Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 220 - 210 [Reduce to Seek Emptiness, Sacrifice Body and Dao] (Request for Subscription)

Chapter 220: Chapter 210 [Reduce to Seek Emptiness, Sacrifice Body and Dao] (Request for Subscription)

"Fate!"

These two Chaos Dao Texts undoubtedly contain deep meanings. Although there is no hierarchy among the Three Thousand Great Dao, the Fate Dao is certainly one of the most difficult to cultivate.

Earth Immortals touch upon the realm of space, Heavenly Immortals involve time, True Immortals engage with the self and the true self, Golden Immortals relate to immortality, and Taiyi Golden Immortals concern the unity of time and space, using the endless time and space to validate their own Dao in preparation for the ultimate leap to Daluo. But only upon breaking through to the realm of Daluo Golden Immortal could one begin to glimpse into fate!

In the Primordial World, there are beings who have pondered the Dao of fate, but most are Saints or Great Divine Abilities, who regard it as a method to peer into the future, yet none specialize in the Dao of fate.

Only Daluo may catch a glimpse of fate, and Daluo Golden Immortals, having carved their own path, naturally would not consider the Dao of fate as their primary pursuit.

As a result, for many years within the Primordial World, the essence of fate has not been truly penetrated.

Xuanqing projected two Chaos Dao Texts, reflecting them in front of Nuwa, who couldn’t help but shake her head and say, "Even I cannot fathom the true essence of fate. ’Ming’ is preordained, ’Yun’ changes; the two Dao complement each other, just like the Great Dao’s fifty, from which the Heaven evolves forty-nine, with one escaping. Only by mastering both can one truly grasp the Dao of fate!"

"Within the Primordial World, those who have the deepest insights into the Dao of fate would probably be the Daoist Ancestor of the Purple Cloud Palace, and the Tongtian Sect Master who intends to seize a glimpse of fate for all beings. The former is one with the Heavenly Dao, naturally wishing for the perfection of Heavenly Dao, while the latter desires to grasp the one that escapes."

"Fate is an unfathomable thing. All beings are marionettes to It; yet, paradoxically, each being is the creator of their own fate!"

"When fate is controlled by someone, there is no path forward, only a turn to the left, or to the right. But you will find that both directions lead to dead ends!"

"Even the Pangu God of such existence could not escape the fate of death after the creation of the world!"

Speaking to this point, Nuwa appeared somewhat dispirited. A Heavenly Dao Saint possesses boundless power, yet she herself has never truly grasped her own destiny.

Xuanqing fell into deep thought.

Nuwa’s words were like pearls and gems, concisely explaining the Dao of fate. However, explanation is one thing, and truly mastering fate is another.

"Thank you, Lady!"

He bowed to Lady Nuwa and turned into a rainbow light, leaving Taixu Heaven. He was unsure why she gifted him the two Chaos Dao Texts, but he was well aware that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world; all offerings of fate were already marked with a price.

There must be something special about him that is attracting the existence behind fate.

"Destiny is void!"

Xuanqing heard from Taiching that he was taken back to Kunlun Mountain and introduced to the Tongtian Sect Master precisely because he saw that his destiny was void.

"Fate, destiny..."

"Heavenly Dao, Heaven’s decree..."

He kept musing: "Could these things have some sort of connection?"

Moreover, he suspected that this behind-the-scenes existence had some relevance to the affair of Xuanyuan and Jiufeng. He had no evidence, just a pure intuition.

He had just returned to the Primordial World and had not yet had time to ponder more when he felt an inexplicable force pulling him into a dream realm.

"Who is it?"

Xuanqing did not resist, but sent out a Divine Thought into that dream realm.

As soon as he entered the dream realm, he saw two figures playing a game of strategy. One was wearing a wide-sleeved blood-red robe, while the other, his opponent, was wearing white Immortal Clothes.

Xuanqing frowned slightly and took the initiative to ask, "Both Daoist friends, I don’t believe we’ve ever crossed paths. Why have you drawn me into this dream?"

"You are wrong!"

The figure in the blood-red robe spoke slowly, "It’s not two Daoists, but one. We are both the Fate Demon God!"

"It’s just that, I am ’Ming,’ and he is ’Yun,’ and that’s why there are two separate consciousnesses!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing couldn’t help but frown deeply: "Fate Demon God? Then those two Chaos Dao Texts... could it be that they came from the hands of you two Daoists?"

"It’s one!"

The figure dressed in white Immortal Clothes corrected him: "We are both the Fate Demon God. Those two Dao Texts are indeed our work."

