Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1810 - 1154 King Wu’s Greatest Contribution_2

Taiyi just left like that. The people of the Immortal World were extremely dissatisfied, but they could not criticize Taiyi in front of Jiang Chen. Instead, they had to excuse him.

Moreover, Jiang Chen’s words awakened the Immortal World’s people. Indeed, today, Taiyi was being somewhat unreasonable, and there was no reason for him to lash out at them.

The Demon Clan was exterminated, and although Jiang Chen took action, the main responsibility lay with the Master of the Heavenly Palace. Without his instigation, how could the Demon Clan and the Human Race have clashed?

However, to place all the blame on the Master of the Heavenly Palace is also not entirely accurate. Taiyi surely has faults of his own. At the root of it all, it was due to Taiyi’s lack of strict discipline.

If not for the Demon Clan relying on his power and developing an arrogant demeanor, how could they so easily have acted against the Human Race after a few provocations from the Master of the Heavenly Palace?

Ultimately, it was Taiyi’s failure to manage his subordinates. Had he disciplined the Demon Clan properly and kept them low-key, today’s events might never have happened.

Having made a mistake himself, rather than reflecting on his own actions, he blamed others and vented his anger on them. Today, Taiyi was truly in the wrong.

"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, we will take our leave."

Despite their dissatisfaction, the Immortal World’s people didn’t want to show it. They cupped their hands toward Jiang Chen and then departed one after another.

There was nothing left worth watching. All that remained was for Jiang Chen to consolidate the Human Race and handle the aftermath concerning King Wu and the Law Venerable.

As they left, Jiang Chen’s lips curled into a mysterious smile.

Stirring tension between the crowd and Taiyi was one of Jiang Chen’s goals.

With the opening of the Immortal World, although no one openly mentioned it, a closer observation would reveal that the conflict between Taiyi and the people of the Immortal World had grown increasingly sharp.

There was no other way. Taiyi was in favor of war, but the others were reluctant to fight. Even knowing it was a slow death, they insisted on dragging it out.

Their ideologies were completely at odds; naturally, conflict arose. However, with Jiang Chen still an enemy, everyone exercised restraint and prevented this discord from escalating.

Jiang Chen’s purpose in coming to the Immortal World was to ignite this conflict, pitting Taiyi completely against the Immortal World’s people. Without Taiyi, the people of the Immortal World would be like scattered sands, posing no threat.

Previously, Jiang Chen had only tentatively stirred the relationship between the crowd and Taiyi, yet the effect was surprisingly good. Although no one outwardly showed dissatisfaction, Jiang Chen saw clearly that internally, they were full of resentment towards Taiyi.

This had never happened before. Before the Immortal World was opened, everyone followed Taiyi’s lead. While not utterly obedient, it was close enough, and they would never display any dissatisfaction with him.

But now, with the Immortal World just recently opened, their attitude towards Taiyi had already changed, signifying that a lot of resentment had accumulated in their hearts.

Such is the case when distributing benefits. Regardless of how fair one tries to be, it’s impossible to please everyone, inevitably offending some, even possibly offending all.

Taiyi was now trending in this direction, and this was Jiang Chen’s opportunity. By harnessing the dissatisfaction towards Taiyi, starting with smaller matters, he could gradually guide them to grow more and more discontent with Taiyi.

Then he could find a way to ignite this resentment, thus pushing them to oppose Taiyi.

From its inception, the Immortal World harbored colossal hidden dangers. Thus, should the Immortal World fall, it would definitely perish because of internal strife.

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After the people of the Immortal World departed, Jiang Chen also left. Matters concerning the Human Race in the Immortal World still awaited his resolution.

At this moment, within the Earth Immortal World, the Human Race and all the clans were still in a standoff.

Yet neither side moved; the Human Race refrained, knowing they weren’t a match for the clans. The clans held back, fearing Jiang Chen might strike against them.

Thus, without new orders, both sides merely watched each other, locked in a stalemate.

"Leave."

Silently, Jiang Chen’s figure appeared on the battlefield.

Immediately, the experts of the myriad clans felt as if they were granted amnesty, hurriedly gathering their kin and racing towards the alliance of the myriad clans without looking back.

