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

Chapter 271 An Unsolvable Yang Scheme, Wuzhiqi Rebels Against Heaven

Donghua wanted Xuanming and Xuanqiong to conceal their identities and become disciples of a sage to cultivate, so that they would stay away from the Heavenly Court, the center of power in the primordial world, and avoid developing arrogant and domineering personalities.

Especially after the establishment of the Heavenly Court, both the original inhabitants of the Purple Mansion and some of the current members of the myriad races were desperately trying to curry favor with Donghua. However, due to their status and cultivation level, they could not see Donghua and west Wangmu at all.

So they set their sights on Xuanming and Xuanqiong, using all sorts of methods to desperately curry favor with these two little guys.

Donghua wasn't afraid of these two people having low cultivation levels or poor achievements in the future; what he was afraid of was that their character hadn't been properly cultivated.

He has a million ways to make these two guys become quasi-saints without any worries, but he can't change a person's character.

That's why he wanted these two to conceal their identities, become disciples of a sage, and experience the dangers of the primordial world and the hardships of human life. Only in this way could they become qualified successors of the Heavenly Court.

Otherwise, even if they were Donghua's sons and daughters, they wouldn't be qualified to hold high positions in the Heavenly Court.

He feared that these two would develop the same personality as Nezha when he was young—unrestrained and without reverence, thus alienating themselves from the Great Way.

If Nezha hadn't experienced the hardships of returning his flesh to his mother and his bones to his father, he wouldn't have achieved what he did later. To truly grow up, one must go through various trials and tribulations before having the opportunity to become a truly powerful being and aspire to the Great Dao.

Otherwise, it will ultimately be an empty castle in the air with cultivation, and it will be difficult to achieve the Great Dao.

After Donghua finished speaking, west Wangmu pondered for a long time but did not make a decision. After all, if it was just about cultivation, there were too many people in the Heavenly Court who could be their teachers. Moreover, with her and Donghua, who in the prehistoric world could surpass the two of them?

Seeing that the Queen Mother of the West had not made a decision, Donghua turned to Fuxi and the others and asked, "What do you fellow Daoists think?"

Fuxi laughed and said, "This is a matter for the Great Heavenly Venerable; I will not interfere."

Zhen Yuanzi/Hongyun: "Same!"

Seeing that the others were unwilling to speak, Donghua didn't press further. The Queen Mother of the West then asked, "Brother, which senior brother do you intend to send Ming'er and Qiong'er to cultivate under?"

Donghua thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow I plan to send her to Senior Brother Tongtian's tutelage for cultivation. As for Qiong'er, I think I'll send her to Senior Sister Nuwa's tutelage for cultivation."

Donghua had considered this matter for a long time. To be honest, among the six saints of the prehistoric world, Jieyin and Taishang were the best in terms of teaching, while the rest were just so-so. He didn't think much of either Yuanshi or Tongtian.

But he only wanted Xuanming to go to the Jie Sect for some experience, so that he could feel the atmosphere of unity in the Jie Sect and also experience the complexities of human nature within the Jie Sect.

The most important thing is the team!

Indeed, there was another reason why Donghua sent Xuanming to the Jie Sect for cultivation: to let him build his own team. After all, the Central Emperor, one of the Six Emperors, was prepared for Xuanming, so how could he not have his own team?

After all, the Heavenly Court's current personnel all belong to their own factions, and the Jie Sect is suitable for cultivating its own talent pool in every aspect.

The Queen Mother of the West concluded, "Brother, I have no objection to you sending Ming'er to the Jie Sect for cultivation, but Qiong'er cannot go to the Nuwa Palace. She should cultivate with me, and I will teach her well!"

Donghua thought for a moment, and seeing that the Queen Mother of the West could only accept this level, he didn't say anything and agreed.

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The Five Saints appeared out of nowhere, and a new era was formed in the primordial world. However, there was no further activity afterward, and both the Three Pure Ones and Jieyin and Zhunti began to cultivate in seclusion.

However, the entire prehistoric world became lively, with various forces and independent cultivators heading to Kunlun and the Western Spirit Mountain, hoping to become disciples of a sage. Even if they could not become a sage's personal disciple, they would be content to become a disciple of a great sect.

