Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1594 - 1045 Investiture of the Gods Strategy

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In any Quantitative Calamity, once engaged, everyone except Saints, including Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial, must be prepared for the possibility of perishing.

Don’t disbelieve; Di Jun Taiyi and the Ancestral Witch Di Jiang are the best examples. Potent as they were, having entered the realm of Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial early on, didn’t they still fall to the Quantitative Calamity?

The Heaven and Earth Quantitative Calamity is the most dangerous of tribulations in the Prehistoric World; aside from Saints, no one dares claim they can certainly survive it.

"Heaven and Earth undergo changes; the Tribulation Number deepens!"

"It’s the West Journey Quantitative Calamity that has changed, with its range widened and impact magnified. All beings of Heaven and Earth are encompassed within it; even we, the Great Divine Transcendents, are caught in the Tribulation Number and cannot escape."

At the very first sign of change in the Quantitative Calamity, the group of Great Divine Transcendents sensed it. After all, this calamity involved them directly—it was difficult not to be sensitive about it.

"This Quantitative Calamity is somewhat terrifying; not even the witch-demon calamity gave me such a feeling. It has drawn me into it with the danger of perishing."

Many Great Divine Transcendents turned pale, foreseeing their own demise in the future.

This is shocking indeed; the witch-demon calamity, while terrifying, with several Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial falling, had the witch and demon two clans as its protagonists and didn’t involve them.

As long as they didn’t enter the fray, there was no risk of perishing. But this time, the new Quantitative Calamity included them, and even visions of their future demise appeared, manifesting its danger.

"It makes sense, the West Journey Quantitative Calamity coincided with the Human Race’s struggle for Fate; the fusion of the two great calamities naturally results in increased power."

"No, the true goal of the West Journey Quantitative Calamity was to plunder the Human Race’s Fate and incidentally take away the Merit of educating the Human Race."

"If the Human Race did not resist, this calamity would naturally be incredibly easy, but once the Human Race resists, the power of the calamity will surely undergo earth-shattering changes. Or rather, that is the true nature of the West Journey Quantitative Calamity."

The Great Divine Transcendents reacted quickly, and in just an instant, they understood the reason for the West Journey Quantitative Calamity’s changes.

Immediately after, they reacted, each ordering the nominal disciples they took on a whim to go to Dongsheng Divine Continent to aid King Wu and enter the world to overcome the calamity.

As for themselves, they remained seated beyond the sky, quietly watching the situation unfold.

Although it was the Tribulation Number meant for these Great Divine Transcendents, instead of facing it themselves, they had their disciples go in their stead—an example masterfully set by the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign.

Having disciples take over the calamity for their masters is, arguably, the most ingenious method of overcoming calamity in the Prehistoric World. And the person who devised this method was none other than the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign himself.

The Investiture of the Gods Calamity initially arose because the Chan Teaching disciples were implicated in a killing tribulation; once the calamity erupted, the twelve Golden Immortals were destined to enter the world regardless.

But the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, affectionate towards his disciples and worried about their potential perishing in the calamity, came up with a method: have them take worldly disciples, bestow upon them their Magic Treasures, and let these disciples pass the calamity for them.

The master-disciple relationship is the closest bond in the Prehistoric World, even surpassing that of father and son. A disciple might even die in place of their master; what’s merely replacing them in a calamity, then?

As long as these disciples venture into the Quantitative Calamity, whether they live or die, the calamity meant for their masters will be considered as overcome.

This is also the reason the Chan Teaching’s twelve Golden Immortals were so perfunctory in taking disciples. Who else takes disciples in the manner they did?

Without establishing a foundation, they used various Heavenly and Earthly Treasures to forcibly elevate their disciples’ cultivation level, followed by providing various Innate Spiritual Treasure to enhance their combat capabilities.

Thus, even though this approach allows them to grow in the shortest amount of time, it also exhausts their potential, leaving them no room for future growth.

Normally, no master would do this. However, the twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Teaching are different; they cultivate disciples not for succession, but as expendables for tribulation, and they are disposable.

In such a situation, how could they possibly care? They naturally opt for the fastest way to success.

Without the tempering of years, how much of their powerful cultivation can be truly utilized? Hence, during the Investiture of the Gods, these third-generation disciples of Chan Teaching, once targeted, were all but defeated, leaving only two or three lone survivors.

And their master, despite having the ability to save them, did not—this very act is a reflection of his indifference.

Such disciples, who have received little emotional investment, are better off dead; their survival is rather an inconvenience. After all, once they learn the truth about the substitution in tribulation, their hearts will inevitably fill with resentment towards their master.

If they were to survive and achieve investiture, the constraints of the Investiture of the Gods upon them would not be significant, still allowing for the improvement of their cultivation. In such a case, who can assure that, once they grow stronger, they won’t seek vengeance upon their master?

On the other hand, if they die and ascend the ranks, even if their hearts are filled with dissatisfaction towards their master, with their path forward severed and no one to rely on, they can only suppress their feelings and have no choice but to draw closer to their master and obey his commands.

The death of hastily cultivated disciples, for the twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Teaching, is actually the preferred outcome. And now, the choices of this group of Great Divine Transcendents are just like those of the past Chan Teaching’s twelve Golden Immortals; unwilling to face tribulation themselves, they have their disciples take their place.

Moreover, the ones they sent out are the nominal disciples they accepted early on but never really valued much.

In plain terms, these disciples were ones to whom these Great Divine Transcendents had casually imparted some knowledge and then neglected, allowing them to develop on their own; they never formed any real emotional attachment, making their deaths not so painful to the masters.

It is evident that these Great Divine Transcendents took in such disciples inspired by the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, specifically preparing for this day.

In future days, as relationships within the Prehistoric World fragment to the point of disciples turning against their masters, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign must bear the primary responsibility.

This is also the reason why the Golden Immortals of Chan Teaching defected—it is all karmic retribution.

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"The power of the Quantitative Calamity of the West Journey has changed and become stronger? Isn’t that a good thing?"

Noticing the change, Jiang Chen became even more excited. He was not afraid of making a big scene, because the bigger the commotion, the more benefits he would receive afterwards.

Therefore, he was eager to have more and more forces drawn into it.

As for failure? Impossible.

Although there are many Great Divine Transcendents on the opposing side, a good hundred or so, and the Human Race might muster at most a dozen or so. But still, it’s the same old saying, the dozen against the hundred, the advantage is ours.

"Oh, King Wu’s fate is on the rise?"

Returning to the Divine Court, Jiang Chen glanced at Dongsheng Divine Continent reflexively, and then noticed that the fate of King Wu’s lineage began to surge rapidly, reaching in a short time a status to rival his own.

"It’s those Great Divine Transcendents!"

"Well, well, using the same old trick from the Investiture of the Gods, huh!"