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

In everyone's eyes, the rise of the human race has become inevitable!
Chaos, Nuwa Palace!

"Fellow Daoist Taichu, thanks to you, otherwise, it would never have been possible for a person to truly rise to prominence like this!"

As she felt the continuous growth of humanity's fortune, Nuwa was very happy and felt even more grateful to the Primordial Beginning.

It was Tai Chu and his people who created Huangtian, opened up the human race's true thinking of exploring everything, proposed the alliance plan between the human and demon races, prevented the witch-slaying sword incident, helped Nuwa remove the Heavenly Dao Saint Fruit from her body, and suggested that Di Jun and Tai Yi abdicate... It was these things, one by one, that enabled the human race to rise to its current state.

In Nuwa's eyes, the kindness shown to Taichu and the others was simply too much to repay!

All she can do is try her best to stand on the side of Taichu in the future!
Zixiao Palace!
Has humanity truly begun its rise?

Hongjun frowned slightly.

Despite the fact that, according to the original natural order, the human race was supposed to rise after the Lich War.

However, such a rise is based on the premise that various forces will attract human blood and strengthen themselves, thus making the human race the protagonist of the world on the surface, but in reality still a weak race.

Instead of allowing the human race to truly rise as it is now!
Most importantly, the stronger the human race becomes, the stronger humanity will be.

So no matter whether Hongjun wins or loses the battle against the Heavenly Dao in the future, he will face the Human Dao as a formidable enemy!
In addition, he also had enemies like Taichu and Houtu, who were also great threats. Hongjun felt his scalp tingling!
He also regretted time and time again that he hadn't nipped Tai Chu and the others in the bud from the very beginning!
Unfortunately, it's too late for Hongjun to regret it now. All he can do is strengthen himself through various means and try his best to find ways to deal with future difficulties!

In contrast, the real trouble Hongjun is facing right now is still the influence of the demonic path on the creatures of the prehistoric world, with the support of the Heavenly Dao!

As time went by, the number of demons possessing the primordial world increased!
The weaker one's cultivation level, the worse one's mental state, and the weaker one's willpower, the easier it is for one to fall into demonic possession!
Even those with higher cultivation levels aren't necessarily immune to demonic possession; the probability is simply lower!

The claim that Tai Chu, through the work of Buddhist figures like Maitreya and Bhaisajyaguru who had fallen into demonic possession, developed methods to prevent other primordial beings from becoming possessed by demons, has remained unresolved to this day.
In this situation, Hongjun actually hopes that Taichu can succeed!
Unfortunately, since his battle with the Primordial Demon, Tai Chu has basically never appeared in the prehistoric world.

Once the number of demons exceeds a certain limit, the Heavenly Dao will likely revive the Demon Ancestor Rahu and, under the feedback of the demonic path, grant him strength comparable to Hongjun!
With the support of Heaven, Rahu might be able to defeat Hongjun!

That would definitely be something Hongjun wouldn't want to see!

Fortunately, so far, apart from the Primordial Heavenly Demon, no one at the Hunyuan (Saint) Realm or even the Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) Realm has fallen into demonic possession!
Until this day arrives!

"boom!"

"boom!"

Boundless demonic energy erupted from Mount Sumeru, instantly sweeping across the entire primordial world!
"The Demonic Path and the Heavenly Path reign supreme!"

"Today, I guide (Zhunti) to break through to the realm of Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal!"

At the same time, as the voices of Jieyin and Zhunti resounded with earth-shattering force, two immense pressures at the level of Hunyuan Taiji Luo Jinxian descended upon the entire prehistoric world!

Auspicious signs and strange phenomena, such as auspicious clouds appearing in the sky, golden lotuses emerging from the earth, and dragons and phoenixes dancing, instantly filled the entire Three Realms!

Apart from a few beings who were at the same level as them, such as the Primordial Taiji Golden Immortal or those with special abilities, everyone else involuntarily knelt down in the direction of Mount Sumeru!

"Jieyin and Zhunti, in the end, they still fell into demonic possession!"

"If not for this, how could they have broken through the upper limit of cultivation and entered the current realm of Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal?"

"In this way, as long as the demonic path and the heavenly path still exist, the West may very well be able to flourish!"

"The number of demons in the primordial world is increasing, and the power of the demonic path is growing stronger."

"With the combined power of Hongjun and Taiqing alone, it would be difficult to withstand the demonic path and the heavenly path!"

"When the Heavenly Dao revives the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou and grants him the boost from the entire Demonic Path, then it will probably be the day when Hongjun and Taiqing perish, right?"

