Primordial Era: The Ten Deadly Formations are Broken, Shen Gongbao Asks Me to Come Out of the Mounta

Supernatural powers cannot overcome destiny.

If it weren't for his great fortune and foresight in accumulating merit beforehand, as well as the Great Array of Equality for All Beings, which gave him the trump card to contend with the Heavenly Saints.

Otherwise, no matter how much scheming and planning one has, one will likely not escape the fate of death and annihilation.

Even at the age of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, he was plotted against by a Heavenly Sage. It's hard to know whether he should feel honored or unfortunate.

It seems that he should be punished in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gongming sighed and said, "Although that Primordial Sage was biased..."

However, the Chan Sect was the victor in the Investiture of the Gods, and the Zhou Dynasty continued its fortune. When you betrayed the Chan Sect, Buddhism had not yet been established!

Could the Western religion possibly be better than the Chan religion?

After hearing this, Ran Deng shook his head and said, "Why does Your Majesty ask a question you already know the answer to!"

The hidden danger of the Chan Sect has never been its fortune, but rather the conflicts among its disciples.

The mere Twelve Golden Immortals of Jade Void have split into three factions. Does the Emperor not find this laughable?

Zhao Gongming did not answer.

If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked. That sage of the beginning was arrogant and looked down on this and that all day long.

His direct disciples naturally followed suit, looking down not only on the disciples of the Jie Sect, but also on their fellow disciples.

Seeing this, Randeng said to himself, "This humble monk also finds it laughable."

A group of summer insects, unaware of the cold of ice!

A group of frogs in a well, unaware of the vastness of the world!

Despite his low cultivation level, he mastered that arrogance perfectly!

If that were the case, it would be fine. Those wicked creatures, relying on the protection of their master, wantonly indulge in karmic consequences and do not know how to plan for good fortune and merit.

How long can such a great sect be protected, even by a sage of the Heavenly Dao?

Although the West is barren, its sages are united, and though they owe Heavenly favors, they work diligently!

"So, Your Majesty, what choice do you think this humble monk should make?"

At this point, Ran Deng had already finished recounting his entire life journey.

Zhao Gongming also learned the reason why Randeng betrayed the sect.

Ultimately, it was because the Chan sect couldn't see a future, while the West, though impoverished, was full of hope.

By a twist of fate, coupled with Zhunti's enthusiastic invitation, and in contrast to the arrogance and indifference of the Primordial Sage, and the outward appearance of estrangement but inward spirit of the Jade Void Golden Immortal, all these factors combined to create a harmonious and mutually beneficial relationship.

It would be abnormal if Dipankara did not betray his faith.

As a former member of the Three Thousand Guests of Zixiao Palace, and a shameless person who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, Randeng naturally knew what he wanted.

Although his methods were somewhat lacking, he and Zhunti hit it off immediately.

Regarding Randeng's plight, Zhao Gongming could only say that he could understand, but he would not choose to forgive.

You have many other options, but you chose to target me, a poor Taoist priest.

Your path of lighting the lamp is built upon the suffering of those with whom you have no connection whatsoever.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gongming said calmly, "In the struggle for the Dao, a single misstep can lead to utter ruin."

Your current predicament is entirely your own fault; you have no one else to blame!

Upon hearing this, Ran Deng put his hands together and said, "Amitabha!", then fell silent.

Zhao Gongming continued, "If I were to make a mistake in the game, I would be the one who would feel bad!"

So, you should just stay here and rest easy.

After escaping the Hellfire Prison, Zhao Gongming, though having verified his conjecture during the Investiture of the Gods calamity, showed no joy whatsoever.

Instead, I felt even more burdened.

The higher one's cultivation level, the more acute one's perception of danger and calamities becomes.

The Way diminishes while the Demonic Way flourishes.

In this great calamity of the Journey to the West, the Xuanmen sect declined while the Buddhist sect flourished, but along with it came the rise of the demonic path.

