Primordial Era: Taking the blame to become a saint, proving one's path through eccentricity!

Chapter 317 [A Dilemma: An Unsolvable Scheme] (Please Subscribe)

While Xuan Yin was in seclusion, Yuanshi Tianzun was not idle either. Shennong's second daughter joined the Jie Sect, which he did not consider a big problem.

Shennong had not yet attained the position of Earthly Sovereign, so he had plenty of ways to make Shennong owe the Chan Sect karmic debts.

For example: Divine retribution!

Although Shennong is blessed with great fortune, if he doesn't find a way to strengthen his own foundation, becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal is the limit he can currently reach!

The only way for him to break through the shackles of cultivation is to reverse the past and use the authority of the divine to make up for the lack of foundation.

In this respect, the one that best suits Shennong is the Red Emperor's Dao Fruit among the Five Emperors' Dao Fruits.

However, not long ago, Yuanshi Tianzun learned about the divine reversal and the curse from several people, including Han Shuji, and also learned about the harm of this curse.

Therefore, he did not intend to let Shennong directly attain the Red Emperor Dao Fruit among the Five Emperors Dao Fruits, but instead wanted to find a way to suppress the Divine Reversal Curse in the Dao Fruit.

Forcibly removing it would damage the Red Emperor's Dao Fruition, and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable would not do that.

By drawing upon the causes of all the results, he deduced the best solution and immediately used his great magical power and his own Great Dao origin to condense a Primordial Yang.

"Antarctica, bestow this primordial Yang Qi upon Shennong, so that he may first attain the Dao Fruit of the Crimson Emperor, and then use the authority of the Crimson Emperor to usurp the authority of the Sun!"

Upon hearing this, Antarctica was greatly alarmed. Having obtained a primordial ancestor, he naturally knew what kind of opportunity this primordial yang qi represented.

The Primordial Yang and Primordial Yin are not among the Nine Primordial Elements, but rather are derived from the evolution of Yin and Yang by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable through his own Great Dao.

In terms of rank, the Primordial Yang Qi and Primordial Yin Qi are even slightly higher than the Primordial Nine Qi.

Not long ago, Yuanshi Tianzun, through the cause of all the fruits, retrieved the mark of Lady Ziguang and bestowed the Yuanshi Yin upon this first Doumu.

Now, the primordial yang energy has been bestowed upon Shennong, undoubtedly in an attempt to leverage the prevailing trend and firmly establish Shennong's support for the Chan sect.

"yes!"

The Old Man of the South Pole immediately accepted the order.

However, he could not calm down for a long time, because he felt the authority of the Sun God and the Heavenly Emperor in the Primordial Yang.

"Teacher, are you planning to have Shennong compete for the position of the Primordial Heavenly Emperor?"

However, Yuanshi Tianzun did not say it explicitly, nor did he ask any further questions. He simply accepted the decree of the sage and took Yuanshi Yangqi to the Lieshan Divine Dynasty.

Once the gates of Jade Void Palace closed again, the Primordial Celestial Venerable said in a low voice, "To become the Heavenly Emperor, one must first be the Human Emperor. Now that this rule has been established, Yaochi, don't regret it! And Taiyi, Dijun, Xihe, if Shennong successfully seizes the power of the sun, I wonder if you will still be able to sit still?"

The plan of Yuanshi Tianzun was not just to get Shennong to stand on the side of the Chan Sect, but to use Shennong to influence the Heavenly Court and the divine path.

There are even demons!

"The Crimson Emperor, who governs the South, embodies the three vital energies, condenses the three essences to transform into the primordial red sun, spreads the three elements in vibrant colors, and illuminates the three scenes to radiate jade-like brilliance. He symbolizes the strength of Heaven and the harmony of Earth, and his virtue is in perfect harmony with the Great Dao of Fire!"

"And the Great Sun is the fire of heaven, warming mountains and rivers, illuminating the universe, ruling over all under heaven, and in the darkness, it gave birth to the imperial status!"

"With my Primordial Yang Qi assisting me, using the authority of the Crimson Emperor to seize the position of the Great Sun and encroach upon Xihe's concept on the timeline, there will be no problem whatsoever. It all depends on how Xihe responds!"

