Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1129 - 800 The Heavenly Dao is Unfeeling_2

Chapter 1129: 800 The Heavenly Dao is Unfeeling_2

Who would make such a deal, to gain the friendship of a Great Divine Transcendent by offending two Saints?

Based on the reason that their foundation for cooperation had already disappeared, the Ancestor of the Underworld River had concluded that Jiang Chen would not come to see him again.

If that were the case, and the voice of the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord suddenly became Jiang Chen’s, then it must have been the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord impersonating him.

"The Ancestor is being too arbitrary,"

Jiang Chen remained silent for a while before he finally spoke.

He could roughly guess what the Ancestor of the Underworld River was thinking, and from his standpoint, it was indeed reasonable. Who would take the risk of offending two Saints to rescue a Great Divine Transcendent?

If possible, Jiang Chen would also like to do as the Ancestor of the Underworld River thought, but regrettably, he had no choice. Without rescuing the Ancestor of the Underworld River, Jiang Chen would not offend the two Western Saints, but he also would not befriend them.

When the time came for Jiang Chen to create calamity, it was very likely that the two of them would stand by idly. But if he rescued the Ancestor of the Underworld River, then he would surely act on behalf of Jiang Chen. Just this point alone was enough for Jiang Chen to save the Ancestor of the Underworld River.

As for whether this act would anger the two Western Saints, causing them to act against Jiang Chen at a critical moment? That was impossible. Although the power of the Saints was far stronger than that of Great Divine Transcendents, they had to abide by the restrictions of the Heavenly Dao, and were not as free as Great Divine Transcendents.

Therefore, Great Divine Transcendents could act against Jiang Chen in defiance of the Heavenly Dao, but Saints could not; not making a move to protect Jiang Chen was already their limit. If they acted against Jiang Chen, they would immediately suffer the backlash of the Heavenly Dao.

Moreover, at this point, the two Western Saints still depended on Jiang Chen to flourish Buddhism, so it was even less likely for them to act against him.

"Look, what is this?"

To prove his identity, Jiang Chen could only release the aura of the innate killing swords, Yuan Tu and Abi.

The Ancestor of the Underworld River might mistake other treasures, but he could never mistake his own accompanying treasures, the Yuan Tu and Abi swords.

So, upon sensing the aura of these two innate killing swords, the Ancestor of the Underworld River immediately confirmed that the person before him was not the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, but Jiang Chen, who had made a deal with him in the past. For the Yuan Tu and Abi swords were currently in Jiang Chen’s possession.

But how could this be possible?

"You... how did you appear here?" the Ancestor of the Underworld River asked in shock.

"Naturally, I came to save the Ancestor,"

At this time, Jiang Chen had no more concerns and walked out in his true form, smiling at the Ancestor of the Underworld River.

As for whether this would expose his identity, Jiang Chen could definitely say that it would not!

This was the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord impersonating him to meet with the Ancestor of the Underworld River. Such a simple framing and shifting of blame, anyone who believes it is a fool.

I, Jiang Chen, the revered ancestor of the Buddhist door, the spokesperson of the two Western Saints in the Chaos World, would I meet privately with the enemy of Buddhism, the Ancestor of the Underworld River?

Surely this is framing and shifting of blame!

Those who believe are harboring ill intent and will face the encirclement and suppression of the Human Race.

"Why do you want to save me?"

Although the Ancestor of the Underworld River was still puzzled, he gradually calmed down and directly asked Jiang Chen for his reasons. There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and if Jiang Chen wanted to save him, there must certainly be a reason.

"Alas,"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but sigh.

When he first met the Ancestor of the Underworld River, he was the most outstanding disciple of the Mystic Sect, extinguishing Buddhism with just a few words and was regarded as the future star of the Mystic Sect.

At that time, who did not regard Jiang Chen as the hope for the Mystic Sect’s future, believing that he might complete the great undertaking which many Great Divine Transcendents of the Mystic Sect failed to achieve—to transform Buddhism into Tao and reclaim the fate that had been split away by the two Western Saints.

In that situation, it was clear to anyone with eyes that Jiang Chen, who had already seized great power in Buddhism and fundamentally changed Buddhist teachings, planned to transform Buddhism into Tao next.

Once Jiang Chen accomplished this task, he would become the greatest hero of the Mystic Sect. Of course, by doing so, he would also completely offend the two Saints of the West.

