Chapter 25: The Heavenly Emperor Haotian, Hongyuan's Descendant

  In the Purple Mansion, all the saints sat quietly waiting for Hongjun's appearance. Yuan Shi Tian Zun asked Tai Shang Lao Jun, "Elder brother, I don't know what the teacher has summoned us for?"

  All the saints looked at him when they heard this.

  The Supreme Elder opened his eyes, looked at the crowd of saints, and then said: "The Master has summoned us from afar with an order, we just need to wait quietly!"

  Everyone was taken aback! They all cursed in their hearts: This old guy is also ruthless!

  Tongtian Sect Master turned to Hongyuan and asked, "Fourth junior brother, we all know that among the saints, your cultivation is the highest. Do you know why our master has summoned us?"

  Everyone heard this and turned their eyes to Hongyuan again. After all, the words of the Tongtian Sect Master were indeed true. Hongyuan's moral integrity was the highest among the saints, and he must have figured out some heavenly secrets.

  Hong Xuan glanced at the crowd with a hint of disdain, exchanged a glance with Taishang Laojun, and then said indifferently: "This humble monk can only guess roughly, but as Master Big Brother said, we just need to wait for the teacher's instructions to know!"

  This time, the crowd of saints did not have any major reaction, apparently guessing that Hong Xuan would speak in such a manner. Only Tongtian Sect Master couldn't help but bitterly smile, also unsure why Eldest Brother and Fourth Younger Brother were pretending to be mysterious!

  At this time, Daozu Hongjun appeared in front of everyone, and the saints did not dare to be slow. They quickly got up and saluted him: "Disciples see their teacher!"

  Hongjun nodded, and after the various saints sat back down, he said: "The war between witches and demons is due to the entanglement of cause and effect being too deep. There must be this calamity, it is determined by the Heavenly Way, the human race should rise, you and the others will go back and order the disciples under the gate to go down the mountain to spread the teachings, to educate the human race."

  Apart from Hongyuan and Nüwa, the other five saints all nodded in agreement.

  Hongjun said, "Now that the Heavenly Court is deserted and in ruins, the Three Realms cannot be without a ruler. My disciple Haotian can become the Emperor of Heaven, and Yaochi can become the Empress of Heaven. Do any of you have any objections?"

  The multitude of saints heard this and hastily said: "There is no dissent!" Hongjun decreed that Huangtian would be the master of the three realms, and the multitude of saints did not dare to disobey.

  Hao Tian and Yao Chi hurriedly thanked Hong Jun.

  Hong Jun looked at Hong Xuan and said: "Since the Luo Book has been obtained by you, it's yours to manage. Now hand over the other three treasures to me."

  Hong Xuan hurriedly took out the three treasures from his sleeve and handed them over to Hong Jun with respect.

  Hongjun said to the crowd of saints: "Lier, I'll give you the Butcher Witch Sword. It will come in handy for you in the future!" The Supreme Old Lord couldn't guess why this sword would be useful to him in the future, but he still respectfully knelt down and accepted it.

  Hongjun said to Nüwa: "Nüwa, the Hetu is useful for Fuxi, you'd better take it on his behalf first!"

  Nüwa was overjoyed, and Hongjun's words implied that Fuxi still had the opportunity to attain enlightenment, which made her happy for her brother. Nüwa also respectfully received the River Chart with a bow.

  A mirror appeared in Hong Jun's hand, and he said: "This mirror is the Kunlun Mirror, which can be used to shuttle through time and space. In addition, it has many other wonderful uses, so I will give it to Haotian to manage!"

  Haotian was overjoyed and thanked him as he took it, holding the Kunlun Mirror and fondling it lovingly!

  Hongjun took out another flag and handed it to Yaochi, saying: "This is the Western Color Cloud Flag of the Five Directions Flag, also known as the Gather Immortals Flag. I'll give it to you for protection!" Then he took out a golden hairpin and a spiritual root and gave them to Yaochi together. Yaochi thanked him and accepted them with a bow.

