Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1059 - 765 Jiang Chen’s Helplessness_2

Chapter 1059: 765 Jiang Chen’s Helplessness_2

However, the ancestor of the Human Race, Emperor Suiren, was too dazzling, creating something out of nothing, and thus pioneered the Ancient Martial Arts. Initially attracting the attention of the Dragon Palace, he later even married a Dragon Lady. Since then, the Human Race became intertwined with the Dragon Clan.

Indeed, the ancestral land of the Human Race is called the Eastern Sea shore, located right by the Eastern Sea, so the Dragon Clan and the Human Race are actually neighbors. Therefore, any remarkable performance by the Human Race would quickly capture the attention of their Dragon Clan neighbors.

In the Ancient Era, the Human Race was not famous, but Emperor Suiren’s fame was immense (referring to pioneering Ancient Martial Arts, killing an Innate Dao Sovereign at the Dao Monarch realm, causing havoc in Heaven Court during Di Jun’s longevity feast...).

One day, Emperor Suiren’s dazzling performance finally alarmed the Ancestral Dragon, and from that moment on, the Human Race entered the sight of the Ancestral Dragon.

Being a sacred beast with a vision incredibly astonishing, the Ancestral Dragon observed for a while and felt that the Human Race had great potential, so he went to discuss it with his old compatriot, Black Tortoise.

Black Tortoise, a great expert of the Prehistoric World in divination, upon learning of the Human Race’s exceptional potential, cast a divination for them. Then, he was shocked, for he saw a future where the Human Race could replace the Witch and demon two clans.

The future is ever-changing and might not come true, but even a slim possibility is worth the investment from the Ancestral Dragon and Black Tortoise. Thus, these two elderly figures sent some of their distinguished clan members to the Human Race, to instruct and guard them.

Whether the Five Elements Holy Beasts share the same origin is debatable, but they definitely keep an eye on each other. The unusual behavior of the Ancestral Dragon and Black Tortoise caught the attention of the remaining three holy beasts, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Kirin.

There’s not much to say. Although they are not as proficient in calculation as Black Tortoise, they know well that the duo, known for their profit-seeking nature, would not engage in losing deals. Since they invested in the Human Race, it demonstrates that the Human Race had investment-worthy aspects.

The three great holy beasts, although puzzled by the details, know how to "copy homework." Following those two old fellows surely wouldn’t go wrong. So, each of the three clans also sent some of their outstanding family members to the Human Race, to aid in their development.

The members of the Innate Five Clans arrived within the Human Race not long ago and quickly integrated entirely, putting down roots, and becoming a part of the Human Race.

Even when the Demon Clan attacked the Human Race, they did not abandon them but shared life and death with the Human Race. It can be said that they are an indivisible part of the Human Race.

The Five Emperors were the five most outstanding among these clan members. During the rule of the Five Elements Tiandi in ancient times, each of these five individuals was a deity belonging to the Five Elements Tiandi. When the Five Elements Tiandi abdicated, he individually appointed them as Emperor Lords.

The Five Emperors, appointed by the Five Elements Tiandi, each by a different Tiandi, served as Emperor Lords in Heaven Court, representing their past glory.

To some extent, the Five Emperors were the top echelon of the Human Race, ranked even above Jiang Chen. With such figures seeking a ruling position for their son in a dynasty, who dared to disrespect them?

Even the Three Emperors felt it inappropriate to spurn the face of the Five Emperors.

It should be known that the reason they were the Five Emperors, capable of becoming the deities of the Five Elements Tiandi, was not only because of their immense contributions to the Human Race but also because they were competent assistants to the Five Elements Tiandi themselves.

When the Five Elements Tiandi was still the Human King, the Five Emperors had served under him, accumulating countless merits, which is why the Five Elements Tiandi honored them by appointing them as the Five Emperors.

One of the Five Emperors, the Red Emperor, who stood behind the Great Han Dynasty, was precisely the deity belonging to Jiang Chen’s ancestor, the Flame Emperor, and considered an elder to Jiang Chen.

In such circumstances, if Jiang Chen were to destroy the Great Han Dynasty, would he still want to mingle among the Human Race? Not to mention others, even his own family from the Jiang Family would stab him in the back.

They say becoming the Human King would bring honor to one’s ancestors, but on the contrary, Jiang Chen hadn’t even secured his position, let alone brought glory to his family before he started attacking his own people.

