The Dao Ancestor Went Mad! Extorting the Heavens for His Grandson!
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For the first time, the voice of the Hongjun Daozu revealed such urgency.
That ancient yet immensely powerful hand reached out like lightning.
It grabbed Lin Shen's chubby little hand, which was about to touch the second wisp of Primordial Violet Qi.
Time seemed to begin flowing again at this moment.
At the Kunlun Mountain Peak, the once stagnant air surged and roared once more.
However, this clamor is no longer the peaceful whisper of enlightenment.
It was a chaotic cacophony triggered by the collective brain crash after a period of deathly silence.
What... just happened?
"That little boy... he ate that purple aura?"
"No! He didn't eat it! He squeezed it! It looks like he crushed something inside!"
"Nonsense! That's Primordial Violet Qi! The Heavenly Dao Origin! How could it possibly be crushed!"
At the foot of the mountain, the primordial spirits and consciousness of billions of living beings were boiling.
Countless chaotic thoughts churned within him.
They witnessed a miracle that transcended all logic.
Yet, unable to accurately describe its content, they could only fall into meaningless arguments and speculation amidst extreme shock.
Meanwhile, those powerful figures who truly saw the truth atop the mountain were not in much better condition.
"Pulse."
Yuanshi Tianzun swallowed with difficulty.
He stared intently at the Primordial Violet Qi in Lin Shen's hand, which had become warm and pure.
His worldview is undergoing a complete upheaval and reshaping.
The Heavenly Dao Mark...
That mark represents the supreme, cold, and ruthless will of the Heavenly Way.
And that's it...
His precious apprentice, who only knows how to eat, drink, poop, and sleep,... squeezed him to death?
Yuanshi Tianzun felt that he must have made a mistake in his enlightenment, and that everything before him was an illusion.
"What... fuck?!"
The Tongtian Jiaozhu finally managed to squeeze out that earth-shattering curse from his throat.
His eyes widened.
Looking at Lin Shen's chubby, white hand with its dimples.
He felt a sense of confusion about his own swordsmanship at that moment.
What he pursued throughout his life was to Seize a thread of life, to defy fate.
But now.
A three-year-old toddler, in a way he couldn't understand at all.
With a casual gesture, a hole was torn in the sky.
No.
This is not about poking a hole.
This is like directly slapping the Heavenly Dao to the ground, giving it a resounding slap in the face.
I also gave it a bath and scrubbed off the hardest patch of dirt!
How can we play like this?
What exactly is the Tao?
The Tongtian Jiaozhu fell into deep self-doubt.
"Good... good disciple..."
Taiqing Laozi's hand, which was stroking his beard, trembled violently.
The muscles on that eternally expressionless face twitched uncontrollably.
He believed he cultivated the Great Dao of Non-Action, emphasizing the Dao follows Nature.
But what I'm seeing is just too unnatural!
Where is the Dao follows Nature?
This is clearly a place where even the most important roads would avoid you!
Yang Mei, Yin Yang, and Qiankun, these old monsters who crawled out of Chaos, stood frozen in place.
For the first time, the eyes of the Yang Mei the Great Immortal, which reflected the Cosmic Birth and Death, lost their focus.
He wields the Space Dao and understands best the strictness and insurmountability of its rules.
But now.
Someone broke the rules right in front of him.
The black and white energies flowing around the Yin-Yang Ancestor were completely disrupted.
There's even a trend of reversing the flow.
He felt that his Yin Yang Dao was incredibly fragile and vulnerable in front of Lin Shen's small hand.
As for the Qiankun Ancestor.
The "Xuanhuang Son" he had just recognized fell to the ground, covered in dirt.
He was completely unaware.
He just stared blankly at the pure purple aura in Lin Shen's hand.
Its mouth can be opened wide enough to fit an egg.
Saliva dripped down the corners of his mouth, drop by drop.
That... that was his Primordial Violet Qi!
Now... it seems to smell even better?
A deathly silence reigned.
Hongjun Daozu slowly, very slowly, released his grip on Lin Shen's wrist.
His movements were slow, as if he had exhausted all his strength.
His eyes held an incredibly complex expression.
Shocked, horrified, bewildered, and caught between laughter and tears...
Countless emotions churned in his eyes, which should have reflected the way of heaven.
In the end, it all turned into an unprecedented ecstasy!
Right!
I'm ecstatic!
Shackles Heaven's Way?
Sage and Prisoners?
Before Great God Pangu transformed into all things, he left behind his deepest obsession.
Isn't the hope that one day, all living beings in the Primordial World can break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao and forge their own path of transcendence?
