Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1360 - 921 Great Shang Treasury_2

Let them collect the evidence of crimes. It was giving them a chance—did they really think that if they didn’t do it, Jiang Chen wouldn’t be able to gather the evidence himself? The course of events was unchangeable, and they could only go with the flow.

Not only did they need to collect the evidence from other families, but also from their own family. A few clan members dying was better than the entire clan perishing.

...

"Still not convinced, huh?"

Although the six of them had hidden it well, the defiance in their eyes was still caught by Jiang Chen.

They believed they hadn’t been convinced by Jiang Chen’s reasoning, but had merely submitted to Jiang Chen’s power—naturally, they were inwardly resistant.

"Who among those in high positions doesn’t deserve to die? Even I deserve to die!"

Jiang Chen was very self-aware. He had never thought of himself as a good person. According to his own theory, he too deserved to die. Therefore, if someone came to kill him, he wouldn’t argue; however, not arguing didn’t mean not resisting.

If anyone truly wished to kill him, he would still strike back. But if he really was killed, there wouldn’t be anything to complain about.

"Heavenly Dao Mystic Bird Banner!"

Recalling his thoughts, Jiang Chen’s gaze turned toward the Heavenly Dao Mystic Bird Banner standing in the middle of Dongguan.

Surrounding it were stacks of bamboo slips, all personally written saintly classics by great scholars, containing a powerful righteous energy. It was this righteous energy, in conjunction with the surrounding cultural energy, that suppressed the Heavenly Dao Mystic Bird Banner there.

Jiang Chen stepped forward, ignoring the surrounding righteous energy, and reached out to take the Heavenly Dao Mystic Bird Banner down.

The moment the Heavenly Dao Mystic Bird Banner was in his hands, Jiang Chen’s mind was suddenly bewildered, and he vaguely saw a towering Jian Mu connecting Heaven and Earth as well as the Three Realms. He also saw a massive Mystic Bird perched atop the Jian Mu.

Subsequently, his perspective began to pull back, and the Jian Mu appeared smaller and smaller in his eyes, and soon, the location of the Jian Mu was also gradually revealed before him.

It was an immense world complete with intact laws. Above were the sun, moon, and stars orbiting, while below were mountains and rivers in abundance.

Yet, this world was incredibly desolate. Looking around, no signs of life were seen.

Below the towering Jian Mu, there stood towering stone statues, like the most loyal warriors guarding the divine tree firmly.

Crash!

Suddenly, the scene before Jiang Chen shattered like a broken mirror, and his mind returned to normal.

"Is this the Great Shang treasury?"

"No wonder those Great Divine Transcendents searched for so many years and couldn’t find it—it’s not in the Three Realms but has transformed into a Great Thousand Worlds, wandering in the Endless Void."

"Only when there are drastic changes in the Human Race’s fate will it be called upon, coming from the distant time and space outside toward the Three Realms."

Having regained his composure, Jiang Chen immediately understood that the scene he had just witnessed was indeed the Great Shang treasury. Through the Heavenly Dao Mystic Bird Banner in his hand, he had made contact with the location of the Great Shang treasury, unknown and unsearchable in the Endless Void.

"Great Thousand Worlds!"

Even Jiang Chen was shocked by the ingenuity of Great Shang at that moment; they had actually transformed their treasury into a world, which explained why others couldn’t find it.

The towering Jian Mu was the pillar of that Great Thousand Worlds, holding up the entire Heaven and Earth. The Mystic Bird perched on the tree represented the lingering national fortune of Great Shang, as well as their spirit.

And the group of stone statues beneath the tree represented the last foundation of Great Shang, as well as the final glory of Ancient Martial Arts. Each of those statues was a manifestation of the martial will of a fully accomplished Ancient Martial Artist after their demise.

What constituted a fully accomplished Ancient Martial Artist? They were warriors whose combat power was comparable to that of an Innate Taoist Master but could not achieve immortality and could only live for ten thousand years.

During their lives, they fought for the Human Race, and after death, their martial will remained, continuing to protect the Human Race. Should the Human Race face danger, these martial wills would revive and unleash power comparable to their strength during their lifetimes.

