Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1079: Seven Seven Five Xing Tian’s Treasure_2

Chapter 1079: Seven Seven Five Xing Tian’s Treasure_2

"How can you assure me that you won’t deceive me, that after you’ve taken the fragment of the Heaven-Opening Axe, you will resolve the Sha Qi here for me?"

This matter concerned the fragment of the Heaven-Opening Axe, so Xing Tian was extremely cautious; having been deceived before, he had a psychological shadow.

"Senior, please don’t joke about this. If I were to deceive you, do you think I’d end up well?"

Jiang Chen was speechless. In such matters, he dared not deceive Xing Tian; otherwise, if things were to escalate, he would not need the Witch Clan to take action, the high-ups of the Human Race would capture him first and present him to Mother Earth to atone for his sin.

The Human Race and Witch Clan were allies, and deceiving an ally was not only disgraceful but also came at too high a price; even Jiang Chen, as the Human King, could not afford it.

"Your words make some sense. I’m willing to give you the fragment of the Heaven-Opening Axe, but you have to give me an assurance."

Xing Tian blinked, indicating his agreement with Jiang Chen’s words and posed his own demand.

"What requirement?"

In order to obtain the Heaven-Opening Axe fragment from Xing Tian, Jiang Chen felt that even if Xing Tian’s conditions were somewhat excessive, he would have to grit his teeth and agree.

Such opportunities were rare, and missing out on this one might mean never encountering it again; even at some cost, it would be worth it.

"You need to give me a deadline, otherwise, if you drag this out for tens of millions of years, then I would no longer need your help."

Xing Tian’s request was not excessive; on the contrary, it was entirely reasonable.

The Sha Qi inside Changyang Mountain was like an un-timed bomb; currently, it posed some danger, but if tens of millions of years were to pass, it wouldn’t just be ’some danger’ anymore—it could transform into a calamity devastating both Heaven and Earth.

In tens of millions of years, those twelve Great Perfection Level Fierce Beasts could be born, and by that time, Jiang Chen wouldn’t need to intervene to resolve the Sha Qi anymore.

Therefore, Xing Tian asking Jiang Chen for a deadline was entirely rational.

"Senior is quite right; a deadline should indeed be set. In my view, there won’t be any issues here within a million years, so how about I set a deadline of one million years? Within one million years, I will certainly do my utmost to resolve the Sha Qi here for Senior."

Since it was a reasonable demand, Jiang Chen would certainly not refuse and directly set a deadline of one million years.

In truth, resolving the Sha Qi of this place with the twelve golden figures wouldn’t even take a million years, not even ten thousand.

However, how should it be said? The twelve golden figures were not yet in Jiang Chen’s hands, and he was uncertain about the specifics. What if something unexpected happened? Therefore, Jiang Chen decided to play it safe and set a one million year deadline.

Within that million years, he was certainly going to complete the reconstruction of the Chaos World. By then, with his Merit fulfilled, even without the twelve golden figures, resolving the Sha Qi here would be a simple task.

Conversely, if he failed to reconstruct the Chaos World, the backlash from All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds would be no joke, and he might face a Neverending Calamity.

At that time, if he were gone, the deal would naturally be voided. What’s the point of not voiding it? Could Xing Tian revive him?

When Jiang Chen handled matters, caution was paramount; either way, he would not be at a loss.

"One million years?"

"That’s also acceptable!"

After blinking, Xing Tian seemingly agreed. To mortals, one million years was indeed incredibly long, an unimaginable number; the vicissitudes of life, just so.

But for an existence like Xing Tian, one million years was nothing; he had been sealed here for tens of millions of years already, so what’s another million to him?

"Senior, I have a question for you. From what I’ve observed, at the beginning, you weren’t without means to resolve the Sha Qi of this place, yet in the end, how did it evolve into the situation we have today?"

Now that the deal was struck and relations were slightly closer, Jiang Chen asked some questions that were on his mind.

When he first arrived here, he clearly saw that with the arrangements made by Mother Earth, if Xing Tian had utilized them, he could have controlled the Sha Qi in its early stages, preventing it from escalating into an overwhelming disaster.

