Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 557 - 466 How to Attract Hongjun’s Attention_2

Chapter 557: Chapter 466 How to Attract Hongjun’s Attention_2

"Fellow Daoist, please speak!"

It is well known that soldiers counter soldiers, and floods are held back by earth, but the most important thing lies in the words that follow from Wang Yang.

"Now, aside from the four Quasi-Saints in the Western Cow Hezhou of the Demon Clan—Wu Tian, Haotian, Ghost Car, and Bai Ze—there are five more who have emerged in the Extreme North Land: Ksitigarbha, Taiyou, Zhenyu, Poxun, and those wicked spirits!"

"The Demon Clan has now presented ten Quasi-Saints."

"With just this lineup alone, they are no longer something that any single sect or school can contend with."

"However, formidable as the Demon Clan may be, it’s naturally impossible for merely ten Quasi-Saints to occupy the Three Realms."

"At the level of Quasi-Saints, we are not at all inferior to them, and even outnumber them considerably."

"I think everyone will not deny this point."

Wang Yang said in a deliberately lighthearted tone, staying immersed in a tense atmosphere was not a solution.

Upon hearing this, they naturally showed smiles. Among the Three Realms, Quasi-Saints may not be numerous, but finding twenty of them was still possible.

Therefore, they really were not afraid of just these ten Quasi-Saints.

"As for those below the level of Quasi-Saint, they are even easier to deal with."

"Leave them to the Demon Race on the ground and the celestial Soldiers and Generals. To be frank, with a million-strong demon army appearing south of Southern Continent Jambudvipa, Sun Wukong has already begun to gather demons from his journeys, along with some from the celestial Court!"

"Should the Demon Clan make any suspicious moves, these demons and immortals and gods from above will launch their attacks, and there will even be a continuous stream of reinforcements."

"So, we need not consider those below Quasi-Saint level."

This statement also received much agreement.

The multitudes of the Three Realms are gathered, and except for those with unique talents who are taken into fold by the major sects, there are actually many ordinary cultivators.

These people are all recruited by the celestial Court.

Although their cultivation levels might not be high, and even anyone who has crossed the threshold of becoming an Earth Immortal could potentially hold a position as a Land Deity in the lower realm—

—they cannot deny the sheer number of them. Such large numbers are perfectly suited to deal with the Demon Race below Quasi-Saint level.

These people are also not necessarily manipulated by Haotian and Yaochi.

"Our only trouble now," continued Wang Yang, "is the unseen Demon Ancestor."

"And what I think is that by ourselves, we know nothing more than that our opponent is a stranger from beyond the Heavens, wanting to identify them but having no way to start."

"Therefore, I want to meet Daoist Ancestor Hongjun, to find out something from him."

Wang Yang had not given up on finding Daoist Ancestor Hongjun. As long as they could get in touch with Daoist Ancestor Hongjun, they would be more confident about getting through this great calamity of the Three Realms.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, even Nuwa and Jieyin showed difficult expressions on their faces.

"Daoist Wang Yang, to be frank, following the Calamity of Measurement of divine Enthronement, to prevent the Three Realms from suffering further damage, Saints do not descend, and if they do, they must do so in the form of a Quasi-Saint incarnation!"

"The connection between the Three Realms and that which lies beyond the Heavens has already been severed."

"Unless the Ancestral Master himself wishes to come forth, we simply cannot contact him actively."

"My apprentice brother Zhun Ti’s incarnation was destroyed, and only then did his True Spirit manage to return to the Heaven Beyond Heavens."

"However, I suppose that once he returned, he could no longer descend again; otherwise, he would have surely passed down a message, warning us to be wary of the Ksitigarbha King."

Jieyin spoke slowly, his face showing difficulty and even a layer of profound disappointment.

It was clear that he held no hope whatsoever of finding a way to contact Daoist Ancestor Hongjun.

"Daoist Wang Yang, only I and Daoist Jieyin among those here have attained saintliness and once resided beyond the Heavens with Daoist Ancestor Hongjun."

If the Ancestral Master could show his incarnations in the Three Realms from time to time, perhaps we might have a chance."

"However, Daoist Ancestor Hongjun merged with the Dao to patch the deficiencies of the Heavenly Dao."

With the Three Realms in turmoil, from the great calamity of Journey to the West to the battle in Beiju Luzhou, the Heaven Realm of the Three Realms is under an unbearable strain, and Daoist Ancestor Hongjun surely has no leisure to inquire into the affairs of the Three Realms."

Therefore, finding Daoist Ancestor Hongjun is extremely difficult."

Nuwa also shook her head, not holding out any hope for this matter.

