Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System-Chapter 246 - 242: Imperial Seals and Karma

Chapter 246: Chapter 242: Imperial Seals and Karma ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

Liu Xiu had been the Emperor of the Great Han for thirty years.

And the Great Han had long since changed beyond recognition; the world was refreshed. The Han empire’s territory encompassed nearly the entirety of Southern Shenzhou, with a population amounting to several hundred million. All professions flourished, making the national power far superior to that of previous dynasties.

As the emperor of this immense dynasty, Liu Xiu’s achievements could no longer be described as merely "once in an eternity."

But he was acutely aware of who was responsible for all these changes.

Without Master Sun’s guidance, he could never have accomplished such great feats, so he always kept a heart full of gratitude and reverence.

At this moment, upon seeing Sun Wukong, he quickly set aside the memorial he was holding and respectfully performed a ritual bow, "Xiu pays his respects to Master."

Sun Wukong smiled and said, "The time for the Human Race to manifest its destiny has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiu became instantly excited.

His power on Earth had reached its peak, but he had never forgotten just how vast this world was, and the position of the Human Race within the entire mythological realm.

To change all this, it was necessary for the dynasty of the Human Race to be strong enough, strong enough to provide an opportunity for its destiny to manifest.

Now, the opportunity had finally come!

After Sun Wukong finished giving detailed instructions, Liu Xiu convened his ministers to discuss the state of affairs.

Specifically, it wasn’t just state affairs, but matters concerning the fate of the entire Human Race.

When the civilian and military officials heard Liu Xiu speak of the manifestation of the Human Path, the Human Race totem, and other matters of the gods, many young ministers could not help worrying. Was the current Emperor, like Emperor Mu of Zhou, Qin Shi Huang, and Emperor Xiaowu, beginning to pursue the elusive promise of immortality in his old age?

Only some elderly officials remembered the events from thirty years ago, recalling the flood in Nanyang when a divine dragon appeared in the sky, which not only subdued the giant ape but also calmed the floodwaters.

At that time, there were those who said that the divine dragon had been summoned by the current Emperor.

Now that Liu Xiu brought up matters of the gods again, although some of the elderly ministers were skeptical, none opposed him.

Eventually, Liu Xiu led the ministers to the square outside the Weiyang Palace.

Sun Wukong was already waiting there, still in the guise of the Taoist priest Sun, a lean-faced Taoist priest with an appearance that embodied the essence of mystic immortality.

Dressed in imperial robes, Liu Xiu stepped forward and bowed, "Master, we can begin now."

The ministers were greatly shocked, and many became even more worried, thinking the Emperor was bewitched by heresies.

People like Liu Yan, Deng Yu, and Zhu You were incredulous; they had also seen the Taoist priest Sun when they were children. Decades had passed, yet the Taoist priest hadn’t aged at all?

Next, a scene that left everyone speechless occurred.

Sun Wukong waved his horsetail whisk, and in the vast square, pieces of earth and rock swiftly rose up to form a majestic altar in the blink of an eye, imposing and solemn, overlooking the whole of Chang’an City.

"Please, Emperor of the Human Race, ascend the altar." Having said this, Sun Wukong grabbed Liu Xiu’s arm, lifting him into the clouds and onto the altar.

At this moment, the citizens of Chang’an City also saw the altar that had suddenly appeared within the imperial palace, all of them astonished.

Under the gaze of tens of thousands, Sun Wukong took out a radiant divine seal and handed it to Liu Xiu, "This is the Sangdong seal, the foremost treasure of the Human Race, capable of stabilizing the fate of our race. Today, I entrust it to your care, hoping you will lead the Human Race into an unprecedented era of prosperity."

Liu Xiu solemnly bowed, "Xiu will not fail this great trust!"

Following that, he performed the ritual on the altar as Sun Wukong had instructed, and with a commanding presence, he declared, "Summon the Dragon Race!"

"Roar!"

As soon as his words fell, a dragon’s roar thundered through the heavens.

Ao Lie transformed into a golden divine dragon, leaping out of Jing River. The true dragon, tens of thousands of feet long, coiled serpentine over Chang’an City, a spectacle of divine wonder.

Following him, the dragons from the Jing River lineage appeared.

Seeing these giant dragons, both the ministers and the citizens were greatly startled.

Many finally understood that the legends were true; the current Emperor could indeed summon divine dragons!

But it didn’t end there; more dragon roars echoed through the heavens.

The Sea Dragon King and North Sea Dragon King appeared, leading a multitude of dragons from the eastern and northern seas, each revealing their true forms in a grand display.

"Ao Lie, the Great Dragon God of Rain, commanding the Eight Rivers, pays respects to the King of Men," boomed Ao Lie’s voice like thunder.

He did not address Liu Xiu as Emperor, but directly as the King of Men, clearly confident about today’s event. The lineage of the King of Men was to reclaim the status it had lost a thousand years ago!

"Greetings to the King of Men!" echoed the Sea Dragon King and North Sea Dragon King along with many dragons.

They too were excited and hopeful; today, if successful, the Dragon Race would see hope!

Liu Xiu’s expression was unchanged as he stood at the center of the altar, and once more he raised the Sangdong seal, solemnly declaring, "The Han Emperor, Liu Xiu, hereby decrees to heaven and earth: Today I appoint the Dragon Race as the totem of the Human Race, with Ao Lie serving as the Dharma-protecting Dragon God of the Human Race, let heaven and earth be witnesses!"

The heaven and earth here did not refer to the sky and the ground but was a proclamation to the entire world.

Sun Wukong nodded slightly by his side. Though the Dragon Race had become the totem of the Human Race since the ancient era of the Three Sovereigns, it had never reached the level of being decreed as such.

Now with Liu Xiu’s decree, from henceforth, the fate of the Dragon Race would be tightly linked with that of the Human Race.

If the destiny of the Human Race grew stronger, so would that of the Dragon Race, and if the destiny of the Human Race weakened, the Dragon Race would likewise suffer!

After Liu Xiu’s proclamation to heaven and earth, the Sangdong seal shone brightly, and the skies over Chang’an City became tumultuous, with strange phenomena abounding.

The destiny of the Human Race was now strong enough that a word from the Emperor could stun heaven and earth.

At this moment, beings across the Three Realms felt a mysterious change and their gazes were all turned towards Southern Shenzhou.

They saw many dragons gathered over Chang’an City, and there stood the Human Emperor Liu Xiu, holding the Sangdong seal.

On the seal, scenes from the past of the Human Race appeared.