Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 771: The Future Seen by the Emperor 612

Chapter 771: The Future Seen by the Emperor 612

"Breaking through?"

Jiang Chen seemed thoughtful, this indeed was a solution. The Primordial Heaven and Earth Great Array gave birth to the chaotic vortex, which in itself contained the ability to refine all things, to perfect oneself.

This was akin to artifact refining, where the chaotic vortex was the furnace and he was the artifact in formation, accepting the tempering of the power of Heaven and Earth. But once the artifact was formed, it could separate from the furnace and stand alone in the world.

Refining artifact?

An idea flashed in his heart. Jiang Chen thought of a solution - a struggle with the chaotic vortex for power. No matter how much power the vortex swallowed, he would seize it all to strengthen himself.

By doing so, his power would always surpass that of the chaotic vortex. Once his Great Dao was perfected, just as a medicinal pill finished refining, he could break free from the vortex.

While enlarging himself, he could also blend his power into the vortex, strengthening it while attempting to control it.

In his mind, countless inspirations flashed. Jiang Chen quickly thought of a suitable solution, but he needed to verify it to confirm.

"Thank you for your guidance, Your Majesty!"

Once he had found a solution, Jiang Chen regained his previous calmness and thanked the Heavenly Emperor.

The Heavenly Emperor didn’t offer any reaction, only stating indifferently: "Your wisdom is not inferior to mine. Even if I didn’t say anything, you would have realized this sooner or later."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen hastily responded modestly: "Your Majesty exaggerates. Although I have some wit, how can I compare with Your Majesty?"

The Heavenly Emperor didn’t continue the conversation, simply stating: "If there’s nothing else, you can leave."

He was clearly seeing the visitor out.

Jiang Chen thought for a while, realizing he did have a matter requiring the Heavenly Emperor’s help. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I want to request an imperial order to handle some matters at the Gouchen Star."

No matter what, Jiang Chen had to visit the Gouchen Star, where a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Map of Gouchen Star, awaited him.

However, Jiang Chen didn’t have a good relationship with the Demon Sovereign on Gouchen Star. If he rushed over without the Emperor’s order, it would likely lead to a fight. Although he wasn’t afraid of these Demon Sovereigns, this didn’t align with his goal.

Jiang Chen’s goal was to quietly take away the Map of Gouchen Star without anyone noticing. If a fight broke out, how could he quietly take the map?

Therefore, he wanted to request for an Emperor’s order so that he could freely visit Gouchen Star. Even if those Demon Sovereigns had opinions, they could only endure it silently, not daring to act. Otherwise, they would dare to act against Jiang Chen?

If it really came to that, it would be great; Jiang Chen could then justifiably kill them.

After all, they were from the Gouchen Heavenly Palace. Even if he was unhappy with them, he couldn’t just casually kill them like he handled other demons. He needed a justifiable reason. Disrespecting the Emperor’s order was a good enough reason.

"Alright. I’ll grant you an imperial order right now, letting you manage the affairs of the Gouchen Heavenly Palace."

The Heavenly Emperor did not ask Jiang Chen why he wanted the imperial order, and immediately agreed. He started drafting the order on the spot.

"Ah..."

Upon hearing the Heavenly Emperor’s words, Jiang Chen was stunned.

He was only planning to request for an order that allowed him to freely enter and exit Gouchen Star. However, the Heavenly Emperor went as far as to let him manage the affairs of the Gouchen Heavenly Palace. This was equivalent to giving him all the authority of the Gouchen Emperor.

"Manage?" Doubtful that he heard wrong, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but repeat it.

"You heard correctly. It is to manage. Due to suppressing the Fate of the Human Race, I cannot leave the Fire Cloud Cave and naturally have no energy to manage the affairs of the Gouchen Heavenly Palace."

"I did not expect that my negligence would lead to increased chaos among the demons below, causing turmoil in the Three Realms."

"You are the Thunder Ancestor personally appointed by the Heavenly Dao, with the right to Punish on Behalf of Heaven. Therefore, I’ll give you the power of the Gouchen Heavenly Palace. Use your strength to rectify the instabilities within the Demon Clan, enable them to practice peacefully, and not disappoint the officials."

The Emperor sighed tiredly. The affairs of the Demon Clan made him feel quite helpless. When he ascended to the throne, many demons rushed from all over the vast world, begging for his asylum.

Seeing that these demons had neither committed any grave errors nor harmed any humans, the Emperor decided to keep them in the Heavenly Court and gave them some nominal ranks, providing them a place to stay and making it convenient for management.

In reality, these demons had been very honest. They had not committed any evil deeds and had even done many good deeds, making themselves worthy of the title of Righteous Gods in the Heavenly Court. If not, they would not have survived till the present.

However, as time passed, these demons gradually changed. During the ancient times, they were good when the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns were present. But as the ancient times ended, and the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns gradually became legends, these demons started forming groups and building their own forces, gradually taking over the Gouchen Heavenly Palace.

Afterwards, as the era of the ancients ended and the Heavenly Emperor’s influence faded, these demons became even more active, treating the rules of the Gouchen Heavenly Palace as if they didn’t exist. They colluded with the Demon forces in the lower realms, leading to a rise in demon troubles in the Three Realms and causing chaos.

The reason why the lower realm’s demons could grow rampant had a lot to do with the Gouchen Heavenly Palace’s inaction.

If the Demon Sovereigns in the Gouchen Heavenly Palace had carried out their duties diligently, seizing or killing riotous demons, then how would other demons dare to gather and call themselves kings?