Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 176 - 173 [Heavenly Emperor, Human Emperor, Do You Have the Courage?] (Subscription Requested)

Chapter 176: Chapter 173 [Heavenly Emperor, Human Emperor, Do You Have the Courage?] (Subscription Requested)

Primordial Nine Qi, is the Great Dao foundation of Yuanshi Tianzun, the cornerstone of the Daluo Heaven of Yuanshi, and embodies Yuanshi Tianzun’s understanding of the Heavenly Dao.

Nine Qi transforming into Nine Heavens, from which Nine Gods are born, known as Shenxiao Nine Emperors. Each divine position is an authority evolved from their own Saintly Great Dao.

Without giving Xuanqing a chance to choose, Yuanshi Tianzun’s thought moved, and two divine authorities containing the essence of Saintly Great Dao fell into his Qing Cloud.

"Since you set calamities and tribulations for the beings of the Primordial World, the authority of the Nine Heavens Thunder Ancestor Great Emperor and Nine Heavens Responding Elemental Thunder Voice Universal Heavenly Venerate are most suitable for you!"

"It is known, thunder is the pivot of Yin and Yang, the foundation of all things, and also the mechanism of life and death of Yuanshi; only thunder can bear all kinds of tribulations!"

"Although you have inherited the Thunder Great Dao and control thousands of Divine Thunders, Thunder Marsh has already fallen, and the authority it carried is not complete!"

"Now, these two thunder authorities I bestow upon you, though evolved from my Saintly Great Dao, contain the Thunder Great Dao between heaven and earth!"

"Once you refine and merge them with the Thunder God Authority, you can truly be called the Tribulation Ancestor!"

Yuanshi Tianzun slowly spoke, he being the Heavenly Dao Saint, whose words manifest law, solidified Xuanqing’s title as "Tribulation Ancestor" as he spoke.

"Thank you, Master Uncle!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing immediately respectfully bowed.

He also knew, the two authorities evolved by Yuanshi Tianzun are most suitable for him, allowing him to further perfect the authority and rank he held.

On him, there were actually quite a few authorities: "Fire God," "Thunder God," "Wind God," "Plague God," as well as those he evolved himself; "Ancestor of Ghost Immortals" and "Tribulation Ancestor"... Although these authorities interwove with each other, they were not completely merged, thus transforming into higher-level authorities.

And Yuanshi Tianzun, in granting him these two authorities, was to strengthen the "Tribulation Ancestor" authority, allowing him to use this authority to refine other authorities.

When the time comes, without needing decrees from Heavenly Dao, he would also have an authority comparable to Hao Tian.

Just like the "Great Emperor of Eternal Life of Nanji" and "Great Emperor of Azure Brilliance of the East", even surpassing, making Hao Tian just a titular Heavenly Emperor.

When Hao Tian saw this, he was somewhat anxious. If these authorities were all occupied by the disciples of Xuan Sect, then wouldn’t his Heavenly Emperor’s Heavenly Court’s deities become merely titular, possessing no real power?

He addressed Yuanshi Tianzun, "Elder Brother Yuanshi, isn’t this a bit too much? These authorities should belong to Heavenly Court! Aren’t you afraid of the wrath of Heavenly Dao?"

Hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun could not help but laugh, "As a representative of Heavenly Dao, I am a spokesperson for Heavenly Dao. How could I not understand the intention of Heavenly Dao?"

"Heavenly Dao demands order. As for whose hands this order is in, whether it’s you, Hao Tian, or my many disciples from the Xuan Sect, Heavenly Dao does not care about that. Blame yourself for being incapable as a Heavenly Emperor!"

"Having been the Heavenly Emperor for so many years, without achieving any merit for heaven and earth, nor acquiring any virtue towards all beings, what qualifications do you have to accuse me of usurping the authority of Heavenly Court?"

Even though Hao Tian has been the Heavenly Emperor without major faults, he also hasn’t made any achievements, and although Heavenly Dao will not depose him, it’s not particularly fond of him.

On the contrary, people like Xuanqing have several times brought down Heavenly Dao’s merit, gaining the favor of Heavenly Dao, which is the very reason Yuanshi Tianzun holds authority in Heavenly Court!

You being inactive as the Heavenly Emperor, and I being the Heavenly Dao Saint, for the evolution of Heavenly Dao Rules, proactively allow my disciples to hold some authorities, what’s wrong with that?

Though Hong Jun is integrated with Heavenly Dao, he isn’t equivalent to Heavenly Dao, the will of Heavenly Dao itself presumably prefers those capable to wield authority.

