Chapter 98

After half a month, the Divine Dawn Mansion was finally ready to receive guests. Feng Ye streamlined the staff, selecting ten people to handle the daily affairs of the Southern Heaven.

Ten years passed in a flurry of activity. Fortunately, the Heavenly Court’s spiritual energy was abundant, and with the position of the Southern Emperor, he could draw primordial energy from the Heavenly Dao, though it did somewhat hinder his cultivation. However, it wasn’t entirely wasted.

On this day, Feng Ye was reviewing the personnel adjustment forms sent by Fuxi for the current year. Seeing that the number of personnel in the Heavenly Court had more than doubled compared to ten years ago, he couldn’t help but feel secretly pleased. If the number increased a few more times, the Heavenly Court would have enough manpower and wouldn’t be so busy.

Suddenly, a surge of inspiration came over Feng Ye, and he quickly calculated with his fingers. He couldn’t help but laugh heartily. Seeing the surrounding officials looking at him, Feng Ye cleared his throat and composed himself, saying, "Continue your work. I have something to attend to, so I will leave a manifestation to guard the Divine Dawn Mansion. I believe it will be sufficient to maintain daily operations!"

With that, Feng Ye left a blank-faced manifestation, placed the imperial seal, and descended to the mortal world alone.

Jiangshui, Shaodian Tribe. Feng Ye directly arrived here upon descending. Finally, after waiting for several hundred years, his disciple was about to return to the mountain gate.

Yelong sensed Feng Ye’s arrival and stepped forward, "Greetings, Supreme Self!"

"There’s no need for such formality, we are one!" After saying this, Feng Ye and Yelong exchanged smiles, and Yelong transformed into a red dragon, merging into Feng Ye’s body. All of Yelong’s memories from this period were also integrated into Feng Ye.

After merging with Yelong’s memories, Feng Ye put on the Red Dragon Staff and the Fire Cloud Robe, transforming into Yelong’s appearance and looking around. Yelong’s residence was the sacrificial altar of the Shaodian Tribe.

From the founding of the Jiangshui Tribe to the present, Yelong, despite his white hair, remained vigorous and was highly respected and revered by the tribe for his teachings. Therefore, the most important sacrificial altar in the tribe was entrusted to him as his residence.

The Shaodian Tribe revered dragons, a tradition passed down from the Huaxu Tribe. The tribe honored twelve dragon ancestors: Feilong, Qianlong, Julong, Jianglong, Tulong, Shuilong, Qinglong, Chilong, Bailong, Heilong, Huanglong, and Yelong.

Yelong, the Light Dragon, was also seen as a multi-headed dragon. This reverence for Yelong was due to his secret promotion within the tribe over the years, leading the people to view him as an incarnation of a divine dragon.

Feng Ye sensed Nü Deng’s current location. She had gone out to play? Doesn’t she know she’s pregnant? It would be better to stay in the tribe and rest!

Feng Ye was anxious. Nü Deng was only just pregnant, and her belly hadn’t even shown, yet he was already so eager to descend to the mortal world to wait for his disciple’s birth. It was like those elderly people in the future who were eager to hold their grandchildren, worrying about this and that, fearing any mishap.

Well, this was absolutely not Feng Ye finding an excuse to be lazy and avoid work in the Heavenly Court. Absolutely not! He swore on his own integrity!

However, Yelong was just a manifestation, and his considerations were insufficient. When Shennong was born, he needed to create a grand scene, which would benefit his future unification of the human race. Feng Ye thought to himself.

Gathering primordial energy in his right hand, he extracted a strand of imperial energy from himself. Regardless of whether Feng Ye’s position as the Southern Emperor was stable, he was still an emperor. His strand of imperial energy was extraordinary. Feng Ye pondered that with this strand of imperial energy, Shennong would greatly benefit in the future.

Feng Ye threw his right hand, and the imperial energy transformed into a red dragon, flying directly to find Nü Deng. However, after extracting the imperial energy, his imperial position wavered, as this strand of imperial energy accounted for more than thirty percent of his total imperial energy.

In the Heavenly Court, Fuxi, who was originally annoyed that Feng Ye had secretly descended to the mortal world, was about to send someone to bring him back. Suddenly, he saw Feng Ye’s imperial star among the few imperial stars become unstable.

Frowning, Fuxi’s imperial star also moved, and a strand of imperial energy shot out, illuminating Feng Ye’s Southern Emperor star, helping to stabilize it.

Soon after, the imperial stars of Ziwēi and Gouchen also emitted imperial light, stabilizing Feng Ye’s imperial star.

