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

"Is that the Great Dao Law controlled by Fellow Daoist Taichu?"

"I never imagined he had already mastered two thousand nine hundred and fifty Great Dao Laws?"

"Even Fellow Daoist Tianyan and Fellow Daoist Qinglian have mastered 2,920 and 2,934 Great Dao Laws respectively?"

"It's truly terrifying, absolutely terrifying!"

"..."

Seeing the various strange phenomena of the Great Dao Laws during the lectures of Tai Chu, Tian Yan, and Qing Lian, everyone present was horrified!

They seemed to understand why Tai Chu was able to easily defeat Tai Qing, who was a Heavenly Saint.

It should be known that Taiqing, who possesses the creation treasure "Taiji Diagram", the acquired merit treasure "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda", and also wields the "Way of Non-Action", must be stronger than Yuanshi!
"It seems that Fellow Daoist Taichu will be able to attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm soon, right?"

Taiyi looked at Taichu, who was preaching, with a hint of envy and murmured to himself.

He also follows the path of integrating the three thousand Great Daos and proving the Dao through force, but he has only mastered two thousand five hundred and eighty-six Great Dao Laws so far.

Let alone Tai Chu, even compared to Tian Yan and Qing Lian, there is still a significant gap!
"With Fellow Daoist Taichu's potential, once he attains the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, even Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao might not be his match, right?"

"At that time, he will definitely be able to completely change the landscape of the prehistoric world!"

Di Jun murmured with a hint of envy.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

After all, the prehistoric world is currently controlled by Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, so there is no good future for it!

The best outcome for Di Jun and his people would be to overthrow the Heavenly Dao and bring the primordial world back under its control.

However, Di Jun knew very well that Hongjun Daozu and the Heavenly Dao would definitely not let Taichu Daoist and the others easily attain enlightenment!

"These things are still too far away for our demon race. Let's find an opportunity to ask Fellow Daoist Taichu about our demon race's issues later."

Di Jun quickly shook his head and calmed down. He had not forgotten his true purpose in coming to the Netherworld Blood Sea!

"Yes, brother is right!"

Taiichi nodded in agreement.

Then he and Di Jun listened attentively to the sermons of Tai Chu and Tian Yan in turn!
Time flies, and before they knew it, the Primordial Ones had been discussing the Dao with each other for over 100,000 years!

But they all gained a lot from this discussion!
Taiyi, in particular, has increased the number of Great Dao Laws he has mastered from the original 2,586 to 2,650, saving him countless years of arduous cultivation!
"Ha ha!"

"Congratulations again to Saint Styx on his successful attainment of enlightenment. I also thank everyone for sharing their knowledge during this discussion, especially Fellow Daoists Taichu, Tianyan, Qinglian, and Taiyi!"

"I wish you all a speedy success in proving your Dao through force and entering the Primordial Chaos Realm!"

"We should all head back now. Goodbye!"

"..."

Feeling that the time was about right, Kunpeng, Xi Wangmu, and the other Primordial Gods, who were also very satisfied, bid farewell to Styx and Taichu.

"Fellow Daoist Styx, congratulations again on your successful attainment of Dao!"

"Fellow Daoist Houtu, may your underground passages flourish ever more. It's time for us to return as well!"

"See you again when there's another chance!"

Tai Chu, along with Tian Yan, Qing Lian, and Hou Tu, bid farewell to the Styx River and returned to Kunlun Tianyuan Mountain!
"Fellow Daoist Di Jun, Fellow Daoist Tai Yi, welcome to Tianyuan Mountain!"

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Di Jun, and Fellow Daoist Tai Yi!"

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Di Jun, and Fellow Daoist Tai Yi!"

Not long after returning to the dojo, Tai Chu seemed to sense something and came out to greet them with Tian Yan and Qing Lian.

"Greetings to Fellow Daoist Taichu, Fellow Daoist Tianyan, and Fellow Daoist Qinglian!"

"Greetings to Fellow Daoist Taichu, Fellow Daoist Tianyan, and Fellow Daoist Qinglian!"

"We apologize for our uninvited arrival and for disturbing you!"

Di Jun and Tai Yi quickly returned the greeting and expressed their apologies.

"It's alright!"

"You two fellow Daoists must have come here specifically for something important, right?"

"If it's not particularly urgent, come in and sit down so we can talk."

Tai Chu shook his head indifferently and invited Di Jun and Tai Yi into Tianyuan Mountain and the central hall.

