Primordial Era: My father is Hongjun, who dares disobey!

After Luo Hou fled from Chaos, the Dragon-Han Calamity came to a complete end. The Heavenly Dao trembled slightly, and the purple aura of merit poured down. The calamity's fortune was completely infused into Hongjun's body, not only repairing his injuries but also stabilizing and increasing his cultivation, making him more confident in taking that step.

After a spectacular sight of flowers blooming everywhere and golden lotuses emerging, the great calamity ended, the primordial world began to recover its vitality, and a new protagonist of destiny was about to appear.

In the blink of an eye, Hongjun arrived beside Jiang Daoxuan.

"Daoist Master!"

Jiang Daoxuan respectfully said, "Even though I've heard many unsavory things about Hongjun Daoist from later generations, such as how he stole the primordial fruits from the Great God Pangu,..."

But at least at this moment, Hongjun is truly doing everything for the sake of the prehistoric world and for his own Dao.

"Very good." Hongjun was extremely satisfied with Daoxuan's performance. Daoxuan was enlightened by him, and in a sense, he could be considered his own son.

Moreover, Dao Xuan had given him an extra boost in this battle; otherwise, he would never have been able to win so easily.

After this battle between the Dao and the Demon, he gained a large amount of Heavenly Dao Merit, which he needed to refine quickly in order to merge his Three Corpses and achieve sainthood. So he simply said:

"Dao Xuan, you have contributed greatly to this great calamity, so I will bestow these treasures upon you. Afterwards, you shall return with me to Jade Capital Mountain to cultivate in seclusion."

As he spoke, Hongjun waved his hand and threw several treasures to Jiang Daoxuan.

He initially intended to decline, but upon seeing that it contained innate treasures such as the Taiji Diagram, the Shattered Universe Cauldron, and even the Four Swords of Zhuxian, he immediately accepted.

"Thank you, Venerable Daoist."

Jiang Daoxuan quickly pocketed these treasures, then followed Hongjun and disappeared into Buzhou Mountain.

Down the mountain,

A group of strong and robust creatures stared intently at the departing figures of the two, unable to calm down for a long time.

……

Yujing Mountain

This place is located in the chaotic void, in the very center of the Great Luo Heaven. It is Hongjun's usual place for secluded cultivation, but it is also filled with countless flowers, Dao fruits and spiritual roots, and abundant spiritual energy, making it the number one blessed land in the world.

Upon first stepping inside, Jiang Daoxuan was even more struck by its mysteries. Eight auspicious trees grew in all directions, each tree covering a sky, forming eight great heavens. Heavenly music played spontaneously, and golden lotuses bloomed everywhere.

Hongjun often meditates and cultivates on the mountaintop, where he can touch the sun, moon and stars nearby, and observe all living beings in the primordial world in the distance. At the foot of the mountain, there is a clear spring called the Five-Colored Clear Stream, which can revive the dead and heal the bones. Illusory images of divine beasts often roam there.

"Dao Xuan, come with me."

Without much introduction, Hongjun led Daoxuan directly to the mountain peak and sat down there.

Before Jiang Daoxuan could speak, he calmly asked, "Daoxuan, what do you see here?"

Not daring to be negligent in the slightest, Jiang Daoxuan quickly looked around. As far as his eyes could see, there was nothing but the sky, the earth, and all living beings. Apart from that, there was nothing unusual.

"Reporting to the Daoist Master, this disciple only saw the primordial heaven and earth, and numerous living beings."

He had expected his answer to displease Hongjun, but to his surprise, Hongjun remained calm and even approvingly agreed.

"That's right, heaven, earth, and all living beings."

Then, before Dao Xuan could ask another question, he began to speak on his own.

"In the beginning of the primordial chaos, the great god Pangu created the primordial world and established the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man."

Jiang Daoxuan nodded slightly, indicating that he knew all of this.

Seeing this, Hongjun simply continued:

"Heaven holds the power of punishment, Earth holds the power of reincarnation, and humanity holds the power of life and death. None of the three can be missing. Now, the Way of Heaven has awakened first, while the Way of Earth and the Way of Humanity are asleep."

At this point, Jiang Daoxuan was even more puzzled, wondering about Hongjun's purpose in saying all this.

