Immortal Father

"It’s all right," Houtu said softly, "If I can assist His Majesty, that would be wonderful... Is His Majesty aiming for the Chaos Bell?"

"I have such thoughts."

Li Ping’an smiled sheepishly:

"Such a magical treasure, I can’t help but covet it.

"It all depends on fate, I won’t push for it; currently the Chaos Bell should be in Hongjun or my teacher’s possession, it’s not easy to obtain it."

"I won’t disturb you any further, rest well, fellow Daoist."

Houtu rose to see him off, Li Ping’an performed a Daoist bow and turned to leave.

On his way back to the Heavenly Court, Li Ping’an slowed his cloud pace, piecing together information from various sources in his mind.

He actually has some exclusive information, stemming from the memories of Emperor Jun’s scattered soul.

When this information is connected and supplemented by the depictions from the Dragon Clan and the Witch Clan, he is very close to a certain truth.

East Emperor Taiyi is linked to the Transcender Teacher.

The true owner of the Chaos Bell might have always been the Transcender Teacher.

’If this is true, the moves my teacher made are too grand.’

’If ultimately I am defeated by this teacher, it wouldn’t be considered a disgrace.’

Li Ping’an laughed carelessly.

He began to reconstruct the character of East Emperor Taiyi.

In ancient times, the Golden Crow Clan was already very powerful, occupying the Taiyang Star, with the Fusang Divine Tree as their territory, residing in the east of the ancient land, occasionally having friction with the Dragon Clan, and there were rumors of Golden Crows hunting flood dragons.

After the Dragon and Phoenix War, the Golden Crow Clan became active, subjugating dozens of major clans within a short period, becoming a regional overlord in the world.

Emperor Jun and East Emperor Taiyi began to travel the world together, unifying the Hundred Clans.

East Emperor Taiyi was not from the Golden Crow Clan; he was a Primordial Being, but he had a deep personal bond with Emperor Jun since ancient times, naturally becoming the second-ranking master within the Golden Crow power.

Interestingly, from ancient times, the strength displayed by East Emperor Taiyi was always slightly weaker than Emperor Jun.

This is fully corroborated in Emperor Jun’s memories.

Therefore, during the battle that resulted in the destruction of the Heavenly Court, East Emperor Taiyi’s sudden outburst against the Witch Clan was filled with a sense of calculation.

Emperor Jun and East Emperor Taiyi fought for tens of thousands of years, subduing most of the Hundred Clans.

At this moment, it was East Emperor Taiyi who suggested establishing the Heavenly Court, standing atop Mount Buzhou, to govern the Hundred Clans, proclaiming himself the Heavenly Emperor.

A glorious era began.

During its initial phase, the two Heavenly Emperors were extremely wise, the Hundred Clans lived in harmony, myriad beings were free, the world began to rejuvenate, everything prospered.

This lasted for thirty to forty thousand years, when the Ancient Heavenly Court began to show signs of decline and corruption in its ranks.

East Emperor Taiyi at this time, gradually started withdrawing from the Heavenly Court.

In Emperor Jun’s memory, there are a few conversations with East Emperor Taiyi that occurred during different periods.

"Taiyi, why haven’t you attended the court meetings lately?"

"Feeling a bit weary, Jun, you can preside over them. Many aspects of this Heavenly Court are now intolerable to me; the bullying among creatures is inevitable, I have long known this."

"This is just the common trait among creatures, don’t let it affect you."

"I’ll roam the Chaos Sea for some time, the Heavenly Court currently shouldn’t have any enemies, be cautious with the Witch Clan, try to avoid conflict."

"Yes, don’t worry, the Witch Clan is unruly, using the Hundred Clans as food, it’s truly vexing to me."

— This conversation took place before the initial conflict between the Witches and the Ancient Heavenly Court.

...

"You fought the Witch Clan after all."

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"Taiyi, they have humiliated me too much! I must erase the Witch Clan from the Desolate Era!"

"They carry the Pangu Bloodline, wield the power of Pangu’s blood and breath; confronting them directly can easily end in our detriment."

"Now the Hundred Clans are watching, myriad beings are watching! If I don’t punish the Witch Clan, where does the dignity of the Heavenly Court stand, how can the Hundred Clans have faith in us!"

"Do as you wish, I’m off to explore the Chaos again."

"Taiyi, can’t you stay and help me? The Twelve Ancestor Witches’ Dou Tian Shen Sha Great Array is somewhat troublesome, if we join forces, we can definitely break it."

"Isn’t Kunpeng helping you refine the Zhou Tian Star Array? The Desolate Era’s star maps have been altered by your mining, I can’t offer much help, negotiate with them."

— This occurred before Emperor Jun instigated the battle between Gonggong and Zhurong.

...

"Taiyi, only you can help me now."

"What else is there to do? Hasn’t this war been brutal enough? Even in the Chaos Sea, I can sense great numbers of Primordial World creatures perishing; there are already over a dozen clans that have been wiped out."

"Witch-Slaying Sword, Human Race Souls, the nemesis of the Witch Clan, along with the Zhou Tian Star Array and your Chaos Bell, we can annihilate the Witch Clan! Only by exterminating the Witch Clan, only by doing that, can the world return to its original harmony, allowing creatures to multiply freely and peacefully!"

"How many Human Race souls are you planning to collect?"

"I don’t know, it might be a lot; the innate talent of the Human Race also poses a major threat, they can effortlessly comprehend the Great Dao, if allowed to develop further for tens of thousands of years, the Hundred Clans will be trampled beneath them."

"This is a road of no return. Once you start, Jun, you will only meet your end."

"I cannot lose! I am the Heavenly Emperor! I am the master of the Desolate Era! The Heavenly Dao is sealed by me! The Three Pure Ones must withdraw!"

"Sigh..."

This sigh is the last message East Emperor Taiyi left for Emperor Jun.

What happens next is the well-known story of Emperor Jun’s deranged slaughter of the Human Race.

Li Ping’an raised his hand to stroke his chin.

’East Emperor Taiyi seemed to know Emperor Jun’s fate, but couldn’t reveal it to him; you can see that East Emperor Taiyi is contemplating, hesitating, seemingly quite troubled.’

’My initial suspicion was that East Emperor Taiyi was the incarnation of the teacher, but now it seems unlikely; the way East Emperor Taiyi looks at Emperor Jun has a sense of regret, as well as helplessness, and an inefficacious feeling of watching Emperor Jun walk step-by-step towards slaughter and self-destruction.’