Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 427: Four Zero Nine Ambush

Chapter 427: Four Zero Nine Ambush

Upon his arrival, Jiang Chen stopped in front of a store named Treasure Pavilion.

There was nothing unique about the name, plain and straightforward, a shop that sells curiosities and treasures. However, the sign above the shop entrance was carved with a pattern resembling a sun.

This was the symbol of the Great Sun Divine Patterns, the emblem of the Jiang Family. It was evident that this shop belonged to the Jiang Family. Conveniently, Jiang Chen had some goods to handle and thought it was better to profit his own family than others.

With that thought, Jiang Chen walked into the Treasure Pavilion, followed quickly by Xia Zicheng.

The maids in the tower were perceptive. Although they did not recognize Jiang Chen, they recognized Xia Zicheng. He was a prince of the Xia Dynasty, a person who had a privileged status, and thus anyone who required his personal accompaniment must be of great usefulness.

Therefore, as soon as they entered, a sharp-eyed maid hurried forward to greet them and, conveniently, informed the one in charge of the shop with a secret method.

"Sir, what kind of treasure are you looking for? Our Treasure Pavilion offers immortal pills, Spiritual Fruits, cultivation methods, Divine Abilities, Magic Treasures, and many more," a maid in a green robe came forwards and said with a smile.

Jiang Chen cut to the chase and said, "No, I am not here to sell things, but purchase. I have a batch of magic treasures and pills that I would like to sell, does your Treasure Pavilion accept them?"

Although the green-robed woman was surprised, she still smiled and said, "We do, our Treasure Pavilion conducts businesses. As long as the items are treasures, we accept them."

Jiang Chen nodded his head, took out a Heaven and Earth bracelet, handed it to the green-robed maid, and said, "Everything is in here, please estimate the value."

The Heavenly-Made Spiritual Treasure!

Looking at the Heaven and Earth bracelet in her hand, the green-robed woman was taken aback.

A Heaven and Earth bracelet was a famous storing magic artifact, with its internal world and could not only store dead things but could also contain living ones. It had the ability of taking in Heaven and Earth, thus was named after that.

Although the method to refine this treasure was not difficult, the material required, a Heaven and Earth stone, it took a Great Luo Golden Immortal years of constant refining of the Heaven and Earth Qi to be able to form it.

Thus, even though the Heaven and Earth bracelet was not considered rare, it was commonly owned by top experts. Those who had a Heaven and Earth bracelet were either a top expert or a successor of a powerful force.

The green-robed woman did not dare to slack off. She quickly activated her divine intent and looked into the Heaven and Earth bracelet, just to see that the space inside was vast, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles, containing mountains and rivers, appearing like a real miniature Heaven and Earth.

Looking further, she saw the ground filled with various kinds of weapons, all emitting a spiritual light, which made them evidently not ordinary items.

The green-robed woman used her divine sense to feel the weapons and discovered that they were Heavenly-Made Spiritual Treasures. Astonishingly, there were as many as tens of thousands of them.

Startled, she snapped out of her reverie, and respectfully said to Jiang Chen, "Young Master, this is a big deal. I cannot make the decision, please come to the side hall. I will notify the shopkeeper to come over and discuss this."

These tens of thousands of Heavenly-Made Spiritual Treasures were the accumulation of demons in Little Cang Mountain for tens of thousands of years. Although Jiang Chen only brought part of it, it was not something a maid could handle.

Nodding his head, Jiang Chen headed to the side hall with the green-robed woman.

Onwards and upwards!

In the end, the two arrived at the ninth floor.

The green-robed maid lifted the beaded curtain and said to Jiang Chen, "Young Master, the shopkeeper is here."

During their conversation, an old man with white hair and a youthful face appeared in Jiang Chen’s view.

It is an old acquaintance!

Before the old man spoke, Jiang Chen took the initiative and greeted him, "Old Xu, it has been a long time."

Seeing Jiang Chen, the old man quickly bowed, "Xu Sheng pays respect to the Emperor Lord!"

Before he could continue, Jiang Chen quickly stepped forward and stopped him, "Old Xu, don’t do that, I grew up under your care, how can I let you bow to me?"

Xu Sheng, Jiang Chen did not know his exact origins. He only knew that since his memory started, the old man had already stayed in the Jiang family for a long time.

When Jiang Chen was young, the old man was in charge of his daily life. Hence, Jiang Chen addressed him as Old Xu.

After helping Old Xu up, Jiang Chen asked curiously, "Old Xu, how did you end up here?"

Pulled by Jiang Chen, Old Xu sat back down and said with a sigh, "It’s all because of the auction. Although it was organized by the Xia Dynasty, the Jiang Family was actually in charge."

"Since this incident has happened, the Jiang Family cannot take a backseat. Almost everyone who could be mobilized has been mobilized. They are either maintaining order in the city or building cities in the Void."

After hearing his explanation, Jiang Chen understood. No wonder the auction had stirred up such a big commotion. It turned out that the Jiang Family was leading it. Being both imperial descendants, the Jiang Family’s influence was not something the Xia Family could compete with.

Suddenly, Jiang Chen noticed a change in Old Xu’s expression and a gleam of expectation in his eyes. Seeing this, he quickly said, "Old Xu, don’t look at me. I’ve recently encountered troubles in my cultivation and can’t help at the moment."

Hearing this, Old Xu was somewhat disappointed, but he still asked, "If that’s the case, then never mind. I heard from the people below that you came here with a batch of treasures to sell?"

Returning to the matter at hand, the green-robed maid quickly stepped forward and handed the Heaven and Earth bracelet to Old Xu, "Old Xu, the treasures that the Young Master wants to sell are all in here."

Having said that, the green-robed maid stepped back and began to discreetly observe Jiang Chen. Now she realized that he was a very important person, even their shop’s mysterious Old Xu treated him with the utmost respect.

