Primordial Era: If I remain in Longevity Mountain, I will steadily attain sainthood.

Chapter 74 Daring to Act Recklessly, Exterminating the Demon Court

"Ding, Di Jun and Tai Yi have been detected heading towards Qingjing Heaven, intending to meet the host. With the host's permission, they will slaughter the human race. The host may make the following choices."

"Option 1: Follow the example of Laozi of Taiqing, do not see Dijun and Taiyi, and let them slaughter the human race, but prevent them from annihilating the human race. You will receive a small fragment of Pangu's primordial spirit as a reward."

"Option Two: Act in defense of the human race, slaying Di Jun and Tai Yi, and you will receive ten drops of Chaos Golden Crow essence blood as a reward. (Note: This choice will drastically alter the course of the primordial world and has a very high chance of triggering divine punishment.)"

"Option Three: Issue a decree forbidding Di Jun and Tai Yi from slaughtering the human race, thus averting the original catastrophe for humanity. The reward is a Magic Treasure Upgrade Card (which can upgrade any innate spiritual treasure to an innate supreme treasure). (Note: This choice will slightly alter the course of the primordial world; the path for humanity to become the protagonist of heaven and earth will be more arduous.)"

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Upon hearing the system's notification, Hongyun's heart skipped a beat. The great calamity of humanity? It's coming already?

With the clues provided by the system, Hongyun instantly understood the root cause of this great calamity for humanity.

The demon race's slaughter of humans was partly due to their need to forge the Demon Slayer Sword, but the key factor was that the sages were also secretly fueling the flames.

However, all the sages knew the future trend: the human race would replace the witch and demon races and become the protagonist of heaven and earth.

Therefore, it was a convenient way to let the demon race slaughter the human race, and with this as the source, the era of the witches and demons would eventually come to an end.

The human race could then naturally inherit a large portion of the fortune that once belonged to the demon race.

Otherwise, relying solely on the teachings of sages to help the human race rise would require even more time and effort.

Therefore, if simply letting the human race be slaughtered by the demon race once would be more efficient, why wouldn't the sages be happy to do it?

Anyway, with them watching over things, as long as the demon race doesn't wipe out the human race, they can call a halt at any time, so there's no fear of anything going wrong.

only……

That's what other sages did, but Hongyun did it differently.

"System, I choose option three," Hongyun silently said to the system.

"Leaving aside my past life as a human, during which the human race was educated by me, I am now the leader of the Human Cult. How can I sit idly by and watch the demon race act recklessly?"

Hongyun shook his head and said to Xuanhong, "You take my decree and wait outside the temple for the arrival of the demon emperors Jun and Taiyi. Tell them, 'If they dare to act recklessly, the demon court will be annihilated.'"

Xuan Hong was startled by what he heard, feeling a chill run down his spine. Although Hong Yun's tone was calm, he could sense a cold killing intent in it.

Clearly, that statement wasn't just empty talk.

Xuan Hong didn't dare to ask any questions, and quickly agreed before getting up and heading towards the serene outer world.

As Hongyun watched Xuan Hong leave, the killing intent in her eyes gradually faded, but her brows remained furrowed.

Option two is one thing, but killing Di Jun and Tai Yi directly would make the Lich Calamity difficult to control.

After all, the Wu Clan has twelve Ancestral Witches, while the Demon Clan is already short-handed. Without Di Jun and Tai Yi, are they going to let Kun Peng be the commander without any troops?

This is bound to cause a major upheaval, and at the same time, the heavenly punishment also makes Hongyun somewhat wary.

Not all divine punishments are the same. The divine punishment that Styx Crossing received was at the quasi-saint level, but if it were a divine punishment placed upon oneself, it would be at the saint level.

The level of horror is probably unimaginable.

Hongyun had no interest in experiencing the power of the Primordial Heavenly Dao.

However, merely stopping Di Jun and Tai Yi from slaughtering humans is far too simplistic.

If we don't punish them, do they really think they're easy to talk to?

Knowing full well that he was the leader of the Human Cult, he still dared to provoke the human race. Hongyun felt that her image was still too merciful.

We need to do something.

After thinking for a moment, Hongyun's eyes suddenly lit up. She had an idea. The original human race needed to be slaughtered once in order to inherit the destiny of the demon race.

But now, with their own protection, they have escaped a great calamity, but also lost some of their good fortune.

But wouldn't it be enough if I just made up for this bit of luck myself?

At that very moment, Di Jun and Tai Yi were overjoyed to learn that the essence and soul of the human race had a powerful destructive effect on the physical bodies of the Wu race.

After discussion, they decided to slaughter people to forge swords, but the two did not dare to act directly. Instead, they had to ask for permission from the two saints, Nuwa and Hongyun.

After all, Nuwa is the Holy Mother of Humanity, and Humanity was created by her, while Hongyun is the leader of the Human Cult. Anyone who wants to kill Humanity must ask Hongyun first.

The two first went to Nuwa's Heaven, but Nuwa did not see them, and only told the Golden Feather Fairy to tell them to take care of themselves.

What utter nonsense about "taking care of yourself"? What does that even mean?

The two brothers pondered for a long time, and it seemed that Nuwa neither agreed nor opposed it.

So the two of them headed towards Qingjingtian again. Once they found out Hongyun's intentions, they could make their move.

However, as soon as the two arrived at the Pure Land, they saw a figure outside the Pure Land.

Xuan Hong.

As the only disciple of the Red Cloud Liren Sect, Di Jun and Tai Yi naturally knew about him.

Upon seeing that the person waiting for them was Xuan Hong, the two couldn't help but have a bad feeling.

Just as the two were hesitating, Xuan Hong saw them and walked towards them.

Although Di Jun and Tai Yi were somewhat uneasy, they still managed to say, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Xuan Hong."

Addressing Xuan Hong as "fellow Daoist" made the two somewhat uncomfortable, after all, Xuan Hong was merely a mere acquired being.

However, after gaining power, he was chosen by Hongyun and his status rose greatly. Now he is only a Taiyi Golden Immortal, but he can still be on equal footing with them.

"Your Majesty."

Xuan Hong returned the greeting, then looked at the two of them, but he was also puzzled, wondering how they had angered his teacher and made him say such things.

However, given the decree of the Red Cloud Law, Xuan Hong had no choice but to obey.

Di Jun and Tai Yi asked, "Fellow Daoists, we have come here to seek an audience with the Sage Hongyun, but we do not know..."

Xuan Hong shook his head and said to Di Jun and Tai Yi Dao, "Your Majesties, our teacher said, 'Anyone who dares to act recklessly will be exterminated.'"

Upon hearing this, Di Jun and Tai Yi were startled, not expecting Hong Yun to be so blunt.

The meaning is quite obvious.

Hongyun was extremely dissatisfied with their plan to slaughter people, and if they dared to do so, Hongyun would destroy their demon race's Heavenly Court.

Both Di Jun and Tai Yi harbored deep hatred, but they also knew that Hong Yun was watching them.

Therefore, neither of them dared to get angry, and they could only force a smile and say, "If that's the case, then we'll take our leave."

The two left quickly.

Xuan Hong watched the two figures disappear into the distance, shook his head, and was still completely unaware of what had happened.

"What are these two up to? They've angered our teacher so much that he's saying he'll exterminate the demon race."

Xuan Hong shook his head repeatedly, but had no choice but to go back and report.

This event, which occurred outside the Pure Heaven, naturally could not be kept secret from the saints of all sides. However, the saints were somewhat unclear about Hongyun's attitude.

Those who dare to act recklessly will be exterminated.

Is Hongyun's statement really necessary for the sake of humanity?

(End of this chapter)