A vast multitude of creatures set off, and the long-silent wilderness seemed to have been revitalized, instantly becoming lively.

On this very day, the heavens emanated boundless power, and the light of all the stars shone upon the primordial land. The power of the Heavenly Dao swept across the sky, illuminating all the heavens and the universe.

The majestic true form of the Heavenly Emperor Donghua appeared before all living beings, and everyone's gaze fell upon Donghua.

"I, the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court, the Great Heavenly Venerable Donghua, hereby respectfully inform the primordial world, all heavens and all living beings of the ten directions that the primordial world has undergone a sudden change, with more and more post-natal beings and mortals, and the change of day and night has lasted for a long time, making it unsuitable for post-natal beings and mortals to live."

"I hereby issue a decree to alter the orbits of the sun, moon, and stars, using the Five Primordial Banners to obscure the celestial sphere. The time for the sun and moon to meet will be changed from one year to one day. Within a single day, the sun and moon will alternate, creating endless cycles of life!"

"A year has 365 days, divided into four seasons and twelve months. The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and the months are twelve in total!"

"Now, the four gods of spring, summer, autumn and winter are appointed to guard the cycle of the four seasons, and the twelve earthly gods are also the twelve zodiac animals, guarding the twelve months."

"Once the Heavenly Dao responds and sixteen destinies are born, the sixteen True Gods will naturally return to their positions!"

Donghua's voice resounded throughout the primordial world and all the heavens and earth. As soon as he finished speaking, the power of the Heavenly Dao above the nine heavens spread out, shining upon the primordial world. After a period of brewing, it finally disappeared.

Then Donghua unleashed the Five Banners of the Primordial Elements, which were arranged according to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth to suppress the five continents.

With the blessing of Donghua's magical power and the power of the Great Dao, the Five Banners grew taller and taller until they swept across the sky and blotted out the sun.

Until the power of the Eastern Heavenly Dao was activated, the stars in the heavens disappeared in an instant, the power of the stars that had been unleashed came to an abrupt end, and the light of the sun, moon and stars became faint.

When all living beings look at the starry sky again, the starry sky is still the same starry sky, and the number of stars has not decreased. However, the power of the stars flowing between heaven and earth is very weak, and it is even more difficult to comprehend the laws of the stars.

However, all of this had no effect on the celestial realm and the starry sky; the power of the stars remained the same as before.

When the many powerful beings of the primordial world sensed all of this, they couldn't help but sigh:

"What a brilliant, open scheme!"

That's right, Donghua's plan is an open strategy, an open strategy that you can't crack or refute, which is to make all living beings in the prehistoric world yearn for the Heavenly Court, recognize the Heavenly Court, and submit to the Heavenly Court.

At Kunlun Mountain, Yuanshi Tianzun awoke from his seclusion. He unleashed a burst of magical power, instantly creating a space where the phantom images of the Three Pure Ones appeared.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable said angrily, "Eldest brother, third brother, Donghua has gone too far in this matter. The power of the stars concerns all living beings in heaven and earth. How can he be worthy of the position of Heavenly Emperor by doing this? Does he intend to sever the power of the stars and the laws of the stars simply because of the matter of the birth of beings after birth? How are all living beings supposed to cultivate? This is far too one-sided!"

Tongtian didn't say anything about Yuanshi's anger. In his opinion, this matter had no impact. Anyway, even after the Heaven-Covering Demon, he could easily mobilize the power of the stars if he wanted to, and could even draw upon the power of the stars to create a holy land. It was easy for him.

Therefore, he did not know why his second brother was so angry. Moreover, Donghua Xing's open scheme had been verified by the Heavenly Dao, which proved that this matter was beneficial to the prehistoric world, rather than harmful.

Taishang did not speak, but pointed out that the scene above the starry sky appeared in front of the two of them, especially the Sun Star, the Moon Star, and the Ziwei Star. The original power of the three stars was thin and did not look like it should.

"this……"

At this moment, Taishang spoke up, saying, "I support what Donghua has done. After the scourge of the Wu and Yao races, the celestial bodies are now overburdened and it is indeed time for them to recuperate and replenish their essence, otherwise, great calamity will ensue!"

