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

Chapter 307 Donghua's Sudden Enlightenment, the Land of the Dao Source

An extreme and inhumane massacre occurred on the southern continent. The Phoenix Clan wiped out the entire Sky Eagle Clan, leveled their territory, conquered cities, and began to erase all traces of the Sky Eagle Clan on the prehistoric continent.

Subsequently, the Phoenix Clan's Great Luo scattered in all directions, and based on the locations they had deduced, they began to clean up the Sky Eagle Clan people in various parts of the prehistoric world. Their purpose was very simple: to eradicate them completely and eliminate all potential threats in their infancy.

After returning to Tiannan Volcano, Yuan Feng, together with Zhu Que, began to erase the traces of the Sky Eagle Clan from the River of Time and the River of Destiny. The disappearance of wave after wave signified that the Sky Eagle Clan had never existed in the primordial world.

Even now, people in the prehistoric world can still remember the Sky Eagle Clan. But if a few more eras pass, truly no one will know that such a race existed in the prehistoric world.

"ruthless!"

"That's too ruthless!"

The Phoenix Clan's series of actions shocked everyone in the prehistoric world, pouring cold water on the raging struggle for humanity. Everyone was only just awakened from their daze when they realized that this was the prehistoric world, the prehistoric world they remembered, not the peaceful and prosperous prehistoric world under the rule of the Heavenly Court.

In the primordial world, the struggles involving destiny, merit, and the authority of heaven and earth have always been cruel and ruthless, with all methods being like those of the Phoenix Clan: either nothing is done, or everything is done to the extreme.

A simple battle directly caused many races that wanted to participate, were preparing to participate, or were already participating in the humanitarian struggle to back down. It wasn't until the complete extinction of the Skyhawk Clan that their burning hearts, blinded by self-interest, were extinguished.

With three Quasi-Saints, the Sky Eagle Clan is a top-tier force among the prehistoric races. While they may not be considered a powerful clan, they are definitely among the top twenty.

But how can such a race not be feared when it can be wiped out so easily!

Donghua traveled across the prehistoric continent and witnessed the recent changes in the prehistoric world. He was generally satisfied with the outcome. The great battle had instantly calmed the restless hearts of people in the prehistoric world. As for the dead Sky Eagle Clan, perhaps no one would remember them.

Even Donghua felt that he had changed. If the Purple Mansion had been defeated and wiped out by the demon race in the Battle of the Purple Mansion back then, would it have been forgotten by time, just like the Sky Eagle Clan now?

"I don't know when I became such a heartless person, indifferent to the extermination of an entire tribe."

At this moment, Donghua began to recall the past and found it hard to understand why he had always wanted to change the prehistoric world, only to find that he had also been assimilated.

"Gou Chen, do you think I've changed at all compared to before?"

Gou Chen drooped his head and turned around, then continued walking forward. After a while, he said, "I don't think there's much change, except that you're more dignified than before. I used to dare to joke with you, Boss, but I don't dare to now."

"But I think this is perfectly normal. Boss, you are now the Primordial Heavenly Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable of the Three Realms. Isn't it normal to have authority?"

Upon hearing Gouchen's words, Donghua fell into deep thought. After a long while, he said in a deep voice, "Yes, the Heavenly Emperor needs majesty, the Great Heavenly Venerable needs majesty, but Donghua does not need majesty!"

At this moment, Donghua suddenly understood, and the Daoist aura around him flowed continuously. The power of the Emperor's Dao swept across the heavens and earth, and the three thousand Great Daos manifested one by one: the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, Tai Chi, the Eight Trigrams, Cause and Effect, Creation, and Reincarnation.

Meanwhile, Gouchen, who was sitting under Donghua, began to shiver. Although Donghua did not allow the power of the Great Dao to flow to him, the aura emanating from him alone was unbearable for him.

At this moment, Donghua's mind was immersed in the Great Dao. His realm, which had been stagnant for a long time, seemed to loosen up. It was as if he had grasped a point. As long as he broke through this point, he could open the path and allow the power of the Emperor's Dao to advance further, achieving the realm of the fourth level of the Primordial Chaos.

The powers of immortals, gods, and demons within his body were all activated, and the primordial power of the three realms of Purple and Azure Heaven surged into the sky. The divine realm appeared in the sky, the immortal realm stood tall, and the demon realm was solemn and imposing.

"To govern all paths with the Emperor's Way—what is the Emperor's Way?"

"The Imperial Way is everything: it is people, it is rank, it is the Way!"

"The Emperor's Way is the Way of Heaven, the Great Way!"

"What are the three thousand great paths? I only have one path, and that is the Emperor's Path. Everything in the world is the Emperor's Path to me."

