Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 275 - 275 264 Want to Establish Shangqing School

275: 264 Want to Establish Shangqing School 275: 264 Want to Establish Shangqing School This Supreme Taiqing inheritance is somewhat oblivious.

Zhang Ling has made his choice, yet it still clung on relentlessly.

Such an attitude undermines the Saint’s dignity!

Thinking this, Jiang Chen was about to act and repel the Taiqing inheritance.

Since Zhang Ling had already joined the Upper Qing lineage, the Taiqing lineage was no longer allowed to interfere.

However, before Jiang Chen could act, above his head, the Upper Qing talisman suddenly glowed brightly, emitting clusters of red light accompanied by strands of Chaos Qi.

Boom!

The rising red light repelled the incoming Taiqing inheritance.

Then, the red light morphed, evolving into mysterious symbols in the air.

There were a total of six hundred and sixty-eight true words, the true scriptures of Upper Qing, all text from the beginning of the heavens, formed by building the Brahma Qi.

The words were a foot long with glowing red luminance, also known as the Great Red of the Heavenly Book.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen had an epiphany, these were the True Words of the Red Book!

The Taoist scriptures claimed that this true script originated from the beginning of the blue sky, had an indefinable colour, tortuous momentum, and was hard to trace in detail.

“Upper Qing Inheritance” stated: Hence, Heaven and Earth gain it and distinguish it, Three Sights gain it and emit light, the divine text is luxuriant and reflects Upper Qing, originates from the beginning of the blue sky, has an indefinable colour, tortuous momentum, and is difficult to detail.

The Upper Qing refined it in the Dongyang pavilion, governed it in the flowing fire court, refreshed its original text, emitting radiant light.

The Qi of Dongyang was red, hence named the Red Book.

The Red Book contained six hundred and sixty-eight true words, these are the innate true words comprehended by Upper Qing Saints.

It embodied the ultimate truth of Heaven and Earth, divided into five true scripts, arranged by Five Emperors, traced by Yin and Yang, revolving the pivot of the Nine Heavens, and also carrying the light of the Five Stars.

That is to say, comprehending these true words could command the Five Elements and drive all the gods.

This True Words of the Red Book are much more profound than the Supreme Treasure Scroll.

Boom…

As the red light continued to circulate, it generated infinite mysteries that forced the Taiqing inheritance to retreat again and again.

Gradually, all its spirituality was lost, and it transformed back into two jade books, falling back onto the jade platform.

Seeing the sudden development in front of him, Zhang Ling asked Jiang Chen with some confusion, “Master, what is this?”

Jiang Chen didn’t answer his question and was just lost in thought.

When the Red Book lit up, an understanding naturally arose in his heart, revealing the reason for his visit this time.

Re-establish the Upper Qing Sect!

A sign from Heaven suggested Jiang Chen establish the sect using the Red Book as its foundation, the Upper Qing Saints as its forefather, create the Upper Qing sect, and continue the Upper Qing Saint’s lineage.

The countless evil ghosts in the Shu Region are merits prepared by heaven and earth for the Upper Qing Sect.

Once the Upper Qing Sect is established, the ghost disaster in the Shu region will be solved immediately!

Hiss…

After understanding the heavenly secret, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but inhale sharply in shock.

This divine intention, it’s really something!

It was not enough to steal the disciple of the Taiqing Saint, now they want to snatch away the achievements planned by the Taiqing Saint as well.

This makes the thousands of years of planning by the Taiqing Saint all in vain.

That was really thrilling.

Establishing the Upper Qing Sect here, leveraging the merit of pacifying the chaos in the Shu region, the momentum of the Upper Qing Sect is bound to sweep the world.

If operated properly, the Upper Qing Sect might become the orthodox of Taoism, seizing control of Taoism from the Taiqing Saint’s hands, and falling into the hands of the Upper Qing lineage.

At that time, Taoism will belong to the Upper Qing Saint.

Usurping one’s territory, it couldn’t be any more obvious!

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What a plan!

The Taiqing Saint has eaten a loss without being able to voice it.

Because, the Upper Qing Saint is also considered one of the three great Lords of Taoism.

if he takes charge of Taoism, no one can say anything about it.

Looking at the ever-changing Red Book in the sky, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with emotion.

Was this the plot of the Upper Qing Saint?

It’s really clever!

The Red Book didn’t appear early or late, it just happened to appear at this moment, if you say this matter had nothing to do with the Upper Qing Saint, then it’s real strange.

Only God knows when the Upper Qing Saint’s plot began.

Jiang Chen has only been under his tutelage for a few years, yet the Upper Qing Saint had devised such a meticulous plan.

It could only be said that the Saint’s tactics far exceeded Jiang Chen’s imagination.

Moving his gaze away from the Red Book, Jiang Chen turned to Zhang Ling and asked, “Zhang Ling, how many disciples do you have?”

Helpless, as ordered by his master, if the Upper Qing Saint had the intention to seize control of the Taiqing Saint’s Taoism, then as a disciple, Jiang Chen had no choice but to cooperate as much as possible if he did not wish to betray his master.

Hence, he asked this question.

Jiang Chen only had Zhang Ling as a disciple, but Zhang Ling was different: he had many disciples.

If the Upper Qing Sect is established, the responsibility of recruiting disciples widely might fall on Zhang Ling.

Given Jiang Chen’s nature, how could he possibly recruit disciples widely?

He had limited time and didn’t have the patience to slowly teach disciples.

He was only responsible for establishing the Upper Qing Sect, as for how it would develop later, that was something Zhang Ling needed to consider.

If the Upper Qing Saint could hand over the task of establishing the sect to Jiang Chen, then Jiang Chen could surely pass the task of development to his disciple Zhang Ling.

After all, if the master has work, the disciple should bear the labour!

