Chapter 46: Ascending to Jinao Island [Seeking Collection and Recommendations]_1

Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Ascending to Jinao Island [Seeking Collection and Recommendations]_1

Elder Jin Chi was dumbfounded. He really didn’t understand what the Black Bear Spirit was up to.

Through his interactions over this period, he could confirm that the Black Bear Spirit truly revered and yearned for Buddhism. Yet, after encountering Sha Chen, he had abandoned his faith.

Sha Chen was truly toxic.

He didn’t know how to face the Bodhisattva and explain this matter. Unable to fulfill the Bodhisattva’s assignment and have the Bodhisattva look down on him, what should he do!?

Elder Jin Chi’s gaze flickered. He definitely wouldn’t let such a thing happen; he must think of a way.

「Flowing Sand River.」

Sha Chen was cultivating. He was wholly focused, concentrated solely on advancing into the Greater Primordial Golden Immortal realm. However, to step into the Greater Primordial Golden Immortal realm, even talented cultivators at the peak Golden Immortal stage required hundreds of thousands of years. Sha Chen’s arduous cultivation alone would probably take just as long.

Fortunately, he had plenty of cultivation resources, which could help shorten the time gap.

To facilitate the absorption of Divine Power from the God Source Stones, Sha Chen excavated a portion of them to construct a Spirit Gathering Array. Then, he placed a Fengshui Futon within the Spirit Gathering Array, sat down, and directly absorbed its Divine Power to enhance his cultivation and physical body. This way, absorbing Divine Power became much more convenient, eliminating the need to interrupt his cultivation to dig for more God Source Stones.

Beyond this, Sha Chen also used Immortal Rice to make various rice wines, adding all kinds of Spiritual Medicines and Immortal Herbs to brew immortal liquor. This immortal liquor contained Divine Power, allowing him to increase his cultivation just by drinking it, eliminating the need for additional meals. Furthermore, because he possessed the power of devouring, little Divine Power was wasted; most of it was absorbed.

However, his devouring power was still ultimately weak, as he possessed only a single drop of Gluttonous essence blood. Sha Chen constantly thought about how wonderful it would be if he could obtain more Gluttonous essence blood; he would then be able to absorb all of this Divine Power efficiently.

Every time he saw Divine Power dissipating helplessly, he would pound his chest and stamp his feet, feeling it was an unbearable waste.

Fortunately, he quickly adjusted his mindset. He grew even happier, especially after learning that the Black Bear Spirit, following his instructions, had truly burned down Huanghua Temple.

The Centipede Spirit had been monitoring him on the path west and had even intercepted his clone before—truly detestable. If not for considering the feelings of the Spider Spirit and the others, he would have long ago ordered the Black Bear Spirit, armed with his Magical Tools, to eliminate the Centipede Spirit.

Burning down the temple was just collecting a bit of interest.

Once the Spider Spirit returned, he would probe their thoughts. Then, Sha Chen would decide how to torture the Centipede Spirit with fire.

「Overseas.」

The clone, Chen Sha, had been taken hostage by several overseas cultivators. He was tasked with scouting Jinao Island for treasures and had experienced several near-death situations along the way. Although he always managed to turn peril into safety, he felt the murderous intent from these overseas cultivators growing ever stronger.

There was no other reason for it; the closer they got to Jinao Island, the more they felt Chen Sha had outlived his usefulness.

Chen Sha was also trying to find a way to escape. However, with only a peak Heavenly Immortal cultivation level, he was helpless against these True Immortal-level overseas cultivators who lurked behind him.

Finally, they were about to catch sight of Jinao Island.

The overseas cultivators were ecstatic, their eyes darting around as they once again surrounded Chen Sha.

Feigning terror, Chen Sha said, "Fellow Daoists, I’ve been scouting the path for you for a long time. Please, let me go."

One whiskered man among the overseas cultivators laughed and said, "We people from Guangling Island keep our word. Since you’ve aided us, we will let you go."

"However, we need one last favor from you. That is to ascend Jinao Island. Remember, do it slowly so we can clearly see your every move."

