Primordial World: Big shots are all my friends-Chapter 866 - 790: Conversation with the Taoist Ancestor
Yu Lou Old Taoist hesitated for a moment, then asked, "When I was adventuring, I heard that Emperor Gouchen of the Three Realms came to the Demon Realm and established the Demon Sect.
That’s why I took the risk to come here. Are you really Emperor Gouchen?"
"If the Heavenly Emperor hasn’t appointed a new Emperor Gouchen, then I am still Emperor Gouchen."
Yu Lou Old Taoist quickly stood up, bowed joyfully, and said, "Greetings, Emperor!"
Bai Jin chuckled and said, "No need for formalities. We are all in the Demon Realm, so you don’t need to call me Emperor. Just call me Bai Jin or Fellow Daoist."
"This~ This isn’t right! Your status is prestigious, how can I, an old man, dare to climb to such heights?"
"There’s nothing wrong with it. Now that we are in the Demon Realm, it’s rare to meet someone from the same place, so we should help and support each other, and be fellow Daoists." Bai Jin looked at the old Taoist sincerely.
Yu Lou Old Taoist hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I’ll be presumptuous."
Bai Jin laughed heartily and said, "Fellow Daoist, please sit quickly. I’ve just arrived in the Demon Realm, and I need your guidance."
Yu Lou Old Taoist smiled and said, "Guidance is too much; I just have some knowledge." He sat down on the ground beside Bai Jin.
Later, Bai Jin asked, Yu Lou Old Taoist spoke, and they sighed about many things in the Demon Realm, mostly Yu Lou Old Taoist speaking and Bai Jin listening.
The old Taoist lamented, "We can only be thankful that the Demon Realm is chaotic and hasn’t formed a unified situation; otherwise, it would absolutely be a disaster for the Three Realms.
The Dao Heart of the Demon Clan is inherently flawed, driven by greed or obsession, and their nature is bloodthirsty and murderous." He shook his head and sighed.
Bai Jin nodded thoughtfully; the existence of the Demon Realm is not as simple as the Demon Ancestor said about refining falsehood into truth; there must be other reasons.
After a long while, the old Taoist took his leave and returned to the palace.
Bai Jin sat on a rock, smiling, watching the old Taoist leave, and said in his heart, "Xiao Jin, did you record the image?"
A virtual projection unfolded in Bai Jin’s consciousness, not a physical image but a series of sketches, eyebrows, nose, mouth, beard, clothes, horsetail whisk, and a stick representing height, each part existing individually.
Bai Jin, knowing some of the Great Powers’ abilities, such as name-calling induction and image retention, didn’t use mana to capture an image but had Xiao Jin sketch these parts individually, intentionally distorting them by three points, to avoid detection if the old Taoist was indeed a Great Power.
Hehe~
Bai Jin, being a millennia-old White Crane, could not be swayed by just a few words to trust this old Taoist.
Illusion Peach Demon Venerable appeared alongside the old Taoist, the old Taoist spotless, Illusion Peach Demon Venerable nearly half-dead, if this doesn’t reveal the problem with this old Taoist, Bai Jin might as well go drown himself in the Illusion Sea.
"Sending group chat ’Primordial Family Bond.’" A virtual screen unfolded in Bai Jin’s mind, showing the group chat interface.
Bai Jin: ┗(Θ﹏Θ)┛ Just encountered such a pitiful old man, does anyone recognize him?
Image sent, instantly disappeared.
Group message notification: the image you sent has been retracted by the group owner.
Beep beep beep~ A private message arrived.
Bai Jin’s mind shifted, the private message unfolded, eyes widened suddenly, nearly falling over in shock, full of astonishment.
Taishang Master: "This is your Master; where did you see him?"
Second Uncle Yuan Shi: "This is your Grandmaster, show respect, do not be rude."
Master: "Stay away from that old man, be careful not to get sold."
Bai Jin came to his senses, hurriedly sent everything that happened after meeting the old Taoist, copied and pasted, sent three copies, and at the same time asked, "What should this disciple do now? In the Demon Realm, feeling very uneasy π_π"
Taishang Master: "Since your Master has incarnated in the Demon Realm, pretend not to know, and don’t expose him at any cost."
