Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1158: August 15 Duotian Shenfan_2

Chapter 1158: August 15 Duotian Shenfan_2

The Duotian Shenfan now was only slightly stronger than the top Innate Spiritual Treasures, and was even weaker than the weakest Innate Treasure, which demonstrated how severely it had been damaged.

However, compared to the Path of Dao Mirror, it was still in better condition, since it hadn’t completely disintegrated. The Path of Dao Mirror had been directly reduced to dust, falling from the level of an Innate Treasure to that of an Innate Magic Treasure. Simply put, it went from being a king to a beggar.

"Disperse!"

After thinking it over, Jiang Chen raised the Duotian Shenfan in his hand, suspending it in midair.

Then, a divine light flashed by, and the Duotian Shenfan suddenly split into twelve pieces, turning into twelve tattered Ancestral Witch banners.

"Is this the original version of the Twelve Duotian God-killing Array of the Witch Clan?" Jiang Chen eyed the twelve Ancestral Witch banners in midair, excitement evident in his eyes.

This was another reason he had borrowed the Duotian Shenfan from Mother Earth—to glean the fundamental legacy of the Witch Clan from this treasure, the Twelve Duotian God-killing Array.

The lineage of the Twelve Duotian God-killing Array that Jiang Chen held initially came from an Upper Qing Saint, specifically that unnamed island in the Eastern Sea where he had acquired the Creation Green Lotus.

As for how the Upper Qing Saints had obtained the Twelve Duotian God-killing Array, it was naturally through covert learning from the Witch Clan; it certainly wasn’t gifted by the Witch Clan.

Since it was covertly learned, there were undoubtedly omissions and it was far inferior to the original.

Although, later on, Jiang Chen had adjusted the Twelve Duotian God-killing Array multiple times, based on the Path of Dao Mirror, such adjustments could never compare to the original array.

Because, the Twelve Duotian God-killing Array of the Witch Clan wasn’t realized by the Twelve Ancestral Witches themselves; it was passed down by Pangu Great God.

This was the most original array, and its mysteries transcended the Chaos World; even considering the entire Chaos, it was top-notch.

How could outsiders, having covertly learned it, compare to the original? It was beyond their understanding, and they could never replicate it.

Thus, Jiang Chen had always been enthralled by the original Twelve Duotian God-killing Array.

But how could the fundamental legacy of the Witch Clan ever leak out? Even within the Witch Clan, apart from the Twelve Ancestral Witches, only a handful of great witches were privileged to access the original Twelve Duotian God-killing Array.

Jiang Chen had thought it unlikely that his wish would ever be realized, but unexpectedly, today he had managed to borrow the Witch Clan’s supreme treasure, the Duotian Shenfan!

One should know, when Pangu Great God willed the creation of the Duotian Shenfan, the Twelve Duotian God-killing Array was at its core.

If not for this, how could the Duotian Shenfan split into twelve pieces, turning into twelve Ancestral Witch banners? It could be said that they themselves were array banners refined by Pangu Great God, the banners of the Twelve Duotian God-killing Array. All the mysteries of this array were recorded on them.

"Time, space, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, rain, thunder, lightning, poison!"

"Twelve types of Heaven and Earth energies, working together, evolved all energies, thus giving birth to all phenomena of Heaven and Earth."

"Dutian is perfection!"

As Jiang Chen operated the twelve Ancestral Witch God-killing banners, suddenly, all mysteries about Dutian appeared in his mind, giving him a new understanding of this Heaven and Earth. It was just a pity that these mysteries were intermittent, making it quite strenuous for Jiang Chen to comprehend them.

"I knew it. There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. No wonder Mother Earth was so generous in lending me the Duotian Shenfan, not fearing the loss of her clan’s heritage. It was all part of this plan."

Awakening from his epiphany, Jiang Chen understood another deep implication behind Mother Earth’s lending him the Duotian Shenfan.

How could Mother Earth be unaware that if she were to lend the Duotian Shenfan to Jiang Chen, the Witch Clan’s legacy would have no secrets left in front of him? Yet, even so, she still had lent the Duotian Shenfan to Jiang Chen.

Was it because she had no other choice? No, it was because she knew that even if Jiang Chen obtained the Duotian Shenfan, he wouldn’t be able to discern the Witch Clan’s legacy from it.

