Simulating the primordial era? That's way too extreme.

Chapter 70 So That's How It Is (I'm so upset, bonus chapter)

Heavenly Court, Human Emperor's Palace.

Jin Bing still lives in his palace. Although the abdication failed, it's unclear what Di Jun was thinking, but his throne remains intact...

"..."

Faced with the visiting Heavenly Emperor, Jin Bing remained silent for a long time before finally unable to hold back and asking:

"I do not understand……"

In the quiet palace of the human emperor, the Heavenly Emperor sat to one side. During Jin Bing's silence, the Heavenly Emperor had been observing him with a strange gaze. When Jin Bing asked a question, the Heavenly Emperor smiled:

"Are you asking why I would disregard my pact with the sage and openly mock you?"

Kim Byung didn't speak, he just nodded:

Because this matter is really too absurd. He has six saints backing him. Emperor Jun took the initiative to abdicate, and the six saints jointly recognized it.

Now Dijun has staged a bizarre coup, and is forcibly going back on his word. What does that mean?

To be honest, Jin Bing even wanted to ask Di Jun a question:

Are you crazy? Aren't you afraid of dying?!

If you dare to publicly declare your abdication, the six sages will dare to accept it. Now that you're going back on your word, the six sages have a million reasons to kill you.

As the saying goes, in the end, the primordial world is all about who has the bigger fist. This applies to Jin Bing, and it applies to Di Jun as well. Below the Six Sages, everything else is just an ant...

"I know you don't understand, but what if I said I genuinely wanted to abdicate?"

"?"

Under Jin Bing's bewildered gaze, Di Jun sighed:

"A ruler's word is his bond. Since I have promised to abdicate in your favor, I truly mean it."

"You think the reinstatement was my doing, but have you ever considered that it truly reflects the will of the people?"

Ah!

Kim Byung's first reaction was to sneer:

Such a big thing has happened, and now you're hypocritically telling me that it wasn't your doing at all, but some ridiculous claim of public opinion...

Ok?

Thinking about it, Jin Bing suddenly felt a pang in his heart:

He, who had always wanted to seize the power of the Heavenly Emperor by relying on the will of the people, could no longer believe that the will of the people could be greater than power.

Di Jun seemed to have seen through his thoughts and laughed:

"Haven't you always wanted to use the people's hearts to usurp my throne? What, why don't I deserve the people's hearts?"

He recalled:

"Since receiving the imperial decree from the Dao Ancestor, nearly four hundred Yuanhui have passed. I have established the Heavenly Court, conquered the three races, pacified the four wastelands, and achieved remarkable military feats!"

"They established the demon race, promoted demonic writing, governed the regions, and carried out a great unification; their civil administration was outstanding!"

"In terms of civil administration, military prowess, moral character, and integrity, where am I lacking? You're allowed to have the support of the people, but I'm not?"

Under Di Jun's joking words, Jin Bing finally realized that his guess might be wrong:

Indeed, compared to himself, a mere underdeveloped chieftain of the Eastern Wilderness, Di Jun, who had been the Heavenly Emperor for nearly four hundred years, was clearly more qualified to speak of the people's will!

On Shouyang Mountain, the cradle of humankind, he likely enjoys immense popular support and is far more famous than Di Jun, who is far removed from the emperor's reach.

But if placed in the boundless primordial world, then Di Jun is undoubtedly superior...

"That Sun God..."

Jin Bing hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself. The Sun Star Lord, who had been jumping around and causing trouble before, was practically the mastermind behind the entire coup. Wasn't he one of your men?

"he?"

Di Jun shook his head helplessly:

"This kid has always treated me like his master, considering himself a loyal dog. Although he is indeed one of my men, this time it really wasn't my instruction to him..."

He sighed:

"I have relinquished all my power, and I truly intend to hand over the Heavenly Court to you. From now on, I will only stay with Xihe, Wangshu, and Changxi in Tanggu. In my four hundred years as Heavenly Emperor, I have wronged them far too much..."

Kim Byung finds it hard to believe:

"Are you... serious?"

Emperor Jun, this powerful being, is actually planning to abdicate and retire?!

"Otherwise what?"

Di Jun said bitterly:

"Your six backers are clearly trying to get rid of me. If that's the case, why not be more sensible..."

"You may not have seen it before, but those six were also in the audience. I originally planned to invite them to the stage after I abdicated to help you strengthen your prestige and use the image of a sage to intimidate those heavenly officials who do not submit to you."

"result……"

"Back then, even your Uncle Shangqing had his hands on the Qingping Sword!"

Di Jun became increasingly bitter as he spoke.

He wasn't lying. After all, his throne had been unstable ever since the Six Sages were born. If only one or two Sages opposed him, he might have dared to unleash a powerful attack.

But behind this kid stand six saints!

In a sense, the person in the most dangerous situation at today's ceremony was not Jin Bing, who was pinned to the ground, but Di Jun, who almost got hit by the Qingping Sword...

"Today the people are united in their hearts, and I cannot openly disobey them... But rest assured, I will definitely keep my promise to you."

In front of the distraught Jin Bing, Di Jun comforted him:

"I'll take the Sun Star Lord and the others away in a while, leaving you a Heavenly Court that you can control..."

