Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 206 - 198 [The Darkness of Human Heart, On Duty Heavenly Emperor] (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 206: Chapter 198 [The Darkness of Human Heart, On Duty Heavenly Emperor] (Please Subscribe)

"Ha ha ha!"

With merit bestowed upon him, Zhao Gongming immediately burst into laughter. Infinite Innate Essence Qi descended, and he intended to use this merit to cut away both his Good and Evil Corpses in one breath.

At this moment, his Dao heart was boundlessly transparent; under the support of the merit, his entire being appeared supremely divine and holy. The dual thoughts of good and evil were immediately reflected.

"Slash!"

With a loud shout from Zhao Gongming, his Good and Evil Corpses were slashed away with the help of Heavenly Dao Merit, and he instantly became a Quasi-Saint capable of slashing both corpses.

The Good Corpse spoke slowly in a wide-sleeved robe exuding righteousness: "Zhao Xuantan, I acknowledge my presence!"

In the eyes of the Evil Corpse flashed a hint of sinister vigilance as it also spoke: "Zhao Longhu, I acknowledge my presence!"

His Good and Evil Corpses were quite unique; due to the Spiritual Treasure used in the slashing process, transforming into the Twenty-four Heavens, the Good and Evil Corpses could not leave the Heavenly Court.

However, Jin Ling Saint Mother had just transmitted a message to him that the Nanji Daoist, following Xuanqing’s suggestion, intended to appoint him as the Director of the Finance Department in Heavenly Court!

Being used to the free and carefree form of Qingfeng Transformation, he naturally did not wish to stay in one place forever, and this could be a suitable task for his Good and Evil Corpses.

Since the Good and Evil Corpses couldn’t leave the Heavenly Court anyway, it was best to make full use of them.

Seeing this, Jin Ling Saint Mother hurriedly congratulated Zhao Gongming: "Congratulations, junior brother, for slashing away both your Good and Evil Corpses in one stroke, truly enviable!"

"Ha ha ha!"

Zhao Gongming, who was straightforward in nature, laughed loudly and said: "Senior sister flatters me! Didn’t senior sister also make use of merit to slash away both her Good and Evil Corpses in one breath?"

Among the disciples of the Jie Sect, there were already Duobao, Jin Ling, Xuanqing, and Yunxiao who had slashed their dual corpses; he was merely catching up with their pace.

"Congratulations, Daoist!"

Nanji Daoist also spoke to offer his congratulations, then turned the topic: "I see that your Good and Evil Corpses seem unable to leave the Heavenly Court, so why not let them each take up a divine position in the Heavenly Court, how about it?"

Although Xuanqing proposed only the role of the Director of the Finance Department, Nanji thought he could burden the Good and Evil Corpses of Zhao Gongming with more responsibilities.

"Good!"

Zhao Gongming didn’t refuse and nodded his head at once; it was the Good and Evil Corpses that would be tired, while he himself just needed to enjoy the achievements.

...

Inside the Purple Cloud Palace.

Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun also saw everything that was happening in the Heavenly Court and couldn’t help but frown: "The Twenty-four Heavens complementing the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang is of great benefit to the Heavenly Dao, but it has altered the future momentum!"

Then, he looked in the direction of the Netherworld Underworld: "However, with the emergence of the Earth Dao, the future destiny has already become chaotic!"

"The inability of the Past Buddha of the Buddhist Sect to return to his position is urgent for both Jieyin and Zhunti!"

In the original momentum of the Heavenly Dao, in a future era, the Buddhist Sect was to flourish, with the foundation laid by the three Buddhas of the past, present, and future.

Now, with Jieyin and Zhunti leaning towards the Earth Dao, which spared no effort in restoring the Earth’s veins for the West, the West already had the trend of rising prematurely.

"Let them fight!"

After a long while, Hong Jun closed his eyes again: "A battle without destruction is not necessarily a bad thing for the Immortal Dao or Primordial!"

He knew that both Jieyin and Zhunti, as well as Nuwa and The Three Pure Ones, were all quite dissatisfied with the original momentum set by the Heavenly Dao.

But in his view, these are trivial matters; to a Saint, a momentary win or loss is meaningless. Whether it’s prosperity or decline, it’s just a minor ripple in the river of time and space!

Only transcendence, only the state of a Daluo Golden Immortal in Primordial Chaos, was what they should pursue. Other saints appeared inferior in his eyes.

...

On Kunlun Mountain.

When Zhao Gongming was establishing the Twenty-four Heavens, Randeng Daoist suddenly felt that his future had invisibly veered off its original course.

"It’s time, it’s destiny!"

A "Fire of Silent Annihilation" suddenly rose from Randeng Daoist, his body enveloped in Daoism, directly using the "Cuiwei Yin Yang Lamp" to slash away the Good Corpse.

Fate cut off his former path, yet led him onto a completely new path.

"A thousand years in a dark room, a single lamp brings light!"

