Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 378 - 363 Shangqing Heaven-Severing Sword Scripture

Chapter 378: 363 Shangqing Heaven-Severing Sword Scripture

This Dutian Sword Seal, slightly modified, wouldn’t it become a masterful Sword Technique?

At that time, Sword Path was just budding and had not formed a system, and there was no trace of the sword cultivators’ lineage. At this moment, if Jiang Chen created this Sword Technique and passed it on, he could perfectly bear the title of "Ancestor of Sword Cultivators".

He needn’t worry about stealing others’ opportunities. The title of "Ancestor of Sword Cultivators" was most appropriate falling on Jiang Chen because his master was called the Pangu of the Upper Qing Dao.

Among the Sanqing, only the Upper Qing Saints used swords as enlightenment tools.

Carrying the Tao on a sword, it was indeed appropriate for the lineage of the Sword Cultivators to fall under the name of the Upper Qing lineage. If outsiders obtain it, it would be stealing the Upper Qing lineage’s opportunity.

The enlightenment tool of the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign is the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, and the enlightenment tool of the Saint of Taiqing is the Panlong Cane. Which one of these two treasures has anything to do with the Sword Path?

Only the Qingping Sword, the sword transformed from the Creation Green Lotus which is a divine relic of creation, can bear the Sword Path. It has always been destined that the lineage of Sword Cultivators should come from the prevailing Dao line of the Upper Qing.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen suddenly felt a clarity within his spiritual platform. The Upper Qing divine symbols exploded with dazzling light even more, and all kinds of mysteries about the Sword Path rose from his heart. Countless mysterious symbols circulated in his Sea of Consciousness.

Jiang Chen had deciphered Heaven’s secrets, the Heavenly Dao was moved, granted creation, and helped him create the Sword Cultivation technique.

Seemingly instantly, yet also as if millennia had passed, a bright sword light emerged suddenly from Jiang Chen’s eyes.

This sword light was terrifying. It seemed that with the release of this sword, every change, law, and existence between heaven and earth were to be cut off. Everything was to return to the void under the terror of this Sword Intention and Sword Pressure.

"What a terrifying sword light!"

That sword light, although it didn’t touch the body, bystanders around Jiang Chen couldn’t help but shiver with a glance.

Shangqing Cutting-Heaven Sword Scripture!

Jiang Chen, who woke up from the enlightenment, had a new Taoist scripture in his mind. This was the supreme Sword Scripture he comprehended from the Upper Qing lineage, created by the Upper Qing Saints.

One word "Cut" sums up the Tao of the Upper Qing Saints. In the Great Ancient, the Upper Qing Daoist established the Cut Sect with the intention of cutting a line of vitality for all living beings.

From then on, ’Cut’ became the philosophy of the Upper Qing Saints.

The Shangqing Cutting-Heaven Sword Scripture is the explanation of the ’Cut’ by the Upper Qing Saints. This supreme Sword Scripture revolves around one word: ’Cut’.

Cutting life, cutting fate, cutting creation, cutting heaven and earth, cutting everything... Within and outside the Prehistoric World, everything can be ’Cut’. Only then can the Supreme Sword Path be achieved.

"What a powerful Cutting-Heaven Sword Scripture! One Sword Scripture is probably more powerful than many of the Human Race’s inheritances."

The Saints are indeed Saints. Their realm is extremely high, casually bringing out a scripture easily rivals the highest inheritances of the Human Race.

That’s right, Jiang Chen compared it in his heart and found that within the inheritance of the Human Race, only a few could surpass this Cutting-Heaven Sword Scripture. Moreover, these few inheritances were not left by one man, but were compiled through efforts by generations of wise men of the Human Race.

If you don’t reach saintdom, you will always be an ant - Jiang Chen seemed to understand this sentence a bit better now.

The inheritance created through efforts by generations of the Human Race’s wise men barely compares to part of the Saint’s inheritance. This is the gap!

The Human Race lacks its own, true Saint level expert.

The Three Emperors united indeed possess the strength to rival the Saints, but they are still inferior in terms of realm.

We must become Saints!

Stand at the realm of Primordial Dao!

Quietly, Jiang Chen set a goal for himself.

Only by achieving the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial can one truly control one’s destiny and attain great liberation, great freedom, and great ease.

The Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial rules the Heaven and Earth and the Vast Universe, remaining unchanged through countless eons, untouched by karma. They can observe the past, present, and future in their eyes and play out time and space, life and death, and reincarnation in their hands.

With a single thought, there’s a change in the Heavenly Dao, measureless and without limit, without birth or death, returning to the desolate void, capable of gathering and scattering, immortal, nonexistent throughout the ages, transcending time and space, unaffected by karma, free of the material world.

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Putting away the "Shangqing Cutting-Heaven Sword Scripture", Jiang Chen continued to focus on the Little Cang Mountain Range. The matter of passing down the sword cultivation methods could wait! After he finished all the tasks at hand, then it could be done without unnecessary hurry.

The Upper Qing Saints were indeed impressive, having planned everything many years ago. Unfortunately, their disciples were really disappointing. If it were not for Jiang Chen becoming their disciple, this supreme sword scripture, I’m afraid, would continue to gather dust.

Indeed, from what Jiang Chen recalled, in a timeline without him, the Sword Path would have fallen into the hands of those of the Taiqing lineage.

This is a clear example of the incompetence of the Upper Qing disciples. The ancestors had arranged everything, but the younger generations failed to seize the opportunity. Presumably, the Upper Qing Saints were also quite helpless.

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At the very moment when Jiang Chen understood the Shangqing Cutting-Heaven Sword Scripture, within the unknowable region of the Prehistoric World, where infinite fate converged...

The fate of the Sword Path was slowly gathering towards the Upper Qing lineage, reviving the steadily declining fate of the Upper Qing.

"Hahaha!"

In the outer Chaos, having sensed the change in his own fate, the Upper Qing Saint couldn’t help but laugh heartily whilst caressing his sword.

However, the other saints who resided in the outer Chaos showed no significant emotion upon hearing this news – the Saint of Taiqing remained indifferent, and Primordial Heavenly Sovereign still held a still expression. It was the two saints from the West who furrowed their brows, their afflicted expressions becoming even more troubled.

Currently, it was during the great rise of the Western lineage. But now that the Upper Qing lineage is showing signs of recovery, what sort of impact would it have on the Buddhist door? Would it be good or bad?

Why is it so hard for Western lineage to rise?

Zhunti felt bitter in his heart, but who could he share his feelings with?

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed since Jiang Chen comprehended the Shangqing Cutting-Heaven Sword Scripture.

In a month’s time, Jiang Chen had accomplished many things. For instance, he had taken over more than half of the vast Little Cang Mountain Range and the number of demons in his Creation Pagoda had increased from three million to eight million.

The majority of the Little Cang Mountain Range, from west to east, had fallen into Jiang Chen’s control, thereby contributing to his infamous reputation.

It could be said that the name of the True Monarch of Demon Suppression was enough to silence crying children in the territories of the Little Cang Mountain Range. Common demons would be scared half to death just by hearing Jiang Chen’s name.

Even in secret, the demons of the Little Cang Mountain Range referred to Jiang Chen as the Demon Buddha.

"Demon" referred to Jiang Chen’s actions, his domineering and ruthless manner was more demonic than the Demonic Way itself, often purifying the living beings of entire cities.

"Buddha" referred to the Universal Salvation Divine Light. This was the fundamental divine ability of Buddhism, so the demons naturally assumed that Jiang Chen was associated with Buddhism.

After once again capturing a city, Jiang Chen rested in the city for a while before gathering his army and heading towards the next city.

Wherever his army passed, all life would cease to exist, leaving no trace of demons or ghosts. Jiang Chen’s reputation had spread far and wide, and there were no demons who were bold enough to stay.

As soon as the Demon Suppression heavenly soldiers began to move, the surrounding demons and ghosts would flee at the earliest hint of danger.

A moment later, another demon city came into view. However, Jiang Chen abruptly ordered his army to halt their advancement.

Something’s wrong!

For some reason, Jiang Chen felt that something was amiss. With a change of heart, he conjured a propitious cloud under his feet that lifted him up into the sky, soaring into the blue clouds above.

From his position high above the clouds, Jiang Chen looked down to see endless forests, a verdant belt of mountains, and city walls like giant fruits embedded in the earth. The official road seemed like a thin line stretching to the horizon, and the semblance of human life was so faint it was almost imperceptible.

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Where is this place?

Who knew there were such exquisite sites within the Little Cang Mountain Range?