Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1109 - 790 Youyu’s Change_2

Chapter 1109: 790 Youyu’s Change_2

The matters they needed to discuss, they had not heard at all, as if in their inattentiveness, Mother Earth and Jiang Chen had completed the discussions.

Their bewilderment was but a momentary thing, and soon, the two women understood that Mother Earth must have used some sort of divine ability to directly halt the flow of time and space, isolating them from what transpired until the matter was concluded and the divine ability lifted.

Although they did not understand what Jiang Chen and Mother Earth had discussed, seeing Mother Earth’s demeanor, even willing to part with her own Red Gold Lotus, it could be inferred that Jiang Chen’s words must have been very much to the matron’s liking.

Thinking this, the two women looked at Jiang Chen, their gazes inevitably filled with shades of envy. They had served Mother Earth for many tens of millennia, yet they had never received such a reward.

The Red Gold Lotus was a supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, coveted by all. The women had long lusted after this treasure, but none had dared to ask Mother Earth for it.

But now, the object of their longstanding envy had just been given away by Mother Earth. The women’s gazes towards Jiang Chen were truly filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

"Is there anything else you need from me? If there’s nothing else, you may take your leave."

After Jiang Chen’s words, Mother Earth, with a heart full of thoughts, prepared to ponder her next steps and to craft a treasure to replace the Duotian Shenfan. She had no time to spare, so she dismissed Jiang Chen.

"I thank you, Matron, for bestowing me with a treasure, and I have nothing further. I shall take my leave now."

Bowing to Mother Earth, Jiang Chen slowly exited the Reincarnation Hall. There was no need to mention the karma between Upper Qing Saints and Mother Earth, for it had already been incorporated into Jiang Chen’s plans.

As for Saintess Wudang, she was still immersed in her spiritual contemplation, which would likely take a long time before she could awaken.

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After Jiang Chen left, Mother Earth stood dazed for a moment before vanishing from the spot, leaving the two maidservants exchanging puzzled glances.

They were shocked and perplexed, unsure as to what could trouble Mother Earth that much? The distress in Mother Earth’s eyes during her moment of distraction was hard to conceal.

In their eyes, Mother Earth was an invincible being, with no problem too difficult for her. Yet, such a being was also capable of distraction and worry.

How could this not shock them and even terrify them? Between Heaven and Earth, only a few things could worry a Saint, but each was a momentous event capable of shaking Heaven and Earth.

Mother Earth’s furrowed brow, a simple gesture, heralded the possibility of a great upheaval in the Chaos World.

A Saint’s every move has a profound meaning and is never without purpose.

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What the maidservants thought, Mother Earth did not know nor was she interested in knowing. After leaving the Reincarnation Hall, she did not go to the depths of the Reincarnation Plate but instead went to the area directly below it, into the mysterious and endless domain below.

The Boundless Domain, this place should have been like the Boundless Starry Sky, the ultimate treasure land, a holy land amidst Heaven and Earth, brimming with fortune and riches, with treasures strewn about, containing resources beyond what outsiders could imagine, truly inexhaustible.

This was supposed to be the land of hope where the Witch Clan would rise again and surpass its past.

Unfortunately, dreams and reality are always somewhat different. Theoretically, the Boundless Domain should have resources beyond imagination. But in reality, not only was the Boundless Domain scarce in resources, but it was also fraught with danger.

Located beneath the Netherworld, the entire Netherworld is enveloped by the Boundless Domain, vast to an incomprehensible scale. At its end, it connects to the Chaos beyond the sky, similar to the Boundless Starry Sky.

The entire Chaos World is like a giant island floating amidst the boundless Chaos.

So, whether one goes up or down, left or right, when reaching the end, what is seen is always the Chaos beyond the heavens.

As one of the places closest to the Chaos beyond the heavens, the Endless Abyss ceaselessly swallows the Chaos Qi from the outside world, transforming it into the pure Origin Qi to enrich the source of the Prehistoric World.

