Tongtian, The Primordial Era's Number One Waste

After a big meal with his dad and a whole jar of wine, the Jade Emperor even managed to sneak away with three sacks of Enlightenment Tea. He was thoroughly satisfied.

More importantly, he had taken the Sect Master Tongtian down a peg. From now on, when meeting the Jade Emperor, Tongtian would have to call him uncle!

If the beings of the Primordial Era saw this scene, it would surely be spectacular.

Just thinking about it made the Jade Emperor laugh out loud.

Full and content, the Jade Emperor glanced at the still sullen Sect Master Tongtian and felt amused.

"Dad, I heard from my cultivator friends that something big happened in the Heavenly Court recently," the Jade Emperor said.

"You have cultivator friends?" Zhang Yifan was immediately interested.

"Yes, Little Yang cultivates too," the Jade Emperor said, pointing at Yang Jian.

Zhang Yifan's eyes lit up. He looked at Yang Jian and said, "Oh, that's great. Leave a couple of cultivation manuals for your old grandpa to look at then."

Although that dog system had given him plenty of so-called top-tier manuals, Zhang Yifan had practiced them all without cultivating any so-called magic power, which left him feeling helpless and wondering why.

In reality, all of Zhang Yifan's magic power was temporarily collected and stored by the formation in the house.

"Grandpa, mine is just beginner stuff. Those cultivation manuals... you probably wouldn't think much of them." Yang Jian's face was almost red from Zhang Yifan's praise.

Compared to Zhang Yifan, could his own cultivation even be called that?

"Alright, if I tell you to leave them, then leave them." Zhang Yifan didn't want to be polite. He then asked the Jade Emperor, "What big thing happened? Did the Jade Emperor secretly go down to the mortal realm to steal women? And then get caught by the Queen Mother?"

Jade Emperor: "..."

"Dad, don't talk nonsense. Is the Jade Emperor that kind of person?" The Jade Emperor's mouth twitched. If the Queen Mother found out about this, there would be trouble.

Yang Jian couldn't help but want to laugh. He stepped in to smooth things over, "Grandpa, I know. I heard that the Heavenly Emperor killed the Lord of Fire, reclaimed the authority to appoint and dismiss the righteous gods of the Heavenly Court, and completely disregarded the Investiture of the Gods List!"

"Oh~" Zhang Yifan heard this and found it a bit interesting. This Jade Emperor seemed different from what he understood.

"And also, in Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor even made Taibai Jinxing slap Great Master Guanyin several times, leaving her with a swollen mouth like a sausage!"

"That's explosive!" Zhang Yifan found it very amusing. He took a sip of wine and asked, "Quick, tell me more, what else?"

"Also, the Journey to the West team was pinned down at Lion Camel Ridge and couldn't advance half a step. I also heard that the Jade Emperor plans to get rid of the Journey to the West team."

"Good! A Jade Emperor like this is actually interesting." Zhang Yifan was immediately happy to hear that the Jade Emperor had also halted the Journey to the West.

The dog system had said before it ran off that after the Primordial Era World successfully upgraded, he would naturally see his wife again.

Now that the Journey to the West was paused and the Jade Emperor had changed, it seemed like things were subtly shifting.

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

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

"Hahaha, I told you this Jade Emperor is truly handsome! So domineering! This is what the Emperor of the Three Realms should look like!" Being recognized by his father made the Jade Emperor even more enthusiastic.

"Get real. That fool, the Jade Emperor, might get killed by a Saint the moment he steps outside. Besides, can he be as handsome as my son, you?"

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

Those words made even the Sect Master Tongtian couldn't help but look down on the Jade Emperor.

"It's my good genes," Zhang Yifan said with a laugh.

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

Yang Jian also looked up. He was very interested in discussing these major figures of the Primordial Era and its hidden secrets.

The Sect Master Tongtian also looked at Zhang Yifan.

