Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1550 - 1024 Jieyin’s Plan_2

Chapter 1550: 1024 Jieyin’s Plan_2

The incarnations of Jieyin and Zhunti, two venerated Saints, had just set their gaze upon this place when the residual potent sword intent here extinguished it.

"The one who acted to rescue Underworld River, his strength is formidable, and this purity of sword intent is extremely powerful, so much so that even the Saint of Shangqing is slightly inferior."

After a long silence, Jieyin Saint, his face filled with sorrow, spoke.

They had come here already prepared for the possibility of not capturing the ancestor of Underworld River, and now they were in a rush simply to find clues to the rescuer of Underworld River from the remaining traces of aura at the scene.

These two Saints were very eager to know who had the audacity to commit such a bold act, well aware it would offend two Saints, and still dared to release Underworld River’s ancestor.

Without a doubt, whoever did this must bear a grudge against them both; otherwise, they would not dare to offend them in such a manner.

And a powerful enemy hidden in the shadows would make even Saints feel uneasy in their sleep, like a thorn in their back.

"Speaking of the Shangqing friend, this sword intent does indeed have some semblance to the aura of the Immortal Slaying Sword."

"However, we have seen the four Immortal Slaying Swords before and their sword intent is not nearly as powerful as this."

Zhunti Saint thought back to the time during the Investiture of the Gods war when he and his brother alongside Primordial Heavenly Sovereign and Saint of Taiqing—a total of four Saints—had joined forces and broken the formation of the Immortal Slaying Swords.

It was because of that event that they had come into contact with the four Immortal Slaying Swords and remembered that chilling sword intent.

"Not only does it carry the aura of the four Immortal Slaying Swords, but also Underworld River’s Yuan Tu and Abi; besides these, there’s also Dong Wang Gong’s Pure Yang Treasure Sword."

"Hmm, and there are three kinds of sword intents that are no weaker than the previous six, yet they seem unfamiliar, and I do not know their origins."

A Saint is indeed a Saint, for even though the aura left at the scene was completely changed, they were still able to discern nine extreme sword intents.

"Nine kinds of sword intent? There are more. Brother, I seem to feel the presence of the Taoist Ancestors; the person must be a direct disciple of the Mystic Sect."

"No, apart from the presence of the Taoist Ancestors, there is also demonic aura here. The depth and darkness of this demonic aura are slightly superior to even that of the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, resembling the demonic intent that lurks deep within Sumeru Mountain."

"This is the power of the Demon Ancestor!"

Suddenly, Zhunti Saint’s expression changed as he sensed the Demon Ancestor’s aura, evoking unpleasant memories for him.

The entanglement between the Buddhist door and the Demon Sect is profound, even surpassing that of their rivalry with the Mystic Sect. As both originated from the same ancestral ground, to claim the two had no connection would convince no one.

There have always been rumors in the Prehistoric World that Buddhism Dao emerged from the Demonic Way; they are two sides of the same coin, with the Demonic Way inclining towards evil and Buddhism Dao towards goodness, creating the divergence between the two, one righteous and the other nefarious.

"No need to guess anymore, the one who acted to rescue Underworld River is the Star Lord, but even if we know it’s him, what does it matter? Can we really confront him directly?"

"Let it go. Just as the Star Lord wishes, release the message claiming that the one who rescued Underworld River is indeed the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord."

Jieyin Saint sighed, telling Zhunti Saint there was no need to guess any longer; he had already figured out who the actor was, and without a doubt, it was Jiang Chen.

No evidence was needed; if he felt it was Jiang Chen, then Jiang Chen it was. Such is the whimsical nature of his conviction, devoid of any rationale.

"Although the four Immortal Slaying Swords are indeed treasures of the Shangqing friend, they are in fact crafted by the Demon Ancestor; the sword marks left on Sumeru Mountain are evidence."

"The Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord and the Star Lord are foes, and to retaliate against the Star Lord, he impersonated him to release Underworld River, aiming to stir up discord between the Star Lord and us."

Zhunti Saint also spoke in silence alongside. Even if they suspected that Jiang Chen was behind this, they wouldn’t confront him directly. It would be pointless and Jiang Chen would not admit it.

Even if all Great Divine Transcendents in the world knew it was Jiang Chen’s doing, none would step forward to expose it; instead, they would unanimously affirm it was the act of the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord.

The Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord already shouldered many scapegoats; one more made little difference. Indeed, because he was blamed for so much already, no one dared to probe any deeper.

To investigate further and unearth something one shouldn’t stumble upon would mean trouble. Suddenly revealing numerous dark histories of Great Divine Transcendents would be unbearable even for a Saint.

"It seems that the Star Lord is expressing his dissatisfaction with us through this matter," the Jieyin Saint faintly understood something and said to the Zhunti Saint beside him.

"Brother, it’s normal for the Star Lord to be dissatisfied with us. After all, ever since he became the leader of the Buddhist door, we have completely ignored him and never once supported him."

"In contrast, ever since the Tathagata became the leader of the Buddhist door, our support for him has been unceasing. Compared to that, the Star Lord’s discontent is only to be expected."

Zhunti Saint nodded in agreement, highly approving of what Jieyin Saint had said.

After Jiang Chen rescued the ancestor from the Underworld River, they were not angry but instead reflected on themselves; as absurd as it sounds, that was indeed the case.

This is the change brought about by increased strength!

If it had been earlier, when Jiang Chen had just become the leader of the Buddhist door, if he had dared to release the ancestor of the Underworld River, the two saints of the west would have been outraged and would have done everything in their power to target Jiang Chen.

But now, Jiang Chen is the Star Lord, a position that is even above the saints. Such a person, having joined the Buddhist door and become its leader, works for them without receiving the respect he deserves, so his dissatisfaction is understandable.

Because of his discontent, he chose to release the ancestor of the Underworld River, to compound the problems for the two of them.

Were they in Jiang Chen’s shoes, they would have done the same. The two saints put themselves in his position, and then everything was clear.

Of course, the fact that the two saints are willing to put themselves in his position is in itself a testament to Jiang Chen’s immense strength.

Otherwise, do you think just anyone can make saints consider things from another’s perspective? Having saints put themselves in your shoes and view issues from your position, who do you think you are? The Heavenly Dao?

"Underworld River, let him be released then."

"Since we don’t offer him any help, he has no choice but to find support himself, and besides, having confined Underworld River for so long, it’s time to let him out."

Not sure what he was thinking, Jieyin Saint’s gaze became distant for a moment.

"Releasing Underworld River, this... "

"Brother, when we suppressed Underworld River back then, targeting the Sea of Blood was just a smokescreen; the real purpose was to avenge Red Cloud and lessen the impact of the karmic debt of achieving sainthood."

"Now by letting him out, I’m afraid that the quieted karmic debt of becoming a saint will once again come out to affect us."

Hearing Jieyin Saint say this, Zhunti Saint, thinking about the consequences of this matter, became three parts more anxious in his tone.

"The cause and effect of relinquishing the position in Zixiao Palace has been dragging on for so many years; it should be settled by now. Otherwise, you and I will never achieve transcendence."

"I have calculated that in the future, our Buddhist door is destined to prosper greatly. By then, there will be a Daluo Jinxian born, and we can leave that position to Red Cloud to repay the karma of that year’s sainthood."

Jieyin Saint spoke with a complex expression; being entangled in karma is not a good thing, especially when it involves the karma of becoming a Saint.

Over the years, although they had done everything possible to minimize the impact of this karma, they still hadn’t completely freed themselves from its influence, making their cultivation often less than smooth. They had to exert 120% of their effort to achieve what others could with 100%.

And this karma, do you think they don’t want to repay it? It’s not that they don’t want to, but they can’t afford to. Despite being saints, they know their own affairs; their sacred positions are really not stable.

To repay Red Cloud’s karma, they either have to give him an Innate Treasure or return a sacred position to him. Innate Treasures are something the two western saints want for themselves, but they simply cannot find any.

As for a sacred position, they would like to offer one, but the Heavenly Dao disagrees.

Their saintly positions are different from those of the Sanqing and Nuwa; they are essentially debts owed to the Heavenly Dao. Without settling these debts first, how could they have the chance to break free?

Transferring debt, is it such an easy matter?

Therefore, this matter has been dragged on and on until now; only recently did Jieyin Saint see a glimmer of hope in repaying this karma.

As long as the Buddhist door can flourish greatly in the future, under the blessing of the overwhelming fate, it will be enough to enable Red Cloud to become a Daluo Jinxian of Primordial Chaos, thereby repaying the karma from those years.