Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 688 - 551 Occupying the magpie’s nest

Chapter 688: 551 Occupying the magpie’s nest

Whoosh...

A flash of white light swung down, ready to cut off Jiang Hao’s head. However, at that moment, a green brilliance blossomed from beneath Jiang Hao’s feet, blooming into a spread of lotus flowers, blocking the slashing white light.

The supreme innate spiritual treasure - the Eleventh-tier Creation Green Lotus.

Knowing that the Great Sun Buddha possessed the Immortal-slaying Gourd, would Jiang Chen not have made preparations?

Before taking action, Jiang Chen had secretly placed the Eleventh-tier Creation Green Lotus under Jiang Hao’s feet, ready for unexpected events.

Sure enough, Jiang Chen’s preparatory measures were put into use immediately. The moment the Immortal-slaying Flying Knife fell, the Eleventh-tier Creation Green Lotus exerted its power, blocking the fatal attack for Jiang Hao.

While the Creation Divine Light manifested, Jiang Hao’s hazy consciousness was immediately restored. Without further thoughts, he then drew out a golden bell and bombarded the Great Sun Buddha with it.

The Great Sun Divine Bell, an elite Innate Spiritual Treasure birthed within the Sun itself, embodied forty innate divine prohibitions.

In the Ancient Era, the Flame Emperor had made remarkable contributions to saving the world and was viewed by all beings as the god of the Sun. It was on that day that, moved by gratitude, the Sun Star dropped a golden bell into the hands of the Flame Emperor.

This golden bell was the Great Sun Divine Bell.

Later on, when the Flame Emperor stepped down, Jiang Hao became the new Sun God. The Great Sun Divine Bell was then handed down to him by the Flame Emperor.

Dong!

When the Great Sun Divine Bell roared into action, the Great Sun Buddha attempted to dodge, yet, his vitality had been mostly depleted from the energy used to operate the Immortal-slaying Gourd.

At this moment, as he mustered up his remaining strength to resist the Great Sun Divine Bell, the karmic power previously planted in his body by Jiang Chen was unleashed, causing an uproar.

Innumerable scenes flashed before the Great Sun Buddha’s eyes, causing his will to gradually blur.

These were scenes from the Ancient Era depicting the tragic deaths of innocent beings instigated by him and his nine brothers. Their appearances before the Great Sun Buddha felt like a retribution for their lives.

The Great Sun Buddha had extraordinary mental fortitude, and his lapse in judgment was merely momentary before he recovered his senses.

However, in high-level confrontations, a brief moment of distraction was enough to determine the victor.

As the Great Sun Buddha lost focus for an instant, the Great Sun Divine Bell crashed down, transforming into a tremendous size that encapsulated him completely, and shook frantically.

Dong dong dong...

Like the primordial heaven-and-earth separation, destructive waves were set off within the Great Sun Divine Bell, assailing the Great Sun Buddha. In just a short while, the Great Sun Buddha’s body was covered in fissures.

Sometime later, the Taichu Divine Sword and the Dutian Divine Sword reappeared in Jiang Chen’s hands.

Without wasting words, he threw the two divine swords towards Jiang Hao, shouting, "Ancestor, use these swords to slay him!"

The Great Sun Divine Bell might not be able to kill the Great Sun Buddha, but the Dutian Divine Sword definitely could. This was because this sword contained the power of the Witch Clan.

"This sword... can kill me!"

The moment the Great Sun Buddha saw the Dutian Divine Sword, a sense of foreboding coursed through him. The vision of his own downfall flashed in his eyes. The last time he felt this way was when he faced the grand witch Yi.

It meant that he would certainly die under that sword!

Being a decisive person, the Great Sun Buddha didn’t hesitate and instantly detonated his own physical body.

Boom...

A wave of terror engulfed him, toppling the Great Sun Divine Bell that covered him. However, at the same time, the Immortal-slaying Gourd was enveloped in a ray of luminescence and escaped into the distance.

The Great Sun Buddha’s True Spirit managed to escape. Although Jiang Hao intended to pursue, he didn’t have the energy to bring it to fruition.

The self-detonation of a quasi-saint was incredibly powerful. Even though Jiang Hao tried his utmost to suppress it, he couldn’t stop it completely. Fortunately, the great divine transcendents of the human race secretly lent their aid, which resulted in successfully suppressing this force.

Once everything had settled, Jiang Hao held a sphere of golden light in his hand, resembling the Sun.

This was the original source of the Great Sun Buddha.

Approaching Jiang Chen, Jiang Hao laughed and said, "Your audacity is truly vast if you dare to take action against the corpse of the Golden Crow. But that’s not a problem anymore. This fight had so sapped the strength of the Great Sun Buddha that he won’t be able to recover for tens of thousands of years. So, you don’t need to worry about him for the time being."

"As for what comes next, once I break through my cultivation, I will find him and alleviate his threat to you."

