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

Chapter 325 [The Death of Shennong, the Earth God of Youdu] (Please Subscribe)

Shennong first summoned his son Jiang Kui and explained his thoughts, believing that the entire human race should not be implicated because of the affairs of one family.

Although Jiang Kui's talent was not as great as Shennong's, he was also a person who understood righteousness and knew what was important, having been influenced by Shennong since childhood.

Therefore, he strongly agreed with Shennong's idea and was not afraid of the so-called divine curse. He was only worried about his three younger sisters!

Upon hearing this, Shennong immediately said, "Fuguang is Chijingzi's Daoist partner. Even if that Primordial Sage still wants to use me to scheme against the demon race and the witchcraft sect, he shouldn't stand idly by and watch Fuguang suffer!"

"And your second sister, having joined the Jie Sect, is under the protection of a sage; she should be safe and sound!"

"What I worry about most is you and Yao Ji, but in order not to implicate the entire human race, I have no other choice!"

"Forcibly severing the Crimson Emperor's Dao Fruit is a near-certain death, and there's even a possibility that the Divine Rebellion Curse contained within it could erupt in an instant—I, as his father, am not confident of success. If I were to perish, you must take good care of your mother, your three younger sisters, and the people of the Lieshan Divine Dynasty!"

He did not tell Tingwo, Fuguang, Di Nusang, and the others about his plans.

He only told Jiang Kui.

Seeing Jiang Kui's worried expression, Shennong smiled freely and comforted him, "There's always a way out. I do have some ideas!"

"Among your mother's dowry was a drop of Phoenix essence blood. I want to try using my divine body to refine this drop of Phoenix essence blood and see if I can successfully sever the Crimson Emperor's Dao Fruit by borrowing the Phoenix Clan's Nirvana power!"

Yuanfeng can command all fires, while the Crimson Emperor's Dao Fruit governs the fire virtue of the south and harmonizes the yin and yang of heaven and earth. If the Crimson Emperor's Dao Fruit is used as firewood, the body of a human and a god is used as a furnace, the essence and blood of Yuanfeng is used as a catalyst, and the essence, energy, and spirit are used as fire, it is not impossible for Shennong to survive from death and break free from the shackles of the Crimson Emperor's Dao Fruit.

Of course, the risks are extremely high, and a slight misstep could lead to utter ruin!

after all----

What's the difference between severing one's own Crimson Emperor Dao Fruit and denying one's own Dao?

After explaining everything, Shennong did not hesitate and directly absorbed the essence of the phoenix into his body, attempting to take control of the phoenix clan's unique Nirvana Divine Fire and Nirvana Divine Power.

Boom!

Within the Lieshan tribe, a phantom image of a phoenix suddenly appeared. The weaker humans felt their primordial spirits being constantly burned.

Hearing this, she was greatly alarmed, as if she had thought of something that terrified her.

But Shennong had already ignited his spirit and energy, and began to sever his own Crimson Emperor Dao Fruit: "I, Shennong of the human race, do not wish to drag the human and demon races into war because of my own and my family's private affairs. Today, I am willing to sever my own Crimson Emperor Dao Fruit!"

"May all causes and effects, all curses, fall upon me alone; may they not affect others!"

In the demon realm, Lu Jun, who was handling demon affairs, immediately stood up: "Shennong's righteousness surpasses even mine; he deserves the title of Earthly Emperor!"

Both he and Shennong were trapped by worldly cause and effect, but they could not do what Shennong did.

"Perhaps I am not the true emperor!"

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, and those demon kings and demon gods who perished in order to establish the demon race.

Only those who are fearless and put their race above all else can be considered true emperors.

Thinking of this, he immediately stood up and instructed Bai Ze, "Send Yao Ji back! At least let her see Shennong one last time!"

"yes!"

Bai Ze nodded immediately.

The Golden Crow clan is born with the power to control the true fire of the sun and has an unparalleled understanding of the Great Dao of Fire. Lu Jun naturally knew the risks of Shennong severing his own Red Emperor Dao Fruit to cut off the cause and effect—it was more than just a matter of nine deaths and one life.

It's practically a death sentence!

On the other side, Yuanshi Tianzun was furious. He had calculated everything and anticipated the possible actions of the other saints and Xuan Yin, but he never expected that Shennong would choose to sever his own Red Emperor Dao Fruit!

