Simulating the primordial era? That's way too extreme.

Chapter 19 Reasonable Inferences

One worthless life was exchanged for the deaths of a group of saintly disciples—the most satisfying episode ever!

But the plot development clearly exceeded Zhao Si's expectations. He frowned and realized that something was not quite right:

"Wait a minute, even if Di Jun really found out that the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect were plotting a coup, would he really go so far as to lead people directly to Mount Kunlun?"

They've destroyed their main base of dojo; this has created a huge grudge! Doesn't Di Jun realize that with the enemy having already attained sainthood, the balance of power has fundamentally reversed?

Below the sages, all are ants. If they are really provoked, don't be fooled by the Heavenly Court's large and powerful force and seemingly luxurious all-star lineup. In reality, the two sages can wipe them out with little effort!

Di Jun's reckless initiation of the team fight has completely offended them.

Why would he risk everything to become enemies with a saint?

"This absolutely couldn't be the protagonist's doing!"

Without much thought, Zhao Si decisively ruled out the possibility that it was the protagonist Jin Bing's slander that was at work.

It's not that he looks down on the protagonist. Don't be fooled by how the protagonist stirs up trouble in front of Di Jun. In fact, such things can be easily investigated. Although Guang Chengzi and his group are indeed arrogant and disrespectful to the Heavenly Court, at least they haven't really revealed their true colors.

In the primordial world, there are many people who are dissatisfied with the Heavenly Court. If Di Jun really uses this reason to start a massacre, he will wake up to find himself at odds with the whole world!

In other words, Di Jun did not target Kunlun Mountain because he believed the protagonist's slander, nor was he enraged because he discovered that the Jie and Chan sects had some kind of rebellious plot. Rather, he wanted to take advantage of the situation to achieve certain political goals.

Whether it's slander or evidence gathered through investigation, it's all just a pretext on his part. This sole legitimate Heavenly Emperor who rules the primordial world is by no means some impulsive and incompetent ruler...

"Could it be...?"

Zhao Si suddenly thought of something, as if she had a premonition:

"It has been several hundred years since Nuwa created humans, and the other five saints have only recently established their religions and become saints. They should not have offended the Heavenly Court in fact yet, but their positions as saints are the greatest challenge to the ruling group of the Heavenly Court."

Regardless of the world or political system, in essence, it is the strong who use power to establish their supreme rule; power is the pillar of authority.

Before the Six Sages attained enlightenment, there was only one Sage, Hongjun, in the world. Hongjun Daozu himself was the strongest being and the propagator of the Dao in the prehistoric world, so he was the legal source of legitimacy for all forces in the immortal path.

Emperor Jun was designated by the Dao Ancestor as the ruler of the only legitimate regime in the prehistoric world, so his legal principles originated from Hongjun. Even Hongjun recognized these principles, so Hongjun's disciples should naturally respect and acknowledge Emperor Jun's authority. Even if there were always people who were dissatisfied with Emperor Jun, they dared not show it openly.

But legitimacy aside, the Heavenly Court's ruling power ultimately depends on Emperor Jun's own cultivation level, as well as the cultivation level of the strong individuals who truly obey his orders.

In the past, Di Jun was a quasi-saint level powerhouse, and Taiyi and Kunpeng, among other Heavenly Court powerhouses, were also quasi-saint level cultivators. Their combined martial prowess was unparalleled in the entire prehistoric world, so no one dared to challenge his authority.

However, as the six sages successively attained enlightenment, this authority, which stemmed from their power and cultivation, was passively challenged and shaken by the emergence of even stronger cultivators.

Below the level of a sage, all are but ants. Now, six sages have appeared in the prehistoric world. You, Di Jun, are merely a quasi-sage ant. Are your words still strong enough?

Clearly, not only do people think this way, but Di Jun himself probably has his own doubts. He's not only restless and unable to eat or sleep, but he's also quite suspicious.

Almost anyone can imagine that if the Six Sages resided in the mortal world, they would certainly be above the power of the Heavenly Court. So what is the attitude of the Six Sages towards the Heavenly Court?

