Primordial Ancestor: Destroy It! I'm Tired. Yuanshi Tianzun: Establishing a Trading Market

Upon hearing this, Grand Pure Saint smiled faintly and said calmly, "Brother Li Er, tell my third brother what is so good about our tea ceremony.

My third brother only likes the sword path. How could he understand the subtleties of the tea ceremony?"

Li Er: ???

Li Er still looked utterly bewildered. It was as if he had entered some bizarre loop—he had become the target of their bragging??

No, were these two really this childish?

At that moment, everyone who had originally planned to watch the show vanished in an instant.

After all, not just anyone's drama could be enjoyed carelessly—especially a Saint's.

Meanwhile, Sect Master Tongtian simply kept an arm around Li Er's shoulders without saying a word. His face carried a smug expression, as if he were saying that no matter what they said, it was useless.

Just look at my relationship with Li Er.

Just then,

Black Dog poked his head out of the void, a jade slip clenched in his mouth. Upon seeing where Sect Master Tongtian was, he approached with a fawning expression and handed the jade slip to him.

"Elder Master, I really wasn't the one who spread your business. The things in here—

You'll understand once you've watched them." Black Dog spoke with utmost seriousness, though an irrepressible excitement flickered in his eyes.

The images within this jade slip recorded the events of the day they had discussed matters, along with part of the embarrassing scenes of Grand Pure Saint and Yuanshi Tianzun clearing the entrance trial.

Ever since Li Er had enlightened him that day—telling him to leave behind evidence and leverage in all things—he had secretly recorded images of crucial moments at all times.

Of course, some of those images had been edited—

Moreover, he had stored these jade slips outside the secret realm's small world. Keeping them inside the secret realm would not be safe, because Little Master might discover them.

Before Sect Master Tongtian had taken Kong Xuan out for his tribulation, he had given Black Dog a sword strike. Black Dog immediately remembered to shift the conflict elsewhere, and then he would be safe.

When Sect Master Tongtian examined the images in the jade slip with his primordial spirit, his face immediately lit up with delight.

He promptly released Li Er's shoulder, reached out to stroke Black Dog's head, and said gently, "Good dog, good dog... Remember to give me the complete version."

"Um—Elder Master, you're not angry anymore?" Black Dog asked softly. A flash of joy passed through his eyes, and then he pulled another jade slip from his pocket and handed it to Sect Master Tongtian.

This one recorded Grand Pure Saint's embarrassing appearance while clearing the formation trial. During the test of temperament—he had been seduced by women.

Grand Pure Saint's brows immediately furrowed at the sight. He had an ominous feeling, as though his third brother had gotten hold of something truly significant about him.

"Go on, go play somewhere else.

Brother Li Er, this is Extreme Ice Flame."

Sect Master Tongtian handed Li Er a blue flame, then gave Grand Pure Saint a smug look.

"Third Brother Pan, let's talk about someone coming after us first.

Let's see when Second Brother Pan returns. The three of you should find him and settle this matter." Li Er accepted the Extreme Ice Flame and spoke seriously.

After all, being watched by someone felt terrible. Judging from the strength of the karmic thread, the other party was also a peak Quasi-Sage.

"I can handle it personally. There is no need for my two elder brothers to act." Sect Master Tongtian spoke confidently, his eyes filled with killing intent.

His other self had not returned for more than a hundred years. He needed to show what he could do.

"Hehe—have you not studied the Steadiness Sutra of Daoism?" Grand Pure Saint said coldly, a trace of amusement flashing through his eyes.

Other than Saint-level experts, ordinary peak Quasi-Sages truly could not break through the karmic threads surrounding this secret realm small world.

It certainly was not the karmic thread of his second brother or Nüwa. That left only those two from the Western Sect, because if those fellows from the Chaos Demon God forbidden zone appeared, the Heavenly Dao would be the first to react strongly.

"My entrance trial took three years..."

Grand Pure Saint: ...

