This is so dishonest!

Chapter 345 The Mother Tree of Desire, the First Qilin: Hey, I have a plan!
"Dragon Clan, pay the ransom immediately!"

"Otherwise, we'll have to have a seafood feast."

"This one is steamed king crab, this one is spicy lobster, turtle soup, dragon wine, and scallops are served in a casserole."

"Huh? There's seaweed spirit here too? Oh well, I'll just put it in the pot too."

Led by Xuan Qing, the holy sons and daughters of the Phoenix Clan hid behind Qing Hong, the progenitor of the Great Swan, and became seafood vendors.

This infuriated the sacred dragons.

"Can't you Phoenix Clan be serious for once? If you want to fight, then fight; if you want to kill, then kill. How can you do such a morally reprehensible thing!"

Behind Xuan Qing, the white crane youth Qingbai exclaimed, "Look at what you're saying, your dragon clan's supernatural powers aren't much better."

"We won't do it without attacking their hearts and minds!"

Qinghong laughed loudly upon hearing this. He pointed at the dragon gods in the void and shouted, "Hurry up and give me a straight answer: are you going to pay the ransom or not?"

"Gaga!! Gaga gaga!!"

Ao Guang, the Dragon God of the East Sea who had transformed into a duck, flapped his wings excitedly.

"Ze, what did he say?" Qingbai turned her head.

Xuan Qing said, "He said he wanted to coerce the Dragon Clan? No way! In the boundless universe, all living beings are like dragons. Even if we kill them all today, true dragons with extraordinary talent will grow up among them."

Upon hearing this, Qingbai grinned from ear to ear: "Like them? Wouldn't we still catch them and sell them off later?"

"Coo-coo!" "Caw-caw!" "Chirp-chirp!"

The younger generation of dragons, who had transformed into birds, glared angrily at Qingbai.

High in the sky, the patriarch of the Time Dragon Clan looked up and sighed, "My son, you sacrificed yourself for the clan, you are a martyr of my dragon clan, I will avenge you!"

Crab Ancestor said solemnly, “My nephews and nieces, do not be afraid. After you perish, the clan will create a separate genealogy for you and compile it into the ‘Chronicles of Dragon Clan Heroes’.”

"Your legends will be passed down through all the heavens and myriad realms in the future!"

The dragon gods belonging to the Temple of Destiny shouted, "Great Master of Destiny, go in peace! From now on, we will definitely offer you the first incense on every festival day of our clan's priest temple!"

"Kill me!"

"Heaven is enraged, and five thunderbolts will strike!"

"Ocean, surge forth!"

"Desire, let the tide spread!"

One by one, powerful dragons took action.

Dark clouds, like a surging tide, spread rapidly across the sky, blotting out the sun and plunging the entire world into a dark abyss.

Deep within the dark clouds, a faint light flickered, the power of thunder was being born.

boom! ! !
As bolts of lightning descended upon the world, torrential rain poured down across the vast expanse of time and space.

Countless torrents of laws surged forth, their overwhelming killing intent undisguised, causing utter horror.

The Phoenix Clan's holy sons and daughters were dumbfounded: "Good heavens, your Dragon Clan is even more ruthless than our Phoenix Clan!"

We Phoenix Clan enjoy self-destruction and are happy to sacrifice ourselves because we can be reborn from the ashes.

Even you dragons can do that?

"Alright, kids, you can get out of here now."

[The Progenitor of the Swan] Qinghong flicked his sleeves, and his large wings covered the sky, blocking all attacks.

"Phoenix printing press?"

Yuan Huang's eyes flickered slightly; she hadn't expected these juniors to cause such a commotion.

Driven by curiosity, Yuan Huang studied the supernatural power created by Xuan Qing and laughed, "What a wonderful thing!"

Subsequently, Yuanhuang further improved this divine power and then passed it on to the Phoenix Clan elders who were engaged in battle.

The elders of the Phoenix Clan were greatly encouraged.

"Your dragon status is revoked!"

Divine light burst forth, dazzling and radiant, enveloping the dragon gods.

"Hey!"

One by one, the dragon gods were transformed into phoenixes.

Even Yinglong was targeted by Du Yuanhuang and transformed into a swan.

"This body isn't bad either."

Yinglong had not lost her fighting ability; her magnificent body roamed the heavens once, so gracefully.

"Fellow Daoist, I can sit on your ancestral position now, hahaha!" Then, Yinglong charged towards Qinghong, the [Honghu Ancestor].

"Your dragon status is revoked!"

Yuan Huang pointed her finger, and a rainbow light instantly enveloped the Azure Dragon.

The Azure Dragon transformed into a Azure Phoenix.

"The Great Yin-Yang Musical Ode!" The Azure Dragon used its divine power to remove the "Luan Bird" part, retaining its own essence, and instantly broke free.

"Remove you from the dragon register!" Yuan Huang pointed at the Ancestral Dragon.

The First Emperor's expression changed slightly.

He felt a fire burning inside his abdomen.

That is the fire of Nirvana.

Yuanhuang wanted to usurp the origin of the Ancestral Dragon, alter it, and fundamentally deny the existence of the dragon.

