The First Demon of the Chan Sect
Chapter 423 - 111 - Giving up the Saint Position, Saving Nuwa

Chapter 423: Chapter 111 - Giving up the Saint Position, Saving Nuwa

Aoguang, feeling somewhat distressed, returned directly to the Dragon Palace of the East Sea with the girl’s body.

Outside the Crystal Palace, stewards had been waiting at the palace gate. Upon seeing Aoguang return, they hurriedly greeted him, saying, "Third Prince, the King has summoned you to the palace; there are important matters to discuss!"

Aoguang, with a cold expression, wordlessly entered the midst of the Crystal Palace.

For many years, the unchanging face of Aoguang sat atop the Dragon’s seat in the Crystal Palace. On the wooden desk made of agarwood before him, fruits and Immortal Brew were laid out alongside exquisite delicacies.

Aoguang bowed in salutation, saying, "Father King!"

Aoguang nodded slightly, then with a grand gesture, signaled Aoguang to sit at his side, saying, "My third son, what has happened in the realm today?"

Aoguang glanced at the several maids inside the palace and said, "You all withdraw first, I have matters to discuss with the father king!"

"Yes!"

A throng of Clam Spirit maids bowed respectfully and simultaneously withdrew from the Crystal Palace.

Seeing this, Aoguang was taken aback and, with a frown, said, "Third son, what trouble have you gotten into outside?"

The truth was that Aoguang also feared Aoguang’s capacity for causing trouble. Not to mention the battle hundreds of years ago when Aoguang was severely injured fighting against the disciple of Fu Xi, Red Silk. Just the recent troubles of the last few decades were enough to give Aoguang a relentless headache.

Destroying the Dragon Palace of Unnamed Lake, sending Upper Court Angels flying, beating up cousin brothers from other seas... Each incident had given Aoguang a major headache.

Aoguang stepped over the agarwood desk and knelt with a splash before Aoguang, saying, "Father King, your son has caused great trouble! Please consider a strategy to deal with this!"

"Really now!" Aoguang gave a pained smile, saying, "Tell me, whose grotto did you torch this time, or whose child did you beat?"

"Father King, just now..." Aoguang recounted to Aoguang in detail what had just transpired, leaving nothing out.

As Aoguang narrated, Aoguang’s expression fluctuated like shifting clouds and eventually became as somber as dripping water.

"Father King, shall I personally go to Chen Capital and plead guilty?" Aoguang looked at Aoguang’s face, as dark as ink, and stepped forward to suggest.

"Absurd!" Aoguang slammed the table fiercely, saying, "The fault is not yours in this matter, why should you plead guilty?"

Aoguang opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted.

"Aoguang, old fool! Your Dragon Clan pledges allegiance under my Penglai Sect, how dare you bully me so!" Just at this moment, the tyrannical voice of Shennong came from the East Sea Coast.

Aoguang’s face darkened again as he gazed towards the blue sea, taking a deep breath.

"Father King, I’ll go take a look!" Aoguang stood up, ready to rush out, parting the water streams.

"Come back, let him say whatever he wants! Now follow me to Penglai Island, Emperor of the North shall deal with this matter!" Aoguang’s face dark as ink, led Aoguang straight to Penglai Immortal Island.

In terms of temperament, when Shennong was the North Sea Golden Turtle in the previous era, although unable to move, he was still one of the Chaotic Demon Gods in existence since the beginning of Heaven and Earth, and who would dare to insult him?

And now, being reincarnated and the Shared Ruler of the Human Clan, although his temperament had been somewhat restrained, his irascibility remained.

Having only this one daughter, who had now sunk into the sea because of Aoguang the incident, Shennong naturally intended to settle the score.

However, being the Heavenly Determined Human Emperor, burdened with the cunning Human Clan and the responsibility of developing their populace, an enraged Shennong ultimately prioritized the greater situation. He did not mobilize the Human Clan’s Tributor Pavilion to attack the East Sea, but instead, transformed into a flying rainbow, heading directly for East Sea Penglai Island, to ask Li Qingming to preside over justice.

