Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1479 - 986 Reorganize the Three Realms_2

Chapter 1479: 986 Reorganize the Three Realms_2

The enforcement of the Heavenly Laws will undoubtedly affect them, preventing them from oppressing the common folk as usual. However, even if they have objections, it doesn’t matter much because their power is too weak. Even if they all rebel, they cannot shake Jiang Chen’s rule.

Without power, they have no right to speak. Even if they have opinions, what of it? They can’t voice them, and even if they do, no one listens.

Qian Dynasty is different from Han, it is not a mere mortal dynasty, but a Human Path dynasty where deities and humans coexist. The foundation of its rule lies in the immortals; they are the ones to guard against.

"Heavenly Laws!"

Upon hearing Jiang Chen’s words, the faces of his counselors turned pale, because the Heaven Court does not collect taxes.

Joking aside, if Heaven Court dares to collect taxes, treating those immortals as if they are made of clay, they could revolt on the spot.

The same logic applies even though Jiang Chen is the Human King. He would not dare to tax the Ancient clans, because if he touched their interests, they would truly dare to turn against him.

Cultivators rely on their own mighty power; this is their greatest confidence.

In fact, through all ages, the primary targets of taxation have always been the common people. The richer and more powerful individuals always pay less in taxes; this has been the case from ancient times to the present.

Even if Qian Dynasty collects taxes, it’s only the taxes of mortals. However, what do mortals have? Mortal dynasties extract money and labor from mortals. But, Immortal dynasties cannot extract spiritual pills and magical cures from oppressing mortals. Therefore, they simply do not collect any.

"What the Heavenly Laws are, I need not say more. Don’t blame me for putting it bluntly, if you abide by the Heavenly Rules, all will be well. Otherwise, if you breach the Heavenly Rules, do not blame me for being ruthless."

"Heaven Court may not intervene, but that does not mean I do not intervene. If you violate the Heavenly Laws, there will be no place for you above or below the heavens and earth."

"In Mystic Sect, I am the Lord of Shenxiao, holding the laws of Mystic Sect. In Buddhist door, I am the master, presiding over Spiritual Mountain!"

"In Heaven, I am Emperor Ziwei of Heaven Court, high in rank and powerful, governing the cosmos. On Earth, I am the Human King, ruling over all spirits. In the Netherworld, I am the Emperor of Fengdu, ruling over all ghosts and deities."

"Think carefully, if you offend me, where can you escape to in the heavens, earth, and human realms?"

Jiang Chen’s voice was not loud, nor did it carry any overt threats, but to those listening, it undoubtedly made their hearts sink.

No words of threat, yet to the listeners, every word was a threat.

Among the well-known forces in Chaos World, all are under Jiang Chen’s control, effectively telling everyone, offending Jiang Chen means there’s no refuge anywhere in the whole universe, no escape from death.

There’s no choice, Jiang Chen is a staunch supporter of the Heavenly Laws, because they uphold his rule.

"We cultivators, attune to the heavenly heart above and observe the will of the people below, how would we dare to violate the Heavenly Laws? Your Majesty worries too much!"

The crowd felt fear and quickly assured their compliance. Due to Heaven Court’s recent inactivity, they had largely ignored the Heavenly Laws and Rules. They avoided major transgressions but frequently committed minor ones.

However, after hearing Jiang Chen’s threat, they resolved to strictly control their families and adhere to the Heavenly Laws and Rules upon returning, even if they were not in Qian Dynasty.

Not in Qian Dynasty, so not follow the Heavenly Laws and Rules? What a joke. The heavenly laws are established by Heaven Court, which governs the entire Chaos World.

Therefore, the Heavenly Laws apply to every corner of Chaos. Jiang Chen’s repeated emphasis on the words "Heavenly Laws" today indicates his dissatisfaction with the current situation, intending to rectify the Three Realms.

As Emperor Ziwei in the Heaven Court, in the absence of the Jade Emperor’s comments, Jiang Chen has the authority to reorganize the Three Realms.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Jiang Chen is using the reorganization of the Three Realms as a pretext to suppress dissenters. However, governing Chaos according to the Heavenly Laws raises no criticisms in itself.

Even if this issue escalates to the Taoist Ancestors and Heavenly Dao, they too support Jiang Chen.

