Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1184: Eight Two Nine Merit_2

Chapter 1184: Eight Two Nine Merit_2

Similarly, the Three Realms were affected and underwent changes. As the saying goes, pulling one hair moves the whole body; while the completion of the Netherworld seemed to pertain only to itself, in reality, it influenced the entire Three Realms. Heaven and Earth would become more perfect, inducing numerous beneficial changes.

Therefore, Jiang Chen said, fortunately, he came; otherwise, how could the Netherworld be complete? How could Heaven and Earth be complete?

"This is the path to achieving Dao through Merit! The merit generated from reshaping the Boundless Starry Sky is enough to elevate me to the realm of a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial."

"If we add the merit obtained from reshaping the Chaos World, it might even surpass the merit generated by Mother Earth’s transformation of the Reincarnation."

Reflecting on the merit he had accumulated, Jiang Chen increasingly believed he could not pass down the Way of the Divine Artifact. Considering the path he was to take, it was clearly that of a Saint, one that held Supreme Merit for Heaven and Earth and all beings.

In such a case, if he were to pass on the Way of the Divine Artifact, wouldn’t he be creating discomfort for himself? A perfect record, suddenly marred by an indelible stain—how then would he become a Saint!

The Saints here are not of the realm’s level but are morally so, true paragons, models for all worlds.

...

"Thank you, Teacher, for imparting the Dao!"

As Jiang Chen contemplated, the ghosts below finally awakened from their enlightenment and uniformly bowed to Jiang Chen.

Indeed, even the address had changed; previously they had called Jiang Chen Taoist Master, now they simply called him Teacher.

This was not mistaken; previously they had no relation with Jiang Chen and naturally only referred to him as Taoist Master. But having listened to Jiang Chen’s teachings, they could be considered his disciples now. Calling him Revered Master wasn’t quite fitting yet, but calling him Teacher was certainly correct.

"Rise!"

After Jiang Chen graciously accepted the ghosts’ salutations, he then had them rise.

"Thank you, Teacher!" Upon hearing his words, the ghosts thanked him and stood up. It was then that Jiang Chen continued, "Today, I sympathized with the challenges of practicing the Ghost Dao, and thus I imparted to you the ways of the Ghost Immortal. My intention is for you to practice diligently, not to compete fiercely and fight viciously."

"Therefore, I hope that after today, you can rest peacefully, not create unnecessary killings, and not waste my efforts."

Since the disciple relationship was established, Jiang Chen certainly had to set some rules to prevent them from causing trouble outside, which would ultimately be accountable to him.

"We will strictly adhere to the Teacher’s decree and will not dare to behave recklessly," the ghosts assured him upon hearing his words.

But a promise...

Jiang Chen was well aware that the pledges of these ghosts were just that—words to be heard but not taken seriously. If they were genuinely serious, they would swear, not merely promise.

However, these matters were no longer his concern; he had made his stance clear that day, and if these ghosts committed errors in the future, they could not blame him for being merciless, nor could they blame him for punishing without teaching.

It’s troublesome to say, killing someone unrelated to oneself brought no issues. But if one had to deal with one’s disciples or relatives, without a proper reason, one would face moral criticism.

Every Great Divine Transcendent had preached the Dao; hence, they all had many disciples, some so many that they could not even remember them all. When disciples caused trouble, their teachers had to bear some of the karmic consequences.

This matter was indeed vexing; hence, after preaching, Great Divine Transcendents often spoke harsh words to clarify their relationship with their disciples, to prevent them from misusing their names to commit evil deeds.

Only those who earnestly seek the Dao are my disciples; those who commit evil have nothing to do with me. Let outsiders deal with them; don’t bother me.

"Wrongful Death City is a ghost city that I personally crafted. If you have nowhere to go, stay here and cultivate peacefully..."

Jiang Chen finally advised the ghosts a few more words, asking them to stay in Wrongful Death City and cultivate peacefully, then he prepared to leave the Netherworld and return to the human realm.

But just then, at the edge of the Netherworld, a dazzling golden light suddenly appeared.

"That is, the golden light of Merit!"