Most of them are not very good.

In particular, the fact that the Jie and Chan sects openly interfered in the internal affairs of the Heavenly Court and expelled the protagonist, an official of the Heavenly Court in charge of the human race, clearly exposed the inflated mentality of the two sects.

Perhaps Guang Chengzi and his companions didn't think they were offending the Heavenly Court. After all, before the secret of the human race as the "protagonist of heaven and earth" was exposed to the public, apart from their disciples who had opened their divine eyes, no one would care too much about a new species. If they took over, so be it; there was no need to make a big deal out of it.

But Di Jun clearly cared a lot.

He probably doesn't care about the human race itself, since he didn't order the massacre in this life, which means he doesn't understand the human race this time.

What Di Jun was concerned about was that the disciples of the sages had changed their attitude towards the Heavenly Court, and whether this was also the intention of the sages.

The result of this deliberation was to seize the opportunity and launch a powerful attack on the Kunlun Mountains...

This is the result of Zhao Si simulating the situation from the perspective of the Heavenly Emperor, based on his own understanding. Although there may be some discrepancies in the details, it is probably not far off.

"In any case, the rise of a sage will definitely shake the position of the Heavenly Court. Rather than having our power gradually eroded and ending up with a humiliating exit, it's better to strike hard with the righteous cause of the immortal path and rightfully use our power to suppress others."

"Among the Three Pure Ones, Taiqing was directly cut off, Yuqing was banished to the desolate far west, and Shangqing went to an island in the East China Sea. This shows that they dared not confront the Heavenly Court's heavy blows head-on, not because they couldn't win, but because they were forced by the orthodox and righteous status of the Dao Ancestor."

It's true that everyone below a sage is an ant, but one can't really fight the Heavenly Court under the guise of a "traitor to the immortal path"...

Overall, Di Jun's methods were effective and efficient. He utterly destroyed the Jie and Chan sects with a single punch, crippling their direct disciples and forcing their nominal disciples to line up for the Demon-Slaying Platform. It was as if they had been thrown back to square one, and he used his achievements to demonstrate to the prehistoric world that the Heavenly Court was not yet finished!

But there are negative effects too, and they're significant, because now there really are two sages plotting to overthrow the dynasty...

"What a brilliant self-destruct strategy!"

Zhao Si shook his head, surprised by Di Jun's extravagant gesture.

Is it possible to turn back time and go back to a previous life choice?

"Yes."

Time has turned back...

[...Faced with the arrival of disciples of the Jie Chan sect whose intentions are unknown, as the chieftain of millions of humans, what choice do you make? Please freely enter your strategy.]

It's finally my turn to do it!

Zhao Si pondered for a moment:

"These guys came to me to talk about a deal, so they're probably planning to rack up merits on the human race. Anyway, they have the Merit Eye, and they already know that the human race is the protagonist of heaven and earth."

"As for how to specifically negotiate, they probably intend to observe my attitude first. If I am as weak and easily bullied as before, they will directly oust me and seize power. If I am as arrogant as the first time, they will take direct action."

Recalling the few words in the simulation information just now, Zhao Si made a bold guess:

"These disciples of the sages must have noticed the human race long ago. It's just that I've made quite a splash here, which made them suspect that I also know something, so they have been investigating me carefully for a long time."

"They've only come now because they've discovered my background is unremarkable, which is why they dared to show their faces, intending to test me further before deciding how to treat me..."

Upon further reflection, in the previous simulation, Di Jun insisted on making trouble for the human race, but in this round, Di Jun has been slow to pay attention to the human race. The variable that caused this butterfly effect can only be that he has served as the chieftain of the human race for seven hundred years in this round.

Therefore, the reason why Di Jun quickly issued the order to slaughter people in the previous simulation was most likely because these disciples of the sages had sensed something amiss shortly after Nuwa created humans.

Because of their undisguised unusual behavior among humans, Di Jun discovered their purpose and chose to massacre humans in order to oppose the Sage.

"So, what should I do?"

Zhao Si began to ponder:

Should we make a deal with the disciple of the sage?

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(End of this chapter)