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

Chapter 241 The Void!

This meeting with Yang Mei was of great significance to Jiang Heng, as it allowed him to learn many secrets.

The existence of the true form of Dao Ancestor Hongjun was extremely important news for Jiang Heng, and it even directly affected the outcome of the future battle.

However, Yang Mei's strength was still too low. Although he saw some things, he found it difficult to grasp the essence of the matter.

For example, although Yang Mei witnessed the battle between Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, with Yang Mei's strength, it was difficult for him to discern Dao Ancestor Hongjun's true strength.

For Jiang Heng, the most crucial question was what kind of being the Dao Ancestor Hongjun truly was.

Unfortunately, Jiang Heng did not get the answer he wanted from Yang Mei, so he had to find out the truth himself.

Besides, how exactly did Dao Ancestor Hongjun manage to deceive Jiang Heng and the other saints with just an incarnation?

Before meeting Yang Mei, Jiang Heng never imagined that the Dao Ancestor Hongjun he was seeing was just an incarnation.

Given the strength and methods of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, it wouldn't be surprising if he could only deceive the other saints.

It wouldn't be surprising if he could even keep it from the past Jiang Heng. However, the current Jiang Heng has already stepped into the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm.

Even so, Jiang Heng did not realize in the Zixiao Palace last time that the Dao Ancestor Hongjun in front of him was merely an avatar.

If this is due to the power of the Heavenly Dao, Jiang Heng feels it's still somewhat lacking. After all, the Heavenly Dao is not yet truly perfect.

Even though the Heavenly Dao can control the rules of the primordial world and its strength is unfathomable, it is still not much beyond Jiang Heng.

For this reason, after learning of the existence of the true form of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Jiang Heng always maintained the utmost vigilance towards him.

Even if Dao Ancestor Hongjun's true form had already reached the Immortal Emperor realm, Jiang Heng wouldn't be surprised.

However, what puzzled Jiang Heng was why Dao Ancestor Hongjun's true form did not appear during their battle during the Longhan Calamity.

After the Heavenly Dao was enraged, the true form of Dao Ancestor Hongjun immediately appeared. What kind of secrets were hidden behind this?

Moreover, during the Investiture of the Gods, although Jiang Heng was unable to completely resolve the crisis facing the human race, he did force Dao Ancestor Hongjun to compromise.

Now that I think about it, Dao Ancestor Hongjun clearly had greater power, so why did he choose to compromise? Was it merely because he was wary of Jiang Heng and Houtu?

Jiang Heng felt that if the true form of Dao Ancestor Hongjun really existed, his strength during the Investiture of the Gods would probably have been unimaginable.

This can be seen from the incarnations of Dao Ancestor Hongjun. After all, if the incarnations were so powerful, how could the true body be weak?

If the true forms and incarnations of the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun were to attack together, could Jiang Heng and Houtu Ancestral Witch really withstand them?

Even though both the underground and human paths collapsed, with his invincible power, Dao Ancestor Hongjun was not unable to minimize the losses.

Unless, during the Investiture of the Gods, the true form of Dao Ancestor Hongjun was unable to personally intervene for some reason.

Perhaps, when the Heavenly Dao is truly perfected, it will not only mean that the power of the Heavenly Dao will reach its limit, but it is also very likely that the true body of Dao Ancestor Hongjun will also achieve perfect merit.

By then, the situation Jiang Heng will face will likely be several times more difficult than he originally imagined.

That's why Jiang Heng wanted to go to the Void to see what kind of existence the Dao Ancestor Hongjun first appeared in.

Perhaps, in the void, Jiang Heng will be able to discover some clues and gain a better understanding of the true form of Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle! For Jiang Heng, the true form of Dao Ancestor Hongjun still exists only in the realm of concepts.

Of course, the Jiang Heng that Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao are seeing now is only a very small part of Jiang Heng.

Even Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao could not truly know Jiang Heng's true trump card and his true strength.

"It seems that what Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, sensed back then was truly unimaginable!" Jiang Heng thought to himself as he traveled.

Once, after the Six Paths of Reincarnation merged with the Netherworld Blood Sea, the Ancestral Witch Houtu, who was in seclusion, experienced an incredible resonance with all living beings.

In Houtu's perception, neither Dao Ancestor Hongjun nor the Heavenly Dao were beings from the primordial world.

Jiang Heng initially thought this was because Dao Ancestor Hongjun was one of the Three Thousand Great Dao Demon Gods, but now he realizes there might be a deeper reason behind it.

At this point, it becomes crucial whether Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, can take another step forward and surpass the realm of the Sage.

If one could truly glimpse the true face of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, it would be extremely crucial for the epic battle that was destined to take place in the future.

