Want to establish the Earthly Dao? You can forget about it!

"The Jade Terrace Immortal Gathering" finally concluded in a dazzling display of golden light (Merit shining) and chaotic disarray (talent in disarray). The championship was awarded, without suspense, to the Qing Qiu White Fox who performed the "Golden Shining Tail Dance" (Xiao Kuang's personal favorite), earning a portion of Heavenly Dao Merit so coveted it would make a Quasi-Saint's eyes turn red. Overcome with joy, he wept.

The female immortals dispersed, some happy, some regretful, some still wanting more, each returning to digest their earned Merit and ponder how to "compete" more effectively next time. Purple Heaven Palace finally returned to peace, leaving only scattered flower petals (lingering spell effects) and a pile of "participation trophy" gifts carelessly tossed by Xiao Kuang.

Xiao Kuang collapsed onto the massage chair, feeling utterly drained.

"Phew... organizing events is tiring..." he muttered, but a satisfied smile played on his lips. "Still, it was quite a sight watching all the beautiful young ladies perform their best! Maybe next time I can organize a 'Primordial Era's Strongest Man Competition'? Get Gong Gong and Di Jun to arm wrestle?"

This thought made him chuckle foolishly for a long time.

But soon, he felt bored again. The emptiness after the event settled in, and he desperately needed something new to entertain himself.

His gaze swept aimlessly around the hall, finally landing on the backyard. There, Ancestral Witch Houtu sat quietly on a blue stone, gazing at the leisurely Kirins in the zoo, her eyes holding a trace of compassion and contemplation that set her apart from the other Ancestral Witches.

Xiao Kuang's mind began to whir again.

He vaguely recalled reading some Primordial Era novels that mentioned concepts like "Heavenly Dao," "Earthly Dao," and "Human Dao"? Something about the three coexisting to make the Primordial Era complete?

"That's it!" He slapped his thigh, his eyes shining brightly. "Right now, it seems only the Heavenly Dao is working? Where's the Earthly Dao? Where's the Human Dao? That's so unfair! No wonder the Heavenly Dao is always rushing me, working like a dog – it's short on help!"

He felt like he had discovered the crux of the problem!

[Heavenly Dao: ...???] The Heavenly Dao Will, which had just slightly calmed down after unexpectedly gaining Great Dao Merit, was instantly blown away by this earth-shattering idea!

[You... what do you want to do?!] The Heavenly Dao's intention trembled.

"What do I want to do?" Xiao Kuang said righteously. "I'll find you two colleagues! Look, the Primordial Era is so vast, and you're the only Heavenly Dao running around, it's so hard! Create the Earthly Dao and Human Dao too, and everyone can share the workload. You manage the heavens, the Earthly Dao manages the earth, and the Human Dao manages people... or whatever division you prefer, wouldn't that make things easier for you? Maybe you could even take a vacation!"

[Heavenly Dao: !!!!!!] If the Heavenly Dao had a physical form, it would have spat out blood three feet by now!

[Scoundrel! Absurd! Ignorant!] The Heavenly Dao's intent roared through Xiao Kuang's sea of consciousness like a tsunami. [The Three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Man are the foundation of the Primordial Era, how can you treat them like child's play?! The Earthly Dao is hidden and not yet manifest, the Human Dao's time has not yet come, this is destiny! Furthermore, the authority of the Three Daos are separate and balance each other; any slight misstep could lead to the downfall of the Primordial Era! Successive Dao Ancestors (though there's only been one) have all been cautious, fearing the loss of authority, and you... you actually want to actively give it away?!]

The Heavenly Dao was going crazy!

It had seen those who feared not having enough power, but never someone who disliked having too much power and wanted to give it away! What kind of brain was this slacker made of?!

Xiao Kuang flinched at the reprimand but still mumbled, "Why so fierce... there's strength in numbers... even three cobblers can outsmart a Zhuge Liang... Besides, if the authority is divided, won't the work be divided too? Then I can slack off with even more justification! You can handle the macro-scheduling, the Earthly Dao can manage mountains and rivers, the Human Dao can manage the propagation of life, and I'll be responsible for... responsible for supervising them! Yes, that's it! Perfect!"

The more he spoke, the more he felt his idea was genius! It solved both the problem of work efficiency and his own desire to slack off!

[Heavenly Dao: ...] It was so angry its code was trembling, its logic modules completely fried.

It finally understood the core logic of this slacker – it wasn't for the good of the Primordial Era, nor for the balance of the Great Dao, it was purely to slack off! To be able to slack off more righteously, he was even willing to throw away his own power and responsibilities!

[You... you...] The Heavenly Dao's intent, due to extreme anger and speechlessness, even experienced a brief stutter. [For countless eons in the Primordial Era, how did you come to be such a... peculiar being!]

[Absolutely not! The Earthly Dao is no trivial matter! Houtu is behind it...] In its haste, the Heavenly Dao almost revealed a heavenly secret, abruptly stopping itself. [In short, this is absolutely impossible! Don't even think about it! You will honestly be my spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao! No more crooked ideas!]

The Heavenly Dao was so angry it wished it could immediately unleash ten thousand eight thousand bolts of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder to blast this slacker into ashes. But then it thought that it couldn't kill him, and might even enrage him further. What if he messed around and it actually worked out by chance... The Heavenly Dao could only suppress its rage, to the point where its core code was almost internally injured!

Seeing the Heavenly Dao's intense reaction, Xiao Kuang pouted, "If you say no, then no. Why get so angry... Stingy, only knows how to exploit me, your one employee..."

He grumbled, temporarily abandoning the idea, but his gaze involuntarily drifted back to Houtu sitting quietly in the backyard. His little schemes were clearly not entirely dormant.

"Earthly Dao... Houtu... there seems to be some connection?" he thought vaguely. "But the Heavenly Dao doesn't allow it, forget it... Sigh, so boring, I should think about what to eat tonight..."

He redirected his attention back to the Chaos barbecue.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dao, still shaken, stared intently at Xiao Kuang and Houtu, fearing that this slacker might one day impulsively bring forth the Earthly Dao that shouldn't have appeared prematurely.

For the first time, it felt that guarding a spokesperson who constantly thought about "dividing power and slacking off" was more exhausting than dealing with ten Calamities!

The future of the Primordial Era was truly fraught with hardship!

The Heavenly Dao's light, in extreme frustration and vigilance, slowly dimmed, continuing its "surveillance slumber."

Zzz... (Vigilance mode activated... Monitoring target: Xiao Kuang... Monitoring target: Houtu... Preventing illegal Dao formation...)