Cultivating Immortals in Two Worlds: From Qing Fu to Primordial Chaos

Chapter 476 Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Earth, Eternal Humanity
"This is the imminent birth of the Demon Ancestor, a formidable enemy of our sect!"

A sense of emotion welled up in the eyes of the Taoist priest in green.

"We have cultivated for countless eons, guiding virtuous people to travel to the West. It is lamentable that such a calamity has occurred just as our great teachings were flourishing. How difficult our path is!"

Upon hearing this, another figure appeared compassionate and spoke softly.

"This calamity is unavoidable, but even demonic disciples are among the suffering beings in the sea of ​​suffering. We made a great vow to save all living beings in the world. As long as one is destined to be with our sect, there will be a day when one returns to the righteous path!"

Upon hearing this, the Taoist in green robes' eyes flickered, and he said.

"Senior brother, your compassion is beyond my reach!"

He paused slightly, then continued.

"But that person's background is quite peculiar. Even we couldn't figure out his origins, which is quite surprising. In your opinion, could there be someone else behind this?"

The yellow-robed Taoist priest holding the blessed pestle shook his head and said.

"This calamity arose because of the evolution of heaven and earth. Now, the immortals and gods have stolen the creation of heaven and earth, treating all things as straw dogs, causing all spirits to resent and fueling the calamity. Hence, this kind of tribulation has occurred!"

The Taoist priest in green frowned upon hearing this.

"In that case, this emerging demon has quite a bit of potential!"

The Taoist in yellow nodded.

"Judging from this extraordinary phenomenon, it is indeed remarkable, and its origins may be no less than yours or mine!"

The Taoist in green robes couldn't help but move his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in them.

"Could such innate spirits as you and me really be born in this world?"

The yellow-robed Taoist pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"The acquired spirit is not necessarily weaker than the innate spirit!"

The Taoist in green robes suddenly spoke, his eyes flickering.

"There aren't many places in the world that can nurture someone with such a background. Perhaps we can find this child first!"

The Taoist in yellow shook his head and did not speak further.

The Taoist in green robes, however, had made up his mind.

……

Inside the Emperor's Palace.

Emperor Hongshi sat opposite Taiwei Daoist. With the help of the Human Emperor Dao Fruit, Emperor Hongshi also sensed the changes in the world.

"Master, do you know where these strange phenomena come from?"

Emperor Hongshi's expression was also somewhat shaken.

The Taoist Taiwei's eyes flickered slightly as he spoke.

"This is a calamity that naturally arises during the growth of post-natal beings. Since the birth of post-natal beings, calamities have been conceived in the world every time. Countless post-natal beings have died or been injured. There are also cases where powerful beings fight and are caught in the crossfire. Countless post-natal beings have accumulated resentment and obsessions, unable to find relief, and thus demonic thoughts were born!"

Emperor Hongshi's heart stirred, and he asked.

"Could this be the work of the Heavenly Demon Palace?"

Taiwei Daoist shook his head and said.

"The demons of the Heavenly Demon Palace are all human demons. Stirring up natural disasters and man-made calamities is what they are good at, but they are powerless to change the general trend of heaven and earth!"

Emperor Hong was slightly startled.

According to this master, wouldn't the future be filled with a great calamity of demons?

After a moment's thought, he suddenly spoke.

"Master, can we sever this powerful force and eliminate the demonic calamity?"

Deep down, however, he felt compassion. As an emperor, he could not stand idly by and watch the endless demonic calamities bring disaster to the world.

Taiwei Daoist laughed.

"This path and the demon are like yin and yang, difficult to completely eliminate. However, there is a meritorious deed before you that you can take!"

Emperor Hongshi's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but cup his hands in greeting.

"Please enlighten me, Master?"

He became emperor, quelled the rebellion of the Jiuli tribe, unified all the tribes, and bestowed titles upon three thousand princes throughout the land.

Afterwards, he perfected the Boundless Human Emperor Map and defined the boundary between humans and gods, which can be considered a great achievement for the human race, but no one would complain that his achievements were too few.

Taiwei Daoist said calmly and unhurriedly.

"This achievement lies within the demonic tribulation. For many, this tribulation is a calamity, but for you, my disciple, it is an opportunity!"

A slight smile appeared on his face.

