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

Chapter 186 A New Era Begins! (A long chapter of 10,000 words)

The Sea Eye and the Undying Volcano are the two great calamities of the primordial world, representing the greatest flaws in the primordial world's pursuit of perfection.

The First Dragon filled the sea eye with his own body, the Dragon Clan suppressed the sea eye, and the Primordial Phoenix suppressed the Undying Volcano with his own body, thus minimizing the harm caused by these two scourges.

Now, thanks to the efforts of Jiang Heng and other saints, the immortal volcano has been completely suppressed and can no longer harm the primordial world.

The only thing left is the Sea Eye, and during the reign of Emperor Yu, Jiang Heng once suppressed the Sea Eye.

They forged the Pillar of Sea Suppression and then gathered the boundless fortune of both the human and dragon races to completely suppress the Sea Eye, preventing it from ever again wreaking havoc on the primordial world.

Although the sea eye has been completely suppressed, as long as the fortunes of the human and dragon races remain intact, it is virtually impossible for the sea eye to cause any more disasters.

However, for Jiang Heng, this state is still imperfect. Using a seal to suppress the sea eye can even be considered a waste.

When Jiang Heng first saw the sea eye, he thought the reason for its vibrations was that it suppressed the obsession of the Great Dao Demon God.

But now, Jiang Heng has completely refined all the obsessions of the Great Dao Demon God, but the Sea Eye still exists in the primordial world.

It was only later that Jiang Heng gradually realized that the sea eye was actually the same as the fire at the earth's core, both being flaws in the primordial world.

However, the fire deep within the immortal volcano is a fire calamity, while the tremors of the sea eye are essentially a flood.

When faced with the immortal volcano, Jiang Heng used a thermal power plant to transform the disaster of the earth's core fire into a treasure that benefits the primordial world.

When faced with the sea eye, Jiang Heng planned to do the same. However, this time, Jiang Heng would be building a hydroelectric power station.

Having already experienced this once, this time, with Jiang Heng and the combined efforts of the saints, everything proceeded very smoothly.

Ultimately, a massive hydroelectric power station stood in the East China Sea, continuously supplying energy to the human world and the primordial wilderness.

Heaven bestowed boundless merit upon this, with four-tenths of the merit concentrated on the magic weapon, while the remaining six-tenths were still divided equally among the six saints.

Jiang Heng was too lazy to complain anymore. The Heavenly Dao's actions no longer seemed that important to him; what was next was the key.

Now that the human realm and the celestial realm have been established, all that remains is for the terrestrial immortal realm to be successfully established, at which point the three realms of heaven, earth, and humanity will be truly complete.

After eliminating the two scourges, the Sea Eye and the Undying Volcano, the establishment of the Earthly Immortal Realm is now free of any obstacles.

"The Immortal Realm is based on the primordial world, and we need to work together to ensure its success!" Jiang Heng said in a deep voice.

All the saints nodded in agreement. At this point, they naturally had no more doubts about Jiang Heng, but they dared not be careless at the last minute.

After a brief discussion, the sages decided that the three sages, Taiqing, Yuanshi, and Tongtian, would take action to stabilize the primordial world.

The sage Nuwa and the ancestral witch Houtu took action to reshape the primordial world, repairing all its flaws to a perfect state.

Finally, Jiang Heng personally intervened to transform the primordial world into the Earthly Immortal Realm, and established connections with the Celestial Realm and the Human Realm.

In this way, the balance of power among Heaven, Earth, and Man will truly take shape, and the primordial world will truly reach a state of perfection.

Subsequently, the three sages Taiqing, Yuanshi, and Tongtian took the lead in making their move, and the entire prehistoric world instantly erupted with a series of booming sounds.

The three sages suppressed heaven and earth, making the primordial world as stable as Mount Tai. At this time, the sage Nuwa and the ancestral witch Houtu also began to take action.

Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, inherently possesses the power of the earth and is the master of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Repairing the current primordial world is naturally not a difficult task for her.

Although the Sage Nuwa was not as powerful as the Ancestral Witch Houtu, she had also refined five-colored stones to mend the sky, and was quite adept at repairing the primordial world.

Soon, amidst a tremendous roar, the damage to the primordial world caused by several great calamities was completely repaired.

At that moment, Jiang Heng once again manifested his enormous physical body, which was ninety thousand feet tall, and took a step forward, arriving in the Chaos Sea.

