ragginovel Chapter 157 Proving the Dao at the Styx River, Laying the Foundation for the Era of Saints
Chapter 157 Proving the Dao at the Styx River, Laying the Foundation for the Era of Saints
Chapter 157 Proving the Dao at the Styx River, Laying the Foundation for the Era of Saints (3)
"I, Styx, have now attained sainthood." Styx himself did not use his magic power, but his voice, blessed by the Heavenly Dao, spread throughout the primordial world, reaching the Thirty-Three Heavens above and all parts of the primordial land below, so that no one could fail to hear it and no one could fail to know it.
As a sage, one can invoke the power of the Primordial Heavenly Dao within and near the Primordial World. Styx carefully calculated that with his cultivation level, he was at the first level of the Primordial Golden Immortal Realm, but when he mobilized the power of the Primordial World, the strength he could unleash was far beyond that of a first-level Primordial Golden Immortal Realm, and could even reach the eighth or ninth level of the Primordial Golden Immortal Realm.
This also gave Styx a deeper understanding of the existence of saints.
No wonder the battles during the Investiture of the Gods calamity lasted so long without a clear victor, and in the end, the Four Sages had to meet to exterminate the immortals. The characteristics of sages determine everything, unless the authority of the Heavenly Dao is above theirs, such as Hongjun, who fed the Three Pure Ones a pill of the Fallen Saint Pill after the Investiture of the Gods calamity.
Otherwise, defeating them would be tantamount to defeating the Primordial Heavenly Dao, which is extremely difficult. The struggle between saints is less a struggle between the saints themselves and more a struggle between the left and right hands of the Primordial Heavenly Dao. Unless the gap is extremely large, it is extremely difficult to determine a winner.
"After all, the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World is—"
"This bonus is reasonable." After careful analysis, Styx felt that the Primordial Heavenly Dao, as the "will" of the Primordial World, is the sum of the Primordial World, Heaven, Earth, and Man. The Primordial World was formed from Pangu and many Chaos Demons who were killed by Pangu. Given its high status, it is normal for it to give Styx such a bonus.
"Then, it's time to continue planning." Styx thought to himself. Attaining sainthood did not lessen the pressure on Styx; in fact, it made him feel even more pressured.
If he became a saint by consuming the merits he had accumulated in the Heavenly Dao, then there would naturally be no problem. But what difference would that make him a saint or the six saints ordained by Heaven?
Given his relationship with the Three Pure Ones, a great battle between sages is inevitable for him, as he strives to accumulate merit and attain enlightenment.
Wouldn't that make him a being who has reached the heavens?
Having the system that reaches the heavens is not enough; you also need to get the script that reaches the heavens.
Therefore, he was bound to choose the strongest path, which was to first prove the Dao of the Primordial Golden Immortal within the Chaos Pearl, and then prove the Dao of the Primordial Heavenly Dao to become a saint. He would be both a saint and a Primordial Golden Immortal, which was very different from the Three Pure Ones!
As for the differences—they'll find out when they actually fight.
However, this path is not without its hidden dangers, one of which is Hongjun!
Before he attained sainthood in the primordial world, he was already a Primordial Golden Immortal. This could not be hidden from Hongjun's eyes, nor could it be hidden from him. Not to mention that Hongjun has now merged with the Dao and his realm is far beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, just considering Hongjun's identity as a Chaos Demon God and the fact that most of the Creation Jade Disc had fallen into his hands, and that Styx had also possessed some fragments of the Creation Jade Disc, he already had a direct sense of Hongjun's cultivation level.
His method of attaining enlightenment would likely remain a mystery in Hongjun's eyes. Whether Hongjun could guess that Styx possessed the Chaos Pearl was unknown to Styx, but Hongjun could certainly guess that Styx was hiding a secret from him.
This means that in the future, Styx may have to painfully abandon his "persona" and go against Hongjun. The massive amount of Heavenly Dao merit and Great Dao merit on his body will be his important protective charm and a pawn in his game against Hongjun.
Of course, there is no such risk in the short term, and the reason is simple: the Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches are taking the lead.
Even if they realized that the Styx River also had hidden secrets, compared to the Styx River, which was now firmly established as loyal to Hongjun, it was clear that the descendants of Pangu, who possessed the merits of creating the world, were more important to Hongjun.
Even though Hongjun was already suspicious of Styx, compared to the Pangu descendants who were already shouting "Execute Styx and cleanse the court of corrupt officials" and making all sorts of offensive remarks, Hongjun had no choice.
A suspicious friend is still a friend, and someone who is clearly an enemy will always be an enemy.
Within at least two great kalpas, Hongjun will have to deal with the beings who possess the merits of creation, not him.
Of course, things may not necessarily develop to such a bad point, but one who does not plan for the long term cannot plan for the short term. Styx felt that he still had to look forward and at the same time prepare contingency plans for every possible outcome.
For example, if Tongtian had prepared in advance for being besieged by the Four Sages based on the general trend of Heaven, the Jie Sect might not have suffered such a crushing defeat.
"Then let's start this first plan by targeting the Six Sages of Heaven." Styx raised his hand and took several treasures into his palm: the Breath of Earth, the Primordial Gourd Vine, and the Three Lights Divine Water. Styx smiled slightly upon seeing these treasures.
For Styx, weakening the Six Celestial Saints would be ideal, and Styx had already figured out how to do so.
Are they delaying their actual sanctification through scheming?
No, no, no, not only will it not be like that, the Styx will try every means to bring forward the time when they become saints.
Previously, Styx had read a prehistoric novel in which the protagonist took away several treasures, such as the innate gourd vine, the Breath Soil, and the Three Lights Divine Water, and hid them, attempting to delay the time when Nuwa created humans and became a saint. But how could that be possible?
The primordial world is vast, how could it only contain this one piece of Breath Soil and the Three Lights Divine Water? As for the Primordial Gourd Vine—if there is no Creation Whip, then just make them one by one by hand. The origin of the human race lies in the Great Dao of Creation cultivated by Nuwa, not in this Primordial Gourd Vine that has long since withered.
How can a few minor changes shake the overall trend?
The same principle applies, but Styx will do the opposite; it will follow the same general trend of Heaven, but Styx will change the minor aspects of it.
The level of cultivation of the Six Sages of Heaven when they attained sainthood, as well as the merit required for their attainment, largely determined the level of their cultivation after becoming saints. At the very least, this factor had a far greater impact on the Six Sages of Heaven than the time of their attainment of sainthood.
For example, Laozi, who had the highest cultivation level before becoming a saint, could easily fight Zhunti and Jieyin at once. In the Zhuxian Sword Formation, Yuanshi could only wander around the four gates of the Zhuxian Sword Formation, but Laozi could go straight into the Zhuxian Sword Formation and use his supernatural powers to fall into the Tongtian Noodles.
Now that he is a saint, Styx has a profound understanding of this. He knows that if one becomes a saint through merit, it is much more difficult to continue to improve one's cultivation than it is to become a Primordial Golden Immortal.
What's important is not the time it takes for them to become saints, but that the Styx River wants to weaken their cultivation after they become saints, thereby further widening the gap between him and the Six Saints of Heaven!