Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 184 - 179: Eight Thousand Battle Souls

This is the supplement from the Spiritual Treasure!

The Sun God Staff, after swallowing the Innate Kun Mu, was now re-supplying part of its original source to its master, Jiang Chen.

The original source of Innate Kun Mu, how formidable it is! It can be compared to the Heavenly Earthly Origin. Even a trace of it is enough for Jiang Chen to benefit endlessly from it. Not to mention, it was more than a trace.

Feeling the emergence of the powerful force within his body, Jiang Chen immediately held his breath, vigilantly guarding his mind, manipulating this power to circulate within his body, continuously enlarging his original source, advancing towards a higher realm.

Boom~

At a certain moment, a sound emanated from within Jiang Chen’s body, as if breaking some kind of barrier. His aura rose explosively.

He had broken through!

The Heavenly Human 7th Level, the realm of Golden Immortal!

Golden Immortal, this is a watershed, whether for Immortal Dao cultivators or Ancient Martial Arts cultivators, it is the same.

When the cultivation of Immortal Dao cultivators reaches this realm, they can be freed from the constraints of life and death, equate their lifespan with heaven and earth, shine with the sun and moon, become immortal and free.

But it isn’t the same for Ancient Martial Arts cultivators. The endless lifespan, once ignited by the will of Martial Dao, turns into a vast power, which is surging within Jiang Chen’s body.

In Jiang Chen’s perception, his lifespan is just over three thousand years.

Three thousand years, though it seems not short, compared to the endless lifespan of a Golden Immortal, is hardly worth mentioning.

Having lost so much lifespan, Jiang Chen was not without gains. His combat power has taken a leap, becoming hundreds or even thousands of times stronger than before the breakthrough.

The current Jiang Chen, though at the Golden Immortal realm, would not be defeated even by the casual Taiyi Golden Immortal.

At this moment, if the Bull Demon King appeared in front of Jiang Chen, there would be no need to use transformation. Just relying on the power of the main body, Jiang Chen could stand up to him, or even suppress him.

The Great Ancient Martial Dao begins to display its power only after the Golden Immortal Realm.

Exchanging life for strength, the ruthlessness of the Ancient Martial Arts can be called the first in prehistoric times!

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Enormous blood energy surged out from Jiang Chen’s body, attacking the nine heavens directly, spreading across the sky, roaring endlessly like a vast ocean.

The tens of thousands of miles of clouds and fog were evaporated clean by Jiang Chen’s powerful blood energy in an instant.

After this, the surge of blood energy did not stop, turning into a blood glowing column, continuing to spread upwards, piercing through the barrier between heaven and earth, reaching straight into the thirty-three heavens.

Hundreds of strands of blood energy suddenly spread in the Heaven Court and lingered for a long time.

Looking at the sudden appearance of this huge blood energy, on top of the Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor, although already knew the reason, feigned ignorance and asked, "What happened in the lower realm that caused such an anomaly?"

Hearing the Jade Emperor speak, the eyes and ears of the Heaven Court, Thousand Miles Eyes and Following Wind Ears, immediately stepped forward, displaying their divine abilities and looked towards the lower realm.

Although Jiang Chen’s Yellow Sand Array is strong, it could not be concealed from Thousand Miles Eyes and Following Wind Ears. Their combat ability wasn’t strong, but their divine ability was truly extraordinary.

In the Three Realms, below the Great Luo Golden Immortal, there’s virtually nothing that can hide from their eyes or ears.

In fact, even the Daluo Golden Immortal, if they were to muster up their determination, could be spied upon by them, but there was no need.

After a while, Thousand Miles Eyes and Following Wind Ears quickly figured out the general situation, then reported to the Jade Emperor, "There was no abnormality in the lower realm, but the Yellow River has started to flood again."

"As for the commotion just now, it was not caused by demons causing trouble, but by the anomaly caused by the newly promoted Demon Suppression Heavenly God during his breakthrough."

Upon saying this, both of them were also speechless. They had lived long enough, but they had never heard of someone causing such a commotion during a breakthrough to the point of startling the Heaven Court.

While the two men were shocked, after the Jade Emperor heard their report, he was silent for a long time, then suddenly said, "Speaking of the Yellow River and the Demon Suppression Heavenly God, I do recall something."

"A few days ago, the Heavenly Secrets indicated that the Yellow River changed its course unexpectedly. Fortunately, the Demon Suppression Heavenly God discovered it in time, blocking the flood for a while, thus providing an opportunity for the living beings on both banks to evacuate. This act can indeed be considered as boundless merit."

Above the Heaven Court, except for the Jade Emperor and the Elder Taishang, who among the regular attendees can be called great power? Therefore, they were hardly aware of the change in the Yellow River’s course.

However, once reminded by the Jade Emperor, everyone used their divine abilities to deduce the Heavenly Secrets and also learned the news.

But before anyone could speak, the Old Monarch swept out with his duster, stood out, and said, "Indeed, it is of boundless merit, and Your Majesty should reward it heavily."

The Jade Emperor slightly wrinkled his brows, puzzled as to why the Old Monarch was speaking up. Had he heard that Jiang Chen had any relationship with him?

However, it didn’t matter. He brought up this matter in public today with the purpose of awarding Jiang Chen as a means to win him over. With the Old Monarch’s support now, his goal is undoubtedly easier to achieve.

After the Old Monarch spoke, all the immortals in the palace immediately bowed and said, "Awarding for merit demonstrates the fairness of the Heaven Court. The Demon Suppression Heavenly God has made a great contribution. We ask Your Majesty to reward him heavily!"

