Primordial Era: I, the Spiritual Stone Monkey, was born ahead of schedule to seize the throne.

Chapter 20 The Choice of Becoming a Saint

Zhu Rong's booming voice echoed throughout the Pangu Palace.

Dijiang shook his head and looked at Houtu:

"Houtu, you've listened to the teachings at Zixiao Palace. What do you think we should do now?"

Upon hearing this, everyone else turned to look at Houtu.

Houtu pondered for a moment before slowly speaking:

"The Daoist teachings of the Dao Ancestor are of great benefit to those with primordial spirits. You all felt the fighting aura of those people on Mount Buzhou before, right?"

I believe someone will soon advance to Quasi-Saint level, and I think the Witch Clan shouldn't focus their energy on expansion at this time!

"Yes! Houtu is right!"

At this moment, Zhu Jiuyin, his eyes filled with wisdom, nodded:

"We must also advance to Quasi-Saint level as soon as possible; we absolutely cannot let those two scruffy birds of the demon race leave us behind!"

"Alright, then inform the children to hold their ground and avoid major conflicts with the demon race. From now on, the entire witch clan must cultivate diligently. When we advance to Quasi-Saint, that will be the moment when the witches dominate the primordial world!"

Dijiang made the final decision, and then the ancestral witches gave instructions to their respective tribes before returning to the Pangu Palace.

Comprehend the legacy of Pangu and prepare to become a Quasi-Saint!

Dominate the world again!

……

In the primordial era, time and months were immeasurable, and tens of thousands of years passed quietly by.

Huaguo Mountain, inside a Water Curtain Cave behind a waterfall.

Qi Tian slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were constantly shifting.

"This is going to be difficult!"

Tens of thousands of years ago, after the Dao Ancestor merged with the Dao, he returned to Flower Fruit Mountain.

He opened up this Water Curtain Cave behind a waterfall and then secluded himself there.

He was refining the Ancestral Dragon Pearl while simultaneously cultivating his spiritual path.

It took him over ten thousand years to completely refine the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, and at the same time, he reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, where the Three Flowers Bloom and the Five Qi Gather.

The reason he was able to break through so quickly was mainly because he had also refined and absorbed all the essence within the Ancestral Dragon Pearl.

This saved him a lot of time in his cultivation.

Then it took another ten thousand years to refine the Qiankun Cauldron.

As for the black gourd, he did not pick it, but continued to cultivate it on the Nine Heavens Breath Soil.

We'll harvest it when it's ripe, tens of thousands of years later, and then it will become a top-grade innate spiritual treasure!

Then, Qi Tian originally wanted to press on with his momentum,

Use the Ancestral Dragon Pearl or the Qiankun Cauldron to sever one's corpse and advance to Quasi-Saint.

But a huge problem concerning his future enlightenment and sainthood forced him to stop.

That means he can't use the Ancestral Dragon Pearl or the Qiankun Cauldron to sever the corpse!

It's not that they can't, it's that they're unwilling!

Because he didn't want to become a saint solely through good deeds in the future.

He wanted to become a saint by merging his three corpses, just like the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

"This level of merit-based sainthood is far too weak; it's worlds apart from that of the Dao Ancestor!"

You can tell by looking at the difference between the Three Pure Ones and the Six Sages of the past and the Dao Ancestor.

Qi Tian did not want to be an ordinary saint of merit; he wanted to be a supreme saint like the Dao Ancestor.

As for achieving sainthood through the laws?

The Dao Ancestor said: There is no law to become a saint!

The laws can only become a chaotic unity!

Saints only appeared after the creation of the primordial world. Before that, they were called Primordial Golden Immortals, who only needed to comprehend 30% of the laws.

Their combat power rivals that of a saint, but they are not immortal.

Otherwise, those chaotic demons wouldn't have been destroyed.

When one achieves sainthood in the primordial world, one's primordial spirit will leave a mark of life in the long river of destiny.

Even if you are killed, you can be resurrected!

As for achieving sainthood in the primordial world, one can only attain sainthood by relying on the Primordial Purple Qi, severing the three corpses and reuniting them.

Of course, it would also be acceptable if someone could attain enlightenment on their own like the Dao Ancestor.

