Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1025 - 746 The truth under the flood

Chapter 1025: 746 The truth under the flood

"Will you really not hold it against me?"

Jiang Chen’s tone was tinged with amusement. The initial Innate Saints had paid an unimaginable price to slaughter all the primeval Fierce Beasts, which was the foundation of their reign over the Chaos World.

Prehistoric World, was taken from the primeval Fierce Beasts by them. As long as this righteousness existed, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon would not be far from death once it broke free.

"Hmph!"

The Nine-horned Desolate Dragon snorted coldly, without speaking.

If it truly were not afraid, then why, since its birth, had it always hidden away, secluding itself in a corner of Heaven and Earth to silently cultivate.

It was precisely because of fear that it dared not show itself in the Chaos World.

In the end, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon’s risky venture to break the Heavenly River and destroy the land of Prehistoric World to establish its foundation in Primordial Chaos had been a forced choice.

Not long after it had attained the realm of Great Divine Transcendent, it discovered that it could no longer hide and would eventually be exposed to the high echelons of the Chaos World. Hence, out of desperation, it chose the risky path and forced its breakthrough to the realm of Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

With a passive demise, death was certain. If it fought back desperately, perhaps there was a chance for survival. The Nine-horned Desolate Dragon was a decisive being. Once it made up its mind, it took action right away, resulting in the catastrophic flood that followed.

"Earlier, you called me foolish, seemingly quite pleased with your own strategies. I wonder why?" Remembering being cursed as foolish by the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but ask.

Being called stupid by a Fierce Beast was like being labeled a fool by an idiot, which was truly humiliating.

"What would you, a young whippersnapper, know? The water of Heavenly River is indeed fierce, but how could it truly flood the land of the Prehistoric World? It was the result of my secret efforts."

"Under my influence, the land of the Prehistoric World would gradually become barren. How could it withstand the ravages of the flood? If I weren’t completely certain, why would I have blown up the Heavenly River?"

Talking about the events of that year, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon’s tone revealed a sense of self-satisfaction.

It possessed the power of "wasteland." Under its influence, the land became barren, the vegetation died, and undeniably, this situation fueled the ferocity of the floodwater, making its scale grow larger and larger until it affected the entire Prehistoric World.

If the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon hadn’t secretly stirred up the winds and waves, just the water of the Heavenly River alone could not have caused a tribulation that swept across the entire Prehistoric World.

"So that’s how it is!"

Jiang Chen nodded, understanding the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon’s purpose in directing the water of the Heavenly River. Its power, combined with the flood, indeed could achieve an effect where one plus one was more than two.

Yet, it was still too foolish.

No matter how good the plan was, proper conditions for execution were required.

At that time in the Chaos World, not to mention the Saints in power, the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds had not yet formed, and who knows how many Great Divine Transcendents were still residing in the Chaos World.

With so many experts present, how could they sit idly by and watch the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon destroy the land of the Prehistoric World?

The disparity between friend and foe was too great. In the face of absolute power, any of the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon’s schemes were meaningless. It could be said that from the moment it appeared, it was already defeated.

It wasn’t that the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon was inadequate, but rather that its enemies were too formidable.

If Jiang Chen were in its place, he would have taken the risk as well, but not by destroying the Heavenly River, instead, he would have traveled to the Great Chaos outside the realms in search of other opportunities.

Remaining in the Prehistoric World, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon was certain to die; no struggle could change its fate. However, if it fled far into the Chaos, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon might seek a slim chance of survival.

The Chaos was vast, and even the extensive lands of the Prehistoric World were but an isolated island within it. The Taoist Ancestors and Demon Ancestor were indeed powerful and had absolute dominion over the Prehistoric World, but that was all. Once one left the Prehistoric World, one would be beyond their reach.

In the boundless Chaos beyond the Prehistoric World, the powers of the Saints could not extend that far. It could be said that once one left the Prehistoric World, the vastness of the Chaos would allow the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon to roam freely. It truly was like a dragon entering the sea.

Unfortunately, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon was utterly foolish and did not seek refuge far from the Prehistoric World. Instead, it continued to linger there, causing trouble on others’ turf, with the intent to overturn their home.

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One had to admit, the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon was truly brave.

Even now, Jiang Chen couldn’t understand how the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon dared to act as it did. In the Distant Ancient Era, the Six Saints were not confined by the Taoist Ancestor to the external Chaos and could still walk the earth.

How did it dare to engage in acts of destroying Heaven and Earth right under the eyes of the Six Saints?

"What, you think my actions are reckless? But the fact is, I almost succeeded," the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon said, as if sensing the disdain in Jiang Chen’s eyes.

This time, Jiang Chen did not speak but merely gave the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon a deep look. The great flood from those years was certainly not as straightforward as it seemed on the surface, involving many people. It wasn’t only the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon exerting effort; many other powerful beings also took action.

To manage the floodwaters, Dayu moved countless mountains, causing a myriad of waters to flow into the sea, thereby calming the floods. As a result, the rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water on land were connected to the ocean, greatly enhancing the power of the Prehistoric World’s water veins.

Despite the devastating losses suffered by the myriad races of the land from the great flood, those cultivators who practiced water-based techniques benefited immensely. Not only did a Great Divine Transcendent emerge, but many Quasi-Saints and Innate Dao Sovereigns did as well.

One could say that the uncontrollable nature of the great flood was not without the reason of these individuals stirring the waters from behind the scenes. The Nine-horned Desolate Dragon was just a scapegoat.

Because it caused the disaster, afterwards, all crimes were attributed to it.

To a certain extent, had the Prehistoric World truly been transformed into a vast ocean, it could have been a great advantage for water vein cultivators.

Jiang Chen felt that when the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon initially destroyed the Heavenly River, it might have intended to leverage the power of water cultivation to fulfill its grand plan of destroying the Prehistoric World.

The water vein cultivators saw through the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon’s plan but did not expose it. Instead, they chose to go along with it, using its actions to strengthen their own fate tied to the water veins.

Both sides calculating against each other, in the end, it was the Nine-horned Desolate Dragon whose plan fell short, leading to its sealing.

In a world like the Prehistoric World, where immense power lay within oneself, how many of the so-called natural disasters were truly natural? They were mostly man-made. The great flood that impacted the entire land was merely the result of some individuals deliberately exacerbating the situation for their own ascension.

All great calamities revolved around interests, and this is something Jiang Chen had realized long ago.

Of course, although Jiang Chen saw through this matter, he had no intention of exposing it. Those water vein cultivators from back then had since become accomplished and famed, with several among them counted as Great Divine Transcendents. To expose this matter was to make enemies of them, at a great cost.

Moreover, digging up the past, such things, should not be done lightly; the impact would be too negative. If you could dig up the past of the water vein cultivators today, could that mean the Saints’ past might be exposed tomorrow? The day after, it’s simply unthinkable.

Digging up the past was an easy way to incur public wrath. Even if Jiang Chen was the Human King, if he really did such a thing, he might be lost in confusion.

ps: Due to a power outage, I’m updating this first; there will be more after midnight.

There is something I need to clarify: the words after the ps don’t count towards the payment. I’m posting this here to prevent some readers from missing it.