Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 283 - 283 Two Seven Two - Causes of Great Chaos

283: Two Seven Two – Causes of Great Chaos 283: Two Seven Two – Causes of Great Chaos Jiang Chen’s first reaction upon hearing this news was disbelief.

He thought the six great ghost gods were trying to fool him.

Because, that was the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu, a great transcendent from the ancient Prehistoric World, the most superior being in the Three Realms.

Despite being somewhat inferior to the Jade Emperor, he wasn’t too far off.

As the supreme deity who once ruled the Netherworld in ancient times, and with Mother Earth shunning from the world and Underworld River Ancestor disappearing without a trace, the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu was the most powerful being in the Netherworld.

Could such a person fall so easily?

Of course, Jiang Chen did not believe this news.

But shortly thereafter, Jiang Chen was forced to believe.

Because there was no reason for the six great ghost gods to lie or, more accurately, the six great ghost gods dared not make a joke about this matter.

If the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu was still alive, the accusations of his downfall by the six great ghost gods would have been enough for him to slaughter them all.

As the six great ghost gods fear death, they would not joke about their own lives.

So it seems, the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu must have indeed fallen.

But how could such an entity fall so easily?

And who killed him, was it a Saint?

For a moment, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but start speculating.

The news of the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu’s demise was too sudden.

There was no warning before, Jiang Chen was inevitably thrown into disarray hearing this news all of a sudden.

He still remembered, decades ago, when he was in the Netherworld and heard news about the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu visiting the Spiritual Mountain at the Buddha’s invitation.

Only decades passed since then, but now he heard about this Emperor Lord’s downfall.

Fate is really unpredictable!

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Regaining his senses from his tumultuous thoughts, Jiang Chen discarded his plan of continuing to attack the six great ghost gods.

Instead, he asked them, “How did the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu fall?”

Compared to slaying the six great ghost gods, the news of the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu’s downfall was clearly more attention-grabbing.

And besides, as mentioned by the six great ghost gods, the Power of Rules formed by the remaining energy of the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu is not something he could break through.

Upon hearing Jiang Chen’s question, the six great ghost gods responded in surprise, “You don’t know?”

In their view, Jiang Chen, as a disciple of the Saint, should have known the inside story of the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu’s fall.

But looking at his expression, it seemed like he was truly unaware.

Jiang Chen shook his head and said, “Do you think someone like me should know about this?”

After some thought, the six great ghost gods realized that while Jiang Chen’s background was impressive, his power was somewhat lacking, so it might not be right for him to know the details.

“Nevermind, it’s not really a secret, you’d learn about it sooner or later.

We might as well tell you.” After some hesitation, the six great ghost gods shared what they saw with Jiang Chen.

“Some time ago, while we were still suppressed in the eighteenth layer of hell, the Netherworld suddenly shook violently for some reason, and this also affected the hell, causing some cracks in the seal.”

“As we looked up through the cracks in the space, we saw two shadows attacking the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu.

They fought fiercely within the Netherworld, unleashing various mysterious divine abilities to bombard each other.”

“The terrifying aftermath of their divine abilities obliterated everything around them.

The whole Netherworld seemed to have succumbed to an apocalypse due to their fight.”

At this point, Jiang Chen broke in and asked, “Who were those two shadows attacking the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu?”

Anyone who dares to attack a great transcendent like the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu would be a ruthless person, a rare sight in the world.

Interrupted by Jiang Chen, one of the six great ghost gods seemed displeased and said, “Should you keep talking or should I?”

Hearing this, Jiang Chen immediately shut up, giving them the cue to continue.

Seemingly satisfied with Jiang Chen’s attitude, one ghost god nodded and continued, “Inside those two shadows were two seemingly benevolent Taoists.”

“We don’t know where they came from but they’re exceptionally strong.

Even a powerful being like the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu was beaten and forced to continually retreat by their combined assault.

In the end, they forced the Emperor Ghost to self-destruct.”

Self-destruct!

Hearing these two words, Jiang Chen was startled.

Even a powerful being like the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu was forced to self-destruct instead of choosing to flee.

It was clear how dire his situation was then.

No one would choose self-destruction, taking all down with them, if there was even a slight chance of escape.

Who were those who attacked the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu?

They were too strong.

It was frightening to think that they could force a great transcendent like him into such a hopeless situation.

Jiang Chen’s confusion did not last long.

The six great ghost gods soon dispelled his doubts and told him about those two Taoists.

“Vaguely remember, just before the Emperor Ghost of Fengdu self-destructed, he yelled, ‘Bodhi, Dajue, you two forced this on me.’ After he said that, he self-destructed.”

“So, we concluded that those two Taoists must be called Bodhi and Dajue.”

Hearing that, Jiang Chen’s pupils involuntarily contracted.

Bodhi, Awakening, these were two names he was immensely familiar with!

