Primordial Era: A man at the mouth of the Guanjiang River marries the Third Holy Mother.

"Therefore, even I cannot break this seal."

Hongjun's voice remained calm, as if he were stating a very simple fact.

"But don't worry, the Three Sovereigns are among them and their lives are not in danger for the time being. The main purpose of the Heavenly Seal is to isolate the inside from the outside, not to kill them."

Chen Changsheng stood there, feeling like his mind was a pot of boiling porridge, a jumbled mess, and he couldn't make sense of it at all.

What did he just hear?

Are humans just tools? Are the Three Sovereigns jailers? Is Fire Cloud Cave a prison?

And that strange array that even the Heavenly Ancestor couldn't handle was actually set up by the Heavenly Dao itself.

What the hell is this?!

After all that fuss, the biggest villain turned out to be the very will of Heaven in this world.

He had always believed he was there to uphold humanity, to fight against the conspiracies of the Chan Sect and the Western Sect, and incidentally to bring benefits to the Jie Sect during the Investiture of the Gods. But now the Dao Ancestor was telling him to stop his fussing; the sealing of the Fire Cloud Cave was an order personally given by the highest leader.

What's the point of playing this game?!

"The Dao Ancestor..."

Chen Changsheng spoke with difficulty, his throat dry and sore. He felt his worldview being shattered piece by piece, then reassembled, then shattered again.

"Then...when will the seal be broken? We can't let the three emperors of the human race be imprisoned inside like this forever, can we?"

He finally understood what the Six-Eared Macaque had heard was all about.

"It's finally sealed off."

That wasn't laughter from outsiders at all, but from the chaotic demon god "Ruins" suppressed beneath the Fire Cloud Cave!

Originally, the Three Sovereigns were in charge, using the destiny of humanity as a lock to suppress it completely. Now, the Heavenly Dao has suddenly added another layer of seal, isolating the power of the Three Sovereigns as well. For that "Void," isn't this a tremendous boon? Although it can't escape on its own, at least no one can suppress it anymore, and it can even slowly erode the power of the Three Sovereigns!

Hongjun's unreadable eyes seemed to glance at Chen Changsheng.

"When the time comes, the seal will weaken."

There are two opportunities.

"Firstly, when the human race prospers and its merits and fortunes reach their peak, it will be able to automatically suppress the power of the 'Ruins' even without the guidance of the Three Sovereigns. At that time, the seal will naturally open, and the Three Sovereigns can retire successfully."

Chen Changsheng grimaced upon hearing this.

Isn't this just empty promises?

The Shang Dynasty's fate is now in turmoil due to this seal, so how can we talk about the rise of the human race? The Western Zhou is still eyeing us covetously! Before the human race can rise, it will probably be wiped out by the Chan Sect and the Western Sect.

"And the second one?" Chen Changsheng asked, clinging to his last glimmer of hope.

"Secondly," Hongjun paused, "there is the emergence of an existence with the power to completely suppress, or even obliterate, the 'Ruins'."

Chen Changsheng's heart skipped a beat.

Even the Great God Pangu couldn't completely obliterate the Chaos Demon God, and even your Dao Ancestor, who merged with the Heavenly Dao, said that the seal couldn't be forcibly broken. Where in this primordial world can you find such a formidable figure?

This second path is even less reliable than the first.

To put it bluntly, it's a dead end.

Chen Changsheng fell completely silent.

He felt like a confident programmer who had written what he thought was a perfect solution and went to report it to his boss, only to be told that the company's big boss wanted to cut the entire project, and that the order had been given personally.

That sense of powerlessness and frustration almost overwhelmed him.

What can he do now?

Go back and tell Grandmaster Tongtian, tell everyone, stop bothering with this, go wash up and go to sleep, this is the will of Heaven.

What a joke! If Chen Changsheng were that kind of person, he would have died on the very first day he transmigrated here.

What about the Way of Heaven?

Can Heaven simply use the fate of a race as a pawn or a tool?

An unnamed anger welled up from the bottom of Chen Changsheng's heart.

Damn it, my ancestors were from the Xieling sect, and they believed in the idea that "man can conquer nature." They were digging up your roots!

If Heaven won't give me a way, then I'll dig one myself!

Just as Chen Changsheng was filled with rage and a thousand thoughts, a cold and familiar mechanical voice suddenly rang in his mind.

【Ding! 】

[A supreme-level treasure, yet to be discovered, has been detected ahead; conditions for treasure hunting have been met!]

[Treasure Hunting Level: Nine!]

Location: Zixiao Palace, Central Area.

Should we start treasure hunting now?

boom!

Chen Changsheng's mind went blank for a moment, and the anger and despair he had just felt were instantly wiped away by the notification sound.

He froze completely.

Digging...treasure hunting?

Here? In Zixiao Palace? Right under the nose of Dao Ancestor Hongjun?

and……

Level 9 treasure hunting?!

Chen Changsheng's heart pounded wildly, as if it were about to jump out of his throat.

Having had the system for so long, he has unearthed countless treasures, from acquired spiritual treasures to fragments of innate supreme treasures. What hasn't he seen?

Being able to dig for treasure at level nine is an extremely rare feat!

He had only encountered it a handful of times.

Last time, it was under the futon of our grandmaster, Tongtian Jiaozhu, that we dug out the God-Slaying Spear of the Demon Ancestor, Rahu!

That is an unparalleled weapon capable of harming a saint's Dao fruit!

And now, the system is actually telling us that there is a level nine treasure in this Zixiao Palace!

What kind of treasure could be rated as a level nine treasure by the system in the Daoist Ancestor Hongjun's Daoist temple?

Even a fool could tell that it's something that surpasses the level of a supreme innate treasure!

In an instant, all of Chen Changsheng's negative emotions were thrown to the winds.

What Fire Cloud Cave, what Chaos Demon God, what Heavenly Dao layout—all of that can wait!

This is an incredible opportunity!

If I can find this treasure, my strength will increase dramatically again, and I might be able to break through any of those ridiculous predicaments with my own strength!

Fortune favors the bold!

It's done!

Chen Changsheng's eyes changed instantly, becoming the eyes of a hungry wolf eyeing a piece of fat meat, filled with greed and madness.

He suddenly raised his head, his gaze fixed intently on the blurry figure in the center of the hall.

"Um?"

"What's wrong?"

This kid just looked like he'd lost his parents, how come he's suddenly all high on his gut?

Chen Changsheng took a deep breath, suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, and forced a sincere, even somewhat sacred, expression onto his face.

He bowed deeply to Hongjun with great solemnity.

"Dao Ancestor!"

He spoke, his voice loud and firm.

"Just now, this disciple sensed something in my heart, and in the darkness, I felt that there seemed to be an unseen treasure within your Zixiao Palace that I was destined to possess!"