Primordial: From a grain of soil to the ancestor of all paths

Although not every aspect of the battle between the Underworld and the Heavenly Dao was perfect, overall it was a great victory for the Underworld!
The Underworld, which rarely displayed its power before the beings of the primordial world, took this opportunity to make a great splash!
"Yuan Shi has fallen into demonic possession!"

"If things continue like this, unless something unexpected happens, it won't be long before other Heavenly Saints and Primordial Gods fall into demonic possession!"

"It might even affect my underworld!"

Looking at the cheering creatures of the underworld around him, Styx felt happy, but he also saw the hidden danger.

Originally, Yuanshi was no match for Styx, but he managed to perish together with him by relying on three thousand demonic laws and two demonic clones.

The existence of the demonic path allowed Yuanshi, who originally only had the combat power of a Hunyuan (Saint) realm, to temporarily unleash power comparable to the Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) realm!
The boost that the Demonic Path gave to Yuan Shi was considerable!

Once the other holy beings of the Heavenly Dao, especially the Heavenly Dao Saints, also fall into demonic possession and gain a huge boost, the threat they pose will inevitably increase as well!

Most importantly, if even a sage like Yuanshi could fall into demonic possession, what about the other deities in the primordial world?

Even the spirits of the underworld might be capable of becoming demonic, right?

If that continues, the entire prehistoric world will probably be filled with a large number of demonic cultivators!
At that time, the threat from the demonic path will become even greater than that from the heavenly path!

"I must hurry back to seclusion to suppress the backlash from my body, and then continue to improve my cultivation!"

The threat of the future demonic path made Styx's expression solemn, and he quickly thought to himself.

In his previous attempt to perish together with Yuanshi, he forcibly merged the Great Dao Laws he possessed, which triggered a significant backlash.

This backlash cannot be resolved simply by him dying and being resurrected!
Only after resolving these backlashes can he continue to improve his cultivation level!
"If you don't become a saint, you'll remain an ant!"

"This time, we used the Pangu True Body, which was formed through the 'Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation,' to fight a clone of Taiqing to the death!"

"But in the future, we hope that we can deal with these Heavenly Saints entirely on our own!"

"That's right, we are only one step away from breaking through the Nine Revolutions of Primordial Chaos and attaining the Great Luo Golden Immortal status."

"The next time there is a similar battle, I must have the strength of the Primordial Chaos level!"

"..."

After calming down, the eleven Ancestral Witches were also dissatisfied with their performance in this battle, and they all went back to seclusion to prepare for the attainment of the Great Luo Golden Immortal of Hunyuan!
"Hongjun didn't participate this time, so I didn't get to use the power I gained from merging with the Earthly Path!"

Houtu gazed in the direction of the Chaos Purple Cloud Palace and murmured to herself.

But on second thought, this might not be a bad thing.

If Hongjun discovered that Houtu could truly merge with the Earthly Dao and thus control more of the Dao's power, he would certainly regard her as a major threat.

Although it's unlikely, if Hongjun really went crazy and was willing to bear the enormous karmic backlash in order to directly destroy the underground passage to prevent her from continuing to grow, wouldn't that also be a troublesome matter for her?
"I have only mastered 30% of the power of the Earthly Path now. I will try to compete with Hongjun when I have mastered at least 80% of the power of the Earthly Path!"

Thinking of this, Houtu's figure gradually disappeared.

She also needs to go back into seclusion, partly to continue mastering more of the Great Dao Laws, and partly to try to master more of the Earthly Dao Power!
"Let's go!"

"We should go back too!"

Seeing that the turmoil in the underworld had subsided, Tai Chu, Qing Lian, and Tian Yan gradually left the place.

Apart from a very few exceptions, the rest may not even know that they have been here!
"This is the end!"

"After this, the power of the Underworld will surely increase greatly in the Three Realms!"

"Putting everything else aside, at least we got to see a pretty good show this time!"

"The demonic path can amplify our power, but how can we cultivate the demonic path?"

"Joining the Underworld would allow me to cultivate the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws and give me the chance to obtain the Primordial Purple Qi of the Underworld. Perhaps I should really consider joining?"

"..."

With various thoughts in mind, apart from a few who had decided to stay and join the Underworld, the rest of the deities returned to the primordial world.

The underworld gradually returned to its former peace!

Heaven!

The Palace of the Heavenly Clouds!

