Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 965 - 712 Mystic Sect’s plotting, reincarnation

Chapter 965: 712 Mystic Sect’s plotting, reincarnation

"The Human King’s Dao Fruit is trembling, it must be a change in the fate of the Human Race."

Suddenly looking up, Jiang Chen’s gaze pierced through the layers of the void, towards the direction of the River of Destiny.

Rustle!

The vast and boundless River of Destiny, which encompassed the fate of all beings, appeared before Jiang Chen. Above the river, the flame representing the Human Race’s fate was flickering violently, its light waxing and waning unpredictably, as if it were signaling something.

"The flickering of the flame indicates that a crisis of fundamental significance to the Human Race is occurring. If not handled properly, it could shake the very foundation of the Human Race."

Feeling the change in the flame, even as the Human King, Jiang Chen broke out in a cold sweat. The thought of an event that could shake the foundation of the Human Race was terrifying.

Shocked, Jiang Chen quickly looked in the direction of the Fire Cloud Cave. Such a significant event concerned the entire Human Race and required the judgment of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. Only after they have addressed the issue would it be Jiang Chen’s turn to act.

With the Human Emperor present, the Human Race naturally follows the Human Emperor’s lead; without the Human Emperor, the Race looks to the Human King.

"This is bad, it’s the Mystic Sect, the Great Divine Transcendents of the Mystic Sect have taken action."

The moment Jiang Chen’s gaze reached the Fire Cloud Cave, he immediately realized what had happened; it was the Mystic Sect’s Great Divine Transcendents who had taken action, commencing their plans ahead of schedule.

Outside the Fire Cloud Cave, Jiang Chen saw an endless expanse of clear light—like a sea of stars, like a lake of Chaos—that had submerged the Fire Cloud Cave, sealing it off entirely, cutting off all contact with the outside world.

The Fire Cloud Cave is a holy land of the Human Race, where the most powerful beings among them, the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, reside. What kind of power could seal off this place and trap them within, preventing them from leaving the Fire Cloud Cave?

Without need for further thought, the answer was clear—it had to be the Mystic Sect’s Great Divine Transcendents’ doing because, in the Prehistoric World, the only power capable of sealing the Fire Cloud Cave was the Mystic Sect.

The Mystic Sect has had no fewer than two thousand Quasi-Saints since the Ancient Era, and now, there are even more experts. Among the top-tier Divine Transcendents, hundreds can be found.

What is a Great Divine Transcendent? It is a Half-step into the Realm of Primordial Chaos. To cast off the Three Corpses is to achieve Quasi-Saint’s Great Perfection, and upon reunification of the Three Corpses with oneself, one can attain the supreme state of a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

The so-called Great Divine Transcendent lies between these two realms, having completely severed the Three Corpses, with a heart-mind in harmony with them, ready to merge at any time and step into the Realm of Primordial Chaos.

In theory, every Great Divine Transcendent could break through at any moment; upon realization, they could transcend Heaven and Earth, become a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, even Saints are reluctant to excessively pressure Great Divine Transcendents, in case they provoke a breakthrough, and thereby create an enemy out of thin air.

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With so many experts, even though the Three Emperors and Five Emperors are mighty, they cannot withstand the siege of the Mystic Sect’s experts. Hence, if the Mystic Sect’s experts were to converge, they could truly seal the Fire Cloud Cave.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that the Three Emperors and Five Emperors are without options; after all, they are the Human Emperors, once the Tiandi. If they were to risk everything, they still could break through the seal. But this situation clearly isn’t worth such desperate measures from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors.

If the foundation of the Human Race is only possibly being shaken, not actually shaking, it means the situation hasn’t reached its most critical point yet, and naturally, it is not worth the dire efforts of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors.

Fine steel should be used for the blade’s edge; the Three Emperors and Five Emperors should only risk everything in the most dangerous moments for the Human Race. Clearly, that time has not yet come.

"The Mystic Sect sealing the Fire Cloud Cave, I’m afraid the matter of the Earth Dao Country is about to begin."

After briefly considering the situation, Jiang Chen guessed the purpose of the Mystic Sect’s action to seal the Fire Cloud Cave—they were prematurely initiating the Earth Dao Country plan, to fend off interventions from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, resulting in their confinement.

"Thinking about it, this is my fault."

It was clear that the Mystic Sect had moved their plan forward precisely because Jiang Chen had successfully baited a trap. However, his intention was not to lure the Mystic Sect but others. Unexpectedly, instead of others taking the bait, the Mystic Sect voluntarily jumped out.

This was truly catching the "big fish."

"So, the Mystic Sect can feel fear too?"

Jiang Chen couldn’t help feeling a bit proud; according to his calculations, even if the Mystic Sect intended to initiate their plan, it would have been ten or more years later, yet now they had started early, and during his time of injury no less.

What does this imply? It shows that the Mystic Sect is afraid—afraid that he would disrupt their plan, which is why they began to act while he was injured.

Being feared by the Mystic Sect, isn’t that something to be proud of?

"The so-called Earth Dao Country is the Mystic Sect’s method of establishing a Dao Country to siphon off the Human Race’s fate, making the Human Race worship the Mystic Sect. In this way, the Human Race naturally becomes a vassal to the Mystic Sect."

"And the best way to steal the Human Race’s fate is to support a Human King, one who belongs to the Mystic Sect. This is the very purpose of establishing a Dao Country by the Mystic Sect, and the lord of that Dao Country would be the Human King of the Mystic Sect!"

"No, it should be said to be the Dao Leader, or the Immortal Vicar, the Mystic Vicar. The king of the Dao Country, though originating from the Human Race, can no longer hold himself as the Human King."

Jiang Chen contemplated in silence, pondering over what moves the Mystic Sect would make next.

Without a doubt, the Dao Country would have to be established on the Nanbuzhan Continent, the stronghold of the Human Race. Only there could the establishment of the Dao Country be recognized by the fate of the Human Race. If it were located elsewhere, it wouldn’t be considered orthodox, and no matter how powerful it wouldn’t matter.

"The end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the Yellow Turban Rebellion!"

The only matter Jiang Chen could think of related to the Earth Dao Country was the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Transcendents from the Mystic Sect reincarnated among the Human Race, became Zhang Jiao, learned the Scripture of Great Peace, propagated the Dao of Great Peace, amassed countless followers, and aspired to overthrow the governance of the Great Han to establish the Earth Dao Country.