Journey to the West: Signing in for 500 Years-Chapter 584 - 578: Sincerity [Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets]_1

Immortal Taiyi fell silent for a moment.

He forcefully swallowed the words of gratitude, as he simply couldn't bring himself to feel moved.

Then he rose to his feet and said, "Since the River Master has spoken thus, I have nothing more to say."

"I ask you to teach me the method of cultivating Elixirs. If I truly can grow the Eight Diagrams Cloud Illumination Calyx into an Elixir, then I will be eternally grateful to the River Master."

The Eight Diagrams Cloud Illumination Calyx was an Approaching-Divine Medicine that Immortal Taiyi had been cultivating for a long time. He had been committed to making this Approaching-Divine Medicine grow into an Elixir.

Not only was the potency of the Elixir far greater, but he also wanted to research the method of cultivating such Elixir Immortal Herbs.

If he could indeed succeed, it would be an immeasurable merit. Just this skill alone could ensure the Qingwei Sect's eminent position at the peak of the Three Realms.

Unfortunately, no matter how much he researched, he could not succeed. Now, Sha Chen claimed to know the secret, which both shocked and baffled him. However, if he could truly learn it from Sha Chen, that would suffice. After all, as he had said, half of the Qingwei Sect belonged to Sha Chen. Although Sha Chen was not managing it, half of the income had to be given to him. This wasn't much different.

Sha Chen nodded, extended a finger, and pointed it at Immortal Taiyi's forehead, transmitting a profound body of knowledge to him.

Immortal Taiyi received this knowledge and studied it carefully; he was suddenly overcome with joy.

Such a method was indeed rare and could even be described as extremely precious.

Sha Chen then said, "I have a drop of blood that I can impart to you, which can enhance your comprehension of Elixir Immortal Herbs."

Immortal Taiyi knew that some people's blood contained the power to resonate with Elixir Immortal Herbs. He never expected Sha Chen to have it and was astonished.

Sha Chen seemed to know what was in his mind. He smiled slightly and said, "My own blood is quite normal. However, I have obtained the Essence Blood of Yuanfeng, which holds memories related to this."

So that was it.

Immortal Taiyi suddenly smiled in realization, feeling that this explanation made sense.

Sha Chen then truly took a drop of his own Essence Blood, extracted a drop of Yuanfeng's Essence Blood from it, and handed it to Immortal Taiyi.

Immortal Taiyi didn't hesitate; he immediately started refining it on the spot.

「Half a day later.」

Immortal Taiyi opened his eyes, ecstatic to find that he indeed had a deeper understanding of what Sha Chen had previously discussed.

Not only that, but his insight and ability to communicate with Elixir Immortal Herbs seemed to have grown stronger.

If that was all, it would have been enough, but Immortal Taiyi also felt that the aura within his body had grown significantly stronger.

He exclaimed, "Unexpectedly, a single drop of Essence Blood, separated by the River Master and then purified for me to refine, has increased my strength significantly! One can only imagine how terrifying the true strength of the River Master is."

Sha Chen was much more composed. "It's nothing but a minor skill," he said. "However, you should recognize my sincerity by now. Therefore, I hope that next time, you bring more resources."

Immortal Taiyi nodded his head repeatedly, agreeing to what he could do.

Afterward, he and Sha Chen had a brief exchange, primarily asking about aspects of the imparted knowledge that he didn't understand.

Sha Chen provided explanations where he could but left some questions unanswered.

The knowledge imparted to Immortal Taiyi was simply too vast. Explaining it all would take at least a year or so.

He couldn't possibly spend a year or a year and a half explaining it to Immortal Taiyi, so he could only leave Immortal Taiyi to explore it on his own in the future.

Later, he sent Immortal Taiyi away.

The avatar disappeared.

Sha Chen acquired some resources, enough for him to continue his cultivation for three to five more years—a sizable gain.

However, not all these resources could be directly refined. Sha Chen still needed to allocate some ordinary resources that he didn't need to others like Yang Jian and the Three Holy Mother.

Some of the lowest-grade items were used to fertilize the fields, as they weren't even worthy of being planted for cultivation.

There were also special Elixir Immortal Herbs for healing, or Elixirs (pills), which Sha Chen categorized separately.

He intended to have people like Yang Jian take them away later to be exchanged.

Speaking of exchanges, Sha Chen thought of Ao Lie and his sister, as well as Red Boy.

The three of them were individuals Sha Chen focused on cultivating for the purpose of exchanging for Elixirs, but their trips away lasted longer each time.

He couldn't recall when they last returned. They had brought back alarmingly little, leaving him extremely disappointed. If they didn't bring back something worthwhile next time, he would lose his temper and let them feel the wrath of a solitary man.

However, before that happened, Sha Chen's resources for cultivation were sufficient for the next few years.

He planned to enter seclusion again.

After distributing resources to everyone and instructing them not to disturb him, he began another period of intense seclusion.

In this session of cultivation, he intended to focus on his physical body, pushing its strength even further, ideally advancing his mastery of spatial power or raw force to their peaks.

The spatial power would enable him to achieve an esoteric combat style and to create new worlds. Reaching the peak was imperative.

As for raw force, it was acquired from refining Pangu's Heart Blood, a fundamental power capable of overwhelming all techniques with pure strength.

Such raw force also had to reach its peak; with the sheer power of his hands, Sha Chen could one day tear the heavens apart.

Moreover, Sha Chen devoted considerable effort to studying the River Diagram and Luo Chart, planning to devise a Zhou Tian Xingchen Formation.

「Three more years went by during this period of seclusion.」

While Sha Chen was in seclusion, many earth-shattering events occurred in the outside world, each one momentous enough to shake the heavens.

First, the Heavenly Court dispatched troops to besiege the Demon World, suppress Flaming Mountain, and capture the Bull Demon King and his wife.

However, the couple was immensely powerful and had been prepared. With Red Boy's help en route, they managed to escape.

The Heavenly Court then labeled the Bull Demon King and his wife as fugitives, sending Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to pursue and block them at every turn.

But the Bull Demon King's family proved formidable. Unburdened by the demons and monsters of Flaming Mountain and Thunder Mountain, they grew ever stronger with each battle.

The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals couldn't capture them. Instead, they became stepping stones for their cultivation practice.

Especially Red Boy, whose power had grown exceptionally strong, surpassing even the Bull Demon King in terms of cultivation—truly a testament to the formidable nature of the young.

Beyond that, the Black Bear Spirit, Spider Spirit, White Bone Demon, Golden Winged Dapeng, among others, were hunted by the forces of both the Heavenly Court and Buddhism.

Not only were Buddhist forces hunting them, but after the Heavenly Court issued the order, powers from all realms responded, dispatching their experts to hunt them down.

This left the likes of the Spider Spirit with no refuge in Heaven or Earth. They were constantly hunted; some were wounded, and others had near-death experiences.

It could be said they all endured life-and-death struggles and were in dire straits.

Nezha was no exception; he, too, was a wanted criminal. However, he had ties to the Chan Sect. Even though he was no longer a member of the Chan Sect, neither the Heavenly Court nor Buddhism pressed him too hard.

However, members of the Chan Sect itself intended to capture Nezha personally to hold him accountable.

Only a very few, like Lady Di Yong and the Six-Eared Macaque, managed to keep their identities concealed. Aware that their rapidly improving strength could easily attract unwanted attention and misunderstanding, they maintained an extremely low profile.

Ao Lie and his sister also faced difficulties. They represented the Dragon Clan, and as their strength was increasing with startling speed, they became prime suspects.

Consequently, they faced the most hardship, as it appeared the entire Dragon Clan was being targeted.