Now that he had the original source of the Great Sun Buddha, Jiang Hao was confident that he would make the breakthrough this time. Given that, he wasn’t worried at all about the Great Sun Buddha. If he dared to show himself again, he would be slain on the spot.

Storing the Dutian Divine Sword, Jiang Chen expressed his gratitude: "Thank you, ancestor."

Jiang Chen knew that with Jiang Hao’s assurance, the crisis of the Great Sun had passed.

Jiang Hao shook his head and said, "You have other matters to attend to, so I won’t disturb you. Once you return from the West, you must quickly head to Sun Star."

Noticing the surrounding Great Divine Transcendents, Jiang Hao realized that he was being a nuisance. He smiled, gave Jiang Chen a word of caution, and left.

After Jiang Hao left, everyone present turned their gaze to Jiang Chen. Now that the demons of Spiritual Mountain were exterminated, how to deal with the aftermath was up to Jiang Chen.

Realizing what the people were expecting, Jiang Chen remained silent. He walked up the Spiritual Mountain and stopped in front of the Great Thunderclap Temple.

Boom!

Without witnessing any actions from Jiang Chen, the gilded Great Thunderclap Temple suddenly collapsed into ruins.

The Buddhas of Spiritual Mountain had passed, their divine abilities lost their power and dissipated, and the true appearance of the Great Thunderclap Temple re-emerged.

Yes, ruins.

A hundred years ago, the Great Thunderclap Temple was devastated by a great sage of the Human Race, and it had not yet been restored.

...

Silent and resolute, Jiang Chen displayed his divine powers again. He superimposed illusion with reality, reflecting everything on Spiritual Mountain into every corner of the Xiniuhe Continent.

The next moment, the living beings of Xiniuhe Continent went crazy, especially those who couldn’t believe what they were seeing.

"Amitabha, what is that?"

"Is that Spiritual Mountain? Why is there so much blood and corpses?"

"What is that ruin? Is that the Great Thunderclap Temple? Impossible, how could the Great Thunderclap Temple become ruins?"

"The Holy Land of Spiritual Mountain, how could it be stained with blood?"

"Wait, who is that person standing alone outside of Spiritual Mountain?"

At that moment, the figure standing alone on Spiritual Mountain started speaking, "As you see, this is the real Spiritual Mountain."

"As I said earlier, Spiritual Mountain has already been fallen. The Buddhas, in their fight to protect Spiritual Mountain, were killed by the demons, their bodies piled up the whole Spiritual Mountain."

"Now, with the help of Mystic Sect, the demons have been repelled, the holy light of Spiritual Mountain has been restored, and the condition of this place has become known to the world."

After hearing Jiang Chen’s words, whether the beings in Xiniuhe Continent believed it or not, they had to accept one fact: their Buddha is dead.

That day, the West lost its Buddha. Grief swept across the entirety of Xiniuhe Continent.

Unlike the grief of the beings, at that moment, the looks in the eyes of the Great Divine Transcendents of the Mystic Sect towards Jiang Chen had gotten strange.

Well done, you called a living person a demon and now that they are dead, you pointed at their corpses and called them Buddha. You really don’t let even dead people go, insisting on exploiting every bit of utility value.

Amidst the grief of the people, someone broke the silence: "O King Buddha, now that our Buddha has fallen, where should beings like us go? We seek thy guidance."

Jiang Chen looked in the direction of the voice and found that the one who spoke was the child he had encountered earlier. He couldn’t help but silently praise, ’this one is wise.’

Before directly answering the child’s question, Jiang Chen first released Merit Gold Wheel, and then said, "Buddha never dies. He will live forever in the hearts of beings. As long as beings remember him, he will be reborn in the world someday."

The beings were dazzled by Jiang Chen’s Merit Gold Wheel and then, deeply moved by his words, they hurriedly prostrated themselves, "Your mercifulness, please show us the way."

Upon hearing Jiang Chen’s words, everyone felt nothing wrong. After all, the Buddha has not perished; he has only entered reincarnation and could return at any time.

Jiang Xuan, on the other hand, who had been watching from the side, had a startled expression. He murmured, "What is this lad planning by saying these words?"

Unlike the others, Jiang Xuan knew that Jiang Chen was the founder of the Divine Dao. So, he knew a bit about the Incense Fire Divine Path.

For instance, ’unforgettable thoughts will get a response’ is the foundation of Divine Dao, and the birth of gods is related to the beings’ willpower.

Therefore, while others didn’t find anything improper about Jiang Chen’s words, Jiang Xuan, with his realization, understood that Jiang Chen was creating a situation!

According to the saying of the Buddhist door, the Buddha indeed lived in the hearts of the beings, and Jiang Chen’s words were fine.

But, according to the Divine Dao explanation, can the Buddha born in the hearts of beings truly be considered the Great Sun Buddha? Are they sure it isn’t a god named "Great Sun Buddha" that was conceived by beings’ willpower?

Beings’ unforgettable thoughts could give birth to enormous willpower. Considering Jiang Chen’s capabilities, it wouldn’t be hard for him to create a god out of thin air using that willpower.