Chapter 229: Dharma Heaven and Earth

On the outskirts of Heifeng Ling, the four travelers from the East rested in a shaded area after finishing their meal.

Tang Sanzang leaned against a tree, looking at Sun Xingzhe, who was squatting on a branch, "Wukong, it seems I cannot get past this tribulation. What do you think?"

Sun Xingzhe scratched his head, "This, Old Sun doesn't know either. How about this, Master: you let that Elder Qin tie you up, and then I'll go invite someone to save you?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Sanzang felt it was rather troublesome; if it were the usual minor demons on the road, he would basically take action himself and fight his way through.

Occasionally, he would let Wukong take action.

But now, let alone Wukong, even if the four of them were tied together, they probably wouldn't be enough for the other party to fight with one hand.

He looked at Zhu Bajie, "Bajie, what do you think?"

Zhu Bajie, who was lying to the side sleeping, turned over and sat up, "Master, this old pig doesn't think there's any problem.

This Elder Qin shouldn't be making things difficult for you, Master. After all, the saying that one can attain immortality by eating you, Master, is something a high-level expert like Elder Qin naturally knows is false.

In this way, perhaps that Elder Qin just wants to use this opportunity to bestow some merit power upon a junior."

This was all he could think of; that merit power was still very useful to True Immortals of their level, the Initial Realm and Middle Realm.

But for the Saint Lord level, or even the Half-step Saint Lord level, this tiny bit of merit power had no decisive, major effect.

Therefore, given Elder Qin's strength, he himself certainly had no use for it and could only use it to cultivate juniors.

I wonder who is so lucky to be born with such a top-tier background.

Tang Sanzang frowned slightly; along this journey, the highest cultivation level of the "tribulation-setters" he had encountered was only a Middle Realm True Immortal.

And they basically just went through the motions; when the time was right, they would let them pass.

Under normal circumstances, doing as Wukong and Bajie said would naturally be no problem.

But this time it was different; it was the first time a figure like Elder Qin, who stood almost at the pinnacle of the Zhongyuan Continent, had personally set up a barrier.

For such an existence, one could naturally never be too careful.

After all, one should always be prepared for the worst; if this person really lost their temper, it might truly be as Hun Jianxian said.

Even if one were to invite Dizu Huangzun, it might not be possible to remain unscathed.

For a True Immortal expert of the Immortal Lord level, it would only take a wave of the hand to wipe the four of them from this world.

At that time, who would have the ability to break into Difu and retrieve the True Spirits of the four of them?

Furthermore, what if the other party even scattered their True Spirits? He sighed and shook his head; these three disciples only needed to consider when to eat and when to rest.

But as their master, he had much more to consider; he truly didn't know who the real Destined One was.

While he was pondering, a sound of sword humming suddenly rang in his ears; one second it sounded like the buzzing of mosquitoes, and the next, he heard bursts of shrill whistling.

A flash of light appeared from the horizon; he looked up and saw a tide of swords like a ribbon of silk surging over, releasing a might comparable to a Half-step Saint Lord.

"Wukong! Ba—"

Before he could finish his sentence, the torrent of swords had already descended, sweeping his body up within it and flying toward the horizon.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Sun Xingzhe let out a loud shout and swung the Immortal Stick in his hand, which transformed into a hundred-foot phantom and smashed fiercely toward the torrent of sword Qi.

Hum~~~ The trembling sound vibrated, cracking the surrounding space; a streak of sword light split off from the torrent of swords and slashed down toward Sun Xingzhe, leaving a pitch-black crack wherever it passed.

Feeling the aura of extreme sharpness, even just being locked onto made his skin feel a stinging pain!

"Dharma Heaven and Earth!"

Roar—!!! Following a roar, golden brilliance bloomed from Sun Xingzhe's body.

His originally human face changed drastically, his mouth protruded, four canine teeth grew out, and his body surged in size, growing a layer of golden fur.

In the blink of an eye, a hundred-meter-tall golden-haired giant ape appeared, arms wrapped around the pillar-like Immortal Stick, releasing an aura no weaker than a Peak Middle Stage True Immortal.

"Shatter for me!"

The golden-haired giant ape let out an angry roar, wrapping its arms around the Immortal Stick and smashing it toward the incoming sword light.

