Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1047 - 758 Mortals Nothingness_2

Chapter 1047: 758 Mortals Nothingness_2

He had tried hard but failed, which greatly disheartened Jiang Ziya, yet he did not give up because of this. Jiang Ziya was an extremely outstanding person, and outstanding people all share one common quality, that is, they are relentless.

Jiang Ziya had traveled the human world for years, contemplating all the while, but no matter how much he thought, he could not come up with a solution. Therefore, in a situation where there was no other choice, Jiang Ziya had to make a difficult decision—he decided to seek external assistance.

His wisdom had reached its limit; continuing to wander in the human world meant nothing more than wasting time. However, while it was not important if he wasted time, with every second he delayed, the mortals of the human world had to endure one more second of suffering.

To prevent more mortals from suffering, Jiang Ziya steeled his heart and directly left the Prehistoric World to go to the Fire Cloud Cave beyond the heavens, seeking an audience with the Earth Emperor, the Flame Emperor. He wanted to consult his own ancestor, hoping to obtain a solution from him.

In Jiang Ziya’s view, the wisdom of the Flame Emperor was undoubtedly superior to his own. Perhaps the Flame Emperor could provide an answer to the problem he could not solve.

Therefore, he went to the Fire Cloud Cave.

However, to Jiang Ziya’s disappointment, the Flame Emperor did not provide the answer he sought. Or rather, the method provided by the Flame Emperor was beyond his capabilities.

Facing the inquiry from his junior, the Flame Emperor gave him two solutions. The first was to follow his example, reorganize the Earth Veins of the Prehistoric World, and then settle the earth’s energy.

By doing so, the Heavenly Earth’s Aura could form a large cycle and begin to reverse, causing the spiritual machines between Heaven and Earth to rise. At that time, if mortals were nourished by the Heavenly Earth’s spiritual machines, they might undergo transformation and develop the talent for cultivation.

In the Distant Ancient Era, it was with this plan that the Flame Emperor secured the opportunity for the Human Race to cultivate and nurture life. Because the Earth Emperor reorganized the Earth Veins, the spiritual machines between Heaven and Earth were able to rise. Nourished by this, the people of that era could all cultivate, thus allowing the Human Race to cultivate and nurture life.

In the era of the human sovereigns, the prosperity of the Human Race originated from this. When everyone was a cultivator, how could the Human Race not be powerful? It was precisely because there were too many strong people that internal strife occurred among the Human Race, and a sovereign emerged to unite the Human Race.

This method was obviously beyond Jiang Ziya’s capability. First, he did not have the power, and second, he did not have the time. Reorganizing the Earth Veins would not only require immense strength but also consume a great deal of time.

Even the Flame Emperor needed one million years to achieve this, let alone Jiang Ziya. And after one million years had passed, the opportunity would be long gone, and countless generations of mortals waiting for him to save them would have died.

If that were the case, what meaning would all his efforts have? Therefore, Jiang Ziya did not accept this method.

The second solution that the Flame Emperor gave to Jiang Ziya, which the elder was also trying out himself, was to refine a kind of pill that everyone could take, a pill that would change the mortals’ innate potential postnatally so that they could possess the qualification for cultivation.

This method sounded reliable, but there were so many mortals of the Human Race, and this number was still increasing at an extremely terrifying rate every day. To refine pills sufficient for all of the Human Race would require an enormous amount of resources.

Furthermore, giving every member of the clan the ability to cultivate was only the first step; thereafter, they would need to become stronger. Only then could Jiang Ziya’s wish be fulfilled, ensuring that no one would dare to oppress them.

However, this approach would require even more resources—most likely more than the entire Human Race could provide.

You must understand that the end of Ancient Times was different from the middle of the Distant Ancient Era where the Flame Emperor lived. Back then, the innate bloodline of the Human Race had not completely degenerated; although numerous, they were not ridiculously so, and their number was still finite.

However, by the end of Ancient Times, the innate bloodline of the Human Race had completely vanished, reducing them to mere mortals. This caused the reproductive capacity of the Human Race to greatly increase, and quickly, their numbers changed from finite to infinite.

In other words, during the Ancient Era, with all their resources the Human Race could create an age where everyone could cultivate. But by the end of Ancient Times, the Human Race no longer had the ability to do so, even with all their resources.

What Jiang Ziya sought was also sought by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, yet even they could not solve the problems of the Human Race.

