The primordial era began with the Upper Cave Man.

Chapter 593 The Jade Pool Meeting: Inviting the Sage to Descend from Seclusion

If the Zhou Tian Star Array were to stop functioning and cease transforming chaos into spiritual energy to be channeled into the primordial world, it would undoubtedly be a catastrophe for the primordial world, as it is right now.

In the past, the demon race occupied the Nine Heavens and the ancient starry sky, opened up the Heavenly Court, and enjoyed one of the highest positions in the world. The Heavenly Court was responsible for operating the ancient starry sky and maintaining the balance of spiritual energy in the primordial world. The Heavenly Court did a good job. At that time, Emperor Jun took the lead, leading Emperor Fuxi and a group of powerful demons to integrate the starry sky and measure out 365 main stars of the celestial sphere.

Then, they gathered the numerous stars scattered haphazardly across the sky and placed them under the jurisdiction of various main stars. In this way, they conquered the star gods, brought them under the rule of the Heavenly Court, and finally set up the Great Array of the Celestial Stars.

In this way, chaos can be transformed into spiritual energy more efficiently and input into the primordial world to promote its evolution. As a result, the Heavenly Court of the Demon Race has received more attention from the Heavenly Dao of the primordial world in the past, and many great forces and fortunes in the world have thus flowed into the Heavenly Court.

But now, the Heavenly Court has disregarded the evolution of the primordial world and stopped the Zhou Tian Star Array, no longer collecting chaos and transforming spiritual energy. In this way, in just a few days, the primordial world will completely fall into the end of the calamity and the end of the Dharma.

The primordial world is now far too vast, even bloated, with countless beings crowding within it, constantly absorbing and exhaling massive amounts of spiritual energy. However, the current spiritual energy of the primordial world is probably insufficient to support so many beings absorbing and exhaling for even a day. In particular, there are so many Golden Immortals and Taiyi Immortals, who also need spiritual energy to nourish themselves; otherwise, their physical bodies would collapse, making it impossible to sustain their Dao Fruits within.

The Great Dao is metaphysical and formless. Although it can distort reality, change matter, modify rules, and transform energy after it transforms into the Dao, all of this is in vain without spiritual energy. Although it will continue to exist, after all, heaven and earth still exist, and the Great Dao naturally exists as well. Golden Immortals are inherently eternal, truly achieving the same lifespan as heaven and earth.

The same applies to Taiyi, except that Taiyi has fewer restrictions here. Taiyi can already create spiritual energy on its own. After creating the Three Thousand Great Daos with its own two opposing paths, the shackles of heaven and earth have been reduced to the minimum. That is why it can transform into a point of myriad time and space bodies and turn the time and space bodies into shadows, thereby influencing the river of time.

However, Taiyi cannot create something from nothing, so it will be affected to some extent. Only Daluo can create something from nothing, so Daluo is detached from worldly affairs and will not be affected by the sudden reduction of spiritual energy.

However, the demon race, being unworthy of humankind, not only ceased operating the Zhou Tian Star Array to transform spiritual energy, but also severed the connection between the multiverse and the primordial main universe, thus forcing the Great Luo Immortals to fight against them.

"Why are the demons so unwise?" Luo Zu was currently attending a discussion among the immortals of Kunlun Mountain.

All the disciples of the Jie Sect who were still on Kunlun Mountain came, as did the immortals of the Chan Sect, and the rogue cultivators of Kunlun Mountain. They all gathered together to discuss how to deal with the current situation.

The demon race was indeed powerful, and no force dared to confront them. However, the witch race had already held off the demon race's offensive at the front. In that vast universe, although the demon race had trapped the witch race's great supernatural beings, the witch race had also restrained the demon race's great supernatural beings. As for the Zhou Tian Star Array, it was mostly Taiyi demon gods and golden immortal demon gods who were manipulating it. If the Zhou Tian Star Array had not concealed the aura of the sun, everyone might still be able to see a few Taiyi little golden crows cawing in it.

However, it's still possible that a Great Luo Golden Crow is hidden within it. After all, the First, Second, and Third Golden Crow Princes are all Great Luo, and Emperor Jun might have left them in the main universe of the prehistoric world so that the Zhou Tian Star Array could operate perfectly.

"No matter how unwise they are, how can we let the demon race be so arrogant? If the demon race succeeds this time, they will be the only ones who can speak in the prehistoric world. Where will we go? The entire universe may not even leave us a place." The speaker was a rogue cultivator from Kunlun.

The rogue cultivators were naturally anxious. The Chan and Jie sects had sages behind them, so the demon race would not dare to act rashly. But what about them?

Although the Wu and Yao races have been wary of the Three Sages residing in Kunlun Mountain for years and dared not trespass, what will happen after the Yao race dominates the prehistoric world? Di Jun and Tai Yi have gained more power in the prehistoric world and made further progress in the Hunyuan realm. What kind of situation will that be?

Can the Three Saints still hold up Kunlun Mountain today?

