CHAPTER 538: CHAPTER 477: THE GREAT BATTLE AT HUAGUO MOUNTAIN

Nuwa said, "Bai Jin, you should understand by now that the Journey to the West must absolutely not be disrupted. Western Buddhism does not permit it, nor does it we of the Eastern Mystic Sect require it."

Bai Jin nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand!"

Nuwa spoke contentedly, "Go back and commence your closed-door cultivation! Do not concern yourself with the affairs of the Journey to the West; I have my own arrangements."

"Although I understand, I still wish to give it a try."

Nuwa’s forehead creased with a black line, her eyes flashing dangerously, as she enunciated every word, "What did you say?"

Bai Jin shivered, uh oh—it seemed a bit perilous—quickly saying, "Your Highness, although the Journey to the West must certainly proceed, I wish to see if it’s possible to snatch a bit of merit."

"So, you understand my meaning, but you just aren’t listening, are you?"

"Your Highness, listen to my explanation..."

Nuwa kicked out with her foot, Bang—

"Aaah—" A high-pitched scream rose, as Bai Jin turned into a shooting star, soaring into the sky, flickering for a moment, then vanished without a trace.

Qingluan, who was in the distant midst of battling with a Chaotic Beast, abruptly looked upwards to the sky, her face displaying excitement. Finally, Her Highness has made a move against Bai Jin, oh how joyful!

A massive beast’s paw obscured the daylight as it slammed downwards, Bang—directly driving Qingluan into the depths of the earth, the tremendous force shaking the Earth Veins, causing nearby mountains to rumble and collapse.

A hum—Accompanied by a surge of cyan flames rising from the earth.

"Oww—" The Chaotic Beast let out a miserable howl, hastily retracting its paw, as a majestic and beautiful Qingluan, consumed by cyan flames, flew out from the depths of the earth.

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A meteor streaked across the thirty-three heavens, crashing with a boom in front of the Bird’s Nest, creating a deep crater at the Heavenly Court.

Shi Ji, Gu Liang, and even the Law Enforcement Team rushed from all directions, converging towards the site.

Bai Jin hobbled out of the deep pit, with a footprint on his backside, looking very wretched.

Shi Ji hurriedly stepped forward to support Bai Jin, concernedly asking, "Brother, what happened to you?"

Zhao Gongming, Kong Xuan, and others looked around vigilantly. In a flash, the entire Heavenly Court was enveloped in the powerful force of their Primordial Spirits, causing all Immortals to feel an instant heaviness in the air. They couldn’t help but feel panicked, as if a disaster was imminent.

Bai Jin waved his hand, "It’s nothing, no need to panic. I just had a skirmish with someone and lost a move, that’s all."

Only then did Zhao Gongming and the others retract their Power of Primordial Spirit and slightly relaxed.

Shi Ji, now angry, asked, "Brother, who left you in such a miserable state?"

The Law Enforcement Team all looked at Bai Jin, their eyes filled with anger, for bullying their brother was an insult to them.

With a murderous tone, Zhao Gongming said, "Brother, who dared to attack you?"

The Feathered Immortal spoke coldly, "Could it be those despicable people from Buddhism who ambushed you?"

With a light flick of his feather fan, Kong Xuan calmly spoke, "Brother is our Law Enforcement Team captain, to strike against him is to strike against us."

Wuyun Immortal also coldly exclaimed, "That’s right, it’s unforgivable!"

Bai Jin hastily interjected, "Harmony is most precious! Step back, and the sea and sky are boundless. We must be generous."

Yun Xiao frowned and said, "Brother, they’ve humiliated you, how can we be generous? If we step back, they’ll move forward. This is called encroaching further. Just say it! We absolutely cannot endure this!"

Beside him, Bi Xiao and Qiong Xiao nodded in agreement, hands on hips, exclaiming, "That’s right, we absolutely cannot tolerate this!"

Coughing, Bai Jin said, "It was Nuwa!"

Everyone abruptly halted, their murderous aura dissipating instantly.

Bi Xiao and Qiong Xiao quickly lowered their hands, their eyes darting around, pretending they hadn’t said a thing.

Everyone exchanged glances; it was Nuwa! How could they possibly seek retribution?

Gu Liang curiously asked, "Brother, what reason did Nuwa have to hit you?"

With head held high and chest out, Bai Jin proudly said, "These past days I’ve made some progress in my cultivation, so I went to Chaos to exchange pointers with Nuwa. During the intense battle, I momentarily let down my guard and was outmatched, so Nuwa kicked me back to the Three Realms."

Shaking his head with a sigh, "Alas—I still lacked something!"

Everyone around became solemn; their brother actually went to challenge Nuwa. Despite his defeat, who in the entire Primordial World could spar with a Saint?

Feeling touched, they thought, even so, our brother still felt he was lacking just a bit. Indeed, worthy of being our Brother!

"Since we’re all here at my doorstep, come in and join me for a while."

The crowd followed Bai Jin into the Bird’s Nest, casually sitting down in a delicate garden surrounded by exotic flowers and shaded by green trees, butterflies fluttering and birds singing around them.

Bai Jin calculated with his fingers, his eyes revealing a trace of astonishment, "My trip this time has actually been a month."

He inwardly felt puzzled; time in Wa Emperor Heaven was amiss. A Saint truly is a Saint, effortlessly altering my sense of time without me noticing at all.

Her Highness altering my time must be to bypass the affairs of the Heavenly Court. Something significant must have happened at the Heavenly Court during this time.

Bai Jin immediately asked, "What has happened at the Heavenly Court recently?"

Shi Ji’s face wore an odd expression as he said, "The Queen Mother of Yaochi suddenly held the Peach Banquet, but it was disrupted by Sun Wukong who also stole the Immortal Pills of Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad.

Now, Sun Wukong has already defied the Heavenly Court. The Jade Emperor, enraged, has sent Li Jing along with the Four Heavenly Kings, Nine Luminaries Star Lords, and Thunder Department Gods, leading a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to launch an expedition against him."

Bai Jin’s expression changed. Had things developed to this extent? With a wave of his hand, a Cloud Mirror materialized before him, displaying scenes from East Sea Huaguo Mountain.

Everyone turned their heads to look. The entire East Sea stirred with huge waves, and legions of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals battled in the sky above Huaguo Mountain against Sun Wukong and his Demon followers.