My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 361 Don't you know that I am also a Great Sage?
Amidst increasingly deafening roars of thunder, the Heavenly Dao finally departed and returned to the Nine Heavens.

After losing the infusion of the power of the Heavenly Dao, this sacrificial ceremony came to an end.

As the detached soul and self gradually return to the body...

Li Wei finally broke free from the identity of "shaman" and, once again, became an independent individual, guided by the central axis that connects heaven, earth, and humanity!
An unreal, surreal feeling emanated from within his soul, causing Li Wei to become somewhat dazed.

If it weren't for the remaining traces of the ritual around him, and the Heavenly Laws paper and the mysterious chip still in his hand, he would almost have thought he had just had a dream.

Heavenly Dao 0.91 finally spoke again: [Master, run!]

Our sacrificial ceremony just now had a huge impact. Now that Heavenly Dao 7.19 is no longer overseeing things, those curious folks will probably be coming over to take a look soon.

It's as if it's meant to provide a footnote to the Heavenly Dao System.

Suddenly, massive beams of light appeared in the sky.

At this moment,

Li Wei felt as if he had become the center of the world, or as if he were standing in the center of a stage play, with countless gazes coming towards him from all directions, wanting to uncover all his secrets.

With so many eyes on them, it's likely not just the gods of Heaven, but even demons and heretics are curiously observing.

Li Wei didn't want to be exposed in front of so many people!
So he slapped down, cutting up all the remaining traces on the surrounding altar, and immediately activated the Great Thief's Secrets entry, transforming into a Kunpeng and disappearing from the spot like the wind.

During this process, the Heavenly Dao 0.91 system also activated the [Dragon Transformation Crown] vulnerability for him, isolating him from the power of external laws and creating a law environment unique to Li Wei, helping him to shield his aura.

This double protection would have been sufficient.

But Li Wei suddenly felt a weight on his body. When he looked down, he found that Confucius's court robes and crown had been put on him at some point, helping to cover up the traces of chaotic energy.

Don't be afraid, I mean you no harm.

The will of the first Confucius leaned against Li Wei, and said with the force of a powerful man: "If I hadn't risked my life to appear, you and your Heavenly Dao System would have been discovered long ago!"

Kid, how are you going to thank me?

I thank your whole family with a big watermelon!
If I really wanted to express my gratitude, I would have arrested all of your Kong family's bloodline descendants in the human world and sent them to Thunder Prison. Would that satisfy you?
Li Wei coldly looked at the Confucian will locked within him and asked in confusion, "Just now, the Heavenly Dao said you are the vessel of the Great Calamity? What does that mean?"

The first Confucius sighed slightly: "Indeed, your generation hasn't experienced the great calamity of heaven and earth, so naturally you don't know its specifics."

He looked up into the distance and said with a sigh:
Civilization, in essence, is built upon the shoulders of our predecessors! Therefore, in a sense, the dead like us can be considered the foundation of the immortal civilization!

Therefore, when the Heavenly Dao wants to eliminate the Immortal Dao civilization, it will naturally have to start from its foundation and begin to dig up its very grounds.

Li Wei's pupils shrank instantly: "The Heavenly Dao can even do something like this?"

[Why do we humans also desire immortality?]

Confucius said in a voice full of wisdom:
As the saying goes, "As long as saints exist, great thieves will never cease!"

Reaching our level of spiritual cultivation will have an unimaginable and immense impact on the world. All information about us is recorded in the universe and can never be erased.

But since we individuals are already dead, some of our information was used by the world to create a vessel for the Great Calamity, causing us to reappear in the world and become the executors of this cataclysmic event.

So don't underestimate me just because I'm only a remnant of my former self. When the time comes, I will regain my strength and join the ranks of those who are eliminating the remnants of the rebellion.

Li Wei asked in bewilderment, "Can't you resist the power of the great calamity and stand on the side of humanity?"

After a moment of silence, Confucius said somewhat strangely, "Who said I'm on the side of humanity?"

Li Wei's pupils shrank instantly, and he asked incredulously, "What do you mean?"

[Has no one ever told you that I am the first Great Sage to appear in the world, and also the first demon to establish an unorthodox pantheon and openly oppose the Heavenly Court's divine rule during the Heavenly Dao 2.0 era?]

Confucius said with a half-smile:

Don't you know that, in the eyes of those ancient gods and families, so-called sacred education is nothing but an evil act of stealing the flame of civilization and passing it on to ordinary people?

Don't be fooled by the fact that education has become widespread in the human realm, and that cultivation techniques have even been abolished, breaking down the barriers to cultivation.

But in reality, in ancient times, knowledge was the most precious resource for cultivation, and it was always controlled by powerful families and primitive gods.

It is through the transmission of knowledge that they have been able to control the world, distinguish classes, and cause countless people to sink into the mire.

Anyone who dares to spread knowledge downwards is making an enemy of all the gods and ancient families, and is jeopardizing the interests of everyone!
Therefore, during the period from version 1.0 to version 2.0 of the Heavenly Way, Confucius was regarded by the gods and those ancient families as a heretic, a fire thief, an evil educator, and the first heretical sage recognized by heaven and earth.

The educational heresies He pioneered have also been fighting on the front lines against the Heavenly Court's monopoly on knowledge.

However, the Heavenly Court later realized that the momentum of the Holy Path was irreversible, and the Heavenly Court also needed to replenish its ranks with new blood to help suppress the Heavenly Path.

Therefore, the Heavenly Court had no choice but to take the initiative to change, giving up some of its interests and pacifying the heretical educational sects established by Confucius, incorporating them into the Heavenly Court's pantheon.

Confucius was initially full of hope and actively accepted the offer of amnesty, wanting to make a name for himself in the Heavenly Court.