He was now only one step away from the other shore, just one step away from helping Emperor Hongshi enter the Heavenly Court, so that he could completely perfect the path of the Purple Star Heavenly Emperor.

Therefore, the more achievements Emperor Hongshi made, the higher his prestige became, which only brought him benefits and no harm.

Meeting Emperor Hong's gaze, Daoist Taiwei said:

"The current calamity is raging because the immortals and gods have not cultivated merit and virtue, but have stolen the creation of heaven and earth for their own use, creating boundless evil karma. In addition, it is also because the beings born after this age are weak and unable to withstand the various disasters caused by the struggle between immortals and gods, thus generating resentment towards the immortals and gods, which has led to this calamity!"

Emperor Hongshi couldn't help but touch the Ziwei Divine Sword beside him before speaking after a moment.

"Master means that I should revise the laws to deter the immortals and gods?"

There was a hint of difficulty in the depths of his eyes.

He knew the enormous price the Heavenly Court had paid to perfect the Heavenly Laws.

The ancient demon court attempted to establish heavenly laws to restrain the gods, but was overthrown by the ancient gods.

The Heavenly Court of Fuxi attempted to establish Heavenly Laws, but many gods ignored the Heavenly Court. Whether Fuxi's disappearance was related to this matter remains unknown.

When the Heavenly Emperor Shennong formulated the Heavenly Laws, he could only implement them one by one, not daring to be too hasty and infringe upon the interests of the immortals and gods.

But if it comes to him, maybe we can give it a try.

Because many powerful tribes on the land have been weakened to a great extent.

And the most powerful Xuanmen sect was his backer.

Now, with the momentum of defeating the Jiuli tribe, he does indeed have a chance to accomplish this.

After a moment's thought, Emperor Hong still spoke cautiously.

"This disciple will do everything in his power to accomplish this task!"

Taiwei Daoist glanced at him.

"It is precisely because of the difficulty that you accomplished this, you are the true human emperor, the emperor of billions of living beings!"

Emperor Hongshi was of course aware of this, and immediately straightened up slightly and cupped his hands in greeting.

"I'm afraid we'll have to ask our master for help with this matter!" Daoist Taiwei was speechless for a moment, then pointed at Emperor Hong.

"However, the law alone is not enough to avert this calamity. As long as the many immortals and gods dwell in the mortal realm, there will always be corners in this world that the law cannot reach!"

Emperor Hongshi's eyes flickered, and he asked.

"What does Master mean?"

Master Taiwei smiled slightly.

"Sever the connection between heaven and earth!"

Emperor Hongshi's eyes widened in shock, and his heart was somewhat shaken.

Severing the connection between heaven and earth is no small matter; a single misstep could overturn the entire imperial palace.

Taiwei Daoist remained calm. The idea of ​​severing the connection between heaven and earth was something he had long considered, and now that the time was ripe, he wanted to use the help of Emperor Hong to accomplish it.

He said calmly.

"While the coexistence of humans and gods may have its advantages, the power of the gods is ultimately different from that of ordinary people, which is not conducive to the reproduction of ordinary humans. Moreover, the battles between powerful immortals and gods often lead to the sinking of the land, and the disasters are extremely severe!"

"It would be better to separate the two, leaving this land to the immortals and gods, while humans and some ordinary creatures relocate to other places, so as to avoid the fighting between the immortals and gods affecting ordinary creatures!"

Emperor Hong hesitated slightly, then asked.

"Where does Master plan to relocate the ordinary humans? Could it be..."

He pointed to the land beyond the heavens.

Master Taiwei nodded slightly and said.

"Some can remain on the earth, carving out several vast areas to establish barriers and prevent immortals and gods from entering. Others can migrate to the Zhou Tian Star Sea, which is vast and has many stars suitable for the reproduction of living beings!"

He paused slightly, then suddenly laughed.

"In addition, I have also discussed with the Heavenly Emperor Shennong that we should reopen the Heavenly Realm and divide it into thirty-three heavens to house the immortals and gods, so that they will not be tainted by the dust of the mortal world and affect their own cultivation!"

Emperor Hongshi's eyes flickered, a hint of surprise in them, but he simply listened.

Although he is the Human Emperor, he cannot control the Heavenly Court's decisions. Only beings like Taiwei Daoren can easily influence the Heavenly Court's structure and even the general trend of the world.

