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Chapter 299: Son of Heaven? No! (Seeking monthly votes)
"Create your own divine power?"

Li Guanyi was astonished. The martial arts he practiced were very diverse, including many kinds of magical skills. Among them, there were at least the two gun-killing moves [Destroy Mountains] and [Break Mountains], as well as [Red Dragon Towards the Nine Provinces], which could be classified as the level of the emperor's magical skills.

Although they are all extremely powerful martial arts, it seems that they are not to the extent that they require a being like the Ancient Red Dragon to come and give advice.

Li Guanyi seemed to be thinking: "Senior, what you mean is that there is a big difference between the Emperor's Divine Art that I created and the Emperor's Divine Art that later generations learned?"

The ancient red dragon was slightly surprised when he heard this, and then he said in a broad and majestic voice:
"Ruzi can be taught."

"Compared to your great-grandfather who only knows how to swing a sword, he is much smarter."

The voice of the Ancient Divine Dragon was gentle, but one could also hear a hint of unhappiness in it. Li Guan took a glance at the dragon horn of the Ancient Red Dragon, which had a clear sword mark and crack on it, and decided to be obedient.

The ancient red dragon no longer mentioned the matter of "The Divine Art of the Son of Heaven". It just flicked its tail and took Li Guanyi and Qilin to the secret realm discovered by Duke Chen at the fastest speed they could bear.

Looking down, you can see the beautiful mountains and rivers, the flowing clouds, and the large expanse of golden red light. The broad view makes one feel heroic.

The ancient red dragon returned to the secret realm, and those strange beasts all crawled on the ground, not daring to move. After Li Guanyi and Qilin came down, looking back at this secret realm that he had been to several times, Li Guanyi felt a little emotional.

The ancient red dragon said in a deep voice: "Since you are here, let's go and take a look at the gift for this little guy. As for the "Emperor's Divine Art", this matter is very important, and it won't be too late to talk about it later."

The Fire Kirin hurriedly stepped forward, following closely behind the Ancient Red Dragon. Li Guanyi thought for a moment, then glanced at the strange beasts over there that were obediently not daring to move, as well as the medicinal herbs planted by Duke Chen five hundred years ago.

They are all good medicinal herbs!

Li Guanyi took a bag from his waist and started picking herbs.

Come here.

There are so many herbs, it would be a shame not to take some.

What's more, these strange beasts don't dare to move now.

Li Guan diligently picked all kinds of medicinal herbs at first. The other strange beasts could only stare at him, but because of the existence of the red dragon, they dared not say anything and could only watch Li Guan pick the herbs.

However, Li Guanyi did not pull them out by the roots, but only took the parts with medicinal value, leaving these herbs so that they can continue to grow, and still have the ability to condense vital energy and gather the vital energy of heaven and earth.

The ancient red dragon saw this and nodded slightly.

The Fire Kirin followed closely behind the Ancient Red Dragon and spoke in human language:

"What did the previous generation of Fire Kirin look like, and what is its relationship with me?"

“What did He leave for me?”

The ancient red dragon did not answer, but took the Fire Kirin and Li Guanyi to a cliff. On the cliff, there were faint traces of burning fire, which seemed very magnificent. There was a cave inside, and there was a scent of fiery air and water.

The ancient red dragon said: "This is what the previous generation of Fire Qilin left behind."

He stretched out his claws, and streams of blue light gathered together and turned into a deep blue water droplet, which seemed to contain water from the four seas. If you got close, you could hear the sound of rough waves.

Li Guanyi: "This is..."

The ancient red dragon said slowly: "This is the [Four Seas Spirit Pearl], which is formed by gathering the purest water in the world. Just one drop of it can turn into a lake. It is also the purest thing of the four spirits."

Huo Qilin looked at the bead and murmured, "I feel that this bead and I have a deep connection."

The ancient red dragon said slowly: "The so-called Qilin has no parents. It is the incarnation of heaven and earth. After the death of the previous generation of Fire Qilin, the flames will not be extinguished. After three hundred years, it will turn into an egg from the flames. It is called an egg, but in fact it is [transformation]."

"It is a divine beast that is born from transformation, not from the womb or from eggs."

