If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1116 Mother Yu
The person the Heavenly Emperor hated most was never Yu Fengxian.

Even though Grand Tutor Yu did something so big today, she still can't get into the top 100 of the "Jade Emperor's Most Hated People Ranking".

Throughout the Three Realms, even the most unruly Golden Immortals had given him the cold shoulder.

The key point is that they can threaten his authority and status as the Heavenly Emperor.

Yes, Monkey King wasn't the only one who wanted to seize the Jade Emperor's throne.

Or rather, Monkey King wasn't the first person to seize the Jade Emperor's throne.

Monkey King lacks the strength, rank, and status to pose a real threat to the Jade Emperor. The true threat to the Jade Emperor comes from the group of Xuanmen immortals who have already attained the Great Luo realm.

Yu Fengxian did embarrass him several times, but she never threatened his fundamental interests.

The conflict between her and him was about saving face, while the conflict between the Great Immortal and him was about core interests.

But while the Great Luo Golden Immortals posed a threat, the three Dao Ancestors were what truly made the Jade Emperor wary.

Without the Dao Ancestor, and if the Jade Emperor were allowed to use his methods and schemes at will, even one or two Great Luo Golden Immortals wouldn't be enough to contend with him.

He usually appears mediocre and lacks political acumen and wit because he deeply understands a reality: wit and political acumen are of no use in eliminating the authority of the Dao Ancestor.

Strategies are not useless; they just need to be supported by power.

Among the three Daoist ancestors, Laozi was the leader of the Human Religion, governing by non-action, and possessed the greatest strength.

The Jade Emperor, however, had the best impression of him.

They even share the same interests.

Humanity is strong, the leader of the Human Religion is strong, the Heavenly Court of Humanity is strong, and the Jade Emperor is strong.

The Tongtian Sect Leader has now disappeared and is no longer within the Pangu System, so he hardly interferes with the operation of the Pangu World.

The one who interfered most with the Jade Emperor's power was Yuanshi Tianzun.

It's not that Yuanshi Tianzun likes to cause trouble.

Laozi, as the master of humanity, only cared about humanity and only hoped that humanity would flourish.

Yuanshi Tianzun is the "master of the immortal path".

Are the celestial beings of Heaven considered part of the immortal path?

In any case, Yuanshi Tianzun felt that the Heavenly Court was his territory, and that gods and celestial officials were all within the celestial path.

Ghosts and spirits are the junior brothers of gods and immortals, who in turn are the junior brothers of celestial immortals. Celestial immortals revere them as the masters of the immortal path.

Therefore, the Heavenly Court should regard him as the most honorable.

This is the logic of Yuanshi Tianzun.

The Jade Emperor knew that he could never compete with the Primordial Heavenly Venerable in the path of immortality.

He switched to another track, the Shinto!

He hoped to stand as the "Lord of the Divine Path," alongside the "Lord of the Immortal Path," Yuanshi Tianzun, and the "Lord of the Human Path," Laozi, forming a tripartite balance.

Well, he hasn't thought about dominating the three realms yet.

Such a dream is too crazy; it's simply impossible to achieve.

He was content to be able to stand on equal footing and make the Heavenly Court his own exclusive kingdom.

Therefore, the Queen Mother of the West was able to provoke the Jade Emperor by "inviting the Primordial Heavenly Venerable".

Previously, Li Jing had only asked the Jade Emperor for guidance, but the Jade Emperor became anxious.

As for why Li Jing and the Queen Mother only mentioned inviting Yuanshi Tianzun, and not Taishang Laojun...
At this time, Yu Fengxian is the "Grand Tutor of Qin," and she is fighting against the divine and immortal paths of the Heavenly Court as a leader of humanity.

If "Renjiao" were a company, then the leader of Renjiao would be the chairman of the board.

Grand Tutor Yu is a project manager.

Now the project manager says: I think this project will definitely make a lot of money. In order to make this project perfect, I've decided to risk dying suddenly (risking offending the gods and immortals), working overtime, not going home or eating, just to do business.

