Encountering a Sage on the Road, the Great Western Path.

Chapter 37 Encountering a Sage on the Road, the Great Western Path.

Chen Qing walked across the western lands, a journey that spanned a thousand years.

Over the course of a thousand years, Chen Qing and the Mirage Dragon traveled hundreds of millions of miles, but encountered very few living beings.

The creatures they encountered in the western lands were far more ferocious than those in the eastern lands.

Moreover, in the western lands, Chen Qing had seen many mountains filled with demonic energy and resentment.

Over the course of a thousand years, Chen Qing had forgotten how many ferocious beasts and monsters he had killed—five thousand, six thousand, seven thousand, or even more than ten thousand.

This is because the creatures in the western lands are more irritable, fierce, and violent.

Most of the creatures that had seen Chen Qing and the Mirage Dragon wanted to devour them, with only a small minority looking at them with goodwill.

Chen Qing shook his head helplessly and looked around. He knew that he had no one to blame but himself. The reason was that the West was too poor and lacked innate spiritual energy, which resulted in a great shortage of innate spiritual medicines, materials, and rare flowers and herbs.

All living beings fight and struggle for cultivation. They will fight each other for a single innate spiritual herb, and fight to the death for a piece of innate divine gold.

Moreover, in the struggle for survival of the fittest, the weak have no voice, and only the strong can possess and control everything.

At this moment, the law of the jungle was vividly demonstrated on the Western land.

Chen Qing glanced around, then at the mirage dragon, shook his head, and continued walking forward.

The man and the beast once again walked across the western lands, and another hundred years passed.

On this day, Chen Qing stopped in his tracks, a look of surprise in his eyes, because there was a person walking barefoot ahead, wearing a robe of the sun and moon, with his hands clasped together.

Chen Qing looked at this person and found that he couldn't see through his cultivation level. At this moment, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

He had been traversing the primordial world for many years, but this was the first time he had encountered someone whose cultivation level he could not fathom.

At this moment, Chen Qing couldn't help but start to wonder who the person coming would be. After all, there were only a few people in the entire prehistoric world who he couldn't see through, and those who succeeded him were the top beings in the prehistoric world.

Back then, when he looked at Zhen Yuanzi, he could also see Zhen Yuanzi's realm, cultivation, and strength. It should be known that Zhen Yuanzi was already a great supernatural being in the prehistoric world, a top existence besides the saints.

At this moment, he couldn't see through the newcomer's cultivation level. After guessing for a while, Chen Qing knew who it was.

In the primordial world, the only beings whose cultivation levels he could not see through were the legendary Dao Ancestor and the Six Sages. Apart from these seven, even those with great supernatural powers could be seen through by him in terms of their cultivation levels and strength.

The Dao Ancestor has already merged with the Heavenly Dao of this world and will not easily appear in the primordial world. The Taiqing Saint and the Yuanshi Saint are his eldest and second eldest uncles, so how could he not recognize them!

As for his teacher, needless to say, he was still on Jin'ao Island at the moment!

As for the sage Nuwa, she was a woman who lived in the Nuwa Palace amidst chaos.

The only ones left are the two Western Saints mentioned by Zhen Yuanzi: the Saint of Guidance and the Saint of Zhunti.

After all, he was currently in the Western Lands, and only one of the two Western Saints had appeared. However, he did not know whether this person was the Saint of Amitabha or the Saint of Cundi.

He never expected that he would encounter a sage in this world, which surprised him quite a bit.

But even if he encounters a sage, so what? He has already cultivated an immortal physical body, an indestructible primordial spirit, and an immortal true spirit. What does he have to fear from a sage?

After all, the sage has a great sect behind him, while he is just a lone man. If he is really provoked, he alone can force the disciples of those great sects to stay at home.

Chen Qing's eyes remained calm and undisturbed as he watched the approaching saints.

The person who came was none other than the Sage Zhunti. The reason he came here was because of his connection with Chen Qing.