Although Shennong was a disciple of Li Qingming, he was not granted a token to enter the island by him. Therefore, Aoguang actually arrived at Penglai Immortal Island ahead of Shennong.

At this moment, within the Vitality Hall, Li Qingming in a green Taoist robe, sat quietly on the couch in the middle of the hall, with Chi Hong and Qing Han standing behind him.

Aoguang and Aoguang, in turn, stood respectfully at the lower end of the hall.

"The intentions of your visit, I am fully aware!" Before Aoguang and his son could reply, Li Qingming preempted them, opening his mouth to speak.

Aoguang, pulling Aoguang with him, knelt to the ground, saying, "Your Majesty, my son might be reckless, but the fault is not his in this matter! Please, Your Majesty, show mercy and spare my son!"

Li Qingming’s eyelids lifted slightly, and he smiled faintly, saying, "Even if this girl had not met this misfortune today, she would have died at the hands of another. Thus, you need not blame yourselves too much!"

Hearing this, Aoguang swept a glance at Li Qingming, asking, "Your Majesty, why is this so?"

Li Qingming stood up, saying indifferently, "Formerly, Shennong was the North Sea Golden Turtle, a surviving Chaos God Demon since the dawn of creation. Although he remained uninvolved with the world, his nature was ultimately too fierce! Since I granted him the chance to become the Human Emperor, I wished to see whether he would consider the welfare of all beings under Heaven and Earth as Emperor!"

"Ssss!" Aoguang took in a sharp breath of air, not expecting Shennong to have such an imposing background.

After a brief contemplation, Aoguang directly asked, "Your Majesty, what if he wages war against the East Sea?"

"Hmph!" Li Qingming stepped down from the couch, snorted coldly, "If he comes to Penglai Island seeking assistance today, then he indeed deserves to be the Human Emperor. If today he does not come to Penglai but uses the Human Clan’s Tributor Pavilion to wage war against the East Sea for his daughter’s revenge, then naturally, I will strip him of his Saint Position!"

Aoguang suddenly realized, "So that’s how it is!"

Suddenly, Ao Bing had another thought and said, "It is said among the Human Clan that Shennong is benevolent and magnanimous. It seems unlikely that he would lead an assault against the East Sea. But even so, wouldn’t that make the death of his daughter a grave injustice?"

Li Qingming helped the two kneeling figures up and gently patted Ao Bing on the shoulder, saying, "It’s good that you’ve thought of this. But the girl was fated to meet this calamity; it’s something she couldn’t have avoided!"

"Master, your disciple Shennong has arrived to pay his respects. Please reveal Penglai Immortal Island so that I may enter and discuss matters!" At that moment, the anxious voice of Shennong echoed through the Nine Heavens, spreading throughout Penglai Island.

Li Qingming smiled slightly and said, "Look, here he comes!"

Aoguang shook his head helplessly, thinking, "Your Majesty really sees through this disciple quite well!"

Chi Hong, who was standing in the main hall, looked at Li Qingming and asked, "Master, shall we welcome Brother Shennong onto the island?"

Li Qingming shook his head slightly and said, "No need! Aoguang, you go welcome Shennong."

Aoguang was startled at first but then, with a swift movement, arrived at the exterior of Penglai Island.

Seeing the still furious Shennong before him, Aoguang hurriedly bowed in salute, "Aoguang pays his respects to Your Majesty Shennong!"

When Shennong saw Aoguang, his eyes turned red with rage, and without regard for anything else, he hurled the Kongtong Seal at him.

At the same time, Shennong cursed aloud, "Aoguang, your East Sea Dragon Clan is too bullying! Knowing that I am a disciple of Penglai Island, why did you still kill my beloved daughter? Take this strike from me first!"

The tiny Kongtong Seal grew quickly with the wind and soon became as massive as a mountain. This Great Mountain appeared out of nowhere, as if tracing the ancient Heaven and Earth, coming forth through shattered space-time, its boundless grandeur and majesty causing the entire Void to tremble.

