Di Ku's Sons!

"I will only exchange the Yin Yang Two Forms Lamp for the authority to be an emperor."

"Bad Cat, my Witch Clan also used this pile of Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure to exchange for the responsibility of an emperor."

As Bai Chen expected, everything went as he predicted. The Sect Master Tongtian and Xuanming both expressed their opinions and got involved.

"Saint Taiqing, how about you add a little more?"

Bai Chen looked at Taiqing Laozi with a half-smile, urging him to quickly increase the stakes and help Great God Bai Chen, to win.

"Bai Chen, isn't it true that the responsibility for the three imperial thrones should be divided equally among me, Tongtian, and the Witch Clan?"

If Taiqing Laozi remembers correctly, only two of the Five Emperors have returned to their positions, leaving three remaining. With one emperor each from the three factions present, the distribution is much more even. Why bother with this?

"Pfft!"

Bai Chen couldn't help but laugh. It was all his fault. He had forgotten to tell the other party in advance about the responsibilities of the remaining three emperors, and he planned to handle the last emperor internally.

"Taiqing Laozi, Little White doesn't intend to sell the last imperial throne; instead, he plans to have me and Houtu jointly take responsibility for it!"

Nuwa, who had remained silent until now, spoke up and told the other party about the situation.

"This~"

Taiqing Laozi was immediately embarrassed upon hearing this, which meant that there were still two Five Emperors left to take charge of the matter, and of the three parties, he had offered the least amount of leverage.

If I don't add more chips, I'll be eliminated!

Left with no other choice, Taiqing Laozi had to escalate the situation. He also took out a precious lamp and introduced it to Bai Chen:

"Bai Chen, inside my Eight Views Palace Lamp is a ball of 'purple flame' called ' Blazing Heaven Purple Fire.' This flame is incredibly powerful, capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas."

Although my Eight Views Palace Lamp is not as good as the Yin Yang Two Forms Lamp that Tongtian, if you add the Qian Kun Diagram, its value will surely be sufficient!

These Eight Views Palace Lamp were basically unnecessary for Taiqing, which is why he, like the Sect Master Tongtian Laozi, brought out the lighting for the Daoist temple.

After Taiqing Laozi added to the stakes, Bai Chen turned his gaze to Sect Master Tongtian and said:

"Saint Tongtian, would you like to add a little?"

Bai Chen thought it was a good thing that Taiqing Laozi was increasing his investment; things were finally starting to get interesting.

Upon hearing this, the Sect Master Tongtian began to consider whether to increase the stakes.

Although he was wealthy and powerful, he wasn't one to be taken advantage of; he had to consider the pros and cons, after all, he couldn't do a business that lost money.

Just as the Sect Master Tongtian was pondering, Taiqing Laozi secretly transmitted a message to him, saying:

"Tongtian, you have a grudge against Houtu. Even if you manage to gain the authority to take charge of the Five Emperors, Houtu will find a reason to take away your Merit and Fortune."

Based on the previous situation, you can obtain a maximum of 40% of the Merit and Fortune.

If you withdraw from the competition, when the Five Emperors statue I obtained is returned to its rightful place, I will give you ten percent of it."

Taiqing Laozi knew that he couldn't compare to Sect Master Tongtian in terms of wealth, and the Witch Clan basically didn't use spiritual treasures, so they weren't very valuable to them.

Therefore, in order to seize control of the Five Emperors, Taiqing Laozi had no choice but to start with Sect Master Tongtian.

Taiqing Laozi felt that he had no direct grudge against Houtu. As long as he was careful, Houtu would have no reason to share the Merit and Fortune of the Five Emperors that he was responsible for.

If I have a lot of Merit and Fortune left from the Five Emperors, it wouldn't be unreasonable to give 10% to the Sect Master Tongtian in exchange for him for forfeiting.

After receiving the telepathic message, the Sect Master Tongtian began to ponder.

By adding your own stake, you gain control over one of the Five Emperors.

Examples include Emperor Zhuanxu and Di Ku, who at most received 40% to 50 Merit and Fortune of the Five Emperors.

After deducting the costs I incurred, I probably won't earn much.

If it were up to Taiqing Laozi's requirements, I wouldn't need to pay any price; I could simply abstain and still get a 10% share of the Five Emperors' fortune for free. That wouldn't be bad!

"Taiqing Laozi, do you dare to swear an oath?"

The Sect Master Tongtian was somewhat tempted, but he didn't quite trust Taiqing Laozi, so he wanted the other party to swear an oath.

"Good!"

"I, your brother, hereby swear..."

Seeing that the Sect Master Tongtian Leader was interested, Taiqing Laozi made a vow via telepathy.

And so, the two brothers reached an agreement in private.

"Since that's the case, I won't argue anymore!"

As Taiqing Laozi made his oath, Sect Master Tongtian immediately announced his withdrawal.

"???"

Bai Chen was immediately dumbfounded when he saw that the Sect Master Tongtian, that scoundrel, had given up without adding any more chips.

How could the Sect Master Tongtian abstain?

Do you deserve the nickname "Big Boss" if you abstain?

With the Sect Master Tongtian abstaining, Bai Chen had no choice but to announce:

"In that case, then there should be two Five Emperors, Saint Taiqing, and one each from the Witch Clan."

