Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 909: Finally Entering the Second Level

"the third time?"

Chu Tai repeated in a low voice, looking at the shadows of three large trees intertwined beside him, and expressed his guess.

"From what you said before, the third time I was affected should be the most serious. But I recalled my previous experiences. This influence should have started when I entered the Three Pure Ones World, and a qualitative change occurred when I killed the evil emperor."

"Two-thirds right."

The Emperor of Heaven also looked at the many heavens and earths that symbolized the Three Pure Ones, pointed at the filth and said, "You have evolved countless things with the Way of Taiyi and integrated them into the changes of heaven and man. Have you ever thought that Taiyi is also being influenced by heaven and man?"

"It's just like I use the Dao Fruit to contain your Dao Fruit. Although you can continuously assimilate my Dao with the Dao of Taiyi, in this process, your Dao of Taiyi is also affected by my Dao silently. You see..."

The Emperor of Heaven stretched out his hand and lightly tapped the void, and Chu Tai's Taiyi Dao that had merged into the heaven and earth suddenly underwent subtle changes.

That was the Emperor of Heaven's observation of his Taiyi Dao, and also the observation of Heaven and Earth on his Taiyi Dao.

Both man and heaven.

So even though Chu Tai's spiritual sense noticed something, he didn't think there was anything wrong.

Chu Tai's face turned very ugly. This situation, which was beyond the reach of his spiritual senses and even he himself felt was fine, was out of his control. It was a change beyond his avenue, which frightened him.

Chu Tai muttered to himself in a low voice.

"If you want to interfere with my Dao, you must be of the same status as the Heaven, and have a very strong humanity. Only then can you insert yourself into my Dao of Taiyi at the moment when the Heaven and Man communicate with each other, without attracting my attention. But such means require a very, very high level of cultivation and realm. There is not even one in the Great Heaven of Dongji Chenguang, but I didn't expect that there are actually three in the Great Heaven of Xianxian Daohua."

"There are actually people who can do Dongji Chenguang Datian."

The Emperor of Heaven spoke quietly. Chu Tai was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted: "Yes, the Dao Fruit of the Universe of Taiyi Patriarch contains the wonder of all-encompassing. It can cover the changes of humanity while covering the heavens. In addition, his status is higher than mine, so it can naturally cover my Dao Fruit."

After saying this, Chu Tai looked at the filth and said, "May I ask your Majesty, what exactly are these filths? Why can they cover and affect my Taiyi Dao?"

"I told you, it's the Heaven and the Devil."

"Heaven is the collection of all heaven concepts, and Heaven Demon is the collection of all demon concepts."

"The two are the calamities that caused the Emperor of Heaven to break through the boundary between the innate and acquired. The former covers all the principles of heaven, and naturally includes the heaven in your Taiyi Dao's transformation of heaven and man. The latter covers all the ultimate changes that turn the impossible into the possible, and naturally can cover the people in your Taiyi Dao's transformation of heaven and man."

"It's not surprising that you were influenced by them, especially after you killed the evil emperor transformed by the sky. He also followed this fate and became more deeply entangled with your Taiyi Dao. So much so that we can't remind you, or help you expel this part of the power."

"Back then, when the Emperor of Pure Eternal Bliss Heaven reached the ultimate state of the acquired realm, he had actually already covered most of the changes in Pure Eternal Bliss Heaven. Otherwise, he would not have chosen to abdicate and let others ascend to the throne of the Emperor of Heaven in order to explore more possibilities."

“Although the Pure and Eternal Heaven is dominated by the way of gods, the way of humans, immortals, Buddhas, demons, monsters, and ghosts have all ruled the heavens before. The only difference is the degree and time of their control. Endless possibilities were covered by the Emperor of Heaven at that time, which also led to the equally huge and terrifying calamity he faced when he broke through the innate.”

At this point, the Emperor of Heaven was somewhat helpless and added: "In fact, he had another chance at the beginning."

"Another chance?"

Chu Tai's mind flashed, and he immediately guessed a possibility.

"Ascend to Daluo Heaven."

"That's right. If the Emperor of Heaven was willing to abandon all living beings, he could have directly ascended to Daluo Heaven and maintained his status and cultivation."

"But if he goes up like this, he will probably fall into the devil's way right away."

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Emperor smiled and said, "It is also possible that one will attain great enlightenment and turn to Buddhism, becoming the Heavenly Emperor of Buddhism, and introducing the power of the Buddhas in the Pure Land of Bliss, turning the Pure and Eternal Bliss Heaven into another heaven on Mount Xumi."

