novelraw Chapter 1172 - 526: Anti-Xuanqing Alliance
Chapter 1172 - 526: Anti-Xuanqing Alliance
It's been a hundred thousand years since the dust settled after the Chaos war.
Once shattered Star Domains were reorganized under the Great Power of the Primordial Gods, transforming into vibrant Newborn Universes.
The Order in heaven and earth became increasingly stable under the dominion of the Great Dao True Realm, with myriad paths prospering and scholars competing.
The Mortal World, during these long years of peace, reached an unprecedented peak of prosperity and glory.
Emperor Ku, this Common Lord who inherited the virtue of the former emperor, governed the vast human realm with the gentle Wood Virtue, like a spring breeze.
He bestowed grace widely, encouraged agriculture, resulting in bountiful harvests and well-stocked granaries.
He revised the laws, harmonized the Ten Thousand Races, halting disputes, and leaving no one to seize anything from the wayside.
Under his rule, the territory of the Human Dao Alliance continually extended towards All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, igniting the sparks of civilization in countless worlds.
The hundred thousand years were enough to turn seas into mulberry fields, and enough for an Emperor's achievements to be inscribed in every corner of the Space-Time River.
Emperor Ku sensed that his Human Dao Merit had reached perfection, on the verge of a chance to transcend.
Thus, like Xuanyuan and Shao Hao of old, he began to seek among the vast sea of humanity the successor capable of carrying the future of the Human Dao.
He set his sights on the countless beings of the Human Dao Alliance.
Eventually, in the Tao Tang Land, he found that destined child.
That child was named Fang Xun, born in an ordinary pottery tribe, yet with extraordinary potential and heart.
Fang Xun had an innate affinity for the earth from a young age, as if he could understand the breathing of the land.
The pottery he created was not only sturdy and durable but also naturally infused with a kind of warm and harmonious Dao rhythm.
Common beings who used his pottery to store food would ward off sickness and disaster, and enjoy longevity.
Fang Xun was never proud or self-satisfied, nor did he seek profit from it.
He merely silently gifted his best pottery freely to those tribes most in need.
His benevolent heart was as warm and pure as the clay in his hands.
Thus, Emperor Ku, in the guise of a traveling merchant, quietly came to the Tao Tang Land and observed Fang Xun for ten years.
He saw how Fang Xun used his wisdom to mediate tribal water disputes.
He saw how Fang Xun, with his benevolent virtue, transformed ferocious beasts into protectors of the tribe.
He also saw Fang Xun, in the face of natural disasters, display the leadership style of self-sacrifice, sharing hardships with the people.
This young man skilled in pottery, in crafting pottery, was also shaping the prototype of an ideal state.
"Such a virtuous and capable person can inherit the great Human Dao!"
Thus, Emperor Ku revealed his identity as the Human Dao Common Lord, personally bringing Fang Xun into the Chen Capital for careful nurturing.
Fang Xun's feudal territory was in "Tang," and he was also known as "Yao," hence all tribes revered him as "Tang Yao."
Tang Yao quickly demonstrated unparalleled governance talents, becoming Emperor Ku's most effective aid.
His benevolence was like the sky, covering all things without expecting returns.
His wisdom was like a deity, perceiving subtleties with no blind spots.
The people were close to him, just as they were to the warm sun.
The tribes looked up to him, just as they did to clouds that guided the way.
Under Yao's assistance, the Human Dao World exhibited an unparalleled scene of harmony and prosperity.
Another millennium passed, and Emperor Ku saw that the time was ripe and announced to the Three Realms.
He would hold the grand ceremony at the Top of Mount Tai, passing the position of the Human Dao Common Lord to Tang Yao.
With this news, the Four Seas were at peace, and the people acclaimed him.
"Hail, Emperor Ku!"
"Hail, Yao!"
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Top of Mount Tai.
A magnificent altar rose from the ground.
The altar was constructed from the Five-Colored Divine Soil collected by the Ten Thousand Races, inscribed with the epic of Human Dao development since Fu Xi.
On this day, sweet rain fell from the sky, and the Earth Bursting Golden Lotus emerged.
Purple aura came from the Dongfang, stretching ninety thousand miles.
Countless Immortal Birds and Divine Beasts gathered spontaneously around Taishan, carrying Immortal Grass in their mouths, offering auspicious omens.
Tang Yao, wearing an apricot-yellow Emperor's Robe symbolizing benevolence and righteousness, stood silently beneath the altar, his expression solemn.
Behind him stood all the ministers of the Human Dao Alliance and representatives of the tribal leaders.
Their eyes were filled with infinite anticipation for the dawn of a new era.
"Dong!"
At the appointed time, a melodious bell rang throughout heaven and earth.
On the path paved with Merit Golden Light, a magnificent chariot drawn by nine blue Divine Dragons slowly approached.
Emperor Ku, wearing the most formal Wood Virtue Emperor's Robe and a Pingtian Crown, sat solemnly on the chariot, his gaze calmly sweeping over the gathered beings.
On his face was a serene smile of Merit completion.
Beside Emperor Ku was a woman.
She wore a Golden Flowing Light Skirt embroidered with a magnificent scene of ten suns rising in the sky, elegant and dignified.
Her face was gentle as jade, her phoenix eyes containing a soft light like the sun, mesmerizing and overshadowing the surrounding Merit Golden Cloud.
She was the current Empress.
And she was Xi He, who returned with Di Jun.
The chariot slowly arrived at the altar, and Emperor Ku and Xi He walked down together.
"We pay homage to the Common Lord, Empress!"
The ministers bowed, and all beings prostrated.
At this moment, from the direction of the Nine Netherworld Blood Sea, a blood-red light beam pierced through heaven and earth, arriving instantaneously.
As the light dispersed, it revealed not the ferocious Asura army of old.
But a gigantic Twelve-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus, exuding an aura of "peace," "harmony," and "making one want to lie down and sleep immediately."