Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 314 - 314 Return to Heaven Court

314: Return to Heaven Court 314: Return to Heaven Court Before Yang Jian and the others arrived, Zhang Ling still wore a simple Daoist robe.

But after they left, Zhang Ling’s image was completely renewed.

With a flat-topped crown on his head, robes of the Eight Diagrams on his body, and a Tianpeng rule in his hand, he presents the image of a true fairy sage.

Upon examining Zhang Ling’s attire with spiritual consciousness, Jiang Chen discovered that none of these treasures were less than Innate Treasures.

Zhang Ling, a pauper, could not possibly possess these treasures.

Obviously, these treasures were gifts from the Jade Emperor.

Therefore, Jiang Chen commented that the Jade Emperor indeed treated Zhang Ling well.

Even Jiang Chen himself does not have clothes and crowns of Innate Treasure status.

The Jade Emperor’s gifts were surely valuable.

Unavoidably, a slight hint of envy emerged in Jiang Chen’s gaze when he looked at Zhang Ling.

However, no matter how envious he was, he wouldn’t rob his disciple’s belongings.

Someday, he should get a crown for himself too.

Looking at the flat crown on Zhang Ling’s head, Jiang Chen pondered in secret.

Compared to the flat crown, the jade crown he used to tie his hair seemed somewhat lacking.

As a master, how could he be surpassed by his apprentice?

He vaguely remembered that when the Pangu Great God created Heaven and Earth, because his jade crown was shattered by the gas of Chaos, He gathered a handful of newly born Innate Qi and condensed a new jade crown on his head.

That jade crown was called the Haotian Crown, a top-level Innate Treasure that has not yet been found to this day.

Good, now he had a target.

When he had the chance in the future, he would find this Haotian Crown.

As for how to find it, Jiang Chen already had a clue.

Why did Jiang Chen know about the existence of the Haotian Crown?

Of course, it’s because of his Dao-Reflecting Mirror.

As it continued to recover, more and more fragments of Heaven’s creation emerged within Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen would stare at these fragments when he was free, and he learned about the existence of many treasures.

Among these treasures, some had already been obtained by people, some were destroyed in the attacks of the Chaos Demigod, and some were lost in the Prehistoric World, their whereabouts unknown.

Well, not exactly unknown.

At the very least, within the fragments of creation, there were rough ranges of where these treasures fell.

Following this direction, there was a great possibility of finding these treasures.

And this is a great opportunity recorded in the Dao-Reflecting Mirror.

No, it’s an opportunity that can only be found by the Dao-Reflecting Mirror.

One of the abilities of the Dao-Reflecting Mirror, Reflecting All Heavens, was created specifically to search for these lost treasures.

With the clues to these treasures, he could slowly find them using the Dao-Reflecting Mirror.

Why is it said that the Dao-Reflecting Mirror is extremely precious?

Because, in addition to being an Innate Treasure itself, it is also a key, a key that can find other Innate Treasures.

Once you have the Dao-Reflecting Mirror, you may have the opportunity to obtain other Innate Treasures in the future.

With that in mind, how can the Dao-Reflecting Mirror not be precious?

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Suppressing the various thoughts in his heart, Jiang Chen asked Zhang Ling indifferently, “Zhang Ling, have you properly arranged everything in the palace?”

Zhang Ling replied, “Master, I have arranged everything properly.

All disciples are performing their duties and there are no problems.

Please rest assured.”

“Very good.” Jiang Chen replied with a nod.

Then, he continued, “Zhang Ling, I called you here because there is something I need to tell you.

I have stayed in the Shu Region for long enough.

It’s time to return to Heaven Court.”

Why was Jiang Chen going back to Heaven Court?

Of course to receive his reward!

His great contribution of pacifying the ghost chaos in the Shu Region was surely to earn him a generous reward from the Jade Emperor.

It’s the perfect time to go back and claim some benefits now.