From this, it could be seen how crucial it is to accept a capable disciple.

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Zhang Ling, unaware of Jiang Chen’s thoughts, hurriedly responded when he was asked, “Master, I currently have three true disciples and hundreds of followers.”

Having heard the response, Jiang Chen understood.

Here in the Nanbuzhan Continent, unlike in the Dongsheng Divine Continent, immortals were remarkable figures, let alone Mysterious Immortals.

The term ‘followers’ did not refer to disciples, but people who were studying under Zhang Ling.

Of course, the arrangement was not unconditional and required tuition fees.

Everything in this world, more or less, revolves around money, including cultivation.

Thus, the profession of ‘follower’ was born.

Wealthy folks who wished to cultivate would simply hand over a few Heavenly and Earthly Treasures to become followers of true cultivators.

Considering Zhang Ling’s reputation, having only a few hundred followers was rather limited.

Jiang Chen gave a nod and said, “Three true disciples, huh?

That’s not too shabby.

Bring them to meet me someday so I can gauge their cultivation level.”

It was only fair – Zhang Ling’s disciples were, in essence, Jiang Chen’s descendants.

As their great master, he was bound to meet them.

Zhang Ling nodded in agreement and said, “Yes, Master.

When you’re free, these worthless disciples and I will come to pay you a visit.”

After exchanging some pleasantries, Jiang Chen asked, “If I were to establish a sect, how many of your hundreds of followers will be up to the task?”

At his question, a rare glimpse of excitement flashed in Zhang Ling’s eyes.

He joyfully asked, “Does that mean you plan to establish a sect and accept more disciples?”

Establishing a sect could garner Fate and collect believers, with lots of benefits along with it.

Without any secrets to hide, Jiang Chen admitted, “My master, your grand-master, feels that the Upper Qing tribe is thin in numbers and wishes for me to preach in the mortal world, to promote the doctrine of Upper Qing.”

Knowing this was arranged by their ancestral master, Zhang Ling answered with utmost respect, “I have carefully selected my followers for their temperament and talent.

I believe they mostly fit the bill.”

At this Jiang Chen looked at Zhang Ling in surprise.

It seemed like Zhang Ling had been harboring the thought of establishing a sect for quite some time already, considering how many qualified followers he had taken in.

This would save Jiang Chen a lot of work, but it still wasn’t enough.

Jiang Chen put on a solemn face and said, “Hundreds of followers, though not a small number, are still far from enough.

To rejuvenate the Upper Qing, aren’t tens of thousands of cultivators gathering necessary?”

There’s a very good criterion for judging the rejuvenation of the Upper Qing, and that is to surpass the peak period of the Jiejiao Sect, which had the appearance of tens of thousands of immortals gathered.

If the Upper Qing were stronger, it would be considered rejuvenated.

At his words, Zhang Ling stuttered, “Tens…of…thousands…of…immortals?”

After Jiang Chen’s repeated instructions and teachings, Zhang Ling had a whole new understanding of the common knowledge of the Three Realms.

For example, in the eyes of the Ancient powers, immortals did not refer to Heavenly Immortals, but to Golden Immortals.

Only those who had attained immortality could be considered immortals!

When Jiang Chen mentioned tens of thousands of immortals gathering, he didn’t mean tens of thousands of Heavenly Immortals, but Golden Immortals.

Therefore, Zhang Ling was naturally in shock.

The spectacle of tens of thousands of Golden Immortals coexisting was hugely overwhelming.

He hadn’t even advanced to the level of the Golden Immortal yet, remaining just a Mysterious Immortal.

If Jiang Chen knew what Zhang Ling was thinking, he would probably say, ‘apprentice, you’re still setting your sights too low.

What I’m talking about is not tens of thousands of Golden Immortals, but Taiyi Golden Immortals.’

During the glory of the Jiejiao Sect, there were tens of thousands of Taiyi Golden Immortals and many Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Hence, Leader Tongtian was also called the leader of tens of thousands of immortals.

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Jiang Chen stretched out his hand toward the red script in mid-air without minding the stunned Zhang Ling.

Immediately, the six hundred and sixty-eight true words shook, gradually merging into a bundle, transforming into a five-page scripture that fell into Jiang Chen’s hands.

Calling out to Zhang Ling, Jiang Chen turned around and walked out of the cave, “Come, follow your master to preach and see how many of the tens of thousands of people in the Shu Region have the fortune to join my Upper Qing.”

As he was speaking, Jiang Chen had already left the cave, with Zhang Ling quickly following him.

However, he had a doubt in his mind and he hastily caught up with Jiang Chen to ask, “Master, about the precious treasure of Ghost Dao, are you going to continue the refining?”

Without turning his head, Jiang Chen replied, “Of course, I will continue.

That is a key to resolving the ghost problem in the Shu Region and will be a precious treasure for my Upper Qing in the future.

How could I not continue with the refining?”

Zhang Ling became even more curious and shouted, “Master, how are you going to preach the doctrine if you are refining?”

While they were talking, Jiang Chen was walking faster and faster, soon leaving Zhang Ling far behind.

But his voice could still be clearly heard.

“You’ll know in a moment.”

Zhang Ling was still puzzled and wanted to continue asking, but he looked ahead to find that Jiang Chen had already disappeared.

It turned out Jiang Chen had walked off on his own because he felt that Zhang Ling was walking too slow.

Shaking his head, Zhang Ling hurried to catch up.

As for the Supreme Inheritance on the jade platform, neither of them paid any attention to it, allowing it to remain quietly there.

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By the time Zhang Ling saw Jiang Chen again, it was half an ‘Shi Chen’ later.

At this time, Jiang Chen was at the top of a mountain, and his appearance had greatly changed.

His usual lavish robe was now replaced with a cyan Daoist robe.