Jiang Heng's large hand reached out, transforming into a pair of colossal palms that blotted out the sky, enveloping the vast primordial world.

An extremely astonishing scene unfolded: the vast and boundless primordial world was actually grasped directly in Jiang Heng's sky-covering hand.

Within Jiang Heng's colossal, all-encompassing palm, the immense primordial world slowly changed shape, transforming into a boundless continent.

The world is now a world of round heaven and square earth! Under Jiang Heng's colossal palm that covers the sky, the primordial world presents itself in the form of a round heaven and square earth.

This is the Earthly Immortal Realm, one of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and it will be the key to connecting the Heavenly Realm above and the Human Realm below.

Then, Jiang Heng's massive, all-encompassing hand reached out again, grabbing the Thirty-Three Heavens and the Heavenly Realm transformed from the Heavenly Court in his grasp.

Jiang Heng roared, and boundless power burst forth from his sky-covering hand, dragging the Heavenly Realm into motion, ultimately causing it to suspend above the current Earthly Immortal Realm.

Although the Celestial Realm and the Earthly Immortal Realm are connected and people can travel freely between them, they are essentially two independent worlds.

Jiang Heng once again stretched out his enormous hand, and in the same manner, grabbed the vast universe that the human realm had transformed into.

Ultimately, the vast universe that the human realm transformed into floated below the Earthly Immortal Realm that the primordial world had transformed into.

The Immortal Realm and the Human Realm are connected, but Jiang Heng had long ago set rules to prevent beings from the Immortal Realm from easily entering the Human Realm.

By this time, the tripartite balance of power between Heaven, Earth, and Man had officially taken shape, with Heaven at the top, Man at the bottom, and the Earthly Immortal Realm serving as a bridge between the two.

The three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity were originally a unified whole, together forming the primordial world. However, the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity are also independent spaces in themselves.

At the very moment when the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man were truly formed, an unparalleled aura suddenly erupted—an aura of world perfection.

Jiang Heng was absolutely right. The establishment of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man is the future direction of the primordial world.

After the establishment of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, the entire primordial world will become more complete, and the power of the world's origin will even increase rather than decrease.

The world is more complete, and not only do the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man all benefit greatly, but even the many living beings in the primordial world also enjoy countless benefits.

When the world is perfected, the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man will become even stronger, which goes without saying. If we were to be precise, the Heavenly Path would benefit the most.

In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that the establishment of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man played an extremely crucial role in the path of Heaven's Dao towards perfection.

Otherwise, even if the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun were wary of Jiang Heng, why would they compromise at such a crucial moment as the Investiture of the Gods?

However, the benefits gained from humanity and the earthly way are not insignificant, though not as great as those from the heavenly way, but still within Jiang Heng's acceptable range.

For the creatures in the primordial world, the absence of the two scourges, the immortal volcano and the sea eye, made the world even stronger.

The more powerful the origin of a world, the more likely it is to produce powerful beings. The primordial world is now even more powerful than before, so the chances of producing powerful beings are naturally greater.

Moreover, Jiang Heng has turned the Sea Eye and the Undying Volcano from harm into treasure this time, which is equivalent to adding the vital energy of heaven and earth to the Immortal Realm and the Human Realm.

The richer the primordial energy of heaven and earth, the easier it is to cultivate, which further reduces the difficulty of cultivation in the prehistoric world.

The overall increase in the strength of living beings can further enhance the power of humanity, which is naturally a great benefit to Jiang Heng.

However, given Jiang Heng's understanding of the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun, they should not stand idly by and watch the power of living beings continue to grow stronger.

To harm others for personal gain is something that Heaven and Dao Ancestor Hongjun often do. Now that the primordial world is so perfect, how could Heaven not be tempted?

However, in the coming period, the game will be played in a different way, and it is unlikely that the great battle of saints like in the Investiture of the Gods will happen again.

Only when the Heavenly Dao is about to reach its perfection will the entire primordial world likely witness an unprecedented war.

The establishment of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man was of utmost importance to the entire primordial world, and the Heavenly Dao had no choice but to bestow boundless merit upon them.

At this moment, boundless merit descended upon Jiang Heng, Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, and the other six saints.

