Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1422 - 953 Six-eared macaque

Chapter 1422: 953 Six-eared macaque

The situation had indeed changed rapidly. It had been less than a hundred years, yet the Human King, who once had a lower cultivation level than him, now possessed a power comparable to that of a Saint.

This world had gradually become unfamiliar to Wu Zhiqi.

"Do not speak further. Now I will take a drop of your essence blood. Do not resist," Jiang Chen extended his index finger and pressed it against the chest of Wu Zhiqi.

The next moment, Wu Zhiqi’s heart began beating violently, and a drop of essence blood, emitting a pitch-black glow, flew out and landed in the palm of Jiang Chen.

After the fall of the Chaotic Demon Ape, its Original Source descended into the Prehistoric World and transformed into the four Innate great spiritual monkeys: the Red-buttocks Horse Monkey, Long-armed Ape, Lingming Stone Monkey, and Six-eared Macaque.

The attributes of the four great spiritual monkeys were all distinct, corresponding to the four elements of earth, fire, water, wind respectively.

The Red-buttocks Horse Monkey corresponded to water, and the Lingming Stone Monkey, also known as Sun Wukong, was its opposite with the power of fire. Therefore, Sun Wukong was naturally afraid of water.

The Long-armed Ape corresponded to the earth, thus possessing boundless strength, capable of shrinking mountains and grasping the sun and the moon. The Six-eared Macaque, on the other hand, corresponded to the wind and could listen to the sounds of all things.

A thought crossed Jiang Chen’s mind, and two more drops of essence blood appeared in his hand - one as fiery as fire, the other as heavy as the earth - representing the essence blood of the Lingming Stone Monkey and the Long-armed Ape.

Sun Wukong’s essence blood was collected by Jiang Chen during a fight long ago, kept for a rainy day; to his surprise, it came in handy now.

As for the essence blood of the Long-armed Ape, the original Long-armed Ape was Yuan Hong from the Investiture of the Gods era, currently an official in Heaven Court. When Jiang Chen was still serving in Heaven Court, he had made connections and requested a drop of essence blood.

Why did Jiang Chen want to collect the essence blood of the four great spiritual monkeys? In fact, cultivating a body of the Chaotic Demon Ape was an idea he had a long time ago.

He had initially planned it for an avatar, but he never foresaw how plans would fail to keep up with changes; now he no longer needed an avatar to enhance his strength.

Jiang Chen had set this plan aside, yet unexpectedly, the preparations he had made were now being used on Wu Zhiqi.

Truly, fate plays strange tricks on people!

"I still lack the essence blood of the Six-eared Macaque!"

Looking at the three drops of essence blood with varying properties in his hand, countless images flashed rapidly through Jiang Chen’s eyes.

Search heaven and earth!

Jiang Chen’s eyes were the sun and the moon; wherever the sun and moon shone, nothing could escape his sight.

He was searching for traces of the Six-eared Macaque; as long as the Six-eared Macaque was still in the Chaos World, it would be impossible to avoid his vision.

To cultivate a body of the Chaotic Demon Ape, he must find the essence blood of the four great spiritual monkeys; lacking any one of them would not suffice.

Jiang Chen had encountered the Six-eared Macaque before and had taken an Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Green Light Yin Yang Lamp, from him, but he did not obtain his essence blood.

But that was not a problem. The Six-eared Macaque, with nothing more than the cultivation of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, could not possibly escape from his grasp, could it?

The maxim that "the Law does not pass to the six ears" was not said by Honjan Daizu but by the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, specifically regarding the Six-eared Macaque.

People always said that when the Taoist Master preached in the Zixiao Palace, the Six-eared Macaque, due to his meager strength, could not attend personally, so he used his divine ability to stealthily listen. However, he was discovered by the Taoist Master, who left behind the warning that the Law does not pass to the six ears.

This was all far-fetched. Not to mention the enormous power of the Zixiao Palace, which could isolate even the Heavenly Dao, how could it be breached by a mere Six-eared Macaque’s eavesdropping?

Consider that the Purple Void Palace is located in the vast external Chaos, even the Innate Dao Sovereign visiting here must be extremely cautious, fearing danger.

What level of cultivation did the Six-eared Macaque have, and could his divine powers cross the boundless external Chaos to directly eavesdrop on the Taoist Master’s preaching?

Even Jiang Chen now was powerless to do this; if the Six-eared Macaque truly could, then one could imagine his level of cultivation - there would be no need for him to listen to the Taoist Master’s preaching.

The phrase "the Law does not pass to the six ears" was spoken specifically to the Six-eared Macaque by the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign during a sermon on Mount Kunlun after discovering him using divine powers to eavesdrop.

The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign was a person who valued propriety. If you come to listen to his preaching openly and honestly, even if he does not like you, he wouldn’t specifically target you.

However, if you listen furtively and sneakily, you will undoubtedly displease the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign.

Taking without permission is called theft.

The actions of the Six-eared Macaque eavesdropping on the sermon were no different from those of a thief. The fact that the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign did not kill him on the spot was already a mercy because of the difficulty in attaining his cultivation.

Eavesdropping was truly foolish!

The Six-eared Macaque’s downfall was his eavesdropping; had he come to listen to the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s preaching openly and honestly, even if the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign disliked him, he would not have driven him away.

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In Dongsheng Divine Continent, Wind Pass Ridge!

The Six-eared Macaque, who was meditating profoundly in his cave abode, suddenly felt agitated and could not help but wake up from his trance.

"What has happened, why do I have this persistent feeling of unease?"

The Six-eared Macaque’s expression fluctuated, and his six ears trembled ceaselessly, listening to the sound of Heaven and Earth, trying to find the source of his restlessness.

Alas, no matter how much he activated his divine powers, he could not find any useful information from Heaven and Earth.

How could an existence like Jiang Chen be spied upon by the Six-eared Macaque? It’s likely that the moment his divine power touched Jiang Chen, the Six-eared Macaque would be gone.

"What exactly has happened?"

The Six-eared Macaque rubbed his head with some irritation. Ever since he lost the Green Light Yin Yang Lamp, his luck had been declining daily.

Back in the days at Huaguo Mountain, he, as the Six-eared Macaque, took the form of the Macaque King. He formed a brotherhood with demons like Sun Wukong, the Bull Demon King, and others, calling themselves the Seven Great Sages. He was the fifth, known as the Wind Revealing Great Sage.