"The previous generation of Fire Qilin can be said to be his previous generation."

"He died because of this [Four Seas Hidden Spirit Pearl]."

Li Guanyi looked at the water droplets.

The Fire Qilin stared at this thing, golden-red flames emanating from its body. It just stared at the existence that once took its life. A faint flame-colored glow emanated from its scales, as if it was staring at something that transcended fate.

"How did I die with this bead?"

The Fire Kirin's voice was desolate: "I fought with the owner of this thing, and although I defeated him in the end, I was too seriously injured. After I seized this treasure, I burned my body in flames in this mountain and died?"

The ancient red dragon shook his head.

The Fire Kirin radiated a magnificent flame, like a god bathed in golden red flames. It said, "So, after I got this item, my life span has reached its limit, so it suppressed this treasure and left it here, waiting for me to come here?"

The ancient red dragon looked at the pretentious little Qilin and said with a rare expressionless face: "In your previous life, you found this thing."

"I think it looks good, like a rare treasure, and it should taste good."

"I plan to try it to see how it tastes."

"I was greedy and swallowed it in one gulp. The impact of the water and fire made me die of vomiting. At that time, I was fighting outside. When I came back, I saw a scene that I could never recall."

The Fire Kirin pretended to be mysterious: “…………”

Li Guanyi, who was diligently picking herbs: “…………”

It took them three breaths to react.

The old man's temperament that Xiao Qilin pretended to have disappeared in an instant, and he stammered: "What, what?!!"

The ancient red dragon stroked his beard and said, "I'm greedy, so I'll make myself some soup."

"I accept it."

"Pawn."

Little Qilin: “…………”

The scales on his body turned visibly red, and the little Qilin stammered, "I, I am just the fire energy of the previous generation of Fire Qilin, which was reunited and reborn. I am basically two individuals."

"He, He is not me!"

"no!"

Li Guanyi burst into laughter, laughing so hard that he almost couldn't straighten his back. Although the previous generation of Fire Kirin died for this reason and it was indeed a sad story, he couldn't control his emotions at all and found it too funny.

"No wonder you're so greedy, ahahahaha!"

The little Qilin pressed its claws on the ground, shook its head in anger, and turned to hit the rock wall. The rock wall fell down with a crash, revealing a line of words hidden under the rock -

[Tastes great, cool and refreshing]

[My descendants must try it]!
The ancient red dragon said succinctly: "These are his last words."

Li Guanyi finally couldn't help himself and burst into laughter.

The little Qilin jumped directly into Li Guanyi's arms, stomped on his chest angrily, and told Li Guanyi to stop laughing. Li Guanyi finally stopped laughing, and the ancient red dragon opened its mouth and exhaled a breath, and the light that originally entangled the [Four Seas Spirit Pearl] dissipated.

The ancient red dragon said: "Now that the Fire Qilin has returned, this item should be returned to you."

"Eight hundred years ago, the emperor before the Red Emperor era shot and killed Kunlong with an extremely huge divine bow. This object is the object of that strange beast, and now it must be returned to its original owner."

The little Qilin looked at the beads that seemed delicious.

Turning around: "I don't want it!"

The ancient red dragon spoke slowly in a desolate voice, "I have some guesses as to why the previous generation of Fire Qilin swallowed the [Four Seas Hidden Spirit Pearl]. He is a body of pure fire, with great power, but he cannot reach my level."

"And he is always with me. I'm afraid he is eager to catch up with my strength, so he took a risky move. He hoped to rely on the [Four Seas Hidden Spirit Pearl] to upgrade from a pure and blazing Pure Fire Qilin to an Ice and Fire Qilin that combines water and fire. What a pity, what a pity."

"This item involves the cycle of enlightenment. The nature of water and fire is the most fierce. If you swallow it rashly, you will die. I am afraid that by the time he realizes it, it will be too late. He can only pretend to be carefree and leave his last words on the rock wall. He does not want me to be sad."

Li Guanyi suddenly understood and said, "So that's how it is..."

The ancient red dragon lamented that it was difficult to transform the vitality of the divine beast, but Li Guanyi suddenly thought of Hou Zhongyu's method and said, "I heard about the Qilin's transformation method from someone."

