Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1255 - 867 The real First Emperor’s treasury_2

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While everyone else was breaking through the formation, Jiang Chen had already entered Xianyang City ahead of them. The layout of the city resembled a gigantic chessboard, with its buildings strategically placed like stars across the grid.

Each building within the city was aligned according to the positions of the celestial stars, corresponding to the stars above Xianyang City.

As the stars moved, these buildings shifted positions as well, like an enormous labyrinth.

Hidden within the labyrinth were countless powerful killing formations; one wrong step could lead to eternal doom. It was terrifying to the extreme.

Besides that, there were rows of strong soldiers lined up along the city’s broad avenues.

These soldiers were not living beings but powerful puppets.

The bodies of formidable warriors slain by Great Qin’s iron cavalry were not destroyed; instead, Emperor Qin had secretly collected them and, using various precious heavenly and earthly treasures, transformed them into powerful puppets with secret methods.

These puppets were exceptionally powerful, not only possessing mighty bodies but also overwhelming magical powers. Most importantly, they retained their rich combat experience and steadfast martial will.

This was a method of creating puppets invented by Emperor Qin himself, immensely strong. No matter what paths they had taken in life, once transformed into puppets, they automatically embraced the Martial Dao.

Emperor Qin’s original idea was to make the puppets’ strength comparable to the Ancient Martial Arts.

Unfortunately, that was too difficult to achieve, and Emperor Qin never accomplished it. But even so, the strength of these Martial Dao puppets surpassed that of cultivators of the same realm.

Their combat power was almost on par with Innate Dao Monarchs, and what’s more, their bodies were inscribed by Emperor Qin with creation divine patterns, which allowed them to slowly recover as long as they were not completely destroyed, making them nearly indestructible.

Not only were these Martial Dao puppets strong, but their equipment was also extremely extravagant. They donned neat black heavy armor and carried long spears and bows and arrows, all forged from Star Divine Gold, a treasure of the postnatal realm.

Especially those bowstrings, which were not made from dragon tendons or snake tendons but were crafted from the sinews of Taiyi Golden Immortal-level demon snakes.

"So strong!"

"No, it’s too exaggerated!"

"This force could easily sweep across the Three Realms."

Even Jiang Chen had not expected Emperor Qin to have left behind such immense wealth within Xianyang City.

If Hu Hai had controlled this kind of power back then, even a million Liu Bangs and Xiang Yus would not be enough to defeat Great Qin.

From the equipment on these Martial Dao puppets, Jiang Chen could guess that Emperor Qin must have discovered relics of the Ancient Heavenly Court; otherwise, in that era, even with his extraordinary abilities, assembling so much Star Divine Gold would have been impossible.

"The Ancient Heavenly Court relics discovered by Emperor Qin must have been one of the main battlegrounds of the Witch and Demon Clans; otherwise, he could not have created such a strong force."

"Moreover, I can sense the presence of the Witch Clan in these Martial Dao puppets. A large amount of the essence blood of great witches must have been added during their creation; otherwise, they could never be so powerful, with strength far surpassing warriors of the same realm."

The more Jiang Chen saw, the more astonished he became. Before coming here, he had thought that any great divine transcendent from the Mystic Sect could easily seize Emperor Qin’s treasury.

But after truly seeing Xianyang City, Jiang Chen realized his previous thoughts had been too naive, severely underestimating Emperor Qin’s strength.

Considering the measures left behind by Emperor Qin within Xianyang City, if a great divine transcendent arrived, it wouldn’t just be about seizing the treasury; whether they could even leave alive was questionable.

One must know, there were a million Martial Dao puppets that Emperor Qin had left in Xianyang City.

A million Martial Dao puppets were the equivalent of a million Innate Dao Monarchs. Coupled with their equipment, this power could effortlessly sweep through the current Three Realms.

Only the elite of the Demon Clan or the warriors of the Witch Clan resurrecting could contend with them. Other forces, even the Sun Forbidden Guard that the Jiang Family prided itself on, were far from their match.

