Chapter 122

The just-made, fresh-out-of-the-oven Old Ancestor Jiaoming finally realized he might have caused a great disaster!

Chaos! Very chaotic!

As far as the eye could see, spiritual intelligence did not directly ignite the fire of civilization for all beings; instead, it provoked wars.

Back when everyone was muddled and confused, they naturally wouldn't consciously form factions or seize excessive resources out of desire, so the wilderness as a whole tended toward peace.

But once spiritual intelligence awakens, it's different; without the constraints of order and civilization, spiritual intelligence only arouses limitless desire.

Thus, to contend for various things and satisfy various desires, the wilderness descended directly into great chaos!

And at this juncture, you clearly realize you must do something.

Thus you can only shut your ears to outside affairs, single-mindedly cultivate immortal methods, striving to return swiftly to the Golden Immortal of the Great Luo, possessing the strength to confront the Three Ancestors and Luo Hou head‑on……

One charge of 'involution', one of 'piracy'—these two accusations on your head make Ancestor Phoenix gnash his teeth in hatred, so he reckons old and new grudges together: 'I can't slaughter slaves, but can't I slaughter you?!'

Having achieved cultivation a second time, your foundation is deeper than in your previous life; the three flowers and five qi intertwine with each other, like a single whole, and the spiritual qi of heaven and earth around you constantly merges into your body, so even without bitter cultivation, your cultivation level will still rise on its own.

Yes!

You made up your mind, seized the myriad spirits nearby, and then taught them all the civilizations you had learned from Ancestor Phoenix in your previous life.

As long as you let the wilderness's living beings wage war for dozens or hundreds of epochs, stretching the timescale long enough, they will surely ignite the fire of civilization.

Your bloodline descendants are scattered all over the wilderness; the Three Ancestors let you mess up so badly they almost want to kill you, but they merely haven't fixed your position yet, so they let you wreak havoc.

But once you start pirating the Phoenix clan's civilization, it's tantamount to inviting trouble; Ancestor Phoenix can rush over and kill you at once……

"Poor Daoist Hongjun, I've met you, fellow Daoist!"

One day, a bolt of Southern Bright Separating Fire fell from the sky, directly reducing the area around the little volcano to scorched earth; though you were merely a Mystic Immortal, you had no power to resist and could only be burned to death…… A generation of involution dog, piracy dog, ultimately cannot escape heavenly justice!

But after all, these are the Phoenix clan's things; you worry that rashly pirating them will draw the attention of the Phoenix clan, the original author, so you hesitate……

You choose option B: first bitterly cultivate, then after you return to the Golden Immortal of the Great Luo through re‑cultivation, you will slowly plot.

Friend or foe?

Although the slave system instituted by Ancestor Phoenix is a precious thing, Jiaoming's 'doesn't care about anything' attitude is even more precious among precious things!

But honestly, it's fine for Jiaoming to not care, because once wisdom arises, no matter how you proceed it won't be worse than the slave system; the slave system itself is merely the result of the strong preying on the weak.

【…Faced with the struggle in your heart, you choose (?) 】

A: Pirate ruthlessly! The original author is nothing; if you've got the guts, come to the little volcano and clash? I'll pluck your feathers clean! B: First bitterly cultivate, then after you return to the Golden Immortal of the Great Luo through re‑cultivation, you will slowly plot.

After all, he is not Ancestor Phoenix, capable of regarding the awakened beings he created as slaves; in Jiaoming's eyes, they are not slaves but half of his own 'descendants', and when his children fight a civil war, the old father naturally becomes frantic……

Huh?

Jiaoming stared blankly, after all, the Phoenix clan in his previous life had never developed this strange art of using bloodline to seek people; Hongjun's move indeed left him bewildered.

Southern Wilderness, inside a certain little volcano.

With your Great Luo cultivation plus the Golden Crow true fire, you feel you already stand on the same grand step as the Three Ancestors; even if you truly can't match them, you won't be killed in a few moves, and escape is still possible……

As expected!

Jiaoming said slowly.

"I should bring them civilization and order!"

Zhao Si also isn't very optimistic, because Jiaoming's aptitude is mediocre; even with the experience of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, re‑cultivation still requires a great deal of time, and during that long span, external events are prone to undergo unpredictable changes.

"Hmm, probably…"

After experiencing the blow from the execution of justice last time, you know that with your current cultivation and insight, you fundamentally cannot accomplish much; although you desperately want to immediately bring civilization and order to all beings, the harsh reality stands here, leaving people utterly helpless.

You comforted yourself a bit, then formally left seclusion.

After conducting many private visits, Ancestor Phoenix finally concluded that you are that damned, spirit‑awakening involution dog!