He Hongjun with the Dao and became the spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao.
They may seem to be living a glamorous life, but aren't they actually trapped in a cage?
He spent countless eons deducing the secrets of heaven and laying out plans for eternity.
What is the purpose?
Isn't it all about finding that glimmer of hope, that chance to break free from the Shackles?
He had thought this road would be incredibly long and difficult.
It might even be impossible to find.
But now!
Hope appeared out of nowhere.
The little one in his arms.
He sculpted it in a way he could never have imagined!
"Hahaha... hahahaha!"
Hongjun Daozu, suddenly looked up at the sky and laughed loudly.
The laughter was filled with a sense of relief and joy that had been suppressed for countless eons.
He held Lin Shen tightly in his arms.
She planted a big, firm kiss on his delicate, pretty face!
"My good grandson! My good grandson!"
This scene once again left everyone present speechless.
The teacher... the Dao Ancestor... has he gone mad?
My precious apprentice almost caused a major disaster.
He neither stopped it nor punished it.
Instead... they even kissed?
Three Pure Ones felt that his brain was completely inadequate.
Grandpa, what's wrong?
Lin Shen was completely bewildered by the kiss.
He blinked his big eyes, looking at Hongjun with a puzzled expression.
Why are you so happy?
"Because Grandpa saw the most fun thing!"
Hongjun laughed so hard his beard trembled.
He knew it in his heart.
The Lin Shen can purify the Primordial Violet Qi; this matter absolutely cannot be left unresolved!
This is an immense achievement!
It's an enormous... bargaining chip!
Today, Hongjun is going to squeeze a good amount out of his precious son!
They're extorting money from Heaven!
I've figured that out.
Hongjun's smile vanished instantly.
Instead, a face filled with grief, indignation, and deep sorrow appeared.
He held Lin Shen in his arms and suddenly turned around.
He glared angrily at the six Quasi-Saint who were still in shock.
"Look! All of you, look!"
Hongjun's voice was filled with the anger of someone protecting their own.
"How old is my grandson? Three years old! He's still a child!"
"He felt sorry for you all when he saw your long faces."
"I want to help you clean those 'purple earthworms' so you can enjoy your meal!"
"What did he do wrong?!"
"And then what happened?!"
Hongjun's voice suddenly rose in pitch.
He raised high the Primordial Violet Qi belonging to the Qiankun Ancestor and Earth, which had been purified by Lin Shen.
Facing the void, facing the unseen will of Heaven, he angrily questioned:
"It's because within this Primordial Violet Qi lies your worthless rules and broken mark!"
"Just now! Just now! The backlash from the will of Heaven almost damaged my grandson's very essence!"
Hongjun spoke with righteous indignation.
It seemed that Lin Shen had just suffered a tremendous injustice.
"Heavenly Law! You must give this Old Daoist an explanation!"
"My grandson was so frightened, won't you compensate him for the emotional distress?!"
"And another thing! This Primordial Violet Qi has now been cleansed by my grandson; the imprint within it is gone."
"It's become a 'defective product'!"
"How can this be used? Do you acknowledge this loss?!"
Hongjun's bizarre manipulation of facts, turning black into white and calling a deer a horse, is truly astounding.
This completely silenced everyone present.
The Three Pure Ones were dumbfounded.
Nuwa and Fuxi looked at each other in bewilderment.
His Yang Mei and the corners of his Yin Yang twitched wildly.
This was the first time they had ever seen something like this in all their lives.
Someone dares to be so brazen... trying to extort justice from the heavens!
And it worked!
"Boom--"
A deep rumble of thunder echoed from the heavens.
The thunder carried not a trace of anger.
Instead... it exuded an indescribable... sense of grievance and frustration.
Immediately afterwards.
To everyone's astonishment.
A Golden Cloud of Merit, ten times larger than the one that had rewarded Lin Shen before, slowly condensed.
Within the golden clouds, it is no longer simply about accumulating merit.
Instead, it contains the purest power of the Heavenly Dao Origin!
This is Heaven's way of... apologizing!
Compensation is being provided!
Hongjun gazed at the golden cloud, his face remaining expressionless.
But secretly, she was overjoyed.
It's done!
He held Lin Shen in his arms, then turned his gaze to the six Quasi-Saint candidates who had completely lost their minds.
"Now, the choice is before you."
Hongjun pointed to the purified purple aura and the remaining five purple auras that were Shackles.
"One path leads to freedom, but the road ahead is unknown."
"The Five Paths are a cage, but a safe and secure one."
"You can choose for yourselves."