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

Chapter 236 Heaven's Way is Favorable!

As the primordial energy of heaven and earth gradually thins, cultivation enters the Dharma-ending Age. Jiang Heng naturally already knew the reason for this.

There is absolutely no way to completely solve this problem for the time being, because it involves the rules of the primordial world.

The only way to restore the primordial world to its original state is to defeat the Heavenly Dao and rewrite the rules of the primordial world.

This is undoubtedly an extremely difficult task. With Jiang Heng's strength, the hope of completely erasing the Heavenly Dao is extremely slim.

However, the inability to modify the rules of heaven and earth does not mean that Jiang Heng is completely powerless to change the current situation in the primordial world.

Maintaining the primordial energy of heaven and earth at a roughly the same level, or even without restoring it to its previous state, is actually sufficient.

However, it is not entirely impossible to achieve this without changing the rules of the primordial world or going through the Heavenly Dao.

To be honest, when the primordial world entered the Dharma-ending Age, only the Earthly Immortal Realm and the Human Realm were affected; the Celestial Realm was completely unaffected.

Therefore, in this day and age when the vital energy of heaven and earth is becoming increasingly scarce, in addition to many beings seeking refuge in heaven, many beings have also sought refuge in the Heavenly Court.

In the original historical trajectory, this was how Dao Ancestor Hongjun planned it, so that all the powerful beings above the Immortal Realm would be under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court.

In this way, the Heavenly Court's strength will naturally increase dramatically, and it will be a matter of course for it to become the ruler of the Three Realms.

In essence, the Heavenly Court is the representative of the Heavenly Way, establishing Heavenly Laws and Regulations, governing the Three Realms, and maximizing the authority of the Heavenly Way.

However, because of Jiang Heng's existence, the Heavenly Court had no chance to prosper. In the face of the current human race, the Heavenly Court was nothing at all.

In this era, the Heavenly Dao has once again played the trick of the Dharma-ending Age. This is not only because the Heavenly Dao itself needs to achieve perfection, but also because it wants to strengthen the Heavenly Court and Heaven.

Everything is driven by the general trend, but what exactly does this general trend refer to? In the primordial world, it is not up to the Heavenly Dao to decide.

"Human Emperor! How exactly do we solve the problem of the dwindling spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and why is it specifically in the human realm?" Nezha asked, puzzled.

If the problem is merely about addressing the dwindling energy of heaven and earth, Nezha believes that with the abilities of this Human Emperor, it shouldn't be a major issue.

What puzzled Nezha was why it was necessary to come to the human world to solve the problem of the dwindling source of the universe.

In the primordial world, any being with even a slightly higher level of cultivation knows that the Earthly Immortal Realm is the foundation of the primordial world.

The Celestial Realm is the former Heavenly Court that merged with the Thirty-Three Heavens, while the Human Realm is the Three Thousand Worlds formed from fragments of the original Primordial World.

Neither of these can be considered the core area of ​​the primordial world. Only the Earthly Immortal Realm was formed from the shattered primordial world.

The gradual depletion of the primordial energy of heaven and earth began in the realm of earthly immortals and eventually spread to the entire human realm.

Therefore, to solve the problem of the dwindling spiritual energy of heaven and earth, we should naturally start with the Earthly Immortal Realm.

"It won't be easy to completely solve the problem of the dwindling spiritual energy of heaven and earth. There are only two ways now!" Jiang Heng said with a smile.

"Which two methods?" Nezha immediately asked.

"When the vital energy of heaven and earth gradually diminishes, there are only two ways: to increase revenue and to reduce expenditure!" Jiang Heng said.

The so-called cost-saving measure naturally refers to reducing consumption. To put it bluntly, if the number of powerful beings in the primordial world decreases significantly, the demand for the primordial energy of heaven and earth will naturally decrease as well.

When the number of strong individuals decreases to a certain level, the remaining strong individuals will naturally be able to survive by relying on the scarce spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

This should be the purpose of Heaven and Dao Ancestor Hongjun, but this approach will undoubtedly greatly reduce the power of living beings in the primordial world.

