Chapter 322: Chapter 11: Conversing about the Human Emperor in Zixiao Palace
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Over the vast cloudless azure void, the golden Human Emperor’s Nine Dragon Crown radiated an indescribably noble Emperor’s Aura. That glaring, unbearable pressure sealed and dominated the heavenly void and earth.
Li Qingming stepped onto the void, flying up to hold the Human Emperor’s Nine Dragon Crown with a faint smile, and said, “As the Human Clan has developed to this day, there will eventually erge a Great Power who shall govern the world, and he shall be revered as the Shared Ruler of the Human Clan! Now, I have crafted the Human Emperor’s Nine Dragon Crown and sealed the Human Emperor Dragon Qi, to ensure the everlasting prosperity of our clan!”
Though Li Qingming’s voice was not loud, it spread throughout the entire East Sea Coast.
The Humans who had previously bowed in worship suddenly felt as though so invisible deterrence had descended upon them, yet leaving no trace to be found.
“Go!” Li Qingming waved his hand and lowly commanded. The Human Emperor’s Nine Dragon Crown vanished imdiately, to reappear only when the Human Clan’s Shared Ruler erged.
Seeing the matters here concluded, Li Qingming thought of Sui Ren and the other Human Ancestors, who had spent years toiling for the Human Clan, their Cultivation stagnating. Even Sui Ren and the other four Ancestors had rely advanced to the Quasi-Saint Middle Stage after grasping the opportunity of enlightennt.
Hence, Li Qingming simply comnced preaching the Dao atop the Holy Cliff. He transmitted his voice over the whole Human Clan at the East Sea Coast, saying, “I am Qingmingzi, here today atop the Holy Cliff to preach the Dao. Those with destiny may co to listen to the Dao!”
Despite Li Qingming’s vast voice, it reached only the ears of certain Cultivators among the Human Clan. As for the ordinary Humans, Li Qingming dared not overstep his bounds.
After all, Laozi is the Master of the Human Sect, and although the Tao Ancestor said that All Saints could preach to the Human Clan, Laozi had not set a precedent, so no Saint dared to preach on their own. Even those two shaless beings from the West did not dare.
On the East Sea Coast, all the Human Clan Practitioners who had entered the path of Cultivation were boiling with excitent! Who is Qingmingzi? He is the Human Clan’s Holy Father. The Holy Father himself has descended upon the Human Ancestral Land to personally hold a sermon for the clan. What an extraordinary honor!
Instantly, auspicious clouds from all directions surged towards the Holy Cliff! The entire East Sea Coast was blanketed with colorful clouds, with so standing on Flying Swords and others seated on gourds…
Ordinary Humans were also boiling with excitent! The East Sea Coast was ho to countless billions of the Human Clan. Ordinary Humans might know of the existence of Human Clan Practitioners, but to see so many Cultivators was unprecedented.
“Dad, Dad, look! There are so many Immortals up there!” A five-year-old child with a peach-shaped topknot, looking delicate and cute, pointed at the colored clouds in the sky with eyes full of envy.
Sitting next to the child was a young man in his mid-twenties who patted the child’s head with emotion, “My child, you must strive to master our Human Clan’s Eighteen Martial Arts. I always believe that with martial prowess, one can break through the heavens too!”
Adoration flashed across the child’s face, with an utmost firm expression gleaming in their eyes!
…
At this mont, atop the Holy Cliff, Li Qingming sat high at the edge of the cliff, with the Human Clan’s Eight Ancestors sitting below him.
Further back were Human Clan Practitioners who had reached the Daluo Realm, followed by those in the Taiyi Realm, Golden Immortals, Heavenly Immortals… and so forth. Even at the foot of the mountain, there were so newly initiated Human Clan Practitioners.
Everyone was seated, yet Li Qingming did not start speaking, which led to so quiet murmuring.
“Brother, hello, which tribe do you belong to?” A middle-aged man in the Returning to Void Realm nudged the young man beside him and inquired.
The young man shyly glanced at the middle-aged Cultivator and replied, “Hello uncle, I migrated here from the Qinghua Mountain area.”