"I never imagined the underworld had become this powerful?"

Emperor Jun and Taiyi couldn't help but sigh.

The witch clan, who once vied with them for control of the world, is now growing stronger and stronger.

In comparison, although the demon race is not weak overall, it is still quite different from the underworld.

At least when facing the Heavenly Dao, the demon race cannot achieve a complete victory.

Even with the addition of human power, it would be the same!
“Yuanshi entered the demonic path, and the demonic path can greatly enhance strength…” Di Jun murmured, seemingly considering something.

"Brother, we must not touch this demonic path!" As if worried about something, Taiyi hurriedly reminded him, "Once we fall into demonic ways, whether we will still be ourselves will be a huge question."

"In the end, the demonic path is most likely a force that the Heavenly Dao supported in order to deal with Hongjun."

"If we confront the demonic path, wouldn't that mean we've chosen to side with the Heavenly Way?"

"According to the will of Heaven, my demon race should have been wiped out back in the Lich War!"

"Once we stand on the side of the Heavenly Dao, it means that we are on the opposite side of the human race and the Primordial One."

"Then everything we've done so far has been in vain?"

"Furthermore, even the Primordial Celestial Venerable could fall into demonic possession, let alone the human and demon races."

"Therefore, we still need to find a way to deal with the potential demonic possession crisis that may arise among the human and demon races in the future!"

"Second brother, you're absolutely right!" Upon hearing this, Di Jun nodded and smiled, "I was just thinking about it casually. I won't do anything irrational."

"It might not be easy for us to solve the problem of the human and demon races falling into demonic possession in the future, right?"

Jin'ao Island, Biyou Palace!
"Did Yuanshi become possessed by a demon?"

The Master of Heaven murmured to himself, his expression slightly complicated.

Although he had long since separated from Yuanshi and Taiqing, he still couldn't help but feel a little sad about the changes in Yuanshi now.

Furthermore, like Taiyi, Tongtian was also worried that some disciples of the Jie Sect might fall into demonic ways. What would he do if a Jie Sect disciple were to succumb to demonic possession like Yuanshi?
In the short term, this is destined to be a question without an answer!

Chaos, Purple Cloud Palace!

"Second brother, how are you feeling right now?"

After the Four Sages of Heaven and Hongyuan arrived here together, Taiqing asked Yuanshi with some concern.

Yuanshi had long shown signs of falling into demonic possession, but under the influence of the Heavenly Dao, everyone subconsciously ignored it.

This trip to the underworld completely exposed him, or rather, it was only then that he truly fell into demonic possession!
The mutual destruction of Yuanshi and Styx will undoubtedly be a blow to the proud Yuanshi.

"How do I feel?" Faced with Taiqing's concerned inquiry, Yuanshi remained completely calm, with a smile even playing on his lips: "Good, very good!"

"I've never felt so good!"

"After succumbing to demonic possession, my strength has increased considerably, and I will undoubtedly become even stronger in the future!"

The tranquility of the Primordial Beginning sent a chill down the spines of Taiqing, as well as Jieyin and Zhunti, who were not far away.

"But didn't you... perish together with the Styx River once?" Zhunti thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and asked the question.

The current Primordial is too strange; in comparison, he would much rather have seen the former who was easily angered!
"Heh!" Upon hearing Zhunti's question, Yuanshi chuckled and said with a contemptuous tone, "That's right, I perished together with the Styx River, but strictly speaking, I won!"

"By fusing the three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws and the three thousand Demonic Dao Laws, I have temporarily unleashed combat power comparable to that of a Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) Realm cultivator. This will not place too much burden on me!"

“The Styx River is different. On the basis of amplifying a certain Great Dao Law with other Great Dao Laws, he also forcibly merges the Great Dao Laws. This will inevitably cause him to suffer a considerable backlash even if he is resurrected.”

"His strength will not improve until this backlash is resolved."

"On the contrary, I will be able to quickly surpass him before he continues to grow stronger!"

"Furthermore, I have some good news to tell you!" Yuanshi's gaze swept over Jieyin, Zhunti, and Taiqing, and he said with some excitement and agitation, "After entering the demonic realm, I discovered that the upper limit of my body, which prevented Heavenly Dao Saints from entering the Hunyuan Taiji Jiluo Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) realm, has disappeared!"

"In other words, I now have the opportunity to break through to the true Primordial Taiji Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) Realm!"