After a glance at the Heaven and Earth bracelet, Old Xu pondered for a moment, then said something that almost made Jiang Chen spit blood, "Tens of thousands of Heavenly-Made Spiritual Treasures are good enough to offset the debt you owe the family, but it is a little short. Nevertheless, it should suffice."

"In that case, I will accept these treasures. As for the debt you owe to the family, we can consider it repaid."

Jiang Chen: ....

He was truly speechless. He came here to sell items, not to pay off debts. He desperately needed money right now, and these weapons were extremely useful to him.

However, having heard what Old Xu said, Jiang Chen of course felt embarrassed to ask for the items back, and could only watch helplessly as Old Xu packed up the items.

But with no items left, how was he supposed to continue shopping?

Everyone can be resourceful in times of urgency. In his haste, an idea occurred to Jiang Chen. Without changing his expression, he took out a list and handed it to Old Xu beside him, saying, "Old Xu, take a look. Does the Treasure Pavilion have these items?"

The list contained the materials Jiang Chen needed for refining treasures. In terms of value, they were definitely not inferior to the tens of thousands of post-heaven spiritual treasures.

Jiang Chen intended to buy them on credit. As the saying goes, as long as you pay back what you borrow, borrowing again won’t be a problem. Since his previous debts were already settled, he could borrow again.

Old Xu picked up the list and glanced at it, frowning, "Young Master’s requirements are a bit much. I’m afraid the Treasure Pavilion can’t muster all of them. However, due to the auction, many forces have come to the Xia Capital. With some time, we should be able to gather everything."

Nodding, Jiang Chen was pleased, "That’s great. I’ll leave this matter to the Treasure Pavilion."

Old Xu didn’t object. After all, serving the Jiang Family members was the Treasure Pavilion’s rightful duty, as it was owned by the Jiang Family.

Having resolved a major issue, Jiang Chen thought about the Dragon Extend and the Three Lights Divine Water he had. He planned to bring them to the auction to see if he could sell them at a high price.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen said to Old Xu, "Old Xu, who is in charge of the auction for the Jiang Family? I have an item that I plan to sell."

An idea occurred to Old Xu. He said, "The person in charge of the auction is the Splendid Fairy. Coincidently, she has a treasure that would be useful to the Young Master. I could take the Young Master to meet her, to see if we can switch it with the treasure she has."

As they spoke, Old Xu led Jiang Chen out of the Treasure Pavilion towards a larger tower in the city center.

The Splendid Fairy was a disciple of a prominent figure in the Jiang Family. Therefore, even though she wasn’t part of the Jiang Family, she enjoyed the same treatment as them.

The Jiang Family’s assets in the Xia Dynasty were all managed by her.

The Splendid Fairy usually wasn’t in the Treasure Pavilion but at the larger Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, the Jiang Family’s largest asset in the Xia Dynasty. The Treasure Pavilion was just a small branch of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower. It was there that she handled all the Jiang Family’s business.

For Jiang Chen to see her, he had to go to the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower.

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As they spoke, they arrived at the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower.

Jiang Chen looked up and saw a towering twelve-story building.

This high-rise was beautifully built and looked very grand. It was actually constructed from carved hollowed out sandlewood, which exuded a fragrant aroma.

It was Awakened Sandalwood, which could calm the mind and was extremely beneficial for cultivators. Such a large piece of Awakened Sandalwood could be traded for a lower-grade innate magic treasure. Using it as a building material was beyond luxurious.

"The essence of Innate Divine Wood! The aura of Innate Divine Wood is in this building." Before he got close to the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, Jiang Chen sensed the essence of the Innate Divine Wood from the emanating aura.

Linking this with what Old Xu had said earlier, Jiang Chen instantly understood that the Splendid Fairy had a piece of Innate Divine Wood. Thinking of this, he was even more looking forward to this trip to the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower. His pace quickened unconsciously.

"Get out!"

Just as Jiang Chen and the others were about to enter the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, a sudden force struck from behind. This force first hid in the void, snaked around like a dragon, lurked beside Jiang Chen, and then suddenly exploded.

Such a method of manipulating space was simply perfected, and it couldn’t be done without the cultivation of a Daluo Golden Immortal.

"Humph!"

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, Jiang Chen let out a cold snort. He stood still, allowing the attack to come.

"Roar!"

Just as the attack was about to hit Jiang Chen, the sound of a dragon’s roar suddenly came from the heavens and the earth. In the next moment, Jiang Chen’s Innate Emperor Aura erupted and directly shattered the force coming from behind him.

Moreover, he launched a fierce counterattack in the direction from which the force had originated.

By then, Jiang Chen had seen that the person who had sneakily attacked him was a robust man. The man seemed to have not expected Jiang Chen to counterattack, and certainly not so suddenly.

The next moment, the Innate Emperor Aura roared towards him. The robust man was first thrown high in the air by the impact, and then brutally smashed to the ground.

Blood seeped out from the robust man’s body, rapidly dying the ground red. Clearly, this Daluo Golden Immortal-level robust man was seriously injured and couldn’t get up from the ground.

What a joke! Although Jiang Chen’s power was sealed and he couldn’t use his full potential, his protective mystical aura was still there.

That was his Innate Emperor Aura, made up of the combined Qi of the four supreme divine beasts: the Golden Crow, Ancestral Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin.

Ever since this aura was cultivated, it lived endlessly, protecting Jiang Chen all around him. Particularly after Jiang Chen practiced the Heavenly Emperor Law Body, this aura merged with the aura of Heavenly Emperor, making its power even greater.

PS: This is a transitional Chapter!

It’s really hard to write transitional Chapters - arduous and thankless. But, it’s almost done, so the thrilling parts are up next.