chsdbacks Chapter 12 Embracing Both Sides, the First Sermon Begins
Chapter 12 Embracing Both Sides, the First Sermon Begins
Now that the Grandmaster Hongjun has appeared, there is no longer any need to fight over these six prayer mats.
Ling Xiao remained completely calm. He was determined to attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, rather than seeking the saintly status through the Heavenly Dao.
Although there are shortcuts to the Heavenly Way, they are also heavily shackled, far inferior to the Primordial Great Way, which offers unparalleled freedom and ease.
Ling Xiao had a hunch that Hongjun's sermon, which ultimately bestowed the Primordial Purple Qi and brought back the six Heavenly Saints to their positions, was most likely an attempt to find like-minded allies to jointly govern the primordial world and rule over all living beings.
This purpose is also a different way of completing the order.
With this in mind, Ling Xiao embraced the two stunning beauties beside him and slowly walked towards the open space in front.
He flipped his hand and took out a futon, which was woven from the sun-facing branches of the Fusang Divine Tree of the Sun Star and the cold branches of the Laurel Tree of the Moon Star. Yin and Yang energies swirled around it, and the Daoist rhyme flowed endlessly.
Ling Xiao immediately sat cross-legged, with Xi He gently nestled against his left leg and Chang Xi gracefully curled up on his right leg. The two women's yin and yang radiance blended with Ling Xiao's yang divine light, creating a perfect Dao realm that was the envy of others.
This action naturally elicited various reactions from the powerful individuals in the front row.
"Blessed by Heaven, having accumulated immeasurable merit, and even more so by the devoted companionship of two Taiyin Goddesses, this Fellow Daoist Lingxiao is truly the envy of all."
As Dongwanggong watched this scene, he was filled with envy. His gaze unconsciously swept over a figure not far away in the hall, and his expression dimmed even more.
The most important things on the path of cultivation are wealth, companionship, Dharma, and location.
In terms of wealth, he was the embodiment of the true essence of Donghua, accompanied by the innate spiritual treasure, the Pure Yang Sword, and thus possessed considerable wealth.
According to the law, he was born from the interaction of the first wisp of innate pure yang energy in the world and the yang energy of the Eastern Jia wood, and was known as the Wood Lord. His foundation was extraordinary, and his supernatural powers and magic were all top-notch in the primordial world.
In terms of location, he possesses the Zifu Continent in the East Sea, which is one of the top-tier blessed lands in the primordial ocean.
The only thing he could never achieve was the word "partner".
He was born from the pure Yang root of the Eastern Flower, while in the Kunlun Immortal Island of the Western Sea, there was the Queen Mother of the West, who was born from the interaction of the first wisp of innate pure Yin energy of heaven and earth and the metal energy of the Western Extreme. Together with him, one metal and one wood, one Yin and one Yang, one East and one West, they can be described as a match made in heaven and earth.
Since these Yuanhui, Dongwanggong had visited Kunlun many times, but Xiwangmu had no intention of becoming Daoist partners. No matter how much he tried to win her favor, he could not gain her favor.
Even the mighty King of the East has such regrets about not being able to obtain what he desires.
Seeing Ling Xiao now surrounded by two women, with Xi He gently enamored and Chang Xi sincerely dependent on him, and the two women getting along harmoniously without any discord, he felt not only envy but also genuine admiration. He secretly resolved, "If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely ask Fellow Daoist Ling Xiao about the wonders of this predestined relationship."
On the other side, Fuxi was transmitting his thoughts to Nuwa, earnestly advising her, appearing every bit the protective brother: "Sister, you must keep your distance from this Golden Crow boy in the future. He looks respectable, but he's actually a womanizer, and his methods of seducing women are very sophisticated. Don't let him fool you!"
In the primordial world, the strong are respected, and it is common for those with exceptional strength to take several Daoist partners.
However, Fuxi only had one sister, Nuwa. Seeing that Lingxiao could win the hearts of both goddesses of the moon, he realized that Lingxiao was extraordinary. He immediately became wary and included Lingxiao in the list of those "to be wary of".
"Brother, stop talking nonsense!" Nuwa, who was naturally thin-skinned, blushed at her brother's protective tone and quickly retorted with her divine sense, "I have never met Fellow Daoist Lingxiao before, and we only met today. How can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air?"
Her gaze secretly swept over Ling Xiao and the other two.
Seeing the gentle tenderness in Xihe's eyes and the genuine happiness in Changxi's smile, Changxi thought to himself that his brother was overthinking things.
Fellow Daoist Lingxiao and the two Taiyin Goddesses are clearly in love and treat each other with true affection. To find such a home is surely a wonderful thing.
Zhulong saw all of this but paid no attention.
Dragons are inherently lewd. During the Dragon-Han Great Tribulation, which of the dragon clan's ancestors and elders didn't have a full harem?
Even the progenitor of the dragon race, the Ancestral Dragon, conquered the seas, land, and air, and hunted down beauties among the myriad races of the primordial world. Not to mention ordinary innate deities, even the springs with spiritual springs and beautiful waters on the ground, the Ancestral Dragon would go and touch them if it was in a good mood, calling it "merging with the Dao of the earth."
