Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1546 - 1022 The Emperor’s Path to Enlightenment_2

Chapter 1546: 1022 The Emperor’s Path to Enlightenment_2

"It’s not surprising that the Saint of Taiqing has entered the fray; it was expected. However, the Kungtung Seal is a problem, and it’s a pity you are not the Human King."

"If you were the Human King, then the problem would be easily resolved. All you would need is to forge a royal treasure, which could negate the influence of the Kungtung Seal on the Human Race."

After realizing the reason behind the issue, Jiang Xuan let out a long sigh.

The Human Race originally did not possess a royal treasure. It was because the emperor could not wrest control of the Kungtung Seal from the Saint of Taiqing that, out of sheer necessity, he crafted the first royal treasure. With its supreme royal power, it forcibly replaced the status of the Kungtung Seal among the Human Race.

In fact, the royal treasure did just that. During the reign of the Human Kings, the royal treasures they crafted were the symbols of the highest authority of the Human Race, and the Kungtung Seal lost all of its power during these times.

Nevertheless, a royal treasure is, after all, not the Kungtung Seal and possesses irremediable flaws.

The power of the royal treasure derives from the Human King, not the Human Race. Thus, once the Human King abdicates, the royal treasure he crafted loses the power to suppress the Kungtung Seal.

This led to a situation where, during the reign of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the Kungtung Seal was of little use. However, after their reigns, the Kungtung Seal immediately revived and regained the power to interfere with the fate of the Human Race.

How powerful is the Kungtung Seal? Simply put, even a mortal who refines the Kungtung Seal could possess power comparable to that of a Human King.

And if a Human King were to take control of the Kungtung Seal, he would essentially become another Da Yu, nominally a Human King yet wielding the authority of the Human Emperor."

"Times have changed. It’s not the ancient times anymore. To become the Human King is now even harder than becoming a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial."

"To forge a royal treasure to replace the Kungtung Seal is nearly impossible now, and moreover, there is no time."

"By the time I become the Human King, who knows how far off that will be, and by then, there would no longer be any need to restrain the Kungtung Seal."

"Now, it seems a simpler and quicker solution would be to defeat the Martial Sovereign and wrest the Kungtung Seal from his hands."

Jiang Chen’s line of thinking has not changed. Whether it’s crafting a treasure to replace the Kungtung Seal or becoming the Human King to forge the royal treasure, it’s already too late.

At the moment, the simplest and most effective method is just as he said—seize the Kungtung Seal from the Martial Sovereign’s hands.

"If only it could really be done. If the Kungtung Seal were to return to the hands of the Human Race, then the emperor might as well embark on the path of the Dao and advance into the realm of the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial."

Jiang Xuan said with some anticipation.

"It’s close, not much longer now. In a short as a hundred years or as long as a thousand years, everything will come to a conclusion."

Jiang Chen’s eyes gleamed with determination, as if he could see a distant future, and his tone was incredibly confident of securing the ultimate victory.

As for the emperor’s path to enlightenment, Jiang Chen now stood at the pinnacle of the Human Race and was privy to many of the Human Race’s secrets.

Like the emperor’s ascension, in reality, the emperor was on the verge of enlightenment and could step into the realm of the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial at any time. Moreover, his was not an ordinary enlightenment but the highest level of enlightenment, ninefold enlightenment.

However, the emperor’s ninefold enlightenment was unlike Jiang Chen’s. The emperor’s ninefold enlightenment involved the Innate Eight Diagrams plus the enlightenment through treasures.

The Innate Eight Diagrams, composed of the innate paths of mountain, thunder, marsh, fire, water, and wind, when combined with enlightenment through treasures—involving the fusion of Hetu and Luoshu with the innate Eight Diagrams—ascends into the Innate Treasure of the Innate Nine Palaces Eight Diagrams. This constitutes ninefold enlightenment, and upon breakthrough, one would reach the proficiency of Primordial Chaos 5th Level.

The Innate Eight Diagrams have long been mastered to perfection by Emperor Fuxi. He is also capable of synergizing the Hetu and Luoshu with the Innate Eight Diagrams.

However, the Hetu and Luoshu are treasures of the Human Race, currently suppressing the Human Race’s fate. If they were to be destroyed, it would inevitably cause the Human Race’s fate to fluctuate.

If the Human Race were suppressing heavens and earth, such minor turbulence would not matter, but the Human Race is not. Especially considering the treasure of the Human Race, the Kungtung Seal, is still under others’ control.

