Primordial Era: I really don't want to be the Heavenly Emperor!

Chapter 227 The Primordial Chaos Realm, Hongjun Recounts the Past (Please Subscribe)

Donghua and Nuwa left Taisu Heaven and went directly to Chaos Zixiao Palace.

To be honest, Donghua was quite looking forward to this journey through chaos. After all, since his rebirth, he had been living in the primordial world and had hardly ever survived in chaos, which was a regret.

The fact that they were able to go to Chaos this time meant that things were definitely not simple. According to Donghua's guess, this matter must be related to the Primordial World.

Within the chaos, anything related to the primordial world must be another world. Although Donghua had never seen a world other than the primordial world, he believed that it must exist.

After all, the primordial world was created by the tangible Dao Pangu, and the tangible Dao was definitely not just Pangu.

This matter seems quite simple. Take the current Primordial Heavenly Dao as an example; it can give birth to seven strands of Primordial Purple Qi, thus creating seven Sages.

For the primordial world, a sage is like Pangu to the Great Dao; although there are great differences between the two, they are essentially similar.

Therefore, Donghua is looking forward to the upcoming journey through chaos. He believes it will be very exciting and that he will be able to witness a world different from the primordial world.

I just don't know how strong the world's power is.

When Donghua and Nuwa entered Zixiao Palace, Hongjun was already sitting on a high seat, clearly waiting for the two of them, or rather, waiting for Nuwa.

"Greetings, Master!"

Hongjun chuckled softly, waving his whisk and saying, "No need for formalities, please sit!"

As Hongjun finished speaking, an extra seat appeared in the middle of the original six seats in Zixiao Palace, located after Nuwa and before Jieyin and Zhunti.

Nuwa sat directly in the spot where she had previously listened to the teachings, while Donghua sat in the newly appeared position.

"I never imagined that I, Donghua, would one day be able to secure such a prominent position. When I was listening to the teachings, I couldn't force it, but now I sit here so easily. Truly, it's all a matter of timing and fate!"

Seeing the two take their seats, Hongjun didn't waste any words and said directly, "Originally, I planned to send Nuwa alone for this matter, since it's not a simple one and we might face a Hunyuan of the same level. But I didn't expect you to come, Donghua. Well, it's good that you're here. Your current combat strength is barely enough to be considered a Hunyuan. I'll feel more at ease knowing that the two of you are going together."

Donghua asked, puzzled, "May I ask, Master, what realm am I currently in? I call it the Quasi-Saint realm, is that correct?"

Hongjun smiled and said, "This is no secret. It's just that I didn't say much before you all attained Hunyuan. Originally, I was going to explain the Great Dao to you all after you all attained enlightenment, but things happened so suddenly, so it's fine to tell you in advance!"

"You have now stepped one foot into the Primordial Chaos realm, and only the final blessing of heaven and earth remains, which is the so-called practice of your own Great Dao. You call it the Quasi-Saint realm, which is both right and wrong."

"I previously called it the Perfect Realm because once you reach this realm, the path of a Quasi-Saint has come to an end, and you will have some of the abilities of a Primordial Chaos. However, it will be difficult to make any further progress in strength and the Great Dao. If you want to make any further progress, you must practice your own Great Dao and receive the blessing of Heaven and Earth and the Great Dao."

"However, your situation is quite special. After all, the Path of the Emperor and the Path of Power are both very special paths. As your fortune increases, your strength is also constantly improving."

"So you can call this realm whatever you want. Perhaps only you in the entire primordial world can exist in this situation."

After listening, Donghua nodded, finally understanding his own realm and why he could always feel his strength increasing, but he had not actually broken through to the Hunyuan realm. He was very clear about this.

After Hongjun finished speaking, he looked at the two of them again, making his meaning very clear: if they had any questions, they should ask them quickly, and then it would be time to get to work!

Nuwa asked, "May I ask, Master, are there different realms within the Primordial Chaos realm? If so, how are they divided? Please enlighten me, Master!"

Hongjun replied, "As long as there is cultivation, there is no end. As long as the Great Dao is immortal, cultivation will never cease!"

