Ancient Races/Story

== Attack on XDS ==
They were an inferior race. Now he had learned the truth about them. They were actually just some failed products.
At that time, the human race had been extremely powerful. Back then, when the human race and Xuan Beast race had decided to intermingle, it had just been a kind of experiment. The ancient races were the result of lower ranking Xuan Beasts mating with the human race. The true pure-blooded Xuan Beasts who intermingled with the human race would have children that looked like regular people. They wouldn't be like these ancient race people with clear signs that they were half-beast, half-human.
The children born from the true human race experts and pure-blooded Xuan Beasts had the body of humans but the Spirit Blood of Xuan Beasts.
The constitution of the human race allowed them to get closer to the Heavenly Daos, while the Xuan Beast's blood gave them powerful physical bodies. Each one of those children had terrifying talent.
But now, the current ancient races were nothing more than failed experiments. They were abandoned. Even the Xuan Beasts called them half-breeds. That wasn't cursing them, but referring to how the energy within their bodies was too muddled. They were no longer pure.
As for the ancient races, in order to maintain their pitiful dignity, they sucked up to the Xuan Beasts, refusing to recognize that the human race was their ancestor. They continuously bullied the human race, wishing them to all die to wash away their own history. Long Chen looked down on them the most.
There was very likely going to be a bloody battle, and they didn't want to take the lead for fear of taking losses. That made Long Chen look down on them even more. The old man's words were entirely correct. The ancient races were just a pack of idiots who bullied the weak and cowered from the strong. Their viciousness was just an act for others to see. At a life and death juncture, they were just cowards.
== Enemies ==
Both the Xuantian Dao Sect and the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect were their mortal enemies. If they could be annihilated in one move, it would be for the best.
To the ancient race experts, Pill Valley had given them a good opportunity. Not only could they kill their enemies and display their might, but the deaths of these people would be the responsibility of Pill Valley. The Martial Heaven Alliance wouldn't even be able to find trouble for them.
== Long Chen ==
"Weren't you the ones who were hunting me down and trying to kill me? Was I supposed to sit there and let you kill me? You really are idiots. If I had Fatty Tu's cultivation base, I'd go for a stroll through your ancient race's land and see just how many idiots I could kill. I, Long Chen, always follow the principle of if others don't offend me, I won't offend them. The enmity between myself and the ancient races stems completely from your side. 
"In the Immemorial Path, it was the ancient races who were too overbearing and tried to kill me for my treasures that made me counterattack. The enmities of the Eastern Wasteland were concluded in the Eastern Wasteland, but even now that I'm in the Central Plains, you still want to target me. 
"You once more attacked me in the eastern sea, and I was forced to attack back.
"In the Four Nations Ancient Remnant, you plotted against me, and so I once more slaughtered your people.
"This time at Devil Spirit Mountain, you attacked me again. For me, a single Foundation Forging disciple, you mobilized so many Life Star experts. Do your ancient races even have any face left?
"Because I killed your disciple, you felt like it was only natural to send your senior generation after me. But once my sect master saved me by killing those people, you demand an explanation?
"You idiots, do you think the world belongs to the ancient races? Only you are permitted to kill others, but others aren't permitted to kill you? Is there such an idiotic logic in this world?"
Long Chen's words contained all his fury. His enmity with the ancient races had started back in the Immemorial Path. They had gone too far, continuously going after him. Anyone would have gotten angry, let alone someone like Long Chen with his explosive temper.
== Dragon Slaughtering Convention ==
Once the Corrupt experts had left, Qu Jianying’s gaze swept across the ancient races. She smiled coldly. “I heard the ancient races have become quite arrogant during my seclusion. You’re complaining that your territory isn’t large enough and you want to expand? How about my Martial Heaven Alliance just gives you half our territory so that each member of the ancient races has their own mountain? How does that sound?”
During these past few years, the ancient races had been rapidly expanding their territory, not satisfied with what they had.
Some smaller sects had been driven away by them, while some stronger sects had disbanded thanks to Pill Valley’s coordination.
Only some tough sects who didn’t bend to the carrot or the stick had gone against the ancient races despite Pill Valley’s ‘mediation’. After all, no one wanted to leave their home.
As a result, those sects were suddenly attacked by the Corrupt path, while the reinforcements from other sects were ‘one step too late’ to help. Those sects were either destroyed or had their cores so badly damaged that they were forced to disband.
Now that Qu Jianying had brought this up, those ancient race experts’ expressions sank. Saying that they would each have a mountain was clearly mocking them for having few people but being extremely greedy. 
However, even their powerful Life Star experts were intimidated by Qu Jianying and didn’t dare to even let out a fart.
“Don’t think that with the support of the Xuan Beasts and the favor of Pill Valley that you can do whatever you want. Pill Valley won’t help you unless it benefits them as well, and the Xuan Beasts have never publicly expressed any opinion of you. Don’t think you have so much support. Speaking of which, go tell the Xuan Beasts that Hu Xiaolin was slain by my disciple. If they want to find someone for revenge, they can find me,” said Qu Jianying.
