Hongjun: I'm the Only Parent in the Primordial World

Everyone was left trembling with fear. So terrified were they that they all dropped onto the ground.

So this was what the first great tribulation of the Primordial World had really been like!

Sect Master Tongtian and Saintess Nuwa felt their scalps go numb. Their teacher, Hongjun, was actually this disgusting?!

Dao Ancestor?

Did this piece of crap even deserve to be called the Dao Ancestor?

Ugh!

"Bah! What a damnable Dao Ancestor!"

Yang Jian cursed viciously. "Even a beast would be a hundred times better than him!"

"Exactly!"

The Seven Fairies, San Xiao, and Gongming nodded as well.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun's image plummeted in everyone's hearts.

"Grandpa, what is the second step of the Seal Heaven Plan?" Yang Jian asked.

Since the Seal Heaven Plan had seven steps, there had to be more afterward.

"Exactly, exactly! Grandpa, hurry up and tell us. What is the second step of the Seal Heaven Plan, and what is its purpose?" Sect Master Tongtian also nodded repeatedly, deeply concerned about the entire Seal Heaven Plan.

"The second step of the Seal Heaven Plan is much simpler and clearer."

Zhang Yifan smiled. "It is the Dao-Devil War."

"The Dao-Devil War? The battle between Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohu?" Saintess Nuwa asked in surprise. This was also one of the steps in the Seal Heaven Plan?

"Little Nuannuan is right!"

Zhang Yifan patted Nuwa's head in praise before continuing. "The three clans, whose might in the Primordial Continent was unmatched and whose power was at its peak, were annihilated through the combined efforts of Hongjun and Luohu. Naturally, the two of them became swollen with pride."

"At first, the two of them could still work together. But once their common enemy had been destroyed, the conflict between them naturally resurfaced, putting them at odds again."

"Of course, even if they hadn't turned against each other, Hongjun would have deliberately made Luohu his enemy."

"Deliberately making him an enemy? Why?" the Jade Emperor asked curiously.

"After the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation, the remnants of the Primordial Chaos Divine Beasts and the strange beasts of the Primordial World had been nearly wiped out. But for Hongjun, that still wasn't enough. There were still beings in the Primordial World who possessed the lineage of the Primordial Chaos Fiends."

"Provoking a death match with Luohu was not only about competing to become the leader of the Primordial Continent and Heaven's Dao's representative, but also about using the opportunity to force the various top experts of the Primordial World to choose sides."

"This was a slaughter between the highest-level living beings of the Primordial Continent."

"Its purpose was to kill the remnants of the Primordial Chaos Fiends and the powerful beings who possessed their lineage, ensuring that from then on, no one with the lineage of a Primordial Chaos Fiend would remain in the Primordial World."

"Grandpa, I have a question."

Sect Master Tongtian asked in confusion, "Was Dao Ancestor Hongjun really that wary of the remnants of the Primordial Chaos Divine Beasts, the remnants of the Primordial Chaos Fiends, and the strange beasts of the Primordial World? Why did he have to exterminate them all? Wouldn't it have been better for him to recruit those with powerful bloodlines?"

"You've discovered a blind spot. Hahaha, Little Tongtong, very good!" Zhang Yifan pointed at Sect Master Tongtian and praised him.

"I just happened to think of it." Sect Master Tongtian felt a little embarrassed by the praise.

Zhang Yifan smiled mysteriously. "Why exterminate them all? This concerns Dao Ancestor Hongjun's origins. Once his origins and lineage were exposed, no one would submit to him."

"Dao Ancestor Hongjun's origins and lineage?"

Everyone cried out in alarm.

In the Primordial Continent, not a single person knew about Dao Ancestor Hongjun's origins!

Countless experts of the Primordial World had tried to investigate and uncover his origins and lineage, but no one had ever obtained even the slightest bit of information!

They had never expected Zhang Yifan to know this secret!

As expected of a Great Dao Sage.

"Father, just what are Hongjun's origins?" the Jade Emperor hurriedly asked.

"Let's talk about the Seal Heaven Plan first. As for Dao Ancestor Hongjun's origins, we'll discuss them later." Zhang Yifan shook his head with a smile.

Ah, this.

The Jade Emperor, Sect Master Tongtian, Nuwa, and Queen Mother all looked somewhat disappointed. They wished they could know immediately.

Seeing this, Zhang Yifan consoled them. "This matter involves too much. If you knew about it now, you would only cause trouble. For all you know, you might be blasted into pieces by a thunderbolt suddenly descending from the heavens while walking down the road tomorrow."

"We're all mortals. We can't get too deeply involved in matters concerning gods and demons. I'm doing this for your own good."

"Yes, Father." The Jade Emperor nodded.

Sect Master Tongtian, Nuwa, and the others stopped asking.

Knowing about Dao Ancestor Hongjun's Seal Heaven Plan was already an extraordinary matter.

As Zhang Yifan had said, Dao Ancestor Hongjun's origins were naturally extremely secretive and involved enormous consequences.

No one had been able to uncover them over countless millions of years. There was probably also a hidden hand at work behind this—Dao Ancestor Hongjun himself.

