Chapter 16: Chapter 16: The Crown Prince Xiaobai Dragon of West Sea - A Spoiled Prodigal [Seeking collection and recommendation votes]_1
Sha Chen looked at the choice before him and hesitated for a moment.
Purple Green Sword?
Great Sage Pansi!?
Could it be the legendary Purple Mist Immortal?
With his understanding of "Journey to the West," he knew only of the Purple Green Sword and Fairy Pansi. Now that Fairy Pansi had become Great Sage Pansi, it was rather intriguing.
Despite his curiosity, he didn’t hesitate and chose to continue his closed-door meditation.
Then, he obtained the God Needle of Usagi Day.
He also knew that the Purple Green Sword was specifically used to counter spider spirits, guessing that the system was tempting him. If he really went to The Cave of the Silken Web and wielded the Purple Green Sword, he could indeed restrain those seven spider spirits from acting recklessly.
But if he did so, there would be no turning back.
Moreover, just thinking about living with hideous spiders gave him the creeps.
I’d rather hide away until the end of time. These spider spirits suddenly seeking me out must definitely covet my peaches.
Sha Chen arrogantly pondered. After refining the God Needle of Usagi Day, he continued his cultivation.
He paid no mind to the monsters on the shore.
The God Needle of Usagi Day was specifically designed to counteract eye-related Divine Powers. In Sha Chen’s view, if anyone dared to spy on his herbal field in the future, it would be the perfect counter.
Plus, he remembered that there was a centipede spirit in Huanghua Temple who referred to the spider spirits in The Cave of the Silken Web as sworn siblings.
The God Needle of Usagi Day was the nemesis of the centipede spirit. Since they hadn’t fallen out yet, if the spider spirits became too forceful, Sha Chen wouldn’t mind using it to threaten the centipede spirit into making the spider spirits back off.
The monsters on the shore had been shouting for a long time, but Sha Chen remained unmoved, and they grew angry. Out of frustration, they cursed loudly and threw stones, flying daggers, and long swords.
However, the Flowing Sand River had already expanded by more than tenfold, stretching for thousands of miles in length and breadth. With their meager Mana, they had no idea of Sha Chen’s exact location.
Moreover, Sha Chen was protected by a Formation.
They were simply laboring in vain. After their moment of chagrin, they left.
「In the heavens.」
Great White Planet was taken aback by this outcome—it was somewhat unexpected.
I didn’t expect him to have such endurance. Even the spider spirits inviting him to be their husband and offering him The Cave of the Silken Web couldn’t tempt him.
It seems he doesn’t know of the spider spirits’ beauty. What an ignorant brute, he thought, shaking his head, while also muttering to himself, But how did he manage to set up such a vast and complex Formation? Moreover, I can’t even see the deeper parts of the Formation. I only know the area where he meditates.
Great White Planet furrowed his brows. It seems I should find a time to visit him and see what is truly within his Formation.
The moment this thought arose in him, Sha Chen inside the Formation suddenly sensed an impending crisis.
Why do I feel a chill down my spine? Could it be because I rejected the spider spirits, and they hold a grudge?
But the message shouldn’t have gotten back to them yet; they shouldn’t know. This feeling is just inexplicable.
Sha Chen felt unsettled, yet had no idea that he was being watched by Great White Planet.
Actually, his Black Tortoise Divine Array was not perfect, only able to ward off attacks from those below Daluo Golden Immortal. It wasn’t very effective against the scrutiny of more powerful beings.
Luckily, he was adept in the 72 Polymorphic Transformations’ [Array Arrangement] Divine Power, and he had deployed some special barrier Formations.
However, his Mana cultivation was too weak, and Great White Planet could still see him within the Formation.
But, because when Great White Planet calculated his position, the Heavenly Vision only showed him and his surroundings within a hundred zhang radius.
As for other places, one would have to draw near to possibly see them.
Sha Chen was unaware of this, but his daily cultivation instinctively kept him away from his herbal field and the Mysterious Heavenly Water Lake, mainly to avoid ruining the herbal field with the aftermath of his cultivation. He didn’t realize that by sheer fluke, he had prevented any secrets from leaking out.
However, Sha Chen had always known that his Formation didn’t offer much protection against powerful beings, so he longed for a better Formation to keep himself safe.
The best would be one where no one else could enter, only allowing him free passage, so he could hide until the seas turned to mulberry fields.
This was why he cultivated with all his might—only then could he have choices and the chance to acquire such a Formation.
Sha Chen paid no heed to the matter of the spider spirits. He felt that as long as he stayed silent, those fairies couldn’t trouble him.
As for becoming the lord of The Cave of the Silken Web, he thought, it was better to enjoy cultivating here a bit longer.
