Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 207 - 199 [Saint’s Dao, Shifts with the Times] (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 207: Chapter 199 [Saint’s Dao, Shifts with the Times] (Please Subscribe)

Heavenly Court.

Xuanqing sat on the imperial throne in the Palace of the Polestar, and couldn’t help but look towards the gathered immortals and let out a slight sigh: "You have truly troubled me!"

Perhaps it was because he had tricked Fu Xi several times, that he had finally met his retribution.

The four departments of Thunder Fire Fighting Plague, along with the Finance Department, were staffed by his own people, and the Candle Dragon from the Tai Sui Department was also considered one of his own, so he felt no pressure there.

Foreign affairs of the Heavenly Court, as he had planned before, were handed over to Gold Star Taibai.

But for the Water Department, Pox Department, Three Mountains and Five Mountains, the God of Good and Evil, there are still significant vacancies.

And Xuanqing, looking at the many reports submitted by the immortal gods, couldn’t help but frown; gods with origins from the Dragon Clan like Candle Dragon used Dragon Text, while Jie Sect disciples used a mix of Innate Daoist Scripture, Demon Text, Phoenix Text, and Qilin Script.

"One word, yet so many different ways of writing it, each race following their own path, no wonder Nanji found being the Heavenly Emperor utterly exhausting!"

He looked towards Fu Xi, Shennong, Xuanyuan, Candle Dragon, and others: "I wish to unify the script of the Primordial World, what are everyone’s thoughts?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Xi, exchanging glances with Candle Dragon, couldn’t help but frown and said: "That’s a good idea! But getting the approval from all the Great Divine Powers and different races in the Primordial World is not a simple matter!"

Xuanyuan even let out a sigh: "My subordinate, Cang Jie, is trying to create a script for the Human Race, your idea coincidentally aligns with his endeavors!"

"Difficult, yet it must be done!"

Xuanqing spoke in an undeniable tone: "Not just the script, but the currency as well must be unified, only then can the Heavenly Court truly serve all beings!"

He knew that with his own strength, it would be difficult to be favored in this endeavor, hence he brought up The Three Pure Ones and Lady Nuwa right away.

"Gold Star Taibai, you are in charge of Heavenly Court’s foreign affairs, so you should send an invitation to those in the Primordial World who have their own script or have a Daluo presiding over their races!"

"In the name of The Three Pure Ones!"

Xuanqing thought for a moment: "And send one to those Great Immortal gods of the Earth Dao too!"

"Yes!"

Gold Star Taibai hurriedly nodded.

He secretly heaved a sigh of relief inside, as just sending invitations was not really a problem.

At the same time, Xuanqing instructed his incarnation to inform Tongtian Sect Master, and had Taiyi True Master inform Yuanshi Tianzun of the matter.

For the Taiching Saint, he had Jin Ling Saint Mother inform her as well.

Although he knew that the three saints would surely agree, the due process still had to be followed.

Soon, word spread that The Three Pure Ones would expound upon the Saint’s Dao in the Heavenly Court, and invited cultivators of Daluo Golden Immortal level and above from the Primordial World.

Of course, those in the know revealed that this conference was actually orchestrated by Xuanqing, aiming to unify the script and currency system of the Primordial World.

"Unify the script?"

Demon master Kunpeng, upon hearing the news, couldn’t help but frown: "If the Demon Text is abolished, won’t I be a Demon Master in name only?"

He was very opposed to this idea, but Xuanqing was invoking the name of The Three Pure Ones, and rumored to have Lady Nuwa descending to the Heavenly Court... even though he was reluctant, he had no choice but to attend the conference!

"Interesting!"

Jieyin Daoist, upon hearing this, spoke with interest: "If this really happens, it’d indeed be beneficial for us in spreading the teachings of the Buddhist Sect!"

Xuan Bird, who had a significant karmic tie with Xuanqing, upon hearing the news also could not help but speak: "My Phoenix Clan, probably can’t stay out of this!"

She also heard about the rotation of the role of Heavenly Emperor and wasn’t worried about Xuanqing targeting the Phoenix Clan; she was just thinking about how to increase the influence of the Phoenix Clan.

Marrying the Earth Emperor and assisting the Human Emperor had improved the situation for the Phoenix Clan, but compared to the Dragon Clan, there was still a significant disparity.

