Too Embarrassing

Their voices needed to reach the heavens, to be known by the Heavenly Dao, that the Human Race would only revere the Holy Father, Hongyun.

Even if a Human Religion were to be established, its leader would be Hongyun!

At this moment, Taishang Laojun's face was filled with a frenzied expression.

He was too excited. Today, he had finally succeeded in establishing his religion, and the Heavenly Dao Merit was already responding.

In the next moment, that Heavenly Dao Merit should have fallen upon him.

Allowing him to prove his Dao and become a Saint.

But...

As the voices of the Human Race continued to ring out, soaring into the clouds.

Rumble!

The clouds of Merit in the sky churned continuously.

For a time, they found it difficult to descend.

At this moment, the Heavenly Dao seemed to be judging who this Merit from the Human Religion should belong to.

Establishing the Human Religion was about borrowing the great fortune of the Human Race to obtain Heavenly Dao Merit.

The will of the Human Race was the basis for determining the ownership of this Merit.

After a moment, it seemed the will of the Heavenly Dao had made its judgment.

Hum!

A vast and mighty wave of Heavenly Dao Merit descended, heading towards the summit of Shouyang Mountain.

At this moment, Hongyun stood atop Shouyang Mountain, silently observing Taishang Laojun's actions.

From the moment Taishang Laojun flew into the sky and bestowed the Golden Core Great Dao upon the Human Race, Hongyun had been watching.

Until now, all the Heavenly Dao Merit had landed on him. Hongyun remained indifferent from beginning to end.

His gaze fell upon Taishang Laojun, as if he were looking at a monkey jumping and scrambling about.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for a successful act of mischief. You have received a system reward: Chaos Origin * 1!"

Before Hongyun could even check how much Heavenly Dao Merit he had obtained this time, a cold, mechanical voice sounded in his ear.

"Hmm? The System gave a reward?"

Hongyun was somewhat surprised.

He hadn't expected to receive a system reward this time.

After all... could this be considered an act of mischief?

Hongyun was unsure.

But the System had indeed judged it as a successful act of mischief and even given a reward.

Especially this reward, Hongyun had never heard of it before.

Chaos Origin!

What was this thing?

Judging by its name, it sounded incredibly powerful.

Hongyun remembered previously receiving the Origin of the Light and Darkness Demon God as a reward.

But the Light-Dark Demon God could at most be considered a Chaos Demon God. Compared to the Chaos Origin, it should still be different.

However, no matter what it was, Hongyun was extremely happy to receive a system reward.

Afterward, Hongyun began to check the amount of Heavenly Dao Merit obtained this time.

"So much!"

Hongyun's heart bloomed with joy after a brief check.

He hadn't expected that the amount of Heavenly Dao Merit obtained this time was no less than the Heavenly Dao Merit Nuwa had received when she created humans.

Last time, Nuwa created eighty million humans. This time, it was the fortune of eighty billion humans, resulting in an equally massive amount of Heavenly Dao Merit descending.

"Tsk tsk, for the next period of time, I shouldn't lack the Heavenly Dao Merit needed for my cultivation!"

Hongyun was confident that by the time he completely exhausted this Heavenly Dao Merit, he would definitely be able to break through to the Mythical Dao Fruit Foundation Building Fifth Layer.

At that time, he would be equivalent to a Saint.

"Hongyun!"

At this moment, Taishang Laojun, who had been extremely excited, roared in anger upon seeing that all the vast Heavenly Dao Merit had been obtained by Hongyun.

His face was contorted with rage.

That was his Heavenly Dao Merit, and it was the Heavenly Dao Merit used to prove his Dao and become a Saint.

Now, Hongyun had obtained it.

Regardless of the reason, Taishang Laojun felt an urge to kill Hongyun at that moment.

Swish!

Taishang Laojun's figure flickered, and he instantly appeared before Hongyun.

Shouyang Mountain, a mere tens of thousands of feet tall, was like level ground to him, a Quasi-Saint Peak expert.

"Hongyun, you're truly courting death! You said you wouldn't snatch the Human Race's destiny, yet now you're stealing it and taking my Heavenly Dao Merit!"

Taishang Laojun roared.

At the same time, he waved his hand, summoning the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the White Jade Gourd Staff, from his hand.

Buzz!

A powerful aura erupted from the White Jade Gourd Staff, instantly enveloping Hongyun.

Hongyun frowned and glanced at Taishang Laojun. "I did say I wouldn't snatch the Human Race's destiny!"

"However... the Human Race's destiny is already tied to me, so why would I need to snatch it?"

Yes.

He hadn't snatched it, and he didn't need to at all.

Damn it, Hongyun was the Human Race's Holy Father, so why would he need to snatch anything!

"You...!"

Hearing Hongyun's words, Taishang Laojun was momentarily enraged. Then, his eyes widened as he suddenly understood, and he asked with disbelief, "You are the Human Race's Holy Father?"

Just now, Taishang Laojun had heard it clearly: eighty billion humans were all shouting for the Holy Father's command.

Taishang Laojun hadn't thought of it in this direction before, but now, he instantly understood.

Why, even though he had established the Human Religion, the Human Race didn't recognize him as their leader.

Why the Heavenly Dao Merit had descended upon Hongyun.

All of this was because Hongyun was the Human Race's Holy Father.

With the Human Race's Holy Father present, how could he possibly establish a religion and become a Saint?

"Damn it! Hongyun, you will die today!"

Having understood everything, Taishang Laojun finally realized he had been tricked.

And he had been thoroughly tricked. Hongyun had been watching him like a joke from beginning to end.

Swish!

Taishang Laojun could no longer hold back and struck at Hongyun with the White Jade Gourd Staff.

He, a dignified Quasi-Saint Peak expert, was going to beat this ignorant Grand Unity Peak cultivator to death today.

