Primordial: From a grain of soil to the ancestor of all paths

"With the approval of the Holy Mother of Humanity, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion shall be established!"

Tunnels! Demon race! Human race!

In the primordial world, the three top powers besides the Heavenly Dao simultaneously and clearly stated their positions!

The divine punishment, condensed from the will of Heaven, was delayed at this moment.

Although it can punish the Primordial One, it cannot simultaneously be an enemy of the Earthly Path, the Demon Race, and the Human Race!
Because these three are all indispensable parts of the Honggu world!

Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, the Heavenly Punishment Seal in Hongjun's hand stopped in mid-air for the first time.

The unchanging indifference on his face had completely vanished, replaced by an unprecedented gloom.

He discovered that he was checkmated!?

He could forcibly unleash divine punishment, but the price would be the complete shattering of the entire primordial world and the infinite weakening of the power of the Heavenly Dao.

However, if we do not impose divine punishment, it would be tantamount to acknowledging the existence of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and the rules of the Primordial Era, which can stand shoulder to shoulder with the rules of the Heavenly Dao!
For him, this was a defeat even more humiliating than being defeated by the Primordial One in person!
"Excellent! Excellent, Primordial Beginning!"

"What a wonderful tunnel! What a demon race! What a... Nuwa!"

Hongjun's voice was icy cold.

He slowly withdrew the Heavenly Punishment Seal.

"Since you all want to protect him, then let him protect him."

"Yuanshi."

"Disciple is here!—"

In the Jade Void Palace, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable respectfully responded.

"The conferment of titles of gods will proceed as before."

"But those on the list are no longer limited to the demon race."

"Anyone who disrespects the will of Heaven and the sages can be listed!"

"Furthermore, I bestow upon you the God-Slaying Whip. You may strike anyone on the list, regardless of their cultivation level!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a whip that was neither metal nor wood, but contained the supreme laws of Heaven, fell into the hands of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

Yuanshi Tianzun took the God-Slaying Whip and instantly understood the Dao Ancestor's intention.

Since I can't deal with you directly, Tai Chu, I'll deal with everyone who wants to make a deal with you!

Anyone who dares to go to Wanbaoge is disrespecting the will of Heaven and deserves to be listed on the Investiture of the Gods!

He wanted to turn this Wanbao Pavilion into a forbidden place that no one dared to set foot in!

"Disciple, obey the law!"

Yuanshi Tianzun took the God-Slaying Whip, his gaze gradually sharpening.

He wanted to see if Tai Chu would still dare to be so arrogant after no one dared to go to the East Sea Treasure Pavilion.
"What?--"

"Now, not only demons, but any creature that disrespects Heaven will be listed on the Investiture of the Gods?"

"Did the Dao Ancestor also give the Primordial Sage the God-Slaying Whip, which can strike any creature on the list?"

"Isn't this forcing us to stand on the side of Heaven's will?"

Countless creatures in the primordial world were utterly shocked at this moment!

Hongjun's voice just now was not deliberately concealed; on the contrary, it seemed to be intentional, allowing all living beings to hear it clearly.

Clearly, he was openly threatening all the creatures in the primordial world who harbored disloyal intentions!
"Now how to do?"

"Once someone is listed on the Investiture of the Gods, they will be subject to the restrictions imposed by the holder of the list and the God-Slaying Whip!"

"But if we don't go to Wanbaoge, we'll probably lose a lot of benefits!"

The primordial beings, who deeply understood this, all wore expressions of profound inner turmoil.

I don't know whether I should side with the Heavenly Dao or with the Primordial Beginning.

Of course, if possible, they would prefer to only reap the benefits and not participate in either side.

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heaven.

The Palace of the Heavenly Clouds!

"They actually used the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Slaying Whip to threaten all living beings in the primordial world?"

"Hongjun truly has remarkable skills!"

Di Jun's expression turned serious, sensing the thorny nature of the situation.

"Fellow Daoist Taichu's Myriad Treasures Pavilion was originally the best means to break the deadlock of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, but unexpectedly it was broken by Hongjun and the others in this way of expanding the battle."

Taiyi also looked solemn: "The most crucial point is that the Investiture of the Gods was originally only aimed at my demon race, which already posed a considerable threat to my demon race."

"Now Hongjun has expanded the scope of the Investiture of the Gods to include all living beings that oppose the Heavenly Dao."

"In this way, in order to avoid being listed and to make their stance clear, even more beings will likely target our demon race!"

"With the Eastern King Duke resurrected by Taiqing... my demon race is in real trouble this time!"

At this point, Taiyi's brows furrowed into a deep frown, his eyes filled with boundless resentment and murderous intent towards Hongjun and Yuanshi!
"How hateful are Hongjun, Yuanshi, and Taiqing!"

Di Jun's face was also extremely ugly.

Now is the time when the demon race needs to develop the most.

