Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1486: Ninety-nine One Struggle

Chapter 1486: Ninety-nine One Struggle

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It is no exaggeration to say that the Saint of Taiqing’s influence on the Human Race has permeated every aspect, even becoming a part of their heritage.

Therefore, if the Saint of Taiqing truly resolved to sever ties with the Human Race, the impact on them would be earth-shattering, with a significant loss of culture, even more severe than a split.

Compared to that, merely losing the Kongtong Seal to cut off the cause and effect between the Saint of Taiqing and the Human Race would be a profitable outcome for the Human Race no matter how you calculate it.

Is the Kongtong Seal valuable? Indeed it is, especially to the Human Race, as it perfectly aligns with them, being the symbol of the Human Emperor and an Innate Treasure suppressing the Human Race’s fate.

But no matter how valuable it may be, it is still just a Magic Treasure and moreover, it is an acquired Treasure. The biggest difference between an acquired Treasure and an Innate Treasure is that Innate Treasures are unique, while acquired Treasures are not.

This means that acquired Treasures can be replicated and replaced.

That’s what Jiang Chen thought. After giving the Kongtong Seal to the Saint of Taiqing, he could simply refine a new treasure to replace it.

In this way, the loss from not having the Kongtong Seal can be minimized, and the cause and effect between the Human Race and the Saint of Taiqing can be resolved.

By this calculation, it could be said that the Human Race has made a huge profit.

After the cause and effect between the Human Race and the Saint of Taiqing are resolved, the benefits for the Human Race are indeed plentiful.

Take Pill Dao, for instance; it originated from the Saint of Taiqing. All Pill Refiners in the Prehistoric World could be considered his disciples.

This could lead to a situation where if the Saint of Taiqing turned against the Human Race, the Pill Refiners of the Human Race would effectively become useless.

If a Pill Refiner of the Human Race creates pills used against the Saint of Taiqing or related beings, they would instantly face Heavenly Retribution. At best, their vital energy would be significantly damaged; at worst, their cultivation level would plummet, unable to recover in this lifetime.

Similarly, Cultivators of the Human Race practicing Mystic Sect Immortal Dao would, due to their stance, not directly oppose the Saint of Taiqing in the event of conflict, nor would they assist in confronting him. The best outcome would be to remain neutral.

These are all considerable issues. The relationship between the Human Race and the Saint of Taiqing is deeply intertwined. A falling-out could result in at least a 10 to 20 percent reduction in strength for the Human Race, so it dares not turn against the Saint of Taiqing.

But once the cause and effect between the Human Race and the Saint of Taiqing are settled, all these problems become non-issues. Once the cause and effect are clear, Cultivators of the Human Race can freely learn the arts and Divine Abilities passed down by the Saint of Taiqing without having to bear any consequences.

This is because the Human Race has paid an adequate price to the Saint of Taiqing, that is, the Kongtong Seal. The Human Race is not freely learning the Saint of Taiqing’s heritage; it is acquired in exchange for a Treasure.

Jiang Chen used the Kongtong Seal to purchase the heritage of the Saint of Taiqing, so the Human Race learning his heritage incurs no further costs.

This is a fair trade, overseen by Heavenly Dao and completed based on the principle of equivalent exchange, a fair and impartial transaction.

And this was the purpose of Jiang Chen’s visit.

To retrieve the Kongtong Seal? That was fundamentally impossible. With Jiang Chen’s wisdom, how could he not guess that no matter what he did, he would never be able to reclaim the Kongtong Seal from the Saint of Taiqing.

Therefore, from the beginning, Jiang Chen never intended to reclaim the Kongtong Seal. His goal was always to seize this rare opportunity to resolve the relationship between the Human Race and the Saint of Taiqing.

Jiang Chen’s earlier words were not aimed at retrieving the Kongtong Seal, but to force the Saint of Taiqing to admit that he would never return it.

Only after the Saint of Taiqing uttered those words could Jiang Chen use the opportunity to speak of severing ties.

It’s not that the Human Race insists on settling the cause and effect with you, the Saint of Taiqing, but rather you’ve gone too far in hoarding our Human Race’s Treasure without returning it, so out of helplessness, we present the Kongtong Seal to you, to resolve the cause and effect.

An excellent, perfect plan.

The reason why it wasn’t used before is simple: the conditions did not allow it. The Human Race didn’t have the capability to make a replica of the Kongtong Seal, so they dared not speak of giving it to the Saint of Taiqing.

If the Human Race had the ability to make a replica of the Kongtong Seal, there would be no need for Jiang Chen to say these words today.

Did not Heaven Emperor refine Fuxi’s Eight Diagrams, Earth Emperor forge Shennong Ruler and Shennong Ding, Human Emperor create Xuanyuan Sword and the Three Tripods of Heaven, Earth, and Man, Yu the Great cast the Nine Tripods, and the First Emperor make the National Jade Seal, all with the intention to create a Treasure that could replace the Kongtong Seal?

Unfortunately, despite the many Imperial Treasures made, none could replace the Kongtong Seal, leading to the Human Race never daring to fall out with the Saint of Taiqing.

But Jiang Chen is an exception!

Others may not be able to create a treasure to replace the Kongtong Seal, but that does not mean he lacks the ability. A replacement for the Kongtong Seal? Jiang Chen simply doesn’t believe he can’t make it. He could even forge Innate Treasures, let alone an acquired one.

Confident in his heart, his words naturally carry weight, which is why Jiang Chen faces the Saint of Taiqing with full confidence, ready to turn against him at a moment’s notice.

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"Hmm?"

"The Star Lord... has really left?"

"Impressive, truly as they say—turning face without leaving room for negotiation."

"Now it’s the Saint of Taiqing’s turn to have a headache. Indeed, the Kongtong Seal is precious, but definitely not as important as the cause and effect with the Human Race."

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