Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1493: Hidden Danger 995_2

Chapter 1493: Hidden Danger 995_2

Afterwards, Jiang Chen invested over ten thousand ordinary Heavenly Gods—divine beings whose combat strength was on par with that of Immortals to Golden Immortals.

Most of these gods were mainly the god of city walls and moats, with mountain gods, water gods, and local land gods as auxiliary. Essentially, these four types of gods do not reach the grade of the Heavenly Gods.

In the Divine Dao system established by Jiang Chen, these four types of gods were not even part of the Divine Dao system, similar to the bailiffs in government offices, simply not in the same league. Their strength was also below that of Immortals, and on par with ordinary cultivators.

The reason they were considered out of the league was because there were too many of such gods. It could be said that the larger the world, the greater the number of these four types of gods. It’s not just millions; considering the vastness of the Prehistoric World, even hundreds of billions would not be an exaggeration.

Because of their overwhelming numbers and the limited scope they ruled, their strength did not need to be particularly formidable. This had caused them to appear somewhat insignificant, unable to be included within the Divine Dao system, serving only as a supplementary force to the Divine Dao.

However, this was the standard when the Divine Dao was flourishing. At present, with the Divine Dao just being established and when there is so much to be done, there is no need to be so meticulous about the system.

Therefore, when Jiang Chen was investing the mountain gods, local land gods, and gods of city walls and moats, he did his best to elevate their cultivation and categorize them among the Heavenly Gods.

He had to elevate them; the current Nine States were in utter chaos, to the point where Immortal Persons were found everywhere, and Taiyi Golden Immortals were as common as dogs.

If the gods of city walls and moats, mountain gods, water gods, and local land gods invested by Jiang Chen weren’t strong enough, they would be easily killed.

In times of chaos, one cannot afford to be meticulous, and it is best to provide them with as high a standard of treatment as possible. When the time comes, when Heaven and Earth are stable, and the Divine Dao can suppress all beneath Heaven and Earth, it would not be too late to reestablish the system then.

Jiang Chen had already thought it out—if he were to become the Heavenly Emperor, the first thing he would do was to follow in Emperor Zhuan Xu’s footsteps, cut off the communication between Heaven and Earth with a grand Divine Ability, and simultaneously bring all Immortal Persons to the Heavenly Realm.

In this way, the Divine Dao would be able to get back on the right track.

Without threats, those lower-level divine beings, such as gods of city walls and moats, mountain gods, water gods, and the like, wouldn’t need such high cultivation levels. Below that of Immortals would suffice to deal with all troubles.

Immortals should behave like Immortals. Why don’t they stay in the Heavenly Realm and instead run around in the human world? If all Immortals are in the human world, what is the point of having the Heavenly Realm?

The existence of the Heavenly Realm is meant to gather those Immortals who pose a threat to the human world, bringing them all to the Heavenly Realm, to be under the unified management of the Heaven Court.

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"Merely investing such a number of gods has consumed so much of the Fate."

"This..."

"The national destiny of the Qian Dynasty is not as profound as I thought."

Glancing at the national destiny above his head, Jiang Chen felt somewhat disappointed. Although he had invested many gods, most of them were lower-level divine beings, which didn’t consume too much Fate. Yet, even so, it still brought a significant burden to the national destiny of the Qian Dynasty.

Before the investiture of the gods, the national destiny of the Qian Dynasty was represented by six majestic and awe-inspiring nine-clawed ancestral dragons.

And it was the same now, but compared to before, the six ancestral dragons, which resembled living creatures, now appeared extremely illusory, almost unable to maintain their form as if they would dissipate with a gust of wind.

This was a sign of excessive depletion of the national destiny. Noticing this, Jiang Chen promptly stopped investing more divine beings. Had he continued recklessly with the investiture, after a few more gods, the newly established Qian Dynasty might soon face a precarious situation.

"From the Great Perfection level of Quasi-Saint, to suddenly drop to the threshold level of the Quasi-Saint, the consumption of the national destiny is indeed a bit outrageous!"

Jiang Chen slightly sensed his own strength, somewhat speechless. Originally, with the enhancement of the national destiny, he could exert a combat strength comparable to the Great Perfection level of the Quasi-Saint.

Now, after investing ten thousand gods, he directly plummeted to the threshold level of the Quasi-Saint, almost falling back to the realm of the Innate Dao Sovereign.