No one can be sure.

So they couldn't sit still any longer. They moved about in the Kunlun Mountains, pulling together various forces to hold a meeting in a jade pool in the western Kunlun Mountains.

Yaochi is a collective name for many pools in the West Kunlun Mountains, so there are many Yaochi in the West Kunlun Mountains, and they do not belong exclusively to the Queen Mother of the West.

Although Luo Zu also disliked the demon race, after all, the things the demon race did now, as well as the things they did in the past, could be considered the number one villain in the prehistoric world. However, in the prehistoric world, there is still no distinction between good and evil, only strength matters. Therefore, talking about villains or not is just empty talk.

Luo Zu sat calmly beside important figures such as Xuan Du, quietly regulating his own Dao.

"At this critical moment, we still need the intervention of the three sages to resolve this situation," said a rogue cultivator who resembled a rhinoceros, making the bravest statement of the entire gathering.

After all, the disciples of both the Chan and Jie sects had clearly stated that the sage was in seclusion, and even the intervention of those great Luo immortals would be of no use. At this moment, they wanted to use their relationship of cultivating together on Mount Kunlun to "force" the sage to come out of seclusion.

Perhaps he's still dreaming.

Many of those Great Luo Immortals had studied and listened to the teachings at Zixiao Palace alongside the three Sages, yet they were still turned away. How much more so were they?

As expected, the Daoist Ran Deng frowned and said, "The Heavenly Venerable is in seclusion, comprehending the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos. Do not disturb him with ordinary matters."

"Fellow Daoist Burning Lamp, is this just an ordinary matter?" The rogue cultivator who resembled a rhinoceros pointed to the sky.

The starlight is dazzling, as beautiful as a kaleidoscope, even more beautiful than the Northern Lights. But the danger within is so great that it can make anyone who sees it once feel tears welling up in their eyes, and they dare not look directly at it again.

These were the Golden Immortals and Taiyi beings. If they were ordinary living beings in the world, their bodies would probably rot on the spot, their souls would be polluted, and they would become wandering ghosts, dead beyond any hope of survival.

Looking down from the magnificent sky, there stands a towering giant, wielding a divine axe powerful enough to cleave the chaos—that is Kuafu.

Its height and size are so great that a single step can traverse 30 billion light-years, and a few steps can measure the entire primordial world. If all the restraints on its body were removed, it could rival the height of Mount Buzhou.

Yet this mighty and powerful being was now completely entangled in the dazzling and mesmerizing colors of the sky, unable to extricate himself.

The demon race is bullying humans (witches) too much.

But even they, the onlookers, were terrified. The attack of the Great Witch Kuafu was extremely fierce. With one swing of his axe, Taiyi would immediately break down, his unique characteristic would be scattered, and he would have to wait for the next time to reunite.

However, no matter how brave the great shaman Kuafu was, he could not compare to the combined efforts of the demon gods in the Zhou Tian Star Array and the power of the stars in the ancient starry sky.

With the added blessing of the grand formation, all the myriad Great Daos of the primordial world are reflected within it. At this moment, only a Primordial Chaos could break this grand formation.

"It's nothing unusual," the Taoist Ran Deng said softly, closing his eyes.

"Hmph! This is nothing ordinary. Look at the land, is there any good land left? What's ordinary about it? Is there any ordinary place? If that little golden crow of the demon race continues to cause trouble like this, the prehistoric world will be completely destroyed." A golden immortal was filled with righteous indignation, his tall and long figure pointing angrily at the sky from the Jade Pool.

This is truly infuriating. The primordial world has been ruined by these people. How can they face the great god Pangu after their demise?

In His opinion, those guys from the Witch Clan should at least commit suicide to atone for their sins first, and then it's those inhuman dogs from the Demon Clan.

But despite their anger, they had no solution. They had come here to find a solution, so they couldn't just leave in anger because of the Taoist Ran Deng's attitude.

Luo Zu suspected that the Taoist Ran Deng had been bribed by the demon race, otherwise how could he have uttered such cruel words?

However, the Taoist Ran Deng remained silent and even indifferent to their accusations, as if it were none of his business.

Xuandu, who was beside Luo Zu, was also somewhat indignant and wanted to join in criticizing Randeng Daoist.

"Brother Ran Deng, I really can't agree with what you said. The demon race's actions are truly infuriating to all living beings. It wouldn't be an exaggeration for all living beings in the prehistoric world to condemn them. Why do you say that this matter is nothing out of the ordinary?" Xuan Du questioned.

When the Taoist Ran Deng saw that Xuan Du had come to ask, he naturally could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, so he chuckled and said, "Junior Brother Xuan Du, of all things in the world, cultivation depends on the individual. Therefore, one's own cultivation is of utmost importance, while other external matters are naturally commonplace. Now that the three Heavenly Venerables are cultivating themselves, it is indeed a great matter, and such matters are naturally commonplace."

Upon hearing this, all the cultivators fell silent.

