Chapter 43

Yuan Kui accepted Feng Ye's memories, his expression changed, and he immediately transformed back into his human form. Even so, his human form was still different from Feng Ye's human form, as he had a dragon's head and a human body.

Yuan Kui's hands moved swiftly, forming various seals and casting them into the Yellow River. With the awakening of the memories of the Nine-Headed Human Emperor, Yuan Kui naturally gained some control over the Yellow River, which was formed by the Nine Heads. He directly used a forbidden technique to cover the entire Yellow River, shielding the area.

After deep contemplation, Yuan Kui let out a long breath. "Brother Dao, you should be more careful. If this matter leaks out, both of us will be in grave danger!" These words were not spoken aloud but communicated through the mind.

After all, there are ears on the other side of the wall. Although Yuan Kui had taken precautions, it was still necessary to be cautious.

Seeing this, Feng Ye also spoke in his mind, "I naturally know this, so I only told you. After all, we are one. How could you betray me? At most, we die together!"

"You say it so easily!" Yuan Kui glared at Feng Ye, "But these memories are indeed beneficial to us. With this foresight, we can make some plans." As a former Ancient Human Emperor, he immediately thought of scheming and using these memories to his advantage.

"Indeed, I am the River God of the Yellow River. In the future, when Yu the Great tames the flood, the River Map must be given by me. This way, I can share in the merit. Yes, by using Yu the Great's hands, I might even control the waters of the vast land, becoming the Master of Rivers. However, I need to think carefully about how to obtain the River Map from Fuxi.

"And the Fire Cloud Cave, since it will be the venue for the Three Sovereigns, we can also make some plans. At the very least, we should make the Three Sovereigns owe us a cause and effect.

"In the future, since Shennong has a master-disciple relationship with Brother Dao, we should seize this opportunity. We can also intervene in the human race in the future to plan for good fortune.

"Yes, as for Xuanyuan, whether he comes or not, I might reincarnate and take the position of the Human Sovereign in the human race.

"Yes, the Dragon Race also needs attention, after all, the fortune of the Four Seas is very important. I might become the Master of Ten Thousand Dragons!

"And the Investiture of the Gods, we should also get involved. I have some interest in the Investiture of the Gods list. I want to see what kind of divine object it is, which can enfeoff us as gods and control the divine with immortals!

"The Journey to the West is not worth it. It's clear that a monkey is being manipulated by all the great beings!

"And the End of the Dharma Era, we should also plan for it! How about...”

What a god-like teammate! Well, as a Dragon God, he is indeed a deity, and a god-like teammate is truly deserving of the name. Feng Ye was quite satisfied, at least a god-like teammate is much better than a pig-like teammate, right? But you are thinking too much, these things haven't even happened yet, who knows what changes will occur?

Feng Ye's lips twitched, listening to Yuan Kui's plans, which became more and more absurd. He directly interrupted Yuan Kui, "Let's put these aside for now. What do you plan to do with Feng Yi?"

"Since I am about to take the position of the River God, he is no longer useful. I will kill him!" Yuan Kui said lightly. As a former Ancient Human Emperor, he was ruthless and had no sentiment for his enemies.

"Then what about the Heavenly Emperor? How do you plan to deal with him? After all, as a deity, you are nominally his subordinate! You should at least pay a visit to the Heavenly Court!"

Yuan Kui snorted, "Heavenly Emperor? Is there even a Heavenly Emperor now? He is just the leader of the demon gods and the king of the star gods. Who among the other deities would care about him? After me, I only recognize one leader of the divine race, and that is Donghuang Taiyi. As for Di Jun, I don't know him!"

"Me visit him? What a joke, when I roamed the vast land, he hadn't even been born!"

Yuan Kui sneered, inheriting the will of the Nine-Headed Human Emperor, he could be considered another Nine-Headed Human Emperor. As one of the three most revered deities of the Great Divine Race, going to pay respects to a later Heavenly Emperor? It was a joke. Although Yuan Kui was now just a Golden Immortal, with the memories and fortune of the Nine-Headed Clan, he was confident he could become a Supreme Deity within three thousand years, ruling a territory.

