Primordial Era: Becoming the Great Emperor of Humanity from the Start

Chapter 122 The Tragic Story of Zhunti!

Among the human race, after the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors achieved their goals, the Great Xia Dynasty became the first dynasty in human history.

As time went on, the Xia Dynasty eventually became corrupt and was replaced by the emerging Shang Dynasty.

Unlike the history Jiang Heng once knew, the human dynasty on the primordial land was a true celestial court.

In this era, as long as one cultivates to become an immortal, there will be no limit to lifespan, and there is no situation in the human race where the current human emperor cannot cultivate to the point of immortality.

Therefore, the first dynasty of the human race, the Great Xia Dynasty, existed for an extremely long time, more than 20,000 years.

The Shang Dynasty, which overthrew the Xia Dynasty, has now existed for over 23,000 years.

Now, a new emperor of the Shang Dynasty has just ascended the throne. This emperor's surname is Zi and his given name is Shou. He is known as Emperor Xin.

Di Xin was the future famous King Zhou. Di Xin becoming the Shang emperor also meant that the curtain was about to rise on the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods.

Although Di Xin was the last human emperor, he was by no means a waste. On the contrary, Di Xin was exceptionally gifted from a young age and was a rare cultivation genius.

Legend has it that extraordinary phenomena occurred when Emperor Xin was born. From a young age, Emperor Xin possessed an exceptionally strong physique, immense strength, and unparalleled cultivation speed.

Many people don't know that when Di Xin ascended the throne, he had already successfully broken through to the Golden Immortal realm at the age of just over a hundred.

On this day, Di Xin had just broken through to the Golden Immortal realm, and it happened to be the day when the human race held its annual sacrifice to the saint Nuwa.

Emperor Xin then led all the civil and military officials of the Shang Dynasty to the Nuwa Temple to prepare for the sacrifice to the Holy Mother of the human race.

As the creator of humankind, the saint Nuwa not only enjoys the eternal fortune of humankind, but humankind also worships her year after year.

Speaking of which, this Nuwa Temple was personally built by Jiang Heng back then, and it has always been the place where successive human emperors worshipped the saint Nuwa.

Emperor Xin, accompanied by a group of civil and military officials, arrived at the Nuwa Temple. Everything had been arranged, and Emperor Xin was naturally preparing to offer sacrifices to the sage Nuwa.

Just as Emperor Xin was preparing to offer sacrifices to the sage Nuwa, a gust of evil wind suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the Nuwa Temple.

This evil wind came out of nowhere, not only blowing away the veil that concealed the face of the goddess Nuwa, but also blowing towards Emperor Xin.

As this evil wind blew past, Di Xin's expression changed slightly, and the way he looked at the statue of the sage Nuwa gradually changed.

But at that very moment, Di Xin's body trembled violently, and a nine-colored light suddenly burst forth from his body.

"How dare you plot against the current Human Emperor? Do you think the fate of my human race doesn't exist?"

A furious voice rang out, and the nine-colored light within Di Xin's body vanished. But at this moment, Di Xin's body was enveloped in a dense golden light.

This golden light is extraordinary. If a powerful expert with profound cultivation were here, they would discover that it is the golden light of merit condensed from immeasurable merit.

"A golden body of merit? How can it be so powerful? What is this? Huh?"

Faintly, a shocked voice first echoed from the void. Then came a muffled groan, a sound that seemed to come from someone who was injured.

However, everything returned to calm in an instant, whether it was the nine-colored light, the golden light of merit, or even the faint sound.

Everything in the Nuwa Temple returned to calm, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion and had never actually occurred.

But at this moment, Di Xin underwent a tremendous change in both his expression and temperament, especially his pair of bright eyes.

Those were eyes that seemed to see through everything, with an unusual brilliance flowing within them, as if countless years had passed within them.

"Saint Zhunti, in order for the Western Religion to flourish, you really have no shame at all, daring to attack the current Human Emperor."

"However, this time you've really lost more than you gained, and you'll probably have to stay quiet for a while because of this!" Di Xin muttered to himself.

Or perhaps it would be more accurate to call him Jiang Heng. Di Xin was the reincarnation of Jiang Heng's tenth drop of essence blood.

Because it was an incarnation of another, Jiang Heng did not awaken his original memories after being reincarnated as Emperor Xin.

Originally, after Di Xin cultivated to the Golden Immortal realm, he would naturally awaken the memories belonging to Jiang Heng after a period of time.

But who would have thought that when worshipping the goddess Nuwa at the Nuwa Temple, the dignified saint Zhunti would actually turn against the current emperor?

It is simply unreasonable for a sage to attack other living beings without any reason or grudge.

