Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 457 - 341 [The Thoughts of the Saints, Dominating the Dao] (Seeking Subscription)

Chapter 457: Chapter 341 [The Thoughts of the Saints, Dominating the Dao] (Seeking Subscription)

Listening to Xuanqing’s words, a storm surged within Hongtian Taoist’s heart. He might not understand Pangu, but does he not understand Yuanshi Tianzun?

Among The Three Pure Ones, Taiching is the most reserved, Tongtian the most carefree, but Yuanshi Tianzun, though he seems steady, is actually the unstable element.

Tongtian Sect Master merely wishes to seize a thread of opportunity, but Yuanshi Tianzun, either seeks to replace the Heavenly Dao with his own Dao, or he schemes to attain the Pangu Great Dao!

He dares to think, and he dares to act.

However, Yuanshi Tianzun has a characteristic — he always plans before he acts. Only when he has absolute assurance, will he begin implementing his plans.

Moreover, the path to the Great Dao leads to the same conclusion, whether it’s Pangu’s proving the Dao through power, transforming into all things, or Xuanqing’s refining falsehood into truth, breaking and then establishing, or his method of reducing and seeking emptiness, eroding cause and effect, and Luo Hou’s sacrifice of body and Dao, reversing refinement of the Primordial World — all are aimed towards transcendence!

Although he walks the Immortal Dao, he shows great interest in Luo Hou’s Demon Path, the Innate Divine Dao evolved from Pangu’s Great Dao, and Xuanqing’s Mythical System, trying to integrate them into his own!

The thought of immortals and demons as one, divine immortals as one body, Xuanqing’s Mythical System is also constructed upon the Immortal Path System, and essentially, they can blend with each other.

Then Pangu, being the one who has walked the farthest on the road to transcendence, extracting their successes isn’t something difficult to accept.

"Daoist, what do you intend to do?"

Hongtian Taoist didn’t reply to Xuanqing’s question, but instead asked about Xuanqing’s thoughts. They are both old schemers; he doesn’t want to be led by the nose.

Xuanqing also didn’t respond, but said to himself: "This epoch, the one most likely to prove the Dao, is undoubtedly that fellow Pangu. Next is Daoist, then me and Luo Hou Daoist! As for my second master uncle, he probably harbors the same thought as Daoist, placing his hopes of proving the Dao in the next era!"

"Therefore, he doesn’t mind deliberately falling into Daoist’s calculations, inheriting related Heavenly Dao cause and effect, nor does he mind becoming a tool for Pangu’s reduction and emptiness. His aim is to constantly increase his own foundation!"

"Doing reduction and seeking emptiness is first doing addition, then subtraction, and my second master uncle is deliberately leveraging Daoist and Pangu’s plots to do addition!"

"Or perhaps temporarily he hasn’t considered doing subtraction, waiting for the Infinite Tribulation to descend, and the epoch to end, when all cause and effect will be completely erased!"

"Simply surviving to the next epoch, inheriting Daoist and Pangu Tao Fruit, he’ll be able to open the heavens and prove the Dao when the next epoch begins to evolve!"

Slow in one step, slow in every step, being transformed from Pangu Primordial Spirit, even if he severed his own shackles, Yuanshi Tianzun could not catch up to Pangu in a short time.

This epoch, those qualified to pursue transcendence are merely Pangu, Hongtian, Xuanqing, Luo Hou; other existences don’t have the chance.

Yuanshi Tianzun sees it very clearly.

Thus, he proceeds with caution, seemingly reckless but actually well-prepared, trying every possible method to increase his own foundation to prove the Dao.

"I underestimated him!"

Listening to Xuanqing’s words, Hongtian Taoist couldn’t help but snort coldly: "Yet, if only one being could transcend in this epoch, wouldn’t the others still place their hopes in the next epoch?"

"He might still not prevail!"

After expressing his discontent, Hongtian Taoist continued: "Xuanqing Daoist, do you want me to join you in dealing with Pangu?"

Although he also cultivated the Great Dao General, the Immortal Dao is inferior in offense to the Power Great Dao. Without additional factors involved, the chance of transcending this epoch is predestined to be lost to Pangu.

Xuanqing is the same.

Refining Great Dao, though encompassing everything and possessing all sorts of incredible abilities, even capable of creating Chaos Treasures like Great Dao Origin... in offense, it still cannot match Pangu’s Power Great Dao!

Not that Immortal Dao and Refining Dao are inferior to Pangu’s Power Great Dao, but each has its strengths, especially as Hongtian and Xuanqing focus differently!

Immortal Dao values life, with enduring breath, superior in endurance compared to Refining Dao and Power Great Dao.

Refining Dao, inferior in offense to Power Great Dao, and less durable than Immortal Dao, yet encompasses myriad phenomena, possessing an astonishing power of transformation.

Luo Hou’s Demon Path excels in the strange and sudden outbursts, not falling short of power, and through external forces, can even compensate for other areas.

"Exactly!"

Xuanqing nodded, looking sharply at Hongtian Taoist: "Hongtian Daoist, do you intend to stay forever in Pangu’s shadow?"

The battle between The Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestor Witches doesn’t concern him. Since Yuanshi Tianzun dares to act like this, he surely has seventy to eighty percent certainty.

From beginning to end, what he concerns himself with is merely perfecting the Mythical System and contending with Pangu for transcendence opportunities when the Infinite Tribulation arrives!

"Agreed!"

This time, Hongtian Taoist didn’t refuse, gazing into the heavens: "Yet, how could such matters exclude Luo Hou Daoist?"

Since the calculation targets Pangu, they must put forth every effort, including all who qualify to pursue transcendence opportunities.

How could Luo Hou perch outside?

And as the two debated Dao, the Twelve Ancestor Witches also issued statements, condemning Yuanshi Tianzun, angrily accusing him, as transformed from Pangu Primordial Spirit, of trying to replace and usurp Pangu’s achievements.

Yuanshi Tianzun was completely unfazed, directly manifesting Pangu’s True Body on Kunlun Mountain, and across the Primordial World, proclaiming the fabricated myth that the so-called Pangu is merely a incarnation of Yuanshi Tianzun.