Journey to the West: Signing in for 500 Years-Chapter 534 - 528: Purple Gold Bell [Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets]_1

Chapter 534: Chapter 528: Purple Gold Bell [Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets]_1

Sha Chen looked at Siti and pondered for a moment.

Then he nodded and said, "You make sense. Indeed, only those who strive for peace in the world are qualified to become Saints."

Each of the Six Saints of the Heavens had founded a sect and protected the Realm of People. They also established faith for them, granting them the qualification to cultivate, protect themselves, and become stronger. Their merits were higher than the heavens.

Certainly, there were many others whose merits were not in the least inferior. For example, Saint Hou Tu created the Samsara Platform. This allowed countless souls to find a place, preventing the world from being overrun by lost spirits and wandering ghosts. Such merits were also revered by the people, capable of earning the admiration and gratitude of countless individuals.

However, Saint Positions were limited. With the Six Saints of the Heavens still present, attempting to ascend was exceedingly difficult; therefore, Hou Tu remained a Sub-Sage. Ultimately, she never became a true Saint.

The three Saints of the Fire Cloud Palace were similar. They led the Realm of People towards prosperity and strength, breaking new ground in the primordial world. They also fought for a place for the Realm of People to recuperate and thrive. Their merits were immeasurably great, but again, due to the limited number of Saint Positions, they were not qualified to become Saints and only became Sub-Sages.

Even so, the position of a Sub-Sage was something countless people fervently desired. It was rumored that Saint Hou Tu’s power as a Sub-Sage was not inferior to the Saint Nuwa. This indicated that even a Sub-Sage could be on par with a Saint.

After all, they too had received the recognition of the Heavenly Dao. However, Sub-Sages were considered as such only because they lacked the recognition of Hongjun. To become a Saint, the approval of both the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun was indispensable.

Now that Hongjun had become the Dao, he represented the Heavenly Dao. With his nod of approval, it was as good as having the approval of both the Heavenly Dao and himself. One could directly become a Saint.

Yet, in the end, the Saint Positions were limited. Even Hongjun had not advanced Hou Tu and others further. Taoist Lu Ya was the only one to have recently become a Sub-Sage. Others as powerful as Zhenyuanzi, Tathagata, and the Ancestor of the Ming River had not become Sub-Sages either.

Sha Chen said, "You make sense. However, here in the Flowing Sand River, I’m unable to truly establish meritorious deeds or bring blessings to all creatures in the world. Therefore, the thought of sainthood is ultimately just a delusion."

He let out a chuckle, having come to terms with it.

Tianpeng’s eyes lit up as he said, "Old Sha, since you know that staying here ultimately means limited prospects, why not join me and venture into the world together?"

He patted Sha Chen’s chest and said, "With your current strength, throughout the world, aside from Saints, I fear no one can match you. Even that old fellow Tathagata would probably, at best, only manage a draw against you."

"With you and I, brothers, joining forces, Tathagata is definitely not our match."

Siti snorted, "If it were a one-on-one fight, Sha Chen might be able to tie with Tathagata. But counting you, he would surely lose."

Tianpeng gave an awkward smile and said, "Am I really such a drag?"

Siti said, "Don’t you know it yourself!?"

Sha Chen laughed and said, "Enough, there’s no need to argue over this. Tathagata’s strength is formidable, which I experienced last time."

He flexed his fist and laughed, "Last time, my strength wasn’t equal to his. I only managed to barely withstand his assault by relying on the Cave’s defenses. But now, if he were to come again, he wouldn’t necessarily win even if I went all out."

This was still him being modest. In fact, he had already estimated in his heart that if Tathagata still possessed the same power as before, then he had surpassed him.

Just by virtue of his powerful physical body, he had already reached the peak level of a Quasi-Saint of the past, not to mention his profound Mana cultivation.

Although his power over space had achieved Space Greatness and his physical strength had reached Great Accomplishment, with both nearing their peaks, simply relying on these, his Primeval Chaos Law Body at the Great Perfection stage could rival Tathagata. Furthermore, if he were to also employ his Mana cultivation, the Tathagata of the past would certainly be no match for him.

