Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 721 - 576: Earthly Fiend Star Banner (Seeking Monthly Pass)

Chapter 721: Chapter 576: Earthly Fiend Star Banner (Seeking Monthly Pass)

"Demons, they must be demons!"

Seeing this, Jiang Chen was once again certain that the three individuals in front of him were definitely from the Demon Clan, not some Immortal Persons. Who could believe they were not from the Demon Clan, given their ability to skillfully harness the power of the Stars Cycle!

But from their appearance, they looked like Immortal Persons, with no discernible flaws.

Such a feat is not achievable by just Divine Ability. Even though the Dao Mirror was no longer an Innate Treasure, its essence remained the same. Even the Great Divine Transcendents would be seen through.

The Prehistoric World was not devoid of techniques to deceive the Dao Mirror, but those three certainly did not possess such techniques.

"Hmm, I seem to understand what’s happening. These demons have plotted quite deeply. This is definitely not aimed at me but at someone else. I just happened to be unlucky enough to get caught up in it."

At a certain moment, Jiang Chen had a stroke of insight, understanding why he couldn’t see through the disguises of the three demons.

Because, the three of them didn’t disguise themselves at all. They were practitioners of the Immortal Dao, that is, demons who came from the Immortal Dao.

It wasn’t surprising for demons to practice the Immortal Dao as their leaders were originally from the Mystic Sect, who are considered unparalleled figures in the Immortal Dao.

From the three individuals, Jiang Chen could see the plans of the Demon Clan.

After the Quantitative Calamity of witches and demons, the once immensely powerful Demon Clan started to decline. To prevent their resurgence, all forces were finding ways to suppress them.

Wise individuals from the Demon Clan recognized the pending doom, and selected a group of their clansmen. They had them abandon their demon forms, transforming into Innate bodies, and began practising the Immortal Dao.

By forsaking their demonic origins and stepping into the Immortal Dao, these individuals severed themselves from the Demon Clan, they could even be called traitors of the Demon Clan.

If they made mistakes, caused trouble, and were pursued for their behavior, as long as the Demon Clan did not intervene on their behalf, their actions could not be attributed to the Demon Clan.

These individuals were Immortals, not demons!

Ditching their demon identities and bearing the stigma of betrayal, they lived as Immortals. They seemed to have severed their ties with the Demon Clan, but in reality?

Whether they were still loyal to the Demon Clan was known only to them. And looking at the current situation, they were loyal to the Demon Clan, otherwise, they wouldn’t have come here to attack Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen killed the demon god and forced the death of the Demon Clan prince, Great Sun Golden Crow. Were the demons angry? Of course, they would like nothing more than to dismember Jiang Chen.

But could they act against Jiang Chen? No!

Given the current circumstances of the Demon Clan, if any powerful individuals stepped out of the Beijulu Continent to hunt Jiang Chen, they would certainly be slain by the strong men of the Human Race before they even met Jiang Chen.

Confined to the Beijulu Continent, the Demon Clan was unable to battle the Human Race, but they could not just let Jiang Chen go.

This was when the ’sleeper agents’ the Demon Clan had placed came into play. And these so-called sleeper agents were the traitors of the Demon Clan, who had abandoned their demon forms and started practising the Immortal Dao. They were sent to kill Jiang Chen.

Sending these sleeper agents would not implicate the Demon Clan, whether they succeeded or not. Because according to the information released by the Demon Clan, these individuals who abandoned their demon form to practice the Immortal Dao were traitors to the Demon Clan.

Their actions had nothing to do with the Demon Clan! Perhaps they intentionally plotted to kill Jiang Chen, so as to frame the Demon Clan and ignite a war between the humans and the demons.

Traitors come in handy. No one can link them to the Demon Clan, not even the Human Race, and the Human Race can’t use these traitors as an excuse to attack the Demon Clan.

What does the Demon Clan have to do with the actions of their traitors? Just like the Human Race isn’t responsible for the actions of their traitors. The Demon Clan really calculated everything well.

Of course, Jiang Chen was not the target of the Demon Clan’s schemes. The Demon Clan had started plotting long before Jiang Chen was born. Their ultimate goal is unknown, but it was definitely not to assassinate Jiang Chen.

This time, if it weren’t for Jiang Chen’s excessive actions, forcing the suicide of the demon prince, the Demon Clan would not have sent "traitors" to assassinate him.

Yes, the Demon Clan’s motive to kill Jiang Chen was nothing more than revenge for the Great Sun.

It was true that the ancient Demon Gods didn’t like this prince, but despite that, the Great Sun was still the prince of the Demon Clan and couldn’t be killed by others.

Whoever dared to kill him, they would also kill in revenge. In avenging the prince, they were also defending the dignity of the Demon Clan.

"The traitors sent by the Demon Clan, disguised as powerful demons, came to attack me, to frame the Demon Clan. What a clever move. The Demon Clan has evidently mastered every strategy."

Upon understanding the workings of the Demon Clan, Jiang Chen felt rather impressed. The plot was so meticulous that it left no traces at all, giving the Human Race no grounds to trouble the Demon Clan afterwards.

Even, if the Human Race were to confront them, the Demon Clan would be likely to offer help, pledging to send their powerhouses to pursue and kill these traitors.

Unless, the Human Race can prove that these demon clan traitors were not actually traitors but sleeper agents of the Demon Clan, everything would continue to be argued about with no satisfactory conclusion.

However, the Demon Clan’s schemes had been in place for countless years. Even if there were any evidence, it would have already been lost in the annals of time.

"Very well, I’ve underestimated the Demon Clan. I thought that after their decline, the Demon Clan would lack talent. Little did I know, the Demon Clan still has highly capable individuals who had devised such a plan countless years ago."

"It is truly admirable."

Gazing at the three persons, Jiang Chen couldn’t hide his admiration. Of course, he was not admiring these three, but the mastermind hidden within the Demon Clan.

Having set up their pieces well in advance and nurtured a force under the guise of "traitors" for the Demon Clan, such deep planning was truly impressive.