Primordial Era: The true lineage of Pangu, which Styx River is this?

Chapter 183 The Three Pure Ones: Heavens, why!

Meanwhile, the Three Pure Ones, who had been utterly defeated by the Styx River, did not return to the Thirty-Three Heavens, nor did they go to the Chaos Realm to create a new heavenly realm. Instead, they returned to Kunlun Mountain.

At this moment, returning to their old haunts, none of the Three Pure Ones were in a good mood.

This defeat was so devastating that even Tongtian, the most spirited of the Three Pure Ones, could no longer muster the will to fight.

"Alas." Thinking of his current predicament, Tongtian couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Every word and action of a sage can trigger the secrets of heaven. At this moment, the gloom in Tongtian's heart caused turbid waves to surge and cold winds to howl around Kunlun Mountain.

This, of course, could not be hidden from Lao Tzu and Yuan Shi.

"Third brother, why are you lamenting?" At this moment, Laozi spoke first and asked.

He knew that at this moment, he had to first stabilize people's morale; at the very least, the spirit within the Three Pure Ones could not be shaken.

"Elder brother, I—sigh." Tongtian hesitated, then let out another long sigh.

"We have been together for countless years, and along the way we have gone through so many hardships and setbacks, which is why we are disciples of the Dao Ancestor and sages today. We have been together for countless years, and our friendship is stronger than gold and iron. Third brother, why do you hesitate to speak?" Laozi looked at Tongtian and asked, implying that with our friendship, what is there that we cannot say?

"Brother, it's not that I'm hiding anything, but there are some things I'd like to say that might boost the morale of others while diminishing our own," Tongtian said with a sigh.

"Speak freely?" Laozi looked at Tongtian, who knew perfectly well how dire their current situation was.

"Brother, to be honest, the gap in strength between us and Styx is too great. Forgive my bluntness, but I can't think of any way we could defeat Styx. In fact, I suspect that no one can defeat him. This is our biggest problem right now."

What's worse is that we all know the power dynamics between the human race and the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Styx has the fortune of the human race by supporting Taoism and controls the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Brother, Styx's cultivation level is improving much faster than ours.

"Furthermore, given my teacher's favoritism towards him, I really can't think of a way to defeat the Styx." Tongtian looked at Laozi before him and poured out all his worries.

"So, according to your meaning, Third Brother, does that mean we, the dignified descendants of Pangu, are going to bow down and surrender to the Styx River?"

"Should we also give up the title of Pangu's true lineage and Pangu's destiny to the Styx?!" Upon hearing this, Yuanshi immediately became somewhat furious.

Yuanshi now harbors extreme hatred for the Styx River. From the Zixiao Palace's schemes against them, causing him to lose the Pangu Banner, a supreme innate treasure, thus delaying his path to severing the three corpses and making Yuanshi's cultivation slightly weaker than Tongtian's, to their schemes against them, causing them to form a karmic bond with the Heavenly Court before becoming saints.

Now that the enmity between the two sides is so deep, and the Styx River is deeply coveting Pangu's fortune, it can be said that the Three Pure Ones and the Styx River are sworn enemies. Tongtian's words have indeed ignited the anger of the Primordial Beginning.

Upon hearing this, Tongtian remained silent.

In fact, although the Three Pure Ones are now hostile to the Styx River, there are differences between different kinds of hostility.

Now that the Three Pure Ones have suffered a great defeat, and under the restriction of the Styx River, they can no longer interfere in the affairs of the human race. This undoubtedly greatly hinders Laozi's path to enlightenment. Moreover, the Primordial Beginning and the Styx River have a long-standing grudge, and the conflict between the two and the Styx River is irreconcilable.

But Tongtian is different.

The Great Dao of Interception that reaches the heavens derives its fortune from all living beings in the primordial world, and does not depend on the human race. Its conflict with the Styx River is mostly due to the friendship between the Three Pure Ones.

Now, the Three Pure Ones see almost no hope of defeating the Styx River, and Tongtian's thoughts have wavered slightly compared to before.

"Second brother, Tongtian is right," Laozi said, looking at Yuanshi and shaking his head.

"Brother, I—that's not what I meant." Yuanshi looked at Laozi, knowing he had spoken too hastily: "But, now that things have come to this, what can we do?"

The Styx River has repeatedly plotted to seize the Pangu fortune within us. Do you think the Styx River will let us go if we don't resist?

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"Ah, what my second brother said is very true."

"But how can we possibly defeat the River Styx?" Tongtian sighed softly.

This battle has almost shattered the spirit of this great master with his unyielding swordsmanship.

With the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, and the Taiji Diagram, Tongtian himself couldn't imagine how such a lineup could be broken. It could be said that they had done a flawless job, but in the end, they still lost.

Now, Tongtian even felt that even if all the saints in the prehistoric world except for Styx were gathered together, six against one, they would still be no match for Styx.

Moreover, what's worse is that they are now unable to gather other saints. Nuwa already owes Styx a debt of karma, so it's even less likely that Zhunti and Jieyin will join forces with them. Even if it were possible, it would be impossible after they are defeated by Styx.

The two Western powers have always stood on the side of the victor.

If they could gradually catch up with the Styx River over time, Tongtian wouldn't be so worried. But as it turns out, that's probably not the case either.

In the primordial world, the Styx River almost monopolizes the greatest fortune. The best way for sages to improve their cultivation is through merit and fortune, but with the human race and the cycle of reincarnation, they can never catch up with the Styx River.

If we can't beat them in a fight, and we can't catch up with them, what can we do?

"If Heaven does not bless me, why bestow upon me the name Tongtian?" Seeing that Laozi and Yuanshi could not answer his question, Tongtian, knowing that this was somewhat difficult for his two elder brothers, did not press the matter further, but simply sighed softly.

"What if—were to destroy him?" Yuan Shi's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Second brother." Laozi was startled upon hearing this.

Lao Tzu and Yuan Shi were both great supernatural beings who deeply understood the secrets of heaven and possessed boundless wisdom. Therefore, Lao Tzu understood Yuan Shi's meaning in an instant.

The "he" in the Primordial Words naturally refers to Reincarnation and the human race. Reincarnation is guarded by the River Styx and is of great importance, so it cannot be destroyed. That leaves only the human race.

"If you do this, you will inevitably incur boundless karma," Lao Tzu said, looking at his second brother.

As sages, they naturally understood that the human race was the future protagonist of the world, and that attempting to destroy the human race would have unimaginable consequences.

If we attract overwhelming karmic retribution, we fear even the current situation will become unsustainable.

"Brother, rest assured, we don't need to take action." After a brief calculation, Yuanshi had already chosen the sword to destroy the human race for them.

Besides Di Jun, who else could it be?

Even if they do attract karma, what does that have to do with the Three Pure Ones?

Moreover—watching Styx attain the Great Dao step by step with the help of human fortune and merit is tantamount to slow suicide. Watching your enemy gradually reach a level that you can hardly reach is even more painful than killing them!

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