If this were to spread, the Sage Zhunti would surely lose all face. But whether the Sage Zhunti even possesses the concept of a shameful face is another question.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. But Sage Zhunti has done this kind of shameful thing more than once or twice.

But this time, the Sage Zhunti attacked the dignified current Human Emperor, which is not just a matter of losing face, but rather quite excessive.

Humanity is the current protagonist of the world, and even a saint cannot take the initiative to attack the Human Emperor, but Saint Zhunti did just that.

The purpose was also very clear: to push forward the Investiture of the Gods, to make the disciples of the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect fight to the death, so that the Western Sect could reap the benefits.

If we follow the original historical trajectory, the Sage Zhunti was undoubtedly successful, and the Western Sect did indeed become the big winner of the Investiture of the Gods.

Even if he is a saint, if he attacks the current human emperor, the backlash from the human race's fortune will surely not be good for him.

At best, one will be injured and burdened with the endless karma of humanity. At worst, one may suffer severe injuries, and even one's cultivation level may drop as a result.

The Sage Zhunti originally made a great vow to attain enlightenment ahead of schedule, and now he still owes the Heavenly Dao immeasurable merit, so doing this is naturally even more difficult for him.

If successful, everything will be fine. When the Western religion flourishes, boundless merit will accumulate, which will be nothing to the Sage Zhunti.

Unfortunately, this time the sage Zhunti ran into a brick wall. Di Xin was not only the current emperor, but also the incarnation of Jiang Heng.

Reincarnated using the tenth drop of his essence blood, he became Emperor Xin. Jiang Heng's motives are self-evident.

Jiang Heng knew all too well how dangerous and important the Investiture of the Gods calamity was, so naturally he couldn't have been completely unprepared.

Before this tenth drop of essence blood was reincarnated, Jiang Heng had given Houtu, the ancestral witch, a bead that condensed nine-colored light.

The bead not only contains Jiang Heng's nine lifetimes of Dao Fruit, but also the golden body of merit that Jiang Heng painstakingly condensed over hundreds of thousands of years.

With the blessing of the Nine Incarnations Dao Fruit, its effects are yet to be discussed, but without a doubt, it will be one of Jiang Heng's trump cards in dealing with the Investiture of the Gods calamity.

Just consider the golden body of merit that Jiang Heng painstakingly condensed; it was truly extraordinary and enough to astound even a saint.

When Jiang Heng was still a human, he had accumulated a great deal of merit. When he went into seclusion in the Fire Cloud Cave, the Heavenly Dao bestowed upon him boundless merit.

Later, Jiang Heng transformed into the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. When each of his transformed forms achieved perfect merit, the Heavenly Dao would bestow boundless merit upon him.

Jiang Heng didn't use these merits to improve his cultivation; instead, he preserved them all to refine his Golden Body of Merit.

Having spent hundreds of thousands of years of arduous work, and accumulating the boundless merits gained by the first human ruler and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Jiang Heng's accumulated merits were simply unimaginable.

The golden body formed from this boundless merit must have reached an unimaginable level.

Even a Great Immortal would be terrified upon seeing it, a Quasi-Saint would tremble with fear, and a Saint would secretly shake his head in disbelief.

Sage Zhunti was very fortunate, because he was the first person in the primordial world to witness Jiang Heng's golden body of merit.

Moreover, when the Sage Zhunti was plotting to assassinate the current emperor, it provoked a counterattack from the Golden Body of Merit.

Therefore, not only was the Sage Zhunti the first to see Jiang Heng's golden body of merit, but he also experienced the power of the golden body of merit.

The backlash from humanity's fortune, coupled with the counterattack from the Golden Body of Merit, will likely be enough to inflict serious damage on the Sage Zhunti this time.

According to Jiang Heng's estimation, being seriously injured would be the least of his worries; in a more serious situation, Sage Zhunti might even fall from the realm of a sage.

If that's really the case, then when the Investiture of the Gods reaches its peak and the great war of the saints begins, there will truly be a good show to watch.

Although Sage Zhunti had already paid a heavy price for attacking the current Human Emperor, Jiang Heng was not prepared to let it go.

Jiang Heng's expression hardened, and he bowed deeply before the statue of the Sage Nuwa, proclaiming in a clear voice:

"Emperor Xin of the present time has reported to the Holy Mother that the Sage Zhunti is plotting something sinister and has actually attacked the current emperor!"

The actions of the Sage Zhunti were intended to make me desecrate the Holy Mother. This is not only a great disrespect to the Holy Mother, but also a conspiracy to harm her.

This is intolerable! As the ruler of the human race, Emperor Xin could not tolerate such behavior from the Sage Zhunti, so he specially informed the Holy Mother in advance!

