Primordial Era: The true lineage of Pangu, which Styx River is this?

Chapter 19 Macro Trends and Micro Trends

Hongjun was indeed tempted.

Minor trends can be altered, but major trends cannot; this is an eternal law of nature.

But in reality, many times, those powerful figures are themselves the "trend," and their plans are not static.

Those who fail to adapt to changing circumstances will not survive long in the face of adversity, either in the vast ocean or anywhere else.

Endless variables have always occurred in the primordial world, and powerful beings often adjust their plans in real time in order to ensure or improve their schemes. The best example is the Victorious Fighting Buddha who eventually ascends to Buddhahood in the future Journey to the West.

So now, Hongjun is also thinking about it.

In his scheme, could Styx be an even better pawn?

After all, so far, the value that Styx has demonstrated is greater than that of either Zhunti or Jieyin.

Styx himself may not be that outstanding, but compared with others, Styx's prominence immediately becomes apparent. When listening to the Dao in Zixiao Palace, Styx was willing to honor Hongjun as the Dao Ancestor. What about the others?

If others can be excused, what about the Eastern King Duke, who was appointed as the Immortal Leader and is currently expanding his power in the prehistoric world?

As the head of the immortals, I am closely connected with the Dao of Immortality, yet you are unwilling to even call me the Dao Ancestor.

Hongjun's holy eyes fell upon the Eastern King Duke, seeing the whole story in a single glance, but after just one glance, he lost interest in continuing to look.

In fact, in Hongjun's own plan, He should not be worshipped as the Dao Ancestor at present. This should be the situation after the three lectures at Zixiao Palace. However, when Styx took the lead in worshipping Him as the Dao Ancestor, while others did not, He had other thoughts in his mind.

Details determine success or failure. Take the emergence of the Ghost Immortal as an example. After Styx entered the Immortal Path, he thought of strengthening the Immortal Path's fortune and spreading the Daoist tradition for the Xuanmen. Then, naturally, there was a rising tide. Styx's connection with the Immortal Path was not that deep, yet he still knew this. How did the Eastern King Duke, the Immortal Leader, do it?

Did he ever think about the saint who appointed him as the leader of the immortals? Did he ever think about strengthening the fortune of the immortal path?

Obviously not. He hasn't even considered Di Jun, who is competing with him for the Dao.

How can this last?

Even sages can feel disheartened. If they didn't, then what would become of the great calamity of the future?

When they all came to Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao, Styx treated the two boys under His seat with courtesy. How did the others treat them?

The same principle applies here. When everyone is indifferent to Haotian and Yaochi, Hongjun won't think much of it. But when one person does this while others remain unmoved, there is a problem that Hongjun has to consider.

Are you loyal?

He did want to use Zhunti and Jieyin to revitalize the West and repay past karma, but that doesn't mean he could only use Zhunti and Jieyin to revitalize the West. Using the River Styx to completely control reincarnation would also be a very broad and promising path.

It's simply a matter of which choice yields more or less profit. In the present prehistoric world, apart from the Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches, he can make a judgment on everyone else with a single word.

But it's too early to say anything about that now.

"Next time I come to Zixiao Palace, I'll give him more responsibilities and see if he can be put to good use." Hongjun closed his eyes and continued to comprehend the Heavenly Dao.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, above the sea of ​​blood, Styx, seated on the Twelve-Petaled Red Lotus of Karmic Fire, pocketed the newly acquired merits.

In a sense, the power of the Ghost Immortal Path even surpasses that of the Asura race he created. Due to the combined effects of various factors, the merits gained by the Styx River this time were enormous, amounting to 28 million acres of Heavenly Dao merits, which gathered into auspicious clouds. When they fell, they almost dispelled the dark clouds on the Blood Sea.

From this moment on, whenever a vengeful spirit who died due to various evil deeds in the primordial world transforms into a ghost immortal and reduces its evil obstacles, thereby diminishing the calamity and karma in the world, the Styx will receive a share of fortune and yin virtue. Although yin virtue is different from heavenly merit and is not as universally applicable, it can still be used to suppress evil spirits.

In the future, when the Six Paths of Reincarnation are established and the Underworld is established, when these great meritorious events inseparable from the Way of Ghosts and Immortals occur, Styx, as the "Ancestor of Ghosts and Immortals," will receive a true share of the Heavenly Merit. This is the reward that Styx deserves under the law of cause and effect.

Just like Zhen Yuanzi's title of "Ancestor of Earthly Immortals," the term "Earthly Immortal" refers to a type of immortal, and this title can bring Zhen Yuanzi considerable merit and fortune.

The Styx River collected these merits and continued to use them to suppress the body.

In fact, when the Heavenly Dao Merit fell this time, Styx felt that the bottleneck in his cultivation that had troubled him for a long time had loosened a little. After all, Styx had obtained the fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation and the inheritance of the Reincarnation Demon God. Not to mention that the three Great Daos of Killing, Sword and Reincarnation directly pointed to the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal, it was still no problem to reach the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal.

At the same time, the title of Ancestor of Ghost Immortals brought great fortune to the Styx River. With the improvement of fortune, the path of cultivation naturally became smooth sailing.

However, under the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, the bottleneck that had already loosened became stable again.

It seems that Heaven does not want any living being to reach the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

However, if Styx were willing to expend some Heavenly Dao merits, breaking through the bottleneck of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm would not be difficult for him. However, Styx did not choose to do so. Firstly, improving his cultivation through merits would undoubtedly make him one of the weakest. Secondly, this approach was useless in the Primordial World.

Since Styx currently has neither a powerful enemy capable of threatening his life nor anything that urgently requires him to improve his cultivation, why would he do something that kills the goose that lays the golden eggs?

But what surprised Styx even more was yet to come.

[Congratulations, host, on establishing a Dao and becoming a Dao Immortal Ancestor. This will bring immense power and fortune to your forces in the future, greatly enhancing your ability to revitalize the Jie Sect. For a host whose cultivation is currently sealed and barely a fraction of what it once was, this is truly a rare achievement. The completion rate of Main Quest Two has been significantly increased.]

Styx: ...

Although it's not very intelligent, it's still a kind of cheat code, and it's good enough that it can give rewards.

But... it's not over yet.

[Congratulations, host! You have created a Dao and become a Dao Ancestor. You have absorbed some of the dissipated Pangu Yuqing, Pangu Shangqing, and Wu Clan's fortune. The completion rate of the first main quest has slightly increased.]

[Congratulations, host! You have created a Dao and become a Dao Ancestor. The vast Heavenly Dao merits you have accumulated will be an important foundation for your return to the Great Dao. Side quest completion rate has been greatly increased.]

[Congratulations! You have received the merger reward: Chaos Pearl.]

Styx: !

Chaos Pearl!

The Chaos Pearl, a supreme treasure of chaos!

The essential cheat code for time travelers, you've finally arrived!

At this moment, Styx was filled with surging emotions.