Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1521 - 1110: Great Shang’s Backup Plan

Chapter 1521: Chapter 1110: Great Shang’s Backup Plan

The ascension process went smoothly without any accidents. By devouring the essence of so many mighty beings, this world had amassed profound resources and easily ascended to a Great Thousand World.

From a Medium Thousand World to a Great Thousand World, if put in terms of a cultivator, it would be like breaking through from an Innate Dao Sovereign to a Quasi-Saint. Without the need for external forces, it could stand peacefully in the Chaos outside the heavens without fear of being devoured by Chaos.

This realm now had the power to protect itself!

"It is said that Great Shang represents the last brilliance of the Ancient Martial Arts, and now it seems true. In just 300,000 years, the number of masters of Ancient Martial Arts from the fallen Great Shang has reached as many as three hundred."

"On average, every thousand years, Great Shang gives birth to an Ancient Martial Artist whose combat power is comparable to an Innate Dao Sovereign. This is truly terrifying."

"No wonder Great Shang could instill fear in countless tribes, and almost even overturned the rule of Heaven Court."

At this moment, even Jiang Chen was shocked by the strength demonstrated by Great Shang. Three hundred warriors with the power of Innate Dao Sovereign level, just thinking about it, one can feel the overpowering force.

"It is just a pity, even though there were so many fully realized masters of Ancient Martial Arts, none of them could achieve complete ascension and succeed in proving their Dao to step into the realm of an Innate Dao Sovereign."

Beyond astonishment, Jiang Chen felt disappointed. Out of three hundred masters of Ancient Martial Arts, even if only one-tenth managed to succeed in proving their Dao, that would amount to thirty Innate Dao Sovereigns.

But reality is always disappointing; three hundred people, none succeeded, all failed to prove their Dao and quietly passed away within the treasure vault of Great Shang.

Reviewing the entire history of Great Shang, which shook the Prehistoric World for a million years, at least a thousand masters of Ancient Martial Arts were born. Yet still, none succeeded in proving their Dao and becoming eternal as a Daoist Master.

It wasn’t that their talents were insufficient, but the environment of Heaven and Earth had changed, making cultivation increasingly difficult. If they had lived in the environment of the Ancient Era, at least one-tenth of them could have succeeded in proving their Dao, stepping into the realm of Taoist Master.

Even if they were born in the Distant Ancient Era, at least one percent could prove the Dao. But unfortunately, they were born in the Ancient Times when the environment of Heaven and Earth had completely deteriorated into the later era, rendering their chances of breaking through less than one in a thousand.

For those exceptional talents, the greatest tragedy is to be born in the wrong era, resulting in their lifetime of talent being utterly useless.

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Without a doubt, this newly ascended Great Thousand World is now the treasure vault of Great Shang. It was originally a very ordinary Medium Thousand World, lacking even the capability to survive in the Chaos beyond the heavens.

It was the mighty warriors of Great Shang who, before passing away, merged their essence into this realm, which triggered its transformation into a Great Thousand World.

"Interesting, is this Great Thousand World the contingency plan left behind by Great Shang?"

Before, Jiang Chen had not perceived the intentions of the mighty warriors of Great Shang’s past generations, nor understood their purpose in creating this world. Only now, as this realm ascended, did Jiang Chen begin to see something.

The true purpose of the Great Shang treasure vault was not to store treasures, but a fallback plan set by Great Shang’s warriors for revival.

After ascending to a Great Thousand World, Jiang Chen saw traces of the Great Dao, vague yet previously infused within the Heavenly Earthly Origin.

These Dao traces were extremely ethereal, like faint shadows that could scatter with a puff of wind. Yet even so, they still radiated an undying brilliance, bright and everlasting like the Great Dao.

From these Dao traces, Jiang Chen felt a familiar aura, and upon reflection, he knew their owners—indeed, they were the ancient warriors of Great Shang who perished in this realm.

They had perished, they had fallen, their essence wholly merged into this newborn world. However, it was precisely this that allowed them to retain a strand of vitality.

Normally, if Ancient Martial Artists did not become Innate Dao Sovereigns, after their lifespan was exhausted, their physical body, spirit, and True Spirit would disintegrate swiftly, completely vanishing from time and ceasing to exist.

But because their essence had fused with this world, their vital Dao marks, which should have entirely dispersed, were unexpectedly recorded by this world.

Initially, when the world was weak, recording their vital Dao marks was of little use.

However, as the world ascended, becoming a stronger Great Thousand World with a more profound Original Source, the operating laws of Heaven and Earth materialized these past pioneers’ marks one by one.

With the reappearance of the vital Dao marks, those who should have completely vanished now had the possibility of revival. As time passes, they would be nurtured by this world and re-emerge either as Innate Divine Demons or Innate Living Beings.

"Utilizing the supreme power of opening Heaven and Earth to turn the impossible into possible, freeing oneself from the fated perishability—it’s truly a perfect plan."

"However, even though the plan was perfect, the original strong warriors failed to anticipate many issues in the actual execution."

Jiang Chen acknowledged the plan of Great Shang’s warriors; it indeed had high feasibility.

Regrettably, they made mistakes in their specific operations, leading to deviations in their plan, thus preventing their revival.

Even though it was a Great Thousand World, there’s a limit to its essence: it could barely nurture a dozen Innate Divine Demons.

But three hundred Innate Divine Demons clearly exceeded its capabilities. Not to mention, there were also tens of thousands of born Gods waiting to be nurtured.