Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 728: Five Seven Nine - Seven Nails Arrow Book

Chapter 728: Five Seven Nine - Seven Nails Arrow Book

In a daze, Jiang Chen seemed to see a straw doll that bizarrely bore a resemblance to him.

At the same time, he saw his own name written on the doll. In addition to this, a lamp was lit above the doll’s head as well as below its feet.

In front of the straw doll, there was a blurry silhouette bowing toward it.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Chen felt a wave of dizziness invade his mind, leaving him disoriented and unable to access his magical powers. He helplessly plummeted from the sky, falling towards the vast sea below.

At this moment, the nine golden Merit Gold Wheels behind Jiang Chen’s head spontaneously emerged, continuously spinning and emanating radiant golden light, enveloping him within their glow.

The golden light of merit entered his body and he immediately felt his Sea of Consciousness clear up, swiftly regaining his senses. In an instant, Jiang Chen halted his descent, hovering in place without moving.

"The Seven Nails Arrow!"

"Someone is trying to harm me!"

Having regained his senses and recalling the scene he had seen during his stupor, Jiang Chen immediately realized what he had just experienced. It was obvious that someone was using the Seven Nails Arrow, a grand Divine Ability, to curse him, aiming to kill him with the spell.

Unfortunately, the person behind the curse had underestimated Jiang Chen. They hadn’t anticipated that his body would be protected by Merit, an invincible defence against such nefarious methods as curses.

The fact that Lu Ya could kill Zhao Gongming using the Seven Nails Arrow doesn’t mean that the person currently cursing Jiang Chen from behind the scenes could kill him in the same way.

Firstly, Zhao Gongming’s abilities in his prime can’t be compared to Jiang Chen’s current prowess. Secondly, Zhao Gongming did not possess the abundant merit that Jiang Chen does.

The person behind the curse had anticipated repeating Lu Ya’s past but had overestimated his ability.

"Die!"

Sinking into focused contemplation, Jiang Chen channelled the power of the Golden Merit Wheels and traced back the direction from where the curse originated. Overcoming numerous spatial dimensions, he arrived at the position where the person who placed the curse was located.

It was a valley filled with miasma, containing countless unfamiliar poisonous insects and weeds. The depth of the valley was filled with a nauseating aura, a sight that would disgust anyone who looked upon it.

At a brief glance, Jiang Chen discerned that this was an ideal environment to cast a curse, too perfect to be true.

His divine consciousness delved deeper, and soon, Jiang Chen reached the heart of the valley.

There, Jiang Chen saw an altar with a straw doll. His name was written on the doll. Evidently, this was the place where the Seven Nails Arrow had been cast.

His eyes shifted downwards where beneath the altar, an old Taoist dressed in robes laid sprawled on the ground, motionless.

Jiang Chen looked at him and realized this man was dead, his vital essence completely extinguished, and his spirit entirely dissolved into ashes.

"Dead?"

"Of course, if the curse fails, the caster will suffer a backlash of equivalent magnitude. He, unlike me, does not have Merit to protect his body. It appears natural for him to die from the backlash."

Upon closer examination, Jiang Chen confirmed that the man’s cause of death was the failed attempt to cast the Seven Nails Arrow, which resulted in his death through backlash.

His vital essence was extinguished, his soul was dispersed, and his True Spirit shattered. He was so dead that even the chance of reincarnation was lost.

"The Demon Clan is really quite cautious, leaving absolutely no clues behind." After giving the man a detailed examination, Jiang Chen had not found any clues to his identity on the man’s body.

The only discovery was that this man belonged to the Human Race, not the Demon Clan. From this, it seemed like this man had no association with the Demon Clan; instead, he seemed like someone from the Human Race trying to harm Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen held the opposite view. He believed that the people who tried to harm him were a part of the Demon Clan and not the Human Race.

The reason was simple: the Seven Nails Arrow, a treasure, was not something an average force could possess. Let alone the Seven Nails Arrow that could destroy Jiang Chen, a formidable being who was a match for an Innate Dao Sovereign.

Unless a Quasi-Saint performed the creation, it wouldn’t possess such power. There were few Quasi-Saints among the Human Race who would harm Jiang Chen.

Therefore, those who tried to harm Jiang Chen had to be from the Demon Clan.

As for why the perpetrator was from the Human Race, it was even simpler. As a large crowd, it wouldn’t be surprising for them to have a few traitors.

"Let it go, the assassin is dead anyway. I can put this matter aside for now and try to find the people behind the scene in the future when I’m more powerful."

The Demon Clan had covered their tracks very neatly, leaving no clues behind at all. There was no point for Jiang Chen to waste time trying to figure out who the murderer was.

Having decided that, Jiang Chen didn’t hesitate. He pulled up the entire valley by its roots and headed back to the Eastern Sea.

Although the person who cast the curse was dead, the Seven Nails Arrow that he used for the curse was left behind. It was a treasure made by a Quasi-Saint, capable of killing an Innate Dao Sovereign if used effectively.

Moreover, even if this treasure was created by a Quasi-Saint, it would inevitably leave some traces.

After obtaining it, Jiang Chen planned to take it to Jiang Xuan someday to see if they could figure out who made this treasure.

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When Jiang Chen returned to the Eastern Sea, he resumed his journey to the soup valley. This time, his journey was peaceful, with nothing out of the ordinary happening along the way.

Perhaps the Demon Clan, having failed thrice to assassinate Jiang Chen, had temporarily given up on their plan of assassination.

As a result, Jiang Chen safely managed to arrive at the soup valley.