Every time Hu Le refines a golden dragon of fortune, the Dao Fruit hanging above his head becomes one step more complete, and the day when humanity flourishes will be postponed by one Yuanhui (a unit of time in Chinese mythology).
Because of his extraordinary speed in refining the Golden Dragon of Fortune, and because in the Cosmic Light Diagram, when Taiqing and the others sensed the changes in the human fortune, it was already after Hu Le had refined half of the Golden Dragon of Fortune.
"Such changes cannot have occurred without reason. Who is behind this?"
Taiqing Daoist hurriedly began to deduce the secrets of heaven, but at this moment, the secrets of heaven had been concealed by Hu Le using the Chaos Bell, and he was unable to calculate any useful information for the time being.
The Taoist Taiqing was unwilling to give up, so he brought out the Taiji Diagram and tried to deduce it again, but still gained nothing.
His two dark eyebrows furrowed, and he got up and left the Eight Views Palace. He traveled all the way to the Nine Heavens, passed through the primordial starry sky, and entered the chaos.
Facing the surging chaotic energy, he pushed up his hair bun, and a magnificent, mysterious pagoda appeared on his head, with strands of mysterious yellow energy hanging down to protect himself.
Taiqing Daoist, carrying the Xuanhuang Pagoda, traveled through the chaos for a while. Not far ahead, a Daoist palace shrouded in purple mist suddenly appeared. It was the Daoist temple that Hongjun Laozu had established in the chaos after becoming a saint, called Zixiao Palace.
He arrived at the Zixiao Palace, where two young boys were dozing on the threshold.
"Haotian! Yaochi! Wake up!"
The Taoist Taiqing came to the two of them and called out softly.
"ah……"
Haotian and Yaochi both awoke with a start, rubbed their sleepy eyelids, and quickly recognized Taiqing Daoist, hurriedly getting up from the ground.
"Greetings, young master!"
The two bowed and greeted each other.
"Go inside and inform them that your disciple Taiqing requests an audience with his master," Taiqing Daoist instructed.
"Here you are."
Yaochi Boy agreed and pushed open the door to enter Zixiao Palace.
A moment later, the boy returned, laughing, "Master wants the young master to go in and give an answer."
Master Taiqing nodded, stepped into the Zixiao Palace, and came to a towering cloud platform, where he bowed down.
"Please show yourself, teacher."
Before he finished speaking, the figure of Hongjun Laozu suddenly appeared on the high platform.
"Taiqing, what brings you here to see me?" Hongjun asked expressionlessly.
Master Taiqing replied, "This disciple has come to seek guidance from Master."
"Oh?" Ancestor Hongjun nodded slightly. "If you have any questions, please tell me in detail."
Taiqing Daoist immediately recounted the changes in the fortunes of humanity, hoping that Hongjun Laozu could point out the source of the problem.
Although Hongjun Laozu's injuries have not yet fully recovered, he has recovered a lot after years of recuperation within the Heavenly Dao Origin. Otherwise, he would not have been able to manifest an incarnation to meet Taiqing Daoist.
Although Hu Le's concealment of the heavenly secrets could fool Taiqing Daoist, it could not fool Hongjun Laozu at all.
After all, even though his injuries haven't fully healed, he is still an immortal Primordial Saint...
After listening to Taiqing Daoist's request, Hongjun Laozu silently deduced for a while and saw through the heavenly secrets that Hu Le had concealed, and understood the cause and effect.
"So it was him!"
"May I ask, teacher? Who exactly is defying the will of Heaven and corrupting the destiny of humanity?"
Hongjun Ancestor said calmly, "This is merely the work of the current Human Emperor."
"How could it be him?" Daoist Taiqing frowned...
A short while later, the Taoist Taiqing obtained the information he wanted, got up, bid farewell to Ancestor Hongjun, and left Zixiao Palace.
When he returned to the prehistoric world, he sensed that Yuanshi Daoist was still fighting with Dijun and others, and he couldn't help but frown.
