Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1739 - 469: Betting on Fate, Two Spirit Tablets (5k)_2

"Don't you underestimate them."Yu Ziqing's expression shifted slightly, and he clasped his hands in salute.

"Please enlighten me, Sister-in-law."

"Right now, I actually count as a Deity myself, and I bear the rank of one of the most ancient Deities. This sort of rank is not quite the same as the Deities that came later."

A trace of understanding flashed through Yu Ziqing's eyes; in truth, he had long anticipated this.

After all, without a True Body, without a fleshly body, being able only to turn into rain was indeed an outward manifestation of a Deity.

"When my consciousness was still unclear, I actually, without realizing it, took control of this whole stretch of the Southern Sea.

After I awakened, slowly, as I adjusted the weather, bit by bit, some information floated up.

I've spoken with Ji Meng a great deal.

Back then, in order to save me, the Emperor Dui of that time gave him something that made me become like this.

That was something left behind by the First Generation Emperor Dui; as for how he obtained it, no one knows.

At that time, Ji Meng didn't think that thing was actually a rank.

It was completely different from the Deities in his impression, and different from All Gods as well.

It was only later that I slowly came to understand more and more.

And in the deep sea, there might be similar Deities who fell and turned into Strange.

I dare say those fellows definitely aren't on the same side as All Gods.

You be careful and don't fall for it."

"Many thanks for the guidance, Sister-in-law." Yu Ziqing bowed with solemn respect.

Many thoughts surfaced in his mind; he thought of those bastards he had dragged out of the Mud Sea of the Muddied World, who had turned into the Twenty-four Solar Terms.

He then thought of that Deep Sea Great Strange this time, who, in order to obtain lasting spiritual wisdom, was willing to accept anything.

It actually matched up with what Sister-in-law was saying.

After all, Yu Ziqing felt that once these Deities were no longer idle gods and were bound, they were indeed extremely useful.

But conversely, once they were bound, so long as the human race remained the protagonist of the era to come,

then these bastards would continue to exist.

That Big Strange who buried itself into the Green Land, barring any surprises, was the same.

Yu Ziqing suddenly had some idea of what that Big Strange wanted to do.

It was hedging its bets.

That's why it wanted to receive formal canonization from the very mouths of Emperor Dui, King of Hungry Ghosts, Immortal Grass Breeder, Lord of the Immortal Grass Old Stump, Earth Devil Venerate, and God Slayer.

This might produce an anchoring effect even better than a Big Strange devouring the citizens of a Divine Dynasty.

And looking at the long term, if, going forward, the human race continued to be the protagonist of this era and suppressed All Gods and the Ancient Sea Gods,

then this Big Strange would obtain a ticket into the next era.

So-called power, so-called the Mysterious—once the timescale is stretched out, none of that matters.

Since it's a matter of placing a bet, if you pinch and squeeze like toothpaste, giving it out bit by bit, then it really becomes a simple transaction.

When the dust finally settles, a fellow who looks like part of the Fence-sitting Faction will be precisely the sort to be liquidated.

But if it pushes all its chips in from the very start, putting forth its utmost sincerity and wanting nothing but spiritual wisdom, then the nature of it is different.

If this thing really helped solve the Deep Sea Strange and the Ancient Sea Gods,

then even if Yu Ziqing could see that it was hedging its bets, he still wouldn't go so far as to butcher a meritorious contributor.

Yu Ziqing had laid down groundwork with the Twenty-four Solar Terms; he was not the sort who kills the donkey after it's done grinding the mill.

Thinking of it this way, this Big Strange, after acquiring spiritual wisdom, was quite clear-headed.

Even if it lost the gamble, it would be nothing more than death.

From a higher vantage point, in the next era Deities would still exist, and this whole system would have spanned yet another era.

From that perspective, this Big Strange's spiritual wisdom truly surpassed that of Ancient God and All Gods; it looked much further down the line.

It's not so easy being the first bird that sticks its head out.

Calming his thoughts, Yu Ziqing thanked Sister-in-law once more, then arranged to visit the Ji Meng household for tea next time.

Taking out a flying sword, Yu Ziqing left behind a Jade Scroll, summarized what they'd agreed on, and sent it off, passing it to the Dragon Clan, who happened to not be too far away.

Once they finished clearing out the evil cultivation in the East Sea, they could migrate with the entire clan.

Before long, the Dragon Clan received the message and delivered it to the Old Dragon King.

After one look, the Old Dragon King let out a long sigh and finally relaxed completely.

He himself wasn't afraid, and most of the Dragon Clan weren't afraid, but the problem was that the juvenile dragons were.

They were very hard to protect perfectly, and the Dragon Clan's numbers were sparse to begin with; nurturing a juvenile dragon was an extremely difficult task.

If this generation of juvenile dragons were all wiped out, the Dragon Clan would have at least several thousand years of severed succession.

During that stretch of time, if any accidents occurred, the Dragon Clan would truly decline completely.

Without sufficient strength, what would happen, the Old Dragon King knew all too well.

They could very well fall to the status of the Demon Clan, hunted by the strong as raw materials.

Now that they'd received approval and could legitimately migrate into the Southern Sea, far from the East Sea, this was already the best possible outcome.

Even though the Old Dragon King had actually wanted territory closer to Dadui, the territory granted now was in the eastern Southern Sea, which was still perfectly acceptable.

He understood that the true master of the Southern Sea actually wanted the Dragon Clan to serve as guardian of its eastern side.

This, in turn, made the Old Dragon King more at ease; so long as the other side needed the Dragon Clan to do something, they wouldn't easily go back on their word.

Otherwise, if they gave the Dragon Clan a territory for no reason at all, it wouldn't be impossible for them to take it back if any conflict arose in the future.

The Old Dragon King put away the letter and ordered the Dragon Clan to speed up and finish clearing out the evil cultivation in the East Sea as soon as possible.

For this final major campaign in the East Sea, they absolutely had to do their best, and they must not leave a single evil cultivator behind.