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

Chapter 150 Fictional Setting

"The human race is flourishing. As for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, you can discuss it among yourselves after you return. Now, there is one more matter."

Hongjun then said, "Haotian, Yaochi, you two come here."

Upon hearing this, the two boys standing at the entrance of Zixiao Palace hurriedly entered the palace and bowed to Hongjun in confusion, saying, "Greetings, Master."

Hongjun pointed at the two people, and Haotian and Yaochi instantly changed their appearance, no longer as children, but as a middle-aged man and woman.

Hongjun said, "Now that the Heavenly Court of the Demon Race has collapsed, it is necessary to rebuild the order of the Three Realms and establish a ruler for the Three Realms. Haotian and Yaochi, you are destined for this, and it is fitting that you become the Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother."

Upon hearing this, the two were overjoyed and quickly bowed to thank Hongjun. However, the expressions of the other sages turned somewhat unpleasant.

The two boys had unexpectedly transformed into supreme beings of the Three Realms?

However, Hongjun didn't care what everyone thought. At this moment, he waved his sleeve and took out three more items for the two of them, saying, "These three items can be used to suppress the Heavenly Court's fortune."

Everyone looked and saw that the three items were the Haotian Mirror, the Yaochi Hairpin, and the Peach Tree. Among them, the Haotian Mirror and the Yaochi Hairpin were both top-grade innate spiritual treasures with great power.

The peach tree, however, is the Ren water spiritual root among the ten spiritual roots.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Master. We will certainly manage the Three Realms with all our might." Haotian and Yaochi accepted the magic treasures and spiritual roots and bowed in gratitude.

Hongjun nodded and said to the crowd, "With the Heavenly Court re-established, you can all lend a hand to Haotian."

Seeing that everyone had agreed, Hongjun flashed and disappeared from the Dao platform.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother! You will become the Great Heavenly Venerable and rule the Three Realms in the future!" Xuanhuang suddenly congratulated Haotian.

With Xuanhuang taking the lead, all the sages, though each with their own ideas, offered their congratulations to the two.

Haotian and Yaochi, newly appointed, had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem. Seeing all the saints congratulating them, they were overjoyed and beaming with pride.

Haotian then took the opportunity to ask the saints for help.

Upon hearing this question, the saints' expressions darkened, and Nuwa gave a soft snort before leaving.

"Please forgive us, junior brothers and sisters, but our Western region is barren and we are afraid we are powerless to help," Zhunti said.

Then he and the guide stood aside and watched.

After pondering for a while, Laozi suddenly reached out and slapped the top of his head. A wisp of pure energy shot out from the top of his head and transformed into a Taoist.

But it is the embodiment of Lao Tzu's benevolent corpse.

Laozi said, "My incarnation is named Taishang Laojun. I can enter the Heavenly Court to assist my junior brother Haotian."

Haotian and Yaochi were both stunned by what they saw.

Yuanshi and Tongtian were greatly inspired and each sent an incarnation to reside in the Heavenly Court.

When Jieyin and Zhunti saw this, they were filled with regret and wanted to follow the example of the Three Pure Ones, but the Three Pure Ones brushed them off with Zhunti's previous words.

They claimed that this was an Eastern matter and that the West should not interfere. Jieyin and Zhunti were filled with great resentment, but the Three Pure Ones were too powerful, so the two had no choice but to give up.

At this moment, Xuanhuang shook his head and walked out with Zhenyuanzi, saying, "Junior Brother Haotian, don't be angry. This is also ordained by Heaven. In the future, the Heavenly Court will have six emperors, among whom Junior Brother Haotian will be the leader."

"Junior Brother Haotian can be the Supreme Jade Emperor of Haotian Golden Palace, the Natural Wonderful Existence of the Jade Emperor; and in addition, there are the Five Emperors, namely the Great Emperor of the North Pole Purple Star, the Great Emperor of the South Pole Longevity, the Great Emperor of the East Pole Azure Flower, the Great Emperor of the West Gouchen, and the Earth Goddess of the Earth who follows the laws of Heaven."

"Among them, the title of Empress Houtu, who follows the example of Heaven, is a nominal position used to honor the great merit of Houtu Niangniang's transformation into reincarnation. Apart from that, the title of Antarctic Longevity Emperor can be held by the incarnation of Yuanshi Shi, and the title of Eastern Azure Flower Emperor can be held by the incarnation of Tongtian Shi."

