Chapter 22

The Remnant of the Heavenly Emperor?

Another new concept.

Xun Yi stretched his ears to listen to the people around him, gradually understanding.

Throughout history, there have been eleven Heavenly Emperors in the Heavenly Court. These Heavenly Emperors came from different races, and after their fall, their races became the remnants. The Three Ancient Emperors, the Five Upper Ancient Emperors, the Flame and Yellow Emperors of the Near Ancient Era, and the current Dragon Xiang Emperor, together, seven races have been passed down.

The Three Ancient Emperors originated from the innate gods and demons, without a specific race, and were the leaders of the innate gods and demons, thus only two races of innate gods and demons. The Five Upper Ancient Emperors inherited the Hou Tu, Shen Jian, Phoenix, Divine Dragon, and Mi Bao races. The Flame and Yellow Emperors of the Near Ancient Era rose from the human race, making these eight races the original remnants of the Heavenly Emperors.

Each Heavenly Emperor once merged their Nine Heavens world with the Heavenly Realm, and each was an unparalleled existence who governed the Heavenly Dao. During their lifetimes, their races received the blessings of heaven and earth, becoming the leaders of all beings. Even after the fall of the Heavenly Emperors, these remnants still maintained a noble status.

However, the Shen Jian race, due to the difficulty of inheritance, saw its last known member fall during the Xuanyuan era. The Hou Tu race inherited through females, and the Mi Bao race through males. Both races were on the brink of extinction, but due to a great sage refining soul stones and life stones, the two races merged into a new race—the Xi race.

The innate gods and demons are mysterious and inscrutable, the Shen Jian race is extinct, and the Xi race is hidden in the Central Emperor's Thunder Marsh. The only ones truly active outside are the human, dragon, and phoenix races.

The current Dragon Xiang Emperor is the second Heavenly Emperor of the dragon race, re-establishing the descendants of this line of Heavenly Emperors as the main characters of heaven and earth. The dragon race is powerful, and the human race, which rose due to the two emperors, gradually suppressed the dragon race. As for the phoenix race, which has a blood feud with the dragon race, they have established the Phoenix Holy Realm using the Great Wu Tong divine tree and remain secluded.

Xun Tan whispered to Xun Yi, "This person is from the Xi race, inheriting the bloodlines of the Heavenly Emperors Hou Wa and Fu Zu."

"The Purple Heaven Divine Eye and Xi Ling Divine Horn are unique marks of Xi race males." Zhaoling Wuwang was surprised. The Xi race had long been secluded from the world, and he never expected to encounter a descendant here.

"The Xi race refines souls, and the Heavenly Emperor Fu Zu once built the Underworld due to the racial talent. This lineage possesses yang and positive energy, specifically countering ghost cultivators." The city gods discussed and sighed. Although Bai Fu had outstanding achievements in the past, he might not have an advantage against this Xi race descendant.

"There's still a chance!" Bai Fu was initially frightened but then examined the black-robed person. He had a dragon horn on his forehead and purple eyes, but there was no sign of the Xi race's characteristic pure yang dragon tail.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be human, right? You have the Purple Heaven Divine Eye and Xi Ling Divine Horn because you awakened your ancestral bloodline."

The Heavenly Emperors practiced the Five Virtues, starting with the Wood Virtue of the first Yuan Emperor, rotating through generation and suppression, and by the seventh generation of the dragon race Heavenly Emperor, it was the Water Virtue. From there, the eighth generation was Wood Virtue, the ninth generation was Fire Virtue, the tenth generation was Earth Virtue, and finally, the current Metal Virtue of the Dragon Xiang Emperor.

These Heavenly Emperors passed down their legacies, mixing the bloodlines of the human, Xi, and dragon races. The black-robed person is a human who has awakened the Xi race bloodline.

"Correct," the person said frankly, "My name is Feng Li. My ancestors had Xi race blood. A few years ago, I began to revert to my ancestral bloodline, and with the help of the Bayang County City God, I awakened half of the Fu Zu bloodline. I am here at his invitation to participate in the battle. You are a spirit ghost, so you should know the suppression I have over you."

Hou Wa created the Netherworld, and Fu Zu established the Underworld. These two ancestral deities of the Xi race bestowed blessings upon their descendants, and the Xi race descendants control the cycle of life and death.

As Feng Li spoke, he held a life disk in his palm. The life disk pushed the Eight Trigrams, calculated life and death, and the Netherworld's life and death energy surged. Bai Fu took out a golden dragon talisman and placed it on his forehead.

"Although the dragon aura edict of the High Ancestor Emperor can avoid some divine attacks, there is no chance of victory against a descendant of Fu Zu."

While Xun Yi watched the two fight, he heard Zhaoling Wuwang's voice in his ear, "Your subordinate is bound to lose, better to admit defeat early!"

Instinctively looking over, he saw Zhaoling Wuwang quietly eating the elephant trunk phoenix claws on his plate, seemingly not paying attention to the battle.

"What is your connection to our family?" Xun Tan interjected, asking directly, "From your appearance, it seems you have a deep connection with our Xun family?"

"Can you tell?" In private conversation, Zhaoling Wuwang was less restrained, dropping the official tone and whispering, "I was originally a flying snake who attained enlightenment, and when I transformed, I modeled myself after the High Ancestor Emperor and Maode Gong. Back then, Maode Gong even fed me."

