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

Chapter 1330 Black Fish Transforms into a Dragon
Meng Qi reiterated firmly, "In the history of humanity, there has only been one Ancestral Dragon."

That is the ancestral dragon of the Ying clan now located at the foot of the Qinling Mountains.

If we compare a 'dynasty' to a monk.

A cultivator must forge their own path in order to attain the Great Luo Realm.

The Dao Ancestor was also a Great Luo Golden Immortal, but a Great Luo Golden Immortal is not the Dao Ancestor.

A dynasty must forge its own path in order to have the opportunity to give birth to an ancestral dragon. But forging its own path is only one of the conditions for the emergence of an ancestral dragon.

Throughout human history, many dynasties of "Great Luo Golden Immortal level" have emerged, each forging its own path and ushering in a new era of humanity.

However, none of them were the 'Taoist Ancestor' in the dynasty.

The Dao Ancestor is unique, and the Ancestral Dragon must also be unique.

If, in any given era, there are more than two dragon veins in the land of China, no matter how great the dynasties they represent, they are not the 'ancestral dragon'.

For example, during the Three Sovereigns era, humanity was not flourishing, and the earth had not yet accumulated enough human energy to nurture dragon veins.

The Three Sovereigns were great, but they didn't even have a single dragon vein.

Towards the end of the 'Five Emperors Era', human energy settled into the earth's veins and combined with the essence of the earth's evil spirits, which is when dragon veins began to emerge in large numbers.

When Qin Shi Huang unified the world, the entire Southern Continent possessed a unique dragon vein for the first time.

Ying Zheng ruled over all the people under heaven, and the Qin Dynasty ushered in a new era of unification, forging its own path.

The Qinling Ancestral Dragon ruled over all the underground veins.

This is the true Ancestral Dragon.

Upon hearing Meng Qi's definition of "Ancestral Dragon," Xiao Yu felt that the appearance of a second Ancestral Dragon at this moment made sense.

If there is a second ancestral dragon, it must be Liu Ji's "Great Han Dragon Vein".

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, swept across the land, and implemented the prefecture-county system. The central government unified the country, and the land was governed by only one dragon vein.

This is one of the basic conditions for becoming the "ancestral dragon".

The second condition is still missing: Has the Han Dynasty found its own "path"?
Everyone knows that the Han dynasty inherited the Qin system. So, did the Han dynasty fail to forge its own path?
However, the influence of the Han Dynasty on human history did indeed surpass that of the Qin Dynasty. Before the Han Dynasty, there was no such thing as "Han people" or "Han ethnicity".

Xiaoyu believed that the Han dynasty's inheritance of the Qin system was like the Cloud Fairy Goddess finding the path and about to achieve enlightenment, only to die in a great calamity. Though she died, her Dao did not perish, and its fruits were inherited by those who came after her.

The Qin Dynasty perished prematurely, failing to attain enlightenment. The fruits of the Qin Dynasty's enlightenment were squandered by the Liu Han Dynasty.

The Qin Dynasty only unified the world in a physical sense; it did not unite the hearts and minds of the people. The Han Dynasty, on the other hand, unified the world and its people in spirit and culture.

From then on, there was no longer any distinction between the "Six Kingdoms of Shandong" and the "Kingdom of Western Qin," and everyone truly became "one nation."

Having figured these things out, Xiaoyu also understood the upcoming changes in destiny and the transformation of the Ancestral Dragon.

"You don't need to argue with me anymore. The second Ancestral Dragon is about to appear; that's a fact. I, the Grand Tutor of Qin, have sensed the crisis from the Ancestral Dragon of Qinling."

"The First Emperor of Qin must die; this is the will of Heaven. This destiny is about to unfold, and I cannot change it."

She turned to Meng Qi, whose expression was filled with surprise and uncertainty, and said, "The idea that the Ancestral Dragon's head will be severed is not a metaphor, but a specific event."