When the Sage Zhunti was traveling through the primordial land, he wanted to see what had happened in the western part of the primordial land. Just then, he saw Chen Qing killing a cultivator at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

That cultivator was none other than the one he had previously taken notice of. He had originally planned to recruit that Taiyi Golden Immortal into the Western Sect as a protector, but unexpectedly, he was killed by Chen Qing.

This attracted the attention of the Sage Zhunti, who discovered that Chen Qing had traveled to the Western Lands and killed thousands of Western beings.

It should be noted that the West is inherently desolate. These beings at the True Immortal, Mysterious Immortal, Golden Immortal, and even Taiyi Golden Immortal realms are all people he has his eye on, and he plans to recruit them into the Western Sect in the future to serve as guardians.

Some of them were even converted by him from the land of the East.

But now, many of them have been killed by Chen Qing, which he finds unbearable. He watched thousands of lives die, but he no longer stayed on Mount Sumeru. Instead, he went down the mountain himself and appeared on Chen Qing's inevitable path.

At this moment, he was preparing to convert Chen Qing and have him directly enter the Western Religion and become a member of the Western Religion.

Although Chen Qing only revealed the True Immortal realm, he knew very well that Chen Qing was at least a Great Luo Golden Immortal, because he killed Taiyi Golden Immortals as easily as slaughtering dogs, killing them in one move.

To be able to kill a Taiyi Golden Immortal in one move, one must at least be a Daluo Golden Immortal. Thinking of this, the Sage Zhunti's eyes lit up. It would be much better to convert one Daluo Golden Immortal into the Western Sect than to convert ten Taiyi Golden Immortals into the Western Sect.

It is for this reason that Sage Zhunti personally took action to convert Chen Qing into the Western Sect, and the little dragon accompanying him could also become a guardian dragon in the future, since dragons of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm are still quite rare.

Sage Zhunti stood there, a smile in his eyes, looking at Chen Qing and the Mirage Dragon.

Chen Qing also stood there, quietly gazing at the Sage Zhunti. At this moment, he was hesitating whether to step forward or directly tear through space and time to leave this place.

The mirage dragon, however, was unaware of all this. Seeing that Chen Qing remained motionless, it too remained motionless, standing quietly beside Chen Qing.

Chen Qing looked at the person in front of him, his gaze calm, but his mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

After countless thoughts flashed through his mind, he still spoke first.

"Chen Qing, a disciple of Tongtian Jiaozhu of the Jie Sect, greets the Sage."

After Chen Qing finished speaking, he performed a Taoist salute.

Saint Zhunti looked at Chen Qing and, upon hearing these words, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"I didn't expect you to know I was a sage. Not bad, not bad. My name is Zhunti. You are Tongtian's disciple. Why have you come to this Western land?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing spoke calmly.

"Having traveled across the vast and desolate lands, I have unknowingly arrived in this western land. It is my honor to meet the Sage Zhunti today."

Chen Qing had already humbled himself, after all, he didn't know how powerful the Sage was. He only knew that the Sage's supernatural powers were unfathomable, but he didn't know exactly how strong he was.

After all, although he has now cultivated to the point of entering the Dao through the laws, his physical body can enter the time and space, travel through the long river of time, and his true spirit is immortal and a trace of his true spirit can be reborn.

However, he has not yet condensed the supreme Dharma form, nor has he condensed his past, present, and future bodies, nor has he upgraded his own small world to a minor world. If he were to condense them and successfully upgrade his world, Chen Qing was confident that even if he couldn't win, he could retreat with ease.

However, things are becoming more difficult, since the divine powers of a sage are unfathomable, and this is no joke.

Sage Zhunti looked at Chen Qing with a smile in his eyes.

"It is fate that we meet again today, my disciple, who is also my disciple. We are fellow disciples, and his disciple is my nephew. If I were to teach you, I think my disciple would not say anything."

"Nephew Chen Qing, how about it? The West has endless Great Dao. Would you like to go with me to Mount Sumeru to cultivate the Great Dao of the West?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing revealed a playful smile.

"Sage Zhunti, is there an endless Great Dao in the West? But what is this Great Dao?"