Second Uncle Yuan Shi: "Be mindful of your words, perform your duties as a Xuanmen Disciple."
Master: "Protect my Demon Sect."
Bai Jin sat on the stone dazed, heart in turmoil, complaining bitterly; dealing with a Demon Ancestor alone is tough enough, now they give me a Taoist Ancestor too, are they trying to end me?
In the following days, Bai Jin stayed close to Yu Lou Old Taoist, discussing matters of the Three Realms, speaking of rumors in the Demon Realm, deliberately fostering a good relationship, which quickly warmed up.
During this period, Illusion Peach Demon Venerable felt an increasing sense of urgency, making several secret attempts against Yu Lou Old Taoist, but each time the old Taoist remained unharmed while the Illusion Peach Demon Venerable ended up in a sorry state, even severely wounded.
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Bai Jin sat at the edge of the Illusion Sea, looking at the starlit seawater within arm’s reach, holding a piece of Merit Money between two fingers before him, gazing at the palace printed on the coin, sighing deeply.
Yu Lou Old Taoist came beside Bai Jin, sat cross-legged, and smiled, asking, "Fellow Daoist Bai Jin, what are you looking at?"
"Do you know what’s on this coin?"
"It looks like a palace, is it your Tao Palace?"
"This is the Zixiao Palace!"
The old Taoist was a bit surprised, "Zixiao Palace, what is that? I’ve never heard of it!"
"How many times have you even been to the bank?"
"Haha~ The old Taoist is just a poor ghost, why go to the bank?"
Bai Jin lamented, "This Zixiao Palace is the Taoist Ancestor’s Tao Court; it is the origin of the Three Thousand Great Dao of the Primordial World, the place where All Saints gain their Dao, and the hidden place of the Heavenly Dao."
"Taoist Ancestor, I’ve heard of that; so the Taoist Ancestor’s court is called the Zixiao Palace. Fellow Daoist, why do you imprint the Zixiao Palace on the coin?"
"Of course, to express my admiration for the Taoist Ancestor. To me, the Taoist Ancestor is the Heavenly Father, the king of everything, the omniscient and omnipotent lord of all.
I want all beings in the Primordial World to know the greatness of the Taoist Ancestor, I want all beings to worship the Taoist Ancestor."
A trace of unnaturalness flashed in Yu Lou Old Taoist’s eyes, he coughed slightly, then said solemnly, "I remember the Demon Realm Star Domain was destroyed by the Taoist Ancestor.
Don’t you think the Taoist Ancestor is quite ruthless?"
Bai Jin’s heart moved, wondering what his Grandmaster meant by these words. Was it a test of his loyalty? On the surface, he was shocked and said, "Why would you think that I would consider the Taoist Ancestor ruthless? How do you even define ruthlessness?"
Yu Lou Old Taoist frowned and said, "To determine the life and death of countless beings with a single thought, to annihilate infinite star domains with a wave of the hand, isn’t that considered ruthless?"
Bai Jin shook his head and said sincerely, "Fellow Daoist Yu Lou, perspectives differ with position, as do levels of thought.
A common person considers murder ruthless.
A king may view the massacre of a city or nation as ruthless. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
An immortal sees scattering of souls as ruthless.
But to a Saint, all beings are mere ants, and the Primordial Ten Thousand Clans can be casually taken or discarded.
To the Taoist Ancestor..."
Bai Jin paused, then said with feeling, "The Taoist Ancestor is the Ancestor of the Primordial World, holding the Heavenly Dao. In the eyes of the Taoist Ancestor, for the peace of the Primordial World, wiping out not just the Demon Realm but even a thousand more worlds would merely be a swat of the hand; worlds are ants to the Taoist Ancestor."
"Fellow Daoist, your view is truly too ruthless; within every world exist countless beings with thoughts and wisdom, how can they be mere ants?" Yu Lou Old Taoist appeared somewhat displeased.
