Primordial Era: Becoming the Great Emperor of Humanity from the Start

Chapter 91 Meeting the Two Saints! (Two Chapters Combined)

The Dao Ancestor Hongjun seemed extremely satisfied with the suggestion from the two Western Saints, Zhunti and Jieyin, and even gave them a rare smile.

The two Western Saints, Zhunti and Jieyin, were greatly encouraged and filled with excitement. They had never expected that the Dao Ancestor would support their proposal.

Originally, the two Western saints were only preparing to give it a try. After all, they were naturally unwilling to let the Western religion give up its plan for the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Now that Dao Ancestor Hongjun actually supports their proposal, this is naturally the best news for the Western Sect.

With the intervention of the Sage Taiqing, the two Sages Zhunti and Jieyin were unable to personally plan the Six Paths of Reincarnation and had to rely on the disciples of the Western Sect.

Now, without the intervention of powerful human beings, the Taiqing Sage only has one Xuandu Grand Master, who is at the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

How could those remaining members of the witch clan in the current cycle of reincarnation possibly stop the Western Religion from plotting the cycle of reincarnation?

The thought of the Western religion occupying the six realms of reincarnation, gaining a continuous stream of merit, and getting one step closer to its great prosperity filled the hearts of the two saints, Zhunti and Jieyin, with fervor.

"The rise of the human race is the inevitable trend of Heaven, but in order to prevent the primordial world from being destroyed again, the power of the human race does need to be limited."

Just as Jieyin and Zhunti said, from this day forward, human race experts who reach the Quasi-Saint realm will reside in the Fire Cloud Cave and will not be allowed to leave unless humanity is in peril.

"Nuwa and Taiqing, one is the Holy Mother of the Human Race, and the other is the leader of the Human Religion. I entrust this matter to you!" said Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Nuwa and Taiqing dared not delay and quickly nodded in agreement. Only then did Dao Ancestor Hongjun wave his hand, letting the saints return to their respective places.

"Senior Brother Taiqing, our teacher has entrusted the matter of returning the human quasi-saints to the Red Cloud Cave to the two of us. I wonder if Senior Brother Taiqing has any plans for this?"

With differing thoughts, the saints returned to the primordial world from the Zixiao Palace beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens. On the way, the saint Nuwa deliberately walked with the saint Taiqing and spoke of the matters instructed by the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

"This is something the teacher personally instructed us to do, so we can't be negligent. Why don't we summon the human race's leader first and explain this matter to him?"

"Since it is the Dao Ancestor's arrangement, the human race's sovereign will surely not refuse, so this matter can be considered settled!" said the Supreme Sage.

"The Sage Taiqing is indeed very thoughtful. I happen to have some matters to discuss with the Human Race's Common Ruler. Why don't you let me discuss them with him?" the Queen Sage said.

"That's fine too!" The Sage Taiqing glanced at the Sage Nuwa and nodded.

When the sage Nuwa returned to her Nuwa Palace, she summoned her attendant and instructed him to go to the human race and bring forth the human race's supreme ruler.

The attendant under the sage Nuwa received the sage's decree and soon arrived among the human race, where he met the renowned human ruler, Jiang Heng.

"I am Lingzhuzi, a disciple of the Sage Nuwa. The Sage has commanded me to come and take you to Nuwa Palace to meet her!"

The boy did not dare to be negligent after meeting Jiang Heng. Since the final battle between the Lich King and the Demon King, Jiang Heng's strength as a peak Quasi-Saint had spread throughout the prehistoric world.

Jiang Heng was slightly taken aback. He wasn't actually surprised at all that the Sage Nuwa had sent him to the Nuwa Palace.

Now that the innate spiritual treasures Hetu and Luoshui are in his hands, the sage Nuwa, for the sake of her brother Fuxi, will naturally seek out Jiang Heng.

But, the attendant of the Sage Nuwa is named Lingzhuzi? Isn't this one of the key figures in the next great calamity of heaven and earth, the great war of the gods?

Jiang Heng looked at Ling Zhuzi with great interest a few more times, which puzzled Ling Zhuzi. Just as she was wondering about this, Jiang Heng's voice rang out.

"Since it is the Holy Mother's summons, I shall go!" Jiang Heng nodded and said.

So, Lingzhuzi suppressed his doubts and led Jiang Heng to the Nuwa Palace, the sacred site of the Nuwa Saint, beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Along the way, Jiang Heng and Ling Zhuzi had a pleasant conversation, which made the naive Ling Zhuzi yearn for the primordial world.

