Primordial Era: I, the Lamp Burner, intercept the Western opportunity at the outset.

"Alright, don't worry about your junior brother. He's quite clever. The moment the demonic energy invaded him, he used the Six Roots Purification Bamboo to seal off his six senses and wasn't harmed."

Luo Hou seemed to sense the worry in Randeng's heart and spoke up to explain.

"Since you have a deep karmic entanglement with my Western origins, you must know the wonderful uses of fortune, right?"

If Luo Hou were to claim to be the one in the entire prehistoric world who understands destiny best, probably no one would dare to claim the title of number one.

"That's natural. When fortune smiles upon you, heaven and earth favor you, everything goes smoothly, and all sorts of opportunities come one after another."

Ran Deng was puzzled as to why Luo Hou suddenly brought this up. Of course, he knew that Luo Hou was the ancestor of all those who manipulated fate in the primordial world, and that he was the one who secretly instigated the great calamity of the dragon and phoenix back then.

"I have a shortcut to achieving Hunyuan (primordial state), would you like to learn it from me?"

As Luo Hou spoke, his aura exploded, and the Daoist principles of the Demonic Path mixed with the Dao of Destruction erupted in the underground space, emanating an aura that surpassed that of a Great Luo Immortal.

In just a moment, the defenses constructed by the lamp were breached.

The majesty of a sage!

This kind of Rahu fits the image of the Demon Ancestor in Randeng's mind: dominating the world and unrestrained.

However, these words are extremely similar to what I said to Jieyin and Zhunti, so Rahu must have ill intentions.

However, the lamp-lighting face showed utmost respect.

"Senior Luo Hou, although my luck is good, I still want to focus on comprehending the Great Dao and improving my cultivation."

If Ran Deng wanted to take that shortcut, he would have already used the merits from repairing the earth's veins to improve his cultivation.

Hongjun's path to sainthood through merit is questionable, and Luohou's primordial energy is also a trap.

Looking back, the effects of the Dragon and Phoenix Calamity have not yet dissipated, and later, Emperor Jun and Taiyi gathered the fortunes of all races, but in the end, they could not escape death.

"Boy, what did you say? Are you questioning my Dao of Destiny?"

Luo Hou snorted coldly, not expecting that the Burning Lamp was not tempted, while the Dragon, Phoenix and Qilin clans were all obsessed with this path.

Dipankara sensed the killing intent in Rahu's eyes, and his pupils contracted. However, he was anxious. Hongjun was monitoring the prehistoric world, so why hadn't he discovered that this remnant soul of Rahu was causing trouble?

Luo Hou's current aura is very intimidating, but his Daoist charm is like a rootless duckweed, combined with the final telepathic message he received from Jieyin.

The so-called Demon Ancestor Rahu before the lamp was nothing more than a wisp of remnant spirit left in the veins of Mount Sumeru, temporarily manifesting in the world through the Ninth Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus.

As Rahu's mortal enemy, Hongjun was believed by Randeng to have already sensed Rahu's reappearance.

"This junior is willing to listen attentively."

Ran Deng maintained a very humble posture, always showing the manners of a junior.

"Junior, don't think I don't know what you're waiting for. Although I am only a wisp of remnant soul left, I can still shield myself from the secrets of heaven for a moment."

Rahu raised his hand and summoned a nine-grade black lotus, which spun and flew toward Randeng, entering Randeng's mind.

Just as it was about to further erode the spiritual platform of the lamp, it was blocked by the merit treasure mirror formed from the accumulated merit within his spiritual platform.

Luo Hou let out a soft exclamation, "I didn't expect your merits to have accumulated to such an extent. If Hongjun saw this, he would definitely praise you as a promising talent for cultivating merits. But for now, you'd better obediently be my puppet."

At this moment, Randeng could no longer hear what Rahu was saying. His primordial spirit was shrunken in the golden light of merit, constantly consuming each other with the demonic energy.