The ancient red dragon was surprised and turned his eyes to Li Guanyi.

Li Guanyi displayed his Qilin form.

This Qilin Dharma image was originally a gift from the little Qilin, and later with the power of the mountain marrow, through Hou Zhongyu's research, it was successfully transformed into the Fire and Earth Auspicious Qilin Dharma Image. The ancient red dragon looked at this Fire and Earth Auspicious Qilin Dharma Image and heard what Li Guanyi said.

After a long time, the ancient red dragon sighed and said, "Fire and earth are born together, and this actually happened. If this person existed eight hundred years ago, my old friend the Fire Kirin would not have rashly swallowed the [Four Seas Hidden Spirit Pearl] and died."

"Who is this person who has such a wonderful idea?"

"Great talent!"

Li Guanyi replied: "Hou Zhongyu."

The ancient red dragon asked: "Where is this person?"

Li Guanyi and Huo Qilin looked at each other and said awkwardly, "Dead."

The Ancient Red Dragon said with regret: "Such a great talent, but he didn't live long. It's such a pity. Do you two know who killed him?"

Li Guanyi: “…………”

Fire Kirin: “…………”

The two guys didn't know what to say for a moment. Should they tell the ancient red dragon that Hou Zhongyu was stabbed countless holes by Li Guanyi's sword and halberd, and then burned into charcoal by the fire unicorn's old fire that lasted for an incense stick of time?

The Ancient Red Dragon was such a character that he knew in an instant how the great sorcerer died. He just sighed and said slowly, "What a pity. However, it is feasible to let the Fire Kirin master the power of Wu Earth by using the method of fire and earth generating each other."

"And don't swallow spiritual objects rashly, it's enough to slowly improve yourself."

"If this little Qilin has the opportunity to obtain the power of Wu Earth, it can swallow the [Four Seas Spirit Pearl]. With Wu Earth as the foundation and water and fire complementing each other, it may be possible to break the limit..."

The ancient red dragon said slowly:
"If you can't break the limit, then at most you are just a master of human beings. If you can combine water and fire, and finally circulate the five elements, and completely transform into a Qilin instead of a fire Qilin or an earth Qilin, then you can hope to reach my realm."

"The so-called legends of the world, the myths of the world, have watched the rise and fall of the mortal world for eight thousand years."

The little Qilin focused his eyes and said:
"Can you surpass the old Qilin of Zhongzhou?"

The ancient red dragon said: "Yes."

Fire Kirin said nothing, but his eyes showed an eagerness to try. The Ancient Red Dragon said slowly: "From what I have seen, there are not many places in this world that have the power of fire and earth at the same time."

"One is in the North Region. There is a [Five Great Lotus Ponds and Volcanoes] there. However, at the moment, the great master of the Yin-Yang School in the human world has sealed an object there. The vitality is indestructible. If you go there, I'm afraid something will happen."

"The other one is in the Western Region."

"The temperature of the desert in the Western Regions is scorching, not as high as that in the Central Plains. There is a place called the Flame Mountain. If you have the chance, you can go to these two places and look for the Wu Earth veins to become a Fire Earth Qilin."

"What a pity! You killed Hou Zhongyu."

"Otherwise, we may be able to deduce the circulation of the five elements and the foundation of the original Qilin."

Li Guanyi looked at the little Qilin's excited look and remembered the incident in the Flame Mountain in the Western Desert. The ancient red dragon handed the [Four Seas Spirit Pearl] to the Fire Qilin, then looked at Li Guanyi and said, "This thing finally returned to its original owner." "When you enter the Western Region, you can pay attention. If you become a Fire and Earth Qilin, come find me and I will personally help it get out of the water and fire road."

"As for you..."

The ancient red dragon looked at Li Guanyi and said, "Now that you have cultivated the "Son of Heaven's Divine Art", have you ever wondered why these divine arts that were so famous back then are not the strongest in later generations?"

Li Guanyi did have some doubts.

Whether it is "Red Dragon Power", "Mountain Destroying" or "Mountain Breaking", they can definitely not be said to be weak, but they are only similar to General Xue's martial arts, or slightly stronger than the level inherited by General Xue, but not enough to create a career.