The middle-aged Cultivator was taken aback, exclaiming in surprise, “Qinghua Mountain? Could it be the Human Clan that was once protected by the Great Immortal Zhen Yuan, the Ancestor of Earth Immortals?”
The young man scratched the back of his head and said, “My family ancestor was indeed the Clan Leader of the Qinghua Mountain lineage!”
The middle-aged Cultivator stood up in respect, bowing and said, “Brother, you are a descendant of a noble family! My apologies for the oversight!”
The young man quickly stood up, looking sowhat flustered as he addressed the middle-aged Cultivator, “Please don’t be like this, uncle!”
While the two were exchanging pleasantries, a majestic voice suddenly issued from atop the Holy Cliff, “From today onwards, you shall have nine hundred years of opportunities to listen to the Great Dao!”
Li Qingming sat on the Holy Cliff, his face calm, “The Dao that I preach today is that of the Great Luo Dao. Daluo refers to the realm of Heaven and Earth. During the era of Chaos, I once heard of sothing, formless and naless, without a trace to be found, but Chaos has its beginning…”
When a Saint preaches the Dao, it is naturally extraordinary. As Li Qingming began to expound the Great Luo Dao, the space around was instantly filled with falling flowers, Earth Erupting Golden Lotuses, and auspicious clouds in all directions, creating a series of miraculous visions.
The Great Dao is formless, the Great Dao is Simple, the profundities of the ordinary masked infinite mysteries, with the profound sounds continuously flowing from Li Qingming’s mouth.
This ti, Li Qingming was preaching primarily to compensate Sui Ren and the other Human Clan’s Eight Ancestors. Hence, apart from the Human Clan Practitioners above the Daluo Realm, most found the Lesson on the Great Luo Dao elusive, unable to grasp its essence.
However, those who did not comprehend the Great Luo Dao were not without gains.
The profound sounds articulated by Li Qingming were indelibly imprinted in the minds of the Cultivators, and when their realm was ready, they would naturally attain understanding.
“The Great Dao gives birth to all beings, and the path taken by all creatures must align with the realm of the Great Dao!” With the final word descending, the mont of nine hundred years of preaching serenely arrived.
Looking at the multitude of Human Clan Practitioners still imrsed in their individual epiphanies on the Holy Cliff, Li Qingming nodded in satisfaction. With a sweep of his arm, he gathered all the Spiritual Energy from within ten thousand miles around, concentrating it above the Holy Cliff.
Instantly, the dense and substantial Spiritual Energy filled every inch of space on the Holy Cliff. Many practitioners who were previously bottlenecked at their current realm broke through their confines in an instant with the aid of Spiritual Energy, elevating their Cultivation to a higher level.
“A millennium has passed, hasten to Zixiao Palace!” Suddenly, the detached voice of Hong Jun reached Li Qingming’s ears.
It turns out that unbeknownst to him, the thousand-year appointnt set by the Tao Ancestor had arrived!
Li Qingming simply left a Sound Transmission Stone beside Sui Ren and broke through the sky, heading straight for Zixiao Palace.
A mont later, when Li Qingming arrived at Zixiao Palace, all the Saints apart from the Western Two Saints had already assembled there. After exchanging formalities, each of the Saints took their distinguished seats!
As the Saints settled down, Taoist Hong Jun once again appeared on the high platform silently.
Hong Jun cast a calm glance over the Saints, and when he noticed the two empty cushions on the far left, he first paused, then imperceptibly shook his head.
Seeing Hong Jun, the Saints hurriedly stood up and paid their respects: “Disciples pay their respects to Master, to the Old Tao. May Master, the Old Tao live an eternal holy life!”
Taoist Hong Jun waved his sleeves and said, “There is no need for such formalities, arise.”
The Saints responded again: “Thank you, Master, the Old Tao.” And then they returned to their seats.
Once the Saints were seated, Hong Jun began, “Following the fall of the Witch Demons, it is the Human Clan’s turn to flourish greatly. This great prosperity of the Human Clan is the result of the fortunes bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, and none may defy it!”
