Qi Yu also felt that the topic could not go on any longer.
If they continued to beat around the bush, they wouldn't know which direction things would develop.
They had to get straight to the point.
So, Qi Yu finally stammered out her true intention to Yan Hua.
Not surprisingly.
Yan Hua immediately refused after hearing it.
Si Qing, although saying there was no assistant, felt a bit amused.
Her master's reaction was indeed as he had predicted.
"Master, don't you think being the Heavenly Dao is a very interesting thing? Think about it, if you become the Heavenly Dao, then you will be the most powerful person in this entire world. Everyone will have to listen to you. Whoever dares to provoke you, you can directly strike them with lightning. And you can do whatever you want, how free is that?" Qi Yu said while stretching out her hands to embrace the sky, desperately painting a rosy picture for Yan Hua.
Yan Hua choked her with a single sentence: "Since the job of the Heavenly Dao is so good, so free, and so powerful and attractive, why don't you do it for a while longer before choosing a junior Heavenly Dao?"
Qi Yu was speechless and angrily pounded the table.
Chen Xi added, "If you ask me, although the junior Heavenly Dao is like the position of sect leader, only playing an auxiliary role, it is, after all, the future Heavenly Dao, concerning the fate of all beings in the world. The selection process cannot be said to be unimportant, and it is best not to make a hasty decision."
To become a junior Heavenly Dao, one needs to undergo a difficult heavenly tribulation.
And there is also a so-called assessment period.
Not just anyone can become a junior Heavenly Dao.
If one rashly applies to become a junior Heavenly Dao without sufficient qualifications, they might be struck by lightning and turn to ashes, which would not be worth it.
Yan Hua believed he would not suffer such a fate.
But even so, he did not want to take on this thankless task.
"...Master!" Qi Yu found that neither soft nor hard tactics worked, and finally could only beg for mercy, constantly acting spoiled and calling out to Yan Hua: "Being a junior Heavenly Dao is so good. Among my choices, only you are the most suitable in terms of backup, most suitable in terms of magic, and suitable in all aspects. If you become the junior Heavenly Dao, I don't think there will be many people in the world who oppose it. Master, Master~"
Yan Hua pretended not to hear, rolling his eyes to look at the sky.
When he got tired of looking, he changed direction to look at the nearby forest.
Qi Yu looked at him pitifully, her eyes wide with anticipation.
It seemed as if the moment he said another "no," she would burst into tears.
Yan Hua was determined, and no matter what, he would not soften his heart on this matter.
Therefore, he still firmly refused the proposal to become a junior Heavenly Dao.
And no matter how Qi Yu looked at him, he did not change his mind.
Qi Yu went to Chang Qing Sect with great enthusiasm and returned to the 13th Heaven dejectedly.
Si Qing saw Qi Yu return to the 13th Heaven like a废鱼 (useless fish), lazily sprawled on the clouds, not wanting to move at all, and couldn't help but comfort her:
"Why don't you try to trick someone else? No, I mean, why don't you choose someone else? I think as long as their Dao heart is stable enough, any cultivator should be able to be selected as a junior Heavenly Dao."
"Any cultivator can do it, that's too broad a range, it would take ages," Qi Yu pouted.
Si Qing propped his chin with one hand: "But Master doesn't agree. If he doesn't agree, even if you choose him as the junior Heavenly Dao, if he's unwilling to undergo the tribulation, wouldn't that be in vain?"
"Actually, there are other people you can choose besides him," Qi Yu said, suddenly sitting up, her eyes shining.
Si Qing twitched the corner of his mouth, as if he knew who she was talking about: "Chen Xi?"
"Yes," Qi Yu hit her palm with her fist: "Although Chen Xi likes to play and is often lazy, he is actually more formidable than anyone else when he's serious. I think with his skills in chess, calligraphy, painting, and all those miscellaneous abilities, he's simply perfect."
"But," Si Qing hesitated to speak.
If Yan Hua wouldn't agree, would that lazy fellow Chen Xi agree?
Moreover, given Chen Xi's personality, even if he really agreed, he would probably have other motives.
For example, he might agree to be the Heavenly Dao, but before that, he would demand to be allowed to go out and play, or to get many storybooks, or other unreasonable requests.
Qi Yu thought carefully and felt that what Si Qing said made sense. Chen Xi's lazy personality clearly made him unsuitable.
So, the brother and sister became troubled about choosing who would be the junior Heavenly Dao.
An Nuo and Shao Feng finished their tasks in the Ninth Heaven and came to visit. They happened to see the brother and sister staring blankly at each other.
Shao Feng immediately walked in slowly: "Yo, what are you thinking about? So engrossed that you didn't even notice us two coming in."
Qi Yu propped her chin in her hands and glanced at the doorway, then withdrew her gaze: "We noticed you long ago, we just didn't speak. We're both troubled right now."
Shao Feng reached out and picked a grape from the plate in front of them, put it in his mouth, and asked slowly, "What are you troubled about? Troubled about selecting a junior Heavenly Dao? Alas, in all the time I've lived, this is the first time I've seen someone get tired of being the Heavenly Dao and choose a junior Heavenly Dao so early for others to take over."
Qi Yu looked at Shao Feng: "When I became the Heavenly Dao, I was forced into it. If I could choose again, I wouldn't want this position at all."
Being the Heavenly Dao wasn't a good thing.
You could hear the voices of all beings in the three realms, but you couldn't give everyone fairness. Besides, there were so many races to consider, and even if you had selfish intentions, you couldn't act recklessly.
Qi Yu envied Yan Hua and Chen Xi greatly now.
Yan Hua could be a mascot in Chang Qing Mountain if he wanted to, or he could take Chen Xi to travel if he didn't want to be a mascot.
Chen Xi had status and position, and held power, but he could be idle all day, doing nothing, just staying on Yan Hua's dragon head to read storybooks.
The young disciples of Chang Qing Sect all admired them greatly.
An Nuo patted Qi Yu's head: "Don't be too hasty about anything. The matter of the junior Heavenly Dao requires fate. Shao Feng and I heard that you two went to see Yan Hua and Chen Xi before. They both refused to be the junior Heavenly Dao, and neither of them was willing to accept this responsibility. This proves that they have no fate with this position. You need to find someone else who is fated."
Qi Yu also understood this principle and could only nod in resignation.
Shao Feng changed the subject, took out something like a spirit ball from his embrace, and tossed it around in his hand:
"Hey, Si Qing, Qi Yu, don't be so dejected. Look, what is this thing I brought? I suspect you two won't recognize this thing."