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

Chapter 22 The Appointed Heavenly Sage

When boundless fortune suddenly descended, not only Taihao, but even Hongjun, who was very confident in his attainment of the Dao, was stunned at this moment.

How did it turn out like this?

What happened to your promise to attain enlightenment amidst chaos?

Why is all the luck going to you right now?

Although Hongjun also gained a lot of fortune, it depends on who he is compared to. If it were Taihao, then it would be completely insignificant.

The two are not on the same level.

As a result, Taihao developed a feeling that he could attain enlightenment through destiny, while Hongjun felt nothing at all.

To be honest, if Hongjun hadn't seen so many storms, he probably wouldn't be able to remain calm now, and might even have said something like, "You schemed against me!" to Taihao.

At this moment, Hongjun felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart.

"What the hell?"

"Is this an official designation?"

"But I really don't want to become a Heavenly Saint!"

Taihao, whose aura was still increasing, was both amused and exasperated.

At the same time, he must strengthen his Dao heart as much as possible to prevent himself from being unable to resist raising his realm to Hunyuan, which is the path of proving the Dao through Qi, due to the surge in his fortune.

The reason is simple: his path is not that of a sage or a saint, but rather one that transcends chaos.

That's why Taihao is making such a concerted effort to suppress his destiny and stabilize his Dao heart.

Unfortunately, once one accumulates enough luck, even if one doesn't want to improve their cultivation level, their strength will gradually increase.

"Is that so?"

Taihao was greatly alarmed, because in the blink of an eye, his strength had increased four or five times compared to before, and it showed no sign of stopping, nor did he know when it would stop.

It seems they really intend to push him to the top before they'll stop.

"I might be the first cultivator in history to be forced to attain enlightenment. What is the Heavenly Dao trying to do?"

It's quite interesting that the fortune and enlightenment that so many beings yearn for, when it comes to Taihao, not only does not excite him, but also gives him a headache.

What all living beings regard as a divine herb, Taihao now sees as nothing more than a poisonous weed! He desperately wants to break free from this fate and walk his own path, rather than relying on such methods or shortcuts to break through to the Hunyuan realm!

"This path is not my path!"

"Since my luck refuses to dissipate and insists on raising my realm, then for every bit of strength I gain, I will burn a portion of my cultivation to refine my physical body, my blood and qi, and my primordial spirit!"

At that moment, Taihao understood.

His resolve to follow the Dao was stronger than ever before.

Then, in the next instant, Taihao's realm and strength fluctuated wildly, his physical body was burning, his blood and qi were boiling, and his primordial spirit was being tempered.

Then, his true spirit was transformed!

Transform into a primordial spirit, something only a primordial being could achieve!

The Undying Primordial Spirit!

What is the true spirit?

This is a spark of undying brilliance that can only be born after transcending the long rivers of time and fate.

In other words, only the Great Luo can give birth to a true spirit!

Why is it said that the Great Luo is immortal and indestructible?

Having an endless lifespan is only one aspect, and not even a very important one.

Because let alone a Great Luo Golden Immortal, even a Golden Immortal can be said to live as long as heaven and earth, and be immortal.

However, Golden Immortals must undergo tribulations. Even if the Great Tribulation does not come, there are still Lesser Heavens and the Five Decays of Man waiting for them. Therefore, they are far from being able to transcend. Although Great Luo Golden Immortals also cannot escape the Great Tribulation, they possess true spirits and are fundamentally different from Golden Immortals.

Why?

Because one can be reborn through the true spirit!

And it was a rebirth before the cycle of reincarnation was established!

Although rebirth is difficult, and there is a high probability that one will lose memories of their previous life after rebirth, it can even be said that one is a completely different person.

But in essence, the cultivator who attained the Great Luo realm did not die; he was still alive!

Is it just in another form, or with another person?

Possessing this wisp of undying spiritual light, which is the true spirit, ensures its long-term existence even in the cycle of reincarnation that occurs in later generations.

Unless a powerful being at the Primordial Chaos level intervenes, or a powerful treasure capable of extinguishing the spiritual light is obtained, there will be no change regardless of whether one reincarnates a thousand times, ten thousand times, or even more.

