Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1204 - 841 Easy Uniforms

Chapter 1204: 841 Easy Uniforms

With the righteousness of the Mystic Sect, the Upper Qing Saints would not make a move against them unless they chose to betray the Mystic Sect. Therefore, the two hall masters had no fear of the Upper Qing Saints.

In their view, Jiang Chen’s accomplishments were entirely due to the full support of the Upper Qing Saints, just as the Mystic Sect had fully supported them.

Under these circumstances, forbidding the Upper Qing Saints to intervene was equivalent to crippling Jiang Chen’s greatest support, so what was there to fear from Jiang Chen?

"Attack!"

The two hall masters exchanged glances and simultaneously moved to attack Jiang Chen from the left and the right.

Both were at the late stage of Quasi-Saint, but as they both carried the Fate of the Human Race and the Mystic Sect, their power immediately reached the same level as Jiang Chen´s, only second to the Great Divine Transcendents.

This was the main reason the Mystic Sect coveted the Human Race’s Fate—it was incredibly powerful. Though they were only in the late stage of Quasi-Saint, with the boost from the Human Race’s Fate, they could burst forth with power comparable to the peak of Quasi-Saint, raising them a whole level.

Such Fate, who wouldn’t covet it?

In stark contrast were the myriad races, among them, the One-horned Ancestor Jiang Chen had killed, who was also at the late stage of Quasi-Saint.

He was the patriarch of a strong race, carrying the Fate of his race, yet even so, the boost from Fate was limited and did not elevate him to the peak of Quasi-Saint.

The reason was none other than the myriad races’ weaker Fate compared to the overpowering Fate of the Human Race. There was only so much Fate to go around Between Heaven and Earth; if the Human Race had more, the myriad races naturally had less.

The treatment the Human Race received was something the myriad races also sought, leading to natural conflicts arising between them upon harboring such desires.

Fate!

It could be said that many of the calamities in the Prehistoric World erupted from the struggle for Fate.

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"Ignorant of life and death!"

Watching the two hall masters advancing on him from both sides, Jiang Chen’s face not only showed no fear but also a thick mocking expression.

If these two were experts from the myriad races, given their strength, they indeed would have posed a threat to Jiang Chen, but unfortunately, they were born in the Human Race, making it far too easy for Jiang Chen to deal with them.

"Tenglong Sword!"

Jiang Chen extended his right arm, grasping at the air, and in a flash, a black dragon emerged, morphing into a black emperor’s sword in his hand.

This was the Tenglong Sword, a precious treasure of the Human Race, originally wielded by the northern Black Emperor, Zhuan Xu.

"Slice!"

Raising the Tenglong Sword, Jiang Chen swung lightly.

This strike, enveloped by neither brilliant light nor explosive sword radiance, was plain and simple, truly as if a mortal were wielding the sword, causing no abnormal phenomena.

Yet, when this strike fell, both the Martial Hall Master and the Law Hall Master’s faces drastically changed.

At the moment the sword was swung, it seemed as if the sound of a string breaking echoed in their ears, and then, the Fate bolstering them disappeared suddenly, all severed by that one strike.

This strike might have looked unremarkable, but it cut off the Fate on their bodies.

In just an instant, the aura on them began visibly declining, from just below the Great Divine Transcendents to barely reaching the peak of Quasi-Saint.

The power of the two was primarily dependent on the Human Race’s Fate, as they occupied high positions within the Human Race and hence received a substantial portion of its Fate.

On the contrary, their positions in the Mystic Sect were not particularly high. The only reason they received the Mystic Sect’s Fate was because Great Divine Transcendents in the Mystic Sect forcefully imparted it to them through secret methods.

Thus, without the support of the Human Race’s Fate, their power did not lessen by eight or nine tenths, but it certainly did diminish by seven or eight tenths.

"Tenglong Sword!"

"How can the Black Emperor’s personal sword be in your hands?"

Halting suddenly in their tracks and gazing at the Tenglong Sword in Jiang Chen’s hands, their eyes were full of shock.

This unforeseen event was truly unexpected for both of them; they had never dreamed that the Tenglong Sword would appear in Jiang Chen’s hands.

If they had known this earlier, they would never have made a move against Jiang Chen at this time. A Human King with the Human Race’s sacred treasure in hand was a completely different concept. A Human King wielding the treasure of the human emperor was equivalent to the descent of a demi-emperor.

At the same time they were shocked, they also felt relieved that Jiang Chen was holding the Tenglong Sword and not the Xuanyuan Sword. Had it been the Xuanyuan Sword, then that strike would not have just severed their Fate but taken their lives.

"Go!"

The two exchanged glances, turned their heads, and left, with no further intention of engaging Jiang Chen.

Although their status in the Human Race was high, due to their stance, they simply could not earn the favor of the Human King, and thus were unable to obtain the treasures of the Human Race.

This meant that unless they made a breakthrough in the midst of battle and all reached the full completion of the Quasi-Saint realm, they were no match for Jiang Chen wielding the Tenglong Sword.

"Can you escape?"

