Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1125 - 798 Pretending to be the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord_2

Chapter 1125: 798 Pretending to be the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord_2

"There’s no problem with that, the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord back in the day, aimed to assimilate Jiang Chen in order to make him a part of himself. With this cause and effect, Jiang Chen naturally didn’t need to care about the consequences of impersonating the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord."

"In fact, impersonating the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord to do some shady deeds was extremely common in the Prehistoric World, and many Great Divine Transcendents did just that."

"Want to do evil deeds but afraid of tarnishing your own reputation? What to do? Simple, impersonate the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord! After all, he is the lord of the Demonic Way, notorious for evil deeds, any bad actions can be conveniently blamed on him."

"It can be said that the great notoriety of the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord today should be heartily thanked to the Great Divine Transcendents of the Prehistoric World, who really put in substantial effort in this matter."

"As for why this became the case, that everyone tacitly started doing evil deeds as the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord? It can only be said that it was all brought on by the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord himself."

"Because of the trait of formlessness of the Heavenly Demon, the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord was most adept at the Tao of transformation. This wasn’t much of an issue, since those who mingle in the Prehistoric World all have one or two ace skills..."

"But at some point in time, nobody knows if the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord was possessed by the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou, he reverted to his old ways of the Demonic Way and started to sow discord."

"He transformed into various Great Divine Transcendents, creating disputes everywhere. It was only at the critical moment that he was exposed by Emperor Fuxi, forcing him to flee to Chaos. It was feared that the Prehistoric World would once again fall into conflict."

"The transformation skills of the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord were truly capable of deceiving the real with the fake, not recognizable by those who were familiar."

"Therefore, when he impersonated other Great Divine Transcendents, he truly deceived many people."

"Those Great Divine Transcendents who were impersonated by the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, naturally despised such behavior and thus, they once joined forces to hunt down the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord."

"Unfortunately, the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord’s skill in escaping was unparalleled; facing the collective hunt by many Great Divine Transcendents, he escaped multiple times, forcing them to eventually give up the hunt."

"But letting these Great Divine Transcendents swallow such an affront was obviously not possible. Practice emphasizes achieving a total understanding of one’s thoughts; if one doesn’t express the anger festering in their heart, how can they reach a total understanding of their thoughts?"

"The Great Divine Transcendents meditated on this deeply for a long time and indeed came up with a way of revenge, which was to fight fire with fire. You, the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord impersonate us? Well, we can also impersonate you!"

"After this idea came about, the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord suddenly became very active in the Prehistoric World, committing countless despicable acts and thus his reputation soared, making him the foremost devil in Heaven and Earth."

"If not for the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou’s brilliant war achievements which were truly unparalleled, even he himself would have to step down below the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord."

"Anyway, one can’t say how it turned out; since then, among Great Divine Transcendents, when encountering matters they can’t deal with publicly, impersonating the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord became the norm."

"Regarding this matter, the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord also found it bitter but had no words to say; there was nothing he could do, as he had started this practice himself, and he couldn’t even criticize others."

"As for explaining himself? That’d be laughable; who would believe the words of the greatest devil in Heaven and Earth?"

...

"Impersonating the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord not only carries no risks, but crucially, he is an archenemy of the Buddhist door, completely justifying the release of the Underworld River Ancestor."

"Jiang Chen impersonating the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, of course, had multiple considerations. Impersonating others might invite trouble, but impersonating the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord carried no such concerns."

"Moreover, the most important thing is, the Demonic Way and the Buddhist door are irreconcilable enemies, to the extent that either they exist without us or we exist without them. Thus, for the sake of causing trouble for the Buddhist door, releasing the Underworld River Ancestor, who was sealed by the two Western Saints, by the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord was perfectly reasonable."

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Buzzing...

The Tao Mirror in Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness vibrated, reflecting images of Jiang Chen’s past battle with the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord and using this as a template, it simulated the aura of the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord."

"This was another ability of the Tao Mirror, the power to reflect everything; anything the Tao Mirror saw could be mimicked by it."

"No exaggeration, with the aid of the Tao Mirror’s power, Jiang Chen impersonating the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, even in front of a Saint, would be indistinguishable as real or fake."

"All set!"

"Even if everyone in the world knows it was me who released the Underworld River Ancestor, as long as there’s no evidence, no one can touch me, right?"

"Jiang Chen was somewhat proud; his plan to save the Underworld River Ancestor by impersonating the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord—was it clever? No, not at all clever; in fact, anyone with a brain could see something was amiss."

Moreover, there was a fatal flaw in the plan, even if Jiang Chen had managed to rescue the Underworld River without being detected, the moment the Underworld River Ancestor helped him later, the truth would have revealed itself.

Why would the Underworld River Ancestor help Jiang Chen without any reason? A little thought would connect this assistance with the rescue of the Underworld River Ancestor. Then, who rescued the Underworld River Ancestor? Who else could it be but Jiang Chen?

However, as Jiang Chen said, as long as there was no evidence, it did not matter if everyone in the world knew that he had rescued Underworld River Ancestor.

Without evidence and with Jiang Chen’s status, even a Saint couldn’t convict him. As for why Underworld River Ancestor would help him, the explanation was even simpler—it was just a ploy framed by the Demonic Way...

As long as there was no evidence, there were plenty of plausible explanations, none of which could threaten Jiang Chen.

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"Fellow Daoist Underworld River, it has been a long time."

At the source of the Underworld River, Jiang Chen saw the Underworld River Ancestor locked on the ground by numerous mystical runes and motionless. Using the power of the Taoist mirror, he imitated the voice of the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord and transmitted a message to him.

Impersonating someone was all about the details. For instance, Jiang Chen being the junior, would normally refer to the Underworld River Ancestor as ’ancestor’. However, the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, being a contemporary of the Underworld River Ancestor, would naturally not show subservience by calling him ’ancestor’, but instead referred to him as ’fellow daoist’.

"This voice..."

Lifting his head in slight confusion, Underworld River Ancestor opened his eyes and sharply looked in the direction of Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen did not particularly hide himself, so Underworld River Ancestor immediately noticed him and recognized that the visitor was the once notorious Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord from the Prehistoric World.

The Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, the Underworld River Ancestor knew him well because they had clashed due to opposing stands in the past, making his aura unmistakable to him.

"Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord!"

"Weren’t you sealed by the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign? How could you suddenly appear here?"

After confirming the visitor was the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, Underworld River Ancestor asked in a grave tone.

He couldn’t understand why the Primordial Heavenly Demon would appear here. Back when the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord was sealed by the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, Underworld River Ancestor had not yet been sealed by the two saints of the west.

The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, a direct descendant of Pangu and holder of the celestial treasure capable of creating Heaven and Earth, possessed strength even greater than the two western saints. Being sealed by such a figure, Underworld River Ancestor felt that the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord was done for, just like himself, with no possibility of breaking the seal.

As for why the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord could still move around after being sealed? What was there to puzzle over? When Underworld River Ancestor himself was sealed by the western saints, he had managed to leave a contingency plan, let alone the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, a figure renowned for his life-preserving tactics. Leaving a few avatars outside was nothing unusual.

"What are you doing here?"

Without waiting for Jiang Chen to speak, Underworld River Ancestor continued to ask.

"Naturally, I’ve come to release fellow daoist."

Jiang Chen said mysteriously, with a slow smile.

"Tsk!"

Expecting either shock or joy from Underworld River Ancestor upon hearing his words, Jiang Chen was met instead with a scornful sneer from him.

"Release me?"

"Just you?"

"Stop joking. Wait until you have freed yourself from the control of the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, then talk about releasing me."