It is for this reason that people believe the Endless Abyss is filled with treasures. So much Chaos Qi—even if only one ten-thousandth remains, over the years, it would be enough to nurture countless treasures.

Indeed, if the Endless Abyss were left undisturbed to develop naturally, it would become a divine land not inferior to the Boundless Starry Sky, just as people imagine it would.

However, developments often defy expectations, and from the moment the Endless Abyss was born, it was plagued with imperfections.

Owing to its position at the very bottom of Heaven and Earth, when the pioneer sky and earth began, the remains of the Chaos Demigods that were not swallowed temporarily by Heaven and Earth, most sank into the Endless Abyss.

It is because of the influence of these Demigod remains that the Netherworld was innately defective, and it was born tens of millions of years later than the Heavenly Realm.

Otherwise, as worlds of equal status, one representing Heaven and the other Earth, they should have been created together and equally strong. How could today’s situation arise, with a strong Heaven and a weak Earth?

The ultimate reason still lies in the Netherworld’s innate defects, which caused it to be inferior to the Heavenly Realm.

Most of the Endless Abyss’s power was consumed in "digesting" the remnants of the Demon Gods, so naturally it could not exert its full power to nurture the Netherworld. This not only led to the developmental defects of the Netherworld but also significantly delayed its birth until it finally appeared with the aid of Mother Earth’s power.

Originally, after the Demon God remains in the Endless Abyss had been digested, the Origin of the Abyss would have surged greatly, followed by nourishment to the Netherworld and then to the entire Chaos World, making it more complete.

Then, the Netherworld rising above and surpassing the Heavenly Realm would not have been a difficult feat.

But there’s that saying again, developments often defy people’s expectations. The eruption of the Witch Clan’s final battle caused the Chaos World to shatter, stepping down a level as a whole.

As a result, the power of the Endless Abyss plummeted as well, no longer able to refine the Chaos God remains. At this moment, those Chaos Gods, which should have fallen, found the suppression of Heaven and Earth weakened and began to show signs of revival.

From then on, the situation in the Endless Abyss took a turn for the worse, transforming from the supreme treasure land into the most dangerous place in the Prehistoric World, filled with the lingering will of the Chaos Gods.

Yes, those remnants of the Chaos Gods, due to the shattering of Heaven and Earth, suddenly revived, and the lingering will of the Chaos Gods reassembled, regaining control of their lingering physical bodies.

Fortunately, revival is not the same as resurrection; the Chaos Gods only revived the lingering will within their bodies, still far from a true resurrection. Therefore, the power they could exert was limited, roughly between that of the Great Divine Transcendents and the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

Thus, the situation hadn’t completely deteriorated and was still under the control of Mother Earth.

However, the lingering will of the Demon Gods was not static; as time passed, they would grow stronger and eventually exceed the control of Mother Earth. Therefore, Mother Earth invested the entire Witch Clan into the Endless Abyss to weaken the power of the Demigod remains and prevent them from becoming uncontrollable.

The methods for the Chaos Gods to grow stronger are limited to two types: one is to directly absorb Chaos Qi, which takes a long time but is reliable.

The second method is to split up their essence, transforming into Innate Fierce Beasts to devour Living Beings everywhere, thereby nourishing themselves and rapidly increasing their strength.

With this method, the more Living Beings devoured, the faster the increase in strength. Similarly, if those split Innate Fierce Beasts were to perish, it would weaken their power.

This approach has obvious drawbacks and advantages. If outside the Abyss, where Living Beings are countless, the Chaos Gods would definitely choose this method. Unfortunately, within the Endless Abyss, there are no Living Beings, so even if the Chaos Gods wished to split themselves and devour Living Beings, they could not.

Therefore, the choice for the Chaos Gods was only one, to absorb the Chaos Qi slowly to recover their vitality. Fortunately, what the Chaos Gods least lacked was time; they could just wait slowly, without much impact.

As for leaving the Endless Abyss, that was impossible.