What Kind of Dao Ancestor Is This?!

Zhang Yifan slowly revealed the first step of the Heaven Sealing Plan: the hidden truth behind the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation.

Everyone listened in terror, so frightened that they dropped to the ground.

So this was what the Primordial Era's first great tribulation had truly been like!

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

Dao Ancestor?

Did he fucking deserve to be called a Dao Ancestor?

Pah!

"Pah! What kind of bullshit Dao Ancestor is that?!"

Yang Jian cursed viciously, "Even beasts are a hundred times better than him!"

"Exactly!"

The Seven Fairies, Three Xiaos, and Zhao Gongming all nodded as well.

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

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

Since the Heaven Sealing Plan had seven steps, there had to be more to come.

"Yes, yes, Grandpa, hurry and tell us. What is the second step of the Heaven Sealing Plan? What is its purpose?" Sect Master Tongtian nodded repeatedly, deeply concerned about the entire Heaven Sealing Plan.

"The second step of the Heaven Sealing Plan is much simpler and more straightforward."

Zhang Yifan smiled. "It was the Dao-Demon Conflict."

"The Dao-Demon Conflict? The struggle between Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohu?" Saint Nuwa asked in surprise. This had also been a step in the Heaven Sealing Plan?

"Little Lunlun got it right!"

Zhang Yifan patted Nuwa's head, praising her before continuing, "The three races, once incomparably powerful and prosperous across the Primordial Continent, were reduced to ashes through Hongjun and Luohu's joint efforts. Naturally, the two of them became inflated with pride."

"At first, they could still work together. But once their common enemy had been destroyed, the conflict between them naturally resurfaced."

"Of course, even if they had not turned against each other, Hongjun would have deliberately made an enemy of Luohu."

"Deliberately? Why?" the Jade Emperor asked curiously.

"After the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation, the surviving descendants of Chaos Divine Beasts and the Primordial Fierce Beasts had almost all been killed or wounded. But for Hongjun, that was still not enough. There were still some beings in the Primordial Era with the roots of Chaos Demon Gods."

"Provoking a life-and-death battle with Luohu was not only to compete for the position of ruler of the Primordial Continent and spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao, but also to use the opportunity to force the top Primordial Era Mighty Beings to choose sides."

"This was a slaughter among the upper echelons of the Primordial Continent's food chain."

"The goal was to kill off the descendants of Chaos Demon Gods, as well as mighty beings with the roots of Chaos Demon Gods, so that no one with the roots of Chaos Demon Gods would remain in the Primordial Era."

"Grandpa, I have a question."

Sect Master Tongtian asked in confusion, "Was Dao Ancestor Hongjun really that wary of the descendants of Chaos Divine Beasts, the descendants of Chaos Demon Gods, and the Primordial Fierce Beasts? Why did he have to wipe them all out? Wouldn't it have been better for Hongjun to bring those with such powerful roots under his command?"

"You found a blind spot there. Hahaha, Little Tongtong, not bad at all!" Zhang Yifan pointed at Sect Master Tongtian and praised him.

"I just happened to think of it," Sect Master Tongtian said, somewhat embarrassed by the praise.

Zhang Yifan gave a mysterious smile. "Why wipe them all out? That involves Dao Ancestor Hongjun's origins. Once his origins and roots became known, no one would submit to him."

"Dao Ancestor Hongjun's origins and roots?"

Everyone cried out in shock.

In the Primordial Continent, no one knew anything at all about Dao Ancestor Hongjun's origins!

What exactly was his background? What kind of roots did he possess? Countless Primordial Era Mighty Beings had investigated and searched, yet not one had uncovered even the slightest information!

They had not expected Zhang Yifan to know this secret!

As expected of a Great Dao Saint.

"Father, then what exactly is Hongjun's background?" the Jade Emperor hurriedly asked.

"Let's continue with the Heaven Sealing Plan first. We can discuss Dao Ancestor Hongjun's origins later." Zhang Yifan shook his head with a smile.

Well, damn.

The Jade Emperor, Sect Master Tongtian, Nuwa, Queen Mother, and the others were somewhat disappointed. They desperately wanted to know immediately.