Zhaoling Wuwang, as the High Ancestor Emperor's protective divine beast, had certainly seen Maode Gong, who fought alongside the High Ancestor.

"Back then, I and the High Ancestor Emperor even went to spy on your Heavenly Ancestor bathing."

"Spit—" Xun Yi almost spat out his drink, looking at Zhaoling Wuwang in disbelief. The legendary wise and valiant High Ancestor Emperor, who rose from the common people and deeply understood the people's suffering, did such things in his youth?

Zhaoling Wuwang was unconcerned, revealing the dark history of several predecessors, "Back then, the High Ancestor Emperor and I were being pursued, and we fled to Mingjian Peak. There were chaotic beasts, and your Heavenly Ancestor wielded a sword to slay the beasts, getting covered in beast blood. He was washing in a mountain pond when we accidentally saw him. The High Ancestor Emperor even went up to tease him, and your old ancestor hung him on a cliff for three days and three nights in anger."

Thinking of the past, Zhaoling Wuwang shuddered involuntarily, "Even I was roasted on a fire for a day and a night. If not for his pity for my flying snake bloodline, I would have been cooked and eaten by your old ancestor long ago."

Xun Yi vaguely felt that his Heavenly Ancestor's deeds were familiar, and the roasting part seemed to have been heard somewhere before.

"Your ancestor had a very dark personality! He took pleasure in others' suffering. Besides the High Ancestor Emperor and me, later on, Cao Hou, Ming Gong, and others were also tormented by him."

Cao Hou, Ming Gong! These were the founding heroes, and their memorial tablets are still worshipped in the imperial temple.

Xun Yi hurriedly asked.

"That's right, who among the founding heroes wasn't tormented by your Heavenly Ancestor? Hmm, Ying Hou was a woman, so your Heavenly Ancestor treated her well out of respect for gender differences. I initially thought your Heavenly Ancestor liked Ying Hou and was even prepared to play matchmaker, but he ended up marrying a woman from the Xuanyuan family, which surprised many people."

That woman from the Xuanyuan family should be the Heavenly Ancestor's mother, right? Xun Yi thought: Our family actually has Xuanyuan blood?

Staring at the battle between Feng Li and Bai Fu in the valley, Bai Fu was retreating under the suppression of the Yin-Yang disk, occasionally using invisibility and earth-dodging techniques to avoid attacks. However, Fu Zu was a Wood Virtue Heavenly Emperor, and wood overcomes earth. Vines awakened in the valley, steadily reducing Bai Fu's earth-dodging range.

"If Feng Li, with Fu Zu's bloodline, can awaken such divine abilities, does my Xuanyuan bloodline also have such power?" Xun Yi pondered silently, but if it were truly Xuanyuan bloodline, why was his talent for controlling wood?

Zhaoling Wuwang's nagging voice continued in his ear, "Your ancestor was a real scoundrel. The scenes of his torment were deliberately recorded using divine techniques, and it's said that the original copies are hidden in your family's ancestral home. Kid, how about a deal? The High Ancestor and the others are fine, but delete all the images of me, okay? I'll give you some benefits in return."

"This..."

Thinking Xun Yi was hesitating, the snake king hurriedly said, "Even if you don't delete all of them, at least burn the few images where I was tied into a Chinese knot. And destroy the records of my mating with a female snake. It's too embarrassing! That guy even drugged me to study the differences between flying snakes and ordinary snakes!"

Xun Tan couldn't help but laugh at Zhaoling Wuwang's rambling. "Little girl, don't laugh! He drugged me with the Shuotao Zui Chun from the Twelve Flower Laws. I see you're learning that. Don't follow your old ancestor's example!"

"Do you also know the Twelve Flower Laws?"

"Of course. Back then, on Mingjian Peak, your old ancestor single-handedly beat up three hundred pursuers and saved us. Later, he took us to the Flower Palace to find secret treasures. The High Ancestor Emperor learned the Heavenly Emperor Sword and the Xuan Nü Technique from the Flower Palace. Girl, your Twelve Flower Laws should have been learned from the Qingyuan Hall, which is one of the supreme techniques found in the Flower Palace. I even transformed into my original form to fetch it from the Flower Goddess's restrictions for Maode Gong!"

"Admit defeat!" Xun Yi listened to the story while paying attention to the battle. He threw down the token, and Bai Fu was received by divine light and returned to his side.

"I failed to accomplish the task, please forgive me, young master." He thought he could start with a victory, but who would have thought the Bayang County City God would invite a descendant of the Heavenly Emperor's remnant to help, and the most suppressive Xi race at that.

"It's nothing, there's still the next match." Xun Yi ate the dishes prepared by Zhaoling Wuwang. These dishes made from clouds perfectly recreated the original flavors of the food, and even surpassed them due to the divine chef's skills.

Taking a sip of wine, Xun Yi asked the Bayang County City God, "Brother, who goes next?"

"I'll go first. Miss Feng, please take the stage for this battle."

The Xi race bloodline, when inherited by humans, is always in the form of twins. Since Feng Li just went, it's now his sister Feng Yan's turn.

She is also at the Third Heaven level and inherits the Hou Wa bloodline, so she cannot be underestimated.

"Then, my opponent should be me, right?" Xun Tan smiled lightly and stood up, "County City God, please choose the location."

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