Chapter 134 The Peril of the Human Race
Tongtian patted Duobao on the shoulder, "From now on, we're family. Come on, let's see where you'll be living in the future."
Duobao's steps were heavy. He turned around and planned to leave with Tongtian. No matter how flustered he was, the die was cast. Duobao had already become a disciple. Could he go back on his word?
"Tongtian, have you forgotten something?" Yuanshi raised his hand, and two eggs appeared in mid-air.
Yuanshi pointed at the two eggs, causing them to appear before Tongtian.
"Now that you have a disciple, you don't need your second brother to take care of him anymore." Yuan Shi suddenly felt relieved, as if the responsibility had been transferred, and he was finally free of worries.
Tongtian was extremely guilty. He had intended to take these two eggs as his personal disciples, so he couldn't just leave them to fend for themselves on Jin'ao Island. He had to keep them with him, and over time, he forgot about them.
"Duobao, take your junior brothers with you," Tongtian instructed naturally, knowing that his disciples would do his bidding. "From now on, they will be under your care. Let me know when they hatch."
"...?!" Duobao held the two eggs, completely bewildered. Hatching eggs? He didn't know how...
Duobao, who was following behind Tongtian, naturally did not notice that Laozi and Yuanshi were looking at his back with deep sympathy.
"Isn't this a bit much?" Yuanshi suddenly had a change of heart. "Duobao was trained by Chang Hao, after all." He was being tricked like this; wouldn't Duobao run back to Lishan to complain?
"Isn't that inappropriate?" Laozi stroked his long beard. "Who said that Tongtian is already a sage, and that further discipline would be detrimental to the sage's reputation, and that he should be let go in the future?"
“I said,” Yuanshi muttered, “Is Duobao alright? No problem, right? He should be able to clean up Tongtian’s mess… right?!”
Tongtian was a bit playful, liked raising furry little animals, and liked picking up people from the dojo regardless of whether they were already taken... Other than that, he was quite easy to please.
Lao Tzu silently closed his eyes, "This gift wasn't given for nothing."
Once upon a time, he, like Yuanshi, worried about his two younger brothers. But at some point, his temperament was worn down; he remained calm even if the sky were to fall or the earth were to collapse, and he was so indifferent to the turmoil that he barely bothered to even raise his eyes...
Yuanshi flicked the purple-gold gourd at his waist. It was time to feed Chang Hao his medicine. Duobao was knowledgeable and experienced; he would definitely be fine. He trusted Chang Hao's abilities...
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"Jingzhu, where is your mountain lord?" Yuanshi was disappointed to find no one there. He hadn't even taken his Star Pill yet. Chang Hao was too troublesome.
“A messenger from the Dragon Clan has arrived, reporting that the Witch Clan has gone to the East Sea to slaughter and plunder humans, showing no regard for the dignity of the Sage Nuwa. The Mountain Lord has gone to handle this matter.” Jingzhu dared not conceal anything. “The Mountain Lord has asked you to wait patiently; he will return in time.”
"Why is Chang Hao interfering in matters concerning the human race when Nuwa is not allowed to handle them directly?" Yuanshi's face was so dark it could drip ink.
“This…” Jingzhu and Sirong exchanged a glance. Faced with the sage’s obvious displeasure, they said anxiously, “The human race has made offerings to the Dragon King. The Dragon King has come to ask for help. We can’t just leave the dragon race alone.”
Yuanshi turned around and left immediately; it was impossible for him to obediently wait.
"Respectfully seeing off the Heavenly Venerable..." Si Rong and Jing Zhu lowered their heads and breathed a sigh of relief.
……East China Sea……
"Gonggong, what do you intend to do?" Dozens of white, green, and golden dragons soared up and down in the auspicious clouds, firmly protecting the human race on the shore of the East Sea. "The East Sea is the territory of my dragon race. All the creatures living near the East Sea are subjects of my dragon race, under the protection of my dragon race. We will not tolerate your witch race's presumption."
"Stop talking nonsense and rambling on. What do you mean by 'acting presumptuously'?" Gonggong picked at his ear impatiently. "If you don't hand over the human race, I'll raze your East Sea Dragon Palace to the ground."
