Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 943: Seven hundred investment_2

Chapter 943: Seven hundred investment_2

This is the manifestation of an overwhelming disparity.

"The junior Jiang Chen pays respects to the senior!"

Knowing that this person was the Black Tortoise, Jiang Chen stepped forward and respectfully greeted him as a junior should.

The Black Tortoise didn’t respond immediately, instead staring at him for a long time before smiling and nodding as he said, "The aura of Divine Dao. Having seen you with my own eyes, I’ve finally confirmed the guess in my heart—the Incense Fire Divine Path was opened by you, wasn’t it?"

At these words, Jiang Chen’s face immediately showed surprise, and he asked in puzzlement, "Divine Dao, what Incense Fire Divine Path? Senior, why do you say this?"

Others might know that the Divine Dao was opened by him, but before this Dao had surfaced, Jiang Chen couldn’t admit to it, lest he be detected by others.

"Stop pretending. It’s good to be cautious as a young person. This is the North Pole Domain, my territory, and without my permission, not even Hongjun himself would be able to discern our conversation. You can rest assured."

The Black Tortoise Holy Beast was old and wise. How could he not know Jiang Chen’s worries and thus spoke directly to him.

"How did senior come to suspect me?"

Now that the Black Tortoise had said as much, Jiang Chen could no longer deny it. He promptly admitted it and asked the Tortoise how he had come to realize it.

It wasn’t that Jiang Chen was boasting about how well he had concealed the Secret of Divine Dao; it was actually the work of the Heavenly Dao all along.

What a joke, what cultivation did Jiang Chen have? Such a momentous affair as the Divine Dao, was it something he could keep hidden? If not for the intervention of the Heavenly Dao, he would have been found out long ago.

"Very simple, the Divine Dao is related to willpower, and among the people of the Prehistoric World today, you have the deepest mastery over the aspirations of all beings. With a little thought, I guessed it was you."

"As for why such a simple matter has not been guessed by others? Of course, it’s because of the Heavenly Dao’s handiwork, deliberately making people overlook this aspect."

"Under the influence of the Heavenly Dao, this obvious flaw was subconsciously ignored by all, naturally, no one suspected you."

The Black Tortoise leisurely said. The flaws in the matter of Jiang Chen opening the Divine Dao were truly too numerous. It was only because the Heavenly Dao was formidable that he could have kept anyone from finding out, right?

"Senior’s cultivation is supreme, I profoundly admire it," Jiang Chen had to admit, he had been thoroughly outplayed today. The Black Tortoise made no mention of his own strength, yet his words were revealing one thing: I am awesome, incredibly so.

Otherwise, how could he have escaped the influence of the Heavenly Dao and spotted this glaring flaw?

Spotting this flaw wasn’t difficult, what was difficult was how to free oneself from the influence of the Heavenly Dao. Since the Black Tortoise was able to do so, his strength was evidently to an extreme degree.

"Do not flatter me too much. I’ve just lived a bit longer, have had more experience dealing with the Heavenly Dao than others, and could thus break free from its influence in time. As for strength, ah, let’s not talk about that. It’s really too embarrassing; I’ve been surpassed by many juniors."

The Black Tortoise shook his head, expressing his lament.

"The honored ancestor jests."

Jiang Chen smiled, of course not believing what the Black Tortoise had said. Even if his strength was weaker, it certainly wouldn’t be comparable to that of creatures like Kunpeng. Besides, if he declared himself weak, did that make it so? What if the one he compared himself to was the venerable Hongjun?

Moreover, he also said that many juniors had "caught up" with his cultivation. The word "caught" was quite clever—if he really were inferior, he would say weak, not caught up...

"Are you curious why I had someone invite you over?" After some pleasantries, the Black Tortoise finally broached the main topic.

Jiang Chen didn’t speak, instead waiting for the Black Tortoise to continue.

"The reason is simple, I feel that the Divine Dao is useful to me, so I’ve decided to invest in you ahead of time, to establish a good relationship with you so that when I ask for your help in the future, it would be hard for you to refuse."

The Black Tortoise didn’t beat around the bush and straightforwardly expressed his intention to invest in Jiang Chen early so that in the future, when he asked for his help, it would be hard for Jiang Chen to refuse.

"The Divine Dao is useful to senior?" Jiang Chen frowned, looking puzzled at the Black Tortoise.

"How do you find this North Pole Domain?"

The Black Tortoise did not clarify Jiang Chen’s confusion but instead asked him an irrelevant question.

