Primordial: At the Start, He Mistook Jade Emperor for His Son

"What?" Jade Emperor was even more bewildered.

"I'm a Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal!" Kirin Ancestor declared.

"What!" Jade Emperor shot to his feet in shock.

"That's right. My current realm is that of a Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal—the realm of a Saint!" Kirin Ancestor nodded heavily.

Seeing Kirin Ancestor confirm his strength, Jade Emperor's shock churned like storm-tossed seas!

Who on the Primordial Continent did not wish to attain the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm? Yet there was no gate to heaven and no road into the earth; no one knew how to reach that realm.

Countless great powers of the Primordial Continent, Saints included, had spent countless aeons of time on it, yet remained utterly baffled.

But now Kirin Ancestor claimed that he was a Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal!

"May I ask, Senior, how did you cultivate into a Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal?" Jade Emperor swallowed and asked tentatively.

If he learned this secret, then he, Jade Emperor, would truly be able to take complete control of the Three Realms. At his command, who in the Three Realms would dare disobey?

"Hmph, don't even think about trying to pry information out of me." Kirin Ancestor snorted coldly.

"I was just excited." Jade Emperor gave an awkward laugh, unable to help feeling regretful and disappointed.

"There's no harm in telling you, seeing as you're Master's son." Kirin Ancestor tilted his dog head.

"Really? Then please, Senior, tell me!" Just when the path seemed to end, a new village appeared amid the willow trees! Jade Emperor instantly grew excited again.

Kirin Ancestor cocked his head and thought for a moment. "Come to think of it, I didn't really cultivate much. I just often ate your father's leftovers, and then somehow became a Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal."

"..."

Jade Emperor's face darkened. He did not believe it at all.

"Why would I need to lie to you? Believe it or not. I'm going to take a nap. I can't be bothered with you people." Kirin Ancestor rolled his eyes, wagged his dog tail, and left, leaving Jade Emperor standing there in a daze.

Eating leftovers could make someone a Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal?

Who would believe that if it were said aloud? Not even ghosts would believe it!

No, I believe it! Jade Emperor shook his head and told himself that this was very likely true!

The Great Dao Law Fragments in the meal he had just eaten were real. The loosening of his mid-stage Quasi-Saint realm, the fact that he was about to break through—those were real too!

And Taibai Jinxing before him had gone directly from the Golden Immortal realm to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!

One meal rivaled millions of years of another person's diligent cultivation!

If he came here often to eat and drink, wouldn't he be able to attain the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm?

There was hope! There was hope!

"There's hope! Hahahahaha!"

Jade Emperor could not help throwing back his head and laughing!

This father was worth acknowledging! So damn worth acknowledging!

Jade Emperor was already imagining the majesty of having a whole host of Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals under his command.

The only question was, how could he openly and aboveboard bring more people here to eat and drink?

Jade Emperor: Queen Mother, I Found You a Father

There was hope!

Jade Emperor was beside himself with excitement.

There were two requirements for the Primordial World to advance in rank.

The first requirement did not necessarily have to be completed first.

He could fulfill the second requirement first, then achieve the first afterward!

The second requirement had originally been beyond reach, something that could never be accomplished, but now there was hope!

Wasn't Kirin Ancestor, that old black dog, proof enough? He had become a Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal just by eating Zhang Yifan's leftovers.

Then as long as he came every day to mooch meals, he should be able to become a Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal no matter what!

As long as he continued cultivating, he would definitely be able to become a Heavenly Dao realm Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal!

He definitely could!

Jade Emperor was utterly certain.

"Mm, the urgent task is to put a stop to the Journey to the West first. Then I'll select some trusted aides and loyal ministers to bring here for meals."

Jade Emperor made up his mind.

"Taibai, let's go. Return to the Heavenly Court." With a sweep of his sleeve, Jade Emperor strode out of the courtyard, refreshed and radiant.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Riding atop auspicious clouds, Taibai Jinxing suddenly dropped to his knees before Jade Emperor amid the clouds, pressing his forehead against Jade Emperor's shoes.

"What is it, Taibai?" Jade Emperor looked imposing, his emperor's aura vast and boundless.

"Your Majesty, I, Taibai Jinxing, will forever be Your Majesty's most loyal and trustworthy dog. I beg Your Majesty to grant this humble minister the chance to serve Your Majesty forever, to climb mountains of blades and descend into seas of fire for Your Majesty."

Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal!

The Primordial World advanced.

A high-tier Supreme Primordial World.

Great Dao Sage!