Therefore, he was very curious as to how Xing Tian managed to mishandle a good situation to the point that it deteriorated to today’s extent.

"This..."

Xing Tian seemed hesitant as if he found it difficult to speak.

But this question couldn’t be left unanswered. After all, they were here to help solve the problem, and if he concealed anything leading to an unexpected outcome, who would be responsible?

"Sigh, I might as well just tell the truth, the out-of-control Sha Qi here is mostly my fault," Xing Tian hesitated for a long time before finally providing an answer.

When the Sha Qi first surged, Xing Tian not only suppressed all the incoming Sha Qi using the formation left behind by Mother Earth but also significantly improved his cultivation through it.

However, later on, when the Enshrinement Calamity erupted, Chaos World shattered, and the resultant Sha Qi, attracted by the twelve Dutian God-killing Arrays, all surged towards this place.

At first sight of this boundless Sha Qi, Xing Tian was shocked; but once he regained his senses, he was excited.

He thought of a method, a way to accelerate the revival of the Twelve Ancestral Witches—since there was so much Sha Qi here, why not use it to speed up the revival of the Ancestral Witches?

Sha Qi might be a deadly poison for other living beings, but not for the Witch Clan; it’s also one of their sources of power. Hence, if handled properly, Sha Qi could also be used to revive the Ancestral Witches.

Xing Tian was a man of action. After running through the plan in his mind and deeming it flawless, he immediately set it into motion.

In the beginning, Xing Tian’s plan indeed had no issues, the revival speed of the Ancestral Witches picked up, and the power on those stone pillars grew stronger.

But somehow, as time went on, an accident occurred in Xing Tian’s plan, and the remaining Sha Qi merged with the breath of the Ancestral Witches, transforming into twelve Fierce Beasts.

At this stage, things had already begun to spiral out of Xing Tian’s control, but the problem was not too significant; with some extra effort, it was still solvable.

However, it was at this critical moment that Xing Tian himself encountered an issue and was forced into seclusion for a period of time.

By the time he emerged from seclusion, it was too late. The twelve Fierce Beasts had gained momentum, completely slipping out of Xing Tian’s control, and they started a prolonged war with him.

The situation deteriorated bit by bit until it evolved into the state it was in today.

"Tsk..."

After listening to Xing Tian’s recount, Jiang Chen momentarily didn’t know how to respond. After all this time, it turned out that everything was his fault, no wonder he was so anxious.

Honestly, Xing Tian wasn’t wrong in and of itself. If Jiang Chen were Xing Tian, he too would have done the same. For the Witch Clan, reviving the Twelve Ancestral Witches was political correctness, and also key to their resurgence, so it could never be wrong.

Xing Tian’s mistake lay in taking risks while having issues himself.

If he hadn’t faced any problems, the situation would have been perfect—less and less Sha Qi, stronger and stronger power of the Ancestral Witches, and he might really have been able to reconvene the True Spirits of the fallen Ancestral Witches.

But unfortunately, there are no ’ifs’ in this world. It was Xing Tian’s problem that emerged, and once wrong, he had to endure the consequences of his own actions.

"What happened to you, senior?"

After hesitating for a long time, Jiang Chen still asked.

"Sigh!"

Speaking of it, Xing Tian sighed helplessly, then cast his gaze, directing Jiang Chen to see for himself.

"Hmm?"

Following Xing Tian’s gaze forward, Jiang Chen saw a headless body, tightly bound by chains made of rules.

"This is!"

Seeing this, Jiang Chen naturally guessed that this was Xing Tian’s body.

Back then, in a battle with the Heavenly Emperor, Xing Tian was defeated and beheaded, but in his warrior spirit, though headless, he used his breasts as eyes and his navel as a mouth, and continued to fight against the Heavenly Emperor, eventually emerging victorious and slaying him.

Just as Jiang Chen was looking towards Xing Tian’s body, the body suddenly opened its eyes and stared back at him sharply.

"Kill!"

At the same time, a voice filled with the intent to kill rang out beside Jiang Chen’s ear.