Primordial Era: With unparalleled comprehension, I am the Ancestor of Stars.

Chapter 108 Past Causes, Present Effects

Hongjun was no ordinary man. Even though the purple aura was blocked, he was still able to laugh after calming down a bit.

Even a sharp retort!

"Even if you manage to intercept the purple energy, so what? At most, I can't control the human race, but without the purple energy as a foundation, how can you develop the path of humanity? But do you dare use the purple energy that I deliberately arranged? So in the end, you won't gain anything!"

Although Hongjun's tone was calm, one could tell from it that he was not at peace inside, otherwise he would not have said such a thing.

Is this still the same Hongjun who was indifferent to everything?

If other cultivators who knew Hongjun were here, they would be greatly surprised, and might even doubt their own judgment.

But in reality, this is Hongjun's true nature.

The reason he always appeared indifferent throughout the prehistoric history was mainly because he merged with the Dao and was controlled by the Heavenly Dao, which happens to be the most ruthless and desireless.

But he himself actually has desires.

This desire became even more pronounced after he severed his three corpses and merged them into one.

Throughout the history of the primordial era, it has always been said that sages are ruthless. The main reason for this is actually related to Hongjun's Three Corpses Dao Attainment Method.

The so-called Three Corpses are good, evil, and obsession.

Good and evil are easy to deal with; they can be cut off. But attachments are different; they are emotions that every living being has.

If even obsessions are severed, one might truly become like the Way of Heaven, devoid of emotion and thought.

If it weren't for the Three Pure Ones and the Western Duo, and aside from Lao Tzu achieving sainthood by severing all three corpses, they would all have ended up like this, regardless of whether they cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness.

After Hongjun finished speaking, Taihao suddenly laughed.

Just like before, when Hongjun thought that the Primordial Purple Qi would disappear into the human tribes.

As Hongjun said, Taihao dared not use the Primordial Purple Qi that he arranged, much less casually throw it into the human tribes, at least not before it was completely purified.

On the other hand, the Primordial Purple Qi is indeed one of the necessary conditions for the rise of humanity.

At least for now, Taihao has no alternative.

However, this does not mean that after Hongjun tampered with these eight strands of Primordial Purple Qi, he was helpless and had no other means.

Taihao also possessed a wisp of primordial purple energy!

And it was a complete primordial purple aura!

He could have used this opportunity to emulate Hongjun, dividing it into eight parts and then incorporating them into human tribes, thus establishing the foundation of humanity!

More importantly, because Taihao had foreseen the Primordial Purple Qi long ago, he had already made preparations for it...

There's absolutely no need to spend any more time preparing.

He can easily divide it into eight!

Then, the next moment, Hongjun was dumbfounded again.

"Why you...?"

Seeing Taihao unleash the Primordial Purple Qi once again, Hongjun, in his haste, let out a cry of alarm.

I completely lost my composure.

He originally thought that as long as Taihao could not establish the foundation of humanity, he would eventually compromise. In other words, no matter how much they fought, Hongjun could still get a share from the human race.

Unexpectedly, Taihao produced another wisp of primordial purple energy.

With Hongjun's abilities, he could naturally deduce its origin. What he truly didn't expect was that Taihao could deal with it now.

"Is this Nuwa's purple aura?"

Hongjun's face was gloomy, and his words were filled with regret and remorse.

But the next moment, he was choked by Taihao again.

Taihao said as he divided the purple energy into eight streams.

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, if you hadn't owed me a debt of karma, how could this purple energy have fallen into my hands? Today's result is the cause of yesterday! Do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, Hongjun was even more enraged.

But there was nothing he could do about it.

As Taihao said, he was indeed entitled to give Taihao a wisp of purple energy.

More importantly, even if he had tampered with the purple aura, after such a long period of time, not to mention whether it had lost its effect, even if it still had an impact, it would have been erased by Taihao.

Under these circumstances, eight streaks of purple energy quietly entered the human race's destiny! Hongjun could only watch helplessly as they did so.

Just after the purple aura entered the human race's destiny, the human race also underwent a sudden change! A great era for the human race is about to begin!

In the primordial era of history, there was only one Dao Ancestor.

Or rather, there was only one Dao Ancestor-level cultivator, and that was Hongjun.

In comparison, other cultivators in the primordial world, whether it be the Three Pure Ones, the Two Sages of the West, or Nuwa and Houtu, are all inferior to him.

Even Lao Tzu, the head of the Three Pure Ones, might only be in the mid-stage of the Primordial Chaos after the Investiture of the Gods.

After that, Hongjun was at least in the late stage of Hunyuan!

That is, the so-called Heavenly Dao level!

