Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 884 - 677 Powerful Jiang Family_2

Chapter 884: 677 Powerful Jiang Family_2

Its primary function is not for attacking, but for gathering troops.

In the Distant Ancient Era, when the Flame Emperor ruled over the Prehistoric World, this bell was suspended above the Human Race’s Ancestral Land. If any foreign clans invaded the Human Race, the bell would emit a massive toll to summon the Human Race’s experts to defend their people.

However, since the Flame Emperor made great contributions to the management of Earth Veins, all clans were indebted to his kindness. Thereafter, out of gratitude for the Flame Emperor’s virtue, during his rule over the Human Race, not a single clan dared to raise arms against them.

For one million years, the Prehistoric World saw no wars.

The saying that describes bending others to one’s will without fighting refers to the Flame Emperor.

Although the bell had a warning purpose, its symbolic significance far outweighed its practical use, and it never really came into play.

After the Flame Emperor abdicated, he left the bell with the Jiang Family. No longer having the power to summon the warriors of the Human Race, it could now only summon all the experts of the Jiang Clan.

The Jiang Clan, the predecessor of the Jiang Family, owned this bell as a Clan Artifact. With just one toll of the bell, all the Jiang Family experts would feel a spiritual connection and rush to the Sun Temple.

After receiving Jiang Chen’s orders, the priest came here directly, used his Divine Ability, and began to strike the bell.

Dong Dong Dong...

Soon, the grand toll of the bell resonated, first piercing the Boundless Starry Sky to reach the Heaven Court, then continuing to spread, reaching the mortal realm, the Netherworld, and even the more distant All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

Gathering troops is a major event, a prelude to war, and by custom, the bell should be rung eighty-one times to signify gravity.

However, after the priest had struck the bell eighty-one times, he suddenly heard Jiang Chen’s voice, "Don’t stop, keep on ringing. Until I tell you to stop, you are not to cease."

"This..."

Upon hearing these words, the priest’s face showed shock, knowing that something of great importance was unfolding. He promptly continued to ring the bell. The unceasing toll indicated that a matter crucial to the clan’s fate was about to occur.

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"Hmm?"

"This bell toll, is it emanating from the Sun Temple? What happened, what’s going on at the Sun Temple, why hasn’t the bell stopped ringing?"

"My lords, does anyone know the reason?"

As the bell’s toll spread throughout the Heaven Court, at first, the Jade Emperor did not take much notice. But after it rang past one hundred and eight times without stopping, he immediately realized that the situation was serious.

By this rhythm, the Sun Temple seemed to be summoning the entire clan’s power!

The Jade Emperor might not be completely familiar with how strong the Jiang Family was, but he could roughly estimate that mobilizing the full power of the clan could be enough to slay a top-tier Quasi-Saint. If Jiang Hao, who was in seclusion, also took action, then the strength of the Jiang Family would suffice to fight even a Great Divine Transcendent.

The last time the Jiang Family called upon the full strength of the clan was during the era when Wu Ding rose against the heavens. The outcome of that battle was the newly elected Tiandi from the Mystic Sect being refined to death, leaving not a trace behind.

Now, with the Jiang Family again rallying their entire strength, the Jade Emperor couldn’t help but be concerned, certain that an enormous calamity had occurred.

"Your Majesty, we are unaware!"

After hearing the Jade Emperor’s words, the deities in the Heaven Court also revealed looks of confusion, unaware of the situation that warranted such a response from the Jiang Family.

At that moment, not only was the Jade Emperor puzzled, so were the other powers across the Three Realms, curious about the unfolding events.

In fact, it wasn’t just them; even the experts of the Jiang Family, upon hearing the incessant tolling of the bell, wore expressions of bewilderment. Then, their faces grew solemn as they quickened their pace towards the Sun Temple.

Despite not knowing what had occurred, the relentless toll of the bell clearly signaled that a significant event was taking place.

Within the Nanbuzhan Continent, the patriarch of the Jiang Family suddenly soared into the sky, leading numerous experts towards the Sun Temple. From the Netherworld, numerous experts also appeared, flying towards the heavens.

At the same time, in many hidden places throughout the Three Realms, sudden bursts of astonishing momentum erupted as terrifying figures emerged, tearing through the fabric of space, and departed into the distance.

