Chapter 70

The Golden Crow thought of this and began to recall some things from his past life, wanting to see if he could gain some advantage from it.

"Hetu Luoshu, innate trigrams!" Suddenly, these eight characters appeared in the Golden Crow's mind.

When Di Jun fell, the Kunpeng seized the Hetu Luoshu, hoping to take it for himself, but he was unsuccessful.

The Hetu Luoshu disappeared from under the Kunpeng's claws; in fact, Di Jun had already guessed before the decisive battle that the Kunpeng would betray him, so he had tampered with the Hetu Luoshu.

When the Kunpeng seized it, the Hetu Luoshu then disappeared; actually, after the Hetu Luoshu vanished from the Kunpeng, it appeared with the Golden Crow—this was Di Jun's last trump card left for the Golden Crow, and even Taiyi was unaware of this.

Thus, now all the myriad races of the wilderness believe the Hetu Luoshu has truly disappeared.

"In that case, there really seems to be some opportunity." Thinking of the Hetu Luoshu, the Golden Crow nodded.

With the merit of aiding the Heavenly Emperor, the situation of the Demon Race should improve, and after several generations of effort, the Demon Race should be able to live harmoniously with humanity.

Of course, this is not Panhuang's ultimate goal; Panhuang's ultimate goal is to cultivate the Demon Race into a blood bank for humanity, after all, the Wu-Yao transformation requires vast amounts of demon and Wu blood essence.

Now humanity has revised the Golden Core Dao; in the Wu-Yao transformation, humans only cultivate the demon transformation, while the Jiuli only cultivate the Wu transformation. This mutual cooperation can save a great deal of resources and allow the Jiuli and humanity to unleash their greatest combat power.

In the blink of an eye, another five hundred years passed.

During these five hundred years, the wilderness was relatively peaceful, except for the Heavenly Court, because since Haotian took over, the Heavenly Court has not had a single idle day.

They first filled the vacancies in the Heavenly Court, then established its basic defensive forces; once this basic framework was set up, Haotian began his campaign to conquer the wilderness.

He wandered the wilderness with an absolutely supreme demeanor, stopping the slaughter between tribes; he never cared about the cause of the slaughter, only the outcome.

If they did not obey the Heavenly Court's orders, the two tribes causing the slaughter would be exterminated by the Heavenly Court's army; Haotian even called this clearing the wilderness of unstable factors, which left all the myriad races of the wilderness bitterly complaining, for the Heavenly Court's strength remains formidable, at least stronger than most wilderness tribes.

The Heavenly Court will choose, picking the weak tribes of the wilderness, in order to swiftly establish its prestige.

That day, the Heavenly Court turned its gaze toward humanity; when Haotian was perfecting the Heavenly Court, he had already heard the name of humanity.

However, he did not immediately act against humanity, because at that time the Heavenly Court lacked the capability to confront humanity; over these past few hundred years, the Heavenly Court has grown strong and its prestige has been established.

Yet to consolidate this prestige and let the Heavenly Court truly become the arbiter of the wilderness, humanity must be moved, for humanity is very special.

Now the Wu Clan and humanity are indistinguishable; the Wu Clan's ancestral witches are still the leaders of the Ren Sect, humanity is the race created by Nüwa, and the Demon Race once used human flesh and blood to forge the Slaughter-Witch Sword, so humanity has actually always played a very special role in the Wu-Yao war.

"Haotian, you had better think twice; humanity is not something we can provoke, for too many things are tied to them." Queen Mother looked at Haotian and advised.

"Queen Mother, you need not advise; humanity relies on its special status to frequently create slaughter in the wilderness. As the lord of the Heavenly Court and the administrator appointed by the Dao Ancestor, I have the duty and obligation to punish them." Haotian simply would not listen to the Queen Mother's words.

Humanity, the Cloud Tribe.

The Cloud Tribe is a large tribe of humanity, with a population of several million, so their demand for food is huge; the Cloud Tribe has over a thousand hunting teams, and Haotian this time took the Cloud Tribe as his target to establish prestige.

"Heavenly troops descend; why do you not kneel to welcome my Heavenly Court's heavenly soldiers?" Above the Cloud Tribe, the current Divine Judge of Heaven of the Heavenly Court coldly gazed down at the Cloud Tribe.

"Enemy attack!" Upon seeing the Heavenly Court's heavenly soldiers, the people of the Cloud Tribe immediately sounded the alarm.

The next second, eight Taiyi Golden Immortals appeared opposite the Divine Judge of Heaven: "Who are you?"

"Hmph! We are the heavenly soldiers of the Heavenly Court; I am the Divine Judge of Heaven. You humans have repeatedly committed slaughter in the wilderness. By order of the Jade Emperor, I will execute you on the spot and restore peace to the wilderness." The Divine Judge of Heaven said coldly.

"Courting death!" Upon hearing the Divine Judge of Heaven's words, the four Taiyi Golden Immortals of humanity snorted coldly; the next second, four of them instantly transformed into weapons appearing in the hands of the other four Taiyi Golden Immortals.

