Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 179 - 174: On the Strength and Weakness of Divine Ability

Chapter 179: Chapter 174: On the Strength and Weakness of Divine Ability

For this reason, Jiang Chen planned to find someone with profound Fate to carry out the Seven Nails Arrow technique for him.

Since choosing someone bears risks, he definitely wouldn’t choose someone from his own ranks. After giving it much thought, Jiang Chen finally turned his gaze onto the nobility of the Xiongnu.

Firstly, Xiongnu nobility are protected by the Fate of the Xiongnu people. The higher their status, the stronger their Fate, just what was needed for performing the technique.

Next, the Golden Man, a sacred object of the Xiongnu. If a Xiongnu person performed the technique, the connection between the two would undoubtedly be stronger.

Lastly, he would feel no regret if they died in the process.

Of course, Jiang Chen’s original plan was to have Sun Wukong perform this divine ability. But on further thought, he felt it would be unfair to trick Sun Wukong that way. Besides, with Sun Wukong’s cunning, he might not even fall for it.

To avoid any potential issues, Jiang Chen abandoned the idea altogether.

What a waste.

Considering Sun Wukong’s Fate, if he performed the technique, not to mention the remains of the gray wolf’s soul, he could even kill it at its peak state.

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Huo Qubing was very efficient. In less than half a day, he had everything ready and began the process.

On a slope, Sun Wukong, curiously watching Chanyu’s uncle performing the ritual, asked Jiang Chen, "Is your divine ability really that effective? Just worshipping here for a few days can kill someone invisibly?"

Jiang Chen replied indifferently while lying on the hillside, his legs crossed and a blade of grass hanging from his mouth, "Remove the ’really’. My divine power is that strong. It is the supreme divine power recorded in the Heavenly Gang 36 Transformations."

Speaking of which, Jiang Chen glanced at Sun Wukong and said, "Huo Qubing may not have heard of Zhao Gongming’s name, but how come you haven’t heard of it either?"

"That’s a true Lord of Heaven Court, a righteous god. His status is far above that of my insignificant self, and your unrelated Stable Manager, countless times."

"If you haven’t heard of it, how did you get your position in the heavenly court? Did you buy it?"

Upon hearing the phrase "Stable Manager", Sun Wukong seemed greatly provoked and snarled at Jiang Chen, "You little thief, mention ’Stable Manager’ again, and don’t blame me if I lose it."

"Alright, alright, I won’t mention it anymore." Seeing Sun Wukong’s bloodshot eyes, Jiang Chen immediately shut up.

It was a sore point. It seemed that Sun Wukong was really hurt by the Heavenly Court.

After this fuss, Sun Wukong stopped asking about Jiang Chen’s Seven Nails Arrow technique, and instead turned his attention elsewhere.

"Hey, thief, you said earlier that your divine ability comes from the Heavenly Gang 36 Transformations, isn’t that right?"

Sun Wukong was familiar with the Heavenly Gang 36 Transformations, in his infancy, Bodhi had given him two techniques, the Heavenly Gang 36 Transformations and the Earthly Fiend 72 Transformations and asked him which one he wanted to learn.

At that time, Sun Wukong was so naive. He knew nothing and naturally chose the one with the larger number.

Bodhi didn’t explain, he simply smiled. Whatever Sun Wukong chose to learn, he would teach. That made him believe: the Earthly Fiend 72 Transformations were rightfully stronger than the Heavenly Gang 36 Transformations.

But now, seeing Jiang Chen using his divine ability, he couldn’t help but wonder if the power of the Heavenly Gang divine ability seemed stronger than the Earthly Fiend 72 Transformations.

With doubts in his mind, Sun Wukong casually asked, "The name of your divine ability is Heavenly Gang 36 Transformations, while my divine ability is called Earthly Fiend 72 Transformations, which is twice as many transformations as yours."

"From this point of view, my divine ability seems to be more powerful."

Sun Wukong knew that Jiang Chen had a profound background and a rich family tradition. His understanding of the divine abilities and laws of Heaven and Earth was much greater than his own, who knew nothing.

So, he asked this question, intending to get the differences between the two from Jiang Chen’s mouth.

Seeing Sun Wukong’s cunning, Jiang Chen didn’t expose him, but smiled and said, "You’re quite interesting, monkey. You try to measure the strength of a technique by the number of transformations. If this gets out, wouldn’t the world laugh?"

"Also, the names of the divine abilities of the Heavenly Gang 36 Transformations each consist of four characters, while the divine abilities of the Earthly Fiend 72 Transformations have only two characters each."

"According to your calculation, as the Heavenly Gang divine abilities have two more characters than the Earthly Fiend ones, does that mean the Heavenly Gang divine abilities are more powerful?"

Being teased like this by Jiang Chen, Sun Wukong felt a little embarrassed. He admitted, he had been a bit foolish before.

But still, curiosity about which divine ability was stronger overcame his embarrassment. Sun Wukong opened his mouth and asked, "What do you think? Which one of the two divine abilities is stronger?"

As for this question, Jiang Chen’s answer was certain: the power of the Heavenly Gang was stronger!

The Heavenly Gang 36 Transformations he had cultivated were the supreme powers naturally born when Heaven and Earth were formed in the prehistoric world. They were imprinted in the Heaven and Earth, collected and organized by Honjan Daizu himself.

Its power was undoubtedly incredibly strong, even the sages praised it, calling it the outline of the Mystic Sect’s divine powers.

As for the Earthly Fiend 72 Transformations of Sun Wukong, Jiang Chen had not seen them, but from his performance, it might be more mysterious than the original Heavenly Gang 36 Transformations, but still fell short in comparison.

Putting these points aside and just talking about the intention behind these two divine abilities, they were different as heaven and earth.

The Heavenly Gang 36 Transformations were an exposition of Tao, while the Earthly Fiend 72 Transformations were an application of techniques.

As the saying goes, no matter how many techniques you have or changes you can make, if you don’t understand Tao, it’s all in vain. Tao is the root of everything.

In terms of intention, the difference between the two was self-evident.

The Nine Heavens Profound Maiden once said: "This Earthly Fiend is a distraction, and learning it is of no benefit."

The Nine Heavens Profound Maiden, a bona fide master of the Mystic Sectals, if she says so, it indicates that it’s taboo in the prehistoric world.

The Earthly Fiend is not as good as the Heavenly Gang.

Moreover, in the inheritance of the deities, there is only the Heavenly Gang, but no Earthly Fiend. It can be seen that Honjan Daizu also disdained the Earthly Fiend.

Yes, Jiang Chen has ample reasons to show that the Heavenly Gang 36 Transformations are stronger than the Earthly Fiend 72 Transformations, but he can’t tell Sun Wukong all these.

Because he couldn’t explain where he got this information from, such things would not be recorded in the Jiang family’s archives. Even if they were, it would not be something Jiang Chen could see.

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After deliberation, Jiang Chen said, "Monkey, you’re placing the cart before the horse. What’s all this about strong and weak? Divine abilities are just methods, we shouldn’t pay too much attention to them. In the end, cultivators should focus on their realm."

"Once the realm is high, one can see the essence of all things at a glance. With a wave of your hand, the power of Heaven and Earth will follow, and the power of rules will respond, which is something no divine power can compare to."

"Moreover, Tao has no high or low, but people do. The strength of a divine ability ultimately depends on the person using it."