Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 450: Four Two Five Thunder Marsh

Chapter 450: Four Two Five Thunder Marsh

Crackle and snap!

A burst of fierce lightning flashed, and the blood light on the body of the Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree sapling completely disappeared, restoring its original color.

However, upon close examination, one would notice that it now bore an extremely vague humanoid facial features, faintly resembling Jiang Chen’s face.

This tree had been refined by Jiang Chen into a clone of himself. It was a pity that the transformation of an Innate Spirit Root was too difficult. Even after refining it into a clone, Jiang Chen was unable to make it transform.

Moving with a thought, Jiang Chen felt an bloodline connection with the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree, allowing him to manipulate it to do anything. However, the tree was too weak and many of its abilities were yet to be revealed, limiting the things it could do.

But the Innate Spirit Root held its own marvels. While the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree was weak, the lightning flashing on it was all responding to the Innate Thunder Dao. Jiang Chen only felt it for a moment and felt that his grasp on the power of thunder had improved slightly.

This tree was only just born, yet it was already extraordinary. If it entered its mature stage, it might truly be able to carry the Innate Thunder Dao and demonstrate the true meaning of the Thunder Dao with every inhale and exhale.

This was a holy item in Thunder Dao! Those cultivators who were lucky enough to possess it could at least reach the level of a Quasi-Saint relying on its capability. If one’s potential were greater, it wouldn’t be tough to become a Great Transcendent like Zhen Yuanzi.

After refining this tree, even if Jiang Chen were to die accidentally, he could be reborn in this tree. However, he would at that point, not be a human but a tree.

If he could not manage to transform, he would always be a tree. Although this was a top-tier Innate Spirit Root, it was still a tree.

On the surface, it seemed a tragedy, but it wasn’t without its alternatives. After all, it’s always better to be alive than dead. If he died, he would lose everything.

But being alive, despite becoming a tree, there won’t necessarily be a lack of opportunities to transform in the future. The transformation of an Innate Spirit Root was difficult, but there was still a glimmer of hope, much better than having nothing.

This was the power of the top tier Innate Spirit Root. It could break the ancient curse of the martial artists being unable to achieve immortality, protecting Jiang Chen from death.

That’s right, after refining the Innate Thunder Treasure Tree, even when Jiang Chen exhausted his lifespan, he would not die, despite the fact he’d become a tree...

In fact, an Innate Spirit Root had the miraculous power to reverse life and death, breaking the normal rules. According to legends, there was even a Regret Tree in the Prehistoric World. Consuming the fruit it bore could reverse time and erase personal regrets.

However, these were only legends, no one had actually seen the Regret Tree. Yet these legends still demonstrate the extraordinary nature of Innate Spirit Roots and their miraculous capabilities.

"Ah, if this tree could transform, it would indeed be a good fallback plan, but if it can’t, then what’s the use of this fallback?"

There was a hint of disappointment in Jiang Chen’s voice. Who could accept going from being a living person to a stationary tree?

Shaking his head, Jiang Chen prepared to put away the Innate Thunderbolt Treasure Tree. As the tree couldn’t transform, to him it was merely a tool, not a lifeline, thus his level of importance towards it naturally differed.

Jiang Chen’s glabella, the Dao mark transformed by the power of the Ancestor of Thunder’s authority, abruptly shone brightly. It evolved into a world constructed of thunder’s power, taking in the Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree and accommodating it within.

The Ancestor of Thunder’s authority was the closest place to the original source of thunderbolt, and it is currently the most suitable place for the growth of the Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree.

Certainly, the Ancient Thunder Swamp, as the birthplace of the Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree, was also very suitable for its growth. But the problem was, Jiang Chen couldn’t find the Ancient Thunder Swamp!

Rumble!

Just as expected, the moment the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree entered the space of the Ancestor of Thunder’s authority, it felt like returning home, its roots began to stretch out, and its body trembled with excitement.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Jiang Chen seemed to sense something, and turned his gaze to the roots of the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree. There, before he knew it, strands of mysterious innate vital energy had appeared, entwining around the three roots of the treasure tree.

"What is this?"

Out of curiosity, Jiang Chen used his power to draw in a strand of innate vital energy, merging it into his body and carefully sensed it.

Then, he discovered that this strand of innate vital energy was actually vital energy of creation, born from thunder and lightning, and it was even of higher quality than his thunderbolt of creation.

This discovery startled Jiang Chen. Where did such high-quality vital energy of creation come from?

He released his divine sense, enveloping the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree, and carefully sensed it. Not long after, he could feel strands of innate vital energy seeping out from thin air, entwining around the roots of the treasure tree.

"This is..."

He concentrated his divine sense onto the roots of the treasure tree and quickly, Jiang Chen made a new discovery. The roots of the tree were implanted in the void, extending to an unknown place, and it seemed to have formed a connection with a mysterious site.

That strand of vital energy of creation originated from that mysterious site, guided there by the roots of the tree.

"Vital energy of creation, is there such a place in the world where vital energy of creation exists?" His mind stirred, Jiang Chen applied his divine sense to the roots of the tree and extended it towards the unknown mysterious site.

Boom boom boom...

After passing through countless voids, at some point, his vision was suddenly filled with boundless lightning.

