Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 289 - 289 278 Threat of the Upper Qing Saints

289: 278 Threat of the Upper Qing Saints 289: 278 Threat of the Upper Qing Saints After painstaking efforts over thousands of years, all his hard work was ultimately aiding the Upper Qing Saint, and the future disciples were all taken away by him.

How could the Saint of Taiqing not be angry?

But, he couldn’t voice it out.

Being less skilled and competent, what else could he say?

If he vented, he would just reveal his own powerlessness and rage.

Moreover, when he joined hands with the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign and the two Western Saints to destroy the Jiejiao Sect before, he wasn’t necessarily without guilt.

The three Qingwere, after all, brothers.

The bond remained even when the bones were broken.

Ah!

The Saint of Taiqing struggled inwardly for a while, then sighed helplessly.

Fine, he would just let the Taoist religion be controlled by Upper Qing.

Let it be a kind of compensation for him.

Having thought this, the Saint of Taiqing felt a measure of relief and his heart was lighter.

Of course, the faint heartache buried deep remained indelible.

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After a long silence, the Saint of Taiqing said solemnly, “Junior brother, you really have good tactics.

I admire you.”

The Saint of Taiqing was in the Chaotic Palace of Eight Sceneries outside the heavenly realm, while the Upper Qing Saint was in the Biyou Palace.

There were countless miles between them.

But even so, the voice of the Saint of Taiqing clearly reached the ears of the Upper Qing Saint.

Hearing this, the Upper Qing Saint sneered, “Junior brother?

Who is your junior brother?

I don’t remember having a junior brother.

I’m surprised even the so-called fair and just Taiqing Saint has a habit of misrecognizing relatives.”

When he said the words “fair and just,” the Upper Qing Saint deliberately emphasized them.

Clearly, he was implying that Taiqing Saint hadn’t been impartial during the conflict between the Chan Teaching and Jiejiao Sect, deliberately favoring the former.

Also, the Upper Qing Saint purposely distanced himself from the Saint of Taiqing, which indicated his anger hadn’t subsided.

He was still mad at the Saint of Taiqing and the Yu Qing Saint and refused to acknowledge their relationship.

The vow of cutting ties made previously, wasn’t that empty talk?

With his words, the Upper Qing Saint really made the Saint of Taiqing feel awkward.

Elsewhere, hearing the reply of the Upper Qing Saint, Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s dark face darkened even more, while the two Western Saints almost burst into laughter.

In the Three Realms, the only people who dared to mock the Saint of Taiqing were Hongjun Daizu and Upper Qing Saint.

If anyone else dared, they would probably end up being thrown by the Saint of Taiqing into the Taiji Diagram to be refined for tens of thousands of years.

Feeling as if someone was laughing at him, the Saint of Taiqing turned to glare at the two Western Saints.

Immediately, their faces became serious again, the jest wiped away.

They must not laugh, they could not afford to, not even a smirk.

If the Saint of Taiqing realized it, their plan for the West Journey would definitely be disrupted.

Squelching his rage, the Saint of Taiqing said with a bitter expression, “Junior brother, you still don’t understand my painstaking efforts.

Do you really think I didn’t see your little scheming?”

Everyone hearing this threw curious glances at the Saint of Taiqing.

The Saint of Taiqing’s words were interesting.

Was he implying that he knew about the Upper Qing Saint’s takeover of the Taoist foundation but didn’t prevent it, instead silently approving its unfolding?

Thinking of the word “painstaking,” they couldn’t help but wonder, was the Saint of Taiqing intentionally doing this to compensate the Upper Qing Saint?

Jiejiao Sect was destroyed, so maybe he was returning the Taoist religion to him?

Considering the past behaviour of the Saint of Taiqing, everyone became increasingly certain of this conjecture.

It did seem like something he would do.

Viewed in this light, his painstaking efforts were indeed commendable.

At that moment, their impression of the Saint of Taiqing being less competent subtly changed, getting more mysterious and elusive.

The Saint of Taiqing was truly the Saint of Taiqing, always one step ahead.

His depth of calculation was admirable.

While the Upper Qing Saint was soaring high in the atmosphere, the Saint of Taiqing sat outside the heavens.

In the end, a younger brother couldn’t surpass his older brother!

With a few words, the Saint of Taiqing reversed people’s opinions about him, proving his skillfulness.

However, the Upper Qing Saint didn’t believe a word of it.

What little schemes, what small moves?

He didn’t have any!

The action to seize the Taoists from Taiqing only came to his mind after he saw Taiqing’s inheritance.

It was an idea that emerged on the spot, without any prior planning.

How could the Saint of Taiqing have known about it beforehand?

He really knew how to put up a show!

With these thoughts, the Upper Qing Saint decided not to expose the Saint of Taiqing and said coldly instead, “Painstaking efforts?

To destroy my Jiejiao Sect so that I can focus on my cultivation?

Is that it?”

“Oh, how grateful I am to you.”

While speaking, the Upper Qing Saint swiftly unsheathed the Qingping Sword.

The chilling sword radiance illuminated the surrounding Chaos along with the infinite space and time.

The next moment, numerous powerful beings in the Three Realms, awakened by the sword light that pierced through infinite space and time, looked bewilderedly towards the Chaos beyond heaven.

The dazzling sword light even disturbed the Netherworld.

Both sides of the great battle, the Demon Gods in the Underworld, and the great transcendents in the Three Realms, all halted their actions to look towards the Chaos outside, where the Saints stood.

At this moment, the Upper Qing Saint’s emotionless voice abruptly resonated in the hearts of countless almighty beings and transcendents in the Three Realms.

“All I have left is the Shangqing Palace.

Therefore, anyone who touches the Shangqing Palace will be my enemy.

If that happens, I will personally visit you with my Qingping Sword.”

“Even if I can’t kill you, I will kill all your disciples, ending your lineage.”

“So, I do hope you all be wise, and don’t act recklessly.”

With these words, the dazzling sword light disappeared, but the emotionless voice of the Upper Qing Saint lingered, echoing in everyone’s heart.

Everyone understood that the Upper Qing Saint’s words were not a joke.

If anyone attacked the Shangqing Palace, he would truly annihilate them.

That was why they were afraid.

In the Three Realms, nobody could withstand a Saint who was determined to seek revenge, not even fellow Saints.

For the moment, everyone marked the Shangqing Palace as untouchable.

The threat of the Upper Qing Saint was effective, and everyone was scared, including other Saints.

“You…”

Pointing at the Upper Qing Saint, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign was momentarily at a loss for words.

He was scared, not fearing the Upper Qing Saint himself but for his disciples who feared him.

If the Upper Qing Saint really became ruthless, he could definitely annihilate all Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s disciples, just like he did with Sanxiao back in the day.

It wasn’t only the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, even the two Western Saints were scared.

They feared him even more.

At this juncture, if anyone had more disciples and greater influence, they had more to fear from the Upper Qing Saint’s threat.

After struggling so hard for countless years, the two Western Saints finally managed to build a strong base for Buddhism.

They didn’t dare to watch it be destroyed by the Upper Qing Saint.

Even if they mobilized all the Buddhas on the Spiritual Mountain, they wouldn’t be able to block one strike of Upper Qing Saint’s sword!