Chapter 811

The demon ancestor seizes the people's hearts' direction, guiding the torrent of the human Dao.

He points his sword at the gods, expounding one of the roots of the era's sins……Therefore, all his actions are merely to rid the people of harm!

The ancient gods heard, the great sages listened; at this moment, they are all silent.

The words of the Nether River also cannot be said to be wrong!

If it were another time, they might still try to defend themselves a bit.

But now, the human Dao has a reliance, there is a Holy Emperor as the eyes and ears of the myriad beings' will……the human Dao is awake, listening!

This makes some deities unable to speak recklessly, to meddle unreasonably.

Because, at this moment, the human Dao truly can kill people!

Undoubtedly, this is an unprecedented great change, unlike the dragon and phoenix era when the Heavenly Emperor August Emperor fully represented the human Dao's myriad beings, speaking with absolute authority.

Now, the Taihuang Divine Dynasty obviously has problems; a terrifying variable has arisen within the human Dao.

The previous battle outside the obstructed path, Soul Xi returned……This strange situation makes the gods' souls tremble even now when they think back.

Vaguely, the innate deities felt a not-so-good association arise in their hearts, recalling the ancient AI crisis.

——The Heavenly Dao is causing trouble!

The Heavenly Dao became a spirit, almost reversing guest and host, pressing the gods to the ground and rubbing them; thereafter, each innate deity would become his little lackey.

And the human Dao?

Could it be the same?

The gods feel guilty in their hearts.

Compared to the Heavenly Dao, the gods can still righteously proclaim——without our contributions, how could the Heavenly Dao have been born?

And the human Dao……is rather awkward.

Because, deities and myriad beings are essentially a transaction, having signed an ancient contract!

The gods pioneer civilization, the myriad beings contribute destiny.

It appears to be a mutually beneficial cooperation, each with their own division of labor, achieving mutual benefit and win-win.

In theory, it is like that.

But……when a division of labor appears in work, it also leads to various subtle situations.

The deities who mastered the core technology.

Most of the time, the human Dao plays the role of providing cheap labor.

There exist countless games between them.

The deities want more profit, the human Dao demands greater welfare.

If there were a supreme Heavenly Emperor to oversee and coordinate, then some kind of balance could still be maintained.

But, once supervision is lacking……

That really is when all sorts of demons and monsters can easily emerge!

When the first one, for the sake of advancing in the innate deities' ranking competition, begins to sneakily turn corrupt, using all his means to squeeze profit from the human Dao, funneling it into his own pocket, turning it into nourishment for growth……

Bad money drives out good; how could the remaining deities not follow suit?

After all, falling behind invites attack!

Perhaps some top players still hope for peace under heaven——because they hold the largest shares, they are essentially the winners.

Maintaining the original state is generally not bad.

The middle tier?

This is truly worth pondering.

With a push of 'effort', a push of 'struggle', perhaps the next Taiji Supreme to ascend the peak will come from among them?

In fact, someone has already compromised and succeeded!

The shaping of the Monster Clan Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor's foothold at the absolute peak!

Even if he becomes the blade in the Dao Ancestor's hand, he also reaps the rewards matching this work.

The successful example lies before us, making hearts flutter, no longer at peace.

Like a catfish thrown into a fish pond, whether the original upper-tier need to face new challengers, or the lower-tier schemers trying to climb to higher achievements among the myriad beings, all are forced to move.

Thus, amidst the era's turmoil, another bold stroke is added.

In the end, no one can clearly distinguish right from wrong.

All beings are guilty!

The phantom of the karmic fire red lotus blossoms in the heart of every living being, also blossoms beside the gods, foretelling something.

The innate deities have nothing to say, can only remain silent.

But silence itself is a kind of answer.

The Nether River Demon Ancestor watches this scene, bursts into loud laughter, 'Xuanyuan! Human Dao! Do you see this!'

'They dare not speak!'

'What they have done, they themselves know best!'

'All the active Golden Immortals of this era have been killed; surely there are innocents wrongfully slain.'

'But killing one and releasing one, most likely there are fish that slipped through the net!'

'Cultivation is guilty!'

'According to me, it would be better to sever the foundations of immortals and gods, to bring about the end of the Dharma in heaven and earth; thereafter, there would be far fewer distinctions of right and wrong!'

'When the end of the Dharma descends, no one is more noble!'

'No matter how fervent the bustling management, in the end there must be a death; that is the utmost fairness!'

The demon ancestor's killing intent, at this moment surpasses ancient and modern.

Having reached this point, wanting to sublimate, to undergo utmost transformation, what he needs to kill is no longer a certain person, a certain thing.

He will take the foundation of cultivation and make a cut, with twin swords severing the ages, causing the universe to fall into the end of the Dharma!

Kill "longevity", kill "strength", kill "nobility"!

