Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 160 The Opponent Offered Too Much

Chen Nuo had no apology for that, and he had no good feelings toward the Long-Ear Dingguang Immortal at all. If one caused trouble and died, then they were simply dead.

However, the path this world was taking had already been led by him onto a road of no return.

"Is there really no way to save Gui Ling?" Golden Spirit lay prostrate on the desk, still somewhat unwilling to give up.

But she also knew that it was a fool’s dream. After all, it was a case of the soul being completely dissipated. Even her master probably couldn’t do it, right? If it were possible, even if her master was taken away by the Dao Ancestor, he definitely wouldn’t stand by and watch her die without helping.

Zhao Gongming shook his head in distress, "It’s impossible. The soul has flown away and scattered, the true spirit has collapsed, and the oil lamp has run out. In the Three Realms, not a single person can do it. I guess even that person in the Chaos wouldn’t have a way either!"

The women fell silent, knowing who Zhao Gongming was referring to.

To see each other again, it could only be a luxury wish.

However, these words made Ao Ling somewhat dissatisfied. Because she was young, she didn’t know who the Turtle Spirit mentioned by these people was, nor did she know about that person from the Chaos.

But to say that no one in the Three Realms could do it right from the start, she just couldn’t accept that. Others might not be able to!

It was because their Taoist practice was low, but that didn’t mean her master couldn’t do it.

Wasn’t her master’s divine skills far beyond what others could compare with?

Furrowing her brows slightly, Ao Ling, dissatisfied, said, "There are countless capable people in the Three Realms. To say that it can’t be done right away, isn’t that underestimating my master!"

At these words, not one person became angry at Ao Ling’s presumption due to her low cultivation level. Instead, hope sparked in their eyes.

Right, how could they forget about Shopkeeper Chen? Shopkeeper Chen had a mysterious past, and his capability reached the heavens and penetrated the earth. Perhaps he truly had a way!

Chen Nuo glared at Ao Ling, reproaching her for speaking out of turn. That girl didn’t think before she spoke about her own level of understanding.

It had only been a few days, yet she dared to blindly boast about him in front of so many people. If he couldn’t do it, wouldn’t that be a huge embarrassment?

"Shopkeeper Chen, can you really resurrect Sister Gui Ling?" Bixiao couldn’t hold back and was the first to ask.

"I cannot," Chen Nuo replied indifferently, shaking his head.

The eyes of several people, filled with hope, immediately dimmed.

"I can only awaken the soul," Chen Nuo calmly added another sentence.

Instantly, Golden Spirit and the Three Xiaos had their eyes widen in shock. The soul was exactly what they needed!

The biggest difficulty in resurrecting Gui Ling was how to retrieve the already scattered soul, but this was almost an impossibility!

Because Gui Ling’s soul energy had already nourished the heaven and earth.

"Shopkeeper Chen, are you serious?!" Golden Spirit immediately rushed up to Chen Nuo, extremely excited.

It was precisely because her cultivation was profound that she knew the impossibility of it, making it hard for her to believe.

Chen Nuo huffed, his tone carrying some dissatisfaction, "Have I ever lied to you?"

He thought to himself about the expensive cost of meals.

That huff, like a thunderclap, reverberated in Golden Spirit’s mind, shaking her heart and spirit, even with her Quasi-Saint cultivation level.

Shopkeeper Chen was an existence she simply couldn’t match!

Golden Spirit’s face turned pale, immediately raising this thought.

A single step between levels in Quasi-Saint status is huge, and to shake her so effortlessly, the cultivation level must be more than just a little higher than hers.

Even Tathagata, though greatly increased in strength, couldn’t do it. Shopkeeper Chen was terrifying to this extent.

As long as it was within the bounds of Chaos Residence, Chen Nuo was invincible, regardless of whether Mother Golden Spirit’s real cultivation was higher than Chen Nuo’s, she couldn’t perceive even a trace of it.

Adding to that, Chen Nuo’s slightly aloof nature further showcased the demeanor of a superior being to the fullest.

