Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 639 - 507 Two-Step Saint, Let Me Do It_2

Chapter 639: Chapter 507 Two-Step Saint, Let Me Do It_2

"Do not forget, there are still many friends and family members in the Three Realms!"

Wang Yang said earnestly to Xuanzang, Sun Wukong, and the others.

After all, the battle of the Quasi-Saints was crucial and the disparity was still significant, calling for carefulness and caution.

Otherwise, it was feared that the line-up of Quasi-Saints would not hold for long.

"Rest assured, Daoist Wang Yang!"

Xuanzang nodded seriously.

Sun Wukong also nodded and said, "Rest assured, elder brother, this time Old Sun will certainly not hold anything back!"

In the past, Sun Wukong had mainly used clones and had not given his full effort, but now it was different!

This battle was extremely important.

Zhu Bajie didn’t have many relatives, but now his elder brothers and master were his family.

Besides, he was not yet ready to die, so he naturally had to try his hardest.

Time passed quickly, and by midday, all the Quasi-Saints of the Three Realms had arrived.

Although Wang Yang had told them to go back and prepare for a day, not a single one had left, and upon their return, they were ready to face death if necessary, only asking for a chance to fight!

"Gentleman, follow me to Beyond the Heavens!"

Looking at the more than fifty people in front of him, Wang Yang directly said

Under Wang Yang’s lead, more than fifty Saints left Golden Turtle Island, crossed the Celestial Court, and flew towards the supreme realms Beyond the Heavens.

Along the way, everyone hastened their journey with all their might, none in the mood for chatting.

As they made their way through Chaos, they grew increasingly tense.

Most of them had never been there before.

Before long, the group arrived above the Outer Realm, in front of Purple Cloud Palace.

Some Quasi-Saints had been here before, like Phoenix and Kong Xuan, and disciples of the Three Teachings who had served The Three Pure Ones, but for the newly initiated Quasi-Saints, this place was incredibly unfamiliar.

As they gathered at the entrance of Purple Cloud Palace, its gates flung open, releasing a myriad of floral scents and heavenly music.

Led by Daoist Ancestor Hongjun, six Saints stood behind Daoist Hongjun, welcoming everyone’s arrival.

For the Quasi-Saints, this was indeed a surprising honor; they each paid their respects to the Saints one by one.

But for Daoist Ancestor Hongjun and others, it was astounding that these formerly individualistic Quasi-Saints could now come together unified, fighting against the Demon Clan; this spirit was completely worthy of their personal reception.

"Gentlemen, please come in!"

Daoist Hongjun courteously said to these Quasi-Saints.

Meanwhile, not far outside Purple Cloud Palace was the Three Realms Barrier, also the boundary between Chaos and the Void.

Even at the entrance of Purple Cloud Palace, the Quasi-Saints could see the Demon Clan continuously bombarding the Three Realms Barrier, determined to break through no matter what.

"This is the Demon Clan of the Void. I believe with everyone’s help, we can certainly protect the Three Realms!"

As everyone’s eyes were on the barrier, Daoist Ancestor Hongjun said with a smile.

"We dare not!"

Daoist Ancestor Hongjun was merely saying it, but they did not dare really agree, knowing their own limits clearly.

Please!

Daoist Ancestor Hongjun said no more, but welcomed everyone inside.

After arriving in Purple Cloud Palace, Wang Yang followed behind leaders like the Sect Hierarch of Celestial Tongtian, performing his duty as a junior.

Disciples of celestial Venerables like Yuanshi and others also wanted to stay close to their masters, but after some thought, they chose to stay with the Quasi-Saints and did not leave.

After all, they were considered to have a base among the Saints, whereas most of the Quasi-Saints were newly initiated.

If they stood behind their Honorable Masters, beside the Saints, it might cause some discomfort among the newly initiated Quasi-Saints.

However, Wang Yang did not have these concerns, having already become a Saint himself.

The Saints led the Quasi-Saints inside Purple Cloud Palace, which, unlike Biyou Palace, did not have many seats but was set up like before with quite a few meditation cushions.

Daoist Hongjun sat at the center, now flanked by seven Saints.

Seven Saints sat before Daoist Hongjun, with the numerous Quasi-Saints sitting behind the Saints.