"You think you can change my dragon status with a mere supernatural power? What a joke!"

Zulong chuckled, "Don't think that only your Phoenix Clan has such strange supernatural powers. Let me show you the research results of our Dragon Clan's Qiantian Palace!"

Having said that, the Ancestral Dragon let out a high-pitched dragon roar, and the Dragon Emperor's decree in his hand flew out.

The moment the scroll unfurled, countless dragon patterns moved as if alive, each pattern flowing with the most primal, untamed power of desire.

At the center of the decree, a blazing sun of desire, intensely intense, suddenly rose, its light distorting even space and time.

On the surface of the blazing sun, phantoms of all beings in the three thousand worlds indulging in pleasure appeared, dazzling to the eye, yet impossible to look away from.
"Come forth, Mother Tree of Desire!"

No sooner had the words been spoken than a blazing sun suddenly rose from within the decree.

The blazing sun was like the first ray of dawn at the beginning of the universe, dazzling and its light instantly illuminated the world in all directions.

Wherever this light reaches, darkness is dispelled and cold is melted away. Each ray of light is like a thread of law, weaving a world full of the power of desire.

Under the blazing sun, the pure power of desire began to coalesce.

That force, like a surging tide, converged from all directions and gradually transformed into a towering tree.

This Mother Tree of Desire soars into the clouds, its branches and leaves lush and vibrant, each leaf like a pulsating soul brimming with desire.

The roots of the mother tree pierced into the void, directly drawing upon the seven emotions and six desires of all living beings in the myriad worlds. At the top of the tree crown, the nine-headed, divine bird of bliss emitted a seductive melody.

"Extreme pleasure is the right path in the world!"

Emperor Zulong burst into laughter.

When Di Jun saw this, his face darkened.

The sun, the divine tree, the divine bird.
Who are you alluding to?!
When the Mother Tree of Desire appeared, it was like the sun shining down, illuminating the world.

Wherever the light shines, the gods are moved.

They all felt themselves corrupted by the power of desire, their entire bodies burning with lust.

Their eyes see desire, their ears hear desire, their nose smell desire, their tongue taste desire, their thoughts are desire, and their bodies are desire!

The dragons laughed loudly, feeling extremely relaxed and happy.

The phoenix creatures looked grim.

The Desire Mother Tree released by the First Emperor had a more powerful corrupting effect than the "Great Joy Ode".

This not only pollutes living beings from the depths of their souls, but also transforms the Phoenix Clan into dragons through the Great Path of Desire.

Under the wise leadership of the First Emperor, the dragon became synonymous with desire!

"What does it mean to have boundless time and space, and all living beings like dragons?"

"All living beings cannot survive without desires."

"All beings who aspire to progress inevitably have desires." "All beings who yearn for abundance also need desires as their driving force!"

"Those who speak eloquently possess a strong desire to express themselves; the powerful want to protect the weak—this is the desire to protect; those who diligently pursue the great principles—this is the desire for knowledge; those who enjoy delicious food—this is the appetite."

The First Dragon opened his arms, and the Mother Tree of Desire stretched out thousands of branches and leaves, covering the sky.

"The desires of the dragon race are love and affection, material possessions and fame, ideals and beliefs!"

"Of all sentient beings, who can escape the net of desire!"

Boom! ! !
The words of the First Emperor resounded through the heavens like the true words of the Great Dao.

The powerful Phoenix Clan member broke out in a cold sweat.

The holy son and daughter fought back with great difficulty.

Do you think that "desire" is only about romantic love?

No, no, no, the First Emperor tells you that love is just one of the three thousand weak waters!

Power, food, fame, and ideals are all part of "desire".

"If the Great Dao of Desire cannot possess such a vast scope, how can it match the Great Dao of Water?" Zu Long laughed heartily as he watched the Phoenix Clan retreat in defeat.

If the path of desire were merely love and affection, would he tirelessly search for the Three Thousand Weak Waters across all the heavens and myriad realms?
Is his ancestor, Zu Long, really that superficial?

"Fellow Daoists of the Phoenix Clan, it's time to pledge allegiance to my Dragon Clan!"

After Zulong took control of the Mother Tree of Desire and gave his interpretation of "desire," he fully unleashed the power of the Great Dao of Desire.

The dragon sons and grandsons, shrimp soldiers and crab generals captured by Xuan Qing were all freed under the influence of the Mother Tree of Desire and returned to their original forms.

One by one, the phoenixes transformed into true dragons and flew towards the Mother Tree of Desire.

"Quickly use the Phoenix Printing Technique on yourself!" Xuan Qing reminded him.

The saints then came to their senses and began to buff themselves to resist the corruption of the Mother Tree of Desire.

[That Zu Long guy really took the two great paths of "water" and "desire" and found a whole new twist on them!]

If the Great Dao of Desire is interpreted in this way, I dare not even imagine what the Dragon Clan's Dragon Transformation Pool is made of.

[The desires of countless beings? If so, then the dragon race has truly found an even more hardcore escape route than the phoenix race!]

