Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1401 - 942 Blood Pill

Chapter 1401: 942 Blood Pill

"Why would the Dragon Clan willingly submit to the Heavenly Court and contently serve as the Water God? It’s all the result of your father enforcing his will through martial power,"

"Compared to him, I still fall short in strength, even if I had the desire to topple him, I lack the power to do so. Your father just overthinks things."

Jiang Chen shook his head, candidly admitting that he was no match for the Jade Emperor.

There’s no shame in that, how old was he, how many years had he cultivated? Not being able to match the Jade Emperor, who was born at the beginning of pioneer sky and earth, was that not normal?

Acknowledging that one was not an opponent to the Jade Emperor would not evoke ridicule towards Jiang Chen.

Instead, people would be astonished that such a young cultivator could, at his age, reach a level where he could be mentioned in the same breath as the Jade Emperor, it was nothing short of a miracle.

"My imperial father is really that strong?"

The Tianyao Goddess was skeptical, finding it difficult to associate the formidable figure described by Jiang Chen with her own father. In her eyes, her father had always appeared soft and pliable, someone everyone could push around.

Much like the rumors asserted, named Tiandi yet in truth a puppet. Almost any monster or Immortal Person in the Three Realms with a bit of fame would dare to ignore his presence, causing him embarrassment.

Tianyao Goddess truly found it hard to link the puppet Jade Emperor with the supreme being who subdued Heaven and Earth as described by Jiang Chen. The gap between them was vast, like two extremes.

"How novel, just think about it, of those demons who dare flaunt themselves in front of your father, how many are truly strong?"

"They’re but a swarm of ants!"

"The ignorant are fearless, and because their strength is meager, they are ignorant and dare to challenge your father’s authority."

"But look at the real powerhouses of the Three Realms, how many of them dare to disrespect your father? Is the Buddha of the Western Paradise strong? Even he must address your father as ’Your Majesty’ and bow in his presence."

"The Grand Supreme Elder Lord, an incarnation of a Saint and the leader of Daoism, doesn’t he also show utmost respect to your father?"

"One’s strength is not measured by the treatment from the weak, but by how the strong respond to them. The more courteous the strong are, the more fearsome that person is."

"Take now, for example, if I were to detain you, do you believe your father could turn Nanbuzhan Continent to fragments with a single slap?"

Jiang Chen explained cheerfully to the Tianyao Goddess, even using himself as an example.

He found the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, who though clearly very powerful, conducted themselves like any ordinary divine beings, leading to their own daughter believing the rumors of their weakness.

"Jiang Chen, you’re full of lies, something I’ve known for some time. Even if there’s some sense in your words, I still don’t believe it."

"Perhaps, my imperial father truly is stronger than you, but that’s only for now. I’ve done the calculations, looking at the speed of your ascension, surpassing my imperial father will take no time at all."

"In just three to five hundred years, you could become a being on a par with a Saint. Then if given another three to five hundred years, wouldn’t you surpass even the Saints?"

"At that time, your strength will far exceed my imperial father’s, and won’t you then possess the strength to overthrow my imperial father?"

Jiang Chen spoke with sincerity, but regrettably, the Tianyao Goddess’ past experiences with him made her instinctively distrust his words.

"Whether you believe me or not is irrelevant, as long as your father does. The throne of the Heavenly Emperor, I am indeed determined to secure, for I am Emperor Ziwei, the sub-lord of the Three Realms, and it is fate that I am destined to become the Heavenly Emperor."

"This is destiny, known to all. The moment your father abdicates, I can ascend the throne instantly, with no one in Between Heaven and Earth to rival me and no one to stop me."

"From this perspective, my targeting your father is completely justified, for he stands in the way of my progress."

"Yet, there are many ways to make your father abdicate, and I do not need to resort to extremes and directly turn against him."

"This would be too disadvantageous for me at this moment; I’ve already made enough enemies. There’s no need to offend your father additionally. I believe, I can cooperate with your father."

What the Tianyao Goddess thought did not concern Jiang Chen in the slightest; what mattered to him was what the Jade Emperor thought. Who would willingly make an enemy of someone like the Jade Emperor, who was not only strong but had connections that reached to the skies?

He could well cooperate with the Jade Emperor, aid him in stepping down from his position. It was not the only path forward; helping him achieve the realm of a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial and abdicating was also a viable option.

Jiang Chen currently only desired to see the Jade Emperor attain the Tao, become a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial and transcend to practice diligently amidst the Chaos beyond the heavens.

"Cooperate, how do you intend to cooperate with my imperial father?"

The Tianyao Goddess was puzzled, and inwardly, she did not want to see Jiang Chen become her father’s enemy. If there was a possibility for cooperation between them, she would not mind helping to make it happen.

"Take this elixir, show it to your parents, and they will understand my intent."

Without answering the Tianyao Goddess’ question, Jiang Chen took out a pill radiating with rainbow halos and handed it to her.

"What is this?"

Looking at the Blood Pill in her hand, the Tianyao Goddess asked with curiosity.

Just holding it in her hand, she could feel the formidable power contained within the pill, even stronger than her own power.

Moreover, the aura of this pill was too transcendent, surpassing any pill she had ever seen, divine and grand, as if the embodiment of the act of creation itself, emitting endless mystery.

"Giving it to your parents, they will understand. Now, go back."