Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 456: Four Three Zero Deities

Chapter 456: Four Three Zero Deities

The Thunder Pool was created in imitation of the Thunder Marsh, possessing all the powers of the latter, albeit much less potent.

For this reason, just like the Thunder Marsh, the Thunder Pool can gather billions of thunderbolts and foster life within them, producing Creation Divine Liquid.

So, the question arises.

If the Thunder Marsh can be manifested through Divine Ability, can it be replicated with magic treasures? Or to put it another way, can a Thunder Marsh be constructed using array formations?

At this moment, Jiang Chen felt he had an epiphany. Why bother penetrating the dimension of creation? He could directly refine a magic treasure similar to the Thunder Marsh or research an array formation similar to it, wouldn’t that be even better?

In this way, Jiang Chen himself could gather the power of thunderbolts and extract the Qi of creation to refine Creation Elixir within.

What’s more, this method has great potential for popularization.

Whether it’s magic treasures or array formations, none of them are unique, they can all be replicated by others.

Upon doing so, all Jiang Chen needs to do is pass down the method of refining the array formation or magic treasure, and once the world learns it, they could refine their magic treasures, set up array formations, and develop their Creation Elixir.

Wait, it seems wrong. Why separate the magic treasures and the array formations? Can’t they be merged?

Inscribe the array formation on the magic treasure to make the power of the magic treasure stronger, where the two complement each other. Isn’t the Creation Pagoda of the Thirty-Three Heavens refined using this method?

Therefore, its power is stronger than other magic treasures, extremely magical and profoundly unpredictable.

Jiang Chen felt that his thinking had been built upon misconceptions. For the Three Realms, magic treasures are magic treasures, and formations are formations. No one had ever thought about incorporating array formations while crafting magic treasures to augment their power.

However, others may not think of this, but Jiang Chen did. Why can’t this be done? Any approach that can enhance the power of magic treasures should be attempted.

Just like the Upper Qing Saints, he was a master of array formations as well as a master of refining tools.

Although he didn’t think of integrating array formations into the magic treasures when he was refining them, his thinking had already far surpassed ordinary people, and he had understood how to utilize the power of formations to craft magic treasures.

If he took it a step further, it would be about merging the two.

Regrettably, after reaching this point, the Upper Qing Saints gave up the test and stopped refining magic treasures.

As a result, up to this day, there has been no emergence of the method of combining magic treasures with formations.

However, today, Jiang Chen watched Thunder Marsh and gained insight. Based on Upper Qing Saint’s foundation, he now had a bit of understanding of Tao.

One could say that if Jiang Chen is willing to, with a few months of time, he could refine a magic treasure that perfectly combines the way of formations with the way of refining tools.

The creation of this new system would certainly mark a turning point in the Three Realms, revolutionize the existing refining system, and build a new refining system in conjunction with the way of formations.

At that time, those who do not understand the way of formations would not even dare to call themselves qualified refiners.

A qualified refiner must not only understand the way of refining but must also be familiar with formations. In other words, a qualified refiner must also be an excellent formation master.

The emergence of this new refining system would mean that Jiang Chen, on his own, raised the entry threshold for the entire refining industry.

Jiang Chen’s thinking is revolutionary, taking a great leap beyond the current civilization, and naturally, it causes a huge upheaval for the people of this realm.

If the path of refining undergoes transformation under his hands and fuses with the path of formations, Jiang Chen could then establish his status in both paths, become a grandmaster of both and enjoy boundless fate.

With the fate of both paths added to him, it would not be difficult for Jiang Chen to become an Innate Dao Sovereign, and he would naturally gain the help of Heaven and Earth.

However, Jiang Chen is obviously not satisfied with merely this.

Combining the two paths is just picking up the wisdom of others, bringing innovations based on the foundation laid by others. Although there are achievements, it is enough to shake Heaven and Earth.

Therefore, the fate of the two paths could only make Jiang Chen a dao sovereign but could not make him go further to become a Great Divine Transcendent or a Daluo Jinxian of Primordial.

Jiang Chen is someone who aims for great achievements, he is not content with only gaining the fate of the two paths and he doesn’t want to ride on the coat-tails of others, he wants more.

He aims to go beyond the Dao Sovereign, to become a Quasi-Saint, to become a Great Divine Transcendent, to become a Daluo Golden Immortal that transcends Heaven and Earth.

Jiang Chen wants too many things, and the fate of the two paths can’t give it all. That’s why he looks down on the fate of the two paths.

What Jiang Chen wants to do is not innovate on top of the existing teachings, nor does he want to combine the two paths to build a new refining system.

What he wants to do is integrate everything he has learned, to build an entirely new system and create a new path of Dao to bear the fate of Heaven and Earth. Only in this way can he achieve maximum benefits.

He has had this thought for a long time, it’s just that he did not have enough experience and could not realize it yet.

But now, as Jiang Chen is continuously encountering good fortune, and has obtained many top-tier scriptures of Innate Dao, he understands the mysteries of the void, knows about the existence of dimensions, along with various supreme principles of Heaven and Earth.

All of these together elevate his outlook, enrich his experiences and gradually provide him with enough experience to test his ideas.

Jiang Chen has learned a lot and his knowledge is extremely complex, each having their own system, but they are incompatible with each other. For this reason, he has specially created the Heaven-Dominating Divine Dao scripture to integrate all of his techniques, thus unifying his power.

It was during the process of integrating his power, that Jiang Chen began to have insights. If the way of formations and refining tools can be combined, then can’t he try to incorporate other things?

For example, he could try to use formations to connect with dimensions, inscribe it on magic treasures, enabling the magic treasures to take on the power of dimensions.