Is the chairman trying to prevent his employees from generating revenue for the company?
Of course, the project might succeed and bring huge profits. Or it might fail and result in a significant loss.

The project's profitability is still uncertain. At this point, the biggest risk is the sudden death of the project manager.

Calling the chairman over would at most persuade the "oxen and horses" to go back and rest, to avoid sudden death, and to work a few more years to realize greater self-worth.

"Since you, Queen Mother, have said that even ants have the desire to survive, Yu Fengxian is probably not just stubbornly seeking death."

Since she wasn't determined to die, there was room for maneuver.

"If there's room for negotiation, why bother the Primordial Celestial Venerable?"

Without any hesitation, the Jade Emperor once again rejected the suggestion to invite the Primordial Heavenly Lord.

—The situation in Heaven really needs to change. They keep using the Primordial Heavenly Lord to pressure me, what a bastard.

The Heavenly Court consists of only two forces: the Emperor and the Xuanmen Immortal Path. The two sides are constantly fighting each other, and the Emperor can never defeat the Xuanmen Dao Ancestor.

Even seeking equality is wishful thinking.

A third party must be brought in. Perhaps, Western Lingshan would be a good choice?

Humanitarianism is flourishing and has not yet encountered bottlenecks, so there is no need to seek major changes.

Buddhism hasn't shown any particularly obvious advantages for the development of humanity, so Laozi probably wouldn't agree. Sigh, let's get through this hurdle first!

The Jade Emperor's emotions were in turmoil, but his face remained calm. After looking around at the assembled immortals, he once again called upon his generals, saying, "Master Zhang, you have quite a close relationship with Yu Fengxian."

She probably won't be so vicious as to headbutt you and kill you outright.

She keeps calling for me, but I can't go out right now, so I hereby appoint you as 'Archangel of All Powers'.

"You go out to see her on my behalf and persuade her to cherish her own life and not to go mad and destroy herself."

"Your subject...accepts the decree!" Zhang Tianshi sighed inwardly, but had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept the task.

Tongming Hall is the outer hall, while Lingxiao Hall is the inner hall.

After leaving the Lingxiao Palace, Zhang Tianshi did not immediately go out to see Yu Taishi.

The Jade Emperor said he had a friendship with Yu Fengxian, but didn't he have any self-awareness?

If someone goes out brazenly pretending to be a senior or an acquaintance, they might just get swept away by a red light from the Ancestral Dragon, and all their ten thousand years of cultivation would vanish in an instant.

He needs to be careful!
Master Zhang, as if he were a thief, secretly hid behind the door of the Tongming Hall and peeked outside through the crack in the door.

One glance was enough to make his heart pound and his legs tremble.

Then came a giant dragon, 100,000 feet long, its scales shimmering with the light and shadow of the mountains and waters of China, as if it were being lifted up by the power of the mountains and waters and soaring through the sky.

The dragon's body was swirling and flying.

Thick, yellow dragon-like energy was constantly gushing from the wounds in the ancestral dragon's mouth and jaw.

The dragon's malevolent energy clashed with the pure and spiritual energy, causing all the rare flowers and herbs outside the palace to wither and die.

The foundation beneath the pavilions and towers collapsed and fell downwards.

The celestial realm near the dragon is actually disintegrating!
And that doesn't even include the red light above the giant dragon's head.

Upon first glance at the red light, Zhang Tianshi immediately sensed that his "Celestial Master's Fruit" was like an ice ball under the sunlight, showing a tendency to melt and disintegrate.

This is not a hallucination; it is a real premonition.

If he clashes with the red light, stripping away his "divine fortune," he will naturally cease to be a deity, and his Celestial Master Dao Fruit and divine talismans will dissipate. Of course, stripping away his Dao Fruit will also reduce the Ancestral Dragon's own fortune by an equal amount.

The problem is that the red light above the head of the ancestral dragon represents the fortune of the entire Chinese nation.

Even though the Qin Dynasty is currently in a precarious situation, with only three years left to rule.

