Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 396: Three Eight One Harvest

Chapter 396: Three Eight One Harvest

What if the Jade Emperor is serious?

The immortals of Dongsheng Divine Continent dared not to gamble. Therefore, before all the gods had gathered, several Great Luo Golden Immortals from Dongsheng Divine Continent had already come to the Heaven Court to beg for forgiveness.

Upon entering the Lingxiao Palace, these Golden Immortals addressed the Jade Emperor, saying, "We have been lax in our control, thereby allowing our disciples to disrespect Your Majesty. We implore Your Majesty’s forgiveness."

Very well, their claim of lax control turned the grave sin of despising the Heaven Court into a trivial matter of disrespectful conduct. These immortals obviously aimed to dissipate the severity of the matter.

Yet, would Jiang Chen allow them to get away with it? He stepped up, pointing at these Immortals, "your crimes are like the endless waves of the Eastern Sea. Can they be swept away by a single apology for lax control?"

"If so, tomorrow I’ll send someone to destroy your sects, claiming it was due to lead hand. I wonder what you would think of that?"

Hearing this, the immortals quickly responded, "Emperor Lord, calm your anger! Emperor Lord, calm your anger!"

Before arriving at Heaven Court, they had already got wind of the situation. The conflict had arisen from an immortal driven by greed, who had infringed upon Emperor Shenxiao Jiuchen. They seized this opportunity to request the Heaven Court to attack Dongsheng Divine Continent.

In other words, Jiuchen was the victim. If his anger could be quelled, half the problem would be solved.

An immortal addressed Jiang Chen, "We beg the Emperor Lord to calm his anger. We understand that we have failed to guide our disciples adequately, causing this great disaster. We will personally pay a visit at a later date to apologize."

The implication behind their words was: we have understood what happened, and we were indeed in the wrong. We will compensate you, and we hope you will not brood over this matter any longer.

Jiang Chen got their point, so he stayed silent and retreated. Having secured leverage, he no longer needed to press further. What remained was to see whether their performance would be satisfactory to the Jade Emperor.

If the Jade Emperor was satisfied, everything was as good as settled. But if he was not, the punitive expedition against Dongsheng Divine Continent might truly become a reality.

The immortals of Dongsheng Divine Continent didn’t disappoint the Jade Emperor. They presented him with a jade album. It didn’t have much practical use and merely listed the names of the immortals of the Dongsheng Divine Continent.

However, this small token made the Jade Emperor extremely pleased. He not only pardoned Dongsheng Divine Continent on the spot, but also granted all the present immortals official titles.

Though the jade album had no practical use, it symbolized Dongsheng Divine Continent’s submission. By presenting a record of all the immortals’ names, it indicated Dongsheng Divine Continent’s willingness to comply with the Heaven Court’s commands.

Of the four main continents, apart from Nanbuzhan Continent, the other three hadn’t respected the orders of the Heaven Court. With the submission of Dongsheng Divine Continent and the Heaven Court gaining control over another continent, how could the Jade Emperor not rejoice?

With that, the matter was concluded. The Jade Emperor then announced the end of the court session, and all the immortals dispersed, with Jiang Chen returning to Shenxiao Thunder Mansion, filled with joy.

Yes, after Jiang Chen ascended to the throne, the Shenxiao Nine Heavens were elevated again, reaching the void where the Heavenly Realm was located. Jiang Chen no longer needed to travel to the Mortal Realm to go home.

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However, what Jiang Chen was unaware of was that although the issue in the Heaven Court was resolved, outside in the Chaos, a storm was brewing.

After Jiang Chen’s words reached the ears of the Upper Qing Saints, an inexplicable thought surfaced, causing them to burst into hearty laughter. Following that, the Upper Qing Saints departed from Golden Turtle Island and ventured deeper into the Chaos.

Deep within the Chaos, as if expecting the Upper Qing Saints’ visit, a purple palace silently materialized.

This was Zixiao Palace, the Taoist field of Honjan Daizu. The Upper Qing Saints venturing deep into the Chaos to see Honjan Daizu raised many questions about his intentions and possible impact on the Three Realms.

Nevertheless, it didn’t concern Jiang Chen at the moment. He was inspecting his gains.

The Shenxiao Crown: a gift from the Heavenly Dao to Jiang Chen upon his ascension to Emperor Shenxiao Jiuchen, it contained 36 innate divine prohibitions and was considered high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

This crown was formed by innate thunder and could unleash ten thousand thunder lights capable of both offence and defence; its power was unimaginably profound.

"Another high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. I’m slowly becoming a wealthy man." Sensing the power contained in the Shenxiao Crown, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but exclaim.

Looking at him now, covered in treasures, who could have thought that a hundred years ago, he was penniless? Indeed, fate works in mysterious ways.

After consolidating his gains, Jiang Chen brought out prepared gifts and started visiting his senior brothers and sisters in the Heaven Court.

Having been in Heaven Court for so long, he hadn’t paid his respects to his senior brothers and sisters yet. This was somewhat inappropriate considering how just a while ago, they had assisted him enormously.

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It took him several years to visit all his senior brothers and sisters. In the meantime, he even found a training partner for Sun Wukong.

It was none other than Yuan Hong from the Four Useless Stars, the same Long-armed Ape as Sun Wukong from the Four Chaos Apes. They were both apes and presumably had a lot in common.

Yuan Hong’s strength was undeniable. Among the three generations of Chan Teaching disciples, those who could defeat him were rare. Having him as a training partner for Sun Wukong might allow the latter’s power to reach a new level.

By the time Jiang Chen returned to the Nine Heavens of Yun Xiao again, Taibai Jinxing had already been waiting for him for quite some time.

Upon seeing Taibai Jinxing, a smile emerged on Jiang Chen’s face. He greeted him politely, "What brings Jinxing here? I am honored by your presence."

Taibai Jinxing was here to present him with gifts, of course, Jiang Chen was delighted. There, at Heaven Court, he had secured substantial benefits for the Jade Emperor, who certainly wouldn’t neglect him in return.

Seeing Jiang Chen’s warm reception, Taibai Jinxing was not surprised. He stood up, smiled, and said, "Emperor Lord, you have greatly assisted the Emperor this time. He is immensely grateful and has sent me to present you with a token of his gratitude."

With that, Taibai Jinxing brought out a colorful jin bag and handed it to Jiang Chen.

Without inspecting it, Jiang Chen accepted the bag and said to Taibai Jinxing, "His Majesty is really too kind. These are just part of my duty as a subject."

Having benefitted, Jiang Chen didn’t mind saying a few nice words. After all, flattery didn’t cost him anything.

Taibai Jinxing nodded, not sure what he was thinking about, and said meaningfully, "Yes, these are all part of a subject’s duty, but many people seem to forget that."

After exchanging pleasantries with Jiang Chen for a while, Taibai Jinxing excused himself and left.

The moment Taibai Jinxing left, Jiang Chen immediately opened the jin bag the Jade Emperor had given him to see what treasures were inside.

He released his divine consciousness for inspection and saw that the bag was filled with various heavenly and earthly treasures and spiritual pills. Innate Spiritual medicine, Innate Divine material, there were countless, all of which were top-grade treasures of the Three Realms.

However, none of these caught Jiang Chen’s attention. Instead, his gaze was fixed on the three separate jade boxes inside the jin bag.