If this matter were revealed now, Dao Ancestor Hongjun might well hunt them down.

"The first step of the Seal Heaven Plan was to annihilate the remnants of the Primordial Chaos Divine Beasts and the strange beasts of the Primordial World. At the same time, this catastrophe was defined as the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation, introducing the concept of the great tribulations of the Primordial World. From then on, Hongjun gained the authority to interpret Heaven's Dao. Whatever he said became the truth, and no one could refute him."

"The second step of the Seal Heaven Plan was the Dao-Devil War. It not only sent the Primordial Continent down the path of the Mystic Sect world, but also annihilated the remnants of the Primordial Chaos Fiends and those who possessed the lineage of the fiends. From then on, Hongjun had completely eliminated the influence of the Primordial Chaos Divine Beasts and Primordial Chaos Fiends over the Primordial Continent!"

The Jade Emperor pondered for a moment before offering a summary.

"Excellent, excellent! That was a very good summary. As expected of my son." Zhang Yifan nodded in praise.

This son of his was quite clever after all.

"Of course. It's all thanks to Father's good genes—it was inherited, hahaha." The Jade Emperor laughed smugly.

Seeing Zhang Yifan and the Jade Emperor praising each other, Queen Mother, the Seven Fairies, and the others secretly chuckled.

"Dao Ancestor Hongjun truly had remarkable methods. He selectively eliminated the races he wanted gone, accomplished all his various goals, and still kept himself out of it without arousing suspicion."

Sect Master Tongtian sighed, feeling a chill run down his spine.

Thinking back on the open and covert struggles and schemes among the Saints, he now found them laughable.

All those plans devised by Saints were child's play before Dao Ancestor Hongjun!

Saintess Nuwa also nodded in agreement with Tongtian's view. "Dao Ancestor's scheme is truly horrifying."

"Father, does the next step of the Seal Heaven Plan lead to the preaching at Zixiao Palace?" Queen Mother continued the topic.

Zhang Yifan had just mentioned that the greatest and most terrifying tribulation in the Primordial Continent was the preaching at Zixiao Palace.

After the Dao-Devil War came Hongjun's ascension to Sainthood and his preaching at Zixiao Palace.

"That's right." Zhang Yifan nodded.

Here it came!

Sect Master Tongtian, Saintess Nuwa, Kirin Ancestor, Dragon Ancestor, the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, and the others all felt their spirits tremble.

"During the Dao-Devil War, Hongjun was already a half-step Saint. Not long after killing Luohu, he relied on the Jade of Creation to attain Sainthood."

Zhang Yifan continued, "After becoming a Saint, Hongjun shook the Primordial World, and his strength rose to become the number one in the Primordial World."

"More importantly, none of the many great experts of the Primordial World had a method to become Saints. But Hongjun did!"

"Who wouldn't want to become a Saint?"

"And Hongjun was very clever. When preaching at Zixiao Palace, he didn't begin teaching immediately. Instead, he announced that he would begin three thousand years later!"

"Why do you think that was?"

"Why?" the Jade Emperor and the others asked curiously.

"Of course, it was to spread the news of Hongjun becoming a Saint and preaching throughout the Primordial World, so that every race and every person would know about it!"

"From the highest of the nine heavens to the lowest of the nine netherworlds, no one was to remain unaware!"

"He wanted everyone to know that Hongjun was the greatest under heaven, supreme throughout the Primordial World! And this supreme being was going to teach and preach to all the living beings of the Primordial World free of charge!"

Zhang Yifan smiled. "This was the promotional campaign for Dao Ancestor Hongjun's preaching at Zixiao Palace. He handled that part very well."

"Once the publicity was good enough, the various experts naturally rushed over, voluntarily crawling into his cage!"

Crawling into Dao Ancestor Hongjun's cage?

Sect Master Tongtian and Saintess Nuwa both sucked in a cold breath.

Hadn't they rushed over excitedly to attend the lectures back then?

They had even gone several hundred years early for fear of missing them.

So they had actually thrown themselves into the net?

Why?

Chapter 44: Hongjun: I Am the Only Parent in the Primordial World

"Why is the preaching at Zixiao Palace a cage?" the Jade Emperor asked in confusion.

After Zixiao Palace appeared, it was only then that the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother were enlightened by Dao Ancestor Hongjun and became the only two child attendants in Zixiao Palace. To the two of them, Zixiao Palace was practically the beginning of their new lives.

Thus, Queen Mother also asked in confusion, "Father. Exactly. The preaching at Zixiao Palace gave all the living beings of the Primordial World cultivation methods and a goal to pursue. Doesn't that count as benefiting all living beings?"

Queen Mother's words made Saintess Nuwa and the others nod.

"Hahahaha, benefiting all living beings?"

Zhang Yifan laughed loudly. "I just told you about the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation and the Dao-Devil War. Do you still think Hongjun is someone who benefits all living beings?"

"My daughter-in-law, you're all still far too naive."

Hearing this, Queen Mother flushed awkwardly.

That's right!

They had just cursed Hongjun as something worse than a beast. How could he possibly be someone who benefited all living beings?