Chapter 2672: How Many Layers Do Names and Apparatus Hold in Civilization?

No Forbidden Area Ancient Emperor can possibly pledge allegiance to anyone!

This was an iron law in the past, with no exceptions ever occurring. These Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors were too proud and confident, significantly preventing them from forming an orderly hierarchical organization.

But now, things are different.

The Green Vine Ancient Emperor, Vermilion Bird Ancient Emperor, and other Ancient Emperors have been promoted to Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors in the Supreme Great Sun Domain. They feel deep affection and have great confidence in the future, thus choosing to pledge allegiance to the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor, jointly pursuing the Immortal Path. Most importantly, the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor never once deliberately suppressed talented cultivators in all of history to avoid threats to his own legacy.

Such political credibility is extremely precious.

Among them, the Vermilion Bird Ancient Emperor is especially unique and has very high value for political alignment.

The Vermilion Bird Clan has been loyal subordinates of the Phoenix Immortal Clan since ancient times, with generations of strong Vermilion Bird Clan members serving under the True Phoenix Immortal Clan, establishing vast territories.

Phoenix and Vermilion Bird, monarch and subject, have almost become stereotypes in the minds of beings across the Endless Starry Sky.

However, now the Vermilion Bird Ancient Emperor has pledged allegiance to the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor of the Human Race, joining the Supreme Great Sun Domain early and achieving battle merits in multiple wars. Now he has been promoted to a Forbidden Area Ancient Emperor, reaping great benefits.

This already happened event is very shocking to many powerful members of the Feathered Race and will significantly affect their political positions.

In the current era, if the Phoenix Immortal Clan cannot provide the Feathered Race with the benefits they deserve, many Feathered Race members might reconsider viewing the Phoenix as their natural and unshakable monarch.

The loyal attitudes exhibited by the Green Vine Ancient Emperor and other Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors are noticed by the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor.

This did not give him thoughts of superiority, nor did he adopt a condescending attitude when facing these Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors. Instead, he became more approachable.

“Green Vine, Vermilion Bird, you are too kind.”

“As fellow Daoists, we discuss and comprehend the Great Dao, adhering to our shared order. Under such order, everyone derives immense benefits.”

“So, there’s no need to talk about gratitude and obligation.”

Jiang Ding said with some displeasure, “I’ve said these words to Tianhe and others before. Saying them again now means that every piece of clothing and every grain of food, every brick and every tile you have, are all earned by your hard work. What does it have to do with gratitude and obligation? It’s true I provided some help during this process, but didn’t I receive compensation?”

“We are merely comrade-in-arms pursuing the Immortal Path together.”

“Daoists walking the same path, that’s all there is to it.”

The words were powerful and resonant.

Several Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors were stunned.

The Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor actually did not accept their allegiance?

This was allegiance from the Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors!

However, inexplicably, the Green Vine Ancient Emperor, Vermilion Bird Ancient Emperor, and other Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors inexplicably felt a weight lifted from their hearts, and a trace of joy emerged.

“Sword Master,”

“We are ashamed.”

The Green Vine Ancient Emperor and others bowed again.

“Hahaha!”

“Such words need not be repeated, fellow Daoists. Let us continue discussing the cultivation of the Undying Immortal Medicine for the Golden Era. I’m willing to provide some much-needed resources, but too many will not do. I am also quite poor, you’ll have to take out loans.”

Jiang Ding laughed.

“Hahaha!”

“Sword Master, you are the last one qualified to say you’re poor…”

The Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors burst into laughter.

The Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor and the newly elevated Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors conversed for a long time, exploring the immortal technique for cultivating the Undying Immortal Medicine. Both sides greatly benefited.

Especially the newly promoted Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors, who felt an itch in their hearts eager to end the conversation and fly to their cave mansions to plant their third-life Undying Immortal Medicine as quickly as possible, to truly experience the dignity and essence of a Forbidden Area Ancient Emperor.

The Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor also had some gains.

The cultivation and nurturing of the Fifth-Life Supreme Great Sun Undying is at the forefront of Immortal Dao Science in the Endless Starry Sky, with only one person pioneering it. Collecting data on the cultivation of Immortal Elixirs by many Ancient Emperors is of immense necessity.

Many newly promoted Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors departed.

Deep within the palace, calm gradually returned.

“Your Majesty,”

Fusang had waited a long time and finally voiced her confusion, “Why not take the opportunity to establish the titles of ruler and minister? It was the Green Vine Ancient Emperor and others who proposed it themselves, not forced, with no resistance. We could easily establish these titles, making many things easier to handle.”

The great affairs of the nation lie in ritual and warfare; only titles and implements must not be handled by others.

The titles of ruler and minister are so important that they have led to countless wars.

Fusang believed it was a great opportunity missed by the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor, considering it a mistake in need of correction.

“Soft persimmons,”

“don’t use principles of name and artifact suitable for nations, organizations, or Immortal Dynasties to view Ancient Emperors.”

Jiang Ding smiled and explained patiently, “Name and artifact are crucial because people cannot escape organizations. A person’s reputation is associated with the loyalty of subordinates, and a person with a terrible reputation will have no support or loyalty. Without support and loyalty, a person has no power or status.”

“In such cases, name and artifact hold great binding power.”

“People cannot do without organizations.”

“However, Ancient Emperors aren’t ‘people’ in the societal sense, for each is an Immortal Dao Civilization on their own, seeking nothing externally. Do not treat them as a person.”

“Name and artifact, rituals, and sacrifices have nearly zero binding power over Ancient Emperors.”

“In reality, these Ancient Emperors are the strongest in the Endless Starry Sky era, supreme rulers who have dominated for sixty million years, with immense authority, saying what they mean.”

“Such individuals, physiologically and psychologically, abhor putting themselves in subordinate positions, pledging loyalty to someone.”

“Ancient Emperors long lost that habit.”

Jiang Ding calmly stated, “At this moment, they are grateful, thus proposing loyalty, but this gratitude is temporary. Every day following will continue to exhaust current relations, with such consumption and cost only gaining a title of ruler and minister without any effective binding result.”

“Such an act is irrational.”

The green-clothed youth spoke softly, explaining his reason to the Empress.

“Is that so?”

Fusang was shocked.

“Hehe,”

“Little Fusang, we Ancient Emperors are like that, feeling very uncomfortable being in a subordinate position.”

The Yueyin Ancient Emperor laughed and gently patted the Fusang Empress’s head.

Not far away, the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor slightly closed his eyes, his aura slightly fluctuating.

The Immortal Tao Industry systems of many newly promoted Ancient Emperors have all without exception integrated with the Supreme Great Sun System, otherwise, the Supreme Great Sun Domain wouldn’t support their promotion.

These newly promoted Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors’ paths are part of the Supreme Great Sun Immortal Dao System.

Their promotion brought numerous high-value reference points in Immortal Dao, elevating the Sun Immortal Scripture to new heights!