Chapter 255: with translation of chapter title

Fengxi – raw_term: Fengxi, original_term: Wind Dawn

Xin Yin – raw_term: Xin Yin, original_term: New Seal

Honghuang – raw_term: Honghuang, original_term: Vast Wasteland

Even in that savage era, that dragon‑phoenix age, that legendary age where opportunities abounded and the innate divinities had not yet fully seized control of Honghuang's authority—an age when even a pig on the wind could fly… there are hardly any cases of someone whose strength has risen as swiftly as Fengxi's now.

Primordial Heaven and Earth – raw_term: Primordial Heaven and Earth, original_term: Primordial Heaven and Earth

the Wu Clan – raw_term: the Wu Clan, original_term: the Wu Clan

Buddhist Sect – raw_term: Buddhist Sect, original_term: Buddhist Sect

Great Witch – raw_term: Great Witch, original_term: Great Witch

Ancestral Witch Houtu – raw_term: Ancestral Witch Houtu, original_term: Ancestral Witch Houtu

Five Fortunes Dao Master – raw_term: Five Fortunes Dao Master, original_term: Five Fortunes Dao Master

Calamity Fortune Dao Master – raw_term: Calamity Fortune Dao Master, original_term: Calamity Fortune Dao Master

Qi Fortune Dao Master – raw_term: Qi Fortune Dao Master, original_term: Qi Fortune Dao Master

Human Dao – raw_term: Human Dao, original_term: Human Dao

Five Virtues Great Dao – raw_term: Five Virtues Great Dao, original_term: Five Virtues Great Dao

Cloud Cultivation – raw_term: Cloud Cultivation, original_term: Cloud Cultivation

Great Luo – raw_term: Great Luo, original_term: Great Luo

However, although the reincarnation project has boundless potential, it ultimately hasn't taken firm root; profits are many, but not excessively outrageous.

Compared to the gains from the Blessing Virtue Great Dao, it falls short considerably.

Fengxi relies on the Wu Clan, having the endorsement of the only two powers in this world, and he fully elaborates the principle of enjoying shade under a big tree.

The Sports Games!

Cloud Cultivation!

These are all Fengxi's enterprises, yet they are attached to the Wu Clan's warships.

The Sports Games bloom throughout Honghuang, and the concept gradually takes root in people's hearts.

Cloud Cultivation blends with the primordial universe, increasingly merging with the myriad beings of the human Dao.

When the two unite, even mighty beings are moved, eager to reach out and try.

This is merely the present situation; the future holds great potential to be tapped.

Unfortunately, half of Cloud Cultivation was taken away…… the remainder also has to deduct the Wu Clan's basic manpower expenses, some publicity costs, etc.

Nevertheless, what remains continually boosts Fengxi's cultivation, causing it to swell and rise.

Houtu the Ancestral Witch once said that in another seventy or eighty million years, Fengxi might reach the level of an ordinary great supernatural being, and the Wu Clan would gain another top-tier great witch.

But even she, as powerful as she is, did not anticipate this.

Fengxi has hidden too much…… the Luck Dao Master, secret deals!

During that Suiyue Changhe expedition, he accidentally got involved in a major conspiracy of the Five Luck Dao Masters, and he, Feng so-and-so, carried out a marvelous transaction with the Calamity Luck Dao Master.

They agreed.

If the Calamity Luck Dao Master has the ability to clear all checkpoints, handling every detail of the loans to the human Dao perfectly, convincing myriad beings through persuasion, and then signing……

Then this top-position Luck Dao Master would not encounter unexpected obstacles that harm his finances.

Just……

He, Feng so-and-so, after all, is a great upright official for heaven and earth and all beings, a virtuous good person; he might occasionally feel compassion, unable to bear seeing the human Dao being so badly deceived, and would step in to expose some scams, so……

Need to pay money!

The Calamity Luck Dao Master is very savvy.

He gave out a portion of dry shares, plus incredibly tempting dividends…… all of which went into Fengxi's own private coffer, becoming the main pillar supporting his rapid cultivation surge.

Although, when Fengxi was wandering and struggling in Honghuang, the Buddhist sect had already been established.

However, for a Great Luo, the logic of chronology can be broken.

A ray of innate indestructible spiritual light shone across past, present, and future; long ago, when two ancient Buddhas made their great vows, he also lurked on the scene, boldly waved his hand over the Buddhist lending process, and generously extended loans.

And afterward, the Buddhist sect did not disappoint him.

Controlling such a major sect, one that can stand toe-to-toe with the Daoist sect, the terror of the luck dividends now completely outshines reincarnation and far exceeds Cloud Cultivation.