He revealed an interested expression, laughing, "You are quite intriguing. Your destiny is void, a clean slate, yet your very existence has, more than once, caused deviations in the established fate!"

Xuanqing looked at the two "schizophrenic" Fate Demon Gods before him, his frown deepening. He could not discern their level of power, but before them, his entire being was laid bare.

"Then what do you, the red Fate Demon God, and you, the white Fate Demon God, intend to do by bringing me into this dream?"

Xuanqing could sense that they harbored no ill will. Otherwise, with the might of Chaos Demon Gods, he would likely be facing a death with no resting place.

"We’re just curious!"

The red Fate Demon God spoke: "We are both the Fate Demon God, but for distinction, you can call me Ming Daoist and him, Yun Daoist. We harbor no ill will towards you; we merely wish to use your help to rid ourselves of the identity of Fate Demon God!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing asked, "Primordial Chaos Demon Gods innately wield a Principle and are exceptionally favored. Why then do you wish to rid yourself of it?"

In the Primordial World, countless powers aspire to prove themselves as Primordial Daluo, but their prospects are dim, whereas Chaos Demon Gods are born as Primordial Daluo.

To the Great Divine Abilities of the Primordial World, such words might induce Heart Demons or even provoke accusations of ingratitude towards the Fate Demon Gods!

Ming Daoist laughed and said, "Do you know why Pangu wished to create the Universe?"

"For the sake of proving the Great Dao?"

Without any hesitation, Xuanqing spoke. Pangu’s creation of the universe was to prove the Dao with strength; this belief has become the unspoken agreement among many great powers in the Primordial World.

"Correct!"

Ming Daoist nodded, "Pangu did create the universe indeed to prove the Dao through strength, yet the fundamental reason was to cut the shackles of the Chaotic Universe!"

"To beings like Daoist friends, Chaos Demon Gods are seen as extremely favored, yet we, who were born from Chaos, are also bound by it."

"Pangu creating the heavens and earth from Chaos was an attempt to break free from these shackles, but would the will of the Chaotic Universe simply sit idly by as Pangu cleaved the heavens?"

"Nobody can be certain that Pangu’s act of creating the heavens and earth would lead to the realization of the Great Dao."

"But if Pangu was allowed to cut through Chaos, the very foundation of the Chaotic Universe would certainly be damaged, which is why the Three Thousand Demon Gods obstructed the way!"

"As a Fate Demon God, I too foresaw the fate of Pangu’s demise after creating the heavens. I also advised Pangu, but would He ever heed my counsel?"

"He said, ’Fate is not decided by the heavens; fortune is fought for by oneself. You, as a Fate Demon God, cannot even control your own destiny, isn’t that rather tragic?’"

"Then, with a swing of His axe toward me, there were afterwards individuals dedicated to the Dao of Fate and those dedicated to the Dao of Fortune! As for the Great Dao origin of the Fate Demon God, it was used by Pangu to create both the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao!"

"He split the Dao of Fate into two: one for the fate of heaven and earth, and the other for the fortune of all living beings, wishing to see if anyone could escape their fate."

"From then on, the grand momentum of the Heavenly Dao became hard to change, yet the will of the beings of the Primordial World also affects the grand momentum of the Heavenly Dao! The Primordial World transformed into a chessboard for myself and the Daoist of Fortune!"

"We also want to see whether fate or fortune prevails, or if there is someone who can truly step out of this chessboard of fate of the Primordial World."

Saying so, the Daoist of Fate casually placed a piece on their chessboard, and Xuanqing, in a daze, seemed to see a resplendent axe light that cleaves the heavens and earth, striking Jian Mu, returning fate to its original trajectory.

"This is..."

Xuanqing involuntarily took a step back.

He didn’t understand why the Daoist of Fate showed him this scene? Or was the other party planning to use some method to sever the Jian Mu that supports heaven and earth?

At this moment, the silent Daoist of Fortune spoke up: "In the originally predetermined destiny, Jian Mu was the bridge connecting the heavens and humans of the Primordial, and it should have been severed by Xuanyuan, thereby cutting off the connection to heaven, but because of you, the Tongtian Sect Master sacrificed himself, allowing it to transform into a Chaos Spirit Root! This shifted fate, and the Daoist of Fate, who staunchly believes in predestination, naturally wants fate to return to its original path!"

"That axe light was the very one Pangu used to strike at the Fate Demon God, possessing the ability to destroy all things, nothing, not even the Chaos Spirit Root, could withstand it!"