However, the existence of the true form of Dao Ancestor Hongjun was beyond Jiang Heng's expectations, but Jiang Heng was not without a way to deal with it.

"Once you step into the realm of Immortal Emperor, everything is illusory in the face of absolute power!" Jiang Heng murmured to himself.

As long as Jiang Heng is powerful enough, no matter what secrets Guan Zu Hongjun is hiding, nothing will be of any use in the face of absolute power.

Putting aside his chaotic thoughts for the time being, Jiang Heng realized that further speculation was pointless at this point.

In the chaos, not only is time immemorial, but there is also no distinction between east, west, south, north, up, down, left, or right; everything is in a state of chaos.

This is the beginning of the Great Way! The beginning of all things is from a state of disorder and chaos, gradually moving towards complexity and diversity.

Walking alone through the chaos, Jiang Heng slowly came to understand the true meaning of chaos, a realization he had never had before.

Endless insights surged into Jiang Heng's mind, and his own Dao began to evolve continuously. Within the enormous furnace, the flames burned fiercely.

Jiang Heng's ultimate path and his unparalleled imperial law are constantly being nurtured, and their true emergence is not far off.

Just like the Desolate Emperor, before he truly created the "Great Freedom of Other Transformation Method," he had no idea what his own Dao and Dharma were.

It wasn't until the moment when the "Great Freedom of Others" was truly born that the Desolate Heaven Emperor suddenly realized that his own Dao and Dharma were like this.

Jiang Heng is in the same situation now. Before his own Dao and Dharma have been fully developed, he is unable to see the whole picture.

However, Jiang Heng knew in his heart that his Dao and Dharma were constantly progressing, and that he was on the right path.

At this time, Jiang Heng no longer needed to go into seclusion to cultivate; everything he saw and heard was actually enlightenment.

Just as he was moving forward in this chaos, Jiang Heng comprehended the true meaning of chaos and perceived the origin of all things in the world.

The more insights Jiang Heng gains, the faster he will achieve perfection in his own Dao and Dharma; this is a mutually reinforcing process.

Although time is running out for Jiang Heng, and he will face unimaginable difficulties, there is no time to rush things.

Everything needs to be done in a natural way. Being impatient for success will only lead to failure. Jiang Heng understood this principle.

Jiang Heng didn't know how long he had been traveling through the chaos, but he sensed that the chaotic energy was gradually decreasing.

"Have we arrived at the Void?" Jiang Heng murmured to himself, his gaze fixed on the depths of chaos.

In the chaos, the chaotic energy is everywhere, and there is no such thing as dense or thin; everything is in a state of chaos.

Now that Jiang Heng can sense the decreasing chaotic energy, it means that something is disrupting the balance.

In the void, everything exists in nothingness; even the power of the Great Dao does not exist, so the chaotic energy naturally cannot exist.

Sure enough, after traveling for a while, the chaotic energy became thinner and thinner, and Jiang Heng finally saw the void.

It was only at this moment that Jiang Heng finally understood why Yang Mei called this place the Land of Nothingness.

When Jiang Heng saw this area, only one concept came to his mind: nothingness.

This is true nothingness, and it's not just because nothing tangible or intangible exists in this region.

Rather, it's because when you see this area, your perception, and even your cognition, are all empty.

To put it simply, this should not exist, not even in our imagination.

However, this very place appeared before Jiang Heng, a concept that was incredibly contradictory and hard to accept.

Even just seeing this one place made Jiang Heng feel that his thoughts had been affected to some extent.

It's hard to imagine that if one were to truly delve into this void, would even the concept of one's own existence disappear?

"Logically speaking, since everything here is nothingness, how did Yangmei discover Dao Ancestor Hongjun?" Jiang Heng suddenly realized the key to the problem.

In this void, all concepts are erased, whether tangible or intangible; they are all nothingness, non-existent.

When Yang Mei discovered Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Dao Ancestor Hongjun was in the Void, and logically, he should have become a Void being as well.

In other words, Yang Mei knew that once he arrived here, everything he saw, heard, and thought was nothing but emptiness and non-existence.

That is why, even if Dao Ancestor Hongjun were in front of Yangmei, Yangmei would only think that there was nothing in front of him, so how could he discover Dao Ancestor Hongjun?

Unless Dao Ancestor Hongjun negated this concept of nothingness with his own power, Yangmei would not have been able to discover his existence.

But just by seeing this void, Jiang Heng already understood just how difficult it was to counteract the power of the void with his own strength.

This alone shows that the Dao Ancestor Hongjun whom Yangmei met must have been an unimaginably powerful figure.

"Perhaps it was because of this void that Dao Ancestor Hongjun suffered an incurable wound, and had no choice but to travel outside in an avatar?" Jiang Heng thought to himself.