"The Arctic land is naturally excellent, and it isn’t much inferior to the Human Race’s Holy Land, Fire Cloud Cave—it should be considered one of the top Holy Lands in the Prehistoric World."

"It’s just that although this place is nice, but..."

Jiang Chen did not continue his statement.

The Arctic land was indeed marvelous, and he had realized this when he first arrived, no worse than Fire Cloud Cave. Just like this small island with its surging Chaos energy and pervasive Great Dao aura, he would believe someone if they told him it was transformed from a Fragment of Chaos.

"But you lack freedom, right?"

The words Jiang Chen had left unsaid were filled in by the Black Tortoise.

Although the Arctic land had a thousand good traits, to the Black Tortoise, its essence was that of a prison, confining it for endless years without relief or freedom.

"So, senior, do you feel that the Divine Dao could help you break free?"

Jiang Chen was somewhat vexed; he didn’t believe the Divine Dao could help the Black Tortoise escape its predicament and shake off the constraints of the Arctic land. Of course, even if it could, he wouldn’t dare to do it.

The Five Elements Holy Beasts suppressing the four extreme lands was essentially their atonement. If he were to release them, causing the four extreme lands of Heaven and Earth to lose their balance again, whose head would the towering karma be charged to?

With Jiang Chen’s insignificant strength, he couldn’t bear such a grave sin. He was already constantly testing the limits of the Heavenly Dao. If he were to suddenly release the Holy Beasts, even if the Heavenly Dao held him in high regard, it would not let him off, likely bestowing upon him a Heavenly Curse.

"Where has your mind gone? Given that the Incense Fire Divine Path involves the Willpower of Incense, who do you think, in today’s Prehistoric World, could match the Holy Beasts in the abundance of Willpower?"

The Black Tortoise smiled as the void behind it suddenly began to tremble. Infinite and boundless Aspiration emerged, surging like a vast ocean, as if it were filling an entire world.

This Willpower was indeed too immense; it was the most Jiang Chen had ever seen.

Indeed, from ancient times till now, how many could match the Five Elements Holy Beast in Willpower? Since the most ancient and ignorant era, countless races worshipped the Five Elements Holy Beasts.

To this day, the faith in the Five Elements Holy Beasts, far from disappearing, has even flourished, integrating into the lives of numerous races in every aspect and nearly impossible to prohibit.

And over the years, the amount of Willpower accumulated on the Five Elements Holy Beasts can be imagined: vast and endless, beyond imagination.

"Senior, I roughly understand what you mean. You want to cultivate the Divine Dao in addition to your current practice to circumvent the limitations of the four extreme lands and walk the world under the guise of a God?"

The Black Tortoise’s intentions, Jiang Chen roughly understood. They had so much Willpower of all beings to spare; instead of wasting it, why not use it for cultivation and seek a Divine Dao Fruit. If this could allow them to circumvent the restrictions of the four extreme lands and roam the Prehistoric World once again, it would undoubtedly be ideal.

If not, another powerful Divine Dao incarnation would still be worthwhile.

"Talking with a smart person is simple. After you establish the Divine Dao, I, as well as the other four, am interested in cultivating this path," the Black Tortoise nodded, confirming Jiang Chen’s speculation and expressed its request.

"Whether the Divine Dao can help the five seniors evade the constraints of the four extreme lands, I cannot guarantee that. But what I can assure is that the Divine Dao can indeed enhance the strength of you seniors."

Jiang Chen did not agree outright, instead analyzing for the Black Tortoise.

"Hmm, we are aware of what you’ve said, and have deliberated over it many times. If not for this, we wouldn’t have invited you here for a meeting."

The cultivation of the Black Tortoise was immense. Since it had invited Jiang Chen, it had naturally calculated everything.

"The seniors wishing to join the Divine Dao is something I’d be more than happy to agree to; how could I possibly refuse? I can even assure that I can bestow you seniors with the utmost supreme positions, second only to myself, equal in respect to the Divine Lord."

Jiang Chen nodded, directly promising the five great Holy Beasts the highest divine positions.

Is that status high? Definitely high, equal in respect to the Divine Lord, meaning they would share the same status as the master of the Divine Dao. Yet, even with such a high status bestowed upon them, for the Five Elements Holy Beast, it still seemed somewhat lacking.

What is a Holy Beast? Comparable to a Saint! The status of the Five Elements Holy Beast in Between Heaven and Earth can be seen from this.