Chapter 85

Qi, after being enlightened, readjusted mindset, no longer forced self, and attitude toward authority became much more peaceful.

Although Qi still valued it greatly, it was no longer the kind of uncrossable chasm as before.

After that, Qi discovered that, now idle, Qi actually felt time passing slowly; a life of doing nothing gave Qi an unreal feeling, making Qi very uncomfortable.

Looking at the bright sunshine before Qi, Qi did not know how long it would last; Qi reached out hand, letting the sunlight shine on it, feeling the warmth it brought.

"Those mists will fly into the sky, turn into vapor, gradually forming the heavenly realm, but I don't know if they are unaware of this."

"Or perhaps they deliberately ignore it; the heavenly realm cannot form in a short time, and expecting millions of wisps of water vapor to remain in the vapor is unrealistic."

"Having even a third trapped in the vapor is already a blessing from heaven and earth; since the water vapor varies in weight, even slightly heavier portions will likely fall back onto the primordial earth."

"By then, who knows how many years of torrential rain the primordial world will suffer, how many lives will be harmed; but with many water deities present, it likely won't bring utter devastation to all beings."

"I only need to give a reminder or two; the rest requires moving most of the beings of Yunmze Marsh to free up enough space to cope with the gods' flood release."

While Qi was pondering the aftermath and countermeasures of flooding the Undying Volcano, the Phoenix clan's meeting began.

Before Yuan Feng and Yuan Huang now lie two options, each with pros and cons, making it hard for them to choose.

First, split forces to open channels while first drawing the four seas' water into the Undying Volcano; its advantage is speed, able to preemptively resolve part of the volcano's eruption problem.

But the drawback is also clear: some water vapor entering the volcano first will create large amounts of hot mist that are hard to dispel, causing much trouble for later inland water vapor entering.

Second, have both water vapors enter the Undying Volcano simultaneously; this is safe and worry-free, but excavating the waterway takes too long, and suppressing the Undying Volcano likewise requires massive manpower.

This left Yuan Feng wavering, because each option would greatly affect the primordial beings; a wrong choice would bring unimaginable consequences.

Yuan Huang saw Yuan Feng's dilemma and spoke first to make a decision, saying:

"For the coming period, I will suppress the Undying Volcano; everyone should still act conservatively, as matters concerning the primordial world should proceed according to the original plan."

Yuan Feng, seeing Yuan Huang make the decision, said nothing more, merely echoing:

"Alright, then I will lead the people to open the channel; time is urgent, no one may delay."

The five clan chiefs replied in unison:

"Yes!"

The Phoenix clan has suffered the Undying Volcano for many years; since they have memory, the volcano has been like a boulder pressing on their chests, never moving.

Now they finally have a glimmer of hope to catch their breath; the slumber of thousands of yuanhui is already enough to excite them.

Moreover, a realm will be derived in the sky; as the overlords of the sky, they already regard the yet-to-be-born heavenly realm as their own.

Such a scene, brimming with vigorous life for the Phoenix clan, how could the Red Phoenix, Mandarin Duck, Zhen, Azure Luan, and Swan not be excited?

They believe that, as long as they can free the Phoenix clan from the Undying Volcano's bondage, within a thousand yuanhui they can surely conquer the entire primordial sky.

Then, gathering the heavenly destiny of the Three Powers, they will contend with the Dragon and Qilin clans; who will win remains unknown.

Under the blessing of the primordial sky's destiny, they believe they will absolutely be the strongest among the three clans.

After all, Yuan Huang and Yuan Feng, as dao partners, have comparable strength and seamless cooperation, giving them a great advantage in the three-clan struggle.

Now they seem to have forgotten the group of innate divinities, focusing only on the other two equal clans.

This may also be one source of unease for the innate divinities; beings no longer regard them as masters of a world, seemingly gradually ignoring them.

Zu Long, Yuan Feng, Shi Qilin, etc.; beings no longer see their identities as innate divinities, but as the foremost of each kind in heaven and earth, the leaders of the three clans.

Perhaps this is where the loss of destiny among the innate divinities is most severe, because those leading powerhouses are no longer regarded by beings as members of the innate divinities group.

East Sea.

Zu Long stood with hands behind his back at the sea's surface, gazing at the giant dragon constantly swimming in the sea eye, the ancestor of the Dragon clan, Qing Long—Meng Zhang.

Meng Zhang bore double wings, his head bore double horns, his scales were azure, his whole body shone with divine light, yet in the sea eye he was being pulled about at will.

"Meng Zhang, my younger brother, how long can the sea eye remain stable now? Can you still hold it?"

Zu Long's voice was solemn; under his voice, the sea eye seemed to calm somewhat.

"Elder brother, rest assured; within four yuanhui there should be no trouble; with me here, I will certainly not affect your grand plan."

Qing Long's voice in the seawater was like a muffled bell, stirring up sand and silt on the seabed, calming Zu Long's mind so he need not worry about him.

"According to my calculation, after this, the primordial world will surely have prolonged rain, and the heavenly realm will be greatly affected; the entire primordial world will come to know of this."

"As an innate divinity and earth deity, I ought to give a reminder or two; but as the Dragon clan chief and leader of the scaled armor, for our scheming I must stay silent."

"Now I do not know how to choose; if I stay silent, I feel guilty before the primordial beings and my duty as an innate divinity."

"If I speak, it might prolong the time needed for our plot to succeed, causing many Dragon clan youths to toil and sacrifice, even dragging the entire scaled-armor clan to fill the gap with their lives; I also feel guilty."

"What do you say I should do?"

At this moment Zu Long showed a rare hesitation; huge responsibilities weighed on him from both sides, making it hard for him to easily decide.

Seeing Zu Long thus, Qing Long's eyes grew gentler; he knew his elder brother had not changed, still as before, the one willing to bear the primordial world.

He already had an idea, but was unwilling to abandon his own responsibility, so he still hesitated; yet now is precisely when Zu Long needs him to give a push.

"Elder brother, do as you think; I believe the Dragon clan's youths and the scaled-armor clan's people will understand your choice."

"Moreover, how could someone who does not keep the whole primordial world in mind make others believe he can lead it?"

Although Qing Long's words were a rhetorical question, they were full of understanding and support for Zu Long.

(End of chapter)