At this moment, the grand scheme of heaven that he had established collapsed directly from its very source.

The root of all this is Shennong, whom he regards as a key piece in the game!

"What a remarkable Shennong!"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable coldly snorted, "Since you're courting death, then this humble Daoist will grant your wish!"

With a thought, the Primordial Yang he had bestowed upon Shennong transformed into a stream of light, which was separated from Shennong's primordial spirit and then traversed endless time and space to land on his right palm.

With the primordial yang stripped away, Shennong's aura plummeted, and the Nirvana Divine Fire ignited by his essence, energy, spirit, and the essence blood of the primordial phoenix dimmed instantly.

"burn!"

But Shennong managed to stabilize the situation.

The Crimson Emperor Dao Fruit that he had just severed was forcibly suppressed by him with the Ninth Grade Pure World White Lotus, turning into resources to promote the burning of the Nirvana Divine Fire.

The Divine Reversal Curse also erupted instantly, with strange curses attempting to spread along the path of cause and effect to the bloodline and offspring of Shennong.

"Suppress!"

However, it was suppressed by the Ninth Grade Pure World White Lotus!

However, Shennong's own primordial spirit was enveloped by endless curse power.

"Father!"

When Yao Ji, who had been brought back by Lu Jun and Bai Ze, saw this scene, she was immediately heartbroken, but was held captive in place by Jiang Kui.

"This is my father's choice!"

Jiang Kui was also heartbroken, but now that things had come to this, someone had to make a sacrifice.

"It's good that you're back!"

Shennong, upon seeing Yao Ji, revealed a relieved smile, then looked at Lu Jun: "The human and demon races should maintain their current balance!"

He did not say "peaceful coexistence".

Because he knew that struggle was inevitable in the Primordial Realm, and he did not want to cause a war between the two races because of his own selfish desires.

Lu Jun nodded: "Earthly Emperor, rest assured, I will restrain the demon races throughout the four seas and eight wastelands!"

This is the promise of the new generation of Demon Emperor.

Shennong nodded in satisfaction, then transformed into streaks of light and dissipated into the void. Although he had successfully refined the essence of the Yuanfeng blood, Nirvana was a perilous process with a high probability of death, and he had not yet successfully completed it.

Shennong, the Earthly Sovereign, perished in the world before he could attain enlightenment, in order to quell the conflict between humans and demons.

In an instant, the spirit of humanity was shaken, and the world was filled with sorrow.

The Earthly Sovereign has fallen, and heaven and earth grieve together!

"How could this happen?"

On the other side, Xuan Yin, who had just completed the transformation of his Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart, also sensed something and couldn't help but look in the direction of the Lieshan Divine Dynasty.

After his Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart underwent a transformation, although he was able to use his Heart Source Power to evolve top-grade innate spiritual treasures, he could only barely evolve ordinary top-grade innate spiritual treasures. To evolve a top-grade innate spiritual treasure like the Twelve-Petaled Pure World White Lotus with forty-eight restrictions, he still needed to continuously strengthen his Heart Source Power!

Having gained some insights into the Great Dao from his inner demons, he was confident that he could transform his inner source power to the point of evolving into a twelfth-grade Pure World White Lotus within ten Yuanhui (a unit of time). However, Shennong chose the most resolute method!

"Shennong truly deserves the title of Earthly Sovereign!"

Xuan Yin sighed softly, filled with awe. This was the difference between him and a true emperor.

"indeed!"

But just then, he heard a soft reply: "That Shennong lad does indeed have the demeanor I once possessed!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yin was startled and immediately looked up at the sky above him: "Yue Jian Shi!"

The person who just spoke up to agree with him was none other than Yue Jian, the first Earth Emperor of the Primordial Era!

Xuan Yin's lips twitched involuntarily: "Didn't you pass away? How come you've come back to life?"

"I have indeed achieved enlightenment!"

Yue Jian explained: "Cultivators of the Divine Path can condense a Divine Soul in addition to the Three Souls. Before I transformed into the Origin of the Earth Dao, I separated my Divine Soul to witness the development of the primordial world!"

"Besides that, I also want to find a successor. Houtu has great compassion and is indeed the best candidate to inherit the position of the Lord of the Earth and open the cycle of reincarnation. However, someone like her is not suitable to be an emperor. On the contrary, that fellow Shennong is the one I like the most!"