"As for the Great Emperor of the North Pole, this throne should rightfully be held by my fourth disciple, Ziwei. As for the Great Emperor of the West, Junior Brother, you should consult Senior Sister Nuwa before making a decision."

After hearing these words, Haotian and Yaochi looked at each other, their previous smugness long gone.

He thought that going from a child to the Heavenly Emperor would be a meteoric rise to power, a glorious and unparalleled achievement. But little did he expect that before he even took office, his power would be almost completely usurped by the crowd.

However, facing the crowd, Haotian and Yaochi had no choice but to force a smile and thank everyone one by one.

Zhen Yuanzi was quite reluctant, but still said, "Junior brother, since I am in charge of the Earth Book, I should establish mountain gods, land gods, and city gods, and appoint disciples of the Earth Immortal Sect to fill these positions."

Thus, apart from Nuwa, who left first, there were also the wise Jieyin and Zhunti, who were the first to clear themselves of any wrongdoing.

Each of the remaining people could be said to have stabbed Haotian in the heart, which made Haotian finally realize that being the Heavenly Emperor was not so easy.

However, no one cared what Haotian thought. After Xuanhuang proposed the theory of the Six Emperors, all the sages understood the secrets of heaven and began to act without any mercy.

Later, Haotian and Yaochi didn't know when the saints left, and they looked blankly at the empty Zixiao Palace.

Haotian wanted to cry, but couldn't. He could only bow again to the place where Hongjun had sat before leaving Zixiao Palace and heading to the Primordial World to prepare to take office as the Heavenly Emperor.

However, although most of the power was divided up, everyone still followed Hongjun's instructions and helped Haotian reorganize the Thirty-Three Heavens so that he could take office smoothly.

Leaving aside Haotian's resentment and his desire to reclaim his power, the Sages and Xuanhuang were gathered together again at this moment.

The purpose was to discuss matters concerning the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

In the Nuwa Palace, all the sages and Xuanhuang arrived, and after some discussion, they reached a consensus.

Among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the Three Sovereigns were the most meritorious and were the only ones who could be considered perfect beings, while the Five Emperors were inferior and could only be called divine beings.

After discussing it, everyone decided to let Nuwa's brother, Fuxi, be reborn as a human and become the first of the Three Sovereigns, the Heavenly Emperor.

It is worth mentioning that this was a loophole that everyone had repeatedly calculated and finally found after much deliberation.

All this was to please Nuwa. After all, Nuwa was the Holy Mother of the Human Race, and besides her own cultivation, what Nuwa cared about most was her brother.

If Fuxi could become one of the Three Sovereigns, things would go much more smoothly for everyone.

As expected, Nuwa was in high spirits when she saw that Fuxi could become a perfect man, and she agreed to all the discussions about the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Lao Tzu advocated non-action, yet he also led the teachings of humanity and declared that he would not interfere with the distribution of merits among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Xuanhuang, because of his close relationship with Nuwa, gained the merit of becoming the teacher of the Heavenly Emperor.

Yuanshi received the merit of being the teacher of the Earthly Sovereign, while Tongtian received the merit of being the teacher of the Human Sovereign.

In addition, Yuanshi and Tongtian also received the merits of the two former teachers of the Five Emperors.

Jieyin and Zhunti suffered greatly, being ostracized by the Three Pure Ones on a daily basis, yet they only gained the merit of being the third and fourth teachers of the Five Emperors.

Zhen Yuanzi originally did not want to compete, but Xuanhuang still allowed him to take the last emperor's imperial tutor merit.

In this way, the merits of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were roughly determined.

Although there may be some changes in the future, things will be largely the same.

After all, this was ordered by Hongjun, and the saints acted accordingly, which basically represented the general trend of the Heavenly Dao, so naturally no changes would occur.

After everyone calculated the number of days and felt that everything was in order, they all took their leave and left the Nuwa Palace.

Xuanhuang parted ways with Zhenyuanzi and returned to his own Xuanhuang Heaven.

However, not long after he returned to Xuanhuang Heaven, a Taoist priest came from outside Xuanhuang Heaven to request an audience.

(End of this chapter)