Now, with the Heavenly Court controlled by the Xuan Sect and the three teachings, the Phoenix Clan must secure a certain degree of influence.

...

Several days later, Great Divine Powers, Daluo Golden Immortals, along with the Heavenly Dao and Earth Dao’s several saints, all gathered at the Yaochi Fairyland in the Heavenly Court.

Among those in the Primordial World with some prestige, many headed there, causing a stir similar to the past three lectures at the Purple Cloud Palace.

Taiching Saint spoke first, expounding on Daoist laws and explaining the Saint’s Dao, followed by Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Sect Master, and Lady Nuwa.

Then upon the invitation of the Taiching Saint, Lady Houtu, Jieyin Daoist, and Zhunti Daoist also took turns to discuss their own Great Dao.

There was no hint of discord between the heavenly and earthly paths.

Xuanqing was secretly delighted: "Seven saints, each could preach for three thousand years, that’s twenty-one thousand years. Later, by inviting Immortal Zhenyuan, The Queen Mother of the West, Minghe Daoist, Kunpeng, Fu Xi and these other Great Divine Powers to talk about the Dao, my tenure as the rotating Heavenly Emperor will quickly pass!"

Sitting next to Xuanqing, Nanji and Taiyi looked at each other, even if you had such thoughts, shouldn’t you discuss it with us two?

Indeed!

Nanji originally planned to seclude himself for cultivation, but upon hearing about the seven saints preaching and many Great Divine Powers participating, he immediately came out from his place of seclusion!

Both of them thought of listening to the teachings of the saints, whereas Xuanqing was thinking about using the preaching of the saints to get through his term as the Heavenly Emperor.

Is this correct?

Nanji and Taiyi both wanted to emulate this, but such matters can be done once, not repeatedly, and Saints can’t possibly visit Heavenly Court daily to preach.

After every Saint had expounded their Great Dao, Xuanqing immediately seized the opportunity and said, "This conference actually has two purposes. The first is to promote the evolution of Daoist laws through preaching and discourse! The second purpose is for this humble Daoist to give all those present a significant amount of merit!"

Xuanqing signaled Aoguang with his eyes, and Aoguang immediately stepped forward and asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, what significant merit do you want to bestow upon us?"

Xuanqing smiled and said: "Of course, it’s a tremendous merit! In ancient times, the Demon Teacher created the Demon Script, bestowing merit from the heavens. Would it not be an even greater merit if we could unify all scripts of the Primordial World? Besides, there are many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the Primordial World that promote cultivation, but it’s hard to find those suitable for oneself. If we establish a unified currency system for exchanging treasures in hand, wouldn’t it promote the growth of every Daoist’s cultivation?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Kunpeng immediately retorted, "My Demon Clan has its own Demon Script inheritance. Abolishing the Demon Script; aren’t you undermining my foundations, Daoist friend?"

As long as the Demon Clan is not extinguished, being the creator of the Demon Script, as long as the Demon Script continues to be passed down, he can continue to gain fate from the descendants of the Demon Clan.

Regardless of what others thought, as the Demon Teacher, he did not want the Demon Script to be abolished.

"Absolutely not, absolutely not!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing was not angry but slowly said, "What this humble Daoist means is that everyone should work together to create a script that all beings in the Primordial World can use, irrespective of whether they are Innate Sacred beings or Acquired creatures! It’s about creating, not abolishing the Demon Script you created!"

"Within the Demon Clan, the Demon Script can still be used for inheritance, just like the Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, and other races. This new script is only meant to facilitate communication among various races in the Primordial World to exchange ideas and preach laws!"

"This matter also requires the participation of all Daoist friends here. If this can be achieved, everyone will gain a considerable amount of merit!"

"How about it?"

Xuanqing never intended to monopolize this idea; with so many Great Divine Powers here, if each person created a few characters, a completely new universal script could evolve.

He was merely leveraging the prestige of a few Saints to actively present this idea!

This benefits the Saints’ preaching, as high-level cultivators use Innate Daoist Scriptures, but low-level cultivators can’t understand them at all. If there’s such a script that carries the profundity of the Great Dao, lower-level cultivators could better comprehend the Great Dao.

"Excellent!"

Kunpeng immediately nodded.

If it was as Xuanqing said, even he would gain some merit and naturally would not oppose it anymore.

In the Primordial World, whether it’s struggles over territory, fate, or anything else, it all fundamentally boils down to protecting or expanding one’s interests.