"Or you can become a disciple of a certain Taoist master, become a Celestial Emperor of the Immortal Dao, draw down the Taoist master's innate Taoist Qi, cleanse and purify the Great Heaven of Eternal Bliss, and turn it into a Taoist temple under the Taoist master."

"Then why didn't he do it?"

Chu Tai was stunned for a moment, responded in a low voice, and then saw the loving gaze of the Emperor of Heaven and immediately reacted.

Just as Chu Tai achieved the Great Way of Taiyi, he differentiated the changes between heaven and man, using the Taiyi of heaven to cover all changes and using the Taiyi of man to give all living beings choices, while retaining his own choices. In essence, this is the same idea as the Emperor of Heaven who was unwilling to enter the paths of immortals and Buddhas.

To put it bluntly, whether it is becoming another day on Mount Sumeru, or turning into a Taoist temple under the Taoist Emperor, it looks perfect.

But this is a way to give up one's initiative as a human being and completely transform into a celestial being.

To explain it with Chu Tai's Taiyi Dao, under Taiyi Dao, all choices made by all living beings are merely changes of Taiyi Dao.

There is no so-called self-will among all living beings, and there is no so-called thought of one's own, because the change of your thoughts is also one of the changes of the Taiyi Great Way.

All changes are the outflow of Taiyi Avenue, all choices are the choices of Taiyi Avenue, and the future of all things has been anchored at the beginning of their birth, and even all the roads to the future have been anchored.

This is more terrifying than many fatalisms, as it directly denies the individual will and self-emotions of all living beings.

View everything as a derivative of the higher beings of Buddhism and Taoism.

To put it bluntly, this is the greatest blasphemy to the spirituality bestowed upon all living beings by the Supreme Taoist Ancestor.

Back then, the Supreme Taoist Ancestor transformed into the Three Pure Ones with one Qi, separated his own spirituality, and integrated it into the bodies of all living beings. This was to allow all innate beings to regard acquired creatures as their own kind, rather than as bubbles floating on the ocean of Yuan Qi.

Giving up oneself and becoming a vassal of the immortals and Buddhists is essentially giving up the rights that the Supreme Taoist Ancestor fought for all living beings.

This is also why Chu Tai had spent so much effort in the beginning, not wanting to become the Great Dao of [Taiyi] hanging high above, and had to separate heaven and man, letting the Great Dao of heaven hang high above him, while he himself remained the Great Dao of man. Of course, having the Great Dao of heaven hanging high above him would allow him to master many Dao fruits, principles, and powers faster and better, but it also allowed him to maintain his own self and avoid unconsciously interfering with other sentient beings.

Of course, doing so also means that Chu Tai, as the Taiyi subject of man, must have his own stance. Many of his actions will inevitably interfere with other people. From a certain perspective, this is not a good thing for Taiyi of Heaven.

Thinking of this, Chu Tai's expression seemed a little strange.

The Emperor looked at Chu Tai and asked, "What did you think of?"

Chu Tai told the other party his thoughts, and the Emperor couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"So that's what I was most worried about."

Chu Tai showed some confusion on his face, and then suddenly thought of something and his expression changed drastically.

The Emperor of Heaven said, "It seems that you have thought it through."

“If I had not discovered the influence of Tianhe Tianmo on me before, and had rashly made a complete breakthrough while being influenced, and forged a second-grade foundation, then…”

"You, the Heavenly Taiyi hanging high above, will completely become a major springboard for the Heaven and the Heavenly Demon to interfere with the many heavens and earths of the Three Pure Ones, and even become a medium for the two to interfere with the Pure Eternal Bliss Heaven and the Eastern Extreme Chenguang Heaven."

"Shang Qing Tian doesn't know much about this, so he wanted to use his own foundation to complete your path."

"Of course, he was lucky. Whether it is Yuqingtian or Taiqingtian, the foundations of the two are not enough to complement your foundation while resisting the influence of the sky and the demon."

"But Shangqingtian can. His Dao fruit is very special. It can complement your foundation while offsetting the influence of Dabantian and Tianmo. If you only use his foundation to complement your Dao, your future achievements will still be somewhat offset, which will not be beneficial to your future achievements."

The Emperor of Heaven’s answer made Chu Tai feel very fortunate, and he bowed to the Emperor of Heaven to express his gratitude.

The Emperor of Heaven accepted Chu Tai's gift, and then smiled and said, "But you don't have to worry too much. According to the common saying, you and I are now grasshoppers on the same rope. If you have any problems, I can't escape either. Helping you is helping myself."

"That being said, I am a beneficiary after all. What do I need to do next?"

"The next step is naturally to help you achieve the second-grade Dao fruit. As for the location of your breakthrough, it is there."

