Chapter 167 You, Him, and Him

A piece of crap that doesn't contribute much to the grand plot.

A piece of shit who is very clear about himself.

Hongjun didn't know what to do:
Persuade him to give up this life, start killing people, become a saint, and then start over again, to shine for the perfection of the next great world?
This is naturally very satisfying to the transcendent existence in the dark.

But for the creatures living in this world, using them as sacrifices for Jiao Ming to achieve perfection in the next life is too cruel:

Why should they be sacrificed for another group of people?

If Jiao Ming really did that, he would undoubtedly become "another self", macroscopic, detached, and seeing all living things as weeds...

"What do you wish for next?"

Hongjun, who really didn't know what to say to persuade him, thought for a long time, and finally reluctantly accepted Jiao Ming's determination to sacrifice, and began to ask about his last wish.

Hongjun couldn't help Jiao Ming with his career, but he felt that he could still fulfill many of his wishes.

"desire?"

Jiao Ming thought about it seriously and said:
"I hope you can grant her a saintly position. She has sacrificed so much for me, even giving up enlightenment... I hope to make it up to her."

"Any more?"

Hongjun accepted the position of saint without any hesitation, which was enough to make future monks fight for it.

"Also... I hope you won't grant the sainthood to my future child because of me. Honghuang is not my family's Honghuang."

Hearing Jiao Ming's unexpected reverse wish, Hongjun hesitated to speak, but still nodded:
"it is good."

"Also, I hope you can be as fair and just as possible to all the future creatures in the wild. Don't treat them as weeds. There is no difference between the divine and ordinary creatures."

"it is good."

"Finally, don't be angry at my choices."

"……it is good."

……

[In the seventh month of the demon calendar, Jiao Ming and Zu Feng got married at the foot of Mount Buzhou. The Heavenly Court held a grand wedding for them, and all the demons celebrated! ]

[From then on, under the rule of the Heavenly Court, the prehistoric world ushered in a long and prosperous era...]

【Time passes slowly.】

【…】

[In order to prolong the prosperous age as much as possible, Emperor Jun threw himself into the control of the population and resources of the prehistoric world, causing the heavenly officials at all levels to be busy. Everyone complained: With such a "Jun Emperor", being an official is really like being in prison...]

[But even so, the population of Honghuang is still rising slowly. ]

[In prosperous times, the population increases. Even though Emperor Jun has been trying to limit the population, there is nothing he can do: the better the governance, the greater the population. In order to manage these increasing numbers of people, the Heavenly Court can only become more inward-looking...]

[However, internal circulation has an upper limit, but population growth is unlimited. No matter how much internal circulation and efforts Emperor Jun and the officials of the Heavenly Court put in, they cannot solve the problem.]

[Emperor Jun therefore always worked with a stern face, and the officials in the Heavenly Palace also went to work numbly, as if they were a group of mechanical cattle and horses born to work...]

[This kind of patching can only be said to be barely stable. ]

[As time went on, the resource problem became more and more serious: the natural treasures became less and less, the spiritual energy in the spiritual veins gradually dried up, and even the ubiquitous spiritual energy in the heaven and earth became weaker day by day! ]

[In the 49th year of the Demonic Calendar, during the 2nd and 8th year of the Yuan Dynasty, a small-scale protest broke out in the Western Wasteland. The people were very dissatisfied with the ever-increasing prices of various products, and they demanded that the Heavenly Court stabilize prices and punish profiteers.]

[After learning about this, Emperor Jun decisively executed several profiteers to quell the public anger. Although he knew that this had nothing to do with the profiteers and that prices would definitely rise under the resource crisis, he had no choice but to do so...]

[After a series of punches, the protests gradually died down. ]

[But soon, protests of varying degrees broke out in various regions, including the Northern Wasteland, the Southern Wasteland, the Northern Sea, etc.! ]

[Emperor Jun tried to use the same old trick again, but it didn't work this time. The appeasement strategy had little effect... In desperation, Emperor Jun finally began to suppress with an iron fist! ]

[The heavenly soldiers and generals continued to attack under the command of the Emperor of Heaven, severely hitting the arrogance of the "troublemakers". One punch, two elbows and three kicks, and now they are all obedient...]

[After all, the Heavenly Court is a violent machine with absolute dominance in ruling power. It doesn't need to care about the common people who are like grass: If you are a good citizen, then nothing will happen to you. If you dare to show up, you will be elbowed! ]

[Under the violence of the Heavenly Court, everyone dared to be angry but not to speak out, and the superficial peace was barely maintained. ]

[But the demand for resources will not disappear. The violence of the Heavenly Court can only maintain superficial stability. In fact, undercurrents have long been surging in various parts of the prehistoric world: if legal demands for resources don’t work, then illegal demands will be the only option...]

