Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 947 - 702 Deep in the Ruined Land_2

Chapter 947: 702 Deep in the Ruined Land_2

Moved by a thought, Jiang Chen transformed into his sacred form with a human body and a dragon’s tail, and instantly, his cultivation, which had fallen to the Taoist Master realm, surged again. Although it couldn’t compare to his peak period, he had reached the latter stages of the Quasi-Saint.

"They can limit a race, but not Heaven and Earth. This shows that the Human Race is still too weak, and not fit to represent Heaven and Earth."

Once again, Jiang Chen confirmed a fact, that the title of Heaven and Earth’s protagonist bestowed upon the Human Race was undeserved. Otherwise, as the protagonist of Heaven and Earth, they should be integrated with Heaven and Earth, and like the Innate Dao Fruit, should not be restricted by the Ruined Land.

"The journey is long and the path is far, we still need to strive hard!"

Shaking his head and sighing, Jiang Chen no longer hesitated. He took out the Five Elements Jade Talisman and plunged into the depths of the Ruined Land. He had experienced the dangers of the Ruined Land before, and now, it was time for him to head to its ends to search for treasures. To strengthen the Human Race, treasures were indispensably needed.

Idle talk harms the race!

Swish~~

Feeling the pressure from the Ruined Land, the Five Elements Jade Talisman immediately burst into a dazzling five-colored divine light, enveloping Jiang Chen’s body. In an instant, Jiang Chen felt his body lighten and all the pressure around him disappeared.

"What a treasure!"

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but exclaim. Under the protection of the Five Elements Jade Talisman, he walked in the Ruined Land as if he was in the outside world, completely unrestricted.

It’s a pity, however, that within the Ruined Land there was an expanse of nothing, without the existence of space, so Jiang Chen could only fly to his destination, unable to directly shift through the void. Consequently, his speed naturally couldn’t pick up.

The Ruined Land was filled with an oppressive deathliness, devoid of any vitality, without any living beings, and even without a trace of light, shrouded in darkness.

Jiang Chen did not know how long he had walked before a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in front of him, causing his spirits to lift as he quickly moved toward it.

"Hm? World fragments, have I reached the bottom of the Ruined Land?"

Approaching, Jiang Chen discovered that the source of the light was none other than fragments of shattered small worlds.

As it has been said, the Ruined Land is the graveyard of worlds. Every shattered world, every broken piece of Heaven and Earth, would sink into the Ruined Land and become its nourishment, spawning the Immeasurable Kalpa that destroys everything.

"It’s a pity!"

Shaking his head, Jiang Chen passed by this place and continued forward. These shattered small worlds, with no value left, had sunk into the Ruined Land, indicating they had exhausted their potential. What value could they still have?

However, at the moment of their complete destruction, if luck was good, life could be born from death, and the most pure vitality would be nurtured. That was the power of the Primordial Chaos Stage, and even Jiang Chen would be moved by it. But who knows how long that would take, and Jiang Chen was not about to wait here for it.

Not to mention, there was something ready below.

By now, he could say he was at the bottom of the Ruined Land. Jiang Chen knew that the treasures of the Ruined Land, such as the power of the Primordial Level, were mostly concentrated below this place.

With treasures, naturally, there also came risks. Passing through these broken worlds meant entering the dangerous territories of the Ruined Land. The moment Jiang Chen first entered here, he felt something different. The atmosphere, no longer filled with deadness, was now full of the aura of Demise, containing the power of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man.

Under this power, Heaven and Earth would decay, the sun and the moon would decay, the Great Dao would decay, and everything would move towards the end, and at the same time return to the beginning.

This was a precursor to the Immeasurable Kalpa. Should the Immeasurable Kalpa erupt, the aura of Demise would sweep across Heaven and Earth, bringing the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, decaying everything.

With Jiang Chen’s cultivation level, it would naturally be difficult to resist the aura of Demise. But the Five Elements Jade Talisman was extraordinary. Under its protection, even the formidable aura of Demise found it difficult to harm him in the slightest.

"Haha, after such a long walk, I’ve finally seen treasures."

After walking a little further, Jiang Chen suddenly burst into laughter. After being in the Ruined Land for so long, he finally had some gains.

In front of him, a pitch-black crystal floated, its color identical to the surrounding aura of Demise. Had it not been for Jiang Chen’s keen eyesight, it would have been truly difficult to notice.

"The Stone of Demise? A top-tier poison Between Heaven and Earth!"