Chen Sha frowned. He really didn’t want to set foot on Jinao Island.

However, seeing his hesitation, the whiskered men’s eyes glinted fiercely, looking ready to eliminate him immediately if he didn’t agree.

Chen Sha’s eyes flickered for a moment. He decided to teach these whiskered men a lesson, to let them know that he was not to be trifled with.

As he neared Jinao Island, he pretended to slip, almost falling into the water. In reality, he secretly released the avatar seeds he carried. If he died, these avatar seeds would gestate, and the resulting clones would take his place and complete the mission.However, for these clones to cultivate to his level again, it would take some time, which was rather troublesome and a waste of resources.Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, he would not sacrifice himself and cultivate another avatar.

The whiskered man and his companions didn’t notice anything amiss and kept urging the avatar Chen Sha to land.

Finally, Chen Sha stepped onto Jinao Island without incident.

The whiskered man and his companions exchanged glances, hurried to keep up, and directed Chen Sha to go deeper. They pulled out a map, constantly comparing it, and instructed Chen Sha to move forward according to their directions.

Chen Sha let out a cold laugh and darted wildly to the right.

The whiskered man and his companions were furious. They chased after him, roaring, "Damn kid, you dare to run? If we catch you, you won’t get off easy!"

To differentiate him from Sha Chen, the avatar Chen Sha’s appearance was more refined and scholarly. Sha Chen’s true body was quite rough and unkempt.

While running, Chen Sha sneered, "Catch up if you can."

Eventually, the whiskered men caught up with him, having been drawn deep into Jinao Island as well.

The whiskered man sneered, "Hey kid, why aren’t you running anymore?"

Chen Sha snorted, "No need. Take a look at your surroundings."

The men quickly surveyed their surroundings, and their faces instantly turned pale.

"This, this, this is the Four Symbols Array! Are you insane, running to such a deadly place—are you trying to get yourself killed?"

The Four Symbols Array was the domain suppressed by the Golden Spirit Holy Mother’s Four Symbols Tower. It was a sacred training ground for Jinao Island Disciples, designed to cultivate their killing intent and murderous aura. Ordinarily, Jinao Island Disciples training here often died when the killing intent invaded their bodies—let alone outsiders!

At this moment, phantoms of skulls formed from condensed killing intent began to emerge from all directions, radiating a dazzling and piercing killing intent. Wailing sounds echoed, and the air seemed to crackle with murderous energy. The oppressive power of the Four Symbols bore down on them, preventing them from taking flight.

They tried to return the way they came but discovered the landscape around them had changed, offering no clear path of escape. Unless they knew how to break the Formation.

The whiskered man roared, "You’re mad, leading us to this deathtrap—you’ll die here too!"

Chen Sha replied, "Don’t worry, I won’t. I can get out of this Formation."

So that he would possess some capability and not be rejected when seeking discipleship, Sha Chen had imparted the [Array Arrangement] Divine Power to the avatar Chen Sha. Although this Formation was formidable, Chen Sha was confident he could escape after studying it for a while.

The whiskered man shouted angrily, "We’ll see if you can make it out!"

Furious, they lunged at Chen Sha, intending to kill him.

Simultaneously, the phantoms of killing intent from all sides pounced, quickly engaging them in battle.

Meanwhile, the avatar Chen Sha turned, entered the deeper part of the Formation, and disappeared from the whiskered men’s sight.

Only the angry roars of the whiskered men followed: "Chen Sha, you dare to scheme against us! King Guangling will not let you off, and neither will the Nine-headed Saint!"

The avatar Chen Sha sneered coldly, paid them no heed, and focused on deciphering the Formation.

「A year later.」

Chen Sha emerged from the Formation. His cultivation had absorbed a vast amount of killing intent, allowing him to make an unexpected breakthrough into the True Immortal Realm.

Just as he let out three loud laughs, preparing to leave Jinao Island and continue his search for Golden Light Cave, a tower appeared before him, and a majestic figure emerged from it.

"It took you a year to come out; your talent really is poor. But the Holy Mother is short of hands, so you’ll have to make do."