Using the pretext of reorganizing the Three Realms to eliminate his rivals one by one, tsk tsk, Jiang Chen certainly knows how to play the game.

...

"Is Jiang Chen planning to restructure the Three Realms?"

"Neither sooner nor later, he chooses specifically this time to restructure. He really knows how to pick the moment."

In the shadows, many Great Divine Transcendents saw through Jiang Chen’s plans, showing a peculiar expression. As the Jade Emperor gradually became a puppet, cultivators who strictly adhered to the Heavenly Rules were becoming fewer and fewer.

If Jiang Chen uses this as a pretext to restructure the Three Realms, he could really bring down many people.

For instance, within the Doctrine of a certain Great Divine Transcendent, most disciples treat the Heavenly Rules as nothing.

Once Jiang Chen found out, he could use it to order this Great Divine Transcendent to conduct a self-examination, or even to reflect in the Chaos beyond, confessing his sins to the Taoist Master, prohibiting his emergence for a hundred, a thousand years, and so on...

By this method, not to mention many, Jiang Chen could at least prevent several Great Divine Transcendents from appearing for over a thousand years. This invisibly weakens the enemy’s power considerably.

"To think that Emperor Ziwei’s authority could be used this way. However, Jiang Chen’s actions are quite justifiable."

"He is Emperor Ziwei, the leader of the Four Royals, the second ruler of the Three Realms, the future Tiandi, no method of restructuring the Chaos World would be excessive. After all, it won’t be long before the Chaos World belongs to him."

Those who enjoyed the spectacle laughed, but those in the eye of the storm couldn’t find it funny, looking at their disciples with shameful records, some Great Divine Transcendents really wished to slap them dead.

It’s their fault for not being competitive, ignoring laws and disciplines, leading to their founders being caught at their weaknesses, trapped in a dilemma.

No one thought Jiang Chen was despicable, after all, he was using an Open Plot.

To restructure the Three Realms, if you keep yourself clean, you naturally wouldn’t fear Jiang Chen’s inspection. But if you’re covered in filth, being discovered is your own fault, and no one else’s to blame.

At this moment, these Great Divine Transcendents are just annoyed at their disciples for not being competitive, not blaming Jiang Chen for being despicable. If you aren’t clean yourself, don’t blame others for disciplining you with it. Putting themselves in Jiang Chen’s place, they would use the same methods.

As Great Divine Transcendents, they still understand this much.

...

Just one day, the Heaven Worshiping Grand Ceremony ended.

Representatives of the major forces, having grasped Jiang Chen’s stance, all hurriedly left, preparing to go back and discipline their disciples.

And Jiang Chen, along with his subordinates and their families, headed to the newly constructed Divine Court.

"Your Majesty, if we don’t collect taxes, what will we use to distribute salaries?"

On the way, people worriedly asked Jiang Chen. Taxes are a nation’s income, without them, how to sustain the nation’s expenditure?

"In the operation of the Divine Court, it can autonomously transform the power from the Chaos into various treasures, completely self-sufficing."

"As for the salaries, the Divine Dao’s salaries are not money, but the aspiration of all beings. As long as the nation is stable and the people content, the aspiration will be endless, and hence no need to worry about salary issues."

Jiang Chen, knowing that his subordinates were not very familiar with the Divine Dao, then used his Divine Ability to imprint the knowledge of the Divine Dao in their hearts, expounding the distinction between the Divine and the mortal dynasties.

The aspiration of all beings is the real hard currency, more important than food or money, or one could say, this is the food, the money of the Gods. And as long as the people are prosperous, the aspiration will increasingly abound.

"Heaven Court also didn’t collect taxes, but after a billion years, has the Heaven Court faced any issues? Why do you think that is? Because the Heaven Court holds all the resources of the Chaos World."

"Apart from those lands that are the birthplaces of the innate great Gods, all Cave Heaven Blessed Lands between Heaven and Earth belong to the Heaven Court, not to any individual."

"If you occupy a Cave Heaven Blessed Land, and wish to establish a sect there, you can, but you personally, and your disciples, after succeeding in cultivation in the future, must serve in the Heaven Court. Only in this way, can you legally occupy the Cave Heaven Blessed Land."