Houtu, who was writing the Book of Life and Death in the Netherworld, also saw this and helped by controlling her imperial star. It wouldn’t be good to stand by and watch when others were helping. The Five Heavenly Emperors were interconnected, not just in words.

At this time, the Heavenly Court was newly established, and people sought stability. There was no talk of power struggles or the corruption that would later plague the Jade Emperor’s court, where various emperors vied for power, excluded rivals, and hindered each other.

"I thank you all for your assistance!" Feng Ye sent a message through the imperial star.

"You’re welcome!" Houtu responded simply, her divine consciousness returning to the Netherworld.

"We are of the same lineage, why be so formal? Otherwise, we won’t be able to explain to Mother later!" This was the response from Gouchen and Ziwēi.

Seeing the three divine consciousnesses retreat, leaving Feng Ye and Fuxi in the core of the imperial star, Fuxi’s divine consciousness contacted Feng Ye and immediately scolded, "What’s going on? Not only did you run to the mortal world, but you also dissipated so much of your imperial energy!"

"Your Majesty, please don’t worry. I’m taking a leave of absence. My disciple is about to return from his tribulation, and I need to personally guide him. As for the imperial energy, it was just a mistake, and I didn’t expect such a significant consequence. Thank you for your help, Your Majesty!"

Feng Ye originally just wanted to extract a strand of imperial energy, but he ended up giving away thirty percent. However, it was for the benefit of his disciple, who wasn’t an outsider.

Hearing that Feng Ye was going to guide his disciple, Fuxi was also moved. After living with Feng Ye for so long, he had heard about Feng Ye’s deceased eldest disciple. This eldest disciple was the face of the lineage, and his death was a significant event. Feng Ye’s urgency in bringing him back was also a big deal.

However, Fuxi sensed that Feng Ye’s disciple was somehow connected to him. Recalling that Feng Ye used imperial energy to guide him, he suddenly had a suspicion.

"Stay there and don’t rush back. I’ll handle the Heavenly Court’s affairs for you!"

Fuxi withdrew his divine consciousness, deep in thought. If his suspicion was correct, then the Three Sovereigns’ return was not far off. Even if it wasn’t as he suspected, Feng Ye’s discipleship was a significant event. Helping Feng Ye manage the Heavenly Court was a favor, and he couldn’t hinder him from taking a disciple.

Speaking of Huayang, Nü Deng, who was playing with her companions, suddenly saw a red dragon fly from the sky and directly enter her belly.

This strange phenomenon not only frightened Nü Deng but also the other girls. They didn’t dare to stay and play, and immediately ran back to the tribe to seek the Great Elder Yelong for an explanation. After all, Yelong, as a living sage, was considered the wisest person in the tribe, and many leaders had studied under him.

Yelong had already merged with Feng Ye, who had decided to stay until Shennong’s birth. Using the identity of the elder, he easily deceived the young girls, as they were originally one.

The descent of a divine dragon was a sign of heavenly favor. The child in Nü Deng’s belly was a divine being, destined for great achievements. This was a sign of a divine dragon entering her, and a great deity would soon be born.

Feng Ye’s smooth talk convinced the tribe, as they revered divine dragons. The news spread quickly, and the tribe’s view of Nü Deng’s child changed, leading to special treatment. Nü Deng was also closely guarded, which Feng Ye was pleased to see. He didn’t want his disciple to be born prematurely due to his mother’s carelessness.

Finally, Feng Ye announced that this child had a deep connection with him and that he would personally teach him to contribute to the human race in the future.

The tribe naturally agreed. The current leader was Nü Deng’s husband and the father of the child. The prospect of his son achieving great things and becoming the new leader made him happy.

Several months passed in Feng Ye’s wait. Finally, it was time for Nü Deng to give birth.

Since this was a sign of heavenly favor, Feng Ye wouldn’t let the child harm his mother. He stood by, using his powers to protect Nü Deng’s life and assist in the birth, just as he had done for Feng Kui and Feng Zhong.

A red light shone in the room, and a beam of red light shot up from the birthing chamber, illuminating the entire tribe in a red glow.

Feng Ye was surprised; this wasn’t his doing but a genuine celestial phenomenon. Heaven was on his side, and this holy emperor was truly favored by the heavens, worthy of being his disciple.

In fact, Feng Ye had injected thirty percent of his imperial energy into Shennong, making him a prodigy. Being the reincarnation of Sui Ren added to his greatness.