The Primordial Yang of the Primordial Celestial Venerable has two functions. First, it helps Shennong suppress the Divine Rebellion Curse in the Dao Fruit of the Red Emperor by using the Great Dao of the Sage. Second, it helps him to seize the power of the sun by using the power of the Red Emperor, and thereby force out the backup plan left by Dijun and Taiyi, leading the demon race into calamity!

Xihe is the mother of the sun, but he doesn't believe that Shennong can sit still when he begins to encroach on concepts related to Xihe. Dijun and the princes of the demon race can remain silent.

"Lu Ya, no, it's Lu Jun, the Six Golden Crows, and Hou Tu's nine personal disciples!"

After lingering on the demon realm for a moment, Yuanshi Tianzun's gaze fell on the Jiuli tribe. He was well aware of Houtu's plan to have the nine golden crows reincarnate as the Wuren tribe, becoming Chiyou's brothers.

Isn't it all to give Chi You more advantages in the battle for the Human Emperor?

Having decided to bring Shennong and the future Xuanyuan into the camp of the Chan Sect, Yuanshi Tianzun naturally would not turn a blind eye to these potential threats.

He must take advantage of the fact that the Nine Golden Crows have just attained the Great Luo realm to weaken Chi You's power as much as possible and prevent any changes from happening to Xuanyuan's attainment of the Human Emperor's title.

Shennong was the catalyst.

If Xihe were to suffer a calamity, both the nine golden crows who had become sorcerers and Lu Jun from the demon realm would surely come to her aid.

In this way, he could take the opportunity to weaken the power of the witch religion and the demon race.

If Shennong could seize the power of the sun and attain the Earthly Sovereign Dao Fruit, he could completely leverage the Earthly Sovereign Dao Fruit to elevate Taiyi's status.

Taiyi, having overturned the past, obtained the authority of Zhuzhao, and with Dijun's help, he became the supreme sun god of the primordial world.

Although Xihe now occupies the position of Sun Mother, strictly speaking, she can only be considered a subordinate deity of Donghuang Taiyi.

Luring the witchcraft cult and the demon race into the calamity was merely the first step in the scheme of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

His true purpose was to wait until Shennong attained the status of Earthly Sovereign before challenging Taiyi's position and replacing Yaochi as the next Heavenly Emperor.

Not long after, news spread throughout the Primordial Realm that Shennong had attained the Crimson Emperor Dao Fruit.

With the help of the Primordial Yang Qi, this was naturally not a big problem, but the most crucial thing was that Shennong began to continuously encroach on Xihe's solar authority.

"Humans!"

Xihe would naturally not back down. In her opinion, if Dijun had not taken the initiative to back down and allowed the nine golden crows to carry the fortune of the demon race and be reincarnated as witches, how could the human race have such a magnificent fortune now?

In her view, Shennong's actions are now pushing his luck, trying to take advantage of the rise of the human race to inherit and devour the fortune of the demon race!

In terms of cultivation, she did have the advantage, but Shennong, after attaining the Crimson Emperor Dao Fruit, was not without the qualifications to compete with her for the power of the sun.

What's more, Yuanshi Tianzun and the disciples of the Chan Sect are secretly helping them from behind!

"What a primordial sage!"

In the demon realm, Bai Ze, known as the strategist of the demon race, was able to deduce the general plan of Yuanshi Tianzun simply by sensing the cause and effect in the dark.

Thinking of this, he immediately looked at Lu Jun, the Six Golden Crows, whose face was full of anger: "Your Highness, the current situation clearly shows that the Primordial Sage wants us to confront Shennong, the human race's god!"

But Lu Jun didn't care about any of that and coldly snorted, "Then what should we do? Am I supposed to just watch my mother's power be usurped by that human Shennong?"

"Furthermore, the intentions of the Primordial Celestial Venerable are crystal clear. Do you think my nine brothers would just stand by and watch Shennong usurp our mother's power?"

"With the support of the Sage Houtu, it's not impossible to make Yuanshi Tianzun play with fire and get burned!"

He was certainly aware of Yuanshi Tianzun's scheme, but it was an open plot, and as a son of man, he could not possibly watch Xihe fall into danger of destruction.

Once Shennong seizes all of Xihe's powers and concepts, no matter how strong she is, she will inevitably be forced into the calamity of losing herself!