Soon, Jiang Heng and Ling Zhuzi arrived at Nuwa Palace and entered a huge palace. Jiang Heng saw a woman in palace attire sitting on a high platform.

"Greetings, Holy Mother!" Jiang Heng said with exceptional respect.

Nuwa, the sage, created the human race and is considered the Holy Mother of Humanity. Therefore, when humans meet Nuwa, they never address her as "sage," but respectfully call her "Holy Mother" to show their respect.

The Sage Nuwa waved her hand, dismissing Lingzhuzi. Then, she stared at Jiang Heng for a long time without saying a word.

Jiang Heng dared not look around, nor could he stare at the Sage Nuwa, so he did not notice that the Sage Nuwa's expression was quite subtle at this moment.

His expression seemed to indicate a sense of familiarity with Jiang Heng, yet also a hint of doubt, but it was definitely not the expression one would expect from someone meeting Jiang Heng for the first time.

"Human Lord Jiang Heng, you are very good. Under your leadership, the human race has developed rapidly and it is truly remarkable that it has achieved its current strength."

"Do you know why I summoned you here?" After a long while, the sage Nuwa's clear, cold voice rang out.

"Your Majesty, I dare not presume to know your thoughts, and naturally do not know why Your Majesty summoned me here!"

Although Jiang Heng had already guessed some of Nuwa's purpose, at this moment, it was naturally not appropriate for him to answer truthfully; playing dumb was the best option.

The Sage Nuwa smiled without saying a word. Jiang Heng's little thoughts could not escape the Sage's eyes, but she would not expose them to her face.

"Today, the six of us sages were summoned by our teacher to the Zixiao Palace for a discussion, during which we discussed the destruction caused to the primordial world by the war between the Wu and Yao races."

The Western sages Zhunti and Jieyin proposed restrictions on quasi-saint level humans to prevent them from causing further massive damage to the primordial world.

"The teacher has finally decided that quasi-saint level humans should return to the Fire Cloud Cave, and non-humans should not easily leave the Fire Cloud Cave in times of crisis!" said the Sage Nuwa.

Jiang Heng looked surprised, but in reality, he wasn't surprised at all; what was bound to happen would happen eventually.

To Jiang Heng's slight surprise, it was actually two Western sages who proposed restricting the human race's quasi-saint level powerhouses.

The purpose of the two saints of the Western religion is self-evident, but for them to think that restricting the strong of the human race would allow them to plan the six realms of reincarnation is rather wishful thinking.

Regardless of whether Jiang Heng has any further plans, the Taiqing Sage is also eyeing the Six Paths of Reincarnation. How could the two sages of the Western Sect succeed so easily?

Furthermore, after Yun Zhongzi was dragged into this mess by Jiang Heng, how could Yuanshi Tianzun sit idly by and watch the Western Sect steal the merits of his own disciple?

"Since it is the Dao Ancestor's arrangement, our human race should abide by it. After I return, I will arrange for a quasi-saint level human to go to the Fire Cloud Cave!" Jiang Heng said.

Jiang Heng also understood that the current strength of the human race had inevitably attracted the attention of the Dao Ancestor, which was why such restrictions were imposed.

It's not that the human race has been feared by the Dao Ancestor, but a few Quasi-Saints are probably no different from ants in the eyes of the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

However, Dao Ancestor Hongjun also had his own plans for the future of the prehistoric world. The strength of the human race was too great, which was not something Dao Ancestor wanted to see.

Only when all the quasi-saint level humans retreated to the Red Cloud Cave would they naturally be unable to influence the future Investiture of the Gods calamity.

Since Dao Ancestor Hongjun has already made his decision, how could Jiang Heng possibly refuse? What other options does the human race have besides retreating to the Fire Cloud Cave?

"In that case, you should finish this matter as soon as possible! There's another reason I called you here today, and I need your help with something else!"

"The innate spiritual treasures that originally belonged to the Demon Emperor Jun, the Hetu and Luoshu, have now fallen into your hands?" said the Sage Nuwa.

Although the sage Nuwa used a questioning tone, with her sagely abilities, how could she not calculate who actually possessed the Hetu and Luoshu?

"Your Majesty, the innate spiritual treasure, the Hetu Luoshu, did indeed fall into my hands when the Demon Emperor Jun perished."

"It's quite a coincidence," Jiang Heng said. "Just as the Demon Emperor Jun fell, the Demon Master Kunpeng suddenly tried to snatch this treasure, but I managed to stop him!"

There was nothing to hide about this matter. Before coming to Nuwa Palace, Jiang Heng knew that the Sage Nuwa would definitely ask about the Hetu and Luoshu.

