Primordial Era: Refusing Hongjun's path to sainthood, I attained the Dao of Hunyuan.

Chapter 139 Slaughter of Humans

Everything is within the realm of destiny.

Interlocking.

Even if one tries to turn the tide and change the overall situation, it will be useless; instead, it will create complications and even implicate oneself.

Xuanhuang can stop Laozi from harming the human race, but the human race will not be unaffected by this.

In the grand scheme of things, the will of Heaven is predetermined. If the demon race is not slaughtering the human race now, then when the great calamity breaks out, the human race will inevitably be dragged into it as well.

In that case, the damage to the human race will be even greater.

Therefore, no matter what, there is no point in forcibly intervening at this time. On the contrary, it will only delay the great calamity and make it more ferocious.

It would be wiser to let things take their natural course and allow the great calamity to pass more quickly.

To do something knowing it's impossible would be a disservice to his current level of cultivation.

That's the end of the matter.

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The world is vast and time flies by. Thousands of years have passed. Finally, on this day, Emperor Jun was meditating and comprehending the truth when suddenly, his mind stirred and he saw a part of the secrets of heaven.

This part of the divine secret is the scene after the Great Calamity, where the human race replaces the witch and demon races to become the protagonist of heaven and earth.

After watching silently for a while, Di Jun suddenly vomited blood, his mind and spirit greatly injured, and he woke up from his divination of heavenly secrets.

"How is this possible? After the Great Tribulation, how could it be that the human race became the protagonist of heaven and earth? Could it be..." Di Jun disregarded his mental damage, and a series of thoughts flashed through his mind.

Nuwa became a saint because she created humans, and then other saints established religions. The Taiqing saint Laozi created the Golden Elixir Dao for the human race, enabling them to cultivate.

Even the Primordial Golden Immortal Xuanhuang Tianzun was not optimistic about him, believing that he would not be able to win this great calamity.

All of this combined convinced Di Jun that the heavenly secrets he had seen were real.

That human race...

"If that's really the case, then we might as well strike first and wipe out this human race, and see how it can still be the future protagonist of the world." Di Jun thought fiercely.

They immediately summoned Taiyi, Fuxi, and Kunpeng for discussion.

When they learned that the human race would replace the witch and demon races as the protagonists of the world in the future, everyone's expressions turned grim.

"Brother Dao, the truth of this matter is still unknown. Why don't I ask my sister before we can reach a conclusion?" Fuxi asked.

Kunpeng added, "What Xi Huang said makes sense. After all, the human race was created by Nuwa. We shouldn't attack the human race, lest Nuwa blame us."

Taiyi glanced at the two of them, then snorted and said, "What's there to ask? Just as my elder brother said, since we know that the human race is causing trouble, we are the main characters in this great calamity. Let's just wipe them out in advance."

"At least until this great calamity ends, no one can touch us. Have you forgotten that before, when the Xuanhuang Heavenly Venerable wanted to kill us, he was stopped by the Hongjun Dao Ancestor?"

"Destiny".

Taiyi said, "It's still within us now."

Upon hearing this, a ferocious glint flashed in Di Jun's eyes, and he said, "What you all say makes sense."

"The human race must be exterminated, but we must first consult with Nuwa before we proceed."

Di Jun looked at Kunpeng and said, "Demon Master, I have an idea. Since the human race is so special and is the future protagonist, I have a method to extract a certain mysterious power from their flesh and soul and then forge it into weapons. Perhaps it will be of great use to us in our battle against the Witch Clan."

As he spoke, Di Jun used his divine sense to transmit a message to the three people present.

"The Witch-Slaying Sword?"

After receiving the information from Di Jun, Kunpeng was taken aback. It turned out that, just as Di Jun had said, he had created a method that could intercept the future fortune of the human race and forge it into a sword.

This sword possesses great power and may be able to break the true form of the ancestral witch of the witch clan. This would undoubtedly give the demon clan a greater chance of victory.

"Ugh."

Fuxi sighed and said, "I still don't quite agree with this move. After all, wiping out an entire race is too cruel, especially since this is a race created by my sister."