However, he still went to the Heavenly Court first, announced his name outside the South Heavenly Gate, and specifically requested to see Hu Le.
When Hu Le's avatar learned that Taiqing Daoist was seeking an audience, he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
However, since Taiqing has come knocking, we should still meet him.
However, it would be somewhat impolite for him to meet with this avatar, so he personally went to the Jade Pool Immortal Palace, arrived at the palace where his true self was in seclusion, and summoned his true self from within the Cosmic Light Diagram.
Hu Le jumped out of the Cosmic Light Diagram, put away the Kongtong Seal, stepped out of the palace, and came to the Tongming Hall. He then ordered someone to invite the Taiqing Daoist over.
While waiting, he vaguely guessed some of the intentions behind the visit of the Taoist Taiqing, and silently pondered how to deal with it...
When the Taoist Taiqing arrived outside the Tongming Hall, Hu Le personally went out to greet him.
The two greeted each other outside the hall.
Then, Hu Le invited the Taoist Taiqing into the Tongming Hall, where they sat down as host and guest.
Hu Le had someone serve him the elixir, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, he went straight to asking about the purpose of Taiqing Daoist's visit.
"Master, what brings you here to see me today?"
Taiqing Daoist smiled faintly, "Hehe... I have only come here to advise the Emperor that some things should be stopped at the right time."
When Hu Le heard Taiqing Daoist say this, he knew that the other party already knew everything, and he did not deny it outright.
"As expected, the True Man has come for this matter. Alas... If it were anything else, I would naturally give the True Man some face, but since this matter concerns my Human Emperor Dao Fruit, please forgive me for not being able to comply."
"The old Taoist priest naturally did not want to ruin the Emperor's Human Sovereign Dao Fruit."
Unfortunately, the Emperor's actions were too eager for quick success and instant benefits, which not only ruined the destiny of humanity, but also inadvertently went against the workings of Heaven.
Such actions are certainly not the right way, so I can only come here to offer some advice and hope that the Emperor will stop.” The Taoist Taiqing shook his head and sighed.
"I see..."
Hu Le fell silent. Of course, he wasn't afraid of Taiqing Daoist, but what he had done was indeed somewhat unethical.
If this news were to reach the human race, they might rebel against him, putting him, the human emperor, in an awkward position.
Don't forget, the human race has now split in two, and Dijiang and his group are still eyeing it covetously.
Moreover, his actions have also inadvertently harmed the interests of the Xuanmen (Taoist sect), the Western lineage, and even the demonic path.
They preach to humanity, plunder humanity's fortune, merit, and even faith, all for their own sake.
Once the human race prospers and becomes the protagonist of the primordial world, their lineage will naturally flourish as well.
Currently, the Xuanmen lineage is the most powerful among the human race. If the rise of the human race were to be abruptly halted, the Xuanmen would naturally suffer the greatest loss.
This is also why the Taoist Taiqing came to visit.
Seeing that Hu Le remained silent, the Taoist Taiqing did not urge him.
The entire Tongming Hall fell into complete silence, with only wisps of incense smoke lingering in the air for a long time.
Hu Le pondered for a while, and then said meaningfully, "I think the True Man should understand that I cannot remain the Emperor forever, and there will come a day when I must pass the throne to someone else."
I believe I have some say in the selection of the next emperor.
"Oh? So?" asked the Taoist Taiqing, stroking his beard.
"May I ask, Master, what is your Xuanmen's interest in the next Human Emperor?" Hu Le suddenly looked at Taiqing Daoist with a half-smile.
Upon hearing this, the Taoist Taiqing paused in his stroking of his beard and looked up at Hu Le.
Their eyes met in mid-air, and they found that each other's eyes were unfathomable.
The Taoist Taiqing suddenly chuckled softly: "Does the Emperor truly have such intentions? Know that once a word is uttered, consequences will naturally follow."
"I never lie..." Hu Le laughed, understanding that the Taoist Taiqing had agreed to the exchange he proposed...
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