Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 615: Four Nine Seven: The Dragon King’s Visit

Chapter 615: Four Nine Seven: The Dragon King’s Visit

Watching the giant cauldron that Divine Venerable has transformed into gradually stabilize, Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and instructed Chaos by his side, "Chaos, keep a close eye on Divine Venerable. This is the basis of your promotion to the Middle Thousand Worlds. Don’t let anything go wrong."

Chaos nodded solemnly, "Rest assured, Master, there will be no problems with me around."

Regarding the Divine Venerable, Chaos showed even more concern than Jiang Chen. After all, the Divine Venerable was the key to his promotion, naturally, he could not take it lightly.

In the midst of conversation, Chaos had transformed into a shadowy light, drilling into the four-legged giant cauldron that Divine Venerable had transformed into.

"..."

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen was rather speechless. Chaos, out of fear that Divine Venerable might have a problem, directly moved into the giant cauldron to observe the situation of Divine Venerable at any time.

This is also good. In case a problem arises, it can be discovered at the first moment. Moreover, with Chaos living there, it can also accelerate the speed at which this realm assimilates Divine Venerable.

In Jiang Chen’s perception, as Chaos moved into the cauldron created by Divine Venerable, the center of gravity of the Chaos World began to shift there, gradually merging with the giant cauldron.

The Chaos World, which drew Chaos Qi from the outside Chaos, also began to regain the giant cauldron, causing the quantity of Chaos Qi ingested and exhaled by the giant cauldron to surge several times, already comparable to the Middle Thousand Worlds.

In the past, the Chaos World could only condense one Primordial Chaos Pill a day. But at this moment, it can condense ten. This is exactly the sign of transitioning into the Middle Thousand Worlds.

"Excellent, once the Chaos Divine Palace upgrades, it should be able to replenish my power quite a bit. Even if it can’t help me to achieve the Dao Venerable Realm, it will also help me to achieve half-step Dao Venerable."

After carefully observing the Chaos World again and confirming there were no problems, Jiang Chen got up and left, returning to the closed Nine Heavens.

With the help of Divine Venerable this time, Jiang Chen has gained quite a few benefits. Now that everything is settled, it’s time for him to retreat and digest what he has gained.

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Time passed like water, quietly flowing away. In the blink of an eye, ten years passed.

One day, Jiang Chen, who was in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes as if he had sensed something, looking at the scenery outside Cang Mountain with a surprised expression.

"Strange, what brings the old Dragon King here?"

In Jiang Chen’s eyes, beyond Cang Mountain and above the Eastern Sea, endless clouds gathered, forming an image of thousands of dragons surging and slowly approaching Cang Mountain.

The wind comes from the tiger, and the clouds come from the dragon. The gathering of clouds and the formation of dragon-like manifestations are the signs of the departure of a True Dragon. The more dragons are formed from the clouds, the higher the identity of the other party in the Dragon Clan becomes.

Thousands of dragons surging is the manifestation of a king. Only the East Sea Dragon King could have such a phenomenon in the Eastern Sea.

Guessing that it was the East Sea Dragon King who had arrived, Jiang Chen was surprised. After all, the relationship between the Jiang family and the Dragon Clan was not very cordial, they were merely surface brothers.

On ordinary days, although they would politely greet each other when they met, once an opportunity arose to heavily pit each other, neither side would hesitate at all.

Of course, this does not mean that the two sides are archenemies. It’s true that they pit each other, but they don’t go too far. In short, hurting each other is not the purpose, but making the other party lose face is the purpose.

The more they fought, the more they clicked. And this was the relationship between the Jiang Family and the Dragon Clan.

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"The old Dragon King coming at this time must be for the Thunder Pool."

As his thoughts turned, Jiang Chen had already guessed the purpose of the old Dragon King’s visit.

In fact, this wasn’t hard to guess. Looking at Jiang Chen from top to bottom, the Thunder Pool was the only treasure that could attract the Dragon Clan’s attention.

After all, it’s a treasure of fate. It should be recovered if possible, and not be left in the outside world.

Upon understanding the purpose of the old dragon king’s visit, Jiang Chen suddenly laughed.

This time, the Dragon Clan needed him. It was not his fault that he would blackmail the Dragon Clan heavily. There was no logic in not accepting a benefit that was presented at his doorstep, right?

Thinking this way, Jiang Chen came out of Cangtian Temple with a smile on his face and headed towards the outside of Cang Mountain, intending to go and greet the old Dragon King in person.

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As soon as he saw the old Dragon King, Jiang Chen greeted him warmly: "Ha ha, Dragon King, what wind brings you here?"

Seeing Jiang Chen’s behavior, the old Dragon King felt uneasy, sensing something bad. If it hadn’t been for the importance of that treasure to the Dragon Clan, the old Dragon King would have turned away the moment he saw Jiang Chen’s smile.

By now, how could Ao Guang not understand? It wasn’t simply that he had misjudged back then, he was clearly blind to have considered Jiang Chen simple and honest, a good junior.

Looking at Jiang Chen’s actions, where could they be connected with the words simple and honest? This was clearly a scheming old man, who could easily take advantage if one was not careful.

Looking at Jiang Chen’s smile, the old Dragon King felt uncomfortable. If his conjecture was correct, Jiang Chen had already guessed his purpose for coming.

But Jiang Chen did not show this, instead pretending to not know anything and asked him why he came here. Such behavior, isn’t this the sign of extortion?

Although he was prepared for this, when he truly saw Jiang Chen’s passionate expression, the old Dragon King was left speechless.

Could you tone down the joy on your face? I’m about to burst into laughter.

