Fellow Taoists, please respect yourself.

Chapter 437 Unique
“You have now walked the path of the Heavenly Dao, and are a leading figure even in all the heavens and myriad realms. How can you still act like a child playing around?”

Lei Zu spoke helplessly, watching as Jiang Lin picked up another tribute fruit that belonged to him and ate it.

"Sigh, eat up, eat up. After you've had your fill, then come and talk to the old Taoist."

Jiang Lin nodded, swallowed the banana in his mouth, and then smiled and said, "I haven't been back to the mortal world for a long time, so I'm a bit thirsty. I can't resist food. Please forgive me, Lei Zu."

"You're still so unreliable."

Lei Zu shook his head, both amused and exasperated. Without making any move, the Taoist priest on duty, Lü Weiwei, and a group of worshippers left Lei Zu Temple and headed off to visit other places, completely unaware of what was happening.

After everyone had left, Lei Zu looked at Jiang Lin and said with interest, "That little girl, is she a descendant of Jiang Shang? Only someone with such a direct lineage of Shennong could notice your existence."

"Yes."

Jiang Lin nodded, peeled a lychee, and said while eating, "If it weren't for her interfering with the cause and effect, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to find your place for a while."

"younger generation?"

Lei Zu quipped, "Even in your prime, you are no match for me. Why do you call yourself a junior?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lin blinked helplessly, put down the fruit plate in his hand, and bowed to Lei Zu again.

After a Wednesday's prayer, he finally looked up and said, "Because I know that you are both the Thunder God and not the Thunder God."

This sounds complicated, but it's actually quite easy to understand.

Although Lei Zu and Pu Hua Tian Zun are two different great gods, Lei Zu himself is indeed an incarnation of Shen Xiao Yu Qing Zhen Wang.

This Divine Firmament Jade Purity True King is a great deity worshipped by the Divine Firmament Sect. He is a real person, but he is more mysterious than any other great deity. Almost no one has ever seen him. Even the Great Court Assembly held once every thousand years in Heaven did not include this Jade Purity True King.

In fact, the reason is very simple.

As is well known, Taoism has three Taoist Ancestors: Yuqing, Taiqing, and Shangqing. However, the essence of these three Taoist Ancestors is not a concrete existence, but rather the manifestation of "Tao," the embodiment of heaven and earth and nature, the cause of all effects, the effect of all causes, and the source of cause and effect.

The true Three Pure Ones are a conceptual existence.

However, the Three Pure Ones will not lose their right to roam between heaven and earth because of this.

Because there is something called incarnation, also known as two sides of the same coin.

Just like the Supreme Lord Laozi in the Tushita Palace, why does Jiang Lin always refer to him as the Dao Ancestor?

Because this Laozi is the embodiment of Taiqing Daode Tianzun, the teacher of the Dao, and is the two sides of Taiqing.

He is also the Taiqing Daozu's representative in the world.

Strictly speaking, that was the Taiqing Daozu.

The Thunder Ancestor before them was the same, only he had taken an extra detour.

Shenxiao Yuqing Zhenwang, as the name suggests, is the incarnation of Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun, the source of the Dao, in the world.

Lei Zu is the incarnation of Yuqing Zhenwang.

Once you think about it this way, it becomes easy to understand why Jiang Lin said that the Thunder Ancestor in front of him was not just the Thunder Ancestor.

Lei Zu is an incarnation of Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun. So, who is Jiang Lin talking to at this moment?

This can be seen from Jiang Lin's actions on Wednesday.

If it were simply Lei Zu, then with Jiang Lin's current position as a Heavenly Official, he would be on par with Lei Zu, and could address himself as a junior, but there would be no need for such solemn worship.

Few people in the Three Realms know that, apart from Taiqing Daode Tianzun, the other two Dao Ancestors also have incarnations in the world.

At most, it's just because of the title "Divine Firmament Jade Purity True King" that people make some connections, but no one can be sure.

Many people believe that this mysterious Jade Pure True King received some inheritance from Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerable, which is why he adopted this name as his deity.

It's likely that apart from the Great Celestial Venerable and the Ziwei Emperor, no one knows the inside story.

Jiang Lin also gained this perception after deeply comprehending the Heavenly Dao, as Lei Zu said, and after achieving his own path to the Heavenly Dao.

Among the Three Pure Ones, the Supreme Pure Moral Heavenly Venerable makes no secret of himself; all three realms know that the one in the Tushita Palace is essentially the same as the Dao Ancestor.

As for the Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerable, he was half-hidden and half-revealed, and no one dared to be certain; only a few people knew the truth.

As for Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, well...

This Dao Ancestor was the most deeply hidden. If it weren't for the fact that both Taiqing and Yuqing Dao Ancestors had incarnations, Jiang Lin wouldn't have been sure whether this Dao Ancestor had an incarnation in the world.

