Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1189 - 832 True Nine States_2

Chapter 1189: 832 True Nine States_2

This suddenly confused many masters of the Human Race. Once they regained their senses, they did not bother to investigate the cause of the First Emperor’s demise but tried every possible method to repair the Nine States dragon veins, hoping to revive them.

Unfortunately, no matter what everyone did, the Nine States dragon veins still showed no signs of improvement, and withering had become inevitable.

Seeing the irreversible deterioration of the Nine States, the masters of the Human Race, of course, would not sit idly by and wait for death; they immediately made a decision, which was to separate their own Cave Heaven Blessed Lands from the Nine States.

Watching the great ship of the Nine States about to sink, everyone naturally would not accompany the Nine States to death but instead sought ways to escape to preserve the strength of the Human Race for a potential revival in the future.

Separating various Cave Heaven Blessed Lands from the Nine States, making them self-contained and self-sufficient, and thus breaking away from the influence of the Nine States, was the best and only choice at that time.

Either die together or cut off a limb to survive; between these two choices, the various powers of the Human Race chose to cut off a limb to survive.

It must be said, the responsiveness of those major forces of the Human Race was off the charts; as soon as they thought of a solution, they started to implement it shortly after.

In just a few months, they separated their Cave Heaven Blessed Lands from the Nine States and hid them in the void.

How fast were their actions?

For example, by the time they began to act, Jiang Chen had just received the Xi Emperor’s inheritance and had returned to the Jiang Family from Xianyang. It was during the time he was in seclusion that those forces had already gotten things done.

During that period, Jiang Chen was completely unaware, still thinking the Nanbuzhan Continent had always been that large, until he later achieved some success in his cultivation and then realized something was amiss.

Why was the Han Dynasty far inferior to the Qin Dynasty? The reason is right here! The First Emperor ruled over the entire Nanbuzhan Continent — whether mortals or heavenly gods, all were under his rule. Embodying the fate of the Nine States in himself and achieving the position of the supreme Human King, naturally, he could suppress Heaven and Earth.

The Nine States ruled by the Han Dynasty, where all domains related to heavenly gods were hidden, leaving only the realm of mortals. The gap between the two was as vast as that between immortals and mortals, naturally incomparable.

With so many Cave Heaven Blessed Lands missing, not just the Han Dynasty, but also subsequent dynasties lacking a restored Nine States, could never possess an authority to rival the First Emperor.

One was an earthly emperor, and the other was a sovereign of the Human Path; could they be the same?

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The hidden mountain rivers of the Nine States in the void, now show signs of reemergence due to the impact of spiritual energy.

This means that the complete Nine States mountain rivers of the Pre-Qin, before long, will reappear before the people.

It can be said, this is a great opportunity to establish one’s achievements. If someone can unify the complete Nine States mountain rivers, leading both mortals and heavenly gods, then they can achieve a feat comparable to the First Emperor and become the new generation’s Human King.

"People’s hearts are fickle!"

"Those originally dedicated to the public good change over time, whether out of self-interest or gains and losses... ultimately, they change, develop self-serving interests, and become selfish."

Standing atop the cloud summit, Jiang Chen looked down at the entire Nanbuzhan Continent, taking in all its changes, and then, he let out a long, inexplicable sigh.

As time passed, some people’s hearts had indeed changed. Jiang Chen saw it clearly, many were making moves, trying to prevent the return of those Nine States mountain rivers.

The reason why noble families were lofty was not only because they were powerful but also because they monopolized high-grade resources.

Famous mountains and rivers are indeed superior and rare resources that can produce many precious and mystical natural treasures, ensuring the continuity of masters within the family.

Under such circumstances, how could an ordinary cultivator compete with the descendants of noble families? Monopolizing resources is even more terrifying than monopolizing knowledge.

If the Nine States mountain rivers return, would it affect those noble families?

There certainly was, as the mountains and rivers that had been separated in the past had now returned, making the Nine States complete once again. By then, other than the Cave Heaven Blessed Lands, all other places would collectively rise a step higher.

This meant using the power of these Cave Heaven Blessed Lands to support the fragmented mountains and rivers of the Nine States. They would be using their foundation to benefit others, and naturally, some families were not pleased with this.

Moreover, while the Cave Heaven Blessed Lands remained unchanged, the Nine States as a whole had ascended a step, which meant what? It meant that the gap between that group of lowly people and them had invisibly narrowed.

This was a tremendous event!

Accustomed to being high above, they only hoped that the gap between themselves and the lowly people would grow ever larger, not smaller. Because this could likely shake their ruling status.

According to these families’ thoughts, the Chaos essence that Jiang Chen had brought back shouldn’t be merged into the dragon veins of the Nine States, but should instead be distributed among them, to make them even more powerful and uphold their ruling status.

Now, merging the Chaos essence into the dragon veins of the Nine States, benefiting that group of villagers—what a waste! As for the resulting shake in their ruling status, that was even more unforgivable.

Among these families, some who were used to being above now even hated Jiang Chen, developing feelings of animosity towards him.

Interfering with their interests meant a battle to the death.

It’s not an exaggeration at all - some families truly harbored immense hatred towards Jiang Chen’s current actions, something Jiang Chen could even clearly sense.

This was also why, when in Netherworld, Jiang Chen suddenly had the idea of striking against the major families.

I haven’t even made a move against you, and you have already begun to hate me? Isn’t this outrageous? If I don’t wipe you out entirely, I won’t be able to sleep peacefully.

Jiang Chen was a master of Divine Dao, a grandmaster at manipulating the will of all beings. As long as he wished, anybody who even mentioned his name would be sensed by him, let alone those who harbored malice towards him.

With a mere thought, he knew who had malice towards him, pinpointing them with accuracy.

Strike first to gain the upper hand; strike later, and you suffer, today these families dare to be dissatisfied with him, Jiang Chen simply dared not think about what they would want to do tomorrow.

So, while they haven’t yet decided what to do tomorrow, Jiang Chen planned to find a reason to wipe them out first.

It can only be said that the Human King became king too recently and had not yet demonstrated the majesty of a Human King, causing many to forget the power of the Human King, lacking the proper reverence.

They even thought that the Human King, just like the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, could be manipulated by them.

They really ought to be sent to Ancient, remote times, to understand what a Human King is—one who rose through slaughter on the battlefield of countless tribes, each a peerless hero and the king among men.

Not just threatening them but showing them disrespect required a heavy price to be paid; it wouldn’t even necessitate the Human King to act personally, as his many followers would voluntarily take action, making those who dared slight the Human King pay dearly.

Speaking of followers, Jiang Chen suddenly clenched his fist, his eyes filled with helplessness.

As for followers, Jiang Chen could be said to have the most among all the Human Kings. Inside the Cycle Divine Palace, there were as many as 108 Innate Taoist Sovereigns of the Human Race. Which of the past Human Kings had so many Innate Taoist Sovereigns following them? Jiang Chen was truly unique.

It’s a pity that because of the Mystic Sect, during times when the Human Race was not facing the crisis of extinction, these Taoist Sovereigns could not interfere with the matters of the Human Race.

Otherwise, with 108 Taoist Sovereigns taking action together, Jiang Chen would be powerful enough to sweep all before him.

"Ah, to have such immense power, yet be unable to use it, this feeling truly frustrates me."

Thinking of the Taoist Sovereigns of the Human Race that he couldn’t use, Jiang Chen felt an immense frustration. Then, as he looked at those families opposing him, his disdain grew even more.

"Although now is not the time to move against you, teaching you a lesson is still possible."