Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 708: Five Six Nine Leaves the West_2

Chapter 708: Five Six Nine Leaves the West_2

The Spiritual Mountain is the Sumeru Mountain, and yet it is not. To be precise, Spiritual Mountain is what the ruins of Sumeru Mountain has become.

Of the three most important divine mountains in the Prehistoric World, apart from Kunlun, the other two were destroyed during the Heavenly Earth Calamity, with Sumeru Mountain being the first to perish.

In the distant Great Ancient past, at the time of a three-party power struggle, the Dao Sovereign and Demon Ancestor staged a world-shaking duel in front of the western Sumeru Mountain.

This battle ultimately concluded with the Demon Ancestor’s defeat against the Dao Sovereign, which resulted in his self-detonation and disappearance. It was courtesy of the Demon Ancestor’s self-protection that the massive Sumeru Mountain was blasted into fragments, leaving the west as a barren wasteland since.

Many eons ago, the western region was not inferior to the eastern one. It was only after this battle that the west was completely reduced to desolation.

After the Demon Ancestor, two Great Divine Transcendents, Jieyin Daoist and Zhunti Daoist, rose to prominence in the west. They collected fragments of Sumeru Mountain, reconstructed it, and propagated their lineage in this mountain, establishing a Western teaching.

This Western teaching was the predecessor of Buddhism.

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"This sight is much more pleasing!"

Gazing at the glistening Sumeru Mountain before his eyes, Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction. Sumeru Mountain was many times larger than Spiritual Mountain and not inferior to Kunlun Mountain in any way.

Moreover, with the establishment of Sumeru Mountain, a foundation was laid for the western land. As a result, its evolution in the later stages would significantly be easier.

"Rise!"

Once Sumeru Mountain was fully formed, Jiang Chen took action again, using the mighty power of Divine Dao to bridge the boundary between reality and illusion, establishing a connection between the illusory Sumeru Mountain and the real Spiritual Mountain.

Rumble!

Mysteriously, Spiritual Mountain began to tremble. Apart from Buddha’s light, a treasure light ascended from it, and a more majestic, vast, and dignified divine mountain shadow vaguely appeared behind Spiritual Mountain.

Then even more surprising changes took place.

Mysterious responses were coming from all over the Three Realms and even the Vast Universe, establishing a connection with Spiritual Mountain. It seemed to want to overcome numerous obstacles to merge with Spiritual Mountain.

"Could this be..."

"Fragments of the ancient Sumeru Mountain!"

Having the an idea, Jiang Chen guessed the reason for this change.

After the illusory Sumeru Mountain established a connection with Spiritual Mountain, its familiar aura stimulated the original Sumeru Mountain mark on Spiritual Mountain, which revived it and established a connection with the rest of Sumeru Mountain fragments.

It’s just a shame that the power of Spiritual Mountain is currently too weak to break through the barrier of void, allowing these Sumeru Mountain fragments to return and merge with it, to replicate the grace and grandeur of ancient Sumeru Mountain.

Moreover, after the Sumeru Mountain fragments had been lost for so many years, not all of them are unowned. In the situation where they are owned, how would their owners allow the Sumeru Mountain fragments to leave and reintegrate with Spiritual Mountain?

Reconstructing Sumeru Mountain is far more difficult than one could imagine. Not everyone who possesses the fragments of Sumeru Mountain is willing to let go.

If reconstructing Sumeru Mountain was such an easy task, the two Western saints would have done it long ago. And Spiritual Mountain would not be Spiritual Mountain today.

"Amitabha, wonderful indeed!"

As Jiang Chen pondered, a buddhist chant suddenly came from atop Spiritual Mountain.

Turning his head, he saw a Buddha, who bore a striking resemblance to him, emerging from nothingness and walking slowly towards him.

"Lord Bhaisajyaguru pays respects to the Lord!"

After the Buddha arrived in front of Jiang Chen, he cheerfully bowed to him.

This Bhaisajyaguru is the Buddha of the World and the Sovereign of the World.

Although Jiang Chen intended to leave Spiritual Mountain, he would not just leave it to its own devices. Therefore, before he left, he specifically created a reincarnation with his Willpower, the Bhaisajyaguru, to preside over the Spiritual Mountain on his behalf.

"Haha!"

Seeing the emergence of Bhaisajyaguru, Jiang Chen suddenly laughed heartily. He said to him, "Friend, I entrust Spiritual Mountain to you. I have to leave now."

With these words, Jiang Chen transformed into a flash of light, heading towards Heaven Court. Jiang Hao, the ancestor of the Jiang Family on the Sun Star, was waiting for him.