This...

"It seems that the problems within the Qian Dynasty are even greater than I had imagined; otherwise, it wouldn’t be like this. If the hidden dangers were not so severe as to lead to an unstable national fate, then the mere Investiture of the Gods wouldn’t have brought such a tremendous burden on it."

The changes in national fate made Jiang Chen realize that the Qian Dynasty was not as stable as it appeared. Under that calm surface were invisible undercurrents.

It was due to political instability and the peoples’ divided hearts that the Qian Dynasty, despite its strong national fate, could not fully bring its power to bear. Otherwise, the Investiture of the Gods wouldn’t have caused such a significant fluctuation in national fate.

Of course, this is good news, no doubt informing Jiang Chen that the Qian Dynasty still has great potential. By integrating internal forces, it could unleash tremendous power at once.

"Esteemed ones, how do you feel with the power of the Divine Dao added to you?"

Casting aside superfluous thoughts, Jiang Chen looked down at the newly invested Heavenly Gods below him, as well as the representatives of various powers.

Internal forces within the Human Race could essentially be divided into two categories. One was led by the Ancient Clans, with blood ties as the bond, deeply entangled with the Human Race, and in some respects, even able to represent the Human Race.

After all, the Ancient Clans are descendants of the upper echelons of the Human Race. To put it simply, tracing the lineage by blood, one would find that the people of the Ancient Clans typically have a much higher seniority, belonging to the same generation as the common people’s ancestors.

Although there is a wish to deny bloodline theory, the power of bloodlines in the Prehistoric World does exist. Moreover, even though all of the Human Race possess ancestral bloodlines, there are variations in concentration within the same lineage.

Clearly, the Ancient Clans have a purer bloodline, and thus a higher probability of giving birth to geniuses.

Besides the Ancient Clans, the second major force within the Human Race is the Immortal Dao Sects which are bonded by inheritance and an indispensable force within the Human Race.

However, although the Sect forces are powerful, because they are deeply entangled with the Immortal Dao, they often maintain neutrality in conflicts between the Human Race and the Mystic Sect. This has resulted in their status within the Human Race not being as elevated as that of the Ancient Clans.

After all, no matter who the enemy is, as long as they dare to oppose humanity, the Ancient Clans will dare to take a stand.

"Sect forces are ambiguous in their stance. With the current situation unclear, before I can determine victory or defeat with the Saint of Taiqing, they likely won’t brazenly stand by my side."

"On the other hand, the Ancient Clans, despite the dissatisfaction from many clans due to the previous cleansing of the Ancestral Land..."

"However, the Ancient Clans are the descendants of the Human Race’s forebears. As long as those forebears side with me in battle, even if the Ancient Clans are dissatisfied with me, it serves no purpose. They still have to obey my commands."

Jiang Chen glanced indifferently at the representatives of the various powers below. Among these people, it was the Ancient Clans that could be of use to him.

Before he had a fallout with the Saint of Taiqing, it was because of his identity as the Shenxiao House Master that those Sect disciples dared not disobey his commands.

However, after his successive conflicts with the Saint of Taiqing and the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, the Sect forces began to show an ambiguous attitude.

Jiang Chen could understand them, in essence, they too wanted to fight for the Human Race. But the grace of imparting the Tao carries with it huge karmic consequences. Unless forced into a corner, they would not turn against the Mystic Sect, for the cost is too great, severing their path to ascension.

This is the difference between the later generations of the Human Race and the Great Ancient Human Race. The Great Ancient Human Race joined the Mystic Sect for survival and to protect their people. So, when faced with a choice between their race and the Mystic Sect, they unhesitatingly chose their race, no matter how great the cost.

But the later generations joined the Mystic Sect to become stronger. Therefore, when conflicts between the Mystic Sect and the Human Race arose, they hesitated, whether to give up their own future for the sake of their race.

"How complex!"

Jiang Chen felt somewhat helpless. Compared to the Witch and Demon Clans, the rise of the Human Race is much harder. At its inception, the Human Race, to protect itself, forged difficult-to-sever karmic ties with numerous powers.

Undeniably, this action indeed allowed the Human Race to rise faster, but it also planted huge hidden dangers, leading to a complex web of internal powers, making it difficult to unite.