Journey to the West: Signing in for 500 Years

Chapter 330 - 324: Eldest Brother is the Greatest Person in the World【Seeking Subscription, Seeking Monthly Pass】_1

Three Holy Mother was bewildered, truly bewildered. The words of Seventh Mother had struck her hard. She was a disciple of a Saint, and although she had only followed the Saint for a little over three hundred years, Seventh Mother and the others had only been with Sha Chen for merely a hundred or two hundred years, right? How could they all be stronger than her? Impossible. Inconceivable.But she had been defeated—that was a fact. These followers possessed genuine skills, and Sha Chen was indeed formidable. Three Holy Mother’s face was the picture of dejection. Her last bit of pride had also vanished into thin air.

Seventh Mother secretly chuckled. She had done it on purpose, just to strike at Three Holy Mother’s pride and self-esteem. After all, Three Holy Mother came from a significant background with a powerful and authoritative supporter behind her, which Seventh Mother couldn’t afford to provoke. And it was clear Three Holy Mother’s appearance here must be related to Sha Chen. Regardless of their relationship, she would deal a blow to her pride first, to prevent her from getting too arrogant later. Follow current novᴇls on novel[f]ire.net

Three Holy Mother was indeed struck. Feeling dispirited, she went to the side of the phoenix tree, trying to calm her mind and restore her spirit. But she was unable to calm down for a long time.

Seventh Mother approached, sneaking a glance at Sha Chen’s side, then took out a bottle of flat peach wine. She said with a grin, "Lady San Niang, have you ever drunk flat peach wine?"

Three Holy Mother glanced at it, nodded, and then shook her head. "A few months ago, the river lord invited me to dinner and offered flat peach wine. However, I don’t particularly like it; I prefer osmanthus wine."

Seventh Mother uttered an ’oh,’ then with a ’POP,’ opened the bottle and began to drink on her own. Just one sip nearly sent her into raptures. She exclaimed cheerily, "This bottle of flat peach wine is what I sneaked out from my Eldest Brother’s wine cellar. It is a fine drink, completely different from what is commonly served to guests."

Three Holy Mother’s nose twitched, sensing the delicious scent. She hesitated to speak, but seeing this, Seventh Mother offered her the bottle, saying, "Would you like a taste?"

Three Holy Mother’s throat moved, and she swallowed. Then, unable to resist, she took it and had a sip. Her eyes immediately lit up, overjoyed. "This indeed tastes wonderful! The flat peach wine I had before tastes like it was watered down compared to this; there’s no comparison."

Seventh Mother fell silent for a moment, on the verge of saying something.

Three Holy Mother asked, "Seventh Mother, do you want to say something?"

Seventh Mother shook her head, deciding not to expose Sha Chen’s shortcomings. She dearly wanted to say that the flat peach wine Sha Chen had served Three Holy Mother was probably watered down. Her thrifty Eldest Brother could be harsh to outsiders to ensure his sisters had enough to eat and drink; she couldn’t speak ill of him behind his back.

Three Holy Mother took several large gulps, her cheeks flushed, and she began to feel that her dispirited vitality was quickly recovering. The mental torpor caused by the Treasured Lotus Lantern was also rapidly improving.

Three Holy Mother remarked, "I didn’t expect this wine to actually revitalize one’s spirit. Indeed, flat peaches themselves greatly benefit the Primordial Spirit and life. However, despite having such fine things, Sha Chen was reluctant to let me recover, which is truly excessive."

Just as her mood had begun to stabilize, the thought of this matter irked her immediately.

Seventh Mother whispered, "Actually, San Niang, you have misunderstood my Eldest Brother. He is very impoverished here during his cultivation, so he highly values every resource and is reluctant to waste even a bit of it. If it’s something that time can compensate for, he would rather waste time than resources." As she said this, she could not help but shed tears. "My Eldest Brother, to ensure we have a stable environment for cultivation, has worked hard to strengthen the Flowing Sand River, worked hard to become strong, to be our support."

Three Holy Mother was full of dissatisfaction with Sha Chen, hearing Seventh Mother defend him like this. She could not help but retort, "You are being sold out by him and still counting money for him."

But Seventh Mother shook her head and said, "You don’t understand my Eldest Brother because you’re an outsider. You haven’t had much contact with him; you don’t understand him at all."

Three Holy Mother wanted to argue further.

Seventh Mother continued, "If my Eldest Brother truly exploited us, he wouldn’t allow us to become strong. But can you imagine, just two hundred years ago, I was only at the initial stage of being a Golden Immortal?"

Three Holy Mother was totally shocked. Her face filled with disbelief, she said, "How is that possible? You were only a Golden Immortal two hundred years ago? In just two hundred years, how did you cultivate to the high stage of Greater Primordial Golden Immortal? No, right now you probably have already..."

Seventh Mother smiled faintly. Indeed, her cultivation had broken through to the peak of Greater Primordial Golden Immortal, which was why she had come out of the Eight-Treasure Water Tower for some fresh air and, incidentally, to get some food.

Three Holy Mother was amazed; she had been at Nuwa Palace for three hundred years, and she had only cultivated from the peak of Golden Immortal to the initial stage of Greater Primordial Golden Immortal. Yet, after stepping into the Flowing Sand River for a month and listening to Sha Chen’s teachings, she too had reached the middle stage of Greater Primordial Golden Immortal.

Upon reflection, she realized that this place truly seemed to be a land of geomantic treasure. Sha Chen indeed had the ability to make people progress rapidly. If it weren’t for her own swift advancement previously, she would not have believed Seventh Mother’s words, but now, she had no doubt. After believing Seventh Mother, she felt even more incredulous and astonished, and also found it hard to accept.

