Chapter 541: Causality Closed Loop, Chenxiang Saves His Mother

Bodhi Patriarch knew that Tang An had laid out her plans to this point solely to escape her fate.

She did not want to repeat it all again, to be held captive by the Great Dao once more, and to cycle through that miserable life.

"Tang Zhenzhu will not die."

"What?"

"Everything has two sides; the weight of ten thousand Causalities upon one's body can crush a Saint to their demise."

"Conversely, ten thousand Causalities upon one's body can also carve out a path of survival amidst an endless dead end."

"If not for those ten thousand Causalities of yours, and the support of their united conviction,"

"How could you have awakened here? Instead of falling into an endless slumber?"

Tang An looked at those who had exhausted their efforts to save her; she was moved, and she was grateful.

Yet she did not feel that merely repairing the Array could bring her a so-called path of survival.

Until she saw... "Chenxiang?"

Bodhi Patriarch nodded, "I am the master of Wukong, and the ancestor of Chenxiang."

"This scheme of yours has, firstly, changed Wukong's inevitable Great Tribulation of death, and secondly, made Chenxiang's life complete."

"Since that is so, how could I stand by and watch you die?"

Hearing this, Tang An suddenly realized, "You mean, Chenxiang went to the Eight Trigrams Furnace to refine himself, and went into seclusion these past few days, it was you..."

Bodhi Patriarch smiled and said nothing.

He suspended the Heaven and Earth Fetal Pearl above Tang An's head, "This pearl can contain your dissipating consciousness; in the days to come, by merging with the Primordial Spirit within the Heavenly Law and being nurtured in the Purifying World Green Lotus for a thousand years, you shall attain what you seek and what you desire."

Tang An still retreated cautiously, "I do not wish to cycle through those lonely, helpless days again."

Bodhi Patriarch only smiled and nodded, as if promising Tang An, "It is not a cycle of loneliness, but a path you have carved out for yourself, where all you seek is what you desire."

He had merely brought out the Heaven and Earth Fetal Pearl at the critical moment.

In truth, everything was simply the result of the good karma Tang An had planted in the past, and now it was time to reap the good fruit.

Tang An looked at the Heaven and Earth Fetal Pearl, then looked at the three who had exhausted their Primordial Spirits and fallen in cultivation realm to save her, yet still refused to let go.

And there was Chenxiang, who had arrived late, kneeling on the ground, his forehead bloodied from kowtowing in guilt.

"You once sought a path of death for yourself for their sake."

"Now that a chance for survival has appeared, why are you unwilling to seek a path of life for yourself, and for them?"

Tang An could not respond for a long time, because she was truly tired.

She worried that after reincarnation, everything would lose control, and the development of events would cause her to collapse again.

She worried even more that the one outcome she had finally won after who knows how many cycles of Reincarnation would turn into a dreamlike bubble because of a sliver of desire to live.

"Very well, no rush."

Bodhi Patriarch withdrew Tang An's consciousness back into the Heaven and Earth Fetal Pearl.

"You may think it over slowly, or you may slumber within this pearl."

"I respect your wishes; when the day of the opportunity for reincarnation arrives, if you still have no desire to live, you will dissipate completely from then on, and even I will be unable to save you."

"If you have the desire to live, you will follow the opportunity for reincarnation and attain the life that was originally meant for you."

Tang An's consciousness floated within the Heaven and Earth Fetal Pearl, feeling an unusual, unprecedented warmth.

She did not want to speak anymore; she just felt tired and wanted to sleep, to sleep a long, long sleep.

Above the Tongtian River.

Bodhi Patriarch appeared at this place, bringing not only the Heaven and Earth Fetal Pearl but also the Purifying World Green Lotus.

"Master!"

Sun Wukong was the first to sense the appearance of Bodhi Patriarch and looked over in a hurry.

Bodhi Patriarch waved his Whisk, directly retracting that Array.

"Master, you cannot take it, you cannot take it. If you take it, she will not be able to return, you cannot take it."

Sun Wukong flew forward and knelt before Bodhi Patriarch, begging him to leave a path of life for Tang An.

"Pfft—"

Nezha had just wanted to stand up, but his Primordial Spirit was too exhausted, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, nearly fainting.

Yang Jian hurriedly supported Nezha, helping him channel his chaotic Dharma Power to protect his heart meridian.

