Immortal Father
Chapter 568 - 568 200 Hello Li Dali

568: Chapter 200 Hello, Li Dali 568: Chapter 200 Hello, Li Dali The quarrel between the Holy Mother Nuwa and Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, Li Ping’an was the sole eavesdropper.

Li Ping’an knew full well that whether he was awake or not, he could neither deceive Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan nor could he deceive the Holy Mother Nuwa;

yet to avoid getting involved in this ‘parent-child conflict,’ Li Ping’an chose to continue feigning unconsciousness.

Listening to the words of Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, he thought back to the day when Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan took him boating on an unnamed river and spoke those words to him.

‘The Way of Humanity is not just about the Human Race.’

‘I am the Human Emperor, and I must consider issues from the perspective of the Human Race.’

Clearly, Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan understood the rationale that the Hundred Clans could not be completely exterminated; he wouldn’t oppose the Heavenly Court of the Human Race leaving a way out for the Hundred Clans, but he couldn’t say so outright.

The sentiment of the populace has been such since ancient times;

the will of the thousands of soldiers of the Human Race has been such;

the Human Emperor will be shackled by the will of the Human Race, which is also a restraint on the Human Emperor.

Then he heard Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan say, “Holy Mother, did you see something in the long river of time?

Establishing the Heavenly Court of the Human Race, inviting the three teachings to play their part, each is extremely difficult to achieve.

Perhaps, after the Human Race exhausts much manpower and resources, the end result will be an empty basket of water.”

“No matter how difficult it is, it must be done.”

Nuwa sighed softly:

“The ancient heaven and earth shattered due to the battle of living beings, the past heaven and earth crumbled due to the war of creatures, and the present land sandwiched by the four continents still cannot support the survival of common beings.

“In ancient times when the Human Race could not be obliterated by the Heavenly Court, till today, the Hundred Clans will not be completely annihilated by the Human Race.

“Establishing a Heavenly Court, supervising all spirits, and setting an order for all beings, is an act of goodness that benefits the ages.”

“But Holy Mother!”

Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan bowed and said:

“The two Sect Hierarchs of the Western Sect, how could they let go of such an opportunity!”

Upon hearing this, Li Ping’an understood that Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan was forcing the Holy Mother to make her stance clear.

The grand hall fell silent for quite a while until Nuwa spoke again, her voice becoming somewhat hoarse:

“You needn’t worry about this anymore; you just need to do your duty as the Human Emperor.

When necessary, just declare the existence of the Heavenly Court of the Human Race.

That will be sufficient.

“For other matters, I will take care of them.”

“Holy Mother!”

Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan sighed:

“The matter of establishing a Heavenly Court is no trivial matter, I beg of the Holy Mother to think it through three times!

“As the Human Emperor, I must plead for the Human Race!

“The Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court should rightly be held by the sages of our race, and the Ministers of the court should also be selected from within the Human Race!”

Nuwa asked, “You are a Daluo Golden Immortal, why don’t you become this Heavenly Emperor?”

Li Ping’an sighed inwardly, as this was also the Holy Mother pressing Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan to state his position.

Ah, this…

These two should be as close as mother and son, yet at this moment, their conversation was such, truly causing one to sigh.

Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan chuckled, his voice also becoming deeper:

“As the Human Emperor, ruling over the Human Race, it is difficult for me to become the Heavenly Emperor.

“Moreover, from ancient times until now, the number of powerful warriors from the Hundred Clans that I have killed is beyond count.

Should I become the Heavenly Emperor, the clans across the world would diminish by eighty percent.

I cannot bear this, nor should I.

“My Minister, the second rank Inspector Li Ping’an, once offered advice that made me ponder for a long time.

“He said, ‘The Way of Heaven takes from the excess to supplement the deficient, whereas the Way of Humanity is otherwise, taking from the deficient to supplement the excess.

Ordinary people worship the strong, follow the strong, exploit the weak; this is the evil of human nature!'”

Li Ping’an:…

Weren’t we agreed not to speak of this!

If Taiqing Laozi comes knocking at my door, my few hundred little lives won’t be enough for this grand elder to blow away with a breath!

“Is that so?”

Upon hearing these words, Nuwa’s voice took on additional emotion, no longer as subdued.

Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan murmured:

“I have pondered for a long time, considering which kind of race could become the master of the world, and seeking the fate of the Human Race in the future.

“The conclusion I arrived at, however, is that this world doesn’t need beings that are too strong.

“When the strong engage in magical combat, they easily move mountains and fill seas, and sword energies crisscross the earth creating ravines, while the weak perish into ash without their names being known.

Yet, to the Heavenly Dao, there is no difference between the strong and the weak.

“Thus, it is an inevitable trend for the Heavenly Dao to suppress the realms of beings, and for beings to defy the Heavenly Dao in search of eternal life is where their hearts lie.

“Between the inevitable trend and where the heart lies, there must be a sacrifice!

The Way of Humanity and the Heavenly Dao must be measured against each other!”

Nuwa fell silent for a moment, then spoke softly: “If you were the Heavenly Emperor, why not try to integrate the Heavenly Dao with the Way of Humanity?”

“Holy Mother, things are not as simple as you describe.”

Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan let out a sigh:

“I died in the fields of Zhuolu.

“The one living now is merely a shell driven by the will of the Human Race.

“When I dismembered Chiyou and sealed his remains, I also breathed a sigh of relief, believing that a formidable enemy was vanquished.

But later, I learned that such enemies cannot be completely killed off.

After Chiyou, there were other tribes united by him.

When we killed their Daluo Golden Immortals, new foes emerged.

“If I were to employ conciliatory strategies towards the Hundred Clans, publicly announcing the acceptance of the Hundred Clans and forgiving the remnants of ancient malefactors within them, the Human Race might follow my decree, but how could that sit well with the many righteous men amongst us?

“Would those who died unflinchingly for a command of mine, shattering to pieces for the Human Race, rest easy?

“Holy Mother, do not mention me becoming the Heavenly Emperor again, unless you can annihilate eighty percent of the top warriors from the Hundred Clans, completely slay their Daluo and Taiyi, and kill off eighty percent of their Golden Immortals.

“What I need is a Heavenly Court of the Human Race to check the Human Emperor, I need that Heavenly Emperor to step forward and say with a self-righteous and magnanimous tone:

“It is time to end this.

“The Human Race and the Hundred Clans have been slaughtering each other for such a long time; this war needs to end.

“At that time, I will point to the heavens and curse, accusing the Heavenly Emperor and the Heavenly Dao of being unjust, and angrily depart.

Then, I shall yield to the great trend, cease hostilities, and lay down arms.

Only in this way can I be worthy of my soldiers!”