These million Martial Dao puppets had cold expressions, some holding bows, arrows, crossbows, while others wielded divine halberds, spears, and lances; some led the charge with crossbows in hand, while others controlled chariots and steeds, forming the four military branches of foot, crossbow, chariot, and cavalry soldiers.

Although the powerful combat formation lacked vitality, it exuded a bone-chilling murderous intent, as if it could revive at any moment and bring back the overwhelming military might of the Great Qin, sweeping across the world and unifying Heaven and Earth.

Combat formation! Combat formation!

In the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought when the Martial Dao was combined with Jiang Ziya’s military path that was opened up, it was performed to the utmost, creating the myth where mortals slew immortals and became the paradigm of the weak triumphing over the strong.

And Great Qin was among the best of them.

These million Martial Dao puppets forming a battle array had their qi perfectly fused together, becoming one entity, with strength powerful enough to slay a Quasi-Saint.

Beyond that, this military formation was complemented by the Cycle Star Array, where one formation was nested within another, mutually reinforcing each other and bringing the power of the formation to a higher level. Even a Quasi-Saint at the Great Perfection level, once trapped in it, could carelessly meet their end.

"Strong, too strong!"

Jiang Chen admired someone wholeheartedly for the first time, the handiwork of the First Emperor was truly grand.

Just the formation within the city alone already possessed the ability to slay a Quasi-Saint of Great Perfection level. Adding the other arrangements, contending against Great Divine Transcendents was indeed not an exaggeration.

"Is that... the Great Wall?"

As his gaze continued to move upwards, Jiang Chen actually saw the shadow of the Great Wall from the void.

The Great Wall here was not very large. It was hidden in the void, much like a city wall, enveloping the entire Xianyang city within it.

"Allowed to enter but not to leave, huh?"

Seeing this, Jiang Chen understood the purpose of the Great Wall. It was to seal off Xianyang city, locking in every living being that intruded, preventing them from leaving.

"This Great Wall is not an object but the embodiment of the Martial Dao will of the First Emperor. Unless a Saint personally acts or several Great Divine Transcendents join forces, there is no hope of breaking it."

Both being kings, under the enhancement of some unknown power, Jiang Chen suddenly understood the essence of the Great Wall, which was the embodiment of the Martial Dao will of the First Emperor.

What was the Martial Dao will of the First Emperor? It was to protect the Human Race!

Thus, his Martial Dao will turned into the Great Wall, shielding his people from countless impacts of foreign races and keeping them safe, away from the harassment of non-humans, allowing them to live happily.

The First Emperor, having been king in his two lifetimes, was known as king but was in reality an emperor. His Martial Dao will had long been tightly united with the Human Race. It was not just his will but also that of the Human Race he had once protected and all the citizens of Great Qin.

These forces combined made this will-based Great Wall incredibly sturdy. Even if it lacked a physical form, it remained one of the stoutest walls in the world, nearly unbreakable by anyone below a Saint.

"First Emperor, oh First Emperor!"

At this moment, Jiang Chen finally guessed the true purpose of the First Emperor. He wanted to catch all the enemies who intruded here in one fell swoop, refining them to strengthen the Twelve Golden Men as resources.

Jiang Chen silently calculated that if the experts who came to Xianyang city were all refined, even if the Twelve Golden Men were insatiable, they would have enough to step into the realm of Quasi-Saints.

This was the First Emperor, who, even in death, still considered the well-being of the Human Race, maneuvering his posthumous affairs to leave a significant ace in the hole for them.

"Xianyang city, this is simply the strongest battle fortress of the Human Race, its full might capable of contending with Great Divine Transcendents."

Forget the First Emperor’s treasure trove; seeing this, Jiang Chen understood everything. The so-called treasure trove of the First Emperor was actually this Xianyang city, a mobile battle fortress whose power could contend with Great Divine Transcendents.

Not to mention the Twelve Golden Men, Xianyang city alone was sufficient to become a great ace for the Human Race.

"Is this the true plan of the First Emperor? Indeed, as my master said, it is not simple. Named a treasure trove but in reality a bait, luring those experts into a trap to become resources to strengthen the Human Race."

Jiang Chen felt he had understood; he had seen through the true plans of the First Emperor.