Although this combat power was only temporary and could not last long, it still greatly deterred other forces, causing all major powers to fear it.

When tens of thousands of Martial Dao wills exploded at the same time, it was equivalent to tens of thousands of Innate Dao Sovereigns. Even if it could only last for one Shi Chen, it was enough to cause heaven and earth to shatter, and blood to flow like rivers in the Prehistoric World.

"This is the true foundation of the Great Shang. When Wu waged war against Shang, King Zhou knew that his heavenly mandate was lost. He did not use the foundation of the Shang Dynasty but relied on the power of the Mystic Sect for one last fight."

"If he had used the true foundation of the Shang Dynasty, how could the mere Zhou Dynasty have destroyed it? Not to mention adding the Chan Teaching, even if the Human Sect and the Buddhist door were added, they wouldn’t be enough for Great Shang to fight against."

"In less than a day, without the Saints lifting a finger, Great Shang could have obliterated these three teachings."

Jiang Chen reflected that Great Shang would rather perish itself than deplete the foundation of the Human Race. Such a spirit was truly moving.

Some might call them foolish, but these people did not consider that it was because of such individuals that the Human Race had been able to thrive to this day, their fate unbroken.

Back then, people’s hearts were not corrupted; they valued their beliefs more than life itself, unlike later generations where hearts decayed, morals were lost, and evil was celebrated as beauty...

"Unfortunately, I can’t leave the Nine States now, otherwise, I would personally go to the Endless Void to search for the whereabouts of the Great Shang treasury."

As the Nine States were currently in turmoil, it was inconvenient for Jiang Chen to leave. He could only wait for the treasury to shift closer to the Nine States on its own.

However, it didn’t matter. It wouldn’t take long; in a few years, or at most a few decades, the Great Shang treasury would return.

"It must be said, the library of the Eastern Han is quite remarkable. Even if all the noble families in the world were combined, their collections likely wouldn’t match the amount of the imperial palace."

After putting away the Heavenly Mystic Bird flag, Jiang Chen looked around at the books of the Saints. The Eastern Han first inherited the books of the Western Han, and subsequent emperors throughout the ages also collected books, bringing all the books in the world together in Luoyang.

Books are good indeed; knowledge is invaluable. If the Human Race wanted to develop, it could not do without these books.

If Jiang Chen remembered correctly, according to the normal flow of time, the books in the palace of the Eastern Han, apart from some taken away by people like Cai Yong, most were destroyed on the road during Dong Zhuo’s relocation of the capital, or were completely burned in a great fire.

"Ah, such precious wealth, how could it be destroyed in a sea of flames?"

With a thought, Jiang Chen collected these books—not only from this place but also from other palaces used to store books; he collected all of them.

Jiang Family had long studied paper and movable type printing. He planned to take these books back and print millions of copies of each to spread them throughout the world.

For Jiang Chen, spreading books and even teaching people to read and write was not a difficult task. He had planned for this day for hundreds of years and was well-prepared.

The Yuelai Inns spread across the Nine States were prepared for this very purpose. In every inn, there was at least one literate person maintained. At Jiang Chen’s command, Yuelai Inn could instantly transform into Yuelai Academy, teaching the people to read and write.

Be it practicing martial arts or cultivation, whatever one did, it was best to understand both numbers and letters.

Without literacy, how could one understand the scriptures and martial arts to ascend to the peak? Without numeracy, one could be cheated without even realizing it.

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After collecting these books, Jiang Chen left the imperial palace and began to wander through the bustling Luoyang city.

Despite the chaos throughout the world, it did not affect Luoyang. The prosperity here remained, with people constantly walking up and down the streets.

Jiang Chen did not immediately act against the emperor or the civil and military officials; he was waiting for someone, a person of great significance to the Human Race.

This person was the teacher of Huang Jiao, who once taught Huang Jiao the Dao of Great Peace. Yes, this person was Nanhua Immortal.

Nanhua, a name perhaps not widely known, but mention his other name, and it becomes familiar to all.

Nanhua, surnamed Zhuang and named Zhou, was indeed the Sub-Saint, Zhuangzi.

Zhuangzi, one of the Pre-Qin philosophers, like many other philosophers, was also an incarnation of a great figure.