I, the primordial ancestor, started out as a useless cult and a useless saint.

Chapter 71 Martial arts, establishment——

Ye Yang's voice pierced through the heavens and the earth, causing all the saints to be greatly alarmed.

"Damn it, this ancestor actually imitated the Three Pure Ones in establishing a religion and proving his Dao?"

"Hmph, this is the ignorance of the Ancestor of Humanity. The Three Pure Ones established their religion and became saints by swearing an oath to the Heavenly Dao. Humanity has not yet awakened and attained enlightenment, so how could they establish their own Dao? And to whom did they establish their Dao?"

"You clown who jumps around like a tree trunk, today I, the Holy One, will see how the Ancestor of Humanity attains enlightenment."

Ye Yang ignored the mockery of the saints in the sky. How could you possibly fathom the way of my human race?

Ye Yang shouted loudly:

"Today, I establish a principle, named: Martial Arts."

These words shook the primordial world, and the hearts of all the saints trembled instantly.

"What kind of Dao is this? Why does this Saint feel a tremor in his heart, a bad premonition?"

"Could it be that the path of martial arts is comparable to the Dao of Heaven?"

All the saints in the heavens were terrified. Suddenly, the Supreme Saint calculated with his fingers, his eyes widened, and a terrifying aura of malevolence erupted, his overwhelming saintly might directly approaching the Ancestor Ye Yang.

"Ancestor of Man, how dare you cut off this holy opportunity!"

A pagoda descended from the sky, heading straight for Ye Yang, as the Sage of Taiqing made his move with resentment.

"Ancestor of Humanity, you have cut off my opportunity. Today, I will risk everything to suppress you."

The Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda grew in the wind, instantly becoming billions of times larger.

"Suppress them—".

Ye Yang snorted coldly:

"It's none of your business how humans attain enlightenment, Sage Taiqing, you're meddling way too much."

In an instant, a terrifying aura rushed over, and Ye Yang grabbed it with one hand, suddenly obtaining the Heaven-Slaying Sword.

"not good--."

The Sage of Taiqing was startled on the spot, and instantly remembered what the Tongtian Sect Leader had said before: "If you dare to slay the Ancestor of Humanity, do you dare to accept the challenge?"

Hmph, would the Ancestor of Humanity dare to slay him?

Now that the Ancestor of Humanity has been slain, all that can be seen is the Sword of Heaven's Slaughter approaching. The Supreme Saint is caught in a dilemma. If he retreats, he will lose face in front of all the saints of the heavens. If he does not retreat, the Sword of Heaven's Slaughter will become more and more ferocious with each strike.

If the power of the Heavenly Dao of the Human Sect is severed, even if the Sage of Taiqing does not die, his position as a saint will fall.

At this moment, the voice of the Tongtian Sect Leader resounded throughout the primordial land:

"Sage Taiqing, you just said that the Ancestor of Humanity dared not slay the remaining two swords. Now that the Ancestor of Humanity has drawn his sword, I ask you again, do you dare to accept it?"

"Tongtian, you..."

The Sage Taiqing was speechless. Did he dare accept the challenge? Unless he was insane. At that very moment, Ye Yang's voice rang out:

"Sage Taiqing, I ask you, do you dare to accept this? My human race's Heaven-Slaying Sword has one more strike remaining after this one. If you dare to accept it, I will also give you the final strike. No thanks are needed!"

At the critical moment, with all the saints watching, just as the sword that would slay the heavens was about to fall on his magical weapon, a sigh finally rang out.

"Ancestor of Humanity, you have won."

Splash!

The Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda was taken back; the Taiqing Sage could not afford to gamble with it.

"Hmph, Sage Taiqing, you are utterly useless and have disgraced the Father God."

Tongtian immediately added insult to injury, infuriating the Supreme Saint Taiqing to the point of blushing, but he truly dared not accept the challenge.

"Hmph, Tongtian, so what if I, the Saint, lose face? What's face worth? On the contrary, you're just a sick old man."

The other saints did not laugh at this moment. They knew in their hearts that if this sword were to fall on their heads, they would not dare to take it.

Ye Yang breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily you didn't answer. If you had, I would have had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

"Hmph, Sage Taiqing, since you dare not accept, then stay aside. The human race's path to enlightenment is none of your business."

Ye Yang's voice reached the ears of the Supreme Saint, infuriating him so much that he wanted to slap Ye Yang to death, but he was also afraid of the Heaven-Slaying Sword, so he could only resort to words.