Just kidding, their witch clan has finally found a way to quickly increase the witch clan population. What's more, the new witch clan born from the union with the human race not only has the witch clan's strong physique, but can also cultivate the primordial spirit, with excellent aptitude and rapid progress.
In time, the demons overhead will no longer be able to rely on their numbers to chatter away. At that point, even if a sage were to personally intervene, Gonggong would not listen and give up.
"How dare you! Humans are beings created by the sage Nuwa. Gonggong, the ancestral witch, are you trying to offend the authority of the sage?" Ao Jin and the other dragons transformed into human form in the clouds and slowly landed, confronting the witch clan.
The humans on land looked up at the dragons descending from the clouds like gods, silently praying that they could survive this calamity. In the end, the chaos of the primordial world was an unbearable burden for the fragile human race.
They are naturally intelligent, possess innate Dao bodies, can progress rapidly in cultivation, have extraordinary comprehension, and so on—a whole host of advantages. However, none of these can overshadow their weakness: they are born as blank slates. Most of them are born without any cultivation whatsoever and need to cultivate bit by bit from nothing to something.
Secondly, they appeared late, and there were no powerful figures in the clan to oversee them. The highest-ranking Nu Luo was only a Taiyi Golden Immortal. They didn't have time to have powerful figures like Daluo Golden Immortals or Quasi-Saints in the clan to oversee them, so they were simply not up to the task.
"So what if I'm offended? My Wu tribe is not afraid. Let the woman..." Gonggong was furious and spoke without thinking.
"Gonggong...don't talk nonsense." Xuanming stopped Gonggong in time. No matter what trump cards the Wu clan had, it was not advisable to openly offend the Sage Nuwa.
Gonggong pursed his lips. Fine, if he won't say it, let Xuanming say it.
“Dragon King, the human race has nothing to do with the dragon race, and the Sage Nuwa has never done anything to the dragon race. This matter has nothing to do with the dragon race. Why does your dragon race have to make trouble for the witch race?” Xuanming warned again, “There is a limit to meddling in other people’s business.”
"Leaving aside the fact that Your Excellency gave the order first, just considering that humans worship the dragon race, the dragon race should naturally protect humans." Ao Kuang also transformed into human form and joked. The power of human faith had given Ao Kuang a taste of sweetness. Ao Kuang was not one to eat an irresponsible dragon.
At first, Ao Kuang and the other dragons were only able to watch over the human race openly and secretly because of Venerable Chang Hao's orders. However, after Ao Kuang helped the human race drive away several great demons, and the human race erected a dragon statue of him as the Dragon King in their territory, Ao Kuang discovered that his cultivation, which had remained unchanged since the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation, had loosened... and the situation became uncontrollable.
Without Chang Hao urging them, Ao Kuang and the Dragon Clan were working very hard to protect the human race, especially the old dragons who had experienced the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation and whose cultivation had not progressed.
"Your so-called venerable one is not even a fraction of my age, Gonggong. You are so arrogant and don't you know you're afraid of biting your tongue? Even if Chang Hao were here today, he couldn't stop me, Gonggong." Gonggong decided to stop babbling and let his fists do the talking.
Immediately, he unleashed his innate divine power, and thousands of water dragons spread across the East Sea. Each water dragon contained the laws of water, and they were lifelike, no less powerful than the dragon race with their strong bodies.
Xuanming shot out thousands of bone arrows, and the extremely yin and cold Xuanyou aura filled the shore of the East Sea. Ao Jin was unable to dodge in time and was hit by an arrow. Ao Guang quickly transformed Ao Jin into a small dragon and wrapped it around his waist.
"Ao Jin, hold on, His Majesty is coming soon." Ao Guang could not hide his anxiety. These witch clansmen were truly despicable.
"Ao Guang, look down below. If you don't hand over the human race, I will turn the East Sea into the Xuan You Land. Whether your dragon race can withstand it is another matter, but the human race that your dragon race protects will freeze to death and return to dust." Xuan Ming's voice echoed throughout the East Sea.
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