Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1117 - 794 Dazhi Ruoyu_2

Chapter 1117: 794 Dazhi Ruoyu_2

This scene, if discovered by outsiders, would undoubtedly be shocking to the heart, revealing all that was extraordinary, as if hiding a great secret.

And the previous sounds of Xing Tian were emitted from the projection of Pangu’s Heart within.

If Jiang Chen had been here, with the eyes of the Primordial Tao, looking towards the projection of Pangu’s Heart in the Blood Pool, he would have seen a towering figure lying silently within that huge heart, where the pure blood of Pangu converged.

Xing Tian!

This figure was none other than Xing Tian, who was supposed to appear within Changyang Mountain. For some reason, he had appeared here instead.

This was not an avatar of Xing Tian, but his true body, identical to the one inside Changyang Mountain, whose head was severed by Haotian.

One person having two bodies was common in the cultivation realm. The primary reason for this was to preserve life, with one body in the open and another hidden.

In this way, even if one body encountered an accident, it could use the other to resurrect, keeping the life from being endangered.

Another benefit of having two bodies was that they could merge at a critical moment to complement each other and break through the current realm in one fell swoop.

The body Xing Tian left in the Xing Tian Temple was meant for preserving his life. As the successor of the Witch Clan, Xing Tian was not only brave but also strategic. If he were merely a reckless brute, why would Di Jiang, the Ancestral Witch, entrust the Witch Clan to him before his demise?

The leader of a clan had to be both courageous and strategic, so that the race could endure.

Beneath Xing Tian’s rough exterior was a meticulous heart. Before his challenge to Heaven Court, no, even before the Witch-Demon Battle, he had prepared for the worst.

He had used all his treasures to specifically create a Dutian Blood Pool in the Divine Palace and then summoned the projection of Pangu’s Heart, after expending countless efforts, to cultivate a body for himself.

Xing Tian had planned that if he unfortunately perished on the battlefield of Witch and Demon, he would resurrect with this body. But he hadn’t expected to survive the most brutal battle of the Witch Clan and had not needed to use his ace in the hole.

Instead, it was later, because of a trivial matter, that he nearly died under Haotian’s scheme and was forced to use his trump card.

The avatar inside the Xing Tian Temple was what Xing Tian used for resurrection. If the body inside Changyang Mountain, with its head severed, encountered any issues, this body would be his basis for a turnaround.

At the same time, Xing Tian also prepared this body to deceive others. If one day he could break the seal inside Changyang Mountain with his own power and reappear in the world, then, barring accidents, that would be the moment of his attaining the realm of Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

Xing Tian breaking through would inevitably face obstruction. Be it the Saint, the Mystic Sect, or other Great Divine Transcendents, no one would want to see the rise of the Witch Clan and another Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial joining their ranks.

Thus, obstruction was inevitable.

The role of this body of Xing Tian’s was to merge with his true body at the critical moment, to boost his combat strength and speed up the breakthrough, giving those who came to obstruct him a surprise.

Therefore, this body of Xing Tian must never be exposed to others. The relationship between Xing Tian and Jiang Chen wasn’t particularly good, and such matters concerning his future were naturally not easily disclosed to him. Being guarded was inevitable.

"Even if he did discover it, it wouldn’t matter. He understands the importance and wouldn’t talk recklessly,"

Xing Tian’s voice rang out again, and it was unclear whom he was communicating with. He hadn’t expected Jiang Chen to be so vigilant; he had been careful enough but still, Jiang Chen had detected an anomaly.

If he had known this would happen, he would have found someone to deliver the fragments of the Pangu Axe to Jiang Chen instead of letting him come to fetch them himself.

However, in Xing Tian’s heart, he didn’t necessarily believe that Jiang Chen had really discovered anything. It was just a leak of a breath of air, what could he possibly guess?

With this thought, the Xing Tian Temple gradually returned to tranquility.

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On the other side, after leaving Xing Tian’s Divine Palace, although Jiang Chen’s expression did not reveal anything, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was amiss. He felt as if he had inadvertently stumbled upon Xing Tian’s secrets, or rather, his hidden cards.