It certainly exists, but who it is, and whether it has manifested itself in front of people, no one knows.

Out of curiosity, Jiang Lin asked Lei Zu this question.

Lei Zu smiled but remained silent.

Jiang Lin was all too familiar with that expression.

A smile that reads, "Damn riddle makers, killing you ten thousand times wouldn't be enough! Get out of Chaos with your riddles!"

Jiang Lin's curiosity was not satisfied, and he was met with a rebuff, but he also seemed to be deep in thought.

"The Three Pure Ones, the Supreme Pure One resides in the Pure Yang Three Realms, while you are in the mortal world. Could it be that the Upper Pure One resides in the Extreme Yin Three Realms?"

If we set aside all impossibilities, this seems to be the most likely answer.

"Don't dwell on the existence of Shangqing."

Lei Zu smiled and said, "In addition, I must correct you on one point. It is not that I am in the mortal world, but because of your existence, I have the opportunity to come to the mortal world."

"because I?"

Jiang Lin raised an eyebrow and asked, "Could it be that my existence is so powerful that even someone of your stature can be shaken?"

Lei Zu nodded, then shook his head: "You are not qualified to influence my karma now, but you will be qualified if you add the present world."

"The ways of Heaven change, cause and effect cycle, everything is predetermined, but every predetermined thing is also full of variables, and no one knows the outcome until the very end."

I'm not qualified now, which means I'll be qualified sooner or later.

The present world is very special.

These are the things Jiang Lin gleaned from Lei Zu's words; there's more than just these two points, there's a third.

Jiang Lin raised his head, looked at Lei Zu, and asked, "The present world is also within the Heavenly Dao and the cycle of cause and effect, but it is very special, so special that even the Heavenly Dao pays extra attention to it?"

Lei Zu laughed and said, "In all the heavens and myriad realms, as long as there is cause and effect and change, it must be within the Heavenly Dao. Even if the present world is special, it is still within this fixed number."

Jiang Lin pondered upon hearing this.

After a long silence, he bowed and said, "This junior does not know what to do next, please teach me, Dao Ancestor."

In his speech, he no longer referred to Lei Zu.

The Jade Purity Dao Ancestor still smiled and said, "The Heavenly Emperor must have told you that the existence of this world is of great importance to you."

"Then why go to the trouble of asking me instead of asking yourself?"

“Look at what you have left behind in this world, or why you created such a special world in the past.”

Do we examine our own hearts?
Jiang Lin sighed helplessly.

Although he didn't think that the Jade Purity Dao Ancestor would talk nonsense, the problem was that if Jiang Lin, at his current level, couldn't even understand his own true nature, that would be strange.

Is there something you've overlooked?
But how is this possible...

No, not necessarily.

Jiang Lin stroked his chin, lost in thought.

My own experience is a cycle, a super big cycle, countless cycles forming a big circle, and this circle has finally had the opportunity to close in this life.

In other words, from the very beginning, I have been pursuing a certain answer, an answer that I myself could not find before.

In this life, Jiang Lin has seen a glimmer of hope.

That's why we have the most profound memories in this world.

The wisdom I have awakened is only a part of this entire cycle of reincarnation, and even a very small part.

Or rather, in each reincarnation, one leaves behind a great deal of potential for future selves.

Jiang Lin took all that potential, which led to who he is today.

So now that there's no higher to climb, what can one's existence in this world do to help them?

While it's generally impossible for Jiang Lin to overlook anything or any detail now, what if his past self planted a seed in a past life?

Seeing that Jiang Lin was lost in thought, the Jade Purity Dao Ancestor did not disturb him, but simply watched him quietly.

Jiang Lin pondered for a long time.

After a long while, he finally raised his head, shook his head slightly at the Jade Purity Dao Ancestor, and said, "This junior still does not know what secrets the world holds."

"However, it's not like we're completely clueless."

"Oh?"

Yuqing Daozu blinked curiously.

Jiang Lin smiled slightly, a smile that carried a familiar flavor to Dao Ancestor Yuqing, the flavor of the Riddler.

"You."

Yuqing Daozu chuckled and shook his head helplessly, saying, "Do whatever you want. Although time is short, don't rush, and don't underestimate the Heavenly Emperor."

"He is capable of things beyond your expectations."

"As for the three of us old guys... I'm sorry, we can't help you with anything."

"The Tao follows the natural way; all changes are predetermined."

Jiang Lin was not surprised to hear this, but smiled and said, "But as you said, everything that is predetermined is also full of variables, just like yin and yang, which are by no means immutable."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The Jade Purity Dao Ancestor laughed heartily and said, "This old Daoist will stay for three more days. Let's see what good ideas you have."

