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

"Ok!"

"It's good that you think this way!"

"Your master will now go into seclusion to attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!"

"Before I emerge from seclusion, you don't need to fight to the death with the Four Sages of Heaven. You only need to fight against the disciples of the Human, Chan, and Western sects, as well as other cultivators who stand on the side of Heaven!"

"..."

Seeing that the disciples of the Jie Sect were no longer as worried as before, Tongtian nodded in satisfaction and gave instructions to them.

"Yes, Master!"

The disciples of the Jie Sect all nodded in agreement.

"Duobao!"

"As the senior disciple of the Jie Sect, I entrust all matters within the sect to you during my period of seclusion."

"Don't let your teacher down!"

Tongtian then gave instructions to Duobao.

"Yes, Master!"

"Please rest assured, Master, I will definitely lead the Jie Sect well until you emerge from seclusion!"

Duobao responded firmly.

He knew the dangers facing the Jie Sect and the immense burden he carried before Tongtian emerged from seclusion.

But as the eldest disciple, he had an unshirkable duty to serve the Jie Sect!

He firmly believed that he would be able to lead the Jie Sect to persevere until the moment Tongtian emerged from seclusion!
"it is good!"

"I will now begin my seclusion!"

"Everything else is now in your hands!"

Tongtian nodded in relief and then focused his mind to begin his seclusion.

"Master has gone into seclusion. From now on, I will make all decisions regarding the Jie Sect!"

"From this moment forward, the Jie Sect shall enter a state of full alert!"

"No disciple is allowed to leave Jin'ao Island without permission!"

"If any of the disciples of the three religions of the Human, Chan, and Western sects, or other enemies attack, we must prioritize defense!"

"Once Master successfully attains enlightenment and emerges from seclusion, that will be the time for our true counterattack!"

"..."

After Tongtian began his seclusion, Duobao immediately gave orders to the other disciples.

"Yes, senior brother!"

Of course, the disciples of the Jie Sect, such as the Golden Spirit Mother and the Wudang Mother, were unwilling to simply guard Jin'ao Island and passively wait for the enemy to attack.

However, they also knew very well that before their master possessed the combat power of a Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian, all the disciples of the Jie Sect staying on Jin'ao Island would be the best way to protect the Jie Sect's remaining strength!
"This is getting a bit troublesome!" Among the disciples of the Jie Sect, a disciple with long ears looked somewhat worried.

He was none other than Chang Er Ding Guang Xian, one of the seven immortals who served under Tong Tian.

To be honest, Chang Er Ding Guang Xian didn't think much of the Jie Sect. In his opinion, no matter how outstanding Tai Chu and the others were now, they would inevitably be no match for Hong Jun Dao Zu and the Heavenly Dao in the future.

It's just that back then, Chang Er Ding Guang Xian didn't know what got into him, but he actually went to Wanbaoge and ended up on the Investiture of the Gods list. He could only join the Jie Sect to save his life.

Otherwise, during the second great war between demons and immortals, he might have already been caught up in the vortex of the Great Tribulation and perished completely.

The great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, which has now truly begun, has made Chang'er Dingguangxian realize that staying in the Jie Sect is no longer a reliable option.

He originally intended to betray the Jie Sect in exchange for a pledge of allegiance to the Heavenly Dao.

However, now, Duobao has ordered all his disciples not to leave Jin'ao Island, which immediately left Chang'er Dingguang Xian at a loss for what to do!
Otherwise, any move he makes to leave Jin'ao Island will arouse the suspicion of Duobao and the others!
"Senior Brother Dingguang, why do you look so worried?" At this moment, a disciple of the Jie Sect with six ears on his head and a monkey-like appearance came over and asked, "Could it be that you are worried about the future of the Jie Sect?"

"Didn't Master say that he would definitely achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm during this seclusion?"

"When we combine the 'Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation' and the 'Ten Thousand Immortals Formation,' even if the Four Sages of Heaven descend at the same time, what will our Jie Sect have to fear?"

"Even if Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao meet their end in the future, won't there be predecessors like Taichu and Tianyan to protect them?"

"As for the disciples of the three religions of Man, Chan, and the West, and other non-saint enemies? Do you think the disciples of the Jie Sect are afraid of them?"

This disciple of the Jie Sect, who had six ears and resembled a monkey, was naturally the Six-Eared Macaque.

When Hongjun was preaching in Zixiao Palace, the Six-Eared Macaque, who was not in Zixiao Palace, attempted to eavesdrop on the preaching by using his innate ability to "listen well, understand reason, know the past and future, and understand all things".

As a result, Hongjun's words, "The Dharma cannot be passed on to six ears," caused the Six-Eared Macaque's talent to temporarily become ineffective.

