Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 276 - 276 Eliminate all evil spirits to the 265th degree

276: Eliminate all evil spirits to the 265th degree 276: Eliminate all evil spirits to the 265th degree On the blue Taoist robe, the sun, moon, stars, and geographical landscapes were embroidered, looking exceptionally imposing, similar to the regal outfits of emperors.

The jade crown on Jiang Chen’s head was replaced by a star crown.

It shimmered with a myriad of stars, radiating a silvery glow.

At that moment, Jiang Chen underwent a transformation, instantly changing from a worldly handsome man into a high-ranking Taoist of the Mystic Sect with an aura of immortality.

Effortlessly pulling out the Soul Subduing Banner, Jiang Chen planted it in front of him.

Immediately after, he turned to Zhang Ling, who was rushing over, and ordered, “Zhang Ling, summon your disciples.

I am going to preach the Upper Qing Great Dao here, spread the law of Upper Qing, and save the people of this world.”

Hearing this, Zhang Ling bowed respectfully and said: “I will act in accordance with my Master’s instructions.”

After saying that, he withdrew.

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After waiting for the time it takes to brew a pot of tea, Zhang Ling arrived with his disciples, approximately three hundred in total.

They gathered in front of Jiang Chen, awaiting his instructions.

“Greetings to the venerable Master!”

Without needing to be instructed by Zhang Ling, the disciples naturally greeted Jiang Chen upon seeing him.

After taking a glance at the gathered people, Jiang Chen, finding them to be as capable as Zhang Ling had described, nodded with satisfaction and said, “The current unrest in the Shu Region has allowed evil spirits to run rampant, causing widespread suffering and emptying almost every household.”

“Unable to bear the sight of mortals suffering, Pangu, the Upper Qing Holy Lord, the Jade Emperor Great Dao Lord, and the Upper Qing Saints sent me to the mortal realm to establish the lineage of Upper Qing, preach enlightenment, settle the ghost calamity, and save the mortal world.”

At this point, Jiang Chen’s countenance suddenly became stern, and he asked the crowd below, “Now the Upper Qing lineage has been newly established, and it is precisely the time to widely recruit disciples.

You are all connected with me by destiny, are you willing to join my sect and cultivate the Upper Qing Dao Law?”

Upon hearing this, the crowd had no objections, and they hastened to bow and preach, “We are willing to enter the gate of our forefather, and learn Upper Qing Dao Law.”

With the resurgence of the Upper Qing lineage into the world, this should have been a grand event that shocked the Three Realms.

However, due to the current situation and lack of preparation time for Jiang Chen, grand ceremonies were not possible.

Thus, Jiang Chen simplified everything, first establishing the titles.

Any further ceremonial formalities would wait until the unrest in the Shu Region was settled, at which point a grand ceremony would be held to make up for what was lacking.

Upon confirming the willingness of the crowd, Jiang Chen outlined the rules of the Upper Qing lineage.

These included utmost respect for the teacher and the Dao, the prohibition of fratricide, not causing harm to the world, and abstaining from hurting living beings, among others.

Aside from absolutely necessary rules such as respecting the teacher and not harming fellow disciples, the rest were casually made up by Jiang Chen.

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After integrating everyone under the same banner, Jiang Chen swept his gaze across the crowd and said, “Although the world recognises the Three Taoist Pure Ones, only the mystical laws of Taiqing (Great Purity) and Yuqing (Jade Purity) have been heard of, not Shangqing (Upper Purity).”

“However, this is not a problem.”

“The reason people in the world do not know about the mystical law of the Upper Qing is that the Upper Qing Saints have not preached in the mortal realm.

Today, I, Yu Dou, descended to the mortal realm under their command to preach, proclaiming to the world the breadth and depth of the Shangqing’s mystical law.”

At this point, Jiang Chen pointed to the Soul Subducing Banner in front of him.

A mysterious glow began swirling around.

An endless outpouring of ghostly qi emerged, transforming into countless evil spirits that circled the sky, blocking out the sunlight and plunging the area instantaneously into darkness.

Suddenly seeing this unfolding before them, all the cultivators on the mountain were frightened beyond words.

If they hadn’t personally seen these evil spirits emerge from the magical artifact of their Ancestor Master, they would have probably run away in fear.

Even more so for the common folks below, they urgently closed their doors, not daring to venture out, instinctively praying for divine protection.