However, due to Taihao's involvement, the situation was very different from that in history.

There's another Dao Ancestor-level cultivator!

Although people now call Taihao "Daozun", in fact, before that, many cultivators called him "Daozu".

However, on the other hand, there is no difference in rank between "Dao Venerable" and "Dao Ancestor"; they are just titles and do not enhance one's strength.

Even so, not just any cultivator can use these two titles.

If the Three Pure Ones are not suitable, then other cultivators are even less so.

At this moment, two cultivators at the Dao Ancestor and Heavenly Dao levels were fighting in the chaos! Although they had not yet made a direct move, the impact had already spread to the two primordial worlds, naturally including the living beings in both worlds.

Of these creatures, humans are the most numerous!

"Hongjun! This Primordial Purple Qi is under my control; you have no chance! Now, we only await the return of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the Human Race, then the foundation of humanity can be established, and at that time, Heaven, Earth, and Humanity will be completely restored!"

"At that time, my cultivation level will reach another level!"

"You are doomed to lose!"

In the chaos, Taihao's voice was like the sound of the Dao, and a long, mysterious river appeared at the same time as his voice.

This is the ultimate condensation of his magical power and laws, the Dao Fruit among Dao Fruits!

This is the long river of Taoist wisdom!

The moment the river appeared, Hongjun's pupils constricted slightly, clearly in disbelief at the sight of this long river.

Because, in that instant, Hongjun seemed to see the shadow of the Great Dao! Although Hongjun's cultivation level was not high enough to directly glimpse the Great Dao, seeing a trace of its remnants was not a problem. But precisely because of this, Hongjun was even more shocked.

So much so that his reaction at this moment was somewhat unlike that of the Dao Ancestor.

Instead, he seemed like a naive young monk who had never seen the world.

"You actually managed to imitate a river?" Hongjun asked in a shocked tone, his expression equally astonished.

"imitate?"

Taihao chuckled.

"But I prefer to call it condensation! This river is the Dao Fruit of the Taihao Realm, and it's not as simple as imitation!"

The words had barely left his lips when the long river roared.

The chaotic energy also began to dissipate, seemingly unable to withstand even a wisp of energy emitted during the tremors of the long river.

In fact, if Taihao did not have amazing control over the current situation, or if he had set the main target of the long river on chaos, the chaotic energy would probably have already begun to separate into turbid energy and clear energy!

This demonstrates the immense power of this river.

It's so grand that such a feat could be accomplished with just a wisp of momentum.

The first step in creating the world has been nearly completed!

This is merely a wisp of momentum.

The main target of the Dao River is none other than Hongjun!

After dividing the Primordial Purple Qi into eight parts and placing them into the Taihao Realm and the human tribes, Taihao quickly focused his attention on Hongjun.

Regardless of whether morality or ethics exist in the primordial world, it's always right to strike first.

Now is a matter of life and death; what methods we use are not important.

The important thing is to win!

As long as we win, everything is negotiable. All living beings will know what happened in the chaos and will only chant the name of the winner.

In this battle, the winner takes all!

The losers are a thing of the past!

To be precise, perhaps there won't even be a chance for it to become a thing of the past.

Everything the loser has is erased!

Even if the winner doesn't intervene, there will be a world-destroying millstone, a sweeper on the path to the Great Dao, that will wipe everything out.

This was something that not only Taihao understood, but Hongjun also knew.

Therefore, when Taihao unleashed the River of Dao, Hongjun also took the opportunity to condense the River of Destiny!

Compared to more than ten centuries ago, the course of fate has also changed.

Even if Hongjun didn't tamper with it, the River of Fate, once scattered, could never be the same as before after it was reassembled.

Moreover, it's impossible that Hongjun wouldn't have done something underhanded.

As Taihao had expected, Hongjun took advantage of the re-condensation of the River of Destiny to completely seize power for himself!

Although Hongjun could previously manipulate the River of Fate, it was only a matter of borrowing it.

Not only did they not grasp all the power over the river of destiny, they also could not fully display their power.

As Hongjun's control over the River of Destiny increased, the river's power naturally increased as well.

If we delve deeper, the River of Destiny is half a level higher than the River of Daoist Rhyme evolved from Taihao.

Even if the river of fate was shattered once, it was formed from the complete primordial chaos and underwent an extremely long period of time.

Therefore, if we simply look at the grade, the River of Destiny is even higher than the River of Dao Rhyme.

However, this does not mean that when the two rivers collide, the Dao River will necessarily lose.

On the contrary, because the Dao River was personally condensed by Taihao, it has an advantage in some aspects!

(End of this chapter)