Thus, Fengxi ultimately became the most peculiar specialty of this era.

In a situation where most wealth channels in Honghuang have been nearly monopolized by top experts, still being able to advance so rapidly truly looks like creating a cultivation myth!

Still, it is a myth whose keyword is "grassroots counterattack"!

Spread abroad, it is enough to make countless clueless onlookers shout inspirational, and to erect him as an idol for others to learn and imitate.

Perhaps, in a few years, there will be such a legend——

Shocking! A holy sovereign actually rose like this…… relying neither on heaven nor earth, only on himself, starting from scratch. He relied on wisdom to manage, on diligence to become wealthy, ultimately becoming a generation's holy sovereign, the conscience of the human Dao, the hope of the human Dao!

Or perhaps, even if one day Fengxi no longer bears any burden, he could retire, enjoy life, travel, and meanwhile give lectures everywhere, interpreting his own success secrets, likely talking at length about "diligence," "sweat," "talent," "vision," etc., instilling the idea——on the road to success, the share of connections and relationships is only one percent, while diligent sweat paves ninety-nine percent of the way!

As for what lies behind this, what kind of dark curtain conceals it?

Will Fengxi honestly unveil it?

This is a question.

Perhaps one day his conscience will awaken, his moral bottom line rising a bit, he will frankly admit his dark past, and with a broad mind, not care about worldly judgment.

But…… that also won't be now.

So, the present Fengxi, sighing while criticizing how quickly some ancient gods and sages in Honghuang have fallen, sits upright with proper posture, eyes not glancing sideways, skillfully masking his embarrassment, letting the slight warmth on his face dissipate, regarding himself as not among those being criticized.

Furthermore, he also actively participates in echoing, together with Xin Yin criticizing the times, eating the food of an ordinary Great Luo, and operating with Pangu's heart.

"Yeah yeah…… this is their dereliction of duty!"

This era ultimately lacks a strong supervisory institution to oversee everything… to the point that even the Great Saint of the River of the Underworld, who conducts trials and sentencing, has begun to shirk his duties!

Fengxi, together with several female venerables, criticized, using a common stance to draw closer.

Of course, perhaps his performance was too outstanding, causing those female venerables to praise and sigh with admiration.

"Little Fengxi, you are truly a godly person with an ancient heart and concern for the world, loyal to heaven and earth, fervent for humanity… Sister Nüwa, having a helper like you who is both loyal and wise, with correct views, is truly a stroke of luck."

"Uh… where, where?" Fengxi humbled himself a bit, then raised his tail, "Although, I also think so."

"Haha!" Xin Yin laughed, not taking it to heart, merely continuing the previous topic.

"Hongmeng purple qi, the Holy Seat of the Heavenly Dao… the strongest contender, the Three Pure Ones rely on the Daoist gate, have great hope."

"Jieyin and Zhunti, the two ancient Buddhas, relying on their Buddhist assets, also have a very good chance."

"Of course, there are also some ancient god saints; they too have their own advantages, having operated everywhere these years, their influence is not trivial."

"Below the Dao and Buddha, the foremost is Red Cloud… he originally held the mandate of water and cloud, when the Dragon Ancestor had not yet returned, he brought clouds and rain—although this deity is scheming, his face-saving projects, you have to admit he does them thoroughly."

"Moreover, he is very good at winning people's hearts, almost always in an invincible position."

Xin Yin chuckled, "How did his title of Honghuang Great Benevolent One come about? It came just like this."

"You should know, where there is good there is evil… generally, if you do good deeds hoping to please everyone, it's almost impossible."

"Furthermore, the more specific it gets to individuals, the more likely differences arise—what is good for him may be evil for me."

"Like, what about mediating disputes? Punishing evil and promoting good? Hah… no matter how well you do it, someone may not see it that way."

"Even worse, they may feel you are obstructing them and regard you as a stumbling block."

Fengxi listened and had to nod.

Such examples, from ancient times to the myriad heavens, who knows how many have occurred… there are always people with strange thoughts, feeling the whole world owes them.

Such people usually have extraordinary talent on the path of debate.

"Red Cloud is much smarter…" Xin Yin said, "They do public works… what kind of public works? The public work of bringing clouds and rain."

"By practicing the Dao of the three elements of heaven, earth, and water, wherever there is a prayer for rain, they go there to drop some rain… you see, that's how the good reputation comes."

"Although the transformation of heaven and earth follows its own laws, the numbers of clouds and rain have their own hidden rules; sometimes forcibly altering them is actually bad… each place has its own ecological laws."

