Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 308 - 308 Two nine seven Forecasts another sight of forecasts

308: Two nine seven Forecasts, another sight of forecasts 308: Two nine seven Forecasts, another sight of forecasts Yang Jian bowed respectfully, saying, “Upon hearing that the Shangqing lineage is being re-established, His Majesty charged me to deliver a congratulatory gift.”

With that, he took out a jade box from his chest, containing a small, delicate seal, square in shape, with a carved dragon and tiger on it.

Handing the seal along with the jade box to Jiang Chen, Yang Jian explained, “This seal is known as the Heavenly Master Seal.

Not long ago, His Majesty received news of the revival of the Shangqing lineage, and was overjoyed.”

“In a hurry, he summoned the Star Lord of the Cycle and the gods of the eight departments, and jointly created this Heavenly Master Seal with the power of the three hundred and sixty-five regular gods of the Cycle.”

“This Heavenly Master Seal, although without ranking, is unequivocally a treasured artifact of the Divine Dao.

The holder of this seal can attain the power of the Authority of Heaven and Earth, with the ability to order all gods.”

“Once the Heavenly Master Seal is presented, it can mobilize the powers of the righteous gods of the Cycle, and within the Three Realms, countless mountain gods, water gods, and earth gods must respect its commands.”

The Heavenly Master Seal is essentially a Divine Instrument for commanding various gods.

Its primary function is not about its power, but the authority it represents.

Simply put, the holder of the seal can summon any god within the Three Realms to serve him.

With this feature alone, the Heavenly Master Seal surpasses countless treasures.

With this ability, whether the Heavenly Master Seal’s own power is strong or not becomes irrelevant.

Its main function is still to command the gods.

A treasured artifact of the Divine Dao indeed, an artifact for commanding gods.

Looking at the Heavenly Master Seal, Jiang Chen did not feel much gratitude for the Jade Emperor, just thinking that the Jade Emperor really knows how to network.

If the Jade Emperor did not gift Jiang Chen the Heavenly Master Seal, would Jiang Chen not receive it?

Not at all.

Whether the Jade Emperor sent it or not, Jiang Chen would eventually get the Heavenly Master Seal.

Becuase the Heavenly Master Seal is originally an artifact of the Jiejiao Sect.

The three hundred and sixty-five regular gods, who are they?

They are pretty much the beings transformed from the disciples of Jiejiao Sect after their death and Investiture of Gods, in other words, they are all Jiang Chen’s men.

Even if the Jade Emperor did not arrange for the Heavenly Master Seal, those disciples of the Jiejiao Sect would spontaneously combine to create and deliver it to Jiang Chen, as the foundation of the Shangqing Palace.

What the Jade Emperor did was nothing but a result of seeing the inevitable and helping it along the way.

He had voluntarily gathered the regular gods of the Cycle to create the Heavenly Master Seal, buying goodwill for the Jiejiao Sect whilst winning over hearts.

A clever move, yet Jiang Chen had to accept this favor.

Because, for the Shangqing Palace, the Heavenly Master Seal was so important that it could consolidate the status of the Shangqing Palace in Heaven and Earth in one fell swoop.

Imagine, in the same cultivation sect, disciples of the Shangqing Palace can summon the righteous gods in heaven to assist them, while disciples of the other cultivation sects cannot.

Isn’t the gap obvious now?

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Jiang Chen accepted the Heavenly Master Seal, and said to Yang Jian, “I feel shameless but I’ll accept His Majesty’s generous gift, yet I must ask you, True Monarch, to convey my thanks to His Majesty.”

Showing gratitude to the Jade Emperor, Yang Jian would never do such a thing.

So, he directly ignored Jiang Chen’s words, instead, with urgency, he asked Jiang Chen, “I heard that a disciple named Zhang Ling is under your guidance, is that true?”

Jiang Chen nodded and said, “Zhang Ling indeed is my disciple, why, does True Monarch have matters with him?”

Yang Jian straightforwardly replied, “This person should be a descendant of my mother’s lineage, my siblings and I wish to see him.”

Hearing this, Jiang Chen showed a sudden realization and said, “I see, it turns out Zhang Ling has such a background.”

Upon saying this, a look of confusion suddenly appeared on Jiang Chen’s face and he asked Yang Jian, “By all accounts, if Zhang Ling has such a background, his family should at least be a wealthy lineage, even if not royalty or nobility.”

“Then why, when I met Zhang Ling, his family had already fallen to the point of barely surviving?”

At his words, the faces of Yang Jian, his siblings and the Seven Fairies all turned ugly.

Apparently, they were aware of the backstory.

However, they had no intention of telling Jiang Chen, instead urging him, “Can you let us meet Zhang Ling?”

Although curious about the backstory, Jiang Chen knew that there were some things in the world he would better not pry into, so he suppressed his curiosity and led the nine to find Zhang Ling.

Boom…

Just as they got to the mountain gate, a huge roar came from afar, followed by an earthquake.

Boom!

The ground constantly shook, echoing with enormous forces.

Even powerful beings like Jiang Chen, Yang Jian, his siblings and the seven Immortal Women, standing on the ground, swayed like ordinary mortals, unable to stabilize, as if they could fall to the ground at any moment.

“Not good!”

Moved by a thought, Yang Jian, his siblings and the Seven Immortal women immediately soared into the air, overlooking the ground below, trying to find the source of the anomaly.

Jiang Chen, on the other hand, did not rise into the air like Yang Jian and others, but mobilized his powers to make his body heavier and heavier, firmly standing on the ground, not moving a bit.

Unlike Yang Jian and others, Jiang Chen knew what was going on.

