" I am Hongjun. Today, I have attained the Great Dao and achieved the Saintly Position. As I hold the Jade Plate of Creation and conform to Heaven's will, I will preach the Dao at the Purple Heaven Palace in the chaos three thousand years from now. All those with affinity may come and listen!"
A deep yet incomparably majestic voice descended from the Heavenly Vault.
Following it came an overwhelming pressure that swept across the entire Primordial Wilderness.
In an instant, that aura spread to the four extremities, making the eight wilds tremble.
At the same time, auspicious clouds churned between heaven and earth, and countless signs of good fortune appeared.
Endless purple qi gathered from all directions, while billions of rays of light spilled across the sky.
As the phenomenon appeared, all beings prostrated themselves and lowered their heads.
"Hongjun? He attained the Dao and became a Saint?"
At the foot of Buzhou Mountain, Li Tian, who had forcibly withstood the pressure, wore a face full of shock and confusion.
As an avid novel reader, he had long grown accustomed to transmigration tropes.
But who could have imagined that the moment he opened his eyes, he would end up in this Primordial Wilderness, where Quasi-Saints were nothing special and Daluo were everywhere?
Even more absurdly, he had become Tongtian!
Though Tongtian was a Saint destined by heaven, Li Tian knew perfectly well—
After the Investiture of the Gods tribulation, the Interception Sect would vanish into smoke, and its grand vision of ten thousand immortals coming to pay homage would become nothing but a bubble.
As a mighty Saint, Tongtian would even be forced to consume the Saint-Slaying Pill and remain trapped within the Purple Heaven Palace, never to know freedom again!
He appeared infinitely glorious on the surface, but in truth, his fate was utterly miserable.
But that was not even the worst part.
What truly left him speechless was that a large part of the Interception Sect's downfall had actually been caused by the meddling of his two good brothers!
They spoke of the Three Pure Ones being one family and of brotherly affection, yet when the tribulation arrived, their true colors were exposed!
Especially since the source of that catastrophe had actually been the trouble caused by a disciple under his Second Brother!
Thinking of this, Li Tian felt a surge of anger.
Tongtian had come here because Yuanshi had berated him not long ago, leaving him frustrated enough to go out and clear his mind.
At that thought, a cold smile appeared on his lips.
"Since I have transmigrated into Tongtian, I will never allow all this to happen!"
"Taishang, Yuanshi, Western Teach—I'll remember this debt!"
"When the Investiture of the Gods comes, let's see what kind of faces you make."
As soon as he spoke, Tongtian, or rather Li Tian, felt his mind become clear and his entire body refreshed.
As for his hatred toward Taishang and Yuanshi, he felt no burden whatsoever.
So what if they had once been brothers? A brother willing to join outsiders in suppressing his own kin no longer deserved to be called a brother!
Besides, he possessed the innate advantage of a transmigrator—he knew everything!
You say you have luck? Sorry, I know the future!
You have a great opportunity? Sorry, I can get there first and take it!
[ Ding! The host has completed transmigration. Binding system... Binding successful!]
The sudden notification in his mind made Tongtian shudder.
Then, his eyes lit up.
He had almost forgotten about the system!
Originally, he had thought that as one of the Three Pure Ones, with the foundation of a top-tier innate godfiend and complete knowledge of the plot, he was already powerful enough.
He had not expected to receive the system's support as well!
Now, the Investiture of the Gods was in the bag!
He took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, and began examining the system interface.
God-Tier Sect Master System: Function One: Recruit disciples to obtain system rewards. Function Two: Talent Fusion—A disciple's talents can be stacked onto the host without limit! Function Three: Luck Sharing—A disciple's luck can be stacked onto the host without affecting the disciple, with no upper limit! Function Four: Cultivation Co-practice—A disciple's cultivation results can be stacked onto the host without limit! Function Five: Strength Integration—A disciple's strength can be absorbed by the host without limit. It may be used again after a cooldown of one thousand years. Novice Gift Pack: (Not activated. Must be unlocked by completing the novice mission.)