"Nine is the ultimate number in the Dao. I have divided the Primordial Chaos Realm into nine levels, also known as the Nine Heavens. Each Heaven represents a Dao cultivation level, and also represents the extent to which one has opened up the Dao!"

Although Donghua knew that Hunyuan must have realm divisions, he never expected that there could be as many as nine heavens. This was too unbelievable!

Nine Heavens—that's nine different realms! It's truly hard to accept. The aura of a Primordial Golden Immortal seems to have vanished all at once.

Nuwa frowned upon hearing Hongjun's words, displaying the same expression as Donghua.

After all, you've painstakingly cultivated to the Hunyuan realm, but suddenly someone tells you that your current cultivation level is almost at the Immortal Dao Fruit realm. Who can accept that? Who can feel good about it?

Seeing the two looking dejected, Hongjun said, "I have divided the Primordial Chaos Realm into nine heavens, representing the nine heavens of the Dao, and also representing Pangu's realm. Pangu spent nine days creating the primordial world."

"Eighty-one transformations a day, one hundred and eight transformations, two hundred and fifty-six transformations, three hundred and sixty, seven hundred and twoty-two... three thousand transformations, until the final one-thousand transformations a day. I also call this the Great Dao Realm, or a realm between Hunyuan and the Great Dao."

Upon hearing this, Donghua and Nuwa began to understand that the division of the Hunyuan realm was actually a division of the Dao, with each of Pangu's transformations representing a different Great Dao.

When Nuwa attained the Primordial Chaos Realm, her seventy-two transformations represented that she had perfected seventy-two Great Daos. Of course, if one only cultivates one Great Dao, then one needs to open a new Dao after achieving perfection. This is also a means of advancement in the Primordial Chaos Realm.

In other words, you have already cultivated the Great Dao to perfection, but you can continue to open up new paths on the existing foundation and keep climbing until you reach the Great Dao realm, because the highest standard that people know is the Great Dao.

"Master, I wonder what realm I am currently in? And what realm are you in?"

Nuwa asked the question without any hesitation. The first question was fine, but the second question was really bold. Asking about someone's cultivation level in the prehistoric world was indeed a taboo thing.

It's your skill to see through someone's cultivation level, but if you ask about someone's cultivation level, you're making an enemy.

Hongjun didn't care about these things, and directly said, "When you first broke through, you were at the late stage of the first heaven, and now you are at the peak of the first heaven. This is your original cultivation level as a Primordial Golden Immortal. If you use your saintly status to borrow the power of the Heavenly Dao, you can have the cultivation level of the third heaven. As for me..."

At this point, Hongjun chuckled softly, a hint of pride in his eyes, and said, "When I first broke through to the Primordial Chaos Realm, I was at the Third Heaven; before I merged with the Dao, I was at the Sixth Heaven. As for now, you don't need to know. Just focus on your cultivation, and you'll know when the time is right!"

"The third level of the Primordial Chaos Realm? Master, is it possible to leap across three levels from the Quasi-Saint Realm in one step?" Nuwa asked in surprise.

Hongjun nodded, then looked at Donghua and said, "The more you accumulate at the Quasi-Saint level, the more explosive you can be when you break through to the Primordial Realm, breaking through several realms at once."

"You have already broken through to the Hunyuan realm, and you should have experienced this situation before. When you break through to the Hunyuan realm, the Great Dao will descend, and you will be able to comprehend countless Great Daos. Therefore, your strength will experience a breakthrough."

"Just like Donghua, if he were to break through to the Hunyuan realm now, he could reach the peak of the first level of heaven in one step, or even possibly the second level of heaven."

Hearing this, Donghua was overjoyed and immediately asked, "Master, what kind of accumulation is needed to reach the Third Heaven in one step, just like you?"

Hongjun swung his whisk and patted Donghua, saying, "When it's time to break through, you should. Don't deliberately pursue it. The Great Dao emphasizes going with the flow. If you force it, you'll only fall behind, because your heart determines how long you can accumulate power. Remember, water overflows when it's full!"

Donghua said in a deep voice, "Thank you for your teachings, Master!"