Western Sect—Mount Sumeru.

The bitterness had vanished from Saint Jieyin's face. His entire face was flushed red, red light radiated from his eyes, and the surging blood and vitality around him affected the stability of space.

He had finally understood the terror of the thing inside his body. It had completely ignited his primal yang, detonating the ultimate reproductive power of life itself. This was not energy that cultivation realm could suppress.

Because in essence, it was a beneficial power of law. His body itself required such a law.

That was precisely what made this law so terrifying.

If he could not safely and properly dissolve this power of law, he would eventually be consumed by the instinctive desires of his flesh. Everything within his body would become fuel for that flame.

Even as a Saint, he would lose cultivation, mana, and the origin of his physical body.

Saint Zhunti quietly said from the side, "Senior Brother, hurry and go in—afterward, you'll only be a little weak."

He glanced at the space inside, where there were a full two thousand Rakshasa women—

Saint Jieyin looked at Saint Zhunti and solemnly instructed, "Junior Brother, while I am in seclusion dissolving this poison, activate the defensive formation first."

"I shall obey Senior Brother's instruction."

Saint Jieyin entered the space and then sealed the entire area. After all, it was better to keep such matters hidden.

Saint Zhunti turned and went out, sealing off all of Mount Sumeru.

He sat cross-legged at the center of the formation, a trace of struggle in his eyes as he muttered to himself, "Should I keep cultivating this Dao of affinity?

If I don't, I won't find any good opportunities. If I do, every major opportunity ends up running into Tongtian."

Yuxu Palace.

Yuanshi Tianzun looked at the inscription in his hand, satisfaction appearing in his eyes. It contained the existence of a small world.

This also verified what he had learned from Li Er over the past hundred years.

"Where would be the best place to set it up?

East of Mount Buzhou, far from the Witch God Hall of the Witch Clan, so they won't cause trouble." Yuanshi Tianzun quickly decided where to place it. After all, this matter was an opportunity for his Chan Sect.

Li Er had been right. Cultivation required resources. The Primordial World's resources would become scarcer and scarcer in the future, because every great battle damaged the Primordial World.

Spirit herbs and spirit stones would disappear along with that destruction. The Primordial World was vast, but it could not withstand such consumption forever.

When one had money, one had to consider how to live when one did not.

"I'll take those three fellows along. Once this is done, I'll bring them to Daoism for further study. It is time to introduce them to our Chan Sect's Little Master." With a wave of his hand, Yuanshi Tianzun pulled the three men to his side and implanted a stream of information into each of their primordial spirits.

He tore through space and led them inside.

Mount Buzhou—Eastern Side.

A colossal pillar held up the spine of heaven and earth.

Yuanshi Tianzun emerged from a spatial passage with Jade Cauldron True Man, Taiyi True Man, and Yellow Dragon Daoist.

Yuanshi Tianzun raised his hand slightly, and a massive azure stone stele flew from his sleeve.

The entire stele emitted a faint glow. Mysterious runes flickered across its surface, and the instant it landed, it rooted itself firmly in the ground, merging with the land and radiating a solemn aura.

Yuanshi Tianzun wore a grave expression as he slowly spoke. His voice was like a great bell, resounding in all directions:

"My Chan Sect has always taken the elucidation of the great Dao of heaven and earth as its duty. Through the passage of time, we have gained deep insight and comprehended the great Dao of trade.

The Dao of trade is a bridge through which the living beings of the Primordial World exchange what they have for what they need. It allows all manner of goods to circulate, makes up for each other's deficiencies, and is truly a wondrous method that benefits the Primordial World."

In an instant, the Heavenly Dao responded. The Eye of the Heavenly Dao slowly appeared above the void as lotus flowers bloomed throughout space.

Yuanshi Tianzun's voice continued to spread throughout the Primordial World.

"Today, on the eastern side of Mount Buzhou, I establish the Primordial World's first Trading Market.