The Three Pure Ones appeared; they had all sensed the aura of the Purifying World Green Lotus and Tang An.

"Bodhi Patriarch."

The Three Pure Ones and Bodhi Patriarch nodded to one another as a gesture of greeting.

Bodhi Patriarch handed the Purifying World Green Lotus and the Heaven and Earth Fetal Pearl together to Sun Wukong.

"In this life, she schemed against everyone, including her own death."

"Yet she alone did not scheme against you three, and even helped you survive the Great Tribulation of life and death, finding a path of survival."

"Since that is so, how could I, as her master, sit by and do nothing?"

Sun Wukong held the Purifying World Green Lotus and wiped away his tears, "Master, you mean..."

Bodhi Patriarch nodded, "She has long since transcended the Three Realms and Six Paths, and is no longer within the Five Elements."

"Now, I am helping her condense her consciousness; once Chenxiang splits Huashan and peels away the Primordial Spirit she fused with the Heavenly Law, she can merge her Primordial Spirit and consciousness into one, and after being nurtured for a thousand years, she will await the opportunity for reincarnation."

Hearing this, Nezha disregarded his own injuries, struggling to rise from mid-air, and staggered as he flew toward the Purifying World Green Lotus.

Sure enough, sure enough, he sensed Tang An's aura within the Purifying World Green Lotus.

At that moment, it was as if he were struggling in despair on the edge of a cliff and had finally seen the dawn of hope.

"Thank you, thank you, Bodhi Patriarch."

Nezha wept with joy and turned to perform a grand kowtow of gratitude to Bodhi Patriarch.

If he could exchange it for her consciousness, let alone a kowtow of gratitude, even if it meant taking one step and one kowtow all the way to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, he would gladly do so.

"Do not rejoice too early."

"You have several thousand years to awaken her will to live. Otherwise, when the opportunity for reincarnation arrives, her consciousness and Primordial Spirit will completely scatter into the world."

"Even I would be unable to gather them again."

Nezha wiped the blood from his hands onto his body before carefully holding the Purifying World Green Lotus.

"I will."

"In these thousands of years, I will awaken her belief in survival."

"I will, I certainly will."

Bodhi Patriarch said nothing more, instead looking at Chenxiang.

"Chenxiang."

"Master Ancestor."

"Do you still remember what I once told you?"

"Chenxiang remembers." He rose from the ground, wiped away his tears, and manifested the Opening Heaven Axe.

"Improve your cultivation, split the mountain to save your mother."

As Chenxiang spoke, he had already manifested the Opening Heaven Divine Axe in his hand.

"Godmother, Chenxiang said I would save you, and I will also bring your mother back."

"The promise of the past, no matter how difficult, Chenxiang will fulfill in this life!"

No matter how difficult it was, he had to split Huashan and save Tang An.

No matter how difficult it was, he was willing to split open the hardships to let his godmother live a happy and stable life, just like his own.

Above Huashan.

Chenxiang held the Opening Heaven Divine Axe, gathered the power within his body, and struck down with all his might.

"Hum—"

"Boom—"

"Crack—"

With one axe strike, Huashan was split into two halves.

In an instant, rocks tumbled and dust rose; the scene was truly soul-stirring.

When Huashan was split open, the Five-Colored Stone that bore the Heavenly Law was revealed.

"Chenxiang."

Nezha nervously pressed down on Chenxiang's shoulder, because if this axe strike continued, it would not only bring the New Heavenly Law into the world, but also separate Tang An's Primordial Spirit from its fusion with the Heavenly Law.

If any accident occurred, or if the axe blade deviated by even an inch, it would damage Tang An's Primordial Spirit.

Chenxiang turned to look at Nezha, "I can do it."

"Since I was small, Godmother taught me to use an axe, taught me to chop wood, chop trees, and chop mountains. Even this Opening Heaven Divine Axe was found for me by Godmother."

"It was she who taught me to grow, and she who taught me much knowledge that this world did not possess."

"Even if you do not trust me, you should trust her."

Yang Jian stepped forward to comfort Nezha, "Trust Master, Chenxiang is the child Master raised with her own hands."

Nezha nodded and let go of Chenxiang.

Sun Wukong held the Purifying World Green Lotus, standing by and ready at any moment to receive Tang An's Primordial Spirit.

"Chenxiang, good child, Master trusts you."

"Mm."

Chenxiang nodded, flew forward, and manifested the Lotus Lantern.