Because what Dipankara said at this moment was not wrong. If they were to come, this matter would be ordinary. If we put ourselves in their shoes, if it were a critical moment in their cultivation, other things would be trivial.

What the Taoist Ran Deng said makes sense, but the saints are all at the Hunyuan stage, already standing at the peak of the primordial world. They don't know what the road ahead will be like. So what is there to comprehend?

We can only say that the state of Hunyuan is unknowable to them, so we can guess at will, and maybe we'll guess right.

However, Xuandu's thoughts turned to other directions.

He thought that the lamp was a reminder to Him that if He had this intention, He should seek it out and ask for it himself, instead of transferring the matter to others.

After all, Xuandu is a disciple of the Taiqing Sage, and his only direct disciple. If he disapproved of this matter, he could simply ask the Moral Celestial Venerable for help. Why bother coming here to put on airs?

With this in mind, Daoist Xuandu cupped his hands in greeting to Daoist Randeng: "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother."

Then, the Taoist Xuandu used his escape light to leave the Jade Pool.

Although Luo Zu was surprised to see Him move, he did not chase after Him, because Xuan Du Dao Ren had just left him a message that He was going back to his own mountain gate.

He is going to ask the Celestial Venerable of Morality to come out of seclusion himself.

This kid is really bold.

As for whether it will succeed, Luo Zu dared not make a guarantee. The current situation in the prehistoric world was something he had never seen before. As for following the clues and analyzing and predicting the next situation based on the historical context of prehistoric novels, that was impossible.

It's not just a matter of time span, but also that these events are no longer "recorded".

He was facing reality, not a novel. These arguing rogue cultivators, and the Daoist Ran Deng whose face was now showing a hint of astonishment, all showed that they were flesh and blood, not characters written with a few strokes on a thin sheet of paper.

Why was the Taoist Ran Deng surprised? It was naturally because of Xuan Du's actions after his few words. He had absolutely no intention of advising Xuan Du to go back and beg the Heavenly Venerable of Morality to come out of seclusion. His words were simply what they sounded like, saying that the current matter was nothing more than a trivial matter, nothing compared to the cultivation of the sages.

Unfortunately, Xuandu misunderstood the meaning and flew towards the Tushita Palace with a misunderstanding. Look at his excited appearance. Later, when the Moral Celestial Venerable asked who had sent him to knock on the gate, he had to "honestly" introduce the Burning Lamp Taoist.

So He was also suffering at that moment.

But since things had come to this point, He could not directly reverse time and space in the Kunlun Mountains, which would be disrespectful to the three saints.

"Did Fellow Daoist Xuandu go to invite the Sage to come out of seclusion?" The rogue Golden Immortal who looked just like a rhinoceros asked with a mixture of confusion and hope.

"It seems...maybe...it should be," the rogue cultivator beside him hesitated.

It's hard to say for sure.

With the Xuandu Operation underway, the tens of thousands of disciples of the Jie Sect who attended the meeting were also eager to try.

They also wanted to ask Lingbao Tianzun to come out of seclusion.

"Senior brother, I want to go back to Biyou Palace to ask our master to come out of the mountains and save all living beings from suffering." A golden-haired, one-horned, multi-armed bear immortal tugged at Duobao's Taoist robe.

Duobao glanced at him, then simply nodded: "Go ahead."

"Okay, I'll go right away." The outer disciple of the Jie Sect stood up excitedly.

With a shout from Him, the other outer disciples of the Jie Sect followed suit.

Luo Zu was speechless at the chaotic scene.

He glanced at the equally helpless Daoist Ran Deng, wondering to himself if this was the result He wanted.

He couldn't go out himself, so he pretended to be a bad guy and let others stand up for him.

She had a kind heart.

Luo Zuhu wondered if he was also prejudiced and judging people based on his own preconceived notions.

The Taoist Ran Deng was not the hypocritical, traitorous, or double-dealing figure portrayed in those ancient fantasy novels; he also had a kind heart.

Thinking of this, I looked at Him with a touch more respect.

The Taoist Master Keran felt the respectful gazes of his fellow Taoists around him and was puzzled. However, after a moment's thought, he understood why they thought that way.

"I've shot myself in the foot," said the Taoist Ran Deng, feeling helpless.

But what's done is done, and words spoken cannot be taken back, especially in front of so many like-minded people and so many great angels who bear witness. He could not easily refute himself.

"Vice Sect Leader, shall we return to Jade Void Palace to invite our teacher?" the Antarctic Immortal asked with a smile.

"Our teacher is currently comprehending the Great Dao of Hunyuan, and you must not disturb him." Daoist Ran Deng waved his hand, stopping the disciples of the Chan Sect from returning to the Jade Void Palace to invite the Primordial Heavenly Venerable out of seclusion.

"Senior brother, I am unwilling to stand idly by in this matter." Guang Chengzi and other disciples of the Chan Sect also volunteered.

Then Guang Chengzi and other disciples of the Chan Sect also set out.

(End of this chapter)