[As a result, the number of illegal transactions and criminal activities in various places has risen sharply. Although it does not lead to murder or arson, robbery and looting are inevitable.]

[After a few rounds of this and that, the stability and peace that the Heavenly Court had maintained for dozens of epochs began to gradually waver...]

Buzhou Mountain, Heaven.

Emperor Jun looked at the numb-faced celestial officials in the court. He was already in a bad mood, and now it got even worse...

After finally dealing with the backlog of affairs, Di Jun decisively withdrew from the court and continued to work on the memorials sent in from all over the prehistoric world.

Only under high-intensity work can he temporarily forget his troubles.

But after just a few letters were approved, someone suddenly spoke:

"……Tired?"

Di Jun looked up in surprise, only to see a red-robed man whom he had not seen for many years. Although the man looked young, his aura seemed to be older than dozens of eons ago, and there was worry and sadness in his eyes.

"Father?!"

Di Jun blurted out, quickly put down the memorial in his hand, and stood up rather at a loss. As the dignified Emperor of Heaven, he was as nervous as he had been hundreds of epochs ago.

The younger generation is afraid that the elders will find out that they are not doing their job well...

Seeing him like this, Jiao Ming naturally knew what was going on, but he just sighed, and the decision in his heart was completely made.

"If I had known that you were coming, I would have held a grand banquet..."

Di Jun smiled awkwardly:
"It's not easy for you to come here... I'll go call my sister and Taichi right away..."

Jiao Ming shook his head:

"No, I came here just to find you... I want to... ask you for a favor."

"Godfather, just tell me! We are a family, there is no such thing as helping or not helping!"

When he heard that his adoptive father needed help with something, Di Jun patted his chest confidently, as if everything was a piece of cake.

"it is good……"

Jiao Ming smiled.

[The 52nd year of the demon calendar is the 10th year of the demon calendar. You no longer conceal your ability to enlighten others. When Emperor Jun learns of this, he feels extremely complicated! ]

[He was shocked by your ability, and also felt more distressed about this matter: resources were already scarce, and now you have to enlighten all spirits. The demon race is getting stronger, so won’t resources be even less? ]

[Although Di Jun really wants to agree to your request, under the current difficult conditions, for the sake of the peace of the prehistoric world, he can only decline politely...]

[But you had anticipated this, and only gave him some blood, telling him to use it later when the crisis eased: among all the monsters in the ancient world, there shouldn't be only dragons. You had no choice but to block their path to spiritual wisdom, which is ultimately against the will of heaven.]

[Since Zu Qilin is dead and Zu Feng is unwilling to enlighten, then let me do it instead...]

[Although Di Jun doesn't understand what you are saying, he still agrees to your small request. When the resources are sufficient, he will try his best to do it! ]

[But he was very confused: Will there really be a day when resources are abundant? ]

【…】

The southern volcano is where Jiao Ming and Zu Feng live.

Since getting married, Jiao Ming no longer lived on Yujing Mountain, but moved to the Great Fire Mountain, the hometown of Zufeng. Living in the woman's home after marriage is not common in the prehistoric world, so many second-generation phoenix species teased privately:
This is not that Jiao Ming married the head of his own family, but that the head of the family married Jiao Ming home!
But no matter what they said, no one thought there was anything wrong with it. After all, how could the life of a great master be compared to that of an ordinary person?

When Jiao Ming returned home, he saw Zu Feng in red sitting at home in a daze.

Although they have been married for nearly fifty years, Jiao Ming still feels dazed every time he sees her. Her natural and divine beauty needs no explanation.

And being able to marry her is a great blessing, which always makes me feel like I'm dreaming...

"I am back!"

Jiao Ming smiled and held her in his arms. He was hesitant to hold her hand back then, but now it’s completely different!

But Zu Feng was still a little dazed, leaning in his arms, without much reaction.

"what happened?"

Jiao Ming noticed something strange and asked worriedly.

Zu Feng looked at him slowly, with a serious look between her delicate eyebrows:

"Are you going to leave me?"

Jiao Ming's heart skipped a beat. He wanted to change the subject, but seeing her complicated look, he couldn't say the words he had prepared in advance. In the end, he just nodded:
"Yes."

Zu Feng's eyes dimmed as she had expected this, but she did not lose her temper or cry. The ancestor from the ancient times was not a spoiled child. Facing Jiao Ming's admission, she just hesitated:

"I knew it... a guy who has never been brave suddenly became brave. There must be a reason..."

