Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 583 - 479: Bai Ze Dies, Crisis in the Three Realms_2

Chapter 583: Chapter 479: Bai Ze Dies, Crisis in the Three Realms_2

"Jiang Ziya, take care!" Wang Yang said to Jiang Ziya, but his words were starkly different from those of the celestial Sect Leader.

The figure of Lord Jiang paused, but he did not turn around, leaving directly with his people.

Only after confirming that the Demon Clan Sages had completely left did Wang Yang truly feel at ease.

One could say they had achieved a complete victory this time,

The Prison-Suppressing King, the Demon King, and King Taiyou had all fallen, leaving only Poxun as a Primordial Spirit, with no known time of recovery.

Now, Wang Yang felt that without any external help for the opponent, it was their time to counterattack.

"Elder, let’s take our people back to Golden Turtle Island first. Everyone has just fought a fierce battle and needs to recuperate,"

Wang Yang told the Leader of the Tongtian Sect.

"Alas, if Yuanshi Celestial Venerable had not made that mistake back then, another Jiang Ziya wouldn’t have emerged from the Demon Clan."

The celestial Sect Leader still sighed, although initially both sides were in a state of hostility, Jiang Ziya personally still caught the eye of the celestial Sect Leader.

"Past events are all predestined by karma. Thinking about it now has no meaning. Let it go."

Wang Yang comforted the celestial Sect Leader.

The celestial Sect Leader nodded and led the Sages away from The Far North Land.

Wang Yang then turned to Xingtian and the others who had hurried over, saying with a cupped fist, "Thank you all for coming in time."

"Daoist Wang Yang, there’s no need for that. We are all in the same boat. Mutual assistance is our duty!"

Empress Houtu said to Wang Yang with a smile.

"Now that the matter here is resolved, please make some preparations. Once the Sages of the Three Realms are all gathered, we will expel the Demon Clan from the Three Realms in one fell swoop!"

Wang Yang told the three.

He had no intention of leaving. Looking at the ravaged battlefield, he still had some tasks to perform.

Although to him these were insignificant concerns, they mattered after all the Sages had left.

Standing in The Far North Land, Wang Yang looked at the icebergs now stained red with blood. Although he had become a Sage, his heart still carried a hint of sorrow.

For Wang Yang, how innocent were these people of the Ice Spirit Clan?

Yet due to the invasion of the Demon Clan, four Sages had wiped out the entire Ice Spirit Clan.

This was, in Wang Yang’s view, an extremely tragic event.

"The departed have passed on, rest in peace!"

Wang Yang exclaimed, sweeping his arm, a few icebergs flew out from The Far North Land, burying the traces of battle and the corpses of the Ice Spirit Clan completely.

As for the special uses of the Ice Spirit Clan, he did not care, only thinking of the dignity of the departed.

"Tomb of the Ice Spirit Clan from The Far North Land, erected by Wang Yang leading the Sages of the Three Realms in battle against the Demon Clan here!"

With a single finger as a sword, he carved these words onto the iceberg.

Each character carried a heavy breath of The Great Dao, making it a prime location for Heavenly Immortals seeking enlightenment.

However, Wang Yang had no such intentions but instead sealed the entire Far North Land with Great Magical Power, as if afraid of disturbing the peace of these Ice Spirit Clan spirits.

"What do you think, why would Daoist Wang Yang stay there?"

On the way back to Beiju Luzhou, Gonggong asked Xingtian.

"You ask me? How should I know? It’s not likely that he’s staying to wait for Jiang Ziya to reminisce."

Xingtian rolled his eyes, unable to answer such a question.

"Could it be?"

Empress Houtu thought of a possibility, but recalling that Wang Yang had reached the peak of a Sage and was now a ruler of the Three Realms, she shook her head, deeming it unlikely.

"It’s not too far-fetched, for Daoist Wang Yang, he might really do such a thing."

Xingtian also considered the possibility.

Yet Empress Houtu believed Wang Yang would not.

Gonggong, however, was puzzled, not knowing what the two were referring to.

Just as they were puzzled, they suddenly received a telepathic message, instantly astonishing them.

"What a move by Jiang Ziya!"

As Wang Yang just came out of The Far North Land, he received a telepathy from Empress Nuwa, which surprised him, as he hadn’t expected Jiang Ziya to have committed a significant act just after leaving The Far North Land.

Frowning, Wang Yang rushed towards the southern part of the Southern Continent Jambudvipa.

Heading there as well were Xingtian and others, including those Sages who had not participated in this siege.

A fall of a Saint had occurred, making it impossible to ignore.