However, the size and power of the Chinese Empire were too great. The Chinese Empire was not only the land of the Nine Provinces, but also represented the human way at that time.

How could he, alone, stand against the entire superior nation of China, and even against the human realm?
Zhang Tianshi estimated that even if he risked his life to save others and gave up his Daoist cultivation, he could only reduce the lifespan of the Qin Dynasty by a few hours.

It would be too much of a loss to fight the Qin Dynasty in this way.

It's far less worthwhile than going down to the Dragon Palace in the lower realm.

Given his ancestor's Taoist cultivation, connections, and reputation, even if he had chosen a decent upstart to assist him in destroying Qin, the damage to Qin would have been far more than just a few months of the dynasty's lifespan.

Zhang Tianshi suppressed his heart palpitations, activated his Heavenly Eye, and stared at the red light above the head of the Ancestral Dragon for a while longer.

He soon realized something.

The red light above the head of the ancestral dragon is both the fortune of the "Great Qin" and the fortune of the "Grand Tutor Zulongyu".

Every living person has their own unique character.

Celestial divination masters use the art of observing qi to see all sorts of phenomena above a person's head.

The poor are represented by gray, the noble by blue, and the great noble by seven colors. They can form a canopy or a pillar of fortune that soars straight to the sky.

Yu Fengxian used some kind of supernatural power or secret technique to channel the fortune of the great Qin state into her own aura.

Since it is her own aura, maintaining the state of red light shining from the top is equivalent to demonstrating her own aura.

The weather is a natural phenomenon and does not diminish her own fortune or power.

Although the Ancestral Dragon seemed to be constantly spewing out dragon energy, its consumption was still very weak compared to the size of the Ancestral Dragon's corpse in the Great Qin Dynasty.

If the Heavenly Court were to attempt to delay the inevitable, hoping that Yu Fengxian would give up first, it would be nothing short of wishful thinking.

Yu Fengxian could persist for a very long time, but the Heavenly Court could not persist for very long.

First, the "Heavenly Court" near the Tongming Hall was corroded by the dragon's evil energy, leaving it pitted and uneven, and it would soon spread to the Lingxiao Palace.

If she isn't stopped, sooner or later the Lingxiao Palace will fall from the heavens to the mortal realm.

Well, the rest of Heaven is still intact, only the Lingxiao Palace has fallen, because the Ancestral Dragon only caused trouble outside the Lingxiao Palace.

Secondly, the Heavenly Court needs to maintain its image and authority.

A giant dragon, ten thousand feet long, was arrogant and domineering outside, constantly shouting, "Jade Emperor, come out and see this Grand Tutor!" What dignity and face did the Heavenly Court have left?

At this very moment, countless gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters throughout the Three Realms are staring at the direction of the Southern Heavenly Gate, waiting to see the Heavenly Court make a fool of itself!
"Who's spying on this Grand Tutor? Sneaking around like that doesn't look like a good person. Come out now!"

Zhang Tianshi huddled behind the door, secretly glancing around before being spotted by Xiao Yu outside.

It wasn't that Zhang Tianshi wasn't well hidden; in fact, Xiaoyu couldn't see his figure at all.

But when Zhang Tianshi looked at the Ancestral Dragon, he didn't look at him with his naked eyes, but rather observed his aura.

She was immediately alarmed. The lifeless, gray-white eyes of the Ancestral Dragon turned towards the gate of the Tongming Hall, and the red light above the Ancestral Dragon's head was poised to sweep over in the next instant.

Zhang Tianshi's heart tightened, and he quickly hid behind the door, calling out, "Fairy Yu, Grand Tutor Yu, an old friend has arrived! Don't be anxious!"

"What old friend? Where did this old friend come from? Come out and let me see!"

The First Emperor's voice resounded throughout the universe, causing the glazed tiles on the eaves of the main hall to tremble.

