How Can the Primordial Era World Advance?

"How can the Primordial Era World advance?"

The Jade Emperor blurted it out.

"What's it to you? You're not the Jade Emperor." Zhang Yifan laughed and scolded.

"Uh, right, right. Even though your son isn't the Jade Emperor, I'm still curious." The Jade Emperor smiled awkwardly.

"Yes, yes, sir, please tell us. We're all very curious about the affairs of immortals." Taibai Jinxing hurriedly echoed him.

Who wouldn't be curious about such a secretive, earth-shattering event?

After all, even the food he cooked contained Fragments of Great Dao Laws, and Old Ancestor Qilin was willing to serve him as a dog. Better to believe it than not.

Old Ancestor Qilin, who was sitting beside the table with drool hanging from his mouth, was utterly stunned as well.

He had followed Zhang Yifan for seven or eight years and knew his master's background had to be extraordinary, but he had never expected it to be even greater than he had imagined!

The Primordial Era World could advance in rank and become a supreme, high-tier Primordial Era World?

He had never heard of such a thing.

He pricked up his ears and could not help listening closely.

"There are two simple ways to advance."

"What two ways?" Only two? The Jade Emperor's heart raced.

"First, prevent the Journey to the West Tribulation and kill Hongjun."

"Second, gather one hundred and eight perfected Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortals, set up a grand formation, and conduct an ascension ceremony. Once the ceremony is complete, it will succeed."

The Jade Emperor: "..."

Taibai Jinxing: "..."

Old Ancestor Qilin: "..."

Cold sweat covered the Jade Emperor's head.

Kill Hongjun? He was the Dao Ancestor!

Who in the Primordial Era could possibly kill him? Forget killing him—even moving a single hair on his head would be difficult!

And that was without even mentioning the second condition: gathering one hundred and eight Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

That was a realm beyond Saints, equivalent to the Heavenly Dao Realm!

And they had to be perfected!

Where could they be found?

There was not even one in the present-day Primordial Continent!

"What's wrong? Did that scare you?" Zhang Yifan found it amusing when he saw the two of them staring wide-eyed with terrified expressions.

"Father, just the first condition alone... Dao Ancestor Hongjun. He's the Dao Ancestor, a being like the Heavenly Dao itself. Who could possibly shake him? And besides, what reason would there be to kill him?"

"Who can shake him? Where there's a will, there's a way. As long as you want to, there will naturally be a chance to accomplish it."

Zhang Yifan sneered. "As for the reason to kill him, if everyone in the Primordial Era knew about Hongjun's shameful deeds, I'm afraid everyone would want him dead! They would probably want to skin him alive!"

Everyone would want him dead!

Hiss!

The Jade Emperor sucked in a cold breath.

Taibai Jinxing, meanwhile, lowered his head deeply, completely pretending he was deaf.

Was this something a mere Grand Unity Golden Immortal like him could hear?

If word got out and Hongjun learned of it, Taibai Jinxing would be skinned and have his tendons pulled out. His primordial spirit would be extracted and roasted over Heavenly Fire for eternity!

"Then... what exactly did Dao Ancestor Hongjun do that would make everyone in the Primordial Era want to skin him alive?" The Jade Emperor swallowed. Although he was horrified, he could not help asking.

There was no helping it.

Since he had heard about something like this, of course he wanted to know!

He simply could not bear not knowing!

"Of course, it has to do with the many tribulations of the Primordial Era. Forget it. There's no point telling you. We're all mortals, so why think so much about it?"

Zhang Yifan waved his hand and did not continue. Instead, he asked, "Tell me about your twenty years of wandering outside. Is there nothing you want to share with your old man?"

Seeing that Zhang Yifan was no longer talking about it, the Jade Emperor could not force the question.

There would be plenty of time in the future.

There would always be a chance to get it out of him.

Who said a son could not listen to more stories from his father? Right?

"Mm, these twenty years, your son was outside... outside... Mm, I started a family and had seven daughters."

The Jade Emperor thought for a moment. Apart from drinking and making merry, watching immortal maidens dance, he seemed to have done nothing else in the past twenty years. But he could not say that, so he could only bring up starting a family.

"Oh, you started a family? And you have seven daughters?" Zhang Yifan's eyes lit up. "Your mother was still thinking about you when she passed away. Now that you have a family, she can rest easy over there."

"Your son has been unfilial. I didn't return sooner to honor Father and Mother."

"There will be opportunities in the future. By the way, when you have time, bring your wife and daughters back. Let this father of yours be happy too."

"Of course! Once I return later, I'll arrange for them to come and see you."

The Jade Emperor patted his chest as he spoke.

Wasn't that so? His bargain father had so many secrets, and even a meal could increase one's cultivation. How could he possibly not come back?