This matter had been ntioned by Hong Jun in the previous eting at Zixiao Palace. However, hearing it again, the assembly of Saints felt sowhat puzzled, not understanding the deeper aning behind these words.
Exchanging helpless glances, Laozi, as the eldest disciple, naturally stepped forward and asked, “May I inquire of Master! What are your plans for the Human Clan?”
Hong Jun glanced at Laozi and answered, “Since their inception, the Human Clan has endured the tribulations of extermination by the Demon Race! Therefore, under the Heavenly Dao, the Human Clan is destined to greatly flourish for a Calamity’s ti. It is necessary to establish the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to secure the Qi Fortune of the Human Clan. Once the Three Emperors and Five Emperors are in place, the Human Clan will naturally thrive, and their fortune will prosper unceasingly.”
Apart from Laozi and Li Qingming, the rest of the Saints exchanged glances, thinking, “The Human Emperor! That is a being who embodies the entire Qi Fortune of the Human Clan. If one were to seize the position of Human Emperor, wouldn’t it benefit the spread of one’s own sect? When the Human Clan flourishes, one’s sect will surely thrive as well.”
Even Nuwa and Houtu, who had yet to establish their sects, revealed an excited eagerness on their faces.
As for why Laozi and Li Qingming remained indifferent, the reason was simple.
Li Qingming simply didn’t care who beca the Human Emperor; after all, it was a predestined arrangent. When the ti ca, he just needed to secure two of the seats for his brother and the Golden Turtle. Why bother with undue concern?
Furthermore, he already possessed a tenth of the Human Clan’s Qi Fortune. As long as the Human Clan did not perish, the direct lineage of his Chan Sect would never break.
As the Sect Hierarch of the Human Sect, Laozi’s foundation was already based on the Human Clan. If the Human Clan prospered, so would his Human Sect naturally.
However, as the Sect Hierarch of the Human Sect, Laozi naturally had the qualifications to participate in the establishnt of the Human Emperor. And though he appeared indifferent, he was sowhat concerned about whether the Human Clan could truly flourish.
“May I ask, Master, if a mber of the Witch Tribe reincarnates into the Human Clan, can they beco an Emperor?” Houtu inquired cautiously, biting her lips as she knelt down.
Hong Jun looked at Houtu indifferently and said, “Under the Heavenly Dao, there is always a sliver of opportunity. If a reincarnated mber of your Witch Tribe seizes the chance, it is indeed possible!”
Overjoyed by the response, Houtu bowed deeply and returned to her seat.
Nuwa hesitated, glancing at Hong Jun, but ultimately sighed and reined in her emotions.
Laozi seed to understand what Nuwa was thinking and asked Hong Jun, “Master, since the reincarnated mbers of the Witch Tribe have a chance at becoming the Human Emperor, do the Demon Race also have the sa opportunity?”
Without raising his head, Hong Jun replied, “Indeed, they do!”
Hearing this, Nuwa was finally relieved.
Originally, when Laozi established the Human Sect, he owed Nuwa a favor. Moreover, upon the death of Fu Xi, Laozi had promised Nuwa to provide Fu Xi with an opportunity for immortality to settle the cause and effect between them. Laozi’s questioning seed aid at easing Nuwa’s concern. It appeared that Fu Xi was destined to beco the Human Emperor!
Seeing the Saints fall silent once again, Hong Jun’s mouth curled into a smirk as he said, “The position of Human Emperor may indeed be available to the reincarnated individuals of various clans! However, the Heavenly Dao has its decrees, which are not for anyone to change. Nevertheless, after the birth of the Human Emperor, there will need to be guidance!”
Upon hearing these words, Li Qingming scoffed derisively to himself, thinking, “Pah, you old codger! What decrees are you talking about, if not for these few Saints to decide? As for guiding the Human Emperor, that’s just nonsense. When the Human Emperor is born, the secrets of heaven will be in disarray; no one can discern where or to whom the Human Emperor will be born! How could they provide guidance? It’s nothing but a pie in the sky!” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to vote for it at Qidian (qidian) with recomndations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian to read.)
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