Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 372: Three five seven, thirty-three days Creation Pagoda

Chapter 372: Three five seven, thirty-three days Creation Pagoda

In his previous life, Jiang Chen read a novel entitled "Eternal Life". The novel featured three thousand incredibly powerful Divine Abilities, known as the Three Thousand Daos.

In that book, the utilization of willpower was far more sophisticated than in the Three Realms. The book’s willpower not just enhanced one’s practice, but also cultivated Divine Abilities and even refined magical treasures.

It was the power outlined in this book that Jiang Chen coveted, leading him to change his mind about killing demons and monsters; instead, he sought to enlighten them, supplying himself with willpower.

Of course, a novel is just that – a work of fiction. No matter how fantastical its contents, it remains invention. However, the essence of spiritual practice is to make the false real, transforming impossibility into possibility.

Although the contents of the book were made-up, Jiang Chen could transform them into reality through spiritual practice.

Under normal circumstances, can humans fly? Can they wander freely at the bottom of the deepest ocean or walk through a sea of fire?

No, they can’t.

Definitely not!

Human strength is finite, so there are many things that humans are incapable of doing.

The true essence of spiritual practice is to transform the impossible into the possible, to make unthinkable, unimaginable, and impossible things real and achievable.

Through spiritual practice, everything becomes possible.

There’s no distinction between truth and falsehood, nor is there anything too miraculous to believe. The ability to practice spiritually is, in itself, a highly unbelievable feat.

In this world, there’s nothing that cannot be achieved through cultivation. If there is something you cannot do, it simply means you are not strong enough yet.

Having wealth doesn’t confer omnipotence.

But once you are powerful enough, you can accomplish anything. With a single thought, countless worlds can be created and destroyed.

The Divine Abilities described in "Eternal Life" may seem miraculous, but they are still comprehensible. For instance, the Buddhist technique of universal salvation is remarkably similar to the Great Salvation Technique in "Eternal Life".

The same principle applies to every Divine Ability or spell. Regardless of their origin or method, at the end of the day, they all work based on the same principles.

Jiang Chen, with his extensive knowledge of Divine Abilities from various schools and utilizing his astonishing talent, would combine the depiction of the Three Thousand Daos in "Eternal Life" with the insights from Dao itself. Although he might not perfectly reproduce the Three Thousand Daos, he could deduce the crucial details he needed.

The Great Prayer Technique was a product of such deduction. Although the method of practice might differ from what was recorded in "Eternal Life", the power of the technique remained the same.

Now, the trial of the Great Prayer Technique proved to be feasible. Jiang Chen’s thoughts had been instantly strung together, and various creative ideas began to emerge in his mind.

All the novels he had read in his previous life were not in vain. Jiang Chen had memorized countless profound Divine Abilities, all of which could be deliberately replicated through advanced cultivation.

Perhaps, once Jiang Chen’s Divine Abilities were fully developed, he could challenge the belief that Divine Abilities were inferior to numerical strength, and instead overcome numerical strength with Divine Abilities.

The assertion that Divine Abilities would always be inferior to numerical strength is just a fancy way of saying that one is inadequate.

But if one could grow stronger and surpass the Heavenly Dao, then fate and numerical strength would become laughable and irrelevant.

However, developing new Divine Abilities was not an urgent matter. It required long-term preparation. For now, what Jiang Chen lacked the most was time.

Instead of using a lot of time to deduce the Divine Abilities recorded in his mind, Jiang Chen would rather spend the time on something more important.

For instance, to validate his other hypothesis.

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As Jiang Chen pondered, more and more monsters understood the Great Prayer Technique, leading to a snowballing effect in the willpower assembling in midair. It had increased several times over since the last time Jiang Chen had absorbed it.

However, seeing the continuously gathering willpower in midair, Jiang Chen had no intention to absorb and refine it. In his heart, he had a better plan for using this willpower.

Those who have read "Eternal Life" know that in addition to the Three Thousand Daos, the most noteworthy element in the book is the various sets of magical treasures, such as the Eight Temples of Purgatory and the Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Treasures.

In "Eternal Life", the author described a unique technique of combining these magical treasures into one entity, causing their power level to change qualitatively. This transformation is not simply additive; rather, it’s a geometric progression.

Jiang Chen’s current endeavor was to refine a set of magical treasures using willpower, allowing these magical treasures to host the monsters, providing them with a habitat and continuously producing willpower.

At the same time, he could use the willpower to refine the magical treasures and observe how the magical treasures refined with the willpower differ from those refined with the mainstream methods in the Three Realms.

As a man of action, Jiang Chen was very proactive and usually put his ideas into action immediately. As soon as he had this idea, he directly sat cross-legged on the ground and mobilized the Dao to guide him.

A moment later, perhaps finding Dao alone insufficient, Jiang Chen brought out the Ninth Grade Blue Lotus and the Upper Qing Talisman.

These three Innate Spiritual Treasures all had the ability to enhance one’s perception. Combined, they could elevate even an insignificant person’s talents to extraordinary levels. Not to mention, Jiang Chen’s original ability was not average to begin with.

With a casual wave of his hand, Jiang Chen set up a spirit-encumbering array, attracting all the innate qi from the vicinity of the three mountain cities to activate the three Magic Treasures.

If he hadn’t done so, maintaining the operation of the three Innate Spiritual Treasures alone would have consumed all of Jiang Chen’s energy. Then, how would he have deduced the laws of artifact forging?