"But when Red Cloud does that, it sometimes caters to the most joyful batch of living beings… those without a voice are instead suppressed."

Xin Yin shook his head, "If he just slightly operates, it naturally becomes a chorus of praise."

Fengxi was speechless.

All one can do is marvel at how they love to play.

"Red Cloud himself already has great fame… he has operated for an excessively long time."

"Although for a period the heavenly statutes were clear, with each deity having their duties and not overstepping, suppressing him… but once that period passed, Red Cloud returned to his old trade."

"Moreover, he controls the cloud cultivation platform, the mixed primordial human Dao… he is also a strong contender for the position of Saint."

"Do not underestimate."

Xin Yin summarized.

Fengxi took up his brush and recorded earnestly.

Xin Yin looked at him.

"After he stopped writing, he continued, 'After Red Cloud, there are still several strong contenders for the Saint's seat.'"

"The great divine ability wielder who long dwells in the North Sea—Kunpeng."

"His influence is also great… he created the demon script, attached it to the demon race's platform for dissemination; just by that, all beings know his name."

"Moreover, after that, he was not satisfied with the demon script alone, and further promoted and expanded it."

Xin Yin slowly said, "The use of script lies in communication, in dissemination, to achieve interaction."

"Just having script is not enough; we must also let more people be able to use it… after all, each tribe has its own inherited script and language; learning another foreign language is sometimes not necessary."

"According to what I heard from Sister Nüwa, Kunpeng once worried about this for a period."

"He tried every means to attract traffic to his demon script, so everyone would use it… the more people use it, the greater his authority."

"In the end, somehow… he stepped into that field," Xin Yin's face turned strange, "You've also heard of it."

Fengxi's mouth twitched slightly, then he said softly, "That… starting with a single Kun, advancement relies entirely on devouring?"

"Little Kun, Corpse Kun, Emperor Kun, Rotten Kun… the step-by-step advancement of 'Everyone Raises Kun'… a game?"

"You understand this, don't you?" Xin Yin looked at him, half-smiling, "It seems you've played a lot."

"Cough cough cough…" Fengxi gave two dry coughs, unabashedly saying, "I am not talented, but I have opened several thousand alternate accounts, organized a huge game studio… I raise dozens of ninth-level Kun beneath me, spanning 54,250 zones; who wouldn't call me Brother Feng?"

"…" Xin Yin was speechless, unable to do anything but gesture a 'you can do it' sign.

After a long while, she then spoke again, "This game is actually the Great Saint Kunpeng's brainchild, integrating cultivation, summoning, and entertainment into one, having both entertainment and real-world significance."

"In essence, it uses the thoughts of all beings to refine the false into the true… upon upgrading to a fourth-level Kun, it can blur the illusory and the real, becoming an actual summoned entity."

"If you keep raising it, it stays strong… the Great Saint Kunpeng, with a flick of his spirit, also attached his entire clan to it."

"Truly, it is 'cloud-raising Kun,' which has another wonderful aspect compared to your cloud cultivation."

"Of course."

"Under the temptation of these concrete benefits, one can imagine the intensity of the demon script's expansion… it has truly become the mainstream script of the demon race."

"The Heavenly Court's Di Jun wants to seize this script's creation right… he hasn't even won the competition yet!" Xin Yin felt both amused and exasperated.

"Alas… the game's allure is too strong." Fengxi could only sigh, "Especially the kind where you can farm gold."

"It turns poor students into top scholars overnight, coaxing them into forcibly learning a vast, complex foreign language, possibly even more proficient than their mother tongue."

"What else can I say?"

Fengxi shook his head repeatedly.

He counted on his fingers.

"These great beings really know how to play, each with their own specialty."

Moral Heavenly Venerable, with outstanding vision, skilled in investment.

Yuanshi Tianzun, superb in handling affairs, adept at mediating and reconciling the will of the high-level.

Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerable, a top-tier practical expert, whose teaching of the Dao and instruction is almost unmatched under heaven.

Jieyin and Zhunti, possessing the finest social skills, pioneered lending finance, and are proficient in star‑craft and dealing with the illusory.

Red Cloud Divinity, with deep scheming, whose ability to steer public opinion and propaganda is top‑notch, no one can match.

Great Peng Saint, a game‑planning expert, with outstanding business acumen, subtly shaping influence, has become a major force.

This… this, none of them are easy‑to‑deal‑with!

Fengxi sighed.

That's only natural…… otherwise they wouldn't have achieved what they have today.

(End of chapter)