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

Chapter 1126 The Emperor's Methods

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden had important matters to attend to, so she took the initiative to bid farewell and leave.

King Mu had already sent his petition, and since he had nothing to do at home, he wished he could stay by the Emperor's side forever.

But as soon as the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden left, Emperor Fuxi got up from the straw mat and said, "King Mu, let me escort you down the mountain!"

"Thank you for your trouble, Your Majesty." King Mu was somewhat disappointed and surprised, but without any formalities, he gladly accepted the order.

Let alone the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, even a sage would be overwhelmed with gratitude if he were personally escorted away.

At this moment, Fuxi, the eldest of the Three Sovereigns, took the initiative to see the guest out, clearly indicating that he had private matters to discuss with him alone.

King Mu didn't stand on ceremony, and the others, being sensible, didn't follow and get in the way.

"This time, Yu Fengxian really didn't know her place!"

With no one else around, Fuxi no longer needed to hide anything or be polite, and spoke his mind directly.

"She activated the humanistic spirit to frighten the Heavenly Court and avert disaster for herself, which is nothing."

In a life-or-death crisis, people will do anything to survive.

But after the Heavenly Court saw the red light above the Ancestral Dragon's head, they had already decided to compromise. However, she was still relentless, harboring a thousand desires to have the Jade Emperor or some other great deity step forward and let her sweep away the evil spirits with her red light.

Fuxi's expression was serious, and his tone revealed undisguised anger: "This attitude of treating the fate of the human race as a joke is very bad!"

King Mu was somewhat apprehensive about his stern attitude, but he did not quite agree with what he said.

"Reporting to the Holy Emperor, Grand Tutor Yu is well aware that the Great Qin Dynasty only has three years left to live."

The fate of the Qin Dynasty in her hands lasted only three years.

As the Grand Tutor of Qin, she was more unwilling than anyone to waste the destiny of the Qin state.

The reason he adopted such a desperate, brain-twisting stance was not because he didn't cherish humanity and destiny. Rather, Grand Tutor Yu knew that it was a crucial moment where the fate of the nation was at stake.

She couldn't intimidate the Heavenly Court without displaying ruthlessness and decisiveness.

—The Qin Dynasty only has three years left to live. Even our former kings weren't worried. Why are you in such a hurry, Holy Emperor?

Even if we really mess with some big shot and lose a year or two of our national fortune, we'll accept it.

After all, when the Qin Dynasty built up the legacy of six generations, every foreign war it waged involved the fate of the entire nation.

For example, Bai Qi's Battle of Changping.

Judging by the results alone, the massacre of hundreds of thousands of surrendered Zhao soldiers seemed like a huge victory.

In reality, the Qin Dynasty won that battle at an extremely heavy cost. At that time, all males over the age of fifteen in the entire Qin state were conscripted, the granaries in Guanzhong were empty, and livestock were exhausted. The whole country was mobilized to support the front lines. It took the Qin Dynasty a full eight years to recover.

If Bai Qi had made even the slightest misstep on the battlefield, the Qin Dynasty might have been crippled. All the wealth accumulated over six generations would have been wiped out.

But how can you achieve a great victory without investing heavily?

In any case, their former kings of Qin had experienced too many similar things and could understand Grand Tutor Yu's ruthlessness very well.

They even admired her from the bottom of their hearts and praised her verbally, thinking that her challenge to the Heavenly Emperor was very bold and showed great magnanimity.

Emperor Fuxi saw through his thoughts and said coldly, "When Qin was just a kingdom in a remote corner, it was up to you to gamble on the fate of your Qin state and the fate of the Ying clan. Win or lose, it was all up to you."

But by this time, the Qin state had become the legitimate ruler of China.

As a nation of great importance, China must shoulder its responsibilities and obligations.

On the surface, Yu Fengxian staked the fate of the Qin Dynasty, but in reality, she placed the fate of humanity on the gambling table.

At this moment, the Qin Dynasty, a superior nation of China, represents humanity.

King Mu wore a helpless and bitter expression, "Grand Tutor Yu had no choice!"

"I'm referring to her attitude! She was truly determined to sacrifice a portion of humanity's fortune and fight the Heavenly Emperor," said Emperor Fuxi.

"If she lacked resolve, the Heavenly Emperor wouldn't have compromised! If she were as you say, hesitant and worried about humanity and destiny, the Heavenly Emperor would surely see through her facade and force her to reveal her cowardly nature."

In the game of cowards, whoever backs down loses.

However, King Mu also understood that neither he nor Grand Tutor Yu could go against the will of the Holy Emperor of Humanity.

Although reluctant, he solemnly stated, "When we return to the mortal realm, I will certainly convey the Holy Emperor's admonition to Grand Tutor Yu."