While raging inwardly, there was no expression on the old Dragon’s face. Instead, he responded with a warm smile, "Ha ha, look at what you’re saying. Can’t I visit even if there’s nothing going on? We are neighbors after all. It is our duty to visit and connect."

Seeing the old Dragon King’s fake smile, rather than feeling uncomfortable, Jiang Chen’s enthusiasm increased: "That’s true, neighbors are always closer than relatives. The old Dragon King visiting me is something I should be happy about. How can I be angry?"

While speaking, Jiang Chen invited the old Dragon King into the Cangtian Palace.

Along the way, the old Dragon King was not idle. Wherever he went, he praised everything he came across, be it mountains, flowers, water, or people. He had a compliment for everything.

He complimented every single thing in Cang Mountain.

This behavior reminded Jiang Chen of a saying: excessive kindness means ulterior motives.

Tsk tsk tsk, it was too fitting.

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Inside the Cangtian Palace, the old Dragon King gradually regained his composure, aware that his overly eager behavior might affect the upcoming conversation.

After some thought, he decided not to get straight to the point and started talking about other topics.

To break the ice between two practitioners, they naturally had to start from the topic of practice. So, the old Dragon King carefully sized Jiang Chen up, intending to use his cultivation as a starting point for the discussion.

The old Dragon King thought that with his Dao Venerable Realm cultivation and insight, he could easily provide guidance to Jiang Chen.

Once he casually offered a few pointers and Jiang Chen gained insights, he would be able to turn the tables and gain a significant advantage in the conversation.

However, upon sizing Jiang Chen up, the old Dragon King was shocked.

He found that Jiang Chen’s cultivation had improved. In Jiang Chen’s flesh and blood, countless auras swirled, forming numerous vague figures.

As someone who had witnessed the final glory of the ancient martial artists, the old Dragon King was all too familiar with the scene before his eyes. It was the sign of the imminent breakthrough to the Blood Flesh Reincarnation, the third realm of the Divine Demon.

How long has Jiang Chen been practicing? Even if you added it all up, it was only a little over two hundred years! Was he about to reach the realm of Flesh and Blood Creatures? This was too fast! Even if he ate Innate Spiritual Fruits every day, he still shouldn’t progress this swiftly!

Astonished, the old Dragon King immediately asked, "You, are you about to make a breakthrough?"

Jiang Chen nodded and answered, "Just a little bit more. If the old Dragon King didn’t come, I would have secluded myself for a few more years and should be able to break through."

On this point, Jiang Chen was actually lying. Even if the old Dragon King didn’t come, he would not be able to break through.

He had incorporated the Blood God Sutra that the elder of the Underworld River gave him into his Great Dao Art of Pan Emperor, allowing each drop of his blood to evolve into a clone autonomy.

However, this also meant that he needed more resources for his breakthrough. He needed so much that he had to interrupt his seclusion earlier and start looking for resources.

Although that was the truth, he couldn’t tell the old Dragon King that way. If he told the truth, how could Jiang Chen then extort the old Dragon King?

Even if the old Dragon King did not come, Jiang Chen would have come out of seclusion. Coincidentally, at the time when Jiang Chen was about to come out of seclusion, the old Dragon King came.

This was fate. Jiang Chen really couldn’t be blamed for it.

Therefore, Jiang Chen directly pinned the scapegoat of his unsuccessful breakthrough on the old Dragon King.

From Jiang Chen’s words, it was clear that it was not because he couldn’t break through, but because the old Dragon King arrived suddenly, which led to his inability to break through.

The old Dragon King naturally didn’t believe a word of Jiang Chen’s nonsense, but he couldn’t come up with a retort.

Because looking at Jiang Chen, he did seem to be on the verge of a breakthrough, and with just a slight push, he could make it.

It was the old Dragon King’s bad luck that he came at a time when Nine Heavens were advancing and Jiang Chen’s strength was greatly increased.

With Jiang Chen’s intentional obfuscation, even the old Dragon King in his Dao Venerable state could not see through Jiang Chen’s true cultivation or realize that he needed a huge amount of resources for his breakthrough.

Otherwise, how could the old Dragon King not have a retort?

However, there was one thing that baffled Jiang Chen. The old Dragon King didn’t seem to sense the change in Nine Heavens from start to finish.

The transition from a small to a medium-sized world was like a baby becoming a teenager. Such a huge change would be obvious to anyone, let alone the old Dragon King, yet he didn’t sense anything amiss.

That was strange.

At this moment, an omnipotent will descended, enlightening Jiang Chen.

It turned out that the Heavenly Dao was worried about someone disrupting its plans and taking advantage of the situation to strike Thunder Marsh, so it hid the variation of Nine Heavens from outsiders.

"No wonder the evolution of Nine Heavens caused such a huge commotion, but there was no ripple in the Three Realms. It turns out that it had been concealed by the Heavenly Dao."

Realizing this, Jiang Chen stopped dwelling on it and looked at the old Dragon King to see what he had to say.

Jiang Chen’s words put the old Dragon King on the defensive, making him realize that gaining the upper hand would probably be impossible.

Therefore, the old Dragon King no longer hid anything and decided to get straight to the point. They were both old foxes who understood each other perfectly. What’s the point of beating around the bush?

Having figured all this out, the old Dragon King resignedly said, "Enough, Jiang Chen, stop beating around the bush and state your conditions. What do you want in exchange for returning that treasured artifact of the Dragon Clan?"

"You old coot, don’t tell me you don’t know why I’m here?"

Jiang Chen fell silent. Logically, with the old Dragon King being so frank, he should also be straightforward and state his conditions.

But the Thunder Pool was a Divine Artifact!

PS: My apologies, I forgot to update.