Immortal Father
Chapter 787 - 787 275 Establishing Authority and Shocking the Dragon's Son

787: Chapter 275: Establishing Authority and Shocking the Dragon’s Son 787: Chapter 275: Establishing Authority and Shocking the Dragon’s Son It should be said Ying Long understood the Dragon Clan.

Three days after the private banquet, several elder Dragon Clan leaders came together to invite the Human Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor to move to Dragon King Hall.

By then, Li Ping’an had already sensed that something was not quite right.

——There were two old dragons whose gazes carried a touch of barely perceptible challenge.

Li Ping’an pretended to be completely unaware of this and continued to chat merrily with Xuanyuan Huangdi and the divine general Ying Long.

Surrounded by a group of dragon sons and daughters, he headed towards the main hall.

Guilingling felt that staying too long inside the Dragon Palace was quite boring.

At this moment, she had transformed back into a small turtle and burrowed back into Li Ping’an’s sleeve;

Immortal Huanglong, slightly tipsy at this point, was smiling with lips barely parted, floating as he walked, following close behind Li Ping’an with his hands clasped behind his back, steadfastly upholding his position among the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Teaching.

When they reached the main hall, hundreds of members of the Dragon Clan were already present, nearly all of the elite dragons that had appeared that day were here.

Nearly a hundred elder Dragon Clan leaders were seated at the main banquet, and several hundred dragon sons and daughters, maintaining their innate Dao Body forms, were seated behind several rows of low tables in the outer area.

Clam Maidens threaded through the crowds, the shark people offered songs, and elderly attendants of the Dragon Palace with turtle shells on their backs leisurely strolled around, each low table and behind each seat were served by one or two beautiful Hundred Race Maidservants from the ocean’s depths.

Putting other things aside, the beauty of this place alone was a feast for the eyes, lifting one’s spirits and providing a breath of fresh air.

Li Ping’an and Xuanyuan Huangdi were then invited to take their seats at the higher end.

The dragon now in the main seat had changed to a burly elder Dragon Clan leader, the current Clan Leader and son of the Ancestral Dragon, Ao Guang.

Ying Long, on the other hand, became the head companion on the side.

Xuanyuan Huangdi, seemingly used to such extravagance, chatted about everything under the heavens with Ao Guang, discussing ancient anecdotes and the past collaboration between the Dragon Clan and the Human Race.

“Collaboration?”

Li Ping’an said with a smile, “That indeed sounds fresh.”

“It happened before I officially took the mantle as the ruler of the world, when Youxiong Nation’s totem was changed to the Dragon Clan.”

Xuanyuan Huangdi spoke leisurely:

“Before I retired, the totem of the Human Race was of the Dragon Clan, modeled exactly after Elder Brother Ying Long’s true form.

“Thus, Brother Ying Long was able to stay in the Vast Wilderness Heaven and Earth normally and eventually helped me to defeat Chiyou’s Demon Army.”

Li Ping’an pondered for a moment before asking, “What would happen if the Dragon Clan stayed in the world for too long?”

Xuanyuan Huangdi lifted his cup and took a sip.

Ying Long sighed and said, “Things would constantly go against one’s wishes, and divine punishment could be easily incurred.

Misfortune would befall frequently, and no matter how high one’s cultivation is, injuries would come easily.”

Li Ping’an showed a look of sudden realization as he turned towards Immortal Huanglong, who was drinking with a few old dragons.

“Immortal Huanglong has the protection of Chan Teaching’s fortune.”

Ao Guang spoke gravely:

“Chan Teaching possesses the suppression of the supreme treasure, the Innate Jade Ruyi, thus it can suppress the fortune upon Immortal Huanglong’s body.

“But Our Dragon Clan…

alas, Heavenly Emperor, what should we do about being abandoned by the Heavenly Dao?”

Li Ping’an’s gaze flickered slightly as he spoke calmly, “This matter will need to wait until the Heavenly Court is officially established, so that we may gain indications from the Heavenly Dao.

I am, unfortunately, unable to provide clear answers now.”

“In fact, we would bear with a little bad luck,” lamented the mother of the dragons beside him:

“But the Heavenly Dao’s punishment toward our Dragon Clan has been that, throughout the entire ancient times and even until now, no true dragons can be hatched from dragon eggs.

“Even when we hide in this ancient realm, out of a hundred dragon eggs, only three or four can hatch.

“Although our Dragon Clan is innately strong, this feeling of genetic extinction is truly torturous.

We beseech the Heavenly Emperor’s mercy to have the Heavenly Dao spare us this once.”

“This…”

Li Ping’an looked towards Xuanyuan Huangdi, who was, at that moment, examining the internal texture of a piece of Dragon Palace white jade radish.

Li Ping’an had no choice but to handle it himself.

“The esteemed elders also know that I am from the Human Race, and moreover, less than a hundred years old.”

Li Ping’an continued calmly:

“The rights and wrongs here are complex, and why the Heavenly Dao ostracizes the Dragon Clan is something I truly do not know, so this matter will need my strength to further improve and my relationship with the Heavenly Dao to grow closer, only then might I possibly clarify the reason.

“I will not deceive the esteemed elders.

“Although I have now been recognized by the Heavenly Dao and have seen the order of the Heavenly Dao, I am not yet on stable footing.

“The construction of the Heavenly Court faces many difficulties and obstacles.

The Western Sect harbors ulterior motives, and the Three Teachings of my Taoist Sect also find it hard to work together.

Most of the Hundred Clans oppose my Human Race establishing the Heavenly Court, and these smaller worlds outside the main world are also a huge issue.

“With matters standing thus, I truly dare not rashly promise anything to the Dragon Clan, and besides…”

Dragon King Ao Guang quickly said, “Your Majesty need not worry; we merely wish for you to pay attention to the affairs of the Dragon Clan, not for you to make any promises.”

Ying Long also said, “Although the Dragon Clan lives in seclusion, we are willing to contribute to the construction of the Human Race’s Heavenly Court.”

“That’s good, that’s good,” Ao Guang spoke warmly:

“As the construction of the Heavenly Court will surely require many treasures, our Dragon Clan may not have much else, but we do have a wealth of treasures, with seventy percent of the ancient treasures having entered the treasury of our Dragon Palace.

“Once Your Majesty returns, the Dragon Clan will immediately prepare a tribute to be sent to the main realm’s Xuanyuan Palace.

“Please do not refuse; this is merely a small contribution our Dragon Clan wishes to offer for the well-being of all beings of Heaven and Earth, and also a slight compensation for our past mistakes.”

Xuanyuan Emperor, however, said, “Hmm?

Don’t send it to me, send it to the Holy Mother Palace, so this fellow won’t use it as an excuse later on to plunder what little I have left.

You might not know, but ever since he was born, the Holy Mother’s affection for me has dwindled to nearly nothing.”

All the dragons laughed heartily.

Li Ping’an felt a bit embarrassed.

His exchange with the Dragon King, in fact, also contained a hidden agenda.

The Dragon Clan wanted to probe what benefits joining the Heavenly Court would bring them now, and whether it could ensure the resolution of their issues with progeny.

Li Ping’an had neither agreed directly nor closed off this avenue, he simply stated that it would be considered after the establishment of the Heavenly Court.

The Dragon Clan then took the opportunity to support the construction of the Heavenly Court.

As for how many treasures the Dragon Clan would provide, it depended on how much they favored the idea of a Human Race Heavenly Court.

After all, for the Dragon Clan, this was just an investment that, even if lost, would not be a significant detriment.