Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 190 - 185 [Go with the Flow, the Investiture of the Gods Appears] (Seeking Subscriptions)

Chapter 190: Chapter 185 [Go with the Flow, the Investiture of the Gods Appears] (Seeking Subscriptions)

Purple Cloud Palace.

Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun sat on his cloud bed, looking down at the Saint seated on the meditation cushion below: "Jieyin and Zhunti have betrayed the Heavenly Dao, offering their own Heavenly Dao origin to the Earth Dao. Now it’s a done deal, irreversible... As Saints of the Heavenly Dao, your fortunes and misfortunes are tied to the Heavenly Dao!"

"Next, we must work together, seek ways to replenish what the Heavenly Dao has lost in its origin!"

Upon hearing this, Taiching Laozi couldn’t help but frown and said, "Teacher, you are one with the Heavenly Dao; didn’t you perceive that Jieyin and Zhunti harbored thoughts of betraying the Heavenly Dao, betraying the Xuan Sect?"

In his view, the Daoist Ancestor being one with the Heavenly Dao, everything that happened in the Primordial World, including the thoughts of Jieyin and Zhunti, should be as clear as the lines on his palm!

Furthermore, when the Daoist Ancestor took action, it could be with an overwhelming force, clearly able to easily suppress Jieyin and Zhunti. Yet in the end, he chose to be lenient!

"This matter, it’s a long story."

Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun sighed softly, then turned to the crowd and said, "Some things, even if I predicted them in advance, cannot be stopped! I believe you have guessed that, during the three lectures at Purple Cloud Palace, Jieyin and Zhunti were able to obtain the Hongmeng Purple Qi precisely because I made it so intentionally! It was to have them repay, on my behalf, the karma of breaking the Western Earth Veins during my battle with Luo Hou!"

The crowd was shocked upon hearing this.

The things Hong Jun spoke of, they indeed speculated about after becoming Saints. But their speculations... and the personal admission from Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun are utterly different, representing different meanings.

"That Hongyun..."

Tongtian Sect Master couldn’t help but speak out.

"I indeed had calculations for Hongyun!"

Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun did not deny it but spoke very candidly: "But my initial scheming towards Hongyun was not to vacate a position for Jieyin and Zhunti! Otherwise... why would I go out of my way afterwards, and bestow another strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi upon Hongyun?"

Looking at the expressions of the four, Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun continued to speak: "In fact, what I had planned was to use Hongyun to check and balance Jieyin and Zhunti! The karma of giving up one’s seat is, in fact, the karma of becoming a Saint!

"As long as Hongyun became a Saint, I could push things along and take Hongyun as my Direct Disciple. Then, Jieyin and Zhunti would naturally not escape my control!"

"Only, I did not expect that Jieyin and Zhunti would see through my plan, and not hesitate to owe karma to the Heavenly Dao in order to achieve sanctification before Hongyun."

"Having become Saints before Hongyun, turning the effect into the cause, how could Hongyun, yet to become a Saint, withstand the karma of a Heavenly Dao Saint?"

"Therefore, when Jieyin and Zhunti became Saints, karma was already inverted, and Hongyun’s demise became an inevitable event!"

"The Great Dao has fifty, the Heaven extends forty-nine, one is hidden away. In that moment, Jieyin and Zhunti, having turned effect into cause, naturally stepped out of my calculations!

The Way of Karma is profound upon profound; even as Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun, the first to become a Saint, one with the Heavenly Dao, it is impossible to clarify all the karmas of this world.

Jieyin and Zhunti, no longer owing him karma, instead, it was him who owed a great karma to the West.

Not only did he desire Jieyin and Zhunti to repay the karma of the West on his behalf, but also through Hongyun, to firmly control the fate of Jieyin and Zhunti.

Regrettably...

They broke free from the scheming!

Now, with the resurrection of the Earth Dao and their allegiance switch, it’s like drawing the firewood from under the pot; relying on the Earth Dao for protection, they completely freed themselves from the karma of sanctification owed to the Heavenly Dao.

Upon hearing this, Taiching Laozi sighed and said, "Those two Daoists are truly wise!"

If he were in the shoes of Jieyin and Zhunti, even if he could see through Hong Jun’s plans, he would not be able to devise such a masterstroke!

Yuanshi Tianzun also nodded in agreement.

He excels in the Way of Karma, known as the "Cause of All Fruits," naturally aware of the difficulty in what Jieyin and Zhunti have accomplished.

