Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1138: Saint incarnates at eight zero five, is also a Saint

Chapter 1138: Saint incarnates at eight zero five, is also a Saint

Who dares to say that the incarnation of a Saint isn’t a Saint?

From this perspective, to kill the incarnation of a Saint is akin to killing the Saint himself.

If the Ancestor of the Underworld River were to achieve this, he might instantly achieve enlightenment, which for him would indeed be a shortcut to such an accomplishment.

"Lay hands on the incarnation of a Saint?"

"This could be a method. However, among the current Saints, there are few who have incarnations."

The Ancestor of the Underworld River immediately realized that Jiang Chen’s method was highly feasible. Compared with taking action against a Saint, it was safer and had a higher chance of success to target their incarnations.

Only, with six Saints in secluded cultivation beyond the skies, excluding the two from the West, their incarnations are seldom seen.

"Hmm, targeting the incarnations of the two Saints from the West isn’t a bad choice. Their power is not as great as mine, and they don’t possess as many treasures. Targeting one of them would mean a very high success rate."

After pondering for a moment, the Ancestor of the Underworld River chose his target: an incarnation of the two Saints from the West.

It wasn’t that the Ancestor of the Underworld River was boasting, but even without his Twelve-Rank Karma Fire Red Lotus and the Northern Mystic Primordial Control Water Banner, just with the Yuan Tu and Abi swords, the two Saints from the West, even individually, did not possess as much wealth as he did.

If their true forms weren’t as wealthy as him, it was even less likely for their incarnations. Incarnations of the Sanqing may have top-level Innate Spiritual Treasures, but it was definitely impossible for incarnations of the two Saints from the West.

With the advantage of his Magic Treasures, if the Ancestor of the Underworld River chose to attack one of the incarnations of the two Saints from the West, the likelihood of success was immense. Not to mention, he had enmity with the two Saints from the West; he even had the motive for attacking, so what was there to hesitate about?

As long as he seized the opportunity, he would strike at the incarnation of the two Saints from the West.

The Ancestor of the Underworld River secretly made up his mind, but his ally, Jiang Chen, had a different opinion on this matter.

"Ancestor, I think that targeting the incarnations of the two Saints from the West is still too risky. It would be best if you changed your target."

"The Ancestor must understand that the greatest risk of taking action against a Saint’s incarnation is not their formidable power, but the possibility of the Saint’s true form coming to their aid."

Saints are not dead. If you take action against their incarnation, how could they just sit idly by? They’ll surely strike with the might of thunder, killing the wretched soul who dares to challenge their authority.

Therefore, if you lack the certainty of a one-hit kill when taking action against a Saint’s incarnation, it’s the same as directly challenging a Saint—it’s tantamount to courting death.

"Now, among the Three Realms, the incarnations that are still outside are none other than Saint Zhunti and the Saint of Taiqing, the Grand Supreme Elder Lord."

"If we’re not targeting the incarnations of the two Saints from the West, should we target the Grand Supreme Elder Lord instead?"

"Isn’t that just seeking death?"

The Ancestor of the Underworld River was confident but not insane. He was sure he could deal with the incarnations of the two Saints from the West, but if he dared to attack the Grand Supreme Elder Lord, there would be no chance of survival.

Not to mention that the Grand Supreme Elder Lord was a treasure in himself, let’s say within the Heaven Court, there was the Jade Emperor, a top-tier Great Divine Transcendent. If the Ancestor of the Underworld River dared to make a move, would the Jade Emperor just sit back and watch?

One Grand Supreme Elder Lord was troublesome enough, and with the addition of an unfathomable Jade Emperor, the Ancestor of the Underworld River feared that if he went to the Heaven Court, he would never return.

"Ancestor, there’s a ready target here that you’ve forgotten," Jiang Chen said.

"The Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord. If you attack him, you don’t have to worry about his true form coming to the rescue. How could the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign possibly save him?"

Jiang Chen was somewhat speechless. There was a ready-made target to act against, yet the Ancestor of the Underworld River had failed to consider it.

The Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord was a fine target. Although he was an incarnation of a Saint, because he had betrayed his true form, the latter loathed him to the bones. If the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord found himself in danger, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign would definitely not come to his rescue.

He couldn’t save him, no matter what, he couldn’t save him. As the self-proclaimed leader of the righteous path, if the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign dared to save the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, then the persona he had established for countless years would come crashing down.

From being the leader of the righteous path to leader of the Demonic Way, what would that imply? That would be a disaster of epic proportions.

"The Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord!"

"Well said, striking against him is indeed the most suitable option."

"I am certain, before long, he will break free from the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s control and escape into the open. Similarly, this will also be his weakest moment. Seizing the opportunity, we could indeed achieve a one-hit kill."

With Jiang Chen’s reminder, the Ancestor of the Underworld River remembered the existence of the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord. This guy had made too good a name for himself in the Demonic Way, causing the Ancestor to subconsciously overlook his true identity as an Evil Corpse of the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign.

By killing him, one could achieve enlightenment just the same.

Jiang Chen did not refute what the Ancestor said about the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord being able to free himself from the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s control. It wasn’t that he had confidence in the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, but rather in the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou.

After expending so much scheming to secretly undermine a saint from the Mystic Sect, the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou would never allow his plans to fail and let the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign take back his incarnation.

Therefore, the liberation of the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord was inevitable, the only question was sooner or later.

"Taoist Ancestor, as for the specifics, you must ponder on your own. I won’t make decisions on your behalf."

"Also, if one day you feel the sharpness of the four swords of slaying immortals here, that will be the moment I come to rescue you."

"Things have been settled, so I will take my leave now."

After bowing to the Ancestor of the Underworld River, Jiang Chen’s figure gradually disappeared from the spot. With everything concluded, there was no reason for him to stay. Now was the time to leave.

Indeed, Jiang Chen’s gains from this visit were beyond expectation. First, he had unexpectedly learned the true identity of the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, then he acquired the inheritance of the Demon Ancestor. The strength of the Ancestor of the Underworld River was also more formidable than expected, and now there was even the possibility of him becoming a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

All these were joys beyond his anticipation.

As for the Karma Fire Red Lotus and the Northern Banner, these two treasures were things Jiang Chen was determined to obtain. It was not surprising that he managed to do so.

"Haha, having a Primordial-level ally gives much more confidence, even when facing Saints."

With laughter, Jiang Chen left the source of the Underworld River and appeared in the midst of the river itself.

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In the Netherworld, Jiang Chen gazed at the Underworld River beneath his feet and fell into deep thought.

He had just suddenly recalled that there was also a great opportunity contained within the Underworld River itself.

The water system of the Prehistoric World referred not just to the Four Seas on earth, and the numerous rivers and lakes, but also the Heavenly River above and the Underworld River below.

King Yu’s achievements were in controlling floods, but at the same time, he also organized the water veins of the Prehistoric World, connecting the Four Seas with the rivers and lakes on land, completing the great cycle of water flow.

Water attaining this perfection was another of King Yu’s accomplishments, merely overshadowed by the work on flood control, which is why few knew of it.