Randeng Daoist couldn’t help but murmur: "The human heart is dark, passing one lamp to many, until all lamps are lit, that is the Great Dao I should follow!"

On Kunlun Mountain, someone breaking through to Quasi-Saint could not be hidden from Yuanshi Tianzun, but he didn’t expect Randeng Daoist to be the one breaking through.

In the eyes of the Saint, myriad causes and effects manifested, clear as day, seeing two destinies that should have crossed paths, now instantaneously diverging.

"The Lingtai contains the lights; for countless generations, the destinies of these two, Zhao and Randeng, are quite interesting!"

The two lines of cause and effect seen by Yuanshi Tianzun belonged to Randeng Daoist and Zhao Gongming. Previously, only one of them was destined to succeed in cultivation... but now, as Yin meets Yang and the Four Symbols derive, their destinies had suddenly deviated from their original tracks!

As Randeng Daoist realized his own Dao and prepared to descend the mountain to verify his Dao, he heard Yuanshi Tianzun’s voice: "Randeng Daoist, congratulations on realizing your Dao! This Infinite Pearl, consider it a reward for your centuries of toil for the Chan Sect!"

This "Infinite Pearl," crafted from a Daluo Golden Immortal below Qilin Cliff, combined with the profound meaning from "Celestial Celebration Clouds," emitted Infinite Brightness, fitting Randeng Daoist’s current Dao perfectly.

"Thank you, Saint!"

Randeng Daoist quickly offered his respects, then collected the "Infinite Pearl" from the void. He also knew that his karmic ties with the Chan Sect had come to an end.

The Dao of the Chan Sect was not suitable for him.

Thus, over the years, his cultivation had remained at the peak of Daluo Golden Immortal.

The Chan Sect pursued the Heavenly Dao, but he sought to pass from one lamp to many until all were lit, requiring him to walk among the beings of Primordial.

To achieve the Heavenly Dao, one must first cultivate the Human Dao.

...

In the mansion of Thunder Department’s True God, Xuanqing, who was in closed-door cultivation, found himself suddenly realizing that a connection of karma had quietly fallen upon him.

He couldn’t help but stimulate the "Dao Yi Seal" and "Innate Eight Diagrams" to deduce: "Randeng’s karma? His Great Dao seems to restrain my Heart Demon Tribulation?"

Understanding the cause and effect, Xuanqing couldn’t help but bitterly smile: "I advised Yunxiao to use the Cuiwei Yin Yang Lamp to exchange with Randeng for the Spirit Coffin Lamp and the Qiankun Ruler. Subsequently, my junior brother Gongming, with the Qiankun Ruler and twenty-four Ocean Stabilizing Pearls, pioneered the Twenty-Four Heavens in the Ancient Starry Sky! Under my guidance, Gongming’s fate was changed! But now, this karma has fallen upon me!"

Every cause leads to an effect, Zhao Gongming pioneered the Twenty-Four Heavens, severing Randeng’s path, but the "Cuiwei Yin Yang Lamp" showed him a new path. Whether it was a serendipitous alignment or karma’s retribution, the Great Dao that Randeng re-contemplated targeted the Heart Demon Tribulation!

Nature creates all beings, one entity suppresses another, the Great Dao that Randeng contemplated contained the mysteries of Fire of Silent Annihilation, Nirvana, Saintly Virtue, and Prajna.

The Heart Demon Tribulation could lead to eternal calamity for someone, but the Dao that Randeng contemplated allowed one to transcend through the Fire of Silent Annihilation, to achieve Nirvana amidst calamity, to illuminate the path ahead with the light of saintly virtue, and to see through various illusions with the Great Dao of Prajna.

Prajna, that is wisdom.

To authenticate Dao Fruit through Fire of Silent Annihilation, to promote rebirth through Nirvana, to illuminate the path with Saintly Virtue, and to break through illusions with wisdom, this Great Dao, although not yet fully formed, Xuanqing understood that it was a Dao targeting the Heart Demon.

"How interesting!"

"Lesser Vehicle focuses on oneself, Greater Vehicle focuses on all sentient beings. If I remember correctly, after Randeng became a Buddha, he was a representative figure of the Lesser Vehicle Buddhism."

"But now, he has taken the Greater Vehicle path, intending to enlighten sentient beings and break through delusions!"

Though he changed Zhao Gongming’s fate and brought upon himself a karma targeting the Heart Demon Tribulation, Xuanqing did not regret it in the least.

The higher the Dao, the higher the demon; the higher the demon, the higher the Dao. The Great Dao can only progress and sublimate through constant clashes.

He was actually very curious to see how far Randeng’s Great Dao could go.

Could it really restrain the Heart Demon Tribulation?

In Xuanqing’s view, Randeng’s Great Dao was the best whetstone to test the Path of the Heart Demon and could also promote the Dao of Calamity.

