Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 207 - 197: The Mystic Sect with 3000 Tao

Nodding his head, Jiang Chen confirmed firmly, "Indeed!"

At these words, Sun Wukong’s face instantly changed. He swept aside the talk of extreme loyalty, turning around instead to leave.

As he walked away, he grumbled, "Old Monkey just remembered that he still has some unfinished business. Brother Jiang, let’s save our idle chatter for another day. See you soon!"

"When Old Monkey finds the time, I’ll definitely come over for a drink."

In the midst of speaking, Sun Wukong had already turned into a rainbow light, fleeing into the distance.

Asking him to attack the six demons, to harm his sworn brothers, how could Sun Wukong possibly agree to that?

If he really did such a thing, his reputation would be utterly ruined, and he would no longer be able to survive in the demon world.

However, Jiang Chen had a different idea. After speaking out, he suddenly felt that the proposal was pretty good.

Letting Sun Wukong attack the six demons could be perfectly framed as the story of a prodigal son who can’t be bought with gold.

Consider this — Sun Wukong was originally a demon from the lower realm, who was recruited by Heaven Court, ascended to become a celestial official, and then persuaded by the Demon Suppression Heavenly King to admit his wrongs, take on the duty of demon suppression and safeguarding the order of the Three Realms.

Wouldn’t this make one fine story if it was spread around?

If the monkey could truly eliminate demons and accumulate a huge amount of merit, then as the one who enlightened Sun Wukong, Jiang Chen would definitely receive considerable benefits.

This would be a merit of enlightenment!

Moreover, Sun Wukong wouldn’t be left with nothing by doing this.

Since he had an official title with no actual power, why not perform some meritorious service for Heaven Court? As long as he did something beneficial for Heaven Court, even if the Jade Emperor himself didn’t like Sun Wukong, he would still give him some rewards, and perhaps even grant him some power.

Reward for meritorious deeds is the foundation of Heaven Court. If there came a day when Heaven Court couldn’t uphold this principle, then it would truly be in name only.

Therefore, as long as Sun Wukong performed some meritorious deeds, he would definitely reap benefits. If the monkey managed to perform a grand deed, then he would have a solid reason to bring his fellow monkeys from Huaguo Mountain to Heaven.

Why did the Jade Emperor only give Sun Wukong an empty title? Wasn’t it because there was no merit to his name?

If they really gave him power, would the immortals of Heaven Court submit willingly?

What would be worse is if someone tried to follow Sun Wukong’s example, rebelling against Heaven in the lower realm, to achieve a rapid rise to power. Wouldn’t that throw the whole Three Realms into chaos?

With this idea in mind, Jiang Chen decided to give it a try. He then hurriedly chased after Sun Wukong, calling out from afar:

"Great Sage, please wait! Your servant has thought it over, and feels that the proposal just now is quite excellent. You’ve just come to Heaven Court, and are in urgent need of founding a firm footing by performing some merit-worthy deeds. Only in this way can you secure your position."

"Otherwise, people will question why you, who haven’t contributed much, have been given such a high position. Even if they say nothing on the surface, they inevitably won’t acknowledge your authority in their hearts."

Up ahead, Sun Wukong listened to Jiang Chen’s words, and felt that there was some truth in them. The position he held as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven was indeed granted to him in a rather chaotic manner.

In Heaven Court, he had neither connections not merit, yet he had abruptly gained the position. Even if it was someone else, they would find it a little hard to accept, let alone him.

Indeed, he needed to perform some meritorious deeds, so that people in Heaven Court would know that he, Sun Wukong, was also someone highly capable.

However, performing merit-worthy deeds was one thing, asking him to attack the six demons was an entirely different matter. This was an issue of principle and could not be compromised.

The Three Realms were vast and there were numerous ways to perform merit-worthy deeds. There was no need to specifically target the six demons.

With this decision in mind, Sun Wukong decided to avoid Jiang Chen for a while. After laying low for some time, he would find him again and discuss how to perform some merit-worthy deeds.

With this thought, Sun Wukong’s speed increased by threefold. In no time, Jiang Chen, without using any divine powers, truly couldn’t catch up with him.

It seems that after absorbing the essence of Taoist ancestors, Sun Wukong’s roots had significantly strengthened. He was on par with Jiang Chen, both blessed with the talents of divine beings.

After his roots were replenished, Sun Wukong’s already extraordinary talent advanced even further. Just look at his somersault cloud; when cast by him now, it seemed to be pushing boundaries and showed signs of breaking its own limitations.

That speed, was it merely 108,000 miles? It was almost 120,000 miles.

After chasing for a while and seeing he couldn’t catch up, Jiang Chen gave up. Right now, it was more important to head to Taiyin Star. Fooling, erm, no, persuading Sun Wukong to be virtuous could wait till he returned.

Jiang Chen stopped in his tracks and turned back the way he came, continuing his journey towards Taiyin Star. However, his chase after Sun Wukong had been noticed by a few observant individuals.

One person, curious, quickened his pace to catch up with Jiang Chen asked, "How come, does the Demon Suppression Heavenly King know that Great Sage?"

Hearing the voice, Jiang Chen turned his head to see a barefoot immortal with a fan in hand and a portly physique.

Seeing this figure, Jiang Chen immediately realized the immortal’s identity — he was the Barefoot Immortal of Heaven. Jiang Chen didn’t know the details of his origins, nor was he clear about his actual strength.

But Jiang Chen knew that the Barefoot Immortal’s strength must be formidable. Otherwise, would he dare to call himself a Great Immortal?