Tongtian sucked in a cold breath when he saw this.
This system... was terrifying!
The first function alone was enough to make his heart race.
After all, the original Interception Sect had tens of thousands of disciples!
He could receive rewards simply by recruiting followers. Wasn't that like picking up beans?
Not to mention Talent Fusion!
As long as he had enough disciples, let alone Pangu's bloodline or the foundations of Chaos Godfiends, even the strongest talents in all the Myriad Worlds could be gathered into one body!
What excited him most, however, were the third and fourth functions.
Cultivation Co-practice? Strength Integration?
Didn't that mean that as long as he had enough disciples, spirit treasures, innate spiritual roots, comprehension, and aptitude would all be his for the taking?
As for cultivation, he could level up while lying down. He only needed to gather a group of people to cultivate, and he could directly charge into the realm of Saints!
At that moment, Tongtian had already made up his mind.
In this life, he would not only turn things around—he would defy heaven and change his fate!
The revival of the Interception Sect would begin today!
This was a little frightening!
If he developed tens of billions of followers, forget punching Yuanshi and kicking Zhunti.
Even rubbing the Heavenly Dao into the ground might not be impossible!
As for the fifth function, the system had to be praised for its thoughtfulness.
To keep the host from dying, it had even specially provided a cheat to increase his strength.
Although there were not many followers in the early stages, and the stacked power would be limited.
Still, it was easy to foresee that this cheat would only grow stronger later on. It was practically the king of cheats!
As for the one-thousand-year cooldown, it could basically be ignored.
This was the Primordial Wilderness. Time was the least valuable thing here.
The higher one's cultivation, the more likely a simple nap would last tens of thousands of years.
If one entered Closed Door Meditation, the time would be even longer. Some could spend dozens of epochs at it without a second thought.
In the end, any one of these functions would be enough to let someone defy heaven, change their fate, and soar to greatness.
Yet he possessed all five at once!
After standing there in a daze for two seconds, Tongtian suppressed the urge to burst into wild laughter and turned his gaze toward the Novice Gift Pack.
Novice Mission: Establish a sect ahead of schedule. Upon completion, receive one Novice Gift Pack.
Establish a sect ahead of schedule?
Tongtian raised an eyebrow slightly.
Hongjun had only just become a Saint. Forget the Investiture of the Gods, even the Witch-Demon War was nowhere in sight.
This sect was being established awfully early!
Still, he had always believed that taking advantage of an opportunity never meant taking a loss, so he naturally would not hesitate.
He had to establish the sect sooner or later anyway. If he could get an extra gift pack, why not?
"Heavenly Dao above, I am Tongtian, of Pangu's Orthodox Lineage. Today, upon Buzhou Mountain, I establish the Interception Sect."
"The Great Dao has fifty, while Heaven derives forty-nine. What the Interception Sect seeks is to win a thread of survival for the Myriad Spirits of the Primordial Wilderness. Let the Heavenly Dao bear witness!"
Boom!
A thunderclap exploded in the minds of countless living beings across the Primordial Wilderness.
It was the Heavenly Dao responding to his declaration.
Immediately afterward, Tongtian's words upon founding his sect spread throughout the entire Primordial World with the power of the Heavenly Dao.
Countless beings heard them and were overwhelmed with shock!
Within the void above Buzhou Mountain, vast amounts of luck gathered.
Visible to the naked eye, Tongtian's aura, originally at the mid-stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, slowly began to rise.
Beyond the luck.
Within a radius of a million li, golden light spread everywhere, gradually condensing into a Cloud of Merit.
Kunlun Mountain.
Seeing Tongtian receive such enormous merit, Laozi's expression became somewhat complicated.
As the eldest brother, his cultivation had actually been surpassed by his younger brother.
Wouldn't people laugh at him if they appeared together?
No, he had to enter Closed Door Meditation and break through!
Just as Laozi silently made up his mind.
Yuanshi, standing nearby, had already turned red with jealousy, his expression nearly twisting out of shape.
