Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 442: Human Race Treasury 419

Chapter 442: Human Race Treasury 419

The second punch, born of the intent of the Earth Emperor, draws on the remarkable power of mountains and rivers. With a single punch, I encompass the boundless expanse, suppressing the cosmos.

The third punch, born of the intent of the Human Emperor, carries the thoughts of all beings. One punch and every being is unified in intent and thought, like a surging human tide, with the potential to crush all eternity.

These three punches run through the three talents of heaven, earth, and man, subduing all living beings and things between heaven and earth. They are the true imperial fist techniques, the techniques that protect all beings.

"I must thank all of you, if not for the pressure you put on me, how could I have comprehended such an astounding technique?"

Standing before the three great masters, Jiang Chen lowered his head and smiled at them.

Hearing this, the people were even more shaken, their real spirits seemed translucent, evidently extremely upset.

It was a while before they could catch their breath. They glared at Jiang Chen and said reluctantly: "Jiang Chen, you win this round. We admit defeat. We will abandon our plot to ally with the alien race."

"Does this satisfy you?"

At their words, Jiang Chen’s expression turned even more disdainful: "You want to end this without any consequences? You’re oversimplifying things."

After hearing his words, instead of being angry, they laughed. They mocked: "What? Do you plan to kill us?"

"Jiang Chen, you’re overconfident. We’re all Innate Dao Monarchs, pillars of the Human Race. Without the command from the higher-ups of the Human Race, if you dare lay your hands on us, they will not let you off lightly."

"Besides, our ancestors are still in the Fire Cloud Cave, they won’t idly watch us being killed."

As soon as the trio finished speaking, Jiang Chen replied sarcastically: "Oh, really? Do they really value you that much?"

Someone replied with pride: "Of course, we’re the pride of the Human Race. Our ancestors will certainly not stand by and watch us being killed."

Before he could finish his words, Jiang Chen brutally interrupted: "Stop bragging. If your ancestors really valued you, would they leave you to loiter around? If they wanted to save you, they would have done it long ago."

"Have you ever thought about what exactly you’ve done? You’re still expecting your ancestors to save you, that’s simply dreaming. When your ancestors do come, they might just slap you to death first."

"You ..." Suddenly, the three great masters were so infuriated by Jiang Chen that they could not speak. However, they quickly composed themselves and said calmly: "You mean to kill us?"

Jiang Chen shook his head and smiled: "How could that be? You are all ’heroes’ of the Human Race, how could I possibly kill you?"

"I just want to conduct some tests on you, to verify your claims."

While speaking, Jiang Chen released his divine power, and his mind crossed over the abyss to gather strands of dark energy from various parts of the Human Race territory.

This dark energy was resentment, born from the grievances of the human beings. Being oppressed by aliens on their own land, how could the people not harbor anger and resentment?

Over time, this resentment nourishes various evil spirits, causing chaos in the world.

At this moment, Jiang Chen uses a secret technique to gather the resentments lingering in various parts of the human territories. Resentment and willpower are alike, both born from the heart’s strength. As Jiang Chen can manipulate willpower, he can naturally control resentment too.

"Refine!"

With a flicker of thought, Jiang Chen refined the resentments into five mysterious talismans. One by one, he inserted them into the bodies of the five Dao Monarchs from the three great families.

"What is this?"

"What did you just do to us?"

Seeing Jiang Chen’s actions, the five started to protest.

Jiang Chen waved his hand and said casually, "It’s nothing, just planted some minor things in your bodies. These five talismans are made of the resentment of the Human Race."

"If you truly have no guilt as you claim, then these talismans will not affect you in the least."

"But if you lied, had ulterior motives in this plot, these talismans will become countless resentful spirits in your hearts. They’ll curse and insult you ceaselessly, denying you peace for all eternity."

This method Jiang Chen uses is somewhat similar to the methods of the Heavenly Demons. However, he prefers to call this the Heart Demon Technique. This technique transforms resentment into heart demons that linger around these five, preventing them from achieving peace.

With heart demons plaguing them, do they still dream of cultivating? It would be great if they could lead normal lives without going insane.

Of course, if these five have clear consciences, Jiang Chen’s technique will not affect them. But do they really have clear consciences?

This question could be answered by their ever-darkening faces.

Having planted heart demon talismans in the five, Jiang Chen no longer paid them any attention. Instead, he bowed towards the empty sky and said, "Ancestor of Thunder, Ancestor of Clouds, Ancestor of Rain, how did I handle this situation? Are you satisfied?"

Even before Jiang Chen finished speaking, an ancient and authoritative voice sounded from the sky, "Jiang Chen, you have done well, we are satisfied."

The sound echoed like thunder, clearly radiating from the Ancestor of Thunder. Such major events that had happened in the Ancestral Land and involved his descendants, how could the upper echelons of the Human Race in Fire Cloud Cave ignore it?