However, this phenomenon was still not as spectacular as when Fuxi and Nüwa appeared. Fuxi’s phenomenon, while partly due to heavenly assistance, was mostly manipulated by Nüwa.

When Nüwa reincarnated, the phenomenon of a sage’s reincarnation was already impressive, and Fuxi, being a brother complex, added to it.

Two women happily carried a child wrapped in a large banana leaf out of the birthing chamber. "Greetings, Leader, Great Elder, mother and child are safe!"

There were no soft fabrics like silk or satin at the time, and rough hemp was not good for a child. Feng Ye didn’t want to use animal skins, as he didn’t want his disciple to be tainted with blood from the start, so he used a large banana leaf, which he specially processed. He had considered using immortal materials but decided against it.

The child’s current father, Shaodian, took the child, looked at him, and handed him to Feng Ye, "Great Elder, you should name him!"

Feng Ye took Shennong, knowing that "Shennong" couldn’t be used as a name. After all, it was just a later title, given after spreading the five grains.

In the mythological history he had read in his past life, Shennong was also known as Lishan, Lieshan, Yiqi, and Yan Di, among others. However, these names weren’t suitable. There were also other names like Shini and Shilong.

"Let’s call him Kui! Combining the surname, he will be Jiang Kui!" Kui was his name in his past life, a reminder carried into this life.

Everyone played with the child, enjoying a harmonious moment. Suddenly, a young man walked in, "Greetings, Leader, Great Elder, a Daoist has come to pay respects to the leader!"

Feng Ye had a bad feeling. Just as Jiang Kui was born, a Daoist came. Why? He could only sigh.

"Since someone has come, you should go see them," Feng Ye said, holding Jiang Kui.

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Bookworm’s Teahouse:

A long-awaited mini-theater:

Yuan Kui looked at Feng Ye sideways, "Brother Dao, I heard you swore on your integrity that you didn’t come to the mortal world to be lazy?"

Feng Ye: "What’s wrong with that? Can’t a man with such integrity swear? Can’t I?"

Fuxi chuckled as he passed by.

Feng Ye: "Your Majesty, why are you laughing?"

Yuan Kui: "I’m laughing at someone who lacks self-awareness. Chuckles have many meanings, you know."

Feng Ye: "Nonsense, you jealous men, you’re definitely envious!!"

Yuan Kui: "Envious? (Yuan Kui glanced at Feng Ye with disdain) Brother Dao, do you know what 1 - 0.999... equals?"

Feng Ye’s face stiffened: "What do you mean!"

Yuan Kui: "That’s your integrity value. 0.999... equals 3 times 0.333..., and 0.333... is one-third. So, 0.999... equals 3 times one-third, which is 1."

1 minus 1 equals zero, Brother Dao, your integrity is already zero!

Feng Ye: "Nonsense! Indeed, 0.999... equals 3 times 0.333..., but 1 minus three 0.333... is not zero!"

First, 1 - 0.333...3 = 0.666...7, the last digit is 7, not 6.

Next, 0.666...7 - 0.333...3 = 0.333...4, the last digit is 4, not 3.

Finally, subtracting the last 0.333...3, it should be 0.000...1, an infinite series of zeros, but the last digit is 1!!!

So, I still have integrity, yes, even if it’s just a little. But that’s the difference between having and not having!!

Yuan Kui: "Mathematically, 1 - 0.999... equals zero. That 0.000...1 can be ignored as zero."

Fuxi chuckled as he passed by again.

Nüwa sneered as she passed by: "A bunch of boring men, arguing over a trivial matter. Feng Ye’s integrity isn’t—"

Feng Ye looked back at Nüwa: "Lady, don’t forget, your integrity is the same as mine!"

Nüwa changed her tone: "Feng Ye’s integrity has always been full, just like mine!"

Fuxi chuckled again.

In the distance, Yuanshi and Tongtian were playing chess.

Suddenly, Tongtian looked up: "Second Brother, look, there’s a Kui ox flying in the sky!"

Yuanshi, without looking up, said: "Little Brother, you’re using that trick again. Last time you said your Kui ox flew up, and the time before that, you said the eldest brother’s blue ox flew up. You just want to switch the chess pieces when I look up. That trick is old."

Tongtian turned to Laojun: "Eldest Brother, Second Brother doesn’t believe me. Look, there’s really an ox in the sky!"

Yuanshi: "Don’t bother Eldest Brother. The boy who cried wolf, remember? You have no credibility left. Besides, the author says Eldest Brother’s part is coming up, so he’s practicing his lines!"

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