Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 419: Four hundred and three have gathered together.

Chapter 419: Four hundred and three have gathered together.

A thought flashed across his mind, and Jiang Chen extended a sliver of divine sense, projecting it thousands of miles away to appear before a group of people.

Looking at them, Jiang Chen asked without emotion, "Who goes there? Why do you trespass on Cang Mountain?"

alas, Shangqing Palace was still in its infancy with no notable masters. When faced with any major situation, Jiang Chen, as the sect leader, had to personally intervene, which was not at all dignifying.

Now, Jiang Chen could only hope that the deity of Cang Mountain would be born soon. In that case, Shangqing Palace would have a master strong enough to maintain its prestige. When problems arise, there would then be no need for the sect leader to personally handle matters.

When the people saw Jiang Chen appearing, they were initially startled. Then, as if remembering something, a young man who seemed to be their leader quickly stepped forward and announced, "I am Xia Zicheng, the 36th son of King Xia, an envoy of the Xia Dynasty. I come bearing the name of King Xia to pay respect to your majesty on Cang Mountain."

Following him, the rest of the party also bowed, saying, "We, descendants of the Xiahou clan, pay our respects to your Majesty!"

’Your Majesty’ is a term of respect that has been used since the Great Ancient times, specifically for masters of the God-Demon Realm in the Martial Dao.

For those in the Martial Dao of the Great Ancient times, achieving the status of the God-Demon Realm signifies considerable accomplishment, capable of guarding a region and ruling over numerous people.

Thus, warriors of the God-Demon Realm were also referred to as human sovereigns, drawn from the notion of a human king.

Furthermore, when one achieves completion in the God-Demon Martial Dao, one acquires power comparable to that of the Dao Zun. At such a time, they are considered divine. They are not divine in the sense of being gods of heaven and earth, but as gods of the human race, protective deities of the Human Race.

Thus, the completed practitioners of the Ancient Martial Dao were recognized as deities by the Human Race, serving as their protective deities.

"King Xia’s son!" After contemplating for a moment, Jiang Chen asked, "Xia Dynasty envoy, what brings you here?"

Xia Zicheng replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have come to apologize. Some years ago, the Xiahou Family offended you. When the King heard the news, he was furious. He not only severely punished the Xiahou Family, but he also sent me with a generous gift, to offer an apology to your Majesty."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen suddenly recalled what had happened. It was when the Xiahou Family’s patriarch attempted to steal his treasure, which led him to order a kill.

This was initially a trivial matter, but for some reason, the son of the Xiahou Family demanded an answer from Jiang Chen. As a result, Jiang Chen gave him an answer that not only threw him out, but also demanded the Xiahou Family to offer a gift as an apology.

Xia Zicheng was here to convey the Xiahou Family’s apology and offer a gift.

As for why the descendants of King Yu took on the surname Xia instead of Si, isn’t that normal? After the fall of the Xia Dynasty, the surviving royal members felt they had lost their dignity, and too ashamed to keep claiming to be the descendants of King Yu, they all changed their surnames to Xia.

Therefore, the royal family of the Xia Dynasty on the Dongsheng Divine Continent is surnamed Xia, not Si.

Since they came bearing gifts, Jiang Chen didn’t wish to make things difficult for them. He nodded and said, "Come in, meet me at the Cangtian Hall."

After saying this, Jiang Chen retracted his divine sense, disappearing from the sight of the people.

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"The Xia Dynasty has been operating in the Dongsheng Divine Continent for many years, and with the support of the Ancestral Land, the treasures they’ve collected are countless, and their wealth surpasses mine by countless times."

"They have come to offer an apology this time, so the gifts they bring should not be shabby, which is quite exciting."

In the Cangtian Hall, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but smile. For the refining of the three hundred and sixty-five Heavenly Star Banners, his wealth had dwindled considerably. Moreover, he owed a large amount of resources to his family.

The wealth of the Jiang Family belonged to the entire Jiang Family, not to Jiang Chen personally. He had the right to mobilize the treasures of the Jiang Family, but that too had a limit and could not be squandered indiscriminately.

The resources Jiang Chen gathered this time were too many, far exceeding his allocated quota. The additional part must be returned. If not, he can forget about receiving any support from his family again.

The considerable reduction in his possessions, as well as the huge debt to his family, weighed on Jiang Chen like a massive rock, reducing him from a wealthy man to a poor one.

Now, the arrival of Xia Zicheng was timely. The compensation they would deliver could make up for some of his losses and enrich his treasury.

As Jiang Chen was thinking about this, the empty space in the distance once again experienced intense turbulence.

What’s happening...

More visitors!

Jiang Chen raised his head to look towards the distance and saw several elderly men dressed in traditional garb, onto which were carved the mysterious patterns of flames, striding out from the void, and heading towards the Cang Mountain.

Those were Suohuo patterns, the symbol of the Ancestral Land’s Holy Temple. These elderly men were from the Ancestral Land of the Human Race!

Upon recognizing their origin, Jiang Chen knew their purpose. Similar to Xia Zicheng’s purpose, they were here to deliver treasures.

In the past, the Ancestral Land had sent a message stating their intention to reward Jiang Chen significantly for his contribution in quelling the ghost chaos in the Shu Region.

However, Jiang Chen had waited for years without hearing any further news from the Ancestral Land. He had only vaguely heard that some people from the Ancestral Land had had disagreements over how to reward him, hence the delay.

Now, when Jiang Chen had almost forgotten about this matter, it seemed that a decision had suddenly been reached in the Ancestral Land, and people had been sent here.