"I wonder if Tai Chu and the others of Tianyuan Mountain will be able to fight against the Heavenly Dao and the Demonic Dao by then?"

"That's hard to say, after all, there's still no word from Tianyuan Mountain that they've figured out a way to prevent other creatures from the Primordial Forest from becoming possessed by demons!"

"Doesn't this indirectly show that even the Primordial Era, which has created countless miracles, has no way to deal with the demonic path?"

"Then what should we do? Are we going to follow in the footsteps of Jieyin and Zhunti and actively embrace the demonic path, or be willingly converted to demonic ways under its influence?"

"..."

The fact that Jieyin and Zhunti fell into demonic possession, and that they broke through to the Hunyuan Taiji Jiluo Golden Immortal realm, was not unbelievable to many ancient deities.

After Yuanshi entered the demonic path and became the Yuanshi Heavenly Demon, displaying extremely powerful strength, it was basically inevitable that Jieyin and Zhunti would also enter the demonic path; it was just a matter of time.

Even so, countless ancient gods felt very uneasy about this.

Just as Taiqing was able to see at a glance that the Primordial Demon was not the same as the Primordial One, as time went by, more and more primordial beings realized that those who had fallen into demonic possession were no longer the same as they had been before.

They also find it hard to say whether, if they really do become possessed by evil in the future, it will still be their own.

This is also one of the main reasons why many ancient beings are unwilling to become demons, even though they know that their cultivation and strength will take a leap after becoming a demon!

Judging from the current situation, if there are no other opportunities, then their voluntary conversion to demonic possession will become inevitable.

East Kunlun Mountains!

Taiqing Palace!
"Ugh!"

"Jieyin and Zhunti, you have ultimately chosen this path!"

Taiqing let out a deep sigh, his expression becoming very solemn.

The Primordial Heavenly Demon, who has already fallen into demonic possession and possesses the realm of the Primordial Taiji Golden Immortal, along with the Demon Ancestor Rahu who may be resurrected soon, is already enough to pose a huge threat to the Immortal Path.

The fact that Jieyin and Zhunti have fallen into demonic possession, and that they have broken through to the Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal realm, is now adding insult to injury for the immortal lineage!

"I hope that my teacher and I can persevere in the future!"

Taiqing couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Perhaps we could consider seeking help from Tianyuan Mountain?"

Suddenly, a new idea popped into Taiqing's mind.

Although the Immortal Path lineage and Tianyuan Mountain are enemies, aren't the Demon and Heavenly Paths also enemies of Tianyuan Mountain? Moreover, even for Tai Chu and the others, the threat posed by the Demon and Heavenly Paths is certainly greater than that of the Immortal Path lineage.

If things continue like this, the most likely outcome is that the Demon and Heavenly Path sects will eliminate Taiqing and Hongjun, and then become Taichu's greatest enemies!
In this situation, Tai Chu and the others might be able to cooperate with Tai Qing Hong Jun and the others to deal with the demons and the heavens first.
"This is definitely a solution that's not a solution at all!"

"However, we need the teacher's approval first, and then Taichu and the others have to be willing to cooperate!"

Thinking of this, Taiqing could no longer sit still and directly opened a spacetime passage leading to the Chaos Purple Cloud Palace.

The later it got, the more unfavorable the situation became for the Immortal Path.

If Taiqingzhen wants to try cooperating with Taichu and the others, they must ask Hongjun for his opinion as soon as possible!
Moreover, he also needed to discuss the matter of Jieyin Zhunti falling into demonic possession with Hongjun.
Yuxu Palace!
"Taiqing went to Zixiao Palace?"

"Could it be because of Jieyin and Zhunti's fall into demonic possession and their breakthrough to the Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal realm?"

After sensing Taiqing's movements, the Primordial Heavenly Demon had some guesses in his mind, but he was clearly not very concerned.

The introduction of Zhunti into demonic possession will further strengthen the demonic and celestial paths.

This will also attract more primordial beings to fall into the demonic path!
In the eyes of the Primordial Demon King, this was naturally something he was happy to see happen!

As for Hongjun's side?

To be honest, as time went on, the Primordial Demon King no longer felt that Hongjun and Taiqing were any real threat!
"It seems that the Primordial Beginning of Tianyuan Mountain is nothing special after all!"

"You boasted back then that you would use the demon-possessed Buddhist figures like Maitreya and Bhaisajyaguru to research a method to prevent other primordial beings from becoming possessed by demons?"

"And now, there's still no news at all?"

