Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 345 - 345 The way of Taiji in three and two

345: The way of Taiji in three and two 345: The way of Taiji in three and two Jiang Chen wasn’t willing to take risks, so he planned to first survive the Heaven’s Punishment to avoid any mishaps during the tribulation of the Dao Monarch.

With a thought, Jiang Chen concealed the Merit Gold Wheel and instead released the Sin Treasure Wheel.

In a flash, four pitch-black wheels materialized behind Jiang Chen, emitting a majestic demonic aura that pierced the ninth layer of Yun Xiao.

Bang!

In an instant, the Heavenly Dao sensed his actions and large clusters of dark clouds gathered above Jiang Chen’s head.

Terrifying flashes of lightning occasionally lit up the sky, thundering loudly and plunging the entire heaven and earth into an oppressive atmosphere.

The next moment, even before the dark clouds had fully gathered, a thunderous bang resounded as a bowl-sized golden thunderbolt descended from the sky.

Heaven’s Punishment was not Heavenly Tribulation.

It wouldn’t give you time to prepare or set rules.

Its purpose was simple—obliterate the guilty.

Therefore, the number of thunderbolts in Heaven’s Punishment is limitless, unlike those in the Heavenly Tribulation.

Depending on the type of Heavenly Tribulation, the minimum is nine thunderbolts, but there can also be eighty-one or one hundred and eight thunderbolts.

Once you’ve withstood the predetermined number of thunderbolts, the Heavenly Tribulation is then considered finished.

However, Heaven’s Punishment is based on time.

Some last for the duration of an incense stick burning, some for the time it takes to brew a pot of tea, or even up to a day.

During this time, the number of thunderbolts is unlimited.

They may strike one after another, or dozens to hundreds can smash down in unison.

In any case, until the time expires, the thunderbolts will not disappear.

So, Heaven’s Punishment is much more dangerous than Heavenly Tribulation.

One is a test bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, and the other is a punishment from it.

Naturally, the difficulty levels are different.

If it were easily overcome, how could it be called Heaven’s Punishment?

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Seeing Heaven’s Punishment descending, Jiang Chen dared not hesitate.

He promptly summoned the Innate Yin and Yang that he had previously crafted, as well as the Sun and Moon Pearl, and hurled them towards the thunderbolt in the sky.

Previously, Jiang Chen was battling the Poisonous Fire Pythons.

He arranged three arrays blending the power of Heavenly Thunder, Earth’s Mysterious Fire, and Earth’s Mysterious Yin.

These combined forces, in perfect harmony, annihilated the pythons.

It was at that time that the three forces balanced under Jiang Chen’s control, forming a Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram.

After the python perished, the Taiji Diagram broke apart, transforming into Innate Yin and Yang Qi, which Jiang Chen took into possession.

That is what he has now summoned – a power at the Daluo level, capable of causing harm to the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Bang!

The thunderbolt collided directly with the Sun and Moon Pearl.

Suddenly, a miraculous transformation took place.

The Sun and Moon Pearl quietly disintegrated into fragments and merged with the Innate Yin and Yang Qi.

They transformed into a huge Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram floating above Jiang Chen’s head and gently rotated.

The thunderbolt’s power seemingly disappeared into thin air, consumed and transformed into pure Innate Primordial Qi by the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram, allowing vital essence to thrive.

Thunder itself is dual-sided, embodying destruction and creation, embodying the mystery of Yin and Yang, and born from Yin and Yang.

Since Yin and Yang can give birth to thunder, they can naturally obliterate it too.

At this moment, the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram refined away the destructive aspect of the thunder, leaving only the creative aspect.

The thunder thus transformed into a thread of Innate Vitality, capable of creating all things.

The Qi of creation descended from the Taiji Diagram, flowing into Jiang Chen’s body, continuously bolstering his vitality.

Currently, though, Jiang Chen clearly couldn’t care less about this.

His eyes were firmly fixed on the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram above.

All his mental energy was immersed in it, sensing the profound mysteries that it emanated.

As if feeling provoked, the dark clouds in the sky roiled more violently, following which, more thunderbolts rained down.

Bang!

Dozens of barrel-sized thunderbolts descended from the dark clouds, like a thunder waterfall, fiercely striking the Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram.

Facing such an attack, the Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram remained unmoved, its flow of Taiji Yin and Yang Qi growing denser.

As it rotated, all the thunderbolts were refined and transformed into pure life energy, which flowed into Jiang Chen’s body.

Bang!

The thunderbolts cascaded down like a downpour, one wave after another, making the area seem like a sea of thunder.

But the Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram was fearless, no matter how turbulent the thunder, it could refine them all.

Just like that, under the protection of the Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram, not only did Jiang Chen not receive any damage, but his vitality had also become increasingly strong.

Simultaneously, a hint of Taiji Dao Rhyme emanated from his body.

Taiji is the final state of the universe, the original nature of Dao, which is supreme and originating from extreme simplicity and leads to all transformations.

The way of Heaven and Earth uses Yin and Yang to create all things.

Heaven and Earth, sun and moon, thunder and lightning, wind and rain, four seasons, morning and afternoon, as well as male and female, hardness and softness, motion and stillness, prominence and retreat, all things without exception are divided into Yin and Yang.

The principle of human life uses Yin and Yang to cultivate the body.

Blood vessels, flesh and bones, front and back, five organs, six senses, and even the seven damages and eight benefits, inside the human body, all comply with the principles of Yin and Yang.

Taiji implies the extremity of existence.

It represents the limit, the utmost extreme, without any peer.

It encompasses the principle of extreme limits, the limits of space and time from the largest to the smallest.