After giving it some thought, Jiang Chen suddenly called for the Forbidden Guard Commander. This was a high-ranking member secretly cultivated by the Jiang Family. The commander of a thousand Forbidden Guards, his cultivation had reached the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

The Jiang Family had a total of sixty Forbidden Guard commanders with names based on the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. The commander under Jiang Chen was known as Yihai.

Without a sound, Yihai appeared in the Cangtian Hall.

A young man’s face, a handsome appearance, wearing golden armour, all formed from Sun God Gold, emanating brilliant golden light as if he was a small sun.

This was the image of Yihai.

Or, it could be said that all the Forbidden Guards shared this image, the Sun God Armor was their symbol.

Gazing at him, Jiang Chen instructed, "Yihai, someone from the ancestral land has arrived. Go and entertain them for me as I’m busy now. I need to go into seclusion, and I’ll see them once I’m out."

Being neglected by the ancestral land for so long, could Jiang Chen be without resentment? Therefore, he planned to neglect the representatives of the ancestral land in turn. This would be a good opportunity for him to start refining the Immortal Dao Dragon Pearl.

Without asking why, Yihai accepted the task and said, "Yes!"

Yihai went out, transformed into a beam of divine light appearing in front of the arriving delegation and led them to the receiving hall.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen took out the Immortal Dao Dragon Pearl and began to attempt to refine it.

This was a dragon pearl left by the Daoist Master, containing half a lifetime’s worth of cultivation. Its power was horrifying, so naturally, Jiang Chen had to be extremely cautious when refining it.

Otherwise, if the power of the dragon pearl leaked out, the consequences would be unthinkable, and it could even instantly burst Jiang Chen.

If luck was not on his side and the dragon pearl exploded directly, it could probably level the peaks of Cang Mountain. The explosiveness of a dragon pearl is no less than that of a Daoist Master; it could even be said to have the power to destroy the world.

Therefore, one should be extremely cautious when refining a dragon pearl. A moment’s carelessness could turn a golden opportunity into a disaster.

Jiang Chen did not dare to directly refine the dragon pearl. Instead, he used the Thirty-three Heavens Creation Pagoda to suppress the dragon pearl first and then slowly absorbed its power bit by bit.

In this way, despite the decrease in refining efficiency, at least it was safe.

Rumble!

The Creation Pagoda of the Thirty-three Heavens resonated, making the void echo in response. The drop of infinite innate clear air from the tower evolved into several strange and diverse worlds, suppressing the power of the dragon pearl so it was unable to unleash it.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen practiced the secret methods of the Dragon Clan, continually drawing on the power of the dragon pearl. A small, exquisite purple True Dragon burst out from within him and kept ingesting in close proximity of the dragon pearl.

Rays of light flew out from the dragon pearl, swallowed and absorbed by the purple True Dragon. As it ingested these rays, the previously ethereal body of the purple True Dragon gradually solidified, and its aura grew increasingly dignified.

All Things Transform Into Dragon Scripture!

This was a supreme scripture comprehended from the ancestral dragon bloodline that Jiang Chen held- an unexcelled scripture in the prehistoric world and the highest canon of all beasts.

During the ancient times, before the Taoist Grandmaster achieved enlightenment and Immortal Dao did not exist, there was no path to enlightenment in heaven and earth, and countless living beings were ignorant of the path forward.

At this moment, three transcendent beings rose, paving the way for the living beings and breaking through the road ahead.

The phoenix emerged, passing down the law of Nirvana, enabling all birds to transform into phoenixes and cultivate the supreme Great Dao.

The Kirin emerged, passing down the law of mutation, enabling all beasts to transform into kirin and achieving the supreme Great Dao.

But these two fell short compared to the Ancestral dragon.

The Phoenix’s law only passed to the bird species. Kirin’s law only passed to the beast species.

But the Ancestral Dragon imprinted the method of dragon transformation into heaven and earth, enabling all creatures, regardless of bird or beast, flower or fish, mountain or grass — as long as they have spiritual nature, they can transform into dragons.

This is called everyone can be a dragon!

In the hands of the Ancestral Dragon, "dragon" isn’t just a species, it represents a spirit, a Great Dao, known as the Dao of the Dragon.

What is the Dao of the Dragon?

It means everything can become a dragon!

Therefore, before the ancient times, all species honored the Dragon Clan as the supreme, and among the three clans, Dragon Clan was the strongest.

The phrase "All creatures adore Cang" refers to Ancestral Dragon, the first True Dragon in heaven and earth, the Nine-clawed Azure Dragon!

The Ancestral Dragon’s All Things Transform Into Dragon Scripture, was undeniably the first scripture of the great ancient times before.

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Originally, the Ancestral Dragon bloodline within Jiang Chen was weak and already refined, not enough to comprehend this scripture. But as his strength increased, the bloodline awakened further, triggering a memory from this aspect.

Not only were the supreme inheritances of the Dragon Clan comprehended by him, but also those of the Phoenix Clan, Kirin Clan, and Golden Crow Clan were all grasped by him.

Nowadays, Jiang Chen could not even be sure how many transcendent inheritances were contained in his memory.

Because he didn’t know when he would suddenly wake up and comprehend a new divine ability.

While others complain about having too few inheritances, Jiang Chen felt that he had too many to cultivate in his lifetime.

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Time flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a year had passed. The envoys from the ancestral land and Xia Zicheng were neglected by Jiang Chen for a whole year.

No matter where the people from the ancestral land went, they would always be warmly welcomed. But Jiang Chen was different; he immediately gave them a taste of reality by neglecting them.

A whole year had passed and he did not even bother to show his face once.