Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 459: Start refining treasure at four three two

Chapter 459: Start refining treasure at four three two

"Heaven and earth are heartless, treating all creatures indifferently."

This sentence has clearly revealed the nature of the Heavenly Dao. In its eyes, all things are equal, as insignificant as straw or ants.

The Heavenly Dao is ruthless. It does not distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil. Whether you do good or evil, in its eyes, it’s all the same, there’s no difference.

It was when the Daoist ancestor merged with the Tao, that good and evil, right and wrong, became a part of the Heavenly Dao. Therefore it is as it is today.

If someone does evil, heavenly punishment is sure to follow. If someone does good, then they are rewarded with merit.

However, before the merging of the Daoist ancestor with the Tao, those who were kindhearted did not earn merit, and those who did evil did not accumulate karma.

Only those who benefited heaven and earth could gain merit. Conversely, only those who harmed heaven and earth, would accumulate karma.

The deeds of the Daoist ancestor were never openly recognized, but all living beings benefited from them. Therefore, the Daoist ancestor’s position is unshakeable.

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Anyway, the auction went very smoothly, with no conflicts arising.

Except for several precious treasures that appeared and ignited a fierce competition among various powers, everyone else remained calm for the rest of the auction.

Jiang Chen, however, met with a wave of resentment.

When he split the one million creation elixirs into five for auction, it was such an overbearing move that it immediately drew quiet curses from those present.

But despite the curses, they still needed to purchase the items.

In the end, the five groups of creation elixirs were bought by two major powers. It is safe to assume that they will quarrel over them for a long time to come.

But, this has nothing to do with Jiang Chen anymore.

Thanks to the bidding war between the two powers, the creation elixir fetched a sky-high price.

The value itself, has far exceeded that of the creation elixirs. Jiang Chen believes that if he did not break them into five groups for sale, the creation elixirs would never have fetched such a price.

Ten million Bright Pearls!

The Bright Pearl, transformed from the innate pure qi, mainly originates from the Heaven Court. This is a treasure more precious than the fairy stone, it can increase one’s cultivation and cleanse the soul. The Heaven Court issues these as salaries to the gods.

The value of this item far exceeds that of the creation elixir.

Jiang Chen believed that one Bright Pearl could be exchanged for at least ten creation elixirs. Yet now, a million creation elixirs were exchanged for ten million Bright Pearls, if this isn’t a sky-high price, then what is?

Even though Jiang Chen benefited, he couldn’t help but curse the person who bought the creation elixir as a fool. With so many Bright Pearls, they could buy any treasure that enhances aptitude, yet they chose to buy the creation elixir.

They’ve got to be losing their mind.

Well, for the sake of convenience, all items in this auction were settled with Bright Pearls.

Strictly speaking, if Bright Pearls did not have a fatal flaw, it would be the most suitable treasure for use as a unified currency in the world. It’s just a pity, although Bright Pearls could cleanse the soul, it’s useless for the physical body.

In the cultivation path, both soul and body are important. Bright Pearls could cleanse the soul, but couldn’t strengthen the body. So, it could only function as a resource, not a currency.

After the million creation elixirs were sold for a sky-high price of ten million, Jiang Chen’s goal was achieved. He then bought some precious treasures at the auction before leaving with his new acquisitions.

His mission accomplished, why linger? Of course, he should leave and study the magic treasures immediately, so he won’t be found empty-handed if people come to him for creation elixirs.

Moreover, Jiang Chen just noticed that the Jiang Family head was sending people to search for him.

What could the Family head want from him? Of course, it’s for a blind date!

Once a person reaches Jiang Chen’s level of cultivation, if he does not marry and have children soon, it will be difficult to have descendants when he reaches a higher realm.

The stronger the person, the harder it is to reproduce, this is a universal truth.

The Jiang Family head was greatly worried about the birth rate of the Jiang Family. Once he noticed Jiang Chen was of suitable age, he didn’t miss any chances to arrange blind dates for him.