"In fact, we have been watching you for a long time!"

"In the grand momentum of the original Primordial, you should not have existed, yet somehow, you ended up returning to Kunlun Mountain with Taiching in a daze."

"Fate changed as a result!"

"Even the events like Houtu being trapped in the Underworld, the Chan Sect’s Twelve Golden Immortals facing annihilation, Li Tan being demoted by Xuanyuan to Chi You, leading to the future Sealing God Tribulation, everything has changed now!"

"I have traversed back through time countless times, yet no matter how many times I do it, you are always just a creation of Nuwa from the Creation Skill for the Primordial Human Race!"

"And yet, it is precisely an existence like you that has changed fate in unseen ways!"

"Fate is an emptiness, representing that even the Heavenly Dao cannot arrange your destiny, and as your strength grows, it even affects the fate of others."

"Truly fascinating!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing looked at the Daoist of Fate: "Isn’t the current state of the Primordial good? Daoist, why must you insist on returning fate to its original trajectory?"

The present Jian Mu is actually the true form of the Tongtian Sect Master, with His Primordial Spirit entrusted in the Heavenly Dao, even if Jian Mu collapses, He can revive through the origin of the Heavenly Dao, but then, the Primordial would return to its original trajectory.

He didn’t understand, what benefit is there in doing so for the Fate Demon God?

Doesn’t He wish to break free from fate?

The Daoist of Fate shook his head: "In my view, in order to break free from fate, one must first master it! Otherwise, I cannot break free from the shackles of fate!"

"In fact, Pangu’s act of slaying the Three Thousand Demon Gods was determined by fate, but the struggle is not over. He continues to battle many Demon Gods across endless timelines, some of us who were slain by Him were blind to the situation, while others sought to use His hand to cast off the shackles of a Chaos Demon God!"

"If we truly wished to escape, like Hong Jun, Luo Hou, Yang Mei, Chronos, Reincarnation, and others, how could they have been slain entirely by Pangu?"

"Among these Chaos Demon Gods, both Hong Jun and Luo Hou have freed themselves from the fetters of Chaos Demon Gods, whereas Reincarnation is halfway there!"

"Yin and Yang were deceived by Hong Jun and entered destruction again, while Yang Mei, to save his life, could only revert to following as a Chaos Demon God!"

"As for Causality, Chronos and others, they are still waiting for the right moment!"

The Daoist of Fate revealed too much information, overwhelming Xuanqing for a moment, and each of the names he mentioned was a prominent figure among the Chaos Demon Gods.

"Don’t understand?"

The Daoist of Fortune smiled: "Some things are indeed hard to comprehend! Hong Jun is the Creation Demon God, but today in the Primordial World, the one who carries the name of creation is Nuwa, while everyone thinks The Three Pure Ones are the orthodox of the Xuan Sect, but they all forget that Nuwa is actually the last disciple Hong Jun ever took!"

"Minimalism for the sake of spiritual emptiness?"

The term spontaneously arose in Xuanqing’s mind; indeed Nuwa was the last disciple of the Daoist Ancestor, with Jieyin and Zhunti being only nominal disciples.

"Just so!"

The Daoist of Fortune nodded: "Nuwa is indeed the subject of Hong Jun’s minimalism for spiritual emptiness! Of course, The Three Pure Ones derived from the Pangu Primordial Spirit were also on the shortlist!"

"As for Luo Hou, he did not choose to practice minimalism for spiritual emptiness like Hong Jun, but instead, sought life from the brink of death, sacrificing everything pertaining to the Destruction Demon God!"

"And so, the Demon Realm came into being!"

"As for Reincarnation, seeing the success of Hong Jun and Luo Hou, he wanted to emulate both, greedily wanting both, but ended up trapping himself in the end!"

"He wanted to follow Hong Jun’s example of minimalism for spiritual emptiness, allowing Houtu to inherit the Dao Fruit, but he also wanted to follow Luo Hou’s path, sacrificing everything with the hope of an opportunity to recast his previous Dao Fruit."

"But he did not succeed!"

"Houtu became Reincarnation, but only inherited part of the Dao Fruit, which is why there are two Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals of the Dao of Reincarnation!"

"Having failed in minimalism for spiritual emptiness, he then considered eroding the Six Paths of Reincarnation to regain his own Dao Fruit of Reincarnation, and then emulate Luo Hou by sacrificing everything of himself."

"Unfortunately, he was duped by the spell!"

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