Chapter 64

In the demon calendar, the 368th yuan, 10th hui, 11th yun, all leaders of the anti-sealing forces were ordered to go to the Heavenly Court, voluntarily exchanging real power for idle posts; among all the forces of the Wilderness, only your line of Mount Shouyang remains.

At this moment when all eyes were upon you, you seemed as if nothing had happened, continuing to wholeheartedly expand your power.

In this cycle, the Eastern Wasteland entirely belongs to you; billions of demon folk, whether strong or weak, all submit to the rule of Mount Shouyang; in a flash, your power's extent has already surpassed that of the ancient Wilderness overlord Ancestral Dragon, and even at Ancestral Dragon's peak, it never possessed such territory.

Moreover, with many dragons and water tribes under your command, many people cannot help but regard you as a second Ancestral Dragon...

"Our great dragon clan has revived again!"

A flood dragon and chi sighed thus, and could not help but shed excited tears, moved by the return of the former overlord's bearing.

Since the establishment of the Heavenly Court, the dragon clan's power has greatly weakened; the Four Wastelands' territories were lost completely, only able to barely survive in the Four Seas, and still subject to the Heavenly Emperor's fierce might.

But that's also strange.

To go or not to go?

This is basically no choice; the Heavenly Emperor invites, and as long as one hasn't rebelled, even if knives fall from heaven, one can only grit one's teeth and go...

Jin Bing was sitting at his desk, approving documents sent from all places; his serious attitude made Xuan Du couldn't help but sigh:

Jin Bing set down the document and earnestly asked him:

"Do you know what the elders and youth of the Eastern Sea have been up to lately?"

Xuan Du said solemnly:

"This matter seems minor, but in fact it shows that the dragon clan's old culture and old thoughts have not been completely eradicated; there remains a possibility of dead ashes reigniting."

Jin Bing frowned, pondering bitterly:

Other chieftains, whenever they have any power and influence, invariably scrape up heavenly treasures and earthly riches to advance their own cultivation; thus the human race's reporting work has basically never failed.

As Jin Bing, the top leader of the fractured land Eastern Wasteland and Eastern Sea, and with his special status as a Grand Purity Sect member, he naturally falls within the invitation range.

Xuan Du listened, half-understanding, then suddenly became extremely curious:

Xuan Du's words were reasonable and well‑evidenced, clearly laid out, and he quickly summarized the event's deep‑seated danger.

Xuan Du stared blankly, then excitedly stood straight and saluted:

"Yes! I guarantee to complete the mission!"

"The dragon clan will return like lightning!"

Under their self‑justifying logic, many actually believed it, and they propagandized day after day.

Fortunately, when the Heavenly Emperor established the cauldron, he dealt a heavy blow to this lot, allowing all the myriad demons of the world to escape slavery; but the Heavenly Emperor later never fully accomplished his goal, so he could only compromise with the true dragons.

"Jin Bing is the human chief, therefore the dragon clan is humanity's superior; Jin Bing seized the Eastern Wasteland, therefore the dragon clan seized the Eastern Wasteland… after rounding up, isn't that just the dragon clan's revival!!!"

"You!!!"

"What are they shouting about over there?"

The turtle demon snorted:

"It might be to satisfy their own illusory dragon‑orthodoxy notion…… or perhaps they want to be demon above demons, after all the collateral dragon clans, though enslaved by true dragons, can also enslave ordinary water tribes…… they just deserve to be slaughtered!"

Jin Bing laughed and asked:

Xuan Du silently sighed:

"Let us re‑manifest our great dragon golden age!"

Xuan Du thought for a moment, then answered:

"After the flood dragons and chi convinced themselves, they were instantly moved to tears, shouting, 'The dragon clan has become great again!' 'Our great dragon clan has revived!'"

Jin Bing smiled.

"Alright, I'll leave this to you to handle; remember not to suppress them with authority, since they haven't openly rebelled, you cannot forcibly repress them……"

After Xuan Du left, Jin Bing picked up another document from the Heavenly Court, saw the Heavenly Emperor's great seal upon it, and couldn't help but sigh:

"It seems I will inevitably have to go to the Heavenly Court after all……"

Its general content is to have him make a trip to the Heavenly Court, because the Heavenly Emperor has just been blessed with ten sons, and to celebrate having sons he widely invited celebrities to ascend to the Heavenly Court for a banquet.