Compared to previous merits, this time the merits are much greater, even enough to be refined into a treasure of merit.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable and the Tongtian Sect Master, along with other sages, all nodded in satisfaction. At that moment, they had all obtained what they desired.

Merit is secondary; because of his creation of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, Jiang Heng and all the saints have performed great merit in the primordial world.

For this reason, boundless fortune also condensed on Jiang Heng and the saints. This is the rule of heaven and earth, which even the Heavenly Dao and the Dao Ancestor Hongjun could not change.

For this reason, the Chan and Jie sects, which were originally in a precarious situation, no longer need to worry about being unable to suppress their own destiny.

Even the Western religion benefited greatly from the creation of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and its own fortune increased significantly.

"The three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man are now complete. You shall all immediately proceed beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens. From this day forward, you shall never again set foot in the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man!"

Not long after the boundless merit descended, the mighty voice of Dao Ancestor Hongjun resounded in the ears of Jiang Heng and the saints.

The saints, naturally, did not show any disrespect. Apart from Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, who returned to the Six Paths of Reincarnation, all the other saints and Jiang Heng went to the Thirty-Three Heavens.

From this point onward, sages will be unable to descend upon the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and the entire situation of the primordial world will be completely altered.

"Since we have nothing to do, why don't we go to my Nuwa Palace for a chat?" Nuwa suddenly said on the way.

Jiang Heng, the Sage of Taiqing, and the Master of Tongtian all nodded, while the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and the two sages of the Western Sect remained expressionless and made no comment.

This shows that the sages in the primordial world had already split into two camps due to their different stances.

During the battle between Jiang Heng, Houtu, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the Sage Taiqing, the Master of Tongtian, and the Sage Nuwa chose to stand on Jiang Heng's side.

Yuanshi Tianzun and the two saints of the Western Sect chose to obey the orders of Daozu Hongjun, and their respective attitudes were self-evident.

Upon arriving at Nuwa Palace, the palace of the sage Nuwa, Jiang Heng and the three sages sat down. Nuwa then spoke first:

"The fact that this great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods has developed to this point is truly beyond expectations. What follows is likely to be a turbulent period!"

Jiang Heng and the others all nodded in agreement. This time, their open defiance of Dao Ancestor Hongjun meant that they had completely placed themselves on the opposite side of Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Now, although all the saints have returned to the Thirty-Three Heavens and are unable to descend to the Three Realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, Dao Ancestor Hongjun will definitely not let this go.

"This is truly a last resort. If I could, why would I disobey my teacher?" the Tongtian Sect Leader said in a deep voice.

"Speaking of which, I'm quite curious as to why the Sage Tongtian made that choice back then?" Sage Nuwa asked with great curiosity.

The reason why the Sage Taiqing stood on Jiang Heng's side was something Nuwa could guess, as she herself was in a similar situation to the Sage Taiqing.

But even Dao Ancestor Hongjun probably didn't expect that Tongtian Jiaozhu would choose to stand on Jiang Heng's side.

If the Tongtian Sect Leader had also sided with Dao Ancestor Hongjun at that time, and gathered the power of the four sages, even the Taiqing Sage and the Nuwa Sage would probably have had difficulty resisting.

If that were the case, the outcome of that battle might have been completely rewritten, and Jiang Heng and Houtu might have already been suppressed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

"Hahaha! In the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, my Jie Sect will be the first to bear the brunt. Even if we stand on the teacher's side, the outcome will not be any different."

"If that's the case, why can't I make that choice? At least in terms of the outcome, my choice was correct!" said the Tongtian Sect Leader.

That's true. If Dao Ancestor Hongjun ultimately wins, the Investiture of the Gods will continue, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun will not let the Jie Sect go.

At that time, Dao Ancestor Hongjun will turn his back on us, and the vast Jie Sect will likely vanish in an instant, leaving Tongtian Jiaozhu powerless to stop it.

Now, after Dao Ancestor Hongjun compromised, the Jie Sect only paid the price of having one hundred disciples listed on the Investiture of the Gods.

Compared to the vast Jie Sect, the sacrifice of one hundred disciples physically becoming part of the Investiture of the Gods was certainly not an unbearable price to pay.

"What the Sage Tongtian said is true. In the midst of a great calamity, even a sage cannot remain unaffected. Everyone needs to make their own choices."

"This time, in terms of the outcome, our choice was correct, but we will inevitably face a more severe situation next!" Jiang Heng said.

