Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 404: Three Eight Nine Grand Black Lotus World Extinguishing Forbidden Scripture

Chapter 404: Three Eight Nine Grand Black Lotus World Extinguishing Forbidden Scripture

Long ago, Jiang Chen had a doubt about the Immortal Slaying Sword Array. That is, the power of the Immortal Slaying Sword Array had a huge disparity.

When Demon Ancestor Luo Hou laid out the Immortal Slaying Sword Array in the past, four unparalleled figures led by Hongjun Daizu, holding the four Innate Treasures, went to break the formation. Although the formation was broken, two of the four great experts fell.

Despite being outnumbered four to one, Demon Ancestor Luo Hou managed to counter-kill two before being defeated by the Daizu. Thus, the formidable reputation of the Immortal Slaying Sword Array was established.

However, when Leader Tongtian also set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Array, it was easily broken by the four Saints.

The contradiction was glaringly obvious.

Even if the power of the formation was inferior to the four Saints, it should not have been shattered so easily. At the very least, it should have held out for some time, forcing the opponent to pay some price.

During the Investiture of the Gods period, the performance of the Immortal Slaying Sword Array was not up to the reputation of being one of the three great formations in the Prehistoric World.

Comparing it to the Immortal Slaying Sword Array set up by Demon Ancestor Luo Hou, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but suspect that there was something wrong with the formation of Leader Tongtian. Something crucial might have been missing, causing the formation to be incomplete and unable to display its full capability.

Therefore, Jiang Chen cared greatly about the Immortal Slaying Sword Array in the Demon Ancestor’s heritage. It could solve the doubts in his heart. Why is the Immortal Slaying Sword Array of Leader Tongtian inferior to that of Demon Ancestor Luo Hou?

Unfortunately, what Jiang Chen got from the Demon Ancestor’s heritage was incomplete. Not to mention the Array Map, even of the four Innate Killing Swords of Trap, Destruction, Annihilation, and Slaying, he only got one.

"What a pity, what a pity!"

Sighing, Jiang Chen put aside his distracting thoughts and turned his attention to the center of the animal skin scroll - the twelve-tiered World Destruction Black Lotus.

If destiny allowed, he would find the rest of the Demon Ancestor’s heritage in the future. If he was not meant to, even if he saw it, he would not recognize it. So, instead of thinking about other heritages of the Demon Ancestor, it’s better he spent more energy studying the present object in his hand.

If Jiang Chen’s speculation was correct, the visualization diagram of the World Destruction Black Lotus should contain a top-tier Demonic Way heritage capable of healing the injuries of the old dragon. Otherwise, the old dragon wouldn’t be staring at this animal skin scroll until its death.

With this thought in mind, Jiang Chen was moved, initiating the power of the Sin Treasure Wheel and pouring it into the World Destruction Black Lotus.

At that moment, Jiang Chen’s vision changed drastically, as if he was placed in the midst of boundless chaos, with no heavens above nor earth beneath. Right in front of his eyes, a vast twelve-tiered black lotus was continuously being born and extinct.

With the birth and extinction of the black lotus, strands of world-destroying power swirled out from within it, obliterating everything around it. The black lotus, however, remained unscathed, as if it could exist eternally, enduring through ages.

When Jiang Chen regained his senses, there was an additional Innate Dao Scripture in his mind, named the "Grand Black Lotus World Extinguishing Forbidden Scripture".

It was the supreme Dao scripture created by Demon Ancestor Luo Hou in combination with the twelve-tiered World Destruction Black Lotus. Although it was named "World Extinguishing", it was a method that pointed directly to the Dao of genesis.

This Scripture has two true meanings. The first is to nurture new life amid destruction, thereby grasping the essence of genesis. From the ultimate destruction arises the beginning of creation.

The second is to seize the vitality of all things and take actions of world destruction. If all life between heaven and earth is devoured, wouldn’t that be world destruction itself?After reading this scripture, Jiang Chen could only sigh: "True to the Demonic Way, nothing conventional about it."

Devouring all life between heaven and earth is a course of action that heaven and earth would not tolerate. Fearfully, before one could complete the cultivation, they might be smitten by the Heavenly Dao.

As for understanding the true meaning of genesis within destruction, this also has a premise - reaching the pinnacle of destruction gives one the qualification to comprehend the essence of genesis. Just this alone, would require the destruction of countless small worlds.

However, although this Dao scripture is against the harmony of heaven and can’t be cultivated, it serves as an excellent reference. For example, this scripture contains the Tao of life from death, allowing one to metamorphose in extremity, rebel against heaven to seize life, and live once more.

Presumably, that old dragon had this idea in mind, intending to comprehend the Tao of life from death from the Grand Black Lotus World Extinguishing Forbidden Scripture at the brink of death, thereby living another lifetime.

Unfortunately, judging from the result, the old dragon undoubtedly failed. Otherwise, what appeared before Jiang Chen would not have been a corpse.

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Now that he had obtained the Demon Ancestor’s heritage, Jiang Chen should have left. But having made the effort to come here once, he was rather reluctant to leave just like that.

After all, there were still four treasures left untouched here.

These four treasures were the dragon corpse, the Coiling Dragon Pillar, the Dragon Pearl, and this great hall. All were treasures not inferior to the Innate Spiritual Treasures.

If he let them go just like that, Jiang Chen would definitely not be willing. But to retrieve these four treasures, it wasn’t going to be easy either.

Firstly, about this great hall, there are prohibitions inside and a large formation outside. If he forcibly takes it away, he will inevitably encounter strong resistance from the hall. The resulting force is enough to overturn a Dao Sovereign, something which Jiang Chen cannot afford.

Then, about the Coiling Dragon Pillar, in order to take it, he must first remove the dragon corpse coiled around it. But that dragon corpse is not easy to deal with.

Every time he looked at that dragon corpse, Jiang Chen would feel a sense of fear. Obviously, there was something wrong with this dragon corpse. It might even have some sort of countermeasure left behind by the Demon Sovereign.

Besides, the Dragon Pearl was being held in the mouth of the dragon corpse. If he wanted to take it away, it would inevitably involve the dragon corpse.

Of course, Jiang Chen also thought about packing these three treasures up and taking them away together. But every time he had this thought, a voice would emerge from nowhere, crying "danger, danger..." in his ear.

That warning would remain until he dismissed the thought.

Jiang Chen knew that this was Fate issuing a warning, telling him that doing so would lead to dangers he could not bear.

"How troublesome!"

After weighing it up in his heart for a long time, Jiang Chen still couldn’t make up his mind to leave. He decided to try to take one of the treasures. Whether he succeeded or not, he would leave immediately afterwards.

As for which one to take?

Jiang Chen silently executed the Innate Eight Diagrams Divine Ability, beginning to deduce among these four treasures, which one posed the least risk for him to take.

Soon, Jiang Chen got the answer - it was the Dragon Pearl. Among these four treasures, only the Dragon Pearl gave him the least sense of impending crisis.

Good, it’s been decided then.

After making his choice, Jiang Chen didn’t take immediate action. Instead, he quietly retreated to the edge of the tomb, one step away from leaving the place.

During this process, Jiang Chen kept the Dragon Pearl locked with his Dao Inscription. The purpose of doing so was to leave the place at the first opportunity once he got it.

The reason he had to use Dao Inscription to lock onto the Dragon Pearl was naturally to use this treasure to take the Dragon Pearl.