Primordial Era: I, Huanglong, have refined all the heavens, and will not join the Chan Sect.

Chapter 18 The Wood God and the Golden Mother are ordered to take charge of all the immortals

Beyond the heavens, the Purple Cloud Palace.

On the high platform, Master Hongjun stopped preaching, and the strange phenomena around him vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.

However, the lingering Taoist aura in Zixiao Palace proves that the preaching over thousands of years is real.

Compared to before Hongjun began his sermon, the aura emanating from the three thousand powerful beings was noticeably stronger.

The most obvious among them were the six people on the prayer mat, and Di Jun and west Wangmu standing behind them.

After a short while, once the remaining Daoist energy was absorbed by the powerful beings, the three thousand powerful beings, inspired by a sudden inspiration, stood up in unison and bowed to Hongjun on the high platform.

"Many thanks to the sage for transmitting the Great Way to me!"

"Thank you, teacher, for imparting the great Dao to me!"

"The saint is merciful!"

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Even though everyone knows that Hongjun intends to use them to spread his Dao to the world.

Even though everyone knows that by passing on the Great Dao, they have incurred a karmic debt to the sages, and will have to pay a huge price in the future to understand this karmic debt.

Even so, they did benefit from it after all. By using the great principles taught by the sages, they saw the path forward clearly, which helped them avoid many detours.

Sages are scheming, but aren't they doing the same?

However, both sides have brought this matter to the forefront, making it a mutually beneficial and open strategy.

Therefore, everyone did this bow willingly.

Faced with the bow of the crowd, Hongjun Daoist appeared calm and composed, but only he knew that a ripple had stirred within his heart.

Now that the cause and effect have been established, things will be much simpler from now on.

After a moment, Master Hongjun slowly raised his eyes and glanced at everyone.

"The great calamity of the three races has passed, but the primordial world is in chaos, with rampant disorder."

"If this continues, it will be detrimental to the operation of the Heavenly Way."

"When a great being comes to rule, quell the chaos, and establish order!"

Upon hearing this, the three thousand powerful beings reacted differently, but they naturally understood the true meaning behind Hongjun's words.

The Three Pure Ones stood at the very front, their faces calm and indifferent to the situation.

Di Jun's eyes burned with desire, clearly indicating his ambition to become the ruler of all the immortals.

The Queen Mother of the West lowered her eyes, her face showing a thoughtful expression as she weighed the pros and cons.

However, Hongjun did not give everyone much time to think, nor did he pay attention to their thoughts. After pausing for a moment, he made a decision directly.

"Heaven and earth are divided into yin and yang, and those who govern order should be a man and a woman."

"Dongwanggong, you were born from the most wondrous Qi of Donghua, formed from the condensation of primordial Yang Qi. You should be the head of the male immortals of the primordial world, and govern the male immortals of the primordial world on behalf of the Heavenly Dao."

"Today I bestow upon you a supreme innate spiritual treasure—the Dragon-Headed Staff. All male immortals of the primordial world must, in accordance with the will of Heaven, enter the Purple Palace, pay homage to the Wood Duke, and be inscribed in the Golden Book!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Among the crowd, a middle-aged Taoist priest dressed in a yellow brocade robe stepped forward.

His features were dignified, giving him the appearance of an emperor.

His cultivation level had reached the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, which was considered top-tier among the three thousand powerful beings.

He accepted the dragon-headed cane and the golden book of the immortal abode with both hands, his face showing excitement, and he repeatedly expressed his gratitude.

Although the dragon-headed cane was precious, his attention was entirely focused on the golden book of the Immortal Abode.

Having the Golden Book of the Immortal Abode means being recognized by the Heavenly Dao and appointed by the Sage as the head of the primordial male immortals.

His future status can be described as second only to the emperor, above all others!

He never expected that such an incredible opportunity would fall into his lap.

So much so that he didn't notice that the gazes of the male immortals present towards him had become unfriendly.

We are all Great Immortals, used to being free in the primordial world. Who would want to have an additional male immortal leader above them?

If it weren't for the sake of the sage's dignity, all the male immortals present would probably have turned away and left, showing no respect whatsoever to the Eastern King Duke.

However, even though no one said anything, no one took the Eastern King Duke, the head of the male immortals, seriously.

At most, they are just giving the sage face, and in the future, they will only outwardly give the Eastern King Duke, the head of the male immortals, some face.

Hongjun saw all the changes in everyone, but he did not give Dongwanggong any hints.

I've given you the opportunity; whether you seize it or not is up to you.

If you can't handle this opportunity, then I'll find someone else.

This position of head of male immortals isn't exclusively yours; anyone can be the one!

The reason for choosing Dongwanggong was simply a choice made by Hongjun after comprehending the Dao of Heaven.

After a moment, Hongjun continued to speak.

"Queen Mother of the West, you were born from the most wondrous Qi of the Western Flower, formed from the condensation of primordial Yin Qi. You should be the head of all female immortals in the primordial world, and govern all female immortals in the primordial world on behalf of the Heavenly Dao."

"Today I bestow upon you a supreme innate spiritual treasure—the Pure Water Bowl. All female immortals of the primordial world must follow the will of Heaven, enter Kunlun, be inscribed in the Golden Register, and pay homage to the Golden Mother!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Among the crowd, a young female immortal in a white palace dress, elegant and noble, stepped out from the crowd.

Her face was unadorned, her skin as smooth as ice and jade, her demeanor composed and elegant, her bearing graceful and poised. She calmly accepted the water bowl and the golden book of the immortal abode from Hongyun's hands.

Compared to the Eastern King Duke's excitement, the Western Queen Mother appeared much calmer.

After Hongjun announced that Dongwanggong had become the head of the male immortals, she saw the reactions of all the male immortals.

If the Eastern King Duke is not well-liked by the other male immortals, then she, as the head of the female immortals, will also not be well-liked by the other female immortals.

Fortunately, the Queen Mother of the West was clear-headed enough to understand the principle that fortune and misfortune are interdependent.

Becoming the head of all female immortals is both an opportunity and a tribulation.

If he were to rely on this identity and force other female immortals to submit for the sake of so-called status, he would inevitably end up dead in the wilderness, suffering a fate of physical and spiritual annihilation.

After hearing Hongjun's bestowal of titles, she defined herself in her heart as someone who was merely following orders and was nominally the head of the female immortals.

We absolutely cannot force the other Great Luo Golden Immortals to do anything because of this identity. If they are willing to register in the Golden Register, then they can register; if they are not willing, that's fine too.

Most importantly, she knew her duty. Hongjun made her the head of the female immortals to stabilize the order of the prehistoric world, not to tyrannize her.

Although the primordial world is vast, there are not many Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Provided that the Great Luo Golden Immortals do not deliberately cause trouble, managing the ordinary Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals is basically enough to stabilize the order of the prehistoric world.

Therefore, she directly abandoned the idea of ​​managing the Great Luo Female Immortals, and only wanted to register all the female immortals below the Taiyi Golden Immortal level.

Even if one establishes the initial order of the primordial world, one can gain some merit.

Hongjun didn't remind the Eastern King Duke, so naturally he wouldn't care what the Western Queen Mother planned.

"Thirty thousand years from now, I will begin my second sermon here."

"If fate allows, you are welcome to come again!"

After saying this, Hongjun Daoist disappeared silently, just as he had come.

Upon hearing this, the powerful figures exchanged glances and then left Zixiao Palace.

It is quite obvious that all the male immortals deliberately kept their distance from Dong Wang Gong.

Comparatively speaking, the Queen Mother of the West was in a better situation; at least she did not act as aloof as the King Father of the East.

With the return of three thousand powerful beings to the primordial world, news of the Eastern King Duke and the Western Queen Mother taking charge of the immortals gradually spread throughout the primordial world.

Many Taiyi Golden Immortals, upon learning of this, flew towards the overseas immortal islands and the direction of Xikunlun.

The West Sea is located in a remote area, and news travels slowly. As a result, almost no one knows about the return of the three thousand powerful figures, and the same is true for Huanglong.

At this moment, Huanglong had just broken through a primordial array and arrived at the location of the array's core.

(End of this chapter)