Jiang Heng wasn't too surprised that the Sage of Heaven could make that choice; the seed had been planted long ago.

Actually, it's quite simple. Just tell the Tongtian Sect Leader the truth about the Investiture of the Gods, and he will naturally make the right choice.

In any case, it is an undeniable fact that the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun want to suppress the Jie Sect, and how could the Tongtian Sect Master possibly agree to that?

"The Heavenly Court will flourish and rise above all living beings, and the power of the Heavenly Dao will permeate the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man!" said the Sage of Taiqing.

The rise of the Heavenly Court signifies a further strengthening of the power of the Heavenly Dao, which will radiate throughout the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, from which no living being can escape.

Although Jiang Heng restricted beings from entering the human realm from the heavens and earth, the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun could still influence the human realm.

This is a completely new game, in which the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man will vie for control of the three realms for a long time to come.

Even the saints who have already returned to the Thirty-Three Heavens will still secretly plot and vie for the right to speak in the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

"This is the inevitable trend of the development of the Heavenly Dao. If Dao Ancestor Hongjun had not compromised, the situation would only be worse now!" Jiang Heng said in a deep voice.

The three sages, including Taiqing, had no idea what the situation in the primordial world had become after the original Investiture of the Gods.

The Chan Sect suffered a severe blow, the Jie Sect vanished, and the Western Sect and the Heavenly Court emerged as the biggest winners, laying a solid foundation for their future prosperity.

The Three Pure Ones were fed the Fallen Saint Pill by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and from then on, they never showed their trace in the prehistoric world again.

The Jie Sect still exists. Although the sages have returned to the Thirty-Three Heavens, they can still walk among the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man as the Three Corpses.

"Whether the Heavenly Court prospers or not is none of my concern. Just don't forget your promise, Human Emperor!" said the Sage Nuwa.

"Of course I will not forget my promise, but to ensure everything goes smoothly, we need to plan ahead for the next great calamity!" Jiang Heng said with a smile.

"The next great calamity? Do you already know about the next great calamity?" Nuwa asked with considerable surprise.

To be able to foresee aspects of the great calamity before it even arrives is a level of ability that even a sage would find difficult to achieve.

During the great calamity, the secrets of heaven are obscured by the calamity, making it extremely difficult to see the truth of the great calamity.

Take the current Investiture of the Gods calamity, for example. Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu, who were caught in the calamity, failed to see through the truth of the Investiture of the Gods calamity.

"The next great calamity is not as terrifying as the Investiture of the Gods calamity, but the things involved are extremely crucial!"

"The Sage Taiqing must be well aware of this and has already made some plans!" Jiang Heng said slowly.

The gazes of both Nuwa and Tongtian Jiaozhu were focused on Taiqing, their eyes filled with shock.

Emperor Jiang Heng's actions are often unpredictable, and this time he has even more incrediblely managed to get Dao Ancestor Hongjun to compromise. It is not surprising that he knows about the next great calamity.

However, the Sage Taiqing actually glimpsed the situation of the next great calamity, and judging from Jiang Heng's words, he had already made some plans.

In this way, wouldn't the Tongtian Sect Leader and the Sage Nuwa, who knew nothing about it, appear quite pathetic? They were, after all, sages!

"I only glimpsed a corner of the future by chance in the long river of time, and only then did I realize that the next great calamity is destined to be the rise of the Western religion!" said the Sage of Taiqing.

Each great calamity of heaven and earth is actually a cycle of rise and fall. During the Dragon-Han Calamity, the three races of dragon, phoenix, and qilin weakened, while the Dao Ancestor rose to power.

During the Lich Wars, both the Lich and Demon races declined, while the human race truly prospered after the Lich Wars.

The same was true of the Investiture of the Gods calamity. The originally destined-to-be-powerful human race and the Jie Sect declined, while the Heavenly Court truly prospered.

According to the words of the Sage of Taiqing, in the next great kalpa, the Western religion is destined to flourish, but which side will decline?

"The Western religion is destined to flourish in the next great eon, which is actually due to the karmic debt owed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, but that is only part of the reason."

During the Dragon-Han Great Tribulation, Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Rahu fought a great battle in the Western Lands, which resulted in the severing of the spiritual veins of the entire Western Lands.

