Primordial Era: The Way of the Three Lights and Stars

Chapter 60 060 The Imposter Six Saints (Two chapters combined, please subscribe)

So here's the question: how did a Primordial Golden Immortal from the Chaos enter the Primordial World without being detected by the Heavenly Dao or Hongjun? Isn't that a bit too far-fetched?

The Taoist smiled, ceasing his teasing of Wei Guang, and instead asked inexplicably, "Would you like to know the truth about the world?"

"What do you mean?" Wei Guang frowned slightly.

The Taoist explained, "This world may be different from what you know. Even Hongjun and the others do not know the truth about it."

Do you want to know?

Wei Guang stared intently at the other person, seemingly trying to discern something from their face and eyes, but in the end, he was disappointed; the other person showed no emotional change whatsoever.

Even the windows to her soul showed no sign of anything amiss; all that remained was that ever-present smile.

After thinking for a moment, Wei Guang asked, "What do I need to give in return?"

There's no such thing as a free lunch. If there were, it wouldn't be something an ordinary person could afford; it would most likely kill someone. The other party must have something to ask for, otherwise Wei Guang would probably be dead by now.

"Indeed, it's more comfortable to talk to smart people."

As he spoke, the middle-aged Taoist took out an object, which was a wisp of invisible and intangible purple energy. Although Wei Guang had never seen the Primordial Purple Qi before, he could recognize it at a glance.

The extremely mysterious aura captivated Wei Guang, making him yearn to possess it immediately.

"You only need to give this item to the Emperor before he completes his merits."

The Primordial Purple Qi was given to the Emperor?

This is an attempt to undermine humanity and revive it.

Judging from the other party's actions, it is true that Hongjun suppressed the underground and human paths, and the other party's plan was to disrupt Hongjun's plan.

"Aren't you afraid I'll take the money and then not do the work?"

The middle-aged Taoist smiled dismissively: "It doesn't matter, but I can tell you that the primordial world is destined to be destroyed. If you want to survive, you can only rely on me."

Wei Guang chuckled to himself, saying he didn't care, but he didn't forget to warn me, "You've believed my nonsense."

"Although I don't know exactly what you're planning, senior, it must be related to the Dao Ancestor. Doesn't senior know that the Dao Ancestor is my grandmaster?"

"Is this ephemeral affection more important than your own life?" The middle-aged Taoist remained calm and composed.

Wei Guang shook his head: "That's my master's teacher, the supreme Dao Ancestor of the Primordial World! How could I, a mere Great Luo Immortal, possibly thwart his plans? It would be no different from death!"

So, you're going to reject me?

The middle-aged Taoist's expression gradually turned cold, and his terrifying aura made Wei Guang feel breathless.

"No, no, no, senior misunderstands. What I mean is, we need to increase the stakes. If you think you can get me to risk my life based on just a few words, then you are underestimating me."

"Hahaha……"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged Taoist suddenly burst into laughter.

"That's interesting. What do you want?"

He wasn't afraid of Wei Guang's greed; greed was a good thing, as such people were easier to control. A few material possessions were enough to bring about the changes in this vast land and make him serve them—this was an immense good thing.

Wei Guang smiled and said, "This junior has no high demands, a few treasures will suffice."

"Are you kidding me?"

The middle-aged Taoist's expression darkened again, and the killing intent in his eyes was unprecedented. At this moment, Wei Guang dared not doubt that he had murderous intentions towards him.

"Ahem, if we don't have any supreme treasures, natural treasures that can increase our magical power will also do."

Facing a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, Wei Guang dared not truly provoke him. The so-called treasures were just a joke; the latter was what he truly desired.

Reaching the realm of Hunyuan Golden Immortal was not difficult for Wei Guang; the difficulty lay in accumulating magical power at the Daluo stage.

Judging from the current situation, he can't rely on either the person in front of him or Hongjun and the others. The only way is to continuously improve his own strength.

As long as he is strong enough, no one can threaten him.

Hearing this, the middle-aged Taoist's expression softened slightly. He then took out a ball of energy radiating a strong solar aura and said:

"This is the essence extracted from the corpses of Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, and several of his descendants."

"Although it is not as good as your own original essence, its attributes are still barely compatible. If you refine it, it should help you advance further and reach the late stage of the Great Luo Realm."

Upon hearing this, Wei Guang frowned slightly.

What he wanted were rare and precious materials without any personal imprint, not the essence of others. Who knows if there would be any side effects after refining and absorbing this stuff?

It's not worth it to jeopardize your future for the sake of momentary pleasure.

He is no longer the superior-grade origin master he once was, who could disregard everything else to improve his origin. Moreover, the Star Demon God's Origin is more beneficial than harmful to him.