Boom—! The loud noise resounded through the sky, stirring up rolling smoke and dust; a giant stick broke through the smoke and dust, slamming heavily into a mountain peak in the distance. Besides that, there was golden immortal blood spraying out.

"Roar—!"

The ferocious roar scattered the smoke and dust; the golden-haired giant ape held its arms high and struck fiercely at the descending Immortal Sword.

Seeing the situation was bad, Zhu Bajie rushed forward; he hadn't expected that person to strike so ruthlessly! "I'll come to help you!"

Accompanied by an angry roar, his figure suddenly grew, transforming into a black-haired wild boar with sharp tusks, charging toward the Immortal Sword.

In an instant, the three collided; the shattered space was compressed, refracting the sunlight and erupting with a dazzling white light.

After one breath, the white light suddenly contracted, and the surrounding field of vision returned to normal.

The torrent of swords had already disappeared, and a golden-haired giant ape lay on the ground with its arms twisted.

Standing beside it was a black-haired wild boar, with a terrifying gash on its body that stretched from its hind leg all the way to its neck, exposing the internal organs inside, where one could faintly see the heart beating.

The wild boar's figure gradually shrank, and the fur on the golden-haired giant ape also fell off one after another, turning into golden light spots and dissipating.

A moment later, Sun Xingzhe and Zhu Bajie, having returned to human form, sat on the ground back-to-back.

"Monkey Brother, this person really didn't hold back at all!"

Zhu Bajie panted heavily, took two Immortal Fruits from his Storage Bag, and gave one to Sun Xingzhe.

"Didn't hold back? That was just one Immortal Sword split from that sword tide; there are hundreds of such Immortal Swords in that tide."

Sun Xingzhe smiled bitterly; he hadn't expected the gap between an Immortal Lord and himself to be so large! One had to know that in his Dharma Heaven and Earth state, he had strength comparable to the Middle Realm Peak! Is this Immortal Lord truly unreachable?

At this moment, he even felt that his rampage through the Imperial Capital back then was a joke.

Sha Wujing walked over, looked at the distant torrent of swords, and spoke: "Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, Master has been captured by a demon."

Sun Xingzhe didn't speak; after a while, he looked at Zhu Bajie, "Bajie, where must I go to invite someone this time?"

Zhu Bajie scratched his head, which pulled at his wound and made him wince.

"This person is from the Changsheng Sword Sect; according to the rules, we cannot go to the Changsheng Sword Sect. How about we go invite people from the Star Fall Sect?"

Sun Xingzhe glanced at him, "With just those people from the Star Fall Sect, you and I could fight them together; wouldn't dragging them into this be harming them?"

Zhu Bajie pondered upon hearing this; the Taiyin Daotu of the Beiyu is busy waging war with the Linglong Daotu, and that godforsaken place in the Nanyu has no Daotu-level forces at all.

As for the Eastern Region, it is better left unsaid, and the Western Region is too far; then, "How about you go back to the Imperial Dynasty, Brother Monkey, and ask for the Emperor's intent?" he said.

Sun Xingzhe frowned; if he could help it, he did not want to face Dizu Huangzun.

He did not know why, but he simply did not wish to see that person.

Yet, there was truly no other way at present; only an expert at the Immortal Monarch level could deal with that person.

"Very well, I shall make a trip back; you two go and scout out the situation first. Since that person did not abduct us all together, they should still abide by the Eastern Journey rules."

Having said this, he soared into the air, and a white cloud cut through the sky, carrying him away.

After he left, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing exchanged a glance.

"Second Senior Brother, should we go over and take a look?"

Zhu Bajie waved his hand, "Go, go, go, go where! Are you courting death? Let's wait for Brother Monkey to return."

Inside Heifeng Cave, Tang Sanzang was tossed aside casually and quietly took a look at the figure sitting cross-legged in front.

In front of this figure, there was a translucent mirror displaying the scene of Sun Xingzhe departing.

Qin Jiang raised his hand and waved; the mirror shattered into particles of light, and he frowned slightly.

This Tang Sanzang looked ordinary; apart from a wisp of Immortal Monarch aura deep within his True Spirit, there was nothing special about him.

On the contrary, these three disciples each had their peculiarities: Sun Xingzhe's six senses seemed to be missing one, Zhu Bajie's lineage was somewhat strange, and Sha Wujing's True Spirit seemed somewhat incomplete as well.

These four people chosen for the Eastern Journey are truly quite interesting.

(End of this chapter)