Primordial Era: Exceptional Comprehension, Destroying Buzhou Mountain at the Start

Chapter 87 Heavenly Dao Hongjun Appears, Di Qing Challenges Him to a Battle, Fights Hongjun, and Faces the Enemy with One Hand

This scene left the Kunlun Immortal Clan both amused and exasperated. However, seeing countless cultivators in the prehistoric world working so diligently, they were happy to relax.

For the Celestial cultivators, however, it was utterly tragic and miserable. Dealing with the Kunlun Immortal Clan cultivators was already difficult enough. Now, facing nearly two-thirds of the cultivators of the Primordial World, how could they possibly contend?

They were usually surrounded and killed by dozens of cultivators. In an instant, the celestial cultivators cried out in agony, and fell in droves.

Moreover, seeing that there weren't enough Celestial cultivators to go around, countless Buddhist, Taoist, and Immortal cultivators began scavenging the world in search of them. Those Celestial cultivators who had been hiding also suffered this time. They had been hiding peacefully, but were instead dragged out and killed.

With a single command, Di Qing was able to command most of the cultivators in the primordial world. Such an act truly shocked all living beings in the primordial world.

Even Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao were taken aback. But upon closer examination, they realized that it was entirely reasonable.

Emperor Qing created the Immortal Path and the Buddhist Path systems, and most cultivators in the primordial world today practice these two systems. While these systems have flourished for many years and produced numerous powerful individuals, they still harbor many unanswered questions. These questions can clearly be answered by Emperor Qing, their creator.

Normally, they couldn't find Di Qing. Now that they had this opportunity, those cultivators naturally wanted to seek his guidance and inquire. Moreover...

Moreover, Emperor Qing possessed wisdom as vast as the heavens, creating countless cultivation methods and earning a renowned reputation throughout the primordial world. This naturally aroused countless desires among many cultivators who yearned for cultivation methods.

In addition, the birth and rise of the Celestial-Human System inevitably led to conflicts with many Taoist and Buddhist cultivators.

Moreover, Emperor Qing's lectures, given by the first cultivator in the Primordial World to achieve the Hunyuan realm, attracted countless cultivators.

All of these factors led most of the cultivators in the prehistoric world to obey the order and begin slaughtering the celestial cultivators.

Hongjun gripped his whisk, his astonished expression finally giving way to a self-deprecating laugh: "As expected of Emperor Qing, how imposing! With a single command, most of the cultivators in the prehistoric world follow. Compared to Emperor Qing, my influence and reputation in the prehistoric world are ultimately far inferior."

"Heavenly Dao, don't you claim to be the will of all living beings, the embodiment of the instincts of all things? Now, most of the beings in the primordial world are preparing to slaughter the celestial cultivators connected to you. This is tantamount to slaughtering you. What do you, Heavenly Dao, think of this?"

"Hmph... As for your thoughts, I can only say that all living beings are foolish, actually being bewitched by Emperor Qing's small gains. Besides, these majority of the prehistoric cultivators do not represent all living beings. After all, among all the myriad beings in the prehistoric world, those who embark on the path of cultivation ultimately constitute a minority."

Heaven remains stubborn, still believing itself to represent all living beings.

Even Heaven had to admire Di Qing's influence.

"Say what you will. What should we do next?" Hongjun said coldly.

"What should we do? We've been forced into this situation, the only option is to fight!" Without a second thought, Tiandao made this decision.

Hongjun flicked his whisk, the Great Dao followed, and the years added to his body: "Is it time for a battle? Otherwise, if I continue to endure like this, they'll really think I'm a fake Hunyuan cultivator. Actually, given my temperament, I should have sought out Di Qing to fight as soon as this battle broke out."

As he spoke, Hongjun took a step, traversing endless years, and arrived at the endless sky. It was as if he wanted to reach the same height as Di Qing, and then he looked at Di Qing.

