219 The Manifestation of the Flower of Life! (1/2)
Xian'Er had recalled that she had taken a sympathetic look at the toddler and said to the Jade Emperor back then, ”This is the Dark Emperor Robe. I shall bestow it to him. He will be a warrior-god among men.”
The Jade Emperor was startled for the Dark Emperor Robe was an ancient desolate artefact that was difficult to even exercise control so he hurriedly said, ”No need…”
She replied, ”You fear for him or you fear that he may not be capable of wielding mastery over it?”
The Jade Emperor heaved softly, ”He is my only kin. I just want him to lead a peaceful life…”
She said, ”Life and death is predestined. Everyone has their callings. Since I have granted him the Dark Emperor Robe then that is his destiny. Whether he can wield mastery over the ancient desolate artefact depends on him. Moreover…”
She seemed to look at the starry stars that were far away, ”…moreover since I have foretold that he will have descendants after him therefore you shouldn't worry too much. That is enough said of the secrets of the heavens.”
The Jade Emperor smiled weakly, ”He…he is my only child with Qie'Er…”
She hummed softly, ”Normally it is impossible for immortals to have any children. You are the first. Perhaps he is really destined for something greater.”
She had stopped short of telling the Jade Emperor that this toddler was actually the Great God Pangu incarnate as she sighed in her heart, ”If he can become the Great God Pangu then I am no longer relevant because he won't be able to remember me…”
She moved her fingers rapidly to divine as she thought, ”Hmmm….the Goddess Celestial Alice seems to be his destined one…the Goddess Theocracy. Very well then I will give them a helping hand. I shall give ownership of the Stellar Sanctuary to the Goddess Celestial Alice…”
She looked at the Jade Emperor, ”At the end of the nine thousands immortal years, a great calamity will befall to the Three Known Realms. What it is, I do not know for sure. But the Stellar Sanctuary will descend to the Celestial Realm at the start of the nine thousands immortal years. This will continue for a cycle of a thousand immortal years. Afterwards, you must hurry to the Stellar Sanctuary.
The Jade Emperor was startled!
”This…” he was stunned at this revelation!
He had heard that whoever could succeed to the top of the Stellar Sanctuary would take on the mantle of the Great God Pangu and be the next Great God Pangu!
She nodded gently, ”When that time comes, whoever can reach the very top will be the successor to the Great God Pangu and become the supreme ruler of the Three Known Realms. You are free to go there.”
The Jade Emperor asked in a trembling manner, ”Your divinity, this honor belongs to you and not to me…”
She smiled gently, ”Soon the Great Goddess Fantian will be no more.”
She did not tell him that her golden body will be housed in the Stellar Sanctuary itself and she knew not to the answers that were in the 100th floor of the Stellar Sanctuary.
The Jade Emperor was stunned as he stammered, ”Nothing will happen to your divinity…”
She shook her head, ”But first, you have to enlighten the mortals and the beasts of the lower realm. You have to teach them the way to ascend to the Celestial Realm as Celestials and Divine Beasts. This monument task will be in your hands. In time to come, the other immortals will descend to the lower realms too. You must never reveal who you are till the last days.”
The Jade Emperor sighed softly, ”So shall it be then…”
He closed his eyes to ask, ”How long must I wait?”
At that time he did not know that he had to wait a million years for ten thousand immortal years was equivalent to one million years in the Mortal Realm!
He had a long, long million years to cultivate himself!
The Great Goddess Fantian resonated as she rode away on a nine golden tail golden phoenix, ”Does anyone know my grieving heart? My creations, my children are killing each other. If after ten thousand years they are still unable to repent then my sacrifice will be in vain.”
As Xian'Er was recalling the past, she was suddenly approached by the Nirvana Heavenly Queen and the Heavenly Pagoda King!
Yi Ping, Xian'Er, Nuwa and all the others readied a defensive stance immediately!
The Avant-garde Heavenly King and the Formosa Heavenly King had already stepped defensively in front of Xian'Er as they shouted almightily at the same time, ”Don't you dare to be disrespectful to the Great Goddess Fantian!”