Seeing the two attempting to flee, Jiang Chen smiled lightly. Then, suddenly, three giant cauldrons appeared in the void, instantly suppressing the entire region of Heaven and Earth.

In an instant, the two temple masters felt the surrounding void become extraordinarily heavy, as if they were mired in a swamp, struggling in vain to free themselves.

"The Xuanyuan Three Cauldrons!"

Upon realizing what magic treasure had suppressed them, their faces turned white instantly.

The Xuanyuan Three Cauldrons, though not as famous as the Xuanyuan Sword, were also a great treasure of the Human Race, a major royal artifact, no less powerful than the Tenglong Sword. They were no match for the Tenglong Sword alone, let alone in addition to the Xuanyuan Three Cauldrons, which were equally strong.

"Gentlemen, you have only yourselves to blame for such an outcome," Jiang Chen said as he walked leisurely toward them, restrained by the Xuanyuan Three Cauldrons.

Honestly, with their strength, even with Jiang Chen possessing two royal treasures, taking them down would not have been an easy task.

Yet now, Jiang Chen had managed to capture the two of them so effortlessly, barely lifting a finger, all because they had brought it upon themselves.

Jiang Chen was the Human King and wielder of the royal treasures, practically on par with half a Human King. In an era when the actual Human King did not make an appearance, he was the supreme ruler of the Human Race, wielding the highest priority over the fate of the Human Race.

In such a circumstance, the two had used the fate of the Human Race to oppose Jiang Chen, which was nothing short of courting death. Jiang Chen only needed to deploy the royal treasures to subdue their Fate and counter them.

Had they not used the fate of the Human Race, they might have struggled a bit longer, but their decision had sealed their fate, doomed to be counteracted by their own Fate.

This battle was over before it even began.

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, neither spoke. This time, they had indeed trapped themselves; there was nothing more to say. Moreover, having lost, continuing to resist would only further disgrace them.

"This time we concede, kill or cut as you will," the two said bluntly, resigning themselves completely.

"You jest, gentlemen. Given your unique identities, it is not up to me to decide your fate. Naturally, you will be sent to Fire Cloud Cave and handed over to the emperors to deal with," he replied.

It wasn’t that Jiang Chen did not have the authority to kill them; even if he had, he would not have done so. In fact, even though he had captured them now, he would have to find a way to release them eventually.

These two were key to eliminating unstable elements within the Human Race, and they must not be lost.

Keeping them, he could exacerbate internal conflicts within the Human Race, allowing the various unstable elements to surface. If he were to kill them, however, it would have the opposite effect, severely deterring the other unstable elements and causing them to hide even deeper.

Without them, how could the Human Race be cleansed?

Moreover, crucially, these two were supported by the Mystic Sect, having been planted as spies within the Human Race on behalf of the Mystic Sect, and they were also leaders of the Mystic Sect’s forces within the Human Race.

The Mystic Sect’s arrangements within the Human Race were exceedingly deep, involving a wide net of connections that even the Human King found difficult to uproot.

There were many within the Human Race who practiced the Immortal Dao, some of whom were colluding with the Mystic Sect and some who were not; they couldn’t all be killed. Such a loss would be unbearable for the Human Race, who definitely needed to first clarify who was who before making a move.

But how to distinguish them was a problem, as the matter was highly subjective.

Whether they colluded with the Mystic Sect or not, they practiced the same techniques and Divine Abilities. Without demonstrating a specific preference, their true nature could not be determined.

Therefore, at this time, it was necessary to go fishing, using some type of bait to lure them into revealing their true selves.

The Martial Hall Master and Law Hall Master were the bait Jiang Chen and the Three Emperors and Five Kings had prepared. In the coming period, they would continuously pressure them and create opportunities for them to split the Human Race.

In this way, as long as people within the Human Race joined them after the split, they could generally be regarded as unstable elements, supporters of the Mystic Sect, and considered targets for elimination.

If all these individuals were eliminated, the Mystic Sect’s arrangements within the Human Race would be uprooted, allowing the Human Race to break free from the control of the Mystic Sect.

Since the Great Ancient times, the Mystic Sect had begun to infiltrate the Human Race, and through the long years of development, this infiltration became increasingly severe. By the end of the Ancient Times, it had peaked, reaching a level capable of influencing the great trends of the Human Race.

This meant that the Human Race had always lingered in the shadow of the Mystic Sect, unable to break free.

It was also from that time that the Three Emperors and Five Kings, along with many powerful members of the Human Race, realized that the issue with the Mystic Sect had to be resolved. Otherwise, if the Mystic Sect continued to infiltrate in this manner, the Human Race would eventually lose control and become a vassal of the Mystic Sect.

However, the connection between the Human Race and the Mystic Sect was too tight; normal methods were simply incapable of freeing the Human Race from the influence of the Mystic Sect. Then, an extreme method emerged.

That was to deliberately allow the Mystic Sect’s forces within the Human Race to expand, making them continually grow. When they reached their limit and felt they could control the Human Race, revealing themselves, then they would be annihilated in one fell swoop.