Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1491: Ninety-Nine Four, Enfeoffment of the Gods

Chapter 1491: Ninety-Nine Four, Enfeoffment of the Gods

Rumble!

In the unknown void, the mysterious and unpredictable River of Destiny suddenly shook violently, radiating endless divine light that was dazzlingly brilliant. It seemed like a giant net, enveloping the entire River of Destiny.

At this moment, all the Great Divine Transcendents were alerted, each turning their attention to the River of Destiny.

"This is the brilliance of the Divine Dao!"

"The fate of the Divine Dao has finally emerged within the River of Destiny. From this moment on, the Divine Dao will join the battle for fate, competing for it with the various major forces."

Those who were capable of seeing the River of Destiny were all powerful beings. With but a thought, they guessed what had happened. It was a significant move by the Divine Dao, beginning to gather its own fate.

"The Human Race’s fate is slipping away, the fate of the Immortal Dao is also slipping away, as is the fate of the Heaven Court, the fate of the Primordial three tribes..."

Many mighty ones noticed that the fate of those dominant forces in the Prehistoric World began to show signs of slipping away, piece by piece converging towards the Divine Dao.

This is quite a normal phenomenon. There is only so much fate between Heaven and Earth, and most of it has already been claimed. After the emergence of the Divine Dao, the only way to gather fate is to plunder it from other forces.

It’s like a cake that was originally divided among six people; now that the Divine Dao has arrived, it still has to be divided among six people. The cake won’t get bigger, so the extra portion must come from what was previously held by the other five.

"Eh?"

"What’s happening? Why is the fate of the Buddhist door slipping away quicker than that of the Human Race?"

Suddenly, someone exclaimed with great surprise in their voice.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up and saw that above the River of Destiny, the golden lotus representing the fate of the Buddhist door, which was originally very solid, had suddenly become somewhat illusory.

From it, a large amount of golden light escaped and surged towards the fate of the Divine Dao.

Besides, the flaming torch symbolizing the Human Race’s fate, the Innate Purple Qi representing the fate of the Immortal Dao, the nine-clawed ancestral dragon symbolizing the fate of the Heaven Court, and a series of other fates, all began to show signs of their fate slipping away, though none as severely as the Buddhist door.

If other forces were merely dividing out a small stream of fate, then the fate of the Buddhist door was like a breached dam, massively flowing towards the fate of the Divine Dao.

Thanks to these forces, the fate of the Divine Dao, which initially had no physical form, gradually began to take shape. First, there was a cluster of dazzling, multicolored light that coalesced together, eventually forming a Divine Wheel that emitted seven-colored divine light all around.

A wheel represents the circle, which signifies reincarnation and encompasses the meaning of that which contains Heaven and Earth. The Divine Dao is just so - like a giant net, encompassing everything, with all beings within it.

"Logically speaking, when the Divine Dao is born, the Human Race should suffer the most severe loss of fate. Why does it appear that now, it’s the Buddhist door that has lost the most?"

"If the Divine Dao continues to devour like this, the Buddhist door might as well be considered a branch of the Divine Dao."

Some Great Divine Transcendents were astonished. The situation before them was entirely unexpected. In their view, the Divine Dao, born from the Human Race, should have acquired most of its fate from the Human Race upon its establishment.

But now, the Divine Dao was frantically squeezing the Buddhist door.

"It has gotten interesting. It seems the Star Lord, being the master of the Buddhist door, isn’t holding the position for no reason; otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to plunder the fate of the Buddhist door so easily."

"However, isn’t he afraid that the two Saints of the West will be angry and take revenge on him?"

No one was surprised that Jiang Chen could devour the fate of the Buddhist door; what truly surprised them was whether Jiang Chen really wasn’t afraid of retaliation from the two Saints of the West? After all, the fate of the West was considered by them to be their lifeline, not allowing outsiders to interfere.