This would be nothing short of a catastrophe for all living beings, and the vast human race would be the first to suffer.

The so-called open source naturally means finding ways to create new sources of primordial energy, like an immortal volcano or the eye of the East China Sea.

In fact, if it weren't for the immortal volcano and the East Sea eye supporting them, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Immortal Realm and the Human Realm would probably have been completely cut off.

Even if they hide in a blessed land, they can only hold out for a little longer at most; the final outcome will not change in the slightest.

For Jiang Heng, since the immortal volcano and the East China Sea eye are not enough, he might as well create a few more sources of heaven and earth energy.

The primordial world has been completely controlled by the Heavenly Dao, so there is no need to hold any expectations. Therefore, Jiang Heng set his sights on the world outside the primordial world.

Among the three realms, apart from the Heavenly Realm, the Human Realm is undoubtedly the closest place to the Chaos Sea, which is why Jiang Heng came to the Human Realm.

That's right! In order to solve the problem of the increasingly thinning primordial energy of heaven and earth, Jiang Heng focused his attention on the Chaos Sea outside the primordial world.

"So how exactly should we open source it?" Nezha asked.

"For a long time, whether it was the Dao Ancestor Hongjun and other saints, or other living beings, they all focused their attention on the primordial world."

They constantly fought for fortune and opportunities in the primordial world, but never contributed anything to this world!

"Draining the pond to catch all the fish will eventually lead to decline. This calamity of the end times may be a lesson for us!" Jiang Heng said.

Since the creation of the world by the great god Pangu, the primordial world has been the core of the entire Chaos Sea, and countless living beings have lived in this world.

Even with the ability to create the world, the sages never left the primordial world and continued to fight and compete for power within it.

Why didn't any living being think of continuously developing and expanding this primordial world, making its origin stronger and stronger?

As the world grows stronger, more powerful beings will emerge, potentially even allowing the saints to witness higher realms.

However, since the great god Pangu created the world, the primordial world has not only failed to develop in the slightest, but has also experienced several great calamities.

The entire primordial world was shattered, and much of the world's origin was lost as a result. Doesn't this mean that the primordial world has actually regressed?

It wasn't until Jiang Heng established the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man that the primordial world took a step forward and became more complete.

Didn't Dao Ancestor Hongjun know that by constantly opening up chaos and replenishing the primordial world, the primordial world could become more and more perfect?

Did the sages not know that refining the chaotic energy and replenishing it to the primordial world would make the primordial energy of the world more and more abundant?

They all knew this, but none of them did it. After all, truly selfless people who dedicate their lives to the benefit of all living beings are extremely rare.

All living beings have selfish desires; it is the nature of all living things. Even the highest saints have selfish desires. Even the Way of Heaven has its selfish desires.

Even Jiang Heng wouldn't dare say he was completely without selfish motives. On the contrary, compared to other sages, Jiang Heng was no less selfish.

Jiang Heng wanted the human race to prosper forever, he wanted all human beings to be self-reliant and strive for continuous improvement, and he also wanted the human race to enjoy lasting peace.

This is undoubtedly selfless for the human race, but for other creatures in the primordial world, it is extremely selfish.

Only Pangu, the great god who created the world, truly embodied selflessness, even willing to transform himself into all things for the future of the primordial world.

Otherwise, the primordial world would never have been as prosperous as it is today, and the great god Pangu might not have perished after creating the world.

However, compared to Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Jiang Heng at least knew what the bottom line was. Only when the primordial world became better and better could the human race have the possibility of developing and growing stronger.

Nezha remained silent. Everything Jiang Heng said was far too advanced and beyond Nezha's comprehension.

Jiang Heng didn't say anything more, but took a step forward and brought Nezha to the edge of the human world.

After the creation of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, they appeared to exist independently, but in fact they were a whole.

The Celestial Realm is above, the Earthly Immortal Realm is in the middle, and the Human Realm is below, forming a tripartite structure, which is the primordial world we know today.

