Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1160 - 816 Although not invincible, he is fearless_2

Chapter 1160: 816 Although not invincible, he is fearless_2

Otherwise, there would not be the stages of first, second, or third affirmation in the path of enlightenment. It’s fair to say that the more times one affirms the Dao, the stronger one becomes after achieving enlightenment.

This is what’s known as accumulative effort leading to sudden success!

Take the Sages, for instance. Even though they have already achieved enlightenment and have no need for the Three Corpses, why haven’t they retracted the Three Corpses back into their bodies?

Isn’t it because they are still attempting to walk the path of the Three Corpses’ affirmation, ready to transcend the Dao through Merit and then once again through Slaying Three Corpses?

This act is not meaningless; on the contrary, it is highly significant, as it can greatly accelerate a Sage’s advancement within the realm of a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

Compared to the Primordial Realm, it is clearly easier to break through during the Quasi-Saint Realm. The thicker the accumulation at the Quasi-Saint Realm, and the more times one affirms the Dao, the higher the realm one will achieve after becoming a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

Primordial Chaos 12th Level, ascending with every single level.

A Great Divine Transcendent who affirms the Dao once will only reach the first-level realm upon breaking through to become a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

However, those who affirm the Dao twice, after breaking through, will be at the double-layered heavens. Three affirmations will place one at the Primordial Chaos 3rd Level realm.

Breaking through each of the Primordial Chaos 12th Level heavens is incredibly difficult, even more so than achieving enlightenment.

Therefore, to secure a higher realm after transcending to become a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial, staying longer in the Quasi-Saint Realm to prepare for several Dao affirmations is undoubtedly the best strategy.

In doing so, upon becoming a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial, one can surpass their predecessors and seize an advantage.

Of course, for other Great Divine Transcendents, getting even one chance to affirm the Dao is an incredibly lucky break—they would be eager to start immediately, rather than holding back and accumulating another opportunity to affirm the Dao.

But Jiang Chen is different; although he hasn’t become a Quasi-Saint yet, he already has several paths to enlightenment. One is the reconstruction of the Chaos World, another is the Chaos Green Lotus, and there is also the method of Slaying Three Lives to achieve enlightenment that he is currently researching.

And that’s without counting the Divine Dao and Fate to enlightenment. If these two were included, he would presently have five methods to achieve enlightenment.

If the God-killing Array and the Dao of Destruction and Creation are added, that makes seven methods to enlightenment.

Although Jiang Chen might not be able to accomplish all seven methods, even if he can achieve just one more, it would have immense benefits for his future.

Therefore, even if Jiang Chen cannot accomplish all seven methods, he will still try his best to attempt all possible paths to enlightenment that he can achieve.

As for the path of reconstructing the Chaos World, at present, Jiang Chen has a very high chance of making it happen. With such odds, how could he possibly give up?

The method of enlightenment through Chaos Green Lotus is his safety net, ensuring that no matter what, Jiang Chen will eventually reach the realm of a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

This is the biggest difference between Jiang Chen and the other Great Divine Transcendents. He has a safety net, so he can afford to take risks. Even if he ultimately fails, he would still become a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial, albeit he would have to start from the first level and slowly climb up.

However, if he succeeds in the end, his starting point will undoubtedly be far ahead of many, perhaps even catching up with those who came before him.

Having a safety net, what does Jiang Chen have to fear? This assurance allows him to act fearlessly, to let his true self fly unrestrained. His actions from here on will be bolder and more unbridled than before—all because of the confidence that his safety net provides.

Otherwise, how would Jiang Chen dare to even contemplate taking action against the noble families? Throughout history, how many emperors who have dared to challenge the noble families have met with a good end?

What about being a Human King?

If it were the Distant Ancient Era when the Human Race ruled over all the clans, a Human King, with the power of countless humans united, could naturally suppress everything. But now, with the Human Race facing internal strife and external threats, the authority of the Human King has undoubtedly been weakened quite a bit.

