Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Although Ao Bing had his own selfish motives, he knew that the matter of the Heavenly Tribulation was of paramount importance and that it was essential to ensure relative fairness, otherwise the entire prehistoric world would face serious problems.

Fairness is the foundation of the Heavenly Tribulation; only by achieving fairness can the Heavenly Tribulation proceed smoothly. If fairness is lost, the people will inevitably be dissatisfied, and in the long run, disaster will surely follow.

It should be understood that in the primordial world, there is not only the Way of Heaven, but also the Way of Humanity. When the Way of Heaven is just, it naturally prevails, and one can do whatever one wants.

But when the natural order loses its fairness, the way of humanity will immediately change, leading to a situation where humanity can overcome nature.

In other words, Heaven can set up heavenly tribulations, but it must ensure basic fairness.

Otherwise, humanity will change, overthrowing the mandate of Heaven, forcibly abolishing the Heavenly Tribulation, or directly seizing control of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Ao Bing was well aware of the changes between heaven and man, so how could he make such a low-level mistake?
Therefore, in order to ensure that the establishment of the Heavenly Tribulation would go smoothly, he forcibly suppressed his personal desires and even went so far as to cut himself with a knife, just to ensure that the Heavenly Tribulation would not be unfair when it appeared.

According to Ao Bing, the difficulty of the Heavenly Tribulation is not only related to one's cultivation level, but also to one's aptitude and the environment in which one is situated.

The higher one's aptitude, the stronger the heavenly tribulation. Similarly, the more favorable the environment, the more difficult the heavenly tribulation.

In this way, the advantage of the Lesser Primordial World is gone, and it becomes its biggest disadvantage. The difficulty of undergoing tribulation in the Endless World is at least four or five levels lower than that in the Lesser Primordial World.

For cultivators who lacked confidence in surviving the Heavenly Tribulation, this was an incredible stroke of luck; they couldn't wait to escape the Lesser Primordial World and move to the Endless World.

After all, no matter how good the cultivation environment or how abundant the resources are in the Little Primordial World, they are all external things and far less important than one's own life.

If it's for the sake of life, moving from the primordial wilderness to the endless world is not impossible.

"To categorize heavenly tribulations and determine their power based on environment and talent? That's a good idea."

The gods who still wanted to object were immediately rendered speechless upon hearing Ao Bing's arrangement.

If Ao Bing had acted unfairly, they would have had grounds to object. But now, Ao Bing is willing to sacrifice himself to ensure fairness, so they have no reason to object.

Any further rebuttal would be nothing more than a rebuttal for the sake of rebuttal. Ao Bing wouldn't even need to lift a finger; Heaven would teach them an unforgettable lesson.

"It can't be that simple. Heaven is impartial and fair."

"In the face of heavenly tribulation, everyone should be equal, but He divides heavenly tribulation into different levels and bestows heavenly tribulation of different power on different groups."

"This may seem fair, but it is actually the greatest injustice. Therefore, I think that Heaven should provide some kind of compensation to those who have survived the powerful heavenly tribulations."

One of the powerful beings frowned, feeling that things were not so simple.

What is the greatest fairness? It is when Heaven doesn't care about anything, whether you are a god or a human, you are all the same in my eyes, that is the greatest fairness.

This is the ruthlessness of Heaven and Earth, treating all things like straw dogs. Before the Way of Heaven, all things are equal, without distinction of high or low, noble or base, and are completely ignored.

But now, the Heavenly Way has broken this principle, creating different Heavenly Tribulations for different groups based on different conditions.

This seems fair, but from a macro perspective, it's the biggest injustice. We're both human, we both eat the same food, so why is my tribulation more severe than his?
Just because I'm better? That's unreasonable!
Therefore, according to the basic logic of the Heavenly Way, those who survive powerful heavenly tribulations will inevitably receive other forms of compensation.

"What's there to speculate about? Danger and opportunity coexist; that's always been the case in the primordial world. Since the tribulation we're facing is more powerful, shouldn't we expect to reap greater benefits after overcoming it?"

"This is an unchanging truth since ancient times, what are you wondering about?"

Ao Bing's tone remained unchanged, confirming this guess. The stronger the heavenly tribulation one undergoes, the greater the benefits one gains after overcoming it. This is a truth that has existed since ancient times, known to everyone. It was true in the old primordial world, and it is true in the new primordial world as well, without the slightest change.

"I see!"

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood. They said, "So that's why Ao Bing would do something detrimental to himself."

Cultivating in the Lesser Primordial Wilderness involves facing more powerful tribulations than elsewhere. Similarly, the benefits gained after overcoming these tribulations are also greater.

This might not be very attractive to ordinary cultivators. But for geniuses, especially top geniuses, it is a fatal temptation.

