Primordial Era: Innate gourd vine, self-dismemberment

Chapter 73 Hongjun and Yangmei

"Brother Yuan Yan? Have you ever thought about becoming the leader of the male immortals? With your cultivation and strength, you should be able to hold the position of leader of the male immortals!" Nuwa withdrew her gaze and looked at Yuan Yan again, asking.

However, what she actually wanted to ask was not the position of the head of male immortals, but rather Yuan Yan's future ambitions and whether he intended to contend for supremacy in the prehistoric world.

During their casual conversation, Yuan Jie mentioned that in order to repair the Western Continent, they had subdued some Great Luo Golden Immortals and cultivated many Taiyi Golden Immortals.

Furthermore, she and her brother Fuxi owed Yuan Yan and the other three a great debt of gratitude and favor, and were destined to stand on the same side as them.

If Yuan Yan intends to dominate the prehistoric world, with Yuan Yan, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling, she and her brother Fu Xi, along with six other top-tier innate saints who have already broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, could instantly gain momentum and might very well unify the prehistoric world in the future.

"I am not fit for such a great responsibility!" Seemingly understanding Nuwa's implied meaning, Yuan Yan shook his head without hesitation, then countered, "And what about you, Fellow Daoist Nuwa? Have you ever considered becoming the head of the female immortals?"

"I have no interest!" Nuwa shook her head slightly, then said with a radiant smile, "If I could attain sainthood and have the strength of Saint Hongjun, which female immortal in the world would dare to surpass me?"

"Fellow Daoist Nuwa is absolutely right!" Yuan Yan nodded slightly in agreement.

At this moment, the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, atop the high platform, calmly gazed upon the innate divine beings below.

He seemed completely unconcerned that his few words had caused such a stir among the crowd.

After a moment, Hongjun Daozu said calmly, "This sermon is over. You may all leave now."

Upon hearing this, Haotian and Yaochi, the two attendants guarding the gates of the Zixiao Palace, quickly opened the gates and made way for them.

"Yes, Dao Ancestor!"

The three thousand guests of Zixiao Palace stood up, bowed once more, and then left Zixiao Palace one after another.

After the Three Pure Ones, Yuan Yan, Nuwa and others left Zixiao Palace, only Hongjun Daozu, Haotian and Yaochi remained in the vast Zixiao Palace.

Immediately at Hongjun's signal, Haotian and Yaochi also withdrew one after another.

Of course, it wasn't about leaving Zixiao Palace, but rather entering a side hall within Zixiao Palace that was unknown and unnoticed by the three thousand innate saints, to go into seclusion and digest what they had learned from listening to the Dao.

After a while, Hongjun, who was comprehending the Dao of Heaven, suddenly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them, and abruptly spoke: "Since you have already arrived, why not show yourself?"

As soon as these words were spoken, suddenly, without a trace of warning in the void, a figure appeared abruptly in the Purple Cloud Palace, sitting opposite Hongjun.

Dressed in white robes, with a drooping beard and eyebrows, and a smile playing on his lips, the Taoist priest with raised eyebrows slowly spoke: "Fellow Daoist Hongjun! It's been many years, how have you been?"

When Hongjun saw Yangmei, a look of nostalgia flashed across his usually calm face: "Yes, nearly two hundred years have passed since the great war between Dao and Demon. Fellow Daoist Yangmei, you and I have finally taken that step. It's just a pity about Fellow Daoists Yin Yang and Qian Kun."

"We are born for the Dao and will perish in pursuit of it. There is nothing to regret. Moreover, they are only one step away from breaking through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. It is not so easy for them to perish completely. They will eventually return in the future, and we will eventually reunite," Yang Mei said calmly.

However, in an instant, Yang Mei looked at Hongjun with some surprise and some complicated feelings: "I just didn't expect that you would choose this path! You actually intend to merge with the Dao. This path is not easy to walk. If you are not careful, your Dao foundation may be polluted, you may go astray, the Great Dao may be severed, and you may even be completely lost in the vast Heavenly Dao. You will no longer be yourself and will perish completely."

Yes, that's right! Utterly fallen!

Although the Great Luo Golden Immortal has transcended the river of time and is immortal, as long as there is a trace of the past, present, and future, even if he perishes, he will eventually be resurrected and return in the future.

The Primordial Golden Immortal has already attained enlightenment, and his own Great Dao imprint is the River of the Great Dao. Even if all traces of the past, present, and future are erased, as long as the Great Dao cannot be destroyed, and the Great Dao imprint left by the Primordial Golden Immortal cannot be destroyed, his fall will only be a brief period of silence.

However, this does not mean that a Primordial Golden Immortal will not truly perish.

If one is eroded and assimilated by the even more vast Great Dao, loses self-awareness, and becomes a puppet of the Dao, then even if the Great Dao still exists and Hongjun still exists, he will no longer be the original Hongjun, and he will have completely perished.

This is also the only way to completely kill a Mixed Origin Golden Immortal or higher cultivator before one's cultivation level rivals that of the Great Dao.

However, this is not easy. Unless one possesses overwhelming strength, at least one must surpass a major realm, it is simply impossible to do so. Moreover, even if one could do it, it would take an extremely long time.

Hongjun's expression remained unchanged: "Although this path is not easy, if I succeed, I will ascend to the heavens in one step and break through to the Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal realm in the shortest possible time."

"Even if I fail and am corrupted and assimilated by the Heavenly Dao, with my Dao body, the Primordial Heavenly Dao can manifest and unleash the power of a Primordial Taiji Golden Immortal."

"With such strength, even if the Chaos Gods and Demons resurrect in the future, the Primordial World will still have some power to protect itself."

"It seems you've made up your mind!" Yang Mei sighed softly. "Well then, I hope you don't lose your way on the path of pursuing the Great Dao. You have fewer and fewer old friends, and there are hardly any left to talk to."

"I am Hongjun!" Hongjun said calmly, but his words contained a strong sense of confidence, as if to say that because he was Hongjun, he would never fail.

"Fellow Daoist, did you come here just for this matter?" Hongjun asked again.

"Of course, it's not just about this!" Yang Mei pondered for a moment, then continued, "I have come here for two reasons. First, I want to say goodbye to you, as I will soon be heading to Chaos to seek opportunities and pursue the Great Dao. Second, I want to learn from you, to verify my own Great Dao, and to see how strong and weak we are."

After saying that, Yang Mei revealed an undisguised fighting spirit.

"We are ready to fight! But do you really want to go to Chaos? Why not stay in the Primordial World?" Hongjun stared at Yang Mei.

"What opportunities in the primordial world can help me cultivate? A sainthood? Merit and fortune?" Yang Mei shook his head and chuckled: "Although becoming a saint allows one to easily comprehend the Dao of Heaven and advance one's cultivation level by leaps and bounds, I am by nature free and unrestrained, unwilling to be bound in the primordial world, and even less willing to bear the responsibilities of a saint."

"Merit and fortune, unless they are enough to enable one to attain enlightenment and sainthood, are of little use to me. Such merit is not easily obtained."

"Unless I can unify the primordial world, fortune is of little use to me. However, the primordial Heavenly Dao desires to cultivate Heavenly Dao Saints to protect the primordial world and maintain its order. You also need the protection of merit and fortune to avoid losing yourself after merging with the Dao. How could you allow me to unify the primordial world?"