Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 804 - 627 lot of troubles (5000)_3

Chapter 804: 627 lot of troubles (5000)_3

Delving deeper, Jiang Chen gradually made his way to the core of the Nanji Star. Here, vitality was so dense that it became terrifyingly oppressive. Even Jiang Chen couldn’t help but frown, sensing a trace of danger.

The vitality here was truly too strong, enveloping Jiang Chen and attempting to assimilate him, to make him a part of it.

At this time, Jiang Chen finally understood why there were no signs of life on the Nanji Star. Long ago, there might have been life here, but as time passed, all were assimilated by the pervasive vitality of this place.

"Sun Gouchen, rise!"

Jiang Chen activated the Taiyang Gouchen Diagram, manifesting the shadowy silhouettes of Gouchen Star and Sun Star to his left and right, forcibly repelling the surrounding vitality as he continued to step forward.

The star map trembled, seemingly connecting with Gouchen Star and Sun Star, cascading infinite power to shield Jiang Chen as he reached the true heart of Nanji Star, a mysterious space.

"Is this an Innate Spiritual Treasure?"

"No, that’s not right, this aura resembles that of an Innate Treasure."

"So it is, that very treasure; my third junior brother’s disciple is indeed quite fortunate to have found such a treasure."

"It’s just a pity that although this Innate Treasure is fated to be his, for the time being, he cannot possess it."

In the Jade Void Palace, Primordial Heavenly Sovereign saw Jiang Chen summon the Taiyang Gouchen Diagram and, with a slight calculation, understood everything. He then shook his head and suddenly extended a finger, pointing towards the Nanji Star below.

"For the sake of my third junior brother, I will obstruct you for a cycle of sixty years."

The moment Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s voice fell, within the core space of Nanji Star, an unknown power quietly emerged, entering the Nanji Star Map and disappearing without a trace.

And of this, Jiang Chen knew nothing, moving forward with a hint of excitement towards the star map, preparing to take it into his possession.

Just then, from outside in the Chaos, within the Divine Palace of the Upper Qing Saints, the countenance of the Saint of Shangqing drastically changed, becoming extremely ugly.

"Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, you have gone too far!"

With a shout, the Saint of Shangqing suddenly rose to his feet, drawing an Innate Divine Sword in one swift movement, ready to head towards the Jade Void Palace.

But at that moment, an ancient voice came from afar: "Younger brother, your second brother has already shown restraint. If not for your sake, Yu Dou would definitely not have obtained that star map, rather than just having the Nanji Star Map sealed for a cycle of sixty years."

"Sixty years is merely the blink of an eye and will not affect his ordeal of the West Journey."

"Whether the grand scheme of the Mystic Sect will succeed is still uncertain, but as Saints of the Mystic Sect, we must not waver in our stance. We shouldn’t go so far as to aid him, but we also can’t pull their legs from behind."

The voice of the Saint of Taiqing echoed, like a bucket of cold water poured over the head, dousing the fire of anger within the Saint of Shangqing.

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, the Saint of Shangqing put away the Innate Divine Sword and turned back to the Divine Palace of Shangqing, sulking internally.

The Saint of Taiqing was right; the grand plan of the Mystic Sect was about to unfold. Knowing that Jiang Chen would become the greatest obstruction, they had not meddled with his chance in secret, out of respect for the Saint of Shangqing. How could they let him grow stronger and obtain an Innate Treasure?

Out of respect for the Saint of Shangqing, they would not interfere with the Innate Treasure, and it would still belong to Jiang Chen. However, before the grand scheme of the Mystic Sect succeeds, the Innate Treasure of the Sun, Moon, and Stars Map cannot appear in the world.

"Alas, Yu Dou, the grand plan of the Mystic Sect is of paramount importance. I cannot help you in this matter; you must rely on yourself. Still, for my sake, no matter the outcome, your life shall be safe," Primordial Heavenly Sovereign lamented, while the Saint of Taiqing’s involvement made it clear to the Saint of Shangqing that he could no longer assist Jiang Chen. The others had given full consideration to both face and substance; if he were to continue asking for more, it would not be good for Jiang Chen.

With the innate star map within the stars, the Saints could have taken it before Jiang Chen, making it impossible for him to ever complete the Innate Star Map.

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Inside the core space of Nanji Star, Jiang Chen stepped in, and under the resonance of the Gouchen Star Map and the Sun Star Map, the space began to tremble strangely. Suddenly, a streak of light materialized from the void, transforming into a star map enveloped in brilliant light, falling into Jiang Chen’s hands.

The Nanji Star Map, though not as precious as the Sun Star Map, was indeed a top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure.

"What a fine treasure!"

With a word of praise, Jiang Chen raised the Nanji Star Map, intending to merge it into the Taiyang Gouchen Diagram.

But at that moment, an unexpected change occurred. The Nanji Star Map suddenly emitted a strange aura, indescribable yet profound, standing in front of the star map, preventing the fusion of the three great star maps.

"This aura, it’s somewhat familiar, like the celestial light of Yu Qing?"

After quietly sensing for a while, Jiang Chen’s expression gradually shifted; he discovered that the aura entwined around the Nanji Star Map indeed came from Primordial Heavenly Sovereign. Having had dealings with the disciples of the Chan Teaching, he would not mistake the aura of the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, just like the one before him.

"Did the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign intervene? Does he not want me to obtain the Nanji Star Map? But this doesn’t make sense, if he truly didn’t want me to have it, he could have simply taken the treasure directly, why go through the trouble of setting a seal?"

For a time, Jiang Chen couldn’t understand the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s intentions and began to furrow his brow in thought. It was at this moment that the celestial musings of the Upper Qing Saint revealed to him the reason behind it all.

"So that’s it, they feared that obtaining the Innate Treasure would greatly increase my power, directly foiling the Mystic Sect’s grand scheme. Thus, they temporarily sealed the Nanji Star Map to prevent it from merging with the other star maps."

Jiang Chen felt a bit helpless; the maneuver of a Saint was not something he could disrupt at the moment. This meant that, for the time being, he would not be able to obtain the Innate Treasure of the Sun, Moon, and Stars Map.

However, to Jiang Chen, this might not necessarily be a bad thing. Upon the Nanji Star Map, resplendent celestial light from Yu Qing swirled around, emitting a boundless aura, mysterious and unfathomable, as if containing the Great Dao within it.

ps: 5000 words, a great progress.