Di Qing's gaze instantly fell upon Hongjun, sensing his gaze. Then, across endless space and time, he said, "Hongjun, Heavenly Dao, you've finally come to your senses."

At this moment, Di Qing, who was atop Buzhou Peak, also took a step, traversing time and space, and arrived not far from Hongjun.

Hongjun remained a gaunt old Taoist priest, but having achieved the Great Dao of Hunyuan, he hovered around the river of time, seemingly severing the primordial era and the time of all living beings. He flicked his whisk and gazed at Diqing: "Fellow Daoist Diqing, countless years have passed since we parted during the conflict between the Dao and the Demonic Realms. To meet again now, in such a state, truly, the world is unpredictable!"

"Indeed. Who could have imagined that Hongjun, once a chivalrous and righteous man, would become a puppet of the Heavenly Dao? Could it be that Fellow Daoist Hongjun is unaware that the gifts of fate have always come with a hidden price?"

"Now that you have relied on the Way of Heaven to reach this point, it seems that you have achieved what you wanted and reached the realm you desired. However, in the future, you will inevitably lose much more because of what you have gained today."

Di Qing knew very well that the future Hongjun would merge with the Dao and be imprisoned within the Heavenly Dao. No matter what he did, he would find it difficult to break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao.

Hongjun's expression changed slightly, revealing neither joy nor anger, nor any change in his heart. He merely flicked his whisk and said, "Since I have made my choice, I will not regret it."

"Since that's the case, then let's stop with the nonsense. Let's fight..." Di Qing roared immediately, his fighting spirit surging, a terrifying aura erupting from his body. The vastness of the Primordial Chaos Realm instantly swept across the heavens, shaking all things and distorting time: "Hongjun,"

Show me the power you gained by siding with the Heavenly Dao. I hope you can give me a proper taste of a great battle in the Primordial Chaos Realm.

"As you wish!" Hongjun didn't waste any words. With a flick of his whisk, the river of time continued to flow.

In the long river of time, one can see that Hongjun's aura has become weathered, ethereal, and even illusory. At that moment, Hongjun seems to have transformed into time itself, into the passing years. Ancient and modern times evolve in Hongjun's hands, as do the past and future.

A complex emotion flickered in Hongjun's eyes.

With a flick of his whisk, Hongjun swept across all living beings, sweeping up their past and future, and transforming it into the most terrifying battles of all time.

Such ruthless attacks instantly turned towards Di Qing.

However, Di Qing stood there at that moment, exuding an immeasurable confidence, his aura overwhelming the heavens and the earth, overlooking the changes of time.

Emperor Qing merely stood there, yet the aura emanating from his entire body was terrifying. It could shatter the heavens and ages, and traverse the long river of time.

Facing the overwhelming onslaught of time and destruction from Hongjun, Di Qing raised his hand and swept it out horizontally. The invincible power carried by the purest physical body would erupt and unfold at this moment.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Di Qing pushed his palm horizontally, using his invincible physical body and terrifying power, even as he fell into the slaughter of time.

With a deafening roar, endless years were torn apart by Di Qing's palm, and also reversed by Di Qing's palm.

At this moment, it seemed that time had become a plaything in Di Qing's hands, and that time could not touch Di Qing's body in the slightest.

And so it swept across the years, across the past and present, shattering the universe, shaking the stars, and causing the heavens and earth to ripple in that moment.

"Hmph..." Di Qing snorted coldly, his palm instantly shattering endless years, turning them into tiny streams of time that flowed into the endless, ever-opening heavens and into the past and present.

"Is that all?" Di Qing coldly retorted, taking a step as if he were standing at the crossroads of eras. Then, he shattered the long river of time and raised his hand to attack Hongjun's true form.

At this moment, Hongjun was also shocked by Di Qing's incredible power and terrifying physical body. But now that he had also stepped into the Great Dao Primordial Realm, how could he back down, how could he be afraid, how could he admit defeat?

(End of this chapter)