Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 168 - 167: Sun Wukong may become the biggest winner (3000)

Chapter 168: Chapter 167: Sun Wukong may become the biggest winner (3000)

"First, I have no idea how the Ice Barbarian God managed to refine the origin of the Yellow River, so that it coexists with himself."

"If he were to be slain, it would inevitably lead to unimaginable changes in the Yellow River. Thus, this god cannot be killed."

"Secondly, in the early ancient times, even before the Heavenly Emperor was enlightened, the treasure of the Great Ancient Heavenly Court, the Hetu within the Hetu Luoshu, inexplicably fell into the hands of the Ice Barbarian God."

"Before the Heavenly Emperor was enlightened, the Ice Barbarian God offered him the Hetu to aid in his enlightenment. Therefore, the Heavenly Emperor owes him a favor, which makes it improper to act against him."

Hearing Jiang Xuan’s explanation, Jiang Chen had a clearer understanding in his heart. It wasn’t that the Ice Barbarian God couldn’t be killed, but that the cost of killing him was too great, hence he was spared.

However, even the greatest favor has a limit. By the way the Ice Barbarian God was acting, it wouldn’t take long for the favor the Heavenly Emperor owed him to run out. By then, his death would be imminent.

This fact became apparent as the Human Race became increasingly ruthless towards him.

In the ancient era, they only sought to diminish his full authority. But by the time of the ancient times, they dared to harm him. In recent times, his status had been further degraded, having lost most of his sacrifices.

...

After explaining to Jiang Chen the reasons why the Ice Barbarian God couldn’t be slain, Jiang Xuan turned his gaze towards Sun Wukong.

"Aye, you macaque, you’re the heavenly spirit borne of the Heavenly Stone in the Eastern Sea, aren’t you? Not bad at all, that’s just a bit of a shame."

"May I ask senior, what’s the pity?" Hearing Jiang Xuan mention himself, Sun Wukong scratched his face, clasped his hands, and asked respectfully.

He was well aware of his situation. Seeing that the Yellow River flooding, which he and Jiang Chen had no handle on, was casually quelled by the other party, he knew this was a formidable character, far beyond his means to provoke.

Therefore, even with Sun Wukong’s temperament, he couldn’t help but be cautious when facing Jiang Xuan.

"It’s nothing, I just lament that you were born in the wrong era. How extraordinary it is to be a being born of the Heavenly Stone."

"If you were born in the ancient era, at the very least you would be an Innate Divine Demon. If you were born in the early ancient era, you could also be considered an Innate Godly Human. Even if you were born in the ancient times, you could barely become a heaven-born spirit."

"But you were born in this world, with your innate spirit scattered and nurtured by acquired spirit, just a spirit of Heaven and Earth. Having failed to transform into an innate Taoist body and only manifesting as a monkey, it’s a pity for your superb talents. How can I not sigh?"

While Sun Wukong is indeed extraordinary, in Jiang Xuan’s view, there’s still a huge gap.

After all, the Heavenly Stone that bred Sun Wukong could give birth to an Innate Divine Demon which is a supreme Taoist fetus; but it only gave birth to a heavenly spirit. Anyone who saw this huge gap would feel regretful.

A humanoid Sun Wukong?

Listening to Jiang Xuan’s words, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but envision this image in his mind. For a moment, he felt that Sun Wukong being human might have been more beneficial than him being a monkey.

The ancient proverbs from the prehistoric times always had a preference for the Innate Daoist body. If the monkey was born as an Innate Daoist body, there could be someone who would eagerly take the monkey as a disciple.

"Human?"

Compared to Jiang Chen, Sun Wukong seemed much more at a loss. As a monkey, he didn’t see how good being a human was.

As the two were in deep thought, they heard Jiang Xuan’s astonishing words. He looked up and down at Sun Wukong for a while, and then exclaimed in frustration, "It’s all Si Wenming’s fault. If it wasn’t for him, this monkey wouldn’t have turned out this way."

???

Hearing this, Jiang Chen was filled with question marks.

If he hadn’t remembered wrongly, Si Wenming was the name of King Yu. When did Sun Wukong get involved with King Yu? Their timing is off by at least a million years.

Luckily, Jiang Chen didn’t have to wonder for long, as he heard Jiang Xuan continue, "During Emperor Shun’s reign, Si Wenming and I once wandered through the Eastern Sea together. Along the way, we passed by Huaguo Mountain and saw the Heavenly Stone resting at the top."

"At that time, I thought my chance had come and wanted to take it, but when the kindly Si Wenming saw that there was life gestating inside the stone, his good nature got the better of him."

"He earnestly told me, ’Xuan, the Heavenly Stone was left by the Holy Mother. It has been here for countless years without anyone disturbing it, clearly indicating that it has a special purpose.

Moreover, I observe that there’s a trace of life in the stone, obviously a Divine Fetus is developing within. If you take away the Divine Fetus, you would disrupt its destiny, and wouldn’t that be a violation of Heaven’s harmony?’"

"I believed his nonsense back then and didn’t touch the Heavenly Stone. Now that I think about it, I regret it deeply. The Heavenly Stone remained there for countless years without anyone disturbing it, wasn’t that a chance left for me?"

"Furthermore, if I had taken the Heavenly Stone and placed it in the Ancestral Land of the Human Race, the Divine Fetus nourished by the Fate of the Human Race would surely have been an Innate Godly Human upon birth. It would certainly not have ended up as a monkey like now."

Looking at Jiang Xuan’s face full of regret, Jiang Chen was speechless. Then, he turned to look at Sun Wukong, sure enough, the monkey’s face didn’t look too good either.