At the moment, many ancient families of the human race had sent representatives to attend the auction, including some excellent disciples from the younger generation.

If Jiang Chen leaves too late, and is found by the Jiang Family head, the auction could immediately turn into a blind date festival.

Therefore, it was wise of Jiang Chen to leave early.

As for why beings like the Ancestral Dragon and Di Jun could have so many sons...

How should I put it? In ancient times, the method of conceiving children was different from modern times, the female was not necessarily needed.

The Nine Sons of the Ancestral Dragon, for example, were born from the Ancestral Dragon’s essence blood empowered by the Heavenly Earthly Origin.

Instead of calling them the sons of the Ancestral Dragon, they could more accurately be described as children of Heaven and Earth. Therefore, each of the Nine Sons of the Ancestral Dragon was an Innate Divine Demon, yet they didn’t resemble the Ancestral Dragon.

This method of producing offspring only works in the early days of the universe, when the Original Source is highly active, and is no longer feasible today. Offspring can now only be conceived through the union of Yin and Yang.

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In the blink of an eye, Jiang Chen had crossed the Boundless Space and returned to the Cang Mountain.

"Everything is ready, and we can begin."

At the top of the Nine Heavens, where countless thunders converge, Jiang Chen gazed at the Coiling Dragon Pillar before him, focusing his mind to deduce.

The first magical artifact that Jiang Chen intended to refine was a Thunder Pool, fashioned after the Thunder Marsh. After all, this treasure was crucial in the creation of a Divine Elixir, and was not to be delayed.

A Thunder Pool was a precious artifact. To manufacture such an object, the highest quality materials were essential. Upon reflection, Jiang Chen realized that the finest material he possessed was the Coiling Dragon Pillar he obtained from the Demon Dragon Palace.

This pillar had been with the Demon Dragon for many years, and who knew how much Innate Divine Gold and precious ore the Demon Dragon swallowed to forge it.

Therefore, Jiang Chen decided to melt the Coiling Dragon Pillar and shape this object into the main body of the Thunder Pool. Only a precious substance forged from numerous divine gold could withstand the power of countless thunders and would not be ruined by them.

Not in a hurry to take action, Jiang Chen mentally rehearsed every single movement he was about to make several times over. Only when he was thoroughly confident that all was flawless did he open his eyes, ready to start creating the Thunder Pool.

The first step was to melt the Coiling Dragon Pillar, and then to repeatedly temper it. He would completely remove the material inside and only use its most essential part.

The substance of the Coiling Dragon Pillar was already extraordinary, and it had been seeping Daoist’s blood for many years. Its hardness far surpassed any conventional Innate Spiritual Treasure, to the extent that even a Daoist might struggle to melt it down.

However, when it met Jiang Chen, it was in for severe misfortune.

Whoosh!

The Taichu Divine Sword manifested, directly penetrated through the middle of the Coiling Dragon Pillar, slicing it into two.

Then, twelve Dutian swords materialized abruptly coalesced into one, transforming into a Dutian Divine Sword. This sword, along with the Taichu Divine Sword, constantly revolved around the Coiling Dragon Pillar, relentlessly piercing through it.

Whether it was the Taichu Divine Sword or the Dutian Divine Sword, they were all top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures of enormous power. They could slice through the Coiling Dragon Pillar with ease, regardless of whether it was an Innate Spiritual Treasure or not.

The Coiling Dragon Pillar was soon divided into countless pieces under the glow of these two Innate Divine Swords, floating independently in the void like grains of sand.

At this point, Jiang Chen shook his robe and the Dutian map manifested, comprising twelve types of primal qi from heaven and earth to envelope the fragments of the Coiling Dragon Pillar, refining them continuously.

Meanwhile, the Sun God staff rose high, drawing the power of the Sun Star and the Taiyin Star from the Boundless Starry Sky, manifesting the Yin and Yang divine fire to burn away the fragments of the Coiling Dragon Pillar.

