Chapter 272: The Bai Hu Saint Beast's Condition

Su Chen looked at the image emerging in his mind.

The Innate Geng-Xin Indestructible Spiritual Light, the thing he had been searching for for so long, was right there.

The image dissipated, and the Bai Hu Saint Beast's divine sense came through once more.

"This seat can help you obtain it."

"What is the condition?" Su Chen did not ask.

He would not believe that pies would fall from the sky, especially such a large pie.

Light swirled within the Bai Hu Saint Beast's golden vertical pupils.

"That remnant of the Heavenly Dao you carry on you is the key to opposing Patriarch Hongjun."

"The Heavenly Dao of this world is currently being devoured by Patriarch Hongjun." The Saint Beast's divine sense spoke of this matter without the slightest ripple, as if stating something unrelated to itself. "He uses the name of 'Union with Dao' to carry out the act of devouring. If the Heavenly Dao perishes, the Three Realms will collapse; when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact."

"This seat is united with the Heavenly Dao and cannot sit idly by. But relying solely on the power of this seat and the other three Saint Beasts is far from enough. The remnant of the Heavenly Dao you carry, though broken, carries the law imprints of how another complete Heavenly Dao once operated. If it can be fused with the Heavenly Dao of this world, it is possible for the Heavenly Dao to gain the power to contend with Patriarch Hongjun."

Su Chen was silent for a few breaths.

"Senior overestimates me." He spoke, his tone calm. "The Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian is indeed on me, but I cannot control it. To put it plainly, I am merely a carrier."

This was not an excuse, but the truth.

From the time he transmigrated until now, the help the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian provided was critical, but every time it was triggered actively by the mirror itself. Su Chen could only rely on so-called "Heavenly Secret Points" to obtain help; he had never been able to actively invoke even a sliver of the Heavenly Dao remnant's power.

Upon hearing this, there was no look of surprise in the Saint Beast's golden vertical pupils.

"Because you are still too weak."

These words were very blunt, but Su Chen could not find fault with them.

"The Heavenly Dao remnant chose you as a carrier because your soul resonated with it. But resonance does not equal control." The Saint Beast's divine sense said slowly, "When your cultivation base steps into the Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm—which is what is called the Saint Realm in the Three Realms—your Dao and that remnant of the Heavenly Dao will truly be able to complement each other. At that time, you will naturally be able to borrow its power."

"This seat does not require you to be able to help the Heavenly Dao now; that is unrealistic. What I want is your promise."

"One day, if you attain the Saint Realm, you must use the power of the Heavenly Dao remnant you carry to assist the Heavenly Dao of this world in expelling Patriarch Hongjun."

Su Chen's mind raced.

This deal seemed to carry immense risk for him.

For him, a Tai Yi Jin Xian, to promise to deal with Patriarch Hongjun was no different from asking an ant to move Mount Tai.

But thinking carefully, he had inherited the legacy of Luo Hou. What was the relationship between Luo Hou and Patriarch Hongjun?

An irreconcilable one.

If he were discovered by Patriarch Hongjun in the future, he would naturally not escape Patriarch Hongjun's reckoning.

And by changing the karma of the Journey to the West and stirring up the chess game between the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect, he was already standing on the opposite side of Patriarch Hongjun's layout.

Even if the Bai Hu Saint Beast did not mention this condition today, by the time he reached that step, conflict with Patriarch Hongjun would be a matter of time.

Now someone had stepped forward to form an alliance in advance, and even included the Innate Geng-Xin Indestructible Spiritual Light as a bonus.

If he didn't agree to this, it would be refusing a free Innate Geng-Xin Indestructible Spiritual Light.

But Su Chen still did not nod immediately.

"Senior says this is a trade, but a trade requires equality. What you want me to deal with is the Dao Ancestor Patriarch Hongjun." He looked at the Saint Beast. "Senior's sincerity should not consist only of the Innate Geng-Xin Indestructible Spiritual Light."

The Bai Hu Saint Beast was silent for a moment, and a flash of divine light flickered in its golden vertical pupils.

"You are certainly not polite."

"Being polite with Senior would be a waste of each other's time."

The Saint Beast let out a low chuckle.