Bestow upon all sentient beings in heaven and earth the most equitable "death"!

Dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth, soul returns to Houtu.

And all those unwilling obsessions fall into the Sea of Blood, slain by the most ruthless sword of heaven and earth!

Burying the age, listening in the epoch to the lament of immortality, the end of the Dharma of heaven and earth is ruthless, yet also utmost affection.

This is a path of Pangu.

When the Demon Ancestor attains the Dao, he will bestow upon all cultivators a sharp blade suspended above body and mind, the greatest warning, guarding the vicissitudes of the human righteous path.

At this moment, this is the performance of the Nether River Demon Ancestor.

This is the highlight of his life, like the Dragon Ancestor's rise of dinosaurs, like the Eastern Emperor's final lament, and also like the Phoenix Ancestor's epochal nirvana, the Tai Emperor's return of soul and xi……

The Nether River Demon Ancestor also reached the pinnacle.

He shouted a question to the gods, shaking the human Dao, with one hand gripping the throat of the times' fate.

The splendid colors of the Five Fortunes' Dao gathered on his body, and finally even stirred the tide of the human Dao, no longer merely surrounding the Tai Emperor's divine dynasty!

The great trend of the human Dao, at this moment splits into two!

And this is still not enough to satisfy the Nether River Demon Ancestor.

Because……he wants everything!

However, Xuanyuan is too special.

The human Dao of this era is also too extraordinary.

The subconscious of the human Dao began to have its own opinion.

Even if it will still be influenced by others, but ultimately the decision-maker is still the human Dao itself, which will act from its own standpoint.

Moreover, the human Dao is too powerful.

This power is also its capital of autonomy, allowing the Nether River to, even if able to indiscriminately slay the gods, still have to speak kindly to Xuanyuan.

Only a clueless hothead would strut up Mount Tai, intending to collect debts by force.

A true smooth-talker has a fierce aura, every word and sentence is about pleading for the people, wishing to slaughter heaven and earth, but in fact is the most rule-abiding, never pointing a sword at the human Dao.

Between following one's heart and bravery lies the wisdom of strategy.

No way.

The Nether River Demon Ancestor sublimates infinitely, approaching Pangu's ultimate achievement, and with the human Dao's will facing him, he can see too much.

Gazing upon the vast consciousness of all beings, passing through the waves of the epoch's era, the Demon Ancestor saw a towering figure, blocking the curtain of the age of demons and ghosts, confronting the Heavenly Emperor revered by all gods.

Watching this scene, the Nether River Demon Ancestor thought it over and decided to still be polite, not indiscriminately hacking at the human Dao as well.

"The Demon Ancestor's noble righteousness makes me admire him."

In the echoing of the faint wind, the Holy Emperor murmurs, his will spanning endless time and space: "But I still have a few things I don't understand; please clarify."

"Although the gods have great merit to heaven and earth, if there is no evidence of guilt, to carry out extermination—who could accept that?"

"Heaven and earth were created, the cycle of reincarnation turns, and moreover it was forged by supreme mighty ones with great divine powers, as the glorious canon of cultivation……How can the end of the Dharma of heaven and earth comfort their virtue?"

"This time, that time." The Demon Ancestor replied, "How am I wantonly slaughtering the innocent?"

"Even if the gods have merit, they also have faults; I have investigated openly and secretly, and have already collected all their evidence of guilt!"

"There are demon gods, with insatiable desires, boundless wildness, the wind of oppression and bullying rampant, they delight in slaughtering fellow beings, they deserve death!"

"There are ancestor witches, with deceitful hearts, guiding improper winds, extravagant and luxurious……fine clothes, delicious food, cosmetics, luxurious mansions, making hearts corrupt, causing all beings to lose virtue, they deserve to be slain!"

The Demon Ancestor came prepared!

He listed the faults of the gods of the age of demons and ghosts—to suppress rivals, he has not spared twisting erroneous ideologies, hoping to influence the opposing side, laying the foundation for victory for his own side.

This is a mental-level battle and attack, originally not amounting to much.

But when viewing from a higher vantage point, studying from the standpoint of the human Dao across eternity……then they all become sins!

The Demon Ancestor collected these sins, and now throws them out, proving the righteousness of his act of eliminating harm for the people.

"The sacred age has passed, the epoch of all beings is coming……Rather than entrusting trust and power to the hands of gods with ill intentions, it is better to use the most rigid and just system to regulate the world."

"The Heavenly Dao, I think it's quite good!"

The voice of the Nether River rings out powerfully.

"The Demon Ancestor has intention."

The Holy Emperor spoke softly, with deep meaning, saying thought-provoking words: "It is rare to have gathered so much evidence of guilt, spanning a long time."

