UGB Chapter 171 Lao Tzu: The Styx is Too Deceitful
Chapter 171 Lao Tzu: The Styx is Too Deceitful
Chapter 171 Lao Tzu: The Styx is Too Deceitful
"This is outrageous!" Lao Tzu roared in fury within the Thirty-Three Heavens.
Never before in countless years had he felt such anger and loss of composure as he did now.
For someone who has always adhered to the principle of detachment from worldly affairs, being able to take things in stride and let them go is a rather difficult thing to do.
But now, with the establishment of the Styx Rebellion, Lao Tzu, who sensed that a great opportunity had been completely lost, could no longer maintain the mindset of "the highest good is like water, which benefits all things without contention." The reason was simple: now, everything had become clear, and with Lao Tzu's cultivation, it was not difficult for him to realize what kind of opportunity he had lost.
The Taoism established by Styx almost completely cut off the survival space of the Human Religion that Laozi would establish in the future. The Human Religion was of great importance to Laozi. Perhaps without the Human Religion and the fortune of the human race, Laozi could still become a saint by relying on the merit of creating the world, but the path to sainthood would certainly not be as smooth as it was in the original prehistoric world.
As for the possibility of creating a significant gap between oneself and other saints again, as was the case after the Investiture of the Gods, it is no longer very likely.
The losses incurred as a result are immeasurable.
Stealing someone's opportunity and obstructing their path to enlightenment is a great enmity for any living being in the primordial world, including Laozi. What's even more cruel is that Styx is already a saint. Even if Styx steals his opportunity, he can't do anything about it. Before he even becomes a saint, he still has to treat Styx, who stole his opportunity, with utmost respect and courtesy when facing him again.
After all, in the primordial world, one cannot disrespect even the sages.
"Elder brother?" Yuanshi and Tongtian looked at Laozi, whose face was now filled with unprecedented rage, and were both very worried. With the establishment of the Styx Rebellion, the two of them also felt that they had lost some opportunities. However, at this moment, the calamity energy was churning and the secrets of heaven were in chaos, making it difficult to predict. In addition, that feeling was not strong. Therefore, the two of them were more concerned about Laozi, who was furious.
"Fellow Daoist Laozi, could it be that—" Di Jun looked at Laozi, who had clearly lost his mind due to anger and was even unable to maintain the demeanor expected of a top-tier supernatural being, and for a moment he did not know what to say.
Zhen Yuanzi sighed inwardly, already having guessed what was going on.
Perhaps I, too, had some important opportunity snatched away by someone else, and—
"The sage just established Taoism, and my fellow Daoist Laozi sensed something. It seems that my opportunity has been taken away from me." Zhen Yuanzi pondered to himself.
An ordinary person might not have realized what had happened at first glance, but Zhen Yuanzi, whose opportunity had been snatched away by the Styx River, understood everything immediately.
However, compared to Zhen Yuanzi, who once tried to avenge the loss of his opportunity by seeking revenge against the Styx River, Zhen Yuanzi, after suffering several major defeats, has now given up the idea of seeking revenge against the Styx River.
Ultimately, Styx was already a saint. Even if he cultivated to the point of immeasurable calamity, he still wouldn't be able to deal with a true saint. Therefore, Zhen Yuanzi, who was deeply mired in the calamity energy, had no choice but to give up.
In the end, Lao Tzu didn't say anything. After all, in the primordial world, if an opportunity is taken away, one can only accept that one's skills are inferior to others. Moreover, the Styx River is now a saint. Calling him by his name or mentioning anything related to him would inevitably be noticed by him. If he really takes it to Zixiao Palace again, it would probably be another disgrace.
After some discussion, all the powerful beings of the Heavenly Court dispersed. In the end, no one could come up with a good way to fight against the human race and stabilize the Heavenly Court's crumbling and declining fortune. The reason was simple: unless they went to war with the human race and annihilated them, there was no other way to deal with the human race.
But is it so easy to start a war against humans?
In the original primordial world, the demon race slaughtered the human race in the late stage of the Great Calamity. At that time, the demon race had staked everything on this Great Calamity, and behind it was a game of wits among many saints. But what about now?
In the primordial world, apart from the Dao Ancestor who had already attained the Dao, the remaining two saints were the creator of the human race and the one who had just established a religion based on the human race. Among them, the one who had just established a religion was a powerful and fearsome master.
Although the Dao Ancestor had previously stated that sages should not take action in the primordial world, aside from the fact that this suggestion was made by Styx, and given the Dao Ancestor's favor towards Styx, as well as Styx's astonishingly great merit protecting him, Styx would probably have been unharmed even if he had actually taken action.
Moreover, the Dao Ancestor did not stipulate that after they offended the sages, the sages could not take action to defend themselves. With the cultivation of a sage, annihilating the Heavenly Court was just a matter of a thought. Such a huge gap forced the great supernatural beings of the Heavenly Court to be cautious and to think carefully.
Even if Styx had no intention of interfering with the development of the human race, as long as Styx exists, no one can ignore the existence of such a powerful being with unparalleled cultivation in the primordial world.
In the Jade Void Palace, on the highest level of the Thirty-Third Heaven, the Three Pure Ones gathered once again.
Tongtian threw out the Zhuxian Sword Formation to obscure the secrets of heaven, while looking at his elder brothers, hoping they would also join in obscuring the secrets of heaven.
After all, the Heavenly Court's "meeting" had just ended, and Laozi had gathered the Three Pure Ones together here. It could be said that what they wanted to discuss was most likely related to the River Styx. Since it concerned a sage, Tongtian felt it was best to be cautious.
Seeing this, Lao Tzu shook his head and did not intervene to conceal the secrets of heaven.
With Styx's cultivation level, if he really wanted to investigate, even if they had two innate supreme treasures and three quasi-saints with extremely high cultivation, they wouldn't be able to hide it from him.
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Since that's the case, let's get straight to the point!
"My two virtuous brothers, do you wish to attain sainthood and become saints?" To the surprise of Yuanshi and Tongtian, Laozi asked in this calm tone, clearly having regained his composure and lost his previous rage.
"Attaining sainthood is our pursuit for countless years. How could my third brother and I not wish to attain sainthood?"
"Elder brother—have you perhaps grasped the foundation for becoming a saint?" Upon hearing this, Yuanshi looked at Laozi and asked with considerable surprise.
"Elder brother, are you alright?" Tongtian asked his elder brother with concern. Compared to the so-called foundation for becoming a saint, he cared more about his brother's safety.
"It's alright."
Regarding Fang Gang's matter, I feel that an important opportunity was taken away from me, which caused me to lose my composure and violate the proper conduct of the Pangu lineage. Alas—
"But in retrospect, I have also turned misfortune into blessing." Laozi looked at Yuanshi and Tongtian before him and said calmly.
"A blessing in disguise?" Yuanshi and Tongtian exchanged a glance, then looked at Laozi together.
Could it be that my elder brother has thus discovered the opportunity to become a saint? This is truly a wonderful thing!