"The Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation had passed countless epochs ago..."
"Nuwa created humanity in the Palace of Empress Nuwa by using the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil combined with the Nine Heavens Spiritual Water. She established the human race and became a Saint through her merit. Aside from the Dao Ancestor, she was the first Saint in the Great Wilderness!"
"Afterward, the Three Pure Ones established their teachings. The merit of educating all beings drew upon the Merit of Heaven Opening, allowing them to become Saints, while the Two Sages of the West became Saints after making grand vows."
"The Great Wilderness had formed a situation in which the Demon Court governed the heavens, the Witch Clan governed the earth, and heaven and earth honored them both."
"After that came countless epochs."
"The Witch-Demon Calamity erupted. Demon Master Kunpeng stole the core treasures of the Primordial Heluo Great Formation—the River Diagram and Luo Scroll—from the Demon Court, crippling the Demon Court's formation."
"The great battle continued for endless epochs. Demon Emperor Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches all perished."
"The Witch and Demon Clans completely withdrew from the stage of the Great Wilderness! Haotian took charge of the Heavenly Court. From then on, the various sects of the Great Wilderness existed side by side, ushering in the era of humanity's rise!"
Kunlun Mountains.
The Seventy-two Peaks faced the main summit.
Seen from afar, the vast Kunlun Mountains towered above the Nine Heavens. Spiritual Qi gathered into a hazy radiance, and dense immortal mist never dispersed throughout the day. Immortal cranes soared, spiritual beasts roamed, and countless wondrous sights of nature could be found there. It was truly an exceptional Cave Heaven Blessed Land.
On Kirin Cliff in the Kunlun Mountains stood a great hall. It was the residence of one of the Six Sages of the Heavens, the Chan Sect's leader, Primordial Lord of Heaven—the Jade Void Palace!
At that moment.
Inside the main hall of the Jade Void Palace.
A dignified middle-aged man with center-parted white hair sat at the head. He wore the Jade Purity Lotus Crown and the Jade Thread Golden Silk Rainbow Robe. Dao Rhyme flowed around him, while the Three Thousand Great Daos and countless wondrous techniques lingered about his body, as though he had entered a marvelous state of sudden enlightenment.
He was none other than the Chan Sect's leader, Primordial Lord of Heaven!
After a long while, Primordial Lord of Heaven slowly opened his eyes. Unlike a Saint's wisdom, his gaze held incomprehensible bewilderment.
He looked around him, and the shock in his heart was as vast as the main hall of the Jade Void Palace.
I actually transmigrated into the Great Wilderness and even became the Chan Sect's leader, Primordial Lord of Heaven!
Even though he already knew that he had transmigrated, Yuan Shi still found it difficult to accept this reality.
The previous second, he had still been playing games in an Internet café.
All he had done was play through seven consecutive nights and doze off for a moment.
He never imagined that upon opening his eyes, he would have transmigrated into the Great Wilderness!
He had even become one of the Six Sages of the Heavens, Primordial Lord of Heaven.
Although transmigrating as a Saint was not bad.
He no longer had to be like ordinary lifeforms, first passing through Refining Essence into Qi, Refining Qi into Spirit, Refining Spirit into Void, and Refining Void into Dao, then tempering his body through the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning of the Eight Heavens of the lower realm, before entering the Nine Heavens of the immortal realm and forging an immortal body in the Immortal Transformation Pool just to barely become an immortal!
Even after becoming an immortal, he would still have to cross Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Profound Immortal, Golden Immortal, Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and Grand Luo Golden Immortal... Only then could he become a great power of the Great Wilderness.
Now, he could say that he had reached the summit the moment he transmigrated.
Moreover, he was not the ill-fated Tongtian, whose lineage was destined to be destroyed during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and who would end up imprisoned in the Purple Cloud Palace.
But transmigrating as Primordial Lord of Heaven, especially after learning about the current situation in the Great Wilderness, still left Yuan Shi frowning tightly and feeling depressed.
The Three Pure Ones had already split apart long ago.
The Witch-Demon Calamity had ended.
Haotian had only just taken charge of the Heavenly Court.
The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors had yet to appear, and humanity was about to rise.
The Investiture of the Gods Tribulation was still far away.
However, in the Great Wilderness, time was the least valuable thing.
When ordinary great powers comprehended the Dao, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years passed in the blink of an eye.
The future was ultimately what worried Primordial Lord of Heaven the most!