Yuanshi said helplessly, "Alright, I was too one-sided in this matter. I thought Donghua did such a thing only because of his acquired beings and his own selfish desires. I was too hasty!"

Yuanshi originally thought that Donghua was doing this for his own selfish desires, to get more people to join the Heavenly Court, and that the creation of beings after birth was just an excuse. Now it seems that he was indeed too petty and one-sided.

As the words of the Primordial Beginning faded, he offered up the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, the supreme treasure for proving the Dao, and ascended to the heavens. With the power of the Heavenly Dao wielded by his sage status, the character "Chan" shone on the sky formed by the five flags.

The sky instantly became more stable, indirectly indicating Yuanshi's attitude.

As Yuanshi took action, a red embroidered ball flew in from the sky, with the character "Nuwa" reflected on it.

Subsequently, Taishang, Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti all expressed their attitudes, strengthening and stabilizing the celestial canopy.

This is true righteousness!

This is the Tao!

Although the beings of the primordial world did not understand the specific reasons, anything that could be acknowledged and done by the Heavenly Emperor and the Six Sages must be of no problem and must be beneficial to the primordial world.

In this matter, Donghua not only accomplished his own task, making the Heavenly Court even more powerful, but also attracted more people to join the Heavenly Court, and gained the recognition of both post-natal beings and mortals.

This is an unsolvable, openly calculated scheme!

Anyone who opposes this is an enemy of the primordial world!

At this moment, after the celestial curtain was formed, Kunpeng in the Northern Sea and Bai Ze in the Northern Continent could no longer sit still. Most of the demons under their command cultivated using the power of stars.

If after the Heaven-Covering Demon Clan's collapse, their foundation will be halved, creating a gap in the demon race's cultivation. How will those who have just entered the Dao Fruit realm cultivate?

The situation is most serious among the demon race, especially those who have not yet taken human form. They are the largest group of beings born after birth and those who have not yet taken human form.

With just one act of covering the sky, Donghua effectively severed the foundation and future of the demon race.

But faced with Donghua now, they didn't know what to do. They were afraid of being slapped to death by Donghua, so they didn't utter a single word.

Just when everyone thought it was over, a demon god on the northern continent suddenly transformed into his true form, a tall ape figure appearing between heaven and earth. He then roared to the sky, shaking the ripples for thousands of miles.

"Donghua, you presumptuously claim to be the Heavenly Emperor! The demon race is also part of heaven and earth. How can you do this? You are trying to exterminate the very foundation of my demon race! How dare you call yourself the Great Heavenly Venerable of the Three Realms?"

The voice was both tragic and resolute. This ape demon god might have acted on impulse, or perhaps he was blinded by rage.

But everyone understood that the path to enlightenment for this ape-god had come to an end.

Just as everyone was wondering how this demon god would die, Donghua did nothing, as if the people were not cursing him.

In fact, Donghua was not angry at all. On the contrary, he admired this demon god. After the Heaven-Covering Incident, even Kunpeng, a quasi-saint, did not say anything. But this mere demon god dared to stand up and speak for the demon race, which was indeed very good.

But as good as it is, there is a price to pay, otherwise where would the majesty of the Heavenly Emperor be placed?

Donghua asked, "Which demon god of the demon race are you?"

The demon god proudly declared, "I am Wuzhiqi, the Red-Bottomed Macaque. I was summoned by His Majesty the Eastern Emperor to join the demon race and obtain the position of demon god. However, not long after joining the demon race's Heavenly Court, the era of the demon race came to an end."

Donghua smiled. The other person's attitude was neither soft nor hard, but rather arrogant, as if he were the one who was the Primordial Chaos Emperor.

"The Red-Bottomed Macaque, one of the Four Chaotic Monkeys, is a naturally divine being who understands Yin and Yang, knows human affairs, is good at entering and exiting, and can avoid death and prolong life."

"Since you've managed to avoid death and prolong your life, guess whether you'll survive today? If you guess right, I won't kill you!"

This question left Wuzhiqi speechless; no matter how he tried to guess, he couldn't get it right.

Whether it's right or wrong, isn't it all up to you, Donghua, with just a word?

