Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 286 - 286 275 Nine Heavens Mysterious Pill

286: 275 Nine Heavens Mysterious Pill 286: 275 Nine Heavens Mysterious Pill Then, a rich aura of life sprang up from the Netherworld Banner, shrouded in green light, brilliantly radiant like a green sun.

Boom…

As the green light ascended, nearby Jiang Chen vaguely felt his lifespan significantly extended.

Inconceivable!

While shocked, within Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, the innate Eight Diagrams started to operate, revealing endless mysteries.

Quickly, he grasped the origin of this vitality.

It was the life force of countless living beings in Shu Region, stolen by the evil ghost.

Since the outbreak of the Shu ghost chaos, endless evil ghosts poured out of Qingcheng Mountain, wreaking havoc across all of Bashu, pillaging the life force of every living creature.

Almost none of the Shu’s life spirits survived.

Now, all the evil spirits in Shu were converted by Jiang Chen with the Netherworld Banner, and the Innate True Spirit returned to Heaven and Earth.

The life force they had plundered emerged naturally.

Not only the life force but also the souls of countless life spirits in Shu were freed with the fall of the evil spirits.

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“What a hassle!”

Looking at the endless souls in the sky, Jiang Chen couldn’t help feeling overwhelmed.

Ordinarily, even though there were countless spirits, Jiang Chen could convert them all with some effort, and lead them into the Six Paths of Reincarnation for reincarnation.

However, at present, the situation in the Netherworld was uncertain.

Sending these spirits into the Netherworld might not be wise.

In that case, how to place these spirits became a nuisance.

After some thought, Jiang Chen had an idea.

He waved the Netherworld Banner in his hand, emanating dim light, blocking the sky like a thick curtain, and gathered all the spirits.

He would temporarily accommodate them inside the Netherworld Banner.

If the Netherworld managed to restore order after a while, he would send them into the Netherworld for reincarnation.

If the Netherworld could not reestablish order for a long time, he would think of another solution when the time comes.

Having taken care of the spirits, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the nearby life source.

This life source, formed by the vital force of countless living beings in Shu, was so mighty.

Just breathing in once could grant someone hundreds of years of lifespan.

If one could refine it, one would be not too far from reaching the Great Luo Golden Immortal Stage.

What a treasure!

Thinking this, Jiang Chen’s gaze on the vitality grew heated.

Could he break through to the realm of Dao Monarch if he managed to refine this life source?

Apparently, No!

That was the conclusion Jiang Chen derived.

This life source was not enough to promote him to an Innate Dao Monarch.

However, the heat in Jiang Chen’s heart didn’t cool down too much.

The fact that it couldn’t assist him in breaking through did not deny the value of this life source.

It was truly a heavenly treasure.

If he could give it to the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, perhaps he could get a peerless god pill that could directly promote someone to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Stage, the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill.

Hold on…

The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord!

Upon thinking of the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, Jiang Chen got lost in thought, and he knew how he wanted to deal with this life source.

He planned to use this life source to refine a pill, a Nine Heavens Profound Pill!

The Nine Heavens Profound Pill, a divine pill bestowed by the Nine Heavens Profound Maiden goddess to Emperor Huang, was as effective as the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill.

Consuming one would instantly bring anyone to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Stage.

This pill was also one of the top-notch divine pills in the Three Realms.

However, the process of refining this pill was very complicated, mostly because of the medicinal herbs required for refining it.

Generally, the stronger the pill’s effect, the rarer and more precious the herbs needed for refining it are.

To refine a batch of Nine Heavens Profound Pills, one needs to use ninety-nine heavenly and earthly treasures, including natural spiritual objects, innate medicinal materials, and so on.

Finding these eighty-one kinds of treasures, even during the era of ancient human emperors, was not easy, let alone the current era of the Three Realms.

Unless one went to the ancient secret realms, major holy lands, or top-tier Cave Heavens Blessed Lands, these heavenly and earthly treasures could not be gathered.

If one only searched within the Three Realms, even spending ten thousand years, might not gather half of them.

However, now, Jiang Chen didn’t have to gather these eighty-one kinds of treasures.

The life source in front of him was almost enough.

What is a heavenly treasure?

Naturally, it is a top-notch heavenly and earthly treasure, which is more precious than ordinary ones.

This life source was such a treasure.

It was almost worth hundreds of ordinary heavenly and earthly treasures.

With it, Jiang Chen didn’t need to collect the eighty-one kinds of treasures required for pill refining.

He could directly use it to refine Nine Heavens Profound Pills.

As for the prescription, he had it right here!

Although the formula for this pill was bestowed upon Huangdi Xuanyuan by the Nine Heavens Profound Maiden, Emperor Huang himself did not know how to concoct pills.

In the end, it was a master from the Jiang family who refined the pills for him.

The Saint of Taiqing is touted as the premier figure in Pill Dao, but in the field of pill refinement, Earth God Shennong might not be far behind.

Therefore, being descendants of the Flame Emperor, virtually every clan member of the Jiang family is a born pill craftsman.

Furthermore, the strongest pill refining force within the Three Realms is not the Taiqing lineage, but the Jiang family.

While the refining method of the Taiqing lineage is indeed profound, their clan is dwindling in numbers.