Yuan Kui maintained respect for Feng Ye, willing to address him as "you and I," but for Di Jun, the pride of the Human Emperor resurfaced, and he referred to himself as "I" and "my," unwilling to be inferior to Di Jun in terms of address.

"Moreover, I see that the divine light of Di Jun's Heavenly Court is dim, and his fortune as the Heavenly Emperor is almost exhausted! With Brother Dao's memories, the ten suns will appear together. Hmph, in a few years, the Heavenly Emperor will change! Why should I pay him a visit? If he dares to cause trouble for me, I don't mind joining forces with the Wu Clan to pull him off the throne!"

Di Jun, the current ruler of the Heavenly Court, the Supreme Heavenly Emperor, but his position was quite awkward. Apart from the demon and star gods, the Wu Clan's Wu Gods, the Dragon Gods of the seas, and the mountain and earth spirits, as well as the underworld ghosts, none of them cared about him. At most, they maintained a nominal respect, keeping their distance and obeying orders but not summons.

But in the end, Di Jun as the Heavenly Emperor didn't really make any major mistakes. If one were to say why the deities looked down on him, it was because of his origins and his favoring of the demon gods.

In ancient times, Donghuang Taiyi, together with Fuxi and Nüwa, established the ancient Heavenly Court, taking the position of the North Star and ruling over 360 star gods. This laid the foundation of the Heavenly Court. Later, the various deities submitted, and Fuxi and Nüwa retired, making Donghuang the next leader of the divine race after the Three Ancient Sovereigns.

But good times didn't last long. After Donghuang Taiyi mysteriously disappeared and eventually died, his essence dispersed, forming many deities.

Then, the Sun God Di Jun emerged from the Sun Star, inheriting Taiyi's legacy and ruling the Heavenly Court. According to many deities, Di Jun might be the reincarnation of Taiyi's essence. But Di Jun was not Taiyi, at least not the complete Taiyi.

He was just a Sun God, although he inherited Taiyi's legacy, his status was similar to the Moon God Wangshu, one of the three noble star gods. To rule the Heavenly Court, his foundation was still shallow, and many primordial deities were不服 (unconvinced). Even the Moon God Wangshu, who was born to counter Di Jun, had no good feelings towards him.

His own star god lineage was not strong, dragging him down, and with the pressure from many deities. Out of necessity, Di Jun promoted the demon gods and appointed the Ten Demon Saints, using the demon gods to suppress the other deities. As a Sun God, a true primordial deity, Di Jun also had a wary attitude towards the demon gods, so he created the Demon Summoning Banner to control the demon race.

But as a result, the status of the demon race was greatly elevated, causing dissatisfaction among many deities, leading to the rebellion of many deities against the Heavenly Court.

What were the demons?

In ancient times, what were the demons? They were ants, playthings of the deities. The era of the Three Ancient Sovereigns was an era ruled by deities, and most creatures had divine qualities.

Deities were born with divine qualities and great powers. Deities were not just so-called human deities, with human heads and snake bodies, dragon heads and human bodies, three heads and six arms, twelve heads, and so on. Dragons, phoenixes, and qilins were also considered part of the deities.

In this era, demons were highly discriminated against.

In ancient times, demons referred to those spirits and demons without divine qualities or powers. These spirits were like playthings to the deities, although they had more spirit than ordinary creatures, they were still vastly different from the deities.

The paths for demons were limited. The first was to be a deity's companion, gaining divine qualities from the deity and being enslaved, losing freedom but gaining protection.

The second was to become a powerful demon, ruling a territory, and with the right opportunity, they might become deities. But before becoming deities, if they encountered a deity, they would not escape a tragic fate.

The third was to be food or playthings for the deities. If a powerful demon encountered a deity, they would end up as food or playthings.

In ancient times, if a goddess wanted to make a fur coat, if she was powerful enough, she could target the divine beasts. But since the divine beasts were also deities, they were not easily provoked, so the deities would target the demon race.

If a deity wanted to hold a feast, the demons would become the food on the table.