The ancient red dragon said slowly: "Because their time has passed."

Li Guanyi seemed to be thinking: "Era?"

He had a slight understanding and his expression changed slightly.

The ancient red dragon said: "Your guess is correct. The [Son of Heaven's Divine Art] has the characteristics of the times. In other words, the [Son of Heaven's Divine Art], [Luck], and [Divine Weapon] are all indispensable. Only when the three are combined can they become the true [Unique Art]."

"Like my good friend, the combination of the [Red Dragon Shocks the Nine Provinces] magic, [Red Sky Sword], and [Red Emperor Legend] allowed him to reach the limit in that era. Even though he only had the foundation of a Grandmaster, he was able to display a strength that was not inferior to that of a martial arts legend."

"Like the Emperor Wu of Chen State three hundred years ago."

"The Chen family's unique skills, the Chen family's magic weapons and armor, and the magnificent momentum created by their achievements, all three combined to form the Emperor's martial arts. Later, as the times gradually changed, the later generations no longer had that kind of tremendous luck. Even if they held magic weapons and practiced the skills of those people, they could not reach their level."

Li Guanyi frowned slightly and asked, "【Luck】?"

The ancient red dragon circled in the void, looking down at Li Guanyi: "The fate of the people, the fate of the world, is the fate of the emperor, tens of thousands of households, tens of thousands of miles or even hundreds of thousands of miles of territory, the so-called dragon, tiger and elephant fighting."

"It is the fate of the emperor. He enters the game alone and stirs up the fate of heaven and earth."

"Then gather this luck on one person."

"Inside, I use the [Son of Heaven's Divine Art], and outside, I use the [Emperor's Divine Weapon], combined into one, I can decide the clouds above and the laws of the earth below."

Li Guanyi suddenly understood why, while Chen Dingye and Jiang Wanxiang both had strong martial arts skills, the martial arts of the Central Red Emperor's lineage were getting weaker with each generation. The martial arts they practiced were all unique skills of the emperor, and were closely related to the territory and population under their rule.

The ancient red dragon said: "The destiny of all people is melted into one person."

"You can have a mighty force that is invincible. This is the divine power of the emperor. I have been hiding in the clouds and watching you along the way. Now, you have the territory of Jiangnan with a radius of 2,000 miles and a population of over a million households. Everything you have done has stirred up the great trend and situation of the world."

"You have a magic weapon with you."

"I made an appointment with you that day. Originally, I was supposed to protect Murong Longtu's life. In the end, I broke the appointment. After all, I owe you something. If so, I can help you. I can help you gather the magic weapons, the spirit of the people, and the great situation of the Jiangnan land."

“So as to help you find your own way.”

"Create your own 'Son of Heaven's Divine Art'."

"If my deduction is correct, with this surging momentum, walking your own path will be more effective than the kings of Zhongzhou, Yingguo, and Chenguo who practiced the methods of their predecessors. You are now in the initial stage of the fifth heaven. In one go, you can break through the fifth and sixth heavens."

"After that, the territory under your command will be more vast and the population will be larger."

"It is easy to forcibly break through the Grandmaster realm by relying on the luck of the people."

“And if we can unify the world, with the help of the world’s great momentum and luck, it is not impossible to possess a force that is not inferior to the martial arts legends.”

The ancient red dragon solemnly promised.

With his level of cultivation and knowledge, he couldn't be joking when he spoke at this time. He really believed that practicing the Emperor's Divine Art could help Li Guanyi break through the barriers and even step into the legendary power that has stopped countless geniuses.

Although it is only a legendary force, not a realm.

But that is also a huge temptation.

Li Guanyi's heart couldn't help but be filled with ripples. His martial arts skills were at the initial stage of the fifth level, which was considered pretty good at his age. However, compared with the rest of the world, he could only be considered a general.

Reach out and have it now.

Li Guanyi's heart was moved. This was instinct. He said to himself, "The luck of millions of people is gathered in one person. He can cultivate divine skills, forge divine weapons, and traverse the world. He can decide the floating clouds above and the laws of the earth below. No one dares to disobey the order. This is the merit and way of the Son of Heaven."

