Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 25 Swallow

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That part of history was distorted and changed by people who described that Shang emperor as a tyrant.

However, although the Shang Emperor died due to divine punishment, the wrath of the heavens did not abate with his death; on the contrary, it intensified.

The act of defying the heavens represented the greatest disrespect and contempt towards them.

This act sowed the seeds of subsequent downfall for the Shang Dynasty.

Perhaps this is why the Investiture of the Gods chose to take place during the Shang Dynasty.

Nevertheless, these matters were unrelated to Jiang Chen and beyond his realm of inquiry.

For now, it was enough for him to ascertain that this massive tree was the Jian Mu.

Even so, the rumors of the Shang Emperor defying the heavens still brought a great shock to Jiang Chen.

How powerful must the Shang Dynasty have been to mount an assault on the Heaven Court?

It was probably the most powerful era of the Human Race.

No wonder even the sage himself had to step into the fray to bring down the Great Shang.

The fact that it took a sage to bring it down served to highlight the power of the Great Shang.

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“The Nine Tripods and the Twelve Golden Men are not here, which means they must have sunk into the ground along with Xianyang City.”

Jiang Chen searched everywhere, but didn’t find any trace of the Nine Tripods and the Twelve Golden Men, thus confirming they were not in the Great Qin treasury.

Rightly so, such precious treasures would undoubtedly be kept by the First Emperor in the Xianyang Palace to stabilize the fate, what would be the logic in storing them in the Great Qin treasury?

Were they intended to gather dust?

Not finding the Nine Tripods and the Twelve Golden Men obviously disappointed Jiang Chen, but upon seeing the Innate Jian Mu in front of him, he managed to rally his spirits slightly.

Although the value of the Innate Jian Mu can’t compare with the two treasures, the Nine Tripods and the Twelve Golden Men, that doesn’t mean it’s worthless.

On the contrary, it’s extremely precious, much like the Sun Staff in Jiang Chen’s hand.

Being one of the top ten Innate Spirit Roots, the Innate Jian Mu may not be inferior to the Innate Fusang Tree.

Since a piece of the Fusang Tree could be refined into the Sun Staff, then a piece of the Jian Mu could be refined into the Jian Mu Staff.

Thinking this, Jiang Chen stepped forward to take the Innate Jian Mu.

But just then, the Sun Staff in his hand suddenly trembled uncontrollably.

Then, to his surprise, the Sun Staff flew right out of his hand, heading straight for the Innate Jian Mu.

Whirr…

A brilliant light flashed, causing Jiang Chen to instinctively close his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he found that the Sun Staff had transformed into a large golden tree.

The rustling sound he heard was made by its leaves brushing against the breeze.

The Innate Fusang Tree!

Although he had never seen the Innate Fusang Tree before, when he saw the large golden tree, Jiang Chen instantly recognized its origin.

What else could it be but the Innate Fusang Tree when a divine tree transformed from the Sun Staff?

Boom…

The moment the Innate Fusang Tree appeared, it began swinging its large roots and tightly entangled the Innate Jian Mu, seemingly swallowed it.

As expected, the Innate Jian Mu violently resisted.

Unfortunately, its resistance was futile.

Both were part of the Innate Spirit Roots, but how could the Innate Jian Mu, raised by Great Qin, be compared to the Sun Staff that had accompanied Earth Emperor Shennong for many years?

Just then, an extremely majestic aura surged up from the Innate Fusang Tree, causing the surrounding space to stagnate dramatically.

That was the aura of the Flame Emperor.

At the emergence of the Flame Emperor’s aura, the Innate Jian Mu stiffened and lost all resistance.

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Its sturdy roots, like sharp spears, pierced through the body of the Jian Mu, going deep inside it to voraciously devour its original source.

Rustle…

Faced with the consumption from the Innate Fusang Tree, the Innate Jian Mu swayed helplessly, watching as its original source gradually drained away and it inched towards destruction.

Before long, the vibrant green of the Innate Jian Mu’s body had turned a lifeless, withered yellow.

In no time, a breeze blew past, and the entire Innate Jian Mu turned into ashes and vanished.

Its power had been completely devoured by the Innate Fusang Tree.

Whirr…

At this point, the Innate Fusang Tree trembled again before transforming back into the Sun Staff and flying back into Jiang Chen’s hand.

“Hmm?”

Looking at the Sun Staff in his hand, Jiang Chen could tell that it was very different from before.

But when he tried to pinpoint exactly how, he couldn’t put it into words.

All he could say is, the Sun Staff now felt much stronger than before, and he could also sense an intense vitality in it.

It felt as though the Sun Staff, having devoured the Innate Jian Mu, had come alive.

Aside from this, it seemed like other changes were gradually happening to the Sun Staff, though they had not become fully apparent yet due to the short passage of time, therefore Jiang Chen was not aware of them as yet.

However, as time passes, these changes will eventually all appear before Jiang Chen.

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“Has it come alive?”

“Or is it about to become sentient?”

“Could it be that this Sun Staff will transform in the future?”

Jiang Chen said in surprise, the vitality within the Sun Staff was causing his thoughts to wander.

In this vast world, there are innumerable wonders; even a strand of hair can gain sentience.

It’s not surprising that a weapon can do so as well.

If a shadow on the ground gains sentience, even that wouldn’t seem strange.

However, Jiang Chen quickly dismissed that thought.

He remembered that the Sun Staff was made of an Innate Spirit Root, and Innate Spirit Roots were extremely difficult to transform—of which there were only a handful of cases throughout the ages.

Indeed, if the Sun Staff could transform, it would have done so during the many years it had spent with the Flame Emperor.

Being exposed to Shennong’s aura for so many years, and not yet reaching sentience demonstrated the difficulty of this process.

Jiang Chen didn’t think he was more capable than the Flame Emperor and Shennong.

Taking over the Sun Staff for just a few years couldn’t possibly result in it gaining sentience.

That was simply nonsense.

Moreover, even if the Sun Staff did gain sentience, it would be a good thing for Jiang Chen as he would have a hand in an entity with potential.

With that thought, Jiang Chen suddenly looked forward to the Sun Staff gaining sentience.

A living “weapon” is undoubtedly preferable to a static one.

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Suppressing the jumbled thoughts in his mind, Jiang Chen put away the Sun Staff, took one last look at the Great Qin treasury, then turned around and walked away.