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

Chapter 74 Ao Guang: My First Half of Life

Therefore, your first stop is Kunlun Mountain.

[Guang Chengzi and the others were initially delighted by your arrival, but their expressions changed drastically as soon as you revealed your purpose...]

[Guang Chengzi: Senior brother, I've been feeling a bit dizzy and lightheaded lately... I don't mean anything by it, I'm just worried about hindering your important work!]

[Taoist Duobao: Me too!]

[Disciples of both religions: Me too!]

You: ...

Okay, okay, you cut it again, huh!

[Your anger turned into laughter, which shows that these guys are masters of self-interest and avoiding harm. They're quickest to accumulate merit, but when it's time to get work done, they all start lining up for free.]

[Was it like this in the previous life, and it's happening again in this one?]

No way!

Knowing everyone's nature well, you didn't say much, but simply listed all the benefits: "If you help me conquer the Heavenly Court, it's the same as helping humanity conquer the Heavenly Court. What level of merit would that be?"

Upon hearing the word "merit," everyone straightened their backs instantly... but some still hesitated: helping humanity earns merit, but if it harms all living beings, the karma would be endless.

[You burst out laughing: Aren't all my fellow disciples burdened with enough karma already?]

[You remember clearly, in a wrong side quest in your previous life, these guys did "de-urbanization" and "de-civilization" of the human race in order to accumulate more merit. Although they didn't kill anyone, the karma they accumulated was still considerable...]

[You were willing to take on all that karma, but now you're hesitant and timid?]

Faced with your mockery, everyone looked grim: Indeed, it's impossible to live for dozens or even hundreds of eons in the primordial world without accumulating some karma...

"That's different!"

Guang Chengzi blushed and said, "Can the actions of a sage's disciple be called karma? The karma of a sage's disciple cannot be considered karma..." He then uttered some incomprehensible words.

But instead of a joyful atmosphere, silence descended...

Having listened to Guang Chengzi's detailed explanation, you finally understand why the disciples of the sages both feared and disregarded karma.

Karma originates from the marking of human misdeeds by the Heavenly Way, and has no effect in itself. However, the sage observes the Way of Heaven and acts accordingly, and one of his most important functions is to act on behalf of Heaven!

In short, it means that the sage is the sole executor of the karmic punishment mechanism, so there is a lot of room for manipulation... For example, if one's own disciple commits a crime and incurs some karma, if the sage feels that the degree of karma is still within an acceptable range, it is not impossible for the sage to forcibly protect the disciple...

[Ahem! Anyway, no one can supervise a sage unless their karma is so great that it offends the Heavenly Dao, in which case the Heavenly Dao will hold the sage accountable.]

[But so far, Heaven has not truly held any sage accountable, which is why the disciples of the sages have this strange attitude of both fear and disdain towards karma...]

[Knowing the truth, you sighed. It seems unlikely you'll be able to recruit these charlatans as Palu.]

You turned to leave, but then suddenly remembered something, and your gaze returned, landing on someone who seemed bewildered...

"Junior Brother Huanglong!"

You squinted at him, and the disciples quickly distanced themselves from Huang Long, leaving him standing alone in the open space, bewildered...

[Huanglong Zhenren: ...Didn't you call me Ancestor before? How did I become Junior Brother...?]

[“Junior brother, you’ve absorbed so much merit, you’ve even reached the Great Luo realm… Shouldn’t you repay me?”]

Faced with your attempt to repay a debt of gratitude, Master Huanglong hesitated to speak... "He who eats another's food is bound to do so; he who takes another's gift is obligated to do so. He can't sever ties..."

With a dejected Huanglong Zhenren in tow, you returned to Shouyang Mountain and began plotting your next target.

Your target is the dragon race, or rather, the dragon race of the past...

……

When Ao Guang stood nervously in the Great Chief's house, he always remembered what his father had said when he took him to see the Ancestor:

"Guang'er, you bear the future of the dragon race on your shoulders..."

At that time, Ao Guang did not understand what those words really meant.

Although he is the eldest prince of the East Sea Crystal Palace, in the prehistoric world, being a "prince" does not necessarily mean that he will inherit his father's business in the future.

My father was at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, so it was impossible for him to die of old age. Moreover, since the ancient war between the three races, there has never been a war in the prehistoric world that could result in the large-scale deaths of Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Ahem! There's absolutely no filial piety in this where I'm cursing my father to die in battle. Don't misunderstand, I, Ao Guang, am absolutely the most filial son, the one whose love moves heaven and earth...

Therefore, although in theory, Ao Guang is the heir to the Dragon Palace and will sooner or later become king of the four seas.

But in reality, his chances of succeeding to the throne are virtually zero...

Therefore, from a young age, Ao Guang never took the identity of "Crown Prince" seriously. As for the future of the Dragon Clan?

What does that have to do with me!

Ao Guang was a typical pampered young master. Growing up in the Dragon Palace, he didn't feel the need to work hard, and he didn't care about studying or cultivating.

Because even if you try your best, it's useless. What can you do if you succeed to the throne?