The reason why the West is so impoverished today is all because of this war, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun has thus incurred karmic debt to the Western religion.

The Western religion was destined to flourish, but Jiang Heng did not hide the deeper plans of Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

The Western religion was used to weaken the influence of the Three Pure Ones' lineage on the primordial world, and the doctrines of the Western religion were used to make the human race lose its indomitable will.

The Journey to the West tribulation may seem simple—just a monkey escorting his master to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures—but the power struggles within it are no less complex.

"So that's how it is. No wonder the two saints of the Western Sect were jumping around during the Investiture of the Gods, and the teacher had to protect them."

"Could it be that those two saints of the Western Sect also glimpsed the truth of the next great calamity?" Tongtian Sect Leader said with considerable surprise.

It's no wonder that the Tongtian Sect Leader had such thoughts, as the actions of the two Western Saints during the Investiture of the Gods were indeed somewhat unusual.

Logically speaking, the Investiture of the Gods calamity had nothing to do with the Western Sect. The Western Sect only needed to sit back and watch the two sects fight, and it would have caused both the Chan and Jie sects to suffer heavy losses.

However, the Western Religion has been stirring up trouble and even plotting against the Human Emperor. It seems now that the actions of the Western Religion are anything but simple.

Unless the Western religion already knew that it would flourish in the next great calamity, it would be eager to take action during the Investiture of the Gods calamity.

After all, even if Western religion is destined to flourish, if its own strength is insufficient, its rise will only be a mirage.

"Who can truly see through the thoughts of Dao Ancestor Hongjun? If we do not want to be captured without resistance, we must make plans as soon as possible!" Jiang Heng said.

It seems highly probable that Dao Ancestor Hongjun revealed the next great calamity to the two sages of the Western Sect in advance.

This also means that the Western Religion is actually backed by the Daoist Ancestor Hongjun. With that in mind, what doubt is there about the rise of the Western Religion?

"Stop keeping me in suspense! Tell me what your plans are!" the Sage Nuwa asked.

"Western religions are destined to flourish, that's almost unchangeable, but there are differences in how they flourish, like the Heavenly Court now!" Jiang Heng said.

During the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, the Heavenly Court was destined to prosper and was originally destined to become the true ruler of the Three Realms, ruling over the entire prehistoric world.

Not to mention the human race and the lineage of sages, under the original historical trajectory, even sages would be suppressed by the Heavenly Court.

However, while the Heavenly Court has indeed prospered, the extent of its prosperity has significantly diminished, and the title of Lord of the Three Realms is merely nominal.

Let alone the human race and the lineage of sages, even some powerful beings in the primordial world probably wouldn't take the Heavenly Court seriously.

"If you have any thoughts, feel free to share them!" the Tongtian Sect Leader said in a deep voice.

"Since the Western religion is destined to prosper, why can't we divide its fortune in advance?" Jiang Heng said with a smile.

"Dividing destiny? How do you divide the destiny of the Western Religion?" the Sage Nuwa asked with great curiosity.

"Convert the barbarians to Buddhism!" Jiang Heng smiled slightly, his gaze focusing on the Sage Taiqing.

"You really did think of the idea of ​​converting barbarians to Buddhism; it coincides with my own thoughts!" said the Sage of Taiqing with great satisfaction.

"What is meant by 'converting barbarians to Buddhism'?" Both Nuwa and Tongtian Jiaozhu asked curiously.

"The so-called 'converting barbarians into Buddhas' means to denigrate the current Western religion as Theravada Buddhism, and to create Mahayana Buddhism based on the doctrines of the Western religion."

Mahayana Buddhism originated from Theravada Buddhism, but it is also based on Western religions. It is not difficult to divide the fortunes of Western religions in two.

"If Mahayana Buddhism were to grow and become dominant, it would not be impossible for it to completely overwhelm Hinayana Buddhism!" the Sage Taiqing explained.

Just as Jiang Heng said, the Sage Taiqing had long ago made many plans for the Western Religion to flourish in the next great kalpa.

From the moment the Western religion began planning its six realms of reincarnation, the Sage Taiqing was secretly hindering the rise of the Western religion.

It was from that time that Jiang Heng guessed the Taiqing Sage's position, and that's why Jiang Heng acted according to the Taiqing Sage's instructions on many occasions.

