Honghuang: There Is Only One Truth

I saw a really interesting comment from a fellow reader! Excluding Hongjun, the Three Pure Ones are probably the most calculating in the prehistoric fantasy genre. If we follow the grand scheme of things like Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, you'll find that Taoism worships the Three Pure Ones, and Buddhism worships Buddha, Dipankara, and Maitreya.

Since "Buddha is the Way," Nuwa has been portrayed as a demon. In almost all prehistoric novels, Nuwa is depicted as a villain. But could the rise of humanity truly be separated from Nuwa? The rise of the Xuanmen sect relied on Hongjun and the Six Sages of Heaven, while the rise of the West relied on the duo's unraveling of the Western ley lines and millions of years of planning.

Although this world view is very depressing and heavy, it is at least much better than the chaos beyond chaos and what is there in the Great Dao Realm. In addition, I really like the many settings in this book that do not darken Hongjun, Yuanshi, and even Zhunti's shamelessness is not very annoying. All things in the world have a beginning and an end, life and death.

Why is this book less popular than those other poorly written books? Those others aren't even as good as this one. While the plot isn't particularly innovative, its strength lies in its down-to-earth approach. It's not pretentious, and it's quite human. It doesn't demonize Nuwa or Yuanshi Tianzun; the only slight criticism is of Buddhism, specifically the traditional debate between Buddhist and Taoist disciples.

Compared to other prehistoric novels, this one is relatively peaceful. It doesn't have the typical prehistoric conspiracy tropes of characters like Hunyuan Dao opening up the world, punching the two saints, kicking the three pure ones, and showing off.

Ultimately, the Three Pure Ones are powerful, and the protagonist fawns over them. Nuwa, all alone, is oppressed by the Three Pure Ones, which the protagonist takes for granted. A master is like a father; if Nuwa created humans, she wouldn't be considered his mother.

Five years after Nuwa created humans, Laozi arrived among them… Was Nuwa's sagehood so lame that she finished teaching it in just a few years? And Laozi, the Taiqing, was so diligent, coming to the human realm right after finishing? Did Laozi not even need to comprehend the Dao after listening to the sage's teachings? Time was incredibly valuable in the primordial world!!! -_-||

First, the protagonist is a human race. Regardless of his past life or this life, he is still a human race. Second, the protagonist was created by Nuwa herself, and is no different from his biological parents. Third, Nuwa has become a saint and has not founded a sect or power. The human race has not brought her much benefit.

I feel like they shouldn't have created a clone; it feels weird and makes the reading experience less engaging. I thought the initial focus on the Jie Sect's cultivation was quite good, but then they added the human and witch races, which I personally didn't like. And then there's the issue of leveling up beyond one's current level... It's not that having a clone is bad.

Too much "human" feel, too little "ethereal" feel. These are my thoughts after watching part of it.