Chapter 166: Supreme Hongjun: I Have Risen

"There are still two Supreme Paths to choose from?"

Supreme Hongjun sucked in a sharp breath, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, as if his whole body were about to drift off into immortality.

The surprise came too fast, too sudden, leaving Supreme Hongjun a little at a loss.

Looking back on the past, it really was a handful of tears and a handful of snot, too bitter; he could only stare blankly as others set foot on the Supreme Path, while he himself was hoodwinked from the very start, then driven to frenzy yet powerless.

But now?

I! Supreme Hongjun! Have risen!!!

"Dao Lord, may I know which two Supreme Paths they are?"

Supreme Hongjun said cautiously.

"First, walk the path of yourself; by your own self, set foot on the Supreme Path — this is the path of the loose cultivator."

"Second, combined with your current status as spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao, take the world as your Dao, borrowing the power of the Primordial to help you ascend to the Supreme. You — which do you choose?"

Li Mo said unhurriedly.

"I choose the second."

Supreme Hongjun blurted it out without the slightest hesitation.

He could still continue to walk the Supreme Path through the Heavenly Dao spokesperson position?

Was there even any need to choose?

Straight to the second!

He had schemed for endless ages to reach his current position; to say he wasn't the least bit reluctant would be nonsense. If he could, Supreme Hongjun naturally hoped to still borrow this identity.

"Acceptable."

"Then this seat shall explain it to you."

Li Mo gave a slight nod and said with ringing force.

"Let me ask you first — where does the Primordial system come from?"

Li Mo asked.

The Heavenly Great Dao: all beings are born with innate nature, naturally harmonious with the Great Dao, capable of comprehending the Three Thousand Daos and choosing the path most suited to themselves.

"However, I sorted and integrated this path, and combined my understanding of the Great Dao with the circumstances of the Primordial to deduce the method of Severing the Three Corpses to Prove the Dao, most suited to the Primordial — thus forming the Primordial's Immortal Dao."

"My title of Dao Ancestor comes from this."

Supreme Hongjun thought briefly before beginning to speak; by the latter part, a hint of pride and smugness had crept into his tone.

This was indeed something he took pride in — after all, this was the creation of a new cultivation system, and the integration of the Great Dao to form an Immortal Dao belonging to the Primordial.

No matter how many schemes and plots or calculations and layouts he had, at least in this matter he had made a tremendous contribution to the Primordial.

"Your so-called method of Severing the Three Corpses to Prove the Dao is flawed. At least in the future timelines this seat has seen, not a single person has been able to use it to prove the Dao of Immortal Hunyuan. Were it not for this seat, the Primordial should have had no Immortal Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortals beyond the Saints."

Li Mo said flatly.

"......"

The corner of Supreme Hongjun's mouth twitched, his face turning slightly green.

Is that so?

Meaning he had been proud for nothing?

Supreme Hongjun scratched his head.

"Enough, back to the main point."

"Since you are already the Dao Ancestor of the Primordial, why not make this title of Dao Ancestor more worthy of its name?"

Li Mo said slowly.

"Make the title of Dao Ancestor more worthy of its name?"

Supreme Hongjun muttered to himself, somewhat lost in thought, but with too little information and no clue at all, even Supreme Hongjun's wisdom could only grasp half of it.

"The Supreme Path I have prepared for you is called the Supreme Hongjun Route, also known as the Supreme Dao Ancestor Path."

"If you are the Ancestor of Immortals, then you shall be the Dao Ancestor — the Dao Ancestor of All Heavens, the Supreme Dao Ancestor. All Daos of All Heavens are spread by you, all principles are evolved by you, all cultivation systems are derived from you."

"If you become the Supreme, then across the boundless All Heavens and the vast myriad worlds, the cultivation of all beings is for you. Wherever there is a cultivator, you shall receive feedback; even without cultivating, you can attain the Supreme position."

Not only that, your cultivation foundation shall forever tower above all others, endless and eternally supreme—and you shall be granted the collective wish-power of all heavens.

If proven, then anyone who chants your true name, even across time and space, shall receive cosmic transformation; your very existence shall transcend time and space, rise above all dimensions, illuminate all time and space, and your being shall be, from its very root, undying and indestructible.

Li Mo's voice was calm as he spoke slowly. Yet these calm words, falling upon Supreme Hongjun's ears, were like thunder — deafening, roaring — making Supreme Hongjun's breathing quicken and his blood begin to boil.

Dao Ancestor of All Heavens!

Supreme Dao Ancestor!

The root of all systems!

The eternal Supreme!

Forever standing above all beings!

Transcending time and space, eternally proven within time and space, illuminating time and space!

Holy shit!!!

Isn't this exactly the Supreme Path he had dreamed of?

Isn't this exactly the Supreme Realm he had longed to pursue?

"I implore the Dao Lord to grant me the Supreme Dao Ancestor Path."

Without a second word, Supreme Hongjun dropped straight to his knees and shouted aloud.

"Rise and speak."

"Yes."

Supreme Hongjun rose again and sat down.

"Since you once reorganized the Immortal Dao and sorted the Immortal Dao, and also had experience creating methods of cultivation, why not try creating a Supreme Cultivation Method?"

Li Mo said slowly.

"???"

Supreme Hongjun.

Holy crap?

A Supreme Cultivation Method?

Great One, are you not overestimating me too much?

I create?

I do not have that capability; if I were so awesome, would I still need to seek the Supreme Path?

"The Dao Ancestor taught me."

Realizing this, Supreme Hongjun's eyes brightened, and he immediately spoke.

"Nuwa established the Human Dao, becoming the Lord of the Human Dao, receiving support from the Human Dao's fortune and the Human Dao's power; all who belong to the human race under her banner can give her nourishment in return."

"Houtu established the Earth Dao, becoming the Lord of the Earth Dao, holding the Six Realms of Reincarnation; all things under the radiation of the Six Realms of Reincarnation serve as her nourishment, all can help her step onto higher ground."

"This is Rank, a special existence, just like the Heavenly Dao Rank; whoever has a Rank can grow gradually into the Supreme, and the Dao Ancestor I speak of is also a Rank."