Standing on the edge of the human realm, Jiang Heng looked at the vast chaos and pondered what level he should reach.

Jiang Heng had already made a decision on what to do, but he was still somewhat hesitant about the extent to which it should be done.

As mentioned earlier, the primordial energy of heaven and earth is gradually becoming thinner, not because the primordial world is supposed to be like this, but because the Heavenly Dao is secretly intervening.

Jiang Heng can indeed refine the chaotic energy into pure primordial energy of heaven and earth, continuously replenishing the Earthly Immortal Realm and the Human Realm.

However, without the support of the primordial rules of heaven and earth, this approach is not very effective; it can only maintain the primordial energy of heaven and earth in the immortal realm and the human realm at a relatively low level.

Cultivation will still be very difficult, but it is not without hope. For the human race who cultivate the Heaven-Covering Emperor's Law, it is not unacceptable.

However, for other beings besides humans, this is still the end of the Dharma, and the five signs of decay of the celestial beings will inevitably occur.

"Fine! Consider this my act of selflessness!" Jiang Heng muttered to himself after a moment's thought.

Although it would benefit the human race, Jiang Heng still couldn't bear to see all living beings wither and have their path of cultivation completely cut off.

In Jiang Heng's view, spiritual cultivation should be the right of every living being, and it is the only way for living beings to change their own destiny through hard work.

Although Jiang Heng is the emperor of the human race, he cannot, for his own selfish reasons, completely sever the hope of cultivation for beings outside the human race.

With a flick of his finger, the Chaos Bell appeared, standing atop Jiang Heng's head, causing the chaos spanning billions of miles to tremble.

The power of the Chaos Bell began to manifest, breaking through the vast chaos and forming a huge region, which was an absolute void.

Subsequently, Jiang Heng began a massive weapon-forging project, something he was already very familiar with.

Whether it's a thermal power plant in an immortal volcano or a hydroelectric power plant in the East China Sea eye, they are ultimately just magical tools.

Right now, Jiang Heng is still refining a magic weapon, a magic weapon that can continuously devour chaotic energy and transform it into the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

In the past, Jiang Heng wouldn't have had this ability. After all, compared to firepower and water power, chaotic energy is far more advanced.

Only a peak Quasi-Saint level expert can barely refine the Chaos Qi. Only a Saint can refine the Chaos Qi into earth, fire, water, and wind.

In fact, if a sage does not possess a supreme treasure, it would be difficult to refine the chaotic energy into basic elements such as earth, fire, water, and wind quickly.

Even with the most precious treasures at hand, a sage must concentrate fully to slowly refine the chaotic energy into the basic elements such as earth, fire, water, and wind.

This is inherently a thankless task, so over the years, no sage has ever refined the chaotic energy to replenish the primordial world.

With Jiang Heng's original strength, refining the chaotic energy into basic elements such as earth, fire, water, and wind was naturally not a difficult task.

However, it is extremely difficult to make a magical artifact a tool for transforming chaotic energy without taking action yourself.

Let alone Jiang Heng, even if Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who controls the rules of heaven and earth, were to make a move, he probably wouldn't have much hope of accomplishing this.

This is not merely a matter of individual strength; it also involves something far more profound, something even sages cannot comprehend.

The science of his past life is actually of little use to Jiang Heng at his current level, since it was merely the science that mortals had explored.

Human beings have limited knowledge, but in Jiang Heng's eyes, scientific rules can be completely overturned with a single thought.

However, his past life experiences provided Jiang Heng with many seemingly far-fetched ideas, such as thermal power plants.

Even Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao probably never imagined that there could be such a way to completely resolve the hidden dangers of the Undying Volcano.

This is unexpected! But once things are out in the open, let alone Dao Zu Hongjun, any other sage could create a thermal power plant.

To put it bluntly, what Jiang Heng is doing now is simply upgrading a thermal power plant to the level of a nuclear power plant.

It may seem like just a step forward, but the difference is unimaginable, like the gap between a quasi-saint and a saint.

If Jiang Heng hadn't already reached the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm and wasn't walking the path of encompassing all the Daos, gaining some understanding of all the great Daos...

