Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 104 Heaven Court’s Reward

Jiang Chen definitely planned to go to the end of the Underworld River, but not now. Instead, he would do so after he had accumulated enough strength to protect himself, before he ventured to uncover its secrets.

Splash!

Amidst the sound of water exploding, Jiang Chen, transformed into a Divine Dragon, leapt up from the Underworld River.

Then, they saw a divine light flicker, and the extraordinary figure of Jiang Chen reappeared in the Netherworld.

"Phew~~~" Seeing Jiang Chen reappear, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva took a long breath and said to the Jiang family ancestor who had been watching him closely, "Jiang Xuan, your descendant has come out, a poor monk will take his leave."

As he said that, the figure of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva disappeared on the spot. However, although he was gone, he left behind a string of Buddhist beads.

It was the Cintamani of Ksitigarbha, strung together by eighteen Bodhi seeds, each crystal clear, radiating a brilliant Buddhist light.

This was a Merit Spiritual Treasure.

In the past, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva made a grand vow, "As long as Hell is not empty, I vow not to become a Buddha.". Consequently, he stayed in Hell, enlightening sentient beings.

Enlightening sentient beings has always been a merit, so Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva accumulated a body full of merit. The Buddhist beads he often wore benefited from his light, shared a bit of merit, and transformed into a Merit spiritual treasure.

This is the origin of the Cintamani of Ksitigarbha.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva left it behind as compensation for Jiang Chen, as a way to silence the Jiang family.

"Hmm!"

With the Cintamani of Ksitigarbha collected, Jiang Xuan, also known as the ancestor of the Jiang family, snorted heavily and hurried towards Jiang Chen’s location.

At this moment, Jiang Chen’s mood was obviously not very good.

Because he found that he could no longer sense the aura of the Sun God Staff. The connection between him and the Sun God Staff seemed to be cut off by a powerful force, and he could no longer sense anything.

This meant that the Sun God Staff had been taken away.

What a rotten luck! There’s actually someone who dares to touch the Sun God Staff, isn’t that person a fool? Couldn’t they realize that the Sun God Staff has a master?

Being stubbornly obstinate shouldn’t mean looking for trouble like this, right?

Jiang Chen was thoroughly upset at the loss of the Sun God Staff. The joy he felt from obtaining the opportunity from the Underworld River was significantly diluted.

The bun in his hand had lost its aroma!

After a momentary change in his expression, Jiang Chen intended to return to the Jiang Family, asking them to uphold justice for him and retrieve the Sun God Staff.

Just at that moment, the steadfast figure of the Jiang Family ancestor appeared before Jiang Chen.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up, and he quickly complained, "Ancestor, please stand up for me. The bald monks of Buddhism are bullying me too much, if it weren’t for my abilities, I would have nearly died at the hands of the bald thief."

He started crying out even before the person arrived.

The crying child will have milk to eat, was an adage that Jiang Chen acquired the essence of.

Dealing with Jiang Chen, Jiang Xuan would not be polite, he said bluntly, "Stop pretending, you’re not embarrassing yourself. Star Lord has already appealed for you in the heavenly realm. In not many days, Heaven Court’s reward for you will come."

Saying this, Jiang Xuan took out the Cintamani of Ksitigarbha and threw it to Jiang Chen, "This is the compensation from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva for you, it can stabilize your mind, eliminate outer demons, it’s not bad."

Receiving the Cintamani of Ksitigarbha, the expression on Jiang Chen’s face was somewhat sheepish. He didn’t expect the Jiang Family ancestor to directly expose his petty thoughts.

However, Jiang Chen had a thick skin; he turned his head and immediately dismissed any embarrassment, continuing, "Ancestor, the Sun God Staff that I left in the outer world to block the evil spirits was stolen by someone, what are we going to do..."

To forcibly take it away when the Sun God Staff was at its full power, such a person was obviously someone Jiang Chen couldn’t provoke.

Thus, Jiang Chen could only place his hope of retrieving the Sun God Staff on the ancestor of the Jiang family.

He had thought that upon hearing the news about the Sun God Staff being seized, Jiang Xuan should express great anger. However, unexpectedly, he just waved his hand with an enigmatic expression:

"The matter of the Sun God Staff is being arranged by Star Lord, who will surely not let you be disadvantaged, don’t ask too much for now."

Hearing this, although Jiang Chen had doubts in his heart, from the looks of the Jiang Family ancestor, he clearly did not wish to reveal the truth to him. He deemed it improper to continue asking, thus he had to suppress his doubts.

Cryptic people were truly annoying. However, just as the ancestor of the Jiang Family said, the Jiang family would not let Jiang Chen suffer any losses.

Subsequently, the Jiang Family ancestor did not rush to take Jiang Chen back to Jiang Family, but instead led him on a tour around the Netherworld.

One day he would be a guest in the local government, another day he would be dining with the Underworld; later, he even found an excuse to visit the Taibai to the ten-square Pure Land.

The Ten-Square Pure Land is a force established by the Mystic Sect in the Netherworld, its main purpose is to hinder Buddhism’s plan to get involved with the Netherworld.

If it weren’t for the Ten-Square Pure Land, the local government would have already become a vassal of Buddhism and would not continue to follow Heaven Court’s dispatch.

With Jiang Xuan leading, Jiang Chen was having a relaxing time in the Netherworld.

One could say they were having a small feast every three days and a big feast every five days. After a few months, Jiang Chen felt like he had gained weight.

At the same time that Jiang Chen was carefree in the Netherworld, above Heaven’s Court, the punishment for Sun Wukong and the rewards for Jiang Chen had been decided.

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It wasn’t long after Jiang Hao had left Lingxiao Hall when the Four Seas Dragon King and Ten Hall Yanluo hurried to the Heaven’s Court to complain about Sun Wukong.

After taking a glance at the Buddha, who was still present, the Jade Emperor could not say anything about executing Sun Wukong. Instead, he consoled the Ten Hall Yanluo and the Four Seas Dragon King, before sending them away.

What followed was the traditional plot where Taibai Jin Xing recruited Monkey below.

After handling Monkey, it was time to reward Jiang Chen. Those who have contributed can not be unrewarded, otherwise who would toil for the Heaven Court?

The Jade Emperor thought for a moment, then decreed, "For his meritorious services in suppressing demons, Jiang Chen of the Human Race will be conferred the rank of Demon Suppression Heavenly God, rewarded with a hundred golden flowers, a hundred bright pearls, and a hundred jars of celestial wine."

Heaven Court has countless celestial gods, naturally there are hierarchies among them.

The top tier includes the Emperor Lords, and Great Emperors. After that, there are the Heavenly Kings, Celestial Lords, and Star Lords. Followed by commanders of various ranks. Then comes the main gods.

Jiang Chen’s title of Demon Suppression Heavenly God, is that of a main god. It can’t be considered a high position, but it’s not a minor one either, and is roughly part of Heaven Court’s middle level.

It is about the level of a divine general, with some minor powers, one can command a team of celestial soldiers.

Below the main god, there are secondary gods, and countless tertiary gods, celestial soldiers, and guards.

These are the grassroots level of Heaven Court.

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Apart from the divine rank, the Jade Emperor also rewarded Jiang Chen with plenty of golden flowers, bright pearls, and celestial liquor.

Without mentioning the celestial liquor, those golden flowers and bright pearls are excellent items.

Golden flower is a divine flower condensed from merit aura, one is enough to increase one’s cultivation by a hundred years, and it is free of side effects, better than countless elixirs.