The damage to the Duotian Shenfan made the Witch Clan’s legacy on it flawed and fundamentally incomprehensible to outsiders. Unless he could repair the Duotian Shenfan, only then would the legacy on it be restored.

If Jiang Chen could do this, what would it matter if he gained the Witch Clan’s inheritance? It would simply be his compensation for repairing the Duotian Shenfan.

"Indeed, nothing comes easy," Jiang Chen sighed.

To acquire the Witch Clan’s inheritance, he first had to repair the Duotian Shenfan. Looking at it this way, he was still losing out. After all, the Duotian Shenfan was an Innate Treasure; the cost of its repair could only be imagined.

However, even without the Witch Clan’s inheritance, just for the sake of reshaping the Prehistoric World, Jiang Chen still needed to repair the Duotian Shenfan. Otherwise, how could it fulfill its heavy responsibility of suppressing the great land of chaos?

"Innate Diagram of All Things, shatter for me!"

After thinking it over, Jiang Chen suddenly shattered his robe, transforming it into a vast river of primordial energy, mightily surging into the Twelve Ancestral Witch Banners.

The robe worn by Jiang Chen was known as the Diagram of All Things, also called the Dutian Diagram, created from the fragments of the Duotian Shenfan by Heavenly Dao, a supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure.

It could be said that this Diagram of All Things was the best supplement for the Duotian Shenfan. Just by devouring it, although it wouldn’t fully restore to its peak, it could at least return to the ranks of the Innate Treasures.

Sacrificing a supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure to repair the Duotian Shenfan, although regrettable, was worthwhile for his own Path of Dao and the future of the Human Race; all sacrifices were worth it.

"This is the realm of a Saint!"

Even though he knew these sacrifices were worth it, seeing the Innate Diagram of All Things being devoured by the Twelve Ancestral Witch Banners, Jiang Chen still felt heartache.

It was a supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure; how many of these did the Human Race have in total? To just destroy it like this!

Indeed, Jiang Chen’s sacrifice of the Diagram of All Things for the Duotian Shenfan was not only for his own Path of Dao but also for the future of the Human Race.

From a nobler perspective, this was entirely for the sake of the Human Race. Any benefits he derived from it were mere trivial rewards received after strengthening the Human Race.

Thinking this way, Jiang Chen felt elevated, instantly seeing himself as a Saint, selflessly devoted to others.

The way of Heaven lessens the excess and augments the deficient; the way of humans lessens the deficient and increases the excess.

Using his own wealth to mend the deficiencies of the Human Race, what else could this be if not the actions of a Saint?

"If every member of the Human Race could act as I do, why would there be any worry that the Human Race would not thrive? Unfortunately, those who lessen the excess to complement the deficiencies are few, and those who increase the excess at the cost of the deficient are many."

"These are the degenerates of my Human Race. For the greater prosperity of my Human Race, if one day I attain power, I must eliminate these degenerates one by one, to honor those who complement the deficiencies with the excess."

Comparing his own sacrifices with the greedy acts of many factions within the race, which harm the interests of the Human Race to strengthen themselves, Jiang Chen felt that once he was in power, he could completely cleanse them and use their ill-gotten wealth to cultivate the true foundation of the Human Race.

In today’s society, power stems from wealth, wealth exploits the poor, and the poor have nothing but to give up their lives to survive!

This could not stand, as it conflicted with Jiang Chen’s principle of everyone being as noble as dragons.

The so-called gentleman should be like a dragon. If everyone is to be like a dragon, then everyone is a gentleman: friendly, fair, respectful, and trustworthy, with no one oppressing anyone else.

Thus, these parasites rooted within the Human Race, if given the chance, must absolutely not be treated with leniency.

Swoosh...

As Jiang Chen pondered how he would govern the Human Race once he firmly secured the position of Human King, the Twelve Ancestral Witch Banners before him suddenly transformed.

Mysterious patterns emanated from them, intertwining in mid-air, forming an intricate Array Map. This map, with twelve nodes, each evolving interdependently, seemed to encompass all of Heaven and Earth.

This Array Map was precisely that of the Twelve Duotian God-killing Array.