Chapter 674

Shennong took a deep breath, returning the absorbed incense-wish power to the Eight Views Palace Lamp. However, within just a few breaths, he had already consumed one-third of the incense-wish power! He understood Ye Qin's meaning: incense-wish power is a consumable, and the amount required for him to step into the Sage Realm is enormous. Therefore, he must normally accumulate more, so that in times of human crisis, he can use it to save humanity.

"Fourth Ancestor, rest assured, from today onward I will strive to collect the incense-wish power of humanity." Shennong said firmly.

Ye Qin patted Shennong on the shoulder: "You've worked hard. Then humanity is entrusted to you." As he spoke, he turned to leave, but his steps suddenly halted: "Remember, the Eight Views Palace Lamp can only be in your hands; it cannot be lent to anyone, including the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi and the unenlightened Human Emperor Xuanyuan."

Shennong nodded solemnly and swore: "I, the Lie Shan clan, swear that the Eight Views Palace Lamp shall never be given to anyone! If I violate this oath, heavenly punishment shall befall me!"

Ye Qin nodded, glanced at humanity, and his heart filled with relief. Humanity was gradually maturing, and it was time for him to attend to his own affairs. "I, Ye Qin, from today onward, am no longer the Fourth Ancestor of humanity!" As his words fell, all statues of Ye Qin in every human tribe turned to ash.

"No!!!" Shennong cried in anguish, "Fourth Ancestor, if humanity loses you, who will guard humanity?"

At the same time, the Three Ancestors of humanity on the Ancestral Mountain also grieved deeply, but they did not try to retain Ye Qin; instead, they issued an edict to all humanity: "The Fourth Ancestor guarded humanity for a thousand years, pouring out his heart and blood, neglecting sleep and food. Now humanity is strong, and the Fourth Ancestor laying down the burden of humanity is also the time for him to pursue his own affairs."

"Humanity, together with us three, send off the Fourth Ancestor!" they shouted in unison.

"Send off the Fourth Ancestor!" all of humanity responded in unison.

"May the Fourth Ancestor soon attain the Dao as a Carefree Wanderer!" blessings rose and fell.

"May the Fourth Ancestor's path to the Dao be one of cutting through thorns and brambles, rising swiftly!" the voices of all humanity echoed throughout the Honghuang world.

Ye Qin shed tears of emotion; humanity understood gratitude, and his efforts had not been in vain!

"From today onward, I am the chief disciple of the Sect of Cutting, Ye Qin!" Ye Qin's voice once again spread across the Honghuang Dadi.

Even the Master of the Tongtian Sect, far away on Penglai Island, could not help but choke up, feeling proud and honored to have taken such an outstanding disciple!

This disciple, openly declaring before all beings of Honghuang that he is the chief disciple Ye Qin of the Sect of Cutting, undoubtedly made his position clear to all!

For saying such things to other disciples of the Sect of Cutting, the Tongtian Sect Master perhaps does not mind, and might not even lift an eyelid.

But Ye Qin is different—he is a quasi-Sage in cultivation, and has achieved Sagehood through his fleshly body; such cultivation, if it were the Tongtian Sect Master himself, he would likely have already established his own sect.

Precisely for this reason, the Tongtian Sect Master deeply cherishes this affection for Ye Qin, and a surge of emotion wells up in his heart.

This disciple was not taken in vain!

At this moment, the Tongtian Sect Master's feelings for Ye Qin have already sublimated from master-disciple affection into something deeper, like kinship. Though not born of his blood, it surpasses even parent and child.

Perhaps it is time to take that step. The Tongtian Sect Master pondered in his heart: as one-third of Pangu's primordial spirit, how could he resign himself to becoming a puppet of the Heavenly Dao?

He had always been plotting to scatter his cultivation and start anew in cultivation, but had never found someone capable of guarding the Dao for him.

Now, his disciple Ye Qin is already on the verge of great accomplishment; it is time to begin implementing this plan.