Saints represent the will of heaven. At that time, with Luo Hou suppressed, Only Hong Jun was a Saint in Primordial, Hong Jun’s will was the will of the Heavenly Dao. To break free from the calculations of Heaven’s will in that situation... to Yuanshi Tianzun, it seemed almost impossible!

Yet against all odds, Jieyin and Zhunti did it, and now are completely liberated from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao.

In the past, he always looked down upon those two Saints of the West, but now he cannot but revise his view, putting away his contempt for the two.

Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun took in everyone’s expressions and said coldly: "Although they have now completely broken free from the Heavenly Dao’s shackles, by joining the Earth Dao, along with the Earth Dao having absorbed the Heavenly Dao’s origin, it’s as if the Earth Dao has taken over the karma of the shattered Western Earth Veins!"

"To me, it’s not a bad thing. There’s no need to go to war with the Earth Dao over this!"

"It’s just a matter of spending some time and effort to perfect the Heavenly Dao, to replenish its origin, and to cultivate two new Heavenly Dao Saints, that’s all!"

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun’s eyes revealed a gleam of insight: "Teacher, my disciple Nanji is currently a Quasi-Saint who has Slashed his Second Corpse; with Hongmeng Purple Qi, he can naturally become a Saint!"

Nuwa also took the initiative to speak: "Teacher, my brother Fu Xi is now at the pinnacle of Quasi-Saints; if Teacher is willing to bestow the Hongmeng Purple Qi, along with the Heavenly Emperor Dao Fruit, it will surely fill the deficit of Saints!"

Taiching Laozi and Tongtian Sect Master, seeing this, could no longer remain calm. Two strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi represent the positions of two Heavenly Dao Saints!

"Please bestow the Purple Qi, Teacher!"

If they could have a Heavenly Dao Saint from their sects, they certainly wouldn’t miss the opportunity.

"It’s not that simple!"

However, Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun did not consent but slowly said: "Now, with the Heavenly Dao’s origin missing, to become a Heavenly Dao Saint through the Hongmeng Purple Qi, we must first fully replenish the Heavenly Dao’s origin!"

"The apex of the Heavenly Dao is nine, theoretically able to sustain nine Saints, but with the origin now deficient, it is insufficient to support new Heavenly Dao Saints!"

"I have called you here also to find a way to replenish the origin of the Heavenly Dao!"

Speaking, Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun waved his hand slightly, and a golden list appeared before the assembled Saints: "To perfect the missing portion of the Heavenly Dao’s origin, the simplest method is undoubtedly to perfect the Heavenly Court! This treasure, named the Investiture of the Gods, is a transformation of the sky leaf of the Chaos Green Lotus, ranking as a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, capable of enacting the Heavenly Dao’s mandate to confer divinity upon gods!"

"Heavenly Dao and Earth Dao have already emerged, while Human Dao, although not yet emerged, can consider all beings in the Primordial World as part of the Human Dao!"

"As Earth Dao can draw from the origin of the Heavenly Dao, so naturally, the Heavenly Dao can also draw from the origin of Human Dao!"

"The higher the cultivation of a being, the faster the recovery speed of the Heavenly Dao’s origin when they become gods of the Heavenly Court. They can be enshrined on the list with their physical body or True Spirit. Through the power of incense, one’s physical body can be reshaped."

Upon hearing this, the Saints all fell silent, they were covetous of the ’Hongmeng Purple Qi’, yet they did not wish to make wedding dresses for Hao Tian for nothing.

Yuanshi Tianzun spoke up directly: "Teacher, my disciples Nanji and Taiyi, as well as Xuanqing and Jin Ling from the Tongtian Sect, are currently holding important divine positions in the Heavenly Court. Please bestow the Hongmeng Purple Qi first! We will surely exert our utmost effort to confer the gods and complete the Heavenly Dao!"

"Yes!"

Tongtian Sect Master also spoke in agreement: "Teacher, to avoid future complications, why not bestow the Hongmeng Purple Qi now!"

Their meaning was clear: if they were to confer the gods and perfect the Heavenly Court, Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun would have to ensure that the "Hongmeng Purple Qi" could fall into the hands of the disciples of the two.

Nuwa, upon seeing this, also became somewhat anxious: "Teacher, I have the Evil Summoning Banner! If the teacher could bestow a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi to your disciple, the disciple could make the Daluo Quasi-Saints of the Demon Clan join the Heavenly Court in full!"