"Defying the Heavenly Court and even daring to resist its divine might—die for this!" The Divine Judge of Heaven snorted coldly and led the charge.

"How dare the Heavenly Court provoke humanity?"

"One has to say the Heavenly Court is still quite bold!"

"I, the poor Daoist, would like to see how humanity responds, and how this Heavenly Court will finally wrap things up!"

In the wilderness there has never been a shortage of onlookers; when the Heavenly Court sent troops against humanity, someone had already begun to pay attention.

"Hmph! This Haotian has gotten full of himself!" In Shouyang Mountain, Panhuang snorted coldly.

Afterward, he summoned Zhao Gongming and the others.

"Master!" Zhao Gongming and the others appeared in the Shenguang Hall.

It is worth mentioning that Zhao Gongming and the others have all become quasi-sages, stronger than ordinary disciples of sages, and those now serving in the netherworld are their good corpses.

"Go to the Cloud Tribe! But don't rush to act; wait until humanity is at a disadvantage, then intervene. After settling matters on humanity's side, go to the Heavenly Court and convey my regards to that little brat Haotian!" Panhuang said to Zhao Gongming.

"Yes, Master!" Zhao Gongming and the others nodded.

"Go!"

"Master, disciple takes leave!" Zhao Gongming and the others clasped their hands.

Cloud Tribe.

Under the Heavenly Court's encirclement and suppression, the Cloud Tribe did not lose the upper hand, but it is currently suffering heavy casualties, because there are still many mortals in the Cloud Tribe.

Those heavenly soldiers noticed this and directed their attacks specifically at the masses of mortals, which made the cultivators of the Cloud Tribe extremely angry.

"Do you think humanity is easy to bully?" Suddenly, a cold snort sounded in the ears of everyone in the Cloud Tribe.

The next second, Zhao Gongming, the Three Xias, Yunzhen True Person, and Yunzhongzi appeared before the Heavenly Court's entourage.

"Yunqing pays respects to the Protector of the Dharma." Seeing Zhao Gongming and company, the chief of the Cloud Tribe hurried forward to make a salute.

"No need for much ceremony." Yunxiao said with a smile.

"If you don't give me an explanation, I might have to take my fellow Daoists to the Heavenly Court today." Yuzhen True Person waved his hand, and two flying swords appeared at his side, waves of sharp sword qi emanating from the swords, giving a chilling feeling.

"Hmph! I am the Divine Judge of Heaven under the Heavenly Court; the current lord of the Heavenly Court is appointed by the Dao Ancestor. You had better not meddle in others' affairs." The Divine Judge of Heaven looked at Zhao Gongming and the others with a fierce exterior but timid interior.

"Big sister, is there something wrong with his brain?" Qiongxiao glanced at Yunxiao.

"I know! I know! I heard from my master, that's called an idiot!" Bixiao said with a laugh.

"Charge, casualties don't matter!" After hearing the Three Xias' words, the Divine Judge of Heaven said to the heavenly soldiers behind him.

He has a problem with his brain, but the heavenly soldiers behind him are fine; facing quasi-sages, at best we are only Taiyi Golden Immortals—are you really telling us to disregard casualties?

Not only the heavenly soldiers behind the Divine Judge of Heaven, but Zhao Gongming and the others were also stunned—is what this kid said serious?

"Blah blah blah!" Yuzhen True Person snorted coldly; the flying sword hovering in the air shot out instantly, and after a few breaths it returned to his side.

When a drop of blood from the flying sword fell to the ground, the heavenly soldiers behind the Divine Judge of Heaven all collapsed to the ground.

"Let's go, accompany us to the Heavenly Court." While the Divine Judge of Heaven was dazed, Zhao Gongming had already come to his side.

Heavenly Court.

In the past few hundred years, Haotian has been at his most glorious and proud; he built the Heavenly Court from nothing and spread its prestige, letting the wilderness know of the Heavenly Court and know of him as the Jade Emperor. At this moment his heart swelled with pride, and now Haotian feels somewhat like one person beneath ten thousand above.

"Your Majesty, a strong enemy approaches." Just as Haotian was indulging himself, a heavenly soldier suddenly barged into the Jade Pool.

"What's going on?" Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother furrowed her brows.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, the messenger says they are disciples of the Ren Sect, come to seek… seek justice." The heavenly soldier said hesitantly.

"The Ren Sect? Hmph! What of the Ren Sect?" Haotian snorted coldly, then vanished from the Jade Pool.

"Impudence!" When Haotian reappeared, he had already arrived at the Southern Heaven Gate; upon arriving there, he saw the heavenly deity of justice lying like a dead dog.

This heavenly deity of justice was Haotian's showcase for the Heavenly Court, yet he had been beaten into this state, making Haotian feel insulted.

"Are you the Jade Emperor?" Zhao Gongming said lightly after seeing Haotian glaring angrily at them.

"I am the Jade Emperor; you injured my heavenly deity of justice and forcibly broke into my Heavenly Court—shouldn't you give me an explanation?" Haotian stared at Zhao Gongming with a grim face.

