Rise of Humanity

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian said, “You are the one who pushed him away, so you’re going to be the one to ask for him to come back.”

King Zi Guang immediately felt a headache and he replied, “If I do it, he will probably be unwilling to return and will criticize me even more. Imperial Emperor, I need your help and I need Yiqi to come with me.”

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian laughed, “If you knew this would be the fruit you reap, why did you still plant the seed?”

King Zi Guang felt embarrassed, he quickly stiffened up his face and said solemnly, “I didn’t know his capabilities. But now I know that he is indeed worthy of his accolades. If he is willing to serve Imperial Emperor wholeheartedly, your highness’s conquest will be done in no time! But… I fear that he has other plans instead.”

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The Kirin carriage strolled toward the Diming Clan’s territory. On the carriage, Yin Yunkang was smiling constantly. This old demon Deity Emperor had been treated highly by the monarch races and met with countless expert. The most common ones he would usually see were the Deity Emperors just like himself. But moreover, there were even some Creators that addressed him as martial sibling and discussed their attainments with him.

In Zhong Yue’s trips to the 24 monarch races, Yin Fanxuan had prepared many precious treasures netted up from the bottom of the Heavenly River by the Yinkang Clan. As they gifted out these treasures to the monarch races, the monarch races had also returned the same goodwill back to them.

This had allowed them to earn many treasures themselves, some even more precious than the ones they gifted out.

It was a wealth that would attract the attention of many if exposed.

Zhong Yue and Yin Fanxuan were sitting in the carriage, cultivating on their own. Suddenly, Yin Fanxuan opened her eyes and looked at Zhong Yue. In these few years spent visiting the monarch races, there wasn’t a day that Zhong Yue had slacked from his cultivation.

Now, he had already cultivated the Dao of Innate Tai Yang, Innate Tai Yin, and Innate Lightning. His aura became more difficult to grasp by the day as his cultivation steadily rose.

Meanwhile, Yin Fanxuan’s cultivation had also pushed her to the peak state of her Deity level, it was only up to her if she wanted to break through to the level of Heavenly Deity now or somewhen later.

“The Dao of Innate Celestial and Innate Demon are harder to cultivate than I thought,” Zhong Yue opened his eyes, he frowned and mulled, “Without these two Innate Dao, the Innate Yi Qi won’t be able to be cultivated into the Innate Yi Dao. But the celestial and demon, there are too many things to comprehend. Xin Huo, do you have any way to help cultivate these two Daos?”

Xin Huo said, “Meet with the innate celestial monarchs and innate demon monarchs.”

“Innate celestial monarchs? Innate demon monarchs?” Zhong Yue was stunned while Xin Huo explained, “The Innate Celestial Dao and Innate Demon Dao consist of too many things in them, they are the two broadest elements in existence. If you want to cultivate it, you need to see the monarchs; and if you want to bring them to the innate stage, you need to see the innate celestial monarchs and innate demon monarchs. Study them and you will be able to speed up your cultivation of the Celestial Dao and Demon Dao into the Innate Celestial Dao and Innate Demon Dao.”

The innate celestial monarch? I know one, she is Goddess Shen Hou. But where do I find an innate demon monarch? Zhong Yue pondered and suddenly, he thought , Is Mu Xiantian an innate celestial god or an innate demon god?

“Mister Yi, missy, we are almost there!” Yin Yunkang suddenly said from outside of the carriage cabin.

Immediately, Zhong Yue smiled to Yin Fanxuan, “Seems like King Zi Guang and Xian Tian Palace will be arriving soon.”

Yin Fanxuan asked puzzlingly, “How do you know King Zi Guang will come? What if he doesn’t?”

Zhong Yue laughed happily, “If he doesn’t, then I will visit the Diming Clan. Then, I will head for the Heaven Court and become a trusted advisor to a better lord. I will assist Heavenly Monarch with all I know and help him crush the Xian Tian Palace on the condition that Zi Guang’s fate will be mine to decide.”

Yin Fanxuan was startled, and suddenly, a voice came descending from above the clouds, it was cold and filled with mixed feelings, “Mister Yi, why are you so angry at me? Zi Guang is here to welcome Mister back to the Xian Tian Palace.”

Zhong Yue smiled, he sat casually in the carriage without moving, “Why should I? What has the Xian Tian Palace got to do with me?”

Zi Guang answered, “Zi Guang is here to apologize, I plead Mister to come out of the carriage and see me. Yiqi, help me out a little.”

