Chapter 1969: Chapter 1237: Opportunities of the New Era (Part 2)

At this moment, Jiang Chen seemed very happy. The opportunities of this New Era had just begun to emerge, and even before he realized it himself, the Human Race had already seized them.

It could be said that as long as there are no problems in the future, the position of the Human Race will only become more stable, with no one able to shake it.

Step by step, they lead — this is the way.

Moreover, without any intervention from a high authority, the Human Race was able to seize the initiative, indicating that their development truly was on the right track. They wouldn’t fail to function normally due to the lack of any particular individual.

This is the true characteristic of a great race; no matter who is missing, it has no significant impact. Everything proceeds as usual, continuously moving forwards.

“Next, as long as the Ancient Martial Arts don’t decline, the Immortal Imperial Palace will only grow stronger over time.”

“By then, not to mention suppressing a Quasi-Saint, even suppressing Primordial Chaos will be a trivial matter.”

With just a thought, countless ideas emerged in Jiang Chen’s mind, yet he made no moves.

Since the Human Race is already on the right track, their future development should be directed by themselves. He can’t be worrying about everything for them.

He is now a figure of the past, intervening only in times of dire need for the Human Race. During normal times, they must solve their own problems.

Jiang Chen must learn to let go, much like the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors once did, no longer interfering with the development of the Human Race.

No one can protect the Human Race forever. A truly powerful race must not only have experts to stand guard but also have generations of exceptional talents.

Just as Jiang Chen said earlier, the new Era, a new legend, the new myth of the Human Race should naturally be created by the strong figures of this New Era.

Retracting his gaze from the Immortal Imperial Palace, Jiang Chen continued to observe the Human Race. Then he saw the Divine Realm hidden behind the Human Race.

At this time, the Divine Realm was vastly different from the Divine Realm of the Old Era.

In the Old Era, the Divine Realm was formed from willpower, becoming the Realm of Nothingness. But in the New Era, willpower merged with the Endless Void, transforming all the overlapping voids into the Divine Realm.

From then on, willpower no longer existed in the real world. Any willpower born from the thoughts of all beings would be absorbed into the Divine Realm the instant it was conceived.

As for the Great Divine Transcendents who once secluded themselves in the Endless Void, they all left long ago. Previously, they entered the Endless Void because the Primordial World was so devastated that there was no place for them to take refuge.

Now that Heaven and Earth have been reshaped, they naturally have no reason to stay deep within the empty void. Moreover, seeing the current trend, the transformation of the Endless Void into the Divine Realm has become a foregone conclusion, and they have no power to change anything.

Since it couldn’t be changed, it’s better to leave early and make room for the Boundless Starry Sky. This way, they can leave gracefully and even make Jiang Chen owe them a favor, truly a profitable deal.

Jiang Chen indeed owes them a favor, and he acknowledges it. The Endless Void was once the Daoist Field for these Great Divine Transcendents, and now as it transforms into the Divine Realm, they allowed it without a word.

This is a matter of sentiment, and Jiang Chen has no choice but to recognize it. If they come to him in the future with reasonable requests, Jiang Chen cannot refuse.

Within the Divine Realm, there are ten majestic and sacred Divine Palaces, and beneath these ten Divine Courts, countless Town God Temples of varying sizes.

The land is divided into ten continents, so there are ten Divine Palaces, corresponding respectively to the actual land. At the same time, the Netherworld is also divided into ten regions, corresponding precisely to them.

The remaining Town God Temples each correspond to a location on Earth, effectively acting as small Underworlds, responsible for handling the matters of life and Reincarnation in their local areas.

Outside the Town God Temples are temples for mountain gods, land gods, and water gods.

The Town God is an underworld deity under the jurisdiction of the Underworld. However, the mountain gods and land gods are managed by the Heaven Court, serving as its eyes and ears in the world.

But regardless of whether they are Town Gods or mountain and land gods, they are all appointed by the Human Emperor. The three oversight each other, which can ensure fairness to some extent, preventing the gods from falling into corruption or forgetting their duties.