"Have you considered me?"

"Thinked about it."

Jiao Ming answered seriously.

Zu Feng stared at him blankly:
"so what?"

"So I won't leave you."

Jiao Ming stroked her gently:
"Believe me."

"……it is good."

……

After one movement, in Kunlun Mountains.

Still in that cave, the human-shaped outline formed by three groups of pure air was still floating quietly in the air.

And Jiao Ming was staring at it, seeming to be comprehending something.

"Fellow……"

Even though doing so was not in the interests of himself and Honghuang, Hongjun could not help but advise:

"You should go back and live a good life. As for becoming a Buddha... I will find a way!"

"There's nothing you can do."

Jiao Ming opened his eyes and said to Hongjun calmly:

"Just wait for me."

Hongjun hesitated and could only sigh...

After comprehending the three movements in this way, Jiao Ming suddenly produced a ball of fire, which was the Golden Crow True Fire that had been with him for a long time.

Looking at this extremely familiar flame, all kinds of memories came to mind: killing enemies, protecting oneself, and refining the body...

"I'm very sorry."

Jiao Ming spoke inexplicably, but Hongjun ignored him because he knew that he was not talking to him.

"I am not a qualified protagonist, and I can't do much, let alone give Him anything..."

"But I know you will definitely come back... I will give Him the most precious gift!"

After saying that, Jiao Ming put all his worries aside and slapped the Golden Crow True Fire on himself.

boom!
The flames covered his body, just like usual.

But Jiao Ming's face rarely showed a look of pain, as if he was experiencing a burning sensation...

After a moment, the flames that had been extracted from something slowly gathered and condensed into a human figure in front of Jiao Ming.

A natural born god who is at the peak of Daluo was born!
"Fellow."

Hongjun sighed not to Jiao Ming, but to the newly formed divine being:

"Congratulations."

"You have cut out 99% of your true spirit... Now you are both the [Obsession Corpse] and your true body!"

[The three corpses are good, evil, and attachment! ]

[However, regardless of whether they are good or evil, they are essentially part of one's true spirit, just with different tendencies. The three corpses are actually equal to oneself.]

[But even if Hongjun's theory states that one can only cut off one or two true spirits from each corpse on average.]

[And you, you killed 99% of it at once! From now on, obsession is the main body, and the main body becomes a vassal...]

[In the previous two lives, Hongjun had evil thoughts rising due to the war between the three tribes, so he just killed the evil corpse, but now you have killed the obsession corpse because you can't let go of your obsession! ]

[You can't abandon Zu Feng and everything else, but you must sacrifice yourself. In the end, there is only one ending.]

[In the 52nd year of the demon calendar, the 14th cycle, you cut out 99% of your true spirit as a "dead body", and then the "dead body" committed suicide as the actual body! ]

[A huge amount of True Spirit is floating between heaven and earth, and its amount far exceeds Hongjun’s estimation: your True Spirit is not just as much as Zulong’s, but as much as three of them, and you may even have half of Pangu’s True Spirit! ]

[Hongjun was shocked by this, but he still quickly took action...]

[Dimension, the endless true spirits that have been floating between heaven and earth since ancient times, under the guidance of Hongjun, quickly refined the primitive heaven and earth, and a huge, ignorant will gradually emerged, with endless true spirits as its body, and therefore it is everywhere! ]

[He is the first person in the prehistoric world to achieve enlightenment. Since he achieved enlightenment, he is called “Tao”. The Heavenly Dao is officially established! ]

[All of this does not affect you living in the big volcano...]

[No, that's not you, that's him. You're already dead. As the price of leaving the system, you're completely dead. He's no longer you.]

[The three corpses are not clones, they are the original body. Whoever has more true spirit is the original body.]

[He is just him, he is who he is, his name is Jiao Ming, he is the godfather of the Emperor of Heaven, the husband of Zu Feng, the terminator of the ancient times, his own terminator... He can be many identities, but he is not you. ]

[Just like the Three Ancestors are not Pangu, the Three Pure Ones are not Pangu. Although Pangu still has a true spirit, he is already dead.]

[So, who are you? ]

[That huge will is sometimes confused by this: Is He you? ]

[The result of thinking is: No, He is the Heavenly Dao, a brand new person... thing formed by the true spirits of billions of living beings? ]

【He is no one, He is just the Way of Heaven. 】

[After figuring it out, He took the fire off His body. The flame suddenly lost its master. Having completed its mission, it will return to its true master...]

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(End of this chapter)