Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 1092 The Extremely Evil Desolate Flowing Sand River

Hearing Xuanzang's words, even the Monkey King's heart skipped a beat.

“Master, you can’t just say things like that,” the Great Sage Equaling Heaven said cryptically.

—The calamity of slaughter is inherently a change in the course of heaven and earth, and is difficult for humans to control.

Otherwise, the numerous calamities throughout history would not have been so devastating.

Not to mention, the current calamity is one that affects all five directions of the world.

That makes it even less likely to be controlled by others.

—If this calamity is truly being controlled by someone, just how powerful must that person be?
The Great Sage Equaling Heaven thought to himself that if such a person truly existed, even if he himself had achieved the Great Luo realm, he would still be incredibly weak in front of this person, with little power to resist.

"Master, if there really is someone controlling the course of this calamity, what can we do besides follow his will?"

"Indeed, it's just a case of a fool worrying about nothing." Upon hearing this, the monk Xuanzang sat down on the spot, chanting Buddhist scriptures and sorting out his own distracting thoughts.

After a long while, he finally stood up.

"Indeed, that Great Luo Dao Fruit is the number one divine object in the world."

“I thought that apart from the orthodox teachings of Buddhism, nothing in the world could move my mind.”

"Unexpectedly, once this ritual was performed, the spiritual attainment was elevated, and this humble monk's mind became preoccupied with gains and losses, and distracting thoughts arose."

Xuanzang examined his own heart and shook his head repeatedly.

"Alright, let's stop talking nonsense."

"The most important thing is to set off for Fengqi Kingdom first," urged the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.

"The White Tiger Guardian God of Fengqi Kingdom is Old Sun's godmother."

"It is absolutely necessary to visit him in person."

He wanted to pay homage to the White Tiger Guardian God in his true form, and also protect the Venerable Xuanzang in his true form—so naturally, he could go to the Phoenix Kingdom with the Venerable Xuanzang.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the Monkey King can't do anything during this process.

—He can also use his avatar to do things that aren't so 'serious'.

For example, go to Liusha River first and greet General Juanlian.

……

In the blink of an eye, the incarnation of the Monkey King had already soared into the clouds.

After a few somersaults, the mighty Flowing Sand River appeared before the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.

This is an incredibly terrifying river.

Liusha River – sand like water, water like sand.

Meanwhile, the surging, violent earth elemental energy merged directly with the waves in the Flowing Sand River, turning the flowing water into flowing earth.

Originating from the earth, that profound, weighty, and all-encompassing mystery emerged from the waves of the Flowing Sand River.

Even having traveled this far, they have not yet descended from the clouds.

Then the primordial magnetic force originating from the Flowing Sand River and drawing upon the earth itself has already swept in, threatening to destroy everything in this place...

This includes vital energy, including the light emanating from the sun, moon, and stars.

Even the Monkey King himself was dragged to the earth and buried by the waves.

After descending from the clouds, while traveling through this place, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven even felt as if he had returned to the Five Finger Mountain.

—The vital energy and magical power around him were almost all tainted and solidified by the environment of the Flowing Sand River.

"What a treacherous and perilous place." Sensing the stagnant power here, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven moved around a few times before slowly moving forward.

Although it was just an avatar, his blood and energy surged as he moved forward.

The surging of qi and blood was like the rising and falling tides in a vast ocean, creating an incredibly magnificent sound, which was reflected in the turbid and yellowish 'flowing sand waves' in the Liusha River.

As they approached the Flowing Sand River, the water and earth elements within it, which eroded, polluted, and clashed with each other, were about to cause the Great Sage Equaling Heaven to perceive a clash between earth and water, reenacting the changes of the Four Symbols, almost eroding the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's incarnation.

Even a slight pain, separated from vital energy and perception, twists and turns within the internal organs.

Feeling the faint pain, the Monkey King couldn't help but let out a long breath.

—Just being on the riverbank, being disturbed by the conflicting forces of water and soil in the Liusha River, is already like this.

What is the current situation of General Curtain-Rolling, who is the river god in the Flowing Sand River?

What about the suffering he endured?

"Even if it is a glass lamp, it is too much to banish a person to the Flowing Sand River."