Since the origins of the Golden Crow are different, it might do more harm than good.

"I know what you're thinking, but you can take a look before drawing a conclusion." With that, the middle-aged Taoist sent the Golden Crow's essence to Wei Guang.

Wei Guang probed into it with his divine sense and was astonished to find that this was not the Golden Crow's origin as he had imagined.

Good heavens, this person's methods are truly remarkable. He was able to trace the origin of the Golden Crow back to its original source. Although he couldn't directly trace it back to the origin of Pangu, the absorption was no longer affected.

Is this the Primordial Golden Immortal, or is his original Dao related to this?

"Then thank you, senior." Wei Guang put away the wisp of essence without any ceremony, saying thank you but not bowing.

It was just a transaction where each party got what they wanted, although Wei Guang had no intention of fulfilling it at all.

Going against Dao Ancestor Hongjun? What a joke! Relying on this guy who doesn't even dare to show his face? He won't even know how he died.

The middle-aged Taoist looked at Wei Guang and said seriously, "My things aren't so easy to take. You'd better not have any ulterior motives, otherwise..."

"Every choice carries an element of risk. Since you've chosen me, you have no choice but to trust me, right?"

The middle-aged Taoist was taken aback. Why did these words sound so familiar? Good heavens, wasn't this what he had said to Houtu in the past? Interesting, quite interesting.

"Very well, I hope you won't disappoint me, otherwise..."

The middle-aged Taoist pushed the Primordial Purple Qi in front of Wei Guang, who casually put it away. As for the threat, Wei Guang didn't take it to heart at all.

At worst, I'll just stay in Zixiao Palace and go into seclusion. If you dare, come find me at Zixiao Palace.

"Senior, now that the deal is done, can you tell me the truth about the world?" Wei Guang was still very curious about this.

The middle-aged Taoist said, "No rush. When humanity recovers, I will let you know."

Good heavens, so this was all just empty promises?

"Now that the deal is done, let's make an oath."

Before Wei Guang could question him, the middle-aged Taoist spoke again, leaving Wei Guang full of questions. His gaze toward the Taoist became increasingly strange.

vow?

To whom do we swear our oath?

After Hongjun merged with the Dao, making an oath to the Heavenly Dao would be the same as making an oath to Hongjun. Wouldn't that be courting death? What's the difference between that and telling Hongjun directly?

Wait... how could I have forgotten about that?

After merging with the Dao, Hongjun became the Heavenly Dao, but the Heavenly Dao did not become Hongjun. This old man's supernatural powers can shield Hongjun, but can they also shield the Heavenly Dao?

I called out to Hongjun but received no response. So, what about swearing an oath to the Heavenly Dao?

Hongjun certainly doesn't have complete control over the Heavenly Dao right now, so the lack of response when called upon doesn't mean that swearing an oath to the Heavenly Dao will also result in no response.

If I swear to the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Dao will most likely be able to sense it, and if the Heavenly Dao senses it, doesn't that mean Hongjun senses it too?

Surely this old man can't be so powerful that he can completely ignore the primordial heavenly way, right?

The moment the middle-aged Taoist saw the change in Wei Guang's expression, he knew something was wrong, but before he could stop him, Wei Guang had already spoken.

"Heaven's will prevails..."

The moment Wei Guang spoke, the middle-aged Taoist's expression changed drastically. He didn't even have time to kill Wei Guang before he vanished from the spot.

He never expected that Wei Guang could be so despicable.

His so-called oath was for Wei Guang to swear to the Dao Heart, not to the Heavenly Dao or the Great Dao. He wasn't stupid; what difference was there between this and directly telling Hongjun?

The Heavenly Dao is the supreme existence in a world.

Being able to shield himself from Hongjun, the Three Pure Ones, and others, and even avoid being rejected by the Heavenly Dao, was already the limit of what he could do. How could he possibly shield himself from Wei Guang's oath?

The blame lies with Wei Guang, who reacted too quickly and instantly realized the flaw in his supernatural ability.

The moment the middle-aged Taoist disappeared, the Heavenly Dao's gaze fell upon Wei Guang, but it left in an instant, clearly having gone to chase after the middle-aged Taoist.

"Rumble..."

A colossal hand condensed in the void, descending from the sky with boundless pressure, as if it were about to destroy this world, causing the entire primordial world to tremble.

"Click..."

Under the impact of that colossal hand, the middle-aged Taoist, who had already fled to the edge of the primordial world and was about to plunge into chaos, was ejected from the alternate dimension.

In the blink of an eye, he almost broke out of the primordial world, which shows the profoundness of the middle-aged Taoist's escape technique.

Unfortunately, Hongjun ultimately stopped them.

