Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 296 - 296 Two Eight Five Headed to the Netherworld

296: Two Eight Five Headed to the Netherworld 296: Two Eight Five Headed to the Netherworld Under the refinement of Shangqing’s immortal light, whether it was the spell power within Zhang Ling’s body or the medicinal power of the Xuandan, all were refined and then transformed into the pure Shangqing spell power.

Now, with a circulation of Shangqing’s immortal light all over his body, Zhang Ling could truly be called a Shangqing disciple.

Previously, he could only be considered a disciple of Daoism.

How could he claim to be the successor of Shangqing without even cultivating the spell power of the Shangqing lineage?

Rumble, rumble!

As the immortal light circulated, Zhang Ling refined and absorbed more and more medicinal power from the Xuandan.

At a certain moment, with a sudden boom, the momentum of his body dramatically surged more than tenfold.

He had broken through, moving from the state of a Mysterious Immortal to the state of a Golden Immortal, becoming immortal and coexisting with heaven and earth.

However, after Zhang Ling became a Golden Immortal, the medicinal power of the Xuandan in his body still remained unrefined with many residues that continued to transform into Shangqing’s immortal power, pushing his cultivation towards higher levels.

This signified advancing further towards the realm of the Taiyi Golden Immortal.

It had been stated before that if one had good luck, consuming the Xuandan could potentially allow one to instantly achieve the state of being a Taiyi Golden Immortal, albeit the chance being quite slim.

Looking at the current situation, it was evident that Zhang Ling’s luck wasn’t bad.

After taking the Xuandan, he ignited the opportunity to instantly achieve the state of the Taiyi Golden Immortal.

However, seeing this, Jiang Chen furrowed his brows.

Advancing several realms in short succession, although a fortuitous circumstance, wasn’t necessarily a good thing.

It resulted in the lack of accumulation and insufficient foundation.

After pondering a bit, Jiang Chen took out the Shangqing talisman, stepped forward and affixed it to Zhang Ling’s forehead.

Instantly, a mysterious fluctuation emanated from the Shangqing talisman, sinking into Zhang Ling’s body.

It suppressed and sealed the continuously tumbling medicinal power within him, gradually sinking into his dantian, turning silent.

After the medicinal power of Xuandan had been suppressed, Zhang Ling’s spell power circulated inside his body a few times, calming down the slightly agitated power, and he came to his senses.

Feeling the significantly different power within his body, along with the vibrant life force and inexhaustible lifespan, Zhang Ling appeared very excited.

Only when one becomes a Golden Immortal does one truly become an immortal person.

They break free from the constraints of life and death and gain what can be regarded as an endless lifespan.

Only at this stage have they ample time to pursue the vast and elusive Great Dao.

At the same time, upon becoming a Golden Immortal in the current Three Realms, one can be considered a somewhat famous and skilled expert who has gained a certain say in matters.

They wouldn’t be despised in the Heaven Court either.

…

It was after a long while that Zhang Ling managed to suppress his excitement and respectfully bowed respectfully towards Jiang Chen, “Disciple thanks the Master for fulfilling me.”

After speaking, Zhang Ling realized something was amiss.

Why did he feel something stuck on his forehead?

Amidst his confusion, Jiang Chen reached out and removed the Shangqing talisman from his forehead, explaining, “Your luck this time was quite good.

After taking the Xuandan, you stimulated its full medicinal effect.

With that, you should have instantly become a Taiyi Golden Immortal.”

“However…”

Upon reaching this point, Jiang Chen’s tone shifted, “You were merely at the state of a Mysterious Immortal.

Suddenly advancing to the state of Taiyi Golden Immortal could result in an unstable foundation.

This could be detrimental to your future and hinder your chance of breaking through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal.”

“Therefore, out of consideration, after your breakthrough to the Golden Immortal, your master sealed the remaining Xuandan medicinal power.

Wait for a period of time to consolidate your state in the Golden Immortal Realm, then gradually refine the Xuandan medicinal power contained in the seal.”

“By then, it won’t be too late to break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal.”

After hearing Jiang Chen’s explanation, Zhang Ling bowed again, “The Master is indeed more considerate.”

Zhang Ling was an ambitious person and naturally did not wish to be forever trapped in the state of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

For individuals with great fortunes like him, the minimum target was to attain the state of Great Luo Golden Immortal, if not more.

If the Xuandan ends up being the reason he is trapped in the Taiyi Golden Immortal state and unable to break through, then Zhang Ling would rather not consume the Xuandan.

Therefore, Zhang Ling didn’t find any problem with Jiang Chen’s arrangement and, on the contrary, found it to be the best solution.

With a smile, Jiang Chen said to Zhang Ling, “You stay here first to consolidate your cultivation.

I will go down to Qingcheng Mountain to check, it’s been a long time.

There should be a result for the chaos of Hell by now.”

As he spoke, Jiang Chen’s figure gradually became vague, eventually disappearing from Zhang Ling’s sight.

However, he had already reached the bottom of Qingcheng Mountain, at the place where the two realms intersect.

After taking the Nine Heavens Xuandan, although Jiang Chen failed to successfully break through and become a Taiyi Dao Monarch, he had already reached a half-step Dao Monarch level and now had slightly mastered the power of the void of heaven and earth.

For him, techniques like crossing the void and instant transportation were easy to perform.

…

At the bottom of Qingcheng Mountain, outside the pathway to the Netherworld, the surrounding void began to ripple like the surface of water.

Afterwards, Jiang Chen’s figure emerged from it, arriving at this place.

Surveying his surroundings, Jiang Chen found that everything here remained as it was, with no changes at all.

The tangled power of rules was still not something that he, in his current state, could break.

Pondering for a moment, Jiang Chen cast a divine ability to teleport tens of thousands of miles away, bypassing the pathway here.

He tore the boundary between life and death, arriving in the Netherworld.

Next, Jiang Chen sacrificed the Shangqing talisman, suspending it over his head.

A strands of splendid Shangqing immortal light descended from it, enveloping his entire body.

At the same time, the seven Merit Gold Wheels hidden within the void interlaced and rotated.

They wrapped around the power of heaven and earth in the vicinity, surrounding Jiang Chen, forming a defense capable of withstanding the attack of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Thus, with the Merit Gold Wheels accompanying him and the Shangqing talisman above his head, Jiang Chen slowly began his journey towards the depths of the Netherworld.

This was the first time since the Hell incident that Jiang Chen had proactive explored the Netherworld.

He planned to venture deeper into the Netherworld to find out its actual current state.

However, according to the six ghost gods, the Netherworld was currently in a state of war, with terrible divine power fluctuations sweeping through the Netherworld, making it dangerous everywhere.

If it hadn’t been so, there wouldn’t have been so many fierce ghosts, escaping from the Netherworld.

Staying in the Netherworld meant certain death but escaping provided a possible chance of survival.

There wasn’t much choice.

In order to survive, they had to escape from the Netherworld.

Given the danger in the Netherworld, Jiang Chen, with his modest power, wouldn’t be able to withstand the residual divine power of these powerful beings.

He was afraid of getting caught in it unintentionally and ending up in trouble.

Therefore, Jiang Chen employed his maximum defenses.

After traveling tens of thousands of miles, Jiang Chen encountered numerous ghosts on the way.

However, they were not evil spirits but ordinary ghosts who lived in the Netherworld.

At this time, an unprecedented chaos was taking place in the Netherworld.

These ghosts were affected, their homes were destroyed and they had no choice but to escape to the outskirts of the world.

The ability to tear the void between Yin and Yang, thereby opening a path between the two realms, was something only a Taiyi Golden Immortal could do.