However, under the influence of Taiqing and Hongjun, the Eastern King Duke was revived and the Celestial Court was re-established, and the Investiture of the Gods calamity was started ahead of schedule.

This time, they even tried to use the Investiture of the Gods to forcibly push countless living beings to the opposite side of the Heavenly Court!
The dangers that the demon race will face are unimaginable!

"The only way forward now is to fight!" Taiyi's eyes blazed like two scorching suns, his voice filled with fighting spirit and killing intent: "Since Hongjun and the others are forcing my demon race to its death, then we will fight them to the bitter end!"

"This is our only chance of survival now!"

Upon hearing this, Di Jun remained silent, but his incredibly sharp gaze, which seemed capable of instantly shattering the heavens, spoke volumes.

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Thirty-three days away.

Wa Palace.

"Simply by expanding the scope of the Investiture of the Gods, countless beings were forced to side with the Heavenly Dao and dared not go to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion."

"That's truly a ruthless tactic!"

Nuwa frowned slightly, and a hint of worry appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Her previous statement supporting Taichu's establishment of the Wanbao Pavilion had likely already aroused the dissatisfaction of Hongjun and Yuanshi.

Moreover, Nuwa herself carried a portion of the destiny of the demon race.

Once the demon race is destroyed, she will inevitably be affected.

Fortunately, Nuwa was a sage of the Heavenly Dao and the Holy Mother of the Human Race. She did not intend to take on any disciples, and the only one she cared about was her elder brother, Fuxi.

Even if Yuan Shi and his group wanted to take things further with her, it would be virtually impossible.

Biyou Palace!
"As expected of the Dao Ancestor, he actually came up with a way to break the deadlock of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion so quickly, and even forced more living beings to side with the Heavenly Dao!"

"I hope that Fellow Daoist Taichu and my aunt and the others can get through this smoothly."

The Tongtian Sect Leader was also somewhat worried about Zhongzhongdao. Ever since he abandoned both the paths of good and evil in the Primordial Beginning with the help of Qinglian and switched to cultivating the "Nine Revolutions of Primordial Chaos," he had no longer been on the same path as Hongjun and the others.

He naturally hoped that Qinglian and the others would win this time in the Primordial Era.

"Unfortunately, I am only at the late stage of the seventh stage of the Nine Revolutions of Hongmeng. It is difficult for me to contend with a Heavenly Dao Saint with my own strength alone."

"Moreover, given this situation, even if I attain the Primordial Dao, I'm afraid I still wouldn't be able to help Fellow Daoist Taichu and my aunt, would I?"

The Master of the Heavenly Sect shook his head and sighed with a complex expression.

At the same time, Tongtian Jiaozhu was also thinking about establishing the Jiejiao sect.

Firstly, this aligns with his principles.

Perhaps this opportunity can help him improve his cultivation level further.

Secondly, once the Jie Sect is established, Tongtian may have more power to help Taichu, Qinglian, and others to fight against Taiqing, Yuanshi, and others!

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East China Sea.

Zifuzhou.

"Ha ha!"

"Okay, great!"

"Emperor Jun, Taiyi, countless living beings will inevitably oppose the demon race!"

"Now let's see how arrogant you can still be?"

The resurrected Dongwanggong laughed heartily.

Compared to Yuanshi, Hongjun and the others harbored more resentment towards Taichu.

The one Dongwanggong hated the most was the demon race, who destroyed his celestial court and caused his death!

However, the Eastern King Duke was well aware that the demon race was now far more powerful than when it destroyed the Celestial Court.

Even after his rebirth, he still had to rebuild the Celestial Court.

But on his own, it's basically impossible for him to take revenge on the demon race!

Fortunately, Hongjun Daozu first bestowed the Investiture of the Gods upon Yuanshi, intending to use the demon race to fill the pit of the Chan Sect. After establishing the Wanbao Pavilion in the early days, he bestowed the God-Slaying Whip upon Yuanshi, intending to fill the Investiture of the Gods with all beings that opposed them, in order to threaten the billions of beings in the prehistoric world!
In this way, whether the beings who were originally on Hongjun's side or those who did not want to be on the Investiture of the Gods list, they would all be likely to become enemies of the demon race!
Under these circumstances, Dongwanggong no longer believed that the demon race would not perish!
"Dijun, Taiyi!"

"Once the disciples of the Chan Sect and all the creatures of the primordial world have completely brought down your demon race, I will lead my celestial army to crush your Heavenly Court and utterly annihilate your demon race!"

The Eastern King Duke gazed towards the direction of the Heavenly Court, emanating a terrifying aura that shook the entire Zizhou Prefecture!

The West, Mount Sumeru!

"Unexpectedly, in order to counter the Myriad Treasures Pavilion of the Primordial Beginning, the Dao Ancestor actually expanded the scope of the Investiture of the Gods to include all beings who disrespect Heaven?"

