Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1649 - 1074 Sumeru Mountain Demon Tracks_2

After all the painstaking efforts, the result ended up as wedding garments for the two Western Saints—this outcome, Jiang Chen absolutely could not accept.

"The two Western Saints are the most cunning of all and cannot be underestimated. Let’s cooperate and thoroughly inspect Sumeru Mountain, inside and out, to uncover any potential issues hidden within this mountain."

A Supreme Saint from Kunlun Mountain spoke, inviting everyone to join forces.

As the saying goes, every craft has its master. Though Saints are of exalted realms, they are by no means omnipotent.

A high realm signifies overwhelming power, proving that a Saint’s strength far surpasses other Great Divine Transcendents. However, this doesn’t mean that Saints excel in every aspect over others.

In certain specialized domains, even Saints are outmatched by Great Divine Transcendents. For example, in the path of divinations, aside from the Saint of Taiqing, no one among the other Five Saints can rival the Heavenly Emperor.

Similarly, in the Sword Path, aside from the Saint of Shangqing, the rest are no match for the Underworld River...

This illustrates the principle of specialization: certain Great Divine Transcendents focus on singular paths, achieving accomplishments in those areas that even surpass Saints.

The Great Divine Transcendents present were all experts in their respective fields, encompassing nearly every domain in the Prehistoric World. When they joined forces, no matter what methods the two Western Saints had planted within Sumeru Mountain, nothing could escape their detection.

In fact, the Great Divine Transcendents could even uncover issues the two Western Saints themselves might not have noticed.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

Terrifying waves of Divine Thought erupted, transforming into various mysterious Divine Abilities that penetrated into Sumeru Mountain, meticulously examining every inch, leaving not even its core untouched.

Moreover, several Great Divine Transcendents collaborated to jointly perform an exquisite Divine Ability. The mystery and profundity of this ability left even Jiang Chen—someone who had attained the Dao through Divine Abilities—awed, marveling at their prowess and gaining profound insights from the display.

Sumeru Mountain was not only the Western Holy Land but also the third sacred mountain of the Prehistoric World in the past. It served as the Ancestral Land shared between the Buddhist Door and the Demon Sect.

Given its unique status and the many powerful figures implicated, everyone carried out the inspection with great diligence. After a first thorough examination, they promptly initiated a second round.

This continued for several days, yet no one showed any intent to stop.

"What’s this?"

Suddenly, a Great Divine Transcendent spoke doubtfully, as if they had discovered something.

Hearing this, everyone turned their attention to the spot in question. Within one of Sumeru Mountain’s most concealed corners lay a blurry sigil.

The sigil appeared incredibly illusory, almost non-existent. If not for the combined efforts of so many Great Divine Transcendents checking Sumeru Mountain, it might not have been discovered at all.

After this mysterious sigil was exposed, the crowd observed it for a long while but could not deduce anything concrete. Jiang Chen, however, after looking at it for some time, seemed to recall something and hesitantly said:

"This sigil resembles the Demon Ancestor’s imprint?"

Jiang Chen had previously received the Demon Ancestor’s inheritance and was somewhat familiar with his imprint. The sensation this mysterious sigil evoked in him was strikingly similar to the legacy of the Demon Ancestor. Thus, he naturally speculated on the origin of the sigil.

"Hearing the Star Lord say this, I, too, feel that this sigil resembles the Demon Ancestor’s imprint. I recall that during one of Teacher’s lectures, the Demon Ancestor’s imprint was showcased, and it does bear some resemblance."

As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, someone immediately realized the connection, corroborating his hypothesis.

"So the old rumors were true: the two Western Saints indeed have an ambiguous relationship with the Demon Sect. No wonder Teacher was unwilling to take them as disciples."

"It’s not about rejecting the West, but because their origins remain a mystery."

After confirming the sigil’s origin, the crowd was immediately abuzz, with many voicing their dissatisfaction with the two Western Saints.

Back during the Zixiao Palace gathering of three thousand mortals, the two Western Saints may not have had the best talent, but their perseverance was undoubtedly among the top. They were individuals of extraordinary determination, rare in the Prehistoric World.

By logic, this alone qualified them to meet the Taoist Ancestor’s standards for taking disciples. However, at the time, the Taoist Ancestor’s disdain for the two was evident to all who witnessed it.

Initially, people assumed this was because the two originated from the West, which presumably displeased the Taoist Ancestor.

