Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 342 - 342 Three Three Zero Artifact Refining Expert of the Upper Qing Saints_2

342: Three Three Zero, Artifact Refining Expert of the Upper Qing Saints_2 342: Three Three Zero, Artifact Refining Expert of the Upper Qing Saints_2 The demonic aura on the sword was purple, something Jiang Chen had seen on the Great God Pangu before, known as the Dutian Divine Demonic Aura.

It was the most terrifying evil aura in the world, unmatched and unique to the Great God Pangu.

“This is…”

Before Jiang Chen could respond to the sight of the sword, the Taoist mirror in his hand began to vibrate wildly.

Looking at the reaction of the mirror, it was not hard to guess that this sword was also made from a fragment of the Pangu Axe.

What Jiang Chen didn’t understand was why the Upper Qing Saints were so obsessed with swords.

Following the Taichu Divine Sword, they had crafted another innate killing sword.

Just judging from the aura of this sword, the power of this blade was likely even stronger than the Taichu Divine Sword by a fraction.

What a pity, the Taichu Divine Sword, known as the most lethal among innate spiritual treasures, had only worn the title for a few years before it was taken by this sword.

Fearing the Dutian Divine Demonic Aura on the sword, Chen didn’t dare to touch it directly.

Instead, he began to meditate on the Great God Pangu within his Sea of Consciousness.

Only after embodying a hint of Pangu’s power did Chen dare to release a strand of divine consciousness to contact this innate divine sword.

Dutian Divine Demonic Aura, the strongest demonic aura in the world.

If contaminated by even a strand, one may very well be ruined for life, living a life worse than death.

Just as Jiang Chen’s divine consciousness touched the innate divine sword, something changed.

It was as if some balance had been broken.

The innate divine sword “boom” disintegrated directly, splitting evenly into twelve pieces.

These pieces each entered the twelve walls of the Chaos Pool.

Splash!

At the same time, twelve black iron blocks fell from the void and plunged into the Creation Pool.

These were fragments of the Pangu Axe, the body of the innate divine sword, what had been shattered just now was its spiritual nature and original source.

With the spiritual nature gone and the source broken down, the form of the innate divine sword naturally collapsed and turned back into fragments of the Pangu Axe.

“Ah, it was just one step short, but it fell short in the end…”

For some reason, a long sigh sounded in Jiang Chen’s ears.

Jiang Chen knew it was the voice of the Upper Qing Saint.

Considering the scene just now, it wasn’t hard to guess that the Upper Qing Saint had failed again.

However, compared to the Taichu Divine Sword, this time the Upper Qing Saint seemed closer to success.

It could be heard from his words that he was just a hair’s breadth from success, but in the end, he fell short.

“This is real persistence!” Jiang Chen sighed.

In just two contacts, Jiang Chen had a rough understanding of the Upper Qing Saint.

This was a particularly persistent person, determined to have a primordial treasure transformed from a fragment of the Pangu Axe.

Truth be told, Jiang Chen felt that the Upper Qing Saint’s plan to nurture this Pangu-fragment-turned-Innate-Divine-Sword would likely have resulted in an Innate Treasure had it been used to nurture a Ninth Grade Green Lotus instead.

What Jiang Chen could clearly see, the Upper Qing Saint definitely could as well, but he did not change his strategy.

This meant he cared not about the Innate Treasure, but a Primordial Treasure that could represent his genuine identity as a disciple of Pangu, transformed from a fragment of the Pangu Axe.

Both the Saint of Taiqing and the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign owned a Primordial Treasure, yet the Upper Qing Saint was the only one who didn’t.

This uniquely empty-handedness made him uncomfortable.

As disciples of the Pangu School, why did they have such treasures while he did not?

The Upper Qing Saint felt discriminated against, and so, he too wished to have one.

If heaven didn’t grant him one, he would manufacture one himself.

Jiang Chen believed that the measures the Upper Qing Saint took to create a Primordial Treasure were not limited to these two.

There were certainly more spread throughout the vast prehistoric world.

These two were just closer to success, which is why they were preserved.

“It’s really enviable, the means of a Saint.” To create a Primordial Treasure, what an incredible means it was.

Jiang Chen had never even thought about such a thing, it was beyond imagination.

No wonder they were Saints.

Just this ambition alone surpassed countless people.