"Great Heavenly Venerable, Wuzhiqi had no intention of offending you, but what you have done today makes us demons wonder how we can face ourselves, and how the billions of demons can transform and cultivate. Do you, as the supreme Heavenly Emperor, not care about the lives of the demons? Or do you not consider the demons as beings of the Three Realms?"

Clever! No wonder he's called the Red-Bottomed Macaque; he's already starting to flatter Donghua.

Donghua smiled. This man was indeed talented, but only had petty cleverness. Fortunately, he was in a good mood today, otherwise Wuzhiqi wouldn't have even had the chance to say those words.

"As the Heavenly Emperor, the demon race is also my subject. Whether it is the human race, the witch and demon races, or any other race, they are all the same in my eyes, without any distinction of high or low status."

"Since you're not convinced today, then I'll make you admit it wholeheartedly!"

With a wave of his hand, Donghua directly revealed the current state of the celestial bodies to all living beings.

When all living beings saw those stars about to fall silent, and the loss of their original essence, they all fell silent.

"I don't need to say more, you should all know how the situation of this star was caused. Back then, in order to cultivate, you disregarded the operation of the star and forcibly absorbed the power of the origin, which prevented the demon race from producing a large number of experts in a short period of time."

"But the way of heaven is cyclical, cause and effect are eternal, and karma will not dissipate. It's not that retribution will not come, it's just that the time has not yet arrived."

"Now I am performing this act of covering the sky, not only for the sake of countless future beings and mortals, but also for the sake of the celestial bodies."

Upon hearing Donghua's words, Wuzhiqi, whose face was already red, turned even redder, as if he was extremely embarrassed.

He then concealed his true form, knelt down, and said, "Wuzhiqi is ignorant of righteousness and justice. Today I have offended the Great Heavenly Venerable and deserve to die. I beg the Great Heavenly Venerable to punish me. Wuzhiqi will have no complaints."

Donghua nodded and said, "To err is human, to forgive divine, but wrongdoing must come at a price!"

"I hereby appoint you temporarily as the Water God of the Huai River, tasked with quelling the rebellion on the Huai River, dredging the river, and nourishing the land. If you succeed, I will reward you handsomely. If you fail, I will skin you alive, grind your bones to dust, and suppress your soul in the void, condemning you to eternal damnation. Can you do this?"

Wuzhiqi hurriedly bowed and said, "This humble god thanks the Great Heavenly Venerable. I will surely be able to quell the rebellion in the Huai River, subdue the Huai River, dredge the rivers, and nourish the heavens and earth."

Donghua said, "Excellent!"

Then, with a wave of his hand, a decree was formed, and Wuzhiqi became the water god of the Huai River, acquiring a divine position.

However, since he had accomplished the task, he was not yet considered a person of the Heavenly Court, and therefore could not enjoy the bonuses of a Heavenly Court rank.

If Wuzhiqi were to truly pacify the Huai River one day, Donghua would not mind making him a true immortal lord of the Heavenly Court.

However, the scene between Donghua and Wuzhiqi seemed to have been rehearsed in advance, making it hard for the people of the prehistoric world to believe.

In the blink of an eye, a demon god who was about to turn the world upside down suddenly became the water god of the heavenly court, which they could not understand at all.

However, Donghua's methods once again shocked everyone. He subdued the demon race without bloodshed, making them unable to resist in the slightest. He also showed great kindness and righteousness by subduing a demon god.

It embodies both Donghua's majesty and his benevolence, as well as his love for heaven and earth.

This can be described as killing three birds with one stone!

This method is admirable.

Killing one Wuzhiqi is easy; it's just a matter of Donghua blinking his eyes. But even if you kill one Wuzhiqi, there will be another. The hearts of the demon race cannot be subdued.

Although the demon race doesn't dare to truly rebel against Heaven, they can still disobey Donghua's orders, since Donghua can't really kill all the demons!

However, this way of handling it will not cause the demon race to have any improper thoughts, nor will it cause them to say that Donghua is hypocritical or anything like that. They can only swallow their anger and say that the Great Heavenly Venerable is benevolent!

The dust has settled, and everything is over.

What's missing now is the positions of the gods of the four seasons and the twelve lunar months, and then finding a suitable person for this destiny from the world.

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