This place shall become sacred ground for free trade among the living beings of the Primordial World. Whether mighty immortals with profound divine abilities or beings who have only just awakened their intelligence, all may conduct fair trade here.

In all transactions, neither the old nor the young shall be deceived. There shall be no fraud or concealment. Every transaction shall seek only fairness, justice, and integrity.

Let the great Dao serve as witness, and the Heavenly Dao as restraint.

The Trading Market is established!"

After speaking,

Yuanshi Tianzun formed hand seals with both hands. A dazzling immortal light shot into the sky, piercing the clouds as though announcing this grand event to the entire Primordial World.

In an instant, heaven and earth changed color, winds and clouds surged, and it was as if both the great Dao and the Heavenly Dao had responded. Auspicious signs descended, multicolored rays of light spilling down and making the Trading Market seem dreamlike and illusory.

Two portions of Heavenly Dao merit descended at once. One rushed toward Yuanshi Tianzun, while the other flew toward the Trading Market's stone stele.

Yuanshi Tianzun directly threw the Heavenly Dao merit into the stone stele.

A portion of great Dao merit descended and split in two. Seventy percent rushed directly toward Yuanshi Tianzun, while thirty percent tore through space and flew away.

Yuanshi Tianzun once again threw the great Dao merit into the stone stele.

In an instant, that thirty percent of Dao merit flew back and directly entered the Trading Market's stone stele.

The stone stele immediately became a top-grade postnatal merit treasure.

Jade Cauldron True Man, Taiyi True Man, and Yellow Dragon Daoist stood respectfully to one side, watching everything unfold. Endless excitement surged within them, because this Trading Market was an asset of their Chan Sect.

They knew this act would surely bring new prosperity to the Primordial World.

When they looked at the names written on the stone stele, however, they were rather confused.

Hongjun—Honorary President.

Yuanshi Tianzun—President.

Grand Pure Saint—Vice President.

Sect Master Tongtian—Vice President.

Li ★★—Administrator.

They could understand the first four names, but who was this final person? Why did his name have two star symbols after it?

And why was the Trading Market temporarily closed? Why had they simply placed the Trading Market here so casually?

Naturally, they did not know that the opening required a grand occasion. For now, this was merely to let most of the top experts in the Primordial World know that such a thing existed.

Because Li Er had said that when it was time for the real opening ceremony, it would be best to invite Saints to attend and make the Trading Market famous in a single stroke.

Besides, there was currently nothing for sale in the Trading Market anyway.

Yuanshi Tianzun still needed to find Li Er and obtain some pills, magical artifacts, formation disks, talismans, and similar items to put up for sale.

"Alright, digest this information first. I will take you to the most central place of our Chan Sect." Yuanshi Tianzun looked at the three and spoke indifferently.

Before the three could understand what he meant, they all fainted. Their primordial spirits began receiving the information that had previously been implanted.

Yuanshi Tianzun tore through space with the three of them and entered it.

Beyond Chaos—Zixiao Palace.

Hongjun looked at the Creation Jade Tablet in his hand, anger flashing in his eyes. He casually tossed the Creation Jade Tablet aside. He could not keep looking at this thing—the more he looked, the more his head hurt.

Not long ago, he encountered an issue with a tribulation. When he went to inspect it, he found that Sect Master Tongtian had brought his disciple there to undergo tribulation. The problem was that fellow had repeatedly undergone tribulation dozens of times, directly causing an error in the Heavenly Dao's tribulation laws.

He had never known before that someone could exploit tribulation like this, treating it directly as a miraculous pill.

Even that Black Dog had not been so outrageous before.

Besides, that Black Dog was covered from head to toe in the aura of Treasure Distribution Cliff, so he had not pursued the matter. He had merely regarded it as a special case of tribulation.

After all, Treasure Distribution Cliff had been stolen outright by Tongtian, then ultimately refined into a living being, opening a new law for the Primordial World.