He didn't know how big his ambitions were, but he knew that his cultivation and strength were still breaking through, and that was enough, because it meant that he could continue to accumulate.

Nuwa, who was standing to the side, looked gloomy after hearing these words. When she broke through, she clearly felt that her strength could continue to grow. If she had not rushed to break through and had continued to accumulate strength, she might have been able to reach the second level in one step!

However, breaking through to the second level now is extremely difficult, and the difficulty has increased exponentially.

"I should have known better than to rush into the breakthrough!" Nuwa said directly, dissatisfied. It seemed that Nuwa was very comfortable in front of Hongjun and did not have so many schemes.

Hongjun said, "That's fine. Breaking through early has its advantages. You are now the second saint of the prehistoric world. The fortune and the blessing of the Great Dao you can obtain are enough to make up for these losses, and there will even be some left over."

Upon hearing this, Nuwa's brows relaxed, and she felt much better.

"Master, is breaking through to the Primordial Chaos Realm only a breakthrough in the Dao? Is it enough to perfect the existing Great Dao before opening a new one? Are there any other methods?" Donghua asked, voicing his doubts.

Since he cultivates the Three Thousand Great Daos, does he really need to perfect all three Great Daos? That's a massive amount of cultivation. If he hadn't had the Jade Disc of Creation, he probably wouldn't have been able to cultivate the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Hongjun said solemnly, "There is no precedent for cultivation in the Hunyuan realm. We can only explore and cultivate on our own. I am considered a pioneer in this path, but at present I have not discovered any other cultivation methods, only the cultivation of the Great Dao and the opening of the Dao."

"Besides that, I am also exploring the laws of the world, which is to use the primordial world to improve my cultivation. This is also the biggest reason why I am willing to merge with the Dao."

"After all, the primordial world was created by Pangu, and Pangu's realm at that time should have been the Great Dao, or somewhere between Hunyuan and the Great Dao. The strength of the primordial Heavenly Dao is about the same. So if one can fully understand the primordial world, one can probably reach the realm of the Great Dao."

"However, this method is just my guess and has not been confirmed yet, because the current primordial world is not yet suitable for me to reach this level."

"Besides, if you can discover a new method of cultivation, you too can be called a Dao Ancestor, truly opening up a new path, with the potential to reach the realm of Pangu, and even the realm of the Great Dao!"

At this point, Hongjun looked at Donghua and said in a heavy tone, "However, you shouldn't be overly ambitious. Only after you truly break through to the Hunyuan realm will you understand the profound mysteries of this state. The Three Thousand Great Daos will not be a burden to you, but rather your greatest asset!"

Upon hearing this, Donghua felt much more at ease. Having such a master who had gone before him had indeed saved him from many detours, allowing him to progress smoothly through the early stages of the Primordial Chaos realm.

Now that the Great Dao has been perfected, the Dao has been opened, and the laws of the world have been established, at least there is something to look forward to.

However, according to Donghua's speculation, among the six sages of the primordial world in later generations, the Three Pure Ones and others chose the laws of the world and heaven and earth to compete for the primordial fortune, wanting to put the primordial world into practice according to their own ideas.

Nuwa was forced to choose the path of enlightenment, single-mindedly pursuing the Great Dao. However, after the Investiture of the Gods, the Three Pure Ones and others should have completely failed.

Because the primordial world did not improve but instead fell apart, it is undoubtedly a tragedy for everyone in the primordial world.

"Thank you so much, Master, for enlightening us. We are deeply grateful!"

With the matter resolved, all their doubts were dispelled, and there were no other questions. All that remained was their pursuit and yearning for the Great Dao.

Hongjun said with a smile, "The path of the Great Dao is rugged and uneven. It is indeed too lonely for this old Daoist to walk alone. Today you are my disciples, and I will lead you forward. From now on, we will be fellow Daoists and advance hand in hand."

"Perhaps one day in the future you will surpass me. When that time comes, you can become my teachers and guide me forward. Only then will my life have not been in vain!"

