Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 963 - 711 bad hunch

Chapter 963: 711 bad hunch

"Let’s move our plans forward. Every time Jiang Chen survives a calamity, his strength surges dramatically,"

"He’s sustained such serious injuries this time; if he can pull through, he’s probably not far from reaching the Quasi-Saint realm."

"We can’t delay any longer. The stronger he gets, the harder he is to handle. So, let’s take advantage of his current weakened state and start our plan early, catching him off guard."

Thinking about how Jiang Chen’s power always shot up drastically after a great calamity, the transcendents of Mystic Sect couldn’t wait any longer and decided to start their plan ahead of schedule.

"Everyone, go back and get ready. We must have a result within three years."

The Great Divine Transcendents of the Mystic Sect nodded and one by one, their figures vanished from the spot.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen was completely unaware of their plotting, as he was currently refining the Demise Qi within his body with the help of the Taoist Master’s Mirror.

This strand of Demise Qi contained the profound mysteries of the Ruined Land’s very end, and the Taoist Master’s Mirror had records of Ruined Land’s mysteries. Jiang Chen planned to combine the two, to decipher the profound mysteries of Ruined Land in one fell swoop and thus master the power of Demise.

It was a power capable of utterly vanquishing an Innate Dao Sovereign, incredibly powerful and beyond imagination. How could Jiang Chen not be moved? How many in the world could resist such a temptation?

In Jiang Chen’s eyes, wisps of black Qi swirled around, revealing a pitch-black, deep Chaos vortex that rotated continuously, exuding boundless destructive energy.

Back at the end of the Ruined Land, Jiang Chen had glimpsed the nascent form of the Immeasurable Kalpa; just one look nearly cost him his life. That single glance deeply imprinted the shape of the Immeasurable Kalpa in his mind.

At this moment, Jiang Chen recalled this scene, thoroughly contemplating the profound mysteries of the Immeasurable Kalpa, and combined them with the Demise Qi, deepening his understanding of the Ruined Land.

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The Taoist Master’s Mirror vibrated continuously, endless divine light circulating as it forcibly slowed the flow of time around Jiang Chen, causing it to nearly cease.

In an instant, eternity passed; thousands of years went by, yet time around Jiang Chen remained still, as if he had transcended space-time and was not subject to its constraints.

Gradually, the aura around Jiang Chen began to change. First, a vast destructive energy surged; then, it slowly transitioned into decay. In a short time, Jiang Chen was enveloped in this power of decay without suffering any harm.

Although it was a decaying force, this power belonged entirely to him, under his control. Jiang Chen’s understanding of the Ruined Land, and even of the Immeasurable Kalpa, leaned towards decay. Therefore, the power of the Ruined Land he comprehended emphasized decay.

His body’s destructive Qi was influenced by this shift, and it too began to emit an aura of decay. At that moment, Jiang Chen suddenly opened his eyes and vanished from his spot.

Where he had been seated, the void began to disintegrate, and its rules carried the scent of decay, slowly dissipating.

The decaying power that Jiang Chen had grasped was too strong. Merely scratching the surface, he already possessed the power to decay the rules of Heaven and Earth. If he continued to contemplate it and let the decay spread, the Creation Pool beside him would surely be destroyed.

As a treasure of the Human Race, if Jiang Chen spoiled it, even as the Human King, he would not escape punishment.

After disappearing, Jiang Chen did not leave but entered the Taoist Master’s Mirror to continue his retreat and ponder the profound mysteries of the Ruined Land and the Immeasurable Kalpa.

However, even the power of the Taoist Master’s Mirror had limits; it couldn’t suspend space-time indefinitely. Soon, the power of space-time it emitted grew weaker. Time began flowing again on Jiang Chen’s body, slow but accelerating gradually.

In just two and a half years, all the power of space-time surrounding the Taoist Master’s Mirror was spent, and time for Jiang Chen returned to normal.

"It seems that the capabilities of the Taoist Master’s Mirror are not unlimited. I’ll need to wait some time before I can use its power to halt space-time again."

Jiang Chen wasn’t too surprised by this. If the Taoist Master’s Mirror could suspend space-time indefinitely, then wouldn’t it be invincible? To be able to use its power only after intervals implied that the Taoist Master’s Mirror was not yet perfect, with space for further improvement.

"The Five Decays of Heaven and Man!"

Emerging from the Taoist Master’s Mirror, Jiang Chen opened his palm, and the pitch-black, profound decaying power appeared in his hand, emanating the aura of a universe’s demise.

This was the Divine Ability he had recently grasped, known as the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, a precursor to the Immeasurable Kalpa.

Legend has it that before the Immeasurable Kalpa arrives, Heaven and Earth will face the Five Decays of Heaven and Man. At that time, all things, all living beings, the Sun, Moon, and Stars, many great powers, and even Heaven and Earth, and the Great Dao will show signs of decline.

Under the force of the Five Decays, even Great Divine Transcendents would perish. Below the Primordial Chaos, no living being could survive.

The so-called Innate Dao Sovereigns were merely constants with the Heaven and the Earth. But when Heaven and Earth and the Great Dao all decline, even Innate Dao Sovereigns would not escape the great calamity.

"Excellent, this will be my trump card!"

Looking at the Five Decays in his hand, Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction.

Although his Five Decays was only in its nascent stage and far from the realm of legend where its mere presence could destroy Heaven and Earth, the decaying force it produced could still cause significant damage to an Innate Dao Sovereign.

If it touched them, even if it didn’t claim their lives, they would need an exorbitant amount of time to rid themselves of it.

The so-called bone-eroding poison was an apt description of the decaying force in Jiang Chen’s hands.

"Having comprehended a portion of the Ruined Land’s mysteries, my power has grown stronger, and my overall strength has increased significantly. I’m not far from making a breakthrough."