Counting the time, Saintess Wudang and Guang Chengzi should have met by now, and the anomaly before them was likely caused by their confrontation.

When powerful individuals clash, they can move mountains, cause earthquakes, and shake the sun and moon, and this is no exaggeration.

At this point, staying on the ground is the best choice.

Recklessly rising into the air will not cause injury, but might leave one embarrassingly dishevelled.

Just as Jiang Chen thought this, in the distance, there was suddenly an explosive surge of two shocking waves, sweeping across all directions like an autumn wind sweeping away leaves.

In an instant, Yang Jian, his sister, and the Seven Fairies, all floating mid-air, felt a colossal pressure swooping down on them.

It felt as if the world had solidified at that moment and turned into countless formidable mountains, all pressing onto their very existence.

Thud thud thud…

Nine consecutive blasts echoed as Yang Jian and the other nine went plummeting down from mid-air, violently crashing onto the ground.

However, being immortal beings, even falling from the sky wouldn’t injure them.

It only damaged their pride.

“You…”

After getting up from the ground, looking extremely embarrassed, the lady in the red dress stared fiercely at Jiang Chen.

The others weren’t foolish either.

Upon seeing Jiang Chen standing steadily on the ground, they realized he must have been aware of the anomaly.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so poised.

“What’s your problem, knowing that ascending mid-air wasn’t right, yet you didn’t warn us?” said the fairy in plain clothes, indignant, as she yelled at Jiang Chen.

However, before she could finish, Yang Jian’s look interrupted her.

Simultaneously, Yang Jian addressed Jiang Chen, saying: “I apologize for her impulsiveness, I hope it didn’t offend you.”

Jiang Chen chuckled, saying: “Rest assured, I happened to meet the seven princesses in the Heaven Court, and already know their temperaments.

I don’t hold it against them.”

Upon hearing this, the faces of the Seven Fairies changed simultaneously.

They glared at Jiang Chen, seemingly ready to rip him apart.

This Taoist, he’s becoming increasingly unbearable.

From Jiang Chen’s tone, Yang Jian surmised that he shouldn’t have a good relationship with the Seven Fairies.

They seemed to hold some grudge against each other.

In this case, it made sense that Jiang Chen had deliberately not warned them.

He would have also delighted in watching their folly.

That indeed is the right attitude to deal with one’s enemies.

Rumble…!

Another wave of trembling rocked their surroundings, pulling back Yang Jian’s thoughts to the reality.

Without wasting any time to probe into how they became adversaries, Yang Jian hastily asked Jiang Chen, “May I know what’s happening?

Why is Green Qingcheng mountain vibrating again and again?”

Turning his head to look in the direction of the vibrations, Jiang Chen said, “There seems to be a confrontation between two strong individuals in the distance.

These vibrations are caused by the aftershocks from their clash.”

“Powerful individuals?

Fighting?” Upon hearing this, Yang Jian muttered something to himself before promptly asking Jiang Chen, “I wonder if you know something about the identities of these powerful individuals?”

Looking at Yang Jian with an ambiguous smile, Jiang Chen said, “You wouldn’t want to know.”

Yang Jian’s curiosity was further aroused, and he pressed, “Why would you say that?”

Jiang Chen remained silent and didn’t answer his question.

He just smirked and gazed in the distance, where the battle was unfolding.

Seeing that Jiang Chen wouldn’t divulge any further, Yang Jian had no choice but to look in the direction Jiang Chen was gazing, towards the battlefield.

On the other hand, Yang Chan was quite discontented.

She muttered under her breath, “Such a mystery monger!”

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Not long ago, after Saintess Wudang left Shangqing Palace, she didn’t return to her cave dwelling.

Instead, she hid herself in the void, preparing to ambush Guang Chengzi.

About the formation, Saintess Wudang didn’t prepare any.

Firstly, she had confidence in her own abilities.

Her cultivation level was higher than Guang Chengzi, and she had the upper hand in terms of war prowess.

Moreover, she was planning to strike him when he least expected it, making her chances of success fairly high.

Secondly, she didn’t have time to set up a formation.

She realized that once she left, Guang Chengzi would guess her intentions and follow her.

So, it would be too late to set up a formation.

Thus, Saintess Wudang decided not to set up a formation at all, choosing instead to hide in the void, ready to ambush Guang Chengzi.

In this round of strategy, Saintess Wudang had managed to anticipate Guang Chengzi’s anticipation.

Indeed, not long after Saintess Wudang hid herself in the void, she saw a rainbow light– one which Guang Chengzi had transformed into– speed toward her direction.

Upon seeing this, Saintess Wudang kept a stiff upper lip as she let the rainbow light pass by.

She had figured that this wasn’t Guang Chengzi’s true body, but one of his avatars.

Killing it would be pointless and would only expose her position.

After a while, a faint ripple echoed through the void.

Saintess Wudang moved her power to her eyes to see with her law eyes.

She saw four identical figures in the void, turning into four streams of rainbow light, flying in four different directions.

This was yet another form of Guang Chengzi.

He managed to split himself into four, hiding his real body in between.

His aim was to confuse Saintess Wudang and find a way to escape.

Guang Chengzi guessed that Saintess Wudang would have expected his plan.

Which is why he didn’t haphazardly leave Qingcheng mountain, instead he sent out avatars to test Saintess Wudang’s reaction.

This time, Guang Chengzi managed to anticipate that Saintess Wudang would anticipate his anticipation.

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Looking at those four figures, Saintess Wudang suddenly moved.

An intangible killing sword appeared in her hand, and carrying an astonishing murderous aura, she fearlessly lunged forward.