Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 799 - 625 trouble

Chapter 799: 625 trouble

Jiang Chen was all too familiar with this aura—it was none other than the breath of Pangu Great God. There were two fundamental inheritances of the Upper Qing Saints. One was the mystic sect inheritance passed down by the Taoist Ancestors, which had been imparted to Jiang Chen back in the Ancient Era.

The second fundamental inheritance was his innate Pangu lineage, the very core of the Upper Qing Saints, symbolizing his authentic Pangu identity. After Pangu’s fall, his spirit divided into three, merged with the innate pure qi, and nurtured the Innate Saints, the Sanqing.

Each of these three controlled a part of Pangu’s spiritual inheritance, a force far surpassing the powers of Chaos World, containing a trace of the mysteriousness of the Eternal Dao. Now, the Upper Qing Saints had passed on this segment of the inheritance to Jiang Chen, exactly what he had been lacking.

The Emperor Pan’s Heavenly Divine Great Dao Scripture had evolved up to the present day, missing the way of Pangu’s spirit. Now that the Upper Qing Saints had conveyed their share of Pangu’s spiritual inheritance to Jiang Chen, it perfectly filled the gap he had experienced.

Although the inheritance the Upper Qing Saints possessed was only one-third, it was enough. As the saying goes, "one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things." With this one part, Jiang Chen could deduce the remainder.

Since the Sanqing were of the same origin, their inheritances were naturally interconnected. Deduction was not difficult, and with the aid of Dao Mirror, he could capture the true intent of Pangu at any time from the fragments of the Pangu Axe, making the deduction process all the simpler.

It would, at most, cost a bit more time, but Jiang Chen could well afford to wait.

After a while, the Upper Qing Saints withdrew their finger from Jiang Chen’s brow, and the brand of Pangu’s spirit in his Sea of Consciousness began to fade, yet the imprint of the Dao Rhyme remained etched deeply within, lingering for a long time.

The mark of Pangu’s spirit was fundamental to the Upper Qing Saints, unattainable by others. They could not bestow it upon anyone else. What they could do was to imprint the aura of the mark in someone else’s Sea of Consciousness, thereby transmitting the way of Pangu’s spirit.

Within Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, the figure of the Dao Mirror had long since vanished, escaping into the deepest recesses of space and time, into the unseen realms.

The Dao Mirror seemed to have a deep wariness of Great Divine Transcendents, instinctively concealing its aura and keeping its distance upon their approach. Before meeting the Upper Qing Saints, the Dao Mirror had retreated into the depths of space and time, quieting down completely, lifeless almost.

It must be said that the Dao Mirror was still incredibly powerful. Once it concealed all traces of its presence, not even beings as formidable as the Upper Qing Saints could detect it. Indeed, it was worthy of being the Innate Treasure formed from the fusion of two Chaos Treasure fragments—a formidable power, indeed.

"I have passed on the Pangu spirit inheritance to you, and henceforth you must ponder it thoroughly," said the Upper Qing Saints when they saw Jiang Chen awaken. "Even the slightest insight would be immensely beneficial for you."

"Thank you for imparting the teachings, Master. Your disciple understands," Jiang Chen bowed deeply, paying another great homage to the Upper Qing Saints.

Under the Heavenly Dao, there were six saints, yet among them, only the Sanqing were most popular, with everyone wanting to become their disciples. Why was this? Was it because they were powerful enough?

Perhaps that was part of the reason, but more pursued the mentorship of the Sanqing for their Pangu spiritual inheritance.

This was the supreme inheritance that no other saints or even the Taoist Ancestors possessed. Gaining even the slightest from their mysteries, a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial could benefit, and those yet to achieve the Dao might even use it to step into the realm of Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

The Sanqing truly had a unique advantage—the only Innate Saints among the six saints.

What are Innate Saints? They are those whose fates have been determined even before birth, destined to become saints in the future.

"The master leads the entry to the path, but practice depends on the individual."

"I have passed on all that I could, and your future achievements will depend on your own abilities. There is not much more I can help you with," said the Upper Qing Saints.

The Upper Qing Saints had done more than enough for Jiang Chen, giving him the best of everything, just like a real father would. His future path was something the Upper Qing Saints could no longer help with; he would have to walk it on his own.

