Honghuang: I Keep Offering Poisonous Schemes! Houtu Urges Me to Calm Down
Chapter 4

Primordial Wilderness: I Repeatedly Offered Poisonous Schemes! Houtu Advised Me to Calm Down

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"Ancestral Shamans, hear me!"

"I have three strategies—upper, middle, and lower!"

The Ancestral Shamans stared straight at Chu Xuan upon hearing this, making him feel a bit uneasy inside.

Why don't you just ask!

After a moment, it was Houtu who, being understanding, spoke first.

"Speak freely!"

Chu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

That was almost a failed flex.

Forget it. Next time, I won't use the upper, middle, and lower strategy. I'll just say straight out, 'I have one plan.'

"My lower strategy: continue building the Wu Clan. Though this will trap us in a cage, incurring a debt of Karma to Heavenly Dao for nothing, and the future Calamity will be beyond our control, if we prepare in advance now, we may still have a chance to turn defeat into victory!"

Di Jun frowned at Chu Xuan. Though this was exactly his own initial plan, doubt had now arisen in his heart, and he was unwilling to adopt it.

He shook his head.

"Building the Wu Clan is too risky. One misstep and the Great Calamity will arise. It is not a good thing!"

Chu Xuan nodded.

"I also have an upper strategy: lead the entire clan to join the Demon Race and seize their nest. The Heavenly Court has just been established, with unclear authority and responsibility. Our Wu Clan is immensely powerful. Even without the advantage of being founders, we can easily sideline the Demon Race!"

"At that time, the Demon Race will be the Wu Clan, and the Wu Clan will be the Demon Race. We can easily claim the position of masters of heaven and earth!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Zhurong sneered.

"I thought it would be something good!"

"So this is it!"

"Our Wu Clan is the Pangu Orthodox. How could we stoop to being beneath others? Bending to Heavenly Dao is barely acceptable, but those brats Di Jun and Tai Yi—born from dampness and hatched from eggs—what virtue or ability do they have to be masters of our Wu Clan!"

"Even if it could succeed, we must never choose this path!"

"How dare you, a Lesser Shaman, so lightly trample on the glory of our Wu Clan!"

Zhurong was furious.

The other Ancestral Shamans more or less shared similar thoughts, and even Houtu was frowning.

Chu Xuan, too, wore an expression of 'I knew it.'

This was naturally the best approach. Leading the entire clan to join the Demon Race now would throw both Di Jun and Heavenly Dao into disarray.

The Great Calamity requires at least two opposing forces to unfold. But if everyone becomes an internal conflict, how can it proceed?

The Demon Race may seem powerful, but this is only the beginning. Di Jun and Tai Yi's wings are not yet full. With a little scheming, we could kick them out of their founding project and seize their nest.

Unfortunately, the pride of the Wu Clan would never accept such a plan.

None of the Ancestral Shamans are foolish, but some things cannot be measured purely by gain and loss.

Chu Xuan had long anticipated this.

Thus, the first two plans were merely a prelude. Finally, he slowly revealed his middle strategy.

"Since Ancestral Shamans are unwilling to pursue this plan!"

"Then I have one last method!"

"The middle strategy!"

"Heavenly Dao is incomplete, order is not yet established. The founding of the Heavenly Court is an inevitable trend, a necessity for the operation of the Primordial World!"

"Di Jun of the Demon Race merely rode the wave of Heavenly Dao's development. But there are both advantages and disadvantages!"

"Success comes from Heavenly Dao, and failure comes from Heavenly Dao. I have a plan!"

Chu Xuan finally revealed his true intention.

"It is called the Heavenly Tribulation Completion Method!"

"I observe that the Immortal Dao has been established, perfecting Heavenly Dao while also damaging it. The Primordial World Myriad Spirits devour spiritual opportunities, harming heaven and earth to fatten themselves. At every turn, they become immortals and patriarchs. Golden Immortals are as common as dogs, and Daluo fill the streets!"

"Even though the Primordial World is vast, created by Pangu Father God, if this continues, after countless epochs, when the last wisp of spiritual energy is drained dry, will there not be the Calamity of the Dao's Extinction, the Tribulation of the Dharma's End!"

"I intend to establish Heavenly Tribulations: the Three Disasters and Nine Calamities!"