"That's enough!"

Fuxi sighed and said, "You can handle this matter yourselves. I'll pretend I don't know anything. After all, you're doing this for the sake of the demon race."

After Fuxi finished speaking, he bowed to Dijun, then left the Sun Palace, returned to his residence, and went into seclusion.

Inside the Sun Palace, the remaining three exchanged glances. Di Jun gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, Taiyi, let's brothers go to the Thirty-Three Heavens for a trip."

"Demon Master, you may make the rest of your preparations."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Kunpeng could not be as carefree as Fuxi and escape unscathed. Now, he was deeply involved in the great calamity.

Just as Di Jun and Tai Yi thought, if the human race is not destroyed, and if the human race really becomes the protagonist in the future, wouldn't that mean that none of them will be able to survive this great calamity?

The other members of the demon race are alright; they might have a sliver of hope. But these powerful demons, every single one of them, will be purged.

Therefore, after learning about Di Jun's plan, Kunpeng chose to support Di Jun and also planned to slaughter the human race.

Di Jun and Tai Yi quickly arrived outside the Thirty-Three Heavens and went straight to Nuwa's Palace.

However, when the two arrived, a maid was already waiting for them. Di Jun and Tai Yi recognized this maid.

He was one of Nuwa's constant companions. Upon seeing Dijun and Taiyi arrive, he didn't even wait for them to speak.

The maid then said, "Your Majesty, Her Majesty anticipated your arrival today and specifically instructed me to wait here."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Di Jun knew that Nuwa did not intend to let him in. A flash of anger crossed his mind, but he did not show it on his face and asked, "Then what does Your Majesty have to say?"

"Her Majesty said so."

The maid said, "She already knows everything Your Majesties are going to do. However, in this great calamity, according to the decree of the Grandmaster Hongjun, the Empress will not interfere in the affairs of the great calamity. It is up to Your Majesties to take good care of yourselves."

Upon hearing this, Di Jun exchanged a glance with Tai Yi, then said to the maid, "Since that's the case, then Di Jun understands. Please inform Your Highness that Di Jun is aware of this."

After saying this, Di Jun and Tai Yi turned and left. The maid also returned to Nuwa's palace to report back to Nuwa.

Meanwhile, Di Jun and Tai Yi left Nuwa's Palace, pondering the meaning behind Nuwa's words along the way.

Taiyi said, "I guess this means ignoring everything?"

Upon hearing this, Di Jun nodded and said, "As long as she doesn't object, that's fine. Actually, I can understand. After all, she created the human race, and we're going to kill them. It's already good enough if she doesn't get angry with us."

"However, this also gives me a glimmer of hope. If humanity can really be wiped out, then wouldn't that mean, just as you said, Taiyi, that destiny is still in our hands, at least for now?"

Di Jun laughed and said, "As for the human race, the future protagonists, they are not yet considered."

Taiichi was also very happy.

The two brothers traveled through the Thirty-Three Heavens and found Kunpeng again. After they talked to him, Kunpeng's initial worries vanished.

Even though Nuwa didn't explicitly express her support for them, her neutrality meant she was on their side.

After all, the demon race is strong and the human race is weak. If Nuwa doesn't help the human race, then it would be easy for the demon race to slaughter them.

The future protagonists of the world? Ha, I'll turn you all to ashes right now.

But just then, Kunpeng suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Your Majesty, since we've already consulted with Nuwa, do you think we should also ask the Sage Taiqing?"

Kunpeng is very cautious.

Upon hearing this, Di Jun and Tai Yi hesitated. After a while, Di Jun said, "Very well, Tai Yi and I will go again."

So, Di Jun and Tai Yi left the Thirty-Three Heavens again and quietly went to the Eight Views Palace on Shouyang Mountain to seek an audience with the Taiqing Sage Laozi.

However, just like their experience at the Nuwa Palace, the two were stopped outside the temple.

The boy who stopped them said, "Your Majesties, the master said he already knows why you've come, but he wants me to convey a message to you both."

"What is it?" Di Jun asked.