Jiang Heng's idea of ​​creating a magical artifact that could continuously transform chaotic energy was simply wishful thinking, with absolutely no hope of success.

But now, even though it's just an avatar making a move, with the help of the Chaos Bell, a magical artifact is slowly taking shape in Jiang Heng's hands.

As this magical artifact gradually took shape, endless chaotic energy seemed to be summoned and began to gather towards Jiang Heng.

The bell tolled, and the power of the Chaos Bell erupted once more, freezing the infinite spacetime and preventing the chaotic energy from getting any closer to Jiang Heng.

In that absolutely empty space, Jiang Heng focused intently on refining the magic weapon. He didn't know how much time had passed before he finally succeeded.

A massive city appeared before Jiang Heng's eyes, bearing a striking resemblance to the power plants in the East Sea and the Undying Volcano.

However, there is no comparison between the two in terms of their underlying principles or the strength of the magical artifacts.

Putting everything else aside, Jiang Heng had used countless rare and precious materials to refine this magical artifact.

Only Jiang Heng, being the emperor of all men, would lack no shortage of rare and precious materials. If it were the saints Jieyin and Zhunti, they probably wouldn't even be able to gather all the materials needed to refine magical treasures.

With a wave of his hand, the colossal city stood in the absolute void, and the chaotic energy within billions of miles around it began to surge once more.

The power of the Chaos Bell grew even stronger, finally suppressing the chaotic energy within a radius of billions of miles once again.

"Just one last step, and we'll be almost done!" Jiang Heng muttered to himself.

With another flick of his finger, golden symbols began to flash and materialize on the Chaos Bell, falling beneath the massive city.

Jiang Heng used his fingers as a brush, continuously carving beneath the massive city, and a power of time and space began to slowly emerge.

This is precisely the original power of the Chaos Bell. The symbols of the Great Dao represent the immense power of the Great Dao that suppresses the primordial chaos, distorts time and space, and reverses Yin and Yang.

As one Great Dao symbol after another fell, the enormous city gradually began to reveal an unparalleled aura, even surpassing that of innate spiritual treasures.

Only then did the Chaos Bell withdraw its power, and the chaotic energy within billions of miles seemed to be summoned, immediately swarming in.

Chaotic energy began to surge into the enormous city, and endless creation was taking place within it.

Suddenly, the massive city trembled slightly, and pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth emerged. Jiang Heng immediately raised his hand and pointed, guiding this spiritual energy towards the human realm.

At this moment, in the human realm, billions of stars lit up once again, and the Zhou Tian Star Array, under Jiang Heng's activation, was fully restored once more.

Once upon a time, he was able to use billions of stars as a guide and the Zhou Tian Star Array as an aid to guide the primordial energy of heaven and earth generated by the Undying Volcano and the East Sea Eye into the human realm.

Now, however, Jiang Heng is doing the opposite, once again using billions of stars as a guide and the Zhou Tian Star Array as an aid to direct the primordial energy of heaven and earth into the Earthly Immortal Realm.

At this point, the complete cycle has been formed. It can be seen that chaotic energy is continuously flowing into the enormous city.

Under the transformation of the enormous city, the chaotic energy was broken down into pure primordial energy of heaven and earth, which was then input into the human realm and the realm of earthly immortals.

The power of the Chaos Bell has dissipated, but that absolute void has not disappeared; instead, it exists thanks to the power of the massive city.

This is also part of the cycle; only in the absolute void can the speed at which chaotic energy flows into a massive city be controlled within a certain range.

It can't be too slow, nor too fast! If it's too slow, the consumption of resources in both the human realm and the immortal realm will become unsustainable. If it's too fast, this city will collapse.

Therefore, that place of absolute nothingness acts like a reservoir, keeping everything within a stable range.

In this way, the chaotic energy did not become a burden on the huge city; on the contrary, it nourished the huge city every day.

But this was not the end. Jiang Heng once again gathered the fortune of the human race and blessed this huge city.

