Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 44 Water Curtain Cave

44: Chapter 44 Water Curtain Cave

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These six monkeys were at the Innate Realm, their levels varying from initial to late stages.

Not a big deal if that were the end of it, for the Innate Realm cultivators were not considered to be immensely powerful beings in Jiang Chen’s eyes.

But he could clearly see that these monkeys had never cultivated before.

Reaching the Innate Realm without cultivation meant that these monkeys were born with Innate Realm abilities.

Hiss…

At this realization, Jiang Chen drew in a sharp breath.

These monkeys were extraordinary indeed!

Being born with Innate Realm abilities was a treatment exclusive to naturally born spiritual beings.

But now, it was the Postnatal Era, and innate energy existed only in the heavenly realm and, according to legends, in the Cave Heaven Blessed Lands.

Outside, it was nearly extinct.

In other words, it was nearly impossible for the outside world to foster naturally-born spiritual beings anywhere except the Heavenly Realm and the Cave Heavenly Blessed Lands.

Huaguo Mountain certainly wasn’t simple, otherwise it couldn’t have spawned these monkeys, it lived up to its name as one of the Cave Heaven Blessed Lands.

“What a wonderful place!”

Feeling the strangeness of Huaguo Mountain, Jiang Chen exclaimed.

If it had not been the territory of Sun Wukong, he would have really wanted to make it his own.

For law, wealth, couple, and land – the four core elements of practice – even though land ranked last, it did not mean it was not important.

On the contrary, land was very important.

If one could find a valuable piece of land, the benefits that would come from it would be beyond imagination.

If land was not important, why would the power elites specifically select Cave Heaven Blessed Lands to establish their Taoist field when launching their operations?

Being able to list law, wealth, couple, and land proved their importance.

While there might be variations in importance, none were absolute.

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While Jiang Chen was contemplating this, the pursuers of the six monkeys arrived. freeweɓnøvel.com

“Quick, don’t let them escape!”

“Try to catch them alive, we don’t want dead ones.”

In the midst of cries and screams, a group of freakish demons, holding various weapons, rushed out of the dense forest, charging at the six monkeys.

“Eating humans?”

“They should die!”

Jiang Chen didn’t usually want to get involved in Demon Clan infighting.

But when he looked at the group of demons, he noticed that their bodies were shrouded with a faint layer of blood.

Human blood!

The presence of human blood on demons could only mean one of two things: they had either eaten or killed humans.

There’s no third possibility.

If that was the case, they deserved to die!

With a surge of killing intent in his heart, Jiang Chen’s eyes hardened, and an invisible burst of power erupted from his body, transformed into a mighty justice, sweeping towards the Demon Clan.

“Ah~~”

Following this, screams of terror could be heard, as the demon’s bodies exploded under the might of the sweeping justice, turning into a rain of blood.

At this point, the six monkeys finally noticed Jiang Chen.

“We thank the immortal for saving our lives!” A little taken aback, the six monkeys hopped over to Jiang Chen and bowed to him.

“Hmm,” Jiang Chen nodded and turned to leave.

He really had nothing to discuss with the Demon Clan.

“Immortal, please wait.

You saved our lives, please let us thank you properly,” piped up an old monkey from amongst the six, seeing Jiang Chen preparing to leave.

Ignoring this, Jiang Chen continued to walk away.

“Immortal, the demons you killed were the minions of the Demonic King of Confusion,” continued the old monkey, “The Demonic King of Confusion is ten feet wide and thirty feet tall, with powerful abilities.

He will certainly not let you off the hook after you killed his minions.”

“While we may not know the full extent of your divine abilities, we can’t help but feel guilty for implicating you in conflict with him because of us,” the old monkey said sincerely.

“We would like to invite the immortal to rest in our cave, so we can show our gratitude,” he added.

At this, Jiang Chen paused.

While the words of the old monkey made him thoughtful, it was his display of gratitude that made him hesitate.

This old monkey is very tactful!

People who knew how to express gratitude were always positively received, and Jiang Chen was no exception.

It’s a pity that this old monkey belonged to the Demon Clan.

Otherwise, Jiang Chen wouldn’t have minded giving him an opportunity for gain.

“Repay me?

By the looks of you, what good things can you bring out to repay me?” Pausing, Jiang Chen responded, slightly amused.

These poor monkeys were still thinking of thanking him even in such a state, which was indeed touching.

But they had nothing of value to offer, so what good thing could they possibly use to repay him?

Jiang Chen knew well that these monkeys had nothing valuable, otherwise, Sun Wukong would not be out seeking immortality.

“We have, we have.

Before our king left, he left some treasures for us,” said the old monkey eagerly at Jiang Chen’s halt.

“Oh!” Now Jiang Chen was interested, “Let’s go, show me.”

Saying this, Jiang Chen signaled for the old monkey to lead the way.

The treasures mentioned by the old monkey didn’t really catch Jiang Chen’s attention.

The main reason he agreed was his curiosity about the Water Curtain Cave.

As for the treasures…

Hehe, the king the old monkey spoke of must have been Sun Wukong.

What valuable treasures could he have left behind?

At this point, Jiang Chen had a rough idea about his current timeline, during the period when Sun Wukong was studying at Mount of Mind.

Moreover, he would soon be expelled by Bodhi and return to Huaguo Mountain.

The oppression of the monkeys by the Demonic King of Confusion took place right before Sun Wukong was about to return, and thus it can be inferred that his return to Huaguo Mountain was not far off.

What treasures could a financially poor Sun Wukong, who had not ascended to the heavens, have left behind?

Jiang Chen didn’t see it meaningful to put these so-called treasures in mind.

Instead, he could take this opportunity to look around in the Water Curtain Cave.

Once Sun Wukong returned, it would be difficult to get into the cave.

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With this in mind, Jiang Chen followed the old monkey to a waterfall.

“Immortal, here we are!”

As he spoke, a monkey jumped out and leaped into the waterfall, disappearing from sight.

“Immortal, our dwelling is behind that waterfall, known as the Water Curtain Cave.” Stroking his beard, the old monkey spoke to Jiang Chen a bit smugly.

Rumble!

Looking at the imposing waterfall in front of him, Jiang Chen had to admire Sun Wukong’s audacity.

If it were the current Jiang Chen, he would naturally not be afraid of this waterfall.

But if it had been twenty years ago, before he began cultivation, even if he knew that a dwelling existed behind the waterfall, there was a high chance that Jiang Chen would not have dared to jump.

The only reason for this was that the waterfall was extremely majestic.

If ordinary mortals jumped into it, they would certainly be crushed to pieces and would have no other outcome.

However, realizing that the monkeys of this place were born with Innate Realm abilities allowed Jiang Chen to make sense of it all.