The thunderbolt light was extremely powerful and fast, like an explosion happening right beside his ears, causing his thoughts to scatter chaotically.

If it wasn’t for the roots of the Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree offering protection, that single shred of thunder sound alone would be enough to annihilate this strand of Jiang Chen’s consciousness.

"What kind of place is this? Why is the power of the thunder here stronger than the power of the thunder in the Nine Heavens?"

Jiang Chen was greatly shaken. In his perception, the Nine Heavens, born carrying the will of Heavenly Dao and gathering countless innate divine thunders, should be the strongest Thunder Dao Holy Land in the world.

Yet here, his thoughts wavered. The power of the thunder here was vastly superior to the Nine Heavens.

Especially as Jiang Chen’s consciousness delved deeper into this place, he surprisingly found the existence of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder here.

Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, shouldn’t it be exclusive to the Nine Heavens? Why would it appear here?

With a confused mind, Jiang Chen continued deeper. Afterward, he saw the Innate Five Elements Divine Thunder, Innate Yin and Yang Divine Thunder...and other top-tier innate divine thunders.

At this point, Jiang Chen didn’t even have the time to be shocked. Instead, he carefully concealed his thoughts within the tree’s roots, fearing they would be detected by these innate divine thunders.

The innate divine thunders here were powerful enough to threaten the Innate Dao Sovereign. Let alone his thoughts, even if his physical body was here, getting hit would result in annihilation.

Therefore, it was not excessive for Jiang Chen to be extra cautious.

Rumbling!

Passing through the Thunder Domain made up of top-tier innate divine thunders, the roots of the Treasure Tree arrived in another void. This place was filled with golden thunderbolts and a variety of creatures lurked within, emitting tremendous pressure.

"Banishment Divine Thunder!"

Jiang Chen was speechless. This was the innate divine thunder used by Heavenly Dao to banish demons, primarily appearing during heavenly punishments. Its power was enough to severely injure the Innate Dao Sovereign.

Shrinking his neck slightly, Jiang Chen closely followed the tree’s roots, continuing to move forward. Strangely, the Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree had just revived and its power was not even on par with an ordinary Golden Immortal.

Yet this meager power allowed it to move freely in such a dangerous place. The Banishment Divine Thunder, capable of severely injuring the Innate Dao Sovereign, seemed to be oblivious to the tree.

It could only be said that the Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree was truly a sacred object of the Thunder Dao. It could ignore all sorts of innate divine thunders. If it were Jiang Chen, he would have been obliterated if he had dared to venture here.

Silently, soon enough, the Treasure Tree’s roots led Jiang Chen through the domain of the Banishment Divine Thunder, arriving in a pitch-black void.

Then, there was no "then." The consciousness Jiang Chen attached to the roots was instantly destroyed, and he quickly snapped back to reality.

"Destruction Divine Thunder!"

"That pitch-black space is filled with Destruction Divine Thunder. It’s a supreme divine thunder capable of destroying heaven and earth. Even the Innate Dao Sovereign would be killed if it exploded, and a Quasi-Saint would be severely injured if exposed to it."

Regaining his senses, a fearful expression flickered in Jiang Chen’s eyes.

Luckily, it was his consciousness that traversed there and not his physical body. Otherwise, he would have died without a doubt from the explosion of the Destruction Divine Thunder, and not even the Tao mirror could save him.

However, what exactly is that place? Not only does it contain all sorts of top-tier innate divine thunders, but it also hosts Destruction Divine Thunder.

As he pondered, Jiang Chen suddenly had a thought, realizing where it was.

Thunder Marsh!

That place must be the legendary Thunder Marsh!

The Thunder Marsh is known as the Prehistoric Thunder Domain, the origin of all thunderbolts. The Nine Heavens may be known as the Holy Land of Thunder Dao, but when compared to the Thunder Marsh, the difference was heaven and earth. It couldn’t compare at all.

If it’s the Thunder Marsh, then everything makes sense. The Thunder Marsh being stronger than the Nine Heavens, possessing countless innate divine thunders, these weren’t abnormal occurrences, right?

According to legend, when Pangu Great God created the world, three thousand Chaos Demigods tried to obstruct him, causing a great war. At that time, Pangu Great God unleashed a Divine Thunder of Heaven, slaying one of the three thousand demon gods, the Thunder Demon God.

The remains of the Thunder Demon God fell into the prehistoric world, merging with some of the Original Source of the Innate Thunder Dao. Over time, it evolved into the Thunder Marsh known to later generations.

Because of this, not only did the Thunder Marsh contain various innate divine thunders from prehistoric times, but it also possessed the Chaotic God Thunder originating from the Thunder Demon God, as well as a Divine Thunder of Heaven left by Pangu Great God.

Prior to the Great Ancient times, several Innate Great Gods, such as Leize Great God, Lei Emperor Great God, and others, were born in the Thunder Marsh. Therefore, the Thunder Marsh deserves its reputation as the source of all Thunder Dao.

The Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree was born in the Thunder Marsh. One could say that the Thunder Marsh is its home. Thus, it is not surprising that this tree can draw power from the Thunder Marsh through this connection.

Thunder Marsh!

Over the years, because of the Sun Divine Rod, Jiang Chen has been looking for the Thunder Marsh, but it’s always been fruitless.