Chapter 390 The Purpose of Fire Cloud Cave
"Xuanyuan, Yang Jian won't take the bait, and our sisters' seductive glances are all in vain."

Leizu said angrily.

Originally, she was planning to send other people over, but then she changed her mind and thought that it would be difficult for other people to understand how powerful Yang Jian was. If Xuanyuan misjudged Yang Jian's character, it would lead to bitter consequences, so she came in person.

Then, she told the truth about Yang Jian's cold behavior.

Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi and Emperor Yan looked at each other and saw understanding in each other's eyes.

This beauty trap was the first plan, and the two had never expected it to succeed.

Emperor Xuanyuan leaned back, patted the Human Emperor Sword at his waist with his right hand, and thought: "Yang Jian was chosen by Haotian to be in charge of the List of Gods. It seems that he did not get this benefit because of his blood relationship with Haotian. He was also indifferent before the secrets of the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic. His character must be extraordinary and should not be underestimated. Invite him over."

"What else can I do if you don't invite me~ You've been torturing us sisters every day. What you've done really makes us sisters feel disappointed~"

Leizu retorted, and without waiting for Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi to respond, she disappeared from the spot.

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"Thank you for waiting~"

Leizu came flying on the clouds.

Yang Jian crossed his arms, expressionless: "Where is the Fire Cloud Cave? If the three emperors are just wasting my time, then please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye."

"Your Majesty, you are joking. We sisters admire your heroic demeanor, which is why we want to go to Wushan with you."

Leizu walked over with a smile, deliberately puffing out her chest, and got closer and closer to Yang Jian, almost leaning against him.

"When Emperor Xuanyuan heard that the Lord of Heaven was coming, he blamed me for being slow to treat him and urged me to come and welcome him. I wasted no time in coming and going and didn't even have time to drink a sip of tea."

Leizu complained bitterly.

Yang Jian turned a deaf ear to it and thought it was just farting.

"God, please follow me."

Having said that, he turned around and led the way.

Yang Jian followed.

He tucked his left hand into his sleeve and moved it slightly. The diamond cutter on his arm automatically slipped off and was held in his hand, ready to throw it out to fight the enemy at any time.

The Vajra Cutter was covered by the sleeves, and Yang Jian had the magic of seventy-two transformations to conceal his aura, so it was quite concealed.

In the past, Fang Leizu's abilities would never have been discovered.

Leizu took Yang Jian and moved left and right. They flew for a long time but not a long distance. They circled around this world, as if they were activating some kind of formation.

After a moment, Yang Jian felt that the scenery in front of him suddenly changed.

Clouds appear in all directions, fog rises in all directions, tall and graceful cypresses grow, and twisted and winding pines appear. It is truly a rare paradise.

When Yang Jian originally heard about the Fire Cloud Cave, he thought it was some kind of cave.

Only then did he realize that he had underestimated the three Human Emperors. Although they were hiding in the Fire Cloud Cave, their magical powers were only slightly inferior to those of saints in the ancient times. How could they live in an ordinary cave?

Lei Zu suddenly stopped and pointed to a pine and cypress tree in the distance: "Go ahead, my Lord. The saint will be waiting for you there."

Yang Jian leaped over and saw the shadows of two men playing chess under the pines and cypresses.

The man on the left is wearing a bear skin, with a sword at his waist, and he exudes a wild aura.

The one on the right is wearing a grass skirt and exuding a medicinal fragrance, which is extremely extraordinary.

Yang Jian landed on the side and bowed, saying, "Yang Jian greets the two saints Yan and Huang. I wonder why the Fire Cloud Cave has asked me to come here?"

Emperor Xuanyuan looked up at Yang Jian and sniffed, "He is truly a congenital god, but he still has a hint of my blood."

Yang Jian smiled and said, "I do have human blood in me."

"If that's the case, then it's easy to talk."

Emperor Xuanyuan pointed at Yang Jian's sleeve and said, "We will not harm you. You'd better put away the killing tools in your hands. If you destroy the mountains and rivers, we three old men will not be able to live in our old age." Yang Jian realized that his action of holding the diamond cutter was seen through. He smiled calmly and put the diamond cutter away: "It's the junior Meng Lang who is careless."

The Shennong Yandi on the left said: "We invited you here not for our own selfish reasons, but for the greater good of the human race."

"Appreciate further details."

