Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1165 - 819 Complex Situation

Chapter 1165: 819 Complex Situation

"Report..."

Outside the hall, an urgent voice of a guard suddenly transmitted, clearly there was something to report.

Upon seeing this, the five of them exchanged glances and were at a loss for a moment, with no one speaking until Jiang Chen broke the silence, bringing them back to reality.

"Never mind me, let him come in and ask what happened."

On hearing this, the five of them regained their senses, with the eldest among them shouting outside: "Hurry in!"

The tone was clearly not amicable, which was uncharacteristic for them, but today was different. They had just assured Jiang Chen that they would manage Wrongful Death City well, and yet someone had run over to report, wasn’t this a slap in their faces?

The five were irritated by the timing of the messenger’s arrival and thus their demeanor was naturally unfriendly.

"Reporting to the five lords, a fight has broken out again in North City, and the situation is severe. General Zhao personally led troops there but failed to suppress it, and he just sent someone asking for our support."

The messenger, unaware that he had inadvertently irritated the five lords inside the hall, merely carried out his duty and reported the news he had received.

"It’s them again, they’re dead and still won’t stay quiet. Deploy all the troops from the Military Affairs of the Five Cities. We must capture all those causing trouble, and for those who dare resist, execute them without question," one of them ordered.

If there was a time to cause trouble, why now? This was certainly an insult for them. The five, resenting the agitators for their insolence, ordered all the city’s troops to mobilize, issuing a killing order against those who dared to resist.

Jiang Chen merely watched from the side without a word, neither intervening nor commenting on their decision.

"My subordinates lacked understanding, which must have caused our ancestor to laugh," they said embarassingly to Jiang Chen after sending the man away.

"This is not your fault. It is my lack of consideration. When I established Wrongful Death City, I didn’t account for them, which laid the hidden danger for Wrongful Death City," Jiang Chen responded.

Jiang Chen shook his head, indicating he did not mind the matter.

As soon as the messenger had come in to report, Jiang Chen already knew what had happened. Wrongful Death City was only so large; as long as Jiang Chen wished, nothing happening there could escape his senses. Thus, with a thought, he knew what had happened.

The so-called North City was the area north of Wrongful Death City. Wrongful Death City was divided into five regions named after the cardinal directions and center, known as the Five Cities. Each of the five in the hall was responsible for managing one city.

Initially, there was no difference among the five regions of Wrongful Death City, but later, as the number of wandering souls increased, North City and South City gradually underwent a change.

For some special reasons, there were not a few wandering souls in the Netherworld who were unwilling to reincarnate.

Having a lifespan in life meant having a lifespan after death. When mortals died, their souls went to the Underworld; when ghosts died, they did not turn into spirits but completely dissipated, their True Spirits returning to Heaven and Earth.

Many living beings were so traumatized in life that they were unwilling to be reborn and start all over, preferring to completely disappear from this world, hence they were unwilling to go to Naihe Bridge to reincarnate.

Instead, they chose to stay in the Netherworld until their lifespan ran out, allowing their True Spirits to return to Heaven and Earth.

Since a lifespan after death tends to be longer, these ghosts could live a long time in the Netherworld, which meant they would live a long time in Wrongful Death City. To manage them easily, the administrators of Wrongful Death City decided to gather them in South City.

Over time, South City became a gathering place for these ghosts.

Of course, allowing them to live in Wrongful Death City had another purpose - to rekindle their will to live, encouraging them to entertain the idea of reincarnating once more. Persuading one towards life, this too was considered a Merit.

The ghosts in South City, aside from living a bit longer, had no other issues. In stark contrast, North City was where the ghosts not only lived longer but each possessed formidable strength.

Without achieving the status of a Golden Immortal, one would invariably face death, even a Mysterious Immortal, whose lifespan reached 560,000 years, would see the day their lifespan ended.

These cultivators, who had not become Golden Immortals and died when their lifespan ran out, would see their painstakingly cultivated spirits collapse, reverting back to being souls, and then fall into the Netherworld, to enter the cycle of rebirth like mortal beings.

However, once one embarked on the path of cultivation, they would undergo profound changes and acquire extraordinary strength. Even ants cling to life, and ordinary mortals are reluctant to die, let alone those with great power.

After struggling to reach high positions and acquiring far more power and influence than ordinary people, they would still inevitably face death in the end. How could they possibly accept this?

Of course, they would not accept it, so they caused the most trouble after their death.

It was bearable for lower-level cultivators, as their modest strength meant their souls were no different from ordinary mortals after death. But once they cultivated into Dark Gods, their souls began to transform, and immediately differences would emerge.

Although their spirits, whether Dark Gods or Yang Gods, would collapse and revert back into souls after death, their essence remained intact. Even if they reverted back to souls, the remaining power was far beyond what ordinary people could compare with.</p