Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1048 - 759 The Tao of War is Profound and Subtle

Chapter 1048: 759 The Tao of War is Profound and Subtle

Primordial Heavenly Sovereign wished to accept Jiang Ziya as his disciple, being valued by a Saint, how could Jiang Ziya refuse? He promptly agreed with delight.

Then, Jiang Ziya took the opportunity to ask his own questions and sought clarification from Primordial Heavenly Sovereign.

One can only say that a Saint is indeed a Saint. Faced with Jiang Ziya’s inquiries, he didn’t even think before directly saying, "This matter is simple for you, since practice requires aptitude, why not create a cultivation system that doesn’t need aptitude? Thus, wouldn’t the problem be solved?"

Primordial Heavenly Sovereign spoke simply, but he also knew that creating a new path was extremely difficult, something many Great Divine Transcendents were unable to achieve.

Therefore, his purpose in saying this was merely to dispel Jiang Ziya’s obsession, to prevent him from being too fixated.

However, the speaker had no intention, but the listener was deeply inspired. The words of Primordial Heavenly Sovereign struck Jiang Ziya like thunder from a clear sky, opening a new door for him.

Indeed, if the current system didn’t work, couldn’t solve his problem, why not establish a new system that could?

From then on, Jiang Ziya was motivated. He listened to the teachings of the Saint on Mount Kunlun and practiced diligently.

Who was Primordial Heavenly Sovereign? An Innate Saint, the primordial spirit of Pangu transformed, a direct disciple of the Taoist Ancestors. His learning was vast, not only encompassing the Tao of Heaven and Earth but also the Innate Path, the Path of Pangu, and the Path of the Chaos Demigod, extensively broad in his studies.

Jiang Ziya practiced under his guidance, heeding his teachings, exploring the myriad Tao of Heaven and Earth, and extensively learning from various sources, eventually creating his own Road of War, combining the power of all beings, and interpreting the mighty power of the Human Path.

In Jiang Ziya’s view, Mortals have limited aptitudes; even if they fortunately embarked on the path of cultivation, they could hardly go far. And if one couldn’t go far on the path of cultivation, then what was the use?

Therefore, he paved a new path, not pursuing individual power but collective power.

Mortals might be powerless, but there are many mortals! As the saying goes, many a little makes a mickle, and a trickle forms a sea. The power of one could hardly shake Heaven and Earth, but combined with the power of billions, who would say it couldn’t move Heaven and Earth?

Realizing the vast numbers of mortals, Jiang Ziya thus took a different approach, unifying the power of all beings, establishing the School of War for the Human Race.

This way, not the way of Heaven, was established for people, centered around the power of the Human Path, transforming into a great force of the Human Path, breaking all laws, and crushing everything.

The Way of War empowered the powerless, making those high and mighty Great Divine Transcendents no longer dare to underestimate Mortals.

However, this was still not enough. Although the Way of War could empower the powerless, it still had a fatal flaw. That is, to unleash the power of the Way of War, a qualified general must command it, only thus could they gather troops, train soldiers, and employ the secret methods of the School of War.

Without a person from the School of War to command, even if tens of thousands gathered, it would still be just a mob, not enough to be feared.

The flaw of the Way of War was known to Jiang Ziya when he created it; he spent the latter half of his life trying to rectify this flaw.

Regrettably, just as he was making some progress, he met with an untimely death, and thus, the flaw in the Way of War was left with no one to correct it.

Successive generations have indeed had capable people, but none saw a peer to Ziya. Although they continuously innovated and strengthened the Way of War, regrettably, the flaw has not yet been rectified by anyone.

Generations of heirs to the School of War wanted to correct this flaw, but not to mention making progress, they didn’t even find a clue.

The founder of the Way of War, Jiang Ziya, had made some progress, but for some unknown reason, he did not pass on these results to the world. Instead, he kept them close and eventually left them in his own tomb.

Generations have explored Ziya’s tomb, and some aimed to retrieve this lost inheritance of the School of War to correct the flaw in the Way of War.

More mysteriously, some powerful beings had said that the reason for Jiang Ziya’s rapid progress in cultivation was related to this part of the Way of War inheritance.

The rumors became more bizarre, and the believers gradually increased. Because of this, Ziya’s tomb became increasingly busy, attracting countless prying eyes.

For instance, just as Jiang Chen had entered the area, he felt several barely perceptible gazes fall upon him.

...

Awaking from his memories and feeling those faint gazes, Jiang Chen didn’t indulge them and directly snorted coldly,

"Scram!"

Jiang Chen’s voice wasn’t loud, yet it contained various Divine Abilities and echoed through the void, directly striking the owners of those gazes.

"Hmph!"

Suddenly, several muffled grunts sounded through the void.

"Just this once!"

"If there is a next time, I will annihilate your clans!"

Regarding those who dared to spy on the treasures of the Human Race, Jiang Chen would not be merciful. Were it not inappropriate for him to make enemies now, he would not mind teaching them a lesson personally.

However, although he couldn’t do much to them now, he mentally noted their presence. Once the Human Race was revived, Jiang Chen would settle scores with them one by one.

Feeling guilty, even though they were angered by Jiang Chen’s threats, those several Quasi-Saints hiding in the shadows didn’t say much. Instead, they hastily withdrew their gazes and disappeared.

If it had been earlier, they might have confronted Jiang Chen, but ever since Jiang Chen had slain the Great Divine Transcendent Huang Jiao, there were very few in the Three Realms who dared to be enemies with Jiang Chen.

Because Jiang Chen had proven his strength, opposing him was akin to seeking death.

When you lack strength, even if you speak very seriously, your words carry no threat, entirely disregarded by others, merely treated as nonsense.