The sheer number of the Human Race essentially ruled out the possibility of everyone practicing cultivation. Even if someone could achieve it, they would not be tolerated by Heaven and Earth.

Once the entire Human Race became cultivators, it would be an unimaginable disaster for Heaven and Earth. Imagine, with so many people of the Human Race inhaling and exhaling the Heavenly Earth’s Aura daily, how astonishing that would be? In the long run, the Human Race might drain the entire Heaven and Earth dry.

Therefore, the Heavenly Dao could allow the emergence of cultivators among the Human Race, but it would never allow the entire Human Race to become cultivators. Because if that happened, the Human Race would become locusts in the eyes of Heaven and Earth, to be exterminated.

Of course, if we’re talking about numbers, no matter how populous the Human Race is, how can it compare to the Demon Clan of the Ancient Era? That was truly endless and inexhaustible. Not to mention others, the Mouse Clan and Rabbit Clan reproduced much faster than the Human Race.

Moreover, every member of the Demon Clan could cultivate.

Why is it that every member of the Demon Clan could cultivate, but not the Human Race? That’s not the right way to look at the issue; one must learn to see it through debate and discussion.

In the Ancient Era, Prehistoric World was at its peak, with Innate Energy flowing everywhere Between Heaven and Earth. The Demon Clan also dominated the Boundless Starry Sky, with Spiritual Energy so abundant they could draw upon it endlessly, never having to worry about a shortage of Spiritual Energy.

However, after the Great Ancient times, Heaven and Earth suffered repeated damage and the environment was no longer as rich, no longer able to sustain so many cultivators. Therefore, cultivation by every member of the Human Race became a great taboo of Heaven and Earth.

After the Human Race became the protagonist of Heaven and Earth, they were unable to become a major clan on par with the Witch and Demon Clans, not because the Human Race lacked potential, but because Heaven and Earth restricted their development.

The Witch and Demon Clans could develop their racial power without any concerns, but the Human Race could not; as soon as they began to brazenly strengthen themselves, they would immediately be punished by Heaven and Earth. This was the main reason why the Human Race couldn’t develop.

It was as if the Heavenly Dao had taken the lessons learned from the Witch and Demon Clans and applied them all to the Human Race.

In the Ancient Era, Heaven and Earth were in disorder, which allowed the Witch and Demon Clans to develop wildly, eventually becoming so powerful that they couldn’t be reined in, leading to the cataclysmic Witch-Demon War that devastated the Chaos World.

Afterward, the Heavenly Dao, having deeply reflected on its pain, learned from the experiences of both clans, established various rules, and then applied them all to the Human Race.

Ah~~

The Witch and Demon Clans had their moment in the sun, while the Human Race was born too late.

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The two solutions provided by the Flame Emperor were unable to resolve the issues Jiang Ziya faced, so he left Fire Cloud Cave with a face full of disappointment.

At that time, Jiang Ziya was starting to feel somewhat hopeless.

Who was the Flame Emperor? He was the supreme emperor of the Human Race, one of the most paramount figures Between Heaven and Earth, surpassed only by saints. If even he couldn’t resolve the issue, who else in the world could?

However, what was initially a feeling of despair suddenly inspired Jiang Ziya, leading him to think of a new method.

Surpassed only by saints!

Yes, saints are stronger than a human emperor. If the human emperor can’t solve the problem, what about the saints? Perhaps the saints have a solution. If one doesn’t suffice, then seek two; after all, there are six saints in Heaven and Earth.

Thinking of the saints, Jiang Ziya found new motivation. He had intended to visit Empress Nuwa, but just at this time, Primordial Heavenly Sovereign was planning to expound on the Great Dao at Kunlun Mountain, and those destined could come and listen.

As it happened, Kunlun Mountain was not far from Jiang Ziya, so he went there first to listen to Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s teachings, hoping to find an opportunity to seek his advice.

Jiang Ziya was an unrivaled genius who hadn’t made his mark on the world yet, with the bearing of an emperor. When Primordial Heavenly Sovereign saw him, he took a liking to him and wished to take him as a nominal disciple.

Primordial Heavenly Sovereign followed the will of Heaven and was fated to have twelve true disciples; thus, he only took twelve Golden Immortals as true disciples, and the ones he met afterward, no matter how fond of them, would not become true disciples. Still, their treatment was not inferior to the true disciples, differing only in title. This was the case with Yun Zhongzi, Wudang, and others.