Chapter 77: Sea-Stabilizing Pearl

As Treeman Mr. said, people like to stay in the middle…… I forgot the front, I also forgot the back.

You say you want equality among all races, but Qinglong insists on dragon supremacy; yet if you bring up the heaven-ordained protagonist, Qinglong will immediately support equality!

You were happy about the elder ancestor's turning from darkness to light, so you followed up by suggesting to invite the elder ancestor to come out and also bring the Phoenix and Qilin Great Luo Golden Immortals to the Mount Firstyang camp……

But Qinglong arrogantly patted his chest, indicating no need to inform those two old fogeys anymore; we dragons shall naturally be dragons among people!

【You】: ……

Seeing your strange expression, Qinglong thought you didn't trust his strength enough, and he burst out laughing, his formidable quasi-sage aura no longer concealed!

"When in doubt, first trust the system's hint!"

Ding! Merge complete: "Thirty-six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls from the Ancestral Dragon!"

It can be seen that even though the three primordial hegemons have long withdrawn from the Primordial Wilderness stage, their grudges are still remembered clearly; whenever they can sabotage each other, they surely will……

The resentment from the old father whose daughter was taken is astonishing; he would rather forego precious innate spirit treasures than not take revenge……

Ding! Gift bound from an important Primordial Wilderness figure: "Twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls from Qinglong"!

The result was that Donghuang Taiyi used the innate supreme treasure, the Chaos Bell, to injure Qinglong, forcing him to submit to the Heavenly Court and seize his twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls as spoils of war.

No need to revive the Ancestral Dragon; I will surpass the Ancestral Dragon!

Moreover, employing external aid incurs a cost, so the fewer the external aids, the better—saving costs and increasing efficiency……

Such a great fortune falling on your head left you somewhat dazed, even forgetting how to bid farewell and leave the dragon palace.

The son of the Ancestral Dragon, Eastern Qinglong, the last remaining elder of the primordial dragon clan, as the second-in-command of the dragon race, already possessed quasi-sage cultivation back when the dragons were at their peak, and he successfully survived the primordial chaos when the great god Qiji fell—his worth is beyond doubt.

Moreover, the cost of bringing the dragon clan aboard is already great; if we also had to bring the phoenix, qilin, and even the ancestral witches, the cost would surely be greater……

"Are these another twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls?!"

"Facing Qinglong the elder ancestor's proposal, you choose: (?)"

"However, what does option B mean?"

But before you could figure out the crux, an urgent report from the human vanguard near Mount Buzhou arrived.

Zhao Si's spirits lifted:

"Qinglong is willing to help Jin Bing blast the Heavenly Court?"

Zhao Si was delighted, but then immediately became puzzled:

{Qilin: #@#*! }

"Can they still be merged? Yes!"

Thirty-six pearls hovered in the air, spiraling outward, emitting five-colored radiance, with boundless power contained within, as if thirty-six primordial seas and worlds were truly churning endlessly inside the pearls!

Qinglong shook his head, waved his claw, and took out twenty-four five-colored pearls identical to the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls!

Listening to Qinglong grit his teeth and reveal these ancient secrets, I felt wary: could the elder ancestor be trying to retrieve his magic treasure?

Faced with Qinglong's temptation, I always believed there's no free lunch in this world; this elder ancestor surely has an ulterior motive……

Qinglong gazed at the twelve pearls radiating five-colored light, his face gradually showing reminiscence; he told you that these Sea-Stabilizing Pearls were the supreme-grade innate spirit treasures refined by the Ancestral Dragon back then, numbering thirty-six in total, originally belonging to him, Qinglong.

Zhao Si frowned and began to analyze:

"Is the elder ancestor's motive impure?"

Amazed beyond belief, you inwardly cried out 'absurd,' while simultaneously summoning the medium-grade innate spirit treasure that Emperor Jun once gave you: twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls.

Over the years, you have basically never used them, both because you never fight others and because your true immortal cultivation cannot unleash their true power; thus they have a hint of 'precious pearl cast into darkness'……

Holding doubts, you headed toward Mount Buzhou in Zhongzhou, planning to ponder Qinglong's scheme on one hand and contact the Wu Clan on the other.

Anyway, if you're wrong, you still have a chance to backtrack and choose again!

"Choose B!"

"Supreme-grade innate spirit treasure!"

Although I thought option A was good, Zhao Si, having played this game for so long, has pretty much figured out the system's quirks:

"These thirty-six pearls are now yours from now on!"

"A: Accept, with the elder ancestor as my vanguard, wouldn't it be a snap to blast the Heavenly Emperor's coins? B: Reject, the elder ancestor's motive is impure; the proposal surely hides a trap!"

