Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1481 - 988 Jade Seal

Chapter 1481: 988 Jade Seal

The remaining one-third of the Divine Court, to be made complete, calls for the return of gods to their places, under the shadows cast by the Divine Court, the complete Chaos Divine Territory evolves, corresponding to Heaven and Earth one by one.

It belongs to the Realm of Nothingness, to the spiritual and mental planes, a world of Gods, corresponding to the physical realm of reality.

This realm contacts the Heavenly Realm above and the Netherworld below. It can replace the mortal world, serving as a channel between the two realms.

"The gods are still too few!"

Jiang Chen looked somewhat disappointed; the shadow cast by the Divine Court was vast, but most of its territories were blank, with only a small area manifesting the shadow of the Nanbuzhan Continent.

Since the gods present in the Divine Court all come from Nanbuzhan Continent, naturally, the spiritual world manifests a Divine Territory that corresponds only to this place.

"After some time, we can relocate the Chaos Divine Territory from Cang Mountain here. Then, the Divine Court will further perfect itself, evolving a more vast and complete Divine Territory."

"And Xiniuhe Continent, after so many years, absorbing the aspiration of all beings night and day, those who are of the Divine Dao, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats, should be about to be born."

"These Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats are seeds of the Divine Dao. Among them, the Arhats represent the strong beings at the three levels of Celestial Immortal, Mysterious Immortal, and Golden Immortal; the Bodhisattvas correspond to the Innate Dao Monarchs, while the Buddhas correspond to the Innate Dao Sovereigns."

"Once they are all born and settled in the Divine Court, it will continue to evolve, and within the Chaos Divine Territory, Xiniuhe Continent will also be evolved."

"By then, the Divine Dao can fairly be said to be somewhat successful. Not to mention others, suppressing the entire Human Race is certainly not a problem."

After careful thought, the look of disappointment on Jiang Chen’s face disappeared, replaced by a somewhat self-satisfied expression.

He had painstakingly orchestrated for such a long time, and now it was finally time to reap the rewards. They say the Divine Dao has no combat power, but who could have anticipated that he had concealed many masters at the Spiritual Mountain?

This was also thanks to the Buddhas of the Spiritual Mountain, who had tirelessly developed Buddhism, established a Buddhist nation on earth, and amassed an inexhaustible amount of the aspiration of all beings, enabling Jiang Chen to transform them into divine beings, into the fighting power of the Divine Dao.

"After dealing with mortal affairs, it’s time to address the matters of the Netherworld. The Divine Dao wants to achieve minor completion, and one cannot avoid involving the Netherworld. Without grasping control of the Netherworld, the urban god system is just a shell, having only a name without power."

Jiang Chen valued the Divine Territory and the urban god system highly, as the emergence of the Divine Territory could make Chaos more complete. The opposition of virtual and real, just like the opposition of Yin and Yang, promotes mutual generation and overcoming, inevitably producing many mysteries.

And the urban god system is even more important, as its establishment serves to assist the Heaven Court and the Underworld, reducing their workload.

After mortals die, their souls first go to the Divine Territory, where the urban gods judge their good and evil deeds from life. Those with much merit ascend to Heaven, transforming their bodies in the Flying Immortal Pool in the Heavenly Realm, wandering freely.

The souls with neither merit nor sin are sent to the Reincarnation Hall, arranged for the cycle of rebirth. Those souls burdened with karma, depending on the severity of their sins, are either sent to suffer in the eighteen levels of hell or to the ceaseless purgatory of the Underworld, forever unable to transcend.

"Gentlemen, do you see it?"

"Now that the Divine Dao is newly established, it’s time to employ new people. Many divine positions, even that of the Main Gods, have vacancies. If you strive hard, there are endless possibilities."

"Similarly, if you don’t strive, you will fall from your divine position, replaced by other gods below."

Returning from thoughts of the grand future, Jiang Chen spoke to his subordinates.

"For the Human Race, for His Majesty, we dare not slack off for a moment!" Hearing this, everyone bowed once again.

"Effort is not something talked about, but shown. It’s good that you are aware in your hearts. Take three days off to arrange for your families."

"After three days, I, alone in the Divine Court, will confer titles upon the gods, allowing you to witness the mighty power of the Divine Dao."

"Additionally, on my behalf, invite all the forces of Chaos to attend the ceremony. Since it is the conferment of gods, it must be witnessed by all."

Waving his hand, without waiting for the crowd’s response, Jiang Chen stood up and headed towards the Ancestral God Temple located on the sixth level of the Divine Court.

This establishment of the nation was too rushed; he hadn’t prepared anything. Taking advantage of these three days, he had some remedial measures to attend to. For instance, creating a seal for the Divine Court!

"Though the National Jade Seal is fine, it carries not the Fate of the Human Race, but the national fortune. Although it is also a treasure, it is insufficient to bear the Fate of the Divine Court and the Human Race."

Inside the Ancestor God Temple, sitting high upon the divine throne, Jiang Chen’s brows furrowed deeply.

He had directly seized the national essence from Great Han, so the National Jade Seal crafted by the First Emperor had not disappeared and was currently in his hands.

Had he established a mortal nation like those of Qin and Han, using the National Jade Seal to suppress the fate would have been enough.

Regrettably, he had built a Divine Court, presently bearing the fate of a nation and the Divine Dao, but in the future, the Divine Court must bear the Fate of the entire Human Race, as well as the entire Chaos World.

This far exceeds the limits of what the National Jade Seal can bear.

Thinking thus, a large square seal appeared in Jiang Chen’s hands, four inches around its circumference, with a top knob intertwined with five dragons, carved out of fine jade, albeit missing a_corner_mended_with_gold.

Underneath, engraved with the birds and beasts script are the eight large characters "Mandated by Heaven, may you enjoy everlasting prosperity," unmistakably the National Jade Seal of China.

However, today’s National Jade Seal has only been passed down through two generations, its fate is limited and not as powerful as in later generations, at most on par with a medium-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

If it were to be passed down a few more generations and accumulate thicker fate, it might match a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Such a treasure might be enough for others, but it was far from enough for Jiang Chen.

Not to mention high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, even the best of them wouldn’t suffice; at the very least, it had to be an Innate Treasure to meet Jiang Chen’s standards.

"Before the Qin dynasty, the Human Race’s hereditary divine artifact was the Nine States Cauldron, the true Imperial Holy Artifacts, more powerful than the National Jade Seal."

"Regrettably, even the Nine States cannot suppress the Fate of the Divine Court. Neither can the tripartite cauldrons of heaven, earth, and man, nor can the Tenglong Sword."

"It’s not just these artifacts; even the Imperial treasures like the Xuanyuan Sword, the Shennong Ruler, Fuxi’s Eight Diagrams, the Hetu and the Luoshu, are insufficient to suppress the Human Race’s Fate."

"After all, the most suitable one to suppress the Fate of my Human Race is the first post-heaven treasure born with my Human Race, the Hongshan Seal."

"The so-called Imperial treasures were only crafted by the Three Emperors and Five Kings as temporary replacements for the Hongshan Seal to suppress my Human Race’s Fate."