"My comprehension seems to be a tiny bit worse than the Dao Ancestor's, so I'd better not even think about it!"

Qi Tian muttered to himself, sounding somewhat insecure.

"Let's just merge the three corpses into one! As long as we achieve unity on our own in the end, without forcing it through merit, that's fine. As for the laws, we can gradually comprehend them."

A two-pronged approach will yield even greater strength!

There is no conflict.

"If one relies on the merging of the three corpses into one, then the innate spiritual treasure entrusted to these three corpses cannot be chosen arbitrarily!"

You must have three innate spiritual treasures of the same origin or attribute.

Only in this way can the three corpses be reunited after being severed.

Otherwise, if they are from different sources or have different attributes, there is no possibility of them becoming one. They can only be forcibly united by merit, but their strength will be very poor!

However, innate spiritual objects of the same origin or attribute are extremely rare, especially since three are required.

That would be even more difficult!

He actually possesses quite a few innate spiritual treasures:

The Golden Cudgel, the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, the Qiankun Cauldron, the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, and the Black Gourd.

However, they all have different origins.

However, the Golden Cudgel has a counterpart spiritual treasure, but it's not currently in his possession.

The Golden Cudgel was originally the Chaos Demon Ape's treasure, "Shattering the Void," which was later split into four pieces by Pangu's axe.

These four sections are all spiritual treasures of the same origin!

The reason he hesitated was...

It's because those three sections are hard to find.

According to what he learned from the inherited memories of the Chaos Demon Ape.

The other three segments are one with the other three original sources.

Just like when he first took human form, the Golden Cudgel appeared directly within his primordial spirit as a companion spiritual treasure.

Therefore, if he wants to find the other three segments, he needs to find the other three portions of the Chaos Demon Ape's origin:

Red-bottomed macaque, long-armed ape, six-eared macaque!

But this is precisely why he hesitated.

According to what I know from my past life, the red-bottomed macaque was Wuzhiqi, and it should have transformed into human form by now.

Although it hasn't become a major phenomenon yet, it can still be found with some time.

However, the Long-Armed Ape only appears during the Investiture of the Gods.

That is, Yuan Hong, the leader of the Seven Eccentrics of Meishan!

As for the Six-Eared Macaque during the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West?

That's even further!

But even Yuan Hong during the Investiture of the Gods era couldn't afford to wait.

By the time of the Investiture of the Gods, everyone else had already become saints!

"By the time that time comes, my grave will have been leveled!"

Qi Tian was very confident.

After all, he had offended Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti, and his relationship with Taiqing Tongtian wasn't good either!

As for Nuwa, he wasn't sure if she would hold a grudge against him for capturing her last time.

All things considered, it seems that he has offended almost all of the other seven owners of the Primordial Purple Qi, except for Hongyun!

Thinking of this, Qi Tian grinned:

"Why are there suddenly so many enemies? I don't think I've ever started any trouble!"

I have a bit of a headache.

Of course, this doesn't mean that gibbon and six-eared macaque no longer exist; they have always existed.

It just hasn't developed any spiritual consciousness yet, but if you really want to find it, you can.

However, the timing is uncertain.

Before they developed consciousness, the Long-Armed Ape and the Six-Eared Macaque were just ordinary stones.

Just like before he transmigrated here, the Spiritual Stone Monkey was just an ordinary big rock on Flower Fruit Mountain.

If he wanted to find it, he could only rely on luck. He would travel all over the wilderness and sense something when he got close enough.

After all, in my previous life, I didn't know where these two monkeys were born, only where they appeared after they became famous!

As Qi Tian's thoughts raced, his expression shifted unpredictably.

It took him a full half-day to finally reveal a resolute and ruthless expression on his face:

"I'll fight to the death! It's all or nothing! I've already died once, what's there to be afraid of! I will become the supreme saint, or even stronger. I will become the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, truly on par with the Heavenly Dao!"

Having said that, Qi Tian's mind stirred, and the Golden Cudgel immediately appeared, then hovered above his head.

The 48 innate restrictions within it, which were top-grade innate spiritual treasures, began to twist and change.

A full century later, Qi Tian suddenly opened his eyes and shouted:

"cut!"

(End of this chapter)