As for merit, Jiang Chen was more than familiar with it; he recognized it immediately. Then he saw the golden light rolling toward him, bringing endless auspicious energy, appearing above his head.

The golden light was radiant, like a golden Great Sun, illuminating the vicinity of Wrongful Death City for a million miles, brightly lighting up everything.

Looking at this phenomenon, the brilliance of merit was truly not scarce, but the merit from preaching alone definitely wasn’t this much; it must have included the merit from founding the Ghost Dao.

However, the Ghost Dao had not been firmly established, and only a small portion of merit was granted, the vast majority of it would be bestowed after the Ghost Dao was definitively established.

"So much merit, if I said it was enough for someone to instantly become an Innate Dao Sovereign, that might be an exaggeration, yet becoming a Half-step Dao Sovereign would surely be within reach."

Watching the continually congregating merit brilliance, Jiang Chen’s thoughts were quite strange. He suddenly realized that the higher one’s realm, the easier it was to plan for merit.

Previously, he had struggled endlessly to plan, and the merit he gained was limited, barely making any significant impact. But now, he had merely preached once, and the merit he gained was almost a fifth of what he had accumulated before.

This was quite exaggerated.

"Indeed, many good things in this world are actually prepared for the strong, with no relation to ordinary people."

This world was just that unfair, ordinary people found it tremendously difficult to obtain merit, while the powerful could easily achieve it.

What Jiang Chen had to do next, regardless of which task he completed, the merit obtained would likely be more than all the merit he had painstakingly accumulated before.

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Behind Jiang Chen, nine dazzling Merit Gold Wheels appeared, and as they spun, they absorbed all the gathered merit brilliance.

After absorbing so much merit, the nine Merit Gold Wheels showed no change at all, not even hinting at the emergence of a tenth Merit Gold Wheel.

Nine Merit Gold Wheels are equivalent to an Innate Dao Sovereign, ten Merit Gold Wheels mean a Quasi-Saint, eleven Merit Gold Wheels correspond to a Great Divine Transcendent.

As for twelve Merit Gold Wheels, that corresponds to a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial, capable of cultivating an Undying Body, surviving through myriad calamities.

In the Prehistoric World, there were only three beings capable of condensing twelve Merit Gold Wheels: the first was Hongjun Daizu, the second was Empress Nuwa, and the third was Mother Earth.

Jiang Chen was still far from this step, he hadn’t even condensed the tenth Merit Gold Wheel.

"Once I fully pass down the Ghost Dao, the merit obtained should be enough for me to condense the tenth Merit Gold Wheel."

"As for the eleventh Merit Gold Wheel, if I can connect the Heavenly River with the Underworld River, enabling the water veins of the Three Realms to complete a cycle, then the merit gained should be nearly sufficient."

"As for the twelfth Merit Gold Wheel, I guess only after I completely reshape the Chaos World, or entirely reshape the Boundless Starry Sky, will I be able to condense it."

Although the merit on Jiang Chen now wasn’t much, he had already paved the way, and as long as he followed the steps, he would eventually be able to condense the twelve Merit Gold Wheels.

As for the Sin Treasure Wheel...

Jiang Chen suddenly closed his eyes, silently sensing. Behind him, in a void invisible to outsiders, nine Sin Treasure Wheels enveloped in black flames were slowly rotating.

This was the Sin Treasure Wheel, and like the nine Merit Gold Wheels, corresponded to the level of an Innate Dao Sovereign.

However, the difference was that these nine Sin Treasure Wheels couldn’t be exposed, as doing so would immediately attract the attention of the Heavenly Dao, thus bringing about heavenly punishment.

Survive and thrive, fail and perish.

"Great merits are not easily established, and great sins are equally difficult to commit."

Minor sins aren’t difficult; hadn’t Jiang Chen virtually done nothing yet accumulated nine Sin Treasure Wheels?

But great sins were different. Since the dawn of the Prehistoric World, only the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou had condensed twelve Sin Treasure Wheels.

What did he do?

First, he instigated the great war among three races, nearly destroying the Chaos World, then self-detonated, turning the west into ruins, finally accumulating enough sin.