Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1632: One thousand sixty-six The war ends

The Three Realms have disappeared; naturally, the restriction placed by the Daoist Ancestor is abolished. The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign and other Saints can thus appear freely within Heaven and Earth, unrestrained.

At that time, with no restrictions, won’t they take revenge however they wish?

The Saint of Taiqing is not in haste, and the reason lies here. He understands that no matter whose plans succeed in the future, he will be able to escape the Daoist Ancestor’s restriction and gain an opportunity for vengeance.

A Saint is omnipotent and boundless, eternal and at ease. Enduring anger momentarily is nothing—there will always be a chance to exact revenge in the future.

"Ah, this!"

The words of the Saint of Taiqing genuinely caught the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign off guard, leaving him momentarily speechless.

Upon careful reflection, he realized that what the Saint of Taiqing said made perfect sense. The reason for the Daoist Ancestor’s punishment was that the Saints had shattered the Chaos World.

Since ancient times, how many beings that shattered the Chaos World have met a good end?

The primordial three tribes, overlords of Heaven and Earth before the Great Ancient Era; the Witch and demon two clans, overlords of Heaven and Earth in the Ancient Era—all of them declined because they shattered the Chaos World.

In essence, Saints are no different from Heaven and Earth’s overlords. Thus, their act of shattering the Chaos World naturally warrants punishment. Being confined is deserved and serves as a warning to other Great Divine Transcendents.

If even Saints must pay such a price, then what of the rest?

Saints are punished for the Chaos World’s fragmentation, but if the Three Realms undergo transformation and the foundation grows stronger to return to the Great Ancient Era, their past mistakes can be wiped away. Consequently, their punishment will be declared ended as well.

"Big Brother speaks sense; perhaps this is the true purpose behind our master’s punishment. It’s just that we’ve only recently figured it out."

The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign suddenly seemed to comprehend something, his tone tinged with deep emotion.

He believed that after the Enshrinement Calamity, the Daoist Ancestor Hongjun’s decision to confine them without specifying a time limit was a hint for them to find a way to restore the Chaos World.

By doing so, they could redeem themselves and regain their freedom.

Unfortunately, back then, they hadn’t grasped the Ancestor’s deeper intent. Only now, after witnessing Jiang Chen’s actions, did they begin to understand. But even if the realization comes late, it’s not entirely too late.

Jiang Chen might be strong, but can he truly achieve Primordial Chaos Perfection immediately after rebuilding the Chaos World, surpassing them in power all at once?

And even if that were so, if Jiang Chen’s strength indeed surpasses theirs, so what? If avenging Jiang Chen directly proves infeasible, attacking the Human Race would be within reach.

The Human Race and Jiang Chen are one entity; attacking the Human Race equates to attacking Jiang Chen.

As for the elevation of the Human Race’s status after rebuilding the Chaos World, making them the true protagonists of Heaven and Earth, that doesn’t fundamentally matter—at most, it might be slightly harder to deal with them.

Even if the Human Race’s status improves to match the original standing of the Witch Clan, it’s unlikely to exceed that. And wasn’t the Witch Clan schemed against by Saints, leading to their eventual fall?

Treating the Human Race as they did the Witch Clan would be troublesome, yes, but far easier than confronting Jiang Chen directly.

Of course, these are merely the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s speculations about the future, not something that has happened, nor something guaranteed to come true.

Who says Jiang Chen will necessarily succeed in rebuilding the Chaos World? While it seems likely now, probability is never certainty, and there’s still a possibility for failure.

If Jiang Chen fails, he will lose everything. At that time, with the Saints unrestrained, seeking revenge against him would become a trivial matter—a mere flick of the wrist.

While they might not take his life, they could reduce him to a state akin to the Five Elements Holy Beast: holding a status comparable to a Saint yet stripped of freedom.

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"As long as you’ve figured it out, you won’t insist on immediately taking revenge against Jiang Chen, will you?"

Seeing the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign fully calm down and understand the reasoning, the Saint of Taiqing finally let out a sigh of relief.

"I’ve figured it out, but it’s still hard to accept. Losing the Central Wutu Yellow Flag is one thing—it was becoming less useful to me anyway."

"Though my incarnation was slain by the Underworld River, the primary blame lies with Jiang Chen. If not for his distraction, how would the Underworld River dare strike at my incarnation? Thinking of it this way, the demise of my incarnation can be attributed to Jiang Chen’s hand, making it somewhat easier to accept."

"However, Kunlun Mountain is different. It is the birthplace of us and the ancestral land of the Mystic Sect; it absolutely cannot be lost."

"If this matter were to end here, it would be equivalent to handing over Kunlun Mountain to Jiang Chen willingly. This is not mere South Kunlun with its twenty-four peaks; it’s the entirety of Kunlun Mountain!"

"Losing Kunlun Mountain affects not just my pride—that’s insignificant. It’s the series of consequences stemming from this loss that are completely unacceptable."

Now fully composed, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign no longer dwelled on petty concerns of reputation and began calculating the potential advantages and disadvantages.

He quickly realized that while he could endure the loss of the Central Wutu Yellow Flag and the death of his incarnation, he absolutely could not tolerate losing Kunlun Mountain.

After all, Kunlun Mountain is the ancestral land of the Mystic Sect.

The world assumes Kunlun Mountain belongs to the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s Taoist Field, but this is not the case. Previously, Kunlun Mountain was the shared Taoist Field of the Sanqing.

And before the Sanqing, Kunlun Mountain didn’t lack an owner either—it was none other than Hongjun Daozu. Thus, Kunlun Mountain is the ancestral land of the Mystic Sect, comparable in status to the Spiritual Mountain of the Buddhist Door or the Sumeru Mountain of the Demon Sect.