What kind of situation is this!

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"What a mess this has caused!"

Jiang Chen’s expression was very unsightly. If he were from the Ji Family, this situation would not be a problem at all. Desiring to be the Human King, he would have just gone ahead with it without so many scruples.

What about his own family? In these years, haven’t there been plenty from the Ji Family who died at the hands of their own people?

The Shang dynasty was overthrown by the Zhou dynasty, and both were descendants of Xuanyuan, the Human King, sharing the same bloodline. Yet still, this did not mesh with much scruple.

The history from the Ancient Times to the near Ancient Times can essentially be described as a history of internal strife within the Xuanyuan family. Their kinship, due to the lapse of time, had already been severed.

The Jiang Family was different!

The Jiang Family was not prosperous in numbers, creating exceedingly close blood ties, which united them even more than the Ji Family. Therefore, internal strife was a major taboo for the Jiang Family. As the head of the Jiang Family, how could Jiang Chen be the one to break this rule?

Thus, he couldn’t act against the Great Han Dynasty, nor did he dare to, he could only quietly wait for the right moment, waiting for the Great Han Dynasty to naturally enter its final era. That would be his best opportunity to unify the world.

Fortunately, that time would not make Jiang Chen wait too long. When Wang Mang usurped the throne, the lifespan of the Great Han had already run its course. However, having support meant power; with the help of higher beings from the upper realms, the life span of the Han Dynasty was forcibly extended.

After the demise of Western Han, there came an Eastern Han to prolong its life.

But alas, prolonging life without cost? Among the emperors of Eastern Han, all showed signs of untimely deaths, which was the price to pay.

Jiang Chen saw clearly that it would not take hundreds of years, for the Eastern Han would eventually decline. By then, the Great Han, despite its extended life and strong backing, was beyond saving.

"Hundreds of years, no, perhaps not even hundreds of years, roughly a few decades, and Eastern Han will be finished," he murmured.

Jiang Chen’s gaze suddenly deepened, instantly spanning through layers of void, reaching the imperial capital of the Eastern Sea, Luoyang!

Clearly visible above the imperial palace of Luoyang, a huge azure dragon was circling.

This azure dragon was the manifestation of the Great Han’s national fortune. If it appeared old and decaying, it signified the doom of the Great Han; yet presently, although the dragon seemed somewhat aged, it still possessed an intimidating aura.

Clearly, there was still some distance to old age.

This was the sign that the destiny of the Great Han had not yet exhausted.

However, although this azure dragon appeared unremarkable, in Jiang Chen’s eyes, the situation was entirely different.

Jiang Chen’s left eye emitted a glow, his sight crossing the River of Time and Space, vaguely seeing a part of the future. He witnessed a mass of yellow clouds coming from the future, seeking to devour the dragon.

"Cangtian has died, the Yellow Heaven must rise!"

Such was the calculation of the Mystic Sect; the national destiny of the Great Han for the next few hundred years was doomed to fall under this prophecy.

National destiny is not immutable; facing significant tribulations, it consumes rapidly. The upcoming Yellow Turban Rebellion will deliver a fatal blow to the destiny of the Great Han, directly ruining its centuries of fortune.

Indeed, Jiang Chen could not act against the Great Han, but that did not mean others could not.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion was an unavoidable tribulation for the Great Han; regardless of victory or defeat, the dynasty’s fortune would dissipate. The difference was, victory meant the Great Han could linger on for a while longer, but defeat would mean immediate destruction.

Decades later, signs of the Great Han’s demise would appear!

This was the prophecy made by Jiang Chen, for in the future he saw, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was set to erupt in just a few decades.

Behind the Great Han stood Flame Emperor, but even he could not prevent the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion; not to mention him, not even Jiang Chen could, nor could even the three emperors.

The driving force behind the Yellow Turban Rebellion was the Great Divine Transcendents of the Mystic Sect, impossible for the Human Race to stop, only to resist. And Jiang Chen was the one the Human Race had put forward to stand against the Great Divine Transcendents of the Mystic Sect.

"Decades, there isn’t much time left, I must also start taking action," he decided.

Though there was still some time, Jiang Chen too needed to prepare early; after all, contesting for the world was not a simple affair, requiring a great number of people.

"Hmm?"

"Is it starting?"