“Little fellows from the ancient family alliance, remember that you’re allied with the Righteous path. Don’t let others intentionally cause conflict amongst us. Of course, I’m not saying this because I’m afraid of you. I just want to make things clear. Cooperation should be sincere. If we can’t cooperate, then we can break up. It doesn’t matter. But the Martial Heaven Alliance’s cooperation with the ancient family alliance is based on both our interests. Although we’ve received your help, you’ve also obtained a generous return. Now that I, Qu Jianying, have come out of seclusion, the decisions of the Martial Heaven Alliance are decided by me. Go ask Di Long if he wants to end this cooperation or not.” After telling off the ancient races, Qu Jianying turned to the ancient family alliance.
== Destroying the roots: Sovereign as the Leviathan ==
Long Chen still didn’t reply. He was flying through the air, looking at the tribes living in the mountains. He saw groups of children playing by the waterside, and women not far looking over them.
Seeing the naive and innocent smiles of those children, Long Chen was conflicted.
He hated the ancient races.
He wanted to kill all the ancient races’ experts. He wanted to destroy those bastards who forgot their own ancestors and history and only knew how to kneel to the Xuan Beasts.
However, when he saw those children, he was conflicted. He wanted revenge, but did that mean he had to kill these children who had just been born?
“Why are you wasting your time? Enemies are enemies and should be pulled up by the roots. You are going to kill their fathers and mothers, but if you don’t eliminate the roots, then once they grow up, they’ll kill your descendants,” said Evilmoon, having seen through Long Chen’s thoughts.
“So by destroying the roots, there won’t be any more trouble?” asked Long Chen.
“Of course.”
“Then tell me, your dark evil dragon race is cruel and vicious, and I suppose you subscribe to that principle of destroying your enemies by their roots. So tell me, do you have no enemies then?”
“...” Evilmoon was silent. The dark evil dragon race had many, many enemies.
“Evilmoon, I don’t know how you view me, but as long as someone can fight shoulder to shoulder with me, I can call them my brother, and you are no exception. Although you’ve lived countless years, even having once fought with a Sovereign, there is just one thing I have to tell you. There are no absolute rights or wrongs in this world.
“Even a Sovereign, even a god, cannot be absolutely correct. If a person really feels that what they do is absolutely correct, then they are not far from becoming a devil.
“I am enemies with the ancient races. Neither of us is wrong. They want to kill me, so I naturally must get vengeance. That is right. As for the ancient races, they don’t get along with the human race and want to eliminate threats in preparation for the storm. To the ancient races, this is also right.
“They are right, and I am right. Then who is wrong? What’s wrong is this era we live in. We were born in the wrong era. If a Sovereign was still present to rule over the races, we would be at peace, with the races living in harmony. Our civilization would prosper. But that is not the case.
“I want to kill them. Right now, that’s right. But a thousand years from, it might not be.
“Most importantly, in the face of these innocent children… I just can’t attack. Although I know you’ll curse me for being stupid, please let me be this stupid,” sighed Long Chen as he flew past.
Evilmoon was silent for a long while. “Fine. I don’t quite understand what you’re saying, but thank you for viewing me as a brother.”
Although it didn’t quite agree with his principles, Evilmoon was still a bit moved by what he had said. After being with Long Chen for this long, it had already seen through his character. His emotions were simple and direct.
==Inner Workings of the Ancient Races==
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, the ancient races aren’t as icily arrogant as you have seen. Some of us feel a sense of belonging to both the Xuan Beasts and the human race. But the ones in power see the human race as weak and they are constantly fighting amongst themselves. Hence, as the era of the human race’s Sovereigns passed, the human race has declined in their view. That’s why some of us look down on the human race and wish to rejoin the Xuan Beasts.
“In truth, this is a foolish view. The majority of the ancient races know that this is a gamble, a gamble that risks the very survival of the ancient races.
“Originally, our position was very awkward. The human race didn’t want us and neither did the Xuan Beasts. That was fine. After all, we don’t need to depend on others to survive. But others didn’t think so. If the Xuan Beasts had a fight against the human race, as long as we promptly joined the battle, we would benefit immensely, and the side that we helped out would have to show their gratitude to us. We couldn’t waste that chance. It was Long Juncang who pushed that viewpoint. His side has been in contact with the Xuan Beasts for many years, but the Xuan Beasts have not fully accepted them.
"There are countless races amongst us, however, the number of powers amongst the ancient races that can contend with Long Juncang’s forces can be counted on one hand. They are still waiting, not agreeing with Long Juncang, but not going against him either. They don’t join in any fights because until the very end, they are not willing to take that risk. It is us, the ones from lower level races and powers that have it the hardest. We don’t want to join the fight, but we’re too weak to resist. Whenever there is a battle, we take the most losses, while the ones to benefit the most are always those who stand at the peak of the ancient races.
“I am telling you this not so that you pity us. I simply wish for you to know that we have our own troubles. I hope that your hatred toward the ancient races does not spill onto the innocent. If a war does start, I hope you can let those people off and not destroy us to the root.”
That disciple actually knelt on the ground toward Long Chen, with the others following. They did not do this for themselves but for their people.
What they were afraid of was a war with the ancient races stuck in the middle. If the human race won, then the one with the authority to make this decision would definitely be Long Chen. If Long Chen gave the order, the ancient races would vanish from this world.
So there was a deep meaning behind their kneeling. With what little power they had, they wanted to preserve the slightest hope for the weaker members of the ancient races. 
==References==
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