Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1188 - 832 The True Nine States

Chapter 1188: 832 The True Nine States

The original Nanbuzhan Continent was vast, hardly smaller than the Dongsheng Divine Continent, and even surpassed the combined area of the Xiniuhe Continent and the Beijulu Continent.

However, now, the Nanbuzhan Continent appeared to be the smallest among the four great continents. The reason for this was not because of wars that shattered it.

Instead, it was because many of the practice lands within the Nanbuzhan Continent were concealed by powerful Divine Abilities, which made the continent seem much smaller than before.

Ordinary people could not see the true face of the Nanbuzhan Continent and naturally thought that it was as large as it appeared. But Jiang Chen was different; he could see its true form.

In his eyes, the space of the Nanbuzhan Continent was folded, causing many places to overlap, which made it appear much smaller. It was like a piece of paper that had been folded several times, naturally reducing its area significantly.

In that void inaccessible to mortals, countless divine mountains and great rivers were hidden, and what they displayed were just the tips of the icebergs, the magnificent mountains and rivers seen by the world.

Behind every famous mountain and great river, there were even larger divine mountains and rivers hidden in the void, the territories that were sliced from the Nanbuzhan Continent.

Mountain ranges rose and fell like giant dragons lying on the ground, stretching endlessly in the void, reaching the ends of Heaven and Earth.

Divine light shone brightly on those mountains, spiritual energy thrived in the waters, towering ancient trees lined up, various exotic flowers and rare herbs, precious ancient beasts, and species of Heaven and Earth all thrived among those renowned mountains and rivers. The sight was no less than that of the Dongsheng Divine Continent.

This was the real Nanbuzhan Continent, and the truth that ordinary people could not see. Originally, this situation would have continued indefinitely had there not been an anomaly due to the resurgence of spiritual energy.

Under the impact of the Innate Yuan Qi, these famous mountains and great rivers continuously roared, and swaths of Dao Rhyme burst forth, unleashing powerful forces continuously striking the constraints imposed on them.

The resurgence of the Nine States dragon veins affected these dislocated mountains and rivers, waking their original source from slumber, resonating once again with the Nanbuzhan Continent, and then, they began to challenge the seals, wanting to return to the Nanbuzhan Continent.

This was the grand trend, the resurgence of the Nine States dragon veins awakened the will of the Nanbuzhan Continent, which subconsciously began to reclaim the lost land, summoning back those mountains and rivers that had once left it.

The ones who separated these mountains and rivers were none other than the numerous clans of the Human Race from the distant ancient times, which are now the noble families of the present day.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the power of the Human Race developed to its peak, with the "Hundred Schools" emerging and competing, during which countless masters were born among the Human Race.

This was a good thing; however, each of the Hundred Schools had its own philosophy and none would submit to another, resulting in frequent outbreaks of great wars due to ideological differences.

The so-called decline following prosperity is an unchanging truth, and even the Human Race could not escape this fate.

The ideological differences of the Hundred Schools, the hatred between nations, and many other issues accumulated over years within the Human Race exploded during the late Warring States period, triggering a massive chaotic war.

Masters fought fiercely, moving mountains and filling seas, and among the Hundred Schools, there were not a few at the level of Innate Dao Sovereigns. In short, after the battle, not many masters perished, but the Nine States Continent was devastated.

The Nine States had a barrier protecting it; unless a Saint personally intervened, it absolutely could not be destroyed by external forces. However, while external forces could not destroy it, internal forces could.

Indeed, as the old saying goes, the hardest fortresses often fall from within. The barrier of the Nine States, known as the strongest defense of the Human Race, was ultimately destroyed by the civil war within the Human Race.

After the great battle, when the barrier of the Nine States was destroyed, everyone realized the grave mistake they had made, and then urgently collaborated to try to repair the barrier of the Nine States.

It must be said, the Human Race still had capable people, even more so during that era of competing philosophies.

With the collective effort of many, although the barrier of the Nine States was not completely restored, it was significantly repaired, and they even improved the barrier by linking it with the fate of the Nine States.

That is to say, as long as the fate of the Nine States did not end, the barrier of the Nine States would not be destroyed. However, this method also had a drawback, as the power of the Nine States’s barrier from then on was linked to the fate of the Nine States; the stronger the fate, the stronger the barrier’s power, and vice versa.

At that time, the group of masters unanimously believed that the Human Race was so powerful that it would only grow stronger in the future. Naturally, the fate of the Nine States would also become more prosperous, thus ensuring the safety of the barrier of the Nine States.

In fact, this was indeed the case. After the First Emperor unified the land, the fate of the Nine States prospered, showing signs of returning to the glory of ancient times. It was foreseeable that if the First Emperor did not die, the Human Race restoring the glory of the Ancient Times was just a matter of time.

Similarly, this also showed that the masters who restored the barrier of the Nine States were not wrong in merging it with the fate of the Nine States; that was the correct path.

However, no one expected that just during the peak era of the Spring and Autumn Period, the First Emperor suddenly perished. As a result, the fate of the Nine States plummeted as if falling off a cliff, with its power barely existing anymore.

What was even more unacceptable was that the dragon veins, which had just started to rejuvenate, also suffered from the backlash of Heaven and Earth, showing signs of withering.