This is a possibility, not necessarily the truth, but after actually seeing this void, it is the most likely guess.

However, for Jiang Heng now, no amount of speculation is of any use; these are no longer important.

Regardless of how powerful the Dao Ancestor Hongjun was in the past, that was a thing of the distant past.

Jiang Heng had no way of knowing what level Dao Ancestor Hongjun had reached now; he could only try his best to find traces of Dao Ancestor Hongjun's past existence.

These things might play an unexpected role in that crucial battle, so Jiang Heng naturally couldn't afford to ignore them.

However, if Jiang Heng wanted to find traces of the existence of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, he had no choice but to personally enter this void before him.

Although Jiang Heng is currently at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, what he brought to the Chaos Sea this time was merely an avatar.

Although Jiang Heng's incarnation was more powerful than the incarnations of other saints, it did not reach the level of a saint, and its strength was still limited.

With such power, once they enter the void, everything about them will likely be completely erased, turning them into nothingness.

"It's just an incarnation anyway, so what if it's lost?" Jiang Heng finally made his decision.

Just as Jiang Heng said, he was merely an avatar at this moment, so even if he perished in the void, it wouldn't be a big deal.

With that thought in mind, Jiang Heng no longer hesitated. He took a step forward and found himself in the void, where he began to slowly walk forward alone.

In the void, there is absolute nothingness. Jiang Heng can not only not perceive anything, but even his own existence is slowly dissipating.

Jiang Heng felt that his body, his strength, and even his thoughts were slowly disappearing.

Moreover, Jiang Heng himself did not even react to this disappearance, to this gradual process of annihilation.

The feeling was as if everything was supposed to be this way, and there shouldn't be any reaction at all, which is naturally an extremely abnormal phenomenon.

Jiang Heng was startled. He suddenly realized that he wasn't unresponsive, but rather that the concept of response had become nonexistent.

Just as his own thoughts gradually turned into nothingness, all the meaning of Jiang Heng's existence would naturally disappear as well.

It was an indescribable feeling, and no matter how Jiang Heng tried, he couldn't stop it from happening.

Fortunately, Jiang Heng's thoughts had not completely turned into nothingness. He still remembered his purpose in entering the land of nothingness, so he continued to move forward.

Unaware of how far he had traveled, Jiang Heng's thoughts were almost turning into nothingness; he had even forgotten the purpose of entering the Land of Nothingness.

As if he had become a walking corpse, Jiang Heng simply moved forward mechanically, aimlessly heading towards the unknown distance.

Gradually, Jiang Heng's body began to fade. It wasn't that it was dissolving, but rather that the concept of Jiang Heng's body was disappearing.

Jiang Heng is becoming nothingness. Perhaps when Jiang Heng's body completely ceases to exist, Jiang Heng himself will also become nothingness.

In a state of nothingness, everything about Jiang Heng would naturally cease to exist, which is what makes the Land of Nothingness so terrifying.

In the void, everything is nothingness, and even the power of the Great Dao cannot remain here, or rather, this place has already exceeded the scope of the Great Dao.

But in everyone's perception, everything in the world is transformed by the Great Dao, even chaos is the same, so how can nothingness exceed the scope of the Great Dao?

But in this void, it wasn't that this universally acknowledged truth was completely overturned, but rather that this place exceeded Jiang Heng's imagination.

The Great Dao is boundless! Although Jiang Heng is already powerful enough, he still has a long way to go to reach the supreme realm.

Above the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm lies the supreme Immortal Emperor realm, and within the Immortal Emperor realm, there are still the Sacrifice Dao realm and above it.

Whether this is the limit, Jiang Heng doesn't know. Even if there are things in this world that are beyond Jiang Heng's understanding, it's actually quite normal.

Take this void before him, for example. It's just that Jiang Heng's cultivation level isn't high enough, so he can't understand its mysteries.

If Jiang Heng were to come to this void place again when his cultivation level is higher, perhaps this place would not be anything special to him.

"How exactly did the Dao Ancestor Hongjun manage to persevere back then?" Jiang Heng had already figured out the key to the question long ago.

Although Jiang Heng is currently only an avatar, his realm is truly at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, and so is the strength of his primordial spirit.

No matter how powerful an incarnation of a sage may be, it can only possess the realm of a sage, but it can never possess the strength of a sage's primordial spirit.

This is what distinguishes Jiang Heng from other saints. For this reason, in the primordial world, no saintly incarnation can rival Jiang Heng.

According to Jiang Heng's estimation, even if his true form came here, it would be very difficult for him to resist this incredible process of nothingness.

In other words, even if Jiang Heng's true form were to personally come to the Void, it is highly likely that he would eventually disappear completely into the Void.

