Primordial Era: Mistaking the Jade Emperor for My Son at the Start

"How is it, Dad? Isn't this Jade Emperor handsome?" Seeing Zhang Yifan praise him, the Jade Emperor immediately jumped out to boast.

"He's alright. I just don't know if he can withstand a beating from the Sages," Zhang Yifan nodded.

"Hahaha, I told you this Jade Emperor is really handsome! So imposing! This is what an emperor of the Three Realms should look like!" Being recognized by his dad made the Jade Emperor even more excited.

"Cut it out. That idiot Jade Emperor might get himself killed by a Sage the moment he steps outside. Besides, can he be as handsome as my son, you?"

"That's right, your son is the most handsome," the Jade Emperor said with a grin.

His words made even Sect Master Tongtian unable to help but scorn him.

"It's my genes that are good," Zhang Yifan said with a smile, scolding him.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes. Dad, what do you think of Sect Master Tongtian?" the Jade Emperor asked again.

Yang Jian also looked up, his interest piqued by conversations about these important figures of the Primordial Era and its secrets.

Sect Master Tongtian also looked at Zhang Yifan.

Although he didn't know what the Jade Emperor was trying to do, he was also curious about how Zhang Yifan, this hidden great power, would evaluate him.

"I don't know him, how would I know? I just want to bask in the sun every day, drink a little wine, be a freeloader, and I'm not interested in those Sages."

Zhang Yifan held a plate of peanuts in his hand, drinking his wine, afraid these starving ghosts would snatch them.

"When are you and Little Wang going to have another grandson for your old man, and I'll have no more desires."

"Uh, yes, yes, yes. Dad, just tell us."

"Yes, Grandpa, tell us. Your grandson also loves listening to stories about these immortals."

"You all like to listen?"

Zhang Yifan looked at Yang Jian, then at Sect Master Tongtian.

Both nodded.

"Fine, I'll just ramble on a bit then," Zhang Yifan popped a peanut into his mouth.

Seeing that Zhang Yifan, a being like a Great Dao Sage, was about to critique him, Sect Master Tongtian quickly straightened his posture.

In the Primordial Era, Tongtian considered himself the Sect Master of the Interception Teachings. The prestige of the Sage Tongtian commanded the reverence of all beings and the admiration of all gods.

The Interception Teachings once had ten thousand immortals and ten thousand races paying homage. It was the foremost sect in the Primordial Era, its power unmatched.

Furthermore, as a direct descendant of Pangu and one of the six Sages, who wouldn't revere Tongtian! This evaluation would surely be extremely high!

"If you ask me, this Sect Master Tongtian is the biggest waste in the Primordial Era."

Sect Master Tongtian: ???

Jade Emperor: ???

Yang Jian: ???

No way?

What's going on?

Sect Master Tongtian suspected his ears had misheard.

How had he become a waste, and the biggest waste in the Primordial Era?

The Jade Emperor was also surprised. Although he didn't want his father to praise Tongtian too much, he never expected such an evaluation.

Waste?

A dignified Heavenly Dao Sage was actually a waste?

And the biggest waste in the Primordial Era!

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"Isn't he a Sage? Revered by all beings in the Primordial Era. Why is he called the biggest waste in the Primordial Era?" Yang Jian was also very curious.

How could beings as lofty as the Three Pure Ones become wastes?

"Exactly, how did he become a waste?" Sect Master Tongtian was also very unconvinced. It's one thing if your evaluation isn't high, but why did he become a waste?

"Hmph, Tongtian, as the transformed primordial spirit of Pangu, has a good origin and high talent. He naturally gained an advantage and cultivated quickly. Isn't that normal? What's there to praise?"

"Don't tell me he's a Sage and very powerful. Powerful my ass. If he were so powerful, why didn't he achieve sainthood through his physical body? Becoming a Heavenly Dao Sage was his biggest mistake."

"Later, Sect Master Tongtian established the Interception Teachings, accepting everyone, regardless of their species, and it became the foremost sect in the Primordial Era, with unparalleled prestige. Instead of unifying the Primordial Era, he was schemed against, causing the Three Pure Ones to split and Pangu's true body to never reappear, pushing the Primordial world back to mediocrity."

"What's even more contemptible is the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Just because his disciples were the most numerous on the Investiture of the Gods List, he became dejected and never accomplished anything significant again. To be defeated by such a setback and become like this, what else is he if not a waste?"

"You must know, in the Primordial world, which cultivator works a hundred or a thousand times harder than him? Which cultivator doesn't carve a path through mountains and build bridges over rivers when encountering obstacles? They solve problems. When faced with difficulties, if there's no way, they create one to solve it!"

"And he, Tongtian, hmph, had a pile of solutions before him but didn't use any! He cared too much about his so-called reputation and face, simply a useless coward."