"By then, even against the likes of Taichu, I might not be unable to truly contend with them, or even defeat them?"

"What?" Upon hearing Yuanshi's words, both Jieyin and Zhunti were startled: "You mean your upper limit is gone?"

It should be understood that, in order to better control the Heavenly Dao Saints, the Heavenly Dao has locked the upper limit of the realm of all Heavenly Dao Saints in its underlying logic!

No matter how strong the talents or how high the potential of Heavenly Dao Saints like Taiqing and Yuanshi are, they can never truly step into the realm of Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal (Heavenly Dao)!

The limit they can reach is the ability to temporarily unleash the combat power of this level through various means!
But now Yuanshi is saying that after he became a demon, his limitations disappeared?

Doesn't that mean that as long as everything goes smoothly, Yuanshi will eventually be able to truly surpass all the Heavenly Dao Saints?
For Jieyin and Zhunti, who were already at the Saint Realm, being able to prove the Primordial Taiji was their greatest desire!

They were already interested in the power of the demonic path, and this only strengthened their desire to become demons!
However, questions remain regarding whether one should truly succumb to demonic possession, and how one should do so.
Jieyin and Zhunti decided to observe Yuanshi's situation further before making a decision.

If the latter does not encounter any problems after a period of time, they may not hesitate to try various methods to become possessed by demons!

"Really? Congratulations, Second Brother!" Taiqing, also surprised, congratulated Yuanshi.

But his eyes became very complicated!
Because the current Yuanshi is becoming increasingly unfamiliar to Taiqing.

It's as if a strange entity is gradually taking over everything from the beginning!
This strange being, however, seems to have been born from the very origin itself!

"Is this what they call 'possession by demons'?"

Taiqing gained a new understanding of the demonic path.

If he could, he would never allow himself to become a demon!
Otherwise, even if his strength can truly increase and he can break through the original limitations of the Heavenly Dao Saint, will he still be himself?

Unfortunately, Taiqing currently has no way of guaranteeing that he will not fall into demonic possession!

"Not only has his strength increased significantly, but even the upper limit of his cultivation as a Heavenly Dao Saint has been removed?"

Hongyuan, who was not far away, murmured to himself.

His true form, Hongjun, was completely immersed in refining the Heavenly Punishment Seal and the will of Heaven.

For the time being, Hongyuan will handle everything that needs to be done!
He and Hongjun were originally one entity. Apart from the difference in strength, their choices would not be much different under the same conditions!
The changes in Yuanshi put considerable pressure on Hongyuan.

The upper limit of the Heavenly Dao Saints is one of the underlying logics of the Heavenly Dao!

After Yuanshi became a demon, the seal disappeared, which means that his demonic possession was definitely orchestrated by the Heavenly Dao in secret.

The fact that Yuanshi deliberately brought this up at this time could very well be due to the secret guidance of the Heavenly Dao.

The goal is simple: to make Jieyin, Zhunti, and Taiqing more willing to accept demonic possession!

The actions of Jieyin and Zhunti are the best proof!

If the Four Sages of Heaven, and even countless beings in the primordial world, were to fall into demonic possession, it would indeed be a considerable trouble for Hongjun!

"Fortunately, the main body has already mastered ninety percent of the power of the Heavenly Dao. Even if the worst-case scenario occurs, such as all living beings in the primordial world becoming demons or even the Demon Ancestor Rahu being resurrected, dealing with him will definitely not be an easy task!"

"Moreover, at present, there is only one demonic being, Yuanshi."

"As long as we find a way to prevent other saints and all living beings in the primordial world from falling into demonic possession, the Heavenly Dao, with only one-tenth of its power remaining, will not be able to cause any major trouble!"

But how can we prevent the other Heavenly Saints and all living beings in the primordial world from falling into demonic possession?

This problem also gave Hongyuan a real headache!
Are we to kill all the demon-possessed beings?

No, this only treats the symptoms, not the root cause!
Those destined to become demons will not stop becoming demons just because other demons have been killed!

After all, this is not something that the primordial world itself can decide!

Besides, once all living beings in the primordial world become demons, how could Hong Yuan possibly annihilate them all?

If that were to happen, the karmic backlash alone would be enough to put him in even bigger trouble!

"That's it!"

"There's still plenty of time, no need to rush to come up with an answer!"

Left with no other choice, Hongyuan had to put the matter aside for the time being! (End of Chapter)