After learning the cause and effect, no one in the prehistoric world dared to risk offending Hongjun by teaching the Six-Eared Macaque the methods of cultivation.

Therefore, although the Six-Eared Macaque was a cultivator from the same era as Taiqing and the others, he only reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal level when Hongjun initiated the Investiture of the Gods ahead of schedule.

Fortunately, after Tai Chu established the Wanbao Pavilion and Tong Tian established the Jie Sect, the Six-Eared Macaque finally got his chance.

He first went to Wanbaoge and used his accumulated resources to exchange for the cultivation methods he needed.

After being listed on the Investiture of the Gods, he decisively joined the Jie Sect!
In the original timeline, the Three Pure Ones did not become complete enemies until the Investiture of the Gods, and Tongtian never intended to stand against the Heavenly Dao.

Tongtian would naturally not risk displeasing Hongjun by allowing the Six-Eared Macaque to join the Jie Sect.

However, in this world, Tongtian broke with Taiqing and Yuanshi long ago and stood completely on the opposite side of the Heavenly Dao.

Then he wouldn't care about Hongjun's thoughts.

He naturally wouldn't refuse the Six-Eared Macaque's request to join the Jie Sect!

As one of the four mischievous monkeys, the Six-Eared Macaque must have considerable talent.

He is now at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and could break through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal (quasi-saint) realm at any time!
Even with his past record of eavesdropping on sermons at Zixiao Palace, the Six-Eared Macaque has now become one of the most famous disciples among the Seven Immortals!
The Six-Eared Macaque knew that his past actions had caused many disciples of the Jie Sect, and even Tongtian, to have some opinions about him. Therefore, he always tried to be agreeable to everyone in the Jie Sect and maintain good relationships with everyone as much as possible.

One of the people he was on good terms with was none other than the long-eared Dingguangxian standing before him!
"Yes, you're right!" Upon hearing the Six-Eared Macaque's words, Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal quickly composed himself and concealed his thoughts, saying, "I really don't need to worry too much."

In fact, Chang'er Dingguang Xian had also considered finding some people within the Jie Sect who shared similar ideas with him, so that they could join forces with the Heavenly Dao. The Six-Eared Macaque before him had a history of wicked intentions, and was therefore among those he was considering.

However, given the gravity of the matter, Long-Eared Dingguangxian would never reveal his true thoughts until he had ascertained that the Six-Eared Macaque had similar ideas!
"now it's right!"

"Let's go back and prepare to deal with any possible attacks from the three religions of Man, Chan, and the West, as well as other enemies!"

For some reason, the Six-Eared Macaque always felt that there was something wrong with the Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal in his eyes, but he did not show it. Instead, he kept a watchful eye on him.

The Jie Sect is the only place in the current prehistoric world that can take in the Six-Eared Macaque, and he doesn't want anything to happen to the Jie Sect!
The Heavenly Court, the Lingxiao Palace!
"As expected, because you accepted the Primordial Purple Qi, Hongjun and the others mainly targeted the Jie Sect this time, and did not focus on our demon race." After hearing the announcement from Taishang Laojun and the others, Taiyi nodded and said with a relieved expression.

“This is only temporary.” Di Jun shook his head slightly, remaining relatively calm. “As long as the Heavenly Dao does not take action against our demon race, it will inevitably arouse suspicion among all living beings in the prehistoric world.”

“In the future, Hongjun and the others may also directly disclose that I accepted the Primordial Purple Qi.”

"At that time, we will have to make a choice, otherwise we will really be on the side of Heaven."

"But as soon as Hongjun discovers that we were lying to them, what awaits our demon race will be their overwhelming wrath."

"Furthermore, the Jie Sect is also an important force for us in our fight against the Heavenly Dao. We cannot stand by and watch them be destroyed."

"If the Jie Sect is truly in danger of destruction in the future, we will have to provide support."

"In that case, Hongjun and the others will also discover that we have deceived them!"

"But at least, before the Jie Sect faces a true crisis of destruction, our demon race can still buy a lot of time to develop!" Taiyi said confidently, "The alliance plan between the human and demon races is also progressing smoothly."

"Our fighting strength has improved considerably since the incident with the Slaughtering Witch Sword!"

"With the help of the Underworld, Tianyuan Mountain, and other forces, we may well be able to contend with the Heavenly Dao in the future!"

“Yes, you’re right!” Di Jun nodded in agreement. “Compared to the situation before I accepted the Primordial Purple Qi, things are much better now.”

"I just hope the Jie Sect can hold out a little longer!"

Hell!

"The three religions of humanity, the Chan sect, and the Western sects are united in preparing to attack the Jie sect, thus truly beginning the Investiture of the Gods calamity!"

