Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 397: Three Eight Two Pan Peach Tree and Regulatory Group of Immortals

Chapter 397: Three Eight Two Pan Peach Tree and Regulatory Group of Immortals

Being singled out by the Jade Emperor, undoubtedly, this was the true gift for Jiang Chen. The other items like the spiritual pill and the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures were nothing more than accessories.

With this thought in mind, Jiang Chen used his divine consciousness to bring out a jade box, which he delicately inspected.

The jade box was made of Innate Ziyu, which was said to be an Innate Divine Jade imbued with the charm of the Heavenly Dao, incredibly extraordinary with the power to help comprehend the Dao.

Knowing this, Jiang Chen became even more interested in the contents of the box.

Unable to wait any longer, he opened it and saw a purple quill quietly sitting inside the box. Its surface flickered with a lightning aura; its energy pulsating with wind and thunder.

This was...

An innate true feather of the Great Ancient Thunder Peng!

The Great Ancient Thunder Peng, an Innate Divine Demon born from wind and thunder, had attained the Dao Venerable Realm countless years ago and was a great secluded power of the Three Realms.

"The Jade Emperor does understand me!"

Knowing that Jiang Chen is collecting Innate Real Feathers, the Jade Emperor generously gave him one, thus saving Jiang Chen a lot of trouble.

With a contented smile, Jiang Chen placed the Thunder Peng True Feather secure, retrieved the second jade box, and opened it to reveal a three-inch jade vase inside.

Though the jade vase was small and seemed to be made neither of jade nor gold, it was covered in mysterious Dao patterns, forming the pattern of the sun, moon, and stars. Under the sunlight, it faintly emitted three glows.

Curiously, he picked up the jade vase.

As soon as Jiang Chen’s hand made contact with the vase, the information about this object naturally appeared in his mind.

The Three Lights Vase, a lower quality Innate Spiritual Treasure, had no ability to defend or kill, but served as an auxiliary treasure. Its function was to gather the power of the sun, moon, and stars from the cosmos to produce the Three Lights Divine Water.

The Three Lights Divine Water – one of the top ten innate divine waters of the Prehistoric Period – came in different forms: the golden Sunlight Divine Water, the silver Moonlight Divine Water, and the purple Starlight Divine Water. The Sunlight Divine Water erodes flesh and bone; the Moonlight Divine Water corrodes the soul and spirit within; the Starlight Divine Water consumes the intellectual spirit.

If separated, these are rare deadly poisons, but mixed together, they form the top healing medicine of the Three Realms, capable of neutralizing all poisons, healing all wounds and illnesses, and even reviving the dead.

In essence, the Three Lights Divine Water is a holy object of miracles.

Being able to produce the Three Lights Divine Water shows the extraordinariness of this vase, although its efficiency is a bit low. It can only produce one droplet per month.

This was expected. If it could produce ten or a hundred drops a day, the Jade Emperor would not have gifted this treasure to Jiang Chen but would have kept it for his own use. To the Jade Emperor, the Three Lights Vase is nothing more than a mediocre treasure; hence, he was willing to part with it and gain Jiang Chen’s favor.

With a wave of his large sleeve, Jiang Chen placed the Three Lights Vase at the top of the Nine Heavens to receive the essence of the sun, moon, and stars. He then opened the third jade box.

A peachwood branch!

Inside the third box was a piece of peachwood branch, fresh and newly picked. The peach flowers on it had not yet wilted.

Seeing this piece of peachwood branch, Jiang Chen’s breath became a bit heavy.

He recognized the origin of this object. It was a branch from the Pan Peach tree, and just by consuming it, the innate water attributes of the Sun God Scepter could be perfected. Similarly, he would get to own the innate source of the water attribute.

"Ah, it’s no surprise that the person who can be the Jade Emperor understands people’s hearts so well!"

Even though he knew the Jade Emperor was trying to win him over, seeing the Pan Peach branch in front of him, Jiang Chen could not help but feel a bit of goodwill towards the Jade Emperor.