This shows that the Dao Ancestor Hongjun of that time had either already reached the realm of Immortal Emperor, or at least was extremely close to it.

Of course, it is not impossible for Dao Ancestor Hongjun to have a supreme treasure to protect him and resist this gradual process of annihilation.

Regardless, after arriving at this void, Jiang Heng felt even more apprehensive towards Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Jiang Heng is becoming nothingness, and with his indomitable will and the realm of a quasi-immortal emperor, he is striving to fight against this process of nothingness.

In this process, Jiang Heng gradually discovers that in the fight against nothingness, his "god" is undergoing unimaginable tempering.

It's like being in a giant furnace; you'll either be completely destroyed by the scorching flames or become even more resilient.

Jiang Heng is currently going through this process. To resist the process of nihilism, he must make his "god" more resilient.

He didn't know how much time had passed, and Jiang Heng had even forgotten the purpose of his trip. He was just mechanically moving forward, forward, and forward again.

His consciousness was gradually simulating reality, but his body was about to disappear. Jiang Heng's remaining consciousness told him that he was about to reach his limit.

Once he reaches his limit, everything about Jiang Heng—his body, his consciousness, and even any trace of his existence—will vanish into nothingness.

At this point, Jiang Heng had given up all hope of finding any traces that Dao Ancestor Hongjun might have left behind.

In this desolate place, even if these traces once existed, they must have been completely erased over the long years.

Jiang Heng has already regarded this void as a place to hone himself, and here, he even sees the possibility of going further.

In the process of fighting against nothingness, Jiang Heng's "god" is becoming increasingly resilient, and his primordial spirit is constantly being refined.

Under these circumstances, the speed at which Jiang Heng's supreme path and peerless imperial technique, which were still in the process of being conceived, reached perfection increased by an incredible amount.

Jiang Heng was pleasantly surprised to find that if he could maintain this state, the time it would take him to enter the realm of Immortal Emperor would be greatly shortened.

Although he accidentally discovered the existence of the true body of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, if Jiang Heng could complete the breakthrough before the Heavenly Dao is perfected, he would be able to completely take the initiative.

One step ahead, and you'll be ahead every step ahead! As long as he can break through first, Jiang Heng has the ability to overturn the game ahead of time.

"What a pity! This avatar of mine can't last much longer!" Jiang Heng thought with some regret.

Under the influence of the power of nothingness, both Jiang Heng's will and his body have become almost completely nothing.

Once it becomes completely void, it will be impossible for Jiang Heng to use the power of the void to help him take that step.

However, Jiang Heng had already spent a long enough time in the Void and had gained quite a bit of benefits; he was already content.

Being able to take that step sooner was already an unexpected surprise for Jiang Heng, so there was nothing more to ask for.

Just as Jiang Heng was about to vanish into nothingness, a beam of light suddenly appeared in front of him—an incomparably dazzling beam of light.

Jiang Heng's last remaining consciousness looked toward the place where the light had appeared, but in the next moment, Jiang Heng completely vanished into nothingness.

At this moment, inside the Fire Cloud Cave, Jiang Heng's true form suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with disbelief.

"Within that dazzling light, there is an unimaginable world?" Jiang Heng murmured to himself.

Yes! When that dazzling light appeared, Jiang Heng used all his strength, but with his remaining consciousness, he could only catch a glimpse of it.

But in that one glance, Jiang Heng saw a vast world, a world that Jiang Heng could not describe in words.

In that instant, Jiang Heng sensed an unparalleled aura, one he had never felt before.

What kind of world was it? Or was Jiang Heng just hallucinating when his consciousness faded?

All of this remains unknown, but the world that emerged from that dazzling light left an indelible impression on Jiang Heng.

Perhaps, Dao Ancestor Hongjun came from that vast world. Or perhaps, what Jiang Heng touched upon was the true secret of the Void.

However, no matter what it was, Jiang Heng was powerless to explore it further. At the very least, before reaching the Immortal Emperor realm, Jiang Heng could no longer enter the Void.

After all, in the primordial world, Jiang Heng still had two powerful opponents: Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao. He couldn't afford to take unnecessary risks.

If one were to accidentally become completely lost in the void, even Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao would probably be laughing in their sleep.

Perhaps, only when Jiang Heng has completely resolved the crisis in the primordial world will he be able to put down all his burdens and explore the secrets of the void.

With this in mind, Jiang Heng could only temporarily set aside the Void Land, condense another avatar, and begin his seclusion as his true body.

Originally, seclusion was no longer of much use to Jiang Heng, but this time in the Void, Jiang Heng has gained unexpected benefits.

Jiang Heng had a premonition that the day he would truly step into the realm of Immortal Emperor was not far off.

(End of this chapter)