Upon hearing this, Donghua and Nuwa did not feign modesty; they both laughed heartily, perhaps secretly anticipating this day. After all, who would willingly remain subservient to someone else for long, even if that person is their master?

As practitioners of Taoism, what we need is to forge ahead without hesitation and to surpass our teachers.

"I wonder what task Master has asked me to perform? I brought Junior Brother Donghua here without permission today, please forgive me, Master." After the matter was settled, Nuwa got to the point and asked what it was all about.

Hongjun waved his hand and said, "It's alright. With Donghua's current strength, he can also get involved. But remember to be careful. This incident is full of unknowns and dangers."

Hongjun paused here, as if organizing his thoughts, and after a long while, he slowly said:

"Strictly speaking, I am not the first person in the prehistoric world to attain the Primordial Chaos Realm, but only the first person to achieve the status of a Saint. The first person in the prehistoric world to attain the Primordial Chaos Realm was Yang Mei."

"Yang Mei?" Nuwa exclaimed in surprise. This was the first time she had heard this name, but she never expected that this person would be the first to attain the Primordial Chaos Realm. He must be a person of great ability.

However, this name caused a huge uproar in Donghua's heart. He originally thought it was a fictional character from later memories, but he did not expect it to be a real person who had actually attained enlightenment before Hongjun. It was truly unbelievable.

"Could it be true that Hongjun was defeated by Yangmei?"

Donghua looked at Hongjun with a puzzled expression; he really wanted to know the answer to this question.

Hongjun seemed oblivious, lost in some kind of recollection, and slowly said, "After I attained enlightenment, I returned to Jade Capital Mountain. At that time, I was riding high, but on the way, I met Fellow Daoist Yang Mei and discovered that he had already attained the Primordial Chaos Realm."

"We fought in the chaos. Even though I possessed several supreme treasures, I still lost. No spiritual treasures or supreme treasures were of any use to him. He absorbed them all into his body and ultimately lost to Fellow Daoist Yang Mei."

"It was only later that we learned that Yang Mei broke through to the Hunyuan realm in the chaos, and his true form was a hollow willow tree from the primordial world, a manifestation of a top-tier innate spiritual root. He primarily cultivated the Great Dao of Space, breaking through to the Hunyuan realm through the Divine Path, and he was also the founder of the Divine Path!"

Hearing this, Donghua frowned and asked, "Master, is it really possible to break through to the Primordial Chaos Realm through the Divine Path?"

He still vividly remembered Lu Ya's experience back then. Although there might be differences, it was indeed true that one could not attain enlightenment through the path of gods.

Hongjun smiled and said, "The divine path can naturally lead to the attainment of the Primordial Chaos, even in the present primordial world. It will be very, very difficult, but there is still a chance. After all, the Great Dao is fifty, and the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine. How can there really be a dead end?"

"However, even if someone like Lu Ya reincarnates a thousand times, he will never succeed in attaining enlightenment. How can someone with a flawed Dao heart and a heart devoid of dragon and tiger succeed?"

Nuwa then asked, "Master, where is that Daoist Yangmei now? After I became a saint, I searched the entire prehistoric world but could not find his existence."

Hongjun smiled and said, "This matter relates to what I'm about to ask you to do."

"After I lost to Yang Mei, I learned from my mistakes and abandoned the power boosts brought by spiritual treasures and supreme treasures. I focused on cultivating the Dao and eventually comprehended the ultimate truth of the Dao, achieving the status of a saint. Only then did I go and fight Yang Mei again, finally defeating him and wiping away my shame."

"After Yang Mei lost, he once again traveled far into the primordial world, wandering through the chaos to seek his own destiny. Because after I became a saint, he would never be my match in the primordial world, especially now that I have merged with the Dao, I can be compared to the Heavenly Dao!"

"Just before the First Yuan Gathering, I received a message from Yang Mei asking for help, saying that he had found another world in the chaos, a world that did not belong to the primordial world."

Just as I thought!

Upon hearing this, Donghua's heart skipped a beat. His guess was correct; this incident must be related to other worlds within the chaos.

Nuwa's eyes widened in disbelief as she asked, "Master, isn't the Primordial World the only world? How can there be a world independent of it? Could it be that Pangu also existed?"