"Those who don't know are likely to misunderstand; as the former Judge-in-Chief of the Nether River, he neglected the work of nip-in-the-bud prevention, did not nip the bud of calamity, truly safeguarding the safety of the human Dao and all beings, but instead deliberately indulged, nurturing bandits to self-strengthen, just like raising them……Then when the gods' sins accumulate richly, they are harvested like leeks, thereby pushing the tide of popular thought."

"The Shura clan has a sound system, complete organization; if we add a hand to quell chaos and restore order, to clear the ruler's side for the human Dao……there is great hope of becoming the protagonists of heaven and earth."

"I recall that the Shura clan long ago accumulated troops, wanting to conquer the three realms and six paths……It seems this has been prepared for many years."

The Holy Emperor's voice was not loud, but each word was like a drumbeat, shaking the heart and mind of the Nether River Demon Ancestor.

The grand will of the human Dao sighs.

Every innate divine being is not a fuel-saving lamp.

And some ancient gods and great sages, perhaps they support the human Dao, but secretly they have not lacked certain ideas.

However, this cannot be blamed on them……After all, it is a transaction; how could one demand others to contribute without seeking return?

Noble virtue is always a rare treasure.

"My sincerity can be shown by heaven and day!" The Nether River Demon Ancestor's eyes shone bright, appearing very sincere: "How could I have accumulated evidence of guilt, cultivated leeks, just waiting for a critical moment to crack an extremely heinous event, using it as a means to harvest hearts?"

"It's simply because I know that the forces of evil are too vast for me to easily shake……Back then the Shura clan prepared for war, merely to start from the worst possibility, making preparations for any eventuality."

"Even if that's so, have I not also failed? The united demons and ghosts have bullied my lineage!"

The Demon Ancestor fumed, "From this we can see, the evil divinities have long united!"

He played a weak, pitiful, and innocent card, proving his innocence.

Although he is a Demon Ancestor…… he is also a good man!

"So that's how it is."

The Human Dao tentatively believed it; at least on the surface it was so.

——This was originally part of the old deal; Fengxi once cooperated with the Nether River!

Nether River Demon Ancestor, giving full support.

In exchange, the Human Dao will support him once!

Once…… this era's opportunity to strike at Pangu!

Even if the hope of victory for this opportunity is not great.

But Nether River still wants to try, to pave the way for the future.

"I was wrong to blame you, Nether River Prince…… but I still have doubts." The Human Dao asked solemnly, "As you said, we need a just and fair handling system, and for that we selected the Heavenly Dao."

"But the Heavenly Dao is sentient; it may not be willing to obey."

"Then I will kill that so-called Dao Ancestor Hongjun!" the Nether River Demon Ancestor shouted; at this moment he revealed his ultimate intent.

"Restart the Heavenly Dao, purge the source and restore clarity!"

Formatting the system of the Heavenly Dao, slaying a Dao Ancestor…… using this to sacrifice the sword, surpassing countless primordial deities!

Because the Heavenly Dao is the amalgamation of the myriad gods' authorities!

"All living beings are guilty; even Heaven is guilty!"

The Nether River Demon Ancestor burst into loud laughter, "Since they are guilty, they ought to be executed!"

The myriad gods listened to that Demon Ancestor's laughter, each and every one feeling their scalps go numb.

Nether River is too crazy!

"Supreme Emperor!"

Nether River's gaze blazed, incomparably radiant, "I demand your concession!"

"The resentment and hatred of this era's living beings, I will let me ignite them completely, turning them into the eternal karmic fire of destruction!"

"Thus, as my backing…… I will go suppress the Heavenly Dao!"

"As part of the deal, I can give you face…… the primordial deities you, Human Dao, wish to protect, I can temporarily set aside their guilt; everything will take the recovery and reconstruction of Honghuang as its core!"

"The rest, leave it to me to sacrifice the sword, to make the final tempering!"

"How about that?!"

Nether River issued an ultimatum.

The Human Dao fell silent for a moment, eventually turning into a sigh.

"The age of decline has come, the Heavenly Dao is to be restarted…… is this path right or wrong?"

"Perhaps one should personally go walk this path once."

"I…… agree."

In the eyes of the myriad gods, the Holy Emperor, after undergoing a difficult choice, finally made a decision.

"Good…… very good!"

The Demon Ancestor felt utterly refreshed, two killing swords hanging at his sides, already poised to strike.

The Human Dao's torrent surged; at this moment boundless karmic fire burned, transforming into a fleeting brilliance that bolstered him.

"Killing one Hongjun surpasses everything…… after slaying the Heavenly Dao, I ought to become Pangu."

The Nether River Demon Ancestor laughed, "This is the proper path for me to slay the Dao…… all contention and teaching are mere side tracks."

The Holy Emperor remained silent on this, only a single thought echoing in the ears of the myriad gods.

"It's up to you to make the choice!"

(End of chapter)