Precisely because of this reason, the ancestor of the Underworld River was convinced that Jiang Chen would inevitably become enemies with the two Saints of the West in the future, which was why he chose to collaborate with Jiang Chen.

The ancestor’s line of thought was not wrong, but who could have predicted that the development of events would take everyone by surprise? Jiang Chen, deemed the future star of the Mystic Sect due to his associations with the Human Race and the reworking of the Chaos World, had found himself opposed by most of the Great Divine Transcendents of the Mystic Sect.

By upholding the fate of the Human Race and thwarting the plans of the Mystic Sect, he would offend a large number of the sect’s Great Divine Transcendents; and by reshaping the Chaos World, he undoubtedly sabotaged the Mystic Sect’s plan to create the Immortal World, thus offending another large batch of Mystic Sect Great Divine Transcendents.

Added together, Jiang Chen could be said to have offended most of the Great Divine Transcendents of the Mystic Sect, undoubtedly becoming an adversary to the sect.

In such a situation, to say Jiang Chen was the enemy of the Mystic Sect was not an exaggeration, unless he could overpower all of these transcendents and take control of the sect himself. Otherwise, he would be seen as an enemy of the Mystic Sect.

Since he had already become an enemy, the plan to convert Buddhism to Tao naturally had to be shelved, to avoid strengthening the enemy’s power.

Moreover, having offended the Mystic Sect and then additionally offending the Western teachings, Chaos World would truly have no place for Jiang Chen to stay.

Therefore, unless Jiang Chen became the master of the Mystic Sect, he had no reason to become enemies with the two Saints of the West. Under such circumstances, there was naturally no reason to rescue the ancestor of the Underworld River either.

"Sigh!"

With that thought, Jiang Chen sighed once more.

Plans could never keep up with changes. Who could have imagined that he, once seen as the future star of the Mystic Sect, would end up becoming an adversary to his own sect?

"Ancestor, there’s a saying that goes, ’Times change,’ and I’m currently facing huge troubles. I need your abilities, Ancestor, so I have no choice but to think of a way to rescue you," Jiang Chen said as he secretly raised the Tao Mirror to seal off all the destinies in the area, just in case the conversation with the Underworld River ancestor was overheard by others.

"What trouble is so great that you would risk offending those two from the West to release this poor Daoist?" the ancestor of the Underworld River asked with interest, his curiosity piqued.

After confirming that the area was completely sealed, Jiang Chen did not hide anything and shared his plan for reshaping the Chaos World.

"What? You dare to jump into such a huge pit?"

Hearing Jiang Chen’s words, the Underworld River ancestor was truly taken aback, looking at him as if he were looking at a fool.

Clearly, as Jiang Chen had anticipated, the Great Divine Transcendents of the Chaos World had already considered the plan for reshaping it and were now waiting for a major fool to take the bait, so they could snatch away his achievements.

"With the trend in my favor, why would I not dare to do it? To take away my fruits of labor, especially, is that so simple?"

Regardless of what he thought inside, Jiang Chen displayed extreme confidence on the surface.

"..."

The Underworld River ancestor was speechless inside. He really bought into Jiang Chen’s bluff. If Jiang Chen was really confident, why would he need to rescue him?

Moreover, if Heavenly Dao had sentience, then Jiang Chen naturally wouldn’t need to worry about someone stealing his results. But Heavenly Dao didn’t have sentience; it was like a program that operated only by rules. And this gave people the opportunity to exploit loopholes.

With so many clever individuals in the Chaos World, some had figured out ways to deceive Heavenly Dao, and there was more than one method to do so. Even if this method could only deceive Heavenly Dao for a moment, it was enough for others to plot against Jiang Chen and take away his achievements.

After all, once a fact was established, Heavenly Dao had no choice but to pinch its nose and accept it. After all, Heavenly Dao had no sentience; it didn’t think and only cared about the outcome, not the process.

As long as the outcome was good, Heavenly Dao would acknowledge it, irrespective of what happened in the middle. It didn’t matter even if someone was wronged in the process.

Heavenly Dao, devoid of emotions, how could it feel guilt? It valued interests more than merchants and was more heartless than anyone else in the world. No matter how important you were, if someone more important appeared, Heavenly Dao would cast you aside without hesitation.

In the eyes of Heavenly Dao, there are only interests and not a shred of emotion. Relying solely on Heavenly Dao is truly a way to die without knowing why.

Heavenly Dao is heartless!