Now, the Qinling Ancestral Dragon can no longer control its instincts and wants to struggle to leave the Qinling Mountains to fight to the death with the new Ancestral Dragon.

When two dragons fight, one of them will surely die.

The First Emperor of the Ying Clan is dead; even Heaven cannot tolerate him.

It wanted to fight the new ancestral dragon, but even the heavens wouldn't allow it to win.

If it dares to leave the Qinling Mountains, Heaven will immediately send down divine punishment, killing it instantly.

Although I am destined to die, and will certainly be beheaded, I can choose who kills the First Emperor of Qin, and where he is killed.

She's starting to deceive people again; she can't actually control the process of "the slaying of the First Emperor."

The second ancestral dragon belongs to Liu Ji. Liu Ji's uprising after slaying the white snake is not a myth or legend in this world, but an established fact that is "logical and scientific".

At this very moment, the dragon energy of the Liu family, hidden at the bottom of Zhaoyang Lake, is being released.

If you were to squat in the Liu family's vegetable garden now and stare closely at Liu's grave, you could see a "golden line" stretching from Liu's grave to the bottom of Zhaoyang Lake, dozens of miles away.

That golden line represents the flow of dragon energy within the "temporary, hidden dragon vein."

The Crimson Dragon King of Zhaoyang Lake, following this line, poured dragon energy into Liu Ao's tomb. Just like many years ago, it coiled around Liu Ao, injecting its "dragon essence" into her body.

Well, from a material perspective, based on DNA analysis, Liu Ji is Liu Taigong's son.

But this world is not a purely material world; this world has a soul.

If the soul could be verified through DNA, Old Man Liu would probably be green with envy.

Let's not even discuss whether Liu Taigong was cuckolded or not.

When the dragon energy flowed into Liu Ao's grave, forming the "first stage - the embryonic ancestral dragon resembling an ordinary dragon seed," two ancestral dragons actually existed on the land of China.

Just as when a second human king's authority appeared in the human world (created by Yu Zaiheng in Western Shu), the First Dragon of the Divine Land immediately sensed it and reacted.

At this moment, another ancestral dragon appeared. The Qinling Ancestral Dragon struggled to leave the Qinling Mountains and head towards Mangdang Mountain.

It wanted to fight Liu Ji to the death, but Liu Ji cut off its head with a single sword stroke.

This is the truth behind "Emperor Gaozu slaying the white snake".

Meng Qi asked in confusion, "How do you plan to control it?"

Wu Yazi said, "I can control the Nine Cauldrons and transform into the Ancestral Dragon. If I merge with the Ancestral Dragon, even if I cannot change the process of being beheaded, I can control the Ancestral Dragon to find a specific person and let the person I love fulfill this destiny."

Meng Qi pointed to himself, hesitatingly saying, "You want my help? I can't, I'm afraid—"

Wu Yazi waved his hand and said, "Don't flatter yourself. You are not a hidden dragon at all. If you don't fight for the dragon, slaying the dragon will be of great harm to yourself, to the land, to the Qin Dynasty, and to me."

I plan to find a promising young dragon and have him 'disintegrate' for the First Emperor of Qin.

You were once the Grand Tutor of the Qin Dynasty, and you have a connection with the First Dragon of the Qinling Mountains.

At this moment, to encounter its 'disintegration' is surely a matter of fate.

I will bury the dragon; you, as the filial son, will smash the basin.

"We, the two generations of Grand Tutors, will serve the First Emperor of Qin together, ensuring his grand funeral!"

Meng Qi was displeased. "Why should I be the filial son? You're so much younger than me."

Wu Yazi asked, "What does your age have to do with you? Do you know how to bury a dragon?"

"How should he be buried? How did the First Emperor 'dissolve his body'?" Meng Qi asked.

“Look at you, all you know is how to cry and wail. What else can you do besides be a filial son?” Wu Yazi said.

Meng Qi felt somewhat aggrieved. "Yes, I don't know anything, I don't even know how to be a filial son."

Wu Yazi used his telepathic abilities to explain his plan to him in his mind.

