Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 614 - 496: Refining the Innate Spiritual Treasure

Chapter 614: Chapter 496: Refining the Innate Spiritual Treasure

Upon becoming a Dao Monarch, one’s past self would also become a Dao Monarch, severing all traces of their weak past. Hence, the realm of a Dao Monarch would never fall.

"The power of a Dao Monarch... it’s truly terrifying."

It was this revelation that made Jiang Chen understand why an Innate Dao Sovereign could crush an Innate Dao Monarch.

A Dao Monarch may appear as a single being, but in reality, they are a collective of countless selves, with a power that far exceeds that of a Dao Monarch by countless times.

A punch thrown is like countless selves throwing a punch simultaneously. Such power, how could an Innate Dao Monarch cope?

In the past, Jiang Chen had underestimated the Dao Monarchs. Now, having personally experienced this powerful force, he truly realized the chasm-like gap between himself and a Dao Monarch.

"No wonder, it’s always said that only an Innate Dao Sovereign can rival another Innate Dao Sovereign. So, this is why!" Having recalled the legends he once heard, Jiang Chen pondered deeply.

Immediately, he withdrew all his thoughts and silently comprehended his transformation.

Understanding the realm of an Innate Dao Sovereign in advance was greatly beneficial to Jiang Chen. It allowed him to avoid many detours and thus, make his subsequent attainment of the Innate Dao Sovereign realm relatively easier.

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After a while, having adapted to the sudden explosion of power within him, Jiang Chen slowly opened his eyes, his focus shifting to the Divine Sovereign beside him.

The changes in his body could be slowly felt, but the Divine Sovereign had to be dealt with immediately. Ignoring him indefinitely wasn’t a solution!

"Open!"

Jiang Chen extended his hand and pointed at the Divine Sovereign. In an instant, thousands of thunder sounds roared, opening up the void and generating the Innate Pure and Turbid Qi.

"Set up the Array!"

At this moment, Jiang Chen called out again, using the Innate Pure Qi as a base, to evolve the Star Array; utilizing the Innate Turbid Qi as a foundation, to evolve the Twelve Dutian God-killing Array.

Simultaneously, around the Divine Sovereign, the Qi of Yin and Yang and the Four Symbols surged, the Qi of the Three Talents and Five Elements rolled, and the Qi of Nine Palace and Eight Diagrams boiled, deriving countless incredible Innate Great Formations.

Jiang Chen used the Cycle as the cover, Dutian as the base, the Innate Great Formation as pillars, and the power of Heaven and Earth as a large furnace, then he placed the Divine Sovereign in to refine.

Boom Boom Boom!

Unknown as to when, in the Nine Heavens, cracks silently appeared, from which the Qi of Chaos flowed down like a waterfall, vast and majestic.

The moment the Qi of Chaos cascaded down, it ignited with a bang, forming gray flames that gathered at the base of the furnace, releasing terrifying heat.

"Forge!"

Once he spoke, Jiang Chen utilized his Divine Ability, triggering the power of Chaos Fire to the limit. Assisted by the power of Universe furnace, it swept towards the Divine Sovereign within the furnace.

Seeing the terrifying power of refining swooping in, the despair in the Divine Sovereign’s eyes intensified. But he had no power to resist and could only allow the refining force to engulf him, gradually burning his consciousness into ashes.

Yes, Jiang Chen’s target this time was not the Divine Sovereign’s True Spirit, his physical body, or his divine soul, but his consciousness.

Mind is the foundation of a person. Without a mind, even if strong as a Saint, one would merely become a fool, a puppet.

Under the power of the Nine Heavens, which could rival a quasi-saint, the Divine Sovereign’s mind was erased without a fight.

You could see the despair in the Sovereign’s eyes fading, becoming vacuous and dull.

"Very good!"

Seeing this, a smile crept up on Jiang Chen’s face. Immediately, he pushed the Original source power of the Nine Heavens to the extreme, releasing billions of thunderbolts, infusing the illusionary Heaven and Earth furnace into the Sovereign’s body.

Jiang Chen’s aim was to forge a treasure. He wanted to use the Divine Sovereign as the material and refine the illusionary Universe furnace into a real Magic Treasure.

Theoretically, refining an Innate Dao Sovereign should result in an Innate Spiritual Treasure. But this was just a theory. In reality, no one had accomplished it yet.

Jiang Chen was testing this theory now.

As to whether he would succeed or not, Jiang Chen was unsure. But he had other plans.

Rumble Rumble!

Under the pressure of the Nine Heavens, the Universe furnace enclosing the Divine Sovereign became smaller and smaller, gradually merging into the Sovereign’s flesh.

At the same time, after merging with the phantom of the Universe furnace, the Divine Sovereign’s body also began to change.

His limbs gradually shrank, becoming four strangely colored legs of a tripod. His body began to solidify into a mass, becoming squarish.

It was visible to the naked eye, the Divine Sovereign’s body was transforming into a gigantic quadrupedal square cauldron.

The Divine Sovereign’s True Spirit was also undergoing transformation. The Innate Divine Light on his body shone even brighter, the endless Dao Rhyme circulated, endless.

This was a sign of the Innate Undying True Spirit transforming into Innate Undying Divine Light. The biggest difference between Innate Divine Demon and Innate Spiritual Treasure lies here.

If a hint of Innate Divine Light evolves into an Innate Undying True Spirit, it becomes an Innate Divine Demon. If it evolves into Innate Undying Divine Light, it becomes an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

At this moment, True Spirit turning into Divine Light indicates the transformation of the Innate Divine Demon into the Innate Spiritual Treasure.