"Your Heavenly Court?" Zhao Gongming looked at Haotian with a half-smile.

The next second, six quasi-sage auras appeared, pressing directly toward Haotian. Although Haotian is now also a quasi-sage, his strength had been forcibly boosted by the Heavenly Dao Hongjun, and he could not compare with Zhao Gongming and the others; thus, when those six quasi-sage auras appeared, Haotian was immediately forced down to one knee on the ground.

When the Jade Emperor knelt on the ground, his face flushed red; as the lord of the Heavenly Court, he was actually forced to kneel—what a tremendous disgrace!

"I will not die until you do!" Haotian strained to lift his head and gaze at Zhao Gongming and the others.

"The human race is not for you to meddle with; if you insist on opposing the human race, we don't mind letting the Heavenly Court change masters. Believe me, the Ren Sect has this strength—don't think that just because you are a child beside the Dao Ancestor you can do as you please." Zhao Gongming bent down and said coldly to Haotian.

"This is merely a warning; if you dare to reach your hands toward the human race again, watch your claws." Yuding said coldly.

Afterward, Zhao Gongming and the others vanished from the Heavenly Court.

After Zhao Gongming and the others left, Haotian clearly noticed that the surrounding heavenly soldiers were looking at him with somewhat odd gazes, which made him extremely angry inside, but now he could not directly show his emotions on his face.

"Fool!" In the the Zixiao Palace, the Heavenly Dao Hongjun witnessed this scene and angrily muttered a curse.

After scolding, the Heavenly Dao Hongjun again sent a voice transmission, ordering all sages to come to the the Zixiao Palace to discuss matters.

Upon receiving the news, the sages felt a tightening in their hearts, for the wilderness had been very peaceful over the past few hundred years, while of course the Heavenly Court had been very active during that time.

Recently, Haotian provoked the human race, was driven to the Heavenly Court by Panhuang's disciples, and then publicly humiliated—could the Dao Ancestor have summoned the sages to discuss this matter?

After all, when the Heavenly Court was first established, the Dao Ancestor had said that they should help Haotian manage the Heavenly Court well, but they had basically ignored Haotian, and even when he was humiliated by the Ren Sect, they never showed up.

"Senior brother, the Dao Ancestor summoned us to discuss matters in the the Zixiao Palace—could it be because of the Heavenly Court?" Zhunti of the Western Sect asked Jieyin.

"Hard to say, but we must take this into account; we definitely need to prepare our explanations beforehand, or we might upset the Dao Ancestor." After thinking, Jieyin said.

Jieyin and Zhunti's thoughts were actually those of all the sages, so everyone, on their way to the the Zixiao Palace, had already devised the perfect explanation.

"Sit!" After arriving at the the Zixiao Palace, the Heavenly Dao Hongjun gestured for everyone to sit down.

The sages exchanged glances, each sitting on a futon with their own thoughts; they warily glanced at one another, for if the Dao Ancestor were to speak about the Heavenly Court later, they would have to state their position first, otherwise, if the reasons they gave turned out to be the same as what they themselves wanted to say, they would be placed at a great disadvantage.

"What do you think of the current situation in the wilderness?" the Heavenly Dao Hongjun suddenly said.

The sages were stunned—what topic is this?

"Let me speak plainly," the Daoist said, "the human race ought to be the protagonist of the wilderness; today I summoned you precisely to discuss this human race matter. The rise of the human race should have the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, establishing the human race's status as protagonist of the wilderness with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."

"Master, do the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors have fixed numbers?" Upon hearing the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Nüwa's eyes lit up instantly.

"The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors each have fixed numbers; Fuxi can be the Heavenly Sovereign, while the Earthly Sovereign and Human Sovereign will appear when their time comes." The Heavenly Dao Hongjun glanced at Nüwa and said lightly.

"Master, does the knowledge of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors need to be known by the leader of the Ren Sect?" Nüwa asked again.

"Hmph! Why should Panhuang be made aware?" Upon hearing this, Tongtian let out a cold snort.

"Then what basis do you have to claim that the people you found are the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?" Nüwa looked at Tongtian as if he were a fool.

"This is appointed by the Dao Ancestor; does he dare not recognize it?" Yuanshi said.

"Panhuang is the leader of the Ren Sect, holding the Kongtong Seal." Nüwa only said that.

"Nüwa, after returning to the wilderness, go tell Panhuang that I think he should not refuse." The Heavenly Dao Hongjun's brows furrowed slightly, then he said to Nüwa.

Nüwa said correctly—Panhuang holds the Kongtong Seal; even the Heavenly Dao Hongjun cannot arbitrarily set the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and without Panhuang's acknowledgment, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors would not receive the blessings of the human race's fortune.

"Yes, Master." Upon hearing this, Nüwa nodded, but her heart felt a hint of bitterness, for this time things would certainly not go smoothly.

"Master, are the teachers of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to be assigned by our sages' disciples themselves?" Laozi asked.

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