  This movement only made the bottom of the accurate look at him with red eyes, he hurriedly said: "Teacher see pity! The Western method is lacking in the first heaven's treasure to suppress the air transport, asking the teacher to give the Hun Dun bell to the disciple!"

  The crowd of saints heard the words and scolded Zhunti in their hearts, thinking him shameless to the extreme. Previously, he and another had been defeated by Hongxuan and had already lost their qualification for obtaining the treasure. Now, seeing Hongjun distributing the treasure, they jumped out again to ask for it. If one were to talk about shamelessness, the crowd of saints should consider him the most! Even Hongxuan was sighing in his heart: I always thought that I, Poor Dao, was the most shameless, but unexpectedly Zhunti is even more so than me!

  Hong Jun said calmly: "The Chaos Bell should not be born at this time!" As soon as the words were spoken, he pointed a finger at the void in front of him. Suddenly, a crack opened in the void, and Hong Jun threw the Chaos Bell into the spatial fissure. He then stretched out his hand and wiped it, and the fissure closed instantly!

  The multitude of saints secretly calculated, but they couldn't figure out where the Hun Dun clock had gone. They knew that Hong Jun had personally intervened to confuse the heavenly mechanism, and they could only reluctantly give up their intention to find the Hun Dun clock again. Ananda was even more disheartened, thinking that because he and Jie Yin lacked the pre-heavenly supreme treasure, the Western teachings' pre-heavenly destiny was inherently insufficient, and in the struggle, they couldn't gain any advantage. Who knows when they would be able to rise again?

  "Hong Jun closed his eyes and said, 'Everything is done! You all go back now.' After finishing speaking, he gradually disappeared from everyone's sight and returned to the Heavenly Way again."

  The multitude of saints saw that Hong Jun had left, and they all congratulated Huang Tian and Yao Chi. Huang Tian and Yao Chi suddenly felt honored and surprised, and hurriedly returned the courtesy. Although Hong Jun had appointed him as the master of the three realms, he still had a sense of self-awareness. In the eyes of these mixed-yuan saints, those below the saint were nothing but ants. Now congratulating him was just for the sake of Hong Jun's face!

  Hong Xuan patted Hao Tian on the back and smiled: "If there's anything difficult in the future, you can send someone to Qingxu Heaven!"

  "Hao Tian hastily said: 'I don't dare! I don't dare!'"

  Hong Xuan smiled slightly, not taking it to heart. He bid farewell to the various saints and left the Purple Mist Palace, returning to the Qingxu Heaven. Hong Xuan sat on a cloud bed, shook his sleeve, and all the witches he had stored in his sleeve appeared in front of the bamboo house. Hong Xuan said to Xing Tian and others: "When I helped Hou Tu Niang Niang transform the wheel of reincarnation that day, I made a promise that if the witch tribe encountered great difficulties, I would lend a hand to save one or two! Now, with the war between witches and demons, all the ancestors of the witch tribe have fallen, and the demon tribe has also withdrawn from the heavenly court. Under the Heavenly Way, the human race is about to rise, and the Desolate World will no longer be dominated by the two tribes of witches and demons!"

  Xing Tian and the others heard this and were disheartened! They thought of their former heroic spirit, their former toasts and drinking, their former dominance over the world, now all gone never to return, and suddenly became bewildered in their eyes!

  Hong Xuan took in everyone's expressions, sighed silently, and then said: "Xing Tian, I am following the order of the Dao Ancestor to take charge of the reward and punishment of the Xuanmen. Now there are fewer people under my command, are you willing to join me?"

  Several great witches looked at each other, Xing Tian shook his head and said: "But thank you for the kindness of the Holy Master Xuqing! However, as a great witch of the Witch tribe, I am already ashamed to not follow the Great Ancestor. Now, I only wish to take the remaining tribesmen back to the tribe and guard the Ancestral Temple!"

  Hong Xuan gazed silently at Xing Tian, who met his gaze fearlessly. Even though Hong Xuan was a sage, he didn't care, for he was the war god who had fought against heaven and earth!