After Bai Chen the results, Bai Chen quickly went to collect Taiqing Laozi's Qian Kun Diagram and the Eight Views Palace Lamp, as well as Xuanming's pile of spiritual treasures.

"Let the Saint Taiqing go first, followed by the Witch Clan!"

Bai Chen then arranged the order of succession. There was a reason why he assigned Taiqing Laozi to be in charge of the third emperor.

It feared that Taiqing, the Supreme Laozi, would take charge of the fourth emperor's reign and solve the Flood Control during that time, leaving Da Yu with no floods to control.

Chapter 634 The Emperor Ku's Sons!

"Can!"

He did not object to Bai Chen appointing Taiqing Laozi as the third emperor.

To be honest, if he were placed behind the Witch Clan, Taiqing Laozi wouldn't feel at ease, fearing that the Witch Clan might cause trouble.

Now that he's ranked ahead of the Witch Clan, if the Witch Clan dares to trip him up, he can trip them up in return.

"Bai Chen, how should Merit and Fortune be distributed?"

Taiqing Laozi felt that this matter was of utmost importance and needed to be discussed beforehand to avoid disputes later.

"I am the Human Mother Goddess, I want a share of the Merit and Fortune!"

Nuwa spoke first, stating her conditions.

I only wanted 10%, not much more.

If they dare to disagree, they can't blame me Human Mother Goddess, for causing them trouble.

Bai Chen was immediately displeased that Nuwa had spoken before him and scolded her:

"Nuwa, you're not enthusiastic when it comes to working, but when it comes to discussing how to divide the profits, you're more enthusiastic than anyone else!"

Bai Chen felt that if Nuwa had been more proactive in her work, she wouldn't be in a worse situation than Houtu now.

"You Bad Cat, who do you think you are? How dare you be so disrespectful!"

Nuwa grabbed Bai Chen by the neck and lifted him up.

Normally, when there are no outsiders around, it's fine for this cat to act a little arrogant, but today there are outsiders, and this cat is not giving me any face at all; it's just being difficult.

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Seeing that Nuwa couldn't distinguish between the major and minor kings and dared to attack him, the Great God Bai Chen, Bai Chen immediately revealed his fierce triangular eyes and bared his teeth in a warning:

"Nuwa, release me, or you can forget about getting your share of the spoils!"

Bai Chen felt that Nuwa had gotten too arrogant. This Nuwa was expecting Great God Bai Chen, to share her earnings with her, and she even dared to put a lock on his neck. She deserved to be taught a lesson!

Nuwa was furious with Bai Chen, but for the sake of Merit and Fortune, she had no choice but to release Bai Chen.

After regaining his freedom, Bai Chen first glared at the disrespectful Nuwa, then addressed Taiqing Laozi and the Ancestral Witch:

"I'll take 20% of the Merit and Fortune of the Five Emperors, and Nuwa will take 10%, for a total of 30%."

Bai Chen only asked for 30% this time; this 30% was a no-responsibility fee, and he would have to pay more if he wanted to help.

Bai Chen felt that the Fourth Emperor, who was assisted by the Witch Clan, was alright. After all, Houtu's cultivation level was there, and even Yuanshi Tianzun, who had a grudge against Houtu, probably wouldn't dare to cause trouble for the Fourth Emperor.

As for the third emperor of Taiqing Laozi, given the grudges between Yuanshi Tianzun and Taiqing Laozi, he's bound to cause trouble. Nuwa and Nuwa will just quietly watch the show.

"Fellow Daoist Nuwa and Bai Chen, it's only natural that you two take 30%."

Taiqing Laozi did not object, because he had no right to object.

Besides, Bai Chen had already done the same thing as the last time Shi Huang did, taking away four- Merit and Fortune.

This time, Bai Chen and Nuwa only Merit and Fortune, which is quite a small amount.

That's basically how the matter was discussed and settled.

After Taiqing Laozi obtained the authority to oversee the Five Emperors, he immediately began making arrangements.

To avoid giving Houtu any ammunition to cause trouble, Taiqing Laozi did not begin arranging for people to reincarnate.

Instead, they sought suitable infants from human tribes to serve as the Five Emperors.

After searching in vain, Taiqing Laozi noticed Di Ku, who had not yet been transferred.

Di Ku now has three sons: Zhi, Qi, and Qi. Among these three sons, apart from the eldest son Zhi who is unremarkable, Qi and Qi are not simple at all.

According to Taiqing Laozi's calculations, Di Ku's second son, Qi, was conceived by Di Ku's wife, You Tai Shi (Jiang Yuan), after stepping on the footprint of a Innate Great God.

Qi, the third son of Di Ku, was born to Di Ku's wife, You Song Shi (Jian Di), after swallowing the egg of Mysterious Bird phoenix.

Taiqing Laozi calculated that the two brothers, Qi and Qi, were both of good aptitude and had the potential to become the Five Emperors.

However, one of these two is related to Innate Great God, and the other is somewhat related to the Phoenix Clan.

Therefore, Taiqing Laozi decided to abandon the two brothers. After all, if he supported one of the brothers to become one of the Five Emperors and succeed Di Ku, it would be easy for people to find excuses.

Unfortunately, the secrets of heaven are not yet revealed. Taiqing Laozi only saw that the brothers Qi and Qi had extraordinary talents, but he did not see the achievements of their descendants.

The direct descendants of Qi were Ji Fa of the Zhou Tribe, who was also the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty.