Primordial Era: Taking the blame to become a saint, proving one's path through eccentricity!

Chapter 424 [Man proposes, God disposes]

The ancestral land of the Qilin.

When Yu Zhang fell, the First Qilin sensed it, but after receiving the message from the Great Luo of the Qilin clan, including Tian Gu, it still felt a pang of pain in its heart and wished it could immediately avenge its son.

But in just a moment, the anger in his eyes was replaced by reason.

As the patriarch of the Qilin clan and the emperor of the beast lineage, how could Shi Qilin not see that this was Xuan Yin's strategy to divert trouble to the east?

Being able to see it is one thing, but being able to point it out is another!

This is a contest between sages. Whether they follow Xuan Yin's idea and pin the fall of Yu Zhang on Yuan Shi Tian Zun, or stand with Yuan Shi Tian Zun and say that someone is smearing the Eastern Demonic Sect with dirty water, they will not gain any advantage!

The best course of action is to pretend that nothing happened and let the two saints slowly play their game in this time and space!

Yes!

The Primordial Qilin before us is not the Primordial Qilin of this era, but the Primordial Qilin of the future, which has become a symbol of auspiciousness in the heavens!

Since he chose to entrust his son to Yuanshi Tianzun, it was naturally because the two had some relationship, and he was also very clear about the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag and Qingjing.

How did the glass bottle end up in the hands of Yuanshi Tianzun?

Now that the situation has shifted, it can only be the work of other sages!

After the Great Calamity of the Dragon and Han Dynasties, the First Qilin made a great oath and transformed into a symbol of auspiciousness in the Heavenly Dao. Although it was difficult to escape the shackles of the Heavenly Dao, it was not without its benefits. As a symbol of auspiciousness in the Heavenly Dao, it could mobilize a portion of the power of the Heavenly Dao and peer into the river of time and space from the perspective of the Heavenly Dao.

This was also the reason why Xuan Yin was able to accurately state the name of the yet-to-be-born Xuan Yuan when he first met the will of the Primordial Qilin, and why he claimed to have communicated with Xuan Yuan.

Although the future is constantly changing, the mark of the Great Luo is present in almost every timeline for all beings who have attained the Great Luo realm.

Although the First Qilin only communicated with Xuanyuan on one of the timelines, as many timelines began to converge and merge into the main axis of spacetime, Xuanyuan's true form within the main axis of spacetime would naturally be able to know what was happening on the other timelines.

At that time, Xuanyuan would make the most advantageous choice for himself within the main timeline based on his experiences in other timelines.

This is the difference between Daluo and Taiyi, and other cultivators.

With the help of the power of the Heavenly Dao, the Primordial Qilin can observe the changes in the river of time and space, much like a Great Luo Golden Immortal with a third-person perspective. Even the slightest change cannot escape his eyes.

He may not possess the power or status of a saint, but he has the perspective of a saint.

Of course, Xuan Yin was well hidden. He didn't have any concrete evidence pointing to Xuan Yin, but he could analyze who the ultimate beneficiary was!

Drawing targets based on arrows is something that not only Xuan Yin is good at, but Shi Qilin is also good at.

In fact, not only the First Qilin, but also beings like Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Goddess Nuwa, who have long refrained from interfering in the cause and effect of the Primordial Realm and only observed in secret, are most adept at drawing targets based on arrows!

Some things don't require evidence; you only need to see who benefits from the outcome!

"Right now, the threat from the Dragon and Phoenix clans is like a sword hanging overhead, ready to fall at any moment. This is definitely not a good time to provoke the Eastern Demonic Sect!"

"Officially, they should claim that Fenlun coveted the treasure and harmed Yuzhang through a sneak attack!"

"If my Qilin clan can surpass the Dragon and Phoenix clans and become the overlords of the primordial world, we will naturally have the opportunity to settle scores with the Eastern Demonic Sect!"

The First Qilin, though not angry, exuded an imposing aura, his gaze sweeping over all the Qilin Clan's Great Luo Immortals present: "None of you are to mention that this matter is related to the Eastern Demonic Sect!"

That's just an excuse, of course!

But faced with the contest between the two sages, he had no better way to handle it.

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, many of the Great Luo Immortals of the Qilin Clan nodded. Although they were angry about Yu Zhang being killed by Fen Lun, they would not openly disobey the decree of the First Qilin.

On the other side, Xuan Yin on Mount Sumeru, after learning about the First Qilin's instructions to the many Great Luo Immortals of the Qilin Clan through the inner demons on the Heavenly Drum, couldn't help but look at this first Yellow Emperor, the patriarch of the Qilin Clan, and the emperor of the beast clan with new respect.

In truth, he didn't have much hatred for the First Qilin; on the contrary, he obtained the Earthly Dao Fruit from the First Qilin.

However, since it concerned his own plans and his own path, he had no choice but to scheme against the Qilin clan.

However, he still left room for maneuver!

The Void Realm within the gate is divided into Yin and Yang sides, and the treasure that suppresses the dark side is the Human Emperor Banner, crafted by Xuan Yin.

"Come under my banner!"

Xuan Yin spoke softly, and the Emperor's Banner moved without wind, revealing a brilliant light. Furthermore, a primordial purple aura, almost black, appeared, evolving into a rainbow bridge to guide the true spirit of the Jade Barrier into the banner.

On the sacred banner, besides the "Human Emperor" who was killed by Xuan Yin, and the true spirits of Huang Zhong, Huang Shao and other dragon people, there are now many invisible causes and effects and names.

When the jade screen was placed into the banner, the two characters "jade screen," which were originally dim, suddenly shone brightly, and the purple aura in the Emperor's Banner also became more intense.

But on the Emperor's Banner, besides the name of Yu Zhang, there are many other names, such as the nine sons of the First Emperor!

Yazi, Suanni, Qiuniu —

However, since the nine sons of the First Emperor have not yet perished, their names remain obscure!

Compared to Xuan Yin's indifference, Yuan Shi Tian Zun on Kunlun Mountain, who had transformed into the Supreme Dao, discovered that an invisible cause and effect had come to haunt him.

"Who is throwing dirty water on me?"

As an incarnation of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, the Supreme Dao can also mobilize the mysteries of the causes of all results, and naturally can sense the changes in many causes and effects.

Public opinion can melt metal and accumulated slander can destroy bones. Some things, even if you did not do them, if most living beings believe that you did them, then no matter how you try to explain, it will be useless.

Although the First Qilin had issued a gag order to the Great Luo Immortals of the Qilin Clan, unfortunately—Xuan Yin's inner demon incarnation was secretly stirring things up!

The scene of Fen Lun using the divine power of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable to ambush Yu Zhang and cause her death was somehow recorded by the recording stone and spread to the Primordial True Realm by some unknown person!

Some people asked the Great Luo Immortals of the Qilin Clan to confirm the authenticity of this news, but the Great Luo Immortals of the Qilin Clan chose to remain silent!

Sometimes, silence is the best answer, especially in later generations of Daoist masters, who speculated that the First Qilin dared not make any related statements because it was afraid of the power of the Primordial Heavenly Lord.

Even more rumors circulated in the primordial true world, such as the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner and the Qilin Seal used by later disciples of the Chan Sect.

The Five Fires Seven Feathers Fan, the Nine Dragons Incense Chariot, and other innate spiritual treasures were all obtained by the Primordial Heavenly Lord from the elites of the three races through his secret instigation of a war between them!

As for Demon Ancestor Rahu, since he was sealed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, he had no way to refute the rumors and was completely blamed for the actions of Yuanshi Tianzun.

Otherwise, why did those innate spiritual treasures fall into the hands of the Demon Ancestor Rahu, but instead into the hands of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable?

Besides, even the magical treasures such as the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, the Dragon-Hiding Stake, and the Heaven-Reaching Divine Fire Pillar, which were crafted later, were made from the remains of the Dragon and Phoenix clans.

Where do the wings of the Azure Phoenix, the Wings of the Swan, and the Wings of the Roc used to forge the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan come from?

Surely the nine fire dragons within the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover couldn't have been offered up by the dragon race on their own initiative?

And those three golden rings inlaid on the Dragon-Hiding Stake, weren't they made from the physical bodies of three dragon cultivators?

The most outrageous thing was the Heavenly Fire Pillar. When it was unleashed, there were forty-nine fire dragons, which were forty-nine Taiyi of the Dragon Clan!

In an instant, all sorts of rumors flew around, with some even saying that the reason why Yuanshi Tianzun took Huanglong Zhenren under his wing and made him cultivate the Great Dao of Body Treasure, using himself as a spiritual treasure to forge himself, was that he wanted to refine Huanglong Zhenren into a spiritual treasure at some point in the future!

That's a rumor!

Naturally, the more outrageous the better!

"evil creature!"

"How dare you slander this humble monk like this?"

For sages, especially the leaders of a major religion, reputation is still very important. The two Western Sages had very few people willing to go to the West to become their disciples because of their bad reputations, forcing them to travel through the prehistoric world and search for those with affinity!

However, after a moment, Yuanshi Tianzun suppressed his anger: "This is karma that you have offered up yourself. If I dare not accept it, wouldn't that make me seem disrespectful?"

Even without using the causal reasoning of all effects, Yuanshi Tianzun knew that Xuan Yin was behind this, trying to use rumors to damage the image he and the Chan Sect had built.

after all----

Xuan Yin had done similar things before during the Great Calamity of the Lich Kings, in fact, he did it in collusion with Tian Wu of the Lich Clan.

Di Jun, Tai Yi, Xi He, Kun Peng, Fu Xi, and others all suffered greatly from it.

However, even the Primordial Celestial Venerable never imagined that one day, such rumors and such filth would be thrown at the head of a saint like himself.

Faced with such rumors, the notion that saints cannot be insulted becomes a complete joke.

Now that these rumors have spread throughout the primordial world, can he still destroy the world and kill all the beings that spread these rumors?

Wouldn't that benefit the Tongtian Sect Leader?

With the destruction of the primordial world and the arrival of the final calamity, the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable, symbolizing the "end of heaven and earth," can naturally obtain boundless benefits from the final calamity.

Therefore, after pondering for a moment, Yuanshi Tianzun immediately instructed his incarnation, Wushangdao, to take the blame that Xuanyin had placed on him.

"That's right!"

"Yu Zhang's death is indeed related to the Eastern Demonic Sect, and I take responsibility for this matter!"

The Supreme Dao directly and publicly declared that Yu Zhang's death was the work of the Eastern Demonic Sect, and also took the Pure Glass Bottle into their possession!

Since Xuan Yin was willing to give up a top-grade innate spiritual treasure in order to smear him, wouldn't he be unjustly branded as a murderer of Yu Zhang if he didn't take the opportunity to accept the benefit?

"A little bit of infamy is nothing; how could it possibly shake the fate of this humble Taoist and the Chan Sect?"

"It's just a little bit of hardship!"

Of course, there was another reason why Yuanshi Tianzun did this: he planned to use the karma that Xuan Yin had offered to him to obtain more demonic fortune and consolidate his position in the demonic path.

He knew that for Xuan Yin to become a Heavenly Dao Saint and inherit the Dao Fruit of Rahu, the most crucial step was to evolve the dark side of the Primordial Heavenly Dao.

However, his attainments in the demonic path are actually not much inferior to Xuan Yin's. Since Xuan Yin can imitate Luo Hou to evolve the dark side of the Heavenly Dao, why can't he evolve the dark side of the Heavenly Dao?

By following Xuan Yin's path, leaving him with no way to go, and by evolving the dark side of the Heavenly Dao first, he can not only hinder Xuan Yin from achieving the second level of the Hunyuan Daluo realm, but also become the new origin of the demonic path!

Just as Xuan Yin had guessed, although Yuanshi Tianzun was preparing to prove his Dao Heart a second time, he had not completely given up on seeking the One Primordial Dao.

He is among the most prominent figures in the immortal, demonic, and divine paths. His disciple, Taiyi Zhenren, is even attempting to steal the name of Taiyi and help him seize the position of the originator of the divine path.

Not long ago, he even conceived the idea of ​​transforming himself into a Buddhist monk, practicing the Buddhist path, and attaining supreme enlightenment to realize the origin of the Buddhist path!

Since he is the deputy leader of the Chan Sect, and can be a past Buddha of Buddhism, and his direct disciples can be Kuru Sun Buddha, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and Manjushri Bodhisattva of Buddhism, why can't he sit in the position of World Honored One of Buddhism?

Could it be that he, a sage of the Heavenly Dao, is inferior to Dipankara, Duobao, Maitreya, and those direct disciples of the Western Sect?

He was really going all out!

Meanwhile, on Mount Sumeru, Xuan Yin, who had just refined the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, was greatly surprised when he learned that the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, disguised as Wushangdao, had taken the blame for this: "Could it be that taking the blame would bring some benefit to the Primordial Heavenly Venerable?"

Although it sounds unbelievable, he himself once took the blame for Nuwa and then, by using the mysteries of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, gained a lot of insights into the Great Dao from Nuwa.

Although Xuan Yin has achieved considerable success in the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, he is still far inferior to Yuanshi Tianzun and Zhunti Daoren.

Since he could gain insights into Nuwa's Dao by taking the blame, perhaps Yuanshi Tianzun could also gain something of value from him by voluntarily taking the blame!

"The cause of all effects!"

Thinking of this, Xuan Yin became increasingly wary of the characteristics of the causes of all fruits of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

Since embarking on the path of enlightenment, Yuanshi Tianzun seems to have fewer and fewer flaws, to the point that his schemes have become largely ineffective.

"To forge iron, one must be strong oneself!"

Since he couldn't outwit Yuanshi Tianzun, Xuan Yin didn't dwell on it. Instead, he prepared to spend his time and energy improving his strength.

With the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag already in hand, plus the Azure Lotus Treasure Flag and the Plain Cloud Realm Flag, we have obtained three of the Five Elements Flags. In addition, with the agreement with Zulong, Zhiming, and Lingguang, it will not be difficult to obtain the Xuanyuan Water Control Flag and the Lidi Flame Flag before the Dao-Demon War!

As for the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the Zhuxian Formation Diagram, they have already been refined and only need the tribulation energy of the Dragon-Han Calamity to be released.

Through his evolution, the Pantheon Array has been perfectly transformed into the Pantheon Array. He even attempted to use the Great Path of Inner Demons to connect the many great demons under his command, achieving a different kind of unity among all.

Shen Ni has also made preparations. Several hundred Yuan Hui is enough time for the demons transformed from those ferocious beasts to greatly increase their strength.

Now, the only thing he can improve is his own strength!

Another approach is to use oneself as a foundation to integrate the dark sides of humanity and divinity, as well as the dark side of the evolving Heavenly Way.

"Perhaps we could collaborate with the Goddess Nuwa to incorporate the dark side of the underworld, using the demonic path to connect the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, as well as the divine path, elevating them to an unprecedented level!"

"This is an achievement that far surpasses that of our predecessors!"

"Such a great achievement could certainly help me seize control of Rahu's mythological concept!"

Xuan Yin's mind stirred. After giving instructions to the demons, he prepared to go to Lishan to see Nuwa's disguise in this timeline.

Lishan Old Mother!

This is also a generic alias!

However, unlike the Eternal Mother, who is often used as a scapegoat, the Lishan Mother is a positive figure throughout the entire Primordial Realm.

This was something Xuan Yin heard from the Holy Mother Wudang: most of the female supernatural beings in the Primordial Realm had used these two aliases.