Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 209 - 201 [Immortal Dao Status, Invitation from Minghe] (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 209: Chapter 201 [Immortal Dao Status, Invitation from Minghe] (Please Subscribe)

Kunpeng, upon hearing this, immediately opened his mouth and said: "I have devoted myself to the study of geomancy and created the Profound Immortal System. May I ask if I can be considered alongside you, my Daoist friend, as a pioneer of founding our own Dao?"

In the Primordial era, there are numerous powerful beings who have opened up realms or cultivation systems; however, none possess the universality of the Xuan Sect’s Immortal Dao, which allows the vast majority of creatures to cultivate!

Kunpeng is one of them.

As an Innate Sacred being from the Demon Clan, a bewitching master, and one of the 3000 guests of the Purple Cloud Palace who almost obtained the Hongmeng Purple Qi, Kunpeng’s talent is beyond doubt.

Like The Three Pure Ones, he too had independently created a cultivation system—named Profound Immortal. However, it did not spread as widely as the Heavenly Immortal Dao.

Nowadays, the stages of the Immortal Path System’s cultivation, in sequence, are Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, and Daluo Golden Immortal. Kunpeng’s Profound Immortal System is not part of the mainstream cultivation systems.

The Candle Dragon also slowly spoke: "Although I did not create the True Immortal Realm, this realm has a profound fate with my Dragon Clan. I wonder if my Daoist friend Xuanqing, could we perhaps claim a share of it?"

The Queen Mother of the West, seeing this, also became interested and spoke immediately: "I have enlightened the nature spirits and also initiated the Spirit Immortal System. Although there are not many cultivators, it directly points to the path to Daluo!"

Following that, several other Great Divine Power wielders spoke up, mentioning Superior Immortal, High Immortal, Supreme Immortal, Ancestor Immortal, Ultimate Immortal... various Immortal Dao systems competing in splendor.

These Great Divine Power wielders are not fools. If they couldn’t see through Xuanqing’s maneuvers before, after he proposed the concept of "Five Immortals of the Celestial Circle," they understood that the Three Teachings of the Xuan Sect wanted to use this opportunity to establish a leading position and divide up the destiny that belonged to the Immortal Dao.

Naturally, they also wanted to share in the spoils!

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing immediately laughed and said: "The reason why it is called Five Immortals of the Celestial Circle is that these five Immortal Dao systems are suitable for the vast majority of beings within the Celestial Circle to cultivate! The Immortal Dao systems created by my fellow Daoists are indeed brilliant, but with sparse cultivators, they lack universality!"

However, he also did not want to offend the several Great Divine Power wielders and immediately proposed a compromise: "My fellow Daoists are renowned Great Divine Power wielders in Primordial, either Quasi-Saints or Primordial beings. The Immortal Laws you’ve founded must be extraordinary! How about each of our Daoist friends expound on their own Dao, and let several Saints judge, to select nine Immortal Paths from them, to be named as ’Nine Primordial Immortals,’ on par with the Five Immortals of the Celestial Circle—how does that sound?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Xuanqing spoke again: "Nine-five, the flying dragon is in the sky, a ritual fit for the great ones! Moreover, nine is the ultimate number of heaven, a sign of great fortune! Do you perhaps lack confidence in your own Dao?"

That statement was a direct challenge to their hearts!

All those who had spoken were either Quasi-Saints or Primordial Golden Immortals. Who would be willing to admit that the Immortal Dao they opened up is inferior to that of other cultivators?

"Good!"

Kunpeng was the first to speak.

He was extremely confident in the Profound Immortal System he had created. His created Xu Kun, the Great Saint, had even achieved the status of Daluo Golden Immortal through this method.

The Queen Mother of the West also nodded slightly. As the leading female Immortal of Primordial, she normally did not contend or compete, but she was not willing to admit that her Dao was weaker than others!

With Kunpeng leading the way, the other Great Divine Power wielders also nodded their heads in agreement.

The few Great Divine Power wielders began to speak in turn, eloquently and endlessly, their tongues blooming golden lotuses, and a multitude of miracles filled the skies as they began to expound their own Immortal Dao.

These individuals were as talented as Saints, only lacking some opportunities which left them lingering in the Quasi-Saint realm, and their Dao brought great benefits to Xuanqing as well.

Even the Saints themselves could not help but nod slightly in approval.

The only one, Minghe Ancestor, quietly transmitted to Xuanqing: "Daoist friend Xuanqing, the positions in the Immortal Dao will likely be set after today! But in the Demon Path, there are still many positions available! I know that Daoist friend has created the Heart Demon Tribulation and must have some insight into the Demon Path. Would Daoist friend be interested in calling a similar council in the Demon Realm to divide the destiny that belongs to the Demon Path?"

