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He smiled and said, "I naturally understand Father's painstaking intentions. Uncle Huan, now that you've appeared, does that mean the day I set out to conquer the Myriad Heavens is not far off?"
A glint of admiration flashed through Jiang Huan's eyes, and he smiled with satisfaction. "With your current cultivation, plus the treasures His Majesty left behind for you, you would absolutely be among the very top even if you returned to the Great World of Taiyuan. At the very least, I expect the current Great World of Taiyuan is in a state of chaos."
"Chaos?" Jiang Chen blinked.
"Yes. His Majesty's rule was overthrown, usurped through conspiracy, so the Great World of Taiyuan must have fallen into someone else's hands. But without the Creation Token of the Great World of Taiyuan, no matter who seized power, they could never legitimately ascend as the new Heavenly Emperor. Even if there is a nominal Heavenly Emperor now, they would be a false emperor — one who has not received the recognition of the Myriad Heavens' Creation. A Heavenly Emperor without the recognition of the Heavens cannot possibly command the loyalty of the masses. That's why I expect the current Great World of Taiyuan is in an era where every hero vies for the throne. Every powerful Divine King will rise to the challenge. Perhaps even Divine Kings from other great worlds, or even planar adventurers, will enter the Great World of Taiyuan. Once that happens, it's bound to be an utter mess."
Of course, this was merely Jiang Huan's speculation — he had no clear picture of what the Great World of Taiyuan was truly like.
Jiang Chen was silent for a moment, then broke into a smile. "If it truly is a time of chaos, that's not necessarily a bad thing. In times of chaos, that's where our opportunities lie. If it were an era of peace and prosperity — bountiful harvests, stable borders — I'm afraid the people there would have long since forgotten what father and son did for them. Only in times of turmoil would they reminisce about my father's reign as the Taiyuan Heavenly Emperor, only then would they think of what we gave them."
Jiang Huan nodded with a smile. "Precisely. That's why I also hope the Great World of Taiyuan is in a state of chaos right now — more chaos means more opportunities for us."
"By the way, Young Master, how are the Four Divine Beasts' bloodlines faring in their cultivation now?"
"They've been progressing more or less in step with me. The dragon race has advanced the fastest and is at the peak of the eighth level of the Divine Path. The Vermilion Bird and the
Especially after obtaining the Four Symbols True Spirit Diagram, which had played a crucial role in helping these four great true spirits consolidate their true spirit forms, comprehend the ancient true spirits, and awaken their ancient bloodlines.
The Four Symbols True Spirit Diagram had also provided them with a great deal of inspiration, offering numerous insights into their comprehension of the Heavenly Dao.
Most importantly, the Four Symbols True Spirit Diagram could also serve as a formation blueprint, making the Four Divine Beasts' combined formation even more powerful.
If the Four Divine Beasts' true spirits set up their combined battle formation now, even cultivators at the ninth level of the Divine Path would be no match for them.
Perhaps only Divine King-level powerhouses could suppress them.
But Divine King-level powerhouses might exist only in small numbers within an entire great world of the Myriad Heavens — in ordinary planes, there simply wouldn't be any.
Jiang Huan was very pleased. "Excellent. These true spirits have all lived up to expectations. It seems my decision to bring the young of the Four Divine Beasts into the
"Mm, naturally. The Four Divine Beasts' bloodlines can give rise to the Myriad Heavens and reforge the Five Elements. I've of course merged their bloodlines within my body." Jiang Chen nodded.
"Wonderful!" Jiang Huan's face lit up with elation. "Once your cultivation reaches the Divine King realm, you'll discover just how extraordinary the fusion of the Four Divine Beasts' bloodlines truly is. Giving rise to the Myriad Heavens, reforging the Five Elements. At that point, even without the Great World of Taiyuan, you could refine and create a great world of the Myriad Heavens all on your own."
"If I refined one on my own, would it receive Creation's recognition? Would I obtain a Creation Token?" Jiang Chen asked curiously.
The so-called Creation Token was the acknowledgment by the universe and heaven that one was the lord of a great world of the Myriad Heavens. In any given great world, there could be only one Heavenly Emperor and only one Creation Token.
"If it's a great world of the Myriad Heavens that you refined yourself, you will definitely receive Creation's recognition. Obtaining a Creation Token is highly likely. However, if you seized it from someone else's hands, unless you've ruled for a very long time and maintained an excellent order that's been continuously improving, only then might you receive Creation's recognition and be granted a new Creation Token. Of course, if you directly seized the Creation Token itself, then Creation would also recognize you. It's just that a Heavenly Emperor who usurped the throne and took the Creation Token would face slightly more heavenly calamities and disasters in the future."
The workings of the Heavenly Dao were truly wondrous beyond measure.
Although Jiang Chen had known some of this from his previous life, he had never known the details to this extent. Hearing Jiang Huan explain it so thoroughly, he couldn't help but silently marvel.
Creation's recognition — that was indeed the most magnificent achievement within all the Myriad Heavens.
"If absorbing and fusing the Four Divine Beasts' bloodlines has such extraordinary benefits, why doesn't anyone else in the Myriad Heavens do the same?"
"Heh, isn't that obvious? First, not everyone has the opportunity to obtain the Four Divine Beasts' bloodlines. Second, the fusion of the Four Divine Beasts' bloodlines is not so easily accomplished. Third, not everyone even knows that the Four Divine Beasts' bloodlines can be fused in the first place. Most importantly, the Four Divine Beasts' races are exceedingly rare across the Myriad Heavens. They almost never appear together."
For all these reasons, no one who truly fused the Four Divine Beasts' bloodlines and grew powerful enough to refine a great world of the Myriad Heavens had ever appeared in the Great World of Taiyuan — at least not yet.
As for whether such a person existed in other great worlds across the vast expanse of the universe, Jiang Huan had no way of knowing.
Hearing this, Jiang Chen understood even more clearly just how immense the benefits of fusing the Four Divine Beasts' bloodlines would be for him.
Jiang Huan continued, "There's one more crucial point — the willingness of the Four Divine Beasts' true spirits themselves. Your greatest advantage is that you've grown up alongside the Four Divine Beasts' bloodlines. That way, when the time comes for you to fuse their bloodlines, the four true spirits themselves will be willing to help you — assisting with the bloodline fusion and supporting you in refining a great world of the Myriad Heavens. Without the aid of the Four Divine Beasts' true spirits, it would be nearly impossible to accomplish."
Jiang Chen sighed. "For all these conditions to be met simultaneously — the difficulty is truly immense. By that logic, the fact that I've been able to gather all these conditions is largely thanks to your arrangements."
"The arrangements are only part of it — your destined fortune is another part. In your previous life, you were the son of a Heavenly Emperor, so you must have been someone blessed with tremendous fortune. Otherwise, why is it that from ancient times until now, the Four Divine Beasts' bloodlines were never obtained by anyone else, yet they ended up in your hands? There truly is a measure of heaven's will at work in all this."
(End of chapter)