Li Guanyi was really moved. He stretched out his hand towards the red dragon. The red dragon's huge head was suspended in the air, and its golden eyes were staring at the young man. The red dragon's beard was slightly raised, but Li Guanyi's movements paused.

The ancient red dragon saw a kind of ambition in the young man's eyes, an ambition shared by heroes of all generations, and a warrior's desire for powerful strength. His battle robe was fluttering and he stretched out his hand towards him.

Then the palm paused and the fingers dropped.

The eyes closed.

The outstretched hand was withdrawn so casually.

"I do not need."

Li Guanyi answered.

A ripple appeared in the eyes of the ancient red dragon.

"Oh?"

"The power of the Grandmaster, the power of legend, and even the luck of the emperor and the power of dragon energy, I am willing to help you. Don't you desire these?"

Li Guanyi said: "Of course I want it, but..."

He looked at his hands and said softly:

"The ancestor gave us a glimmer of hope, the master defeated the great Confucian scholars who were oppressing the students of the world, my comrades and I fought together in the world and died in battle."

“They didn’t want me to come out.”

"Then absorb the luck of all people and put pressure on them."

"Absorbing the luck of all people and transforming it into the merit of one person, this is the method."

Li Guanyi clenched his fists suddenly.

"I do not want."

The Ancient Red Dragon was silent for a long time, but shook his head and said, "Foolish persistence."

Li Guanyi smiled carefreely:

"If he doesn't insist, Li Guanyi will be no different from the others."

"There have been so many heroes and overlords throughout history, not to mention Li Guanyi."

"But I do have an idea."

The ancient red dragon looked at Li Guanyi and said:

"Oh? Do you regret it, Li Guanyi?"

Li Guanyi said, "It's not that I regret it, it's just that the 'Emperor's Divine Art' gathers the luck of the mountains and rivers, gathers the luck of the people, and then uses the divine weapon as a foundation, and then gathers it in one person to achieve an incomparably domineering divine art."

"Then, can we gather the luck of the mountains and rivers?"

"Gather the fortunes of all the people and gather them into a certain magical weapon."

"Then, we can feed this energy back to the people. In this way, can we say that we are blessing everyone with a kind of luck? For example, we can make everyone healthier, cultivate faster, and make it easier for the land to grow food."

"When you encounter illness, the survival rate is higher or something like that."

The ancient red dragon was silent for a long time.

Looking at Li Guanyi sitting cross-legged there, thinking seriously.

The Ancient Red Dragon felt that this young prince who had swallowed up a whole land was different from the overlords he had met before. He felt that the question raised by Li Guanyi was a bit absurd and incomprehensible, but he also found it somewhat interesting. After thinking for a while, he replied:
"can."

“However, the effect will be low.”

"Perhaps it can only help a person's cultivation results to be 10% faster, and increase the yield of crops on the land by 10%. It can only be regarded as gathering the luck and then fixing it. It is far less useful than gathering it in you."

Li Guan was delighted and asked, "One percent?"

"so much!"

The ancient red dragon choked.

The young man seemed to have not expected such a profit, and smiled softly:
"A dragon is a dragon after all, it has no idea about human life."

"If we have 10% more food, we can feed 10% more people and prevent 100% of them from starving to death. Whose father is that? Whose child is that? Whose brother is that? Whose sister is that?"

The ancient red dragon frowned slightly and said, "Don't you want to become a master?"

Li Guanyi replied: “I hope so.”

"But this is exactly why I want to become a Grandmaster."

He raised his face and showed a bright smile.

"My teacher once said, don't chase after a goal and forget what you are really after. Don't chase after the end."

"Then I'll have to trouble Senior Chilong to help me on this path."

The Ancient Red Dragon sighed and shook his head, saying, "I haven't seen this person in eight thousand years."

"This is not the way of the emperor."

Li Guanyi said decisively: "That is the son of man, the son of the people."

The ancient red dragon looked at Li Guanyi.

Not the Son of Heaven...

But a human?

Not the Son of Heaven.

The emperor of mankind.

The Ancient Red Dragon shook his head and said, "I am only repaying you for not fulfilling the promise you made that day. Since you have made your decision, don't regret it."

"I am curious too."

“How far can you go?”

"Come and see your courage and skills!"

(End of this chapter)