After all, Sha Chen’s Space Greatness was already similar to Tathagata’s, and he had also refined the Blood of Zulong and Pangu’s Heart Blood, both of which enhanced his strength. His strength had long been on the verge of reaching the peak of Great Accomplishment, ready to ascend to the pinnacle of power at any moment.

That was the pure apex of strength.

If the twelve Ancestral Witches were still alive, the Space Ancestral Witch Di Jiang had cultivated his space power to the pinnacle, while Sha Chen could cultivate strength to the pinnacle. With peak strength, he could utterly shatter Di Jiang, the pinnacle of space.

One strength breaks ten thousand laws, smashing through space.

When strength is cultivated to the extreme, it is so overbearingly unreasonable and terrifyingly powerful.

Donghuang Taiyi also possessed some space power, though he paled in comparison to Di Jiang. However, in a confrontation with Di Jiang, he could still gain a slight upper hand. This was due to two reasons: he possessed the powerful Chaos Bell, and his strength was unprecedentedly formidable. With both mighty strength and a Magical Tool, his power was naturally a bit stronger than Di Jiang’s.

Now Sha Chen combined the abilities of Di Jiang and Donghuang. Of course, he also mastered some other Ancestral Witches’ capabilities and harbored within him the auras of Yuanfeng, Zulong, and Pangu. Under the heavens, with just one glare from him, it was estimated that countless mythical beasts and members of the Demon Clan would submit.

Tianpeng was still trying to persuade Sha Chen to join him on adventures outside, to conquer and cultivate new lands, his eyes shining.

"Old Sha, if we join forces, we still have a chance to establish our own sect out there. Look, you have so many strong followers and such a solid foundation! If we set out now, we could undoubtedly create a power that rivals those of the Saints."

"At most, we’d just be lacking a Saint. In other aspects, compared to the Saints’ factions, we wouldn’t be inferior at all. Consider the Twelve Golden Immortals, the former immortals of Jinao Island, and the Buddhas of Lingjiu Mountain—none of them are a threat anymore. As for truly influential figures, one must look to the present era!"

He was winking and gesticulating, trying to draw Sha Chen out of the Flowing Sand River Cave.

"The system has detected that you, the Grand Destiny Carrier, have been invited by Marshal Tianpeng to come out. You have the following choices."

"Choice One: Accept Marshal Tianpeng’s invitation and receive the reward [Nine-tooth Ironrake]. The Nine-Tooth Ironrake is Marshal Tianpeng’s Magical Tool, personally forged by Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad."

"Choice Two: Decline Marshal Tianpeng’s invitation and receive the reward [Purple Gold Bell]. The Purple Gold Bell is an Innate Spirit Treasure, a Magical Tool given by Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad to Buddhism’s Jinmaohou. Ringing it causes the earth to tremble, mountains to shake, winds to rise, and sand to surge."

Sha Chen’s expression turned peculiar. He hadn’t expected Tianpeng’s invitation to activate choices; this took him by surprise.

Normally, the system required a Lucky Person to activate choices. Moreover, the number of choices that could be activated on a single person was limited. He had been with Tianpeng for a long time, having activated choices several times and received some rewards. He had long since drained all of Tianpeng’s grand destiny, yet now it had been activated again, and the rewards were not simple either.

Innate Spirit Treasures were of no use to him now, but he had many followers around him who could make use of them. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

It seems Tianpeng’s cultivation has broken through, and with the Westward Calamity about to begin, his era is approaching. That’s why he could regain his destiny and activate the reward, Sha Chen secretly deduced, feeling this was the most likely possibility.

The system’s activation of choices required the person’s destiny, but it did not mean taking away their destiny; it only needed enough destiny to activate. Once a choice was activated, the destiny remained with the person. It just couldn’t be used again immediately from that same pool of luck.

Tianpeng was on the verge of his own era with the coming Westward Calamity, so new destiny had appeared, allowing the choice to be activated once more.

Sha Chen felt a mix of joy and worry. The joy was that he had already chosen to decline Tianpeng’s invitation, acquiring the Purple Gold Bell. But he was also worried because Tianpeng’s situation proved that the Westward Calamity probably couldn’t be stopped; it was bound to happen.

If it can’t be stopped, then so be it. Just don’t drag me into it, Sha Chen thought.