Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1090 - 781 to the Netherworld

Chapter 1090: 781 to the Netherworld

After all, even among the Human Race, it’s only during periods of great wars that they could afford to strike at Great Divine Transcendents.

In ordinary times, to suddenly assassinate a Great Divine Transcendent, is to forget that they have friends and family. That’s not just an assassination; it’s a hornet’s nest you’re poking.

Under the sorrow of the death of a fellow Transcendent, other Transcendents may join forces against the Human Race. When else could you witness the fall of a Great Divine Transcendent? Only in times of great catastrophe and chaos do we see them fall one after another.

Because only in such circumstances do the Transcendents have no leisure to join forces against a common enemy.

Of course, Jiang Chen’s plan was, admittedly, partially motivated by self-interest. Ostensibly, it is to leverage the power of the Witch Clan to resurrect the fallen Ancestral Witches, but in reality, Jiang Chen intended to use the Witch Clan to bolster the strength of the Human Race.

If the nine fallen Ancestral Witches of the Witch Clan were suddenly revived, who would feel the shock the most? Not the high and mighty Saints, but the Human Race, who are the protagonists of Heaven and Earth.

With the Twelve Ancestral Witches in place, the Witch Clan would immediately become the topmost power in the Prehistoric World, and their strength might even surpass that of the Human Race.

In such a scenario, would the Witch Clan be content to remain on the sidelines? Certainly not. The Witch Clan would inevitably emerge from the Netherworld to vie for dominion over Heaven and Earth once again.

Now, the Human Race are the protagonists of Heaven and Earth, the masters of the Chaos World. If the Witch Clan were to come out and vie for Heaven and Earth, they would certainly be competing with the Human Race, which would be significantly disadvantageous for the Human Race.

Jiang Chen wanted to ally with the Witch Clan, but not at the expense of the interests of the Human Race! If he had simply revived the Ancestral Witches without seizing the opportunity to secure benefits for the Human Race, allowing the Witch Clan to grow too strong, becoming the greatest threat to the Human Race, then Jiang Chen would be a fool indeed.

He was seeking an ally, not nurturing an enemy! Thus, while resurrecting the Ancestral Witches was acceptable, he also needed to take the opportunity to enhance the strength of the Human Race. To put it plainly, even if all the fallen Ancestral Witches were revived, the strength of the Witch Clan should not surpass the Human Race.

And to achieve this, Jiang Chen had to ensure that in the matter of resurrecting the Ancestral Witches, the Human Race had to gain more benefits than the Witch Clan. And this was Jiang Chen’s true scheme.

The power obtained from the blood sacrifice of the Great Divine Transcendents could not only revive the Ancestral Witches. Through the refinement of the God-killing Array and Pangu’s power, this force could be transformed into Pangu crystals, which are the purest form of Pangu’s power. Any living being could absorb them to enhance their cultivation.

The Pangu crystals, formed from this pure Pangu’s power, were of even higher quality than the Power of the Heavenly Dao. Even Saints could use them to improve their cultivation, and for Great Divine Transcendents, this could accelerate their transformation into Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

Pangu’s power created all things, and the Pangu crystals could repair any imperfection. The injuries sustained by the Earth Sovereign Shennong, which even the Saints could not heal, could be cured by the Pangu crystals.

Heavenly Sovereign Fuxi was only a step away from becoming a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial. If he refined enough Pangu crystals, breaking through would not be difficult.

If it’s cooperation, then a fifty-fifty split isn’t unreasonable, right? Of the power obtained from the blood sacrifice of the Great Divine Transcendents, Jiang Chen would at least reserve half for strengthening the power of the Human Race.

Otherwise, Jiang Chen’s plan to resurrect the Ancestral Witches would really be tantamount to making a wedding dress for the Witch Clan. After all the grueling planning, it would amount to nurturing an insurmountable enemy for the Human Race, and that’s something Jiang Chen would never do.

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The common person must traverse the path of the Netherworld River to enter the Netherworld and pass through the Ghost Gate.

The Ghost Gate is the gateway to the Netherworld, an Innate Spiritual Treasure birthed from the earth, and it’s also the sole entrance to the Underworld.

During the Ancient Era, when the Underworld was newly formed, Mother Earth herself resided there, making the entire Underworld as secure as a sealed jar. Even the void where the Underworld was situated was firmly suppressed by the Six Paths Reincarnation Dish, and not even the Saints could break through.

Therefore, even if Saints wished to enter the Underworld, they too had to pass through the Ghost Gate, with no other route available.

However, after the Ancient Era, as Mother Earth withdrew into seclusion, the strictness of the Underworld’s rules began to ease, and the void gradually opened up. If one had sufficient cultivation, it was possible to enter the Underworld directly without passing through the Ghost Gate.

But while ordinary cultivators might disregard these protocols, it was different for beings above the Innate Dao Sovereign, especially for Quasi-Saints and Great Divine Transcendents. If they wished to enter the Underworld and there was no emergency, they would certainly pass through the Ghost Gate.

The reason is straightforward: it’s to show respect to Mother Earth. Ordinary cultivators are like ants in Mother Earth’s eyes, so it doesn’t matter much if they don’t follow the rules. But it’s not the same for Great Divine Transcendents.

If Great Divine Transcendents do not observe the rules, it’s akin to disregarding Mother Earth. Even without her direct retribution, the natural law itself would backfire on them, shaving off part of their Fate.

In a sense, in the Prehistoric World, the more powerful the being, the more constraints they face. This invisible constraint applies only to the powerful and has no impact on the weaker.

Ordinary people may complain about the injustice of Heaven and Earth without any response from the Heavenly Dao. But if Jiang Chen were to complain about such injustice, he’d at least be struck by heavenly lightning. This represents the restrictions of the powerful by Heaven and Earth.

Those without power can curse all they want without consequence; their words are not taken seriously. But the powerful have the ability to turn their curses into reality, so they must pay a price for careless words.