Zhang Ling had anticipated Jiang Chen’s departure, so he wasn’t too surprised.

He respectfully asked, “When will Master make a move?”

After handing over all the gifts he’d received, including the Celestial Master Seal, Dragon Tiger Jade Ruyi and other treasures, to Zhang Ling, Jiang Chen said, “I’m leaving immediately.

From now on, the Shangqing Palace will be in your hands.”

He took only the fragments of Mount Buzhou, and left all the other treasures in the Shangqing Palace to be passed down from generation to generation.

These treasures would serve as symbols representing the heritage of the school, anchoring the Fate of the Shangqing Palace, and ensuring the continued incense of the Taoist lineage.

Zhang Ling: “Farewell, Master!”

All disciples: “Farewell, our Ancestor!”

Amid the respectful farewell of Zhang Ling and all the disciples, Jiang Chen, together with thousands of celestial soldiers under his command, rose up a giant auspicious cloud and flew towards the sky, leaving Qingcheng Mountain.

After flying upwards for several hours, and passing through layers of fierce winds, thunder and fire, and meteorites, he finally arrived in the Heavenly Realm.

From afar, he could see Heaven Court standing in the center of the Heavenly Realm.

The description of Heaven Court in the saying ‘thousands of golden rays vomited red clouds, thousands of auspicious qi spewed purple mists’ is truly apt.

Heaven Court is Heaven Court, the Heavenly Realm is the Heavenly Realm.

Heaven Court is merely the governing body of the Heavenly Realm, located at its center, encircled by stars, it is the heart of the Three Realms and the gathering place of the Fate of all the heavens.

Besides Heaven Court, the Heavenly Realm also has vast territories, inhabited by many races.

There are races born in the Heavenly Realm, and also ones that migrated from the Prehistoric Land to the Heavenly Realm in ancient times.

In any case, the Heavenly Realm is tremendously large, even larger than the Four Continents combined.

If the Prehistoric Land had not been destroyed, the Heavenly Realm would indeed have no comparison, but the Four Continents couldn’t compete, they were much smaller than the Prehistoric Land and even notedly smaller than the Heavenly Realm.

Of course, the ancient Heavenly Realm was also very vast, indeed a whole entity.

But today’s Heavenly Realm is just a combination of the thirty-three largest fragments found by the ancient Great Divine Transcendents from the many shattered parts of the original Heavenly Realm.

Well, the Earth suffered, the Heavenly Realm also suffered, both have been shattered before.

What’s more, the Endless Void has also been shattered, the Cycle of Stars suffered serious damage, becoming unfit for the living creatures to inhabit, or else, adding up the Endless Void, the Heavenly Realm would be multiplied many times in size.

First, let the celestial soldiers go back for rest, Jiang Chen and Sun Wukong then leisurely made their way to the South Heavenly Gate.

Outside the South Heavenly Gate, the Four Heavenly Kings were still on duty as usual.

From afar, they saw a man and a monkey approaching.

Knowing that neither of these two could be offended, the Four Heavenly Kings greeted them from afar.

“Greetings, Heavenly Kings, greetings, Great Sage.” After the Four Heavenly Kings came forward and paid their respects, they all congratulated Jiang Chen and Sun Wukong: “We heard that the Heavenly King and Great Sage accomplished great deeds in the mortal world.

The Jade Emperor is very pleased and wants to reward you handsomely.”

“It wouldn’t be too long before we brothers will have to call the Heavenly King ‘True Monarch’.”

True Monarch, this is a position higher than the Heavenly King.

Anyone who reaches this level is basically part of the top brass of Heaven Court.

If one rises further, they would acquire the supreme positions such as Heavenly Sovereign, Emperor Lord.

Any further up would be the limit for the courtier.

Like the Five Elders and Five Directional Emperors, who are second only to the Jade Emperor.

Of the Five Elders, the Western World Honored Buddha is the Buddha Elder, and Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is also one of the Five Elders.

ps: It’s tiring to work.