The Emperor pointed at the infinite spiritual light flowing from the chest of the Emperor below.

"As for your Taiyi Dao, I can help you complete most of it, as for the changes today, don't even think about completing the rest in the Three Pure Ones Heaven. Even in the current Pure and Eternal Bliss Heaven and the Eastern Extreme Chenguang Heaven, there is no place for you to complete the Heavenly Dao."

"But as for the Way of Man, you can complete it through the spiritual rhyme below. That is the infinite perception accumulated by countless living beings in countless cycles in the past. And in it, you should be able to see the consciousness of the Emperor of the Pure and Eternal Bliss Heaven."

"This is a better choice than using Shang Qingtian's essence to complete your path."

As he said this, the Emperor of Heaven made a gesture of invitation.

After Chu Tai bowed, he turned into a stream of light and fell into the boundless spiritual charm.

Falling into the spiritual rhythm, Chu Tai immediately felt the boundless aura of the mortal world. It was the spiritual rhythm that carried the memories, wills, emotions, and thoughts of all living beings. Chu Tai, who was inside it, could see the spiritual rhythms of countless creatures gathering together, constructing one wonderful world after another in this illusion.

It could be a continent surrounded by the sun and the moon, or a precious tree that supports the heaven and earth, or a vast ocean with countless islands, or countless floating islands suspended in the clouds, or even a night sky with stars...

The memories of countless creatures interpret a world different from the outside world. Their emotions, hopes, and wishes continue to consolidate these small worlds, allowing them to exist for a long time and fill the spirituality of more illusory creatures.

Chu Tai was paying attention to the living beings inside each small world. He found that many imaginary creatures similar to those saved by Taiyi Zhenren also existed in them.

Those creatures with complete spiritualities pray silently, interact with them, and support their selves with emotions. The constantly converging prayers not only stabilize the small world, but also, under the influence of infinite spiritual charm, give those illusory creatures a little bit of substance, allowing them to give birth to their true selves.

"Are you unwilling to give up even such an illusory existence?"

Chu Tai felt some emotion in his heart, and the next moment he felt an invisible force pulling him into an indescribable realm.

Chu Tai could feel that he was still in the boundless spiritual charm, but at this moment, the state was without color, without shape, not even basic outlines and light, and all he saw were thoughts.

The thoughts of countless living beings rise and fall and disappear in this realm. None of them is fixed and none of them lasts forever.

But a compassionate thought always hangs above, silently paying attention to the ups and downs of the thoughts of countless living beings, and guiding them towards a better direction as much as possible.

Chu Tai suddenly felt touched. This was the result of the good ideas of countless lives over countless years.

His [Taiyi] Great Dao naturally manifested and turned into circles of various sizes. As the thoughts of countless living beings arose and died, they constantly emerged and shattered. At the same time, the thoughts of countless living beings were also constantly completing Chu Tai's Great Dao.

The [Taiyi] divine wheel keeps turning, and countless possibilities, countless starting points, countless end points, and countless changes emerge one after another.

But no matter which starting point or end point, no matter what changes and possibilities there are, they are all moving towards a better direction. Even if the starting point is not good, even if the end point is regrettable, the changes are moving in a bad direction, and the possibilities cannot see a good future, but the thoughts of all beings are still longing for a good and kind direction, and they are moving towards that direction.

"Is this your path? Don't you feel tired of witnessing so many lives, so many changes, so many sins?"

Chu Tai spoke slowly, his thoughts rising and falling around him, gradually converging into a phantom similar to that of the Emperor of Heaven in the outside world. An acre of auspicious cloud floated above his head, on which thousands of lotus flowers bloomed, and golden lanterns flickered. As the light and shadow changed, many principles merged and transformed into countless phantoms of gods, dragons and phoenixes, black rabbits, pagodas, Ruyi and so on. These phantoms supported layer after layer of heaven and earth, and countless creatures thrived in them.

Many good thoughts and kindness emerged and superimposed on him. He looked at Chu Tai and smiled: "How can it be tiring to see all living beings doing good?"

As this voice sounded, many principles of good and evil, cause and effect, responsibility, life and death, reincarnation, time, the universe and so on emerged one by one. All the mysteries were displayed in front of Chu Tai, pushing the Taiyi divine wheel, taking the last step and forging his second grade status.

The Donghuang Bell in Chu Tai's mind shook gently, and many Dao Fruit systems also emerged with myriad splendours, madly absorbing the Dao and principles revealed by the outside world, constantly perfecting their own systems, and pushing those Dao Fruit systems that had not yet been fully formed to a further step.

(End of this chapter)