Anyone whose life was almost ended before they were born would not have a good look on their face. Plus, Jiang Xuan was just attacking his origin, directly stating that he was underdeveloped...

Sun Wukong wanted to express, he was angry!

But he didn’t dare to fight back. He dared not before, and even less so now. Who knows what the background of this old man is, he had actually seen him when he was still a stone.

"Cough, cough." Coughing twice, Jiang Xuan realized he had said too much. It’s not Sun Wukong’s fault that he’s underdeveloped, it’s the fault of Heaven and Earth.

After a moment of thought, Jiang Xuan reached out and grabbed the golden hoop staff embedded in the Yellow River and said, "Assertively, you, the monkey, have forged some connection with me, and Si Wenming. Hence, the Sea Pacifying God Needle that he left behind ended up in your hands."

"Now that we are linked by fate, will you be willing to learn a staff technique I have?"

Hearing that Jiang Xuan wanted to pass on a staff technique to him, Sun Wukong’s eyes sparkled involuntarily as he nodded decisively, "Yes, I want to learn it! Elder immortal, please teach me."

He had long felt the insufficiency in his battle techniques, especially after his clash with Jiang Chen, this awareness became even more pronounced.

Look at others, each time they clashed with him, their divine abilities never remained the same, yet the power was always so immense. Compared to him, his abilities were only a few and lacked variability, it is truly embarrassing.

Seventy-Two Transformations were mysterious indeed, but their emphasis was on interpreting law, regarding battle techniques, there was still some inadequacy. Thus, Sun Wukong urgently needed a divine ability for him to make up for his own inadequacy.

After hearing from Sun Wukong, Jiang Xuan did not directly combat his staff technique but solemnly stated:

"My staff technique is known as the Great Evolution Stick Technique. As one says, the number of evolution is fifty only, this staff technique named by evolution implies it has numerous changes, covering everything within the heaven and earth, all-encompassing within this divine ability."

"It means, the power of this divine skill is extremely formidable."

"Monkey, if you want to learn this staff technique, you must first make a vow that you will never use this staff technique to oppose the Human race in your lifetime. Otherwise, it will cause you to perish, and you will not have a good end."

"Considering this, are you still willing to learn?"

At this moment, after hearing about Jiang Xuan’s description of the Great Evolution Stick Technique, Sun Wukong was already eager to learn. He had no reason to reject it. Seeing it required him to make a vow, he didn’t hesitate and directly swore:

"Let heavens be my witness, I, Sun Wukong, hereby makes a vow. After the old immortal teaches me this staff technique, if I use it to oppose the human race, I shall not have a peaceful death."

After making the vow, Sun Wukong, full of anticipation, said to Jiang Xuan, "Elder immortal, please teach me now."

Seeing this, Jiang Xuan nodded and demonstrated the Great Evolution Stick Technique with the golden hoop staff and imparted it to Sun Wukong.

In the meanwhile, Jiang Chen watched Jiang Xuan grant the divine ability, his eyes filled with strangeness.

He did not know if there was a divine ability called Great Evolution Stick Technique in the human race, but he knew that there was a supreme Tao scripture called the Great Evolution Dao Scripture.

This scripture was all-encompassing, expounding the intricacies of heaven and earth, containing infinite variation. Although it was a deduction technique, its effect surpassed many combat arts.

As long as one learned this scripture, all things under and above heaven, all phenomena within the universe, everything seen with one’s eyes, can be deduced into divine ability.

For instance, if Jiang Chen practiced the Great Evolution Dao Scripture to perfection, then, at this moment, by watching Jiang Xuan teach Sun Wukong, he could deduce this scene into a divine ability.

The Great Evolution Stick Technique that Jiang Xuan taught Sun Wukong was likely deduced from the Great Evolution Dao Scripture.

But that was not important.

What was important was—why did Jiang Xuan teach Sun Wukong a divine ability?

Previously, to suppress the Yellow River, Jiang Chen had already taught Sun Wukong the upper half of the Yu Kingdom Sutra, which was the water control Chapter. Now, Jiang Xuan was teaching him another divine ability.

According to this, Jiang Chen worked hard for quite some time but gained no benefits, on the other hand, Sun Wukong got the most benefits.

For the diversion of the Yellow River, Jiang Chen did all the work while others benefited. Perhaps, Sun Wukong will become the biggest winner.

...

While Jiang Chen was puzzled, above the heavenly dome, auspicious energy appeared and golden clouds enveloped it.

Next, with a "boom" sound, the golden clouds transformed into brilliant golden light and fell down, respectively flowing into the bodies of the people present.

Among them, Jiang Chen received the most, fully half, and the remaining half, Sun Wukong got one part, the golden hoop staff got two-parts, and Jiang Xuan and Sì Dù Dragon God got one part each.

Blocking the Yellow River’s flood, saving countless lives, it was an act of enormous merit, therefore, the Heavenly Dao was moved and gave out merit.

Hum Hum Hum...

Receiving the enhancement of merit, behind Jiang Chen’s head, six Merit Gold Wheels autonomously appeared, spinning, and shining brilliantly with golden light.

It’s a pity, the more you advance, the more merit needed to generate a Merit Gold Wheel. Although Jiang Chen’s efforts in blocking the water was acknowledged, it was still not enough to give birth to the seventh Merit Gold Wheel.

The Merit Gold Wheel spun a few times, absorbed this merit, and condensed a lot. Then, it slowly disappeared.

At this time, Jiang Xuan finished teaching Sun Wukong the staff technique and looked at Jiang Chen.

"Have totally forgotten about you, boy."

"Today I gave some benefits to this monkey and you saw it. If I don’t give you something to shut you up, I’m afraid with your petty nature, you will probably go around telling others I am biased."