Xuanqing used his supernatural powers repeatedly to free his corrupted companions.

~~~~
Qilin Sacred Cliff.

The deities sat around the Qilin treehouse.

Before them, a precious mirror emitted seven-colored light, revealing a scene.

"What you are witnessing now is an earth-shattering battle between the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan. After the Phoenix Clan's juniors took the lead, the Ancestral Dragon turned the tide with his formidable strength!"

"The battlefield is now at a stalemate. It all depends on what trump cards Yuan Huang has that can turn the tide!"

A deity appeared in the center of the screen, giving a live explanation to the gods.

Why were the Qilin Clan able to watch the battle between the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan live?
Of course, it was on a whim that the Celestial Qilin Qiankun, while traveling, "accidentally" discovered that the Roc Clan was attacking the main temple, so he "casually" switched time and space and recorded everything.

The Qilin clan's deities watched with great interest.

"I knew Honghu wasn't dead!" Lord Yunlu rubbed his teeth as he looked at Qinghong, who had come back from the dead.

"To be honest, the Phoenix Clan is truly full of extraordinary strength!" The White Tiger God Lord expressed his approval of the Phoenix Clan.

Lord Bai Ze nodded: "Their juniors are also quite good, with a variety of tricks up their sleeves, actually overshadowing the younger generation of the Dragon Clan."

"These powerful beings of the Dragon Clan are truly ruthless, disregarding the lives of the younger generation."

"Not rescuing them is the right thing to do. Otherwise, everyone will threaten the dragons, and how will the dragons be able to save everyone?"

【Tongyou Divine Lord】Houtu watched as the Ancestral Dragon relied on the Desire Mother Tree to unleash a powerful attack. She nodded repeatedly: "The Ancestral Dragon's move is formidable and difficult to defend against. We must prepare in advance."

"It seems we need to research supernatural powers like severing emotions and desires, otherwise anyone who goes up there will be corrupted," said the [Emperor of Immortality] Divine Treasure Demon God.

The Phoenix Clan's "Phoenix Printing Technique" had already opened their eyes.

I never expected that the First Emperor of the Dragon King would take the Dao of Desire to such an ingenious way.

They actually caused such severe pollution.

If it weren't for the Phoenix Clan's Phoenix Printing Technique, they would probably be in a very passive position.

"Should we take action?"

[The Supreme God] Fuxi asked, "Now that the Dragon Clan is strong and the Phoenix Clan is at a disadvantage, it is the perfect opportunity for us to strike!"

"Does Wuji mean we should launch a surprise attack?"

The White Tiger God Lord, the military supervisor, hesitated for a moment and said, "Our three primordial races have signed a 'Non-Aggression Pact,' so it might not be wise to launch a rash attack."

“Fellow Daoist Jianbing is right. The Phoenix Clan launched a great war under the pretext of the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan. What is the pretext for our Qilin Clan to fight?”

Houtu, the Divine Lord of the Netherworld, said, "It's not that I'm against going down."

"However, as a prominent clan in the prehistoric world, if we appear as traitors and openly break the treaty, it will pose a significant challenge to our propaganda efforts."

[The Supreme God] Fuxi looked at Houtu and asked, "Then what kind of reason do you think would be most appropriate for your end?"

"this one"

[The Divine Lord of the Netherworld] Houtu lowered her head in thought.

"Our clan's ancestral Qilin has gone missing. It's appropriate for our entire clan to go out and search for it, isn't it?" Suddenly, the First Qilin on the main seat spoke.

"Clan leader?"

The gods looked at the First Qilin.

Looking at the Qiankun Immortal on the live stream screen, Shi Qilin smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, thank you for your hard work."

"What's so difficult about that?" Qiankun Immortal laughed.

This perfectly aligns with Hongjun's intentions.

【Fellow Daoist, please cooperate.】

【learn! 】

Taking advantage of the battle between the dragon and the phoenix, Qiankun seized the opportunity and flew towards the main temple where the Upside-Down Immortal was located.

"Welcome to those who are destined to be here," the large sphere of light in the main temple announced in a formulaic voice.

However, before the light sphere could react, the Qiankun Immortal crashed headfirst into the temple and died.

The giant sphere of light: "???"

Behind the sphere of light, the upside-down immortal who controlled the main temple looked completely bewildered.

His lips twitched: "It can't be that cruel, can it?"

Moments later, the Qilin Sacred Cliff trembled.

Many deities emerged in droves.

"Zu Long, you owe me the lives of my people!"

The gods' shouts shook the heavens.

They were afraid that the gods of the primordial world wouldn't hear them.

"What's wrong?"

"What happened?"

The gods of heaven and earth, not understanding the reason, all extended their divine thoughts from the blessed land.

Then they saw the grief-stricken and indignant First Qilin.

"Zulong, you have openly torn up the treaty and murdered our clan's ancestor! My Qilin clan will never let this go!"

Chaotic void.

The Ancestral Dragon, who was at war with the Phoenix Clan, heard the First Qilin's announcement.

He felt completely baffled.

"With all this talk of fighting and killing, who did I mess with?"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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