"Fellow Daoist, every time I come here, I feel a profound sense of awe!"

As Di Jun Taiyi looked at the central hall, which was guarded by twelve colossal pillars of primordial metal, and was filled with countless chaotic jade marrow and various top-grade chaotic mineral veins that evolved into the Divine Firmament Descending to Heaven, the Cloud Steps and the Jade Terrace, he couldn't help but sigh.

Even their heavenly court wasn't this luxurious.

This shows that the foundation of the Primordial Era must have far exceeded their imagination!
Soon, Di Jun and Tai Yi took their seats under the guidance of Tai Chu. Dao Yuan took the initiative to pour everyone cups of monkey wine, enlightenment tea, and other beverages.

"To be honest, the reason my brothers and I have taken the liberty of visiting you is because of something concerning our demon race..."

After a few rounds of drinks, Di Jun and Tai Yi took the initiative to tell Tai Chu and the others everything, including their concerns about the safety of the demon race, their difficulty in attaining enlightenment in a short period of time, and Tai Yi's proposal to annihilate the human race and make Di Jun a saint of humanity, which Di Jun temporarily suppressed.

"So this is ah……"

Tai Chu nodded with a look of realization. In fact, he had already guessed when Di Jun and Tai Yi came to visit, and their words confirmed his guess.

"This is indeed a tricky problem."

"Although the demon race currently has three Primordial Chaos-level formations, they can never replace a true Primordial Chaos or a Saint-level being!"

“Whether it’s Fellow Daoist Di Jun’s desire to become a Saint of the Human Dao or Fellow Daoist Taiyi’s desire to prove the Dao of Hunyuan through force, neither of these can be achieved in a short time!” Tianyan also frowned, gave his opinion, and began to think about a solution.

Regardless of the circumstances, both the demon race and our side are currently enemies of the Heavenly Dao. In fact, the main purpose of the early initiation of the Investiture of the Gods calamity was to annihilate the demon race.

Now, the Primordial Era, which also lacks time to develop, needs the demon race to attract the attention of Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

Therefore, protecting the demon race is also protecting the Primordial Ones themselves!
"To annihilate the human race and make the demon race the sole protagonist in the prehistoric world, thereby allowing Fellow Daoist Di Jun to prove himself as a saint of humanity, is indeed the simplest, most direct, and fastest method at present."

"But Heaven created the human race through Nuwa and awakened their human will, so it is clear that she would never allow the demon race to destroy the human race."

"Once the demon race launches a deadly attack on the human race, Hongjun and the others will definitely try every means to stop it, and they might even enter into a great battle with the Heavenly Dao ahead of schedule!"

"Moreover, when Nuwa created humans, she exchanged the karma of three saints for the Nine Heavens Soil and a section of innate gourd vine from the beginning."

"In order to stop Taiqing from spreading his teachings among the human race, Taichu has already used up one karmic connection, leaving him with two karmic connections from saints."

"In the beginning, there were also plans among the human race."

"If the demon race were to truly annihilate the human race, wouldn't his two karmic connections with Nuwa, as well as his plans within the human race, become largely meaningless?"

After a brief moment of thought, Qinglian shook her head and rejected Taiyi's proposed method to annihilate the human race!

"But as long as humans exist, won't my demon race never be able to become the sole protagonist of heaven and earth, and my brother never be able to become a saint of humanity, or even a representative of humanity?"

Upon hearing Qinglian's words, Taiyi's expression changed.

Di Jun's expression was also not very good.

Although he could still prove the Dao of Hunyuan through a single law, or even follow the path of integrating the three thousand laws and proving the Dao through force like Taiyi, Taichu and others.

But that would be too slow; the demon race might not have that kind of time now!

Secondly, once Dijun successfully becomes the representative of humanity, he can instantly reach a position comparable to Hongjun, the representative of the Heavenly Dao. Isn't that more desirable than being an ordinary Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal or a Saint?

Moreover, the opportunity for Di Jun to attain the Primordial Chaos might also lie in the realm of humanity!
"That's not necessarily true!" After thinking it over carefully, Tai Chu smiled and asked Di Jun and Tai Yi, "I wonder what Fellow Daoist Di Jun and Fellow Daoist Tai Yi think of the human race?"

"I'm not just referring to humanity's present state, but also their future!"

"Humans are born with innate Dao bodies, unlike us who need to take human form. They also have strong reproductive abilities and creativity." Taiyi was the first to state his opinion: "It's just a pity that their lifespan is short, and their talents are getting worse with each generation."

