The Unknown is the Most Terrifying

A playful expression appeared on Zhou Ming's face as he stared at Hongjun's illusory figure.

"So, it seems you haven't found the weakness of the Heavenly Dao."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone to all this trouble to come here and ask for a collaboration."

Hongjun's illusory figure flickered, but he did not refute it.

He said calmly.

"I haven't found the weakness of the Heavenly Dao yet."

"However, that's not the main reason I'm seeking cooperation with you."

"If it were merely a matter of not finding the weakness of the Heavenly Dao, I wouldn't have gone to such lengths, risking being suppressed by you, to come and seek cooperation with you."

Upon hearing Hongjun's words, Zhou Ming's playful expression faded, replaced by a solemn look.

He keenly sensed that things were probably more complicated than he had imagined.

Who is Hongjun?

A reincarnation of the Chaos Demon God, the Primordial Wilderness Dao Ancestor, a madman who dared to Dao Integration the Primordial Wilderness in order to control the Primordial World.

Such a person possesses an incredibly resilient character.

Simply not finding a weakness is enough to make him feel troubled.

It wasn't enough to make him feel "dangerous" and come to him, his "enemy," for help.

What made him take it so seriously, even lowering his stance to seek cooperation?

Unless... something drastic and beyond his control happens to the Heavenly Dao.

This turn of events has threatened Hongjun's very foundation, making him feel a fatal danger.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ming's expression also became serious.

He looked at Hongjun's illusory figure and asked in a deep voice.

"What exactly happened?"

"To think that even Dao Ancestor like you, born from Chaos Demon God, would feel threatened?"

Hongjun's illusory figure flickered, as if he were organizing his thoughts.

After a moment, he slowly spoke.

"The ways of Heavenly Dao are becoming increasingly incomprehensible to me."

He paused for a moment, then continued.

"With the emergence of the Earthly Dao and the early emergence of the Human Clan writing, the next step is the emergence of Humanity Dao."

"Each of these things seriously threatens the status of the Heavenly Dao."

"Under normal circumstances, even if Heavenly Dao cannot intervene personally, it will definitely try its best to stop it."

"But now, He is indifferent to all of this, completely acquiescing to how things are unfolding."

Hongjun's illusory figure trembled, revealing a deep sense of confusion.

"It's as if He doesn't care at all about His control over the Primordial Wilderness, or about His own position."

"His only concern is urging me to fully Dao Integration as soon as possible."

After listening, Zhou Ming pondered for a moment.

"This... sounds a bit strange."

"But upon closer reflection, it's not entirely impossible to explain."

"Whether it's the emergence of Earthly Dao, the emergence of the Human Clan writing, or the subsequent emergence of Humanity Dao, it's all within the plans of my Wu Clan."

"Our Wu Clan is protected by the Father God's Will; the Heavenly Dao Will dares not descend upon the Primordial Land."

Even if He wanted to intervene, He was powerless to stop these things from happening, so He simply let them be.

"As for urging you to Dao Integration, isn't that even more normal?"

"He himself is flawed, and wants you to quickly Dao Integration and complete yourself. Isn't that a perfectly normal thing?"

"Fellow Daoist, do you even believe your own explanation?"

Hongjun's illusory figure stared at Zhou Ming, and for the first time, a mocking expression appeared on his ancient face.

After a long while, he finally spoke.

"Between you and me, let's stop pretending not to understand."

"I refuse to believe you haven't noticed the abnormalities in the way of Heavenly Dao!"

Hongjun's words silenced Zhou Ming.

How could he not have noticed the abnormality of the Heavenly Dao?

Ever since the emergence of the Earthly Dao, the Heavenly Dao's reactions have been consistently bizarre.

The feeling is like a chess player watching their opponent freely place pieces on their chessboard and encroach on their territory.

Instead of stopping them, they watched with great interest, and even occasionally helped their opponent rearrange their pieces.

This is very abnormal.

Zhou Ming simply couldn't deduce the specific reasons why Heavenly Dao did this, but that didn't mean he wasn't wary or prepared.

Seeing Zhou Ming remain silent, Hongjun's illusory figure continued speaking.

"It seems you share this feeling, fellow Daoist."

"I think you, fellow Daoist, are quite clear about the future development trend of the Primordial Wilderness."

Hongjun's words were quite profound.

A wave of emotion surged within Zhou Ming, but his face remained impassive.

He did so many things, changing so many original trajectories.

If Hongjun still hasn't discovered the clues by now, then he's been Dao Ancestor for nothing.

Therefore, Zhou Ming was not surprised at all that Hongjun knew he understood the development trend of the Primordial Wilderness.

Seeing that Zhou Ming did not refute, Hongjun continued speaking.

"Fellow Daoist should be able to sense it."

"The Heavenly Dao is currently continuing to follow the Primordial Wilderness development trend that you know."

"Even if you occasionally deviate from the original path due to your intervention, He will use various means to correct everything back."

"And the strangest thing is, no matter what you do, my friend."

"Heavenly Dao always adopts an indifferent attitude and never engages in any direct conflict with you."

"Just like this Immortal-Demon Tribulation."

"During the Tribulation, you secretly collected the True Spirit of Di Jun, Taiyi, and others."

"Do you think this kind of thing can be hidden from me, or from the Heavenly Dao?"

"However, Heavenly Dao did not interfere in any way."

"Fellow Daoist, don't you find this strange?"

Zhou Ming's heart sank upon hearing Hongjun's words.

He never expected to be able to hide the matter of collecting the True Spirit of Di Jun and Taiyi from Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

When he did this, he was prepared for interference from Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

However, Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao did not make any move.

This matter has always been the biggest mystery in Zhou Ming's mind.

It now seems that Heavenly Dao is not so much powerless as to stop it, but rather that it simply does not want to stop it.

Is He... indulging himself?

Why?

What is the real scheme behind this?

Zhou Ming suppressed his thoughts and looked at Hongjun Dao.

"That's really strange."

"Fellow Daoist, do you know what the reason is?"

Hongjun's illusory figure slowly shook his head.

"Have no idea."

Zhou Ming could hardly believe his ears.

His expression turned incredibly strange, and he said, somewhat speechlessly.

"Have no idea?"

"Fellow Daoist, you're not joking with me, are you?"

"You've been cooperating with the Heavenly Dao for so long, haven't you discovered even the slightest clue?"

Hongjun's illusory figure exuded a deep sense of helplessness.

"To be honest, fellow Daoist, I truly haven't discovered it."

"If I could discover something, even just the slightest clue, I wouldn't feel such a great sense of crisis."

Zhou Ming fell silent again.

He had to admit that Hongjun was right.

If Hongjun truly discovered something, he would know the Heavenly Dao's trump card and schemes.

Given his personality, he would only think about solving the problem himself and would never come to me for cooperation.

The unknown is what's most terrifying.