Journey to the West: Signing in for 500 Years-Chapter 537 - 531: Spirit Communicating Tree [Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets]_1

Chapter 537: Chapter 531: Spirit Communicating Tree [Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets]_1

"The system has detected that the Host has been asked by the Grand Destiny Carrier, Saint Zhunti, to open the entrance to his abode. You have the following choices."

"Choice One: Agree to Saint Zhunti’s request to open the entrance and receive the reward [Subhuti Yang Tree]. The Subhuti Yang Tree is the Yang tree of the Bodhi Tree pair, which are two Yin-Yang Mother Trees born from heaven and earth. It contains infinite Divine Power; cultivating beneath it can enhance one’s comprehension and strengthen cultivation results."

"Choice Two: Refuse Saint Zhunti’s request and receive the reward [Spirit Communicating Tree]. The Spirit Communicating Tree is one of the Spiritual Roots from Ancient Times. One can project one’s soul into it to acquire a wood-based body. Those with a wood-based body can communicate through the Spirit Communicating Tree, no matter the distance."

Sha Chen’s eyes widened, his expression one of shock and disbelief.

The rewards offered by Saint Zhunti this time were unbelievably generous, but they also made him want to comment sarcastically.

Letting Zhunti in through the first choice, and obtaining the Subhuti Yang Tree in return—isn’t that just handing myself over to Zhunti? That would be courting death!

The second reward was a divine tree he had never seen but had heard of, truly opening his eyes.

In Ancient Times, after the fall of the Ancestral Witch Ju Mang, his body transformed into this ancient divine tree, wonderful and boundless. He had never imagined the system could actually grant such a thing. This was completely unexpected and a delightful surprise.

Ju Mang was a wood-elemental divine mage, and Sha Chen himself had mastered healing-type Great Divine Powers like Pushing Effort Over Blood, all of which were wood-elemental spells. If he could obtain the Spirit Communicating Tree, perhaps he could advance these Great Divine Powers even further.

Even if that wasn’t possible, he could use the Spirit Communicating Tree’s intrinsic properties to allow the dead to be resurrected directly within it, bypassing the Samsara Platform.

Although this would alter their innate physique and potential, not being subject to others made it an incredibly heaven-defying power.

Sha Chen’s gaze filled with determination. There’s no way I’m letting Saint Zhunti in.

And he knew Saint Zhunti’s character: despicable, shameless, and willing to stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Most importantly, he’s an old fox, incredibly cunning. Trying to feign compliance with him is unlikely to work.

Therefore, Sha Chen didn’t bother with pleasantries. "Saint, please take your leave. My abode is humble and cannot accommodate Your Greatness. Moreover, wine is scarce; this junior can only drink foul water and dare not offer it to a Saint."

Tianpeng and Siti stared at Sha Chen, their faces etched with shock.

Although they had hoped Sha Chen would refuse Zhunti, they were stunned when he rejected him with such a flimsy excuse.

The person outside was a Saint, a towering figure, one of the only six Saints in all the heavens and earth.

His power reached the heavens and penetrated the earth, an existence whose word was law. Yet Sha Chen had dismissed him with such a preposterous reason!

Sha Chen’s audacity is just too much!

Tianpeng sent a voice transmission to Sha Chen, "Old Sha, you... you... this is too reckless! Couldn’t you find a more plausible reason to refuse? This will infuriate him."

Sha Chen replied indifferently, "Do you think he’s here for a leisurely stroll? He came with ill intent from the start. No excuse you find will work, nor will it change his attitude."

Siti was also taken aback. She then looked at Sha Chen with a complex expression, a light shining in her eyes. She, too, hadn’t expected Sha Chen to speak like that.

Outside, Zhunti was stunned.

After a moment’s silence, he said, "Sha Chen, do you realize who you are speaking to? Were you just refusing me?"

Sha Chen said, "Were you the one making demands just now?"

Zhunti said, "It was I."

Sha Chen said, "Then there’s no mistake. It was you I refused."

A silent, oppressive atmosphere permeated the air.