"Hmm!" The Jade Emperor nodded, "Since all of you think so, I will appoint the Demon Suppression Heavenly God as the Demon Suppression Heavenly King and the Demon Suppression Marshal. He shall preside over the Demon Suppression Divine Palace and command an entire army!"

"Also, I reward him with a Demon Suppression Divine Palace, a Body-protecting Golden Pill, one Demon Suppression Spear, and a jar of Hundred-flowers Immortal Brew." fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

Goodness, Jiang Chen wasn’t even in heaven yet, and his rank had already been promoted by several levels. He transformed from a Heavenly God to a Heavenly King and from an irregular general to an irregular marshal.

Both are irregular ranks, but there is a difference between a marshal and a general. The former can command an entire army, or ten thousand celestial soldiers, while the latter can only command a camp of three thousand celestial soldiers. The difference is significant.

Similarly, as a Heavenly King, he now had his own divine palace and could receive offerings of incense in the lower realms. This was a testament to the difference in status.

Unfortunately, Jiang Chen was completely unaware of this.

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Having stabilized his realm, Jiang Chen withdrew the Yellow Sand Array of the Mystic Moon and walked out of the Gray Wolf lair. However, he didn’t leave in a hurry. Instead, he formed a magic seal and pocketed the Gray Wolf lair.

From the Gray Wolf’s memories, Jiang Chen knew that this lair was also a treasure. Although it was an acquired object, it seemed no less mystical than an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

This treasure was created by the Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf during the ancient times to please the Desert Hawk. It took hundreds of thousands of years collecting all kinds of Innate spiritual herbs and Innate divine earth from the Prehistoric World to weave it.

Its defense was unparalleled and no less than an Innate Spiritual Treasure. Moreover, it was like a world of its own, constantly producing Innate Qi.

Moreover, the auras of ten thousand Innate spiritual herbs blending together even gave birth to a strand of Innate Creative Aura. Practicing inside this lair could nourish the body and soul, continuously changing one’s physique.

This item could indeed be regarded as an extreme treasure.

Jiang Chen pocketed this lair, planning to find a time to see if he could use Innate Divine Gold to reforge this treasure into a palace.

It would be quite bizarre for him to live in a bird’s nest.

After doing all this, he left Langjuxu Mountain to find Huo Qubing, who had just defeated the main force of the Xiongnu, planning to ask him to help build a sacrificial altar.

Jiang Chen hadn’t forgotten his purpose for coming here - to search for battle souls. As for the struggles with the Gray Wolf, they were all incidental.

Now that the miscellaneous tasks were done, it was time to get down to business.

When Huo Qubing heard that Jiang Chen was setting up an altar to summon the fallen soldiers to give them a future, he immediately agreed to Jiang Chen’s request without saying a word. He ordered his men to construct a Spirit-summoning platform according to Jiang Chen’s needs.

While the soldiers were building the Spirit-summoning platform, Jiang Chen took out a banner embroidered with the Great Sun Heavenly Dragon and handed it to Huo Qubing.

This was a treasure that Jiang Chen had created imitating the Great Qin’s Mystic Bird Banner. The Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Banner could accelerate the coagulation of qi and blood, as well as enhance its strength, making it an invaluable treasure of the School of War.

Jiang Chen’s purpose in giving this banner to Huo Qubing was simple: he wanted to improve the strength of the Han Army. Incidentally, he also wanted to use the qi and blood of the Han Army to nurture this treasure, so as to enhance its power.

This was a mutually beneficial arrangement. The strength of the Han Army was enhanced, and Jiang Chen’s treasure also received an upgrade. Nobody was at a loss; it was a good situation.

By the time the Great Han kingdom was destroyed and the Han Army had nurtured the Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Banner for hundreds of years, it would almost have transformed into an Acquired Supreme Treasure. Its power may not be on par with the Great Qin’s Mystic Bird Banner, but it would not be far off.

Huo Qubing, unaware of Jiang Chen’s thoughts, was naturally overjoyed at receiving a treasure. He set up a feast in the army and insisted on getting Jiang Chen to drink a lot of wine.

In the process, Huo Qubing assured Jiang Chen, "Immortal, once I return to Chang’an, I will certainly report to His Majesty and have him declare you a proper god of the Great Han. A temple will be built for you so that you can receive the offerings of all the citizens of the Great Han."

Adding offerings accelerates cultivation. Huo Qubing wanted to build a temple for him, which was good news. How could Jiang Chen refuse?

Delighted, he took out the immortal brew he had obtained from the White Crane Youth and shared a drink with Huo Qubing.

Before they knew it, several days had passed and the Spirit-summoning platform was finally built.

After notifying Huo Qubing, Jiang Chen went onto the Spirit-summoning platform. With the Dragon-slaying Divine Sword acting as a magic sword in one hand and forming seals with the other hand, he performed a ghost-dispelling ritual from the Liu Jia Qimen as documented in his Divine Abilities, to summon the brave souls buried in the desert.

Boom!

With the operation of the Divine Ability, it was as if the surrounding Yin energy was being drawn towards the Spirit-summoning platform.

In an instant, the heaven and earth turned dark and gloomy. At the same time, eerie ghost howls would intermittently reach their ears from all around, creating an eerie atmosphere.

Clip-clop!

At some point, the sound of galloping horses could be heard. Jiang Chen looked up and saw from a distance, groups of soldiers clad in battered armour riding towards them.

These soldiers had varying styles of armour, from the Han Army, Qin Army, and even earlier ones from the Zhao Army.

However, they all had one thing in common: their armours were battered and bloodstained, as though they had been through countless battles.

The Xiongnu had troubled people for a long time. It was not unique to the Han Dynasty. Even during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the two sides would occasionally break into large-scale battles.

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