He finally understood the cultivation path of the Qi Luck Method transmitted by Rahu.

After unifying the primordial world through warfare, he regarded all races as tools for generating faith and gathered the fortune of all races to break through to the Hunyuan Daluo realm.

However, the fate of all races is not so easy to bear. The karma, resentment, and evil aura generated during the unification process are all borne by one person. It would be strange if he did not go crazy.

"I have a question, and I would like to ask you to enlighten me, senior."

Ran Deng gritted his teeth and asked Rahu.

"Speak. Although I know you're stalling for time, I will kill you immediately if your question displeases me."

Rahu didn't care at all; in fact, he would appreciate Randeng even more if Randeng could escape his corruption.

"What I want to ask is, since all it takes to cultivate to the level of Hunyuan Daluo is to comprehend one Great Dao and inscribe it on the Heavenly Dao, why did you and Hongjun both have to forge their own paths?"

This problem has indeed troubled Randeng for a long time. According to the inherited memories, so many top-level innate saints should not be unable to fully comprehend even a single Great Dao.

"Young man, I didn't expect you to have discovered this problem as well."

Rahu glanced at the lamp with admiration.

"The path from Hunyuan Golden Immortal to Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal is an insurmountable chasm, and the most important part of it is proving the Dao."

"Proving the Way? What is proving the Way?"

With the help of the Merit Mirror, Burning Lamp has gradually suppressed the erosion of the World-Destroying Black Lotus.

"My desire to destroy heaven and earth is to prove the Dao. Hongjun's desire to merge with the Heavenly Dao is also to prove the Dao. To prove the Dao is to gain the recognition of the entire prehistoric world. Remember, it is the prehistoric world, not the Heavenly Dao."

Such a shocking secret was told to Rahu as if it were just casual conversation.

"What? So you're saying our innate memories have been altered?"

The method for attaining the Great Luo of Primordial Chaos described by Luo Hou differs from the description in the memories passed down by Randeng in one crucial aspect: the difference between the Primordial World and the Heavenly Dao.

"According to the innate sacred inheritance and memory of your era, the only thing you can cultivate is to become a Heavenly Saint. So what do you think? Isn't my Qi Luck Hunyuan Daluo Method the true method of attaining the Dao?"

Rahu also tried to persuade Randeng to cultivate the method of fortune.

Dipankara knew that Rahu's words could not be entirely trusted, but the six saints of later generations did not achieve their breakthroughs on their own; they all had the influence of merit.

Even the process of two Western duos forming a saint was influenced by Rahu's method of destiny.

"Don't you think about it? Pangu only proved his Dao by creating the primordial world. If proving the Dao were that simple, then the three thousand gods and demons in the chaos would have died in vain."

Rahu continued to add fuel to the fire, attempting to undermine Randeng's will so that the Black Lotus of Annihilation could seize the opportunity.

Just then, Randeng suddenly discovered that Rahu's restrictions on him had disappeared, and the Black Lotus of Annihilation had stopped eroding his spiritual platform.

"Enough, Rahu! How far are you going to go with this nonsense?"

A furious roar seemed to come from the chaos, descending upon this place with the pressure of a complete saint, and countless cracks appeared on Rahu's body visible to the naked eye.

The next instant, a figure appeared in the underground space. It was an old man with white eyebrows and hair, holding a Hunyuan whisk. He was ancient, majestic, and sacred.

"Hongjun, you've finally arrived. It's a pity you were just a hair's breadth away from completely eroding this kid's spiritual core."

Luo Hou grinned, his cracked skin adding to the crazed look.

"However, I have already taught him the method of destiny. Do you want to kill him? If you don't, he might become the next Rahu."

Suddenly, Rahu exploded, but all the shockwaves stopped abruptly in front of Hongjun, as if separated by the universe.

"Boy, I'll be waiting for you in the Demon Realm. Consider that world-destroying black lotus my gift to you."

Rahu took one last look at the lamp and left these words behind.