Chapter 112: The Fall of the Dao Ancestor, a Fork in History!

Ah?!

Hongjun is a total weakling chicken?!

Looking at the screen description, Zhao Si, everyone was dumbfounded:

"This is just too absurd?! How could Hongjun possibly lose to the Three Ancestors? He's the Dao Ancestor of the Immortal Path..."

No matter how much you exaggerate and twist the setting, you can't make Hongjun into a dog?

"If he's really a weakling, how could he have swept the field? You can't just erase Hongjun, the predetermined winner, can you?!"

Zhao Si completely doesn't understand what the hell this setting is!

【Why would players think Hongjun could be stronger than the Three Ancestors?】

"That's obviously because he's the future Sage and Dao Ancestor..."

【The future is the future, the present is the present; the future is a Sage, but the present is not.】

Zhao Si: ……

I'll fucking hammer you, you little dog, and rebel……

【In the Wasteland, cultivation levels suppress one another; as Hongjun's designated Taiyi Golden Immortal, your strength is beyond question—even if ordinary slaves attack you, they'd hardly be able to hurt you.】

【At some point, the traitor Hongjun tried to challenge the Phoenix Ancestor, but ultimately, due to a gap in cultivation, he was soon killed by the Phoenix Ancestor in battle; the blazing Southern Brightness Flaming Fire burned to death a future Immortal Path Ancestor as easily as killing an unnamed foot soldier……】

【"But I've had enough!"】

【……The old yin-yang is also divided into camps; should Hongjun be considered good or evil?】

【"I hope you can survive!"】

Hongjun panicked and waved his hands upon hearing that:

Zhao Si thought carefully:

"This really can't be fought……"

【Some mock you for your myriad evils, saying you finally got your comeuppance, while others sigh and pity your death: you were merely someone who walked the wrong path for an ideal……】

【But in the end, many ants can kill an elephant; your quality isn't enough to offset the advantage of numbers, so bit by bit, you're gradually drowned and worn down……】

【But now Hongjun has no choice but to directly behead these three top war criminals; instead, he tries to reason with everyone to end the war—doesn't that clearly show he can't beat the Three Ancestors?】

【They have the Dragon Clan, the Phoenix Clan, and the Qilin Clan—these enemies, originally sworn mortal foes, now united because of one person.】

【After endless slaughter, you've become completely numb; Hongjun also often sits alone, dazedly pondering life……】

【You died; the wrong choice led to a bad ending…… Your blind trust not only put you at odds with all beings, but also made Hongjun an early enemy of the Three Ancestors, ultimately causing tragedy.】

【It was fate; the Phoenix Clan rebel Jiaoming joined forces with the wandering cultivator Daoist Hongjun from Jade Capital Mountain— the two had no slaves following them, relying solely on their cultivation to resist the three clans' army that came to suppress them.】

Then let's give it our all!

After another silence, Jiaoming urged again, unwilling to give up:

【Carnage! Endless carnage!】

【Could it be that the Phoenix Ancestor and its ilk naively think quantity can overwhelm quality?】

【In Hongjun's numb eyes, a final ruthless light suddenly rose: "I'm going to kill those three!"】

【Since he's a Sage of the good camp who cares for all beings, facing these three war merchants of the Three Ancestors who have made the Wasteland bleed a thousand miles, if he had enough strength, shouldn't he have already acted against them?】

【You gave a self‑mocking laugh, then gave up resistance, letting those angry, ferocious fools strike you.】

But honestly, Hongjun's image is basically positive: he transmitted the Immortal Path, distributed magic treasures, and bestowed purple qi.

【……】

【At some point, the Phoenix Clan rebel Jiaoming was worn down by the wrath of myriad spirits; despite being a noble second‑generation Phoenix scion and a Taiyi Golden Immortal, he actually died at the hands of a swarm of ants!】

【Hongjun suddenly chuckled, and without waiting for your reaction, he vanished from the spot.】

You already said you're a weakling—what more do you want?!

【If an explanation must be given, players can understand it this way: the Hongjun you imagine—what kind of person should he be?】

……Probably.

Can't beat it!

【Unexpectedly, Hongjun refused your volunteer suggestion: the Great Luo Battlefield is no place for a Taiyi to enter; he can go alone.】

I am now a Great Luo Golden Immortal, while the Phoenix Ancestor is half a stage above me—likely a peak Great Luo Golden Immortal—and you are a Taiyi Golden Immortal……

Well……

Zhao Si replied without hesitation:

【"I don't know……"】

Zhao Si's mouth twitched; he knew this underworld game would never let him cling to a golden thigh— at least in the first few simulation rounds, he could never win easily……

Hongjun, after a grueling battle of heaven and man, decided to sacrifice himself to accompany the gentleman.

He felt he should be a good person; recklessly selling out teammates and splitting up would truly go against his conscience……

Good!

No, you must give me an explanation!

【"Aren't we rebelling to stop war and slaughter? So why is it that we two are now the fiercest slaughterers of all beings?"】

Jiaoming remained silent for a long time:

Just how far behind the Phoenix Ancestor are you?

We'll win!

This……

【After who knows how many cycles of the Three Clans War, the Phoenix Ancestor broke into the Sage Realm, the Dragon Ancestor and Qilin Ancestor also attained the Sage Path, and the war ended; the Three Sages jointly ruled the Wasteland, completely enslaving all beings—they would never be able to rise again!】

You have to fight; you're the one who urged me to rebel! Whether dead or alive, you must stay with me!

Want to run? No way!