"That Jade Emperor is really stingy." The Great Sage Equaling Heaven shook his head.

Immediately afterwards, they began to shout loudly.

"Roll up the curtain."

"Roll up the curtain."

"I, Old Sun, have come to see you, you taciturn fellow!" The Great Sage Equaling Heaven called out as he walked along the banks of the Flowing Sand River.

However, no matter how much he shouted, the Flowing Sand River remained completely 'calm,' with only the rolling waves, but nothing responded to him.

It was as if the Curtain-Rolling General wasn't even here.

After calling out again for a while, the Curtain-Rolling General still did not respond.

As a result, the Monkey King's temper also rose.

"Roll up the curtain, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven summons you, do you dare not come to see him?"

With a roar, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven raised his hand, and a portion of the primordial energy within his avatar transformed into the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel), which he then thrust into the Flowing Sand River.

Stir it again.

In the Liusha River, the endless waves suddenly burst open.

The earth elemental energy and water elemental energy, which had been disturbing, eroding, and merging with each other, were completely separated in this one poke and stir.

In an instant, the earth and water separated.

Just as when the world was created, the four elements that had gathered together were separated.

Unpredictable and terrifying thunder appeared amidst the splitting of the primordial energy.

However, the lightning did not flash, but instead remained turbid, swirling in the quicksand river and merging with its waves.

The Ruyi Jingu Bang, which the Monkey King had created from his own primordial energy, was instantly reduced to dust by the thunder.

Even this avatar, because it was too slow to let go, was still pricked by the lightning that followed the Ruyi Jingu Bang, causing it to flicker and sway, almost dissipating.

Under these circumstances, the Curtain-Rolling General in the Flowing Sand River finally revealed his true form.

"You monkey, haven't you made enough trouble yet?" General Curtain-Roller poked his head out from the waves. Compared to his former majestic and dignified demeanor beside the Heavenly Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace, General Curtain-Roller now appeared quite disheveled, with unkempt hair and a dirty face.

Seeing this, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven was absolutely certain that General Curtain-Roller was having an extremely difficult time in this Flowing Sand River.

General Curtain Roller is a top figure in the Taiyi realm, and is highly likely to have reached the level of a transcendent powerhouse.

Such a being, with the slightest movement of its vital energy, instantly becomes spotless.

Even without other decorations, they all possess a dignified and majestic appearance, exuding an aura of authority.

Now, General Rolling Curtain looks disheveled and dirty.

Clearly, he had used all his vital energy and magical power elsewhere—a use that could even be described as a kind of 'exploitation'.

In this way, not a single drop of his vital energy or magical power fell into his own body.

Under such circumstances, General Rolling Curtain would appear in such a disheveled state.

In the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's mind, when he was pressed under the Five Fingers Mountain, his magical power was frozen and his vital energy was locked, and he was already in an extremely wretched state.

But at this moment, the General of the Curtain was in a state that was a hundred or a thousand times more wretched than he had been in the Five Finger Mountain.

"Roller, what happened to you? How did you get into such a sorry state?"

Seeing the disheveled state of the curtain roll, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven was startled and leaped into the quicksand river.

We need to take a closer look to see what's really going on with this Curtain-Rolling General.

—What does that body, hidden by the waves of the Liusha River, look like?

Speaking of which, the waters of the Liusha River are truly mysterious and unpredictable.

The Great Sage Equaling Heaven's fiery eyes were originally divine pupils—which disappeared when he was mortal, and were eventually reforged in the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

Such eyes can see up to the highest heavens and down to the deepest darkness.

But before this Flowing Sand River, his sharp eyes could not penetrate the waves of the river to see the body of General Rolling Curtain beneath the sand.

When he leaped, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven instinctively inhaled and exhaled vital energy.

However, the primordial energy surrounding the Flowing Sand River, like the waves within it, is filled with terrifying power, as well as the changes in the earth and water elements.

The moment the primordial energy was swallowed by the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, it separated within his body, reenacting the division of the Four Symbols.

The lightning that had just blasted the magical Ruyi Jingu Bang into dust exploded within the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's body in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, the incarnation of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven had already been reduced to a hair by the lightning and then dissipated...

After more than ten breaths, another Monkey King descended from the sky.

