Chapter 174: the Heavenly Dao, Idiot, Living Dad

Good good good! I won right at the start!

Seeing Number Three Little Bird instantly slay the Three Ancestors, Zhao Si clapped repeatedly:

This is the strength and style a multi-loop character should have!

Thinking back to Lao Jiao's three lifetimes, he constantly suffered losses and faced difficulties; even defeating a Three Ancestor required huge time and effort to plan, and after finally winning, he ended up getting stuck to death on the Dao-achievement problem……

But Lao Jiao's efforts and sacrifices were valuable; Number Three Little Bird's great speedrun could not have happened without Jiao Ming's contribution.

The legacy and watchfulness of the Three Generations Little Fire Bird! Honor the legendary fire bird!

Moving, tears welling up!

Great, no need for more words!

Miss you, Lao Jiao……

Various abstract thoughts flashed through Zhao Si's mind, finally turning into a sigh:

"It's a pity you can't see this perfect Primordial Wasteland world……"

Number Three Little Bird, relying on the favor left by Jiao Ming, successfully used Saint Hongjun to activate a great cheat; the already formidable Golden Crow True Fire, empowered by the Heavenly Dao, made slaying the Three Ancestors look effortlessly easy.

"Next, it's about creating the Heavenly Dao and then becoming a saint!"

Thinking this, Zhao Si couldn't help but become curious:

After all, Jiao Ming had never lived to see the era after the Heavenly Dao was established, so his knowledge of the Heavenly Dao and sainthood was minimal.

In Jin Bing's chapter, the Heavenly Dao is full of mysteries, such as merit, karma, the human race…… and so on; Zhao Si still lacks a true comprehensive understanding of this unknown information to this day.

And now, as the Heavenly Dao is being created, all future secrets may have a chance to be uncovered.

And once sufficient information about the Heavenly Dao is obtained, the Golden Heaven Emperor from chapter one might have a chance to overcome the Heavenly Dao, thoroughly resolve the innate nobility problem of the human race, and achieve the longed-for equality of all spirits!

"Let me see what this Heavenly Dao actually is!"

……

【Your consecutive speedrun actions make Hongjun feel like he's dreaming, but if the dream were really this wonderful, he wouldn't reject it……】

【Speedrun!】

【The passionate Hongjun directly pats your chest and guarantees: since you, fellow Daoist, trust me so much, I'll obey respectfully! Rest assured, once I become a saint, I guarantee you a saint's position!】

【Even if you want to become a Dao Ancestor, I still say: I have no objection!】

【Saying that, you take out the two true spirits gifted by the saint from another world and hand them to Hongjun.】

【"One is Jiao Ming's, and I don't know whose the other is……"】

【Hongjun receives the true spirit with surprise, after carefully sensing it, his face shows an extremely strange expression……】

【But he didn't say much more, only arranging for you to stay at Jade Capital Mountain, after which he began busying himself alone……】

Eastern Wasteland, on Jade Capital Mountain.

A fiery red little bird perches on an old tree's spiritual root, idly sleeping with bored eyes.

Unlike Jiao Ming, Number Three Little Bird doesn't like to take human form; since cultivating, he mostly keeps his original shape.

Unlike Jiao Ming, Bird No. 3 does not like to take human form; since he began cultivating, he has mostly kept his original form.

Because he is doing his best to avoid identifying with Jiao Ming's identity……

A person's thoughts and self-identity are gradually formed from childhood experiences, and he is no exception.

The problem is, the memory inheritance he initially received came from Jiao Ming, so even though he knows he isn't that person, he still unconsciously identifies with him……

Thus, to avoid this problem as much as possible, he chose to separate from Jiao Ming, maintaining differences in all aspects, lest he truly couldn't tell who he is:

Jiao Ming likes to keep human form, so he keeps bird form.

Jiao Ming fell in love at first sight with the Ancestor Phoenix, so he ruthlessly killed it.

Jiao Ming is a naive good person, so he wants to become a normal person.

In short, he tries to be as different as possible, because he is not a continuation of Jiao Ming's life and does not wish to become Jiao Ming……

"Fellow Daoist, not done yet?"

The purple-robed Hongjun sits under the tree seriously fiddling with something; the little bird has been asleep who knows how long, and upon waking and looking down, he sees it's still not finished!

The little bird can't help but complain:

"You're this slow?"

"Almost done……"

Hongjun casually replies, with light bands winding and winding on the jade register in his hand; the chaotic light bands are like a tangled mess, and he often has to sort through hundreds or thousands of years before he can pull out a complete one.

The workload is enormous and extremely tedious, but Hongjun carries it out with great patience:

After all, the Three Ancestors, the hardest to deal with, have already been dealt with; the true spirits needed to refine heaven and earth are sufficient; now only this simplest task remains, and if he still lacks patience, then he deserves not to become a Dao Ancestor……

"Fellow Daoist, isn't creating the Heavenly Dao just a matter of refining heaven and earth with true spirits?"

The little bird is a bit confused:

"I recall from Jiao Ming's memory that the method for the Three Ancestors to achieve Dao wasn't this troublesome……"

"How can we compare to those three? They're not the same."

Hongjun, while sorting, says:

"To let the scattered true spirits of the Primordial Wasteland Heaven and Earth truly form an independent Dao achiever, besides refining heaven and earth, we also need to sort out the chaotic laws between heaven and earth; without this, it's impossible."