Meng Qi was both shocked and puzzled. "Why Liu Ji? Didn't you say he would at most assist the True Dragon and then be enfeoffed as a king?" Wu Yazi said, "Since the Ancestral Dragon must be killed, why don't I leave the benefits to my 'unnamed disciple'?"
There are many hidden dragons in China, and Liu Ji's "dragon seed" is no match for the great dragons like Chen Sheng, Tian Shi, and Jing Ju.

This is a fact.

But I only wanted to give the Qin Emperor a grand funeral; I didn't need a great dragon to slay him.

With my cooperation, the Liu family's dragon offspring will be more than enough.

Meng Qi couldn't refute this reason at all, but he still felt something was off.

"Wait here for me, I'll head back to Western Shu right away."

Wu Yazi left these words behind, then leaped into the air and vanished into the western sky as a beam of light.

Using the "Pro Divine Power: Soaring Ten Thousand Miles," Xiaoyu's speed was ten times faster than when she went back to see Song Changqing before.

Half an hour later, she had already landed in the Black Dragon River. She immediately activated the ancient dragon's great divine power, "Heavenly River Water Mansion," and through the divine dimension, she "whooshed" across hundreds of millions of miles of physical distance, arriving once again in front of the Ji River Water Mansion.

As soon as she landed, she saw her chubby grandson (the crab spirit) lying on the wet bluestone platform, munching on water plants.

"Grandma? Am I seeing things?" His two crab-like eyes popped out of their sockets.

"My dear grandson, are you seeing things? I've come back to visit you all," Xiaoyu said with a smile.

"Oh my, Grandma's back!" The chubby grandson jumped up, shouting joyfully as he did so. "Grandma's back to visit us! Everyone come quick, Grandma's back!"

With a "whoosh," a black shadow shot over like lightning; it was a large black python.

It has a short, stout body, two fleshy lumps under its belly, and is very ugly, resembling a loach.

"Mother, after all these years, you've finally come back to visit your child!" It was Black King Kong.

Grandma Yu was initially overjoyed to see her chubby grandson.

Upon catching sight of the black fish spirit, she immediately put on a stern face and said with disappointment, "So many years have passed, how come you haven't made any progress? Your current level is not much different from when I first left. You're too useless."

Black King Kong's joy froze, and he stammered, "Actually, Mother, you haven't been gone for long, only three years. I took a few naps and then I saw you again. Hmm, Mother, you seem to have changed."

In three years, he remained largely unchanged, while his godmother Yu transformed from a mortal martial artist into the mighty Immortal Yu, who commanded respect throughout the three realms.

Even though Aunt Yu didn't specifically exert pressure on them, the spiritual light she naturally exuded made them feel heavy-hearted and filled with inexplicable awe.

"Indeed, it was the right decision for me to come back to you. If I don't give you special treatment, you'll never be able to transform into a dragon in a hundred years."

Yu Gan Niang sighed, led her godson and godson back to the Water Palace, and with a flick of her sleeve, a waterfall of spiritual light shot out from her sleeve.

Upon landing, it transformed into hundreds of divine weapons and magical treasures, thousands of spiritual medicines and rare herbs, as well as a large collection of sage books and Taoist classics.

The group of lesser demons were almost blinded by the divine light and stood there dumbfounded, unable to recover for a long time.

"Mother, is this an illusion?" Black King Kong asked, his eyes glazed over.

Yu Gan Niang said calmly, "Don't just stand there like idiots. Your mother has made it big! These are all gifts for you. Each of you should choose a weapon that suits you and a divine medicine."

Keep the rest; you can use them when needed later.

The lesser demons snapped out of their daze, but still dared not move. Or rather, faced with the treasure mountain, they were at a loss, unsure of how to react.

Until Yu Gan Niang urged him again, Black King Kong took the lead and picked out a Ganoderma lucidum that was half a person tall, and swallowed it in one gulp.