"Human heart is perilous, Dao heart is subtle, be pure and undivided, hold steadfast within!" Xuanqing shook his head and said, "There are two things in the world that one cannot look directly at; one is the sun, the other is the human heart! The human heart is dark, like an abyss, how could a single lamp’s light easily illuminate it?"

"To achieve the Heavenly Dao, one must cultivate the Human Dao first. If the Human Dao is not cultivated, the Immortal Dao is far away! Only with Dual Cultivation of Life and Spirit is it possible to travel further on the path of the Great Dao!"

"The Heart Demon Tribulation is both a tribulation and a cutoff. How can one capture a thread of life without breaking through the tribulation?"

At this moment, Xuanqing had a sudden realization, the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao complement each other, just as the Immortal Dao and the Demon Path are interdependent and promote each other.

His cultivation had reached this stage, and he must use the Demon Path to polish his own Great Dao.

The Demon Path, is also the Refining Dao.

Calamity runs are also cuts of fate.

Upon realizing this, Xuanqing couldn’t help but laugh loudly: "In my early years, I already knew the hardships of the world, seeking immortality and questioning the Dao at the Kunlun Peak. Beneath the Qilin Cliff, fishes transformed into dragons, in Biyou Palace the Dao contends for supremacy. Riding the rainbow with sword in hand wielding Purple Lightning, fate is ruthless with the Heavenly Dao profound. The heart refines through myriad tribulations dreaming of the vast world, the spirit dominating all realms the aura overwhelming the heavens!"

Although he didn’t take this opportunity to Slash the Second Corpse or break through the later stages of Primordial Golden Immortal, he had already realized his path.

Refine oneself before refining others, to make a breakthrough in the Refining Dao, not only needs the refining of multiple Dao, but also needs the constant tempering of one’s own Great Dao through the Demon Path.

He has ended his seclusion!

But just as Xuanqing emerged from his retreat, he encountered the sorrowful Nanji Daoist who said to him: "Junior brother Xuanqing, as this acting Heavenly Emperor, you should take up the responsibilities of the Heavenly Emperor! I need to enter seclusion for a while!"

Before Xuanqing could respond, Nanji Daoist had vanished without a trace.

"This..."

Xuanqing was puzzled.

He then went to the Palace of the Polestar and listened to the explanation of Gold Star Taibai, only then did he understand that Nanji Daoist was drained by the affairs of the Heavenly Court.

"Isn’t this easy to solve?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing immediately invited Fu Xi, Shennong, Xuanyuan, and Taiyi True Master to discuss: "The affairs of the Heavenly Court are not typically trivial. I suggest that several Daoist friends take turns serving as the Heavenly Emperor, how about that?"

The Eastern Heavenly Emperor, Southern Heavenly Emperor, Central Heavenly Emperor, Qinghua Great Emperor, they all serve as the Heavenly Emperor, why should he, this acting Heavenly Emperor, labor for the Heavenly Court?

"Take turns?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Xi frowned, can the role of Heavenly Emperor really be taken turns?

The faces of Shennong and others also showed astonishment as if to say... are you joking?

"Why not?"

Xuanqing immediately retorted: "In the Tai Sui Department, there are gods for years, months, and days, so why can’t the Heavenly Emperor take turns?"

He could accept being the acting Heavenly Emperor for one or two elemental cycles, but he would also be annoyed if it was to continue indefinitely!

Good things!

Of course, blessings should be shared!

He said to the group: "Fu Xi, honored and respected, you will be the Heavenly Emperor for this elemental cycle! The next elemental cycle’s Heavenly Emperor will be Shennong, and the one after will be Xuanyuan! After Xuanyuan, it will be the turn of Taiyi and Nanji!"

"Of course, if the duties become too burdensome, we can also enthrone a few more Heavenly Emperors. The authorities of the Northern Emperor and Western Heavenly Emperor have not yet been retracted!"

"My fellow Daoists can spread the word, whoever can defeat Zhi Xianji and Bai Zhaoju can become candidates for Northern Emperor and Western Heavenly Emperor!"

"This is actually a great idea!" Shennong exclaimed with praise: "This way, we can also see which Heavenly Emperor is more suitable for governing the Heavenly Court!"

However, Taiyi True Master’s untimely voice suddenly rang out: "Since it’s about taking turns as the Heavenly Emperor, why is there no mention of Xuanqing Daoist’s involvement?"

"Ha ha!"

Xuanqing laughed, trying to gloss over: "I’m just an acting role, if Hao Tian cannot return from his tribulation within five elemental cycles, we’ll discuss my turn then! For now, I’ll have to trouble my fellow Daoists!"

Saying this, he was ready to use Escape Skill to return to Golden Turtle Island, to discuss entering the Demon Realm for cultivation with Daoist Duobao, this Primordial Golden Immortal.

But who knew Fu Xi moved faster, instantly sealing the void: "Since it was suggested by you, you should be the first to take a turn as the Heavenly Emperor!"

Xuanqing was left wanting to cry but having no tears.

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