Immortal Father
Chapter 497 - 497 176 Discussing Heroes on a Rafting Trip Xuanyuan Temporarily Assumes the Role of a Teacher【Big Cup!】_2

497: Chapter 176: Discussing Heroes on a Rafting Trip, Xuanyuan Temporarily Assumes the Role of a Teacher【Big Cup!】_2 497: Chapter 176: Discussing Heroes on a Rafting Trip, Xuanyuan Temporarily Assumes the Role of a Teacher【Big Cup!】_2 But he “had a hunch,” always feeling that this old man in front of him was the real appearance of the Yellow Emperor.

“Have a seat, try some fishing.”

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan called out, and Li Ping’an didn’t feel too constrained.

He landed beside the Yellow Emperor, picked up the bamboo rod and fishing gear placed nearby, and sat on a small stool to cast a line.

The Yellow Emperor didn’t speak, and he also remained silent.

Since I’m here, I might as well be at ease.

Li Ping’an quickly adjusted his mindset.

If the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan wanted to crush him, it would not take even half the effort.

The likes of Yun Zhongzi and the son of the Great Fate Holder had no binding effect on a top-notch Great Power like the Yellow Emperor.

Of course, he also had some value in the eyes of the Yellow Emperor now, so he wouldn’t suddenly be chopped by the Xuanyuan sword.

In that case, it’s better to be passive.

Accept what is given, without demanding more.

The two sat like that, from the moonlit, star-scattered night until dawn touched the eastern sky.

This small river had no fish.

As the morning light fell, the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan seemed to have slept, stretching and slowly sitting up straight with a yawn.

“It’s been a long time since I have had such peace.”

Li Ping’an blinked hard to energize his Primordial Spirit and casually asked, “Your Majesty, did you catch any fish?”

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan lifted the bamboo rod; there was a fishing line below, with a small stone tied to the end.

“Who said I was fishing?

I was just striking a pose.”

Li Ping’an smiled wryly, continued to hold the bamboo rod, and said with a laugh, “Your Majesty, did you call me over to teach me how to fish?”

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan smiled, shaking his head, and started walking unsteadily towards the boat’s canopy, lit some charcoal, and began to boil water for tea.

He spoke softly:

“After our last conversation in Dong’an City, I pondered deeply for a long time.

Among the words you said, there were several that made sense.

“The way of Heaven is to diminish the excess and supplement the deficiency.

“Just this one line is countless times wiser than those so-called experts interpreting the Heavenly Dao, far surpassing the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Emperor Jun!”

Li Ping’an’s heart skipped a beat.

Did he mention this line last time in Dong’an City?

That is a sentence from Laozi’s “Dao De Jing,” and according to his understanding of his homeland’s mythical stories, the “Dao De Jing” should have come into the world after the Investiture of the Gods Catastrophe!

Laozi went west through Hangu Pass, left behind the “Dao De Jing,” and then transformed into Buddha!

Could this…

lead to the Human Teachings seeking him out?

Although he hadn’t heard that the Human Teachings had many disciples, the Sect Hierarch of the Human Teachings, Taiqing Laozi, was the leader of the Three Pure Ones, one of the strongest in the world!

Li Ping’an pondered for a moment, then softly said, “That, I made up…”

“Eh,” the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan waved his hand, “no need to be nervous; I’m not going to target you just because you have a deep understanding of the Heavenly Dao.

On the contrary, I want to nurture you even more.”

Li Ping’an quickly said, “Your Majesty, could you please keep this matter confidential?”

“Keep it a secret?”

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan fiddled with a few teacups and looked at Li Ping’an with a smile, speaking warmly:

“Are you still afraid of fame now?

In this East Continent, who doesn’t know of your prestigious reputation as an enlightened almost-immortal?

“Boiling wine to strike an Eastern Alliance, fiercely castigating the Left Chancellor.

“I gave you the sword command to see if you could solve an issue of the Eastern Alliance within ten years, yet you completed a decade’s worth of work in just ten days.

“Now I’m just wondering one thing, why is the Great Fortune not on you but on your father?

“If the Great Fortune were on you, I wouldn’t hesitate at all, I would immediately confirm you as the main person embroiled in the Dao Immortal Tribulation, the next Heavenly Emperor of the new Heavenly Court.”

Li Ping’an: …

Was the Yellow Emperor testing him?

“Are you thinking that I am probing you?”

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan smiled with narrowed eyes.

Li Ping’an frowned and said, “Your Majesty, does this scabbard also have the ability to monitor my mind?”

“Would I bother to monitor you?” scolded the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan with a laugh, “The thoughts in your heart are all written in your eyes…

come and have a cup of tea.”

Li Ping’an bowed and said, “I dare not.”

“Don’t be afraid.”

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan picked up the pottery jug, poured some hot water into two quaint pottery cups, and a faint fragrance of tea wafted out, entering Li Ping’an’s nostrils.

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan continued softly:

“Since you understand fortune, you should also know that a new Heavenly Court must be established.

“This is the result of a resonance among the creatures, the Great Dao, and the world.

Even if we wanted to stop it, we could only delay it.

It’s like a divine palace has appeared above the Southern Continent.

“Since a new Heavenly Court is going to be established, and the Human Race is the protagonist of heaven and earth, then why shouldn’t the Heavenly Court be dominated by our Human Race?”

Li Ping’an’s eyes flickered with light.

He ventured into the boat canopy, held the pottery cup, and took a large gulp of the scorching tea.

Xuanyuan asked, “Feeling better now?”

“Much better,” Li Ping’an exhaled and said, “I originally thought Your Majesty wanted to give me a few knocks.”

“That’s unnecessary.”

On the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan’s aged face now was mostly wistfulness.

He said softly, “Ping’an, do you know who was the first person chosen by the Heavenly Dao?”

“That, I do not know.”

“It was Fuxi Shi, my fellow Daoist.”

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan sighed:

“He was supposed to become the new Heavenly Emperor, and his qualifications were most suitable.

“He was the brother of the Holy Mother, reincarnated to revive the Human Race quickly after the war against the heavens; thus, both the Hundred Clans and the Human Race could accept him.

But do you know why Fuxi Shi could not become the Heavenly Emperor?”

Li Ping’an said, “Your Majesty, you have me stumped.”

“Nothing more than daring not to.”

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan clicked his tongue softly:

“Fuxi Shi, my fellow Daoist, developed the Innate Eight Trigrams, held the River Map and the Luo Book, and could understand events of the past and present and the principles of heaven and earth.

“But the more he did so, the less he dared to become the Heavenly Emperor.

“He once told me while drunk that in his life, what he most wanted was the word ‘oblivion.’ The closer he got to the Heavenly Dao, the more he realized that the destinies of creatures were constantly converging toward a certain direction.