"Kongtong Seal, suppress!" Shennong shouted, his hands lifting to the sky as the Great Mountain spanned across it, like dragons soaring, tearing through the Void!

Aoguang’s face changed drastically, and with a slap to his forehead, the crystal-clear Dragon Ball suddenly appeared.

"Roar!"

The Dragon Ball appeared above Aoguang’s head, instantly emitting a radiant light for ten thousand zhang. The Cangqiong was buried, and a patch of stars emerged, endless starlight forming a slightly illusionary curtain of light that enshrouded Aoguang layer by layer.

The Kongtong Seal, with its unparalleled force, crashed down, aiming to suppress Aoguang in front of it. The scenario was as if the sea were collapsing and the earth sinking, a frightful aura spreading in all directions in an instant.

"Boom!"

The Dragon Ball directly confronted the transformed Great Mountain of the Kongtong Seal, and the boundless thunderous noise spread out, as if heaven and earth were overturning and rushing towards the surroundings.

Boundless auras whirled wildly, forming towering waves in a blink of an eye, which crashed down onto the Void. Countless fish, shrimp, and sea beasts were all shaken to death.

With that strike, the Kongtong Seal was sent flying. At this moment, Shennong was no match for Aoguang, who was at the peak of the Sub-Saint Middle Stage.

"Pfft!" Shennong spat out a mouthful of reverse-flowing blood, his eyes which were originally filled with raging fire, abruptly cleared up.

Aoguang withdrew the Dragon Ball, shaking his head in resignation, and said, "Your Majesty Shennong, please restrain your anger. Emperor of the North has sent me to welcome Your Majesty onto the island. Once you enter the island, everything will become clear to you!"

Shennong retracted the Kongtong Seal and also realized that his own action had been somewhat rash. Hearing Aoguang’s words, he nodded slightly and said, "Very well! I shall enter the island first, and let the Master be the judge!"

After that, the two entered Penglai Island, one after the other.

Inside the island, Li Qingming had already taken Ao Bing out of the main hall. At that moment, Li Qingming was sitting leisurely in a pavilion in the center of the Lotus Pond, fishing.

Shennong hastened his steps upon seeing Li Qingming from afar and, as if flying, arrived at the pavilion, kneeling with a plop on the ground, "Disciple Shennong pays his respects to Master. Wishing Master well-being!"

Li Qingming looked steadily at the fishing rod in front of him and said with a faint smile, "Shennong, you have quite a temper!"

Although Shennong was a Chaos God Demon in his previous life, after reincarnation, many of his past memories were worn away. However, the part of his memory concerning Li Qingming had been perfectly preserved.

Therefore, regarding the terror of Li Qingming, he was clearer than anyone else.

Hearing Li Qingming say this about him, Shennong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, bowing once more, "It was wrong of me to engage in a fight outside of Master’s domain without your permission. Please punish me, Master!"

Li Qingming slightly lifted the fishing rod and said, "Enough, get up. The fact that you’ve come to Penglai Island instead of launching a direct assault on the East Sea shows you understand the bigger picture and know what’s right. It seems I haven’t misjudged you."

Shennong did not rise but continued, "Master, my child has had a hard fate. I implore you to preside over justice!"

Li Qingming turned to look at Shennong and said, "Shennong, you should be well aware of the circumstances surrounding your daughter’s death. Why do you persist unreasonably?"

Shennong showed a sad look in his eyes and said, "But, Master..."

He had not yet finished speaking when Li Qingming interrupted him, "The girl was fated to endure this calamity. Blaming the Dragon Clan is unjust on your part! Here, let me ask you a question!"

Shennong lowered his head and replied, "Please ask, Master!"

Li Qingming looked at Shennong for a long while before finally speaking, "Do you know where the Human Emperor goes after attaining the esteemed position granted by Heaven and Earth?" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please head to Qidian to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)