"It's not a good method, it's a stupid method."

Jiang Lin blinked, and amidst the increasingly curious gaze of the Jade Purity Dao Ancestor, he bowed and turned to leave the Thunder Ancestor Hall.

Outside the hall, the midday sun shone down, and Jiang Lin looked up at the sun and smiled slightly.

He only has one stupid method, but it should work well.

The appearance of the Jade Purity Dao Ancestor served as a wake-up call for Jiang Lin.

Jiang Lin is the only extraordinary being in the world, and his status is second only to the Heavenly Emperor and the Dao Ancestor.

This means that as long as Jiang Lin exists, all extraordinary causes and effects will be affected by him, and extraordinary theories will become reality.

Since we don't know what secrets the world holds, let's uncover them little by little.

However, before that, there is one thing that needs to be confirmed.

With these thoughts in mind, Jiang Lin moved and slowly disappeared.

When it reappeared, it was already in space.

He looked down and saw the blue planet clearly in front of him, with a space station not far away.

Jiang Lin wasn't worried about whether the people on the space station could see him; he simply closed his eyes and sensed it silently.

A terrifying divine sense began to sweep across the area.

According to the theories of modern scientists, the universe is a broad concept, and the universe itself is expanding at a speed exceeding the speed of light.

No one knows if this expansion has an end, but exceeding the speed of light means that intelligent beings may never see the boundaries of the universe.

There is no way of knowing what lies beyond the universe.

But now, this near-law has been broken.

Jiang Lin's divine sense caught up with the speed of the universe's expansion, and everything in the entire universe was exposed to him.

He saw many habitable planets, but no other intelligent life existed there.

This seems to confirm the so-called "fish in a tank" theory, which is quite unsettling upon closer examination.

But Jiang Lin knew that this was not the case.

He, who once created the present world, only needed this pan-universe named after the present world, which contained only humankind as an intelligent being.

unique.

“Is it unique?”

Jiang Lin withdrew his divine sense, lost in thought. He was now certain that he didn't need to disrupt the cause and effect of the entire universe, or even the entire Earth; he only needed to fix the scope within the Chinese mainland.

Just as humanity is unique in the universe, the Tao is also unique on Earth.

It's one of a kind...

Am I not the same way now?
The number one person below the Heavenly Emperor of all the heavens and myriad realms, unique and unparalleled.

The only extraordinary being in the world, unique in its own right.

unique!

Jiang Lin seemed to have grasped something. He raised his hand and slowly clenched it in the direction of the Red Land.

As a result, the entire land of China trembled. The slight tremor did not cause any damage, but it was a real tremor.

The cause and effect of the entire land of China was shaken, and because of Jiang Lin's extraordinary status, all extraordinary theories became reality.

Isn't this a kind of variable within a fixed number?
Jiang Lin carefully observed the entire land of China.

As the entire land of China trembled, people went from initial panic to calm, because apart from the tremors, nothing else happened.

The slight tremor didn't even cause a single grain of sand to roll down the mountain.

Jiang Lin saw mountains, five mountains.

Mount Tai, Mount Heng, Mount Hengshan, Mount Hua, Mount Song.

Mountain?
Jiang Lin sensed the causal buzzing coming from the Five Sacred Mountains and thoughtfully shifted his gaze.

First the Five Sacred Mountains, then Huangshan, Qiyun Mountain, Magu Mountain...

All the blessed lands and grotto-heavens that share the same name as the Three Realms are generating causal vibrations and buzzing sounds with Jiang Lin.

So, the secrets of the present world lie in the mountains?

No, it's not that simple.

Jiang Lin looked out to sea again.

Penglai, Yingzhou, Fangzhang...

As the cause and effect of the three legendary overseas immortal mountains were stirred, the ocean began to boil and tremble.

The entire sea territory within the land of China also began to hum in response to Jiang Lin's karma.

Then, it seems to be a signal.

The mountains and the sea were humming and vibrating, and thus the cause and effect of the entire land of China began to resonate.

He echoed Jiang Lin's sentiments.

Jiang Lin understood that the secrets of the world were not elsewhere, but right under his feet, right in the entire land of China.

This entire land of China is a unique case of cause and effect!
This is Jiang Lin's karma!
"unique……"

Jiang Lin slowly savored the word.

He was aware of himself.

The Heavenly Court of the Pure Yang Three Realms is not unique.

The powers of the Three Realms of Extreme Yin are not unique.

But what if we add the present world?
Only the Heavenly Emperor can oppose the Heavenly Emperor.

As is widely known, the Yin and Yang realms are the only two in the chaos that can give birth to the Heavenly Emperor.

But now, things seem different, and very different at that.

The third Heavenly Emperor also seems to have long been preparing for his ascension to the supreme divine throne...

(End of this chapter)