Fuxi said, "No matter when or where, we must be cautious and respectful in dealing with the fate of humanity."

This is not only for the overall benefit of humanity, but also for your own good.

She can recite the Heart Sutra of the First Emperor, which emphasizes 'benevolence and selflessness,' so she must understand what I'm saying."

"Yes, let alone Grand Tutor Yu, I now understand the way of benevolence. If I were still alive, I would certainly recruit a group of great Confucian scholars to the court, and in accordance with the reforms of Shang Yang, reform the national policies once again," said King Mu.

Fuxi shook his head, unconvinced, and said, "The Confucian school can't save the Qin Dynasty now. Qin has lost its mandate of heaven, and its fate is sealed. You should give up now."

King Mu cried out in anguish, "The Great Qin has only just welcomed its second emperor! Throughout history, has there ever been an empire that perished after only two generations?"

Fuxi said irritably, "Throughout history, there has never been an emperor as adept at causing trouble as Ying Zheng."

Your Ying clan's ancestral dragon was the most magnificent in history, and your national fortune and strength were the strongest in history.

Who exhausted such a powerful ancestral dragon and such strong national fortune and strength?
You still have the nerve to yell? Are you going to blame someone else?

King Mu wanted to call out again, but Fuxi waved his hand and said, "Alright, I'll see you off here."

He took two items out of his sleeve and tossed them into King Mu's arms, saying indifferently, "It's not easy for you to come all this way, so give this 'Hundred Herbs Pill' and 'Six Lines Book' to Yu Fengxian."

King Mu looked down and saw an ancient tortoise shell and a "small bottle of grass".

Yes, the small bottle is woven from golden wheat straw, only two feet tall, very delicate and beautiful.

Holding it in your hand, you can smell a faint aroma of grains and flowers mingling together.

"What is the Hundred Herbs Pill? How should it be taken? What are its effects and contraindications?" King Mu asked happily.

What does it mean that Emperor Fuxi bestowed a treasure upon him?
Emperor Fuxi truly admires Grand Tutor Yu and has high hopes for his future!

"Take it anytime, anywhere, without any restrictions. This is a precious elixir refined by the Earth Emperor from the essence of hundreds of herbs extracted from the Fire Cloud Cave. There is only one such elixir in the mortal realm every ten thousand years."

In the past, it was often given to human immortals who were about to attain the Great Luo realm.

Specific effects

Emperor Fuxi's eyes flickered slightly, and he chuckled, "When you encounter a bottleneck while trying to attain the Great Luo Dao, it is difficult to merge with the Heavenly Heart. Taking a Hundred Herbs Pill will have a miraculous effect."

To put it more directly, this pill can increase the chances of achieving Dao Integration by at least 30%!

"Yu Fengxian is considered a hero of our human race. I would give her one sooner or later, but this is an early gift."

"It's actually an elixir for attaining enlightenment!" King Mu gripped the small bottle tightly, both shocked and overjoyed, yet also puzzled and conflicted. "But Grand Tutor Yu is still far from attaining enlightenment! Why not give her a Celestial Immortal Technique?"

Without the Heavenly Immortal Technique, how can one attain the Great Luo Dao?

Wouldn't it be a waste to consume this divine pill, which offers only one chance in a lifetime, without attaining the Great Luo Dao?

King Mu was indeed quite insightful.

“She needs it right now! And she can’t possibly attain the Great Luo realm with the Celestial Immortal method. Alright, this isn’t for you, just give her the Hundred Herbs Pill.”

Emperor Fuxi offered a casual explanation and then turned to walk back.

Back in the "Hall of the Heavenly Emperor," he summoned the Yellow Emperor to the rear hall and asked, "What are your thoughts after reading that petition?"

The Yellow Emperor was somewhat puzzled and said, "Is it Yu Fengxian's petition? The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden and Ying Renhao have already left. What's the point of asking me what I think?"

Emperor Fuxi said, “I’m not asking about your feelings about the content of the memorial, but about the ominous implications of the honorifics used in it.”

How do you feel when misfortune strikes?

Emperor Xuanyuan asked curiously, "Didn't you also read the Memorial to the Throne? How could your feelings be different?"

Emperor Fuxi smiled and said, "Although I have read the petition, I have remained true to myself. I said I accepted it, but in my heart I have no desire or thought, and I have not accepted the respectful titles in the petition at all."

Therefore, the 'curse' was not triggered, and the concept of 'ominous' remained unknown.

The key to triggering the Great Destruction of Dad is inner acceptance.

It's okay if you agree in your heart but don't agree verbally. It's rare for people to be hypocritical about the terms "grandparents" when they agree verbally but don't truly agree in their hearts.