"Heavenly Tribulation is the Thunder Tribulation!"

"The Three Disasters are the Wind Calamity, Fire Calamity, and Water Calamity. The Nine Calamities are the need to eat, to drink, to wear clothes, to live like mortals without liberation, all kinds of bindings, descending into the mortal realm!"

"If one wishes to become an immortal, they must suffer calamities!"

"Only by passing through them can one become an immortal, can one advance on the Immortal Dao!"

"After becoming an immortal, there is also one tribulation per realm. Heavenly thunder descends, water and fire assail, wind and thunder roar!"

"How can mediocrity become immortal!"

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Chapter 4: Such a Venomous Scheme Exists in This World! Too Venomous! (Begging for Flowers and Monthly Votes)

"Perfectly, Qiangliang Ancestral Shaman wields the Great Dao of Lightning, Xizi Ancestral Shaman wields the Great Dao of Electricity, Gonggong Ancestral Shaman wields the Great Dao of Water, Zhurong Ancestral Shaman wields the Great Dao of Fire, Tianwu Ancestral Shaman wields the Great Dao of Wind, and Shebishi Ancestral Shaman wields the Great Dao of Poison!"

"The first few Ancestral Shamans hold the authority of calamities, while Shebishi Ancestral Shaman holds the authority of the Nine Tribulations."

"Test the myriad races of the Primordial Wilderness, thereby curbing their Immortal Dao!"

"And since the Heavenly Court does not command heaven and earth, does it not complete the Heavenly Dao? The operation of the Heavenly Tribulation is precisely an authority they should possess."

"All Ancestral Shamans may hand over the power of execution to them, but with the Heavenly Tribulation Dao Ancestor imposing strict and rigid regulations, This Seat can remain detached from the world. Meanwhile, let all immortals under heaven loathe the Demon Race's Heavenly Court, and let every living being weep blood!"

"This is the hatred of severing the myriad beings' Immortal Dao, the suffering of all races left without successors!"

"No matter how orthodox the Demon Race's Heavenly Court is, how can it withstand such fury from the myriad people!"

"As for my Wu Clan, we are born strong, with none existing below the immortal realm. And as the Tribulation Dao Ancestor, isn't it quite reasonable to bend the rules a little? Moreover, even without bending the rules, my Wu Clan far surpasses other races, facing hardly any risk."

The brighter Chu Xuan's eyes grew as he spoke, the more his excitement surged.

It was as if he could see the ages to come, countless tribulations descending.

The tragic and horrifying scene of who knew how many races being blocked beneath the Heavenly Tribulation.

Silence!

Prolonged silence.

Within the entire Pangu Great Hall.

The Twelve Ancestral Shamans looked at Chu Xuan, still speaking with ease, some in shock, some in awe, some reluctant, some horrified.

With their wisdom and divine abilities, they grasped the plan Chu Xuan had laid out in an instant.

And they deduced its feasibility, even extrapolating to the infinitely sorrowful scene in the boundless future.

Countless billions of living beings barred before the Immortal Dao.

Bodies destroyed, paths extinguished!

Even those who achieved the Immortal Dao faced a tribulation at every step, ever at risk of sudden death.

The backlash from this was immense!

So immense that if it ever leaked out, it would surely overturn the entire Primordial Wilderness.

Venomous!

Too venomous!

But there was no denying it was extremely effective.

Almost in an instant.

Many Ancestral Shamans understood: if the Heavenly Tribulation were established by the Heavenly Dao, fair and impartial, the myriad races could only resign themselves to bad luck.

But if, as planned, they framed the Heavenly Court, it would be a near-perfect scheme.

Though they had created the Great Dao of Heavenly Tribulation, they would not use it privately—instead, they would transfer it to the Heavenly Court for execution.

They were merely Dao Ancestors; all actions would be attributed to the Heavenly Court. Since the Heavenly Court was part of the Heavenly Dao's operation, it could not refuse, and would inevitably suffer the backlash of all living beings.

In an instant.

Many Ancestral Shamans were tempted.

Compared to the inferior strategy of losing autonomy or the superior strategy of humiliating submission, the middle strategy was nearly the most advantageous choice for the Wu Clan.

The only problem was: venomous, too venomous!

Such a venomous scheme exists in this world!!!!

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