Chapter 291 - The Surprising Appearance of Shen Gongbao

[The weapons in the treasure vault of the Northern Sea Dragon Palace were enough for you to arm a well-equipped demon army.

[Among them, you also saw a few acquired divine weapons with spirituality.

[Even a Demon King would love such a weapon.

[With a wave of your hand, you took away all the weapons.

[Although you would definitely have to give some to Great Sage Heaven Battering in the end, he would definitely have no problem with you pocketing some for yourself.

[Finally, you walked to the deepest part of the treasury. You saw a vortex-shaped water ball from which there was a constant flow of cold air.

“Eh? What is this?”

[Even with your vast experience, you couldn’t tell what this thing was.

[However, it did not matter if you could not recognize the water ball. You could recognize the 16 beads floating above the water ball.

[Because, not long ago, you had used this kind of pearl.

[There were a total of 16 Sea-Pacifying Pearls!

“I wonder which fellow Daoist has come. I’m Shen Gongbao. Nice to meet you.”

[At that moment, a hoarse voice came from the water ball.

[When you heard this name, you were obviously stunned.

‘Shen Gongbao? This person from the Investiture of the Gods1 also exists in the main universe of the Journey to the West?’

[According to your understanding, there is no Enlightenment or Severity tribe in this world.

‘How did Shen Gongbao come to be?’

“Are you Shen Gongbao, the Imperial Advisor ofKing Zhou of Shang and the disciple of thePrimeval Lord of Heaven?” you asked with some doubt.

[However, just as you finished speaking, the water ball suddenly fell silent.

[After a long time, another voice was heard.

“I am. I don’t think you’re from this world. The people of this world probably don’t remember me…”

[You became even more suspicious. You didn’t really understand this White Bone Spirit Universe. It was based on Journey to the West, yet the storyline was not the same as in Journey to the West.

[The main theme of Journey to the West remained the same, but the many characters derived from it were obviously not in line with the original plot.

[You couldn’t help asking, “How did you know that I’m not from this world? Besides, you were very famous in the three realms. Why doesn’t anyone know you?”

[You’ve found a clue that seemed to be able to solve a huge mystery.

[Shen Gongbao was silent for a long time before saying, “Fellow Daoist, can you let me out? I’ll talk to you.”

[You couldn’t take this Shen Gongbao lightly. He was the one who ruined a great sect established by a Sage.

[According to the cultivation in the Untainted Land of the Macro World, Sect Leader Tongtian, who established the Severity Sect, was probably one of the top existences in the Macro World.

[However, since it was just a simulation, it was not unacceptable if he could get more valuable clues.

As such, you said, “What should I do to release Daoist Shen?”

[Shen Gongbao’s voice sounded again.

“Fellow Daoist, please remove the Sea-Pacifying Pearls, and I’ll be free.”

[When you heard this, you nodded to yourself.

[Who would be so generous as to place 16 Sea-Pacifying Pearls here? It turned out that they were used to suppress Shen Gongbao.

[You slowly mobilized your magic power and tried to collect the Sea-Pacifying Pearls, but it was of no use.

[No matter how you tried, the Sea-Pacifying Pearls did not move at all. They were firmly entrenched right above the water ball.

“Daoist Shen, don’t tell me these Sea-Pacifying Pearls require some sort of magic art to activate? There’s no way to retrieve them,” you couldn’t help but say to Shen Gongbao.

[Shen Gongbao pondered for a moment and then said, “There were originally 36 Sea-Pacifying Pearls, each of which contained a small world. When all 36 pearls are gathered together, accompanied by a connate formation, their power is comparable to a Connate Cardinal Treasure.

“After that, some almighty expert took 12 of them and refined them into clones to sever his Dao. The remaining 24 should be in this world. Fellow Daoist, you need to find the other eight and bring them here. They will definitely be able to open the seal for me.”

[When you heard this, you smiled. Since he wanted your help, then he naturally had to tell you what was going on.

[Besides, you knew where the eight Sea-Pacifying Pearls are. They were in the hands of Primordial Sage Nine Spirit.

[If Shen Gongbao was useless, you could bring Primordial Sage Nine Spirit here. You didn’t believe that Shen Gongbao could defeat Primordial Sage Nine Spirit, who had reached the peak of this world and had eight Sea-Pacifying Pearls.

“I wonder if fellow Daoist Shen can dispel my doubts?”

[After that, you told Shen Gongbao all your speculations, and you got a lot of answers from him.

[In the previous Small Worlds, you’ve already noticed that there are obvious cutting marks in those worlds.

[They didn’t seem to be formed naturally. Instead, they seemed to have been forcefully split and created by someone.

[Finally, Shen Gongbao confirmed it because even the White Bone Spirit Universe was man-made.

[According to Shen Gongbao, this world was originally a Great World of the God-Sealing System.

[One day, a terrifying existence descended. With a raise of his hand, he divided the entire world into several parts. Even the Dao Ancestor Sage couldn’t resist and was sent to Samsara.

[Then, that existence extracted the souls of everyone and banished them to the many worlds that had been split up.

[After that, the world was allowed to evolve on its own, forming one Intermediate World after another.

[The memories of all the living beings in every world had been altered. As for why Shen Gongbao kept his original memories, he had no idea.

[In general, from what Shen Gongbao said, combined with the worlds you had entered many times in simulations, you found that there seemed to be a big hand behind you, constantly plotting.

“Fellow Daoist, you have been trapped here all this time. Why didn’t you look for the Northern Sea Dragon King and ask him to release you?” you asked in confusion.

[Not to mention Shen Gongbao’s glib tongue, you didn’t believe that the Northern Sea Dragon King could resist the 16 Sea-Pacifying Pearls’ temptation.

[Shen Gongbao sighed helplessly.

“Of course he did. But the Dragon King had no way of taking the Sea-Pacifying Pearls…”

[When you heard this, you immediately understood.

[The key to open Shen Gongbao’s seal had always been in the hands of Primordial Sage Nine Spirit. Although the Northern Sea Dragon King coveted the 16 Sea-Pacifying Pearls, he could not take them away without the remaining Sea-Pacifying Pearls.

[Finally, you promised Shen Gongbao that you would come and save him if you obtained the Sea-Pacifying Pearls. Then you left.

[On the way out, you looked very calm, but you were very flustered inside. You knew that there must be something strange about Shen Gongbao. It was as if someone had deliberately put him there to wait for you.]