"Agreed!"

Xuanqing did not refuse.

In fact, he had been looking for a reason to get to know the Minghe Ancestor and to ask him for a seed of the "Twelve Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus" or a strand of "Karma Fire Red Lotus," combining it with other Lotus Platforms containing Innate Great Dao, to research the reversal of Innate within the "Qiankun Ding."

He had heard from the Tongtian Sect Master that although Minghe Daoist was also one of the 3000 guests of the Purple Cloud Palace, his talent on the Demon Path was far superior to that of the Immortal Dao.

In the Demon Realm, known as Blood Demon Ancestor, the Blood Demon Path he founded swept through all directions, and he could even compete with the ten Demon Gods under Luo Hou’s command.

Clearly, he too saw that he did not have a share in the division of the Immortal Dao’s destiny and wanted to pull Xuanqing into dividing the destiny belonging to the Demon Path in the Demon Realm!

This was also a talent!

In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of years had passed. The several Great Divine Power wielders had each expounded their Dao and then waited quietly for the several Saints to judge.

In the end, after consultation among the Saints, Taiching Laozi spoke up and confirmed the Nine Primordial Immortals as Superior Immortal, High Immortal, Supreme Immortal, Profound Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Divine Immortal, Spirit Immortal, Ultimate Immortal!

In the eyes of the Saints, only seven Immortal Daos caught their attention; to round up to nine, they also added Heavenly Immortal and Divine Immortal.

With the Saints passing their judgment and many Great Divine Power wielders witnessing, naturally, no one dared to raise any objections. Those selected were all delighted, while those not chosen felt somewhat embarrassed.

After all...

Each Immortal Dao position comes with endless convergence of destiny, and if recognized by the beings of Primordial, one’s cultivation in the future would naturally be twice as effective with half the effort.

Boom!

Heavenly Dao thundered, and Merit and Luck descended from the heavens, falling upon the founders of the Five Immortals of the Celestial Circle and the Nine Primordial Immortals, evoking envious glances from the crowd.

Zhunti Daoist felt extremely envious, but there was nothing to be done, as they had already left Xuan Sect to establish Buddhism. There was no place for him and Jieyin Daoist in the Immortal Dao positions.

Jieyin Daoist was more open-minded, immediately transmitting a comforting message: "As long as Buddhism flourishes in the West, it’s not impossible for something similar to develop positions within our Buddhist Sect!"

And Xuanqing took the opportunity to speak out: "The esteemed ones present here are pillars of the Immortal Dao. Why don’t we, using this opportunity, establish an Immortal Alliance, where we can exchange discussions on the Dao, expound teachings, and debate scriptures, what do you say?"

"Then who will be the Alliance Hierarch?"

Kunpeng immediately frowned.

If it’s a matter of benefit, he doesn’t mind getting involved, but if this alliance offers him no advantage, he naturally won’t join.

"There is no need for an alliance hierarch!"

Xuanqing slowly said, "Simply appoint a few administrators! Kunpeng, having founded the Profound Immortal Path, rightfully deserves a place among the administrators! The others, the founders of the Cycle of the Five Immortals and the Primordial Nine Immortals, who have made great contributions to the Immortal Dao, should also occupy a seat within the Immortal Alliance!"

"Of course, other Daoists, if in the future, they make significant contributions to the transformation of the Immortal Dao, as long as they are recognized by these Daoists, they can also become administrators, organizing other Daoists to preach and discuss!"

Most of them are from Xuan Sect, or are friendly to Xuan Sect. With The Three Pure Ones presiding, Xuan Sect’s three schools naturally can hold absolute authority in speech.

But it also gives opportunities to others!

"Excellent!"

The Queen Mother of the West was the first to nod her agreement; she had been in seclusion in West Kunlun for hundreds of Yuanhui and had encountered a bottleneck, urgently needing to exchange and discuss with other powers.

Others also agreed one after another; at least as they saw it, there was no downside to joining the Immortal Alliance for the time being.

Jieyin Daoist, seeing this, stood up immediately and said, "My junior brother and I are no longer part of the Xuan Sect. We will not partake in matters concerning the Immortal Alliance!"

"Fellow Daoists, I take my leave!"

Houtu also spoke up upon hearing this, "My Witch Clan does not cultivate the Primordial Spirit and has little karmic connection with the Immortal Dao. We will not be involved in the following matters either!"