As he reached out to grab the black crystal, its origin spontaneously emerged in Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness: a crystallization of the aura of demise, the most extremely toxic substance. Once it merged into one’s body, even a Quasi-Saint would lose half their life, if not die. As for an Innate Dao Sovereign, they would be poisoned to death on the spot."

"Not bad at all."

Far from dissatisfied, Jiang Chen put away the crystal of demise.

Then, whether due to good luck or the enhancement granted by the Five Elements Charm, treasures that others found extremely hard to seek kept appearing before him one after another.

First came crystal after crystal of demise, and inside a demise crystal three zhang in size, Jiang Chen found a Crystal of Creation.

This was a treasure of the Primordial Chaos Stage; even Great Divine Transcendents who were seriously injured could recover in a short time by refining it. It was incredibly precious.

Beyond that, Jiang Chen also found the four great Innate Forces of earth, fire, water, and wind, all treasures of the Primordial Chaos Stage. If refined into pills, they could help an Innate Dao Sovereign break through to Quasi-Saint; if refined into Magic Treasures, they could evolve into Innate Spiritual Treasures.

If Jiang Chen had the inclination to search diligently, he would surely find more forces of Primordial Chaos. However, he coveted the treasures further below in the Ruined Land, and without lingering here long, he quickly departed.

"Beneath the bottom of the Ruined Land lies its deep recesses, an extremely dangerous realm accessible only to Great Divine Transcendents. If not for the Five Elements Charm, I wouldn’t be able to approach this area at all."

Upon reaching the depths of the Ruined Land, Jiang Chen immediately felt the difference. Here, the rules of Heaven and Earth had completely vanished, utterly decayed, permeated with the forces of The Five Decays of Heaven and Man. Even an Innate Dao Sovereign venturing here would be reduced to a mortal, suffering the cycles of life and death.

The dangers here were immense, but similarly, the treasures were abundant. After the grand wars between the three tribes, the Dao and Demon War, and the Witch and Ghost War, many treasures sank into the Ruined Land, most of which were concentrated in this area.

As for the Investiture of the Gods War, although treasures also fell here, there weren’t any noteworthy items.

Despite the Investiture of the Gods War being a huge uproar that nearly shattered Heaven and Earth, it was a conflict among Saints that did not involve other powerful beings. There were no circumstances of Innate Spiritual Treasures being shattered or peerless powerhouses falling, so naturally, there were not many treasures.

"I can sense the aura of the Ancestral Witch. There must be relics of the Ancestral Witch here."

Joy spread across Jiang Chen’s face. It must be said that the Ruined Land truly was a well-known treasure trove. As soon as he entered its depths, he made a find and sensed the aura of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Because the Dao Mirror contained the God-killing Array of the twelve Dutian, Jiang Chen was particularly sensitive to the aura of the Twelve Ancestral Witches. So long as they weren’t too far away, he could sense them.

Not only did he sense the aura of the Ancestral Witches, but he could also feel the presence of Chaos Demigods. However, just the same, as he could sense the Chaos Demigods, the Chaos Demigods would naturally be able to sense him.

It was only because the Pangu Great God had slain all the Chaos Demigods. Otherwise, just the fact that Jiang Chen could sense them would have led to his demise at the hands of the Chaos Demigods.

"Let me see what this relic of the Ancestral Witch is." Guided by his intuition, Jiang Chen stepped forward and walked ahead.

The aura of demise surged around him, yet the five-colored radiance on his body ebbed and flowed, always keeping it at bay. Not even the forces of The Five Decays of Heaven and Man could breach the defense of the five-colored light.

The guidance of the Five-Directional Divine Beasts was not for naught; it was Jiang Chen’s greatest reliance for venturing into the Ruined Land and the key to acquiring treasures.

Without the guidance of the Five-Directional Divine Beasts, how could Jiang Chen just stumble upon treasures by wandering around? Did he own the Ruined Land?

All of this came at a price.

"Hmm, the Innate Diagram of All Creations is trembling. Could this be a fragment of the Ancestral Witch’s banner?"

As he made his way, Jiang Chen’s Innate Diagram of All Creations, his Taoist robe, suddenly began to tremble and faintly emanated a glow. It was clearly sensing the aura of the Ancestral Witch’s banner.

As a treasure of the same origin, it just needed to devour the Ancestral Witch’s banner to ascend, so naturally it was particularly sensitive to its aura.