Although he didn't know what the Jade Emperor was trying to do, he was curious about how this reclusive great power, Zhang Yifan, 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, and be a lazy bum. I'm not interested in those Saints."

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

"When will you and Little Wang have another grandson for your old dad, and I'll have no other desires."

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

"Yes, Grandpa, please 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 the Sect Master Tongtian.

Both of them 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 Saint, was about to comment on him, the Sect Master Tongtian quickly straightened his posture.

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

Jie Teachings once had ten thousand immortals and ten thousand races paying homage; it was the foremost sect in the Primordial Era, its power unparalleled.

Furthermore, as a direct descendant of Pangu and one of the six Saints, who wouldn't be filled with immense respect when Tongtian was mentioned! This evaluation, he was sure, would 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 deceived him.

How did he become a good-for-nothing? The number one good-for-nothing in the Primordial Era?

The Jade Emperor was also surprised. Although he didn't like hearing his own father praise Tongtian, he never imagined such an evaluation would exist.

Good-for-nothing?

A Heavenly Dao Saint, and he was a good-for-nothing?

And the number one good-for-nothing in the Primordial Era!

"Isn't he a Saint? Revered by all beings in the Primordial Era. Why is he called the number one good-for-nothing in the Primordial Era?" Yang Jian was also very curious.

How did existences as lofty as the Three Pure Ones become good-for-nothings?

"Exactly, how did he become a good-for-nothing?" Sect Master Tongtian was also very unconvinced. It was one thing if your evaluation wasn't high, but how did you become a good-for-nothing?

"Hmph, Tongtian was formed from Pangu's primordial spirit. His origins and foundation were good, and his talent was high. He naturally had the advantage and cultivated quickly. Isn't that normal? What's there to praise?"

"Don't you all say he's a Saint and very powerful. Powerful, my foot. If he were so powerful, why didn't he achieve sainthood through his physical body? Becoming a Heavenly Dao Saint was his biggest mistake."

"Later, Sect Master Tongtian established the Jie Teachings, accepting everyone, whether they had fur or not, and it became the number one sect in the Primordial Era, with unmatched prestige. He didn't even think about unifying the Primordial Era, but instead was schemed against, causing the Three Pure Ones to split, making the reappearance of Pangu's true body hopeless, and causing the Primordial Era World to regress to a backward state."

"What's even more contemptible is that during the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, simply because the most disciples were on the Investiture of the Gods List, he became dejected and never recovered, achieving nothing thereafter. To be so discouraged by such a setback, what else is he if not a good-for-nothing?"

"You must know, in the Primordial Era World, which cultivator works harder than him, Tongtian, by a hundred or a thousand times? Which cultivator doesn't break mountains when they encounter them, or build bridges when they encounter water? They solve problems when they arise. When faced with difficulties and predicaments, if there's no solution, they create one to solve it!"

"But he, Tongtian, hmph, with a pile of solutions right in front of him, didn't use any! He cared too much about his so-called reputation and face, he's simply a useless coward."

Sect Master Tongtian: "……"

Sect Master Tongtian felt like crying without tears. If you're going to scold, just scold a couple of times. Why are you listing so many things out like this?

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

"Speak."

"With millions of disciples dead or injured, isn't it normal for him, Sect Master Tongtian, to be dejected?" Sect Master Tongtian was heartbroken.

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

"…! Once on the Investiture of the Gods List, their progress stops forever, and their future is hopeless."

"Foolish! This was clearly a great opportunity, yet you're calling it a bad thing."

"How is this a good thing?" 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 Calamity, no one wanted to be on the Investiture of the Gods List!

"Let me ask you, after the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, how are those who were originally similar in strength to the Jie Teachings disciples doing now? Have their cultivation bases improved? How much have they improved? How are the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Teachings doing now?"

"Are their lives easier? Haven't they been killed by others? Haven't they been ridiculed? Is their future brighter?"

What the…!

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

The three of them were also recalling.