Before the middle-aged Taoist could react, four fierce swords carrying endless killing intent flew from Jin'ao Island, transforming into a terrifying killing array that enveloped him.

The next second, Tongtian's figure appeared and stepped into the formation.

"Rumble..."

The moment Tongtian entered the formation, sword energy surged forth, boundless killing intent forced the middle-aged Taoist to fight back desperately, and the collision of laws caused the primordial world to tremble incessantly.

It seemed as if it was about to collapse under the weight of the burden.

Fortunately, Hongjun used his great power to protect the prehistoric world; otherwise, if the two had clashed, the entire prehistoric world would have been shattered.

Following closely behind, Laozi, Yuanshi, the two Western Saints, and Nuwa all descended, but they did not enter the formation, nor did they help Hongjun protect the prehistoric world.

Instead, it stands in the void between all sides to prevent unforeseen events or to allow the other party to escape.

Although the middle-aged Taoist in the Zhuxian Sword Formation could barely withstand Tongtian's killing intent, it was only temporary; death was only a matter of time.

They didn't even have a chance to escape.

Why did he suffer such a calamity?

Naturally, it was because of Wei Guang.

If that bastard hadn't been so inhuman, how could he have ended up like this?

It's better not to think about it; the more you think about it, the angrier you get.

"Kill Wei Guang."

After desperately blocking countless sword energies, the middle-aged Taoist shouted with all his might towards the outside of the formation. Although he could not break the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, it was not a problem for him to transmit his voice.

The next second, all living beings in the primordial world heard his 'command', and Wei Guang was no exception.

Before he could ponder its true meaning, Wei Guang flashed into the starry sky, a star map appeared above his head, and the Primordial Measuring Ruler fell into his hand.

With the blessing of 365 positive stars, half of the starry sky was within his perception.

At almost the same time, disciples of the three religions who had entered the Great Luo realm emerged from their dojos and headed toward the starry sky, including Xuandu of the Human Religion and a group of disciples of the Chan Religion.

However, while they are fast, there are people who are even faster than them.

In the Northern Sea, Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and other demon saints who survived the Lich War, along with a large group of Great Luo Golden Immortals, headed towards the starry sky.

However, judging from their appearance, they don't seem to be going to support Wei Guang.

"court death."

Seeing the murderous intent emanating from the Northern Underworld demons, Laozi flew into a rage, unleashing the Taiji Diagram, which pressed down directly on Kunpeng and the other demons.

However, at that moment, a beam of mysterious light came from the chaos and blocked Lao Tzu's Tai Chi diagram.

"Bang..."

With a loud bang, the Tai Chi diagram fell back into Lao Tzu's hand.

"Fellow Daoist, why so angry?"

As the sound rang out, figures appeared at the boundary between the primordial world and the chaos. Upon closer inspection, all the primordial beings who could clearly see their figures were dumbfounded.

There were seven people in total, all of them Grand Luo Immortals.

However, what is shocking is not their cultivation level, but their appearance and origin.

Among the seven, there are the Three Pure Ones, the Two Sages of the West, and Nuwa. Their appearances may be disguised, but their essence is absolutely impossible to disguise.

They are the true Three Pure Ones, the Two Sages of the West, and Nuwa.

That's precisely why it's so shocking.

Not to mention the quasi-saints of the prehistoric world, even the Three Pure Ones themselves were a bit confused, and for a moment they couldn't tell who was the illusion and who was the real self.

Hongjun was equally bewildered, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two, seemingly trying to determine the truth.

As for the remaining person besides the six.

The man had pointed ears and a monkey-like face, and his whole body was covered with blood-red hair, making him look like an upright-walking ape. Hongjun was quite familiar with his background.

He was the first brute of chaos, the reincarnation of the Chaos Demon Ape.

"Where did this wretched creature come from, daring to impersonate me?"

Once Yuan Shi came to his senses, he was enraged. He didn't care about whether he was the true self or not; as long as he killed the other party, he would become the true self.

However, before he could make a move, Hongjun stopped him.

"Stop it too."

As Hongjun stopped Yuanshi, his cold gaze suddenly fell on Kunpeng and the others who had already rushed into the starry sky, forcing them to stop and look at the Chaos Demon Ape and the others who dared not enter the prehistoric world.

Seeing the latter nod, they temporarily abandoned their plan to assassinate Wei Guang.

"Old ape, save me!"

Hongjun was about to speak when he was interrupted by the cries for help from the middle-aged man trapped in the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

"Hongjun, release them, or today will be the day the primordial world is shattered." Yuan Mo looked coldly at Hongjun. They had all exposed themselves not to show off, but to save people.

"Tongtian, stop."

Although Hongjun had some guesses from the moment they appeared, guesses are just guesses, and the details still needed to be confirmed by the other party.

(End of this chapter)