Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 285 - 285 274 Sudden Change

285: 274 Sudden Change 285: 274 Sudden Change Boom!

At the moment the Merit entered Jiang Chen’s body, he trembled uncontrollably.

Immediately after, at the periphery of the seventh Merit Gold Wheel, a faint golden glow converged.

This is the eighth Merit Gold Wheel.

If the eighth Merit Gold Wheel was to form, even within the vast Three Realms, Jiang Chen would be nearly invincible.

Below the Innate Dao Sovereign, no one could break his defense.

However, the Merit required to form the eighth Merit Gold Wheel was immense, a hundred times that required to form the seventh one.

The Merit obtained by Jiang Chen this time was barely ten times the amount needed to form the seventh Merit Gold Wheel.

There was still a huge gap, ninety times more, to form the eighth Merit Gold Wheel.

It was this realization that made Jiang Chen’s face turn dark.

If it was so difficult to form the eighth Merit Gold Wheel, to what extent would it be difficult to form the ninth one?

It probably would require tens of thousands times more Merit.

Thinking of the massive amount of Merit required to form the ninth Merit Gold Wheel, Jiang Chen gave up on his plan to become a Dao Sovereign by accumulating Merit.

He simply could not gather such a huge amount of Merit.

No wonder, there were few in the world who achieved Dao Sovereign status through Merit.

It was simply too difficult, practically impossible.

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After refining the incoming Merit, Jiang Chen stood up and walked towards the people gathered at the foot of the mountain.

He wanted to order people to tidy up Qingcheng Mountain and then establish this place as the residence of the Shangqing Sect, which would also be the ancestral foundation of the future Shangqing Sect.

The previous land of water and fire was decent, but it was still inferior to Qingcheng Mountain.

The Shu Region is full of mountains and rivers, and among them, Qingcheng Mountain is the outstanding one, known as the Holy Land of Bashu.

Qingcheng Mountain has thirty-six peaks arranged in a Yin and Yang pattern.

The peaks are steep and rugged, enveloped in lush forests, appearing like a city of greenery, therefore it was named Qingcheng Mountain.

In addition, in the ancient Honghuang Era, Qingcheng Mountain was a top-level Great Ancient divine mountain, where deities and immortals dwelled, ranking fifth among the thirty-six Cave Heavens.

Emperor Huang once studied etiquette here, and in ancient times, there were powerful humans of the Human Race who established countries here and ruled over all creatures.

In short, Qingcheng Mountain is extraordinary.

Setting up the Shangqing Sect here is the best choice.

Moreover, one of the reasons Jiang Chen chose Qingcheng Mountain as the site to establish his sect, apart from liking this place, was also to suppress the channel between the two realms.

Although the evil ghosts on Qingcheng Mountain were almost exterminated, it didn’t mean this matter had completely ended, it was merely put on hold temporarily.

Because the channel between the two realms under Qingcheng Mountain still remained.

As long as the channel between the two realms existed, the chaos caused by the evil ghosts in the Shu Region was not completely resolved and could strike again at any moment.

As for blocking the channel between the two realms, Jiang Chen admitted that he was totally incapable of doing so.

The Ghost Emperor of Fengdu was at too high a level.

Even if he had fallen, Jiang Chen was still no match for the power he had left behind.

Hence, left with no choice, Jiang Chen had to establish his sect on Qingcheng Mountain, directly above the channel between the two realms.

By uniting all his sect’s power, he could suppress the channel between the two realms, preventing any chances of a ghost calamity from recurring.

Doing so had two advantages.

On one hand, it could prevent evil ghosts from escaping the Netherworld and wreaking havoc in the mortal world.

On the other hand, suppressing the channel between the two realms was a task that could earn Merit.

As long as the Shangqing Sect continued to suppress the channel between the two realms on Qingcheng Mountain, they could continuously earn Merit, thereby ensuring the inheritance and uninterrupted Fate of the sect.

This is the fundamental key to the long-lasting prosperity of the sect!

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Having decided to establish Qingcheng Mountain as the sect’s residence, Jiang Chen naturally needed to properly arrange the place.

He walked down from the mountain peak, instructed his Shangqing Sect disciples to clean the mountain top and tidy up the broken stones.

After several battles, although the overall structure of Qingcheng Mountain remained unchanged, many peaks were shattered and full of broken stones.

These required people to clean up.

Although Jiang Chen could use his Law Power to clean up these broken stones, it was beneath the dignity of the sect leader to personally take up such minor matters.

When there were no disciples around, he could do it himself, but now, Jiang Chen had a large number of disciples.

To maintain his lofty image, there was no reason for him to do the work personally.

These minor matters, naturally, the disciples had to handle them.

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As everyone was tidying up Qingcheng Mountain, Jiang Chen also took this opportunity to carefully examine Qingcheng Mountain.

Due to the influence of the ghost aura, the once renowned beautiful, green and peaceful Qingcheng Mountain was now completely barren.

All life had ceased to exist, and there was no longer any trace of the previously beautiful mountain.

Looking around, apart from the bare mountain body, there was nothing left on the vast Qingcheng Mountain, not even a single weed.

Fortunately, Qingcheng Mountain was a famous Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

Given time, it would recover on its own.

After observing for a while, Jiang Chen had a thought in his mind.

Immediately, the thirty-six Heavenly Gang Thunder Banners vibrated simultaneously, transforming into boundless thunder will, enveloping the entire Qingcheng Mountain, and then slowly disappearing into the void.

In this way, the Mountain Protection Array was established.

Having done all this, Jiang Chen clapped his hands and was about to ascend Qingcheng Mountain to find the place of spiritual convergence along the Earth Vein.

This would be the location of the main hall of the sect.

However, the moment he set foot on Qingcheng Mountain, unexpected changes occurred.

The Netherworld Banner autonomously manifested itself, and the void next to him violently trembled.

Soon after, strands of green light bloomed from the Netherworld Banner, releasing a rich vitality.

The next moment, on Qingcheng Mountain, the barren ground suddenly sprouted a hint of green.

Green grass emerged, flowers bloomed, and large trees sprouted from the ground.

Within a short time, the lifeless Qingcheng Mountain regained its earlier scenic beauty.

The ancient trees of pine, nanmu, maple, and cypress obscured the sky, the rocks were hidden among the dense green canopy, and winding paths meandered through the deep valleys and forests.

Everywhere was deep and secluded, everywhere tranquil and serene.

Hidden within the depth was the extraordinary, revealing its beauty within the tranquillity.

“What is this…?”

Observing the startling transformation before him, the look on Jiang Chen’s face was one of complete surprise.

The changes in the Banner were beyond his expectation.

Just a moment ago, he was considering how to restore Qingcheng Mountain.

But now, Qingcheng Mountain had been restored to its original state.

It’s incredibly strange!

And more so, where was the rich life force emanating from the Netherworld Banner coming from?

As he was pondering this, sudden changes occurred again in the Netherworld Banner.

Countless ghostly silhouettes emerged one after another from within the Netherworld Banner, spreading out in the sky above Qingcheng Mountain.

In no time, they carpeted the entire sky, numerous and densely packed, countless of them.

Jiang Chen raised his head to see that in the sky there were more than tens of millions, hundreds of millions of these ghostly figures.

“These are not evil ghosts!”

The moment he saw these ghostly figures, Jiang Chen confirmed their identities.

They were not evil ghosts, but the innocent people of the Shu Region who had been devoured by the evil ghosts.

Swoosh…

After all the ghostly figures had flown out, the green light blooming on the Netherworld Banner flared up even more intensely.

PS: I really can’t write anymore today, this is it for now.