Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1051 - 760 People will overcome nature_2

Chapter 1051: 760 People will overcome nature_2

"The way of war, is born for this purpose!"

"The War Ancestor strove his entire life for this, and if he were to choose a successor, it would be based on this aspect. Or perhaps, what he was looking for was not a successor, but someone whose aspirations aligned with his own."

"The Great Dao remained incomplete, and the War Ancestor fell in resignation, surely with great reluctance in his heart. Therefore, he left his legacy, hoping that future generations would inherit his will and accomplish his unfinished grand aspiration."

Gradually, Jiang Chen grasped the flavor of it and understood the purpose of the War Ancestor’s actions. The War Ancestor was seeking not only a person with extraordinary talent but also one with aspirations that aligned with his own, who could continue his legacy."

If one could not consider the welfare of the people of the world, then no matter how talented that person was, the War Ancestor would not choose them.

With this enlightenment in his heart, Jiang Chen looked again at the countless trials before him, feeling as if they were all illusions, breakable with a single thought.

These trials, of course, were not mere illusions, but they weren’t the true test either. Those who entered the tomb of Ziya and failed to grasp its essence, choosing instead to directly participate in the trials, would be eliminated from that moment on, with no chance of inheriting the War Ancestor’s legacy.

The martial field demonstrated the secrets of the martial path, not to impart military formations, but to narrate the War Ancestor’s aspirations. Those who could resonate with them and understand his will would then comprehend the true test laid out by the War Ancestor.

It wasn’t about breaking the countless prohibitions ahead, but about clarifying one’s aspiration. Only by understanding the War Ancestor’s will could one truly see the essence of Ziya’s tomb.

The so-called trials were nothing more than a means to distract and deceive.

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"At that time, the initial signs of the Human Race’s decline were emerging. Sensing that mortals were being oppressed by the myriad races, the War Ancestor took it upon himself to champion the martial path for the Human Race, creating the School of War, uniting their strength with the power of ghosts and gods."

"Now, as the Human Race declines and is repeatedly bullied by the myriad races, mortals powerless, unable to resist. Thus, Jiang Chen, in my unworthiness, have established the Incense Fire Divine Path, rooting it among all beings, using willpower as the foundation to evolve deities and protect the Human Race, to strengthen Heaven and Earth."

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Clarifying one’s aspiration means declaring it. If it aligns with the War Ancestor’s path, triggering the resonance of his lingering power, then without the need for any trials, one could directly arrive at the depths of the tomb and witness the War Ancestor’s legacy.

At this moment, Jiang Chen was declaring his own aspirations, similar to the War Ancestor Jiang Ziya, both focused on protecting the weak, empowering mortals, and strengthening the Human Race.

Moreover, Jiang Chen’s aspirations were greater than those of War Ancestor Jiang Ziya. His grand aspiration was for everyone to be as mighty as dragons, a notion countless brilliant minds of the Human Race dared to dream but feared to speak aloud.

"I wish, for everyone to be as mighty as dragons!"

As Jiang Chen shouted this grand aspiration, the entire tomb of Ziya trembled violently.

Then, Jiang Chen saw the space around him start to shatter, breaking into pieces that fell away. Everything he saw before him also vanished, turning into a vast expanse of nothingness and Chaos.

"Ha ha!"

"Everyone as mighty as dragons!"

"The Divine Path, rooted in willpower!"

"Very good, very good!"

"With you, the Human Race, my path is not lonely!"

A hearty laughter suddenly filled Jiang Chen’s ears, laden with many emotions, satisfaction, joy, relief, regret...

Satisfaction because someone had inherited his will and done even better. What more could one want in life than for others to follow in their footsteps?

Joy, my path is not lonely, already says it all. Is it not joyous to know one does not tread the path of the Great Dao alone?

Relief, for he has finally found the one he was waiting for. The heart that had been hanging could now rest, naturally feeling relieved.

Regret, for he had fallen and could not witness the era he envisioned come to fruition.

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The owner of this voice, though he didn’t reveal his origin, who else could speak here if not the tomb’s master, War Ancestor Jiang Ziya?

Whoosh...

The moment the voice ceased, Jiang Chen’s surroundings changed instantly. He left the martial field and arrived at an ancient and spacious hall.