Compared to Zu Long, Ling Xiao only had two Daoist partners on his left and right, which was really nothing special.
"Since the karmic connection has been established, there should be no more disputes."
At that moment, the Ancestor Hongjun slowly spoke, his Daoist voice, devoid of sorrow or joy, resounding throughout the entire Zixiao Palace, instantly suppressing all the whispers and undercurrents within the hall.
He looked around and saw that there were exactly three thousand people who had come to listen to the Dao, which was exactly the number of the three thousand perfected Daos. He nodded slightly, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
—At this time, although he had attained sainthood, he had not yet fully aligned himself with the Dao of Heaven. Therefore, although his temperament had become somewhat indifferent, he still had distinct emotions of joy and anger.
Hongjun Ancestor's gaze lingered on Ling Xiao for a moment, and he chuckled to himself, thinking, "What a sentimental fool," before calming himself down and preparing to expound on the Great Dao.
"We will heed the teachings of the sages!"
Upon hearing this, Jieyin and Zhunti immediately rose and bowed to the lotus platform. They then sat upright on their prayer mats, refusing to glance at the gnashing-teeth Kunpeng behind the hall.
The other powerful beings also stood up and bowed to Hongjun, not daring to show the slightest disrespect to this first Heavenly Saint since the creation of the world.
"This sermon will be divided into three parts, each lasting ten thousand years. The first sermon will begin by discussing the foundation of cultivation from the Great Luo Golden Immortal level down to the Great Luo Golden Immortal at its peak."
Hongjun, the Ancestor, raised his hand and waved it lightly. The Jade Tablet of Creation above his head slowly floated in the void. Thousands of innate Dao characters slithered like serpents. The dome of Zixiao Palace suddenly opened, and layers of chaotic energy surged in, but turned into a sky full of flowers the moment it touched the Dao sound.
Crimson, indigo, and golden-purple lotuses bloom in mid-air, and where the petals fall, the celestial pronouncements appear and disappear. The carvings of all living beings on the palace pillars also open their eyes, and the clouds they exhale condense into golden seal script.
Suddenly, flowers rained down from the sky and golden lotuses sprang up from the ground.
A hazy purple aura swept through the entire hall, and various extraordinary phenomena of the Great Dao entered the bodies of the cultivators, causing their comprehension to increase dramatically and their affinity with the laws of heaven and earth to rise sharply.
Among them, the six people on the six prayer cushions received the most profound and extraordinary vision.
Just as all the powerful beings were holding their breath, preparing to listen to the true words of the Great Dao, the Ancestor Hongjun suddenly spoke in a cold tone: "The Dao that can be spoken of cannot be stolen; the Dharma that can be transmitted cannot be transmitted to six ears."
As soon as the words fell, an invisible force of the Heavenly Dao instantly pierced through the chaos, reaching the side of the primordial world's embryonic membrane.
The Six-Eared Macaque, who was eavesdropping using his innate supernatural powers, could only let out half a scream before his innate supernatural powers were destroyed on the spot, and his primordial spirit and sea of consciousness were severely damaged. He howled and turned into a stream of light, fleeing back to the deep mountains and dense forests of the Eastern land.
"this……"
Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, the group of innate deities looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they did not know what had happened, they firmly remembered the six words "the Dharma shall not be passed on to six ears".
Because of this statement, until the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West, no one in the prehistoric world with great supernatural powers was willing to take the Six-Eared Macaque as a disciple. In addition, his foundation was damaged and his supernatural powers were broken. Even when the "True and False Monkey Kings" were in conflict, he was only a Taiyi Golden Immortal. But that's a story for later.
"The path of cultivation can be summarized as tempering the three treasures. Heaven, Earth, and Man are the three powers; Heaven has the three treasures: the sun, the moon, and the stars; Earth has the three treasures: water, fire, and wind; and Man has the three treasures: essence, energy, and spirit..."
Hongjun Laozu spoke again, officially beginning his discourse on the Great Dao.
When the Daoist teachings first began, they were peaceful and simple, starting with the Human Immortals and Earth Immortals, progressing step by step to the Celestial Immortals, True Immortals, Mysterious Immortals, and Golden Immortals, advancing layer by layer, from the surface to the core, explaining every obstacle and every principle on the path of cultivation in a thorough and clear manner.
"A tall building rises from the ground; this trip was indeed worthwhile."
Ling Xiao understood something from what he heard and sighed inwardly.
He is the only Golden Crow of the Sun Star, the most outstanding innate deity. He was born as a Great Golden Immortal, and his cultivation methods at the lower levels were only at the level of "knowing what it is but not why it is".
Now, Hongjun has thoroughly sorted out the entire cultivation system from the shallow to the deep, which perfectly makes up for the shortcomings in his cultivation foundation, making his understanding of the laws more and more thorough, and his foundation more and more unbreakable.
He embraced the two women beside him, listening intently. The divine light of the sun and the radiance of the moon intertwined and flowed around him, echoing the Daoist aura emanating from the Grandmaster Hongjun.