In fact, would the two Saints of the West really be angry and thus take revenge on Jiang Chen? According to Jiang Chen, that definitely wouldn’t happen, and he could even say that the two Saints of the West would actually be pleased with his actions.

Although the situation now is that the Divine Dao is devouring the fate of the Buddhist door, which seems to be turning the Buddhist Path into a branch of the Divine Dao, is that really the case?

It’s just that the Divine Dao is powerful for the moment, which makes it seem that the Buddhist Path is being devoured. But conversely, should the Divine Dao fall, the Buddhist door, with two Saints in its ranks, could easily turn the tables, swallowing the Divine Dao and making it a branch of the Buddhist door.

As such, they wouldn’t need to scheme deliberately – naturally, the grand project of the Great Flourishing of the West would be accomplished.

The two Saints of the West were simply watching the fate of the Buddhist door being devoured by the Divine Dao, waiting for the day in the future when they could in turn devour the Divine Dao. They wanted to use the devouring of the Divine Dao to compensate for the shortcomings of the Buddhist door.

This is merely a struggle over the Tao...

A momentary win or loss means nothing; the one who laughs last is the true winner.

...

Inside the Divine Court, all gods gathered at the Ancestral God Temple.

Indeed, all gods, this is the basic framework of the Divine Dao and also the accumulation of tens of thousands of years in the Nine States.

Of course, these are not all the deities of the Divine Dao but all the gods of the Nine States. Jiang Chen didn’t ask those divinities of the Nanbuzhan Continent and the various gods of Cang Mountain to come here.

The Nine States’ Divine Court naturally centers around the Human Race. When Jiang Chen elevates the Divine Court to the Prehistoric Divine Court, only then can he bring the deities beyond the Human Race into the Divine Court.

Currently, Jiang Chen is the Human King, and strengthening the Human Race is his primary task. It’s not too late for him to consider benefiting all beings of the Prehistoric World once he becomes Tiandi.

One should not concern oneself with matters outside one’s appointed role.

To bring welfare to all beings of the Prehistoric World is the responsibility of the Taoist Ancestors, Tiandi, and Saints, not that of the Human King.

"By the authority of Heaven, now with the establishment of the Divine Court, I, in the name of the Ancestral God, bestow titles upon the myriad gods to uphold the order of Heaven and Earth and the cycle of all things, and hope for the Heavenly Dao’s permission."

In the Divine Court, Jiang Chen and myriad gods offer sacrifices to the Heavenly Dao.

Even though the power of the Divine Dao comes from the Human Path, what needs to be worshipped is still the Heavenly Dao.

Because the Heavenly Dao is what maintains the order of Heaven and Earth. The Earth Path and Human Path, despite having power not inferior to the Heavenly Dao, do not manage affairs.

Boom!

The sky thunders, and a pair of purple eyes manifests, shedding boundless Innate Purple Qi, which in the hands of Jiang Chen turns into a list.

High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, Myriad Gods Chart!

"What a pity, it’s not the Investiture of the Gods!"

Jiang Chen feels somewhat disappointed. The true instrument of the Divine Dao lies in the Investiture of the Gods, which alone can represent the Authority of Heaven and Earth.

Compared to it, the Myriad Gods Chart is somewhat lacking.

Simply put, the Myriad Gods Chart has no power to bestow titles upon the gods. Its only function is to list the names of the gods, allowing one to access information about them.

"Better than nothing!"

With the Myriad Gods Chart, the Divine Dao is now recognized by the Heavenly Dao, enabling it to, like the Immortal Dao, claim itself as the orthodox path.

"Bestow the title of Taoist Master upon Cai Yong!"

"Bestow the title of Taoist Master upon Zheng Xuan!"

...

After the sacrifice to Heaven, Jiang Chen took up the Myriad Gods Chart and began bestowing titles upon the gods, with the great Confucian scholars being the first he titled.

These great Confucians correspond to the Innate Dao Sovereign, hence Jiang Chen can directly confer upon them the title of Taoist Master without worrying about their inability to control the power of Main Gods.