“As far as the eye can see, the order of Heaven and Earth is orderly, all things are thriving, full of vitality and hope, symbolizing growth and progress.”

“Truly, I wonder how long this peace can last.”

Looking at the prehistoric world before him, Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction.

Perhaps because of the initial opening of Heaven and Earth, everyone is busy developing, and disputes are rare, resulting in a scene of progress and peace throughout Heaven and Earth.

But Jiang Chen also knows that in the future, as the number of cultivators grows and the powers of the myriad races expand, conflicts will inevitably reappear.

This is unavoidable. Long peace leads to chaos, prolonged chaos brings peace, and this is Reincarnation, a fate from which all Heaven and Earth and even cultivators cannot escape.

As a powerful figure like Jiang Chen, the task is not to avoid them but to minimize the consequences caused by the confusion after it emerges.

“Need to bring back the Demonic Way!”

“Not only must the Demonic Way be brought back, but they should be greatly supported, letting them hunt cultivators, stirring the relationship between them and the righteous path, thus achieving the goal of reducing the number of cultivators.”

Thinking of the future, Jiang Chen felt it was time for the Demonic Way to return to the prehistoric world. Without conflict, there is no progress; the Demonic Way must be found to stimulate the righteous path.

First, they let them kill each other to reduce the number of cultivators, and second, through their struggles, more strong figures will emerge.

In the past, Jiang Chen would never do such a thing. But now he is the Heavenly Emperor, and he must do so. Too many cultivators are not good for Heaven and Earth. As the Heavenly Emperor, he must be responsible for Heaven and Earth.

“Indeed, different stance, different mindset.”

Jiang Chen now felt an indescribable mixture of feelings. He had ultimately turned into what he most hated. Despite loving peace, he had to personally incite disputes, which was indeed quite amusing.

“And as for the Buddhist door, they’re truly boring.”

In his thoughts, Jiang Chen saw the Buddhist door, then was rendered speechless.

He saw stories related to the West Journey in the world. Although they were events that never happened, they were being spread as if they were real, as if the story of the West Journey truly took place in that forgotten time.

Jiang Chen didn’t even need to investigate to understand what was going on.

It was merely that the strong figures of the Buddhist door saw that with the changes in Heaven and Earth, much history had been buried and impossible to investigate. Hence, they thought the opportunity had come and forcibly fabricated a false history, thus inventing the story of West Journey.

Such a thing would never be recognized by the disciples of Daoism, but the disciples of the Buddhist door not only recognized it but also widely promoted it.

Very quickly, the story of West Journey spread in the world, and even though the Daoism disciples opposed it, it was to no avail—instead, it only increased its popularity.

“Truly interesting!”

Jiang Chen shook his head with a smile; turning fiction into reality, this was the extent of it. When everyone believes it, whether the West Journey is true or false no longer matters.

The Buddhist door’s approach was indeed clever. However, Jiang Chen had no intention to interfere. Because now, the Buddhist door reveres him as their progenitor, and the current leader of the Buddhist door is his disciple Amitabha.

On the other side, the leader of today’s Daoism is his other disciple, Zhang Daoling. With this situation, what could Jiang Chen do? Naturally, he pretended not to see anything.

It’s not good to side with anyone, so he sides with no one.

“In the future, I’m afraid it will be challenging to meddle in the disputes of Heaven and Earth.”

“Practically any well-known figure can be considered my disciple or grand-disciple, and siding with anyone is wrong. No wonder the Taoist Ancestors secluded themselves after preaching; indeed, their method was wise.”

Jiang Chen pondered in silence, finally understanding why the Taoist Ancestors, after fusing their way, would never show up unless something significant happened.

Because the cultivators under Heaven are basically his disciples and grand-disciples. If he frequently showed himself and people, feeling aggrieved, came to him for justice, what could he do?

Punishing would be wrong, not punishing would also be wrong; it would put a person in a difficult position.

As the Taoist Ancestor of the New Era, Jiang Chen will also face this situation. But as the Heavenly Emperor, he cannot simply let go as the Taoist Ancestors did.

It can be foreseen that Jiang Chen will have plenty of trouble in the future.