"Although some exceptionally talented individuals may occasionally emerge among them, they do not play a significant role in improving the overall strength of the human race."

"To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the human race awakened the will of humanity from the moment they were born, and that the Heavenly Dao intended to control humanity by controlling the human race, I really can't think of any reason why they would have the opportunity to become the protagonists of heaven and earth!"

"Second brother, we must not underestimate the human race!" Upon hearing this, Di Jun shook his head slightly and offered a different perspective: "The human race's creativity, which far surpasses that of other races in the prehistoric world, has enabled them to bring about infinite changes to the prehistoric world."

"Although they are weak, their indomitable spirit and fearlessness in the face of disaster are qualities that most prehistoric creatures cannot possess!"

"The occasional genius among them possesses talent that is more terrifying than the last!"

"In the past, the human child that Fellow Daoist Taichu gave to Huang Zhongli gradually ignited the flame of civilization within the human race, making them no longer willing to simply accept the arrangements of Heaven!"

"If this continues, the human race will surely become a powerful force in the prehistoric world."

"Furthermore, if the Heavenly Dao does not curb the gradually awakening thoughts of the human race, then this race that He wants to control may instead become a sharp blade stabbing Himself!"

"If the Investiture of the Gods hadn't started ahead of schedule, and if there hadn't been an irreconcilable conflict of human will between our demon race and the human race, they might have become a great help to us in our fight against the Heavenly Dao!"

"I suppose that's why you, Fellow Daoist Taichu, made your plans for the Sage Nuwa and the human race so early on?"

After sharing his thoughts at length, Di Jun finally looked at Tai Chu and asked a question.

“That’s right, I didn’t expect you to have such a clear understanding of the human race!” Tai Chu nodded, then slowly said, “Whether it’s the humanistic will that the human race represents, or their various advantages, I have a very high opinion of them.”

"In fact, your demon race doesn't necessarily need to be enemies with the human race!"

"Don't forget that one of the original intentions of the two fellow Daoists in establishing the Demon Race was to enable all races in the prehistoric world to live together harmoniously in one big family!"

"Then why can't there be humans in this big family?"

"Fellow Daoist Taichu, do you mean to let the human race join the demon race?" Taiyi asked with some surprise and doubt.

“Yes, but not entirely!” Tai Chu shook his head and said, “Humans are humans; they can’t possibly change their name to demons.”

"Hongjun and the others will not allow the human race to become a complete part of the demon race like other races in the primordial world!"

"The demon and human races can form alliances, intermarry, and help each other."

"Humans can hold divine positions in the Heavenly Court, demons can receive offerings from humans and be helped to resolve various disasters, the human race's supreme ruler and the Heavenly Emperor can have the same status, and one day, the human race's supreme ruler and the Heavenly Emperor may even be the same person..."

"In short, once the human and demon races become an indispensable part of each other, and each retains its own characteristics, will it still matter whether the demon race is still the only protagonist in the primordial world?"

"At that time, as the Demon Emperor of the Demon Clan who drove all of this, and as the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court, are you still afraid that you cannot become a Saint of Humanity?"

"However, if you wish to become a representative of humanity, it may be somewhat difficult."

"After all, above the human race is the Holy Mother of Humanity, Nuwa!"

"But thanks to the karma that Nuwa owes me for the two saints, I can gradually get her to stand on our side!"

Clearly, Taichu combined the concepts of "demons ruling the heavens and witches ruling the earth" with the human race's worship of heavenly gods and immortals in the original timeline, and made certain improvements!

The best way that Taichu can think of to handle the relationship between the demon and human races is to allow them to live in harmony as much as possible, each taking what they need, until they become inseparable and become "one whole" in some way!
Fortunately, the demon race has not yet started the "Slaying the Witch Sword Incident" in the original timeline, otherwise, the idea proposed by Tai Chu at this moment would be basically impossible to realize!
"Let the demon and human races gradually become an indispensable part of each other..."

Upon hearing Tai Chu's advice, both Di Jun and Tai Yi were deeply shocked.

They originally only thought about destroying the human race, but they never thought about the possibility of building good relations with the human race and gradually forming a large whole!
At the same time, Di Jun and Tai Yi were also moved by what Tai Chu mentioned about his original intention in establishing the demon race.

Yes, although humans will not completely join the demon race like other races or independent cultivators.

But why can't humans be made a unique existence within the demon race? (End of Chapter)