"Is it going to succeed?"

Looking at the transforming Divine Sovereign, Jiang Chen’s eyes were full of anticipation. If he could refine the Divine Sovereign into an Innate Spiritual Treasure, then he would have hit the jackpot.

Having one less enemy was one thing, but gaining an Innate Spiritual Treasure on top of that was an immense stroke of fortune.

However, reality proved that Jiang Chen overthought things. If the Innate Dao Sovereign could be easily refined into an Innate Spiritual Treasure, someone would have already done so.

With a loud "boom", the body of the Dao Monarch seemed to be hit by an invisible force, disintegrating into countless strands of Innate Original Source that dispersed in all directions.

At the same time, the Monarch’s Innate Immortal True Spirit began to sway violently, indicating instability, as if it could shatter at any moment.

"Damn it!"

Upon noticing this, Jiang Chen was shocked.

To resurrect the Dao Monarch, he spent countless resources. If he were to explode and his Innate Original Source was to scatter, all of his initial investments would be in vain, and the loss would be devastating.

Not acceptable, absolutely not!

Jiang Chen never made losing deals.

This situation must not be allowed to happen!

With this thought, Jiang Chen activated a back-up plan he had prepared beforehand.

"Chaos Divine Palace, devour the Dao Monarch!"

With an act of will, Jiang Chen made full use of the Chaos Divine Palace, turning it into a gigantic swirling black hole of Chaos, swallowing the Monarch whole.

The next moment, Jiang Chen’s figure appeared within the minor thousand world within the Chaos Divine Palace. He joined forces with the Chaos divine beings to harness the Original Source of their world to suppress the Dao Monarch.

However, could a small thousand world resist the power released when an Innate Dao Sovereign exploded?

No matter how much Original Source Jiang Chen mobilized, the moment it came into contact with the Dao Monarch’s body, it would be shattered by the dispersing power from the Dao Monarch’s body, unable to get close to him.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen understood that refining the Dao Monarch into an Innate Spiritual Treasure was likely to fail. At this rate, the Dao Monarch would eventually explode and return as pure Original Source to Heaven and Earth.

What Jiang Chen needed to do now was to cut his losses, so as not to waste all his previous investments.

Considering this, Jiang Chen didn’t hesitate and changed his strategy. Instead of suppressing the Dao Monarch with the power of the world, he let the world of chaos devour the Original Source power that was dispersing from the Dao Monarch’s body.

Rather than letting the Dao Monarch’s power return to Heaven and Earth, he would rather have his Chaos World devour it and use it as nourishment for growth.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After the Chaos World devoured the Original Source of the Dao Monarch, it underwent changes. Its size began to expand, and its power grew increasingly strong.

At this point, Jiang Chen began to mobilize the power of the Original Source of the world again, pressing down on the Dao Monarch. This was to delay the time of the Dao Monarch’s explosion, lest the Chaos World had not fully devoured him before he exploded.

If that happened, all would be lost. The Chaos World was only a minor thousand world. How could it withstand the power of an Innate Dao Sovereign’s explosion? It would be destroyed instantly, becoming a wasteland.

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Time passed second by second. The power of the Chaos World became stronger and stronger, and seemed to be on the verge of upgrading to a mid-tier thousand world.

However, the Dao Monarch was not at his peak, and the force stored within his weakened body was not sufficient for the Chaos World’s upgrade.

"I feel like I have neglected something..."

Looking at the increasingly weak Dao Monarch, Jiang Chen felt he overlooked something. He pondered for a moment, and then, realization dawned on him.

Immediately, Jiang Chen moved his hands continuously, drawing numerous mysterious Array Patterns and branded them onto the Dao Monarch’s body.

In an instant, a wonderful change occurred. Points of light emanated from the Dao Monarch’s body, as if resonating with the Chaos beyond the sky. The vast Chaos Qi descended, pouring into the Dao Monarch’s body.

With this assistance, the Dao Monarch, who was on the brink of exhaustion, gradually exhibited signs of fresh vitality.

In this way, the Dao Monarch had become a converter, ceaselessly drawing in the Chaos Qi from the outer chaos and transforming it into Innate Original Source for the Chaos World to devour.

"Success!"

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Jiang Chen’s face.

He knew it, the Dao Monarch was done for.

As time passed, the Dao Monarch would be gradually assimilated by the Chaos World and become one with it, indistinguishable from each other.

When that happened, it would be time for the Chaos World to upgrade to a medium-tier thousand world.

At that time, under the power of the world’s will, the Dao Monarch’s form would change irreversibly, and be transformed into an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

An Innate Spiritual Treasure born along with the world!

The Dao Monarch turned into an Innate Spiritual Treasure wasn’t dead. Only the state of his existence was changed.

Therefore, even if the Dao Monarch were to return from death one day, he would no longer be an Innate Dao Sovereign but an Innate Spiritual Treasure. His life and death would be controlled by the master of the treasure, at the mercy of their will.

Of course, if the master was merciful, and granted the Dao Monarch freedom, the Dao Monarch, with some time of cultivation, could again transform from an Innate Spiritual Treasure to an Innate Dao Sovereign.

But evidently, Jiang Chen would not be merciful towards the Dao Monarch. He feared that the moment the Dao Monarch was resurrected, Jiang Chen would scatter his thoughts, returning him once again to death.