In this era, the demon race lived a miserable life. Even after the creation of the human race by the Nine-Headed Human Emperor, the human race, inheriting divine qualities, could bully the demon race.

In the ancient era, the glory of the ancient deities ended, and the ancient deities established the Heavenly Court, continuing the fortune of the divine race. But it must be said that these ancient deities were not as powerful as the ancient deities. Plus, there were issues with reproduction.

The replenishment of deities became a problem. With the existence of some ancient deities' demon subordinates, who joined Taiyi, Taiyi turned his attention to the demon race.

Thus, the demon race had another path. Demon deities, but after becoming deities, they also belonged to the divine path. They might care for their own race, but not for other races. It was unrealistic to expect a rabbit demon deity to care for a tiger demon tribe.

In the ancient era, there was a conflict between the Wu and demon deities. In simple terms, the Wu deities were the primordial deities and their descendants, who saw themselves as the main characters of the universe. They naturally looked down on the deities created by the demons. The Wu Clan revered Hou Tu, the incarnation of the ancient Earth Sovereign, and Zhu Jiuyin, who had an unclear relationship with the deity Zhu Long.

In ancient times, the demons and ancient deities had deep-seated conflicts. How many demons became the clothing, playthings, and food of the deities?

Although in the ancient era, Taiyi elevated the status of the demon race, he still preferred the primordial deities. After all, Taiyi himself was the incarnation of the Sky Sovereign, born from the Sun Star, a true primordial deity. The demon deities were just cannon fodder during Taiyi's time, occupying the middle and lower ranks of the Heavenly Court.

By the time of Di Jun, as the Heavenly Emperor, he was ostracized by most deities, and the demon deities were also discriminated against by the primordial deities. Thus, the two sides came together. Di Jun used the demon deities to secure his position.

The deities who failed to become the Heavenly Emperor established the Wu Clan on the earth to oppose Di Jun.

The star deities, including Di Jun's counterpart, the Moon God Wangshu, did not care much for Di Jun. This led to the star deities having a poor attitude towards Di Jun. Di Jun secretly acted, sealing Wangshu. As a result, the North Star Mother Ziguang declared her seclusion, no longer managing affairs, and this also forced many deities to rebel, causing the Heavenly Court system to collapse.

Fuxi could not stand this, as the Xi Emperor of the Three Ancient Sovereigns, the fortune of the Heavenly Court was related to him. Fuxi gave the River Map and the Luo Book to Di Jun, guiding him to marry the Sun Goddess Xihe and the Moon Goddess Changxi, using their influence to win back some star deities, barely securing his position as the Heavenly Emperor.

But Di Jun's Heavenly Court was far from the glory of the Taiyi era. When Taiyi was alive, the Three Sovereigns were revered, with the Five Directional Emperors, Nine Primordial Saints, and Ten Great Deities below. The earth spirits, ghost deities, divine beasts, and myriad deities submitted to him. It was a time of great prosperity, even the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who achieved the supreme state, had to temporarily avoid the peak of his power.

But in Di Jun's era, it was a tragedy. Even with the return of some star deities, the Heavenly Court could barely operate the Great Array of the Celestial Stars, maintaining the celestial order and preventing the Heavenly Court from falling. But the seasonal changes, weather, and other divine duties were all controlled by the Wu Clan, with the Spring God Goumang, the Summer God Zhurong, the Winter God Xuanyin, and others being the Wu Clan's ancestors.

At this time, the Three Pure Ones of the Xuanmen, following the command of Hongjun, also emerged. The Eastern King Gong and the Western Queen Mother, ruling the male and female immortals of the universe, also appeared. The Eastern King Gong, with the aura of the emperor, was said to be the reincarnation of Taiyi's essence, clearly aiming to seize Di Jun's position and pull him down. But at this time, few deities came to his aid.

Di Jun's position as the Heavenly Emperor was truly tragic. Well, later, the Jade Emperor would take over, and Di Jun would still be able to fight for another five hundred years!

"You're right, in the future, when Di Jun dies and the Heavenly Court changes hands, we shouldn't get involved! Since that's the case, let it be. You decide what to do.