People in Conferred Gods: Rising from humble beginnings, I am the God of Wealth

"If that's the case, why didn't the Dao Ancestor stop us back then?"

Yang Xuan remained calm, even though the scene looked as if the Dao Ancestor had left him alone, intending to make trouble for him.

But upon further reflection, I realized that this was simply impossible.

If Hongjun really wanted to take action, why would he have waited until now?

Even if Hongjun was negligent about the affairs of the human race in the Nine Provinces because Yang Xuan's cultivation level was too low, he should have discovered something by the time Yang Xuan established the Underworld.

In the early days of establishing the Underworld, Yang Xuan was just a Taiyi Golden Immortal. With the Dao Ancestor's profound Daoist cultivation, it would have been as simple as eating and drinking for him to die silently.

Since the Dao Ancestor didn't do it back then, it's even less likely that he would do it now.

Yang Xuan is now a Primordial Golden Immortal, a saint of humanity in the primordial world, and all saints know that the Dao Ancestor left him behind alone.

Under these circumstances, how could Daozu possibly take action against Yang Xuan?

Even if you kill him, you can't erase his existence. It won't be long before he's resurrected and returns from the primordial world.

Therefore, it is clear that the Dao Ancestor kept him behind for some other reason.

This is true.

After hearing Yang Xuan's question, Hongjun Daozu shook his head and said with a smile:

"The Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Cycle is forty-nine, and humanity escapes one of them. In the primordial world, variables exist everywhere. If you are planning something, you must be prepared for failure."
Not everyone can be like you, calculating flawlessly and having everything under control.

At this point, the Dao Ancestor glanced at Yang Xuan with a half-smile, but his words betrayed his deep emotion.

He truly admired Yang Xuan in terms of planning.

Since Yang Xuan was born, he has never failed in any of his plans.

While Yang Xuanfu's profound influence certainly played a part, making his actions seem divinely aided and smoother, it cannot be denied that his strategic planning ability was the most fundamental reason.

After a brief pause, the Dao Ancestor's expression returned to calm, and he continued:
"Since this method won't work, let's find another one. Why make things difficult for you?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xuan was slightly taken aback.

The magnanimity of the Dao Ancestor Hongjun and his confidence in his own Dao truly exceeded his imagination.

Even if the plan failed, he could simply say "find another way" and let it go, without erasing Yang Xuan's life or hindering the evolution of the prehistoric world in order to transcend his own fate.

Of course, the fundamental reason is that what Yang Xuan did was beneficial to the prehistoric world, making it more perfect.

As a sage of the primordial world, the more perfect the primordial world becomes, the more profound the sage's cultivation will be, and the more beneficial it will be for future cultivation.

Otherwise, what Yang Xuan did was simply to sabotage Hongjun's plan; whether he died or not was the end of it.

Ultimately, it all comes down to whether there's profit to be made.

Yang Xuan's mind was racing, but his expression remained unchanged as he softly recited:
"The Dao Ancestor is merciful."

Hongjun's expression remained unchanged; he smiled and shook his head.

"It's not about compassion; it's all for one's own spiritual path."

The two of them looked like two clay sculptures having a conversation, which was quite eerie. Of course, it was only eerie in appearance; what kind of eeriness would dare to appear in front of the two of them?

Then, the Dao Ancestor's tone changed, and his expression became more serious. He said:
"Aside from the principle that prosperity inevitably leads to decline, this old Daoist has found another way to help me escape the primordial Heavenly Dao. I wonder if you, young friend, would be willing to help me?"

"Appreciate further details."

Yang Xuan clasped his hands together and performed a Taoist salute.

Of course, he was just listening first; whether he would agree to help was another matter.

If Hongjun Daozu's plan is beneficial to the prehistoric world and to his cultivation, then he wouldn't mind lending a hand.

However, if the Dao Ancestor's plans contradict these two points, then he can only apologize.

With his current level of cultivation and influence, he certainly has the qualifications.

Hongjun nodded and said:
"Within the chaos, there exist countless worlds of varying sizes, but there can only be one Eternal True Realm."
The primordial world was created by the great god Pangu. If this old Daoist is not mistaken, it should be the world closest to the Eternal True Realm, only one or two steps away.

If I can guide the Primordial World to complete these last one or two steps, evolving into the Eternal True Realm and becoming the only one of its kind, then I will naturally have a way to escape the Primordial Heavenly Dao.

At this point, the Dao Ancestor paused slightly, stood up, bowed to Yang Xuan, and said in a deep voice:
"I wonder if you would be willing to help?"

"Why do you say that, Dao Ancestor? This is simply my duty."

Yang Xuan smiled. He knew what the Dao Ancestor meant. The Dao Ancestor was talking about helping the primordial world evolve into the eternal true realm.

In fact, what the Dao Ancestor wanted to say was that the key to helping the primordial world evolve into the eternal true realm as soon as possible lies in the word "as soon as possible".

