Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1576: One thousand thirty-six Involution

But before everyone could revel in their joy for long, Jiang Chen’s unexpected move came again. The territories he granted to everyone were not the long-awaited Nanbuzhan Continent, but rather the neighboring Dongsheng Divine Continent.

This dumbfounded everyone!

"Is that not acceptable?"

"If you ask me, Dongsheng Divine Continent is much more fertile than Nanbuzhan Continent. In fact, from whichever perspective you view it, Nanbuzhan Continent simply cannot compare with Dongsheng Divine Continent. They are not even in the same league." freeweɓnovel.cѳm

"Allocating your fiefs in Dongsheng Divine Continent is for your own good, I have given you the very best. I don’t believe that such a rich land would not move your hearts!"

Jiang Chen glanced at everyone and covertly said, as if he nearly pointed at their noses to express, "You really are too greedy. I have given you the very best, yet you’re still not satisfied."

Upon hearing Jiang Chen’s words, everyone was left speechless.

It’s true, after all, Jiang Chen was correct; after countless Great Divine Transcendents poured their efforts into it for millions of years, the foundation of Dongsheng Divine Continent indeed surpassed the other three great continents by a large margin.

From any perspective, it was perfect, without any flaws. Having one’s fief there was indeed cause for happiness.

One could even say, when Emperor Huang divided territories among the nations, the domains of those nations weren’t much different from this.

However, as good as Dongsheng Divine Continent may be, the problem is that it is not the territory of the Human Race. Jiang Chen could easily allocate it, but how were they to actually take possession of these territories?

"Your Majesty, please stop joking. Who doesn’t know that Dongsheng Divine Continent belongs to the Great Divine Transcendents of the Mystic Sect? You can assign us those fiefs, but what’s the use if they won’t hand them over to us?"

A few dukes chuckled bitterly, pleading with Jiang Chen not to tease them.

"Hmm? Your question is really quite strange. Precisely because Dongsheng Divine Continent is not the Human Race’s territory, I decided to allocate it to you. If it were Human Race’s territory, why would I distribute it to you?"

Surprised by their response, Jiang Chen looked at them with a puzzled expression, as if he had heard some big joke.

"Ah, this!"

Nobody expected that they would hear such an answer from Jiang Chen’s lips, and for a moment, everyone fell silent, unsure of what to say.

"Time indeed passes far too long, so long that you have all forgotten the true purpose of allocating territories among the nations," Jiang Chen said, seemingly lost in thought, his tone distant: "Back in the days of Emperor Huang, the Heaven and Earth were established, forming nations. During the eras of Yao, Shun, and Xia, nations were founded in five ranks: duke, marquis, count, viscount, and baron."

"What does this sentence mean? It means that during Emperor Huang’s time, Heaven and Earth were divided into many nations, each of which was granted to meritorious officials."

"Were all these nations the Human Race’s territories? No, not at all. These many nations referred to all areas outside the Ancestral Land, some being the lands of barbarians, others being territories of foreign tribes."

"The purpose of Emperor Huang allocating territories to myriad nations was to disperse the Human Race’s strong individuals to expand the race’s borders, branch out, and establish realms belonging to the Human Race across the vast Prehistoric World."

"When it comes to founding nations in five ranks during the eras of Yao, Shun, and Xia, what does that mean?"

"It signifies that by the time of Emperor Yao, the many countries granted by Emperor Huang had already stabilized. Thus, Emperor Yao categorized these countries into five ranks based on their size: duke, marquis, count, viscount, and baron."

"Having said this, I think you should understand my intentions. The ancestors allocated territories to strengthen the Human Race by expanding its borders, rather than rely on past glories to lazily await death."

"The hierarchy of these titles was entirely dependent on individual efforts. The larger the territory established, the higher the rank one could attain."

"By conferring upon you the title of lords, I wish you to emulate your forefathers and expand our Human Race’s territory, not to rest on your laurels and indolently await your end."

"As for why I granted titles to you in advance, it was out of concern that you might not be powerful enough to defeat the opposition. By granting you these titles beforehand, you have a reason to use the fate of the Human Race to enhance your strength."

At first, Jiang Chen seemed to be reminiscing, but by the end, he was plainly scolding them, frankly stating that relying on ancestral achievements, they were all lazing about without ambition.

Therefore, Jiang Chen placed all their fiefs in Dongsheng Divine Continent, to have them expand the Human Race’s territory.

Chastened by Jiang Chen’s words, their faces turned from green to white, and no one dared to retort.

"The titles have been granted, not to you personally, but to your families. That is to say, the title lies there, but who will inherit it may not necessarily be you, but possibly your relatives."

"Whoever can take down your fief, that title will belong to them."

"If you are incapable and allow outsiders to take your assigned territories, do not blame me for showing no mercy when I grant the title belonging to your family, to someone else."

Jiang Chen didn’t care what the others thought; he simply expressed all of his views.

In ancient times, the allocation of myriad nations had two main purposes: as Jiang Chen said, to expand the territory of the Human Race. The second was to relieve the pressure on the Ancestral Land.

Although the Ancestral Land of the Human Race was a first-rate Holy Land in the Prehistoric World, it could not accommodate all the strong individuals of the Human Race. Just think, hundreds of Innate Dao Sovereigns gathered together, and the sheer amount of Spiritual Energy they inhaled and exhaled daily was a mind-boggling figure.