"I find it strange that with your Curtain-Rolling Technique, even if your Dao Seed was suppressed by the Heavenly Rules, you shouldn't be in such a sorry state."

"I never imagined that the environment of the Liusha River would be so treacherous."

No wonder you look so disheveled.

The primordial energy within this Flowing Sand River is also part of the Flowing Sand River itself. It is extremely violent, and when it moves, it causes the earth and water to separate, regenerating the four elements and transforming into thunder.

Under such circumstances, General Rolling Curtain was unable to absorb or expel any vital energy in this Flowing Sand River.

—As for himself, it's one thing to be suppressed here.

It also used its own primordial energy and magical power to suppress the earth veins beneath the Flowing Sand River, regulate the land and water here, and suppress the rising earth elemental energy again.

His own physical body was already being eroded by the Flowing Sand River, and his magical energy was being consumed without being replenished...

His own Dao seed was also locked up by the Heavenly Rules, making it difficult to awaken the origin of the Great Dao.

In such a situation, no one below the Great Luo level could withstand the erosion of this Flowing Sand River.

Fortunately, now that he knew the situation of the Flowing Sand River, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven naturally knew how to deal with it.

He reached into his robes and pulled out a golden pill, which he then threw into the Flowing Sand River.

—That was the elixir he stole from Laozi's alchemy furnace.

After causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he was imprisoned under the Five Fingers Mountain. Although he didn't finish consuming the golden pill or return it, it could be considered that the score was 'settled'.

On battlefields beyond the realm, even immortals and gods can use this golden elixir to restore their vitality.

This mere Liusha River, however treacherous its environment, can it compare to the world beyond?
"Roller up, you should eat this golden pill to restore your energy first. I, Old Sun, have something to discuss with you."

Seeing that the incomparably precious golden elixir was about to fall into the waves of the Flowing Sand River and be swallowed by them, General Curtain still raised his hand and caught the golden elixir, swallowing it before its vital energy dissipated.

In an instant, it was as if a trace of the origin of heaven and earth had melted into his body.

A gentle yet vast primordial energy flowed through his body and meridians, nourishing his physical form.

That disheveled and utterly wretched appearance was instantly transformed into a clean one.

"What's the matter, Great Sage Equal to Heaven?" General Curtain-Roller asked.

Although the monkey caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace and was imprisoned under the Five Fingers Mountain, the Heavenly Court never revoked the Monkey King's superior rank.

"Roller Curtain, what's going on with you right now?" The Great Sage Equal to Heaven squatted down on the bank of the Flowing Sand River, his figure level with the head of General Roller Curtain.

"The Flowing Sand River is a very troublesome place," said General Curtain Roller.

Before being demoted to Liushahe, he also thought that Liushahe was just an ordinary, dangerous place.

But once he actually arrived at the Liusha River, he realized how extraordinary it was.

The five great realms touch and merge with each other—although there is still a very 'distant' distance between them.

However, in another dimension, the auras of the five great worlds have already permeated and merged with each other.

This Flowing Sand River is the point where Pantian merges with a vast outer world.

The turbulent energy of this place originates partly from the earth itself, rising from the vast expanse of the sky.

The other part, however, came from the outer realms during the process of the fusion of heaven and earth.

This process of infiltration, this process of the primordial energy merging, will also, to some extent, change the environment of Pantian and change the essence of Pantian.

If the environment of the Flowing Sand River is left unattended, after many years, its existence will become a thorn in the side of Pantian—it is within Pantian, but its environment is in line with the nature of the outer realms.

The creatures of Pantian struggled to move about here, while the powerful beings from beyond the realm were at ease.

In this way, the existence of the Flowing Sand River would become a bridgehead for the invasion of Pantian.

That was a more troublesome place than the ordinary spatial rifts between the heavens.

And this is also the reason why General Rolling Curtain was demoted to this place.

His ability to 'roll up the curtain' was just enough to block the erosion of the Flowing Sand River by the extraterrestrial energy.

This means that only primordial energy flows and converges from beyond the realm, but the environment here is not affected by the primordial energy from beyond the realm, and ultimately tends towards the essence of beyond the realm.

"broken."

(End of this chapter)