  A moment later, Hong Xuan withdrew his gaze and looked at the crowd again, saying: "Since that's the case, I won't force you either. Let me help you with one arm!" As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and Xing Tian and others only felt a dizziness, and when they came to their senses, they found themselves back in front of the Zu Wu Temple, and couldn't help but sigh that the saint's magical powers were indeed extraordinary!

  After Hong Xuan sent away a group of Wu people, a clear air hit the wind chime hanging in front of the bamboo house. After a crisp and clear sound, Ao Guang, wearing a white dragon robe, came to Hong Xuan's face, bowed down and said: "Ao Guang pays respects to Master, I don't know what Master has ordered me to come for?" At this time, Ao Guang had already attained the Dao fruit of Daluo Jinxian after many years of listening to Hong Xuan's lectures on the Great Way of Xuqing.

  "Hong Xuan said calmly: 'The great war between the witches and the demons affected the entire Honghuang world, countless lives were lost, even your dragon clan suffered heavy losses, all direct descendants died, now only some side branches of the dragon clan are left.'"

  Ao Guang was deeply hurt upon hearing this, thinking that the dragon tribe had existed since the beginning of time and had once been unparalleled in the vast expanse. Although they had later fallen on hard times and joined the demon tribe, even Emperor Jun, Donghuang Taiyi did not dare to interfere excessively with the affairs of the dragon tribe. Now, after a great war, they were already severely wounded. How could Ao Guang, who had always taken pride in being a member of the dragon tribe, not be heartbroken?

  Hongyuan continued: "The Great War of Witch and Demon not only destroyed the Mountain of Not Week, pierced the sky, and collapsed the earth, but also divided the vast continent into four parts. One is called Dongsheng Shenzhou, one is called Nanqianbuzhou, one is called Xiniuhezhou, and one is called Beijuluzhou. Outside these four continents are the Four Seas. The Four Seas cannot be without someone in charge, Ao Guang, you take this symbol of authority with your three brothers to take over the management of the Four Seas. From now on, you four will be the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, and the dragon tribe of the Four Seas will be my disciples under the Xuanmen sect, and can enjoy the aura of the Xuanmen!"

  Ao Guang was overjoyed upon hearing the news, but he had not expected that Hongyuan would let his brothers take over the Dragon Clan. Now all the direct descendants of the Dragon Clan have fallen in the Great War between Wizards and Demons. He also received a decree from Hongyuan, which allowed him to become a master of one side in the future. Moreover, with Hongyuan's support, he would not need to look at anyone else's face anymore. He was extremely grateful to Hongyuan! In his heart, he secretly sighed that it was fortunate that he had submitted to his master earlier.

  Then Ao Guang took the Xuqing Imperial Edict from Hongjun's hand, and respectfully bowed to Hongjun again before leaving Qingyuan Heaven. He went down to the mortal world to find his three brothers, gathered a group of remaining dragon clans on the Four Seas, and declared to the Three Realms that from then on Ao Guang would be the Dragon King of the East Sea, known as Guangde Wang; Ao Qin would be the Dragon King of the South Sea, known as Guangli Wang; Ao Shun would be the Dragon King of the North Sea, known as Guangze Wang; and Ao Run would be the Dragon King of the West Sea, known as Guangshun Wang. From then on, the dragon clans of the Four Seas only revered the Xuqing Imperial Edict, which was a disciple of the Xuanmen Hu Jiao.

  Such a move shocked the three realms, and those great gods sighed that the saint had begun to fall! The saints above the 33rd heaven were quite astonished by Hongyuan's takeover of the four seas, but Hongyuan did not establish a sect, nor did he contend with them for the orthodox lineage of the human race, and he did not dominate the mainland, so they did not pay much attention to his behavior this time. They only instructed their disciples that in the future, they should not lightly provoke the dragon clan, and then sent their disciples down the mountain to spread the teachings!

  It was then that the Jade Pool of Heaven entered the Heavenly Court, and from this time on, he would no longer be in a child's body.

  Hongyuan's four seas plot falls through, and the dragon clan all pays homage at Xuanyu's gate!