"Demon Master Kunpeng? Hmph! This is a remnant of the demon race. If you ever encounter Demon Master Kunpeng, you must kill him!" said the Sage Nuwa in a deep voice.

Jiang Heng could tell from Nuwa's tone that she was dissatisfied with the demon master Kunpeng, and he could also guess Nuwa's attitude.

Nuwa, being a sage, was born into the demon race. Although she could not stop the great calamity of the Lich King, she probably could not completely let go of the demon race in her heart.

The demon master Kunpeng was a two-faced traitor who always undermined the demon race, which naturally made him despised by the saint Nuwa.

Then, the sage Nuwa continued, "The Hetu Luoshu, this innate spiritual treasure, is extraordinary and has a destiny with my brother Fuxi!"

The reason I summoned you here is to ask you for the Hetu and Luoshu. Don't worry! Now that this innate spiritual treasure belongs to you, I won't take it for nothing.

Whether it's an innate spiritual treasure or anything else, whatever you want, just say the word!

The Hetu and Luoshu are the key to Fuxi's future enlightenment, so the sage Nuwa naturally wanted to obtain this innate spiritual treasure in advance.

However, this innate spiritual treasure is currently in the hands of Jiang Heng, the sovereign of the human race, so even the saint Nuwa cannot shamelessly try to snatch it away.

Therefore, the sage Nuwa offered to exchange other treasures for the Hetu Luoshu in Jiang Heng's possession.

The promise of a sage is of immeasurable value, and in some ways, it may even far surpass that of a primordial treasure.

The fact that the Sage Nuwa acted this way was already a great favor to Jiang Heng. Otherwise, given the Sage Nuwa's kindness to the human race, how could Jiang Heng have refused her request?

"The Hetu Luoshu, this innate spiritual treasure, contains the mysteries of the innate Eight Trigrams. If one can comprehend it, achieving enlightenment should not be too difficult."

The Holy Mother desires this innate spiritual treasure, but is it so that Fuxi can attain enlightenment again after reincarnation?

Jiang Heng did not state his own conditions, but instead revealed Nuwa's purpose in wanting the innate spiritual treasure, the Hetu Luoshu.

Upon hearing this, the Sage Nuwa glanced at Jiang Heng with interest, showing no surprise that Jiang Heng had seen through her purpose.

"That's right! I won't hide it from you. My elder brother Fuxi suffered a great calamity this time. His physical body was destroyed, but I managed to save his primordial spirit."

Fortunately, fortune and misfortune are intertwined. Although my elder brother suffered a calamity, he also encountered an opportunity to attain enlightenment, and his opportunity lies within the human race.

My elder brother will be reincarnated into the human race, becoming the new ruler of humanity, leading the human race to great prosperity. When his merits are fulfilled, he will naturally attain enlightenment.

"And the Hetu and Luoshu are the key to my brother's enlightenment!" The Sage Nuwa did not hide anything and said directly.

"The Holy Mother created the human race. We humans cannot refuse any request. But has the Holy Mother ever considered what it would be like to attain enlightenment in this way?"

Even if one achieves perfect merit, being forbidden from ever leaving the Red Cloud Cave for the rest of one's life is no different from imprisonment. "Jiang Heng asked rhetorically.

Fuxi was reincarnated as the Emperor of the Human Race. As long as he accumulated enough merit, he would naturally be able to attain enlightenment and become a peak Quasi-Saint without any problem.

Moreover, as the emperor of the human race, he enjoys the boundless fortune of the human race, and from then on, he is free from disasters and difficulties, and in some ways, he is even comparable to a saint.

But just as Jiang Heng said, no matter how many benefits there are, Fuxi will eventually be trapped in the Fire Cloud Cave, and may never be able to leave for the rest of his life.

What good is attaining enlightenment? You'll still be imprisoned. What good is being a peak Quasi-Saint? In the eyes of a Saint, aren't you just an ant?

Nuwa, the sage, was certainly aware of the problem, but even a sage is not omnipotent in the primordial world.

If Fuxi becomes the Emperor of the Human Race, he will be protected by the boundless fortune of the human race, and at the very least, he will be free from disasters and difficulties from now on, which can be considered a good outcome.

Otherwise, when the great calamity of heaven and earth comes again, if Fuxi were to fall into the calamity by accident, he would also perish and his soul would be extinguished.

"No need for further words, state your conditions!" the sage Nuwa said coldly.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. Please shield yourselves from heavenly secrets and listen to my advice before making a decision!" Jiang Heng said with a smile.

A strange expression reappeared on the face of the Sage Nuwa, but she still used her Sage power to shroud the Nuwa Palace.