Donghua's divine sense, mixed with the power of the Emperor's Way, instantly entered a new world. He didn't know where he was, but his instincts brought him here.

Donghua surveyed his surroundings. The area was filled with purple mist, and everywhere he looked there was the power of the Great Dao, or rather, the power of the Great Dao's rules and origins. The traces of the three thousand Great Daos of the Primordial World could all be seen here.

"Could this be the origin of the Heavenly Dao?"

Donghua couldn't help but wonder. If there was anything in the primordial world that he didn't know about, it was the place of origin of the Great Dao, the place where the Heavenly Dao was born.

After Hongjun merged with the Dao, he operated the Heavenly Dao here, acting in accordance with Heaven's will.

Donghua strolled forward, then used his hand to summon a great road, which was the Bagua Great Road that he had created. He then immersed himself in it, feeling everything about the Great Road.

"It's exactly the same as my path!"

"No, there's a familiar feeling, as if there are traces of other people... it's Fuxi!"

After experiencing it for a while, Donghua immediately realized that this Bagua Avenue was somewhat different from his own, but the foundation was still his own Avenue, only with some other things.

Donghua summoned another Great Dao, the Great Dao of Creation. The foundation of this Great Dao was Nuwa, but it also contained his own Dao and the Dao of others.

Cause and effect, Nirvana, Yin and Yang, Five Elements, the Great Dao of the Three Pure Ones...

Every avenue felt familiar to Donghua, or rather, each avenue had its own traces, until Donghua arrived at a place where a golden avenue stood there, seemingly like a real dragon coiling around.

Donghua casually picked it up, and the moment he got his hands on it, he felt a sense of familiarity. This was the Emperor's Way, or rather, this was his Way!

In the present prehistoric world, there are almost no people who can rival Donghua in the path of the emperor, because apart from him, no one else has such attainments in the path of the emperor, nor does anyone else have his status.

"You guessed right, this is the origin of the Heavenly Dao, the world that Pangu created at the end, and it carries his entire Great Dao. The Heavenly Dao was born here, as were the Earthly Dao and the Human Dao." A voice suddenly rang out beside Donghua.

Donghua turned around and saw that it was Dao Ancestor Hongjun. He immediately said, "Greetings, Master!"

Hongjun nodded slightly and then said, "I thought you would be stuck in the Third Heaven for a while, but I didn't expect your Dao Realm cultivation to have increased so quickly. You were able to come here on your own, so it seems you have broken through."

Donghua hesitated for a moment before asking, "Master, why did you come here to break through to the next realm? Shouldn't opening the path be a matter for the cultivation of the Great Dao? Does it have to be done here?"

Hongjun shook his head and said, "You don't necessarily have to come here to open up new paths and break through realms, but this is the most suitable place and the best place."

"Because this is the beginning of the Dao of the primordial world, and also the foundation of the primordial world. As long as this place exists and is not destroyed, the primordial world will be eternal, and no one can destroy it."

"But if this place is destroyed, the primordial world will naturally fall apart and cease to exist."

Upon hearing this, Donghua immediately asked, "Master, according to you, as long as this place exists, it can be reborn and opened up even if the primordial world is destroyed?"

Hongjun shook his head, then nodded and said, "That's one way to understand it. But the level of the primordial world after it's opened up will inevitably decrease because restoring the world will require a lot of the power of the Great Dao, which will cause a large portion of the abundant power of the Dao here to dissipate."

"To restore the power of the Great Dao here to its original state, a large number of powerful individuals are needed. However, with the level of heaven and earth decreasing, it is difficult for powerful individuals to emerge, thus creating a vicious cycle."

Hongjun's words instantly reminded Donghua of the Investiture of the Gods war, where Tongtian wanted to destroy the world and repeat the events of earth, fire, water, and wind.

Although Tongtian did not succeed, the Primordial World was severely damaged. From then on, the Primordial World was divided into four, and the Primordial Saint no longer appeared in the Primordial World.

Isn't this the reason why the hierarchy of heaven and earth has been lowered?

Moreover, according to the original trajectory, the Central Land was destroyed along with Mount Buzhou during the Lich War.

Therefore, the prehistoric world after the Investiture of the Gods truly could not accommodate the saints, rather than Hongjun leaving the prehistoric world because he wanted to punish them.

Seeing Donghua deep in thought, Hongjun said softly, "I originally thought you would be stuck at the third level for a long time, and might even be overtaken by the Three Pure Ones, but I really didn't expect you to have such an opportunity to break through to the fourth level first."

"Donghua, you are truly remarkable. I hope you can continue to maintain this and become my fellow Daoist, not just my disciple."

Donghua shook his head and said, "My master has a deep affection for me. In Donghua's eyes, you will always be my master."

