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

Chapter 284 Saints Became Like Cabbage?

Since the great god Pangu separated heaven and earth, all things have undergone a long period of gestation, giving birth to countless living beings.

From the ancient times when the dragon, phoenix, and qilin races vied for supremacy, Dao Ancestor Hongjun was the first being to achieve sainthood in the primordial world.

But that was just an avatar of Dao Ancestor Hongjun. For Dao Ancestor Hongjun, becoming a saint through an avatar was naturally not difficult at all.

However, if we look at it that way, the Demon Ancestor Rahu was truly pathetic, because he never had any hope of winning from beginning to end.

Besides Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the first being to achieve sainthood in the primordial world was actually the saint Nuwa.

Nuwa became a saint by creating humans, which, according to legend, was an inevitable consequence of the laws of nature, and thus the human race was destined to become the protagonist of the primordial world.

However, if the sage Nuwa herself lacked ability, even if she was favored by the Great Dao, she could not have truly created the human race.

After the sage Nuwa, there were many other powerful beings who attempted to create living beings, such as the former Lord of the Styx who created the Asura race.

However, since the sage Nuwa, no other living being in the primordial world has been able to create a race as uniquely blessed as the human race.

Therefore, Jiang Heng once said that if the Sage Nuwa adhered to her own path and continued to move forward, she would have a good chance of breaking through to the Heavenly Dao Realm.

After Nuwa became a saint, the Three Pure Ones and the two Western Saints all became saints, and the primordial world thus ushered in the era of saints.

Jiang Heng's situation is rather special. He did not follow the path to sainthood found in the primordial world. Strictly speaking, the path in the world of Shrouding the Heavens should be to achieve sainthood through force.

For a long time, only Houtu Zuwu became a saint by opening up the six realms of reincarnation, but she almost perished because of Daozu Hongjun.

Yang Jian can be considered to have inherited the sainthood of the saint Zhunti, while Fuxi only became a saint because of the last great calamity of heaven and earth.

These beings were among the few in the primordial world who could reach the realm of saints. But throughout the long course of time, only these few beings existed.

Jiang Heng had long understood that, in terms of the world level of the primordial world, there should be far more beings who had achieved sainthood than just these few.

It's a very simple principle: the Perfect World's level is not even comparable to the Primordial World, but it has quite a few powerful beings at the Saint level.

Not to mention the powerhouses at the Saint level, even the powerhouses at the Heavenly Dao Realm have been born in the Perfect World since ancient times.

The primordial world, even more powerful than the Perfect World, has only produced so many saints. This is naturally due to the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Now, Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao have completely disappeared from the primordial world, and their traces have been completely severed by Jiang Heng.

By this time, the shackles that had bound countless living beings in the primordial world had been completely broken, and a new era had begun.

After a period of accumulation, the veteran Quasi-Saints in the primordial world began to challenge the Saint realm.

The first one to break through was none other than Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of earth immortals, who could be considered an ancient quasi-saint in the primordial world.

Zhen Yuanzi was of the same generation as the Three Pure Ones and was one of the earliest beings in the primordial world. He also listened to the Dao in the Zixiao Palace of Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

In terms of personal accumulation, Zhen Yuanzi is definitely in a class of his own among the quasi-saints of the prehistoric world.

Even if Yang Jian, who had never become a saint, was slightly stronger than Zhen Yuanzi, his accumulated experience was far less substantial.

Long ago, Zhen Yuanzi's strength had already reached the limit that a Quasi-Saint could achieve; all he lacked was an opportunity.

Now that opportunity has presented itself, Zhen Yuanzi quickly began his assault on the Saint Realm after sensing the changes in the rules of heaven and earth.

On this day, an unparalleled aura suddenly appeared in the primordial world, and countless strange phenomena appeared in the heavens.

Purple clouds rise from the east for 30,000 miles, golden springs gush from the earth, and immortals dance. These extraordinary phenomena all point to one thing: in the primordial world, a being has attained sainthood.

"I am Zhen Yuanzi, and today I have attained the Dao of Hunyuan. From this day forward, I shall be a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, and shall call myself the Sage Zhenyuan!"

A mighty voice resounded throughout the primordial world, and countless creatures prostrated themselves on the ground, bowing and worshipping Zhen Yuanzi, who had just become a saint.

The ascension of a new being to sainthood is a momentous event for the entire primordial world, enough to keep countless beings discussing it for a long time.