In the primordial history, Dongwanggong clashed with Dijun and was subsequently defeated and killed.

But his true spirit did not dissipate, which is why he was able to be reborn and reincarnated again and again. Even though Di Jun and Tai Yi were dead beyond any doubt, he still lived on in another form and became the Pure Yang Immortal Lü Dongbin.

Throughout the ancient history, such existences and examples have been commonplace.

Not only the Eastern King Duke, but also Fuxi.

Therefore, it can be seen how great the sacrifices were made by the ancestors of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans.

By offering sacrifices to the true spirit, they are essentially giving up their chance for eternal life.

But they chose to do it for the sake of the continuation of their race.

At this moment, time and space, fate and cause and effect, creation and destruction... all lose their meaning.

Taihao remained in this state of enlightenment for an unknown period of time.

It felt like just a moment, yet also like a billion eons had passed.

When he recovered from this mysterious state, his Fire Law was perfected, his Time Law and Causality Law were in their later stages, and even his Force Law, which had been puzzling and difficult to progress in, had broken through to a level similar to that of the Time and Causality Laws!

"Is this the Great Dao? Even glimpsing just a trace has brought me such gains! If I could immerse myself in it and cultivate for dozens of eons, or even longer..."

……

"Not only will my supreme law and top-level law be perfected soon, but the other three thousand great paths and countless unorthodox methods may also be perfected!"

"But you might also get lost inside!"

Taihao couldn't help but think.

Compared to the Great Dao, he was far too insignificant.

Even the Law of Force, in the "long river" of the Great Dao, is nothing more than a thick stream of water.

It's special, but not that special.

Suddenly, Taihao frowned.

In the final moments before his enlightenment faded, he seemed to see a similarly thick "flow of water," but this "flow" was not the law of force, but rather...

"time?"

At this moment, Taihao was indescribably shocked. He felt as if he had touched upon a secret that was difficult to access even in the chaos.

Since there exists a time law as powerful as the force law "water flow," does that mean someone has reached a level comparable to that of the great god Pangu through the path of time?

"How is this possible!"

"Pangu, the Great God, is the strongest being in chaos; who else could..."

"Hiss~"

Suddenly, an extremely alarming thought popped into his mind.

Even he couldn't help but gasp at that moment.

"unless……"

"Beyond chaos lies more chaos!"

"Chaos! Not the only one!"

At this moment, Taihao was utterly terrified.

He felt that he might have glimpsed some earth-shattering secret, one that even the three thousand Chaos Gods knew very little about.

This deeply shocked Taihao.

"If there truly is another Chaos, then is there some hidden story behind the battle between the Great God Pangu and the Chaos Demon God?"

At this moment, Taihao's thoughts raced like lightning.

One hypothesis after another appeared in his mind; some were rejected, and some were kept.

He was like those scientists from Earth in a past life, using the few clues they had to deduce and observe the places they couldn't reach yet.

Moreover, Taihao had always had doubts.

This question had troubled him for a long time, and he could never find the answer.

He couldn't understand why there were three thousand major roads, instead of three thousand and one, or even more.

This cannot be explained simply by a single sentence having a special meaning.

An idea took shape in Taihao's mind, and was then completed.

"All laws may not be the absolute truth from their very emergence. Because whatever it may be, it may have no end, but it will always have a beginning!"

"The reason there are only three thousand Great Paths is because only three thousand unorthodox paths have advanced in the Dao!"

"What if some unorthodox methods were to undergo a transformation? Wouldn't that turn it into three thousand... and one?"

Suddenly, Taihao seemed to realize something.

He seemed to understand why the representative of Heaven had to forge an unprecedented path.

"Everything will eventually perish, but the Great Way will endure forever!"

"The Primordial World must advance, must transform! It must survive the next immeasurable eon! It must exist forever."

"The only way is to ascend to the Great Dao! To become a part of the Three Thousand... Zero One Great Dao, otherwise even if you survive one immeasurable kalpa, you won't escape the second, the third..."

"But only cultivators who pioneer new methods can accomplish this; otherwise, no matter how strong they are, they are merely a tributary under other principles!"

"If that's the case, then wouldn't the method I'm currently developing also become a...heretical path?"

(End of this chapter)