The Nirvana Heavenly Queen was the first to speak as she looked hesitating at the Jade Emperor, Nuwa, Xian'Er, Yi Ping, the Western Paradise King and the rest of the group, ”We…we really do not know if the Jade Emperor or the Western Paradise is saying the truth that you are the Great Goddess Fantian. We have never met her before but you give us a familiar feeling…”
The Heavenly Pagoda King looked at Xian'Er as he began to tremble. He seemed to be anguish as well as he heaved a long sigh, ”Only the Great Goddess Fantian can divine harmonize with the divine sword the Heavenly Tear Divine. We all know that the Great Goddess Fantian had given her life to give us a chance to repent and to stop us from killing each other…”
He turned around to cast a long look at Old Man Xuantian, Yun Dingzhong, the Crescent Heavenly King, the Great Khan Heavenly King, the Undeniable Heavenly King, the Heavenly King of Furies and the Marshal Heavenly King, ”Even though some of us have already become Dark Asuras, she still give them the chance to repent. Even though some of us claim to fight for the common good of the immortal realm but their lofty ambitions to dominate over the immortals are unmistakable.”
He paused to say weakly, ”I can't say I am a saint either. Or maybe I am simply bowing to your strength. We have come to surrender…”
The Nirvana Heavenly Queen grabbed his hands as she looked melancholy at everyone but all of a sudden she raised her voice to say firmly, ”But we will never bow down to bullying and power. We will not join the company of the Dark Asuras. What do you say?”
The Sacred Embodied Heavenly Goddess and the Ancient Heavenly Sage King looked at each other at the same time and they were thinking the same thing; that the Nirvana Heavenly Queen and the Heavenly Pagoda King seemed to be very close…
Lord Judas the Western Paradise Heavenly King laughed jovially as his laughter shook the vicinity, ”Good, good! You have come to surrender yet you don't want to bow to us! What guts!”
He raised his golden rod to slam on the ground hard and immediately, a powerful burst of martial force exploded outward with a terrifying thunderous force!
The Heavenly Pagoda King lifted his eyes to stare at him, ”I shall not be intimidated! If you want a fight with us so shall it be. I can promise that it won't be easy to defeat us. Even if we can't defeat you, we will make sure that you will use up plenty of your strength. By then, some others will take advantage of your weakness. Especially with a large group such as yours, soon you may even fall into infighting to obtain the one and only Flower of Life!”
Yi Ping bowed respectfully with his hands as he said gently, ”I am Yi Ping! The Western Paradise Heavenly King doesn't mean it. You are naturally welcome to join our group!”
The Western Paradise Heavenly King laughed jovially, ”Indeed! Indeed! Welcome, welcome!”
The Heavenly Pagoda King looked at Yi Ping hesitatingly but his spirit was soon stirred by his righteous air. He had never seen anymore with his aura before!
The Nirvana Heavenly Queen was equally startled too. The moment that Yi Ping had spoken, they immediately knew that he was sincere in welcoming him and that a mysterious force seemed to be drawing them to him!
What was more; this Yi Ping still looked extremely rejuvenated compared to the majority of the practitioners here. This was really hard to believe because they knew that he had actually fought with a dozen heavenly kings earlier, including the two of them!
In the Pangu Monument the practitioners must be careful not to use up their strength too fast. It was because none of them could replenish their strength here!
Now that they were looking at him closely, they began to feel his imposing presence and were a little afraid of him. It was because Yi Ping was standing within arm reach of them and it was really easy to take them by surprise given his superior air.
The Heavenly King of Furies who was standing close to Yun Dingzhong and Old Man Xuantian spat loudly, ”Cowards!”
Xian'Er smiled serenely to the Nirvana Heavenly Queen and the Heavenly Pagoda King, ”Welcome to the group.”
Yi Ping said to the Nirvana Heavenly Queen and the Heavenly Pagoda King, ”We are all friends here. By joining us, you are a friend too. As long as you don't betray our trust, you are free to leave when you see fit.”
When Yi Ping said that, almost all the maidens that were his consorts were all nodding enthusiastically at the same time too!
The Nirvana Heavenly Queen and the Heavenly Pagoda King were secretly startled at the unanimity of this group and they knew immediately that this group was almost wholly in support of this Yi Ping!
This Yi Ping seemed extremely charismatic and no doubt, he was the leader of this group!
Even the Heavenly Pagoda King was genuinely impressed by his charisma and martial skills. But he decided to take issue with him as he looked at the Great Desolate Goddess Nuwa, ”She is a Desolate Immortal and our ancient enemy. You should exercise caution and be wary of her.”
Nuwa took offend as she said coldly, ”Empty talks are cheap. Why don't you try to get me…”
Yi Ping smiled gently as he tapped her, ”I don't believe that the Lady Nuwa will harm the innocents. Just because she is a Desolate Immortal then we must get rid of her? Then what is the difference between us then? The compassionate Heavens see no separation between us. What is evil and what is good?”