The Backlash, A Scheme Hidden for Ten Thousand Years

The Heavenly Court, the Four Religions, and all the disciples of the Mystic Gate were shocked, Ruomu, their Dao hearts wavering, and they showed signs of going astray.

This completely shattered their worldview.

It turns out that the path I had been pursuing was wrong.

Moreover, the instigator was none other than the Dao Ancestor they had always revered.

"Why did this happen?" Some people looked dazed, unable to accept it for a moment.

Some of them had already dismembered their corpses, with no way back. They were originally smug about it, but now they've been slapped in the face.

"I understand now. No wonder the three corpses couldn't reunite. So that's where the problem lay. Innate Spiritual Treasure of the same origin... how rare they are!"

The Queen Mother of the West muttered to herself, a pale, mocking smile on her face. Since she began preaching at the Purple Heaven Palace, she had long since severed her three corpses.

But no matter how she tried, she could not unite the three corpses into one and attain the Primordial Origin.

Logically speaking, as the Head of Female Immortals, her talent and comprehension should be top-notch. If even she herself couldn't succeed...

Needless to say, the others are even less likely to be included.

All those long years of striving for this have ultimately amounted to nothing but illusions.

How ironic, how tragic.

"Haha... What a Dao Ancestor! You've tricked this old Daoist so badly!"

Some people laughed bitterly, their eyes filled with deep hatred.

"Old Earthworm, I'm throwing a grenade..."

"If you cut off my path to construction, I curse you for ten thousand years!"

"May God take this beast away!"

"Dao Venerable Ling Xiao, please rid the world of this scourge!"

"Dao Venerable, I was wrong before, I was blind..."

In an instant, cries of injustice echoed throughout the entire Primordial World, a scene of utter despair and unbearable tragedy.

The wailing and howling were deafening, and tears of regret streamed down their faces...

The saints looked at each other in bewilderment. In fact, some of them had known about this for a long time, but they had never paid attention to it and kept their mouths shut.

After all, they had already become saints, and they didn't care whether Slashing the Three Corpses would lead to sainthood.

Now that this enormous problem has been exposed and made public, sparking public outrage, how will the Dao Ancestor handle this situation?

Hongjun remained expressionless, observing the reactions of countless beings in the Primordial World in an instant.

Some people cursed the heavens, made veiled accusations, and some even went so far as to name names directly.

The most outrageous one is called "Old Earthworm".

Hearing these resentful voices, Hongjun's calm heart was stirred with anger.

"A bunch of utterly foolish idiots, they're forcing me to create a new world..."

He suddenly shook his head and sneered, "Heh heh, I have passed on the cultivation method to you, and not only do you not know how to be grateful, you dare to speak so rudely."

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and suddenly a strange phenomenon descended from the sky, sweeping across the heavens and earth.

Those who harbored resentment and uttered insults were all shattered into pieces between heaven and earth, exploding into clouds of blood mist.

This horrific scene left all living beings speechless with fear, standing frozen in place, shivering from head to toe.

Silence fell over the world. They finally realized that the Dao Ancestor was no longer the Dao Ancestor they had imagined, and they would not feel any pity for him.

At this moment, Ling Xiao moved, his halberd slashing out, transcending time and space, and landing on Hongjun's head.

With a clang, Hongjun's large hand reached out and stopped the halberd blade, preventing it from falling.

"Hongjun, even if you're right, there's no need to get so angry, is there?" Ling Xiao held the halberd in one hand and used his magic to suppress it.

"These ants, ignorant of Heaven's will, deserve to die. I have passed on the cultivation method to them, giving them a path forward and enabling them to cultivate to the Quasi-Sage. This is already an immense blessing."

"Without me, these ants would still be lingering among the Daluo Golden Immortal."

"Everyone says I ruined their path to cultivation, but little do they know it's their own incompetence."

Hongjun's face was indifferent, exuding a kind of cold- Great Dao ruthlessness.

"Ling Xiao, not everyone is as lucky as you to have gotten to where you are today."

"It is also you who have made everyone think that attaining sainthood is a very easy thing, and have the illusion that they can do it too."

"Little did they know, the Great Dao is difficult, and seeking it is even more difficult. No matter who you are, you are born with your own destiny, and no one can escape it!"

"Ling Xiao, after telling you so much, do you want to know what your destiny is?"

Hongjun sneered, and his aura suddenly erupted, becoming even stronger.

He has almost completely devoured the Heavenly Dao, completing his transformation and becoming the true Dao Mastery.

"Today, death is your only destiny, a fate already ordained."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hongjun exerted force, causing the halberd above his head to bounce high into the air, shattering the void.

Boom...

A tremendous tremor shook the sky, as if a hole had been punched in it. Four Primordial Elements surged violently, creating a terrifying scene of Destruction.

Ling Xiao opened his mouth and spat out a gust of wind, blocking it, and then swung his halberd again.

Hongjun snorted coldly and scolded, "Fool, don't you understand that the gap between us will only widen!"

"That's not necessarily true."

Ling Xiao's expression remained calm, but his halberd emitted a bluish light, suddenly exuding a chilling aura.

"Sizzle!"

The sudden change caught Hongjun off guard, and half of his palm was cut off.

"The Heavenly Dao Realm? Nothing special." Ling Xiao sneered, a look of disdain flashing in his eyes.

Hongjun was furious and somewhat exasperated, realizing he had been careless.

"This is not the true Heavenly Dao Realm, don't you understand?"

"I'm very curious, with such a vast difference in power between you and the Heavenly Dao, how did you manage to turn the tables and devour the Heavenly Dao from below?"

Ling Xiao responded irrelevantly, saying he was somewhat curious about it.

Upon hearing this, Hongjun chuckled, "So there are things you don't know. It seems you haven't comprehended enough about the Jade Plate of Creation."

"All things in the world, all living beings, have seven emotions and six desires, selfishness and greed, including you and me."

"But the Heavenly Dao is impartial; it does not possess the emotions that you and I have. It is merely an entity that oversees all rules."

"Having power but having no selfish motives, one naturally cannot be like you and me, whose words and actions are all calculated."

Do you understand what I mean?

Hongjun chuckled, as if he were fulfilling Ling Xiao's last wish, and did not hide anything.

Because once he completes his transformation and Dao Mastery, he can kill Ling Xiao in the blink of an eye.

Ling Xiao nodded slightly, thus clearing up a question that had been bothering him.

In fact, Hongjun's long explanation could be summed up in a single sentence.

The Heavenly Dao is like a computer system, operating only within certain rules. Although it contains many things, it does not possess the complex thinking of humans.

"Are there still any unfulfilled wishes?" Hongjun continued to ask, his aura growing increasingly magnificent, surpassing the comprehension of ordinary people.

"Yes!" Ling Xiao said.

"What is your wish?" Hongjun asked.

Ling Xiao grinned, revealing two rows of big white teeth, "Can you just go die?"

"You bastard! You're courting death!" Hongjun roared in fury, his eyes flashing with cold light, just a hair's breadth away from completing the devouring.

Ling Xiao's death is imminent.

Suddenly, Hongjun's expression changed drastically, as if he had seen a ghost, and he let out a furious roar that shook the heavens and the earth:

"Who is it? Get out of here!?"