Sect Master Tongtian: "..."

Sect Master Tongtian felt like crying without tears. You can scold him, but a few scoldings would suffice. Why did you have to list so many things?

"Senior, no, Grandfather, I have something to say," Sect Master Tongtian wanted to defend himself.

"You may speak."

"Millions of disciples, dead or injured, it's normal for him, Sect Master Tongtian, to be depressed for a while, isn't it?" Sect Master Tongtian was heartbroken.

"Damn, you call that millions dead or injured? Didn't they all end up on the Investiture of the Gods List?"

"...! Once on the Investiture of the Gods List, their future is stagnant, their prospects hopeless."

"Foolish! This is clearly a great blessing, yet you call it a misfortune."

"How is this a blessing?" Sect Master Tongtian was confused.

The Jade Emperor and Yang Jian were also very curious.

How did this become a good thing?

During the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, no one wanted to be on the Investiture of the Gods List!

"Let me ask you, after the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. How are those who were originally similar in strength to the disciples of the Interception Teachings doing now? Has their cultivation progressed? How much have they progressed? What about the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Teachings?"

"Are their lives easier? Haven't they been killed by others? Haven't they been mocked? Are their futures brighter?"

What the heck!

Faced with Zhang Yifan's string of rhetorical questions, Sect Master Tongtian, the Jade Emperor, and Yang Jian were stunned for a moment.

The three of them were also recalling.

Chapter 17: Blissfully unaware of one's good fortune

Faced with Zhang Yifan's series of rhetorical questions, Tongtian, the Jade Emperor, and Yang Jian pondered for a long time but couldn't find any representative figures.

"What, you can't say anymore?"

Zhang Yifan chuckled, "The end of the universe is all about official positions. Although the disciples of the Interception Teachings are on the Investiture of the Gods List, their primordial spirits reside in the Heavenly Dao and are bound by it, making cultivation difficult. But it's not impossible to progress! Besides, they have the official background and identity of the orthodox Three Realms."

"They are celestial gods, celestial officials. If any demons or rogue cultivators dare to attack them, they are declaring war on the Heavenly Court. They have a more comfortable and peaceful environment, no longer needing to worry about being ambushed from behind. They don't need to fight; they just need to cultivate peacefully and fulfill their divine duties. What's so bad about that?"

"You might say that the first and second generation disciples had great talent, which is a pity. You might say that cultivators defy the heavens, seeking to break free from the Three Realms and not be bound by the Heavenly Dao. Don't be ridiculous. In this Primordial Era, can anyone break free from the Three Realms? Aren't the Saints themselves under the Heavenly Dao? Isn't Hongjun within the Heavenly Dao?"

"Are the disciples of the Interception Teachings, from the first to the second generation, stronger than Tongtian? Stronger than Hongjun? And they still dream of breaking free from the Heavenly Dao's control?"

"A fool's dream!"

"These people are blissfully unaware of their good fortune."

Sect Master Tongtian, the Jade Emperor, and Yang Jian were utterly shocked by this series of resounding words.

"It seems to make a lot of sense!" the Jade Emperor concluded after his shock.

For ordinary cultivators, being ranked among the immortals is already a great luxury!

Let alone becoming a true god of the Heavenly Court, that's completely impossible!

"Exactly. Furthermore, if the Primordial Era advances, then these true gods of the Heavenly Court will be able to step on Heavenly Dao Saints one by one. And you still think you're miserable? In the future, you'll probably wake up laughing even in your dreams."

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Tongtian was greatly alarmed upon hearing this, as if he had heard some earth-shattering news!

The Primordial Era advancing?

True gods of the Heavenly Court can step on Heavenly Dao Saints one by one?

Are there such powerful true gods in the Heavenly Court?

Are there?

"Grandpa, the Primordial Era is advancing? Can the Primordial Era advance?" Sect Master Tongtian couldn't help but ask immediately.

Such important information must be seized!

"Of course. As for how to do it specifically, ask your uncle," Zhang Yifan nodded, pointing at the Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor smiled meaningfully.

This father is too awesome!

By not mentioning such a major event and leaving it to him, Tongtian would be completely under his control.

"Uncle, please tell me," Tongtian asked the Jade Emperor, gritting his teeth.

"Why do you, a little brat, need to know so much? The more you know, the more dangerous it is, you know? If such important information leaks out, you'll be tortured severely, and your fate will be tragic, understand?"

Sect Master Tongtian's face turned dark.

"Uncle not telling you is for your own good," the Jade Emperor ignored Tongtian's dark expression.

Tongtian was helpless, knowing that he would have to give up something significant to get the information.

Suddenly, Tongtian remembered something.

"Grandpa, you just mentioned that the separation of the Three Pure Ones made it difficult for Pangu's true form to reappear? Has this Great God Pangu not died yet? Can he reappear?"