"Hmph, Ancestor of Humanity, I am the leader of the Human Cult. After the Lich War, I have the responsibility to educate the human race and pass on the Golden Core Dao. Now you are establishing the Martial Dao, which is cutting off my opportunity. I will not forgive you."

However, Ye Yang chuckled and said:

"What does this have to do with me? Besides, is the Golden Core Dao that you, the Sage of Taiqing, passed on to the human race the absolute orthodoxy? That's just your scheme. You can fool others, but you can't fool me."

Ye Yang instantly became serious, holding the Broken Heaven-Slaying Sword and shouting loudly:

"Today, the human race will establish the martial path. This is the human race's own path, and it has nothing to do with the saints of the heavens. Who dares to stop us? My ancestor still has two swords to slay the heavens. Before the human race is wiped out, it is not too much to take two saints down with him."

In an instant, his aura became overwhelming, leaving all the saints and sages speechless. They only saw Ye Yang's entire body shimmering with golden light, and his voice resounded throughout the entire prehistoric world:

"Heaven has three treasures: the sun, the moon, and the stars; Earth has three treasures: wind, water, and fire; and now, the human race should have three treasures."

These few words encapsulated the entire primordial universe, causing the great beings of the primordial world to tremble. They could vaguely sense a surge of blood and energy emanating from Ye Yang's entire body.

"With spirit as our will, we will shatter all fear ahead. Whether it be extraterrestrial demons or the tricks of the gods, we will crush them with all our might. As long as humanity exists, our will will endure."

"By condensing the indestructible soul with divine power, the three souls and seven spirits of the immortal human race were created."

"Using Qi as our power, we forge an invincible body. With Qi as mighty as a flood, blood as rich as mercury, and a body as strong as steel, we can clear paths through mountains and fill seas with water. Whoever dares to invade, the human race will surely fight to the death, building an indestructible Great Wall with our flesh and blood."

His spirit and energy were instantly unleashed, reaching the heavens. All the saints watched Ye Yang's performance, each one gritting their teeth in anger. However, seeing the Heaven-Slaying Sword in Ye Yang's hand, they could only watch helplessly.

"To achieve the martial arts of the human race through spirit, energy, and perseverance—".

Rumble.

All that could be seen was the Heavenly Dao descending boundless merits from the sky, directly targeting Ye Yang's body.

"So much merit."

"Such merit is more than enough to achieve sainthood on the spot. What is the purpose of Heaven bestowing such merit?"

"I understand now. Heaven bestows such merit to awaken humanity and then use this opportunity to control humanity."

What a deep scheme! By bestowing merit while Ye Yang was proving the Dao of Martial Arts, they achieved three things at once: not only subduing the Ancestor of Humanity, but also winning over the human realm, and incidentally gaining the Dao of Martial Arts.

The vast majority of such terrifying Heavenly Dao merits went straight to Ye Yang, while a very small portion went to Nuwa and the Taiqing Saint, since they were nominally also the Holy Mother and the leader of the Human Cult.

But how could Ye Yang not know what Heaven was thinking?

"Hmph, Heavenly Merit? What a big deal, but I don't care."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Yang struck out with his palm, forcefully dispersing the boundless merit, and shouted sharply:

"Humans do not respect Heaven or Earth, nor do they rely on Heaven and Earth. Humans rely on themselves. Heaven's will can only make a move against humanity by killing me."

Ye Yang's actions immediately shocked all the saints in the heavens.

"Is this insane? They don't want so much merit?"

"What a pity, senior brother."

"Hmph, you want to forge your own path? Don't forget this is the primordial wilderness."

The expressions of the various saints in the heavens were all different. Tongtian Jiaozhu also felt a pang of heartache. If he had so much merit, even if it could not wash away the wounds on his Heavenly Dao, it could still improve the fortune of the Jie Sect.

Rumble.

Suddenly, all they saw was a huge change in the sky above the Heavenly Court; in an instant, it split in two.

Half of the sky is filled with boundless merit, while the other half is filled with divine lightning and divine punishment. The Eye of Heavenly Punishment is hidden within, containing a strong killing intent. It would rather perish together than allow humanity to escape its control.

"It seems that the Heavenly Dao, like the demon race, would rather perish than remain intact."

"Heaven has become ruthless, preferring to launch an immeasurable calamity ahead of schedule rather than allow humanity to escape its control."

Seeing this, Ye Yang became very serious.

"Heavenly Dao, are you really going all out?"

(End of this chapter)