However, as Xing Tian had thought, it was just a wisp of aura, and the information obtained was too sparse. Even though Jiang Chen had many ideas in his mind, he could not verify them one by one.

If it had been someone else, without more information, this matter might have been forgotten. But Jiang Chen was different; it did not matter to him if there were no clues because he had an advantage!

While his expression remained unchanged and his steps never stopped, Jiang Chen quickly headed towards the Underworld River. Yet inside his Sea of Consciousness, the Dao Mirror trembled and began to display countless shimmering lights, gradually forming clear images.

Jiang Chen was leveraging the power of the Dao Mirror to peer into events that had already occurred. The future was elusive, filled with variables, and not constant; no one could grasp it.

But the past was different; events that had taken place could not be changed.

Back then at Xing Tian’s Divine Palace, due to the swift passing of time, Jiang Chen only sensed a trace of Xing Tian’s aura, without any other clues. However, leveraging the power of the Dao Mirror, Jiang Chen could return to that moment and continue to observe Xing Tian’s Divine Palace to find new clues.

As for directly peering into Xing Tian’s Divine Palace, Jiang Chen had not done so when no abnormalities were found earlier, and now that he had discovered abnormalities, he was even less likely to do so.

Peering into the past with the Dao Mirror seemed unlikely to be discovered by anyone. However, directly peering into Xing Tian’s Divine Palace would greatly increase the chances of being caught, potentially leading to unnecessary misunderstandings. Jiang Chen always sought stability and would not take risks on such matters.

Swoosh...

The brilliance emanating from the Dao Mirror grew increasingly resplendent. Numerous images scrolled across, gradually pausing at the moment when the doors of Xing Tian’s Divine Palace opened.

"Break!"

With a mental command, the divine power within Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness surged into the Dao Mirror like a blanket, activating its power to its full extent to peer into everything behind the doors.

Instantly, the Dao Mirror trembled even more violently. On the mirror surface, the doors of Xing Tian’s Divine Palace kept enlarging and slowly became ethereal, gradually revealing the scene inside.

An empty hall, a uniquely shaped Blood Pool...

It was fortunate that the Dao Mirror had just swallowed the Pangu Axe and had grown in strength; otherwise, even within the past, Jiang Chen would have had a high chance of being discovered when trying to peer into the existence of someone like Xing Tian.

But now, it was different; the Dao Mirror was only one step away from advancing to an Innate Treasure. Therefore, unless it was a Saint-level being or someone wielding an Innate Treasure, they could not escape the scrutiny of the Dao Mirror.

In some ways, the power of the Dao Mirror had now surpassed Haotian’s Haotian Mirror and Queen Mother’s Kunlun Mirror. While they both monitored All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds and spied on time and space, the former two had traces that one could follow, but the Dao Mirror left no traces.

After all, being a former Innate Treasure, the Dao Mirror had recovered to this extent. Although it was not yet at its peak, it had preemptively exhibited some of the power of an Innate Treasure.

"Blood Pool... Heart of Pangu... Xing Tian..."

"So that’s how it is!"

After seeing the situation inside the hall, Jiang Chen roughly understood Xing Tian’s plans.

Mainly, Xing Tian’s scheme was not technically complex; the key was its absolute secrecy. As long as no one noticed any clues, it would catch people completely off guard.

But once someone noticed a clue, they could easily deduce Xing Tian’s scheme.

"Two bodies, one in the light and one in the dark, what a simple plan! But then again, who would think of such a simple plan?"

Now, Jiang Chen really admired Xing Tian. It was precisely because the plan was too simple that it made people unconsciously overlook it, not considering it at all. If it weren’t for this accident, Jiang Chen wouldn’t have thought about it either.

Indeed, the Great Divine Transcendents who had lived from the Ancient Era up to now, none of them were simple. Even someone like Xing Tian, who appeared rather dull, had such meticulous thoughts, not to mention the others.