This point...

Yuanshi Tianzun was very certain.

After hearing this, Hao Tian was somewhat at a loss for words, but still stubbornly said, "Elder Brother Yuanshi, don’t forget that my position as the Heavenly Emperor was personally conferred by the teacher!"

His strength being inferior to Yuanshi Tianzun, his only reliance was on the decree of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun.

"This..."

Yuanshi Tianzun, still very reverent towards Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun, turned to Xuanqing and said, "In that case, how about you take up a divine position in Heavenly Court?"

"This way, even if Daoist Ancestor asks, we are acting according to the will of Heaven!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing immediately showed a look of understanding: "I will follow whatever my second master uncle commands!"

He could see that Yuanshi Tianzun’s fear of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun was a pretense; the real intention was to let him join Heavenly Court, keeping an eye on Hao Tian’s every move!

Ever since Hao Tian became Heavenly Emperor, he and Yuanshi Tianzun had been seeking to marginalize Hao Tian. He wanted to use his avatars to occupy important divine positions in the Heavenly Court, while what Yuanshi Tianzun thought was to directly divide Hao Tian’s authority.

Later, the two plotted together, deciding to act from both ends. Now, Nanji Daoist and Taiyi True Master had each divided a part of Hao Tian’s authority. Yuanshi Tianzun, seemingly stepping back half a step because of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun, was actually to allow Xuanqing to naturally take over the Thunder Department Authority!

After all...

Looking across the entire Primordial World, no one is more suitable than Xuanqing, the "Tribulation Ancestor" and "Thunder God," to be the True God of Thunder Department!

"How about that?"

Yuanshi Tianzun slowly spoke, "Let Xuanqing hold the position of True God of the Thunder Department in Heavenly Court, this way, you as the Heavenly Emperor can also save face."

"Agreed!"

Hao Tian immediately nodded.

However, his expression was extremely gloomy. Although he had thought of winning over Xuanqing, it was definitely not for Xuanqing to join Heavenly Court in this manner.

Seeing this, Yuanshi Tianzun vanished from the Palace of the Polestar, while Xuanqing, Taiyi, and Nanji remained in Heavenly Court.

The three of them each used their Divine Skills to construct a palace within Heavenly Court.

And Hao Tian soon sent someone to deliver the seal of the True God of Thunder Department to Xuanqing, declaring externally that Xuanqing had voluntarily joined Heavenly Court.

Taiyi and Nanji did likewise!

...

Meanwhile, Hao Tian also convened his confidants for a council, educating the future Human Emperor alongside Guang Chengzi, concerning the future influence of the Heavenly Court among the Human Race.

He dared not be negligent.

In fact, he favored Gold Star Taibai the most, but to win over The Queen Mother of the West, after much deliberation, he still gave the opportunity to educate the Human Emperor to the Mysterious Fairy.

This also led to dissatisfaction among some deities of the Heavenly Court, such as Fu Yuan Immortal and Ma Yi Great God, who had joined the Heavenly Court before the Mysterious Fairy.

Now, to curry favor with the lineage of The Queen Mother of the West, Hao Tian disregarded these Heavenly Court elders and entrusted such an opportunity to the Mysterious Fairy.

Ma Yi Great God could not help but harbor an ambition, an ambition to replace Hao Tian.

Although Hao Tian openly claimed that Xuanqing, Taiyi, and Nanji joined the Heavenly Court willingly, do not their own people know what actually happened?

When Yuanshi Tianzun scorned Hao Tian, they did not avoid them, they knew very well that several Heavenly Dao Saints despised Hao Tian.

Ma Yi Great God’s mind repeatedly flashed over what Yuanshi Tianzun said to Hao Tian: "The Heavenly Dao seeks order, but who holds that order, the Heavenly Dao does not care! Dongwanggong could be the Heavenly Emperor, Emperor Jun even ascended by stepping over Dongwanggong’s corpse, Hao Tian can also become the Heavenly Emperor! As you can see, the Heavenly Emperor is not a constant! Therefore, why can’t I be that person to become the Heavenly Emperor?"

The Heavenly Emperor, the Human Emperor, does it have roots?

...

"Interesting!"

Ma Yi Great God’s idea, although hidden from others, couldn’t be hidden from Xuanqing, as the Path of the Heart Demon exists in the hearts of all creatures.

In reality, Ma Yi Great God had been keeping an eye on matters concerning the Human Race, originally believing that after the era of Lie Mountain Clan, Jiuli Tribe, especially Li Tan who created the rudiments of Martial Arts, had the most potential to become the sovereign of the Human Race!