It permeates all things when spread out, and when rolled up, retreats and hides in the heart.

It can be greater than any given quantity without surpassing the perimeter and space, yet can also be smaller than any given quantity without equating to zero or nothingness.

This is Taiji, Yin and Yang, and the path Jiang Chen cultivates.

From the rotation of the Taiji diagram of Yin and Yang, Jiang Chen perceives the law of heaven and earth, deepening his understanding of the Dao of Yin and Yang.

At this moment, Jiang Chen finally brings himself to the best of states, in other words, he is ready to breakthrough confidently.

With a thought, Jiang Chen wakes from his enlightenment, opens his mouth, inhales, and swallows the Taiji diagram of Yin and Yang floating in front of him, starting to refine it.

With the Taiji diagram of Yin and Yang no longer an obstacle, heavenly lightning strikes Jiang Chen’s body.

However, Jiang Chen neither deflects nor avoids, allowing the heavenly thunder to strike him.

A stream of Taiji Dao rhyme quietly flows over Jiang Chen’s body.

The Innate Divine Thunder falling from the heavens, before it could get close to him, is eradicated by the Taiji Dao rhyme, transforming it into pure vitality.

This is the diagram of Taiji Yin and Yang, Jiang Chen’s newly comprehended divine ability.

Taiji refers to the moment when heaven and earth are about to be formed, Yin and Yang differentiate.

Hence, Taiji, being the mother of all things, can melt everything and is omnipotent.

Jiang Chen’s divine ability is based on this concept.

When the Diagram of Yin and Yang unfolds, any divine ability or law approaching it will be obliterated by the Qi of Yin and Yang and reverted to its original source of power.

This is invincibility against all laws and top of the line defensive technique.

It may not seem very strong now, but as Jiang Chen cultivates and progresses, it will become stronger in the future and possibly reach the supreme divine power.

With the successful development of Taiji divine ability, this heavenly punishment is effortless for Jiang Chen, and he can easily pass it.

Moreover, as long as Jiang Chen dared to use the Diagram of Yin and Yang, he could obliterate the dark clouds in the sky.

But obviously, Jiang Chen doesn’t dare do this.

This is heavenly punishment, not heavenly tribulation.

If you dare to provoke it, the Heavenly Dao will definitely show you its fury.

Then, the heavenly punishment will not pass in just a Shi Chen.

Jiang Chen is cautious, not daring to provoke the Heavenly Dao.

He decides to patiently wait out the Shi Chen.

After all, a Shi Chen is not long.

Once the time is up, the heavenly punishment will naturally end.

In the meantime, Jiang Chen doesn’t waste time.

He works on refining the Diagram of Yin and Yang he swallowed into his abdomen.

The diagram contains the life cultivations of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

If he can refine it, it would be of many benefits to Jiang Chen.

Like this, time passed slowly, and a Shi Chen quickly passed.

Accordingly, the heavenly punishment targeting Jiang Chen ends.

However, Jiang Chen doesn’t rush into his breakthrough but continues to cultivate and refine the facets of Innate Sun and Moon in his body.

Jiang Chen is cautious.

Right now, the heavenly punishment is only just over, and the unique aura of the heavenly punishment has not yet completely dissipated.

If he tried to cross the tribulation at this time and the heavenly tribulation force resonated with the aura of the heavenly punishment, causing an unexpected change and increasing the power of the heavenly tribulation, Jiang Chen would be extremely frustrated.

To be cautious, the tribulation crossing can wait.

In an instant, three days passed.

The aura of heavenly punishment here has completely dissipated, and the Yin and Yang Taiji diagram in Jiang Chen’s body has been refined.

As a result, Jiang Chen grasped another talent divine ability called Sun and Moon Mysterious Light.

This divine ability branches from the supreme divine light, Innate Yin and Yang.

It possesses the same capability to dissolve and dominate all things.

If Jiang Chen’s understanding of the Dao of Yin and Yang Taiji deepens, reaching the Dao Venerable Realm, he could transform this Sun and Moon Mysterious Light divine ability into Innate Yin and Yang Divine Light or even the advanced Innate Great Yin and Yang Destruction Divine Light.

“Very well, my current state should be the most peak since my birth.” Upon silently discerning the changes within himself, Jiang Chen murmured.

Then, Jiang Chen took a step forward, striding into the pool and sat in a meditative pose on the ninth grade lotus pedestal of the Qinglian.

He’s about to breakthrough!

As he sat down with his legs crossed and his eyes half closed, Jiang Chen suddenly felt an endless mystique surging up from the ninth grade Qinglian beneath him, plunging him into the realm of enlightenment.

The next moment, Jiang Chen felt disoriented, and the world in front of his eyes changed.

By the time he regained his consciousness, he found himself once again in the place of the Heavenly Earthly Origin, where the Innate Dao is located.

In mid-air, the Dao fruit symbolising the realm of Dao Monarch shone brilliantly, with all sorts of mysteries revolving around it, attracting Jiang Chen’s eyes.

Once he gets it, he can breakthrough.

Gathering his heart and mind, Jiang Chen tread forward, step by step towards the Dao Monarch Dao fruit.

The last time Jiang Chen was here, the surrounding void was as heavy as a mountain, making every step he took strenuous, a sign of an unstable foundation and insufficient preparation.

But this time, Jiang Chen was utterly prepared, and his foundation was meticulously honed to perfection.

Consequently, the pressure emanating from the void seemed practically non-existent in front of him.

Jiang Chen was seen taking leisurely strides, moving swiftly towards the Dao Monarch Dao fruit.