As for Jiang Chen himself, he was deeply meditating on the Immeasurable Void Scripture, attempting to connect with various fire elements within the void to draw out their power.

There are differences among dimensions, with dimensions like Time, Creation, Space etc., being advanced dimensions and difficult to sense.

On the other hand, dimensions like the Five Elements are not necessarily worse off, but they serve as a foundation for Heaven and Earth. They have a high upper limit but also a low lower limit. Thus, ordinary Five Elements dimensions are easier for people to perceive.

Jiang Chen’s consciousness had barely wandered in the void for a while before he sensed the ordinary Fire Element dimension.

Then, using this dimension as a base, he gradually elevated his consciousness step by step to perceive more, and stronger, Fire Element dimensions.

"Open for me!"

At a certain moment, Jiang Chen suddenly opened his eyes, using the secret technique recorded in the Void Scripture to vibrate the void and forcefully open several portals to Fire Element dimensions.

Boom, boom, boom!

In the shaking void, as if one portal after another was opened, various mysterious fire powers descended from unknown times and spaces, flowing into the Dutian diagram, strengthening the Fire Element power within.

After breaking open the portals to Fire Element dimensions, Jiang Chen did not halt in his meditation on the Immeasurable Void Scripture. Instead, he continued to search for other attribute dimensions.

His goal was to find the dimensions corresponding to the twelve attributes of the Dutian diagram, in order to maximize its power.

In a blink of an eye, three months had passed.

Jiang Chen had made some gains in his meditation of the Immeasurable Void Scripture. Above his head in the void, twelve huge portals appeared faintly, seemingly connected to mysterious and unknown times and spaces. From within, twelve kinds of profound qi were drawn out, flowing into the Dutian diagram.

Boom, boom, boom!

Inside the Dutian diagram, the transformation of the twelve qi became more intense, giving off a kind of power as if Heaven and Earth were being reopened. Under this power, the pieces of the Coiling Dragon Pillar gradually melted, turning into a special liquid shining with divine light.

Then, Jiang Chen activated the God Crown on his head and drew the Original Source power of the Nine Heavens, producing Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, crazily bombarding the liquid which had transformed from the Coiling Dragon Pillar.

Whoosh!

The Innate Thunder Treasure Tree appeared, drawing innate divine thunders from the Thunder Marsh, which also bombarded the liquid unrelentingly.

Jiang Chen was attempting to temper the Coiling Dragon Pillar with the power of thunder, in order to purge the impurities and, incidentally, to cultivate its resistance to thunder. Assuming these thunder forces could not shake it, then there wouldn’t be much thunder in this world capable of destroying it.

Thus, another month passed.

The liquid that the Coiling Dragon Pillar had transformed into shrank tenfold under the bombardment of the thunder. Gradually it began emitting an aura of immortality. From then on, regardless of how turbulent the thunder power was, it could hardly shift it in the slightest.

"The time is right!"

With a silent invocation, Jiang Chen used his Divine Ability to mould the liquid, shaping the Thunder Pool.

This step was straightforward. Jiang Chen had already simulated it millions of times in his mind and easily accomplished it.

A pool several feet square, shrouded in a grey aura, lacking lustre, and exhibiting a chaotic hue, quietly lay in the void.

This was the precious artifact that Jiang Chen intended to refine—the Thunder Pool!

Now that the form of the treasure was already established, the next part, which truly tested one’s skill, was just beginning.

Regardless of whether it was melting the Coiling Dragon Pillar or shaping the Thunder Pool, all of it was mere simple preparation which anyone else could also achieve.

What followed was drawing formations on the pool, linking dimensions, infusing incense and willpower, all of which were of paramount importance and the key to the birth of the Thunder Pool.

Only by accomplishing these tasks could the Thunder Pool be considered as completed, capable of refining the Divine Elixir.

PS: The sixth day of ten thousand words a day!