Since Xuanqing was willing to give up part of the benefits, they were also willing to grant him face, even the Mysterious Bird of the Phoenix Clan did not oppose this matter.

Thus, with the approval of several Saints, the cultivators participating in the conference started to create a universal script, with each Daluo creating several characters.

Finally, Xuanqing compiled them and engraved them onto a Jade Scroll.

This Jade Scroll, which he had crafted in advance, was of a quality not inferior to top-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasures; at this moment, sensing the Heavenly Dao, boundless merit suddenly descended. Three parts of it entered into the Jade Scroll, transforming it into a Merit Spiritual Treasure, while the remaining seven parts were divided among the cultivators who participated in creating the script.

Then, Xuanqing named this scroll "Dao Yuan True Solutions," and made nearly a thousand copies, distributing them to the cultivators who participated in creating the universal script.

Afterwards, he even invited Daoist Duobao to craft 108,000 Heavenly Steles, on which he engraved the universal script, as well as corresponding Demon Scripts, Dragon Scripts, and Phoenix Scripts, and scattered them across the Primordial World, making it convenient for lower-level cultivators to master the "Dao Yuan True Solutions."

To attract these lower-level cultivators, Xuanqing specifically had Daoist Duobao engrave several spells suitable for them on the steles.

A continuous stream of fate immediately headed towards Xuanqing and the many cultivators involved in creating the script, making everyone feel the benefits.

"What about the currency?"

Having benefited, Kunpeng immediately became impatient and asked, "The many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures have different values, and to different cultivators, their value is even more vastly different! For instance, the Essence of Stars is incredibly useful to the Demon Clan, but for other creatures, it’s not of much use!"

"That is exactly why I invited you all here!" Xuanqing responded to Kunpeng while simultaneously conjuring the "Treasure Coin" from the celebratory clouds above his head, its divine radiance shining in all directions: "This treasure, which I accidentally acquired from the Wuyi Mountain Grotto Heaven, contains the Innate Dao of transactions, able to connect with the Heavenly Dao. How about today, we let all Daoist friends set a value for the various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, have the Heavenly Dao witness it, and then have my Heavenly Court mint a uniform currency?"

"Agreed!"

All cultivators nodded in agreement.

Only Jieyin Daoist suddenly spoke up, "The Saint’s Dao changes with the times! And the value of treasures will also fluctuate with the transformations of heaven and earth and the evolution of cultivation paths! How should we deal with this?"

Xuanqing calmly responded, "How about this: an ’element’ consists of twelve cycles, each cycle has thirty movements, a movement has twelve worlds, and a world has thirty years. An element cycle is thus one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred years! Every element cycle, the Heavenly Court can call upon all major powers to re-evaluate the prices of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, how about that?"

"Excellent!"

Jieyin Daoist had no further objections.

Then, under the guidance of Zhao Gongming, many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures useful to cultivators, after discussions by the Great Divine Powers, were assigned specific values. Afterwards, with Chan Sect’s Yun Zhongzi and Jie Sect’s Daoist Duobao taking action, a large amount of Spiritual Coins were minted using the Essence of Stars.

"Fellow Daoists can use the treasures in your possession to exchange for a certain amount of Spiritual Coins with Heavenly Court, or you can trade with other Daoists based on the value of your treasures!"

Xuanqing slowly spoke.

The reason for choosing the Essence of Stars to mint Spiritual Coins was two-fold: first, such material is only found in the Ancient Starry Sky and hard to obtain by other creatures, and second, it is useful for most cultivators.

During this process, Xuanqing also had a realization: "Daluo represents Heaven’s intent! Now that we are gathered here, are we guiding Heaven’s intent?"

Yuanshi Tianzun thought to himself: "The Saint’s Dao shifts with the times. If we can get the consensus of the Daluo Golden Immortals in the Primordial World, could we replace Heaven’s intent with human heart, and human will with Heaven’s will?"

"All things in the world, changing like wind and clouds, turning over the old for the new, even amidst bewildering clouds and waves, but if one controls one’s heart, the Great Dao’s trends are all within grasp!"

At that moment, he saw the possibility of replacing the Heavenly Dao, the human heart shaping the major trends, Daluo representing Heaven’s intent. If he could gain the support of the majority of beings, he might well replace Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun!

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