But Zhen Yuanzi's ascension to sainthood was only the beginning. In the primordial world, several more supreme auras began to emerge.

"I am Nezha, and today I have attained the Dao of Hunyuan. From this day forward, I shall be a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, and call myself the Primordial Sage!"

"I am Kong Xuan, and today I have attained the Dao of Hunyuan. From this day forward, I shall be a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, and call myself the Phoenix Sage!"

Thirteen consecutive supreme auras filled the primordial world, leaving countless beings in the primordial world utterly shocked and unable to recover for a long time.

In addition to Zhen Yuanzi, Nezha, and Kong Xuan becoming saints, even the eleven ancestral witches of the Wu tribe also attained sainthood today.

Saints seem to have suddenly become free cabbages! These are saints! How can fourteen beings have become saints all of a sudden?

It should be noted that in the original primordial world, even including Jiang Heng, there were only nine saints.

However, the number of saints in the primordial world has suddenly surged to more than twenty, which is an extremely terrifying number.

Is it really that easy to become a saint now? Many beings were shocked, but at the same time, they couldn't help but feel a surge of hope.

If becoming a saint is difficult and no one can achieve it, then so be it. But now, fourteen beings have already become saints in succession.

These fourteen beings were all renowned powerhouses in the primordial world, and were already among the strongest of the Quasi-Saints.

However, if these beings are able to become saints, doesn't that mean that other beings also have the hope of becoming saints?

As long as there is hope of becoming a saint, no matter how slim that hope may be, it is enough to motivate countless beings to make every effort.

With abundant primordial energy of heaven and earth, countless geniuses and prodigies descended to earth, bringing hope of reaching the highest realm, and the threat of immeasurable calamities was no longer above their heads.

All of this foreshadows the arrival of a golden age of cultivation in the primordial world.

In such an era, as long as one makes continuous efforts, any living being has the hope of reaching the highest realm and thus attaining sainthood.

At the same time, with the attainment of sainthood by Zhen Yuanzi and fourteen other beings, their existence also plays an extremely important role in the primordial world.

In the primordial world today, after becoming a saint, there is no longer a need to inscribe one's own mark on the rules of the Heavenly Dao.

However, for the entire primordial world, as long as new beings attain sainthood, the rules of the entire primordial world will become more complete.

This is also why the Dao Ancestor Hongjun allowed the sages like Taiqing to attain sainthood; sages are essential beings that support the heavens and earth.

Moreover, to be precise, the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man are the foundation of a complete world, but in the ancient primordial world, these three were separate.

The three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man should be mutually opposed yet unified, working together to continuously advance a complete world towards higher levels.

However, it is clear that in the primordial world, the Heavenly Dao was controlled by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who was essentially a parasite.

Therefore, the Way of Heaven, the Way of Earth, and the Way of Humanity are mutually opposed. The Way of Heaven even wants to completely overwhelm the Way of Humanity and the Way of Earth in order to strengthen its own power.

This is an unhealthy development model, so over the years, the Primordial World has not only failed to grow and expand, but has also been shattered several times.

Now, with the fourteen beings attaining sainthood, not only have the rules within the primordial world become more complete, but the power of humanity is also constantly growing stronger.

As a result, the entire primordial world continued to develop, and the 30% of the world's origin that had been lost was rapidly recovering.

However, for Jiang Heng and the others, the fourteen saints were not much of a threat. When facing Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the saints could hardly play any role.

However, the eleven Ancestral Witches are different. After they become saints, the power that the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation can unleash will definitely be even greater.

This also means that once Houtu Ancestral Witch condenses Pangu's true form again, the power she can unleash will definitely be even greater.

At that time, it is not impossible for Houtu Ancestral Witch to fight against the former Dao Ancestor Hongjun on her own.

After Zhen Yuanzi and the other fourteen beings attained sainthood, the first thing they faced left them completely dumbfounded.

After Zhen Yuanzi and others became saints, the Supreme Saint of Taiqing, who was in charge of the Heavenly Dao, told them what they had to do after they attained sainthood.

Actually, it's nothing much. After discussing with the Sage Taiqing, Jiang Heng decided that after a living being attains sainthood, it needs to refine chaos for a thousand years.

Refining the chaotic sea near the primordial world and then replenishing it will allow the primordial world to continuously grow and expand.

For a sage, this wasn't actually that difficult! But it was tiring! You could say it was pure hard labor.

