Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 174 - 171 [Human Emperor’s Killing Calamity, Transferring Karma] (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 174: Chapter 171 [Human Emperor’s Killing Calamity, Transferring Karma] (Please Subscribe)

As Xuanqing approached the Primordial World, before he even managed to enter, he sensed a faint repulsive force from this vast realm of Hongmeng towards him.

He hadn’t yet steadied himself when several bolts of "Purple Cloud Divine Thunder" struck down at him.

"One of us!"

Seeing the situation, Xuanqing hastily condensed the Merit of Heavenly Dao into the Merit Golden Wheel: "Ancestor, don’t you recognize your obedient disciple anymore?"

But the "Purple Cloud Divine Thunder" became increasingly ferocious, as the Eye of Heaven slowly emerged, showing no signs of stopping. Just as Xuanqing was about to summon the "Cosmic Light Bell" to defend, he heard a gentle voice in his ear: "Do not resist! The thunder of Heavenly Dao is there to cleanse the Chaos Qi from your body!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing immediately halted his actions; with his current Primordial Golden Immortal Physical Body, the "Purple Cloud Divine Thunder" could not inflict fatal damage on him.

However, the continuous fall of the "Purple Cloud Divine Thunder" did cause him to be bruised and cut.

He quickly activated the Creation Skill and took a bottle of "Three Lights Divine Water" to drink, the rich Power of Stars instantly nourishing every inch of his meridians.

The "Purple Cloud Divine Thunder" arrived quickly and left just as swiftly. In merely a quarter of an hour, the sky full of Divine Thunder, along with the Eye of Heaven, gradually vanished into the void.

Xuanqing, however, felt much lighter. It was a characteristic unique to the beings of the Primordial World – the previously lingering Chaos Qi on his body had been completely washed away by the thunder.

During his time in Chaos, he had broken through to the mid-phase of Primordial Golden Immortal and acquired the aura of Chaos, which Heavenly Dao naturally would not allow into the Primordial World... Therefore, Heavenly Dao had sent down the "Purple Cloud Divine Thunder" to cleanse the Chaos Qi from him with the power of thunder!

"Thank you, Ancestor!"

Xuanqing gave a distant bow towards the void. Now, in the Primordial World, the word of Heavenly Dao was law. Even though he had been struck by lightning, he didn’t dare harbor the slightest dissatisfaction.

However, this incident also confirmed to him that frequently ’showing his face’ before the Heavenly Dao did have some benefits; at least Heavenly Dao didn’t directly treat him as an evil being from another realm.

Were it someone else with the aura of Chaos, perhaps Heavenly Dao would have directly sent down Heavenly Punishment!

Chaos knows no years.

Returning to the Primordial World and calculating with his fingers, Xuanqing learned that two Yuan meetings had passed in the Primordial World while he had no conception of time in the Chaos.

He guessed that it must be due to the continuous evolution of the "Heavenly Creation Talisman" in the process of the creation of heaven and earth, which made him indulge in it, therefore making him oblivious to the passage of time outside.

After his return to Golden Turtle Island, he immediately inquired about the major events that had occurred during the two Yuan meetings in his absence. What had happened in the Primordial World?

Daoist Duobao gave him a detailed reply one by one.

In these two yuan meetings, Earth Emperor of the Li Shan tribe still controlled the Human Race. Not long after his breakthrough to Quasi-Saint, he immediately launched a mass slaughter against the Demon Clan.

It was clear that it was still due to the death of Jingwei; it made it impossible for him to let go of the hatred in his heart.

Originally, the planning of the Li Shan tribe did not intend to wage war against other races rashly, but Jingwei’s death instantly made them change their minds.

During this time, both the human and demon races suffered casualties, but overall, the Human Race had the upper hand.

Apart from that, it was the Phoenix Clan, with whom Xuanqing had formed a Karma connection. The clan sent many of its people to join the Heavenly Court, greatly enhancing its influence.

Then, the Mysterious Bird of the Phoenix Clan fought a battle near Qingqiu against Feng Jiu of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, obviously because of Xuanqing’s "Red Thread of Marriage".

"By the way!"

"Some time ago, Hao Tian personally went to West Kunlun and invited The Queen Mother of the West to join the Heavenly Court. Although she showed no desire to join, she sent her disciple, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Fairy, in her place!"

"Now, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Fairy has taken over Ao Hong’s position and has become the new War God of Heavenly Court!"

After pondering, Daoist Duobao disclosed another piece of news, knowing that what Xuanqing was most interested in was undoubtedly related to the Human Race and the Heavenly Court.

"Oh?"

Xuanqing was somewhat surprised when he heard it.