"Humanity should not be exterminated," the boy said.

Di Jun and Tai Yi exchanged a glance and said, "Please inform the young servant that Di Jun is aware of this."

The two left Shouyang Mountain.

With Nuwa and Laozi's words, there was no need for further worry, and not long after, the order was issued.

One after another, armies of demons emerged from the Thirty-Three Heavens, but instead of attacking the Witch Clan, they rushed towards the Human Clan.

The objective was clear, and even the Wu tribe didn't realize it. By the time they did, the human race was already in a bloodbath.

Just as Di Jun and Tai Yi thought, even if the human race is indeed the protagonist in the future, at present, they are just an ordinary race.

Compared to the demon race, the human race is currently too weak.

Wherever the demon army passed, the human race was slaughtered. The blood and souls of the human race were collected by secret methods and transported back to the Thirty-Three Heavens.

This massacre left the human race utterly helpless, their cries for help echoing through the heavens and earth. In an instant, resentment soared to the heavens, killing intent filled the air, and the malevolent energy between heaven and earth seemed to intensify, gathering in the sky and churning and swirling.

However, seeing the demon race slaughtering the human race, not only did the powerful figures from all sides dare not intervene, but even the witch race did not interfere.

It turned out that when the Ancestral Witch Zhu Jiuyin learned of this, he used his own laws to calculate and discovered that the human race was actually the future protagonist of the world.

The demon race was responsible for this massacre. It's fortunate that the witch race didn't participate in the slaughter of humans.

Not to mention helping the human race.

The indifference of the Wu tribe and the inaction of various powerful figures made the massacre proceed even more smoothly.

In the end, nearly 90% of the human race was slaughtered, and the remaining 10% were driven back to their ancestral lands.

Here, people frantically knelt and begged the saints, but the saints did not respond for a long time.

Humanity has now been driven to the brink of extinction. Even the three ancestors of humanity have long been killed in this massacre.

Almost all the other powerful figures were also dead.

The remaining adult population consisted mostly of the elderly, women, and children, who were sheltered at the very back.

But now, even this rear area is no longer safe. The demon army is surrounding this place from all sides.

Once the numerous demon gods give the order, they will swarm in and completely exterminate the last remaining ten percent of the human race.

And indeed, that was the case; it seemed that humanity was about to be completely wiped out.

Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Kun Peng, who had some concerns before, all breathed a sigh of relief. Kun Peng even personally descended upon the ancestral land of the human race.

With Kunpeng's command, countless demons rushed towards the ancestral land of the human race.

However, at that very moment, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from the ancestral land of the human race.

With a "whoosh," countless vines flew out, covering the sky and the earth.

While enveloping and protecting the remaining humans, it slapped its wings in all directions, sending countless attacking demons flying.

Even some demon gods who stepped forward were blocked by the vines, and in the ensuing battle, they were almost killed on the spot.

"Gentlemen, you have gone too far. Now, the human race is reduced to nothing but the old, weak, women, and children. Do you still intend to exterminate them all?" An aged voice echoed from the ancestral land of the human race.

Kunpeng's expression changed, and his eyes flashed with green light as he looked into the depths of the human race's ancestral land.

Suddenly, he saw the source.

It turned out that it was an ancient divine vine, of unknown size, which had come to cause trouble at this crucial moment.

Hearing the remaining humans shouting "Lord Divine Vine," Kunpeng quickly figured out the origin of this Divine Vine through his calculations.

It turns out that this divine vine was a branch that Nuwa plucked from her body when she created humans, and used it to create humans.

As a result, this divine vine gained merit and awakened its intelligence. By chance, it was revered as a sacred being by these humans. Over time, it cultivated supernatural powers and became a powerful force in its own right.

However, this divine vine has never liked to reveal its true nature. But now that it sees the human race about to be wiped out, it couldn't bear it and took action out of anger, considering the cause and effect.

Upon learning of this, Kunpeng sneered, then summoned his Demon Master Palace, stepped into the air, and addressed the divine vines below: "Fellow Daoist, you are also a member of my demon race. It's hardly right for you to aid the human race at the expense of ours, is it?"