Even for a sage, refining chaos is not an easy task; it requires immense effort to completely refine it.

After finally attaining enlightenment and becoming a saint, instead of becoming a high and mighty saint who sits and watches the world change, he has to do hard labor.

The fourteen beings, including Zhen Yuanzi, who had just attained sainthood, had no time to rejoice before their joy turned to sorrow.

Fortunately, it was only a thousand years, and they could get through it by gritting their teeth. Otherwise, Zhen Yuanzi and the others who had just become saints would probably have really started to doubt their existence.

With these fourteen sages constantly refining the chaos, the thirty percent of the world's origin lost in the primordial world will be completely restored after a thousand years.

When new beings attain sainthood and achieve enlightenment, they will naturally refine the chaos and strengthen the primordial world. This can be described as a virtuous cycle.

This will continuously elevate the world's level, which will also greatly postpone the time when the primordial world will face annihilation.

If the primordial world could have existed for trillions of years, as it grew stronger, that timeframe might have become ten trillion years.

Overall, the entire prehistoric world is developing in a positive direction, which is exactly what Jiang Heng and the others have been hoping to see.

As for Jiang Heng himself, he had no interest in the primordial world at this moment, and was completely immersed in comprehending the world of Dao and Dharma.

Within the Dao and Dharma of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor and the Ye Heavenly Emperor, Jiang Heng has truly glimpsed a higher level of the Sacrifice Dao Realm.

Jiang Heng had even truly understood what it meant to burn away all rules and order, sacrifice the supreme path, and then achieve the ultimate sublimation.

Of course, Jiang Heng had only seen the path and understood how to do it, but he was still a long way from true success.

For example, you know that cooking requires various ingredients, and you also know that these ingredients can be bought in supermarkets.

But buying groceries always costs money; you have to earn money first before you can buy all the ingredients for cooking.

That's not all. After buying the ingredients, you also need to use your culinary skills to turn them into delicious dishes.

Moreover, due to differences in individual cooking skills, the final dishes will taste vastly different.

As for Jiang Heng, he now knows the method and how to do it, but it will take a long time to truly complete all of this.

There's no way around it; that's how cultivation works. The higher the level, the longer it takes. Jiang Heng's current speed is already considered extremely fast.

While the primordial world was developing rapidly, Dao Ancestor Hongjun was naturally not idle. He was hiding in the shadows, constantly recovering from his injuries.

Obtaining 30% of the world's origin from the primordial world was extremely important to Dao Ancestor Hongjun, as it would allow him to fully recover from his injuries.

After recovering from his injuries, Dao Ancestor Hongjun will be able to break through to a higher realm in one fell swoop, which has been his long-cherished wish for countless years.

Once Dao Ancestor Hongjun successfully breaks through, he will return to the primordial world. At that time, Dao Ancestor Hongjun firmly believes that no one can stop him.

It's now a race against time; it depends on whether Dao Ancestor Hongjun breaks through first, or whether the primordial world accumulates enough strength first.

Time passed silently, and tens of thousands of years went by in the blink of an eye. The primordial world had become incomparably dazzling.

Countless geniuses roamed freely, and countless prodigies emerged. In their struggles against each other, this golden age gradually reached its peak.

Meanwhile, deep within the Chaos Sea, Yangmei continued to live her own little life in her own little world.

During this time, Yang Mei also learned about the outcome of the battle in the vicinity of the prehistoric world, and sighed about it for a long time.

Yang Mei truly hadn't expected that Jiang Heng's side would ultimately emerge victorious. However, for him, it was still good news.

During this period, Yang Mei also entered the Primordial World. With his foundation as a Great Dao Demon God, he was actually capable of proving his Dao and becoming a saint in the Primordial World.

But Yang Mei ultimately chose to return to her own little world. Perhaps, after countless years of effort, Yang Mei had developed feelings for this little world.

Moreover, seeing the sages refine chaos and continuously strengthen the primordial world gave Yang Mei new hope.

Yang Mei firmly believes that as long as he can make his small world grow stronger, he can also use this to attain sainthood.

Yang Mei diligently expanded his small world, living a leisurely and carefree life. But one day, Yang Mei suddenly sensed a powerful fluctuation flash by.

"This feeling? It seems somewhat familiar, yet it contains a power I cannot comprehend. What exactly is it?"

After raising his eyebrows and pondering for a moment, he finally couldn't resist his curiosity and headed towards the direction from which the fluctuation came.

(End of this chapter)