Now, he was about to charge into the Golden Immortal realm!
The realm of the Golden Immortal was crucial. From primordial times to the present, the number of Golden Immortals could be counted on one’s fingers.
Moreover, for some unknown reason, once cultivators reached the Golden Immortal stage, they would become blindly self-confident, believing themselves invincible under heaven.
Sha Chen felt that these people were truly foolish. What was so great about achieving Golden Immortal status?
Even if I break through to the Golden Immortal realm, I will still continue to seclude myself for cultivation.
As his talent improved, his cultivation level increased, and his understanding of the Eight-Nine Profound Art deepened day by day, the resources Sha Chen consumed in his cultivation began to increase even more.
The first season’s harvest of Spiritual Medicine from his medicinal fields was gradually unable to keep up with his consumption.
Besides needing a more powerful Formation, what’s urgently needed now are resources for cultivation, he thought.
Not only should I be able to use them immediately, but ideally, I should be able to cultivate even more from them within the Post-Heaven Earth.
Sha Chen thought with a headache, I’m still too poor.
The Spiritual Medicine and Immortal Herbs that Jinmaohou had given him before were simply too few. Their quality was low and varieties scant, hardly enough to grow anything good!
Now, Sha Chen even missed Jinmaohou somewhat, hoping that he would not give up on persuading him, on bribing him.
Of course, he just accepted things without doing favors in return.
「A month later.」
Outside the Flowing Sand River, it began to get lively.
For some unknown reason, more and more demons started to appear outside the Flowing Sand River. At first, Sha Chen paid them no mind; after all, the Flowing Sand River was so vast, and since the others were on the bank, it was none of his business.
But there were too many of them. They were noisy and polluting the river, which left him somewhat speechless.
Just as he was about to use his Fiery Golden Eyes to check the origins of these demons, someone had already come knocking on his door.
"Hair God in the river, listen up! We are the Demon Kings of the seventy-two mountains outside The Cave of the Silken Web; the Seven Immortal Maidens are our queens. We pursued them and were denied, yet you dare to refuse them?"
Sha Chen’s eyebrows rose. Could it be the suitors of the spider spirits of The Cave of the Silken Web?
As expected, the demons on the bank said, "Hair God, listen! We never agreed to you becoming the lord of The Cave of the Silken Web. Your refusal is even more unacceptable."
"So, now you have two choices. Either come out and fight us, and if you win, we seventy-two Demon Kings will respect you as the Great Demon King. If you lose, we will behead you, rend your heart, and you will have to relinquish the Flowing Sand River."
The demons clattered day and night on the riverbank.
Sha Chen, annoyed, cast a soundproofing Formation and immediately felt comfortable.
But the demons still had a way.
"Hair God, listen! If you don’t come out and respond soon, we will drain the Flowing Sand River and take it away."
"Don’t think we’re joking. We have invited the Dragon King’s Third Son from the West Sea. He has a Magical Tool in his hand that can contain the Three Rivers and Five Lakes, so naturally, your Flowing Sand River would be a piece of cake."
Upon hearing this, Sha Chen was taken aback.
The Dragon King’s Third Son of the West Sea?
Could it be the future White-Dragon-Horse!?
Lost in thought, a dragon’s shadow descended from the sky and dove into the Flowing Sand River. It found the location of the Formation and began to assault it.
That dragon shadow was none other than Xiaobai, the Little White Dragon. He roared, "Juanlian Mao God, get out here, you cur! The Seven Immortal Maidens of The Cave of the Silken Web are renowned throughout the world. Even I desired to be a guest under their pavilion, yet you somehow got there before me. Come out and meet your death!"
Sha Chen’s eyes widened, speechless.
This seems to be somewhat different from the original story!
Did Little White Dragon ever pursue the spider spirits!?
Sha Chen had no time to think further, as the voice of the system was already resounding in his mind.
"Detected that the spider spirit from The Cave of the Silken Web is beguiling the Lucky Person Bai Yulong to attack the host’s dwelling. You have the following options."
"Option One: Go out and fight Bai Yulong, defeat him, subjugate and gather the seventy-two Demon Kings, and deter the spider spirit. Reward: [West Sea Calming Pearl]. The [West Sea Calming Pearl]: A Magical Tool granted by the Heavenly Court to the West Sea to calm the seas, capable of containing the waters of the West Sea and commanding some aquatic creatures of the West Sea."
"Option Two: Resolve the issue peacefully without fighting, win over the opponent through strategy. Reward: [Sky-covering Talisman]. The [Sky-covering Talisman]: A Talisman capable of shielding from the sight and hearing of those below Saints."