What surprised Wang Yang most was how Jiang Ziya and others, having just left The Far North Land, managed to get to the Southern Continent Jambudvipa and commit murder in such short duration.

Wang Yang’s speed was very fast, so fast that even Kong Xuan in his original form could no longer keep up with him.

Even after lingering a short while in The Far North Land, he surpassed Xingtian and others, arriving first at the southern part of Southern Continent Jambudvipa.

"Daoist Wang Yang!"

Upon seeing Wang Yang arrive, Empress Nuwa, accompanied by Kong Xuan and Sun Wukong’s incarnation, Xuanzang, walked over.

Yuanshi Celestial Venerable and a few others who had just arrived also looked somber, nodding at Wang Yang as a greeting.

"What exactly is going on here?"

Seeing the weakened aura and pale face of Xuanzang, who looked deeply injured, Wang Yang immediately handed him a Nine-turn Golden Pill.

Xuanzang swallowed the Golden Core; his complexion showed slight improvement, though it was clearly limited. However, his breath became a bit more stable, then he told Wang Yang, "I and Fellow Daoist Bai Ze were patrolling south of Southern Continent Jambudvipa when we suddenly encountered Sages of the Demon Clan, Ksitigarbha, and Wu Tian who attacked us directly, and they went all out from the start."

"I suffered from a palm strike by Wu Tian and also a hit from Haotian and from Yaochi, receiving severe injuries."

"And Bai Ze was killed by Ksitigarbha and another unknown Demon Sage!"

Tang Sanzang still found it somewhat unbelievable when he thought about it.

They had immediately called for help when they sensed the aura of the Demon Sages, but in that brief instant, Sage Bai Ze had been slain.

Wang Yang’s face turned ashen, his heart also heavy with this.

He hadn’t expected that Ksitigarbha and Jiang Ziya could kill a Sage in an instant.

Doesn’t this mean that the Sages of the Three Realms are completely powerless against them now?

"Daoist Wang Yang, this matter..."

Empress Nuwa was somewhat sad; after all, Sage Bai Ze had been a longstanding Sage with her since the Primordial Era.

But she had never imagined that, just as the great calamity of the Three Realms was beginning, Bai Ze had already been killed by Ksitigarbha.

"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, please restrain your grief. This oversight was my responsibility."

Wang Yang directly stated, "I still underestimated these members of the Demon Clan; they truly are unscrupulous!"

"That unknown Demon Sage acted quite strangely."

"I didn’t see him make any moves, but Fellow Daoist Bai Ze just stood there as if in a trance, motionless."

"However, that Sage also seemed in pain; I saw a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth."

Xuanzang recalled the details of that moment, telling Wang Yang.

"I understand, go back and recuperate for now."

"Go to Golden Turtle Island, it’s safer there."

Wang Yang told Xuanzang.

However, Xuanzang’s words also slightly relieved him, reassuring him that if Ksitigarbha and Jiang Ziya were truly joining forces, capable of killing Sages without restraint, then resistance would indeed be futile.

"Daoist Wang Yang, what should we do now?"

Yuanshi Celestial Venerable, frustrated deep in his heart, also realized the seriousness of the matter, and although this time it wasn’t someone from his Expounding Teachings sect who had died, he understood the principle of interdependence very well.

"Now three Demon Sages have been slain by us, leaving only seven Sages and one Primordial Spirit."

"However, their movements are unpredictable, unlike us who have too many concerns."

"It indeed poses a difficult situation."

Wang Yang furrowed his brow, clearly troubled.

Although they outnumbered the Demon Clan, who knew when Ksitigarbha and others would strike, and at whom.

For a moment, Wang Yang also fell into deep thought.

Xingtian and others who had just rushed over were like fire-fighting teammates, just returning from The Far North and immediately heading to south of Southern Continent Jambudvipa.

And seeing them running back and forth, Wang Yang couldn’t help but think of something.

"From now on, when traveling, at least four Sages of the Three Realms must be together."

"We must never act alone."

The best way to restrain them was certainly to join forces, and for safety, Wang Yang directly mandated four people to travel together, fearing an opportunity might be exploited by Jiang Ziya and others if only three were together.

"Yes."

"Yes."

No one present objected, as no one wanted to become the next Bai Ze.

"They just want to keep us running around; so we might as well wait for them to come to us!"

Wang Yang’s gaze was unknowable, but his voice was exceptionally cold.

"Gather the Sages of the Three Realms, let’s meet and discuss matters on Golden Turtle Island!"

In that moment, Wang Yang truly felt like the Ruler of the Three Realms!