Therefore, in Lu Jun's view, the most urgent task is to communicate with those brothers and combine the power of the demon race and the witch cult to severely damage Shennong of the human race.

Only by using swift and decisive measures to severely damage Shennong can we stop Yuanshi Tianzun's scheme.

"It's not that simple!"

Bai Ze shook his head: "Shennong's current strength is not a threat, but behind him, besides the Chan Sect and Yuanshi Tianzun, is the entire human race! Furthermore, the Phoenix Clan may also get involved!"

"Don't forget, Shennong's wife, Tingwo, was born into the Phoenix Clan. To eliminate their karma, the Phoenix Clan mostly placed their bets on Shennong!"

"If Shennong were to suffer a calamity, would those ancient elders of the Phoenix Clan simply stand by and do nothing?"

"If the battle escalates to a fever pitch, the five powers—humans, demons, phoenixes, the Chan sect, and the witch sect—may very well unleash a new cataclysmic event!"

Bai Ze sighed softly and continued, "Not long ago, Shennong's daughter married Chijingzi, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect. Although that fellow Daoist Xuanyin of the Jie Sect used this opportunity to embarrass the Chan Sect and had Shennong's second daughter join the Jie Sect to prevent Shennong from siding with the Chan Sect in the future, his methods were still far inferior to those of the Primordial Sage!"

"Now that Shennong's second daughter has become a disciple of the Jie Sect, will those disciples choose to help Shennong if he encounters trouble?"

"Don't forget!"

"That fellow Daoist Xuan Yin is also of the human race, so he must be naturally closer to Shennong!"

This is also what makes Bai Ze most helpless. If it were a conspiracy, there would always be a way to resolve it, but this is an open conspiracy targeting the Witch Cult and the Demon Clan.

If Xihe had not made a great oath to the Heavenly Dao to forever guard the Sun Star, she might have been able to resolve this scheme by voluntarily relinquishing her authority over the Sun.

But at this moment—

After Xihe made the great oath to Heaven, there was no way to retreat. If she voluntarily gave up her authority over the sun, she would be violating the great oath to Heaven.

She had no choice but to contend with Shennong for the Dao and defend the authority of the sun!

Listening to Bai Ze's analysis, Lu Jun calmed down considerably, but he absolutely could not watch Xi He become a stepping stone for Shennong to attain enlightenment.

Bai Ze also noticed the helplessness in Lu Jun's eyes: "Right now, it's best not to act rashly. Your Highness can first go and find the other nine princes, explain the situation, and also consult with the Sage Houtu. I will go and discuss with the Human Race's Emperor Sui—to see if there is any room for maneuver!"

"As the demonic apprentice says!"

Lu Jun nodded. At this point, he had no other way to break the deadlock and could only place his hopes on Houtu and the human race's Suihuang.

Bai Ze, however, looked worried.

What he just said was only to comfort Lu Jun. He didn't think that Yuanshi Tianzun's plan would leave them any loopholes!

after all----

That was a sage of the Heavenly Dao who was skilled in planning and in control of the causes of all results!

The result was just as he had predicted.

After he found Suirenshi, Suirenshi also mentioned the problem with Shennong to him. The Red Emperor's Dao Fruit contained a curse of divine rebellion, and the Primordial Yang Qi bestowed by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable could only suppress it temporarily.

To completely resolve the divine reversal and curse, Shennong must become the Earthly Sovereign and acquire some of the characteristics of Dao Yi by stealing the authority of Taiyi.

Although the Divine Reversal Curse will not directly take Shennong's life, this strange curse power will affect Shennong's descendants.

Lu Jun would not abandon her mother, so how could Shennong abandon his daughter?

This is an unsolvable dead end!

"How could this happen?"

Bai Ze felt only boundless despair: "Does the daughter of Shennong, or the queen of my demon race, necessarily have to die and perish?"

"Ugh!"

Suirenshi sighed helplessly, "All those below a sage are but ants. How could we possibly defy the will of a sage?"

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he looked towards Jin'ao Island: "Xuan Yin has never followed the usual path; I wonder if he has a way to break this deadlock?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Ze immediately said, "Then I'll go to Jin'ao Island!"

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