These words seem sincere, but whether they contain lies, no one knows.

Jin Bing didn't know either, but he knew one thing: this abdication attempt had completely failed!

Moreover, it probably won't be very successful in the future.

An emperor who was openly abandoned by the people during the abdication ceremony has had his image completely ruined no matter how he tries to manipulate things. When the people's hearts are no longer on his side, his beautiful illusion of becoming emperor with the people's support is shattered...

What use is a Heavenly Emperor who has no foundation and is like a castle in the air?

"Did I... make the wrong choice?"

Kim Byung suddenly asked a question that seemed to have no context.

But Di Jun clearly understood. He thought for a moment and said seriously:

"You're in too much of a hurry."

"I originally thought you were a perfect person who truly benefited all people, and that your expansion of power in the Eastern Wilderness was just a strategy to promote equality."

"That's why I tested you, asking if you wanted to begin your ascension immediately, or wait a bit?"

Di Jun said with great interest:

"In the end, you stopped acting and revealed your ambition... Why couldn't you have kept acting?"

He seemed to be mocking, yet he also seemed genuinely regretful:

"If a hypocrite can play the role for a lifetime, then he is a true gentleman... It's a pity you didn't play it to the end."

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something and said:

"Did you know that there's been a rebellion in Xuandu?"

Jin Bing shook his head; he didn't know, but he could guess.

"Honestly, you haven't chosen a very good successor; you can't even handle the dragon clan properly."

Emperor Jun gave a sharp critique of Xuandu's governance.

"He has always been weak, which often leads to bigger problems, and in the end, it takes a much greater cost to fix them..."

Jin Bing did not conceal the problem with Xuandu, and admitted:

"I should have nurtured him for a longer period of time instead of sending him to heaven rashly. Now, the matter at Shouyang Mountain has not been handled properly, and the Heavenly Court is gone too."

"You're right, I was too hasty..."

Jin Bing seemed to have untied some knot in his heart, sweeping away the dejected mood he had felt since ascending to heaven, and regaining his vigorous spirit on Shouyang Mountain.

This surprised Di Jun, but he also felt a little regretful. What was the use of only realizing this now?

Kim Byung smiled:

"Your Majesty, thank you for your reminder. I will pay attention next time."

"next time?"

Di Jun looked completely bewildered.

Having let go of his obsession, Jin Bing looked up at the sky and smiled at Di Jun:

"I'll tell you a secret."

"What secret?"

Di Jun suddenly had a bad feeling...

[In the 370th year of the Demon Calendar, the Human Emperor was abandoned by the people, his abdication failed, and the Heavenly Emperor was restored to the throne.]

After your defeat, you were enlightened by Di Jun's advice and decided to give the Heavenly Emperor a small reward...

On that day, the Human Emperor died unexpectedly, and the Heavenly Emperor also passed away out of nowhere! Chaos reigned in the Heavenly Court!

Meanwhile, the battle against Heaven erupts at Shouyang Mountain!

With the help of the sages, Xuandu swept through the land with unstoppable momentum, conquering the Four Desolations and Four Seas in just three Yuanhui (a unit of time), and then attacking the Thirty-Three Heavens.

[In the 373rd year of the Demon Calendar, the 8th cycle, the 2nd period, Xuan Du, wielding the Taiji Diagram, the Qingping Sword, the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, the Red Embroidered Ball, the Vajra Pestle, and the Seven Treasures Tree, led his army to conquer the Heavenly Court!]

[It is destiny that we will capture and kill the Sun Star Lord and his followers, avenging the Human Emperor!]

[It was fate that drove out the Heavenly Emperor's wife and children, and Donghuang Taiyi, the Demon Master, and others also avoided its sharp edge and chose to abdicate...]

[It was fate that Xuandu, with the support of the Six Sages, succeeded to the position of Heavenly Emperor, fulfilling the unfulfilled wish of the Human Emperor!]

But can a Heavenly Court, established by the military might of a sage, truly endure on Shouyang Mountain, a place already fraught with internal conflicts and lacking a solid foundation?

[...You died. Wrong choices led to a wrong ending... Your eagerness for advancement disrupted everything you were supposed to do. Your ascension to the throne was met with a popular coup, and your establishment of Xuandu plunged Shouyang into chaos. All of this was caused by your haste. Your foundation was not solid, and the strategies you chose were not viable...]

[You haven't achieved your goal, but at least you're certain that after the six sages jointly pressured Di Jun, he truly no longer wanted to be the Heavenly Emperor... With slight modifications, the plan to seize the throne is entirely feasible!]

Is it possible to turn back time and choose a different path in life?

……

(I've seen everyone's suggestions. I'll explain everything that can be explained in the plot. There won't be any inexplicable stupidity or anything like that...)

(As for letting the clones govern, if the clones could handle things independently, then there would be no need for the Heavenly Court and ordinary demon races to exist. Wouldn't it be better if Hongjun just created clones all over the prehistoric world? So the function of the clones is limited...)

(Anyway, I'm so excited, so I'll be adding an extra chapter today.)

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(End of this chapter)