He did not expect that the Phoenix Clan, which had once offended Hao Tian, and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Fairy, who were completely unrelated to Hao Tian, would actively join the Heavenly Court.

Later, he confirmed the news through his Spirit Dao Avatar that held a post in the Heavenly Court; just as Daoist Duobao said, the Heavenly Court had several new Daluo Golden Immortals now.

Xuanqing thought to himself: "It seems that in the legends, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Fairy is indeed the War God of the Heavenly Realm! Her joining the Heavenly Court doesn’t seem to have any impact!"

But whenever he thought of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Fairy, he couldn’t help but think of Xuanyuan, and thinking of Xuanyuan, invariably led him to think of the mentor of the Human Emperor and Guang Chengzi of the Chan Sect.

He turned to Daoist Duobao and asked: "Brother Duobao, have there been any major events within the Xuan Sect?"

Daoist Duobao thought for a moment and replied: "Nothing much, if there is anything significant, it would be Sister Yunxiao who beheaded her two selves in a swift move and broke through to Quasi-Saint!"

"And Chan Sect?"

The talent of Yunxiao was not surprising enough to break through to Quasi-Saint, what he was most concerned about was Guang Chengzi teaching the Human Emperor and then leading the Twelve Golden Immortals into the Killing Tribulation.

"Never heard of it!"

Shaking his head, Daoist Duobao, being the eldest brother of Jie Sect, naturally did not bother to care about the affairs of Chan Sect.

Hearing this, Xuanqing was not disappointed. Currently, it was still the Li Shan tribe’s Earth Emperor who commanded the Human Race, the throne not yet passed on; it was naturally not yet time for the Human Emperor to rule.

He could take his time to gather information!

Therefore, after paying his respects to Tongtian Sect Master, he went straight to Kunlun Mountain, since Earth Emperor Li Shan had already become a Quasi-Saint, Chi Jingzi’s mission could be considered complete!

Huanglong Zhenren welcomed him with a smile: "Daoist Xuanqing, what brings you to Kunlun Mountain today?"

He was among the third of the Twelve Golden Immortals to join under Yuanshi Tianzun, but due to his birth in the Dragon Clan and accumulating much Karma, his strength was always at the bottom among the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Sect.

However, since Xuanqing set up the Washing Karma Tribulation, he finally got rid of the influence of the Dragon Clan’s Karma.

Later, in the process of remodeling the Western regions with Xuanqing and the Li Shan tribe, he also acquired a considerable amount of Merit and finally had his hardships turn sweet!

Several opportunities all had connections to Xuanqing; hence Huanglong Zhenren naturally had a great relationship with Xuanqing.

"I’m not going to lie!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing hastened to respond: "This time I have matters that I wish to consult with Second Master about!"

As the two exchanged pleasantries, they walked along and soon arrived at the Yuxu Palace where Yuanshi Tianzun cultivated.

"Greetings, Second Master!"

Seeing this, Xuanqing hastily gave his salutations.

"Dispense with the formalities!"

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded slightly and sat upon his cloud bed, looking down at Xuanqing. "You should be cultivating on Golden Turtle Island, why have you run to my Yuxu Palace?"

Although he did not say it aloud, Yuanshi Tianzun and the Tongtian Sect Master had always been competing in secret.

Now, within the Jie Sect disciples, Duobao, Jin Ling, Xuanqing, and Yunxiao, all four had broken through to the Quasi-Saint level. Meanwhile, from the disciples of the Chan Sect, only Nanji Daoist and Chi Jingzi had broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm. At such a time, he naturally did not wish to see Xuanqing, a disciple of the Jie Sect.

"Replying to Second Master!"

Xuanqing quickly spoke up: "Disciple has been contemplating the Dao of Tribulation recently, and by chance, I glimpsed a hint of the future, which pertains to the future Human Emperor and Daoist Guang Chengzi!"

"I have come specially to ask for Second Master’s advice!"

Cultivators of Daluo Golden Immortal level and above can sometimes glimpse a hint of the future under certain conditions. Given his role in bringing disasters and orchestrating tribulations for the living beings of the Primordial World, his sensitivity to calamities and to the measuring of tribulations is much keener than others.

This was also the excuse he had prepared on his way to Kunlun Mountain to face Yuanshi Tianzun.

"Let’s hear it then!"

Yuanshi Tianzun expressed a trace of interest immediately.

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing hurriedly said: "When the Heavens unleash their killing intent, stars shift, and lodges change; when the Earth unleashes its killing intent, dragons and serpents rise from the land; when Man unleashes killing intent, Heaven and Earth are overturned. I observe that between Heaven and Earth, a trace of Tribulation Qi is converging. The Human Emperor’s ascension to his rightful place is fraught with the threat of armed conflict, tainted by the tribulations of the mortal world!"