She was a direct disciple of a Saint, yet she was no better than a wilderness demon? Sha Chen was merely a demoted general, yet he knew better how to teach disciples than a Saint did? Three Holy Mother was feeling somewhat disgruntled.

Yet, Seventh Mother continued, her words further chipping away at Three Holy Mother’s certainty, saying, "My Eldest Brother has always cherished us followers with all his heart, sheltered us in every possible way, and educated us diligently. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be where we are today."

Three Holy Mother looked helpless and dejected.

Seventh Mother went on, "My Eldest Brother would give us anything good he had, which is why he himself lives a poor and destitute life. Don’t be fooled by the countless immortal elixirs in the fields; the ones that truly end up in his mouth are really not that many."

Three Holy Mother fell silent.

Sha Chen, who was in deep meditation, blushed slightly. He was actually paying attention with half his mind and had heard everything Seventh Mother and Three Holy Mother were discussing. Seventh Mother’s compliments were making him quite embarrassed. The immortal elixirs in the fields had indeed all gone into his own mouth. As for nurturing followers, it was really a cost-free business for him, dispensing Dao techniques and divine powers wholesale. The resources for cultivation, he was really unwilling to give any of them away. It was only because Seventh Mother and the others truly offered all their resources to Sha Chen, and then found themselves lacking resources to cultivate effectively. Therefore, Sha Chen, unable to bear it and moved by a pang of conscience, had specially given them some. Fortunately, their path of cultivation was different from Sha Chen’s; their cultivation techniques, divine powers, and innate talents were completely different. Thus, the resources they consumed, added together, amounted to less than one-tenth of what Sha Chen alone needed. That was what made it slightly affordable for Sha Chen. Other people were not so lucky, as they had no way to obtain resources from Sha Chen. However, they actually made quite a profit. Because the resources they brought back couldn’t let them break through to their current powerful realm in a short period of time. Only by following Sha Chen and receiving powerful divine powers, cultivation techniques, and guidance on Dao Techniques could they quickly awaken their potential. Otherwise, they would remain mere mountain spirits and wild monsters. Insignificant indeed.

Three Holy Mother sneaked glances at Sha Chen several times, with a look of shock and disbelief flashing in her eyes. Clearly, she couldn’t imagine how such a person as Sha Chen could be so magnanimous, self-sacrificing for others, genuinely benefiting others without regard for himself. How could there be such a person in this world!?

Originally, Three Holy Mother had quite a few complaints about Sha Chen, especially since Sha Chen refused to give her resources to help her recover mentally. In Three Holy Mother’s view, this was utterly miserly.

But after hearing Seventh Mother’s words, her view of Sha Chen changed completely. She then also filled in the gaps herself, thinking that Sha Chen refused to give her resources because she was not yet considered one of his own. Like Seventh Mother said, Sha Chen really loves and protects his own. The reason for his frugality was entirely because Sha Chen didn’t go out, so there were simply no external resources coming in. Of course, he had to live frugally. For her, an outsider, to also want to consume resources would be taking things too far, nearly akin to bullying.

After imagining all these reasons in her mind, Three Holy Mother actually felt a sense of guilt.

I wronged him. He is so perfect and great, yet I blamed and even misunderstood him. What is my relationship with him? We merely have a relationship of mutual benefit. He has helped me and lectured on Dao Techniques for me; that is already an extraordinary favor. Desiring more is indeed inappropriate.

Three Holy Mother hung her head low, and at this moment, her inherently kind nature made her bow her head in shame. She truly felt ashamed, utterly mortified.

Seventh Mother didn’t know the specifics of what had happened, but seeing Three Holy Mother’s expression, she knew the misunderstanding had been cleared. The outsider finally understood Eldest Brother.

Three Holy Mother said, "Seventh Mother, I’m sorry, I misunderstood your Eldest Brother. He’s a good man."

But Seventh Mother simply raised a finger and gave it a shake.

Three Holy Mother was taken aback.

Seventh Mother said, "He’s not just a good man, he’s a great good man." She smiled, speaking softly, "You have no idea how much we all adore our Eldest Brother, yet he remains unmoved, just to uphold our brother-sister bond."

Three Holy Mother was deeply moved and said, "That’s touching. I am now truly envious of you for having such an Eldest Brother."

Seventh Mother said, "You also have a brother, the Erlang God Yang Jian; he must love you very much."

Three Holy Mother sighed and replied, "Second Brother indeed loved me, but recently he’s been obsessed with cultivation, and his care for me has diminished considerably. It doesn’t compare to your Eldest Brother."

Seventh Mother smiled, with a trace of smugness.

The two chatted more and more amiably, and then Seventh Mother invited Three Holy Mother to bathe in the Eight-Treasure Water Tower. She even mentioned that the divine water inside could cleanse the mind and spirit, washing away fatigue. It would be perfect for her since she had expended her mental energy using the Treasured Lotus Lantern.

Three Holy Mother’s eyes lit up, and after a little polite refusal, she followed her inside.

Sha Chen opened his eyes, and a flicker of thought passed through them. He understood why Seventh Mother was being so courteous to Three Holy Mother, even fawning and trying to win her over—it wasn’t just because of Three Holy Mother’s identity; it was also because she felt threatened. With so many women around Sha Chen, befriending Three Holy Mother was a way to counter the others.

To this, Sha Chen remained indifferent. As long as they didn’t bother him, they were free to do as they wished.

Just then, the Flowing Sand River suddenly began to shake. Sha Chen frowned and looked up beyond the Flowing Sand River.

Yet a voice had already come down from outside. "We are from the Heavenly Court Xuantan Department, pursuing the spider demons of The Cave of the Silken Web. They have disappeared here. To clarify the situation, we request the Great General for Folding the Curtain of the Flowing Sand River to come out and respond."