However, what he did not expect was that the future Human Emperor calculated by Yuanshi Tianzun is still yet to emerge prominently with neither cultivation nor prestige matching that of Xuanyuan’s Li Tan!

"Perhaps, we could spin this into something!"

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Ma Yi Great God’s mind, aware also that Li Tan had the support of Lady Houtu and the Witch Clan behind him.

"By choosing to support Xuanyuan, Hao Tian must confront Li Tan. If I can get the Witch Clan involved perhaps they could eliminate Hao Tian through the hands of the Witch Clan!"

"The Witch Clan battles heaven and earth, they surely would not care, who conferred Hao Tian as the Heavenly Emperor!"

He knew that within the Witch Clan, there were still Ancestor Witches like Xuanming and Xingtian with formidable strength, and Ju Mang was also quickly regaining his former power!

After all, Ju Mang was once reincarnated into the Human Race, becoming the 22nd sovereign of the Human Race, and evolved a complete Primordial Spirit using the Human Race’s bloodline and fate.

Thinking so, Ma Yi Great God secretly descended to the mortal realm, revealing to Li Tan the news of Yuanshi Tianzun and Hao Tian planning to support Xuanyuan as the Human Emperor.

"What?"

Li Tan was astounded upon hearing this.

He originally thought, as long as he perfected the "Blood Refining Technique" and "Martial Arts," becoming the sovereign of the Human Race was a sure thing... only to learn that the Chan Sect’s Yuanshi Tianzun, as well as Hao Tian, chose Xuanyuan!

"On what basis!"

Li Tan was very indignant.

As far as he knew, Xuanyuan had not made any significant contribution to the Human Race!

Hearing this, Ma Yi Great God couldn’t help but laugh, "Compared to you, Xuanyuan still has some advantages! At least, he is of pure bloodline from the Human Race!"

"What does bloodline have to do with this?" Li Tan was somewhat puzzled, "Suirengzu once said, as long as one has the Human Race bloodline and regards oneself as part of the Human Race, then they are the Human Race! Heavenly Emperor Fu Xi is the elder brother of Nuwa Saint and Lie Mountain Clan even has a trace of ancient buffalo bloodline in his body!"

"I, even though I possess half of the Witch Clan bloodline, also have half of the Human Race bloodline, I am part of the Human Race, why can’t I be the sovereign of the Human Race?"

His association with Ma Yi Great God was not extensive, but he believed in him, mainly because he had provided many materials for Artifact Refining.

Seeing this, Ma Yi Great God, knowing Li Tan believed his words, immediately smiled, "You may think so, but others may not!"

"Perhaps, in the eyes of Yuanshi Tianzun, and that Heavenly Emperor, those with foreign bloodlines, are all thieves stealing the fortune of the Human Race!"

"In order to gain more fortune from the Human Race, and to sever the influence of the Witch Clan over the Human Race, they might just want to support a pure-blood Human to be the Human Emperor!"

It must be said, Ma Yi Great God’s words were extremely beguiling, each sentence stabbing at the heart, causing Li Tan to become dissatisfied with Yuanshi Tianzun and Hao Tian.

But, Yuanshi Tianzun is a Saint, Hao Tian is the Heavenly Emperor, he couldn’t possibly confront them directly?

He could only vent his anger towards Xuanyuan: "I want to see, this mere child, how he is qualified to compete with me for the position of the Human Emperor?"

Ma Yi Great God left satisfied.

With these words, Li Tan would naturally confront Xuanyuan, and Xuanyuan’s strength was far inferior to that of Li Tan, to make Xuanyuan the sovereign of the Human Race, Hao Tian and disciples from the Chan Sect would inevitably have to step into the fray.

And for Li Tan, this was unfair, could the Ancestor Witches of the Witch Clan and Lady Houtu just watch Li Tan being bullied by them?

The answer is no.

Ma Yi Great Immortal’s grasp of human hearts was profoundly deep, scheming everything in just a few words.

And Xuanqing, although he discovered Ma Yi Great Immortal’s actions, also did not stop them... because, even without Ma Yi Great Immortal here stirring up trouble, Li Tan would still inevitably confront Xuanyuan!

This was the guiding force of the Heavenly Dao and the inevitability of historical development, Xuanyuan and Li Tan, only one could ultimately claim the position of the Human Emperor!

He shook his head, and couldn’t help but murmur, "The Heavenly Emperor, the Human Emperor, does it have roots?"

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