And Hongjun's mindset also started to crack at this point; after all, he hadn't expected this to happen at the beginning, and to his surprise, not a single person supported his theory of unity.

【Some year, some meeting, some fortune, the Phoenix clan's Eastern Wasteland General Jiao Mingguang issued a declaration of rebellion, demanding that the three tribes cease all warfare!】

After the game explained these two sentences, Zhao Si thought they were a bit absurd, but still accepted the reasoning:

"So… this little dog should probably soon pit the protagonist Jiao Ming to death…"

Gritting his teeth, his eyes stared red:

【They no longer cared about the enemy aliens around them, nor did they speak of blood debts and blood repayments; instead, each one, with a ferocious expression, lunged at me, because the suffering I had brought them had already surpassed the aliens around them……】

Jiao Ming, sitting in the command room, looked at the embarrassed Daoist across from him with a look of difficulty to express, as if ten thousand cattle, horses, and Mercedes-Benz were galloping through his heart:

【"I'm going too!" You hesitated slightly, then decisively responded: Everything was caused by those three war criminals; even if you know you can't beat them, you still have to go up and splash them with blood!】

【"What a ridiculous life!"】

Hongjun gave an embarrassed laugh:

"I'm not used to your Phoenix clan's cultivation divisions, so I came up with my own, from low to high: 【True Immortal】, 【Heavenly Immortal】, 【Mystic Immortal】, 【Golden Immortal】, 【Taiyi Golden Immortal】, 【Grand Luo Golden Immortal】."

Jiao Ming: ……

Jiao Ming: ……

"Give me an explanation……"

"No matter how you say it, you two are of the same cultivation level, so you should be able to spar……"

【You and Hongjun are both extremely puzzled, but no matter what, this is still a huge piece of good news……】

【After your death, the Phoenix clan friends who had once severed ties with you were speechless, and then, to varying degrees, they all held memorials for you; even at the risk of being punished by the Ancestor Phoenix, they insisted on holding your funeral—this is friendship since time immemorial!】

But Jiao Ming, after all, decided to rebel because of his words; now that he has provoked the whole world to be his enemy, Hongjun also can't bear to cut ties directly.

【But, can I really survive? Is it really necessary to survive?】

【As for you……】

"This one can be fought!"

"He's an old schemer!"

"Although we are both Grand Luo Golden Immortals, the Ancestor Phoenix can at least take on three of me!"

【One Grand Luo Golden Immortal, one Taiyi Golden Immortal, the two of them, with full power, suppress and slaughter the vast army of three-tribe slaves who are generally below Mystic Immortal level; that truly is a one-sided massacre!】

……

【Hongjun, using Grand Luo cultivation, casts immortal arts; plucking stars and catching the moon is trivial, and you, using Taiyi cultivation, employ the Phoenix clan's Southern Ming Separation Fire—burning the heavens and boiling the seas is no problem!】

【Hongjun replied numbly, then pulled down a celestial star, and with a mechanical casualness smashed another group of angry slaves charging forward.】

Moreover, although he usually doesn't get involved in affairs at the Purple Cloud Palace, when the Three Teachings' war in Investiture of the Gods threatened the safety of heaven and earth, Hongjun still took action to sanction the Three Teachings' sages, giving each a red pill, and finally uttered harsh words: "Dare to strike again, and you'll die!"

Therefore, Hongjun, without considering multiple secondary creations, undoubtedly belongs to the benevolent faction.

In the primordial wilderness, on the Eastern Wasteland battlefield of the Dragon and Phoenix clans.

【You could rack your brains and still not understand; clearly, the three tribes' ancestors could each individually defeat you two, yet for some unknown reason, they never lifted a finger from start to finish, merely continuously sending slave armies to die for them.】

【You once again burned to death countless slaves of the three tribes, then turned your head toward Hongjun and asked in a slowly bewildered manner.】

【Mountains of corpses and seas of blood, bones piled like hills—these are no longer enough to prove their insanity.】

Although in many versions Hongjun is a cunning final boss with numerous schemes, deep-minded, full of evil intentions, whatever he does, his purpose is never pure: whether it's devouring the Heavenly Dao, deceiving sages, or bringing calamity upon all beings.

【You let out a bitter sigh, then turned to face the countless three-tribe slaves who launched another desperate attack against you!】

"Can be considered part of the benevolent faction……right?"

【Truly laughable, you originally wanted them to let go of hatred and become one family, which is why you decided to rebel; but now, this goal has actually been achieved in a strange way: because everyone has come to hate you!】

【It's fate, Jiao Ming, based on Hongjun's words, formally transformed into a "human"!】

So his first reaction was to hurriedly run away, dash into his own daoist sanctuary, escape the Ancestor Phoenix's pursuit, and keep the green mountains safe, unafraid of lacking firewood!

"Even if there's nothing to fight, we must fight!"

Jiao Ming, seeming to go mad, grabbed the collar of the old Hongjun and trembled as he spoke:

【Yes, the army.】

……

【The result was that the ceasefire failed; instead, he was pointed at by thousands, and the three tribes, from top to bottom, expressed their opposition to all of Jiao Ming's words and deeds, making him an enemy of the world for a time!】

【The Dao Ancestor was defeated by the Three Ancestors; becoming a sage, merging with the Dao, expounding the Dao, accepting disciples—all ceased to exist; the Six Sages, witches and demons……even the future flourishing Immortal Dao civilization was nipped in the bud at its nascent stage, and history took a road no one had ever imagined……】

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(End of chapter)