Meanwhile, in the far-off All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, many high-level experts appeared and hastened towards the Three Realms.

On this day, the Three Realms trembled, and countless figures from mythology suddenly appeared, erupting with earth-shaking auras that kept heaven and earth thundering nonstop.

"The experts of the Jiang Family are even more numerous than in ancient times."

On this day, many forces were likewise shocked by the display of strength by the Jiang Family. They found that compared to ancient times, the Jiang Family’s strength had grown even stronger.

In this era of decline, the power of the Jiang Family had not waned but had instead become stronger.

Seeing a part and understanding the whole, if the Jiang Family was already such, not to mention the entire Human Race.

Was the Human Race truly weakening?

Many forces began to ponder, believing that the strength of the Human Race was not as frail as it seemed.

"Damn it!"

"What is Jiang Chen doing? Does he not know that by doing this, he will expose the true strength of our Human Race, and render countless years of our efforts utterly wasted, turned into running water?"

In the depths of the void, within a world shrouded in Chaos, the masters of the Divine Palace, upon seeing the experts of the Jiang Family emerge one after another, could not help but roar in anger.

Because of the actions of the Jiang Family’s experts, their plans had already begun to unravel, and were largely ruined. Of course, they themselves knew that the so-called strategy of hiding their brilliance was utterly useless.

The myriad races are not fools, how could they believe that the Human Race, as the main character of heaven and earth, was becoming weaker rather than stronger?

But knowing is one thing, the required attitude still had to be maintained. After all, their power all came from this plan, regardless of whether this strategy was useful or not, they had to uphold its correctness.

"Humph, Jiang Chen is seeking his own death, we are not to blame."

The master of the Divine Palace said coldly with a snort.

"What, you want to lay hands on Jiang Chen?"

"This must not be done at all costs. Jiang Chen is the Patriarch of the Jiang Family, not only has he been granted an audience with the Three Emperors, but he has also caught the attention of Empress Nuwa. If anything happens to him, that would truly poke a hole in the sky, and even as a Quasi-Saint, you would not end up well."

The moment the voice of the master of the Divine Palace fell, the people around him immediately exclaimed in alarm, refuting loudly.

"What are you thinking? I’m not crazy, how could I possibly make a move on Jiang Chen? Besides, Jiang Chen’s strength is unfathomable; even if we really did come to blows, whether I would win or he would is still a matter of debate," he said with annoyance as he glared at everyone.

The master of the Divine Palace explained impatiently: "What I mean is, after some time, we will directly announce the failure of the strategy to conceal our brilliance, and blame the failure on Jiang Chen, making him the sinner of the Human Race, and completely expelling him from the upper ranks of our Race."

"This plan is very good!"

"If it weren’t for Jiang Chen disregarding our advice and revealing the strength of our clan, how would our plan have failed? It is indeed his fault, and he should be responsible for it."

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed and began to discuss how to place all the blame on Jiang Chen.

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While everyone was discussing how to deal with Jiang Chen, in the Sun Temple, one Jiang Family expert after another hurried over, gathering together and asking Jiang Chen:

"Emperor Lord, what exactly has happened that you needed to summon us all here?"

On the throne, Jiang Chen looked at the Jiang Family experts below, and he too was struck speechless, shocked by the strength displayed by his family.

He could never have dreamed that the Patriarch of the Jiang Family he had watched over as he grew up was actually an Innate Dao Sovereign. He had always thought that the Patriarch of the Jiang Family was just an ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortal. Now it seemed he had been mistaken.

Including the Patriarch of the Jiang Family, there were a total of six Innate Dao Sovereigns who had arrived at the scene. Coupled with the six Innate Dao Sovereigns originally from the Sun Temple, that made twelve Innate Dao Sovereigns.

Behind these twelve Dao Sovereigns stood over a hundred Innate Dao Monarchs, as well as numerous ancient Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Such was the power of the ancient Jiang Family, the foundation of the royal family of the Human Race, truly an assemblage of masters. Such a terrifying force was enough to sweep across all foreign races.

It turned out Jiang Chen was not boasting that year; to deal with foreign races, there was no need for the Human Race to take action, as the Jiang lineage alone could eradicate all foreign beings.