The Jiang family, on the other hand, while not as dominant as Emperor Huang’s lineage, has built up a substantial number of clan members over countless years.

A large clan naturally begets a large number of pill refiners.

And naturally, with more people, come advantages.

In terms of power, they have far surpassed the Taiqing lineage.

While the Taiqing lineage’s pill refining is formidable, not just anyone has the privilege to request their pill refining services.

In contrast, the Jiang family operates differently.

Although they have eligibility criteria, it is nowhere as high as that of the Taiqing lineage.

Why is it that even the big shots of the Three Realms, dare not provoke Jiang Hao, the master of the Sun Star, to the extent that even the Jade Emperor yields to him?

Besides his remarkable personal strength, it’s mainly because he controls the strongest pill-refining force within the Three Realms.

Furthermore, he himself is a grandmaster of pill refining.

While he may not be at the level of the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, he’s incredibly close.

Who would risk offending someone like him?

Once they offend him, it would be difficult to request his pill refinement services in the future.

Therefore, whenever any major power in the Three Realms encounters Jiang Hao, they always show some courtesy, regardless of their relationship.

After all, who knows if one day they might need to seek Jiang Hao’s help in pill refining?

Maintaining a good relationship now will make it easier to approach him for help in the future.

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As a member of the Jiang family’s lineage and its future leader, Jiang Chen naturally knows the art of pill refinement, albeit not thoroughly.

However, that’s not a problem, he has an edge.

With his rudimentary skills in pill refinement, Jiang Chen wouldn’t be able to refine the Nine Heavens Profound Pill, but he can use the Innate Treasure, which has many profound mysteries awaiting his exploration.

Moreover, he may not even need the Innate Treasure for this round of pill refining.

That’s because Jiang Chen plans to refine the pill using the power of Heaven and Earth.

Pills concocted by human effort could never compare to those naturally refined by Heaven and Earth.

Those are the genuine Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, and they also represent the highest level of pill refining.

If his pill refinement skills are not up to par, he can make up for it by using the power of Heaven and Earth.

Qingcheng Mountain has a unique geographical advantage and is a top-tier Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

With some arrangements, Jiang Chen can borrow the power of Heaven and Earth.

When the time comes, Jiang Chen will definitely produce a top-tier Innate God Pill using this method.

However, while this method sounds easy, implementing it is challenging.

A slight mistake would render all efforts futile.

But Jiang Chen isn’t worried, for he is someone the Heavens favor!

He wants to refine pills, how could he fail?

Is the glowing Merit Gold Wheel behind him merely a decoration?

The more merit one has, the more Heaven and Earth will favor them.

Those favored by Heaven and Earth carry great fortune.

They might not always get what they want, but they seldom fail.

With so much merit attributed to Jiang Chen, how could his Pill refinement possibly fail?

Theoretically, even if he is dabbling around, he should still be able to refine the pill.

Well, even if he fails to produce it, it would not matter.

He still has the Innate Treasure as his backup, and it would surely help him refine the Nine Heavens Profound Pill.

After making his decision, Jiang Chen waved his large sleeves, collecting the life force’s original source.

Although the refining of the Nine Heavens Profound Pill is crucial, there is a more pressing matter at hand.

That is, to establish the Shangqing lineage!

While Jiang Chen was dealing with the spirits, his disciples had already cleaned up the vast Qingcheng Mountain.

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Hovering in mid-air, Jiang Chen looked down at Qingcheng Mountain, surrounded by numerous peaks forming a city silhouette.

His heart surged with pride.

In a while, this will become his Taoist field, the fifth Cave Heaven in the Three Realms.

Also, he, Jiang Chen, the True Person of Jade Dao of Shangqing, will establish a school here, spreading the Shangqing lineage, and becoming the leader of a religious sect.

After that, by virtue of the Shangqing lineage, Jiang Chen will officially enter the higher levels of the Three Realms.

While his strength may not be sufficient, his status will be.

Just being the leader of Shangqing alone demands respect.

He, Jiang Chen, is a representative of the Shangqing Saints in the Three Realms.

Who dares to belittle him?

One could say that once the Shangqing lineage is established, Jiang Chen will no longer be the same person.

Whether in terms of status or position, there will be many transformations.

Exhale～～

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Chen suppressed his excess thoughts and stepped onto the main peak of Qingcheng Mountain.

Today, he will establish the roots of the Shangqing lineage here.

As for selecting an auspicious date, there is no need.

Whichever day the Shangqing lineage is established, that day is considered an auspicious date.

There is also no need to construct palaces or pavilions.

Can human-built architecture compare with the palaces and pavilions naturally formed by Heaven and Earth?

After the establishment of the Shangqing lineage, Heaven and Earth will reciprocate.

At that time, the Dao Rhyme of Heaven and Earth will descend and transform into Immortal Palaces for the disciples of the Shangqing lineage to use.

With a wave of his sleeves, Jiang Chen took out an altar made entirely of white jade and placed it in front of him.

Then he took out offering plates and fruits and placed them on the altar.

“All disciples, come and see me.”

After looking around, Jiang Chen called out.

In an instant, the disciples spread throughout the mountain, upon hearing Jiang Chen’s call, flew towards the main peak where he was.