Immortal Father
Chapter 1191: 422: Establishing the Covenant

Chapter 1191: Chapter 422: Establishing the Covenant

Originally, a Heavenly Dao oath typically consists of only a few dozen words, or at most a few hundred words, once the Heavenly Dao responds, it is automatically considered valid.

But when Li Ping’an ordered a blank stele and a three-inch thick roll of divine cloth to be brought out, the elder dragons of the Dragon Clan almost lost their composure.

Tens of thousands of words for the Heavenly Dao oath!

Does this mean the details and duration of the Dragon Clan’s breeding rituals are being fixed for them?

Yinglong’s handsome face showed a mixed expression, a smile and helplessness, as he looked up at Li Ping’an.

Before Yinglong could speak, a voice reported from outside the ship’s meeting hall:

“Your Majesty! General Da Peng requests an audience!”

“Has the Roc Bird returned?”

Li Ping’an sat upright and serious, his clear eyes carrying a gentle smile, seemingly implying to Yinglong the phrase…

‘How could I possibly deceive the Dragon Clan?’

The dragons had already sensed the presence of Kong Xuan and the Roc Bird.

Yinglong’s gaze became incredibly complex, firmly staring at Li Ping’an, who met his gaze with a smile and said softly:

“Have Da Peng take his brother to wait in the side hall. In this battle of Xuan Capital City, the Phoenix Clan has assisted us. I extend an invitation on behalf of all beings of the Vast Wilderness Heaven and Earth to a banquet in gratitude.”

Yinglong truly sighed with relief.

If Kong Xuan and the Roc Bird had directly entered this main hall today, many topics to be discussed might have become impossible to address.

Li Ping’an was skilled at applying pressure.

These two children of the Primordial Phoenix only needed to show up, without directly confronting the Dragon Clan.

And the Roc Bird, Kong Xuan, Li Dazhi, as well as the two commanders of the Heavenly Fury Guards, Yin Kui and Cailin, had been busy for so long, all to add some pressure and constraints on the Dragon Clan.

Li Ping’an smiled and said: “Would you all not like to review the contents of this alliance? Since we are here to discuss, some aspects within can certainly be negotiated.”

“Yes.”

It was still Ao Guang, the clan leader of the Dragon Clan, who had seen such scenes, who said calmly:

“Let us carefully examine the contents of this alliance.”

Thus, the six most powerful dragons of the Dragon Clan gathered together and slowly unfolded the divine cloth.

The contents written on the cloth made them secretly sigh with relief.

Nowadays, without the Ancient Dragon Realm, the Dragon Clan is eager to return to the main heaven and earth to settle, which is now the Human Race’s stronghold, and the Human Race is fervently passionate about this.

No matter how this passionate sentiment came about;

The Dragon Clan now has to find ways to appease the Human Race’s anger, to assure them that they are a friendly clan with no intentions of conflict.

In other words, they have little room to negotiate.

Before coming, these old dragons had communicated through messages, originally thinking that if the Heavenly Court took advantage of the situation, they would undoubtedly target the Dragon Clan in three aspects.

First, the Dragon Clan’s amassed treasures.

These are substantial inheritances from the desolate era, and what the Heavenly Court lacks.

Second, the Ocean Race controlled by the Dragon Clan.

Although the Ocean Race is relatively small and weak compared to the Human Race, they are skilled in water battles and crucial for managing the water systems of the heavens and earth, something the Heavenly Court should have coveted for long.

Third, the combat strength of the Dragon Clan itself.

There is no need to elaborate on this.

Since ancient times, the Dragon Clan has struggled to hatch dragonlings, but the existing Dragon Clan members can easily serve as Taiyi Realm experts.

For the Human Race, the Dragon Clan is the best supplement for high-end combat strength.

Therefore, the Dragon Clan expected Li Ping’an would make exorbitant demands in these three aspects, and had prepared to sacrifice everything and have some of their clan dragons work for the Heavenly Court.

What they never expected was…

The aspects written on this divine cloth are actually…

An equal treaty.

Yinglong and Ao Guang exchanged a glance, a hint of doubt in their eyes.

Emperor Li Tian and Human Emperor Xuanyuan spent so much effort, even inviting the only two greatest masters from the Phoenix Clan just to pressure them into signing this ‘equal treaty’?

The old dragons were truly puzzled by this.

The treaty mainly contains six major articles and thirty minor articles, none overly harsh, and even seems advantageous to the Dragon Clan in many ways.

To prevent falling into a trap, the six dragons read each article carefully.

The first article of the treaty establishes the sovereign-subject relationship between the Heavenly Court and the Dragon Clan, whereby the Dragon Clan, while loyal to the Heavenly Court and following the Emperor’s orders, must also fall under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court’s administrative departments.

The treaty includes examples.

For instance, if the Dragon Clan were to manage a lake or well on behalf of the Heavenly Court, they would need to provide reports to the specialized department in charge of aquatic regions. The dragons managing these areas would hold celestial positions granted by the Heavenly Court.

There are some concessions given by the Heavenly Court here—the Heavenly Court will provide a set number of celestial positions, and the specific appointments are decided internally by the Dragon Clan and subsequently reported to the Heavenly Court.

There are also restrictions—the Heavenly Court would have various monitoring and assessment measures for Dragon Clan officials within the Heavenly Court, and any failing to pass the assessments would be removed, with the Dragon Clan proposing new candidates for subsequent selections.

From the Dragon Clan’s perspective, this is already quite lenient.

They could even select some future-born dragonlings to the Heavenly Court to earn merit.

How could they refuse such a good offer?

The second article of the treaty defines the Dragon Clan’s living areas in the heavens and earth.

Using this article, the Heavenly Court assigns the currently vacant four sea regions of the main heaven and earth to the Dragon Clan, for them to manage these aquatic areas and train naval forces.

Similarly, this article includes many conditions, mainly around the relation between the Dragon Clan and the Ocean Race.

The Dragon Clan will henceforth, under the Emperor’s command, govern the four seas of the main heaven and earth, leading and supporting the Ocean Race, ensuring stable development of the oceanic regions. The Ocean Race is both subjects of the Dragon Clan and members under the direct governance of the Heavenly Court within the Hundred Clans of myriad beings, and they will be granted the right to submit petitions to the Heavenly Court, with some celestial positions reserved for them.

The Dragon Clan must not oppress the Ocean Race, and must allow at least eighty percent of the Ocean Race to develop autonomously.