From this day forward, our human race will not only be irreconcilably opposed to the Western Religion, but will also seek justice from the Sage Zhunti. May the Holy Mother bear witness, may Heaven bear witness!

Jiang Heng made such a vow in the name of the current Human Emperor, which not only resonated with the Heavenly Dao, but also with the Sage Nuwa.

From then on, the human race and the Western religion were irreconcilable enemies, and it was no longer possible for the Western religion to use the human race's fortune to prosper.

Of course, if there is a change of dynasty, the new emperor may abolish the oath made by Jiang Heng, and there may be an opportunity to change it.

But now, it is not just the current human emperor who is making the oath, but Jiang Heng himself making the oath in the name of the entire human race.

Jiang Heng was the first ruler of the human race, and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were also incarnations of Jiang Heng. The meaning of his oath is completely different.

It can be said that even if a future emperor wanted to abolish the oath Jiang Heng had just made, it would be almost impossible.

Therefore, because of Jiang Heng's oath just now, the Western Sect has completely lost the opportunity to prosper by taking advantage of the human race's fortune.

This would undoubtedly be an immeasurable loss for Western religions. If the Sage Zhunti knew about this, he would probably vomit three liters of blood again immediately.

However, the Sage Zhunti no longer has time to think about the fate of the human race, because he is now facing imminent calamity.

The Sage Nuwa, residing outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, was currently filled with anger, coldly saying, "Hmph! Zhunti! Well done!"

Jiang Heng's words to the statue of the Sage Nuwa had naturally been heard by the Sage Nuwa.

The Sage Zhunti's scheme against her was not only a slap in the face to the Sage Nuwa, but also an attempt to drag her into the quagmire of the Investiture of the Gods.

Although the Sage Nuwa was detached from worldly affairs and did not care much about the disputes between the Sage factions, at this moment, the Sage Nuwa still became angry.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became! The sage Nuwa was furious. She raised her hand and summoned the red embroidered ball, which she then threw out in an instant.

The red embroidered ball, carrying the boundless rage of the Sage Nuwa, tore through layers of space and hurtled towards Mount Ling, where the Sage Zhunti resided.

Under normal circumstances, Sage Zhunti would naturally have no fear of Sage Nuwa, and Sage Nuwa's red embroidered ball was not a particularly powerful treasure.

However, the Sage Zhunti is currently severely injured after being simultaneously attacked by the human race's fortune and Jiang Heng's golden body of merit.

Let alone blocking the red embroidered ball thrown by the sage Nuwa in her anger, it's questionable whether the sage Zhunti can even stand up now.

According to the rules of Heaven, sages endure countless eons without perishing. However, that refers to sages under normal circumstances. But is Zhunti still a sage at this point?

It's questionable whether the current Sage Zhunti can maintain his sage state given his severe injuries.

Therefore, if Sage Zhunti were to be hit head-on by the red embroidered ball, the first sage to fall in the primordial world would likely be born.

Just as the red embroidered ball was about to descend upon Mount Ling, the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit slowly appeared and blocked its way.

The Western Sage, Jieyin, naturally knew about the current situation of the Sage Zhunti, so it was only natural for him to intervene and stop the Sage Nuwa.

"Junior Sister Nuwa, why are you so angry? You actually want to destroy the sacred mountain of my Western Sect!" The voice of the Sage of Reception rang out from within the twelve-petaled golden lotus of merit.

"Hmph! Don't play dumb here. Since that scoundrel Zhunti dared to scheme against me, why is he hiding like a coward now?"

The voice of the Sage Nuwa rang out from within the red embroidered ball. At this moment, no matter who it was, they could hear the anger contained in the Sage Nuwa's words.

"There must be some misunderstanding. Junior Brother Zhunti has been in seclusion for many days and has not yet awakened!" said the Sage Jieyin.

"What a Western religion! They dare not admit what they've done, they've utterly disgraced the saints!" The saint Nuwa was furious again.

"Junior Sister Nuwa, please be careful with your words. Our Western Sect has done nothing to offend you!" the Sage of Reception said calmly.

"Hahaha! Good! Today, with Jieyin protecting Zhunti, I can't do anything to your Western Sect, but I'll remember this grudge!"

Nuwa, the Sage, didn't waste any words with the Guide Sage. After uttering these harsh words, the red embroidered ball broke open and left Mount Ling.

After the red embroidered ball left, the figure of the guiding saint appeared. Looking at the red embroidered ball that had broken through the sky, a trace of worry appeared on his face.

"Junior brother! Not only did your plan fail this time, but you also offended Nuwa. It was a great loss!"

Alas! All our plans and schemes have come to naught. Is it really so difficult for our Western Religion to flourish?

The words the guiding saint murmured could only be heard by himself, but in the next instant, the guiding saint also disappeared.

(End of this chapter)