This place is located outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, where the power of the Heavenly Dao is weakest. Now, with the power of the Sage Nuwa enveloping it, it can naturally completely shield the Heavenly Dao.

Then, Jiang Heng recited his prepared explanation one by one, and a hint of surprise finally appeared on the face of the Sage Nuwa.

Only the two of them knew exactly what Jiang Heng said to the Sage Nuwa; even the Heavenly Dao could not detect the situation inside Nuwa's Palace.

In any case, when Jiang Heng left Nuwa Palace, the innate spiritual treasure, the Hetu Luoshu, was still on his person.

As Jiang Heng pondered his conversation with the sage Nuwa, he had a rather strange feeling about it.

The key issue lies in Nuwa's attitude towards him. Jiang Heng always felt that Nuwa's attitude towards him was a little too good.

Although Jiang Heng is the current ruler of the human race and possesses the strength of a peak quasi-saint, these are nothing in the eyes of a saint.

Nuwa, the sage, already held a transcendent position among the human race and did not need to consult with Jiang Heng at all; she only needed to instruct Jiang Heng on everything.

Jiang Heng temporarily suppressed his doubts. With his current cultivation level, it was still too early for him to consider what a sage would do.

Jiang Heng had just stepped out of Nuwa Palace, preparing to return to the human race, when he discovered that Grand Master Xuandu was already waiting for him outside Nuwa Palace.

"My teacher has sent me here to summon you to the Taiqing Realm!" Grand Master Xuandu said to Jiang Heng with a smile.

Today was quite lively. First, the Sage Nuwa summoned Jiang Heng to Nuwa Palace. After Jiang Heng had just met with the Sage Nuwa, the Sage Taiqing arrived.

Needless to say, Jiang Heng had no choice but to continue his journey upon being summoned by the Sage of Taiqing. On the way to Taiqing Realm, Grand Master Xuandu also discussed matters concerning the human race with Jiang Heng.

"After the war between the Lich King and the Demon King, countless creatures in the entire prehistoric world died or were injured, but our human race did not suffer much loss."

"This is all thanks to you, fellow Daoist. With the current strength of the human race, no other race in the prehistoric world can threaten the human race anymore!" said Grand Master Xuandu.

Grand Master Xuandu was extremely satisfied with Jiang Heng, for it was under Jiang Heng's leadership that the human race had achieved its current state.

"It is too early to say that. After all, our human race has only been developing for a short time and has not accumulated enough experience. There are still too few Great Luo Golden Immortals and Golden Immortals."

"Now, the Dao Ancestor has sent the Quasi-Saint level humans back to the Red Cloud Cave. Without the Quasi-Saints to oversee the human race, the situation of the human race is worrying!" Jiang Heng said.

Grand Master Xuandu then realized that the Dao Ancestor had such a prohibition against the human race, which was not a good thing for the human race.

This means that unless there is a threat of annihilation, the human quasi-saints in the Red Cloud Cave cannot make a move.

As a result, the human race's deterrent power was greatly weakened. Forget about dominating the prehistoric world; they'd be lucky if they weren't bullied by the strong.

After all, the Dao Ancestor imposed restrictions on the Quasi-Saints of the human race, but he did not impose any restrictions on the other Quasi-Saints in the prehistoric world.

For example, if the Lord of the Styx wanted to deal with the human race, he wouldn't even need to take action himself. He could simply have the Asura race target the human race at every turn, and the human race would suffer heavy losses.

As long as the Lord of the Styx doesn't do anything foolish and insist on annihilating the human race, Jiang Heng and other human quasi-saints can only watch helplessly from within the Red Cloud Cave.

What an irony! How can a human race prosper if it is like this? Even in the primordial world, there was no protagonist of heaven and earth who was so easily slaughtered.

As the two were talking, they arrived at the Taiqing Realm. After escorting Jiang Heng into the Taoist temple of the Taiqing Sage, Grand Master Xuandu withdrew first.

At this moment, the Sage Taiqing was resting with his eyes closed, seemingly lost in thought. Jiang Heng did not want to disturb him and could only wait silently in the Taoist temple.

It was unclear how much time had passed before the Sage of Taiqing finally awoke as if from a dream, slowly opening his eyes and focusing his gaze on Jiang Heng.

"You should already know about the teacher's arrangements for the human race from your junior sister Nuwa. This matter is of utmost importance, so do not harbor any illusions!"

"The Six Paths of Reincarnation did not participate in this war between the Lich King and the Demon King. You did a good job. You must take good care of the Six Paths of Reincarnation in the future!" said the Sage of Taiqing.