"This move, while deterring the creatures of the prehistoric world from going to the Wanbao Pavilion, will likely make the prehistoric world situation even more chaotic."

"It could even incite more beings to resent Yuanshi and Hongjun."

"Let the already premature Investiture of the Gods calamity become an even greater vortex of calamity!"

Jieyin couldn't help but sigh.

It must be said that while Hongjun's move was indeed very effective, it was also quite insane!
“Senior brother, isn’t this a good thing for us?” Zhunti’s gaze was deep, like an unfathomable abyss: “Since we have decided to gradually shift from the Heavenly Path to the Demonic Path.”

"And to go to the Eastern lands to seize all kinds of talents and rare treasures in order to revive the West."

"Then naturally, the more chaotic the better!"

Anyway, both Zhunti and Jieyin are Heavenly Saints who stand on Hongjun's side, and their main base is not in the Eastern Heaven and Earth.

They could easily take advantage of the chaos and use the resources of the East to exchange for the future rise of the West!

If the prehistoric world weren't chaotic enough, they wouldn't find it so easy to plunder the Eastern Lands.

“Yes, Junior Brother, you’re right.” Upon hearing Zhunti’s words, Jieyin’s expression relaxed, and he chuckled in agreement, “This is indeed an opportunity for us in the West.”

"Moreover, since no one dares to go to Wanbaoge, then there will inevitably be many people who would be willing to join our Western Religion."

"We must also take this seriously."

Upon hearing this, Zhunti naturally nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, the auras of Jieyin and Zhunti merged together, their eyes filled with color, as if they had already seen the bright future of the West's great prosperity!
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Kunlun.

Tianyuan Mountain!
"That despicable Hongjun, he actually resorted to such despicable means." Qinglian frowned, her eyes filled with boundless killing intent.

Without a doubt, if she weren't so weak, she would have killed Hongjun countless times already!
"Brother, what should we do now?" Tianyan asked Taichu with some concern. "With the threat of the Investiture of the Gods, I'm afraid not many living beings will dare to come to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion."

"Moreover, even more living beings will be forced to side with Hongjun and stand on the opposite side of us!"

“I really didn’t expect Hongjun to be so decisive and ruthless.” Taichu nodded first, then shook his head and smiled, “However, the more he acts like this, the more it shows how anxious he is.”

"His actions this time may temporarily suppress the influence of my Wanbao Pavilion, but they will also cause countless living beings to harbor resentment towards him and the Heavenly Dao."

"Of course, given the superior attitudes of Yuanshi and Hongjun, they probably wouldn't take the opinions of 'ants' seriously."

"Little did they know that a single spark can start a prairie fire, and in the future, this will inevitably become one of the factors that led to their downfall."

But in the beginning, they couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

Otherwise, not only will the Wanbao Pavilion's goal be difficult to achieve in the short term, but the demon race will also face a great threat.

"However, there's no need for us to be in too much of a hurry."

"Let this primordial world become lively first."

Tai Chu raised a cup of Daoist tea, smelled its aroma, took a small sip, and remained calm, seemingly unconcerned about Hongjun's methods.

"Now that you have a plan, we can rest assured."

Seeing this, Qinglian and Tianyan both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Their gazes toward Tai Chu were also full of trust.

It's as if as long as the latter is there, there's nothing to worry about.

The primordial world.

"boom!"

Since Hongjun initiated the Investiture of the Gods calamity ahead of schedule, he bestowed upon Yuanshi the Investiture of the Gods List and the God-Slaying Whip, and expanded the scope of the list to include all beings who disrespect Heaven.

The immense calamity energy from the primordial era spread throughout the entire world at an incredible speed!
Under the influence of this boundless calamity, more and more living beings became agitated and started fighting at the slightest provocation.

More and more beings are realizing that the upcoming Investiture of the Gods will become a terrifying vortex where billions of beings face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death, or even a ten-out-of-ten chance of survival!

What's even more terrifying is that the vast majority of living beings are not even qualified to escape this great vortex.

During this process, both the Chan sect of Yuanshi and the Western sect of Jieyin and Zhunti were recruiting disciples on a large scale.

After all, it's alright for people like Di Jun, Tai Yi, Tai Chu, and Qing Lian, but it's impossible for Yuan Shi, as a Heavenly Dao Saint, to personally intervene whenever a demon or other being comes along.
Therefore, Yuanshi needed disciples of the Chan sect to handle most of the matters.

However, unlike Tongtian, who taught without discrimination, Yuanshi only qualified those with sufficient background and fortune to join the Chan Sect.

Therefore, the number of disciples in the Chan Sect is actually not that many.

If Jieyin and Zhunti want the Western Paradise to flourish, then the Western Paradise will need even more disciples.

Unfortunately, although Jieyin and Zhunti didn't have the same high requirements for their disciples as Yuanshi, the Western Paradise was too barren, so the number of beings willing to join was also small. (End of Chapter)