I, the primordial ancestor, started out as a useless cult and a useless saint.

Chapter 322 Hongjun Abandons His Sainthood, Yuanshi Tianzun Transforms into the Dao Ancestor

With a single stride, Hongjun arrived at the place where Ye Yang was sleeping.

Looking at the peaceful Ye Yang, Hongjun sighed and muttered to himself.

"Ancestor of Humanity, tell me, will I relinquish everything, or wait for immeasurable eons?"

At this moment, Hongjun felt extremely conflicted.

The existence of the Ancestor of Humanity gave him hope for transcendence, but it also cut off his path to transcendence.

However, after experiencing so many things, Hongjun suddenly felt a trace of sympathy or regret.

Although they belong to different factions, they are ultimately the same as me.

Hongjun devised and calculated everything in order to transcend worldly desires.

Ye Yang planned and schemed everything for the sake of humanity's transcendence.

However, no one expected that Ye Yang was a person who had returned from the future, causing all of Hongjun's plans to come to naught.

With a long sigh, Hongjun smiled bitterly:

"It turns out that the path of everything was predetermined. There are no variables or anomalies in the world. They are just excuses."

Perhaps Ye Yang is an anomaly in the eyes of Heaven, but in the eyes of the Great Dao, this may be perfectly reasonable.

However, Hongjun's cultivation was too weak and his vision too narrow, so he was unable to see the layout of the Great Dao.

Or perhaps, in the eyes of the Great Dao, this is an anomaly, but in the primordial Dao above the Great Dao, perhaps everything should be as it is.

Now, Hongjun has finally understood and realized the truth.

The so-called transcendence through the luck of the human race is nothing but a pipe dream.

Ye Yang's appearance blocked this path for him.

However, it was Ye Yang's appearance that allowed Hongjun to see the long-sealed memories of the Demon God.

It made me realize that besides waiting for immeasurable eons, there is another path to transcendence.

However, he sealed this memory deep within the chaos himself, fearing that the Heavenly Dao would discover it.

Now, Hongjun must make a choice.

Whoosh—.

A figure vanished, and from the depths of chaos, a faintly glowing orb slowly emerged.

A figure stood to the side, none other than Hongjun. The ball of light before him was the memory he had sealed away with his own hands.

"Now that the situation in the primordial world has been settled, it is time for me to leave."

In the vast chaos, a terrifying magical power suddenly erupted.

A voice resounded throughout the primordial wilderness.

"I am the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and today I relinquish my position as the Holy Ancestor of the Heavenly Dao."

Rumble.

In an instant, the primordial world seemed to collapse and the earth to split open, with endless violent thunder and rain falling, and blood rain covering the mountains and seas.

The arrival of terrifying celestial phenomena and the Dao Ancestor's self-abandonment of his saintly position were of paramount importance to the prehistoric world.

puff--.

The Heavenly Dao spat out a mouthful of blood. The moment Hongjun abolished his own sainthood, the Heavenly Dao suffered a tremendous backlash.

However, Heaven did not feel angry because of this; on the contrary, it looked relaxed.

"Ahem, Hongjun's self-abolition of his sainthood is exactly what I wanted."

When Pangu broke through the chaos, although he perished, his will descended upon the primordial world, causing great trouble for the Heavenly Dao.

When the world was created, the Heavenly Way was damaged, and one person's power could not withstand Pangu's will.

It requires a lifetime to unite with the Dao. There was no choice at the time, but Hongjun had the opportunity to obtain a fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation, thus becoming the Dao Ancestor of the Heavenly Dao.

It can be said that Hongjun's merging with the Dao did indeed greatly help the Heavenly Dao, but it also interfered with the Heavenly Dao's progress.

However, Heaven could not abolish the position of the Dao-Merging Saint, but unexpectedly, Hongjun delivered a timely solution.

All that could be seen was the Jade Disc of Creation rapidly returning to the hands of the Heavenly Dao amidst the chaos.

"Hehe, although it's a good thing that Hongjun abolished his sainthood, someone still needs to inherit the position of Dao Ancestor."

He slowly looked at Yuanshi Tianzun. Brainless, narrow-minded, and cowardly, wasn't this exactly the kind of person he could manipulate?

"In that case, I'll grant your wish."

The Jade Disc of Creation headed straight for the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

At the same time, all living beings in the primordial world were shocked upon hearing Hongjun's voice.

