The 50th Chapter

"Lead the way," Li Peng said calmly.

Di Jun had no choice but to lead Li Peng toward the Heavenly Court's treasury.

After passing through countless pavilions and towers, and with a series of complex operations by Di Jun, Li Peng finally stepped into the treasury.

Upon entering, Li Peng was stunned by the Demon Clan's collection—

All sorts of materials were piled up like mountains, treasures were neatly displayed, and spirit fruits and herbs emitted a pleasant fragrance.

Li Peng walked forward and began to collect without politeness:

"Star Crystals piled up like mountains, half for me, take!"

"Tens of millions of Acquired Spiritual Treasures and standard weapons can be used by the Human Race, half for me, take!"

"Half of the Innate Spiritual Treasures also belong to me, take!"

He scoured the treasury wantonly, taking half of all treasures, regardless of their type.

Suddenly, Li Peng's eyes lit up as he discovered three treasures he urgently needed—a Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Shaoyin Pearl.

Now, all thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Beads, the Five Elements Pearl, the Taiyin Pearl, the Taiyang Pearl, and the Shaoyin Pearl were gathered, with only the Shaoyang Pearl, another Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, missing.

If he could find the Shaoyang Pearl, he could complete the System's chosen mission and receive the Chaos Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Bead.

Li Peng immediately unleashed his divine sense, searching the entire treasury carefully.

Since the Shaoyin Pearl was here, the Shaoyang Pearl should be too.

However, after several searches and turning the entire treasury upside down, he still couldn't find any trace of the Shaoyang Pearl.

Unwilling to give up, Li Peng asked Di Jun, "The Shaoyin Pearl is one of the Four Symbols Pearls. Why is only it here? Where are the other pearls?"

Upon hearing this, Di Jun replied helplessly, "If the Four Symbols Pearls were complete, I would have long since bestowed them upon my capable subordinates. How could I leave them gathering dust in the treasury?"

After hearing this, Li Peng no longer held out hope of finding the Shaoyang Pearl.

Dispirited, he casually took half of the Innate Spiritual Treasures and then left the Heavenly Court.

Upon returning to the Human Race, Li Peng immediately released Li Wu and began to treat his injuries.

However, after thoroughly examining Li Wu's injuries, Li Peng was completely stunned.

Li Peng found that Li Wu's injuries were severe and could not be healed by conventional methods.

He was proficient in the Yin-Yang Great Dao but not skilled in healing, so he sent a message to ask Nuwa for help.

Soon, Nuwa arrived at the Human Ancestral Land.

After examining Li Wu's injuries, she immediately used the Law of Creation to heal him.

Just as Li Peng had some free time, the System's notification sounded:

"Congratulations to the host for teaching the Three Pure Ones and the Western Second Saints a lesson and successfully repelling the Demon Clan's attack.

Reward: Ten million years of Magic Power, Top-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure Treasure-Falling Gold Coin, Yin-Yang Great Dao Law increased by 10%."

Li Peng thought to himself that Daoist Jinlian and the others must have already cleared out the demons lurking among the Human Race.

Immediately, he felt a surge of immense Magic Power flowing into his body and quickly circulated his profound techniques to refine it.

In a moment, the ten million years of Magic Power were completely refined.

Following that, the profound insights of the Yin-Yang Great Dao Law flooded into his mind, plunging him into a state of enlightenment.

Soon, Li Peng's comprehension of the Yin-Yang Great Dao broke through from 50% to 60%.

The moment he broke through, the world in his eyes became brand new. Everything seemed to be explainable by the Yin-Yang Dao, as if Yin and Yang were the origin of all things.

He even felt that he could create anything with the Yin-Yang Great Dao, but this was just an illusion.

Creating simple objects or beings was still possible, but Innate Spiritual Treasures or powerful beings could not be achieved.

This feeling stemmed from the qualitative change in his comprehension of the Yin-Yang Great Dao from 50% to 60%, and it was also a side effect of the sudden surge in power.

As Li Peng was immersed in his own power, Hongjun's figure appeared in his mind.

He felt as if he had been doused with cold water, and he immediately dispelled his arrogant thoughts.

At this time, Dang Kong was leading the Human Race elites towards the Ancestral Land.

On the first day of the x-th year, the experts of the Year Xing had already cleared out all the surrounding demons.

Half a year later, Daoist Jinlian and others returned with the elite forces of the 'a' Clan.

Seeing Daoist Jinlian and the others return, Li Peng smiled and said, "You've worked hard!"

"We are one, so there's no need to talk about hardship," Daoist Jinlian, Daoist Black Lotus, and White Lotus Daoist replied with a smile.

Kong Xuan looked excitedly at his elder brother, Hua Yi—now the renowned Golden Peng Saint Li Peng of the Primordial Era.