Hong Jun, upon hearing this, could not help but frown. These few disciples would probably not make a move without getting the "Hongmeng Purple Qi".

Yet he did not wish to see the Xuan Sect become too powerful to be managed, thus escaping from his control.

No one is willing to be under others, Jieyin and Zhunti are so, The Three Pure Ones are so, and even the usually uncompetitive Nuwa is so.

"Let’s talk about this another day!"

Hong Jun intended to shift the topic: "When the origin of the Heavenly Dao is restored, we shall discuss the ownership of the Hongmeng Purple Qi! I also do not wish for you to harm each other’s harmony over the ownership of two strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi."

Then, no matter how righteously Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun spoke, The Three Pure Ones did not believe a word, and even Nuwa could not help but frown.

They were worried that Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun would bestow the two strands of "Hongmeng Purple Qi" to Hao Tian and Turquoise Pool, and all their efforts would be turned into a wedding dress for these two.

Seeing this situation, a shadow of darkness flashed in the eyes of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun. These disciples were taking him less and less seriously!

"Very well!"

After thinking for a while, he condensed two strands of Innate Qi, one black and one white, in his palm, and then flicked his fingers, sending them into the Primordial World: "Since that’s the case, let’s leave it to fate to decide! These two strands of Innate Qi will be reincarnated as those destined for the Divine Enthronement. Among you, whoever can take these two under their wing, once the origin of the Heavenly Dao is restored, they will decide the distribution of these two strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi, how about it?"

"Good!"

Taiching Laozi immediately nodded in agreement.

They, nominally still disciples of the Daoist Ancestor, naturally did not want relations to be too tense.

"Agreed!"

Seeing this, Tongtian Sect Master and Yuanshi Tianzun also nodded, as Taiching Laozi had already agreed, they naturally had no objection.

And Nuwa, seeing that the situation was settled, did not oppose Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun’s proposal.

Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun immediately nodded, then handed over the "Investiture of the Gods" to Yuanshi Tianzun: "Well then, you shall temporarily hold the Investiture of the Gods!"

Yuanshi Tianzun, with no suspicion, immediately took the "Investiture of the Gods", and then looked at Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun: "Teacher, there are already three Saints in the Earth Dao. In the future, how should we deal with those few?"

As the Earth Dao rises, once more Saints emerge from the Earth Dao, the pattern of the Primordial World will inevitably change, affecting the interests of these Heavenly Dao Saints!

Unless...

All future Saints born from the Earth Dao are Direct Disciples of The Three Pure Ones!

Yet Hong Jun appeared composed, as if he had an ace up his sleeve: "Heaven, Earth, Human, the three Dao mutually restrain each other; the Heavenly Dao naturally has the power to suppress the Earth Dao! The Earth Dao is nothing to fear! You do not need to worry too much!"

"Please enlighten us, Teacher!"

The Three Pure Ones and Nuwa spoke at the same time, wanting to know where Hong Jun’s confidence came from.

"Heaven gives rise to all things; one thing subdues another!"

Hong Jun chuckled lightly and then looked at Tongtian Sect Master: "Tongtian, you have accepted a fine disciple! If I am not mistaken, after some time, the Earth-breaking Chisel is about to emerge!"

"The Earth Dao may be strong, but there is one thing that can restrain it... and that is the Earth-breaking Chisel, forged from Pangu’s Spine, that is, Buzhou Mountain!"

Boom!

The heart of Tongtian Sect Master could not help but surge with waves, if he remembered correctly, both halves of Buzhou Mountain seemed to have ended up in Xuanqing’s hands?

Buzhou Mountain?

The Earth-breaking Chisel?

Whether Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun saw the future, or Xuanqing taking Buzhou Mountain to forge the "Earth-breaking Chisel", was it all within the other’s plans?

The Daoist Ancestor calculates without omission; this time, it seems that the Heavenly Dao suffered greatly, but the other party... also passed the karma of the damaged Western Earth Veins to the Earth Dao!

And the Daoist Ancestor has a way to mend the origin of the Heavenly Dao, it really cannot be considered a loss!

Whether or not Jieyin and Zhunti escaped from the chessboard of the Daoist Ancestor, or whether the Daoist Ancestor went with the flow... pushing them into an even bigger chessboard?

Tongtian Sect Master did not know.

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