Too Blessed to Know It

"How is it, Dad? Is this Jade Emperor handsome or not?" Seeing Zhang Yifan praise him, the Jade Emperor immediately jumped out to boast about himself.

"Not bad. I just don't know whether he could withstand a Saint ganging up on him." Zhang Yifan nodded.

"Hahaha, I told you this Jade Emperor was really handsome! So domineering! This is what a ruler of the Three Realms should look like!" Having won his father's approval, the Jade Emperor became even more enthusiastic.

"Give it a rest. That idiot Jade Emperor could get himself killed by a Saint the moment he walked out the door. Besides, no matter how handsome he is, could he possibly be more handsome than my son?"

"Of course. Your son is the most handsome." The Jade Emperor grinned.

That remark made even Sect Master Tongtian despise the Jade Emperor.

"My genes are good, that's all." Zhang Yifan scolded him with a laugh.

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

Yang Jian also looked up. He was very interested in chatting about the great figures of the Primordial World and its secret stories.

Sect Master Tongtian also turned his gaze toward Zhang Yifan.

Although he didn't know what the Jade Emperor was planning, he was curious to hear how this hidden expert would evaluate him.

"I don't know him, so how would I know? I just want to bask in the sun every day, drink a little wine, and live a leisurely life. I'm not interested in those Saints."

Zhang Yifan held a plate of peanuts in his hand as he sipped his wine, worried that these starving ghosts would snatch them all away again.

"If you and Little Wang give your father another grandson, I'll have no other wishes."

"Uh, we will, we will. Dad, just tell us."

"Yes, Grandpa, tell us. I like listening to stories about these immortals too."

"You all like listening?"

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

Both of them nodded.

"All right, then I'll say a few things." Zhang Yifan pinched a peanut and tossed it into his mouth.

Seeing that an existence like a Great Dao Sage was about to evaluate him, Sect Master Tongtian quickly straightened his back.

In the Primordial World, Tongtian considered himself the leader of the Interception Sect. The reputation of the Saint Tongtian inspired reverence among all living beings and admiration among the gods.

The Interception Sect had once attracted ten thousand immortals and ten thousand clans. It had been the greatest sect in the Primordial World, with unrivaled prestige.

On top of that, he was a direct descendant of Pangu and one of the Six Saints. Who in the Primordial World would not hold Tongtian in the highest regard? This evaluation was sure to be extremely high!

"If you ask me, this Sect Master Tongtian is the greatest piece of trash in the Primordial World."

Sect Master Tongtian: "???"

Jade Emperor: "???"

Yang Jian: "???"

What?

What was going on?

Sect Master Tongtian suspected that he had misheard.

How had he become trash? And not just trash, but the greatest piece of trash in the Primordial World?

The Jade Emperor was also bewildered. Although he hadn't wanted his father to praise Tongtian too much, he hadn't expected an evaluation like this.

Trash?

A dignified Heavenly Dao Saint was actually trash?

The greatest trash in the Primordial World, no less!

"Isn't he a Saint? He's revered by all living beings in the Primordial World. Why call him the greatest piece of trash?" Yang Jian was curious too.

How had an unreachable existence like a Saint of the Three Pure Ones become trash?

"Exactly! How did he become trash?" Sect Master Tongtian was also deeply dissatisfied. It would have been one thing if the evaluation wasn't high, but how had he become trash?

"Hmph. Tongtian was transformed from Pangu's primordial spirit. He had an excellent origin and high talent, giving him a head start. Naturally, he cultivated quickly. What is there to praise?"

"Don't tell me he was a Saint and therefore powerful. Powerful my foot. If he was so powerful, why didn't he become a Saint through his physical body? Becoming a Heavenly Dao Saint was his greatest mistake."

"Later, Sect Master Tongtian founded the Interception Sect, accepting everyone, whether they had fur or not. He made it the greatest sect in the Primordial World, with unparalleled prestige for a time. Instead of thinking about unifying the Primordial World, he was schemed against, causing the Three Pure Ones to split up. Pangu's true body could no longer reappear, and the Primordial World fell into decline."

"What makes him even more contemptible is that during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, he became dispirited simply because the most of his disciples ended up on the Investiture of the Gods List. From then on, he never recovered and accomplished nothing more. He crumbled after suffering such a minor setback. If that isn't trash, what is?"

"Do you know that in the Primordial World, which immortal cultivator wasn't a hundred or a thousand times more hardworking than Tongtian? Which one didn't open a path when faced with a mountain and build a bridge when faced with water? They solved every difficulty they encountered. When faced with hardships and dead ends, they had no solution, so they created one and solved the problem anyway!"