Therefore, it is not surprising that during the Investiture of the Gods, the Sage Taiqing stood on Jiang Heng's side without hesitation.

The Sage Taiqing claimed to be the true descendant of Pangu, and his heart was filled with the entire primordial world. Only this sage truly achieved the selflessness of a sage.

In the original history, it was the sage Taiqing who converted the barbarians to Buddhism, and his attitude towards Western religions is self-evident.

"This plan is brilliant. It splits the Western religion in two, so even if the Western religion can flourish, its influence will be extremely limited!"

"If the opportunity arises, Mahayana Buddhism could even be brought back to the East and become the orthodox sect of Taoism, which would surely severely damage the Western religion!" the Tongtian Sect Leader exclaimed.

On this point, the Tongtian Sect Leader is right. The Taiqing Sage's strategy of converting barbarians to Buddhism was originally intended to take the opportunity to annex the Western religion.

"The two saints of the Western Sect are not fools, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun will not sit idly by. It is not easy to accomplish this task."

However, simply dividing the Western religion's fortune in two using Mahayana Buddhism has a very high chance of success! Jiang Heng said.

"I'm afraid we need to find a suitable leader of Mahayana Buddhism to ensure that nothing goes wrong!" said the sage Nuwa.

The position of the Mahayana Buddhist leader is of paramount importance. If one lacks ability, not only will one be unable to replace Theravada Buddhism with Mahayana Buddhism, but one may also be converted by Western religions.

"I do have someone in mind: Daoist Duobao, the eldest disciple of the Sage Tongtian, could be the leader of Mahayana Buddhism!" Jiang Heng said.

In the original history, the Sage Taiqing subdued Daoist Duobao in the Great Array of Ten Thousand Immortals and made him the leader of Mahayana Buddhism.

Daoist Duobao did not disappoint the Sage Taiqing. It was under Daoist Duobao's leadership that Mahayana Buddhism completely suppressed Hinayana Buddhism.

Furthermore, in the epic tale of Journey to the West, Mahayana Buddhism played a leading role in the pilgrimage to the West, and the abilities of Daoist Duobao are naturally beyond question.

"Duobao? My disciple is indeed quite good, but what will happen to the Jie Sect if he becomes the leader of Mahayana Buddhism?" Tongtian Jiaozhu said.

The Tongtian Sect Leader was naturally very satisfied with the abilities of his disciple, Duobao Daoren, but he still had some doubts.

Now, all the saints have returned to the Thirty-Three Heavens. The Tongtian Sect Master originally wanted Duobao Daoist to take over the Jie Sect.

If Daoist Duobao were to become the leader of Mahayana Buddhism, it would be difficult for the Jie Sect to find another disciple who could keep the situation in check.

"Hahaha! Sage Tongtian is overthinking it. A sage's three corpses can move freely in the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man. You can personally oversee the Chan Sect."

"If the Sage of Tongtian is unwilling, there are still outstanding disciples among the disciples of the Jie Sect. I think Fairy Yunxiao is quite good!" Jiang Heng said.

Duobao Daoren's abilities are indeed very strong. In some ways, he is even more reliable than Tongtian Jiaozhu, the undisciplined leader of the Jiejiao Sect.

However, Jiang Heng had to admit that there were many outstanding disciples among the Jie Sect, and Fairy Yunxiao was not necessarily inferior to Daoist Duobao.

After pondering for a moment, the Master of Heaven had to admit that Jiang Heng's judgment was indeed sharp, and said, "Yunxiao is indeed excellent!"

For the Tongtian Sect Leader, it would be an immense opportunity if Duobao Daoren could become the leader of Mahayana Buddhism.

This is based on the premise that the Western religion is destined to flourish in the next great eon. If Daoist Duobao can achieve perfect merit, his gains will be unimaginable.

In the primordial world, once you reach the Quasi-Saint realm, taking another step forward is already extremely difficult.

Daoist Duobao is now at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be no room for further improvement in Daoist Duobao's cultivation from now on.

However, if he were to become the master of Mahayana Buddhism, Daoist Duobao might very well reach even greater heights and attain the level Yang Jian is at now.

Furthermore, given the right opportunity and the foundation laid by Mahayana Buddhism, Daoist Duobao might even have the hope of becoming a saint.

To obstruct someone's path to enlightenment is tantamount to murdering their parents! The Tongtian Sect Leader was naturally unwilling to let his disciple lose this supreme opportunity.