It could be said that since Jiang Chen entered the Ancebral Land, the senior leaders of the Human Race in Fire Cloud Cave had been closely following the matters.

At this moment, the elder Dao Monarch of the Lei family, hearing the voice of the Ancestor of Thunder, hastily struggled to rise and bowed towards the void: "Ancestor, please save me!"

Behind him, the other four also rose in obeisance: "We beseech Ancestor’s mercy, save us!"

Hearing their pleas for help, another ancient voice came from the heavens: "Save? Weren’t you guys unashamed? If so, the Divine Ability of Jiang Chen should not affect you. Why would you need outsiders to save you?"

After hearing this, the five hastily repented: "Ancestor, we admit our mistake. We were blinded by our selfish interests. However, our intentions were to benefit the Human Race."

"We implore the Ancestor to save us for our past merits!"

Rumble!

In the void, there was a sudden eruption of thunder, forming chains, binding the five people tightly.

At the same time, the Ancestor of Thunder’s angry voice came from the sky, "Even now, you are trying to justify your actions, showing no signs of remorse. For the good of the Human Race? If you truly wished to benefit the Human Race, would you fear internal demons?"

"Very well, I will now consign you to the Thunder Prison. If you can realize your mistakes and resolve your internal demons, you can escape. If you can’t, the Human Race won’t lack five Dao Monarchs."

As he spoke, the space beneath the feet of the five suddenly split open, swallowing their figures before vanishing. Obviously, they were thrown into the Thunder Prison mentioned by the Ancestor of Thunder.

After dealing with the five, the Ancestor of Thunder continued: "Jiang Chen, you’ve done well. We, the old folks, have been watching and are very satisfied. You dare to think and act, dare to strive, this is the spirit worthy of us Ancient Martial Artists."

"If you do not strive, how can you stand between Heaven and Earth? How can you cultivate the Great Dao?"

The elders who lived from ancient times to the present are all from the background of Ancient Martial Artists, including the Ancestor of Thunder, and they all appreciate Jiang Chen because he is their successor, inheriting the already declined Ancient Martial Arts.

Jiang Chen slightly bowed his body and expressed his humility, "Ancestor’s praise is too generous, Jiang Chen still has many shortcomings."

The Ancestor of Thunder laughed, "Because of your shortcomings, there is room for improvement. Isn’t cultivation a process of compensating for shortcomings and constantly perfecting oneself?"

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After casually guiding Jiang Chen a few times, the Ancestor of Thunder finally got down to business: "Jiang Chen, for your merit in quelling the chaos in Shu Region, we have decided to give you an opportunity to visit the Human Race treasure vault."

"You executed dozens of aliens in Xiadu and shocked all other races, greatly enhancing our Human Race’s prestige. Therefore, we decided to let you visit the Human Race treasure vault again."

"Just now, in the Ancestral Land, you made great contributions again, which also earned you another opportunity to visit the Human Race treasure vault."

"Adding up all these, Jiang Chen, you can choose three treasures from the Human Race treasure vault."

Before Jiang Chen could react, the space around him began to change.

After the world was turning, Jiang Chen suddenly found himself in a mysterious space. It was a place with no sky or ground, even time didn’t exist.

Yes, in this space, time was at a standstill. No matter how long was spent here, to the outside world, it was but an instant.

"What a wonderful place."

Jiang Chen uttered a sigh and then stepped forward. After the surprise, he knew where this was - it was the legendary vault of the Human Race.

This held most of the resources accumulated by the Human Race over endless ages. It was much richest than Jiang Family treasure vault, countless times over. After all, comparing Jiang Chen, who was just a part of the Human Race, and the entire Human Race, there was no comparison.

The Human Race treasure vault was a crucial location. Not only were there mighty presences guarding it, but it was also a space within space, hidden in an unknown location, preventing anyone from discovering it.

Without the guidance of experts from the Human Race, even the Great Divine Transcendents couldn’t find the place.

After walking in this mysterious space for approximately the time to brew a pot of tea, Jiang Chen suddenly stopped. He realised that he might be doing it wrong.

After walking for so long, he had discovered nothing. All he could see was the empty space and dense mist.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Chen spoke, "Jiang Chen, a member of the Human Race, is here to retrieve three treasures from the vault on the orders of the Ancestor of Thunder."

As soon as his voice faded, Jiang Chen’s vision suddenly changed, and countless treasures quickly passed before him. This was dazzling and at the same time, it was hard not to feel moved.

These treasures were rare and exquisite to see in the outside world.

In just a couple moments, Jiang Chen had found himself inside an enormous treasure vault. No, this can’t be called a treasure vault anymore, it should be described as a world.

PS: 7000 words have been updated, 3000 more are coming.