Then, Yan Sovereign Jiang Yiqi’s old and hoarse voice could be heard saying, “Mister Yi, Senior Martial Brother Zi Guang is here to wholeheartedly apologize; at least, come out and see him awhile.”

Zhong Yue was left speechless, he walked out of the carriage with Yin Fanxuan by his side. He looked around and saw that the Xian Tian Palace’s gods, including the little princess Mu Qingxuan, were standing in front of the carriage. Their bodies were slightly inclined forward with their heads lowered toward the carriage. They had placed themselves at an extremely humble position before him.

Zhong Yue shook, “Mister Zi Guang, why the extras? You are jealous of my talent, you are one that hates me for being better than you and only wanted to push me away, you even tried to kill me, do you think I don’t know all of it? Now, all the 24 monarch races welcome me as their important guests and give me treasures that I can never get from the Xian Tian Palace.

“This universe is so huge, rather than staying in the Xian Tian Palace and spend every second worrying about you trying to set me up, I should instead just walk away from all that and enjoy my life. This universe is vast and endless, where can a talent like me not be welcomed? Furthermore, His Majesty Heavenly Monarch knows how to appreciate talent, he treats even talents inferior to me well too, so why should I stay in the Xian Tian Palace? What do you have to say, Mister Zi Guang?”

King Zi Guang laughed, he bowed, “A true warrior spends all his lives honing his dragon slaying skills, but to truly slay a dragon, he will first have to serve under a lord who can find him a dragon. The only ‘dragon’ in this era is none other than Heaven’s Son himself, what meaning will it bring if talents like you and I who have honed our dragon slaying skills all our lives never actually slay a ‘dragon’? What do you say, Mister Yi?”

As he spoke, those present changed their faces drastically. His words were too presumptuous to be spoken out publicly, it wasn’t even just treason anymore, it was already a vow to overturn the current order and create a new era!

Even though Yin Fanxuan and Yin Yunkang knew Imperial Emperor Xian Tian was preparing to fight for the throne of the Heavenly Monarch, they were still stunned by King Zi Guang’s words.

And although Mu Qingxuan and the others were part of the Xian Tian Palace, it was still too shocking to hear King Zi Guang saying it out loud.

Zhong Yue was unmoved, he answered, “A fine bird chooses a tree to nest in, a talented man chooses a wise lord to serve under. Imperial Emperor Xian Tian trusts your cajolery all the time, and so he is not a wise lord. In turn, Heavenly Monarch is told to be wiser, he treats his subjects better and that makes him a better lord to serve for.”

King Zi Guang sighed, “I admit, I found you suspicious and tried to hold you back. But the Imperial Emperor has been siding with you since the start, he values you a lot more than you think and this time, it was even him who asked me to apologize to you, does this not make him a wise lord? Does it only prove that he is a wise lord only if he comes to ask you to return on his own? If that’s the case, please, Your Highness!”

He bowed solemnly as a space rift opened before him and Imperial Emperor Xian Tian walked out from the void. The Imperial Emperor’s tone was warm and gentle, “Courtier Yi, it is only a small argument between you and Zi Guang; but the universe, it is the true fight. I tend to have you as my left arm and Zi Guang as my left. With the two of you acting as my arms and assist me, how hard will it be to fight for the universe? Courtier Yi, come back and return with me.”

Zhong Yue was moved but he quickly regained control over his emotions, he said, “Imperial Emperor, I want power, unrestricted by Zi Guang.”

“Granted.” Imperial Emperor Xian Tian smiled, “From now on, you will be Left King of the Xian Tian Palace and Zi Guang as the Right King. The two of you are the Kings of Xian Tian Palace.”

Zhong Yue said, “I want an army, 8,000 Fuxi aren’t enough.”

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian smiled, “Granted. You can set up recruit gods and form an army. I have 3,000 gods from all kinds of races, enlist them as you like and reform the Xian Tian Royal Guards.”

Zhong Yue said again, “I want three first-tier Heavens and all of the fortunes in it.”

King Zi Guang frowned, he opened his mouth but end up saying nothing.

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian smiled, “Granted.”

Then, King Zi Guang whispered softly, “Imperial Emperor, that’s too much…”

But Imperial Emperor Xian Tian laughed, “No, it’s not. As the son-in-law of the Yinkang Clan, what kind of treasures has he not seen before? There are three Heavens hanging above his carriage alone. I’d even say granting Courtier Yi with only three Heavens is already too little. I am worried if Courtier Yi is even actually satisfied with only three.”

