Immortal Father
Chapter 431 - 431 155 The Human Emperor's Divine Aspect Listens by the Side_2

431: Chapter 155 The Human Emperor’s Divine Aspect Listens by the Side_2 431: Chapter 155 The Human Emperor’s Divine Aspect Listens by the Side_2 “Minister Feng, do you think we should grant her some rewards?”

Fenghou said, “Your Majesty, though Li Mu’s elder brother perished in battle, his clan has been honored for tens of thousands of years.

Li Mu’s daughter is no longer the person she once was and finding a reason to reward her is difficult.”

The Yellow Emperor glanced at Tianli: “Dali, what do you think?”

“This general is terrified!”

The elder Tianli hastily said:

“This general only knows of conquest and does not dare to make any undue comment on such significant matters!”

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan sighed: “She is my own niece after all!”

Fenghou offered a respectful hand signal: “Your servant wishes to take her as a foster daughter and look after her on behalf of Brother Li Mu.”

“Oh?”

The Yellow Emperor turned around, fixing his gaze on Fenghou, and said slowly:

“Minister Feng, why do I detect a scheme in your words?”

Fenghou looked up at the Yellow Emperor and offered a forced smile, “Your Majesty, you worry too much.

Your servant is not like his grandfather – my friendship with Brother Li Mu was unbreakable, and it’s only appropriate to take care of his daughter.”

“Hold on a moment.”

The Yellow Emperor relaxed his authority, cradled his arms, scratched his chin, and muttered:

“Back in the day, Fuxi Shi went into seclusion, leaving behind three prophecies.

Your Feng family, being descendants of Fuxi, has always acted according to these prophecies.

“The first prophecy was fulfilled in the person of Shennong, your father served as his Minister of Agriculture and was well-regarded, assisting Shennong’s rise to power.”

“The second prophecy was fulfilled in my own person; you were my childhood playmate, and when I first started, I knew nothing of politics.

Much of the political skills and the art of balancing power I learned from you, and now you are the divine Minister of the Human Race.”

“The blaze burns all vegetation, bushfires spring everywhere.

The bear rules all under heaven; soldiers cut down the flourishing humans.”

“The third prophecy is about the revival of the natural law and the descent of the tribulations of the Dao…”

The elder Tianli’s spirit was lifted, his resolve hardened as he looked at the retreating figure of Fenghou and ventured to advise despite the danger:

“Your Majesty, the general dares to speak out!

I ask that you use your method of investigation to take a look at Li Ping’an’s spiritual platform!”

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan frowned, “The spiritual platform is where a cultivator’s life essence resides.

How could one lightly probe it?

Even though I am a Daluo Golden Immortal, how could I so disrespect the offspring of our Human Race…

the power of the Heavenly Dao?”

The Yellow Emperor leaned back and glared at Fenghou.

Fenghou didn’t understand why; he really hadn’t schemed any of this…

Fenghou looked towards Li Ping’an, who was hurrying back to his family’s residence.

He saw Li Ping’an change his attire midway and apply a shapeshifting technique.

After observing closely for a while, he said:

“Indeed, there’s a strand of Heavenly Dao’s power within him.”

The elder Tianli did not dare to hide anything and quickly reported the matter of the Western Continent’s human sacrifice.

The Yellow Emperor snorted, “I already know of this matter, and even went there to scold them; the women of the Holy Mother Palace have become more and more arrogant and self-aggrandizing.”

Fenghou laughed, “Your Majesty, if Li Ping’an has been chosen by the Heavenly Dao and becomes a servant of the Heavenly Dao, it might not be such a bad thing.”

“Please think thrice, Minister Feng!”

The elder Tianli hurriedly said:

“Ping’an’s nature is loyal and his mind quick.

He is indeed a rare talent for our Human Race.

“Even if he cannot become an immortal, he has never submitted to the Heavenly Dao; now that he has acquired the method of spiritual metamorphosis, he might just forge his own path of cultivation!

“He has made numerous contributions to the Eastern Alliance, destroyed Blood Fiend Hall, and upheld the new laws…”

Xuanyuan and Fenghou exchanged glances and laughed at the same time.

“Feng, look at this, the Vice Alliance Hierarch of the Eastern Alliance is actually so protective of a young man.”

The elder Tianli immediately knelt down: “This general has spoken out of turn, I beg Your Majesty’s forgiveness!”

“Rise, no need to be so formal; I am no tyrant after all.”

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan sighed lightly:

“Feng, it seems that you’ve brought me here to remind me with the daughter of Li Mu that the leader of the next great era has emerged.

“The two Daoist friends have already advised me; it’s time to step down when I should.

“I have done what should be done; it’s time to find the person to succeed my position.”

Fenghou laughed, “Your Majesty, haven’t you already stepped down?”

“Although I have stepped down, I left the position of the Human Emperor within the Southern Continent, and now it is enveloped by the Skycutter Great Array.

“The Southern Continent has become unrecognizable.

“The ancient customs are lost, human sacrifices are prevalent, the ritual masters hold power, and the Heavenly Court is suspended and unresolved.

“The most laughable part is that my residual image lingers within that Heavenly Court, a remnant of the reverence of the masses and the resonance of The Great Dao, a disaster born from the Heavenly Dao’s lack of control.

“But that’s just a mortal realm founded by the Holy Mother, and it no longer has any connection with me.”

The Yellow Emperor looked reflectively:

“What concerns me now is this East Continent, these six hundred thousand-plus celestial soldiers of the Eastern Alliance.

“They are the bulwark of our Human Race, and their martial strength must not be weakened.”

Fenghou asked, “Why does Your Majesty not establish a Heavenly Court for the Human Race?”

“The Heavenly Dao does not resonate with me,” the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan shook his head and laughed lightly, “I will not follow the orders of the Heavenly Dao, and it does not dare to let me take charge.”

Following that, the Yellow Emperor looked towards Li Ping’an and thought deeply.

Fenghou stood by with a smile, his words succinct, and started to plan carefully in his mind.

Before his arrival, he really hadn’t planned this much, but now…

The elder Tianli, listening on the side, was somewhat puzzled.

What does the Emperor and the divine Minister mean?

To reward or not to reward?

The Yellow Emperor laughed, “Let’s discuss it another time, I want to take a good look at this Li Ping’an…

tsk tsk, he’s about to meet my great-niece.”

At the flower hall on the second top floor of the Wanyun Sect’s high building.

“Ningning?”

Ningning Mu was enjoying the seascape from the window, her heart and mind at peace, when she suddenly heard a familiar call from behind.

She turned and saw a young Daoist in azure clothes; her heart nearly melted completely.

For this meeting delayed by half a year, no one dared to disturb them.

After a while, the two stood by the window, embracing each other and exchanging intimate words, but overall, they were quite proper.

But the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan and Fenghou frowned simultaneously.

“Feng, why does this boy deserve such a beating?”

“Indeed, something is not quite right.

Just moments ago, he was in the Drunken Moon Tower joking and flirting with female cultivators of the Welcoming Valley…

He does indeed carry some of your past flair, Your Majesty.”