Even through the main entrance of the cave dwelling, Tianpeng and Siti could sense the piercing aura and profound chill emanating from Saint Zhunti. It felt as if, at the slightest disagreement, Zhunti might try to kill his way in.

They both stared at Sha Chen, still dazed. They hadn’t expected Sha Chen to respond with such arrogance.

It was a complete disregard for Zhunti’s dignity, as if Sha Chen had thrown Saint Zhunti’s face to the ground and trampled on it.

Saint Zhunti’s expression gradually calmed. "Master Sha Chen, I came here with sincerity. Even if not appearing in my capacity as a Saint, I came with the dignity of an elder. It would be one thing if you didn’t offer respectful hospitality, but to be humiliated by you—what is the meaning of this?"

Sha Chen took a step forward, but Siti grabbed him firmly, preventing him from going further, as if stepping past would mean a direct confrontation with Zhunti.

He patted the back of Siti’s hand, his eyes reassuring her.

Then he continued forward until he reached the main entrance of the cave dwelling. The two of them seemed separated only by the entrance, as if a mere thirty feet apart, but in reality, that thirty-foot distance was like an insurmountable chasm.

Sha Chen met Saint Zhunti’s gaze. As he looked directly at the Saint, Sha Chen felt his Dao heart growing ever firmer.

He felt no fear of Saint Zhunti, nor any inner turmoil. There was only calm.

Although the barrier of the cave dwelling’s entrance provided a sense of security, it was more due to the increase in his own strength.

For this reason, he no longer feared Saint Zhunti.

Currently, his power reached the heavens and penetrated the earth, his Mana was unparalleled in the world, his physical body had been cultivated to the level of a Peak Ancestral Witch, and his Mana cultivation had also reached the Peak Quasi-Saint Realm.

In terms of his Primordial Spirit, his cultivation of the Tao Te Ching had reached the Quasi-Sage Peak. Throughout the world, for someone to have cultivated all three aspects—physical body, Mana, and Primordial Spirit—to his level, and progressed in them simultaneously, was absolutely unprecedented.

Even the Saints of old had not reached such a comprehensive realm before achieving Sainthood.

Sha Chen’s achievement was truly rare.

Zhenyuanzi, Tathagata, and others had reached the Quasi-Sage Peak in cultivation, but they had not cultivated their physical bodies to a level comparable to their cultivation prowess.

Because at this realm, not advancing meant regressing.

Most of their daily cultivation was spent merely maintaining their current realm, leaving no extra time to cultivate their physical bodies or other aspects.

Moreover, Sha Chen had mastered numerous Divine Powers, any single one of which would require many powerful experts a lifetime to study.

Yet Sha Chen comprehended them all with ease, learning them directly. Through his cultivation to this day, many of his Great Divine Powers had been honed over hundreds of thousands of years, reaching Great Accomplishment, or even the Perfection Stage.

Others, after cultivating for over a hundred thousand years, might only reach minor accomplishment.

With his formidable strength, Sha Chen had sufficient confidence. He and Saint Zhunti stared at each other, their gazes seemingly piercing the cave entrance, meeting.

「After a quarter of an hour.」

Sha Chen spoke, "Saints are not welcome here. Please leave."

Saint Zhunti said, "Not welcome me? Fine. I came here openly and frankly. Since you show me no respect, then I see no need to be courteous with you."

The entire Flowing Sand River began to boil.

Simultaneously, the entire Realm of People was enveloped in a suffocating atmosphere. The sky turned dim, and for a million miles, not a wisp of cloud or smoke could be seen.

Countless beings prostrated on the ground; on this day, they felt as if the apocalypse had arrived.

THUMP.

Despite being within the Flowing Sand River Cave, and even with its multiple layers of defense, Tianpeng fell directly to his knees.

Terrified, he trembled uncontrollably.

As for Siti, despite her considerable strength, upon feeling Zhunti’s immense aura, her body went limp, and she huddled beneath the Sky Covering Umbrella.

She was aghast, her hair stood on end, and she felt as if spikes were pressed against her back.

Sha Chen’s expression also grew solemn, his scalp tingling. The might of a Saint surpasses my imagination; the mere aura is already this terrifying.