"I dare not neglect the Dao Ancestor's arrangements. After returning to the human race, I will lead my four quasi-saints to the Red Cloud Cave."

"But as for the Six Paths of Reincarnation, I'm afraid I'll be willing but unable to do so in the future. After all, with the Dao Ancestor's prohibition in place, I can't even step out of the Red Cloud Cave!" Jiang Heng said respectfully.

Although Jiang Heng had already made some arrangements for the Six Paths of Reincarnation, at this moment, he still had to play the victim to the Supreme Saint.

"I feel at ease knowing that you are protecting me in the cycle of reincarnation. The two saints of the Western Sect have succeeded in their scheme this time, and I'm afraid they will soon be plotting another one in the cycle of reincarnation."

Remember what I said: I'll handle the two saints from the Western Sect; the rest you can deal with yourself!

The Sage of Taiqing seemed not to have heard Jiang Heng's words at all, and continued to talk about the Western Sect's plans for the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Jiang Heng was speechless. He was being confined to the Fire Cloud Cave by the Dao Ancestor and was not allowed to go out even a step. Did the Supreme Saint not know this?

Does the Sage of Taiqing think he will disregard the Dao Ancestor's orders, or does the Sage of Taiqing have already seen through him and believe that he must have a countermeasure?

Jiang Heng could only remain silent in response. Unexpectedly, after the Sage Taiqing finished speaking, he also stopped talking and closed his eyes again, letting his mind wander to the heavens.

Is this to make him leave Taiqing Realm on his own? Jiang Heng was really unsure of Taiqing Saint's intentions. What was the purpose of this?

If the goal was to stop the Western Sect from plotting the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Sage Taiqing could have taken matters into his own hands. Why then did he go through all that trouble and have Jiang Heng deal with the Western Sect?

It can only be said that the minds of sages are as deep as an abyss, and this mysterious and unpredictable Taiqing Sage before us is even more so.

After waiting for a while, seeing the Taiqing Sage seemingly lost in thought, Jiang Heng could only bow respectfully and silently leave the Taiqing Sage's Taoist temple.

Just as Jiang Heng was about to leave, he suddenly heard the voice of the Sage Taiqing again: "After you go to the Red Cloud Cave, you might as well take a trip to the Chaos Sea if you have time!"

Jiang Heng was startled and was about to turn around when he found that the Taoist temple behind him was already closed. He could only leave Taiqing Realm with many questions in mind.

Heading to the Chaos Sea was something Jiang Heng had planned long ago. Partly for the Demon Master Kunpeng, and partly for the Chaos Bell.

The Demon Master Kunpeng was like a venomous snake, lurking in the shadows and watching Jiang Heng. If he couldn't deal with Jiang Heng, there was no guarantee that the Demon Master Kunpeng wouldn't turn his attention to the human race.

As they were about to head to the Red Cloud Cave, keeping the Demon Master Kunpeng alive remained a potential threat, and Jiang Heng had long planned to kill him.

Finding the Demon Master Kunpeng in the vast Chaos Sea is naturally extremely difficult. However, Jiang Heng already possesses two avatars of the Demon Master Kunpeng, so he is somewhat confident.

As for the innate treasure, the Chaos Bell, although Jiang Heng had left behind some methods, he was only trying it out this time.

Let alone whether he can find the innate treasure Chaos Bell in the Chaos Sea, even if he does find it, it would be difficult for Jiang Heng to subdue it with his current strength.

Upon returning from the Chaos Sea, Jiang Heng will go into seclusion in the Red Cloud Cave to make final preparations for his future plans.

However, what Jiang Heng did not expect was why the Sage Taiqing would suddenly send him to the Chaos Sea.

Could it be that all his schemes had already fallen into the eyes of the Supreme Sage? After thinking for a moment, Jiang Heng shook his head inwardly.

If the Sage of Taiqing had known about Jiang Heng's future plans, Jiang Heng would never have been able to leave Taiqing Realm unscathed today.

"The Supreme Sage must have other plans. Could there be some unknown secret within the Chaos Sea?"

After returning to the human race, Jiang Heng temporarily put aside his many questions, as he had more important things to do.

Jiang Heng and other quasi-saint level powerhouses, including Suirenshi, are about to head to Huoyun Cave. Jiang Heng has to make arrangements in advance to figure out how the human race will develop and grow stronger in the prehistoric world.

Fortunately, the Lich War has just passed, and most creatures in the primordial world are recuperating, so there won't be any major battles for the time being.

Humanity only needs to develop quietly and hold out for a period of time before it will truly usher in an era of great prosperity.

(End of this chapter)