However, if one is prepared in advance and uses the Xuanmen mental techniques to clear one's mind of desires and thoughts, it becomes relatively simple.

For example, the title of the Queen Mother of the West alone is enough to trigger a great annihilation of her father, but she didn't even have a single thought in her mind.

It's not that she rejects the title "Queen Mother of the West," nor that she accepts it; it's that she is without desire or thought, and her heart is in a state of "emptiness."

Therefore, even though Emperor Fuxi said he "accepted the contents of the memorial," it still didn't trigger the Great Annihilation.

The Jade Emperor also possesses this ability, but he must swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao to "accept all the contents of the petition."

Emperor Xuanyuan was dumbfounded and angrily said, "You handed me the memorial and even publicly told the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden that you fully accepted its contents, including the respectful titles used to address you."

They even said that being considered 'inauspicious' isn't such a big deal.

"I was lying to the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden," Emperor Fuxi said frankly. "Including the origin of the Chaos Demon God, it was all just nonsense I was making up."

Using the Eight Trigrams of the Primordial Heaven, I feel that there is a Daoist Ancestor who concealed some of the secrets of heaven for Yu Fengxian.

Because of the Dao Ancestor's concealment, I cannot use celestial divination to calculate the true nature of the 'respectful curse'.

But I want to study this further, so I can only choose one case study for specific analysis.

The Yellow Emperor said displeasedly, "Why don't you set an example and make me bear the misfortune?"

Emperor Fuxi said calmly, "I have the ability to study 'honorific curses,' what about you? If you want to participate in the research, you can only be the subject of the research."

Emperor Xuanyuan was so angry that he rolled his eyes repeatedly.

Emperor Fuxi laughed and said, "Alright, what difference does the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors make? You are cursed, and we are cursed together, it makes no difference."

Emperor Xuanyuan sighed and asked, "How do you plan to study this? I was feeling agitated earlier, but as time went by, all the feelings disappeared, as if the 'ominous' feeling had completely vanished."

Emperor Fuxi said, "Our Fire Cloud Cave only cares about one thing: the fate of humanity!"
I feel that Yu Fengxian and her 'respectful curse' are actually more effective in suppressing the human destiny.

The effect was even better than that of a Great Immortal.

Emperor Xuanyuan exclaimed in surprise: "Every time a Great Luo Golden Immortal of the human race is born, the foundation and essence of human destiny will become stronger."

Yu Fengxian is even stronger than a Grand Luo Golden Immortal; could she be destined to become the fourth Holy Emperor of the human race?

Emperor Fuxi shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be a 'Holy Emperor.' I reckon her future is brighter than that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. I just gave her a Hundred Herbs Pill!"

The Yellow Emperor looked on with disbelief and said, "She's surpassing the Great Luo Golden Immortal, is she going to become a saint?"

Fuxi sighed, "In the past, the Pangu world was a unique system, and only a few sages could surpass the Great Luo Golden Immortal."

However, as humanity developed, the number of Great Luo Golden Immortals continued to increase, and their contact with the outer realms became more and more frequent.

They had also encountered many "Chaos Immortals" and "Chaos Demons" who were stronger than them but not at the "Pangu Saint" level.

Yu Fengxian... Sigh, I can't see through her future.

I just feel that her future could greatly affect the foundation of humanity.

Please cooperate with me to check the human fortune within the Fire Cloud Cave.

If my guess is correct, your being afflicted with the 'curse of honorifics' will not only not harm humanity's fortune, but will actually cause a slight surge in it.

The Three Sovereigns are the three pillars of the Fire Cloud Cave, and their own circumstances are closely related to the fate of humanity.

What is now 100% certain is that the curse is harmful to Emperor Xuanyuan. Theoretically, the fate of humanity will be negatively affected.

However, when Emperor Fuxi used the Eight Trigrams of the Earlier Heaven to make calculations, he felt that the results were completely opposite to the theory.

Therefore, he wanted to personally examine the human fortune within the Fire Cloud Cave to determine if his guess was correct.

The reason why it was necessary to choose a Holy Emperor to be infected with the "curse" was that the Holy Emperor's condition had the greatest impact on the fate of humanity.

If it were a human emperor, the fluctuations in fortune would be too subtle for Emperor Fuxi to detect.

Half a day later, Fuxi put away the Hetu and Luoshu.

The innate Bagua diagram that enveloped the Yellow Emperor flickered a few times and then disappeared.

Meeting the questioning gaze from the Yellow Emperor, Emperor Fuxi's face showed both joy and confusion. "Just as I expected, you have been cursed and infected with misfortune, but the human race's fortune has shown a slight upward trend."

Instead of decreasing, it increased; the contrast is obvious, so there's no mistake.