Unfortunately, power is the hottest poison. Even though the first and second Heavenly Emperors worked hard and unconditionally supported Confucius in carrying out various reforms, they could not stop the old gods from clinging to their power.

Confucius spent the latter half of his life in power struggles with the gods, and throughout his life, he was unable to truly realize his ideal of transforming the Way. Therefore, after his death, he finally understood a truth: merely spreading the Way cannot save the three realms!
So he put down the Analects, picked up the Book of Rites, and transformed into a great calamity of heaven and earth, appearing each time to thoroughly settle accounts with the present era.

Strictly speaking, He is a member of the active purge faction, which is the main reason why He was able to descend to earth ahead of schedule and become a pawn in the great calamity.

Confucius laughed heartily and said, "I know you arrested members of the Kong family before! Well done!"

If I weren't bound by the calamities and tribulations that prevent me from casually harming my own blood relatives, I'd be turning in my grave long ago!

Li Wei: "."

These ancient family relationships are so problematic that Li Wei didn't know where to begin.

"So this isn't the first time you've appeared as a vessel for the Great Calamity?"

[Except for the Heavenly Dao 4.0 era, I have never been absent from any other era. After all, my old bones have lost their purpose; at most, I can only slay another batch of decaying true gods. I'm really looking forward to more variables appearing.]

Confucius suddenly blinked and said deeply, "So if one day you become as corrupt and degenerate as the gods of Heaven, then the two of us will surely meet again during the great calamity."

After all, the sacred path of education is precisely the area I am responsible for clearing up, and you are also within my scope of clearing up.

Livy gained much information from His words.

Firstly, the carriers of this great calamity are the ancient sages of civilization, and among these sages, there are different factions. For example, Confucius actively wanted to settle scores with the world, so there might also be those who were passively unwilling to settle scores with the world.

In addition, these revived ancient sages also have their own areas of investigation and work targets, which are divided according to the great path they cultivated during their lifetime.

In other words, practicing the sacred path will lead to being purged by the sages of the sacred path, and practicing the thunder path will lead to being purged by the sages of the thunder path.

"Doesn't that mean the more paths one cultivates, the more retribution one will face?"

Li Wei has cultivated the Thunder Path, the Primordial Path, the Saint Path, and the Smallpox Path. If he is not careful, he will be targeted by four different sages, and the reckoning he suffers will be four times that of others.
Confucius, as if knowing what he was thinking, reminded him: "The great calamity is not merely the revival of us ancient beings, a purge of humanity!"

[You will also suffer from various calamities, including killing, destruction, and death. Those like you who have had a significant impact on the world are the primary targets of these calamities, and may face retribution from ordinary deities ten times stronger than usual.]

The thought of ancient sages from all eras ganging up on him sent chills down Li Wei's spine: "Wouldn't I be doomed then?"

Who knows? If you can gain the favor of that foolish Heavenly Dao, or have enough wealth to have the Ministry of Finance buy your life, then you should still have a chance to survive.

The money in the Heavenly Court's Ministry of Finance can communicate with divine laws and even buy life during great calamities. This is an important reason why the gods of the heavens frantically plunder the wealth of the human world.

Of course, there are many ways to pass the tribulation in Heaven, and money is just one of the most stable ones.

Li Wei's expression was inexplicably strange.

Is Confucius perhaps giving me advice?
Previously, although he kept saying he wanted to settle accounts with himself, he inadvertently revealed a lot of information about the great calamity. Was that really unintentional?

Or.
Li Wei recalled the scene of the Heavenly Dao 0.91 system returning together with the will of Confucius, and suddenly felt as if he had been cuckolded, his face immediately darkening!
"0.91!! Tell me, what were you doing all day yesterday? What deal did you and Confucius make behind my back?"

The system quickly displayed scenes from its conversation with Confucius yesterday, and said with a hint of grievance:
【Master, I am utterly loyal to you. Not only have I not betrayed you, but I even brought Confucius back for you. You must never doubt me!】

After watching the system reject Confucius's deal, Li Wei's expression softened slightly, but he still asked, "Then why did it take you so long to get back?"

Confucius's expression immediately turned solemn.

Tiandao 0.91 also became serious, saying earnestly: "Logically, we should have returned yesterday."

However, we encountered a strange spacetime storm in the chaotic void, which delayed us by a whole day! Looking back now, that storm seemed incredibly bizarre.

Just one step away, just one step away!

He was able to stop Livy from performing the sacrificial ceremony!
Everything seemed to be arranged; if it was a coincidence, it was too much of a coincidence!
Li Wei also found it unbelievable: "So someone orchestrated a spacetime storm to deliberately hinder them, forcing me to initiate the sacrificial ceremony?"

[That's possible! But spacetime storms are not something ordinary gods can create, so at first I even desperately suspected that Heavenly Dao 7.19 was orchestrating all of this.]

But judging from His behavior just now, He truly seems unaware of my existence! So, who exactly is trying to trap us and carry out this sacrificial ceremony?

"Ah sneeze!!"

In a corner of the Blissful Land, a man carrying a load of goods suddenly sneezed.

"Oh dear, a strong wind is about to pick up! I really need to put on an extra layer."

So he took out a thick cotton-padded coat, wrapped it around his cold, steely body, and then continued walking into the distance.

"Next time, it should be about right."

Click, click, click!
Beneath the human realm, unnoticed by anyone, in the most prosperous Zhongzhou City and in those ancient forbidden lands, countless steel creations suddenly opened and closed, as if responding to His will.

The peddler stopped abruptly at a certain point, did some quick calculations with his fingers, then casually planted a seed before continuing on his way.

The setting sun casts its rays, illuminating the vast and bustling world.

The figure gradually disappeared, vanishing completely, as if it had never existed.

(End of this chapter)