Chapter 72

After hearing Panhuang's words, Nüwa's face turned a little pale, because she simply couldn't find anything to say to refute Panhuang.

"Lady Nüwa, please go back; the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are an internal affair of the human race, let us humans choose our own Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors." Panhuang said with a smile.

"No, Fuxi is the Heavenly Emperor appointed by the Dao Ancestor." Nüwa, hearing Panhuang say this, became anxious.

"What does the Heavenly Lord's appointment have to do with us humans?" Panhuang snorted coldly.

"Fine, I swear." Having come to this point, if Nüwa did not swear, Fuxi could never become the Heavenly Emperor.

"Good!" Hearing Lady Nüwa say this, Panhuang nodded.

Soon, Lady Nüwa finished swearing.

"Is it okay now?" Nüwa looked at Panhuang.

"Let's go! Send Fuxi to reincarnation." Panhuang said to Lady Nüwa.

After arriving in the Underworld, Panhuang indeed did as he said; he first begged Lady Pingxin to use the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation to strengthen Fuxi's true spirit.

Afterwards, Panhuang, in front of Lady Nüwa, took out the Kongtong Seal and infused the human race's aura into Fuxi's true spirit.

"With this wisp of aura, I can find him after his reincarnation." Panhuang said.

"What do you plan to do next?" After sending Fuxi to reincarnation, Nüwa asked.

"How? Lady Nüwa, are you also interested in the teacher of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?" Panhuang asked.

"I'm just asking simply."

"I haven't figured out what to do yet; I'll talk after they find me." Panhuang said with a smile.

Nüwa said nothing, but in her heart she silently mourned for a second for Laozi and the others; in order to let Fuxi become the Heavenly Emperor, she had staked all the human race's fortune, and if she lost, Nüwa could at most retain one-tenth of the human race's fortune, because she is the creator of the human race, and this one-tenth fortune Panhuang could never take away no matter what.

Tanggu.

"Nüwa junior sister actually put all the human race's fortune at stake; this Panhuang's appetite is truly not ordinary!" Laozi muttered to himself.

After thinking it over, he realized he seemed to have nothing to offer, so Laozi finally gave up and did not prepare to contend for the teacher of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

"As long as I cultivate the Little Golden Crows, the Demon Race will have a chance to rise again; then my fortune will still flourish." Laozi muttered to himself.

Laozi was actually just comforting himself; his situation was like what Yuanshi and Tongtian had guessed, very awkward.

Rather, Laozi had his own pride; besides the Heavenly Emperor, he looked down on everything else, so in the end he could only find such a reason for himself.

Kunlun Mountain!

When Yuanshi heard Nüwa's oath, his brows immediately furrowed; Panhuang's appetite is not small!

But now there's nothing to be done; being the fish on the chopping block, he could only grit his teeth and accept it, otherwise he would only be able to give up like Laozi.

Yuanshi and Tongtian did not have Laozi's pride; they not only wanted the teacher of the Three Sovereigns, they also wanted the teacher of the Five Emperors.

So they are now very torn, wondering what to use to exchange with Panhuang when the time comes.

"Let's set out!" Azure Tour Palace, Tongtian looked at Duobao and the others before him.

Besides Duobao, Tongtian also brought Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, and Wu Dang Holy Mother; all four of his chief disciples under his command were summoned by Tongtian.

Tongtian's meaning is obvious: he wants four of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors; as for the others, they are not within his consideration.

Because Tongtian has this confidence, although he lacks the supreme treasure to suppress luck, in the whole wilderness the spiritual treasures in his hands can be said to be the most—of course, this does not include Panhuang.

After all, Panhuang is the chief of the Spirit Treasure clan; after the clan was founded, many ownerless spiritual treasures sought him out and joined the Spirit Treasure clan.

The Western Sect—Jieyin, Zhunti, and Yuanshi alike—are caught in a dilemma, because the West is poorer than Kunlun Mountain, they basically cannot produce any decent spiritual treasure; even if they have, they are very reluctant to part with it.

"Senior brother, what should we do?" Zhunti asked Jieyin.

"First take the Plain-Colored Cloud Realm Banner, then we'll bring two seeds of the Merit Golden Lotus; this is our utmost sincerity from the West." Jieyin's face showed a bitter expression.

"All right!" Zhunti nodded after hearing that.

At the same time, a raging fire burned in his heart; if he could secure the teacher of the Five Emperors this time, he would certainly convert some exceptionally talented disciples for the Western Sect.

If he fails to secure the teacher of the Five Emperors this time, he will also secretly forcefully convert some disciples to the West, whether human or demon, he will convert them.

Because only this way can the West develop; for the Western Sect's development, even sacrificing face is acceptable.