Top geniuses have no fear of heavenly tribulations. They wish the heavenly tribulations were as powerful as possible, so that they could gain greater benefits after overcoming them, or even undergo an amazing transformation, thus being reborn.

In this way, the tribulations one undergoes while cultivating in the Lesser Primordial Wilderness are far more severe than those in other places. For top geniuses, this is not a disadvantage, but rather an advantage. In pursuit of better development, they will undoubtedly yearn for the Lesser Primordial Wilderness even more.

Without a doubt, setting up such a heavenly tribulation would be more beneficial for Ao Bing to select the best.

As for whether doing so will shut out ordinary cultivators from the Lesser Primordial Wilderness, thus leading to a scarcity of life in the Lesser Primordial Wilderness.

This makes it sound as if ordinary cultivators could enter the Lesser Primordial World to cultivate without setting up a heavenly tribulation.

The incredibly favorable cultivation environment of the Little Primordial Wilderness destined it to be a place where ordinary people could not stay.

Those who can stay here to cultivate are either geniuses who appear only once in a million years, or powerful figures who dominate an entire realm; the weakest among them are innate Dao Lords.

This is the Upper Realm of Gods. Without top-tier talent, one would need to at least cultivate to the Mythical Taiyi level to enter the Lesser Primordial World.

Otherwise, they simply wouldn't be able to adapt to the environment here and would be forced to leave sooner or later.

Despite having left behind many immortals in the Lesser Primordial Wilderness, these immortals, who can easily move mountains and fill seas elsewhere, are now almost like mortals under the suppression of the Lesser Primordial Wilderness's rules, unable even to take flight.

Immortals who remain in the Lesser Primordial World are no different from mortals. The difference is so vast that few immortals can withstand it.

Therefore, if these immortals left behind by Ao Bing in the Lesser Primordial Wilderness cannot cultivate to the Mythical Taiyi level in a short period of time, they will probably soon be unable to bear it and will have to leave the Lesser Primordial Wilderness on their own to cultivate in the outer world of the Primordial Wilderness.

Immortals cannot adapt to the rules of the Lesser Primordial World and will be reduced to mortals upon arrival. Only the mythical Taiyi and top geniuses with limit-breaking power can adapt to the rules of this place and ensure that they will not be changed.

This is a natural barrier; even if Ao Bing does nothing, he has already shut out the vast majority of cultivators from the Lesser Primordial Wilderness. Therefore, whether or not this heavenly tribulation is set up, it will not change the fact that the Lesser Primordial Wilderness is vast and sparsely populated.

On the contrary, after the Heavenly Tribulation is set up, considering the benefits of the Lesser Primordial Wilderness, it may attract more geniuses to come here to increase the population.

……

This is Ao Bing; all his calculations are for his own benefit. Like this time, setting up the Heavenly Tribulation, seemingly disadvantageous to him, actually accelerated the process of selecting the best.

Ao Bing would never do something that harms others for his own benefit. In fact, what he does most often is something that harms others for his own benefit.

"With the help of the Heavenly Tribulation, from now on, most of the heroes of the prehistoric world will likely fall into the clutches of the Star Lord."

After figuring out Ao Bing's scheme, the powerful beings present looked quite displeased.

Ao Bing's abilities are indeed astonishing; his tricks come one after another, making them impossible to guard against.

"The Lesser Primordial Wilderness is the center of the Primordial Wilderness, and also the place where the Primordial Wilderness is being shaped. It is only natural that heroes from all over the world enter this place."

"Otherwise, keeping Yingjie in various circles will not only hinder his development, but also make him unaware of his own place in the world."

"Everyone, although the primordial world has changed, it still exists and has not gone to destruction. The endless living beings in this world are still the beings of the primordial world, not beings from any other realm."

“I know this, you know this, and all the living beings in the primordial world should know this as well.”

Looking at the gods with their varied expressions, Ao Bing spoke earnestly. He was warning them that while it was acceptable to divide the primordial world, the principle of maintaining the unity of the primordial world must never be changed.

He certainly didn't want a situation in the future where powerful beings only knew about the Four Great Realms but were unaware of the Primordial World.

The primordial world gives birth to all living beings, and the Four Realms are also part of the primordial world; one must distinguish between primary and secondary.

"That's it!"

Upon hearing this, all the gods felt a chill run down their spines. They knew that this was not only Ao Bing's intention, but also the will of Heaven.

Names and tools, however, cannot be lent to others. This is true in the mortal world, and even more so in the world where the Dao manifests its power.

In a world where Taoist magic manifests its power, the power of fame is even greater. Losing one's fame truly means being slowly replaced by others.

"The entire universe and all the myriad realms are all part of the primordial chaos; you should not make too clear a distinction between them."

Ao Bing reiterated that this was the biggest difference between him and the gods. The gods only valued their own disciples and followers. But Ao Bing valued all living beings in the primordial world.

