she had not left Guanjiangkou since Yang Jian’s rebellion. Some time ago, she finally went to the Nether World.
Then, the Underworld became even more chaotic.
Because Nuwa created the Nether World, while Hou Tu created the cycle of reincarnation.
The Ten Halls of Yama in the Nether World were all appointed under Nuwa’s guidance. As Nuwa’s successor, the Three Holy Mother’s visit to the Nether World was truly akin to the Crown Prince making an inspection in disguise.
Naturally, her word was law, and she made the Ten Halls of Yama miserable.
Apart from this, another important event occurred: Wu Qu Xing, still holding a grudge against the Dragon Clan for the Dragon Girl’s escape from marriage, found an opportunity to target them.
However, rather than the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, he targeted the children of the Jinghe Dragon King, who were related to them through their lineage as terrestrial water system Dragon Kings.
Several Dragon Kings had already been framed and harmed by Wu Qu Xing under various pretexts.
Because of this, the Jinghe Dragon King fought with Wu Qu Xing but was defeated.
In these circumstances, the Jinghe Dragon King remembered Li Bai’s words from the past. He knew that the Jade Emperor had his eye on him and that after his children were all dead, it would be his turn.
So, enduring his injuries, he searched everywhere for Li Bai, but to no avail.
It wasn’t surprising, really. Sha Chen had instructed Li Bai to warn the Jinghe Dragon King back then but had paid no more mind to the matter afterward.
He had forgotten the matter, as the Journey to the West was still nearly 200 years away.
Finally, after many years, the Jinghe Dragon King found the Flowing Sand River.
He directly knocked on the gates of Sha Chen’s cave dwelling beneath the riverbed.
"Sha Chen, Mister Sha Chen, you are Mister Li Bai’s mentor, right? Please, I beg of you, save me, save the entire Dragon Clan!"
"Alert: The host has been requested for help by the Grand Destiny Carrier, Jinghe Dragon King. You have the following options."
