Chapter 17: with translation of chapter title

Without evil villains as green leaves to embellish, where can the innate divine radiance be highlighted?

Fengxi felt that he seemed to have discovered the truth.

Of course, discovery is discovery, but should it be spread outside?

He dare not.

Unless he doesn't want to live, wanting to experience what it is to die young in his prime, being blasted to slag by a queue of several thousand Daluo.

"But there are still some doubts here..." Fengxi pondered for a while, unable to figure it out, then stood up directly, carrying this book "Honghuang Shiji", to seek advice from a powerful divine adept.

Di Jiang!

This ancestral witch has some advice for him.

Currently, Fengxi can barely be considered a nominal Sect Disciple of Di Jiang Zu Wu.

When he is not busy, Fengxi can go seek some help to answer his doubts, receiving a few pointers.

Of course, that is the limit.

Nominal Sect Disciple, after all, the requirements cannot be that high.

Occasionally lecturing on the Dao and transmitting methods, bestowing some innate spiritual treasures—none of that exists.

The ancestral witch is busy working, preparing for the sky‑high battle with the Demon Race; where would he have the mind to patiently train disciples?

Can one become a true aide of the same strength level as him?

If not, on the battlefield they are just cannon fodder; what use is there in training them?

Occasionally giving a couple of pointers is about all.

Fengxi has no complaints, takes it in stride…… When asking what benefits the teacher can give you, first ask yourself—what help can you bring to the teacher?

In this Honghuang world, in this heaven‑earth where immortality is easily attained, the status of offspring and disciples is invisibly weakened considerably.

——Moreover, I don't expect you to inherit anything of mine; I myself am lively and can do anything—what use are you?

Besides, with the time spent training disciples, wouldn't it be better to build a faction?

What's the difference between training disciples and training loyal subordinates?

Directly put the treasures intended for disciples up for sale with a price and contribution value, placing them in the faction—there will be plenty of people willing to run errands and work hard.

Unless one harbors a special purpose, wanting to achieve something through this…… otherwise, powerful divine adepts rarely take on disciples.

It's not that they can't; it's just unnecessary.

……

"Lord Di Jiang!"

Fengxi said respectfully, "I have some doubts; I hope to receive your guidance."

Di Jiang's eyes flickered; he saw the book "Honghuang Shiji" in Fengxi's hand, somewhat understood, somewhat amused, and said, "Go ahead and ask."

"Regarding the Dragon and Phoenix clans…… Have they really declined? Have they completely withdrawn from the Honghuang stage? Will they possibly rise again, becoming a weight that influences the balance in the Wu‑Demon war?"

"They might rise again…… affect the balance? Impossible." Di Jiang shook his head, "All that can be said is that they are a relatively outstanding member of the Honghuang myriad‑clans family, but to the Demon Race and the Wu Clan…… they basically count for nothing."

"But in the legends passed down to my later generations……" Fengxi chose his words, "there are dragon totems, as well as dragon heirs and dragon spirit."

"Does this count as a kind of body‑seizing and resurrection?"

"The Dragon clan has investments among humanity——actually, if you look at our ancestral witches' appearances, it should be clear." Di Jiang said lightly, "This is no secret."

"As for seizing human bodies?"

Di Jiang chuckled amusedly, "Think hard—among the twelve zodiac signs you remember, which one cannot be found in reality?"

Fengxi blinked, then lowered his head to think.

"Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig…… uh, only the Dragon is missing."

The other eleven all exist; only the Dragon…… is often seen in legend, but in reality not even a scale can be seen.

If even a real dragon hasn't been found…… then the descriptions and propaganda about dragons aren't they in the hands of the foremost human kings?

You want it to be what? Then it is what it is.

Before Fengxi could savor the shocking implications of those words, Di Jiang lightly tossed out another thunderbolt.

"And also, what do you think…… is the reason the dragon‑slaying art has spread throughout ancient and future times, across the Myriad Heavens?"

"Hiss!"

Fengxi sucked in a breath of cold air, silently answering an answer in his heart.

"Naturally because……"

"Knock out the genuine article, and naturally it's the counterfeit's turn to seize the right to speak!"

Thunder rumbled in his heart; with great effort he kept his expression from collapsing, Fengxi felt his heart endure another trial, growing stronger.

"This is also unavoidable……" Di Jiang looked at the young Fengxi's startled expression, shrugged indifferently, after all it's rare to see strange things, "After humanity eliminates the Demon Race as its great enemy, it ought to straighten out its chaotic thoughts internally."

"The contention of a hundred schools is certainly good…… but when placed in an era of recuperation and humane governance, it becomes an eyesore."

"Those overly grandiose dissenting voices ought to be suppressed, ought to be cleared; unifying thought is the proper path."

"So, first support the dragon totem, annex all tribal totems……" Fengxi's face flashed with enlightened light, "then seize the authority to interpret the definition of the dragon, bringing it under human kings' control?"

"Any ideology or school exists to serve the emperor, right?" Di Jiang said leisurely, "Abolish the hundred schools, exalt the Dragon Way; dragon‑skin people's hearts, the sage king is inscrutable."

"Will the Dragon Ancestor not turn hostile?" Fengxi asked softly, somewhat doubtful.

"He'll get angry, but won't turn hostile…… after all, we haven't given him no benefits." Di Jiang glanced at him, "Merging other totems, melting the myriad clans into the Dragon clan, the Dragon Ancestor at least won't suffer a loss…… right?"

Isn't that so?

Does the Dragon Ancestor really not turn hostile?

Fengxi's expression was very strange.

Originally he could have made a big profit, but ended up being crippled by the human leaders' scheming, barely breaking even…… the difference is as vast as heaven and earth; someone with a bad mindset might collapse outright.

It's like receiving a call from family telling you you've won five million.

You wait until you start thinking about whether it's better to buy a house or a car…… and then another phone call comes.

In it, your family tells you apologetically—actually you didn't win five million, you just won a five-dollar consolation prize.

You've even got the heart to kill someone, right?

"The leader of the human race…… is so terrifying!"

"The Dragon Ancestor's investment that ruined his family, after eating it clean, then kicked him out……"

"Once the Dragon Ancestor finds out, won't he just bang his head against the wall? No, he'd have to bang his head against a mountain!"

How pitiful!

In a daze, Fengxi seemed to see a dragon.

On this dragon's body, the character for 'tragedy' is densely scattered, making those who see it feel sorrowful and those who hear of it shed tears.

"The Dragon Ancestor is also a Great Luo, eternal and free in boundless time and space…… would he not understand the plans of the Human King Sacred Emperor?" Fengxi's voice was pressed very low, very low, his whole person exuded an extremely sneaky aura.

"How could he not understand?" Di Jiang smiled at the corners of his mouth, "but, not to give it a try…… are you willing?"

"Future changes are infinite; he is not without the possibility of suppressing all the Human King Sacred Emperors…… no matter how bad it gets, he won't lose much."

(End of chapter)