If circumstances allowed, he would have loved to kick Tongtian aside and take his place!
Mount Sumeru.
"Senior Brother, Tongtian's luck is truly impressive.
After this, his strength will probably become the greatest below the Saints."
Zhunti withdrew his gaze. His tone was full of envy, and his face practically screamed, "I'm so jealous."
"Envy is useless. We have to take action and work hard to surpass them!"
Jieyin, however, looked resolute, his voice firm and forceful.
Sun Star.
Dijun and Taiyi exchanged glances, their faces filled with shock.
He actually dared to declare that he would fight for a thread of survival for the Primordial Beings!
Wasn't that a little too arrogant?
Not even Saints had dared to say such a thing.
Where did a mere Grand Unity Golden Immortal get the confidence to make such a declaration?
Wuzhuang Temple.
Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun, who had originally been preparing to discuss the Dao, were equally shaken.
This oath was not something one could make casually.
The Heavenly Dao had responded, and luck had descended upon him.
If Tongtian went back on his word in the future, the Heavenly Dao would likely punish him as well!
"Fellow Daoist Tongtian has such resolve. We cannot compare!"
Thinking this, the two could not help sighing with emotion.
Netherworld Blood Sea.
Ancestor Minghe's eyes gleamed as countless thoughts passed through his mind.
His thoughts differed somewhat from those of the others.
If Tongtian could truly walk this path, it might be a new method of increasing one's strength.
But he would have to continue observing the matter.
If it truly worked, the entire Primordial Wilderness would inevitably be reshuffled!
Purple Heaven Palace.
Hongjun sat atop a cloud bed with his eyes slightly closed. Then he suddenly opened them and looked toward Buzhou Mountain.
That gaze pierced through the Chaos Storm.
It clearly reflected Tongtian's figure at that moment.
"The Heavenly Dao is about to change. I do not know whether this change will bring fortune or disaster."
After murmuring this, Hongjun's expression shifted, unable to conceal the complicated emotions in his heart.
At the instant he became a Saint, he had used the power of the Jade Plate of Creation to glimpse the trajectory of his future fate.
Yet now, one of his future disciples had established a sect ahead of time.
This... was highly likely to alter the fate he had been destined to follow!
After pondering for a long time.
Hongjun ultimately chose to remain still and observe.
[The sect has been successfully established ahead of schedule. Congratulations, host, on completing the novice mission and obtaining one Novice Gift Pack.] [Open it?]
"Open it!"
Tongtian responded without hesitation.
[Gift pack opened. Congratulations, host, on obtaining the Primordial Supreme Art.] [Congratulations, host, on obtaining an upgradable spirit treasure—Sect Master's Seal.] [Congratulations, host, on obtaining an Innate Supreme Treasure—Sect Master's Edict.]
Three consecutive system notifications rang out, and Tongtian's face immediately lit up with joy.
He had originally thought the Novice Gift Pack would at most give him a high-grade spirit treasure.
He had not expected it to produce three treasures at once!
Every single one of them, if placed in the Primordial World, would be enough to stir up a bloody storm!
Speaking only of the Primordial Supreme Art,
even Saint Hongjun would likely have coveted it upon seeing it!
This cultivation art far surpassed the level of ordinary Saints,
directly reaching the origin of Primordial Chaos, transcending even the Heavenly Dao!
Even before chaos had been divided, the Three Thousand Demonic Gods would likely have fought endlessly over it!
And it was not just the cultivation art—the evolvable spiritual treasure was also a heaven-defying item!
Whether in chaos or the Primordial Wilderness, spiritual treasures had an extremely strict hierarchy,
ranging from Acquired Spiritual Treasures all the way to Chaos Supreme Treasures.
Let alone possessing one, probably no one in the Primordial Wilderness had even heard of something called an "evolvable spiritual treasure."
If the secret of this spiritual treasure were spread, the entire Primordial Wilderness would likely go mad over it!
Even if it was only the lowest-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure at the moment.
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