Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1179 - 827 End of Tao lecture

Chapter 1179: 827 End of Tao lecture

If the Heavenly Venerable was one of the two saints of the West, then the path of the Ghost Immortal would have limited value before him, at most, it would be an Innate Magic Treasure.

But he is not; he is a saint of the Mystic Sect, a Taoist Ancestor of Immortal Dao. To him, the path of the Ghost Immortal is immensely valuable, almost comparable to an Innate Treasure.

Of course, strictly speaking, the value of the path of the Ghost Immortal still doesn’t surpass that of the Immortal Slaying Swords. But what of it? The one speaking now is the Upper Qing Saint— he is threatening the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign.

If he doesn’t hand over the Immortal Slaying Swords, then he will escalate the matter, bring it before Honjan Daizu. With this incident, the value of the path of the Ghost Immortal greatly increases, indeed reaching a level comparable to the Immortal Slaying Swords.

Agree or disagree?

The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign now appeared very hesitant.

During the Enshrinement Calamity, the Immortal Slaying Sword Array was broken by the union of the four saints. Besides the most crucial Immortal Slaying Array Map, which remained in the hands of the Upper Qing Saint,

the remaining four top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, the Immortal Slaying Swords, all fell into the hands of the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, entrusted to four of his disciples for safeguarding.

Guang Chengzi held one Immortal Slaying Sword, Chi Jingzi another, Master Yuding yet another, and Dao Xing Heavenly Venerable the last, the Immortal Extinction Sword.

When the Immortal Slaying Sword Array was broken, the two saints of the West also participated. Why weren’t they each given one Innate killing sword? That wasn’t a joke?

Even if the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign dared to offer, did the two saints of the West dare to accept? How could they, when the treasures of Sanqing are theirs? If they dared to reach out, would Sanqing not immediately set aside old grudges and turn to strike them down first?

Saint of Taiqing kept out of it, so the task of guarding the Immortal Slaying Swords naturally fell to the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign. Perhaps to avoid suspicion of coveting his brother’s Magic Treasures, he distributed the swords among the four disciples who retrieved them as a reward.

After all, entering the Immortal Slaying Sword Array during the Enshrinement Calamity to retrieve the swords was a highly dangerous task. They risked their lives to accomplish it, and having done so, naturally deserved a reward.

And what better reward than the very Immortal Slaying Swords they had personally seized?

"Younger brother, so many years have passed, and it’s time the Immortal Slaying Swords were returned to their original owner. Don’t hesitate any longer," seeing the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign still hesitant, the Saint of Taiqing couldn’t help but speak up and urge him.

At that time, when they took away the Immortal Slaying Swords, they had claimed to manage them for their brother and declared that once he mends his ways, the swords would certainly be returned.

Now, so many years have passed, and even Honjan Daizu has forgiven the Upper Qing Saint. If they continue to monopolize the Immortal Slaying Swords without returning them, that truly becomes indefensible.

Managing the Immortal Slaying Swords on his behalf would likely turn into coveting the younger brother’s Magic Treasures, prompting them to conspire with outsiders to seize them.

People do not care about the process; they care only about the outcome. They don’t care what happened during the Enshrinement Calamity; all they know is the Saint of Taiqing and the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, in conspiracy with outsiders, subdued their younger brother and seized his treasures.

Heaven have mercy, during the Enshrinement Calamity, although the Saint of Taiqing chose to stand with the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, he never even touched the Immortal Slaying Swords.

The Saint of Taiqing is a Heavenly Venerable of morality, establishing himself in the world through ethical conduct, an exemplar of morality, unblemished by controversy—even when dealing with the Upper Qing Saint, he acted on the pretext of disciplining a disobedient brother.

In such a situation, the Saint of Taiqing naturally did not wish to bear the scandal of conspiring with outsiders to oppress his brother. How would he continue to serve as a moral exemplar if he bore such a stigma?

"Brother..."

The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign struggled somewhat—it wasn’t that he was reluctant to part with the Immortal Slaying Swords. Just as the Saint of Taiqing had never touched the swords, he hadn’t either. His behavior was mainly driven by indignation.

The Immortal Slaying Swords could be returned to the Upper Qing Saint, but it certainly should not be in this humiliating manner, with the Upper Qing Saint forcing him to return them. It ought to be the Upper Qing Saint asking him, or him voluntarily returning them to the Upper Qing Saint.

In either scenario, he should be in an active role, not like now, passively enduring everything.

In his confrontation with the Upper Qing Saint, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign had always won. Now that the situation had suddenly changed, how could his proud and lofty spirit stand it?

Unfortunately, with the situation having evolved to this point, it was no longer within the control of the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign. He indeed wished to refuse, but the cost of refusal was too great—too great for him to bear.

"Immortal Slaying Swords, these are the Magic Treasures bestowed upon me by my Master. What, after you have managed them for so many years, you are still not satisfied, still want to keep them forever?"

Seeing his own intentions revealed by the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, the Upper Qing Saint no longer hid his motives, frankly laying them bare. He indeed wanted to seize this opportunity to reclaim the Immortal Slaying Swords.

"Hmph, if this is a competition, naturally it should be decided by a trial of strength, only then will the outcome be known. The competition hasn’t even started, do you really think you already hold the winning ticket?"

Possibly naturally clashing with the Upper Qing Saint, upon hearing him speak, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign instinctively retorted. He warned him not to be too confident too soon; the competition hadn’t begun, and the outcome was still uncertain.

The words of the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign were an implicit acceptance of the Upper Qing Saint’s suggestion, to wager the Immortal Slaying Swords. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have mentioned the concept of a competition.