Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 280 - 280 Two Six Nine Heavenly Star Banner

280: Two Six Nine, Heavenly Star Banner 280: Two Six Nine, Heavenly Star Banner Out of necessity, Jiang Chen reviewed all his memories, but still couldn’t figure out where he had seen this array method before.

“How strange, why do I feel like this array method is becoming more and more familiar?”

Jiang Chen could confirm that this was his first time seeing the Heavenly Gang Thunder Array.

After all, this was a treasure of the Upper Qing Saints.

He had never seen the Upper Qing Saints in person, so how could he have seen their treasures?

Just as Jiang Chen was puzzled, in the depths of his Sea of Consciousness, the inheritance of Emperor Xu suddenly started flipping rapidly, until it stopped at a brilliant starry sky.

In the starry sky, three hundred and sixty-five Heavenly Star Banners glittered, radiating dazzling starlight.

Is this…

The Star Array!

The Demon Clan’s Town Clan Array, and also one of the three great array methods of the Prehistoric World.

Wondering about the sudden appearance of the three hundred and sixty-five Heavenly Star Banners in his Sea of Consciousness, Jiang Chen suddenly realized why he felt so familiar with the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Thunder Array.

He discovered that among the three hundred and sixty-five Heavenly Star Banners, there were thirty-six Heavenly Star Banners which were almost identical to the thirty-six Heavenly Gang Thunder Banners he held.

The only difference was that the Heavenly Star Banners were wrapped in cyclic starlight, while the Heavenly Gang Thunder Banners were wrapped in innate thunderlight.

If you remove these two, these two things are clearly one and the same.

Case solved!

No wonder Jiang Chen found the Heavenly Gang Thunder Banner so familiar.

Turns out, this wasn’t the Heavenly Gang Thunder Banner at all, but rather the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Star Banner, the thirty-six Heavenly Gang Star Banners.

After the war between witches and demons ended, the Demon Clan experts including Di Jun Taiyi all died in battle.

The Demon Clan’s treasure, the Heavenly Star Banner, was divided amongst various Great Divine Transcendents.

Of which, the thirty-six Heavenly Gang Star Banners were obtained by the Upper Qing Saints.

When the Star Array was broken and the Heavenly Star Banners that served as the array method were naturally damaged.

After obtaining this treasure, the Upper Qing Saints repaired it with innate thunder, turning it into the Heavenly Gang Thunder Banner.

“The Heavenly Star Banners, huh?”

Caressing the Heavenly Gang – no, the Heavenly Star Banner – in his hand, Jiang Chen was filled with excitement.

He knew how to use the Star Array!

The Star Array was a result of joint deduction by Emperor Di Jun and Emperor Xu.

The legacy of Emperor Xu contained detailed records about the Star Array.

That means, if Jiang Chen wishes, he could change the Heavenly Gang Thunder Array in his hand into the Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Star Array at any time.

However, this was not what excited Jiang Chen the most.

The true cause of his excitement was the meaning represented by the Heavenly Star Banners in his hand.

This was a treasure from the boundless starry sky!

If Jiang Chen obtained it, wasn’t it a testament to his connection with the boundless starry sky?

The importance of this item to Jiang Chen, who aspires to be the Emperor of Zi Wei, cannot be overstated.

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Jiang Chen’s excited mood quickly cooled down.

Because he had just figured out that just having thirty-six Heavenly Star Banners didn’t mean anything.

It was only when he collected all three hundred and sixty-five Heavenly Star Banners would he have the qualifications to contend for the position of Emperor Zi Wei.

Good, he had another goal for the future – collecting the Heavenly Star Banners.

Although Jiang Chen didn’t know who currently possessed the Heavenly Star Banners, the Upper Qing Saints certainly knew.

When he had the time in the future, he would ask them.

As for now, he still needed to pacify the ghost chaos in the Shu Region.

With the help of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Star Banners, exterminating the evil ghosts on Qingcheng Mountain was a simple task.

With this in mind, Jiang Chen waved his sleeves, and said to the cultivators below: “The Saint is already aware of the situation in Shu Region, so he specially gave us a treasure, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Thunder Array, to help us exterminate the evil ghosts in Shu Region.”

“With this array method, the evil ghosts of Shu Region will be annihilated!”