"Aren't there more and more primordial beings who have fallen into demonic possession in the primordial world?"

The Primordial Demon looked towards the direction of Tianyuan Mountain and muttered something disdainfully.

The miracles that Tai Chu had created in the past had once made him genuinely worried that the former might successfully research a way to prevent other primordial beings from falling into demonic possession.

Unfortunately, as it turns out, even Tai Chu is powerless against the Demonic Path, which is now fully supported by the Heavenly Dao!

"After we deal with Hongjun and let the Heavenly Dao reclaim all its power from him!"

"Next, it's time for Tianyuan Mountain to be liquidated!"

"When the time comes, I will personally wash away every single humiliation you have inflicted upon me!"

The Primordial Demon continued to gaze in the direction of Tianyuan Mountain, his eyes filled with boundless killing intent!
The West, Mount Sumeru!

"Success!"

"We have successfully broken through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm of Hunyuan Taiji!"

"With the aid of demonic arts and various other methods, even a regular late-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal of the Primordial Chaos realm might be difficult for us brothers to contend with if we join forces!"

"Even though we are still some distance from a few like Taiqing, Nuwa, and Taichu, I suppose the difference shouldn't be too great, right?"

"In this way, perhaps we will have a greater chance of continuing to realize our Western Development Plan!"

"..."

At this moment, both Jieyin and Zhunti were pleasantly surprised.
The powerful force surging within them made them even more grateful for their choice to embrace the demonic path!

Most importantly, with Jieyin and Zhunti already possessing the true Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal realm, it's hard to believe they can't bring true prosperity to the West in the future!
"Now that we've already broken through, should we go to Tianyuan Mountain and rescue Maitreya and the others?" Overjoyed, Zhunti couldn't help but suggest.

Upon hearing this, Jieyin was initially somewhat tempted, but then shook his head with a somber expression and said, "That's not appropriate!"

"While our current strength is far greater than when we were at the Saint Realm, you have already witnessed the battle between Tai Chu and Tai Qing before. That was simply not something we could confidently deal with now!"

"Moreover, Qinglian and Tianyan's current strength may not be much weaker than Taichu and the others."

"Houtu, Nuwa, and Yangmei could also step in at any time to help Taichu and the others!"

"Under these circumstances, it might not be a good idea for us to oppose the Primordial Ones!"

"Even if we break through, are we just going to have to watch Bhaisajyaguru and Maitreya suffer on Tianyuan Mountain?" Zhunti said with great reluctance, "The secrets of heaven are isolated within Tianyuan Mountain. Even we, in our current state, cannot easily deduce what is happening inside."

"But it's obvious without even thinking that if Taichu really wanted to find a way to prevent other primordial beings from becoming demonic from Maitreya and the others, he wouldn't have let them live too comfortably!"

"Moreover, if we want the West to truly prosper, how can we do without Maitreya, Bhaisajyaguru... these top second-generation enemies of our Buddhism?"

“Junior brother, how could I not understand what you’re saying?” Jieyin’s face showed a sorrowful expression: “But our strength is insufficient, so we can only endure it.”

"However, I believe we won't have to endure this for too long!"

"Once the Heavenly Dao resurrects the Demon Ancestor Rahu, defeats Hongjun, and reclaims all its power from the latter, it will surely be able to easily suppress Taichu and the others!"

"At that time, there will be virtually no major obstacles to rescuing Maitreya and the others, and to achieving the great prosperity of the West!"

“…” Zhunti remained silent and did not answer.

Because he knew that what the guide said was true!
Chaos, Purple Cloud Palace!

"Taiqing, what did you say?"

"Shall we cooperate with Tianyuan Mountain to fight against the Demon and Heavenly Paths?"

"Are you serious?"

Hongjun was already feeling somewhat irritable because of Jieyin Zhunti's fall into demonic possession and his breakthrough to the Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal realm.

As soon as Taiqing arrived, he made a suggestion that Taiqing had never thought of before!
After all, apart from the Heavenly Dao, Tai Chu and the others were Hongjun's greatest enemies!

Even in terms of the degree of hatred, Hongjun's resentment towards Taichu and the others far exceeded his hatred towards the Heavenly Dao!
Under these circumstances, it was really hard for him to cooperate with Tai Chu and the others to fight the enemy together!
"Teacher, of course I'm serious!" Taiqing said firmly upon seeing this, "Currently, the Demon and Heavenly Paths are growing stronger and stronger. Only by cooperating with Tianyuan Mountain can we have a greater chance of victory!" (End of Chapter)