The Taoist Taiwei remained calm.

The so-called Thirty-Three Heavens is the central hub and the seat of the head of the primordial heavens.

This is the Yellow Court of the Wilderness, and even if other Heavenly Emperors take turns in the future, they will still be subject to the control of the Xuanmen and cannot act arbitrarily.

Because even the Heavenly Emperor needs the authority of the Thirty-Three Heavens to completely control the Heavenly Emperor's authority; otherwise, without complete authority, it would be difficult to be as dominant as the Heavenly Emperor Shennong and rule the universe.

Of course, the reason why the Heavenly Emperor Shennong agreed to his plan was because the achievement of the Thirty-Three Heavens would also be of great help to Yanju's attainment of the Dao.

The successful opening of the Thirty-Three Heavens can increase revenue and reduce expenditure, greatly enhance the pure and spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and greatly increase the vitality of the cycle of the five elements and yin and yang.

However, after hearing Taiwei Daoist's plan, Emperor Hong's confidence increased greatly.

When the Xuanmen opened up the Thirty-Three Heavens, the gods probably didn't pay much attention to him. He could then gradually improve the laws in the Human Emperor's Palace and find a way to separate humans from gods.

Once this is accomplished, his Yellow Emperor Dao will be fully completed.

……

At this moment, in some hidden sacred mountains and blessed lands, there were many ancient immortals and gods who sensed the changes in the world and were all somewhat amazed.

The world is changing too fast.

Not long ago, the second generation of Zhu Rong clan overthrew the dynasty and spread the great path of fire, and then this kind of change occurred, which is dazzling.

Not long after, another message arrived, which surprised many immortals and gods even more.

Several celestial venerables of the Xuanmen sect joined forces with the Heavenly Emperor Shennong to prepare for the creation of the Thirty-Three Heavens and to perfect the celestial realm.

The news attracted the attention of many ancient gods.

The palace of the Earth Emperor was quiet and deserted.

Empress Houtu sat in the main seat, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Just then, a figure appeared out of thin air in front of the main hall, transforming into a figure dressed in a silver-white robe with candle dragon patterns embroidered on the sleeves, a long and narrow vest, and snow-white hair and beard. He seemed to have appeared out of thin air in the Earthly Palace.

Upon seeing this figure appear, Houtu Huangdiqi raised her head and spoke.

"What purpose do you serve in coming to my imperial palace now?"

Upon hearing this, the figure laughed.

"Fellow Daoist Houtu, you seem to be harboring resentment!"

Houtu Huangdiqi shook his head.

"Get angry? Why should I get angry over such unnecessary things!"

After saying that, she said calmly.

"If there's nothing else, fellow Daoist, you should leave the Earthly Emperor Palace. I don't have anything good to offer you here."

Upon hearing this, the figure spoke softly.

"Fellow Daoist Houtu, aren't you afraid that others will set their sights on the Nine Netherworld?"

On the throne, Empress Houtu let out a cryptic smile and said calmly.

"So what? If he has the ability, just take action. At worst, I will completely side with the Xuanmen. The Xuanmen has nine leaders. With my current status, it shouldn't be difficult for me to occupy one of them!"

The silver-white figure frowned and glanced at the Empress Earth Goddess on the throne.

Is this Empress Houtu planning to completely give up?!

Probably not.

It's just that he didn't help her, didn't assist the primordial Zhurong in reclaiming the ancient Earth's core.

In fact, he was unaware that Houtu Huangdizhi was indeed somewhat disheartened.

She knew that there were many other gods on the other side of the world, but these people were all in their own hands, leaving her to deal with the pressure and the Xuanmen, but they never showed themselves.

Especially after watching her imperial palace's hard-earned wealth be completely depleted in the Battle of the Deer, she finally saw through the true nature of these divine beings.

Since that's the case, what's there to say?

When she said she was going to join the Xuanmen sect, she wasn't just saying it out of anger.

The old man in the silver robe shook his head slightly.

"If any other fellow Daoist had said this, I might have believed it, but not you, fellow Daoist!"

He was very certain.

Because he knew that Houtu and some powerful figures in the Xuanmen sect had an irreconcilable conflict over their paths to enlightenment.

(End of this chapter)