“Another top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, my generous godfather really is generous.” Looking at the twelve walls around him, Jiang Chen thought to himself.

Although he had not refined the innate divine sword, judging from its stronger aura than that of the Taichu Divine Sword, it was clear that this was another top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Yet such a treasure was simply discarded by the Upper Qing Saint, and not just one, but two of them.

This…

The word ‘extravagant’ could no longer describe it.

Wasteful beyond humanity.

Jiang Chen started by offering up the Taoist mirror to collect the twelve fragments of the Pangu Axe that fell into the Chaos Pool.

Then he pulled out the Taichu Divine Sword and chopped towards the pool wall closest to him.

Just now, when the innate divine sword’s spiritual nature disintegrated, it burst into the twelve pool walls.

This made it clear that there should be some treasures inside these walls that could attract the spiritual nature of the divine sword.

If there’s a treasure, it’s necessary to dig it up and take a look.

Otherwise, could it possibly be left here for some fortunate person who comes after?

The Chaos Jade Stone is a god-tier material from the chaos realm, inherently extremely hard, further enhanced by years of being nurtured by magical formations, it had undergone metamorphosis, its hardness comparable to that of an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

If it were anyone else, they might find themselves at a loss for what to do.

However, the Taichu Divine Sword, being an elite Innate Spiritual Treasure and second in lethality, was sharp enough to cut apart the Chaos Jade Stone.

But it was a bit of a strain.

Every time Jiang Chen cut a section of the Chaos Jade Stone, he had to use all his strength, which was quite exhausting.

As he was cutting, Jiang Chen suddenly thought of something and couldn’t help but let his mind start to wander.

Everyone knows that the three branches of the Sanqing each have their own specialities.

The Saint of Taiqing is good at alchemy, Yu Qing is good at tool refining, and the Upper Qing Saints are good at array setting.

But Jiang Chen saw it differently.

Though Yu Qing is known for his prowess in tool refining, according to what Jiang Chen has seen, the Upper Qing Saints are not lacking in this respect either.

The most famous magical treasure refined by Yu Qing is the Heaven Overturning Seal, an acquired treasure, which despite not being an innate one, its power was nothing less.

However, the power of the Heaven Overturning Seal was largely due to its material composition, which was forged from half of the Mount Buzhou, and had little to do with the refining skills of the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign.

On the other hand, the Upper Qing Saints, without making a sound, had successively created two top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures.

This skill, compared to the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, was far superior.

To call the Upper Qing Saints a grandmaster in tool refining is not an exaggeration.

After all, in the Prehistoric World, besides the Honjan Daizu, only the Upper Qing Saints could refine top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Clank!

While Jiang Chen was lost in thought, a significant rebound force traveled up the Taichu Divine Sword he was holding.

He had struck something.

He quickly brushed aside the debris to find a small jade sword embedded in the wall of the pool.

It was about three inches long and imbedded in the Chaos Jade Stone, emitting a pure innate aura of wood.

This was the Innate Ju Mang Divine Sword, a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure with 27 innate divine prohibitions.

Ju Mang?

The Ancestral Witch of Wood, Ju Mang?

This name awakened many memories in Jiang Chen’s mind and helped him connect many things.

Gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, rain, thunder, lightning, poison, time, space – were not these twelve elements corresponding to the twelve Ancestral Witches?

Jiang Chen seemed to understand the origins of the array, but he wasn’t exactly sure and needed to verify further.

Picking up the Taichu Divine Sword, Jiang Chen hurriedly began digging into another Chaos Jade Stone.

Soon, he unearthed another jade sword similar to the Innate Ju Mang Divine Sword but of different attributes.

This was the earth attribute Divine Sword called the Innate Hou Tu Divine Sword, equally a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Then Jiang Chen swiftly swung the Taichu Divine Sword in his hand and dug out the Innate Divine Swords from the remaining ten jade walls in quick succession.

The Innate Di Jiang Divine Sword!

The Innate Zhu Rong Divine Sword!

The Innate Gonggong Divine Sword!

The Innate Xuan Ming Divine Sword!

…

All in all, there were twelve Innate Divine Swords, all mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, and all corresponded to the twelve Ancestral Witches.

This array was likely the infamous array from the legends of prehistoric times, one of the three supreme arrays in the Terrifying World: the Twelve Dutian God-slaying Array.

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