Especially the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
During that immeasurable calamity that swept across all the immortals of the Great Wilderness, although the Chan Sect would not have its lineage directly destroyed like the Interception Sect,
it would still suffer severe losses.
The Deputy Sect Master, Daoist Randeng, would betray the sect and become the Past Buddha of Western Heaven—Future Buddha.
Immortal Weng of the South Pole would go to the Heavenly Court and become one of the Heavenly Court's Six Imperials, Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole.
Among the twelve Golden Immortals whom he valued most,
Buddha Juluisun would become one of the Seven Buddhas of the Western Heaven, Buddha Juluisun.
Venerable Manjushri would become Bodhisattva Manjushri.
Daoist Cihang would become Bodhisattva Guanyin.
Perfected Samantabhadra would become Bodhisattva Samantabhadra.
Many of his disciples would leave just like that.
He had originally intended to protect his disciples from the killing tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, but he had never expected that he would ultimately benefit the West instead, causing the West to flourish while the East declined.
"If the Three Pure Ones had not split apart, who in this Great Wilderness could have defeated us?!"
Primordial Lord of Heaven looked furious.
The Three Pure Ones had all been transformed from the primordial spirits of Great God Pangu. They shared the same lineage and were the legitimate successors of Pangu.
Unfortunately, the doctrines of the three sects differed.
The Chan Sect, in particular, had always valued quality over quantity.
The Interception Sect, on the other hand, accepted all without discrimination.
In the end, because of their disagreements, the Three Pure Ones split apart.
Tongtian had even left Kunlun in a fit of anger and gone to Golden Ao Island in the East Sea.
In the current Great Wilderness.
The Interception Sect was renowned for the Myriad Immortals Coming to Court and faintly seemed poised to become the foremost great sect in the Great Wilderness.
The Chan Sect was also a Saint's Lineage, and its reputation was by no means inferior. The Chan Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals were famous throughout the Great Wilderness, while many of its disciples had been carefully selected and possessed great opportunities and immense destiny. Thus, the Chan Sect also showed signs of wanting to compete with the Interception Sect.
The Human Sect of Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality had only one disciple, Grand Master Xuandu, but his aptitude was exceptional, and he was known as the eldest senior brother of the Dao Sect.
If the Three Pure Ones had not split apart, how could anyone else have schemed against them and ultimately caused the Western Heaven to flourish?!
One had to understand—what kind of place was the Western Heaven now?
During the ancient Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation, because of the schemes of Demon Ancestor Rahu, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans had destroyed the spiritual leyline of the Western Heaven, turning it long ago into a harsh and barren land.
It was poor—nothing but poor!
As for its disciples, their abilities were uneven.
Among the disciples whose names had become known, there was only one so-called Future Buddha: Maitreya.
And yet this tiny Western Heaven dared to scheme against the Three Pure Ones?!
The more Primordial Lord of Heaven thought about it, the angrier he became. He immediately cursed, "**Zhunti, Jieyin, once the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation begins, I will send every disciple of the Western Heaven onto the Investiture of the Gods List!"
After all, the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation was an immeasurable calamity brought down by the Heavenly Dao. Even Saints could not defy it.
One had to understand that Saints did not rebel against Heaven; those who rebelled against Heaven could not become Saints.
The vacancies of the 365 Righteous Gods had to be filled.
There was no escaping this.
According to the future development, when matters were discussed in the Purple Cloud Palace, they would decide to send the disciples of the Interception Sect onto the list.
This would ultimately lead to the Investiture of the Gods War, causing the West to flourish and the East to decline.
But things were different now. He was no longer the original Primordial Lord of Heaven!
At that moment, Primordial Lord of Heaven made up his mind.
In the future Investiture of the Gods War, he would send the disciples of the Western Heaven onto the Investiture of the Gods List!
However, there was an even more important matter: the split between the Three Pure Ones.
If the Three Pure Ones had not split apart, the Unification of the Three Teachings would surely sweep across the entire Great Wilderness, leaving them unrivaled throughout the land.
However, humanity had yet to rise, and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors had not yet appeared.
There was still plenty of time for him to plan this matter slowly.
Before Primordial Lord of Heaven could continue thinking deeply,
a cold, mechanical notification suddenly rang out in his mind.
[Ding! Master has successfully transmigrated!] [Ding! The God-Tier Choice System has been bound!]
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