"Master’s great kindness, your disciple will never forget," Jiang Chen felt moved, finding himself at a loss for words of gratitude—he could only continue to bow deeply.

"Enough with the thanks, it’s honestly becoming a nuisance," the Upper Qing Saint said impatiently, waving his hand dismissively, signaling Jiang Chen not to continue with his gratitude.

Then, with a reach of his hand, he plucked the distant Gathering Immortals Bell from afar, shrunk it to the size of an inch, and placed it on his palm before Jiang Chen, saying,

"The Gathering Immortals Bell was bestowed upon me by the Heavenly Dao when I founded the Jiejiao Sect. Although it’s only a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, it possesses several wonderful uses. Its bell sound reverberates and can assist one in comprehending the Dao."

"Now I entrust this bell to you. Hang it in the human world’s Shangqing Palace, letting it sway with the wind, and play its bell sound for my disciples and grand-disciples to aid in their practice."

"After all, it’s my legacy; I’ll help as much as I can."

Having been passed down to this day, the Shangqing Palace had reached a considerable size, enough to draw the Upper Qing Saint’s attention. Thus, by bestowing the Gathering Immortals Bell, he also granted quite a benefit to the disciples within the palace.

"On behalf of the disciples of Shangqing Palace, I thank the revered master," said Jiang Chen with some excitement, as he stepped forward to receive the Gathering Immortals Bell. Since it was a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, its wonders were certainly not as simple as the Upper Qing Saint had described, and they were enough to take the foundation of the Shangqing Palace to the next level.

Following this, the Upper Qing Saint inquired about Jiang Chen’s cultivation practice and explained some difficulties. Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, ten years had passed.

One day, while the Upper Qing Saint was imparting the Dao to Jiang Chen, his brow suddenly furrowed, and he stopped his lecture, looking down at Jiang Chen and saying, "Yu Dou, a great trouble approaches you soon. This matter is related to the Human Race and also to the Mystic Sect. Therefore, even though I have foreseen this event, I cannot reveal the details to you."

"In this upcoming trouble, given my position, I cannot offer you any help. The only thing I can do is to stand by idly and assist neither side."

"Whether or not you can resolve this trouble will depend on your own abilities."

Just then, as the Upper Qing Saint was expounding upon the Dao, he sensed a disturbance in the strands of fate and, unable to help himself, calculated a bit, and saw that a major event was about to take place in the human imperial court, connected to his disciple.

If it had been any other issue, with the relationship he had with Jiang Chen at present, he would have told Jiang Chen directly. But this matter was different; behind it was a high personage of the Mystic Sect with an agenda to bolster the Mystic Sect’s fate.

As such, given the Upper Qing Saint’s position, he found it difficult to warn Jiang Chen. Although he was Jiang Chen’s mentor, he was foremost a saint of the Mystic Sect, a helmsman of the Immortal Dao. In such a predicament, the Upper Qing Saint could only opt to provide no assistance to either party.

"Thank you for the warning, Revered Master. This disciple will be cautious," Jiang Chen acknowledged.

Initially, Jiang Chen wanted to inquire about the specifics of the affair, but seeing his master’s expression, he knew that asking would yield nothing. Not wishing to trouble the Upper Qing Saint, Jiang Chen decided not to inquire further.

No matter the issue, it was merely a case of meeting the soldiers with arms and stemming the water with earth. And with his current strength, unless an unrivaled expert at the late Quasi-Saint stage was to come after him, no one would be able to trouble him.

"Although the matter is not urgent, you cannot afford to stay on Golden Turtle Island any longer. If there’s nothing pressing, you might as well return to the human world to prepare," the Upper Qing Saint couldn’t help but remind him, showing favor to his own disciple.

Return to the human world to prepare...

Does this trouble come from the human world?

With a rough idea in his mind, Jiang Chen spoke to the Upper Qing Saint, "Revered Master, your disciple requires your help with one more thing. There is an Innate Spiritual Treasure on the Nanji Star that is fated for your disciple, and I hope for your assistance in obtaining it."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen took out the Gouchen Diagram of the Sun, which he had already acquired.