A: Pirate ruthlessly! The original author is nothing; if you've got the guts, come to the little volcano and clash? I'll pluck your feathers clean! B: First bitterly cultivate, then after you return to the Golden Immortal of the Great Luo through re‑cultivation, you will slowly plot.

You are dead; the wrong choice led to a wrong ending……

"Fellow Daoist, your bloodline spreads across the wilderness, and now they are fighting everywhere; if we don't stop them soon, …"

Hongjun smiled, holding up a drop of bloodline in his hand:

It is because a fellow Daoist's bloodline guided you here.

Thus Hongjun also couldn't help but wipe the smile from his face, speaking seriously and solemnly:

To save all beings of the Primordial Wilderness!

Although this old Daoist ultimately didn't sell out his comrades, but rather gave his life for them, his sense of righteousness is trustworthy; however…… seeing this fellow, he is basically synonymous with bad luck……

【But as soon as you stepped out of the seclusion point, you froze, because there was a person standing silently outside the door, as if they had been waiting for you.】

Oh? What a huge sign!

Jiao Ming gazed at him in surprise:

To put it in detail:

First, A!

And what's most important now is that in this life I clearly had no connection with him, always living in seclusion in this tiny, tiny volcano…… so how did he find me?!

【But what civilization and order do I have to bring to them?】

He naturally thought back to his past life, when this guy had duped him into rebelling, which ended in a miserable defeat.

【In the midst of settling……】

Zhao Si looked at these two obviously untenable answers, his mouth twitching; he was not optimistic about either.

【After a while, the surroundings of the little volcano, once chaotic with flying chickens and jumping dogs, finally became a bit better, but because you never dared to implement slavery—the core of the Phoenix clan's civilization—the effect remained limited……】

As for arduous cultivation.

Zhao Si wasn't surprised at all; pirating under the Ancestor Phoenix's very nose—who else would die if not you?

【Whether to turn back time and return to the previous life choice?】

But since it's understood that you came guided by bloodline, it's no surprise that Hongjun could find you.

But Jiao Ming didn't know this, or rather, even if he did, he wouldn't allow the myriad spirits he had painstakingly awakened to fall into prolonged internal strife.

【This is truly a Great Luo Golden Immortal!】

"This time, try B."

【You choose option A, pirating ruthlessly! The original author is nothing; if you have the guts, come to Little Fire Mountain and have a go? I'll pluck you bald!】

One is pirating, the other is austere cultivation.

Jiao Ming looked at the visitor who greeted him with a smile at the door, and for a moment his mind was in turmoil:

【You froze, a tumult of thoughts surging in your heart, because this person is very familiar to you……】

【Faced with hesitation, you choose: (?)】

【After only ten aeons, you return to the Great Luo Golden Immortal; your progress is so rapid that even you find it astonishing!】

But since this kid only gave two options, I can only let him die twice first……

Upon hearing Jiao Ming's standard Phoenix speech, Hongjun the Daoist instantly narrowed his eyes, but also spoke in Phoenix speech and said:

"I am Daoist Hongjun; I have greeted you, fellow Daoist!"

【73】【And the most fatal part is that your pirating behavior has finally attracted the attention of the Phoenix Clan!】

【And the most deadly thing is, your pirating behavior finally attracted the attention of the Phoenix clan!】

【You begin to settle.】

……

【I don't know what this purple-robed old Daoist is thinking, but he smiles and bows to you.】

【All you know are those Phoenix civilizations you learned from the Ancestor Phoenix in your past life.】

He said this, but Jiao Ming didn't fully believe it, so he asked again:

"How did you come across it?"

【You are merely an ordinary being born and raised here, not an innately wise holy one born with knowledge; you have no original civilization or order.】

Zhao Si's expression was strange:

It seems the free bird has finally been slapped awake by reality, knowing that even a poor order is better than no order.

【Seeing you finally leave seclusion, he also curiously sized you up, and then clicked his tongue in amazement.】

Hongjun sighed and spoke in a deep voice:

【Faced with a suddenly appearing pirating dog, the Ancestor Phoenix first stared for a long while, then began to cautiously inquire about your background.】

"This……"

"Uh…… strictly speaking, both of these options shouldn't work……"

【Time has already flowed backward……】

"A friend, not an enemy."

【He is clad entirely in purple robes, and as a human-shaped figure, such an appearance and attire are virtually unheard of in the Primordial Chaos.】

Thinking about this, Jiao Ming again asked about his purpose:

"Fellow Daoist, what brings you here?"

Jiao Ming's single sentence, and that counts as getting down to business.

【The answer is: none!】

Jiao Ming's pupils contracted; the thing he feared most finally happened……

……

(End of chapter)