Had it been in the past, finding Daoist Ancestor Hongjun would have been a very simple matter—one needed only to travel beyond the Heavens.

But now, Daoist Ancestor Hongjun has acted to conceal the heavenly secrets and restrict the Saints’ descent to the lower realm.

Each of them had been given only one chance; they couldn’t even return and descend again if they wanted to.

So, the prospect of finding Daoist Hongjun to understand the situation seemed completely impossible to Nuwa and the others.

"Is there really no hope at all for this matter?"

Wang Yang was also somewhat disappointed.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t find Hongjun or seek help from him, which left him disappointed.

Instead, if Wang Yang didn’t know the true power of the Demon Ancestor behind the scene or whether he could enter the Three Realms, Wang Yang’s side would become passive.

Even now, if it weren’t for the fear that the Demon Ancestor behind the Demon Race had some tricks up his sleeve, perhaps Wang Yang would have already gathered the Quasi-Saints and marched to the Extreme North Land.

The most threatened within the Demon Race now was none other than Ksitigarbha, whom Wang Yang felt he could still hold off by himself.

The other Quasi-Saints of the Demon Race, leaving them to these people would be no problem at all.

And once they became free to act on this side, the Demon Race was bound to fail.

However, if there was more than just these people, if there were other measures left by the Demon Ancestor, not to mention many, even one more Ksitigarbha would be too much to handle.

Not knowing the strength of the opponent, they could only defend passively, not daring to strike rashly.

"There might be one method, though unfeasible."

Fuxi spoke after a long silence.

Wang Yang immediately turned his attention to Fuxi, desiring to know what kind of method it was.

"Since the Three Realms can hardly tolerate the presence of a Saint, if one of us can break through and achieve saintliness, I think Ancestral Master Hongjun would certainly appear."

Fuxi said, and of course, he knew all too well that it was easier said than done.

If someone could become a Saint, they naturally wouldn’t bother with these matters anymore.

"To break through to become a Saint is too difficult."

Wang Yang shook his head. Although he was just a step away from sainthood, he had no idea when he could actually break through.

"However, if we could utilize power that surpasses that of a Quasi-Saint, might that draw the attention of Ancestral Master Hongjun?"

By analogy, Wang Yang thought of this method in an instant.

"It may be feasible!"

"Perhaps it really could work!"

"It’s worth trying!"

The several individuals present all thought it might work. Becoming a Saint was too difficult, but if they could exceed the power of a Saint, Hongjun, who was so concerned with the Saint Realm, would surely come to investigate.

If so, their purpose would be achieved.

"Among those present, who can wield power beyond the level of a Quasi-Saint?"

Bai Ze asked as everyone rejoiced, though in a weaker tone.

The atmosphere immediately fell silent. They were Quasi-Saints, and to use power beyond that of a Quasi-Saint would not be easy!

Nuwa and Jieyin might be possible, but after using such power, both would face annihilation of their life and cultivation, so although they could, they also couldn’t.

For a moment, the atmosphere turned awkward.

"Let me give it a try."

After the silence lingered briefly, Wang Yang was the first to break it.

As the acknowledged foremost person below the Saints, now capable of slaying a Quasi-Saint, with no intervention from the Saint incarnations, he alone still had hope to wield power beyond that of a Quasi-Saint.

The others didn’t speak, which served as a tacit consent to Wang Yang’s claim.

They all knew their own limitations; even veterans at the quasi-saint pinnacle such as the Phoenix did not dare claim they could exceed the power of a Quasi-Saint.

Wang Yang, however, was different. He did not undergo Corpse Severing or Dao Transformation.

Instead, like Ancestral Master Hongjun, he melded the Great Dao within himself.

Currently, Wang Yang had mastered a dozen Daos, so transcending the power of a Quasi-Saint might not be impossible.

In the Heaven Beyond Heavens, a mansion where the Saints resided.

Zhun Ti was still mending his wounds, recovering his cultivation level.

Although that incarnation had only the strength of a Quasi-Saint, his demise wasn’t in battle but from his cultivation being drained. The side effects now affected his Saintly body, and a full recovery wasn’t something attainable overnight.

He too wished to return to the Three Realms, or to send messages there.

But Daoist Ancestor Hongjun would not permit it, so Zhun Ti could only cultivate quietly in his dojo.

Nevertheless, he would occasionally wake to glance at the Purple Cloud Palace positioned at the center.

In Purple Cloud Palace, the form of Daoist Ancestor Hongjun was elusive. Indeed, the Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms was in tatters, and when Hongjun had become a Saint, he occupied more than forty of the fifty facets on his own, prompting him to merge with the Dao.

Just then, Hongjun suddenly opened his eyes.