Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1216 - 848 Nuwa Chuan Yin (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Chapter 1216: 848 Nuwa Chuan Yin (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Of course, the downfall of the Barbarian Race today is still related to the choices they made in the past.

At that time, the relationship between Innate Saints and Innate Ferocious Beasts had deteriorated to the point of no return.

At this juncture, the uniquely positioned Barbarian Race should have made a choice, either to side with the Innate Saints or stand with the Innate Ferocious Beasts.

Instead, they chose to sit on the fence, maintaining neutrality, offering no help to either side.

Therefore, one could say the Barbarian Race was foolish. By choosing to sit on the fence at that time, whichever side won would not let the Barbarian Race have an easy time. After all, loyalty that is not absolute is absolutely not loyalty.

Would the victors not wonder if the Barbarian Race’s neutrality was really a ploy to let them weaken each other and then swoop in to reap the benefits?

Once this idea takes root, essentially, the Barbarian Race will have sealed their doom, unable to escape the fate of being purged, regardless of the circumstances.

But the Barbarian Race did not see it that way; they thought that since they did not lean towards any side, whoever won or lost would not bother them...

Rash and foolish, this is not slander from the world against the Barbarian Race; it is simply the truth.

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Standing beside the burly Barbarian Ancestor was an old man dressed in five-coloured robes. This old man was the ancestor of the Five Elements clan, the Five Elements Ancestor.

Honestly, the least provokable person among all clans was him.

The strength of the Five Elements Ancestor might not be top-ranking among the Great Divine Transcendents, but he was certainly the least one should provoke, largely because he had seniority and a wide network of connections.

By seniority, we mean that the Five Elements Ancestor was among the first group of Innate Saints born at the dawn of Heaven and Earth. By a wide network, we refer to the fact that he was a close friend of the Taoist Ancestors in their youth and had fought alongside figures like the Ancestral Dragon.

A friend from the Taoist Ancestor’s youth—just for this reason alone, even Saints, upon arriving, would have to pay him respect and would not dare act presumptuously in his presence.

As for the emphasis on the Five Elements Ancestor being a friend from the Taoist Ancestor’s youth, it must be said that he had the potential to be a lifelong friend of the Taoist Ancestor; it was just unfortunate that he had bad luck, dying in the calamity of the Fierce Beasts.

Thus, he was only a friend from the Taoist Ancestor’s youth. By the time the Taoist Ancestor came into his own, he had already fallen many years earlier.

By the end of the era of Fierce Beasts, the Five Elements Ancestor perished alongside an Innate Ferocious Beast who also cultivated the way of the Five Elements.

If not for this event, given the talent of the Five Elements Ancestor, had he lived until now, he would have already become a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

After all, the Five Elements Ancestor, nourished by the Innate origins of the Five Elements, represented the essence of Heaven and Earth, being inherently perfect. With enough time, advancing to become a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial would not be difficult.

Similar Innate Saints, like the Ancestors of Heaven and Earth and Yin and Yang, both accompanied by Innate Treasures, could have also reached the level of a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial had they not perished.

Sharing rank with such figures, the extraordinary nature of the Five Elements Ancestor is clear. Consider how he revived only two eras ago and managed to advance from an Innate Dao Sovereign to the realm of a Great Divine Transcendent; this demonstrates his exceptional nature.

Yes, the Five Elements Ancestor had fallen too early. At the time of his death, there was no concept of Quasi-Saint; an Innate Dao Sovereign was the pinnacle of the Great Dao.

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"Ancestor, you should not have intervened in this matter." Jiang Chen had no reason to be polite to the Barbarian Ancestor and simply ignored him, but he still maintained a certain respect for the Five Elements Ancestor.

Not to mention his status, but just for his contribution—to have perished alongside an Innate Ferocious Beast for the sake of the Chaos World—this alone deserves the reverence of later generations. After all, without his sacrifice back then, there would be no Chaos World of today.

Moreover, the Five Elements Ancestor only cared for the Primordial Dao, having no ambition for supremacy. Taking action against the Human Race was certainly not his intention. In fact, he has never targeted the Human Race.

Since his resurrection, the Five Elements Ancestor saw his former companions, all alive and stronger than before—even those who were once not as strong as him had far surpassed him now.

This feeling was truly unpleasant for him, so ever since his revival, he had secluded himself in his Taoist Field, in constant cultivation, hoping to catch up with his peers. Unless absolutely necessary, he would not leave the Taoist Field.

Knowing this, Jiang Chen spoke up, saying that the Ancestor should not have intervened.

"Alas!"

"I did not intend to come here today, but how could I refuse the requests of the descendants?"

The Five Elements Ancestor shook his head helplessly, his face full of resignation. With his realm and connections, how could he not know that opposing the Human Race at this time was nothing but becoming cannon fodder for the Saints?

But what could be done, even if he knew it? He did not wish to come, but could he refuse?

"I see!"

Jiang Chen nodded, indicating he understood.

As a longtime friend of the Taoist Ancestor, even Saints would not dare to pressure the Five Elements Ancestor, but now he clearly showed he had been coerced—why is this so?

This was related to the Five Elements clan!

Or rather, it had to do with the resurrection of the Five Elements Ancestor.

The Five Elements clan was not created by the Five Elements Ancestor, but instead emerged from the undying essence after his death, which merged with Heaven and Earth and evolved into an Innate species.

When the Five Elements Ancestor fell, his essence split into five parts, each nurturing an Innate Divine Demon, and it was these five Innate Divine Demons who operated the Five Elements, giving rise to the Five Elements clan.

If it were just that, there wouldn’t be much of an issue, but later, due to the calamity of Heavenly Earth, these five Innate Divine Demons suffered heavy blows and no longer had the strength to protect the Five Elements clan. To prevent the extinction of their clan, these five Innate Divine Demons made a shocking decision: they planned to sacrifice themselves to resurrect the long-deceased Five Elements Ancestor.