"But Tongtian—hmph. He had countless methods right in front of him and never used any of them! He cared only about that so-called dignity and reputation. He was nothing but a spineless loser."

Sect Master Tongtian: "..."

Sect Master Tongtian felt like crying. Cursing him was one thing; a few insults would have been enough. But why had Zhang Yifan rattled off so many criticisms?

"Senior, no, Grandpa, I have something to say." Sect Master Tongtian tried to defend himself.

"Go ahead."

"Over a million disciples died or were injured. Wasn't it normal for Sect Master Tongtian to become depressed for a while?" Sect Master Tongtian was heartbroken.

"Damn it, is that what happened? Didn't they all end up on the Investiture of the Gods List?"

"...! Once they were on the Investiture of the Gods List, their cultivation would never progress again, and they would have no future."

"Foolish! This was clearly a tremendous stroke of good fortune, yet you called it a misfortune."

"How was it a good thing?" Sect Master Tongtian asked in confusion.

The Jade Emperor and Yang Jian were also curious.

How had this become a good thing?

During the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, nobody had wanted to end up on the Investiture of the Gods List!

"Let me ask you this. After the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, how are the people who originally had cultivation levels similar to those of the Interception Sect disciples doing now? Has their cultivation advanced? By how much? And how are the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Teachings doing?"

"Are their lives easier now? Have they not been killed by others? Have they not been mocked by others? Is their future brighter?"

Ah, this...

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

The three of them began thinking as well.

"How is it? Can't answer?"

Zhang Yifan chuckled. "The end of the universe is government employment. Although the Interception Sect disciples ended up on the Investiture of the Gods List, with their primordial spirits dwelling within the Heavenly Dao and being bound by it, making it difficult for their cultivation to advance, it's not as if they can't advance at all. Besides, they gained the official background and status of the orthodox authority of the Three Realms."

"They are heavenly gods and celestial officials. If any demon or rogue cultivator dares to attack them, they will be making an enemy of the Heavenly Court. They have a more comfortable and peaceful environment and no longer need to worry about being hacked to death from behind. They don't need to fight anymore. They only have to cultivate in peace and carry out their divine duties. What's so bad about that?"

"You may say that the first- and second-generation disciples had great talent and that it was a shame. You may say that cultivators defy the heavens and seek to escape the Three Realms, free from the Heavenly Dao's restraints. Don't make me laugh. In this Primordial World, has anyone escaped the Three Realms? Are the Saints not beneath the Heavenly Dao? Is Hongjun not within the Heavenly Dao?"

"Could any of the first- or second-generation disciples of the Interception Sect be stronger than Tongtian? Could they be stronger than Hongjun? And they still dreamed of escaping the Heavenly Dao's control?"

"Wishful thinking!"

"These people were blessed without realizing it."

Sect Master Tongtian, the Jade Emperor, and Yang Jian were left utterly shocked by these ear-opening words.

"That actually makes a lot of sense!" the Jade Emperor concluded after recovering from his shock.

For ordinary cultivators, merely becoming an immortal official was already an enormous dream!

As for becoming an orthodox god of the Heavenly Court, they could forget about it entirely!

"Exactly. Besides, if the Primordial World advances to a higher level, then every orthodox god of the Heavenly Court will be an existence capable of trampling Heavenly Dao Saints beneath their feet. And they still think they're suffering? In the future, they'll probably wake up laughing from their dreams."

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Tongtian was startled when he heard this, as if he had just heard some astonishing news!

The Primordial World could advance to a higher level?

Every orthodox god of the Heavenly Court could trample Heavenly Dao Saints beneath their feet?

Were there really such powerful orthodox gods in the Heavenly Court?

Were there?

"Grandpa, the Primordial World can advance to a higher level? Is that possible?" Sect Master Tongtian couldn't help asking immediately.

He had to seize such major information!

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

The Jade Emperor smiled meaningfully.

What an amazing father!

Instead of revealing such a major matter himself, he had left it to the Jade Emperor. Wouldn't that let him manipulate Tongtian completely?

"Uncle, tell me." Tongtian looked at the Jade Emperor and asked through clenched teeth.

"Why does a little brat like you need to know so much? The more you know, the more dangerous it is, understand? If such an important matter were leaked, you'd be tortured to extract a confession. Your fate would be miserable, understand?"

Sect Master Tongtian's face darkened completely.

"Uncle isn't telling you for your own good." The Jade Emperor ignored Tongtian's dark expression.

Tongtian was helpless. He knew that he would have to pay a price and spend a fortune to get anything out of him.

Suddenly, Tongtian remembered something else.

"Grandpa, you seemed to mention just now that the Three Pure Ones split up, making it difficult for Pangu's true body to reappear. Has the Great God Pangu not died yet? Can he really reappear?"