"road……"

Hongjun ignored him and slowly explained: "My Dao is in Heaven, hence the struggle between Dao and Demon. Later, I followed the mandate of Heaven to become a saint and merged with the Dao to make up for the incompleteness of the Dao."

"Your way is in people."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Daoxuan suddenly understood what he wanted to tell him: this was clearly the foundation of his cultivation.

Dao Xuan immediately bowed to Hongjun and listened attentively, only to hear Hongjun slowly say:

"Humanity exists in all living beings, in all living things, and even more so in—the human race!"

"boom!"

Jiang Daoxuan was struck dumb, frozen in place, looking at Hongjun in disbelief, his heart filled with doubt and fear.

"How did Hongjun know the word 'human race'? At this time, it was still too early for Nuwa to create the human race and become a saint, and besides, he had not yet become a saint, so how could he...?"

In an instant, Jiang Daoxuan's mind was filled with countless thoughts.

"Could it be... that sages are truly so terrifying, that even those on the verge of sainthood can deduce such things?"

Soon, Hongjun's next words completely shattered his preconceived notions.

"Human, do you know what the true form of the great god Pangu is?"

"This disciple is unaware; please enlighten me, Venerable Daoist."

"Humans!"

The words were spoken softly, but they struck Dao Xuan like a thunderclap.

"Humans? The great god Pangu was actually a human?"

But then he thought again: all living beings in the primordial world, once they take human form, will resemble humans.

Firstly, this form allows for more thorough cultivation, receiving unique blessings from heaven and earth; secondly, the great god Pangu also attained enlightenment through this method, inspiring worship among all living beings.

But now it seems that the great god Pangu was born into the human race, and the human race was uniquely favored by heaven and earth, so how could he say that about himself...

"Daoist Master, your disciple..." Dao Xuan was about to reveal his path of cultivation when he was abruptly interrupted. Hongjun then closed his eyes slightly, indicating that the path was ineffable.

Even so, Jiang Daoxuan was now aware of his own path:

The Heavenly Way has revived ahead of schedule, suppressing the Earthly and Human Ways. He only needs to help the Human Way revive and even become stronger. In the future, he may become a saint of the Human Way, or even a representative of the Human Way like Hongjun.

Clearly, the key to the revival and even prosperity of humanity lies with the human race, the true protagonists of the future of the primordial world.

It seems I need to speed up the process of Nuwa creating humans. Only when the human race is truly born can I truly become powerful, Dao Xuan thought to himself.

After all, he still had no cultivation at this time, except for a little bit of human power remaining in his body. Fortunately, before that, he had Hongjun, his father who was about to become a saint, protecting him.

At that moment, he was instantly filled with excitement and had already planned his path of cultivation.

After everything was over

Hongjun dismissed Daoxuan, intending to unite the three corpses to attain sainthood. Jiang Daoxuan, knowing the reason, withdrew.

……

After Jiang Daoxuan left, Hongjun immediately used his ability to transform one breath into three pure beings, summoning his three corpses.

He did not follow the path of pure law-based enlightenment, but for him, the method of severing the three corpses to attain enlightenment was sufficient. After all, it was something he had comprehended from the Jade Disc of Creation, so it was naturally not bad.

A thought fell,

The three corpses—good, evil, and the true self—obeyed the command and began to slowly approach and merge. At the same time, the merit purple energy and the great calamity fortune that Hongjun had previously absorbed also poured out, continuously assisting the three corpses in approaching and merging.

The three incarnations resembling Hongjun—good, evil, and the true self—gradually drew closer and merged, continuously absorbing merit and fortune, showing signs of unification.

Each of them represents one aspect of Hongjun's obsession. This obsession was severed when he was a Quasi-Saint and entrusted to a magic weapon. When he became a Saint, the Three Pure Ones returned to one, refined the Primordial Purple Qi, and became a Heavenly Dao Saint, that is, a Primordial Saint!

As time passed, the primordial world ushered in a long-awaited peace, and it seemed that everyone had completely forgotten about the great calamity. Until one day, a loud noise suddenly came from the chaos, and the eyes of all living beings in the primordial world were instantly drawn to it.

"Mount Yujing is the Daoist temple of Hongjun Daoist, no, we should call him a sage."

Countless living beings cried out in alarm.

……