Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 541 - 461 The Incense is Poisonous_3

Chapter 541: 461 The Incense is Poisonous_3

Initially, when Incense Willpower just emerged, many Innate Dao Sovereigns couldn’t resist the temptation and chose to consume the Incense Willpower for their practice.

Yes, Jiang Xuan didn’t deny that after taking the Incense Willpower, these Innate Dao Sovereigns reached the realm of Quasi-Saint in a very short time, ascending to a higher level.

This scene lured many more into madness, and the Incense Fire Divine Path thrived for a while.

But now, those Dao Sovereigns who benefited from consuming Incense Willpower all regretted it, wishing they could go back in time to slap their past selves.

You yielded to temptation and rashly consumed Incense Willpower before fully understanding the situation, which is why you regret it now.

The fact has been confirmed: Incense is poisonous, definitely not a false claim.

Seeing Jiang Xuan so anxious, Jiang Chen realized there was a problem and quickly replied, "Although I have deeply researched Incense Willpower, I have always feared the mixed thoughts of the sentient beings in it, so I have never consumed it."

"What? Is there something wrong with this incense?"

Having received a confirmation from Jiang Chen, Jiang Xuan sighed a breath of relief and said, "As long as you haven’t used it, that’s good. Incense is indeed toxic."

On saying this, Jiang Xuan did not continue but changed the topic and asked Jiang Chen, "Do you know what the purpose of a practitioner’s cultivation is?"

Although he didn’t understand Jiang Xuan’s meaning, Jiang Chen still answered, "The ultimate goal of cultivation is to attain the Dao, to achieve transcendence."

"Transcendence from fate, transcendence from time and space, transcendence from Heaven and Earth. To achieve the Dao Fruit of the Primordial, when Heaven and Earth perish I shall not, when the sun and moon decay I shall not."

Jiang Xuan nodded at Jiang Chen’s answer and said, "Yes, whether they practice Immortalism or Buddhism, or even Demon or Martial, in the end, it’s all about transcendence."

"However, Incense spreads like cobwebs around, it binds you, and its consumption leads to your existence and destruction, keeping you from achieving transcendence."

"Back then, quite a number of people chose to consume Incense Willpower for cultivation, but now, all of them regret it."

"Jiang Chen, do you know why?"

Yes!

Why?

Of course, because Incense is poisonous!

Jiang Chen understood this, he understood everything. This Incense is not only poisonous, but it’s also highly toxic.

Upon taking it, although one’s cultivation can improve rapidly, one has to be controlled by Incense in one’s lifetime, sink in the Heaven and Earth never to transcend and achieve the realm of Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

Isn’t the goal of the monks to transcend the Heaven and Earth, to achieve the realm of Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial, to escape the coming Immeasurable Calamity in the future?

Humans have calamities and so do the worlds.

The Immeasurable Calamity is the doom of the world. Any world that has not advanced to the eternal stage will eventually be destroyed by the Immeasurable Calamity.

Under the Immeasurable Calamity, those whose power has not reached the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial will perish, fall with Heaven and Earth, and even the Great Divine Transcendents are no exceptions.

That is why the Great Divine Transcendents of the Prehistoric World make efforts to break through to the Primordial level.

Their lifespans may seem endless, but just like Golden Immortals, their lifespans are tied with Heaven and Earth. When Heaven and Earth perish, their lifespan ends as well, they too will fall.

Consuming Incense Willpower is tantamount to sacrificing one’s chance of attaining the Dao in exchange for a short-term rapid increase in one’s own power.

Weak people do not care about this, but for those who are determined to attain the Dao, this price is too high, it’s unbearable for them.

So, those who aspire to attain the Dao do not consume Incense. Of course, there is a belief that Incense is poisonous so as to deter people from rashly consuming Incense Willpower.

You have already been warned. If you still choose to consume Incense Willpower, you can’t blame others.

At the same time, Jiang Chen also understood why Heavenly Dao would favor Incense Fire Divine Path, giving it special treatment. It’s all because it cannot transcend!

Heavenly Dao does not like cultivators, because the goal of cultivators is to transcend, to leave Heaven and Earth, which does more harm than good for the Prehistoric World.

So, how could the Heavenly Dao like cultivators?

But the Incense Fire Divine Path is different, it is destined to not transcend, it is to be controlled by the Heavenly Dao.

No matter how much Divine Path consumes, it is always circulating in Heaven and Earth, rather than like the cultivators, whose ultimate goal is to take their power out of Heaven and Earth.

One is always trying to escape while the other obediently develops under its watchful eye, isn’t it obvious which one the Heavenly Dao would prefer?

Hence, the Heavenly Dao showed favor to the Divine Path, protecting this path’s trajectory to prevent it from being destroyed by others.

Once Jiang Chen understood this, he was even more certain about creating the Incense Fire Divine Path. This path is greatly loved by Heaven Dao, which means as the creator of this path, he will receive unimaginable favor from heaven.

At least, before the Incense Fire Divine Path has achieved greatness, the Heavenly Dao will not let him die. This path is Jiang Chen’s life-saving charm.

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Having grasped the truth that Incense is poisonous, a long-standing question in Jiang Chen’s mind was finally answered, making him feel a lot more relieved. Soon after, a new question emerged in his heart.

Who is the Human Demon predecessor who gave him this opportunity?

Human Demon, this name evidently carries a story with it.

You should know that the term "demon" is derogatory in the Three Realms. Having Demon as part of your name is not a good thing.

Intrigued, Jiang Chen directly asked, "Ancestor, which strong being of our clan was named Human Demon? Why haven’t I ever heard of this name before?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xuan hesitated for a moment and after a while, he said, "Human Demon, eh, it’s a very old title. He was already a legend in my time, so it’s understandable that you younger generations haven’t heard of him."

Then, Jiang Xuan mentioned the origin of the Human Demon, "At the beginning of the ancient times, in the most chaotic era of the Prehistoric World, the Human Race gave birth to three prodigious talents."

ps: The second day of my daily ten thousand words release!

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