This hall was large and empty, with nothing but a meditation mat on the ground, not even a lamp.

Empty?

With curiosity in his heart, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but look around and only then did he notice something unusual on a wall.

He saw that, in front of the meditation cushion, facing directly ahead, there was a huge wall, and upon that wall, were inscribed many mysterious patterns.

No, not patterns.

Upon closer inspection, Jiang Chen then realized that these were not mere patterns but Innate divine script, the oldest writing of the Prehistoric World, transmitted by Heaven and Earth, Dao-bearing entities.

However, the handwriting appeared to be very careless, and from a distance, one could feel an intense sense of discontent emanating from it, along with traces of madness.

Clearly, the mood of the individual who had written these characters must have been very poor.

"Strange!"

Since his arrival here, Jiang Chen had found this place to be full of peculiarities. The spacious hall, the careless handwriting, the will of discontent, all revealed a strangeness.

Normally, after his arrival here, shouldn’t the remnant thoughts of the military ancestor Jiang Ziya have appeared to entrust him with some matters? Why had he been here for quite a while without any sign of Jiang Ziya’s remnant thoughts?

Even if the Innate Dao Sovereign had fallen, leaving behind a few threads of lingering thoughts to deliver a few words should have been an effortless task, right?

"Hmm?"

"What’s going on, why can’t I sense the presence of the military ancestor’s remnant thoughts in this place?"

"Could it be, how could this happen?"

After waiting a while longer and still seeing no sign of the military ancestor’s remnant thoughts, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but develop a bad premonition.

It was feared that the military ancestor’s fall was even more complete than he had imagined, without leaving behind even a single thread of remnant thoughts, totally obliterated.

"Hiss, just what kind of power could silently obliterate a strong being like the military ancestor, who was close to the Quasi-Saint realm?"

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but take a sharp intake of breath. The lack of even a single thread of remnant thoughts was, it had to be said, somewhat excessive on the part of the perpetrator, leaving no leeway for the Human Race, nor for the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign.

This was definitely making deadly enemies with both of the Prehistoric World’s two great overlords. However, the issue wasn’t as simple as Jiang Chen thought; the identity of the perpetrator capable of stifling the Human Race and leaving the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign speechless, was likely not simple.

"Heavenly Dao!"

Recalling the death of King Yu, Jiang Chen had a rough guess in his heart, suspecting that Jiang Ziya’s death might also be related to the Heavenly Dao.

After steadying his mind and suppressing all his thoughts, Jiang Chen stepped toward the wall.

Surveying the place, it was only this wall that seemed problematic; hence, all the answers should be found on this wall.

This hall must have been the place where Jiang Ziya cultivated. With only one meditation cushion inside, located right below the wall, it was obvious that the one who inscribed the wall must have been the military ancestor himself.

"Man conquers heaven!"

The first thing that caught Jiang Chen’s eye was the Innate divine script he had seen at the very beginning, four large characters linked together, the four characters he was most familiar with.

Man conquers heaven!

These four words were the spirit of the Human Race. From its development to present, the phrase "man conquers heaven" can be said to have run through the entire ancient history of the Human Race.

If they had not firmly believed in "man conquers heaven," how could the Human Race have contended with Heaven and Earth, rising from insignificance, sweeping through all races, and becoming the protagonists of Heaven and Earth?

A look through the ancient history of the Human Race reveals it to be a history of struggle. First, it fought against Heaven, dealing with the various harsh environments of the Ancient Era.

Then it fought the Earth, against all sorts of geological disasters.

Next, it fought fierce beasts, demonic beasts, and countless other races...

There was never a moment without struggle!

To suppress Heaven and Earth with human strength was the true nature of the Human Race!

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As he stepped forward gently and ran his fingers over those four large characters, despite the tens of thousands of years that had passed, Jiang Chen could still sense a strong feeling of discontent emanating from them.

One could imagine, at the dawn of the earlier times, just as the Ancient Times had ended, what kind of blow the military ancestor Jiang Ziya, must have encountered. It was here, in this hall, sitting on the meditation cushion on the floor, facing the wall, that he had inscribed the four characters "man conquers heaven" in utmost discontent.

His state of mind at that time, through these four words, crossed tens of thousands of years of time and was clearly perceived by Jiang Chen.