Rewrite My Fate to Become the Daoist Ancestor

Nezha blinked, his eyes fixed intently on Ning Xunqiu as he tested:

"Old Dragon King, you wouldn’t despise me, would you? I’m the Demon Pill!"

He was born extraordinary, and the moment he transformed, he saw all of his three-year-old memories. He grew up amidst "prejudice and evil" from birth.

Aside from his mother, everyone said he was born to be evil and that he would inevitably become a Great Demon King, bringing disaster to the world.

Even his kindly fat master, upon seeing the demon aura when he was born, raised his duster aggressively, ready to strike him, this "Demon," down on the spot.

Even Yuanshi Celestial Venerable, a Saint of such caliber, intended to place the "Celestial Tribulation Curse" upon him.

At birth, the rampant power of the Demon Pill was beyond control; he was utterly unable to manage himself. All he wanted was to live, instinctively having to release his strength.

He distinctly didn’t want to harm anyone; he hadn’t done any evil deeds. Why should future, yet-to-happen "evil" be attributed to him already?

"Of course, you can."

Ning Xunqiu looked at the sensitive young Nezha and smiled faintly, "What does it matter if you are the Demon Pill? In the eyes of Cyan Heaven, all beings are equal, and the Demon Pill is no exception."

"That terrifying demon qi on you, fundamentally speaking, is just a type of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. How can Heaven and Earth be divided into good and evil? Whether it’s good or evil, you decide."

"Well said!"

Nezha was utterly engrossed, his big eyes gleaming as he stared at Ning Xunqiu, showing the expression of finding a soulmate at last. He nodded repeatedly, a bright smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

Beside him, Li Jing and Taoyi True Master looked worried.

Shen Gongbao’s expression was complex, finally understanding the meaning behind Nezha’s words, "My fate is decided by myself, not by heaven." He had always taught his disciples that "prejudice in people’s hearts is a great mountain," and that "the Demon Race is merely beings covered in fur or scales, born of eggs or water! "

In the end, he himself began to believe this nonsense.

That mountain called "prejudice" weighed him down, making him always feel inferior.

He had countless times cursed the heavens in his heart, questioning why he had to be born as part of the Demon Race? Why couldn’t he have been human? He desperately tried to escape his demon identity, aspiring to attain Dao and become an Immortal, yet never realizing the root of all was the chains of his own heart.

"Wrong, everything was wrong!" Shen Gongbao had an epiphany in his heart.

What does it matter being a demon?! What does it matter being an immortal?! Is an immortal necessarily righteous? He worked dirty jobs for his senior for so many years. What’s the difference between immortal and demon? The so-called immortal and demon are merely definitions imposed by others!

Shen Gongbao raised his head slowly, finally daring to face that patch of vivid red on Nezha, his heart open and unburdened.

Ning Xunqiu noticed this out of the corner of his eye, feeling gratified in his heart. Though Shen Gongbao’s emotional tribulation was not yet dissolved, he had taken the first step in his heart, granting him the chance to walk the path of Attainment.

Ning Xunqiu raised his hand and gently touched the dragon horns on his head, his gaze warm as he looked at Nezha, then slowly spoke:

"In the eyes of the world, I am also a demon on the evil side. Yet, I am the Lord of the East Sea, focused on cultivation, residing deep beneath the sea, a place mortals cannot reach. We Aquatic Race cannot stay away from the ocean for long either."

"Yet even so, ordinary people in the world fear me upon seeing the dragon horns atop my head."

He paused, his tone carrying deep meaning: "Do you know why?"

Upon hearing this, Nezha instantly thought of himself and Ao Bing. He recalled Ao Bing being besieged by villagers just for revealing a dragon horn, and though he had saved people, he was accused of coming ashore as a man-eating demon.

He clenched his fist, eyes full of indignation, and whispered, "Because they only believe what they want to believe and don’t care about the truth."

Ning Xunqiu solemnly said, "Exactly. People tend to define good and evil based on appearances, judge right and wrong through prejudice. But remember, true good and evil are not about others’ judgments but your own conscience."

"If you hold righteousness in your heart, even bearing the Power of the Demon Pill, you can bring blessings to the world. If you indulge in depravity, even bearing the Spirit Pearl, you can bring disaster to the world."

The words of this era are controlled by only a few people.

They say you are evil, and you are evil; say you are good, and you are good! The common people, ignorant and unaware, only know to bow and shout "Long live royal authority."

Ning Xunqiu needed to face off against Saints during the Sealing God Tribulation, requiring a group to help spread the "Cyan Heaven Equality Ideology" among the Ten Thousand Races and Heaven and Earth, removing the "great mountain" in people’s hearts.

Shen Gongbao, Nezha, Ao Bing, all were talents he valued as capable.

His act of stealing the Spirit Pearl had already implicated the entire Dragon Race in the Sealing God Tribulation, but being a part of the Celestial Dao himself, he understood that the catastrophe of Celestial Dao arose from the thoughts of people.

Wars in the land are merely human tribulations. The Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty were just pieces in a game, bolstered by Expository and Jie Sect, competing for Heaven and Earth Fortune.

The winner holds the Celestial Mandate!

But now, Cyan Heaven is very dissatisfied and wants to change the Celestial Mandate!

"Nezha, are you willing to become the Cyan Heaven Peace Envoy?" Ning Xunqiu asked.

"Cyan Heaven Peace Envoy?" Nezha asked in confusion.

"Cease war as martial, peace under heaven."

Ning Xunqiu said,

"You use the Power of the Demon Pill to eradicate violence and promote virtue, protect the weak, uphold justice, enforce the Dao for heaven[Celestial Dao], and over time, you can reverse the prejudices of the world."

"People will believe the Power of the Demon Pill is not used to instill fear, and they won’t fear you anymore, but even call out your name loudly."

"You will become a hero in the hearts of many, a legacy that lasts forever."

The title of Cyan Heaven Law and Great Sage Equal to Heaven could spread across All Heavens and Myriads of Realms because those mortals oppressed by the gods and buddhas, through their awakening, through their resistance, in the final desperation, had this as their last spiritual sanctuary.