Chapter 296: The Shock of Dao Ancestor Hongjun

Jade Void Palace.

Master Yuanshi Tianzun's gaze swept toward the place where the Lei Jie hung.

A trace of complexity flickered in his eyes.

As a Saint, when Luo Fu underwent Tribulation Crossing, Yuanshi Tianzun naturally could see it.

He also knew that Luo Fu was merely breaking through from Taiyi Jin Xian to Da Luo — a feat that even Yuanshi himself in the past had never accomplished to such a degree.

The Heavenly Dao, in a certain sense, sent down the Lei Jie fairly.

If one's accumulation was insufficient, then breaking through from Taiyi to Da Luo, the Lei Jie faced would not be overly powerful.

Although the Heavenly Dao Tribulation of Da Luo was, for most powerhouses, extremely dangerous.

Many powerhouses who broke through to Da Luo had even perished within the Heavenly Dao Tribulation.

Precisely because of this.

Countless Primordial beings who lacked confidence in themselves could only remain at the Taiyi Jin Xian realm their entire lives, because they did not have the courage to attempt the breakthrough.

On one hand, the breakthrough was not guaranteed to succeed.

On the other hand, to break through and become a Da Luo Jinxian, one would inevitably face the Heavenly Lei Jie — not everyone possessed such confidence.

In the past, far too many powerhouses had died beneath the Heavenly Lei Jie.

Originally, an ordinary Taiyi Jin Xian breaking through to Da Luo already faced an astonishing Heavenly Lei Jie.

But in Yuanshi Tianzun's view, the Heavenly Dao Lei Jie Luo Fu faced was, in a certain sense, truly too inconceivable.

This was beyond what a Taiyi Jin Xian could handle.

Even those peak Da Luo Jinxian, he feared, would struggle to endure it.

Yuanshi Tianzun searched his own heart: even when he himself had been a Da Luo Jinxian, facing such a Heavenly Lei Jie, surviving it would have been far from certain.

Then there was no need to mention Luo Fu, who was still in the midst of breaking through.

Thinking of this.

Just how deep Luo Fu's foundations were could now be roughly estimated.

"Saint Tongtian junior brother may well be right," Yuanshi Tianzun said slowly. "You have the chance to independently prove the Dao of Hunyuan Da Luo — but before that, you must first endure this Heavenly Dao Lei Jie."

Regarding Luo Fu, a trace of expectation also rose unbidden in Yuanshi Tianzun's heart.

Originally, Yuanshi Tianzun had looked down upon this disciple of the Jie Sect, but later, as Luo Fu displayed his talent — even defeating the Chan Sect's personal disciples in the Three Sects' competition.

This was a complete slap in Yuanshi Tianzun's face.

Back then, this had filled Yuanshi's heart with towering fury.

But afterward, as Luo Fu came to Yuanshi Tianzun to listen to the Dao, the feeling in Yuanshi Tianzun's heart underwent a certain reversal.

Without realizing it, Yuanshi Tianzun had also come to regard Luo Fu as a disciple of his own.

Therefore, facing Luo Fu's Tribulation Crossing this time, Yuanshi Tianzun's heart also carried a trace of expectation and unease.

He too hoped Luo Fu could successfully endure this Heavenly Dao Lei Jie.

As long as Luo Fu could endure this Lei Jie, in Yuanshi Tianzun's view, Luo Fu becoming a Quasi-Saint powerhouse afterward was almost a foregone conclusion.

For an ordinary Da Luo, even this would be extremely difficult.

But was Luo Fu an ordinary Da Luo?

At the very start, the Heavenly Dao Lei Jie alone was enough to kill an ordinary Quasi-Saint powerhouse.

If Luo Fu endured the Lei Jie and turned out to be only an ordinary Da Luo, that would be a joke.

Normally speaking.

Beneath such a terrifying Lei Jie, no Taiyi Jin Xian could possibly endure this dreadful Heavenly Dao Lei Jie.

In the past, Yuanshi Tianzun would not have believed such a person could exist.

But when it came to Luo Fu, Yuanshi Tianzun still held a certain measure of belief.

This was a disciple who, as a mere Taiyi Jin Xian, had listened to a Saint expound the Dao to its end.

Bajing Palace.

Laozi also opened his eyes, gazing toward the place of the Lei Jie, a glint of light in his eyes.

"Luo Fu of the Human Race, this is the beginning of your fate's transformation — whether you can truly seize it, I wonder."

"If you fail, no matter how outstanding your talent, your future will, I fear, only reach this realm."

Regarding Luo Fu, Laozi was quite fond of him.

Therefore Laozi understood that the Heavenly Dao's Lei Jie trial held great necessity for a being's growth.

If Luo Fu failed this trial, even if the other party survived.

Then his future Dao path would inevitably suffer an enormous impact.

As a Heavenly Dao Saint, Laozi understood that along the Dao path of cultivation and growth, such a failure would, invisibly, deal a tremendous blow to one's Dao heart.

To become a Quasi-Saint, or even the legendary Hunyuan Da Luo.

While comprehending the Great Dao, the Dao heart was what mattered most.

"Regardless, this Martial Uncle will ensure you do not die — as for the rest, you must rely on yourself."

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Primordial World, within the Extreme Heavens.

Here raged incomparably terrifying Great Dao storms.

All manner of chaotic Great Daos washed over and cleansed everything here.

It could be said that any being who came here to cultivate and comprehend the Great Dao would find it extremely difficult — even impossible.

Because the Great Dao power here was fractured, even incomplete.

Even a Da Luo Jinxian dwelling within this Extreme Heaven could not remain for long.

This is because of the Great Dao storm here.

In this harsh environment, one cannot cultivate at all, and must instead endure the constant baptism of Great Dao storms.

One misstep, and a Da Luo could perish.

This place is where the Primordial World and the Chaos World intersect.

To some extent, this is still part of the Primordial World, but it lies at its edge.

The power of Chaos will seep into this realm.

But this is not the Chaos World.

Thus, the Great Dao forces of the two worlds intertwine, forming this complex and hostile environment.

Under normal circumstances, no life exists here.

Yet in this extreme sky, a magnificent palace hovers here.

The palace is woven through with various Great Dao runes.

One can see that even as the Great Dao storms of the extreme sky roar continuously, they have no effect whatsoever on this palace.

Those strong ones from the Primordial World, when here, know this palace is the Purple Cloud Palace.

It is also the palace where Ancestor Hongjun once taught the Dao.

After the Long Feng Qilin Great Calamity ended, Ancestor Hongjun taught the Dao in the Purple Cloud Palace.

Back then, the Purple Cloud Palace gathered most of the Primordial World's top powerhouses: the Three Pure Ones, Nüwa, Zhenyuanzi, Ancestor Minghe, Fuxi, and others.

To many Primordial World beings, Ancestor Hongjun was the one who enlightened them and led them to greater strength.

It was precisely for this reason.

Ancestor Hongjun came to be called Ancestor Hongjun.

Otherwise, during the struggle between Hongjun and Luo Hou, there was no such title as "Ancestor."

"Ancestor," in a certain sense, means the Ancestor of the Great Dao.

This alone shows how immense Hongjun's role was for the beings of this world.

After that teaching, Hongjun took the Purple Cloud Palace and vanished from the sight of all Primordial World beings.

Perhaps only those few Heavenly Dao Saints could occasionally see their teacher.

Most of the time,

Ancestor Hongjun merged his body with the Dao, existing in a unique cultivation state.