"Brother!" Kong Xuan shouted excitedly.

Li Peng nodded and smiled at Kong Xuan, "Not bad, you've reached the early Quasi-Saint stage. It seems you haven't been slacking."

Despite the praise, Kong Xuan showed no joy. Instead, he said dejectedly, "Compared to you, Brother, I am still far behind."

Li Peng thought to himself, I'm cultivating with cheats, while you aren't. This progress is already remarkable.

Li Peng then turned to the humans, apologizing, "I am truly sorry that we couldn't annihilate the Yao Clan."

The humans were stunned. They never expected Li Peng, the Saint Father of the Human Race and a Saint himself, to apologize to them.

A moment later, the humans knelt and comforted him:

"Why would you say that, Saint Father! If not for your help, we would have already been wiped out by the Yao Clan."

"If not for Dao Ancestor Hongjun's intervention this time, you would have certainly annihilated the Yao Clan."

"Saint Father, you don't need to blame yourself, you've already done your best!"

"Even with the Three Pure Ones intercepting you, you still sent your three corpses to help, contributing greatly to the Human Race!"

Listening to the humans' comfort, Li Peng was deeply moved and speechless for a moment.

The Phoenix Clan, witnessing this, felt quite disappointed, thinking their Clan Leader had never shown them such concern.

Elder Feng Yun asked, "When will the Clan Leader return to the Phoenix Clan?"

Li Peng asked curiously, "The Phoenix Clan is guarded by my Evil-Corpse Black Lotus Daoist. Are there matters he cannot resolve?"

"No, there aren't. It's just that the Clan Leader hasn't returned to the clan in a long time. Don't you miss the Phoenix Clan?" Elder Feng Yun asked plaintively.

Li Peng thought to himself, I wasn't raised in the Phoenix Clan. If not for the fact that this body's birth mother is Yuan Feng, why would I bother with you all.

Seeing that Li Peng completely ignored her, Elder Yun also fell silent and said no more.

At this moment, an elite member of the Human Race cautiously asked, "Saint Father, how is our Clan Leader now?"

Upon hearing this question, the other elite members of the Human Race also turned their gaze to Li Peng.

Li Peng sighed and said, "Although he is heavily injured, his life is saved. However..."

He couldn't continue. After all, his clone had lost all his cultivation, and he didn't know when he could cultivate it back.

"It's just that all his cultivation has vanished. Li Wu now only has the Body Refining Realm," Li Peng sighed.

Everyone present was in tears.

They could never have imagined that their Clan Leader, Li Wu, would sacrifice all his cultivation for the Human Race.

"Can we go see the Clan Leader now?" another elite human asked.

Li Peng hesitated before saying, "You can take a look from afar. Nuwa is still treating him. If we disturb her and his injuries worsen, it won't be good."

He didn't elaborate further; some things didn't need to be stated explicitly.

The humans nodded. Then, an elite human walked to the outside of the Ancestral Hall.

In his eyes, Li Wu's aura was weak, his breathing faint, as if he could die at any moment.

If not for Saint Mother Nuwa's continuous treatment, Li Wu would have long since perished.

The elite member wiped his eyes and left silently.

The others also stepped forward one by one, only glancing from outside before retreating.

But everyone who saw him had red eyes, and their hatred for the Yao Clan deepened.

Suddenly, an elite human said coldly, "Heavenly Dao above, our Human Race and the Yao Clan are irreconcilable enemies, sworn to death! Heavenly Dao, bear witness!"

Hearing this, the others also swore to the Heavenly Dao:

"Heavenly Dao above, our Human Race and the Yao Clan are irreconcilable enemies, sworn to death! Heavenly Dao, bear witness!"

"Heavenly Dao above, our Human Race and the Yao Clan are irreconcilable enemies, sworn to death! Heavenly Dao, bear witness!"

"Heavenly Dao above, our Human Race and the Yao Clan are irreconcilable enemies, sworn to death! Heavenly Dao, bear witness!"

The elite humans shouted hoarsely, as if only by doing so could they vent their grief.

Their vows echoed through the heavens, reverberating in every corner of the Human Race's territory.

Many humans immersed in grief heard the shouts and joined in with loud cries.

In an instant, the entire Human Race was united in common hatred.

Li Peng frowned slightly as he listened to the earth-shattering shouts.

He then raised his hand and set up a barrier, isolating the Human Ancestral Hall to avoid disturbing Nuwa's treatment.

The moment the barrier was completed, a thunderclap sounded from the sky.

Li Peng immediately sensed that a natural opposition had formed between the Human Race and the Yao Clan—the stronger the Yao, the weaker the Human, and the stronger the Human, the weaker the Yao. It was a replay of the ancient conflict between Dao and Mo.

