Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 998 - 731 The Path of the Taoist Ancestors

Chapter 998: 731 The Path of the Taoist Ancestors

Boom!

The stars were resplendent, rotating with a rumble, and a supreme array came into form.

The Cycle Star Array!

The sword qi transformed into stars, and with a single strike, Jiang Chen evolved the Cycle Star Array. His strength now exceeded his previous self by several measures.

Moreover, with the boost from the Tenglong Sword, the power of Jiang Chen’s sword light grew even stronger, faintly surpassing the realm of a Quasi-Saint at peak completion and approaching the threshold of a Great Divine Transcendent.

Mysteriously, Jiang Chen felt an insight and spurred the Emperor Qi within him. Suddenly, a supreme and commanding presence spread out from him.

The stars trembled, responding to the Emperor Qi’s call, and their power surged explosively, directly stepping into the level of Great Divine Transcendents.

"How powerful!"

"To use the Emperor Qi of Tiandi in this way, enhancing the might of my divine abilities. It’s just a pity that this strand of Emperor Qi is an origin without root, each use demands a period of time to recover its power before it can be utilized again."

"Otherwise, with this Emperor Qi, I could’ve already countered a Great Divine Transcendent."

Feeling the changes in the Emperor Qi within, Jiang Chen knew he had gained another trump card.

Though the might of the Emperor Qi could be harnessed only once in a short duration, once was enough. A single attack at the level of a Great Divine Transcendent could change the tide of battle.

Boom!

As Jiang Chen was contemplating, the Cycle Star Array had already begun to operate.

A tremendous star silently took shape, drawing in and rapidly refining the Chaos Qi from all directions, eliminating its violent attribute and transforming it into the most primal qi suitable for cultivators to absorb, the Chaos Origin Qi.

The purpose of the Cycle Stars’ existence is to absorb the Chaos Qi from beyond the Heavens and then convert it into Chaos Origin Qi, which is ideal for cultivation for cultivators. Along with the starlight, it flows into the Chaos World to be absorbed by all beings, thereby strengthening the Original Source of the Chaotic World.

This was a gift from Pangu Great God to all beings, out of concern that one day, due to the increasing number of cultivators, the Heavenly Earthly Origin would become depleted and enter the Age of Dharma Decline.

In the Ancient Era, the Ancient demon clan who observed the stars devised the Cycle Star Array, which pushed the transformative power of the Chaos Qi from the stars to the extreme. Every rotation of the Cycle Star Array resulted in countless Chaos Origin Qi.

You may ask why the Ancient demon clan possessed so many experts. Isn’t it because they controlled the Boundless Starry Sky?

With such a treasure at their disposal, even the inexhaustible and indepletable Chaos Origin Qi, which only the top Holy Lands could possess, they could easily nurture experts.

The strength of the Demon Clan lies in their occupation of the Boundless Starry Sky.

It is just a shame that the Demon Clan’s deduction of the Cycle Star Array was originally a good thing. However, due to their selfishness, they completely betrayed the painstaking efforts of Pangu Great God.

Originally, after the Cycle Stars transformed the Chaos Origin Qi, it was supposed to flow into the Chaos World along with the starlight to benefit all beings.

But the Demon Clan was selfish. Not only did they intercept the starlight from the Cycle, but they also captured the Chaos Origin Qi, keeping it confined within the Boundless Starry Sky for their exclusive use, making it scarce Between Heaven and Earth.

It can be said, ever since the Demon Clan occupied the Boundless Starry Sky, not to mention Chaos Origin Qi, even the commonly seen starlight began to thin out.

On the Great Earth, they are the Witch Clan, any race related to the Witch Clan, or any races that refused to submit to the Demon Clan, all are enemies of the Demon Clan.

If these races became stronger because of the starlight and Chaos Origin Qi, who can tell how great the losses would be for the Demon Clan? Under such circumstances, the Demon Clan naturally intercepted the starlight and Chaos Origin Qi, otherwise, they would be aiding their enemies.

The Cycle Stars were not created by the Demon Clan, so even if the races below absorbed an abundant amount of starlight and Chaos Origin Qi, they wouldn’t be grateful to the Demon Clan, nor would they owe them any debt of Fate.

To suppress their enemies, the Demon Clan’s interception of the starlight and Chaos Origin Qi can be understood.

However, regardless of the Demon Clan’s intentions, in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, such actions by the Demon Clan are sinful, an enormous sin against Heaven and Earth and all beings, leading to a vast debt of cause and effect.

If the Demon Clan unified the Heavens and Earth, and Di Jun became the true master of the Chaos World, then this debt of cause and effect would naturally dissipate. But Di Jun hasn’t achieved this, so these karmic debts have become the Demon Clan’s death warrant.

Because of their selfishness, the Demon Clan gradually lost the favor of the Heavens. Therefore, Saints could scheme against the Demon Clan, laying the foundation for the Demon Clan’s downfall.

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"The Cycle Stars were not created by the Demon Clan, hence even without their interception of the starlight, other beings wouldn’t owe the Demon Clan any favor."

"But now, since the Cycle Stars have shattered and if I succeed in reconstructing the starry sky, the starlight and Chaos Origin Qi produced during the operation of the stars, once absorbed by a cultivator, they would owe me a favor, and I would gain a debt of cause and effect."

"The path to becoming a Taoist Ancestor!"

"This is truly the path to becoming a Taoist Ancestor!"

Gazing through layers of the void, Jiang Chen looked at the evolving Cycle Divine Palace, feeling an unexpected surge of excitement.

The stakes involving the Cycle Stars were immense, and their importance to Heaven and Earth too significant. If he could reconstruct them, the benefits he would obtain were undoubtedly enormous; opening Heaven and Earth wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

As long as the Cycle Stars were successfully reconstructed, all cultivators who had absorbed their starlight would become his disciples, recognizing him as their Ancestor.

This would elevate him to the status of a Taoist Ancestor, and in future generations, he would inevitably be honored with the title of Star Ancestor.

"This matter requires thorough planning. It would be best to alter the Cycle Star Array. Otherwise, the day I truly succeed in reconstructing the stars, I would have to share a portion of Fate with the Demon Clan inadvertently, which would be quite vexing."