"So it's the Demon Master who has arrived as well."

The divine vine trembled, forming a clone dressed in a black robe. Although the voice was aged, the appearance was that of a young man. He stood in mid-air and said to Kunpeng, "Master Demon Master, regardless of whether I am a demon or not, haven't the demon race gone too far in its current actions?"

"If humanity has done anything wrong, and now only the elderly, women, and children remain, could you please have mercy and spare them?"

The divine vine pleaded with Kunpeng for mercy.

"snort!"

Kunpeng snorted coldly and said, "This is the decree of the Demon Emperor and the Eastern Emperor. The extermination of the human race is imperative. Fellow Daoist Divine Vine, do you still dare to plead for the human race?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Teng's expression changed, but looking at the humans below, he gritted his teeth and said firmly, "The humans have offered me sacrifices for millions of years, and now it is time for me to repay them."

"I am willing to die to protect humanity!"

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Kunpeng's voice grew even colder, and he said "good" three times in a row: "Since you are so determined to die, then I have no choice but to grant your wish."

"Boom!"

Kunpeng pointed at the Demon Master's Palace, and instantly, the Demon Master's Palace hurtled towards the Divine Vine.

In an instant, the divine vine retracted its clone, and then countless vines shot into the sky, heading towards the Demon Master's Palace.

The dense, countless vines held back the Demon Master's Palace.

However, in an instant, the Demon Master's Palace suddenly erupted with endless demonic lightning and fire. Under this lightning and fire, countless vines of the Divine Vine were instantly shattered and burned to ashes.

For a plant-like life form like it, its physical form is most vulnerable to attacks like lightning and fire.

In terms of strength, Shen Teng can be considered a powerful figure with formidable power. Even if many demon gods attacked him together, they would still be unable to defeat him.

However, it becomes quite vulnerable when facing truly top-tier beings like Kunpeng.

Not to mention that Kunpeng also found his weakness and used thunder and fire to target it, causing the Divine Vine to collapse immediately.

However, compared to countless vines, as a divine vine, its root system is even more developed.

But before the Demon Master's Palace crashed down, countless roots surged up from beneath the earth, enveloping the human race once again.

Then it burrowed into the earth, intending to lead the human race away.

But just then, a sudden chime of a bell slowed his movements for a moment.

Then he was severely suppressed by the Demon Master Palace.

With a loud "boom," the divine vine, despite being struck by Kunpeng's full power, was still alive and even managed to protect the human race.

Only a few thousand of the human race, who were enveloped by their own roots, died.

The rest, however, remained intact. In other words, in that brief moment, he chose to bear the full brunt of the attack himself, thus protecting humanity.

However, after this ordeal, the divine vine was completely powerless. Countless broken vines, roots, and even burning flames fell everywhere.

The main body of the divine vine was also charred, and a weak aura could be felt by anyone.

The humans who had been sheltered all scattered at this moment, some weeping and some furious, looking at the demons around them.

A faint voice emanated from the divine vine, saying to the humans, "I have done my best; I can no longer protect you."

When the humans heard what the divine vine said, they were all moved to tears.

"Stubborn to the end!"

The scene before him was tragic and moving, but Kunpeng was not one of those moved. His voice grew even colder: "Kill them all, leave no one alive, wipe them all out."

Upon hearing this, countless demons roared and charged towards the remaining humans.

"Ugh!"

However, at that moment, with a sigh, a yellow mist suddenly rose up in front of the countless demons.

Countless demons rushed into the yellow mist, only to find themselves trapped in a quagmire, unable to advance even half a step.

Upon seeing this, Kunpeng's expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "The Earth Book! Sage Zhenyuan!"

The yellow mist looked very familiar to Kunpeng; it was the earth book formed from the earth's membrane.

At the same time, a vast expanse of purple energy floated in the air, and a strange fragrance wafted through the air. A figure appeared on the scene, holding a whisk in his hand.

"Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, let the calamity of the human race end here!" Zhen Yuanzi said, glancing at the human race below.

(End of this chapter)