Only with the passage of time did they gradually realize that the Taoist Ancestor’s reluctance to take them as disciples wasn’t due to their Western origins but because of their dubious ties to the Demon Sect.

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"That’s not necessarily the case. This Demon Ancestor imprint might not be directly connected to the two Western Saints. It must be noted that while Sumeru Mountain is indeed the ancestral land of Western Teachings, it was also the ancestral throne of the Demon Sect before that. That it would contain the Demon Ancestor’s imprint is entirely reasonable."

Some Great Divine Transcendents voiced differing opinions, suggesting the matter was unknown to the two Western Saints.

Yet these words immediately drew a flurry of rebuttals: "If this is something we Great Divine Transcendents can detect, do you mean to tell me those two Saints would remain oblivious?"

This was a valid point, though not definitive proof.

Jiang Chen believed it was possible that the two Western Saints genuinely hadn’t noticed the Demon Ancestor imprint.

Given their cultivation levels, it would indeed be unlikely for them to make such a basic oversight. However, if Sumeru Mountain itself actively concealed the Demon Ancestor imprint, it could very well evade their perception.

This wasn’t the Demon Ancestor deceiving them, but rather their own Taoist Field misleading them, ensuring a high likelihood of success.

"Let me see for myself what purpose this Demon Ancestor imprint serves."

Although Jiang Chen had his suspicions, he opted against discussing them with the others. Instead, he released his Divine Thought into the Demon Ancestor imprint to explore its mysteries.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

As Jiang Chen’s Divine Thought entered, his vision was engulfed by endless blood-red hues. Then, four massive blood-colored swords, vast enough to pierce the heavens and the earth, emerged, emanating boundless, deathly Sha Qi.

With a single glance, Jiang Chen’s Divine Thought was shredded into nothingness by the ruthless sword intent.

"The Four Swords of Immortal Execution!"

Jiang Chen was all too familiar with those four blood-colored swords; they were none other than the crowning treasures of the Jiejiao Sect—the Four Swords of Immortal Execution.

"This Demon Ancestor imprint may not have been deliberately left behind by the Demon Ancestor but rather is inherently a part of Sumeru Mountain."

At this moment, Jiang Chen abruptly realized the origin of the Demon Ancestor imprint. It wasn’t something the Demon Ancestor had intentionally planted but was instead a natural derivative of Sumeru Mountain.

In the Great Ancient era, during the reign of the primordial three tribes, the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou had used Sumeru Mountain as a furnace to forge the Innate Slaughter Treasures: the Four Swords of Immortal Execution.

The Four Swords of Immortal Execution had been nurtured within Sumeru Mountain for countless years, mutually reinforcing one another. As a result, traces of the swords’ imprint had inevitably permeated Sumeru Mountain.

The Demon Ancestor imprint Jiang Chen faced now was essentially a Dao Rhyme residue left by the Four Swords of Immortal Execution within Sumeru Mountain. In essence, it was a sword imprint, or one might even call it a sword embryo, recording the entire process of the swords’ creation.

With sufficient power infused into this imprint, while it might not reproduce the Four Swords of Immortal Execution, it could still create a single Innate Killing Sword.

"I’m now inclined to believe the two Western Saints were genuinely unaware of this imprint."

The imprint bore the potential to forge Innate Killing Swords. If the two Western Saints knew of its existence, they wouldn’t simply ignore it and would have cultivated treasures from it long ago.

Yet now, Jiang Chen found no traces of artifact crafting associated with this imprint, which spoke volumes about their ignorance of it.

"The two Western Saints may have been oblivious, but the Demon Ancestor certainly knew. I’ve finally uncovered the origins of how the Buddhist Door succumbed to demonic influences."

Through the imprint, Jiang Chen validated numerous conjectures. For instance, based on his memories from a past life, he knew that following the Quantitative Calamity of the Journey to the West came the Buddhist-Demon Calamity—a calamity marked by the decline of the Buddhist Door and the rise of the Demon Sect.

Although Jiang Chen knew of this event, he never understood its origin. How did the grand Spiritual Mountain become a demonic lair so abruptly?

Now, he understood. The fall of Spiritual Mountain into demonic forces was undoubtedly influenced by this imprint. Though the imprint was an integral part of Sumeru Mountain, it was, after all, an entity of the Demon Sect, antithetical to the Buddhist Door.

In the short term, it might have seemed harmless, but over time, it inevitably caused subtle transformations among the disciples of the Buddhist Door.