Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 211 - 201: The Ancient Thunder Marsh and the Wishes Come True

Chapter 211: Chapter 201: The Ancient Thunder Marsh and the Wishes Come True

Jiang Chen was unaware of what the Innate Cassia Tree had just revealed, he had never heard of it before.

Therefore, he asked respectfully, "Senior, could you explain why the Sun God Staff, despite being top-tier after its metamorphosis, is still not the strongest?"

Since the Innate Cassia Tree had decided to form a good bond with Jiang Chen, it had no reason to hide anything. It explained, "Like people, even when magic treasures are at the same level and the same realm, there can still be a ranking among them."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen nodded. He knew this well. Apart from the Dao, everything has its highs and lows. The same goes for people and magic treasures.

Some people can fight above their level, and naturally some magic treasures can do the same.

Seeing Jiang Chen nod, the Innate Cassia Tree continued, "Just considering top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures, they can be divided into two categories."

"One category includes those born at the commencement of Heaven and Earth, when Innate Qi and Chaos Qi intertwined to produce the top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures. This type of spiritual treasure is born before Heaven and Earth, and its power is extremely profound. To some extent, it already possesses some of the characteristics of Innate Treasures."

"The most famous of this category are the treasures like the Luoshu, Hetu, Earth Book, Investiture of the Gods list, and so forth."

"The other category includes the top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures generated from the fusion of Heavenly Earthly Origin and Great Dao rules after the evolution of Heaven and Earth. Although also top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures, their power falls far behind those born before Heaven and Earth."

"If your Sun God Staff successfully advances, it will belong to this second category of top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures. Its power may be considerable, but it will not be at the top."

Among the Innate Spiritual Treasures, those born before Heaven and Earth are the strongest, while those born after are second-rate. If the Sun God Staff transforms, it will be among the latter. This was the point the Innate Cassia Tree was trying to make.

Furthermore, Jiang Chen inferred from its words that it had a method to take the Sun God Staff even further. Otherwise, the Innate Cassia Tree wouldn’t have brought it up out of the blue.

Still feeling intrigued, Jiang Chen respectfully made a bow to the Innate Cassia Tree. "Senior, I am ready for your guidance."

Grinning, the Innate Cassia Tree said, "This old tree cannot help you directly. I can only tell you that if you want the Sun God Staff to transform into the top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure, you need to take it to the Ancient Thunder Marsh before it metamorphoses."

Thunder Marsh was another legendary locale. As far as Jiang Chen knew, it was the land of thunder in the prehistoric world, the sacred place of Thunder Dao. It was home to almost all the Innate Divine Thunder between Heaven and Earth.

Thunder is the way Heavenly Dao governs the Three Realms. Knowing that it gathered nearly all of the Innate Divine Thunder, one can imagine the level of danger it possesses.

Therefore, Thunder Marsh has always been a forbidden zone since ancient times. Hardly anyone dared to venture into it.

Many skilled practitioners who ventured into Thunder Marsh had lost their lives—some were even at the Daoist Venerable Realm, and the legendary Quasi-Saints had also perished there.

However, whether these rumors are true or false, Jiang Chen didn’t know and didn’t verify. Because the Thunder Marsh had disappeared long ago.

Yes, it disappeared.

No traces of Thunder Marsh could be found in the Three Realms; the only knowledge of its existence came from historical records that indicated such a place once existed in prehistoric times.

The reason why the term "Ancient" is prefixed to Thunder Marsh is because it only existed in ancient times, not in the present.

Toward the end of the Great Ancient era, the massive battle between the witches and monsters caused the Chaos World to shatter. Thunder Marsh was affected and separated from the Chaos World, disappearing into the turbulent flow of space-time.

After thinking it over, Jiang Chen, looking distressed, complained to the Innate Cassia Tree, "Senior, what a sense of humor you have. Ancient Thunder Marsh separated from the Chaos World ages ago. Where am I supposed to find it?"

The present problem was not whether Thunder Marsh was dangerous but the fact that it couldn’t be found.

From the end of the Great Ancient era to the present, countless eons have passed. With such a long period, who knows where Ancient Thunder Marsh had floated off to?

At Jiang Chen’s words, the Innate Cassia Tree laughed. It didn’t tell Jiang Chen the location of Thunder Marsh, but merely said, "Kid, don’t look so gloomy. Others might not be able to find Thunder Marsh, but you can."

"You have great fortune. If you earnestly wish to go to Thunder Marsh, naturally, the opportunity to go there will present itself."

Jiang Chen was speechless upon hearing this.

It seemed that the Innate Cassia Tree did not know where Thunder Marsh was either, but it believed in Jiang Chen’s fortune.

It thought that a person with as great fortune as Jiang Chen would have everything go his way. If he was keen to go to Thunder Marsh, Heavenly Dao would guide him and help him realize his wish.

Jiang Chen found the method of the Innate Cassia Tree not very reliable. But after some thought, he felt that this might indeed be the best approach. Because the power of fortune was just that incredible.

As long as one’s fortune is strong enough, whatever he wishes will be granted. A calamity will turn into a blessing, treasures may be picked up randomly, inheritances encountered in the mountains, and no matter what, he cannot be killed. These phrases describe individuals with great fortune.

It sounds like a protagonist’s halo. And it’s just the same thing.

Even though the method seems good, the amount of fortune it requires is rather enormous. Jiang Chen wondered if his own fortune was sufficient.

This was compelling him to accumulate merit!

Fortune can be increased artificially, and the fastest way is to accumulate merit. As long as one has abundant merit, even the unluckiest person for many generations can become a person with great fortune.

A person with great fortune does not necessarily have a great deal of merit. But someone with a great amount of merit is surely a person of great fortune.

When Jiang Chen accumulates enough merit, he may travel directly to Thunder Marsh with a mere thought.

At this moment, perhaps feeling that not telling Jiang Chen the location of Thunder Marsh made their newly formed good relationship somewhat flawed, the Innate Cassia Tree spoke again, "Since you have also cultivated the Innate Taiyin power, I’ll lend you a helping hand."

As it spoke, a strand of Supreme Yin Origin emerged from the Cassia Tree and merged into Jiang Chen’s body.

The moment the Supreme Yin Origin entered his body, it instantly merged with Jiang Chen’s body, gradually enhancing his Original Source.

At that moment, Jiang Chen had a deeper understanding of Taiyin Dao, the circulation of Innate Taiyin power was much smoother, and the transformation between Yin and Yang power became even more compliant without any resistance.

Even his understanding of the principle of Yin and Yang complementation had improved. As the Innate Taiyin power was circulating, a faint shadow of Innate Sunlight Qi appeared.

Although the Innate Sunlight Qi was fleeting, it undoubtedly indicated that Jiang Chen had gained a deeper understanding of the way of Yin and Yang.

After silently sensing the changes in his body, Jiang Chen thanked the Innate Cassia Tree, "Thank you for aiding me, Senior."

ps: After sleeping too much, I’m feeling rather dopey... and now really feel quite dopey...