"You should know that my master, the Sage Tongtian, founded the Jie Sect and is its leader. He is also a sage and possesses endless Dao principles for me to comprehend. If I were to follow the Sage Zhunti back to Mount Sumeru, I wonder what I would be able to learn?"

Upon hearing this, the Sage Zhunti burst into laughter.

"Nephew, the Western Dao has infinitely wondrous methods. You will know them as long as you follow me to Mount Sumeru."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing smiled and shook his head.

"Saint Zhunti, if I were to follow you back to Mount Sumeru, I fear I might not be able to escape. If my master were to find out, what would he think?"

"I think I'd better not go to Mount Sumeru. After all, I've already become a disciple of my teacher, and it would be a bit much for me to go to Mount Sumeru again."

Upon hearing this, the Sage Zhunti smiled and shook his head.

"Nephew, do not be in a hurry to refuse. First, listen to the Western Dao. If you feel that the wonderful methods of the Western Dao can indeed help you, then let us return to Mount Sumeru together."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing looked at the Sage Zhunti with a calm expression in his eyes.

Upon seeing this, the Sage Zhunti smiled and waved his hand.

With a wave of his hand, the Sage Zhunti imprisoned this entire world, sealing off all time and space.

After imprisoning the space-time within this world, the Sage Zhunti looked at Chen Qing and then slowly spoke.

"Nephew, today I will show you what the Western Great Way is and what the Western Wonderful Method is."

Behind the Sage Zhunti, a Dharma form manifested, which had four heads and eighteen arms.

The four heads are majestic and solemn, observing the four directions of heaven and earth. The eighteen arms each hold a ritual implement, including a Dharma drum, a gong, a demon-subduing staff, a flower basket, and so on.

Chen Qing stared intently at the image of the Sage Zhunti, his eyes gleaming as he began to observe it.

When the Sage Zhunti saw Chen Qing staring at the Dharma image behind him, he immediately smiled and began to chant.

As the Sage Zhunti chanted, countless scriptures poured from his mouth, and the four Dharma images behind him also chanted along. For a moment, the entire world was filled with the chanting of the Sage Zhunti.

The chanting of the Sage Zhunti did not cause any strange phenomena, but his voice surrounded the ears and continued endlessly.

After hearing the chanting, Chen Qing withdrew his gaze, glanced at the mirage dragon beside him, and seeing that it was already engrossed in the chanting, he couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

A long river of laws appeared behind Chen Qing, directly blocking the chanting. No matter how the Sage Zhunti chanted, it was blocked by the river of laws.

With Chen Qing's protection, the mirage dragon also awoke from the chanting. It glanced at its master and felt a tremor in its heart.

He knew that it was his master who had intervened. If his master hadn't intervened, he would have been completely absorbed in it and unable to extricate himself. In that case, he would have been converted to the Western Religion and become a member of the Western Religion.

Saint Zhunti was unaware of all this; at this moment, he was chanting with his eyes closed, believing that Chen Qing would be converted by him.

Chen Qing glanced at the Sage Zhunti, who was still chanting with his eyes closed. He, on the other hand, was looking at the Dharma image behind the Sage Zhunti.

In his eyes, the Dharma form of the Sage Zhunti should be a product of refinement, containing countless innate energies, with countless innate spiritual materials, innate divine metals, and so on as its main body. He then used his own great magical power to melt and refine these innate spiritual materials, innate divine metals, and many other innate things, and then transformed them into his own Dharma form.

While this is feasible, it is not what Chen Qing wants. The supreme Dharma form he desires is one that is condensed from his own power.

Chen Qing observed the Dharma form of the Sage Zhunti, and then began to ponder his own Dharma form.

He looked at the image of the Sage Zhunti and had a flash of inspiration, but then immediately dismissed the idea.

After all, he wanted to condense the supreme Dharma form, and if he used this method, he would definitely not be able to condense it.

However, Chen Qing admired the Sage Zhunti for coming up with this method to condense his own Dharma form. Although it was somewhat opportunistic, it was still a viable method.

Moreover, the Dharma form condensed by this method is equivalent to a primordial spiritual treasure, which is equivalent to having an extra primordial spiritual treasure to fight against others.

(End of this chapter)