Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 727: Five Seven Eight Mysterious Person_2

Chapter 727: Five Seven Eight Mysterious Person_2

With a resounding boom, space shattered once more. The 72 Earthly Fiend Star Banners fell from the void, wrapped in the boundless divine light of the void, and flew into Jiang Chen’s hand.

Seeing that he couldn’t rob the Earthly Fiend Star Banner, the person behind the scenes didn’t hesitate and decisively withdrew, scattering all his strength.

At the same time, in the depths of the void unseen by Jiang Chen, Jiang Xuan and others who were secretly protecting him from the Human Race suddenly moved.

They broke through the void, followed the traces left by the person who had just acted, and quickly pursued them. From these movements, it could be inferred that they too, did not know the identity of the attacker.

"Who is this person, exactly?"

Despite gaining the Earthly Fiend Star Banner, Jiang Chen’s expression remained grim. He realized that the plot of the Demon Clan to ambush him was not as straightforward as he had thought.

For instance, where did this 72-faced Earthly Fiend Star Banner come from? Or better put, what was the objective of the person who had earlier gifted the Earthly Fiend Star Banner to the Demon Clan?

It was at this time that Jiang Chen realized that although the Heavenly Star Banner may be a Demon Clan’s treasure, the current Demon Clan neither had the qualifications, nor dared to touch the Heavenly Star Banner.

No one wished to see the rise of the Demon Clan once again. Any attempt that could possibly lead to their resurgence would be jointly suppressed by all parties.

The Heavenly Star Banner, the Demon Clan’s treasure from ancient times, without a doubt, held their greatest hope for resurgence. Because of this, the Demon Clan dared not touch the Heavenly Star Banner. Whoever dared would face certain death.

None of the parties involved wanted to see the Demon Clan wielding the Heavenly Star Banner again. This was a line they dared not cross. If violated, the Demon Clan would face united attack from all major powers.

The Demon Clan understood this too, and therefore, even if the Heavenly Star Banner was right in front of them, they would not dare to touch it.

However, the three demons who had just attacked Jiang Chen surprisingly possessed the Heavenly Star Banner, or more accurately, the most important component of it, the 72-faced Earthly Fiend Star Banner.

This was quite unreasonable.

Because, the Demon Clan should not possess the Heavenly Star Banner.

This was something Jiang Chen could confirm.

Under the strict vigilance of all major powers, there is no way the Demon Clan could have managed to obtain the Heavenly Star Banner, especially the all-important 72-faced Earthly Fiend Star Banner.

Had the Demon Clan truly been capable of this, they wouldn’t be confined to the Beijulu Continent for so many years, unable to escape.

Since the Earthly Fiend Star Banner was not the Demon Clan’s, it could only belong to the person who had acted earlier. If it wasn’t his, why would he have acted out?

As he mulled this over, Jiang Chen picked up the Earthly Fiend Star Banner, released his divine consciousness, and began to investigate it carefully, to detect a trace of the person who had left it behind.

Any magic treasure that has been refined by someone will inevitably leave traces. Since that person had refined the Earthly Fiend Star Banner, there was a high likelihood of his imprints remaining on it.

As long as he could find a hint of an imprint, Jiang Chen would be able to confirm his identity.

Unfortunately, Jiang Chen was disappointed. He examined the Earthly Fiend Star Banner over and over again but failed to discover any residual traces.

There were not just no traces of the person who had acted earlier, there were not even any traces of the three demons. It was as if, the Earthly Fiend Star Banner had never been refined by anyone.

"He’s ruthless. He didn’t act earlier to reclaim the Earthly Fiend Star Banner. He wanted to destroy the imprints left on it, in order to avoid exposing his identity."

At this moment, Jiang Chen suddenly realized why the person had acted earlier. It wasn’t to seize the magic treasure, but to erase any trace of his existence.

Wait, erasing traces...

Suddenly, a thought struck Jiang Chen, and he again turned to look at the Earthly Fiend Star Banner. However, this time was different, he released overwhelming divine consciousness, broke through one seal around the Earthly Fiend Star Banner after another, and headed straight for its core.

Then, Jiang Chen saw that the core of the Earthly Fiend Star Banner was filled with small cracks.

"Hiss..."