What he liked most was to live a life of pleasure, with singing and dancing every day, endless banquets, beautiful women in his arms, treasures by his side, and shrimp soldiers and crab generals coming at his beck and call, while whale warriors and turtle ministers leaving at his whim.

To have a game of pitch-pot and wine, to have beautiful wives and concubines, and to have a bunch of easy-going children to run errands for you—that kind of life would be absolutely wonderful, you wouldn't trade it for the Heavenly Emperor...

As for power?

I'm not interested. Anyway, the Dragon Clan has long lost its status as the ancient overlords. Your power struggle will not only bring you no benefit, but will also easily attract the attention of the Heavenly Court.

Why go looking for trouble?

Back then, Ao Guang always thought so casually, never imagining that one day he would truly bear the future of the dragon race on his shoulders...

It was an ordinary day when Ao Guang, who was drunk, was suddenly dragged to a family gathering by his father.

Three rarely seen uncles gathered at the Crystal Palace to seriously discuss the crisis facing the dragon race:

That treacherous, wicked, hairy beast, the Heavenly Emperor, actually wants to "reverse the investiture"!

Who is "sealed off"?

Aside from our old Long family and those two old folks next door, who else can bear the heavy label of "ancient feudal gang"?

As a result, Ao Guang came to hate the Heavenly Emperor, whom he had never met. After all, if the Heavenly Emperor were to reverse the enfeoffment, wouldn't he be unable to enjoy his current life?

At the same time, an unfamiliar name and race also appeared in Ao Guang's world for the first time:

"Jin Bing, human."

Who is this deity? What is this monster?

Oh, so it's a sword tomb that belongs to a second-class dragon clan!

Ao Guang thought disdainfully, "As long as our family puts in the effort, if that mere second-rate little dragon dares to attack, we'll make sure it suffers a crushing defeat..."

But the reality is that Jin Bing is unstoppable, and his cowardly father doesn't dare to stop him at all!

This puzzled Ao Guang greatly: Why should I be afraid of him? I am a noble true dragon.

But what Ao Guang couldn't understand even more was yet to come:

Jin Bing's human race, under the banner of the Yellow Dragon Ancestor, swept across the East Sea at an even faster pace!

At this critical moment, his cowardly and incompetent father found him and took him to see the legendary "Azure Dragon Ancestor"...

His own fate also took a dramatic turn at this juncture, leading him down a path that Ao Guang had never imagined:

Shouyang Mountain, the human race, equality.

Ha, equality? You're talking about equality to a real dragon?

Ao Guang, visiting Shouyang Mountain for the first time, couldn't help but scoff:

How dare a small force under a second-class dragon demand equality between a true dragon and ordinary demons?

I just...

I immediately did a knee slide!

Ao Guang enthusiastically followed the humans and began to learn the advanced ideal of "equality among all demons".

As the saying goes, circumstances are beyond one's control, and a wise man doesn't suffer a loss he can avoid...

As a true dragon from a powerful family, Ao Guang's political acumen was naturally exceptional.

Now that he knows he bears the future of the dragon race on his shoulders, and must firmly stand with the sage in the battle between the sage and the heavenly emperor in order to secure the right to survival for the true dragons of his family, he will definitely have to work as hard as he can.

With his noble bloodline and powerful abilities, it would be difficult for him not to stand out!

This exceptional quality attracted the attention of the old dragon race...

It was a good thing that people came to him for refuge, and Ao Guang gladly accepted these Sword Tomb members who were extremely excited and willing to serve as dogs for the True Dragon.

Seeing the bright future of rebuilding the dragon race just ahead, Ao Guang couldn't help but feel a little smug:

Am I the chosen one? Otherwise, why do I have dogs everywhere I go? Dragon Legs bowed down in worship.

But fate is unpredictable. Jin Bing had only been in Heaven for a short while when he returned and unleashed a torrent of abuse on himself and his newly recruited dragon minions:

Arrest those who need to be arrested, punish those who need to be punished, and educate those who need to be educated.

In no time at all, he awoke from his dream of the dragon race's revival:

The dragon race, in the end, perished...

The world today is no longer an era in which the ancient dragon race can be revived.

Now comes a new era when the glory of the Great Chieftain's Golden Sun will soon spread throughout the four wastelands and four seas. The Dragon Clan is gone forever; under the sun's rays, they will never return.

……

"Ao Guang".

Inside the chieftain's hut, the sun smiled and said to Ao Guang, who was somewhat dazed.

This golden sun is unexpectedly young. In Ao Guang's experience, it is at most a few epochs in age, and in the dragon race, it is one of the youngest among the young.

The legendary cultivation level of a true immortal is indeed true.

It's not wrong that he was born as a second-class golden dragon.

But why does the Golden Dragon King never admit to having this relative?

Ao Guang was completely bewildered, but faced with the sun's call, the young man immediately stood up straight and responded nervously:

"Ao Guang, a demon from the East Sea, greets the Great Chieftain!"

"loyalty!"

……

(End of this chapter)