With the strength of the Dao Ancestor, as long as he can solve the problems of the decline of the Dao and the rise of demons, and the chaos of gods and demons, and allow the prehistoric world to successfully evolve into the Eternal True Realm, then it is a foregone conclusion.

The real problem lies in how to resolve the issue of chaotic gods and demons more smoothly, so that the primordial world can pass through the Journey to the West tribulation without any hidden dangers and evolve into the myriad worlds.

This is the key point. If hidden dangers are left in the process of the primordial world evolving into the myriad worlds, it will take countless years to repair them.

On a grander scale... the Dharma-ending Age in Yang Xuan's past life memories is the most vivid proof.

Even setting aside such severe consequences, even if it were just a hidden danger that would require a lot of time to repair, it could still prevent the primordial world from ever reaching the Eternal True Realm.

Chaos is too special. Even the Dao Ancestor could not determine how many worlds exist within Chaos, or whether there is only one world like the Primordial World.

If there is a second world like the Primordial Era, which is about to evolve into the Eternal True Realm, then the Primordial Era's wasted time repairing the hidden dangers may cause it to fall behind and fail at the gates of the Eternal True Realm.

Yang Xuan is the key to preventing these hidden dangers from occurring.

There are two key aspects to the evolution of the primordial world into the myriad realms.

Firstly, the three principles of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity are in balance.

Secondly, it strengthens the connection between the three realms of the primordial world and the countless large, medium and small worlds, reducing obstacles to the future evolution of the primordial world into myriad realms.

In the present primordial world, the authority of the Heavenly Way is still higher than that of the Earthly Way and the Human Way.

Yang Xuan is the only one among all the sages who is successful in all three realms: Heaven, Earth, and Man.

The network of underworld and trade routes that he led was the key to enhancing the authority of the underworld and humanity.

Moreover, Yang Xuan's planning abilities are widely recognized. If he could focus all his attention on this...

This would definitely accelerate the evolution of the primordial world into countless realms and reduce the occurrence of hidden dangers. And isn't this exactly Yang Xuan's goal all along?
Although Yang Xuan was not yet clear about the cultivation after becoming a sage, he was certain that further perfecting the Way of Commerce would definitely enhance his cultivation.

How could Yang Xuan refuse something that would benefit both parties?
Moreover, this is inherently beneficial to the primordial world, and even if the primordial saints are unwilling, they will actively cooperate.

Now that the Dao Ancestor has endorsed them, many things will go more smoothly. At least it is certain that the two Western Saints would not do anything underhanded.

Daozu clearly knew that Yang Xuan would not refuse. His purpose in saying this was, on the one hand, to endorse Yang Xuan and let him act freely.

Another reason was naturally to get Yang Xuan to focus more on this matter.

Since the path of prosperity inevitably leads to decline, and thus transcending the Dao is not feasible, the Dao Ancestor's only hope for transcendence lies in the evolution of the primordial world into an eternal true realm, which is also a better option.

In fact, allowing the Heavenly Dao to reach its peak and then decline is not a good thing for the evolution of the primordial world. After Hongjun transcends, his cultivation level will also decline, which will also displease the Heavenly Dao.

If he transcends the primordial world after it evolves into the Eternal True Realm, he will not have this hidden danger, and he will still be the spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao of the primordial world.

At that time, the primordial world was too far from evolving into the eternal true world, and Hongjun had no choice but to do so if he wanted to transcend it. It was a helpless move.

Now, the primordial world is not far from evolving into the eternal true world. Even if it continues to decline after reaching its peak, he will not continue to choose the original plan.

Knowing it was one thing, but seeing Yang Xuan nod in agreement still relieved the Dao Ancestor, and a kind smile appeared on his face.

"Since you have agreed, this old Taoist priest cannot remain silent without showing any gratitude."
You have just entered the Hunyuan realm, and you probably don't understand the cultivation path that follows. Today, I will explain it to you.

Hearing this, Yang Xuan felt a surge of anticipation.

What he needs most now is not any spiritual treasures or spiritual roots, nor even the insights of the sages into the Great Dao, but rather the path of cultivation for the future.

The key to Hongjun Daozu's achievements and his ability to unite with the Dao is that he spread the methods of immortal cultivation throughout the primordial world, thus establishing immeasurable merit.

This shows how important it is to understand the path ahead.

If one could know the cultivation method of Hunyuan, it would not only pave a smooth path for the future, but would also be of great benefit.

"We beg the Dao Ancestor to bestow upon us the Dharma!"

Yang Xuan bowed solemnly, without any pretense; it was the most sincere he had ever been since arriving at Zixiao Palace.

Hongjun Daozu did not rush to answer, but instead said slowly and deliberately:
"When Jieyin and Zhunti attained sainthood, they were quite proud and asked the old Taoist a question: once their cultivation reached the Hunyuan stage, was there still a path to advance?"