"Since that's the case, then it's settled. I will reincarnate as the benevolent Laozi into the human race and personally carry out the task of converting barbarians to Buddhism!" said the Sage of Taiqing.

Jiang Heng and the others naturally had no objections. With the Taiqing Sage personally handling this matter, there was no chance of failure.

"The Three Corpses of a Saint can roam freely in the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man. Would the Holy Mother and the Sage of Heaven like to take a trip there?" Jiang Heng asked.

"I'll pass. I have no interest in those trivial matters in the primordial world!" said the sage Nuwa first.

"I will also set aside a benevolent corpse, which will go to the Jie Sect to oversee the human race after reincarnation!" said the Tongtian Sect Leader.

"In that case, I will also send an avatar down to the mortal realm to visit the human race again!" Jiang Heng said.

"Oh? Do you intend to become the current Human Emperor of the Human Race once again?" the Sage Nuwa asked with great curiosity.

Jiang Heng reincarnated nine times among the human race, and each time he was the current human emperor. No wonder the sage Nuwa asked this question.

"No! Being the Human Emperor too many times has lost its appeal. This time, I'd like to experience the vicissitudes of life in a different identity!" Jiang Heng said.

If Jiang Heng were to be reincarnated as a human emperor, he would actually have quite a few choices, such as the First Emperor, also known as the First Emperor of All Time.

But as Jiang Heng said, he had been the Human Emperor too many times, and the title no longer held any appeal for him.

Moreover, the human race has gradually become more organized and no longer needs Emperor Jiang Heng to guide them.

With humanity having developed to this point, the existence of the Human Emperor, in a sense, has already limited humanity's development.

Jiang Heng had said long ago that the fate of the human race is entirely up to them; whether it is good or bad, it doesn't really matter.

By descending to the mortal realm in his clone, Jiang Heng mainly planned ahead for the Journey to the West calamity, and also took the opportunity to rekindle his past relationship with the Ancestral Witch Houtu.

Otherwise, it would be too miserable for Jiang Heng to go through all the trouble of getting Dao Ancestor Hongjun to compromise, only to be separated from Houtu Zuwu by heaven and earth.

Jiang Heng and Houtu Ancestral Witch only need to separate a branch and each descend to the Earthly Immortal Realm, and they can become a divine couple for a long time.

"In that case, we should not delay and everyone should make preparations as soon as possible!" said the Sage Taiqing.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I almost mentioned. It concerns the protagonist of the next great calamity!" Jiang Heng said.

"The protagonist of destiny? You should already know who the protagonist of destiny will be in the next great calamity?" The Sage Taiqing asked with considerable surprise.

Although the Sage Taiqing had glimpsed some aspects of the next great kalpa, he actually knew very little.

Even though Jiang Heng has just explained the truth about the next great calamity in detail, how could the protagonist of destiny know so much in advance?

It should be noted that the Investiture of the Gods has only just ended, and there are still at least hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of years before the next great calamity arrives.

"I just forgot to mention that the most important protagonist of the next great calamity is already in the process of being conceived!" Jiang Heng said.

"Oh? The protagonist of the next great calamity is already being conceived at this time?" Tongtian Sect Leader asked with considerable surprise.

There is still a long time before the start of the next great kalpa. It is currently in the process of being conceived. When the next great kalpa is born, it will naturally be extraordinary.

"Everyone will know at a glance!" Jiang Heng said with a smile.

With a raised hand, he pierced through layers of void, revealing a mountain range filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers before the sages, including Taiqing.

At the summit of the highest peak in this mountain range, a multicolored boulder is silently absorbing the vital energy of heaven and earth.

With each breath, a colorful glow appeared and disappeared, and anyone with some cultivation could tell that this giant rock was extraordinary.

Moreover, those present were all sages, so they could naturally see the extraordinary nature of this multicolored boulder at a glance.

"It's actually a five-colored stone left over from when I mended the heavens. Is it the protagonist of the next great calamity?" The Sage Nuwa asked with considerable surprise.

"Some things are preordained. The Holy Mother casually tossed something aside, and it created a protagonist of the next great calamity."

Therefore, I said that if the Sage Nuwa wants to achieve her wish, she must make plans early in the next great calamity! Jiang Heng said.