That Demon Ancestor was a ruthless person who competed with Hongjun Dao Ancestor for the position of Heavenly Dao Ancestor. He detonated the spiritual veins of the Western Earth and did not completely perish. Even the Dao Ancestor could not completely eliminate him. It can be seen that his methods are definitely not as simple as imagined.

In addition, since the primordial chaos was shattered, although sages have been restricted from setting foot in the Three Realms, their covetousness and scheming towards the Three Realms have never ceased.

The struggle for destiny is related to one's path and has always been fraught with danger.

During the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, when the immortals of the Jie Sect came to pay homage, it attracted the schemes of Yuanshi Tianzun and Taishang, who wanted to uproot the entire Jie Sect.

The Jie Sect is showing signs of resurgence, and it's likely that not only those two, but even Buddhism will join in. It's quite possible that the Four Sages will once again jointly attack the Jie Sect.

A sage is a saint, yet also a human being.

Jealousy can also distort even a saint.

After thinking it over, Zhao Gongming composed himself, sat upright in his Nine Dragons Incense Chariot, and instead of returning to Beiju Luzhou, headed towards the East Sea.

His visit to the underworld was not at the summons of Lady Pingxin, but to investigate what that Xuan Turtle had actually done.

It has been tens of thousands of years since the Xuan Turtle was reincarnated.

When such a person of great merit is reincarnated, the Heavenly Dao should bestow congratulatory gifts upon their birth, and the entire Three Realms should be alarmed. Yet, there is not a single commotion.

This piqued Zhao Gongming's curiosity.

What exactly did that Xuan Turtle cast?

Logically speaking, if I were to be reborn into the human realm, I should be reincarnated as a human, even though Li Nezha was only pregnant for three years.

While pondering, Zhao Gongming, following the information obtained from the Book of Life and Death, arrived at an island.

After getting off the carriage, Zhao Gongming immediately looked ahead, and a black line appeared on his face.

Not far away on the white sand beach, a small, golden turtle was lazily sunbathing, enjoying the sunshine of the celestial realm.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Gongming instinctively shook his head.

Bad thing!

Is my first disciple now considered useless?

Instead of being a human, he only wants to be a little tortoise, knowing nothing about cultivation and only knowing how to enjoy life.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gongming immediately said in a deep voice, "You unfilial disciple, instead of cultivating diligently, you came to Jin'ao Island to seek your master, why are you so lazy?"

Upon hearing Zhao Gongming's words, the black tortoise, who was sunbathing, was startled.

Then, with agile movements, it arrived in front of Zhao Gongming and immediately spoke in human language: "Master, sunbathing is so comfortable that I forgot your instructions!"

Seeing the Xuan Turtle's listless appearance, Zhao Gongming felt somewhat helpless.

Those who have performed great deeds will be reincarnated, and if it is their first time cultivating, the heavens will send down extraordinary phenomena.

However, his disciple, who had been reincarnated for tens of thousands of years, was too lazy to even cultivate. In the Three Realms, he could be considered the number one lazy person, or even the number one tortoise.

However, after considering the great merit of the Xuan Turtle, Zhao Gongming could only say, "Let's go back together!"

After saying that, he picked up the black tortoise in his hand, turned around and boarded the Nine Dragons Incense Chariot.

They sped along and arrived at Chaos City in the virtual universe.

Inside the palace, Zhao Gongming took out many treasures and delicacies, but the black tortoise looked lazy and seemed uninterested in everything.

For a moment, Zhao Gongming was at a loss. With such a lazy disciple, even the Dao Ancestor would probably be helpless!

"Senior Brother Gongming, you're really not being fair. You came to my Underworld, but left without even saying goodbye!"

Just then, a clear female voice rang out, and soon the Holy Mother of Tortoise Spirit, dressed in a bright red robe, swaggered into the palace.

The moment the Black Tortoise saw the Holy Mother of the Tortoise Spirit, its eyes suddenly lit up and it instantly perked up.