Not long after Nüwa left Shouyang Mountain, Yuanshi and Tongtian arrived; they exchanged a glance, and a hint of contempt flashed in Tongtian's eyes, because he had absolute confidence in securing the teacher of the Heavenly Emperor.

Upon seeing Tongtian and the disciples behind him, Yuanshi felt a sense of urgency; Tongtian being able to bring these disciples shows he has absolute confidence in securing the title of teacher of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

"Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, fellow Daoist Tongtian." Just as Yuanshi and Tongtian were exchanging glances, Jieyin's voice sounded in their ears.

Upon seeing Jieyin and Zhunti, the gazes of Yuanshi and Tongtian instantly changed; when Jieyin and Zhunti were not present, their gazes were mutually hostile, but once Jieyin and the others arrived, Yuanshi and Tongtian immediately united fronts.

"Let's do it together." Zhunti said with a smile.

Upon arriving at the Sheng Huang Hall, the Three Xuan were already waiting for all the sages.

"Greetings, all sages; our master is already waiting inside the hall for everyone." After bowing to Yuanshi and the others, the Three Xuan said.

"Hmph!" Tongtian gave a faint nod, then walked straight in.

Yuanshi, Jieyin, and the others simply ignored the Three Xuan and walked straight into the Sheng Huang Hall.

"Yo! Greetings, all sages, your injuries healed this quickly? Truly worthy of being a sage." Panhuang laughed and teased after seeing Yuanshi and the others.

Upon hearing Panhuang's words, the faces of Yuanshi and the others instantly darkened.

From birth to now, they have never suffered such severe injuries; if it were before attaining sagehood, Yuanshi and the others would not have been like this, but they were injured after attaining sagehood.

What is a sage? A sage is the strongest under the Heavenly Dao, the topmost combat power in the wilderness, without equal; yet they were actually severely wounded by the Wu Clan after attaining sagehood, which has utterly ruined their dignity—how could they not be angry?

"Cut the nonsense, state your conditions." Yuanshi snorted coldly.

"Conditions? What conditions? When did I ever say I would give you the teacher of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?" Panhuang wiped the smile from his face.

"Panhuang, don't be shameless." Zhunti released sage's aura.

"How? Want to storm the palace? Back in the underworld, it was because my Wu Clan and humanity couldn't handle so many divine posts in the underworld, so the sect master gave you some sweets; do you really think the sect master fears you?" Panhuang said coldly upon seeing Zhunti release sage's aura.

"Get out!" Panhuang roared.

"When asking for help, one must have the demeanor of a supplicant." Tongtian said lightly.

"Don't lose the dignity of a sage." Yuanshi also said.

"You…… hum!" After seeing Yuanshi and Tongtian say something in a weird tone, Jieyin couldn't keep his composure.

"As the sect leader, I don't want to say it a third time—get lost!" Pan Huang said again.

"Good, very good, don't let this saint catch an opportunity!" Zhunti looked at Pan Huang with a grim face.

"If you dare to convert even one of my human race, I will demolish your Mount Sumeru—believe me, I keep my word." After hearing Zhunti's threat, Pan Huang said lightly.

"Junior brother, let's go!" Jieyin said at this moment; if we don't leave now, the saints' dignity will truly be gone.

"Senior brother!"

"Go!" After saying that, Jieyin pulled Zhunti and they disappeared inside the Sheng Huang Hall.

"Truly worthy of our master, facing the saints he's still so tough—when will we be able to be like him!" The three Xiaos attending nearby sent a voice transmission.

When they were transmitting their voices, the muscles on Yuanshi's and Tongtian's faces twitched; they are saints, so the three Xiaos' voice transmission could not be hidden from them.

"Still the same—tell me your conditions." After Jieyin and Zhunti left, Yuanshi repeated his earlier words.

"Why should I give you the teachers of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors? How can you be so sure I'll give them to you? Is it because of Goddess Nüwa?" Pan Huang looked at Yuanshi and asked.

"You can't stomach it!" Tongtian said at that moment.

"I, the sect leader, can't stomach it, but why must I give it to you? There are so many races in the wilderness, and there are also races friendly to my human race—why can't I give it to them?" Pan Huang said with a smile.

"They wouldn't dare take it!" Tongtian said with a smile.

Something even saints cannot obtain—even if Pan Huang were willing to give it, others might not dare accept it; that is the confidence Tongtian and his group have in coming here.

"What do you have?" Upon hearing Tongtian say that, Pan Huang paused, then said.

"Innate spiritual treasures, acquired spiritual treasures." Tongtian spoke first.

Pan Huang didn't speak, but he summoned Si Teng and the seven other leaders of the Wu Clan's artifact division to the Sheng Huang Hall.

"Daoist Tongtian, do you think the sect leader would lack spiritual treasures?" Pan Huang said with a smile.