"Moreover, he refined the life essence of an old friend of mine, making him his successor. I, the Emperor, do not wish to see him perish!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yin was stunned. When he cultivated the divine path, he also developed a divine soul, but he transformed it into the Heavenly Dao of the Spirit Realm.

He really didn't know that after the original body perished, the soul could still exist independently.

What kind of tactic is this?

He looked at Yue Jianshi curiously: "An old friend? Is it Yuan Feng? But Yuan Feng is still alive, and my junior brother Kong Xuan of the Jie Sect is her offspring! Logically speaking, she shouldn't need a successor!"

"No!"

Yue Jian shook her head: "I'm not talking about Yuan Feng, but Tu Bo! He's the strongest of the Earth God lineage, besides me and the First Qilin!"

"You can also call him Youdu!"

"The reason why Shennong's innate Dao body manifested as a bull's head and could be close to the source of the earth was because his essence and blood were refined!"

Tu Bo!

Xuan Yin was taken aback.

As a direct disciple of a sage, he had heard of this name before. In the era of gods, he was a powerful god second only to the Three Sovereigns of antiquity, and his strength was no less than that of Zhuzhao, Youying, and the Five Emperors of the Primordial Era!

Before Cangli, Yuejian, and Jiutou became the Three Sovereigns, the innate deities of that time had already evolved into dozens of pantheons.

For example, Cangli Shi, Qingtian, Huangtian, Cangtian, Lady Ziguang, Ziwei, Gouchen, Zhuzhao, and Youying all belong to the lineage of the Primordial Gods.

If we break it down further, Lady Ziguang, Zhuzhao, and others can be said to have evolved into the Star God lineage.

The innate deities on earth are collectively referred to as the Earth God lineage, but they can be further subdivided into the Water God lineage, Fire God lineage, Mountain God lineage, Ghost God lineage, Spirit God lineage, and many other divine lineages.

People like Zulong, Yuqiang, Zhulong, and Minghe all belong to the lineage of the Water God.

Of course, among these people, only Zulong and Yuqiang are genuine members of the Water God lineage; Zhulong and Minghe Daoren are just people who attached themselves to the lineage.

Zhulong: "The river of time is also a river, and I must be of the lineage of the Water God!"

Styx: "The Sea of ​​Blood is still a sea, and since I'm called Styx, I must be from the lineage of the Water God!"

This is an interesting story that the Tongtian Sect Leader told Xuan Yin and many disciples of the Jie Sect in his spare time.

The two are troublemakers. Although they usually claim to be from the lineage of the Water God, they have aliases in many pantheons!

At least, the lineages of the Water God, the Dragon God, and the Beast God all contain the image of Zhulong.

And the River Styx!

His figure can often be seen in the lineages of the Water God, the Ghost God, and the Spirit God.

The Tu Bo mentioned by Yue Jianshi is one of the founders of the way of ghosts and gods. He has a tiger's head and an ox's body, but he has a pair of ox horns on his head.

Its horns, with their nine bends and eighteen turns, can even reflect the scenery of the netherworld, making them a tangible manifestation of the netherworld path and the Yellow Springs path.

"Shennong, though intelligent, did not evolve into the true form of the Earth God. Otherwise, how could he have perished over such a trivial matter?"

"The Great Dao of Netherworld and the Great Dao of the Underworld are fundamental to the Earthly Dao. If he can perfectly inherit the identity and origin of the Great Dao of the Earth Lord, he may not be comparable to Houtu, but he certainly won't die!"

As Yue Jian spoke, a hint of nostalgia appeared in her eyes: "In fact, Youdu was once my choice for the second-generation Earthly Emperor!"

"But unfortunately—"

Seeing Yue Jian's hesitant expression, Xuan Yin shook his head: "If you have a way to save Shennong, then use it! I have no interest in your past as a deity!"

Although Yue Jianshi did not say it explicitly, he clearly did not want Shennong to perish.

after all----

In the original historical narrative, Shennong was the second-generation Earth Emperor of the Primordial Era, and his current actions are worthy of the title of Earth Emperor!

"What's the rush?"

Yue Jianshi said speechlessly, "With the essence of Tu Bo's blood, he won't die. I just wonder when he will be able to return from the underworld?"

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