Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 117 [Deceiving the Heavens and Concealing the Way, The Grand Prosperity of the Human Race] (Seeking Subscriptions)

Chapter 117: Chapter 117 [Deceiving the Heavens and Concealing the Way, The Grand Prosperity of the Human Race] (Seeking Subscriptions)

In a trance, Xuanqing seemed to see a divine Pangu figure towering above all heavens, supremely majestic, with a Dharma Seal in hand that harmoniously unified Primordial Chaos and Infinite Brightness, suggesting the creation and cessation of reincarnation. Accompanied by the completion of this Seal Technique, Chaos suddenly gave birth to a singularity, and countless causes and effects sprung forth from the void.

A blinding light of the Great Dao flashed and was gone; when Xuanqing refocused his gaze, the divine Pangu he had seen before had transformed into a solemn Primordial Heavenly King!

Thereafter, the Primordial Heavenly King opened the heavens and split the earth, interpreting Yin Yang, evolving the Four Symbols, holding a Treasure Bead that emanated Infinite Brightness and released endless Chaos Qi.

"The Dao begets one, one begets two, two beget three, three beget all things!" the voice of Yuanshi Tianzun echoed through the heavens: "As long as you grasp this ’one’, you can evolve countless causes and effects, change fate, and obscure the divine machinery! With your fate in the void, practicing this Dao Seal Technique is like painting in the void, which gives you a great advantage over others!"

"Do you understand?"

The voice of Yuanshi Tianzun rang in Xuanqing’s ears like the tolling of a grand bell.

Xuanqing slightly furrowed his brows, a flicker of confusion in his eyes, then a glimmer of realization dawned... The Dao begets one; it was the "one" from when Pangu created the heavens and the earth!

In an instant, Chaos was opened, Yin Yang was differentiated, and everything in the universe was within it.

His fate being in the void meant it was like a piece of Chaos, as long as he seized this "one", he could open the heavens and create the earth and shape the fate he desired!

If every creature in the Primordial World had an identity, owning the "Dao Yi Seal" allows one to sculpt various identities for oneself at will.

And this identity would not be detected by the Heavenly Dao; it was a true deception of Heaven!

Fearing not the ferocity of external enemies but traitors within, how Yuanshi Tianzun’s Seal Technique looked to him, it seemed to be stealing the authority of the Heavenly Dao!

"Teacher Uncle, you are a Saint!"

Xuanqing couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth: "Observing the Dao of Heaven and upholding its conduct, isn’t that the doctrine of the Chan Sect? How could you develop such a Seal Technique?"

"Ha ha!"

Hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun couldn’t help but laugh: "Observing the Dao of Heaven, observing the operation of the Heavenly Dao, upholding its conduct, is to perfect one’s own Primordial Dao Fruit through the process of controlling the Heavenly Dao! When this Seal Technique evolves to the extreme, my heart will be the heart of Heaven, my will be the will of Heaven, my Dao be the Heavenly Dao! Why bother... clinging to the distinction between the Heavenly Dao and my Dao?"

After listening, Xuanqing immediately bowed respectfully: "Teacher Uncle’s insight and intentions are profound beyond my reach! I wish for Teacher Uncle’s Great Dao to tower above all heavens like the sun and the moon!"

He had always thought that Tongtian Sect Master’s act of "severing Heaven to take the Dao" was already extraordinary, yet he didn’t expect that Yuanshi Tianzun was planning to replace the Heavenly Dao!

"Teacher, you are still too conservative!" Xuanqing couldn’t help but ponder inwardly: "If the Second Teacher Uncle succeeds in this Dao, the Chan Sect will dominate the Primordial World!"

My heart is the heart of Heaven, my will is the will of Heaven, my Dao is the Heavenly Dao; what will be the future of the Primordial World but a word from Yuanshi Tianzun?

If he declares the Chan Sect to flourish, the Chan Sect will naturally flourish.

If he declares the Demon Clan to be exterminated, the Demon Clan will naturally be extinguished.

This is the true essence of the word and law following the intent, the decree encompassing the constitutional law of Heaven, a single word determining life and death of all things, a phrase deciding the rise and fall of the Primordial, akin to the mystical unity with the Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun!

However, this path is even more difficult than Tongtian Sect Master’s "Seizing a lifeline"...

Because the Primordial Heavenly Dao already has a person united with the Dao, if Yuanshi Tianzun wants to replace the Heavenly Dao with his own, he must inevitably contend with Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun for authority!

"You do have a way with words!"

Yuanshi Tianzun responded neither affirmatively nor negatively, just smiling: "Reflect on it well! Once you understand this Seal Technique, deceiving Hao Tian will be a breeze!"