Upon seeing this, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath. He suddenly felt infinitely glad. Good thing he had acted fast and procured the Earthly Fiend Star Banner with Di Jiang’s divine ability. Otherwise, he would have been in danger earlier.

The person who had acted earlier was far more ruthless than the three demons. He had intended to blow up the Earthly Fiend Star Banner directly, intending to blast him to death.

What kind of power would the explosion of the Earthly Fiend Star Banner in the boundless starry sky embody? Jiang Chen dared not even think about it. Fortunately, the divine ability of Emperor Di Jiang was strong enough to forcibly disrupt the process of the self-explosion of the Earthly Fiend Star Banner.

Otherwise, Jiang Chen did not even dare to think about the consequences.

"Who exactly wants to kill me, so much so that they would even consent to handing the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Star Banner to the Demon Clan? Thus, when exactly did I offend this kind of big shot?"

Jiang Chen found it peculiar. Although he had offended many people, he didn’t find that he had offended any key figures.

Especially someone who would not even mind parting with the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Star Banner. He had virtually no contact with such individuals, and hence he could not comprehend how he might have possibly offended them.

After thinking for a long while, Jiang Chen was unable to figure it out. Thus, he had to leave this matter aside and continued heading towards the Eastern Sea.

This matter could not be left unresolved. If this person chose to attack him, they would certainly have left some traces behind. Jiang Chen’s inability to find these was simply because his power was insufficient at the moment.

When his strength was sufficient, and he looked back to the events of today, he would naturally know who had targeted him.

For the time being, he should just note down the events of the day and prepare to settle the score with the man behind the scenes once his cultivation was sufficiently high.

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Having resolved the crisis of the Demon Clan’s assassination attempt, Jiang Chen’s journey thereafter was smooth sailing. Nothing occurred, and he eventually arrived at the Eastern Sea.

However, due to the journey through the boundless starry sky, Jiang Chen didn’t dare to increase his speed. His cautious progression made his journey slow and several days passed before he reached the Eastern Sea.

After the end of the Ancient Times, the Prehistoric World shattered once again into four continents and the Four Seas. They were not impacted by the Power of Destruction but instead became even broader.

At this moment, forget about the Four Seas, the area of just the Eastern Sea itself exceeded the combined area of the four continents.

The era had changed. The era of the terrestrial supremacy was no more. The Four Seas were the largest territories in the Three Realms. The resources they held were incredibly rich, far surpassing those on land.

Splash!

With the sound of the waves, Jiang Chen descended from the sky, standing above the sea spray, looking off into the distance. Even with his current power, he could not see the edge of the Eastern Sea.

It was said that the edge of the Eastern Sea was the edge of the Three Realms. Stepping beyond it meant leaving the Three Realms and entering the domain of All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

This was not a legend but the truth. Jiang Chen had specifically asked many people. The end of the Eastern Sea was the beginning of All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

There were many passages from the Three Realms to All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, but the one at the end of the Eastern Sea was generally recognized as the safest.

As to why it was safe, the cultivators from All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds didn’t know. However, Jiang Chen had learned from Jiang Xuan’s words that there was a passage to All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds at the end of the Eastern Sea. Moreover, there was an old land from the Ancient Chaos, the Eastern Pole.

That was the dwelling place of the Sacred Beast Azure Dragon, the ruler of Taichu, the Ancestral Dragon, and having him presiding over it naturally made it safe.

"All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, it’s another battlefield. If the Human Race wants to rule over Prehistoric World, they must pass through it. After I become an Innate Dao Sovereign, I must visit that place."

The Three Realms were the main body of the Prehistoric World, and All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds were its branches. Although the main body was important, the branches could not be neglected. The Human Race could indeed dominate the Three Realms, but in All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, it was not necessarily the case.

As far as Jiang Chen knew, although the Human Race was indeed one of the rulers in All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, there was still a considerable distance from dominating the entire All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds. At least, in many worlds, the situation of the Human Race was not good.

This was unacceptable!

If the Human Race wants to rule over the Prehistoric World, they must not only dominate the Three Realms, but also become the ruler in All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, the indisputable number one.

"To Soup Valley!"

After a deep glance at the end of the Eastern Sea, Jiang Chen withdrew his gaze, transformed into a streak of a rainbow, and flew toward Soup Valley.

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Whilst Jiang Chen was on his way to Soup Valley, a strange picture suddenly emerged in his mind.

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