"Go on, tell me."

"As long as you're not blind, you can see I'm a pure‑blooded turtle tribe, unrelated to the dragon clan; whereas you…… are you a dragon or a snake? What hybrid are you? Still you speak up for the dragon clan, taking pride in dragon blood? Back then you were nothing more than a true dragon's chamber pot!"

"The so‑called dragon clan golden age was never anything but the true dragons' golden age; in antiquity, Ancestral Dragon and the myriad dragon sons and grandsons occupied one‑third of the Wilderness, as overlords they could do as they pleased; all the world's beauties and treasures were theirs, while collateral dragon clans and water tribes were merely dragon slaves! Life and death were not their own."

"Who knows?"

"Just self‑hypnosis!"

"Still talking about dragon clan golden age revival…… to hell with the dragon clan golden age!"

"I've lived from antiquity to the present; do I not know whether the dragon clan ever had a golden age?"

"Reporting to the chief, I just ran into……"

But our own chief is completely different; although he occupies this vast land and population of the Eastern Wasteland and Eastern Sea, his power exceeds that of Ancestral Dragon back then, yet he never seeks personal gain, wholeheartedly devoting himself to the billions of people, and his cultivation remains that of a true immortal to this day……

The turtle demon pointed at his white beard and fumed:

"Hmm, go ahead."

"But the dragon clan's elders and youths, upon reflection, thought: Isn't Jin Bing also of dragon clan descent? Even if the old dragon clan has perished, the power represented by Jin Bing and the Yellow Dragon—Mount Shouyang—isn't it still holding sway over the dragon clan?!!"

How could such a pure sage not move people?

"Seems minor, but the future troubles are endless!"

"Chief?"

"And after this Heavenly Court anti‑enfeoffment, the old dragon clan's rank order completely collapsed; even the true dragons stay behind closed doors, so one can basically say the concept of 'dragon clan' has perished……"

"Moreover, all those water tribes tinged with dragon blood regard dragon blood as honor, looking down on other tribes in their hearts; if they are further influenced by old ideas, they are likely to truly lean toward restoring dragon orthodoxy, undermining your egalitarian plan……"

The document was issued by the Heavenly Court, personally written by the demon master, and its format is not ordinarily high.

"Dragon traitor?"

Having nothing in common, they soon came to blows, and then were both taken away by nearby patrolling human law‑enforcement officers to be locked up……

Jin Bing's eyes showed satisfaction:

Fortunately, the Great Chieftain had some cultivation, otherwise I'd have been worked to death!

【Human:?】

The old turtle looked at the white flood dragon somewhat amusedly:

……

「How is it? Do you think the problem is big or not? 」

Xuan Du cautiously knocked and entered.

The young Xuan Du, bewildered, brought over a turtle demon and pointed at the clamoring flood dragons and chilong to ask.

At that moment, a white flood dragon joining the uproar also heard Xuan Du and the old turtle's words, and instantly furious, stepped forward to point at the old turtle and curse:

「You old fool, to slander the dragon clan like this—I bet you've mixed blood with a kirin! You dragon traitor! 」

「Xuan Du, you've come? 」

「Now the Gold Chieftain has utterly exterminated the dragon clan, saved the myriad demons from water and fire—a feat unparalleled in history… yet these people actually try to twist the Great Chieftain's great victory of equality among all races into a ridiculous dragon clan golden age revival, truly nonsensical! 」

The turtle demon scoffed:

「Mount Shouyang never distinguishes nobility by race; the Gold Chieftain has always firmly taught us demons to be equal, classifying by class not race, and he never brings up his own dragon lineage—yet these old dragon loyalists keep shouting for dragon revival using this……」

「True dragons enslave collateral lines and water tribes… if so, then these flood dragons and chilong in the past were also enslaved parties—so what are they shouting for dragon revival? ！」

「Nonsensical……」

Xuan Du shook his head, specially instructed the law enforcers to be more diligent lately, then went alone to the chieftain's residence……

「All anti-sealing forces have been disbanded one by one, but the Heavenly Emperor stubbornly won't let me disband mine… now he even asks me to go to heaven to celebrate his son……」

What exactly does the Heavenly Emperor want to do?

……

(End of chapter)