In the cultivation society, generally speaking, the terms "Great God" and "Great Immortal" are not used loosely, only those with immense strength can earn such titles.

Among mortals, if one’s merit is not commensurate with one’s status, disaster will befall. Let alone in Heaven, where misalignment of merit and status can lead to real death.

Knowing that the other party must be a person of importance, Jiang Chen courteously responded, "Before I came to Heaven, I had several encounters with the Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

Nodding, the Barefoot Immortal stated that he understood, then asked curiously, "Just now, what was the Heavenly King talking about with the Great Sage, that made the Great Sage so afraid and avoid the Heavenly King from afar?"

Jiang Chen smiled and explained, "It’s nothing much, just that the monkey is now a righteous god of Heaven and Earth, no longer a demon of the lower realm, so he should completely sever ties with the demons of the lower realm."

"By the way, he should also do some good deeds in accordance with Heaven and the Tao, to bless the local people."

"Therefore, I proposed to the Great Sage that he join me in capturing the Six Demons wreaking havoc in the lower realm, to enhance our merit."

Upon hearing Jiang Chen’s words, the Barefoot Immortal remained silent for a while. Was it a plot to get Sun Wukong to attack the Six Demons? This idea was beyond brilliant.

If he really managed to do it, then the most distressed would not be the Six Demons, but the Buddhist door.

As long as Sun Wukong can capture the Six Demons, he will surely accumulate a lot of merit. Even the Jade Emperor will not be stingy with rewards, and will definitely grant him corresponding honor and power.

If Sun Wukong performs a great deed, obliterating all the monsters and ghouls of the Three Realms to reach the pinnacle of Heaven Court’s prestige, the Jade Emperor may even allow Sun Wukong to truly become the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

In that case, does the Buddhist door still dream of getting Sun Wukong to collect scriptures?

Sun Wukong might be of no use to the Jade Emperor, but the Jade Emperor would naturally let the Buddhists scheme. However, once Sun Wukong becomes the Jade Emperor’s number one enforcer, the Buddhist door will have to pay a high price to negotiate with the Jade Emperor.

But the price won’t be small.

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Who knows whether the Barefoot Immortal has a grudge with the Buddhist door or what, but after hearing Jiang Chen’s words, he couldn’t help but laugh a few times, saying,

"Let that monkey go and slay demons, the Heavenly King’s idea is good, anyway he is idle, it’s just right to find him something to do, so he won’t continue to act recklessly." freeweɓnøvel.com

Suddenly, the Barefoot Immortal exclaimed, "Ah, the Heavenly King’s idea really hits home, I can’t wait for a moment, I just want to rush directly to the monkey’s face and persuade him to go to the lower realm to slay demons and demons, making a contribution to the beings of the Three Realms."

Thinking this, the Barefoot Immortal really didn’t want to hesitate a moment longer. He saluted Jiang Chen and urgently said, "Heavenly King, I will call on a few old friends and go to the Great Sage Equal to Heaven’s residence to persuade the Great Sage to go down to the lower realm to slay demons and ghouls, so I won’t chat with you more."

In the midst of speaking, the Barefoot Immortal had already rode a white cloud and flew towards the distance. In just a moment, he was already out of sight.

"Heavenly King, just wait for the successful news from this old man."

After the Barefoot Immortal left, his voice only then drifted over from afar.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but shake his head.

If the Barefoot Immortal were to persuade Sun Wukong out of the intention of education, that would be fine. But if he was doing it to stir up trouble for the Buddhist door, then the fun would be big.

If the monkey really establishes himself in the Heavenly Court, then the Buddhist door will surely be pissed off and vomit blood.

However, judging from the appearance of the Barefoot Immortal calling his friends, it did not look like he was going to educate Sun Wukong, but more like he was going to stir up trouble for the Buddhist door.

As for the matter of Buddhism’s eastern spread, although the Sanqing Patriarch was tacitly approving, the rest of the Mystic Sect did not think so, and they had objections.

The Mystic Sect is vast, far beyond imagination.

In the past, the Taoist Ancestor preached, passing down three thousand main schools and eight hundred side doors. The three thousand main schools are the legacy of the Mystic Sect, known as having three thousand lineages.

And Buddhism, is derived from the eight hundred side doors. This is why the big shots of Prehistoric World look down upon Buddhism. As the descendants of the main sect, how could they respect the side school and left path?

With three thousand lineages, the internal state of the Mystic Sect is even more serious than the situation where Buddhist door towers are rising one after another.

The lineage of the Sanqing is just the most orthodox and the largest faction of the Mystic Sect. Apart from that, there are countless branches of the Mystic Sect. Their power is not necessarily weakened either.

These powers alone may not be as good as Buddhism, but if they are combined, even the Sanqing would be intimidated, let alone Buddhism.

In conclusion, Sanqing does not represent the entire Mystic Sect, they can only represent themselves. Sanqing has agreed to the Eastern spread of Buddhism, but other experts in the Mystic Sect have not agreed.

Respecting the saints, these experts in the Mystic Sect may not dare to be too blatant on the surface, but they are definitely not short of tripping up Buddhism behind the scenes.

As long as it’s not done in the open, even if it’s discovered by the saint, there’s nothing they can do to these Mystic Sect experts.

The two Western saints could not possibly take action against the Great Divine Transcendents in the East, and Sanqing had no way to deal with their own disciples. It was impossible to fight or scold them.

Otherwise, if the Mystic Sect experts were pushed too far and unionized to lodge a complaint at the Zixiao Palace, Sanqing would also have to take a fall.