Hongjun laughed and said, "Is identity really that important? Whether you are a master or a fellow Daoist, the most important thing is your heart. Having a heart is the most important thing, which is why I like you and Tongtian the most among your five disciples."

"Your eldest brother, the Supreme Elder, is too deep and calculating, much like me, but I don't like that kind of personality."

"Your second senior brother, Yuanshi, is arrogant and aloof, much like Kunwu back then, even a bit more so. But his path might be ruined because of this."

"Tongtian is devoted to the Dao, the most affectionate yet the most ruthless. He is a pure Daoist, much like Rahu in his time."

"As for Nuwa, she is very good, but she has too many thoughts. If she could give up some of them, her achievements might be the highest among the five of you. She might even reach my level or reach the pinnacle of the Great Dao."

"As for you, I won't comment. You're a special case. Just follow your heart."

Donghua was a little shocked after hearing Hongjun's words. He did not expect that Hongjun saw through his personal disciples so clearly.

However, he didn't comment on him, which made him a little puzzled, because he really wanted to know what kind of person he was in Hongjun's eyes.

It wasn't that Hongjun didn't want to evaluate Donghua, but rather that he didn't know how to evaluate him. From the beginning, he thought that Donghua's greatest achievement was only the peak of Quasi-Saint.

Later, Donghua broke the rules time and time again, which made Hongjun somewhat unable to understand him. It wasn't until he defeated the demon race and set lofty goals that Donghua caught Hongjun's eye and was accepted as his personal disciple.

However, Donghua became even more incomprehensible to Hongjun, especially after returning from the Western God Realm. Donghua's rise was so rapid that it was indescribable, and he eventually became the first Heavenly Emperor in history.

Just like this time, he believed that with Donghua's abilities, he would be stuck in the Third Heaven for a long time, or even that all living beings were a Third Heaven.

However, Donghua once again defied his expectations, taking the lead in meeting the requirements for paving the way.

After a brief conversation with Donghua, Hongjun said, "You have already met the requirements for opening the path. You only need to expand and extend the Emperor's Way that you have comprehended here, filling this world and embedding it into the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man in the Primordial World."

Donghua asked doubtfully, "If we clear a path here and penetrate the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man in the Primordial World, is it only within the Primordial Chaos Realm? Is it also within the same realm in the Chaos Realm and other worlds?"

Donghua's fear is that after opening the path here, he will only maintain the fourth level of the Primordial Realm in the Primordial World, and after leaving, it will become the third level again. If that's the case, it's better not to open it!

Hongjun instantly understood Donghua's meaning and laughed, "Foolish child, foolish child! The primordial world was created by Pangu, and the three thousand Great Daos here were transformed from Pangu. Pangu himself is the embodiment of the Great Daos, so how could it have any influence?"

"The Heavenly Way and the Great Way are the same. When you open a path here, it will extend to the Great Way through the Heavenly Way, so it will not have any impact. On the contrary, this is the easiest way, which is also the benefit of cultivating in the Great World."

"Otherwise, do you think Fellow Daoist Yang Mei would be so eager to obtain a vast world?"

"The same applies to the Western God Realm you visited. The two Primordial Chaos experts you didn't see should be in the Dao Source Land of the Western God Realm, and I estimate that Yang Mei is also imprisoned there."

Hearing this, Donghua smiled sheepishly. Upon reflection, he realized he had indeed been overthinking things, and Hongjun's words made perfect sense.

Seeing that Donghua had figured it out, Hongjun said, "Go ahead and break through to the next realm. I won't disturb you anymore. After you break through, you must also work hard to cultivate. We don't have much time left. I have already surpassed the Western God Realm for a long time."

"I've been stuck in this realm for too long; perhaps the Western Divine Realm is my chance!"

After Hongjun finished speaking, he disappeared from the spot. Donghua looked at Hongjun, who had vanished without a trace, and pondered for a moment.

He understood what Hongjun meant, but it was also his meaning. After all, it wasn't just Hongjun who coveted the Western God Realm; Donghua was too!

The Western Divine Realm is an opportunity for every powerful being in the Primordial World, and also an opportunity for the Primordial World itself. If the Western Divine Realm can be merged, the Primordial World will inevitably upgrade, and the number of Primordial Chaos beings that the world can support, as well as the number of powerful beings in other realms, will be even greater.

As the Heavenly Emperor, Donghua will receive immeasurable benefits.

"It'll be soon, it'll be soon!"

After Donghua murmured something, he looked up at the true dragon formed from the Emperor's Dao. Then, the power of the Great Dao within his body burst forth, and endless insights flowed towards the true dragon.

The procession has begun!

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(End of this chapter)