As long as someone is outstanding enough, he can accept them regardless of their background and actively bring them into the Little Primordial World for training.

This is the mindset of an emperor: all living beings in the world, regardless of their origin, as long as they are part of the primordial world, can be used by me.

It was with this mindset that Ao Bing took the initiative to open up the Lesser Primordial World, allowing geniuses and powerful figures from all walks of life to enter.

Otherwise, he could have cultivated his own team and completely severed the connection between the Little Primordial World and the outside world, preventing any outsiders from entering to cultivate.

This is what we call vision. Ao Bing's vision far surpasses that of others, which is why he can do things that others cannot.

Of course, this doesn't mean that everyone lacks the same vision or doesn't want to do the same things. In fact, many people have the same vision as Ao Bing, but unfortunately, they lack the ability.

Having a grand vision is not enough; you also need corresponding strength. If your strength doesn't match your vision, then no matter how grand your vision is, it will be in vain.

Do you really think these powerful figures don't want to be like Ao Bing, actively lifting restrictions and taking on many disciples? They might want to, but others have to take notice of them first.

To put it bluntly, they didn't have as many cards to play as Ao Bing, so they couldn't attract anyone. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been Ao Bing's turn to do this.

Possessing both the miniature primordial wilderness and the starry sky is Ao Bing's greatest advantage, an advantage unattainable by ordinary people. Without these two places, no matter how grand Ao Bing's vision is, he wouldn't be able to attract geniuses and powerful figures from all realms.

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"Wait, if there's a tribulation for every realm, then is there a tribulation for breaking through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm?"

Suddenly, someone realized the key point and asked in a trembling voice. As soon as he finished speaking, the others also realized what was going on and looked at Ao Bing with surprised and suspicious eyes.

Yes, Ao Bing only mentioned one realm and one tribulation, but didn't say where the upper limit was.

The most crucial stage in the early stages of cultivation is the transformation from human to immortal. Once this realm is achieved, the acquired being will spontaneously transform into an innate being.

As the saying goes, there is no tribulation in the innate realm. According to this theory, the upper limit of tribulations should be this realm, and the Heavenly Immortal Tribulation is the last tribulation for cultivators.

After passing through this realm, there will be no more calamities.

But it's clear that, based on everyone's understanding of Ao Bing, he certainly wouldn't follow this logic.

As everyone knows, although Ao Bing is also a cultivator, he never empathizes with other cultivators; on the contrary, he deeply hates them. To the point that he never treats cultivators as human beings, and his attacks on them are extremely ruthless, far surpassing those against his enemies.

Even the most knowledgeable and powerful beings couldn't help but feel chilled and pity upon seeing Ao Bing's methods of treating cultivators.

Sometimes they couldn't help but wonder if some cultivator had secretly dug up Ao Bing's ancestral grave, otherwise why would he be so ruthless towards cultivators?

Given Ao Bing's mentality and his ruthless methods towards cultivators, the gods can reasonably suspect that since he set up this heavenly tribulation, he certainly wouldn't stop at the Celestial Immortal level, but should aim for an even higher realm.

After the Celestial Immortals, another key point is the mythical Taiyi Realm.

After reaching this level, the cultivator will be completely transformed, with all aspects receiving a significant boost. Their abilities will transcend reality, possessing some incredible powers.

With this in mind, the great supernatural beings of the primordial world believed that the upper limit of the Heavenly Tribulation would stop at the Mythical Great Luo realm. That is, only after cultivating to the Mythical Great Luo realm could one escape the endless Heavenly Tribulation.

Why is it the mythical Great Luo, and not the mythical Taiyi? The logic is simple: Ao Bing is more ruthless than all the other great supernatural beings.

The great supernatural beings of the prehistoric world were also well aware of this, so based on this principle, they added another factor to their assumptions, which was roughly what Ao Bing's idea was.

As everyone expected, the Heavenly Tribulation would stop at the Mythical Taiyi level. Adding one more factor, it would stop at the Mythical Daluo level – this was roughly Ao Bing's idea.

Everyone thought this way, and they were quite certain of it; Ao Bing thought the same way. The prerequisite was that they didn't oppose Ao Bing.

The reason everyone is panicking is because they know that not long ago, they were plotting how to target Ao Bing.

This matter clearly couldn't be kept from Ao Bing. If he didn't know, fine, but now that he did, he wouldn't be Ao Bing if he didn't use his cards to his advantage.

With this in mind, how could everyone not panic? The turning point lay in their conspiracy against Ao Bing. Without this, the upper limit of the Heavenly Tribulation would have been limited to the Mythical Great Luo realm. But with this, the upper limit of the Heavenly Tribulation was now uncertain.

After all, Ao Bing has always been exceptionally bold, and he might very well dare to defy the world and set up a calamity before a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, just to annoy everyone. (End of Chapter)