“So, who among my fellow disciples wishes to go with me to Qingcheng Mountain to eradicate the myriad of ghosts on the mountain?”

As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, the disciples immediately bowed and said: “I am willing to go!”

As cultivators, how could they not know what the word “saint” represents?

Bluntly put, a saint is akin to the heaven itself.

Receiving help from a saint is like having heaven on your side.

How could they lose with such an advantage?

A guaranteed victory, there is absolutely no reason for the cultivators to retreat in fear.

Seeing the reactions from the crowd, Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction.

Immediately following, he ordered the soldiers from Demon Suppression to stay behind to protect the citizens.

He then led the cultivators from Shu Region towards Qingcheng Mountain.

The Shu Region had about ten thousand cultivators.

In the past, there used to be more, but most of them perished at the hands of the ghost population when the great turmoil occurred.

These were the remaining survivors.

Among these ten thousand cultivators, there were nearly a thousand heaven-level immortals, over a hundred mysterious immortals, and only Jiang Chen as a golden immortal.

The rest were cultivators who had yet to reach immortalhood.

Among them, there were just over three hundred from the Upper Qing school.

Besides Zhang Ling, a Mysterious Immortal, the rest were all cultivators who had yet to attain immortality.

The reason why he decided to lead thousands of cultivators from Shu Region instead of the Demon Suppression soldiers was to have them witness the eradication of the demons at Qingcheng Mountain firsthand.

Then, using their mouths, the reputation of the Upper Qing School would be promoted.

Not only that, but the Demon Suppression soldiers who stayed behind would use the divine ability of the Water Mirror to broadcast the battle at Qingcheng Mountain, providing live coverage of the event.

Jiang Chen’s plan was meticulous, all with the ultimate purpose of promoting the Upper Qing School.

Even if your abilities are strong, if you hide and don’t show them to others, it’s a waste.

You need to learn how to promote and operate yourself so others can see your strength.

This is wisdom.

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As monks, their mobility is impressive.

Upon Jiang Chen’s command, all the cultivators gathered within moments.

Under Jiang Chen’s leadership, they advanced towards Qingcheng Mountain.

After he left, the million citizens also stayed busy, continuing to chant the Sutra of Salvation.

The power generated by millions of people chanting in unison is great enough that even ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortals cannot approach this area.

It can’t be argued that the Sutra of Salvation is indeed profound.

It is worthy of being the foremost scripture of later generations.

Although the Demon Suppression soldiers were said to be protecting this area, their real task was to broadcast the battle on Qingcheng Mountain live.

Given the Sutra of Salvation, they can easily ensure the safety of the citizens here.

Obviously, due to the numerous cultivators Jiang Chen led, his speed was quite slow, about thirty thousand miles per breath.

As a result, it took him quite some time to reach Qingcheng Mountain, several Shi Chen to be precise.

Halfway there, the Sun God Staff arrived, returning once again on Jiang Chen’s hand.

The power of the Emperor’s seal on it was completely exhausted, transforming it into an eight-diagrams-shaped white jade that hung in front of Jiang Chen’s face.

Even though it had used up its power, the Emperor’s seal still carried the Emperor’s aura, filled with many mysterious and useful abilities.

Apart from other uses, just wearing this jade can protect you from being easily approached by normal Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Putting away the Emperor’s seal, Jiang Chen picked up the Sun God Staff and continued his journey.

The appearance of the Sun God Staff here indicated that the six major ghost gods and the eight ghost commanders were already unsealed.

If it were earlier, Jiang Chen might have been a bit hesitant, but now, carrying thirty-six Thunder Banners and having the Upper Qing Saints at his back, Jiang Chen was fearless.

He knew that no matter what, he would survive this battle, and he would win through sheer strength and dominance.

This battle was the first since the establishment of the Upper Qing School and was tied to the reputation and fate of Upper Qing.

Even the Upper Qing Saints had to pay personal attention.

With this in mind, there was no way Jiang Chen could lose!

Even if Jiang Chen wanted to lose, the Upper Qing Saints would not allow it.

This battle was destined from the moment the Upper Qing School was established that the six major ghost gods were certain to be defeated.

PS: I’ll try to write more tomorrow.

This scene has been dragged out for so long, and I’m getting a bit annoyed.