"Yellow Center Plum, exchange for the Heavenly Emperor's quota." Seeing this, Tongtian directly spoke.

"Deal!" Upon hearing the three words "Yellow Center Plum," Pan Huang had no hesitation at all.

"Wait!" At that moment, Yuanshi suddenly spoke.

"Daoist Yuanshi, could you also have some treasure the sect leader doesn't have?" Pan Huang said with a smile.

"Wind and Thunder Immortal Apricot, exchange for the Heavenly Emperor's teacher." Yuanshi said lightly.

"Wind and Thunder Immortal Apricot—how is this Wind and Thunder Immortal Apricot in Yuanshi's hands? I thought it wasn't with Yunzi, but okay, I understand." Pan Huang thought to himself.

"Yuanshi, what are you trying to do?" Seeing Pan Huang hesitate, Tongtian became angry.

"Hmph!" Yuanshi didn't speak, just gave a light cold snort.

"Yellow Center Plum plus the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron and the Golden Scorpion Shears, exchange for the Heavenly Emperor's teacher." Tongtian glared fiercely at Yuanshi, then said again.

Pan Huang didn't speak, but turned his gaze to Yuanshi; Yuanshi's brows furrowed, obviously he lacked Tongtian's financial resources.

"Since Daoist Yuanshi isn't speaking, then the Heavenly Emperor's teacher belongs to the Jie Sect." Pan Huang said with a smile.

"As for the Earth Emperor's teacher, I, the sect leader, will personally take it; the Human Emperor's teacher, Daoist Yuanshi, I'll give to you—how about exchanging it for the immortal apricot?" Pan Huang smiled and looked at Yuanshi.

"Good!" Although we didn't get the Heavenly Emperor's teacher, at least we obtained the Three Sovereigns' teacher for the Human Emperor—it's not a loss.

"As for the Five Emperors, the sect leader will personally teach the last one; the rest, you two can discuss among yourselves." Pan Huang looked at them and then said.

"Of course, for the Five Emperors' teachers, the sect leader doesn't want your benefits; I just need a promise from you two."

"Speak!"

"If one day someone targets my human race, I, the sect leader, also don't want you to help the human race, but I need one promise from you: just stay out of it." Pan Huang looked at Yuanshi and Tongtian and said.

"I, the sect leader, promise you." Tongtian had no hesitation and agreed.

However, Yuanshi hesitated for a moment, but finally he nodded: "I, too, agree."

"If that's the case, the rest is for you two daoists to divide as you see fit." Pan Huang spread his hands.

"Tongtian, you take the Heavenly Emperor's teacher; then the two after the Human Emperor will be mine—how about that?" Yuanshi looked at Tongtian and asked.

"Good!" Tongtian thought it over and nodded.

"Then you two may leave, Daoist Tongtian; also please go and tell Goddess Nüwa that after the Heavenly Emperor is born, this poor daoist will notify you." Pan Huang looked at Tongtian and said.

"Good!" Tongtian nodded.

Afterwards, Tongtian threw the Yellow Center Plum, the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron, and the Golden Scorpion Shears to Pan Huang; Yuanshi also threw the immortal apricot to Pan Huang.

……

"Master, why are we letting go of the teachers of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?! We could teach them ourselves!" After Yuanshi and Tongtian left, Bixiao linked arms with Pan Huang and acted coquettishly.

"Bixiao, don't be rude." Seeing Bixiao like that, Yunxiao's brows immediately furrowed.

"No problem!" Pan Huang said with a smile.

"The reason I, as your teacher, am letting go is because we truly can't stomach it, and Hongjun wouldn't allow us to do this either. You should know that in the wilderness, there are no eternal enemies, no eternal friends—only eternal interests." Pan Huang said to them.

"The disciple understands." The three Xiaos nodded.

"You may use the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron and the Golden Scorpion Shears; later, have the Spirit Hammer help you reforge them."

"Yes, Master!" After hearing that, the three Xiaos nodded.

"Plant the immortal apricot and the Yellow Center Plum in the Hundred Herbs Garden behind the Sheng Huang Hall."

"Yes."

"The sect leader has already begun laying plans; I hope that when the time comes, you won't disappoint the sect leader." Finally, the three Xiaos, Pan Huang looked toward the Zi Xiao Palace direction and muttered.

Myriad Demon Mountain.

"Will the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors come? It seems we also need to start developing." The Great Golden Crow muttered to himself.

"Go summon Bai Ze." After saying that, the Great Golden Crow shouted outward.

Soon, Bai Ze came before the Great Golden Crow.

"The six-eared macaque that this prince asked you to find—have you found it?" The Great Golden Crow asked.

"Crown Prince, we already have a lead; we found that the Six-Eared Macaque once appeared in the West, and we estimate it won't be long before we can bring him back." White Marsh said.

(End of chapter)