Again, for instance, since everything in Heaven and Earth has a spirit, and magic treasures are among them, can’t he enlighten the intelligence of magic treasures so that it could think independently, and be able to cultivate on its own like the cultivators?

Awakening spiritual wisdom is a means of creation. Jiang Chen is not capable of it right now, but he is armed with the power of Incense Willpower. This pure power derived from the souls of all beings has an incredible strength that can create gods.

Jiang Chen pondered, if the merging of Willpower and the spirit of Magic Treasures could possibly birth a god within the Magic Treasure, a unique deity belonging to the Magic Treasure.

This god, with the Magic Treasure as its physical body and a capability of cultivation and thinking like a practitioner, is distinguishable from practitioners only due to its inability to physically transform, thereby qualifying as a unique form of life.

Artifact Spirit!

In Jiang Chen’s conception, while the god and Artifact Spirit share similarities, the god is superior and more autonomous than the Artifact Spirit, bearing more resemblance to humans.

Moreover, it is worth mentioning that in the Three Realms, there is no concept of Artifact Spirit. Some powerful Magic Treasures indeed possess strong spirituality, but the distance to being able to transform and think like a normal person is extremely great.

In the Great Ancient times, there were quite a few Innate Spiritual Treasures that gave birth to Artifact Spirits, but those Innate Spiritual Treasures who were able to accomplish this transformation usually chose physical enhancement, morphing into Innate Divine Demons who roamed the Prehistoric World.

The foresaid gods are the result of the amalgamation of the Incense Fire Divine Path and the path of artifact refining by Jiang Chen, qualifying as a form of god, but cannot be defined as an Artifact Spirit.

Regardless, possessing an independent-thinking Magic Treasure is an exceptional gift for any practitioner, capable of doubling their strength.

If such a Magic Treasure emerges, it would be zealously pursued by people. Meanwhile, its emergence could also change the world.

This is a completely distinctive artifact creation system from any existing ones, creating a system of its own. Its artifact creation concept is too ahead of its time to be described as forward-looking. It’s a groundbreaking production, competent in altering the future and deserves to be recorded in the history of Prehistoric World.

If this concept becomes popular, Jiang Chen could be considered the ancestor of this path, using it to undertake the Fate of Heaven and Earth, and possessing the capital to become a Great Divine Transcendent.

There are many Innate Dao Sovereigns in the Three Realms, and there are quite a few Quasi-Saints as well, but there are only a handful of Great Divine Transcendents. The reason isn’t their lack of qualifications, but rather the lack of sufficient Fate and Merit to aid in their advancement.

In order to become a Great Divine Transcendent, Merit alone is not enough, substantial Fate is also required. And the best way to acquire Fate? That would be by garnering recognition from Heaven and Earth, establishing a heaven-earth official position to accumulate tremendous Fate.

For instance, the great sage Zhen Yuanzi holds the title of Earth Immortal Ancestor, his heaven-earth official position, serving as a basis for undertaking the Fate of Heaven and Earth. In short, any Great Divine Transcendent carries varietal titles, either as an ancestor or a lord.

Those who do not plan for eternity are not capable of planning for the short term. Although Jiang Chen is a mere Dao Monarch, the Great Dao is already on the horizon, indicating that it is time for him to plan for the future. Becoming a Dao Ancestor is his blueprint for the future.

Having resided in the Prehistoric World for several years, Jiang Chen seems to be without purpose. However, in his heart is a persistent goal to grow stronger endlessly, with all his preparations serving this objective.

Thus, it appears that Jiang Chen is indiscriminate in his learning and seems to be involved in everything. Actually, he only learns what can make him stronger and what is useful to him.

Although seemingly indecisive in his learning, he is indeed only studying components that are beneficial to him and able to enhance his strength. As for the rest, he uses it only as a reference and refrains from delving deeper to avoid wasting energy.

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Now that the idea has been formed, the next step is to validate his concept. If he can successfully forge the Magic Treasure as he envisions, the prospects of the Great Dao will be promising.

If he fails to forge it, it’s not a big deal. It simply implies insufficient accumulation of experiences and skills. He can return to further practice and continue verification afterwards.

For the sake of the Great Dao, what’s the harm in failing a few times?

Besides, Jiang Chen doesn’t envision himself failing.

Boom!

Suddenly, a strong tremor emanated from the void. Looking up into the void, Jiang Chen saw a giant city appearing in the depths of the void.

This was the venue for the auction.

With the completion of this city, it means that the auction is about to commence.

With these thoughts, Jiang Chen vanished from the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower and hurried off toward the city.

Undoubtedly, an array of precious materials would be required to forge the Magic Treasure that he envisioned. Therefore, Jiang Chen’s venture to the auction was solely for the procurement of materials.

As for money?

Are you joking? Would Jiang Chen ever lack money?

Does it appear as though the Divine Race and the foreign races he had vanquished in Xiadu were purposeless killings? All these individuals were here to participate in the auction.

Those who participated in the auction, regardless if they were sellers or buyers, always had ample treasures on them. After killing them, their treasures became Jiang Chen’s property.

It can be said that his windfall of wealth was greatly attributed to them.

Besides that, Jiang Chen also possessed a vast amount of Creation Divine Pills, which, once sold, would bring in another huge fortune.

Yes, at this moment, Jiang Chen was affluent!

With money in his pocket, naturally, he had the confidence to participate in the auction. Remember that Jiang Chen’s previous plan was to make a quick purchase and leave, with no intention to participate in the auction.

It can be said that the amount of money one has really can change one’s mind.

While crossing through the void, a ray of light appeared before Jiang Chen’s eyes. Glancing back, he found himself standing in front of a colossal city tower.

On both sides of the city gate, there stood rows of armored guards, stern and solemn.