The other lesser demons, like vicious dogs pouncing on their prey, cheered and rushed into the pile of spiritual herbs, picking one and stuffing it into their mouths.

They remembered their grandmother's instructions and dared not eat too much. Then they rushed into the weapons and each chose a weapon that suited them.

"The rest of you, first go into the cave to refine the divine medicine you just took and familiarize yourselves with your new weapons. Black King Kong, come with me for a while, I'll give you a wonderful opportunity," said Feather Godmother.

Black King Kong was both surprised and delighted. "Mother, what extraordinary encounter?"

“You’ll know once you come with me.” Aunt Yu reached out and grabbed at Black King Kong, who, out of control, transformed from a large black python into a slender snake.

Another hour later, Grand Tutor Yu returned to the Central Plains, went back to the Qinling Mountains in Guanzhong, and sank into the Qinling Mountains' veins.

At this moment, the already deceased Qin Shi Huang was resurrected, roaring and struggling.

Upon sensing the arrival of Grand Tutor Yu, the boiling aura of the Ancestral Dragon immediately surged towards her.

“This is your destiny,” Grand Tutor Yu sighed. “Two tigers cannot share one mountain. It has a destiny, and now ‘Heaven’ wants it to fulfill that destiny, so it has risen to prominence.”

You, however, have lost your destiny and will die more than ten years earlier than expected.

"The person is already dead, how can you fight against it?"

"Roar~~~" Countless dragon energies transformed into countless small dragons, howling in despair at her.

"Rumble~~" The Qinling Mountains and their surrounding land trembled slightly.

"Very well, fighting for the dragon is your instinct. As the ancestral dragon, rather than slowly rotting in your grave, it is better to die with dignity in the struggle. I will help you make one last gamble."

Grand Tutor Yu raised his arm, and a small black snake flew out.

"Oh dear, godmother, where is this? This terrifying evil aura is terrifying! I'm scared!"

Immersed in the aura of the ancestral dragon, Black King Kong trembled and could not move.

"Don't wail, this is your destiny. If you get through this, you might be able to soar to the heavens and transform into a dragon."

Grand Tutor Yu quickly formed hand seals and chanted incantations, using his telepathic abilities to soothe his godson.

"Mother, I don't understand, how should I stand up? Please explain it to me first!"

During the journey from the Jihe Water Palace to the Qinling Dragon Vein, Yu Gan Niang did not explain in detail what would happen next.

He was completely bewildered and utterly confused.

“Even if I told you, you wouldn’t understand, and even if you did, there’s nothing you could do. Just lying there is like being a ‘corpse,’ and you’ll get the good fortune while you’re still lying down,” said Aunt Yu.

"But at least let the child understand what the situation is!" Black King Kong shouted.

"Do you know that there is a dragon cave in the Great Qin Dynasty where dragons can be raised?" Yu Gan Niang asked.

Black King Kong did have a vague recollection of it. "I think I heard the old tortoise (the River God of the Flowing Sand River) mention it. What's up?"

Grand Master Yu said, "The reason why the Great Qin Dragon Cave can raise dragons is because the ancestral dragon in front of you defecates in the dragon cave for the dragon fish fry to eat."

By consuming the evil spirits excreted by the ancestral dragon, the dragon fish accumulates its dragon nature and can then transform into a dragon.

Now I'll let you drink 'dragon's blood' directly; it's much more nutritious than poop.

Moreover, I will ensure your name is etched in history, making you a celebrity in the annals of humanity. You will receive a divine mandate. But that's another story.

At least some of the humanitarian fortune can be obtained.

With the blessing of humanity's fortune, and after consuming the essence of the Ancestral Dragon, wouldn't you soar to the heavens?
"If I weren't your mother, you could accumulate merit for ten thousand lifetimes and still not get a single chance of such a good thing."

Black King Kong still couldn't understand what his godmother wanted to do.

However, he did know that "Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood" and "Human Fortune" were both high-grade items. Just hearing these two words made him feel a sudden urge and an instinctive desire.

(End of this chapter)