Instead of leaving immediately, Zhang Tianshi quickly made hand seals and chanted incantations, using the secret method of the Ancestral Celestial Master to forcibly summon Zhang Songzhong, the guardian spirit official of the Taiyi Zhengyang Palace, to his side.

A golden light flashed outside, and the Divine Mace Guardian stood firmly at the entrance of the Tongming Hall.

Taibao was somewhat stunned.

This summons is different from the past.

He didn't come here on his own after hearing the summons; rather, he was drawn here by the laws of the divine path.

However, he was only stunned for a moment before he understood three things: First, the ferocious dead dragon outside was the Great Qin Ancestral Dragon, Yu Fengxian, who had been watching the show near Xianyang before; second, this was the Tongming Palace, and he had come to the Heavenly Court; and finally, there was only one person who could forcibly summon him in this way and call him in the Tongming Palace.

"Master Zhang, is that you? Please call me over."

He cautiously asked a question into the hall, and Zhang Tianshi walked out with a solemn expression and his head held high.

"Matsuyuki, come with me to see Hōsen!"

That shout of "Songzhi!" almost gave Shenjian Taibao goosebumps.

Heaven have mercy, he had spent several lifetimes in Zhengyang Palace, and Master Zhang had never been so kind and approachable.

Although the tone was friendly and approachable, it still retained the essence of a casual greeting.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Tianshi focused all his attention on the Ancestral Dragon outside.

"Grand Tutor Yu, I am Zhang Daoling, the Celestial Master of the Heavenly Court!"

The Jade Emperor has appointed me as the 'Archangel of Plenipotence,' which allows me to fully represent His Majesty.

Why did you storm the Heavenly Court in such a rage, insisting on speaking with His Majesty?

As the Divine Mace Protector looked at the red light above the Ancestral Dragon's head, his divine body trembled involuntarily, and he instinctively wanted to retreat.

"Yu Fengxian, speak properly, don't act so arrogantly~~"

He shouted, suppressing his instincts, and used his divine body to protect Master Zhang.

Master Zhang's expression became even more natural and composed.

Xiao Yu felt quite annoyed, but she could also see the Jade Emperor's determination: I'm not coming out, go ahead and try!

"Archangel, I, the Grand Tutor, ask you, is the Great Qin Dynasty the legitimate successor of China?" the First Emperor roared.

Taibao's hair and battle skirt fluttered wildly, and his divine body seemed somewhat unsteady on its feet.

Zhang Tianshi, with half his body hidden behind the human wall, shouted, "Of course!"

"Does the Qin Dynasty have a Mandate of Heaven?" the First Emperor asked again.

Without hesitation, Zhang Tianshi replied, "There are still some available."

Emperor Zulong asked again: "I am the Grand Tutor of the Great Qin Dynasty. Am I not the humanitarian leader of the superior nation of China?"

—You're not the Emperor, so what kind of humanitarian leader are you? You're not even the official Grand Tutor of Qin right now, although the real power and authority you wield have long surpassed that of a "Grand Tutor".

Zhang Tianshi said against his will: "Grand Master Yu harmonizes the cauldrons and regulates yin and yang. He is truly the helmsman of the Great Qin and worthy of being the leader of Chinese humanity."

Since you are a humanitarian leader, you should take it as your responsibility to safeguard the human destiny of the Chinese nation.

Now, however, he wields the Nine Cauldrons, manipulates the destiny of humanity, storms the Heavenly Court, and clashes with the Jade Emperor—he has truly acted impulsively!

The First Emperor roared, "I am the leader of humanity, and I control the destiny of the human race in the Three Realms. How dare you send heavenly soldiers to attack me?"

How dare the Jade Emperor defy the laws of Heaven and so madly use divine power to destroy humanity?

Zhang Tianshi cried out, "Grand Master Yu, it's a misunderstanding—"

"Don't call me 'Grand Tutor Yu.' I am the Ancestral Dragon, the leader of humanity, the controller of the Nine Cauldrons, and I hold the destiny of humanity in my hands. Now, I am the father of you divine beings! Call me 'Old Mother Yu'!"

(End of this chapter)