Chapter 899: Martial Uncle (1/2)

“Humanity’s first celestial emperor…” Lu Yun rubbed his nose. “That’s not going to be me as well, is it?”

“How would I know? It’s Fuxi and his friends who went to the future, not me. You’re the one who’s come from the future, also not me!” A huffing Wahuang glared at Lu Yun, who smiled back ruefully.

“These matters have long been buried in the future, so I’ll have to live through those events before I know what the truth is.” He shook his head slightly.

“If you’re not going to the world of celestials, what are you doing here? You’re not here just for a chat, are you?”

“Of course not,” Lu Yun quickly explained. “I’ve selected three hundred sixty-five of the best talents from the Yan Tribe and tasked Tianqi with bringing them here. Will Your Majesty personally train them? They will be the future cornerstones of the human race.”

He bowed at the holy emperor.

Wahuang cocked her head and sized up Lu Yun with a half-smile. “You selected three hundred sixty-five Yan tribespeople? Humans of Mount Buzhou are the greatest human geniuses. Why didn’t you choose from them?”

“The human sacred land has to do with humanity’s foundations and the inheritance of our legacy. What exists here should remain here. If I choose from Mount Buzhou, I might very well create a relationship that later threatens the sacred land.

“Besides, those three hundred sixty-five are going to follow me into battle. I can command them with my authority in the tribes, but those of the sacred land acknowledge only the holy emperors, not the Flame Emperor.”

Wahuang’s forehead smoothed out slightly to hear this response. Acknowledging only the holy emperors and not the Flame Emperor… that was indeed the tradition of the human sacred land. After Lu Yun proclaimed himself to be the Flame Emperor, the first to laugh at him hadn’t been the connate demon gods or the Xiong Tribe, but the humans of the sacred land.

Those in the sacred land had greater potential than those elsewhere in the great wilderness. They had a dozen qi cultivators at the human king realm and one infinitely close to empyrean realm.

That however, wouldn’t be an easy goal. Empyrean realm was the equivalent of a great emperor in the human dao era. One had to grasp their own great dao to be able to ascend, which was something out of reach of the current human race.

“So you do possess some degree of self awareness,” Wahuang chuckled. “Alright, I agree. I’ll train those tribespeople well.”

“My thanks to Your Majesty!” Lu Yun bowed. “Lie Shan will be taking his leave now since you have agreed.”

“Go on.” Wahuang waved at Lu Yun.

After his departure, he headed for the netherdark instead of the human tribes. He wanted to see Daoist Yuyu.

It must’ve been Hongjun’s will that Guang Chengzi go to the Xiong Tribe. Lu Yun didn’t know what the dao ancestor was planning, so he wanted to ask Daoist Yuyu.

As for Guang Chengzi, well, Lu Yun couldn’t meet him yet.

……

“Ahhhhh this is so boring, so boooooooring! So lonely~~~” Daoist Yuyu hugged Eternal’s egg, caressing it gently over the Blood Sea. He grumbled softly, “Why did master give me this task, there’s not a single living thing in the netherdark. Though Eternal’s recovered some thought patterns, she can’t talk yet.

“I’m so~~ lonely~~”

He unclasped the big gourd at his waist and dumped a large gulp of wine into his mouth. “Senior brother’s gone to be the future kingmaker, second senior brother’s gone to civilize the monsters and gremlins, but I got the short end of the stick and got sent to this middle-of-nowhere netherdark!