When the Human Race has no external enemies, no matter how domineering the internal powers are, they must submit to the majesty of the Human King. But once the Human Race has powerful enemies, pressuring the major internal powers too much could lead them to defect.

Simply put, when the Human Race dominates Heaven and Earth, they have no choice but to submit to the Human King. However, if they cannot dominate, they have many more options and don’t have to submit to the Human King.

With more options come more calculations.

If Jiang Chen weren’t certain that he must become a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial in the future, he would also not dare to act against them, in order to avoid causing turmoil within the Human Race.

However, the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial possesses the power to suppress everything; it is the Sea Pacifying God Needle of the Prehistoric World, capable of suppressing even Heaven and Earth, let alone the Human Race?

With this confidence at heart, naturally, there is no fear of turmoil within the Human Race. Even if all the internal forces of the Human Race were to defect, Jiang Chen was confident that he could protect the entire Human Race with his own strength, ensuring that inside and outside the Three Realms, no one would dare to commit offenses against the Human Race.

The past Human Kings did not move against those parasites of the Human Race not because they did not dare, but because they could not. If they were to act against them, it would easily lead to turmoil within the Human Race, resulting in the decline of its power. Should the myriad races take advantage of this, they could potentially shake the very foundation of the Human Race.

Yet to tolerate their existence, though detrimental, also had its advantages. Their power could be used to deter the myriad races, preventing them from provoking the dignity of the Human Race.

In summary, their presence was more beneficial than harmful, which is why no Human King acted against them.

However, when the Human Race no longer needed their power, their existence would be only a disadvantage, without any benefit to the Human Race. If that were the case, why keep them around?

"Indeed, the greatest cultivator of ambition is still power!"

The growth of power also exponentially increased Jiang Chen’s ambition. Had he ever thought this way before? Even if he was preparing for a sweeping reform within the Human Race, he would not have dared to harshly deal with the noble clans, at most he would have just purged a batch.

Unlike now, where his thoughts are extremely radical, anything that hindered him would be crushed into dust.

"Power!"

"Magnificent power!"

"No wonder strong beings seldom use their brains. With invincible power, who needs to think? Naturally, one does what one wants, and who would dare to obstruct?"

Jiang Chen had now finally awakened a bit of the mentality of the truly strong. The real powerhouses disdain the use of schemes and tricks, for their power is enough to make the whole world comply with their will.

If even Heaven and Earth must obey, what about living beings?

I am the Heavenly Dao!

My heart is the heart of Heaven!

My will is the Heavenly Will!

Although the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial doesn’t have this ability, he is already very close. Therefore, Jiang Chen’s mindset gradually changed, no longer acting with restraints. Or rather, in the future, he would not focus on strategy but mostly on taking action.

If a problem can be solved with a fist, it’s best not to use the brain—this approach saves trouble.

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"Leave!"

Snapping back from the shift in mindset, Jiang Chen retrieved the Duotian Shenfan into his Sea of Consciousness, while pondering and turning to walk towards the exit of the Netherworld.

With the matters here concluded, it was time for Jiang Chen to leave the Netherworld. As for what he gained from this trip, he was extremely satisfied, or it could be said, it was entirely beyond his expectations.

Before coming here, Jiang Chen only thought about forming an alliance with the Ancestor of the Underworld River. How could he have anticipated that this visit would directly lay down the foundation for him to become a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial?

Even if he did nothing from now on, in at most one million years, he would naturally transform into a Chaos Demigod and then step into the level of Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial. He might not be invincible, but he was already without fear.

No, there was still something missing.

Next, he would place the Chaos Green Lotus and Divine Fetus that were in his Sea of Consciousness into the Heavenly Earthly Origin to be nurtured, only then would he be truly without future troubles.

In this way, Jiang Chen could carelessly adventure around, for even if his body were to be slain, he could revive from the Chaos Green Lotus at any time.

How could Jiang Chen, such a cautious person, possibly place his hopes of achieving the Tao on others? The Chaos Green Lotus and Divine Fetus were the keys to his path to enlightenment.