After listening, Hongjun thought for a moment and said, "There is only one Pangu, but there is more than one tangible Great Dao that emerged from the Great Dao. You should know that Pangu is also a part of the Great Dao, and is a tangible Great Dao!"

"And according to my guess, there are no more than three thousand such tangible paths, which means there are at most three thousand such worlds!"

"Pangu's realm is also among the top in the tangible Dao. I don't know if there is anyone who surpasses Pangu, but his level and strength in the prehistoric world are destined to be among the best. After all, Hunyuan is a being that stands at the peak of chaos no matter where he is."

"Moreover, the realm of the Primordial Heavenly Dao is infinitely close to the Great Dao, differing from the Great Dao by only a hair's breadth. From this, it can be concluded that the Primordial World must be the supreme world."

Hearing this, Donghua didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed.

The bad news is that there may be three thousand worlds like the primordial chaos within the primordial world.

Good news: the Primordial Era might be the strongest wave, and the Primordial Chaos Realm isn't something to be taken lightly; they are masters everywhere.

"I seem to be even more looking forward to the next stage of my cultivation. I really want to see what other worlds are like," Nuwa murmured.

Hongjun chuckled and said, "It's good to have expectations, but don't be too happy too soon. Yang Mei actively searched for hundreds of Yuanhui before finding this world. We may never encounter such a world again in our entire lives."

"After all, chaos is truly vast. The greater the Dao, the greater the chaos; without attaining the Dao, one cannot know the immensity of chaos!"

Donghua asked, puzzled, "Master, isn't it said that chaos has no time or space? Why would you use the word 'vast' to describe chaos?"

Hongjun laughed heartily and said, "Haha, how could an ant know the height of the sky? A mere acquired being will never know how vast the primordial world is in a lifetime. Chaos indeed has no time or space, but within chaos lies the Great Dao. The Great Dao is the foundation of chaos, and Hongmeng is its reflection!"

Donghua looked somewhat ashamed, but upon reflection, it seemed true. Didn't the time and space of the primordial world still originate from the Great Dao? Perhaps Hongmeng was indeed a true reflection of chaos. After all, weren't the long river of time and the long river of fate in the primordial world formed from Pangu's creation of Hongmeng?

But if that's really the case, then wouldn't the primordial world be able to devour other worlds, absorb the primordial chaos of other worlds, that is, time and destiny, and thus evolve and set off towards a higher level of world?

If one day the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World is evolved to the level of the Great Dao, then these people will naturally rise with the tide, and their cultivation will increase rapidly!

Thinking of this, Donghua immediately asked, "Master, if that's the case, can we use the Primordial World to devour other worlds in the Chaos to reach a higher level?"

Hongjun was also shocked by Donghua's bold idea. He frowned, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it was not impossible. If this matter could be accomplished, wouldn't he, who merged with the Heavenly Dao, benefit the most? In this way, he would really have a chance to achieve the Great Dao realm.

"Master, the Primordial World can not only devour other worlds, but one day, could we even directly...?"

"Shut up!"

Before Donghua could finish speaking, Hongjun quickly stopped him, and the Jade Disc of Creation flew out, enveloping the entire Zixiao Palace.

He then muttered curses, "Do you really think this old Taoist is omnipotent and invincible? How dare you say such things? Aren't you afraid of being struck down by divine lightning and reduced to nothingness?"

Donghua belatedly realized that he had been too excited and had spoken without thinking. He then laughed a few times, feeling embarrassed, before remembering that some things are truly better thought than spoken, and sometimes even better thought than thought.

Nuwa, standing to the side, also looked at Donghua and scrutinized him carefully, as if she were seeing him for the first time. This showed just how shocked Donghua's words had been.

Hongjun coughed a few times, then said, "I was undecided before whether to send Nuwa to find Yang Mei, but now it seems you must go this time to test whether this method is feasible!"

Donghua and Nuwa nodded in agreement.

Nuwa then asked, "Did Yang Mei send any information describing what kind of world it was? And what was its strength like?"

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