Hum, hum, hum...

The three Innate Spiritual Treasures vibrated at the same time, emitting a faint light that fell into Jiang Chen’s body.

In an instant, he felt his Innate True Spirit becoming incredibly clear, and his thoughts became exceptionally active. With a simple thought, countless inspirations were born.

Subconsciously, Jiang Chen began to deduce the laws of artifact forging. Sun, Moon, and Stars, mountains and rivers, flowers and trees, the universe in all its aspects, flashed one by one in his eyes.

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Time passed by minutely and secondly, and he didn’t know how long it had been. At some point, Jiang Chen suddenly opened his eyes.

With the opening of Jiang Chen’s eyes, a ray of clear air rushed out from the top of his head, standing like a pillar between heaven and earth, producing endless mysteries and evolving into thirty-three layers of heaven.

Jiang Chen understood that the treasure he was refining was a pagoda with thirty-three levels, corresponding to the thirty-three layers of heaven in the celestial realm, named as the Thirty-Three Heavenly Creation Pagoda.

In fact, the Heavenly Realm has thirty-six layers, but three of them, the Sanqing Heavens, were opened up by the Sanqing Taoist when they achieved sanctity, and are not considered native to the Heavenly Realm.

Therefore, Jiang Chen did not take them.

Originally, forging a Thirty-Three Heavenly Creation Pagoda corresponding to the thirty-three layers of heaven already implies stealing qi from the Heavenly Realm.

If Jiang Chen truly forged the Pagoda into thirty-six layers, perfectly corresponding to the Heavenly Realm, it would not be a suspicion but a fact. Did he really think that the experts in the Heavenly Realm were all clay figurines, and wouldn’t get angry?

If Jiang Chen was really brazen enough to visibly steal qi from the Heavenly Realm, no one in the Heavenly Realm, including the Jade Emperor, would let him off easily, and they would definitely give him an unforgettable lesson.

So, Jiang Chen didn’t dare to forge a thirty-six-layered pagoda, and only planned to forge a thirty-three-layered one.

With a move of his heart, Jiang Chen retrieved the Upper Qing Saints talisman, holding it in his hand, operating his magic power, and infusing it into the talisman, drawing out an Innate Pure Qi.

The Thirty-Three Heavenly Creation Pagoda that Jiang Chen wanted to forge was a treasured artifact corresponding to the Heavenly Realm, and naturally had very high requirements. Thus, the material for forging the Pagoda had to share the same source as the Heavenly Realm.

And the Heavenly Realm was formed from the Innate Pure Qi. Therefore, if Jiang Chen wanted to forge the Thirty-Three Heavenly Creation Pagoda, Innate Pure Qi would be the best choice.

The Sanqing was also formed from the Innate Pure Qi. The Upper Qing Saints talisman was one of the companion treasures of the Upper Qing Saints, and naturally, it also possesses Innate Pure Qi.

At this moment, Jiang Chen had no Innate Pure Qi at hand, but in order to forge the Thirty-Three Heavenly Creation Pagoda, he had no choice but to draw out the Innate Pure Qi from within the talisman, without damaging it.

After a while, Jiang Chen felt it was enough, and so he stopped. With the removal of the Innate Pure Qi, the light on the Upper Qing Saints talisman dimmed considerably.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen had a measurement in his heart. The extraction of the Innate Pure Qi this time did not harm the original source of the Upper Qing Saints talisman. After a period of nourishment, the talisman could recover.

Putting away the Upper Qing Saints talisman and nurturing it in the Sea of Consciousness, Jiang Chen proceeded to use the Innate Pure Qi, refining it continually with the Sun True Fire and the Taiyin True Fire.

Boom...

Under the burning of the two Innate True Fires, the form of the Innate Pure Qi gradually changed, transforming from a form of qi into a green pagoda with thirty-three layers.

However, because the Innate Pure Qi is a form of gas, this pagoda has taken shape but does not have a physical form and is an illusionary object.

Next, what Jiang Chen needed to do was to use a secret method to convert this illusionary pagoda into a real one, giving it a real form.

With a thought, Jiang Chen released his divine sense, directing the floating willpower to slowly approach the Thirty-Three Heavenly Creation Pagoda.

At the same time, Jiang Chen’s hands formed seals, rapidly imprinting Innate Rune symbols on the body of the Thirty-Three Heavenly Creation Pagoda.

Rumble!

The Sun True Fire and the Taiyin True Fire burned more fiercely, exuding terrifying Yin and Yang power. As soon as the torrent of willpower approached the Thirty-Three Heavenly Creation Pagoda, it was refined into the Pagoda by the two Innate True Fires, serving as nourishment for the pagoda’s birth.

Gradually, the body of the Thirty-Three Heavenly Creation Pagoda became more solid, exuding a grand and noble aura.

At the same time, on the body of the Pagoda, streaks of rainbow light were added, dreamlike and illusory, making the Pagoda appear increasingly sacred.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen is relieved, knowing that his idea has become a reality, and that willpower can indeed refine magic treasures. So, the further tasks would be much simpler.

As long as the Thirty-Three Heavenly Creation Pagoda continues to devour willpower and condense a real entity, this Pagoda would be considered half-forged.

Jiang Chen is to forge a set of combination-type magic treasures, which naturally cannot consist of just one piece, but rather thirty-four pieces.