"Shopkeeper Chen, that’s not what I meant," Golden Spirit quickly shook her head to explain, "I was just too overexcited just now!"

If Shopkeeper Chen said it could be done, then it could be done. Divine skills could easily be given away to others, and they came in all sorts of strange and marvelous forms—that’s where the confidence lay!

Thinking of this, Golden Spirit became even more convinced.

"Shopkeeper Chen, what exactly needs to be done to awaken my junior sister’s soul?" Golden Spirit inquired.

Shopkeeper Chen’s claim that only the soul could be resurrected, and not the entire person, was something she did not believe. After all, if the most difficult task could be accomplished, what reason was there to assume the second couldn’t?

As long as the soul was still present, finding or creating a body specifically for it and casting a certain spell could enable one to bring a soul back into a corpse.

Taiyi of Chan School had saved his disciple Nezha by such similar methods, crafting a body for him out of a lotus.

The reason Shopkeeper Chen spoke like this was probably because he deemed it too low-level.

After all, to ask Shopkeeper Chen to personally perform such a task as reviving a body was an insult to him, considering his high status!

Golden Spirit nodded in agreement, feeling she had uncovered the truth.

However, what she did not know was that Chen Nuo had spoken in such a manner because he had only awakened the Divine Skill of consolidating the soul and not any Divine Skill related to resurrecting the dead.

"You just need to entrust your sister-disciple’s belongings from her life, along with a Magical Treasure, to host her soul. After ninety-nine days, even if your sister-disciple’s soul had scattered long ago, it can be remolded," said Chen Nuo calmly and unhurriedly.

What he mentioned was the Divine Skill called Fallen Spirit Sculpting, a heaven-defying ability he had synchronized from Yang Chan, capable of reuniting the Undead’s soul.

"Yes, yes!" All the disciples of Jie School nodded enthusiastically.

Is it only such a simple thing that’s needed? True to Shopkeeper Chen’s reputation!

"However, I won’t help," Chen Nuo said softly.

He was not willing to casually help with such a troublesome favor. Ninety-nine days, and even if he was unrivalled and awesome at Chaos Residence, he still had to be constantly distracted supplying Mana. He was not interested.

He had simply tacked on a sentence earlier to show off how great he was.

"Don’t be like that!" The female disciples were extremely anxious.

Clearly, they had not anticipated Chen Nuo to say such a thing, as this was their only hope!

If Shopkeeper Chen did not lend his hand, they could not think of anyone else in the Three Realms with such ability.

Compared to the women’s panic, Zhao Gongming appeared much more composed.

Furrowing his brows in thought for a moment, Zhao Gongming did not hesitate at all before speaking, "The price of a meal."

"This isn’t about money," Chen Nuo stated righteously.

"Three meals!"

"I don’t want..." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Ten meals’ price!" Zhao Gongming declared lavishly.

For something as important as reviving his sister-disciple, he could certainly prioritize; now was not the time to be frugal.

Chen Nuo: "Deal."

There was no choice; he had offered so much!

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Chen!" Zhao Gongming thanked him respectfully.

He knew, compared to his own Awakening and the dazzlingly powerful Divine Skills of his sister-disciples,

his money was nothing but dung in front of Shopkeeper Chen, not worth a second glance.

The elder must have his reasons for acting as such!

The more Zhao Gongming thought about it, the more it made sense. Shopkeeper Chen, with his unfathomable level of Taoist Practice, chose to confine himself to running a small restaurant in the mountains.

Chen of the reclusive mountains, avoiding the world and never appearing in public, must be an extremely low-key and powerful being.

The ten meals’ worth was not a bribe, nor a crass transaction; it was simply offering Shopkeeper Chen a step down to act with grace.

After all, a being of such power couldn’t just mindlessly intervene at any request; that would be demeaning!

He felt quite nervous when he said it because he did not know if Shopkeeper Chen would consider it an insult.

Thankfully, he had worried over nothing; Shopkeeper Chen understood his intention!

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Chen," the female disciples also expressed their gratitude.

Even the typically aloof Bixiao was sincere at this moment.