The Primordial Era: Starting with Jingwei Filling the Sea

As the Daoist sound dissipated, the immortals of the Xuanmen sect remained immersed in the wondrous sound of the Great Dao, unable to extricate themselves for a long time.

After countless millennia, the Grandmaster Hongjun finally preached once more. Although he did not impart the method of attaining enlightenment this time, directly transmitting the Dao was more practical than transmitting the Dharma.

Hongjun the Ancestor realized that while the Dao-proving techniques he spread increased the number of Quasi-Saints in the prehistoric world, they also restricted the progress of the immortals.

It is important to know that before the Lich War, there was a great multitude of schools of thought in the world. The Immortal Path alone was divided into many sects, such as the Hongjun Immortal Path, the Yangmei Immortal Path, the Qiankun Immortal Path, and the Zulong Immortal Path. Each sect had its own method of attaining enlightenment.

However, look at this era, only the Three Corpse Quasi-Saints and Merit Quasi-Saints remain in the world, as if the creativity of immortals has been wiped out.

Of the three thousand guests and three thousand innate saints of Zixiao Palace, not a single one created their own method of attaining enlightenment.

Hongjun Ancestor probably didn't feel much during the last great calamity. After all, in the last great calamity, Quasi-Saints were everywhere and Great Luo Immortals were as insignificant as dogs. Hongjun Ancestor looked back and felt a great sense of accomplishment.

When nearly all three thousand guests in Zixiao Palace had perished, and the cultivation world of the prehistoric world finally showed signs of decline, Hongjun Ancestor's sense of accomplishment vanished.

His teachings not only failed to make the prehistoric world more prosperous, but also indirectly hindered its development.

His sermon was intended to slightly rectify some of the mistakes he had made and to correct the history of the primordial world.

"We disciples thank our Master (Ancestor) for transmitting the Dao!"

The immortals regained their senses and bowed in gratitude.

Hongjun, the Patriarch, looked at his disciples and grand-disciples with an expressionless face, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. The specific situation would depend on the future performance of his juniors.

"Since the end of the Lich War, 480 million years have passed. 480 million years ago, I re-established the Heavenly Court in Zixiao Palace and appointed new protagonists of Heaven and Earth. However, to this day, the fortunes of the Heavenly Court and the human race are still not complete. Although there are six paths of reincarnation in the Underworld, the Underworld is incomplete and its order is chaotic, causing the Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth to be in disarray."

"I have received a warning from the Heavenly Dao: in the next great calamity, extraterrestrial demons will invade the primordial world. If you cannot bring the fortunes of Heaven, Earth, and Man to their fullest before the next great calamity erupts, the primordial land will face a cataclysmic destruction."

With the calmest of words, the Grandmaster Hongjun announced a shocking piece of news to all the immortals. His words caused the pupils of all the sages in the heavens to tremble in shock.

The primordial land is shattered—an unimaginable calamity. Once it erupts, all the achievements of civilization built up over this entire era will be destroyed, and all forces will have to start from scratch.

They are all immortal beings who live as long as heaven and earth, with endless time to start over. But will the extraterrestrial demons give the primordial world that much time?

The most anxious were the giants of heaven and earth, such as Zhenyuan Daxian and Styx Ancestor, who were the least willing to see the world shatter.

When heaven and earth were complete, they were still unable to attain enlightenment for a long time; now that heaven and earth are incomplete, it is even more impossible for them to attain enlightenment.

"Teacher, is there any way to avert this calamity?"

The Styx Ancestor was a man of action; he asked the question before the other saints could speak.

He is immortal as long as the Blood Sea remains and the Styx River is indestructible, but if heaven and earth are shattered, he cannot guarantee his own survival. What if his luck turns bad and the primordial world begins to crumble from the Blood Sea?

Since it concerned his own life and death, the Styx Ancestor cared about this matter more than anyone else.

"Yes, the fortunes of the Three Realms are complete, and the latest work by author Jiuwei Tianmiao, 'Primordial Era: Starting from Jingwei Filling the Sea,' is being exclusively released! With the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man emerging together, this calamity can naturally be resolved."

This answer put the sages in a difficult position.

The reason why Di Jun and Tai Yi were able to establish the Heavenly Court in the shortest amount of time was because they had a powerful demon clan behind them.

Their success is something no power can replicate, not even the human race of this era. Unless, of course, those races that have lived in seclusion for countless eons are willing to dedicate all their power to helping establish the Heavenly Court.

These races, like the powerful clans of the mortal world, possess unimaginably deep foundations. However, even so, to gather 365 Great Luo Golden Immortals, these races would have to pay a considerable price.

As for the human race, the sages could only go with the flow and dared not force things to grow.

The sages possess the ability to help humanity achieve unification in an instant and sweep away all other races in the primordial world. However, humanity is not yet ready to rule over all other races in any aspect.

For the human race's fortune to reach its full potential, it needs to proceed gradually.

As for the Underworld, that is the territory of Houtu Niangniang, and she governs it accordingly. Like Zhenyuan Daxian, Houtu Niangniang possesses a moral blackmail array (the Six Paths of Reincarnation). The saints want to intervene, but they are hesitant to push Houtu Niangniang too hard.

During the war between the Lich King and the Demon King, Gonggong, driven to desperation, smashed Mount Buzhou in two. Houtu, the Goddess of the Earth, was Gonggong's sister. If she were pushed to the limit, she might actually destroy the Six Paths of Reincarnation and drag the entire prehistoric world down with her.

"Please instruct us, Master, on how we should proceed?"

Seeing that Tongtian Jiaozhu was about to speak, Yuanshi Tianzun spoke first, interrupting Tongtian Jiaozhu.

He certainly knew what the most appropriate course of action was, but there were certain responsibilities that they, as disciples, truly could not bear. He sought guidance from Ancestor Hongjun, hoping to find someone capable of handling the situation to take charge.

If anything goes wrong, Hongjun Patriarch won't blame them, his disciples.

Upon hearing this, Hongjun Laozu looked intently at Yuanshi Tianzun with his deep, dark eyes. Yuanshi Tianzun calmly met Hongjun Laozu's gaze, without the slightest fear in his eyes.

Yuanshi Tianzun was not afraid of Hongjun Laozu. Whether he was a Daluo Jinxian or a saint, he was always "rebellious" in front of Hongjun Laozu.

Take the matter of divine will as an example. Yuanshi Tianzun insisted that he was the interpreter of divine will, and that no one in the entire prehistoric world understood divine will better than him.

In contrast, the Tongtian Sect Leader, who was somewhat "rebellious" in his doctrines, was not "rebellious" at all.

Hongjun Ancestor slowly withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "There are only 65 million years left until the next great calamity. During these 65 million years, you should all work together to perfect the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man. As long as you do not defy the will of Heaven, your master will definitely give you his full support."

He knew the abilities of his disciples; even without his guidance, they were capable of getting things done.

However, with him as their master, the disciples were afraid of being punished, so they tried every means to get a promise from him.

Seeing that Hongjun Laozu was willing to relinquish power, Yuanshi Tianzun breathed a sigh of relief.

He wasn't afraid of Hongjun Laozu taking charge; he was just afraid that Hongjun Laozu would come out and give irresponsible instructions, disrupting his plans, when he was only halfway through.

Now that Hongjun Laozu has said this, he can go all out and make a big splash.

"In that case, all matters of the primordial world shall be entrusted to you, and my will shall return to its original form."

After Hongjun Laozu finished speaking, his body transformed back into a holy image, and the immortals were sent back to the venue of the Xuanmen Dao Discussion Conference.