At this moment, the sage Nuwa truly understood that what Jiang Heng meant by making plans early was actually this matter.

The protagonist of the next great calamity is a five-colored stone, which is naturally inseparable from the saint Nuwa.

If the Sage Nuwa were willing, with a little planning, intervening in the next great calamity would be no difficult task at all.

"It's too early to talk about these things now. I will consider this matter carefully!" said the Sage Nuwa.

Whether Nuwa participates in the next great calamity or not is not important, but it is extremely important for Nuwa's brother, Fuxi.

Jiang Heng once promised the sage Nuwa that he would do his best to help Fuxi achieve enlightenment in the next great calamity after the Great Calamity of Journey to the West.

However, if Fuxi himself did not live up to expectations, even if Jiang Heng possessed extraordinary abilities, Fuxi would not have been able to become a sage.

Therefore, during the great calamity of the Journey to the West, it is particularly crucial to make some plans in advance to increase the hope of Fuxi becoming a saint.

After discussing the matters concerning the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West, Jiang Heng and the others naturally prepared to take their leave, as they had many things to arrange upon their return.

The Tongtian Sect Leader was the first to break through the void and return to his Daoist temple outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, while Jiang Heng left with the Taiqing Sage.

"I see you have many questions; why not ask them all at once?" the Sage Taiqing suddenly said.

"Indeed, there are some questions that I haven't been able to figure out yet, and I would like to ask the Sage Taiqing for some guidance!" Jiang Heng said directly without hiding anything.

"Are you asking about what I did when I first became a saint, in order to teach the Golden Core cultivation method to the human race? And why I even sent Xuandu to preach to the human race?" asked the Saint of Taiqing.

"This is indeed a question that I still haven't figured out!" Jiang Heng said.

"The tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind! The human race was too weak back then, and even if they had powerful cultivation methods, they were not very useful."

Moreover, it was during the Lich Wars, and if the human race's strength increased too quickly, what would the Lich and Demon races think?

"However, I never expected that such an incredible human emperor like you would appear among the human race!" said the Sage Taiqing.

Jiang Heng nodded. The Sage Taiqing was right. During the Lich War, the human race was not yet ready to prosper, so being too conspicuous was not a good thing.

"I once thought that the Sage Taiqing was on the same side as Dao Ancestor Hongjun!" Jiang Heng said frankly.

"I did stand with the teacher at one time. All living beings have different thoughts, and only by establishing rules can we guide them onto the right path."

But gradually, I discovered that both the teacher and the Heavenly Dao had selfish motives, which was extremely terrifying! The Sage Taiqing said.

The way of Heaven is ruthless, which is true impartiality and selflessness! When the way of Heaven becomes selfish, it is naturally an extremely terrible thing.

"Besides this matter, there is another thing that puzzles me. I would like to ask the Sage Taiqing to enlighten me!" Jiang Heng said.

"What is it?" the Supreme Sage asked.

"The Three Pure Ones are the three parts of Pangu's primordial spirit. Could the Three Pure Ones be Pangu himself?" Jiang Heng asked in a deep voice.

"The Three Pure Ones originated from Pangu, but the Three Pure Ones are not Pangu!" The Sage of Taiqing looked deeply at Jiang Heng and said.

Jiang Heng's expression changed slightly. Although he had long expected this outcome, he was still somewhat shocked to hear it confirmed by the Taiqing Saint.

Jiang Heng didn't say anything more. After bidding farewell to the Sage Taiqing, Jiang Heng headed towards the Fire Cloud Cave.

From then on, Jiang Heng would go into seclusion in the Fire Cloud Cave to cultivate. This time, he had gained a great deal from creating the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

Under the watchful eyes of Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, Jiang Heng could no longer use any means to deceive the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Even if the "Great Freedom of Others" technique had already been used once, it was impossible for Heaven and Dao Ancestor Hongjun not to be on guard.

This time, Jiang Heng was not going to hide anything either. The power struggle among all parties in the Journey to the West Tribulation was being conducted openly.

The outcome of the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West is not important; what matters is whether one can achieve their goals within this Great Tribulation.

The Heavenly Dao desires perfection, Jiang Heng desires to advance further, and the other sages also have their own ambitions; it all depends on their methods.

Meanwhile, the Immortal Realm, having undergone the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, had entered a new era.

(End of this chapter)