"When we were kings, Fuxi created the Eight Trigrams, evolved the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and laid the foundation for the human race's Taoism. Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs and passed on fire to the human race. Then Youxiong cleared the southern continent and opened up a foundation for the human race. Now the business world is declining and wars are everywhere. I think King Wu's virtue is growing, and King Zhou's evil is rampant. It is the will of heaven that King Zhou will be defeated. Do you think this is the will of heaven?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian immediately understood that the Three Emperors wanted to persuade him not to help the Shang Dynasty. After all, the Shang Dynasty had the support of Wen Zhong, and Wen Zhong was Yang Jian's junior brother, so Yang Jian's attitude was crucial.

Yang Jian asked, "What did Emperor Xin do wrong?"

Under his influence, Jin'ao Island had been involved in the Shang Dynasty at an early stage, and the incident of Emperor Xin uttering obscene poems in the Nuwa Temple did not occur.

But the three human emperors actually chose King Wu of Zhou and wanted to replace Shang with Zhou, which surprised Yang Jian very much.

Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi said: "Because the Shang Dynasty was perverse and disrespectful to their ancestors, their virtue was unworthy of their position."

Disrespect for ancestors
Yang Jian was surprised. After all, the ancestral temple of Chaoge City was still there, so how could it be disrespectful to the ancestors?

The next moment, Yang Jian suddenly thought of the sacrificial ceremony in Chaoge City in the past, and he understood something.

The Shang Dynasty worshipped Huang Tian Hou Tu and respected Nuwa instead of the Three Sovereigns of mankind.

The reason why the Shang Dynasty was able to live in peace and stability in the past was because there was no merit between heaven and earth, and the Three Emperors of the human race did not care whether to worship or not. They were trapped in the Fire Cloud Cave, and their blood, energy and spirit were of no use.

But things are different now.

Yang Jian integrated the Golden Lotus of Merit into the List of Gods, and the incense offerings of mortals were linked to merit, which became extremely important.

Merit determines whether they can leave the Fire Cloud Cave and roam freely in the wilderness. After all, with the incense of the human race, they can emulate the two saints in the West and become saints through merit. They don't need to hide in the Fire Cloud Cave and worry about the six saints turning against them all day long.

Since the Shang Dynasty was unwilling to worship the Three Saints of Huoyun Cave, they could only bet on Xiqi, hoping that Xiqi would honor the ancestors of mankind again after conquering the world.

Yang Jian looked troubled: "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult~"

"What's the problem?"

"The Shang Dynasty has a deep connection with Jin'ao Island. The national teacher Wen Zhong is my senior brother. The former emperor Yi of the Shang Dynasty was very kind to me and granted me a fiefdom. Even if I am in charge of the Conferred God, I cannot forget the kindness I received when I was humble after I hold a high position~ and~"

"And what?"

Yan Di asked anxiously.

Yang Jian took out the Investiture of the Gods and said, "In the future, if you want to enjoy the incense and accumulate merits, you must have your name on the Investiture of the Gods. I think the Emperor of Man is unwilling to be restricted by the Investiture of the Gods~"

The expressions of Emperor Yan and Emperor Xuanyuan Huang changed at the same time.

They thought that Yang Jian would make concessions because of human bloodline.

Who would have thought that Yang Jian was so unkind that he actually wanted them to be on the list as well.

"It is impossible. Daozu Hongjun once said that the Hunyuan Dao Fruit will not fall into disaster."

Xuanyuan Huangdi immediately retorted.

If they were to be included in the List of Conferred Gods, there would be no point for them to hide in the Fire Cloud Cave, as they would still be restrained by the Six Saints in the end.

The temptation of merit to them is to break free from constraints, but getting rid of one layer of constraints will lead to another layer, so they might as well do nothing.

"I also know that this is difficult to accomplish, but the Golden Lotus of Merit is in the Investiture of the Gods. If you don't enter the Investiture of the Gods, you will not have the chance to gain merit."

Yang Jian nodded: "I have something important to do, so I will leave first."

"Wait a minute~"

Emperor Yan suddenly stopped Yang Jian and said sternly, "Yang Jian, do you really not care about the safety of the human race at all? The human race has been able to survive to this day because we are still alive, making the foreign races wary. If we die, the human race will be driven out of the Southern Continent by the demons in an instant and become their blood food."

(End of this chapter)