The Tongtian Sect Master rose to his feet, deciding that before clearing obstacles for Ye Qin, he would first do this thing.

Yuanshi Tianzun still refuses to give up, actually wanting to use humanity as a pawn to settle the score with Ye Qin.

The Tongtian Sect Master naturally stands with Ye Qin, and thus decided to go to Kunlun Mountain.

In an instant, the Tongtian Sect Master vanished from Penglai Island, taking a few steps and arriving at Kunlun Mountain. Without a word, he directly laid down the Executioner Immortal Sword Formation. The last time Ye Qin achieved Sagehood through his fleshly body, he had already used his essence-blood to make up for the flaws in the Executioner Immortal Sword Formation, so last time he was able to take on three opponents in the Heavenly Court.

Buzz buzz buzz! The Four Executioner Immortal Swords flew toward the four directions of Kunlun Mountain, and the Executioner Immortal Formation diagram hovered above the summit of Kunlun Mountain. Instantly, the entire Kunlun Mountain was enveloped by the Executioner Immortal Sword Formation.

"Tongtian! You are going too far!" Again came this sentence of impotent fury; the Tongtian Sect Master disdainfully curled his lip, growing ever more disgusted with Yuanshi Tianzun.

"All within Kunlun Mountain, you are forbidden to leave for a hundred years; I will only trap you for a hundred years! Do not try to provoke me, for the Executioner Immortal Sword Formation does not recognize persons."

"Tongtian! You bully people too much, you traitor among the Three Pure Ones, you falsely claim to be the orthodox lineage of Pangu! Besides relying on the Executioner Immortal Sword Formation, what else can you do?"

"There's nothing I can do—I just have the Executioner Immortal Sword Formation; if you have the ability, go find another set yourself." The Tongtian Sect Master replied coldly.

……

On the other side, seeing the Tongtian Sect Master leave the mountain and trap many of the Jiao Teaching's people in Kunlun Mountain with a formation, Ye Qin curled his lips into a cold smile. He took a step forward and arrived at the Jiuli Tribe.

He glanced at the many shamans of the Jiuli Tribe, then began searching for disciples of the Jiao Teaching. Buzz buzz buzz! Ye Qin reached out and grabbed Guangchengzi from inside a small wooden hut.

Looking at Guangchengzi seized in his hand, Ye Qin said lightly: "You didn't take my words to heart, did you?"

"Ye Qin! You……you are going too far, I am the leader of the Twelve Golden Immortals, my master is Yuanshi Tianzun, if you dare to move against me, you……"

Pfft! Ye Qin dropped Guangchengzi's corpse, flicked his hand disdainfully, "Mere ants, still daring to borrow the tiger's might? Even if Yuanshi comes, what can he do?"

He turned his head, glanced downward, and a Qingping Sword appeared in his hand. The Qingping Sword flew from his hand, dancing in the Jiuli Tribe; each turn would take away a disciple of the Jiao Teaching. Eventually, all those of the Jiao Teaching who came with Guangchengzi died beneath the Qingping Sword.

At this moment, Chiyou raised his head, looking at Ye Qin and asked: "Son-in-law, are you not afraid of the Goddess Hou Tu?"

Ye Qin glanced at Chiyou: "Although you are the reincarnation of the Great Shaman Chiyou and have restored your past-life memories, after all you are of shamanic lineage, flowing with human blood. I will not move against you; you must look after yourself."

Regarding Chiyou, Ye Qin's feelings are somewhat complex. After all, in later times, almost all of humanity carries his bloodline; the descendants of Yan and Huang flow with Chiyou's blood—this is an undeniable fact. Therefore, strictly speaking, the Huaxia people are descendants of Chiyou, the Yellow Emperor, and the Flame Emperor. For Chiyou, who contributed to humanity, Ye Qin does not wish to interfere excessively.

"As for your battle with Xuanyuan, I do not care; whoever ultimately prevails shall be the Human Emperor." Having said this, Ye Qin vanished from the Jiuli Tribe. Does he really not care? Ye Qin gave a bitter smile—how could he not care? It's just that he has already taken care of it.

Earlier, he had Duobao deliver the Slayer-Witch Sword to Xuanyuan—that is, the later Xuanyuan Sword—and now he has slain the Jiao Teaching's people; that is all he can do. If Xuanyuan still cannot defeat Chiyou, then it can only be blamed on Xuanyuan's own lack of ability!

Suddenly, Ye Qin gazed toward the direction of the Heavenly Court, unable to help shaking his head. This Heavenly Court also does not let one rest easy! Having learned from the precedent of the Jiao Teaching, they still dare to meddle in humanity's affairs!

Ye Qin took a step forward and arrived outside the Southern Heaven Gate. At this moment, Jiutian Xuan Nu happened to walk out. Ye Qin looked at Jiutian Xuan Nu, shook his head, and inwardly sighed: Indeed, she is exquisitely beautiful! This move by the Heavenly Court is quite formidable, clearly aimed at Xuanyuan's weak point.

Xuanyuan has many legends in later times, one of which is that he daily married three thousand wives before ascending in broad daylight. No matter how, this shows how lustful Xuanyuan was!

Ye Qin looked at Jiutian Xuan Nu, casually waved his hand, took her in, and then step by step approached the Southern Heaven Gate.

"Haotian, Yaochi, come out!" Ye Qin shouted, then stood at the Southern Heaven Gate waiting.

At this moment, in the Yunxiao Palace, Haotian and Yaochi were originally exchanging cups, thinking that Jiutian Xuan Nu's descent to the mortal realm had already been settled. But upon hearing Ye Qin's voice, the two quasi-Sages were so frightened they fell from their chairs.

"I……I how could I have heard Ye Qin's voice?" Haotian swallowed his saliva, looking at Yaochi with an expression of utter despair. Yaochi also swallowed her saliva: "He said he is waiting for us at the Southern Heaven Gate?"

The two exchanged glances—should they go? They did not want to go, but if they did not go, given that killer god's temperament……

The two rolled and crawled their way to the Southern Heaven Gate.

"Greetings, Lin Shengren; I do not know what important business brings the Lin Shengren here?" Haotian and Yaochi asked nervously.

Ye Qin glanced at the extremely nervous Haotian and Yaochi, almost laughing out loud. These two are also too timid, lacking even a trace of the dignity befitting the masters of the Heavenly Court.

"Who is she?" Ye Qin seized Jiutian Xuan Nu in his hand and asked lightly.

Haotian and Yaochi immediately trembled, their hearts turning cold halfway!

"Forget it, I will not make things difficult for you. After all, you are the Dao Patriarch's child, but while the death penalty can be waived, the living penalty cannot be escaped. This is how it shall be!" Ye Qin pondered for a moment, "I have heard you have seven daughters?"

Haotian and Yaochi were stunned, then nodded.

"When they grow up, send them to me. I happen to lack a few maidservants."

At once, the faces of Haotian and Yaochi turned ugly. But they dared not offend Ye Qin again, and finally nodded helplessly.

Seeing this, Ye Qin turned and left.

Ye Qin brought Jiutian Xuannü back to Penglai Island, but he felt troubled in his heart. Jiutian Xuannü was so watery and spirited; to kill her, he really couldn't bring himself to do it; but if he took her in, Hou Tu's vinegar jar would probably overturn again.

"Big Brother Lin~" Qiongxiao's voice came in before her figure was seen. However, when she saw Jiutian Xuannü, her brows furrowed, and tears swirled in her eye sockets, "Who is she?"

Ye Qin sighed inwardly, this little ancestor was jealous again. He was about to speak to explain, "She is..."

"I won't listen! I won't listen! I won't listen!" Qiongxiao covered her ears, looking like she didn't want to listen.

Ye Qin was utterly helpless, this question was asked by her, and not listening was also her—how could women be so fickle? Could such contradictory words even come out of one's mouth?

Ah, being a man is truly hard! Being a somewhat philandering man is even harder! Wanting to enjoy the blessings of Qi Ren is even more difficult!

Watching Qiongxiao storm off angrily, Ye Qin furrowed his brows, then glanced at Jiutian Xuannü, seeing her pitiful and tearful, gazing at him. Well, this matter is his own fault, no one else to blame. He placed Jiutian Xuannü into the Ren Shu space, letting her keep Chang'e company, then hurriedly went after Qiongxiao.

He arrived at the entrance of Sanxiao's cave dwelling, knocked on the door, but the three xiao ignored him.

"Qiongxiao, hear me out, things aren't what you think!" Ye Qin shouted anxiously.

But inside the cave dwelling, only Sanxiao's sobbing could be heard. It seemed Bixiao and Yunxiao also knew about this, and the three girls had all cried themselves into tears.

Women! Ye Qin sighed again.

He suppressed his emotions and directly slapped Sanxiao's cave door to pieces, then walked in. He saw Sanxiao curled up, crying noisily.

Since Ye Qin became a disciple of Tongtian Jiaozhu, he had always taken care of them. At first, they felt nothing, after all, they hadn't experienced such a thing. But later, after Ye Qin married Hou Tu, Sanxiao felt terrible in her heart, and her tears of grievance wouldn't stop.

Over time, although they chose to forgive Ye Qin, they never expected him to bring back another woman now! Had they lost their appeal to Ye Qin? Were they not beautiful enough? Or were they just not to his liking?

The more Sanxiao thought, the more wronged she felt; the more she thought, the angrier she became. So now, seeing Ye Qin forcibly break through the cave door and barge in, they ignored him, merely crying in grievance.

Ye Qin somewhat understood— the better he treated Sanxiao, the more she ignored him; the more he indulged her, the more she cried. Well! He simply displayed his three heads and six arms Divine Ability, lifted all three Sanxiao up, and then with six arms moving together, pressed them down and gave them a spanking.

At once, accompanied by the sound of "pa-pa", Sanxiao's crying gradually faded.

Ye Qin felt a stir in his heart, these three girls! Really... so he followed with another series of spanking sounds.

In the cave dwelling, there was no more crying; Sanxiao stared blankly at Ye Qin, her face flushed red, looking shy.

Ye Qin felt pleased inside, but on the surface he still put on an angry look, "Still can't handle you? Huh?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sanxiao felt wronged again, tears swirling in her eyes.

"I said listen to my explanation! Listen to my explanation! You just won't listen, really think I'm not angry? Will you listen or not to my explanation?" Ye Qin asked.

Sanxiao said nothing and made no move. Ye Qin then gave another round of slaps, "Will you listen or not? Will you listen or not?!"

The result left Ye Qin unexpected—Sanxiao actually nodded.

He stopped, "Jiutian Xuannü is Haotian and Yaochi..." He recounted Haotian and Yaochi's plan in full, and emphasized Xuanyuan's matter. Sanxiao also understood—this matter really wasn't what they thought.

At once, all three blushed.

"Who told you to marry Hou Tu back then!" Qiongxiao wrinkled her nose, rolled her eyes at Ye Qin. Yunxiao and Bixiao also nodded repeatedly.

Ye Qin glanced at the three, these three girls really were getting more and more formidable. He had thought they were still the pure little girls from before, but he hadn't expected they'd all become jealous now.

Time! Truly makes one helpless.

"Where is Ruonan?" Ye Qin asked.

"Ruonan is cultivating in the mountains." Someone replied.

Ye Qin nodded, good that she wasn't here. To prevent similar things from happening again, he decided to "consume" the three xiao!

Without a word, he directly lifted the three xiao up, walked out of the cave dwelling, hurried back to his own cave dwelling, and then shut the door. (End of chapter)