"Thus, I wish to ask Second Master to deduce the future fortunes of the Human Race."

He only revealed some information. Known as the "Cause of All Fruits," Yuanshi Tianzun is currently not among those subject to the measures of tribulation, and his words can deduce many things!

Hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun’s expression subtly changed. A circle of bright, pristine light appeared behind his head, with countless karmic threads intertwining, and his face immediately darkened.

He spoke slowly: "The Human Emperor is born out of a need to kill and must face nine disasters and nine tribulations. Indeed, there are troubles! However, I believe that Daoist Guang Chengzi can handle it."

Xuanqing was somewhat speechless. Second Master, aren’t you overestimating Daoist Guang Chengzi a bit too much?

But in front of Yuanshi Tianzun, he could not speak ill of Daoist Guang Chengzi and simply sighed: "Is there really no way to resolve this tribulation?"

In Xuanqing’s view, if Yuanshi Tianzun himself intervened during Daoist Guang Chengzi and Xuanyuan’s difficulties, instead of sending other Golden Immortals to their doom, he could easily resolve this killing tribulation. Saints are untainted by karma and naturally do not fear such worldly tribulations.

He worried that the Twelve Golden Immortals, one after another, would be drawn into this worldly tribulation and then by karma’s pull, evolve into a Divine Enthronement tribulation targeting the three teachings of the Xuan Sect.

Yuanshi Tianzun did not answer; he was also pondering the matter of the Human Emperor’s killing tribulation, concerned that this worldly killing tribulation could involve other disciples of the Chan Sect!

He looked at Xuanqing: "What do you think, how should we resolve this worldly killing tribulation?"

Xuanqing cleared his throat, presenting the excuses he had prepared earlier: "Disciple believes that it might be best to renounce the position as the Human Emperor’s master, transfer the karma by swapping cause and effect—thus moving the flowers to wood, so to speak. The tribulation destined for the future Human Emperor naturally won’t affect the disciples of the Chan Sect!"

If one is not involved in the tribulation, naturally, karma won’t taint them. As long as the Twelve Golden Immortals stay on Kunlun Mountain, would the conflict between Xuanyuan and Chi You even touch the Chan Sect’s gates?

If it seems unfair to Daoist Guang Chengzi to lose the opportunity to instruct the Human Emperor, then exchange this opportunity for other prospects with other powers.

The Heavenly Court, the Western Sect, the Phoenix Clan... in his view, they are all excellent candidates to transfer this karma to!

It’s all about saving oneself rather than the Daoist companion, isn’t it?

Of course, he dared not openly scheme against the Western Sect and Saints; the inherent karma would have its way, and he certainly did not wish to offend the two Heavenly Dao Saints!

But as for scheming against the Heavenly Court or the Phoenix Clan, he had no such concerns!

Moreover, in the myths of later ages, the Mysterious Fairy is also the teacher of Xuanyuan—direct involvement from her might even be a better choice than having Daoist Guang Chengzi instruct.

After all...

Daoist Guang Chengzi was truly a pitfall!

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun was quite tempted. As the "Cause of All Fruits," and master of the Karma Dao, shifting karma was his forte, wasn’t it?

He looked at Xuanqing and spoke slowly: "Who do you think could bear this karma?"

Xuanqing extended his right hand’s index finger towards the layers of the firmament and said: "Disciple believes that below the Saints, perhaps only the Heavenly Emperor could shoulder this karma!"

"Good!"

Yuanshi Tianzun was very pleased with this answer.

In fact, he had always been looking for ways to divide the power vested in Hao Tian, the Heavenly Emperor... And wasn’t this Human Emperor killing tribulation the perfect opportunity?

After some thought, he immediately ordered the Huang Long Daoist standing beside Xuanqing: "Huang Long, go to the Youxiong Tribe of the Human Race and bring Daoist Guang Chengzi back to your master!"

"Yes!"

Huang Long accepted the command at once.

Seeing that Yuanshi Tianzun had changed his original plan, Xuanqing immediately had his avatar on Golden Turtle Island send a message to the Dragon Clan, telling them not to get involved in the contention over the Human Emperor.

He would like to see if the Phoenix Clan would actively fall into this big pit with the Dragon Clan abstaining?

And he was eager to see, without participation from the disciples of the three teachings of the Xuan Sect, ultimately which among Xuanyuan and Chi You, would emerge as the sovereign of the Human Race?

Was it Xuanyuan, who would be in accordance with Heaven’s will?

Or Chi You, who would rise against destiny?

In the end, since both were of the Human Race bloodline, the meat was in the same pot; he didn’t care who became the Human Emperor!

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