Jiang Chen did things for the Jade Emperor and the Jade Emperor gave him benefits - there’s nothing wrong with that. However, of all the benefits the Jade Emperor could give to Jiang Chen, he chose the few that Jiang Chen needed the most.

As a result, not only did Jiang Chen take advantage of the Jade Emperor’s favor, but he also had to thank him. Although it was a mutually beneficial affair, the Jade Emperor made it seem as if Jiang Chen took a huge advantage, which was something Jiang Chen could not refute.

Therefore, Jiang Chen had to appreciate the Jade Emperor’s skillful maneuvering - he was a master of manipulating people’s hearts.

As the Pan Peach branch was related to Jiang Chen’s Dao path, he could not refuse and had to accept the Jade Emperor’s favor. However, if the Jade Emperor thought he could control Jiang Chen like that, he had underestimated him.

There were so many ways to return the favor. For example, by restoring the ever-declining dignity of the Heaven Court. If the dignity of the Heaven Court reached its peak, it would no longer be Jiang Chen owing Jade Emperor a favor, the tables would turn, and the Jade Emperor would owe him.

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Jiang Chen didn’t rush to let the Sun God Scepter swallow the Pan Peach tree branch. Instead, he put it in the creation space of the Ninth Grade Qinglian, planning to cultivate the branch for a while.

When it comes alive and grows into a towering tree, the Sun God Scepter can then swallow it, perhaps without consuming all of its life force.

If he’s lucky enough to retain a tiny bit of its life force, wouldn’t Jiang Chen have an extra Pan Peach tree?

Jiang Chen was someone who knew how to maximize benefits in life. Anything that couldn’t be maximized was a loss.

While Jiang Chen was examining the gifts from the Jade Emperor, the apologies from the Immortal Persons of the Dongsheng Divine Continent also arrived. Instead of sending them to Nine Heavens, they sent them to Cang Mountain.

As a result, Jiang Chen had to make a special trip back to the human world.

In comparison to the Jade Emperor’s gifts, those of the Immortal Persons from the Dongsheng Divine Continent seemed a bit humble. Except for a White Crane’s True Feather which held some value, the rest were just Five Elements Spirits.

That makes sense. The Jade Emperor hailed from Zixiao Palace, known as the richest realm second only to the Saints. In fact, some Saints were probably less affluent than him.

Like the two from the West...

Comparing the Immortal Persons from the Dongsheng Divine Continent to the Jade Emperor was indeed a bit excessive. The fact that they could present these items was already commendable.

The White Crane’s True Feather was what Jiang Chen was missing. The Five Elements Spirits were the resources needed for the cultivation of chest qi. Although Jiang Chen wouldn’t need them, the disciples of Shangqing Palace could use them.

The Immortal Persons from the Dongsheng Divine Continent showed their willingness by sending these items, so, Jiang Chen generously forgave them.

However, whilst Jiang Chen had forgiven them, the Upper Qing Saints did not.

The Upper Qing Saint returned from Zixiao Palace; it was unknown what he discussed with the Dao Ancestor, but after he came back, he wore a slight smile on his face.

Next, the Upper Qing Saint raised his hand and a decree flew in from the heavens, landing in the Nine Heavens Universe.

This was the Dao Ancestor’s decree!

Jiang Chen dared not ignore it, immediately commanding people to build an altar, burning incense, and taking a bath. Only after busying himself for half a day could he go and accept the decree.

The content of the decree was simple: to establish a Shenxiao House in Nine Heavens, to set up thirty-six Thunder Prisons, and to appoint Jiang Chen as the master of Shenxiao House.

The main duty of the Shenxiao House was to supervise the Immortal Persons. Any Immortal Persons who have unrighteous behavior could be captured by Shenxiao House. The punishment should be given according to the seriousness of the wrongdoings on them.

PS: Let me report on my situation since I started writing novels.

Summarized in one sentence, I didn’t earn any money, but I did acquire an illness.

Recently, I have been suffering from phlegm in my throat, which feels like there’s something stuck there and induces constant coughing. It’s extremely uncomfortable.