"We in the underworld absolutely cannot stand idly by!"

"Perhaps this will be our final battle against the forces of Heaven!"

"We cannot be careless. After so many years, Hongjun must have refined more of the Heavenly Dao's will and mastered even stronger Heavenly Dao power!"

"..."

Houtu, Styx, Zhenyuanzi, Hongyun, and Dijiang also began discussions because of the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods that had been fully launched.

The so-called Investiture of the Gods was actually aimed at the Jie Sect, the human and demon races, and other forces that attempted to undermine the Heavenly Dao.

However, the primary target chosen by Hongjun and his group was the Jie Sect!
In fact, the underworld is entirely the territory of Houtu, Dijiang, Styx, and others, and even Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao have difficulty intervening.

Even the Investiture of the Gods, a calamity destined to be far more intense than any other calamity in the past except for the Heavenly Calamity, could not possibly affect the Underworld.

It is precisely because of this that more and more primordial beings who were unwilling to participate in the great vortex of the Great Calamity have joined the Underworld.

This further amplified the power of the tunnels!
However, the underworld was unwilling to remain uninvolved!
Houtu and the Styx knew very well that once Hongjun had fully mastered the power of the Heavenly Dao, and all living beings in the prehistoric world had cultivated the three thousand Heavenly Dao laws and fed back to the Heavenly Dao to a sufficient degree, even the Underworld might no longer be able to contend with the Heavenly Dao.

At that time, even if the underworld remains unscathed, it will certainly be subject to the restrictions of Heaven in various aspects.

Or even become a puppet of the Heavenly Dao, just like in the original story!
The underworld will also completely lose its chance to resist the will of Heaven!
Therefore, while they still have allies such as the Jie Sect, the human and demon races, and Tianyuan Mountain, the Underworld must take the initiative to participate in the Investiture of the Gods!

Of course, the time for this so-called proactive participation is not now!
In the primordial world, at Tianyuan Mountain!

Central Hall!

"The Jie Sect is the most crucial link in the current Investiture of the Gods calamity!"

"If the Jie Sect is destroyed, it will not be good news for any of us who want to confront the Heavenly Dao!"

"Therefore, when the Jie Sect is about to be destroyed, it will be the moment when all the various forces will step in!"

"And this will also trigger Hongjun's intervention, initiating the true final battle of this great calamity!"

"And the outcome of that battle will truly determine the future situation of the prehistoric world!"

"..."

Tai Chu, Tian Yan, and Qing Lian sat together, expressing their opinions.

"Is it possible that the Jie Sect could completely withstand the offensive of the three sects of Humanity, Chan, and the West?" Qinglian asked at this moment.

"Good question!" Upon hearing this, Taichu nodded and said, "If Fellow Daoist Tongtian can successfully attain the Dao of the Primordial Golden Immortal, and with the 'Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation' and the 'Ten Thousand Immortals Formation,' it is indeed possible to withstand the joint offensive of the three religions of Humanity, Chan, and the West."

"Even if the Four Sages of Heaven were to intervene, they might not necessarily be able to suppress Tongtian!"

“Unfortunately, this possibility is not very high!” Tai Chu shook his head again and said, “The Four Sages of Heavenly Dao, along with the disciples of the Human, Chan, and Western sects, have long been cultivating the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao Methods.”

"This makes them stronger than other forces in the primordial world under the same conditions."

"Even if Fellow Daoist Tongtian successfully attains the Dao of the Primordial Golden Immortal, and is further aided by two great formations, how much power can he still unleash?"

"Even if Fellow Daoist Tongtian and the Jie Sect were to withstand the attack, they would inevitably suffer heavy losses, wouldn't they?"

"That might not be a good thing for us either!"

"So it's not just about the destruction of the Jie Sect. As long as the Jie Sect suffers a large number of casualties, we need to consider our next move and thus completely start the final battle, right?" After listening to Tai Chu's words, Tian Yan asked in summary.

“That’s right, just as you said!” Tai Chu nodded, indicating that Tian Yan had not made a mistake in his summary.

"It doesn't matter, we'll have to fight Hongjun sooner or later anyway!" Qinglian shook her head, her eyes flashing with fierce light: "After helping Nuwa remove the Sage Dao Fruit from her body last time, the Pangu will I control has recovered most of its power."

"Over the years, I myself have also been getting stronger!"

"When the final battle begins, I will definitely give Hongjun a big surprise!"

"It would be best to eliminate Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao once and for all!"

As long as Hongjun is no longer connected with the Heavenly Dao, then Qinglian and Taichu will have a way to get everything back on track!
May the primordial world regain its chance to ascend to the Eternal World, and may Pangu have the opportunity to be resurrected! (End of Chapter)