This is a good thing!

Isn't the reason Jin Bing keeps seeking external aid simply because Mount Firstyang can't beat the Heavenly Court right now?

Zhao Si, who hadn't received a new gift in a long time, was overjoyed:

"Bind!"

The twenty-four five-colored pearls flew out one by one from the phone screen, and upon sensing the twelve similar ones in Zhao Si's hand, they immediately flew over.

After a slight complaint, Zhao Si had no choice but to continue playing the game, hoping to obtain what he wanted from it as soon as possible……

"You chose option B, rejecting it; the elder ancestor's motive is impure, the proposal surely hides a trap!"

Zhao Si couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he simply chose B directly:

"After finally coming to his senses, doubts arose in your heart."

"After you rejected Qinglong's proposal, his face immediately fell; after a long sigh, he agreed to help you bring the phoenix and qilin clans aboard."

"Ding! Detected a gift from the same source; merge?"

""Abnormal! Too abnormal!""

"Qinglong said in a deep voice: Since you've chosen to oppose the Heavenly Court, you must certainly not hold back; take these pearls and strike hard! Ideally, also give Donghuang Taiyi a beating!"

Any more options?

"Six Sages? Emperor Jun?"

"Your wariness toward this seemingly close elder ancestor is maxed out."

"No way, if the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls are with Qinglong, how did they end up in Zhao Gongming's hands during the Investiture of the Gods? Did Qinglong send them after blowing up the coins, or did Tongtian Jiaozhu later come and snatch a batch?"

"Ding! Detected a gift from an important Primordial Wilderness figure; bind?"

If one of the options has some bizarre, inexplicable description, it's likely using that to remind the player to pay attention here.

【How the hell can you even smell it?!】

Obviously, the intention of option B is to make him think more about this aspect……

That is to say, Qing Long's proposal for him to single-handedly take on all the Heavenly Court's Golden Immortals carries great hidden dangers—what hidden dangers could there be?

"A Half-Sage can definitely slaughter indiscriminately, no doubt…… The game's meaning is probably that the impact caused by this is problematic."

【Qing Long's proposal is extremely tempting, you can't help but feel moved: Exactly, with our ancestor making a move, aren't the Heavenly Court's Golden Immortals just pushovers?】

【After finishing the report, you were shocked and hurried back to Mount Shouyang……】

【You thanked the ancestor, but the ancestor sighed again: 'The Stabilizing Sea Pearl is on you, right? I can already smell the aura of the Water Element Law……'】

【Phoenix: @*#!】

【"Thirty-Six Stabilizing Sea Pearls from the Ancestral Dragon": Innate law, crafted into an artifact, forged by the ancient hegemon Ancestral Dragon before the Heavenly Dao took shape, by extracting and refining the wandering Water Element Law, belonging to top-grade innate spiritual treasure!】

【Qing Long Ancestor, a true dragon Half-Sage, actually willing to be so close to an unrelated second-rate vassal, willing to personally take on the Heavenly Court single-handedly, and even casually give out a set of priceless innate spiritual treasures…… there must be something wrong!】

【As for the two other old fogeys…… they're both decadent, backward supremacists; how can we, who advocate equality, share a chamber pot with those two old coots! Listen to me, equality between the Dragon and Human races—we will surely eradicate all ancient feudal cliques!】

【Qing Long said proudly: 'If what you say is true, Di Jun and his fellow Half-Sages would never intervene, so wouldn't I be able to slaughter indiscriminately?'】

【But back when the Heavenly Court was established, Di Jun and his fellow disciples of Hongjun who had broken through to Half-Sage, in order to secure the orthodox position of the Celestial Dao Heavenly Court, they launched campaigns against the four seas and waged a great war with Qing Long!】

Zhao Si didn't understand, merely playing with this whole set of top-grade innate spiritual treasures on one hand, while feeling an even greater yearning for cultivation techniques and realm on the other; otherwise, no matter how good these innate spiritual treasures are, he couldn't unleash their power:

"How come this game only drops equipment, not skill books or experience books?!"

【Of course, this isn't really a great disgrace; for Qing Long, the biggest disgrace is still one matter: Taiyi forcibly enforcing a marriage alliance with the Dragon clan, half‑snatching, half‑marrying away Qing Long's daughter Ying Long, to make her the "Heavenly Consort"……】

【In the year 373 of the Yao calendar, the Twelve Ancestor Witches publicly announced that Jin Bing of Mount Shouyang is a heinous rebel against heaven; the Wu Clan will stand firmly with the Heavenly Court to exterminate the Jin rebels!】

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(End of chapter)