"Good. Go make the arrangements. Sit for a while. I need to clean up, and later I still have to plant some vegetables in the backyard." Zhang Yifan nodded and said no more. His son had returned, so there was no need to drag him into idle family chatter. There would be plenty of time ahead.

"Then go ahead and get busy, Father. I'll make the arrangements now. The round trip will probably take a few days."

"Mm. Just stay safe."

After Zhang Yifan finished speaking, he cleared the dishes and ignored the Jade Emperor and the others.

Watching Zhang Yifan enter the house, the Jade Emperor's face took on an imposing expression.

By some strange twist of fate, he had entered this courtyard and unexpectedly gained so much!

Most importantly, he had gained a mysterious and invincible father.

"Senior Old Ancestor Qilin, how did you end up here? How much do you know about my father?" The Jade Emperor looked at Old Ancestor Qilin, who was beside him in the form of a Big Black Dog.

"I do not know much about my master, nor is it convenient for me to say more. What you should know, you will naturally learn in the future. As for how I came here, I woke up here. My master took me in." Old Ancestor Qilin's gaze was somewhat cold.

"Mm, regarding what my father said about the Primordial Era World advancing in rank, do you think it's credible?"

"My master's words are certainly credible."

"Really?"

"Really!"

The Jade Emperor's heart shook, and his hands trembled slightly with excitement.

If the advancement truly succeeded, then the Heavenly Emperor would become the Lord of the Great Dao and rule over all heavens and myriad worlds!

How could he, the Jade Emperor, not want that!

He dreamed of becoming such a Heavenly Emperor!

Rather than being like he was now—cautious and constrained, his power hollowed out, unable to accomplish anything!

At that time, what would Saints matter? Even Great Dao Saints could only be dogs beneath his command!

Just thinking about it filled the Jade Emperor with excitement and anticipation.

"Alas, but killing Dao Ancestor Hongjun will be difficult." The Jade Emperor shook his head.

"Who says it won't?" Old Ancestor Qilin nodded.

"Not to mention the second condition: gathering one hundred and eight perfected Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortals. No one in the Primordial Era even knows how to become a Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal yet! Let alone a Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Where would one hundred and eight of them come from?"

"Mm, yes. That's right." Old Ancestor Qilin nodded.

"No!"

Old Ancestor Qilin suddenly woke from his daze. "No, no, no, no!"

"Senior, what's wrong?" The Jade Emperor was startled by Old Ancestor Qilin's sudden loss of composure.

"I'm such a fool!"

"What?" The Jade Emperor was even more confused.

"I'm a Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal myself!" Old Ancestor Qilin blurted out.

"What!" The Jade Emperor jumped up in shock.

"That's right. My current realm is the Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm! The realm of a Saint!" Old Ancestor Qilin nodded heavily.

Seeing Old Ancestor Qilin confirm his strength, the Jade Emperor was overwhelmed with shock!

Who on the Primordial Continent did not want to become a Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal? Yet there was no path in heaven or earth, and no one knew how to reach that realm.

Countless Primordial Era Mighty Beings, including the Saints, had spent countless epochs of time without making any headway.

Yet Old Ancestor Qilin was saying that he was a Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal!

This...

"May I ask, Senior, how did you cultivate to become a Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal?" The Jade Emperor swallowed and asked tentatively.

If he learned this secret, then he, the Jade Emperor, would truly be able to completely control the Three Realms and command all within them!

"Hmph, don't even think about trying to pry information from me." Old Ancestor Qilin snorted.

"I'm just excited." The Jade Emperor laughed awkwardly, unable to hide his regret and disappointment.

"It wouldn't hurt to tell you, since you're my master's son." Old Ancestor Qilin tilted his dog head.

"Really? Then please tell me, Senior!" What a turn of events! The Jade Emperor immediately grew excited again.

Old Ancestor Qilin tilted his head and thought for a moment. "Come to think of it, I didn't really cultivate much. I just often ate the leftovers from your father's meals, then somehow became a Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal."

"..."

The Jade Emperor's face darkened, and 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." Old Ancestor Qilin rolled his eyes, wagged his dog tail, and left, leaving behind a stunned and dazed Jade Emperor.

Eat some leftovers and become a Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal?

Who would believe that? Not even ghosts would believe it!

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

The Fragments of Great Dao Laws in the meal he had just eaten were real. The loosening of his Mid Quasi-Saint realm, the sign that he was about to break through, was real too!

Taibai Jinxing, standing before him, had even broken through from the Golden Immortal realm directly into the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm!

One meal was worth more than millions of years of arduous cultivation by others!

If he often came here to eat and drink, wouldn't he be able to become a Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal?

There was hope! There was hope!

"There's hope! Hahahaha!"

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

Recognizing this father had been worth it! So damn worth it!

The Jade Emperor was already imagining the majesty of having a group of Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortals under his command.

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