In such circumstances, any perturbations in the Human Race’s fate could give outsiders an opportunity to exploit. Therefore, Emperor Fuxi, who could have ascended, has delayed time and again for the sake of the Human Race.

From the emperor’s viewpoint, he will wait for a time when the Human Race is truly stable, which will be the best moment for his breakthrough.

"Ancestor, if there is nothing pressing, you can go ahead with your tasks; I will take this opportunity to consolidate my cultivation,"

"The enemies are becoming increasingly stronger. I cannot let my cultivation lag behind. I should seize the moment to organize my path to enlightenment; it should be enough to enhance my combat power to that of the Primordial Chaos 4th Level."

The affairs of the Alliance of Outsiders are insignificant to Jiang Chen, but outsiders do not see it that way, which is why they awakened him from his seclusion.

Now that everything has been discussed openly, everyone can rest assured, and Jiang Chen can resume his secluded cultivation with peace of mind.

"Since you have everything figured out, I can rest easy. There are still matters I need to tend to in Beijulu Continent and the North Sea, so I will take my leave now,"

After nodding his acknowledgment, Jiang Xuan bid farewell and left while Jiang Chen continued his seclusion.

However, before entering this period of seclusion, he exercised a Divine Ability, transforming into a godly presence. He took with him the supreme domain of slaughter formed by five top-tier Innate Swords and silently headed to the Netherworld, to the deepest part of the Underworld River, the former site of the Sea of Blood.

This represents the highest realm of Divine Ability: a Divine Ability that becomes sentient, leaving the body to exist permanently in the world as a living being with only one strike’s power. Yet, that strike is a full-powered blow of a Chaos Strongman, something even the average Great Divine Transcendents cannot withstand.

Before him, among the numerous cultivators in the Prehistoric World who practiced the way of Divine Abilities, only Taiyi had achieved this realm. Jiang Chen is the second one.

As for why Jiang Chen sent this Divine Ability incarnation, carrying with it the supreme sword domain transformed from those five Innate Swords, it was naturally to rescue the Daoist of Underworld River.

Otherwise, why would he go to the former site of the Sea of Blood if not for rescuing Underworld River? This ancient Great Divine Transcendent who has been sealed for so long deserves to emerge into the world again.

Moreover, Great Divine Transcendents who cultivate the Dao of Slaughter differ from other transcendents; their strength after enlightenment is not gauged by the number of enlightenments but by the power of the strong beings they have slain at the time of enlightenment.

If the strong beings under his command possess only the combat power of the Primordial Chaos 1st Level, then his cultivation after enlightenment will be at the Primordial Chaos 1st Level. For the 2nd Level, it will be that of the 2nd Level’s cultivation, and so on.

The Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, due to his origins, though unable to become a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial, is nonetheless a lord of the Demonic Way with formidable strength, possessing at least the combat power of the 2nd or 3rd Level of the Primordial Chaos.

If Underworld River Ancestor could slay him, then his cultivation would at least be at the Primordial Chaos 2nd Level after his enlightenment. Such an ally is worth Jiang Chen’s full effort to win over.

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In the deepest part of the Netherworld, at the source of the Underworld River—the most profound place in the world—Jiang Chen’s incarnation arrived quietly.

"Master of Underworld River, I have come to fulfill my promise and rescue you from your plight," Jiang Chen announced upon arrival, calling out into the distance.

And as his voice fell, a pool of blood-red spring water surged out from the void, transforming into a red-haired Daoist who appeared before Jiang Chen.

"So soon?"

"I thought it would take tens of thousands of years before I could hope to break the seal. Little did I expect, it’s only been a few hundred years, and you’ve already come," the Underworld River Ancestor said, appearing somewhat astonished. He did not expect Jiang Chen to possess the strength to rescue him after such a short time.

But when he opened his eyes and saw Jiang Chen before him, he was so shocked that he gasped:

"Hiss~~"

"The strength of my young friend has increased rapidly indeed. In just a few hundred years, you have already surpassed this poor Daoist. No wonder you are confident in rescuing me from my predicament."

Underworld River was truly shocked; he knew Jiang Chen had an affinity for prophecies and could cultivate quickly, but he never thought it would be this fast.

A mere few hundred years of practice equaled the outcome of his numerous eons of cultivation; even if it were the rebirth of Chaos and starting over in practice, it wouldn’t be as swift as this.

For a moment, Underworld River Ancestor was so shocked that he was at a loss for words.