"Thank you, Teacher Uncle!"

Xuanqing bowed again in thanks.

Taiching Laozi then took the opportunity to speak up: "Some things cannot be forced, you just need to understand them in your heart! Since we have discussed the Xuan Sect’s attitude towards the Heavenly Court, let’s also talk about the affairs of the Human Race!"

"Daoist Ancestor once said, ’During the grand war between the Witch and Demon Clans, they have incurred the wrath of Heaven and the resentment of the people. They shall no longer be favored by the Heavenly Dao, and the destiny of the world will begin to shift toward the Acquired beings!’"

"As for the Human Race, created by our younger sister Nuwa, perfectly in line with the Three Talents and Myriad Phenomena, has formed an alliance through marriage with the Witch Clan, absorbing their celestial luck, while the Demon Clan’s slaughter of the Human Race has invisibly incurred a karmic debt to the Humans!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Human Race shall inherit the mandate of Heaven from the Witch and Demon Clans, gaining immeasurable Heavenly Dao luck, and become the protagonists of the next era!"

"Next, it will be the era of the Human Race!"

"Xuanqing, like Xuandou, you were among the first batch of the Innate Human Race created by our younger sister Nuwa. You will also be blessed with a vast amount of Heavenly Dao luck!"

"However, since you two have joined the Xuan Sect, cultivating the Immortal Dao, it’s unsuitable for you to be embroiled in excessive cause and effect. It suffices to offer some assistance to the Human Race when appropriate!"

Following that, Taiching Laozi took out an ancient Great Seal, divided into three layers, symbolizing the harmony of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity. At the center of the Great Seal were the visages of the Five Heavenly Emperors, corresponding to the Five Elements, with nine Golden Dragons coiling around it.

"This Seal, named Kongtong, was bestowed by the Heavenly Dao as a response after I established the Human Sect!"

"I can sense that this Seal is closely related to the luck of the Human Race. Nine is the ultimate number and cannot be surpassed. Within the future epochs, there will be eight Sovereigns born to the Human Race, determining the great trend of its prosperity!"

"Aiding these eight Sovereigns to their positions and promoting the prosperity of the Human Race will invite merit from the Heavenly Dao but will also invisibly attract worldly cause and effect."

"Are any of you interested?"

Taiching Laozi said this while looking at Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Tongtian Sect Master, knowing that Xuandou alone was not sufficient to assist the Human Emperor.

The Heavenly Dao fears completeness, and the Human Dao shuns fullness.

Naturally, we can’t let Xuandou alone reap all the merits of assisting the Human Emperor; for Xuandou, that would be a disaster, not a fortune, and might plunge him into an irrecoverable calamity.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate frankly said, "I am already a Heavenly Dao Saint and do not need this merit. However, it is possible for the disciples under my guidance to give it a try!"

"And you, third brother?"

He then looked towards Tongtian Sect Master.

Tongtian Sect Master pondered for a moment and said, "Though I have many disciples, only a few are well-cultivated! Especially Xuanqing and Yunxiao, who have gained considerable merit and luck in this catastrophe. I shall not compete with my second brother for this!"

"However, the prospering of the Human Race will surely come with its share of blessings and calamities. Should my second brother need it, the disciples of my sect will not stand idly by!"

Water benefits all things without contention, and there is nothing that can contend with it. In Tongtian Sect Master’s view, with the foundation that Xuanqing and others have built up, they will not lack for this merit!

Moreover, Xuanqing once discussed with him the use of the Treasure Coin to negotiate a covenant with the Heavenly Dao, then lead the Jie Sect disciples to do things beneficial for the Primordial. The Heavenly Dao would naturally bestow merit.

Therefore, there was no need to get involved with this merit!

Lately, Primordial Heavenly Venerate has had a better impression of the disciples of the Jie Sect and has also imparted the Dao Yi Seal to Xuanqing. As an elder, he naturally could not allow the disciples of the Chan Sect to suffer a disadvantage.

It might as well be a favor carried by the current, to let this opportunity pass to the disciples under the guidance of Primordial Heavenly Venerate.

"Excellent!"

Primordial Heavenly Venerate nodded in satisfaction.

And Xuanqing spoke out of turn, "Teacher, and two esteemed uncles, this matter concerns the Human Race. Shouldn’t we discuss it with Holy Mother?"

Taiching Laozi smiled and replied, "I have already discussed the matter with our younger sister Nuwa! She has no disciples! And she is not particularly interested in this merit!"

"She only wishes for her elder brother Fu Xi to reincarnate into the Human Race and use this merit to restore his cultivation!"

"How about it?"

"Are you interested in this matter?"

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