King Zi Guang looked at toward the Kirin carriage and surely enough, he saw three Heavens hanging above it, he was shocked and thought, What an extravagant carriage. If anyone were to run into their enemies in this carriage, they can easily ward off even the Creators with the powers of these three Heavens. The Yinkang Clan sure is rich!

Zhong Yue looked at Yin Fanxuan, then answered, “I am me and my wife is my wife. Her clan has nothing to do with me and the Xian Tian Palace. I will not bring the Yinkang Clan along as I serve under the Imperial Emperor.”

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian frowned while King Zi Guang quickly conducted his psyche to him, he said, “Imperial Emperor, please grant him. As long as he is willing to return to Xian Tian Palace, even if the Yinkang Clan is not under the Xian Tian Palace and doesn’t offer any help to us, they will still help their own son-in-law. Imperial Emperor, look, the Yinkang Clan now has legs.”

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian glanced over Yin Fanxuan legs and Yin Yunkang’s legs and he nodded with a laugh, “Granted. Courtier Yi, anything else you desire?”

“The fifth request, if Imperial Emperor is will to grant me this, I will return to Xian Tian Palace.” Zhong Yue mulled for a while, paused and continued, “I want to see Imperial Emperor’s true form to cultivate the Innate Celestial and Demon Dao.”

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian and King Zi Guang frowned together, Imperial Emperor Xian Tian looked toward Zi Guang and the latter shook softly.

“Can you change a condition?” Imperial Emperor Xian Tian asked.

To which, Zhong Yue shook and explained, “I am stuck in the Deity level by the lack of cultivation in the Innate Celestial and Demon Dao. As the Imperial Emperor’s Left King, it won’t reflect too well on you if I am only a Deity, does it?”

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian frowned, he was clearly hesitating.

Exposing his true form posed a risk to the confidentiality of his secrets which could lead to deadly consequences. Although the innate gods were incredibly strong, they had only come into existence because of the Dao in this universe; thus, they were greatly restricted and bound to the kind of Dao they were born in.

For example, if an innate god’s origin was exposed to be born from the sun, another kind of Dao that heavily subdues the element of sun or fire could be wield effectively against his innate mortal body. Even though the innate gods were exceptionally strong compared to the prenate living creatures and it was extremely difficult to find a perfect Dao to defeat them, it still wasn’t impossible to do it.

Thus, even the generous Imperial Emperor Xian Tian had to take time and consider Zhong Yue’s request to see his true form.

“Imperial Emperor, anything but this.” King Zi Guang whispered and advised against.

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian mulled sometime longer, then, he nodded slowly and answered, “If Courtier Yi wants to ascend a level higher, why shouldn’t I help? Courtier Yi, I grant you the permission to see my true form.”

Immediately, King Zi Guang locked his brows deep.

Zhong Yue heaved a breath of relief and he bowed and greeted, “Your Majesty!”

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian helped him up and laughed, “Courtier Yi, can you follow me back to the palace now?”

“No, can’t do.” Zhong Yue smiled, “Your Majesty needs to stay back a little longer.”

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian startled while King Zi Guang laughed, “Ambush there will be on our way back to the palace. Both Heavenly Monarch and his Diming Clan does not approve of Mister Yi’s return to Xian Tian Palace.”

Imperial Emperor Xian Tian was dawned, he laughed happily, “Good, good! My two loyal subjects, with you two by my sides and with your help, the universe is already within my grasp!”

He laughed and stepped back into the void, disappearing into nowhere.

Zhong Yue looked toward Yin Fanxuan and she smiled, “Uncle Yunkang, ride the carriage back and tell my father, I will be with husband to Xian Tian Palace.”

Yin Yunkang quickly replied, “How can I? This carriage and the treasures in it are missy’s dowries to Mister Yi. A large dowry helps the lady to secure a better place in the man’s household. Worry not, I will return on my own.”

Zhong Yue thought and he brought Yin Shixuan out of his Yuan Shen secret realms, he smiled, “Uncle Yunkang, you can bring Shixuan back with you.”

Yin Yunkang was stupefied to see Yin Shixuan, he was dumbfounded with his mouth agape for a few seconds before exclaiming out in shock, “Since when did you save Shixuan out from the white-robed madman?”

Yin Fanxuan was also puzzled, she too didn’t know when Zhong Yue saved Yin Shixuan.

Little did they know that Yin Shixuan had been kept inside of his Yuan Shen secret realms all these years, but he only released him now so they wouldn’t guessed the identity of his senior martial brother as the madman they hated