In this way, the enormous city before them, blessed by the fortune of the human race, became a treasure of immense fortune.

When the human race's fortune is at its peak, this enormous city will be indestructible, and even a sage would likely be helpless against it.

Just as all this was completed, the entire realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man trembled, and boundless merit appeared, falling into the enormous city.

The enormous city shimmered with golden light, having been transformed into a treasure of merit under the nourishment of boundless virtue.

In this way, when the saints see this city, they will probably be even more wary, and they will have to consider whether they can bear the consequences before they try to destroy it.

After all, the combined backlash from humanity and boundless merit would be too much for even a saint's immortal body to withstand.

Some of the merit fell upon Jiang Heng. Since Jiang Heng had no use for the merit, he incorporated it into the city.

In this way, even among all the treasures of merit, this city before us is probably only inferior to the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda.

As the chaotic energy was continuously refined, the pure primordial energy of heaven and earth began to replenish the human realm and the realm of earthly immortals.

The human realm and the immortal realm were like a place that had been suffering from a three-year drought. Now, suddenly, sweet rain has fallen from the sky, and many living beings immediately felt the change in the world.

The primordial energy of heaven and earth is slowly recovering. Although it cannot compare to what it once was, it is still an incredible change compared to the Dharma-ending Age.

This is just the beginning. In the following period, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in both the Immortal Realm and the Human Realm will slowly increase.

As life gradually recovers to a level sufficient to support the cultivation of living beings, the calamity of the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man will essentially be resolved without a trace.

A smile unconsciously appeared on Jiang Heng's face, not because he had solved the problem of the dwindling spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but because of the appearance of merit.

Jiang Heng was certain that neither the Heavenly Dao nor Dao Ancestor Hongjun would want to see the primordial energy of heaven and earth gradually recover.

The purpose of Heaven and Dao Ancestor Hongjun was to completely sever the primordial energy of heaven and earth and weaken the power of living beings in the primordial world.

Now that Jiang Heng has done such a shocking thing, the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun probably want to kill Jiang Heng, and will even bestow merit upon him.

However, the merit still decreased, which shows that what Jiang Heng did was actually beneficial to the prehistoric world.

As long as one performs great service to Heaven and Earth, Heaven must bestow merit upon them; this is a fundamental rule of the primordial world.

Even the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun could not change this rule, and this incident undoubtedly confirms it once again.

Moreover, the merit bestowed this time is so great that it is probably second only to the merit bestowed by Heaven when the Six Saints attained sainthood.

This further demonstrates that what Jiang Heng just did was actually extremely beneficial to the entire prehistoric world.

This shows that Jiang Heng's idea of ​​continuously refining the Chaos Sea and replenishing it to the primordial world was actually the right approach.

It's hard to imagine what the world would look like if all the sages joined forces to expand the primordial world.

Unfortunately, this is inconsistent with the ideals of Heaven and Dao Ancestor Hongjun, which means that this idea is destined to be difficult to implement, at least for now.

"It'll be soon! The day will come when the clouds part!" Jiang Heng murmured to himself.

Regardless of whether he was confident of defeating the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Jiang Heng's belief never wavered, and he had absolute confidence.

The Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun are indeed very strong, but Jiang Heng only needs to be stronger than them to naturally set things right.

The primordial energy of heaven and earth in both the Immortal Realm and the Human Realm is gradually recovering, and this calamity of the Dharma-ending Age can be considered temporarily resolved.

However, in the primordial world, the malevolent energy continued to condense and become increasingly concentrated, and the calamity energy also began to gradually manifest.

This undoubtedly indicates that the Dharma-ending Age is merely a prelude to this great calamity, and the true great calamity of heaven and earth has not yet truly arrived.

Jiang Heng was not surprised at all. This great calamity would, barring any unforeseen circumstances, begin in the human realm and eventually sweep across the immortal realm and the heavenly realm.

The格局 (geju, a concept encompassing the overall structure and dynamics) of the primordial world will be completely overturned, and Jiang Heng will face his most difficult battle yet.

(End of this chapter)