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Above the thirty-three heavens, the boundless starry sky remained as it always had been, deep, desolate, and full of endless dangers.

This was not Jiang Chen’s first time in the boundless starry sky, but every time he came here, he would feel a kind of heart-pounding fear. Even now, his combat power was comparable to the Innate Dao Sovereign, and it was no different.

The dangers contained in the boundless starry sky were far more terrifying than people imagined.

Di Jun Taiyi, the twelve ancestral witches, and others, although they had already fallen, their divine abilities never perished, but still lingered in the boundless starry sky.

Few people would recklessly venture in the boundless starry sky, and the Quasi-Saints were no exception. Because if they weren’t careful, and encountered the supreme divine power left by Di Jun Taiyi and others, even the great divine transcendents would be seriously injured.

Let alone Quasi-Saints and Innate Dao Sovereigns, they were afraid that if they were swept by the divine power of Di Jun Taiyi and others, they would be completely annihilated.

Besides these divine powers, the fragments of the broken stars were also one of the sources of danger. The power of destruction inherent in the stars could shatter an Innate Dao Sovereign.

Many had attempted to repair the perilous boundless starry sky, but all the attempts ended in failure.

In the end, it was Empress Nuwa who took action; she opened several safe routes in the starry sky, allowing people to freely travel to key stars such as the Sun Star and Taiyin Star.

This is also the reason why Jiang Chen had to first go to the Heaven Court when heading to the Sun Star. The entrances to those safe routes to the starry sky were all located in the Heaven Court.

Upon reaching Heaven Court, Jiang Chen didn’t go to meet the Jade Emperor. He went directly to the South Heavenly Gate and headed for the Sun Star.

The Sun Star was an unchanging constant since ancient times. It always hung at the very top of the boundless starry sky, releasing boundless light and heat, illuminating the void in all directions, benefiting billions of beings.

Boom!

From afar, Jiang Chen could see the Sun Star. It was a large burning fireball; the golden Sun True Fire rose from its surface, distorting the surrounding void.

Through the surface of the Sun Star, one could clearly see a variety of fiery spirits, such as fire trees, fire snakes, fire ravens, frolicking within.

From this perspective, the Sun Star was not entirely lifeless. However, these spirits were not living creatures, but manifestations of the Sun’s essence and a type of treasure.

If nothing unexpected happened, they would never gain consciousness. The Sun Star was a land of desolation where living beings would not normally be born.

But once a being was born, it would be a groundbreaking individual, at the very least a top-tier Innate Divine Demon.

The closer one got to the Sun Star, the higher the surrounding temperature. Yet, rather than feeling burnt, Jiang Chen felt an affectionate sense of familiarity, as if he were back in the womb.

Indeed, he was back in the womb. After assimilating the original sources of the nine Golden Crows, Jiang Chen was equivalent to an elite Innate Divine Demon nurtured by the Sun Star.

Seeing the Sun Star was like a child seeing its mother, how could there be any discomfort?

Boom!

As if sensing Jiang Chen’s arrival, the Sun Star suddenly radiated joy. Immediately, countless Sun True Fires surged out, forming a golden path under Jiang Chen’s feet.

On both sides of the path, countless fire spirits materialized, singing and dancing in celebration of Jiang Chen’s arrival!

Such grand movements naturally alarmed the high-ranking members of the Jiang family on the Sun Star.

"Good lad, I knew it was you as soon as I saw the scene."

"In this Prehistoric World, other than you, only the arrival of Great Sun could trigger such a strong response from the Sun Star."

"This is a treatment that even I, the Star Lord of Sun Star, cannot enjoy."

Before his arrival, Jiang Hao’s voice had already reached far and wide. Next, the towering figure of Jiang Hao appeared in front of Jiang Chen.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen hurriedly went forward to pay his respects: "Jiang Chen pays his respects to the Ancient Ancestor!"

Afterwards, Jiang Chen wanted to say something more, but before he could, Jiang Hao waved his hand dismissively and said directly:

"Spare the formalities, let’s take care of business first. I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. If you don’t come soon, I might have replaced you."

After saying that, without waiting for Jiang Chen to reply, Jiang Hao led him towards the interior of the Sun Star.

Jiang Chen felt somewhat embarrassed at this. Of course, he knew that Jiang Hao was teasing him. He had stayed in the West for decades, making Jiang Hao wait for so long. He deserved these remarks.

You see, Jiang Hao was on the verge of a breakthrough, and his time was much more precious than Jiang Chen’s.

PS: It’s almost the New Year, I have a lot of things to do and can only try my best to update. Rest assured, every day will have at least 4000 words, and I will do my best to add more beyond that.