Seeing their reactions, Zhang Yifan reassured them, "This matter is far too significant. If you learned it now, it would only bring trouble. For all you know, you might be walking down the road tomorrow when heavenly lightning suddenly descends and blasts you into pieces."

"We are all mortals. We cannot become too deeply entangled in the affairs of gods and demons. I'm doing this for your own good."

"Yes, Father." The Jade Emperor nodded.

Sect Master Tongtian, Nuwa, and the others did not press further.

Learning of Dao Ancestor Hongjun's Heaven Sealing Plan was already an astonishing matter.

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

For countless ages, no one had managed to investigate them. Dao Ancestor Hongjun was probably pulling strings behind the scenes as well.

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

"The first step of the Heaven Sealing Plan was to exterminate the descendants of Chaos Divine Beasts and the Primordial Fierce Beasts. At the same time, he defined that calamity as the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation, introducing the concept of the Primordial Era's great tribulations. From then on, Hongjun held the authority to interpret the Heavenly Dao. Whatever he said went, and no one could refute him."

"The second step of the Heaven Sealing Plan was the Dao-Demon Conflict. It not only set the Primordial Continent on the path toward a world of the Mystic Sect, but also exterminated the descendants of Chaos Demon Gods and those with the roots of demon god descendants. By then, Hongjun had completely eliminated the influence of Chaos Divine Beasts and Chaos Demon Gods over the Primordial Continent!"

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

"Not bad, not bad. That was an excellent summary! As expected of my son." Zhang Yifan nodded approvingly.

This son of his was quite clever after all.

"Of course. It's because Father's genes are so good—I inherited them, 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 laughed.

"Dao Ancestor Hongjun truly had some impressive methods. He precisely eliminated the races he wanted gone, achieved all his goals, and still kept himself detached so that no one grew suspicious."

Sect Master Tongtian sighed, a chill running down his spine.

Thinking of the open and hidden struggles, schemes, and plots among the saints now felt laughable.

What saintly schemes? Before Dao Ancestor Hongjun, they were practically child's play!

"Dao Ancestor Hongjun's planning is truly terrifying," Saint Nuwa said, nodding in agreement with Tongtian.

"Father, is the next step of the Heaven Sealing Plan Preaching at Zixiao Palace?" Queen Mother continued the topic.

Zhang Yifan had just mentioned that the Primordial Continent's greatest and most terrifying tribulation had been Preaching at Zixiao Palace.

And after the Dao-Demon Conflict, Hongjun became a saint and preached at Zixiao Palace.

"That's right." Zhang Yifan nodded.

It was coming!

Sect Master Tongtian, Saint Nuwa, Old Ancestor Qilin, the Dragon Ancestor, the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, and the others all shuddered inwardly.

"During the Dao-Demon Conflict, Hongjun was already a half-step saint. Not long after killing Luohu, he used the Jade of Creation to attain sainthood."

Zhang Yifan continued, "After becoming a saint, Hongjun's might shook the Primordial Era, and his strength rose to first place in the Primordial Continent."

"More importantly, the Primordial Era Mighty Beings had no method of attaining sainthood. But Hongjun did!"

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

"Moreover, Hongjun was very clever. When he preached at Zixiao Palace, he did not begin teaching immediately. Instead, he announced that the lectures 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 attaining sainthood and Hongjun preaching throughout the Primordial Era, ensuring that every race and every person knew of it!"

"From the Ninth Heaven above to the Nine Nethers below, everyone had to know!"

"He wanted the world to know that Hongjun was number one under heaven, the sole supreme being of the Primordial Era! And such a supreme figure was going to teach and preach to all living beings of the Primordial Era for free!"

Zhang Yifan smiled. "That was Dao Ancestor Hongjun's publicity campaign for Preaching at Zixiao Palace, and he did it very well."

"Once the publicity was done, all those mighty beings naturally rushed over, willingly crawling into his cage!"

Hiss!

Crawling into Dao Ancestor Hongjun's cage?

Sect Master Tongtian and Saint Nuwa both sucked in a sharp breath.

Hadn't they eagerly rushed there to attend his lectures back then?

They had been so afraid of missing it that they had gone hundreds of years early.

So they had been walking into a trap?

Why?