"The old Taoist priest once asked them a question, and I ask you the same question today."

"You are the Primordial Chaos, Taiqing is the Primordial Chaos, and I am also the Primordial Chaos. In the past, the great god Pangu was also the Primordial Chaos."

So, do you think your cultivation is more profound, or that of Taiqing, or that of me, or even the Great God Pangu?

Yang Xuan didn't need to think about this question at all. He had only just achieved the Hunyuan realm and was not even comparable to the two Western Saints. How could he compare to the Taiqing Saint?

Similarly, Pangu was able to defeat three thousand gods and demons by himself and create the primordial world. How could Hongjun compare to him?

Hongjun Daozu clearly saw that Yang Xuan knew the difference in their abilities, and smiled as he spoke:
"It seems you already know that even among those of primordial chaos, there are distinctions of rank..."

But then he smiled and shook his head, saying self-deprecatingly:

"I forgot that you are not Jieyin or Zhunti. You created your own business path to prove your Dao and become a saint. I suppose you have already foreseen that there is still a path to follow after Hunyuan."

He paused slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked:
"If I'm not mistaken, you should have discovered that there's still room for improvement in the way of business?"

"indeed so."

Yang Xuan nodded. This was no secret. His position as the master of the business world was already unshakeable when he attained enlightenment, so there was no need to hide it anymore.

"Creating your own path truly has unique advantages, but only you have achieved this. Perhaps you can go further than the old Taoist in the future..."

Hongjun Daozu sighed. Back then, he had wasted countless years trying to figure out the cultivation methods after Hunyuan. He never expected that Yang Xuan would have already gained some insights so soon after attaining enlightenment.

After a moment of silence, Hongjun Daozu calmed his mind and continued:

"Above the Primordial Chaos Realm lies the Primordial Boundless Golden Immortal, from whom there are two paths to take."

"Firstly, to comprehend the three thousand great Daos in order to prove the primordial chaos and limitlessness, this is the path that the old Daoist chose."

"Secondly, one must cultivate one's own Great Dao to its ultimate level, surpassing the Three Thousand Great Daos. This is what the beings of the primordial world often refer to as proving the Dao through force, and it is also the path taken by the Great God Pangu."
At the same time, this is the path you have discovered. If you continue to refine your business acumen, you will be able to go further and further on the path of the Primordial Golden Immortal.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xuan immediately realized that his understanding was correct. Further refining his business acumen would not only allow him to improve his skills but also enable him to move forward continuously.

If one day he can elevate the Way of Commerce above the Three Thousand Great Daos, then his cultivation will advance even further, reaching a realm that even the Dao Ancestor Hongjun has never achieved.

"So, in terms of proving the Dao through force, I have an innate advantage..."

Yang Xuan looked thoughtful. His business philosophy was composed of many fundamental principles such as fate and cause and effect.

From this perspective, isn't his business philosophy above the great principles of fate and cause and effect?

If he chooses to take the path of proving his Dao through force, he will indeed have more advantages, and it will allow him to rapidly improve his Dao cultivation in the coming period of time.

The reasoning is simple: the business model hasn't reached a bottleneck yet.
As long as Yang Xuan continues to comprehend the great principles of destiny and cause and effect, his business acumen will be further enhanced, allowing him to go further on the path of proving the Dao through force.

At the same time, comprehending the great principles of destiny and cause and effect is also comprehending the three thousand great principles, which can also improve one's cultivation.

This is equivalent to doing one thing and getting two benefits; how could the improvement speed not be fast!

This is easier said than done.

What Hongjun Daozu said was merely to tell Yang Xuan the direction of his future cultivation.

As for how to improve one's cultivation while comprehending and perfecting the Great Dao, it is impossible to explain it clearly in just a few words. One must comprehend and discover it for oneself.

However, Hongjun was still hoping that Yang Xuan would focus on the evolution of the prehistoric world, so how could he let him waste such extra time?

Seeing Yang Xuan's thoughtful expression, Hongjun knew that Yang Xuan had a clearer understanding of the path ahead.

But that's not enough. Since they've chosen to ask Yang Xuan for help, they naturally need to show their appreciation in more ways.
At the same time, this is also to allow Yang Xuan to avoid some detours and spend the saved time on the decline of Tao and the rise of demons and the evolution of the primordial world.

next moment.

Above the head of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, boundless golden auspicious clouds rolled out, and above the clouds, many strange phenomena appeared continuously.

Three thousand demon gods fought against Pangu, Hongjun suppressed the demon lord and merged with the heavens, and the Zixiao Palace was opened three times to spread the Dharma to all living beings...

The Great Dao cannot be explained. Even the Dao Ancestor could not clearly explain the path after the Primordial Chaos. Therefore, he shared his own insights.

As for how much he can gain, that depends on Yang Xuan's own abilities... (End of Chapter)