Chapter 1522 - 548: The Dragon King Speaks of the Past, Ping’an Seeks Truth (Part 3)
Ping’an suddenly became interested: "How did they suffer a big loss?"
"They encountered Taiqing of the Three Friends, who had not yet achieved Da Luo at that time. Pointing at the Tai Chi Diagram, Taiqing said, this treasure is destined for me, hahaha!"
The old Dragon King’s beard kept shaking as he continued:
"That great battle, many high-level cultivators in the world sensed it.
"Yuqing and Shangqing didn’t have time to intervene. Jie Yin and Zhunti, who considered themselves ahead in cultivation, were beaten thoroughly by Taiqing.
"Taiqing even sealed their cultivation progress, trapping them at a bottleneck for tens of thousands of years... In those days, time passed imperceptibly, tens of thousands of years felt similar to a few thousand years now.
"Since then, although Jie Yin and Zhunti still led compared to other Primordial Beings in cultivation progress, it was not as exaggerated as before.
"They started avoiding the Three Friends.
"Later on, a great battle erupted between Our Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan, and the Qilin Clan, shattering ancient lands. The brotherly pair seized advantages from the chaos.
"Luohou and Hongjun battled in the Western Continent, smashing its earth vein and spirit vein.
"Then Jie Yin and Zhunti started to lament daily about their destroyed abode.
"Initially, they claimed their abode was demolished, causing heavy losses. Later, they proclaimed the Western Continent was ruined by war and used this as an excuse to dig spirit mines and transform beings, claiming they were revitalizing the Western Continent. In reality, their abodes were merely located there; the Western Continent was not theirs. At that time, the Heavenly Dao was not apparent and hidden within The Great Dao, and it didn’t arrange them to do so.
"Purely shameless indeed."
The old Dragon King smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Ping’an laughed: "In other words, they could have blatantly robbed but were intimidated by Taiqing’s strength, so they had to find excuses?"
"Just about so."
The old Dragon King laughed:
"The Three Pure Ones look down upon Jie Yin and Zhunti, so does Nüwa.
"However, Jie Yin and Zhunti, using the Hongmeng Purple Qi, have become saints, changing the situation somewhat, even causing divisions among the Three Pure Ones."
"Your Majesty need not feel oppressed.
"The losses Jie Yin and Zhunti suffered historically are less than those they’ve suffered at your hands.
"Now, with the Dao Immortal Tribulation approaching, the old servant speculates, once it passes, Taiqing will surely deal with the brothers."
Ping’an nodded with a smile.
The old Dragon King was indeed quite good at comforting people.
Ping’an said: "Let’s stop mentioning them; it’s vexing... Why isn’t Brother Yinglong here?"
"Yinglong has gone adventuring in the Chaos Sea."
The old Dragon King sighed:
"To be honest with Your Majesty, Yinglong took a few of our Clan Elders to the Chaos Sea to search for a sanctuary for the Dragon Clan.
"Just like the Phoenix Clan and Nüwa Clan."
"But rest assured, Your Majesty, the Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, because they shattered the Vast Wilderness Heaven and Earth in ancient times, they bear endless karma, which is a kind of shackle, confining us to the Source of Heaven and Earth."
"Heaven and Earth are like a big tree, and we are its branches and leaves, unable to leave, unable to escape. Seeking a secret land is just for placing some dragon eggs if unforeseeable events occur."
"Only the Nüwa Clan has little to do with Heaven and Earth and can easily sever ties."
"Our Dragon Clan, from top to bottom, will advance and retreat with Your Majesty and live and die with Heaven and Earth."
Ping’an:...
This is probably the Dragon Clan’s inability to leave, hence speaking so ’affectionately,’ right?
To seek benefit and avoid harm is also a part of nature, so not too much blame is necessary.
"Keeping a retreat is beneficial."
Ping’an laughed:
"Come, let the music play, let the dance continue!
"The Holy Mother has been transforming the Skycutter Great Array these days. I have idle time, Dragon King, you must share with me the secrets of the ancient past, broaden my understanding and increase my knowledge."
"Certainly, certainly."
The old Dragon King’s smile was genuinely heartfelt at that moment.
Which old man doesn’t like to chatter a bit?
No dragon within the clan liked listening to his ramblings, Ping’an naturally came to him.
"Your Majesty, which story would you like to hear? Our Dragon Clan has witnessed everything in Heaven and Earth from the Creation of Heaven and Earth till now."
"The ancient times are too far," Ping’an responded casually, "talk about the twin emperors of the Ancient Heavenly Court, Emperor Jun and... East Emperor Taiyi."
"Ah, yes."
The old Dragon King responded, arranged his memories, and began his slow narration.
Ping’an listened attentively, showing great interest especially in the stories about East Emperor Taiyi.
It’s not that he is gossipy.
He’s simply curious about the purpose behind East Emperor Taiyi raising a charming Nine-tailed Fox in ancient times.