The Yellow Emperor asked in surprise, "What is the reason for this?"

Fuxi shook his head and said, "I don't know! The Dao Ancestor concealed the secrets of heaven for her. Our Fire Cloud Cave only cares about the fate of humanity. We don't need to consider the process, we only look at the result."

It would be best to let more powerful beings accept Yu Fengxian's 'honorific title'.

The more people infected with the 'honorific curse,' the more uncertain Yu Fengxian's fate is, but in any case, humanity's fortunes are increasing.

The Yellow Emperor's expression twisted slightly. "This is too strange."

“Regardless of whether it’s strange or not, we need to find an opportunity to spread the word—Yu Fengxian’s ‘respectful title curse’ is merely an overstimulation of the spiritual senses by the demon god’s origin, and it is actually harmless,” said Emperor Fuxi.

“We, the Three Sovereigns, lie and deliberately spread such false information to deceive people.” The Yellow Emperor’s expression became even more conflicted. “It’s even stranger now.”

Emperor Fuxi said, "I have already calculated the reactions of the Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother."

They will no longer confront Yu Fengxian directly, but will instead take action from other angles.

Before long, Yu Fengxian's "respectful curse" will spread from the Heavenly Court throughout the Three Realms.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden will warn all of Yu Fengxian's enemies not to accept her 'honorifics' and not to listen to any of her explanations.

We deliberately released this information not to deceive anyone, but simply to try to offset the impact of the Heavenly Court's 'slanderous words' against Yu Fengxian.

There's no need to make it too obvious; in the next few days, quite a few human Golden Immortals will definitely come to Fire Cloud Cave to inquire about the Nine Cauldrons.

We can easily 'hidden a secret' and use vague language to indirectly pass on the message through them.

Xiaoyu didn't see King Mu until the evening of the second day.

He drove his carriage directly into Xianyang City and stopped at the main gate of the Imperial Observatory.

The gathering of yin energy immediately alarmed the group of celestial masters inside the hall.

Fortunately, King Mu's chariot was the emperor's carriage, which was quite conspicuous, so the Taoist priest at the gate didn't mistake it for a troublemaking ghost.

"Grand Tutor Yu, I have successfully delivered your petition to the Fire Cloud Cave and personally met with the Heavenly Emperor and the Human Emperor, as well as other great emperors and sages, including Emperor Yu."

When I left, the Emperor gave you a gift!

Once inside the inner hall, King Mu began to speak at length, recounting in detail what he had seen and heard in the Fire Cloud Cave.

He was very excited. Xiaoyu's face showed only curiosity and amazement, but her heart was in turmoil: Oh no, my "Great Destroyer Dad" has finally reached its limit and the big boss has noticed the abnormality.

"The Holy Emperor is magnanimous and discerning, truly worthy of being our human race's 'ancestor' and 'pillar of heaven'."

Xiaoyu first expressed her joy at having saved the Nine Cauldrons and gained forgiveness, then asked, seemingly casually and with a hint of doubt, "What's this about the 'honorific curse'? I didn't even know about it myself."

King Mu laughed and said, "Has Grand Tutor Yu recently absorbed a lot of the essence of the demon gods?"
That demon god was named 'Xi Hou', a chaotic demon god that existed before the creation of the world.

The Chaos Gods are extraordinary; they are powerful and malevolent, defying conventional judgment.

He repeated Fuxi's explanation.

Xiao Yu was not relieved after hearing this, because Fuxi had not activated the Great Destroyer at all!

However, another holy emperor, Emperor Xuanyuan, and Emperor Yu, have already begun to deduce methods of forceful killing.

She was not yet certain of the identity of the person who activated the Great Destroyer, but she heard King Mu recount the identities of those present at the time.

By comparing the information deduced by Da Mieba, it was immediately determined who was infected and who was not.

Everyone knows why the Three Sovereigns attained enlightenment. The Holy Emperor who activated the Great Destroyer was not proficient in the Eight Trigrams of the Primordial Era and had nothing to do with the River Chart and Luo Book. Instead, he took the "Mysterious Gate Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Method" as his fundamental method and was extremely skilled in military strategy and martial arts.

Who else could this be but Xuanyuan?
The claim that the Yellow Emperor had relations with 3,000 women is probably not just a legend.

Only the Yellow Emperor was affected; Fuxi said it was "ominous" but it didn't matter, yet it didn't trigger the Great Annihilation.
They're clearly being wary! That's so insincere.

Xiaoyu glanced down at the Hundred Herbs Pill and the Six Lines Book in her hand, and seemed to understand something: Fuxi probably didn't have any hostility, and seemed to even have the idea of ​​covering for her.

(End of this chapter)