"Fellow Daoists, I take my leave!"

The attitudes of Jieyin, Zhunti, and Houtu were not beyond the expectations of The Three Pure Ones. Taiching Laozi smiled faintly and immediately said, "Fellow Daoists, you have also listened to the preaching in the Purple Cloud Palace by that Daoist Ancestor in the past. The karmic connection with the Immortal Dao, and with the Daoist Ancestor of the Purple Cloud Palace, how could it be so easily severed?"

Jieyin’s expression changed when he heard this. The karmic ties with the Heavenly Dao could be resolved through Earth Dao, but the karmic ties with the Immortal Dao were difficult to sever... after all, each of them had practiced the Slash Three Corpses method!

The same applied to Houtu.

After achieving the status of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, she had used the Slash Three Corpses method to create an incarnation, Meng Po, who sat on the Naihe Bridge to maintain the order of the Underworld.

Taiching Laozi slowly opened his mouth, "I understand fellow Daoists’ reluctance to be deeply entangled with the Immortal Dao, but the karmic connections between you and the Immortal Dao, and between you and that Daoist Ancestor, are indeed real! May I suggest that you join the Immortal Alliance and become Patron Deities of the Immortal Alliance. By aiding the Immortal Dao, you can resolve this karmic connection, what do you think?"

"Agreed!"

Jieyin Daoist couldn’t help but sigh upon hearing this; this was indeed the best solution!

Seeing this, Xuanqing immediately took out several Innate Spiritual Treasures acquired from Ling Weiyang and others: "If fellow Daoists can help add bricks and mortar to the Immortal Path System, I do not mind offering up some Innate Spiritual Treasures!"

These few High Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures did not concern him much, but they were unquestionably very attractive to those without Spiritual Treasures to sever corpses.

Xuanqing understood the logic of using money to buy horse bones; these Innate Spiritual Treasures were meant to tempt those Daluo Golden Immortals into joining the Immortal Alliance.

Taiching Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Tongtian Sect Master were moved as well, each of them taking out a number of Spiritual Treasures, indicating they would gift them to those who had made significant contributions to the Immortal Dao.

Firstly, it displayed the generosity of the three of them.

Secondly, for cultivators within the Immortal Alliance to mutually assist each other and discuss the teachings, it set a tone, convincing others that their intention was indeed to perfect the Immortal Dao.

The idea of guiding the great trend of the Heavenly Dao could not be spoken aloud. Their excuse for establishing the Immortal Alliance was to encourage many cultivators to contribute to the Immortal Dao.

One Yuanhui passed, and the grand preaching event came to a successful conclusion; many Great Divine Powers went their separate ways, but Fu Xi was directly stopped by Xuanqing: "Daoist Fu Xi, it’s your turn to take the duty for this Yuanhui!"

"You..."

Fu Xi was left speechless.

He indeed had promised the Heavenly Emperor to take his turn, seeing Xuanqing trying to slip away; he immediately took action, bestowing a yellow robe upon Xuanqing.

However, he did not anticipate that karma would come back to him so quickly. This preaching event lasted only one Yuanhui, allowing Xuanqing to slip through his duty time!

And after Xuanqing, the next one to take up the duty of the Heavenly Emperor was him, the Eastern Heavenly Emperor!

"Forget it!"

He wanted to say something, but in the end, he did not speak. Having been the Demon Clan’s Emperor Xi and the Human Race’s Heavenly Emperor, taking on the role of the Heavenly Emperor wasn’t that hard for him!

Meanwhile, Xuanyuan, after much contemplation, also prepared to step down from his position as the Human Emperor!

But...

Although he had many sons, none of them were promising, and after much deliberation, he set his sights on his grandson, Zhuanxu!

Yuanshi Tianzun didn’t think too much about it and directly assigned Yu Ding to assist the sovereign of the Human Race.

As for Xuanqing, he couldn’t help showing a hint of concern: "They say whatever chaos there is in the Heavenly Court, Yu Ding has the final say! Add to that Zhuanxu, who has exceptional Great Divine Power. If the two join forces, I hope they won’t create any trouble?"

He looked towards the center of heaven and earth where the current "Tongtian Jian Mu" was the personal embodiment of the Tongtian Sect Master and also a true Chaos Spirit Root...

Zhuanxu’s capabilities, no matter how great, shouldn’t possibly be able to chop down the Tongtian Jian Mu, right?

"Impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Thinking this, Xuanqing immediately settled his heart and contemplated entering the Demon Realm: "This matter, maybe I should communicate with my teacher and Minghe Daoist!"

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