It's just a few shouts from everyone, and the Heavenly Dao actually acknowledged the Human-Yao opposition? That's too hasty, Li Peng mused inwardly.

In the original history of the Primordial Era, such an oath did exist, but it was a blood oath made by the three ancestors of the Human Race, leading the entire clan in despair when the Human Race was on the brink of extinction, and their pleas to heaven and earth went unanswered.

Only then, when the Human Race was united and determined, did the Heavenly Dao acknowledge it.

But what was happening now?

Clan Leader Li Wu was still unconscious. Li Peng, the Saint Father of the Human Race, and Saint Mother Nuwa had not yet expressed their stance. Why did the Heavenly Dao acknowledge it?

Could it be that the Heavenly Dao was correcting the trajectory of the Primordial Era on its own?

The thunderclap spread throughout the Primordial Era, and many powerful beings also understood the reason.

In the Heavenly Court, Di Jun's mind stirred, and with a brief deduction, he understood the whole affair.

"Big Brother, what happened?" Eastern Emperor Tai Yi asked.

"It's nothing, just some insignificant ants making futile efforts," Di Jun said dismissively.

He didn't take the Human Race's oath to heart. If not for the protection of Saints, how could the Human Race contend with the Demon Clan?

Seeing this, Eastern Emperor Tai Yi asked no further questions and continued to tally the Demon Clan's losses from the battle.

On Kunlun Mountain, Primordial Lord of Heaven sneered, "The Human Race is overestimating itself. If Li Peng hadn't intervened, they would have been wiped out long ago. Now they dare to declare that humans and demons are irreconcilable? They're just asking for humiliation."

Laozi calmly added, "With Saints like Golden Peng, Nuwa, and Fuxi supporting the Human Race, it's natural they have the confidence to say such things."

Primordial Lord of Heaven and Tongtian fell silent upon hearing this.

After deducing the cause and effect, most of the other Primordial Great Powers regarded the matter as a joke, not believing the Human Race could pose any threat to the Demon Clan—provided, of course, that the Saints did not interfere.

Soon, the thunderous sounds gradually subsided, and the Human Ancestral Land returned to peace.

Li Peng was still pondering why the Heavenly Dao would recognize the Human Race's oath.

At this moment, a clear voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Master!"

As Li Peng regained his senses, he felt a soft body throw itself into his arms.

Looking down, he saw Bixiao clinging to him like an octopus.

Li Peng said helplessly, "Get down quickly. You're so old yet still so clingy, what kind of behavior is this?"

"Master, I'm still young!" Bixiao pouted coquettishly.

Li Peng was speechless.

This girl was already ** years old, older than the entire Human Race, and her cultivation had reached the late Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage. And she still considered herself young?

If she was still young, wouldn't the entire Human Race still be drinking milk?

Even stranger, Bixiao had taken human form tens of thousands of years ago and possessed profound cultivation, yet her physique remained childlike.

Logically, after taking human form, her body should have grown along with her cultivation. Why did she remain in this loli-like appearance?

Li Peng shook off these distracting thoughts and gently peeled Bixiao off him.

As soon as she landed, Bixiao said aggrievedly, "Master doesn't like me anymore! I'm so sad!"

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked on the verge of crying.

Seeing this, Li Peng sighed softly. He knew she was faking it, but he couldn't bring himself to expose her.

He had no choice but to pull Bixiao back into his arms to comfort her, "How could that be? Master likes Bixiao the most."

Bixiao took the opportunity to make a V-sign at her two sisters, announcing another successful victory in her coyness offensive.

Demon Clan Heavenly Court

The high-ranking officials of the Demon Clan gathered to discuss important matters.

Di Jun stood before the hall, his face filled with shame. "Our conquest of the Human Race resulted in heavy losses, and Demon Marshal Ji Meng also unfortunately perished. All this is due to my flawed decision. I apologize to everyone here!"

He then bowed deeply to everyone.

The Demon Clan high-ranking officials present quickly advised him:

"Your Majesty! How can this matter be blamed on you? Who could have predicted that the Three Pure Ones, the Western Second Saints, five Saints, along with Saint Golden Peng, Saint Nuwa..."

"It's truly surprising that even the three Saints Fuxi and the others couldn't stop Saint Golden Peng."

"Indeed, His Majesty cannot be blamed. If our five Saints could have held off their three, the Human Race would have been annihilated long ago."

"That's right, this is not His Majesty's fault, but rather Saint Golden Peng concealed his strength. Who could have foreseen he would be so powerful!"

The Demon Clan high-ranking officials present all defended Di Jun. Di Jun felt a little relieved; at least their hearts were united, and the team had not fallen apart.

After stabilizing everyone, Di Jun turned to Bai Ze and asked, "How many humans did we kill this time?"