"For example, true spirit is like His brain, the Primordial Wasteland Heaven and Earth is like His body; the brain's use is to help Him obtain this huge body."

"But having just a brain and body isn't enough; between brain and body we also need meridians to connect and transmit messages, otherwise how can the brain direct the body?"

"But having only a brain and a body is not enough; between the brain and the body, meridians are also needed to connect and transmit messages, otherwise how could the brain command the body?"

"So you sorting out the laws is to connect His meridians?"

So you've worked out the rules, that's to connect His meridians?

Indeed!

After receiving Hongjun's affirmative reply, Xiao Niao also gained a rough overall understanding of the Heavenly Dao for the first time.

Using true spirit as the brain, heaven and earth as the body, and law as the meridians.

Just thinking about its strength makes the scalp tingle!

Xiao Niao couldn't help but exclaim:

"I recall that Jiao Ming only refined a Southern Wilderness back then and broke through to Quasi-Saint; if this thing could truly refine the entire Primordial Wilderness, wouldn't all the power of heaven and earth in the Primordial Wilderness be at its disposal?"

"Indeed!"

Speaking of his creation at the peak of wisdom, Hongjun, who was sorting out the laws, couldn't help feeling proud.

"According to my theory, it uses an entire Pangu's true spirit as its brain, basically equaling Pangu's rebirth!"

"Driving Pangu's true body with Pangu's true spirit, a casual strike wields the mighty power to split heaven and earth, which no human force can match."

Seeing him speak with enthusiasm, Xiao Niao also greatly admired this ingenious idea.

Pangu is dead, but his true spirit and flesh remain; Hongjun reconnected them, truly a rebirth of Pangu...

Huh? Doesn't something seem off?

Xiao Huo Niao blinked, his tone strange as he asked:

"Wait… fellow Daoist, I want to ask you something."

"What is it?"

Xiao Niao asked cautiously:

"What if… I mean, what if… after Pangu is resurrected, what if he gains self‑consciousness—what then?"

Huh?

Busy Hongjun's hand trembled; after thinking it over, he shook his head and said:

"Impossible! After all, Pangu died long ago; even if I use his true spirit to revive him, it would not really be him, but another will."

"And this new will, since the true‑spirit main body used consists of extra living‑being true spirits awakened by the Three Ancestors, which are split and weak, therefore it will not possess a strong self‑consciousness…"

Having just blurted out the theory, Hongjun froze on the spot:

It seems reality and theory don't quite match…

"No, fellow Daoist, the true‑spirit main body we used is definitely not the extra true spirits awakened by the Three Ancestors!"

Xiao Niao exclaimed in shock:

"Half of the true spirit we used comes from the Three Ancestors, and aren't the Three Ancestors directly born from Pangu's true spirit?"

"Moreover, they are neither split nor weak…"

Don't argue, I'm thinking!

Hongjun was already stunned:

Planning and practice are completely different things!

If we directly use the true spirit of the Three Ancestors, it would be equivalent to Pangu's original true spirit occupying fully half…… If we forge it into the Heavenly Dao, even if it isn't Pangu resurrected, the self-awareness would be far stronger than expected……

One person and one bird stared at each other……

So, should we still make it?

The little bird felt a bit uneasy:

Although I think Pangu should be a good person……

If we really make it, isn't that equivalent to creating a living father?!

The consciousness is stronger, the power infinitely strong…… How…… how to control it? How to deceive it?

Hongjun also went dumbfounded; he never expected this turn of events—after all, who could have imagined that his otherworldly self would undergo a mechanical descent of god and directly eliminate the Three Ancestors ahead of time?

Now it's fine, the true spirit is sufficient, but this is hardly an extra true spirit of the myriad spirits—the true spirit of the Three Ancestors is Pangu's original goods; the three together make up half.

Could this create a half-wit?

Hongjun instantly felt drained……

So…… should we still make it?

The little bird asked anxiously.

Hongjun sweated profusely; his reason told him the risk was very high, but…… the profit is truly also high:

That's achieving the Dao!

Once successful, I would be equivalent to Pangu reborn; not only could I inaugurate a new era of my own immortal Dao civilization, but I could also create something from nothing, rescuing the wilderness from its future resource crisis……

For both public and private reasons, Hongjun does not want to, nor can he give up this sole opportunity!

Therefore:

Make it!

Hongjun gritted his teeth:

Such minor risks…… Moreover, the true spirit of the Three Ancestors occupies only half; the other half is not Pangu's! Even if the constructed Heavenly Dao has some self-awareness, the other half will also restrict Him……

Believe me, we will win!

Hongjun gritted his teeth and gave his assurance, then continued to use the Jade Scroll to sort out the laws of heaven and earth:

The arrow is on the bowstring; we have no choice but to release it!

This is the only path; we cannot avoid giving it our all.

……

The little bird wanted to speak but held back:

This is no joke; if we really create a Dao-achiever with self-awareness, let alone trying to fool Him, the wilderness from now on will likely be completely controlled by Him, and if He harbors malice, everyone will be unable to even wrap themselves in a sack!

The true Heavenly Dao, put nicely, is called:

【Heaven and earth are not benevolent; they treat all things as straw dogs!】

If it's said unpleasantly, then that's an idiot!

Creating an obedient muscle idiot naturally yields maximum benefits; but if you create a literate-and-martial all-rounded talent, the danger level could explode on the spot.

"Jiao Ming bless... bless that this is an idiot, right?"

……

(End of chapter)