Bang!

Immediately after, Taishang Laojun saw a fist strike his White Jade Gourd Staff with unparalleled speed.

Then...

Crack!

The Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure shattered before his eyes in an unbelievable manner.

However, the massive fist did not stop and continued charging towards him.

"Not good... Ah!"

Taishang Laojun had no time to react before being hit by the colossal fist.

He only managed to let out a cry before his entire body was sent flying into the distance at an extremely high speed.

A tremendous force traveled along his cheek and into his body.

At this moment, if Taishang Laojun were an ordinary mortal, he would have felt like he had been hit by a speeding train.

After flying for hundreds of millions of miles, Taishang Laojun finally fell.

Thump!

Like a tattered rag, Taishang Laojun slammed heavily onto the ground.

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of blood sprayed from Taishang Laojun's mouth.

"Hongyun... How is it possible... he's so strong!"

Taishang Laojun's face was filled with horror as he uttered this sentence before losing consciousness.

With a single punch, he had severely injured a Quasi-Saint Peak expert.

And that was even with Hongyun holding back.

After all, he hadn't become a Saint yet, and Taishang Laojun was, in any case, Dao Ancestor Hongjun's eldest disciple.

It was not appropriate to be too ostentatious at this time.

Moreover, in the future, he would have to pretend to be weak, allowing Kunpeng and Old Ancestor Minghe to kill his mythical avatar. Only then could he deceive Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Otherwise, he could easily kill even Quasi-Saint Peak experts.

It would be too fake for his avatar to fall at the hands of Kunpeng and Old Ancestor Minghe later on.

How else could he use the Primordial Violet Qi he painstakingly refined to poison Dao Ancestor Hongjun?

Hongyun punched Taishang Laojun away, then clapped his hands and looked at the eighty billion humans.

"Holy Father!"

"Holy Father is mighty!"

"Holy Father is invincible!"

Seeing Hongyun's strength, capable of sending such a powerful elder flying with a single punch, the human race also erupted in cheers.

Their Holy Father was actually this powerful.

This was simply a blessing for the human race.

"Alas, whether the human race can develop and grow, and avoid disaster, can only depend on themselves. Now, the only thing I can do is to teach them truly powerful cultivation techniques!"

Hongyun sighed.

This time, what he gained from the human race was truly precious.

Not to mention the immeasurably vast Heavenly Dao Merit, there was also the Chaos Origin that Hongyun had not yet had time to investigate. Either of them was an extraordinary treasure.

For this reason, Hongyun could not just use up the human race and leave.

Swish!

Hongyun's figure flickered, and he appeared before the eighty billion humans.

"Today, I will teach you the true cultivation techniques that can make you powerful!"

"As for whether you can truly become powerful in the future, it will depend on your own talent and effort!"

Hongyun said.

"Holy Father's great kindness!"

"Holy Father is mighty!"

"Long live Holy Father!"

Hearing Hongyun's words, all the humans erupted in excitement.

The so-called Golden Core Great Dao, they already knew, was actually just the most trashy cultivation technique in the Great Desolation.

But...

The cultivation technique taught by their Holy Father was definitely formidable.

This was a great opportunity for their human race to grow.

At this moment.

Taishang Laojun also woke up again.

His demeanor was somewhat dejected, and his appearance was very disheveled. His robes and daoist attire were all ruined from the fall.

Buzz!

Taishang Laojun circulated his magic power, recovering some of his injuries.

At the same time, he changed into a new set of daoist robes.

But now, his cultivation realm had been knocked down by Hongyun to the Quasi-Saint late stage.

Just like Nuwa, he had been knocked down one realm by Hongyun's slap and punch.

If this were to get out, it would likely shock the great powers of the Great Desolation.

"No, this matter cannot get out!"

Taishang Laojun thought to himself.

After all, it was too embarrassing.

He, a dignified Quasi-Saint Peak expert, had ended up in such a state.

Not only had he failed to achieve sainthood, but he had even dropped a realm.

Taishang Laojun wanted to cry at this moment, but he had nowhere to cry.

Swish!

Then, Taishang Laojun turned into a stream of light and flew towards Kunlun Jade Void Palace.

As for going to the human race again?

He wouldn't dare, even if he had ten times the courage.

That Hongyun had already cast a shadow over his psyche.

If possible, Taishang Laojun would never want to meet Hongyun again in his life.

Meanwhile, the Human Race.

Hongyun gazed at the eighty billion members of the Human Race before him, intending to teach them cultivation techniques.

"Let's start by teaching the Innate Human Race first!"

"Once the Innate Human Race achieves success in their cultivation, they can then pass it down generation by generation to the Postnatal Human Race!"

Hongyun thought.

After all, eighty billion people was a terrifying number. If he had to teach them all himself, it might not even be finished in a thousand years.

If he were like Taishang Laojun, casually tossing out a trash technique, that would be easy, but it wouldn't benefit the Human Race.

Immediately after...

Hongyun brought the three thousand Innate Humans to Shouyang Mountain.

"Next, I will impart different cultivation techniques based on your physiques and aptitudes! Once you achieve success in your cultivation, you will then teach it to the other humans!"

Hongyun said to the three thousand Innate Humans.

These three thousand Innate Humans all possessed weak magical power cultivation. With a simple scan, he could discern their aptitudes.

What kind of cultivation techniques they were suited for.

After all, different techniques had different cultivation requirements.

If a technique was not a good match for the cultivator, it wouldn't necessarily be impossible to cultivate, but at least the progress would be very slow.

The three thousand Innate Humans looked at Hongyun at this moment, holding their breath and not daring to exhale loudly.

The Holy Father was about to teach them cultivation techniques, and they were afraid of missing even a single word.

Hum!