As for their position not being advantageous, it was simply impossible for anyone to stand up and express any dissatisfaction.

Being here was already beyond their wildest dreams.

"Everyone, now that you are outside the Purple Cloud Palace, you have seen the state of the Demon Clan,"

"If they invade the Three Realms, I fear no one will survive."

"I hope everyone will work together to help the Three Realms overcome this crisis."

"Frankly, even if we win, there is no benefit for us, but if we lose, the Three Realms will be finished, and naturally, so will we!"

"I suppose no one is considering defecting to the Demon Clan now!"

After Daoist Ancestor Hongjun finished speaking, he himself chuckled lightly, and the Sages below burst out laughing, the tension from when they first arrived dissipating in that moment.

"Alright, everyone rest for a day, gather your strength. Tomorrow will be the decisive battle with the Demon Clan!"

After speaking, Daoist Ancestor Hongjun waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.

The people didn’t delay, having come from Golden Turtle Island to Beyond the Heavens. Wang Yang didn’t feel much, but for these Sages, there was some exhaustion.

Especially the newly elevated Sages, their exhaustion was quite significant, and having a day to recuperate was beneficial.

Moreover, it would allow them to adapt to fighting in Chaos.

After all the Sages had left, only a few Saints remained in the main hall of the Purple Cloud Palace.

They all followed Daoist Ancestor Hongjun as the leader, just like Daoist Ancestor Hongjun had said about the battle tomorrow, they had not received any prior notification, yet there were no objections either.

Since the Ancestral Master declared the battle tomorrow, it would be tomorrow.

"Fellow Saints, among us here, only I and Taiqing, and Zhun Ti have had experience fighting with the Demon Clan Saints,"

"Wang Yang, who only achieved Saintliness yesterday, doesn’t even have any experience fighting any Saint,"

"This battle will not be easy for us, there is even a great possibility that we might fall here,"

Daoist Ancestor Hongjun then dropped his earlier casual demeanor, his face also became solemn.

No matter how one looked at it, the situation was not very favorable for the Three Realms.

Yet unfortunately, they couldn’t avoid this battle; this feeling, not just for Wang Yang, but for anyone, would not be comfortable.

"Originally, according to my plans, 300 years would be enough for Wang Yang to break through to Saintliness, even to advance to Two-Step Saint, at which point our odds of winning would be higher,"

"But unexpectedly, we couldn’t even get 100 years out of the 300, and Wang Yang has just become a Saint, putting us in an even more passive position,"

"However, our decisive battle must be advanced, the more we delay, the more the Demon Clan will be drained, as they are constantly attacking the Barrier of the Three Realms,"

"But similarly, the Primordial Force of the Three Realms is continuously being depleted to maintain the Barrier, so, we must launch the war sooner to end it quickly,"

"Thus, I have decided to dismantle the Barrier of the Three Realms tomorrow, and then we will directly confront the Demon Clan!"

This decision by Daoist Ancestor Hongjun was well-thought-out, and only in this way, could their actions be meaningful.

If they kept dragging it out, not to mention anything else, at least the Demon Race Sages would be worn down by their nonstop attacks on the Barrier of the Three Realms, and their consumption naturally wouldn’t be low.

But if the very essence of the Three Realms was exhausted too much, even if they won, it would lose all meaning.

At that time, if the Three Realms were nearly gone, what good would winning do?

"I agree!"

Saint Taiqing said, "However, the other side has two Two-Step Saints, I can at most hold off one Two-Step Saint and one One-Step Saint, and I cannot guarantee to kill them, only to hold them off!"

"I can only hold off one One-Step Saint!"

Zhun Ti also said.

"I can try to hold off two One-Step Saints,"

the celestial Sect Leader, having made progress recently, thus stated.

"We are also okay, holding off a One-Step Saint shouldn’t be a problem, but the key issue is, the opposition still has an extra Two-Step Saint,"

"And a Two-Step Saint is simply not something we can stop!"

The Yuanshi Celestial Venerable felt somewhat helpless; he had always wanted to take that step, but had never managed to achieve it.

"Two-Step Saint, let me give it a try!"

Wang Yang also knew the opponent held the upper hand in numbers of Saints, which was why he suggested this.