Taibai Jinxing was no fool. A once-in-a-millennium opportunity lay right before him, and he had no intention of being left behind!

By staying at the Jade Emperor's side, he would have endless opportunities!

"Why say such things, Taibai? Haven't I always trusted you? That's why I kept you by my side." The Jade Emperor spoke lightly. How could he not know what Taibai Jinxing was thinking?

"I, Taibai Jinxing, swear upon my Dao Heart to serve His Majesty the Jade Emperor unto death. Should I harbor even the slightest thought of defiance or betrayal, may I drop dead on the spot."

Knowing there was hope, Taibai Jinxing immediately proclaimed his loyalty again.

"Mm. There will be a place for you among the Great Dao Sages."

The Jade Emperor nodded, already carrying himself like the Heavenly Emperor of a high-tier Primordial World. He was quite satisfied with Taibai Jinxing's performance.

"Thank you, Jade Emperor! No, thank you, Heavenly Emperor!" Taibai Jinxing was overjoyed!

Even if he had to be a dog, wouldn't being a dog at the Great Dao Sage realm still be glorious?

Absolutely glorious!

Taibai Jinxing was so delighted that even his brows curved with laughter.

The Jade Emperor laughed heartily. It felt good—so very good! This was exactly the feeling he wanted, the feeling of ruling over everything in others' lives!

Heavenly Court.

After returning, the Jade Emperor went to find the Queen Mother.

Though the Queen Mother had the appearance of a mature woman, her charm remained undiminished, and she possessed an extraordinary bearing worthy of a mother to the world.

Seeing the Jade Emperor arrive in such a relaxed and cheerful mood, the Queen Mother asked with a smile, "Your Majesty is beaming. I presume some joyous event has occurred?"

"A tremendously joyous event!" The Jade Emperor chuckled, utterly devoid of the bearing of the ruler of the Three Realms that he displayed in the Hall of Miraculous Mist.

"Oh? What joyous event? Could it be that the Western Teachings have yielded to Your Majesty and promised you considerable benefits?"

"Hmph, don't mention those petty villains from the Western Teachings. Just hearing about them irritates me." The Jade Emperor looked down on the Western Teachings.

"Then has the Grand Pure Sage's incarnation, Taishang Laojun, ceded some authority to you?" the Queen Mother asked again.

"Oh, my Queen Mother, why must you bring up the very pot that won't boil? Would that old thing Taishang Laojun ever move the forces of the Human Teachings and Daoist Teachings away, then return the Heavenly Court's authority?" The Jade Emperor sighed helplessly.

"Then what joyous event could there be?" The Queen Mother was at a loss for words.

"A heaven-shaking joyous event." The Jade Emperor swept away his displeasure, and a smile returned to his face.

"Then tell me already."

"I found you a father!" the Jade Emperor said with a grin.

"What?" The Queen Mother was stunned.

"I said, I found you a father. We have a father now," the Jade Emperor said seriously.

"A father? We have a father now?" The Queen Mother looked at the Jade Emperor as though he were insane. What kind of joke was this?

"That's right. We have a father now!" The Jade Emperor nodded, utterly serious.

"I can understand that the affairs of the Three Realms have been weighing on you, but you can't use me for amusement!" The Queen Mother sighed and shook her head. This Jade Emperor truly seemed about to be driven mad by all the schemes and machinations in the Three Realms.

"When have I ever lied to you? I, the Jade Emperor, truly have a father now! And you, Queen Mother, have a father-in-law too!"

Seeing that the Queen Mother did not believe him, the Jade Emperor grew anxious.

"You're serious?" The Queen Mother was greatly shocked.

She had thought the Jade Emperor was merely joking, but his earnest, anxious expression did not seem false in the least!

"Of course it's true. How could it be false? If you don't believe me, go ask Taibai Jinxing." The Jade Emperor was exceedingly pleased with himself.

"Fine, I believe you." Though her face was full of suspicion and her heart full of questions, the Queen Mother still chose to believe the Jade Emperor. After all, they had supported one another for countless years and weathered great storms together, and the Jade Emperor had never deceived her.

"I'm just curious—how did you suddenly get yourself a father?" the Queen Mother asked curiously.

"It happened like this."

The Jade Emperor then explained the entire sequence of events to the Queen Mother, from beginning to end.

"And that was it?"

"That was it!" The Jade Emperor nodded.

"And you truly acknowledged him as your father?" The Queen Mother could not help laughing.

"I hadn't wanted to, but what happened afterward made me feel that acknowledging this father was more than worth it!"