The pressure Jiang Chen exerted on them was tremendous. Now, hearing he would let them off, none dared hesitate, fearing that lingering a moment longer would make Jiang Chen change his mind.

At the same time, the Human Race experts present also breathed a sigh of relief. Who wanted to die if they could live? It was at this moment that they clearly recognized the gap between King Wu and Jiang Chen.

If not for Jiang Chen, they would already be dead now. Even the fate of the Human Race in the Immortal World would be divided among the Great Divine Transcendents of the Immortal World.

Without the Master of the Heavenly Palace’s protection, the Human Race in the Immortal World was like a tempting piece of fat meat. Given the chance, who wouldn’t want a bite?

King Wu’s greatest concern before his death was the fate of the Human Race being divided by the strong of the Immortal World. This is why he intended to pass the position of Human King to the Law Venerable.

Only by relying on the Master of the Heavenly Palace’s Law Venerable could the fate of the Human Race in the Immortal World be preserved against the prying eyes of the Immortal World’s strong.

But now, with Jiang Chen’s arrival, all of King Wu’s worries vanished, completely eradicating any concerns.

In Jiang Chen’s presence, no matter how tempted the strong of the Immortal World were, they dared not covet the fate of the Human Race, for Jiang Chen truly dared to kill.

And because of Jiang Chen, even if the myriad clans alongside Taiyi hated the Human Race in the Immortal World, they dared not act.

This is the difference between King Wu and Jiang Chen. Even if King Wu exhausted all his efforts, he could not protect the Human Race in the Immortal World. Yet Jiang Chen merely stood there, needing to do nothing, and could ensure the safety of the Human Race in the Immortal World.

"All of you, follow me back to the Human Race’s territory. I have matters to discuss with you."

With a faint glance at the present members of the Human Race, Jiang Chen moved them with a thought back to the plaza before the Hall of the Human King. With another wave of his hand, the originally vast crowd diminished by ninety percent.

Those remaining were at least at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level of cultivation, and Jiang Chen’s ensuing words were primarily directed at them.

"To whoever asks, I will claim you are innocent. But as to whether or not you are guilty, I believe you know better than I."

"It was King Wu who, through his sacrifice, cleansed you of your crimes and paved a future for you."

Absent outsiders, Jiang Chen spoke bluntly, scolding them without reservation.

Before outsiders, they were the heroes of the Human Race, willing to defend the dignity of the Human Race with their lives. Yet before their own and Jiang Chen, they were fully aware of their true nature.

They were all sinners!

Had King Wu not sacrificed himself to protect them, each one present would be nailed to the pillar of shame of the Human Race.

"Look among yourselves. What kind of people are you? Nails left in the Human Race by the Mystic Sect, ancient clans that abandoned ancestral glory to ally with the Master of the Heavenly Palace."

"There are also others, such as spies from the Demon Sect, or the last resorts left by other forces within the Human Race—I’m not inclined to enumerate all."

To Jiang Chen, the people under King Wu’s command were a mixed bag, comprising much of the Human Race’s internal instability factors.

Of course, this was also partly a plan by him and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, using King Wu’s hand to purge all unstable elements within the Human Race at once.

Initially, Jiang Chen had such an intention, but when the moment arrived, he reconsidered.

Among this group of the Human Race were several powerful figures. Training them had not been easy, and killing them would be wasteful. Better to turn them into assets, forcing them to continue contributing to the Human Race.

Therefore, Jiang Chen decided to give them another chance.

"We are guilty and have been deceived by the Master of the Heavenly Palace, leading us to grave errors. We hope Your Majesty will punish us."

No one argued. Kneeling, they pleaded guilty. Arguing was futile since Jiang Chen was speaking the truth.

"For followers of the Master of the Heavenly Palace, these words I believe. But for others, that is hard to say."

One contribution of King Wu’s death was that his loyalists—initially the most ardent supporters of the Master of the Heavenly Palace and those within the Human Race close to the Mystic Sect—now all stood opposed to the Master of the Heavenly Palace, harboring deep animosity for the Mystic Sect.

Through his death, King Wu conveyed a truth to them: the Master of the Heavenly Palace was not to be trusted.

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