Jiang Chen looked at the crowd of cultivators who were scared witless and said emotionlessly:

“I know that not only are the people of the world unaware of the mystery of Upper Qing’s mystical law, but even you are unknowledgeable.

Therefore, now, I want to let you witness firsthand, how vast is the Upper Qing lineage’s mystical law.”

Upon finishing, regardless of everyone’s reaction, Jiang Chen waved his large sleeve, made a magic seal with his hand, then pointed it towards the Soul Subducing Banner and began chanting:

“The Human Path is elusive, the Immortal Dao is boundless, and the Ghost Dao is blissful!

When people are born, Immortal Dao values birth, Ghost Dao values death; Immortal Dao is often auspicious, Ghost Dao is often ominous; the beauty of the Higher Shangqing is exalted, lamenting in the vast space; only wishing for the Heavenly Dao to be fulfilled, without wishing for the human path to end.”

The sound of Tao echoed between heaven and earth.

It was the supreme scripture of the Upper Qing lineage, the “Scripture of Limitless Salvation of Living Beings and the Supreme Wondrous Doctrine”.

This scripture has the capacity to guide living human beings towards immortality, to guide deceased beings towards liberation, and to guide evil spirits back to heaven and earth.

The ancient method of salvation that Jiang Chen was speaking of earlier refers to the Sutra of Salvation.

He intended to use the Sutra of Salvation to purge these evil spirits of all their earthly ties, leaving just a bit of their Innate True Spirit to cleanly return to Heaven and Earth.

“Fly through the clouds to the rosy heavens, ride on a green jade chariot.

Let the shadows of your feathers cast a cooling shade.

Fluid essence, jade light, Five-Colors blooming vibrantly, reveals the vast space.

Seven days and seven nights.

The sun and moon of all heavens, celestial stars, hold the Jade Pivot and halt your wheels.

The divine winds stand still, mountains and seas hide the clouds, the sky is without a scattering, the Four Seasons clear.”

The echo of the Taoist scripture reverberated, and quickly, Jiang Chen had recited the scripture once.

Immediately after, he began chanting it for the second time.

At that moment, there was no other visible change in the evil spirits from the Soul Subducing Banner.

After repeating the process, by the time Jiang Chen had recited the scripture thrice and was beginning to chant it for the fourth time, there was finally a change in the evil spirits.

It could be seen that an inexplicable force descended upon the evil spirits and started to slowly eradicate the ghostly qi on them.

At the same time, the cultivators below who had heard the scripture thrice, used their strong memory to recite it, then chanted it along with Jiang Chen.

It is worth saying that the “Sutra of Salvation” is profound and the more people chant it, the stronger its power is.

With everyone’s combined efforts after chanting it five or six times, all the ghost qi on the evil spirits was eradicated, leaving only the purest soul bodies.

In fact, due to their horrendous acts, there were lingering black karmic forces around these soul bodies that made one feel disgusted.

If it were a Buddhist master who had achieved this level of deliverance, the next step would be to use their personal virtue to cleanse the black karmic forces on these evil spirits and then send them into reincarnation, so they could begin life anew.

But Jiang Chen was different, he continued the deliverance process and insisted on fully eradicating the karmic forces surrounding these evil spirits.

The “Sutra of Salvation” is supernaturally profound, and it can even forcefully dissipate the karmic forces.

But this was not without its price.

For every bit of karmic force that got eradicated, the soul bodies of these evil spirits weakened a little.

By the time Jiang Chen eradicated all the karmic forces, these evil spirits were likely to dissipate entirely.

Ten times the Taoist scripture sounded, and even the civilians in the Shu Region below remembered a small section of it and began chanting along.

Chanting the scripture once soothes the mind and sharpens the focus!

After chanting the scripture just once, the civilians felt their spirits becoming much more peaceful.

They were no longer fearful nor panicked.

Straight away, more and more people joined the throng chanting the Sutra of Salvation.

The sound of the Taoist scripture resonated, growing louder and wider, spreading across tens of thousands of miles.

The unknown force grew stronger and stronger.

Quickly, it eradicated the black karmic forces from the bodies of the evil spirits, along with their soul bodies completely.

In the middle of the air, all traces of the evil spirits had disappeared.

What remained were specks of light floating gently in the air.