But that peacock from the Phoenix clan last time was clearly abnormal. It had become an aberration of heaven and earth.

As a result, the laws he had only just sorted out halfway had fallen into chaos again.

Just now.

Yuanshi Tianzun had created the Dao of trade, directly adding another new law to the Primordial World, and had even made the Heavenly Dao testify and the great Dao bear witness.

As a result, the laws on the Creation Jade Disc had turned into a tangled mess once more.

Slowly sorting out these laws after merging with the Heavenly Dao was an extremely exhausting matter.

"Still, the Dao of trade can indeed bring prosperity to the Primordial World. But why does it feel like if this continues developing, the Primordial World will become impossible to control—

What is more, Yuanshi Tianzun actually invited me to some opening ceremony.

Doesn't he know that I have already merged with the Dao and cannot go out?" Hongjun muttered to himself. A trace of human exhaustion appeared on his face, and his eyes were filled with the same confusion as a university student.

Originally, after he merged with the Heavenly Dao, his humanity had slowly been worn away. But the laws that the Creation Jade Tablet had twisted into a mess had completely destroyed his composure.

He had already lost all confidence in using the Heavenly Dao to deduce the future development of the Primordial World.

Especially the Demon Race he had observed. Internal changes had begun there, and they had directly honored Kunpeng as Demon Teacher and summoned him to serve in the Demon Court.

Even more unexpectedly, Dijun and Taiyi had actually invited Zhen Yuanzi out and appointed him military adviser of the Demon Court.

He had no idea how those two had managed to persuade that homebody Zhen Yuanzi to come out.

One had to know that he had gone through great effort and all manner of methods to soothe Zhen Yuanzi and keep him settled, because that fellow controlled the Earth Membrane. If he ever lost his mind and detonated it—

The Primordial World would be thrown into utter chaos.

Hongjun disregarded his image and lay down directly, muttering, "Brother Pangu—if you are not dead, come back. Brother truly cannot manage this Primordial World anymore—"

Beyond Chaos—Nüwa Palace.

Nüwa lay in a chair, sewing a man's garment in her hands. Sensing the changes in the Primordial World, she stopped what she was doing.

"Senior Brother Yuanshi has excellent methods. Once the Dao of trade comes forth and more people use it in the future, his cultivation will grow rapidly.

But I can help Tongtong. Why not give the opportunity of the Human Dao to Tongtong? He needs to sever his Heavenly Dao Saint position anyway, so let him combine a thread of life with the Human Dao—" Nüwa muttered to herself, but her eyes grew increasingly bright.

No matter what, Sect Master Tongtian was of Pangu's orthodox lineage. The Heavenly Dao could not possibly drive him out of the Primordial World.

As Nüwa's resolve became firmer and firmer.

The Creation Jade Tablet within Zixiao Palace erupted with an even more intense and chaotic radiance. When a certain old man lying flat saw it, he snatched it over for a look.

He let out a mournful cry: "Brother Pangu, why didn't you kill me back then—"

Mount Buzhou Secret Realm Small World.

Yuanshi Tianzun entered, carrying one fat man and two thin men in his hands. When he saw Sect Master Tongtian, he casually tossed all three to one side.

"Oh? Isn't this our adorable third brother? Weren't you so immersed in the land of tenderness that you couldn't bear to return?"

Sect Master Tongtian's expression immediately darkened. He did not care in the slightest that his second brother spoke of his affairs. What he cared about was that this fellow had actually brought Chan Sect disciples here.

"Second Brother!! This is my Daoism. How can you bring disciples here..."

"What a coincidence. I am Daoism's Second Elder—"

"Big Brother!! Can't you say something fair?

Second Brother has gone too far!" Sect Master Tongtian turned to Grand Pure Saint, who was calmly drinking tea nearby, his tone carrying a trace of grievance.

"What a coincidence. I am the Daoist School's First Elder—"

Sect Master Tongtian: ...

Li Er: ???

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