The two Western Saints, in particular, were stunned when they heard that Hongjun had relinquished his sainthood.

Yuanshi Tianzun was at a loss for what to do.

It took them a long time to realize that the Sage of Taiqing had abolished his own sainthood, the Master of Tongtian had already perished, and now Hongjun had once again abolished his own sainthood.

Then who in the primordial world could be his opponent?

He suddenly burst into laughter:

"I am the number one in the primordial world, hahaha."

However, before Yuanshi Tianzun could calm down, suddenly a golden light of ten thousand feet struck.

A terrifying array of laws and principles enveloped him.

"This is..."

Yuanshi Tianzun instantly felt his magical power begin to surge.

Endless merits descended from the sky, and his entire figure soared straight up to ninety thousand miles.

Old man—.

The majestic holy might spread across the sky and the entire primordial world trembled.

The strange phenomena in the heavens and earth caused by Hongjun's self-abandonment of his holy position were completely dispersed by this endless golden light at this moment.

"My cultivation has broken through? I've reached the peak of the Great Sage realm? No, it's still skyrocketing."

The Primordial Celestial Lord was greatly alarmed, but then overjoyed, for he had finally made it through.

Suddenly, a golden light descended.

"This is... the Jade Disc of Creation? Wait, why is it coming straight for me?"

Before he could finish speaking, the Jade Disc of Creation had already merged into the body of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

"I've become a Dao Ancestor?"

Suddenly, a thought occurred to him, and Yuanshi Tianzun's mind went blank.

Old man—.

The Purple Cloud Palace appeared suddenly, as if it were something I was born with.

After a long while, Yuanshi Tianzun regained his senses and felt invigorated.

"I have truly become the Dao Ancestor, hahaha, I have truly become the Dao Ancestor, hahaha."

It pierced through the entire chaos and reached the primordial world.

"I am the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, and today I have achieved the status of the Heavenly Dao Ancestor. You, the sages of the Primordial World, kneel and pay homage at Zixiao Palace."

The sound could penetrate the primordial earth and resound throughout the deepest hell.

Yuanshi Tianzun achieved the Dao Ancestor realm, and rightfully became the teacher of all saints.

The two Western Saints were also incredulous upon seeing this.

"Senior brother, this..."

"Junior brother, go ahead. When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head."

The space was torn open, and two figures instantly stepped inside.

The next moment, they appeared outside the Zixiao Palace.

"Paying respects to the Primordial Dao Ancestor."

Jieyin and Zhunti dared not act rashly. They understood just how narrow-minded Yuanshi Tianzun was, and that offending him would be disastrous.

Yuanshi Tianzun did not reply. As a new official, he was eager to make a name for himself, so he told them to keep kneeling.

Looking at the two Western Saints kneeling before him, Yuanshi Tianzun's vanity was greatly satisfied.

"But that's not enough. I want the Earthly Saints to kneel before me, and I also want the Human Saints to kneel before me. All living beings in the primordial world must kneel before me."

The twisted heart began to erupt.

On the other side, the Earthly Saint was also surprised after hearing the voice of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

"What's going on? Yuanshi Tianzun has actually become the Dao Ancestor of the Heavenly Dao, and we're being asked to kneel and worship him?"

"It's alright. What does my being a Sage of the Earthly Path have to do with the Ancestor of the Heavenly Path?"

Similarly, beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors also gave a cold laugh upon hearing this voice.

"Heh, this petty man has become so arrogant after gaining power, actually deluding us to kneel and worship him. He's just dreaming."

Emperor Wuzu snorted coldly, showing no fear whatsoever.

Even if you reach the Dao Ancestor realm, so what? Do you think I'm afraid of you?

"Senior Brother, this Primordial Heavenly Venerable Formation is incredibly foolish. The Supreme Saint, Hongjun Dao Ancestor, the Earth Dao Ancestor, the Tongtian Sect Master, and others all wished to stay far away from this place of trouble, but unexpectedly, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable actually attached himself to it."

"Hehe, who can disagree? I'm afraid the limit of the Primordial Celestial Venerable has come to this."

Slowly looking towards the Purple Cloud Palace, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors revealed a smile.

"If you don't come, fine. But if you do come, don't blame us for being impolite."

(End of this chapter)