Bodhi, needless to say, was the ancient Bodhi, the kind corpse of Zhunti Saint.

As for Awakening, it referred to Awakening Taoist, who was the kind corpse of Jieyin Saint.

This information came from the inheritance of the Emperor Xihuang, and it could not be wrong.

So, the question was, what had the Fengdu Ghost Emperor done to provoke the two saints of the West to attack and kill him simultaneously?

At this point, Jiang Chen was in the dark.

Likewise, the six major ghost gods were unaware.

The six major ghost gods, who had been paying attention to Jiang Chen, noticed his facial expression change.

They quickly guessed that Jiang Chen must know the origins of the two Taoists, so they anxiously asked, “Do you know the origins of Bodhi Taoist and Awakening Taoist?”

It was strange.

The six major ghost gods had roamed the prehistoric world for millions of years, but they had never heard of these two Taoists.

They didn’t know where they had come from.

Jiang Chen nodded, indicating that he knew the origins of the two, but he did not tell the six major ghost gods.

Instead, he asked, “So, the chaos in the Netherworld and your escape from the 18 layers of hell were all caused by the self-detonation of the Fengdu Ghost Emperor?”

The six major ghost gods nodded in confirmation.

“Correct.

The Fengdu Ghost Emperor was incredibly strong.

The force of his self-destruction was powerful enough to destroy Heaven and Earth.

Even with the combined effort of many great divine transcendents to suppress it, half of Netherworld was still destroyed.”

“The 18 layers of hell and the purgatory of the underworld were at the center of the explosion.

The seals carved by the hands of the saints were torn in half.”

“Taking this opportunity, the devils of ancient times and the ancient powerhouses who had been suppressed inside rushed out frantically, smashing the remaining half of the saint’s seal into fragments.”

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Hearing this, Jiang Chen could roughly guess what was going to happen next.

Many great divine transcendents of the Three Realms must have learned that the demons imprisoned in hell were about to escape.

They rushed to the Netherworld to repair the seals and suppress the demons again.

As for the six major ghost gods and the ghost commanders from all sides, they probably sneaked away while the great divine transcendents were busy fighting the demons deep in hell.

At this point, all the doubts in Jiang Chen’s mind were solved, and he understood the cause of the uprising of the evil ghosts in Shu Region.

Thus, there was no need for the six major ghost gods to stay.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen suddenly showed the six major ghost gods a warm smile.

Seeing this, the six major ghost gods felt a sudden chill, and immediately sensed something bad.

They did not know where this feeling came from, but subconsciously, they wanted to flee.

Unfortunately, it was too late!

In front of them, Jiang Chen suddenly disappeared, and in the next moment, he was behind the six major ghost gods.

This time, the six major ghost gods were careless!

Although the passage between the two worlds in front of them had been sealed by the power of the Fengdu Ghost Emperor and no one could enter it,

there were many other passages in the world that could lead to the Netherworld, and this one was not the only one.

Among the 36 great divine transcendents of Heavenly Gang, there was an ability called ‘Flying Step’.

This ability had the power to leap through space and travel freely between worlds.

While talking to the six major ghost gods, Jiang Chen quietly used the ‘Flying Step’.

He bypassed the passage between the two worlds in front of him, entered the Netherworld from another place, arrived behind the six major ghost gods, and prepared to give them a surprise.

Well,

it was indeed a surprise.

When the six major ghost gods saw Jiang Chen appearing behind them, they were all stunned, and for a while could not say a word.

Jiang Chen looked at the six major ghost gods with a smile and said, “Thank you, six friends, for helping me solve the mystery.

I have no way to repay you, so I’ll help you fulfill your wish to return to nature.

All the troubles of the human world will no longer concern you.”

As he spoke, the Netherworld Flag had already appeared in Jiang Chen’s hand, releasing strands of netherworld divine light, sweeping towards the six major ghost gods.

After absorbing the eight ghost commanders, the Netherworld Flag levelling up from a mid-level post-natal merit treasure to a high-level post-natal treasure and its power surged several times.

It was now on a par with an innate spiritual treasure.

Whizz…

The nether divine light swept over.

Although the six major ghost gods tried their best to resist, they were still being pushed back steadily.

Apparently, the earlier formation had been broken, and the six major ghost gods had been backlashed, suffering substantial injuries and significantly weakened.

“Die!”

Noting that the six major ghost gods couldn’t even withstand the Netherworld Flag now, Jiang Chen shook his head, then took out the Shangqing talisman and affixed it to the Netherworld Flag.

Suddenly, the power of the Netherworld Flag surged tremendously, reaching a level comparable to a high-grade innate spiritual treasure in a few breaths.

“Run!”

Seeing this, the six major ghost gods didn’t hesitate.

They rushed into the passage between the two worlds beside them and fled back to Qingcheng Mountain.

The power of the Fengdu Ghost Emperor was incredibly mysterious.

He had only sealed the entrance, not the exit.