"Fine. Then this seat will give you one more thing as a sign of sincerity."

Its divine sense suddenly condensed, turning into a golden ray of light that submerged into Su Chen's sea of consciousness and landed on the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian.

Su Chen's body shook violently.

He felt a layer of shackles on the surface of the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian that he had never noticed before.

Those shackles were formless and intangible, yet like an airtight net, they tightly sealed most of the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian's functions.

"You frequently used that Heavenly Dao remnant to steal heavenly secrets before, which has already been detected by the Heavenly Dao of this world." The Saint Beast's voice came. "Although the Heavenly Dao is suppressed by Patriarch Hongjun, it naturally will not sit idly by while the remnants of an alien Heavenly Dao wantonly steal causal information on its turf. Therefore, it imposed suppression on the Heavenly Dao remnant you carry."

Su Chen suddenly realized.

No wonder the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian had no reaction when he helped Sun Wukong change his fate; it turned out it was suppressed by the Heavenly Dao of this world.

"This seat is a Four Symbols Saint Beast, united with the Heavenly Dao. Communicating with the Heavenly Dao to lift the suppression on that Heavenly Dao remnant of yours is something I can do."

After the Bai Hu Saint Beast finished speaking, that golden light dispersed on the surface of the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian.

That invisible net sealing the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian was finally lifted after the Bai Hu Saint Beast communicated with the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian suddenly shone brightly, and the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian, which had been silent for a long time, finally had movement again.

In Su Chen's mind, a long-lost notification sound rang out.

【Detected that the host successfully intervened in a key node of the Journey to the West Great Tribulation, causing a major impact on Sun Wukong's fate. The trajectory of the Journey to the West Great Tribulation has undergone unpredictable changes.】

【Congratulations to the host, obtained Heavenly Secret Point reward: 1000 points.】

【Current remaining Heavenly Secret Points: 1400 points.】

The changes in karma caused by the earth-shattering events he had previously caused—changing Sun Wukong's fate, the death of the Six-Eared Macaque, and the Buddha being forced into reincarnation—were finally realized at this moment.

A smile appeared on Su Chen's face as he looked up at the Bai Hu Saint Beast.

"Deal."

"One day, if I attain the Dao, I will not shirk the matter of Patriarch Hongjun." Su Chen's tone was calm.

The Bai Hu Saint Beast watched him for a moment.

"Very good."

The Saint Beast's voice gradually faded, and the light on the surface of the stone statue began to recede.

"Three days from now, this seat will order Bai Diyuan to personally take you into the depths of the Ancestral Vein. The Innate Geng-Xin Indestructible Spiritual Light is as fierce as fire; although I can help you trap it, whether you can subdue it depends entirely on your own fortune."

As the voice fell, the stone statue completely returned to silence.

The Bai Hu Saint Beast's will had retreated.

Su Chen stood in the empty holy hall and suddenly laughed.

When he left Flower Fruit Mountain, he was still worrying about the road ahead.

The exposure of the Nine Demon Tower, the pursuit by Wang Mu, and searching for the Innate Geng-Xin Indestructible Spiritual Light—every single one was a life-threatening problem.

As a result, he plunged into the Bai Hu clan's territory, worked as a temp for a few days, and not only solved a major problem but also learned the true face of the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian, and incidentally solved the problem of the Heavenly Secret Tianji Baojian's silence.

This luck was so absurd that even he felt it was ridiculous.

But Su Chen quickly restrained his smile and turned to walk toward the hall door.

He pushed open the heavy white-gold hall door, and the light outside made him squint.

Bai Diyuan was standing outside the door, a pair of pale golden vertical pupils staring at him.

The expression of this Bai Hu clan leader was very complex, and the look in his eyes toward Su Chen was full of curiosity.

"The Saint Ancestor said to take you to the depths of the Ancestral Vein three days from now." Bai Diyuan's voice sounded very calm, but his heart was not calm.

"Many thanks, Clan Leader." Su Chen cupped his hands.

Bai Diyuan looked him up and down, and finally asked.

"Who exactly are you?"

Su Chen thought for a moment and smiled.

"A temp with pretty good luck." ===== CHAPTER 273 =====